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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957 City Council Minutes399 DECEMBER 18, l•956 (CONT' D) THE CITY CLERK READ A'PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVERING THE PROPOSITION OF A STORM -DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM FOR -THE CITY OF ANACORTES WHICH WILL BE PLACED -ON THE BALLOT AT A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 5TH, 1957 IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SCHOOL ELECTION BEING -HELD THAT SAME DATE. MR. SUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND ASSIGNED {1204 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME. AYES: VANMETER, CODER,-MUSTACICH, NESS,•TAYLOR, SUTT AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. L. H. LUNDELL WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE REPRESENTING THE WH!IDBY NAVAL BASE, SPOKE BRIEFLY TO THE COUNCIL COMMENDING THE CITY'S ACTION IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM OF A CENTRAL FILTER PLANT, HE SAID THAT ON BEHALF OF -THE NAVY .HE WANTED TO THANK THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE PROMPT AND READY ACTION ON THE MATTERS CONCERNING THEIR WATER SUPPLY AND SAID THAT HE FELT THAT JANUARY 5TH, 1957, WOULD BE THE LATEST THAT THE NAVY COULD SAFELY PROCEED TO WITHDRAW PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR OWN FILTER PLANT BASED ON THESE PRELIMINARY PLANS AS FURNISHED BY THE CITY AND HE HOPED THAT ALL ACTION POSSIBLE WOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THE DATE. MR. VANMETER BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THE CENTRAL FILTER PLANT SAYING THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED BY SEVERAL CITIZENS THAT THERE WAS SOME OPPOSITION TO THE PRESENT PLANS OF THE CITY TO INSTALL A FILTER AT AVON, A GENERAL DISCUSSION WAS THEN HELD WHEREIN MR, TAYLOR COMMENTED THAT HE FELT THAT THE ULTIMATE SHOULD BE A MOVE TO ATTEMPT TO SECURE GRAVITY FLOW WATER FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: VANMETER, CODER, MUSTACICH, NESS, SUTT ANO ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY SUPERVISOR OF BURLINGTON WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AROSE AND - SPOKE BRIEFLY TO THE COUNCIL EXPRESSING HIS THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD DATE UP WITH THE CITY CLERK AND MAYOR PINSON FOR A JOINT -MEETING TO BE HELD JAN- UARY 8TH IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES APPLICATION TO THE STATE LEGISLATORS FOR MORE REVENUE. MR. SUTT REQUESTED THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE LATEST DATE POSSIBLE TO SECURE A DEED ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE ARMORY SITE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CITY ATTEMPT TO SECURE THIS DEED BY JANUARY 15TH FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD. AYES: VANMETER, CODER, MUSTACICH, NESS, SUTT, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9500 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. r 'MAYOR ATT C I CLERKI JANUARY I, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND VANMETER AND CODER WERE PRESENT. THERE NOT BEING A QUORUM -PRESENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE REGULAR STATED COUNCIL MEETING BE CONTINUED AT 8:00 P.M.y JANUARY -2ND, MOTION CARRIED. THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:35 P.M. • � MAYA • CI• CLER ./ 400 a JANUARY 29 1957 A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 8500 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, REV. DAVENPORT, PASTOR OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES.BE APPROVED AS IF READ• MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR. GEO. MORAN REQUESTING.THE COUGCIL'S PERMISSION TO PLACE A TRAILER AT 29TH AND J• IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A RESIDENCE FOR HIS FAMILY. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO INFORM THE PETITIONER THAT HIS APPLI- CATION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PLACING A TRAILER ON THIS PROPERTY• MR. WOOLEY AROSE FROM THE AUDIENCE AND REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM THE COUNCIL TO PLACE HIS TRAILER FOR A TWO WEEK TEMPORARY PERIOD ON A LOT IN TOWN AND WAS GRANTED PERMISSION BY THE COUNCIL TO PLACE HIS TRAILER THERE FOR THE TEMPORARY PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS, MAYOR PINSON REPORTING TO THE COUNCIL, SAID THAT HE HAD SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS THAT HE WISHED TO MAKE AW THIS TIME - THE FIRST, THAT QF MRS. DON MCKEE FOR A 5 YEAR TERM ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, MAYOR PINSON EXPLAINED'THAT MRS. MCKEE WOULD BE REPLACING MRS. STAFFORD, WHO HAD SERVED THE CITY VERY ABLY FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS AND THAT HE WAS SORRY TO SEE HER WITHDRAW FROM THE ACTIVITY OF THE BOARD, HIS SECOND APPOINTMENT WAS THAT OF JACK SMITH TO A REAPPOINTED TERM OF 6 YEARS ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THE.THIRD APPOINTMENT WAS THAT OF DR. ED. DODGE TO A REAPPOINTED TERM OF FOUR YEARS ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE APPOINTMENTS BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR PINSON, MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT THE SKAGIT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. JANUARY 3, 1957 AT THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS BURLINGTON, WASH•, AND INVITED ALL CITY OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THIS MEETING WHERE THE DISCUSSION OF WATER IN ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKAGIT COUNTY WOULD BE CONSIDERED AND THAT THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ON JANUARY 8TH9 1957, AMEETING WOULD BE HELD AT THE SKAGIT MOTEL WITH ALL THE COUNTY - CITY OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE TOGETHER WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE OF THIS DISTRICT FOR A 6:30 DINNER MEETING WHERE DISOUSSION WOULD BE HELD'CONCERNING THE PLIGHT OF THE CITIES TAXATION PROBLEMS AND THE SER- IOUSNESS OF THE LACK OF REVENUE, AND WHERE AN ATTEMPT WOULD BE MADE BY THE CITIES TO INFORM OUR LEGISLATORS OF THE NEEDS AND WISHES FOR THIS COMING YEAR'S ACTIVITY FOR STATE LEGISLATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD HAD CORRESPONDENCE RETURNED TO HIM FROM THE AIR FORCE REGARDING THE MT. ERIE LEASE AND THAT THEYWISHED THE CITY TO RECONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING THE RIGHTS TO THIS PROPERTY THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR RADAR STATION ON THE BASIS OF SBLEIRATHER THAN LEASE• THE COUNCIL:FELT THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE AGAIN REFERRED TO JACK WESTLAND AS HE HAD BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SETTING UP THE ORIGINAL LEASE AGREEMENT THE CITY CLERK INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NOW TIME TO OPEN BIDS ON THE POLICE CAR, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE POLICE CAR SITURTION IN AS MUCH AS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT NEW YEARS EVE IN WHICH IT HAD BEEN ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR TO THE PRESENT POLICE CAR WOULD BE $600.00, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER AT THIS TIME TO RETURN UNOPENED, THE BIDS COVERING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW POLICE CAR AND TO AGAIN CALL FOR BIDS AS SOON AS THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD APPRAISED THE LOSS. BIDS WERE OPENED ON THE WATER DEPARTMENT 3/4 TON.PICKUP TRUCK FROM THE FOLLOW- ING FIRMS: TRULSON MOTOR COMPANY, CHEVROLET, CABIN CHASSIS - $1572.00; DICK WILSON FORD SALES - $1535.51; E. A. ABBOTT MOTOR COMPANY, DODGE - $1340.00; MOSELEY PONTIAC INC.,.G.M.C. $1659.15. THESE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COM- MITTEE FOR APPRAISAL AND AWARDING, BIDS WERE OPENED FROM THE FOLLOWING FIRMS ON THE SUPPLYING OF THE CITY WITH GASOLINE, DIESEL OIL, AUTO DIESEL FUEL, STOVE OIL AND LIGHT FUEL OIL. THE FOLLOWING BIDSWERE RECEIVED - THE TEXAS COMPANY - REGULAR GASOLINE .2198, DIESEL OI .1310; STANDARD OIL COMPANY, REGULAR GASOLINE .234, ETHYL, .264, DIESEL OIL .1390, AUTO DIESEL FUEL - .1590; ISLAND TRANSFER, DIESEL OIL - .1390, STOVE OIL - .1540, LIGHT FUEL OIL - 4.10 BBL; UNION OIL COMPANY, REGULAR GASOLINE - .22909 ETHYL - •2690, DIESEL OIL - .1390, STOVE OIL - .1540; SHELL OIL COMPANY, REGULAR GASOLINE - .2248, ETHYL - .2522, DIESEL OIL - .1359 AUTO DIESEL FUEL - .1559,STOVE OIL - •1524. THESE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AND RECOMMENDATION. JANUARY 2, 1957 - CONT' D) THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, MR, ELLIN SAID THAT HE HAD HAD CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE CITY EMPLOYEES GROUP REQUESTING A MEETING IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THAT HIS COMMITTEE WOULD SOON SET A DATE FOR MEETING WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEES. HE REPORTED FURTHER THAT HIS COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE COUNCIL FOR A• STUDY MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE FIRM OF UAREY AND KRAMER WHEREIN DISCUSSION WOULD BE HELD CONCERNING THE BUILDING OF THE CENTRAL FILTER PLANT, MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD INSPECTED THE GARBAGE DUMP AND FOUND THAT THE CONTRACTORS HAD COMPLIED WITH OUR RECENT REQUIREMENT TO CLEAN UP THE DUMP. MR. VAf4METE-R SPOKE FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE REGARDING HIS ANXIETY CONCERNING THE ACTS OF VANDALISM PARTICULARLY AT THE CITY PARK AND CEMETERY. HE SUGGESTED TG'THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE UP AS A STUDY, SOME FORM OF LEGISLATION COVERING VANDALISM WHEREIN PARENTS COULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF THEIR CHILDREN. A PETITION WAS READ FROM MR. RYDBERG CONCERNING CROSSWALKS AND STOP SIGNS AT THE SCHOOLS. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONSAND IMPROVEMENTS TO AND EX- TENSIONS OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF THE CITY AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATER REVENUE BONDS BY THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $193009000 TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO PAY•THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION THEREOF. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE B£ ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1205 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF ORD114ANCE #1204. THIS AMENDMENT MERELY CHANGED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ELECTION FROM THE COUNTY TO THE CITY CLERK 'AS THIS ELECTION IS STRICTLY WITHIN THE CITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND ASSIGNED #1206 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY 11PCCRESENE�TNpT��ED THE COUNCIL WITH A DEED WHICH HAD BEEN RECORDED, 6-J FURN.fSHHD' .6Y EC BAMMETFIONSTHEVBACCHENT AD ITIAONNANDNWHICHROF THE WAS COVERED OF BY ANACORTES TO FILL B M A PROMISORY NOTE IN THE SUM OF $228.00 ON LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 905, NORTH PACIFIC ADDITION TO THE CITY, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS9 MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CLAI161S BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:001P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAY4fR CITY CLERK4--' JANUARY 15, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PI.NSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND CODER MUSTACICH, ELLIN .AND NESS -WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. 402 cc JANUARY 15, 1957 ( CONT' D) THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUESTING PERMISSION FROM THE IDITY TO ALLOW THEIR COMPANY TO PLACE A TELEPHONE CIRCUIT TO A GAP'FI.LLER SITE AT THE TOP OF MT. ERIE. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE AND THE TELEPHONE COMPANY IS TO BE NOTIFIED THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN THEIR PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION ON TOP OF MT. ERIE, THAT THE LETTER WOULD BE HELD UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE AIR FORCE NEGOTIATED FINAL ARRANGMENTS FOR THE LEASE OF THIS PROPERTY• AN APPLICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD SHOWING A TRANSFER TO LICENSE FROM WALTER J. JASNA TO GEORG BIRCH AND FRANKLIN BIRCH FOR OPERATION OF THE ANCHOR INN, 121 COMMERCIAL AVENUE WAS READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MAYOR PINSON CALLED ON MR. JACK WINN, CHAIRMAN OF THE PARK BOARD FOR COMMENTS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WASHINGTON PARK AREA, MR. WINN PRESENTED THE COUNCIL W'I'TH A MAP WHICH CONTAINED THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OF PARKING, CAMPING AND CAR AND TRAILER STORAGE FACILITIES AT THE PARK SITE, MR. WINN SAID THAT THE PARK BOARD WOULD RECOMMEND CUTTING SEVERAL TREES THAT HAD BEEN MARKED IN THIS AREA THAT HAD BEEN SET ASIDE FOR DEVELOPING INTO CAMPING SITES AND PARKING AREA. THE TREES IN QUESTION APPEAR TO BE WINDFALL AND ALDER THAT ARE EITHER DAMAGING TO THE SITES OR MUST BE REMOVED TO PREPARE THE SITE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO CALL FOR BIDS FOR HAULING THE LOGS AFTER THEY HAD BEEN CUT BY THE CITY PARK EMPLOYEES TO THE MILLS AT ANACORTES AND SEDRO WOOLLEY. MR. WINN'S ESTIMATION WAS THAT APPROXIMATELY 1600 TO 1800 COULD BE SALVAGED THROUGH THE SALE OF THIS TOKEN CUT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PARK BOARD BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL FOR BIDS AS SUGGESTED BY MR. WINN. THE BIDS TO BE OPENED AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING*OF THE COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 159 1957. AYES: MUSYA- CICH, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. 'THE CITY AT SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SECRUING THE $175.00 FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT HAD OCCURRED AT CAUSLAND PARK DURING THE PAST MONTH AND THAT HE FELT THAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK OUT SOME FORM OF SURETY BY FILING A CLAIM AGAINST THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT CARRIES THE INSURANCE ON THE OFFENDER'S CAR, MR. WELLS EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD SOME PREPARATORY FIGURES WORKED UP IN CONNECTION WITH A LICENSE COVERING COIN OPERATED MACHINES AND THAT HE FELT BY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE WORK MEETING THE LICENSE WOULD BE FAR ANOUGH ADVANOED TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL, MR. CODER REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL INVITE THE OPERATORS OF THE MACHINES TO BE ALSO PRESENT AT THIS MEETING SO THAT THERE COULD BE AN UNDERSTANDING BY ALL CONCERNED BEFORE THE ORDINANCE IS ACTUALLY DRAWN, MR. WELLS READ A LETTER FROM JACK 'IESTLAND, WHICH COMMENDED THE CITY ON THEIR P SITION IN REGARD TO THE LEASE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE AIR FORCE FOR THE TOP OF MT. ERIE AND ASSURED THE CITY THAT HE WOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENDEAVOR TBE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE ORIGINAL BASIS THAT PROVIDES $100.00 A YEAR AS LEASE RENTAL FOR THEIR REQUIRED PROPERTY. THE CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS NOW TIME TO OPEN .BIDS IN CONNECTION.WITH THE PURCHASE OF A JEEP'FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT. BIDS WERE RECEIVED FROM WILSON MOTORS OF SEATTLE, TRULSON MOTOR COMPANY AND MOSELELY PONTIAC; ANACORTES. THESE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING• BIDS WERE THEN OPENED ON THE PURCHASE OF A POLI'CE CAR WHICH HAD BEEN FURNISHED BY SWENSEN MOTORS, TRULSON, MOTORS, ABBOTT'S, DICK WILSON FORD SALES AND MOSELEY PONTIAC, THESE BIDS WERE RERERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, BIDS WERE THEN OPENED COVERING THE BLANKET LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES, BIDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MATT KINGSLEY AGENCY, LEO SCHMANDT INSURANCE GROUP, FARMER'S INSURANCE GROUP AND FRANCISCO WEBBER INSURANCE AGENCY. THESE BIDS WERE RERERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL AND REPORT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, -1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE HAD BEEN IN OFFICE THAT THE TREASURER'S REPORT REFLECTED A BLACK FIGURE, THIS FEGURE HAD BEEN FOR SOME SEVEN YEARS IN THE RED AND Y JANUARY 15, 1957 (CONT'D) THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE COUNCIL OVER THE PAST YEARS A $33,000.00 DEFICIT HAD BEEN OVERCOME: HE EXPLAINED THAT PART OF THIES WAS OVERCOME IN THE EXPLANATION OF THE CURRENT EXPENSE FUND, THERE HAD BEEN BUDGETED AS AN ESTIMATED REVENUE IN 1956, SOME $114,000.00 AS AGAINST THE ACTUAL RECEIPT OF $125,000.00 WHICH AMOUNTS TO SOME $119000.00 TO THE GOOD OF THE CITY ALONG WITH THE REDUCTION OF APPROXI- MATELY $8,000.00'OBTAINED BY REDUCING WHAT HAD BEEN BUDGETED AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OF $114,000.00 BY THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE OF ONLY $106,000.00. THIS $8,000.00 TOGETHER WITH THE $11900.00 REPRESENTS A TOTAL OF $19,000.00 ALONG WITH A TRANSFER AS OF DECEMBER 1956 OF $15,000.00 FROM THE SEWER SURPLUS FUND TO THE CURRENT EXPENSE FUND, MAKING A GRAND TOTAL OF $34,000900, WHICH WIPED OUT THE $33,000.00 STATED DEFICIT. MAYOR PINSON MENTIONED THAT THIS HAD BEEN•DONE THROUGH BEING REALISTIC RAND_ NOT OVER ESTIMATING PUDGET REQUIREMENTS AS HAD BEEN PRACTICED IN TIMES PAST. THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, .1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDEREDPLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDEREDPLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPT. FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1956 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MR. MUSTACICH RECOMMENDED THAT THE LOW BIDDERS BE AWARDED THEIR CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OIL AND FUEL BIDS SUBMITTED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. THE AWARD WAS MADE TO THE FOLLOWING FIRMS FOR THE FOLLOWING: THE TEXAS COMPANY FOR REGULAR GASOLINE SHELL OIL COMPANY FOR ETHYL GASOLINE, THE TEXAS'COMPANY FOR DIESEL OIL, SHELL OIL COMPANY FOR AUTO'DIESEL FUEL OIL AND STOVE 0 L,A'ND ISLAND TRANSFER COMPANY FOR LJGHT FUEL OIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECJNDEO BY CODER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF*THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, MR. ELLIN REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF HIS COMMITTEE THAT THE PURCHASE OF A DODGE TRUCK CHASSIS BE MADE FROM THE ABBOTT`MOTOR COMPANY AS THEY WERE THE LOW BIDDERS ON THE WATER COMPANY.�CONTRACT, AND THAT THE WASHINGTON TRUCKSTELL, SEATTLE BE AWARDED THE LOW.BID FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BODY FOR THIS TRUCKS A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE•BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, NESS -AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN SAID THAT HE WOULJOhWNTNGRTHERNTEWHCONTRACT.O MET WITH THE EMPLOYEES UNION OF THE CITY AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE I!IP'THEiMATTERS DISCUSSED THERE AT THE NEXT WORKSESSION OF THE COUNCIL, MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN CONDUCTED REGARDING THE SITUATION AT THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CROSS7N6 AT 4TH AND THAT A REQUEST HAD BEEN MADE TO THE THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY TO INSTALL SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AT THE 4TH AND R CROSSING. HE COMMENTED FURTHER THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD REQUESTED'THE BROWN LUMBER COMPANY TO TAKE CARE OF THE LUMBER ADJACENT TO THE TRACKS, HE RECOMMENDED FURTHER -THAT HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT SOME TYPE OF SIGN BE PL'+CED ON THE HEART LAKE ROAD TO ELIMINATE THE SPEEDING. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE WHO IS TO IN- VESTIGATE AND SUGGEST THE NECESSARY SIGNS NEEDED 1•N THE AREA, IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THE STREET CROSSING AT 22ND AND M, THE CHIEF OF POLICE WOULD MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE AND WORK OUT SOME ARRANGEMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN CROSSING IN THIS AREA. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COhmCIL., HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FI�NANCE-10OMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT JANUARY 15, 1957 ( CONT'D) BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN.. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR.PINSON SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MP,. KRAMER, THE CITY'S ENGINEER FOR THE NEW FILTER PLANT AND THlIT IT WAS THE �NGINEER'S.REQUEST THAT THE CITY PROVIDE $2,900.00 FOR FURNISHING A FILTER PILOT PtANT.WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA, THAT COULD BE MOVED TO THE PRESENT RANNEY SITE IN ORDER TO MAKE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING APPRAISALS OF THE WATER AND FEASI.BILI.TY OF THE TYPE OF PLANT THAT HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO BE BUILT AT THE AVON SITE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE R COMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED AND THAT AN ALLOWANCE OF $2,900.00 BE MADE TO TIjE ENGINEERING FIRM TO COVER THESE COSTS AS IT WAS APPARENT THAT NO DEFINITE FEGURES ON BUILDING A HUGE PLANT OF THIS NATURE COULD BE OBTAINED UNTIL THE PROPER TESTS WERE RJN. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTEST: add , CIT* CLERK/v (::�o MAYOR '' FEBRUARY 5, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. FRED tVERB:I:N, PASTOR OF.THE NAZARENE CHURCH. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN THE BIDS ON RE- GARD TO THE HAULING AND YARDING OF TIMBER AT WASHINGTON PARK. THERE WERE THREE BIDS OPENED WHICH WERE REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE PARK BOARD FOR THEIR APPRAISAL AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE CHIEF FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH QF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPT. FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPT. FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS.ACCEIPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR TH E MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE MAYOR POINTED OUT TO THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND QUITE A COMPLIMENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO NOTE THAT THE PER CAPITA INSURANCE LOSS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY AMOUNTED TO $1.23 WHICH WAS LESS THAN HALF OF LAST YEAR'S LOSS, THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 1 1 MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THEY HAD GONE OVER THE BIDS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR A JEEP TRUCK AND THAT IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE TO AWARD THE BID TO WILCOX MOTORS OF SEATTLE WHO WAS THE LOW BIDDER SUBMITTING A BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,258.28. A MOTION IUAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE.FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK ADVISED THAT THE BID OF THE ANACORTES AMERICAN HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR PRINTING FOR 1957. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE BID BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. Z•W6 FEBRUARY 5, •1957 ( CONT' D) MR. ELLIN THEN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND {MATER COMMITTEE THAT AFTER CONSIDERABLE STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF FACTS AND FIGURES, HIS COM- MITTEE WISHED TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL THAT THEY FEEL THAT THE CITY SHOULD PRO- CEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED FILTER PLANT AT AVON $1,300,000.00 AND THAT PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE SALE OF BONDS THROUGH WM. P. HARPER AND COMPANY FOR THE FINANCING OF THIS PROJECT AND ALSO THAT THE CITY WRITE A LETTER TO THE COOS BAY PULP AND PAPER COMPANY INFORMING THEM THAT DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FILTER PLANT, THE CITY WOULD NOT BE IN A POSITION AFTER NOVEMBER, 1957 TO FURNISH THEM WITH THE RANNEY TYPE WATER NOW BEING FURNISHED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTA- CICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED, MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD RECENTLY GONE THROUGH A PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE EMPLOYEES AND ASKED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THEPROPOSED AGREEMENT AFTER WHICH THE AGREEMENT WAS REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE FOR STUDY IN A FUTURE STUDY MEETING. MR. MUSTACICH RECOMMENDED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THE -PURCHASE OF A POLICE -CAR BE AWARDED TO THE SWENSON MOTOR COMPANY OF ANACORTES AND THAT A V-8 PLYMOUTH BE ACCEPTED FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF $2341.51, WHICH REPRE- SENTED THE LOWEST BIDDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE POLICE CAR. .A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE PURCHASE OF A POLICE CAR BE MADE FROM SWENSON MOTORS. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, - MR. VANMETER REQUESTED FOR THE 'LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT CHIEF GOFF LIFT THE CURFEW DURING THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 15 BECAUSE OF ALLATE SHOW BEING HELD AT THE ISLAND THEATRE, PROFITS OF -WHICH WILL GO TO THE MARCH OF DIMES. CHIEF GOFF INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK WITH THE THEATRE AND CITIZENS ON THIS MATTER. A PETITION WAS READ FROM PAR. DEMOPOLIS REQUESTING THE VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF 9TH STROET LYING BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF Q AVENUE AND THE WEST LINE OF R AVENUE. A MOTION W1S MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE HEARING DATE BE SET FOR THE EVENING OF MARCH 5TH, 1957 ON THE ABOVE PETITION. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE MOUNTAINEERS, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WHICH REQUESTED THE USE OF MT. ERIE FOR A PRACTICE CLIMBING COURSE THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 13 AND 14. THE COUNCIL INSTRUCTED THE CLERK TO -ADVISE THE MOUNTAINEERS THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO USE THE MOUNTAIN FOR THIS DATE PRO - THAT THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THEY MUST ASSUME ALL RISK AND LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLIMB, A PETITION WAS READ, SIGNED BY 9 PROPERTY OWNERS FACING 41ST AND L AVENUE, WHICH PETITIONED THE COUNCIL TO VACATE 15TH AND L ON THE WEST SIDE FROM KIN07STREET TO 41ST IN ORDER TO PROPERLY PLACE THE PROPERTY LINE FOR STREETS IN THIS AREA. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THIS PETITION BE GRANTED AND THAT MARCH 5TH BE SET AS THE DATE FOR THE HEARING. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A RESOLUTION WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO OUR LEGISLATORS WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE CITY OF ANACORTES URGE ALL LEGISLATION POSSIBLE THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE CITIES TO LEVY A SALES TAX, NOT TO EXCEED 2/3 OF 1%. COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO BE FORWARDED TO THE HONORABLE FRED MARTIN, RALPH RICKDALL, DON ELDRIDGE AND JAMES OVENELL, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE AC- CEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER9 NESS, ELLIN AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST HALF OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTION, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVORT OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, VANMETER, NESS AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. AT 8:10 P.M., ELLIN MOVED TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE COUNCIL UNTIL 7:309 FEBRUARY II WHEN THE REGULAR SESSION WOULD BE CONTINUED IN ORDER TO CANVASS THE VOTES OF A RESENT ELECTION, THIS MOTIONS NDED BY CODER. MOTION CARRIED. /J - ATTEST. ( M60R CITY CLE K AIM FEBRUARY II, 1957. A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5TH, 1957 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, T THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER,CODER NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT, THE MEETING WAS CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANVASSING THE RECENT ELECTION BALLOTS. THE COUNCILMEN ANI, CITY ATTORNEY ALONG WITH THE CITY CLERK CANVASSED EACH WARD AND COUNTED A TOTAL A TOTAL OF 7 ABSENTEE BALLOTS THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED. THE TOTAL VOTE CAST FOR THE PROPOSITION WAS 1900- 837 FOR AND 1063 A3AINST. THERE WERE 6 BALLOTS REJECTED A/C NO VOTE INDI- CATING FOR OR AGAINST, MR. WINN THEN SPOKE FOR THE PARK BOARD SAYING THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD CONSIDERED THE 3 BIDS FOR YARDING AND HAULING TIMBER WHICH WERE READ TO THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING AND THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE "ACST SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WAS THE EVERGREEN FUEL COMPAN, ANACORTES WHO HAD BID A COST PRICE FOR THE WORK OF $8.00 PER CORD FOR THE PULP WOOD AND $20.00 PER M FOR THE SAW TIMBER. MR. WINN SUGGESTED THAT BIDS NOW BE LET FOR THE SALE OF -THE TIMBER TO THE VARIOUS MIL&S WITHIN A 35 MILE RADIUS OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT MR. WINN'S REPORT BE ACCEPTED. AYES: .MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT DISCUSSED WITH THE COUNCIL THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN ES- TABLISHING A PROPER STREET ON 41ST FROM 0 TO HEART LAKE ROAD, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT MR. SUTT OBTAIN THE ADV)CE OF THE CITY ENGINEER AND THAT AN ATTEMPT BE MADE TO ESTABLISH A SOUTH LINE OF THAT STREET. MOTION CARRIED. MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED THAT IN LINE WITH THE APPLICATION THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY THE TAXI COMPANY IN THE RECENT MEETING, HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY SEVERAL BUSINESSES TO OPPOSE THEIR OF THE ZONES. THE NEW WILSON HOTEL PROTESTED THAT THE TAXI ZONE THAT HAD BEEN ALLOWED THERE IN PREVIOUS.YEARS WAS A NUISANCE STATING THAT IT WAS THE PRACTICE OF.THE TAXI COMPANY TO OCCUPY LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL THAT WAS DESIGNATED FOR HOTEL PATRONAGE. THEMATTER OF THE PROPER ZONING FOR TAXI CABS WAS REFERRED TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M. MAYOR CITY CLE FEBRUARY 19, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. WEFO 1N, PASTOR OF THE NAZARENE CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND LLLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE ANACORTES PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADDRESSED TO -THE CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING WATER AND SEWER HOOKUPS AT 22ND OR 25TH AND J FOR THEIR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAM. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND 4 ATER COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITUATION REPORTING BACK LATER TO THE COUNCIL, MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL BILLS PRESENTLY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD DIRECTLY AFFECT ALL SMALL CITIES PARTICULARLY IN REGARD TO FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN PENSIONS AND ASKED THAT EACH COUNCILMAN GIVE THESE MATTERS THEIR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AS SOME OF THESE .BILLS:, IF PASSED, WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO BANKRUPT THE CITY. cb d 1 1 1 FEBRUARY 19, 1957 (CONT'D) MAYOR PINSON THEN ASKED IF ANYONEKNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE OLD FIRE BELL, WHEREUPON CHIEF HAUGE ADVISED THAT THE BELL WAS PRESENTLY STORED AT THE FIRE HALL AND THAT IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT PREVIOUS COUNCILS HAD SET THE BELL ASIDE TO BE USED AS A HISTORICAL MONUMENT AT SOME FUTURE DATE, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A LETTER THAT HE HAD RECEIVED FROM R. C. CANNON AND SONS REGARDING NEGOTIATI:)NS CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF THE ENGVALD SANDNESS PROPE14TY LOCATED AT THE BEND OF THE RIVER AREA NORTH AND WEST OF MT. VERNON, THE CITY ATTORNEY ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO MAKE A FINAL OFFER TO MR. SANDNESS WHICH HE WOULD THEN PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AT THE MARCH 5TH MEETING FOR APPROVAL, THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT HAD INSTALLED THE FIRST OF THE ANACORT:S WOMEN'S CLUB SIGNS AT 6TH AND Q AVENUE AND ASKED THE COUNCIL TO BE SURE AND NOTICE HOW ATTRACTIVE THE SIGN IS AND IF THEY HAD ANY SUGGESTION AS TO THE PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE SIGN IN THE STREET OTHER THAN THAN WHICH WAS PRESENTLY USED FOR THIS INSTALLATION, TO BE SURE AND CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE BUILDING INSPECTOR MADE A VERBAL REPORT THAT THE OLD MINE SHAFTS ON THE OLD COPPERMINE ROAD HAD BEEN FILLED IN COMPLETELY AND THAT THERE WAS NOW NO DANGER OF ANYONE FALLING INTO THESE HOLES. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MR. HAUGE GAVE A VERBAL REPORT AS TO THE ACTION THAT HIS DEPARTMNET HAD TAKEN AT LITTLE CHICAGO, STATING THAT THEY HAD BURNED TO DATE ABOUT 13 -)F THE OLD SHACKS AND THAT HE WAS STILL AWAITING CLEARANCE TO PROCEED WITH THE REST OF THE BURW.ING EXPLAINING THAT THERE WERE POSSIBLY 13 BUILDINGS YET TO BE DISPOSED OF. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD.GONE OVER A CONTRACT WHICH HAD BEEN PROPOSED BY THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COPAPANY FOR THE RENTAL OF A TRANSFORMER AT THE AVON PUMP SITE 'AND THAT IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF HIS COMMITTEE THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN IN BEHALF OF THE CITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. MUSTACICH BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN MADE A MOTION IN BEHALF OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE WHICH WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PROCEED WITH INSERTING THE SEVERAL CHANGES THAT HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED IN THE LAST STUDY MEETING INTO THE EMPLOYEES LABOR AGREEMENT AND THAT THE AGREEMENT THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE EMPLOYEES -FOR THEIR APPROVAL. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN THEN MADE A MOTION THAT THE MECHANIC FOR THE CITY IN CHARGE OF THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT BE CARRIED UNDER THE CONTRACT OF THE LABOR AGREEMENT. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER. MOTION CARRIED* MR. SUTT DISCUSSED THE 41ST STREET PROBLEM THAT HE HAD BECOME INVOLVED IN IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUTH,NORTH OR MIDDLE LINE OF THE STREET. MR. SUTT STATED THAT ALL OF HIS ACTIONS TO DATE HAD PRODUCED NO RESULTS AS THERE WAS APPARENTLY NO STARTING POINT FROM WHICH A SOUTH LINE COULD BE DETERMINED. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, IT.WAS DECIDED TO AWAIT THE HEARING ON MARCH 5TH CONCERNING A VACATION WHICH PER- TAINED TO THIS LOCALITY BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STREET LINES ON 41ST. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE TH4T AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE APPLICATION OF THE TAXI FIRM REGARDING THE ZONE CHANGES HE WOULD ASK CHIEF GOFF TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIJN IN BEHALF OF HIS COMMITTEE 407 I FEBRUARY 19, 1957 (CONT'D) WHEREUPON CHIEF GOFF STATED THAT THE TAXI FIRM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TWO STANDS, THE FIRST STAND AT THE SOUTHWCST CORNER OF STH AND COMMERCIAL AND THE SECOND STAND AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 4TH AND COMMERCIAL - THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT RECOMMEND GRANTING ANOTHER COMMERCIAL AVENUE TAXI ZONE, WHEREUPON MR. VANMETER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION AS SET FORTH BY CHIEF GOFF BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE ANACORTES HIGH SCHOOL BAND WHICH SOUGHT THE PERMISSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLACE A BANNER ACROSS COMMERCIAL ~VENUE FROM THE ISLAND THEATRE TO THE MIRROR WHICH WOULD PUBLICIZE A FORTHCOMING CONCERT. A K40TION WAS MADE B$ VANMETER AND -SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED, A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE SULLIVAN LOGGING COMPANY WHICH PROPOSED TO BUILD A FIRE TRAIL 301 WIDE AROUND THE PRESENT GARBAGE DUMP.IN EXCHAPJGE FOR THE WORK OF :BULLDOZING THIS TRAIL THE SULLIVAN LOGGING COMPANY WOULD FELL AND REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 251M: TO 301M./BL9FETV7HITE FIR, CEDAR AND RED FIR WHICH IS PRESENTLY STANDING IN THE DUMP AREA EXTENSIVELY SUSCEPIBLE TO FIRE HAZRD. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED PROVIDING THE BRUSH WAS ALSO REMOVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF CHIEF HAUGE. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS AND ELLIN. NO% CODER. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WqS READ FROM MR. IVAN SURYAN WHO ASKED FOR SOME RELIEF IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER CHARGE IN A•VACANT SHACK AT THE REAR OF HIS PROPERTY. MR. SURYAN STATED THAT THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN VACANT -FOR SOME TIME AND THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE CHARGE OF $2.00 PER MONTH WAS RIGHT AS LONG AS THIS PROPERTY WAS NOT BEING OCCUPIED. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER ACTION. IN CONNECTION WITH THE REQUEST MADE EARLIER IN THE EVENING BY THE CITY AT"ORNEY REGARDING THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND AT AVON, MR. MUSTACICH MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY MAKE A FINAL OFFERING NOT TO EXCEED $22;000.00 FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY OFFERED FOR SALE. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN AND CODER. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF FEBRUARY, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON RELERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN AND CODER. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR THEN ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAD ANYTHING TO SAY FOR THE GJOD OF THE CITY WHEREUPON MRS. DOROTHY BARTHOLOMEW, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AROSE AND ASKED THE COUNCIL JUST WHAT SHE COULD DO REGARDING SURFACE WATER THAT WAS BEING DRAINED ON TO HER PROPERTY APPARENTLY FROM AN UPPER AREA RUN OFF. THERE PROCEEDED SEVERAL ARGUMENTS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE WADER WAS ACTUALLY GOING ON TO HER -PROPERTY OR THE CITY PROPERTY. THE MATTER WAS TURNED OVER TO MR. MCCRORY AND MR. THORENE TO FIND OUT AND IF POSSIBLE RELIEVE THE SITUATION FOR MRS. BARTHOLOMEW. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. i A TT E S 45 y1_0 ..C, Z�TY CLER ? MARCH 5, 1957 BY NESS THAT THE MEETING -ADJOURN MAYOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THL CITY TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN'BY REV. UNDERWOOD PASTOR OF CHRIST. . THE ROLL WAS CAL LED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT,, VANMETER, COOER WERE PRESENT, OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED OF THE SOIJTHSIDE CHURCH NESS, ELLIN, T O LOR AND C 1 1 MARCH 5, 1957 (CONT!D) THE MINUTES. OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THE DUE TO THE FACT 'T=HAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THEWASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD CONTAINING THE INFORMATION THAT ALVIN SPARKS HAD PETITIONED THE BOARD FORA LIQIOR LICENSE FOR HIS PREMISES, 2308 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE AT THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED'PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER FROM THE ANACORTES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS READ WHICH REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL TO INQUIRE INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE COMMUNITY fACI.LITIES ADVANCEMENT SERVICES TO FINANCE ENGINEERING COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH STREET IMPROVEMENT. MR. CODER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL PURSUE THE SUGGESTION. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WHICH ADVISED THE CITY THAT THE PRELIMINARY REPORTS COVERING THE ENGINEERING STUDY`! AND FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR THE CENTRAL WATER FILTER PLANT AS DESIGNED BY CAREY AND KRAMER HAD BEEN REVIEWED BY THE STATE AND FOUND SATISFACTORY9 AND THAT THE REPORT W•S HEREBY BEING APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. THIS INFORMATION WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MAYOR PINSON IN HIS REPORT INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD MADE A PRO- BATIONARY APPOINTMENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTM®NT CAPTAINS ROLE OF ROBERT GOURLEY FOR THE USUAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS AND THAT HE ALSO HAD AVAILABLE, THE APPOINTMENT OF ..._ .'i V! .ST AS A FIREMAN FOR THE PROBAT I 'NARY PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBROARY,.1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND,ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE WATER DEPA TMENT ADVISED THAT ADVERTISEMENTS COVERING THE PROPOSED FILTER PLANT AT AVON WOULD BE PUBLISHED MARCH 12TH AND THAT THE BID OPENENING DATE HAD BEEN SET AS APRIL 9TH, 1957. THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CITY CLERK SPOKE FOR THE CEMETERY BOARD IN THEIR REPORT REQUESTING THE COUNCILS PLEASURE AS TO THE SUBMITTING OF BIDS COVERING THE PURCHASE OF A TRACTOR. PAR. SUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLERK BE NSTRUCTED TO CALL FOR BIDS AND THAT THE BID OPENING DATE BE SET FOR MARCH 19TH, 1957. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT IT WAS HIS COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATION THAT THE OFFERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SMALL LOTS OF TIMBER AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THIS TIME FROM THE CITY'S PARK IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BE TENDERED TO THE PARK BOARD FOR THEIR APPRAISAL AND ACTION AS TO THE PROPER PLACE THAT THE SALE SHOULD BE MADE, THE COMMITTEE INDICATED FURTHER THAT THE PARK BOARD WAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GRADING THE TIK48ER AND WITH SUCH SMALL QUANTITIES INVOLVED WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO HANDLE THE SALE IN BEHALF OF THE PARK, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUStACICH AND SECONDED BY 6UTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE..^.BE ACCEPTED. (AYES::. MUSTACTQH, SUTT, V.ANMETER,' NESS, ELLIN, TAYLOR AND CODER. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN THEN SAID WHAT HIS COM'•41TTEE HAD ALSO WORKED ON THE UNION AGREEMENT AND ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME THE AGREEMENT WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE UNION FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE AND SIGNATURE. NIR. ELLIN COMMENTED THAT HIS OOMMITTEE WAS AT THE PRESENT TIME IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING WITH MR. HENNING, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL AND MR. MCCRORY, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATEI:t DEPARTMENT A PROPER METHOD FOR PROVIDING WATER TO THE NEW SCHOOL AND THAT �T NOW APPEARED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPLY WATER FROM THE J. AVENUE LINE. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS WORKING AT THE PRESENT TIME ON A CHANGE IN THE SEWER RATES IN CONNECTION WITH DISCONTINUED SERVICE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AT THE NEXT STUDY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. 410 MARCH 5, 1957 ( CONT' D) MR. VANMLTER MENTIONED A SENATE BILL #47 WHICH COVERS RELIEF. TO CITIES WITH BLIGHTED AREAS. HE SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE WELL IF THE COUNCIL STUDIED THE BILL. A FURTHER COMMENT BY MR. VANMETER INDICATED THAT THE HOPE FOR THE 2/3 OF 1% SALES TAX INTRODUCED AT THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE WAS APPARENTLY LOST. THE CLERK READ A NOTICE WHICH PROVinED A HEARING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS COVERING THE PETITION OF 9 PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE VICINITY OF 41ST STREET FOR THE VACATION OF 15' OF L. AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE FROM KING STREET TO 41ST STREET. THE MAYOR ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO OBJECTED TO THE PETITION AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS) ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE WHO CARED TO SPEAK:: FOR THE PETITION. COUNCILMAN SUTT SPOKE UP FOR THE PETITION ADVISING THE COUNCIL THAT THIS WOULD HELP THE SITUTATION ON 41ST STREET IN THAT HE WAS PRESENTLY ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THE PROPER CENTER LINE OR SOUTH LINE OF 41ST STREET AND THAT APPARENTLY SEVERAL OTHER VACATIONS WOULD BE NEEDED BESIDES THIS ONE TO MAKE IT A FULL WIDTH STREET, WHEREUPON THE MAYOR REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION, A SECOND PETITION WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK COVERING A HEARING WHICH HAD BEEN SET FOR THIS EVENING FOR THE VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF 9TH STREET LYING BETWEEN THE EAST LINE OF Q AVENUE AND THE WEST LINE OF R AVENUE. MAYOR PINSON ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE IN FAVOR OF THE PETITION TO WHICH THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND HE THEN ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE IN THE AUMIENCE WHO OBJECTED, BOTH COUNCILMEN SUTT AND MUSTACICH SPOKE IN REGARD TO THE GRANTING OF THIS PET- ITION AS NOT BEING TIMELY, MR. NESS ALSO OBJECTED ON THE SAME BASIS DUE PAR- TICULARLY TO THE FACT THAT THE PORT DISTRICT WAS NOV DEVELOPING THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL VALUE TO THE CITY OF THIS STREET WHEREUPON MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE MATTER FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WHICH REQUESTED THE CITY COUNCIL'S PERMISSION TO ERECT A SIGN ON'THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 6TH AND M WHICH WOULD DIRECT ATTENTION TO THE LOCATION OF THE CHURCH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY BUTT THAT. PERMISSION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF ANACORTES WHICH REQUESTED PERMISSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLACE A BANNER ACROSS 17TH AND COMMERCIAL WHICH WOULD ADVERTISE THE FORTHCOMING BOAV SHOW TO BE HELD MARCH 21ST THROUGH 24TH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THIS PETITION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION SIGNED BY WILLIS BUSHEY AND EMN10 BERENDS WAS READ WHICH REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO CONDEMN THE 80' TO A 60' STRIP WHICH BORDERS THEIR PROPERTY FROM 40TH TO 41ST AND R. AVENUE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE SEATTLE SYNDICATE ADDITION AND IS ONLY ONE BLOCK LONG AND THE PRESENT ROAD THAT IS MATINTAINED IS ONLY 60' WIDE. MR. SUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE HEARING FOR THE VACATION OF THIS PORTION OF THE ROAD BY SET FOR APRIL 2ND, 1957 AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WHICH HE HAD PREPARED AMENDING SECTIONS II AND 12 OF ORDINANCE#1202 RELATING TO GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE. SECTION 11 WAS AMENDED TO READ CLASS 8 - $30.00 - APARTMENT HOUSES HAVING 8 OR MORE RENTAL UNITS, ON THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THIS READ - APARTMENT HOUSES HAVING 4 OR MORE RENTAL UNITS. SECTION 12 WAS AMENDED TO READ CLASS 9- $25.00 - BUTCHER SHOPS, UNDER OWNERSHIP INDEPENDENT FROM GROCERY STORE. THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE READ - BUTCHER SHOPS INDEPENDENT OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH GROCERY STORES. A MOTION PIAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND THAT IT BE ASSIGNED #1208 -AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND PUBLISH AS REQUIRED BY LAW. AYES: MIJSTACICH, SUTTI VANMETER, NESS AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE COVERING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT ON THE EAST BANK OF THE SKAGIT RIVER NEAR THE RANNEY WELLS EXPLAINING THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST READING AND THAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE PUBLISHED 7.DAYS PRIOR TO THE NEXT MEETING AT WHICH TIME THE COUNCIL WOULD THEN BE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION, THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN CONNECTION WITH NEW RATES COVERING ENTIRE BUILDING CODE FEES. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE FOR FURTHER STUDY. 1 1 1 411 MARCH 5, 1957 ( CONT' D) THE CITY ATTORNEY DECLARED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY IN ANSWER TO HIS REQUEST -OF A MONTH AGO REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF AUTOMATIC SIGNALS AT 4TH & R AVENUE. THE ANSWER AS READ IN THE LETTER FROM THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY DID NOT ENTIRELY SATISFY THE - COUNCIL WHEREUPON MR. WELLS SAID HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER FURTHER TO DETERMINE WHAT LEGAL MEANS THE CITY MIGHT HAVE IN FURNISHING A BETTER CITIZENS PROTECTION AT THIS DOUBLE TRACK CROSSING, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEAR I IUG:,NO OBUECT I ONS., MAYOR' P4NSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO -.:THE .FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS. DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH SUTT, VANMETER9 NESS AND ELLIN, TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATT CITY LER_ MARCH 199 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION 'NAS-CIVEN BY REV. UNDERWOOD, PASTOR OF THE SOUTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND tLLIN WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS METING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MACE 3Y VANMETER AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAD HAD A COPY FOR STUDY THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CA^RIED. COMWU NICATIONS WERE READ AND PLACED ON FILE FROM THE PORT OF ANACORTES AND FROM THE MARINE SUPPLY AND HARDWARE COMPANY IN REGARD TO THE REQUEST OF E. DEMOPOLIS FOR THE VACATION OF 9 STREET BETWEEN Q AND R AVENUE. THE PORT INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO THE VACATION AND THE MARINE SUPPLY ADVISED THE CITY THAT IT WAS THERE INTENTION TO BUCLD A WAREHOUSE FOR STORAGE PURPOSES ON THE PROPERTY. MAYOR, PINSON RECOGNIZED EX MAYOR HAGAN WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND EX- PRESSED THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL AT HIS PRESENCE. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY WHICH ASKED THE CITY TO CONSIDERED ESTABLISHING 41ST STREET AS A STANDARD WIDTH STREET IN AS MUCH AS IT APPEARED AT THE PRESENT'TIME THAT THEIR EXISTING POLE LINES WOULD 3E LOCATED SOMEWHFRE 1N THE 'CENTER OF THE STREET. THIS MATTER WAS RE- FERRED TO THE STREETS AND -PARKS COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION, A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE SKAGIT COUNTY AUDITOR WH I CH A7DVISED THE COUNCIL THAT DUE TO THE HEAVY REGISTRATIONS WITHIN THE'CITY OF ANACORTES THAT SOMETHING BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN REDISTRICTING THE PRECINCTS AND -ALSO TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF ELIMINATING THE WARD SYSTEM IN ANACORTES. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CITY CLERK TO BHECK INTO THE FEASI- BILITY OF SUCH A PLAN AND REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL-* THE CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN THE BIDS IN BEHALF OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF.A SMALL TRACOOR. THERE WAS ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED, THAT FROM SMILEY OF MOUNT VERNON. THE BID WAS ORDERED OPENED AND READ. THE NET BID PRICE WITH THE TURN IN OF THE OLD GIBSON TRACTOR WAS $650.00. THE BID WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. THE R&PORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH -OF FEBRUARY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 412 MARCH 19, 1957 (CONT"D) MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE IIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THERE WAS AOISCUSSION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN THE COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT EXTENDING A 211.LINE INTO WASHINGTON PARK AND NOW:'THAT THE PARK SEASON WAS PRACTICALLY UPON US, HIS COMN41TTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO INSTALL THE LINE JUST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAYOR PINSON SAID HE WOULD CONTACT THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARD- S N3 THE MATTER. MR. ELLIN FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE WATER SUPER- INTENDENT ADVISE THE'COUNCIL OF THE APPROXIMATE COST OF EXTENDING THE WATER LINE FROM THE END OF MODERN HOMES ON 22ND STREET DOWN TO D AVENUE EITHER TO 12TH OR 15TH,-: MR. ELLIN SAID HIS COM:4ITTEE HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY FIVE PEOPLE ABOVE 16TH STREET WHO WANTED TO BUILD AND PROVIDE THEMSELVES WITH SANITATION WHO AT THE PRESENT TIME HAD NO WATER SUPPLY. MAYOR PI.NSON SAID THAT HE WOULD ALSO TAKE THIS MATTER '!P WITH THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT. MR. ELLIN REP RTED THAT THE MAT -ER REGARDING THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE SICK LEVE ALLOWANCE WAS IN HIS COMMITTEE AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN MISFILED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE, HE WOULD HAVE TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETINOOIRECT ACTION IN THE MATTER. THE CLERK PROMISED TO HAVE THE MISSING DOCUMENT ON HAND FOR THE APRIL 2ND MEETING. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE NEW FIRE TRAIL AT THE G%RBAGE DUMP AND THAT WHILE THE SULLI- VAN BROS. HAD NOT COMPLETED THE ENTIRE JOB., THE CONDITION OF THE DUMP HAD CERTAINLY BEEN IMPROVED. MR. NESS MENTIONED ALSO THAT PROPERTY OWNERS AT 39TH AND 0 WERE IN NEED OF SEWER FACILITIES AND THAT HE HAD INFORMED THE CITIZENS THAT THEY SHOULD BRING THE PROPOSITION TO THE COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MR. VANMF_TER, FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE, MADE A MOTION THAT THE CITY CLERK eE INSTRUCTED TO FURNISH OFFICIALS OF THE.CITY PERMANENT STICKERS WHICH WOULD PROTECT THE OFFICIAL WHEN ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS IN REGARD TO DELAYED PARKING IN CONNECTION WITS PARKING METERS. IT BEING THE INTENTION THAT THE STICKER WAS ONLY TO BE USED WHERE IT BECAME NECESSARY IN THE COURSE OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS TO BE PARKED OVER THE TIME LIMIT ON THE METER. MR. 'VANMETER REPORTED FURTHER FOR HIS COMMITTEE THAT IT WAS HIS UNDER- STANDING THAT THE RECENT DAMAGES IN CAUSLAND PARK WOULD BE SETTLED FOR NEARLY IOOo OF THE COSTS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH REPRESENTED THE OFFENDERS• THE CITY ATTORNEY READ ORDINANCE f#1207 WHICH WAS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WHICH MADE PROVISION FOR THE CITY TO PURCHASE THE FILTER SITE AT AVON AND AFTER THE READING THE ATTORNEY INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS READING CONSTITUTED THE SECOND READING DUE TO THE HEARING THAT WAS CALLED AS PUBLISHED FOR MARCH 19TH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY.SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AS PUBLISHED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN, CODER AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDIr:ANCE COVERING AN INCREASE IN THE :NATER RATE SCHED'JLES. THE ONLY CHANGE BEING IN SCHEDULE 5 WHICH SET THE 17ATER RATE FOR ALL WATER EROWI 208,000 CU. FT. TO 500,000 CU. FT AT 0.07 PER 100 CU. FT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETFR THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND ASSIGNED #1209 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERIC BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN .AND PUBLISHE SAME. AYFS: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN, CODER AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTODNEY R_AD A PRO=OSED ORDINANCE COVERING THE VACATION OF STREET PROPERTY COVERING 15' OF 1-. ~VENUE . DISCUSSION OF THIS PROP03ED ORDIrIANCE LED TO SEVERAL COMPLICATIONS THAT HAD 'OT BEEN CONSIDERED PREVIOUSLY BY THE COMMITTEE THEREFOR THE MATTER WAS REFERF.ED TO THE CITY ENGINEcrt AND THE STZEETS AND PA -KO CCW,!,A TTEE FOR FURTHER WORK, THE CITY AT-ORN='Y FV --.AC A PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVERING THE REGULATION AND LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF AMUSEMENT DEVICES, ^AUSIC MACHINES AND VENDING MACHINES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SEC-NDED BY CODER THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1210 AND REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK SIGH AMC PUBLISH SAME'. AYES: MiUST1CICH, SU,TT, VANMETcR, NESSE ELLIN CODE'S AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, 1 1 418 MARCH 19, 1957 (CONT'D) THE CITY ATTORNEY PEAD A PROPOSED CONTRACT WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY BY.CAREY AND KRAMER COVERING THEIR ACCEPTANCE.AS CONSULTING ENGINE_RS IN THE CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE PROPOSED FILTER PLANT AT AVON, A MOTION WAS MADE BY LLLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CONTRACT BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN, CODER AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION IV AS READ WHICH ASKED THE CITY'S APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF FIDALGO AND 35ri STREETS AS A DET -)UR ROAD DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF PSH #1 IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THE LETTER INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THEY INTENDED TO SURFACT THIS PROPOSED DETOUR WITH A 1-1 ASPHALTIC CONCRETE SURFACE. A MQTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT A LETTER OF APPROVAL BE FORWARDED TO THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS9 ELLIN, CODER AND T4YLQR. MOTION CARRIED, A RESOLUTION WAS READ WHICH HAD BEEN.PREPARED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ASKING THE CITY TO APPROVE THE GRADES AS SHOWN ON PRINT SHEETS II, 12 AND 13 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY PSH #1, ANACORTES VICINITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SFCONDED BY SUTT'THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AND FORWARDED BACK TO THE H GHWAY DEPARTMENT. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMET_R, NESS, LLLIN, CODER -AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A LETTER FROM WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY , REQUESTING THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL FOR THEIR PROCEEDING IN EFFORTS TO OBTAIN INDICATIONS OR ORDERS FOR THE CITY'S WATER REVENUE BOND SALE B IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,600,000AT AN INTEREST RATE.OF NOT MORE THAN 4�%. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE QROPOSITION AS OUTLINED BY WM. P. HARPER AND COMPANY AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE ACCEPTANCE. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN, CODER AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, MR. SUTT REQUESTED ON BEHALF OF THE TOURIST COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT THE CITY PROVIDE THE TOURIST COMMITTEE WITH A COURTESY PARKING TICKET ARRANGEMENT THAT COULD BE USED ON THIS COMING FRIDAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHAMBER'S ISLAND DAY. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE CLERK'S OFFICE FURNISHING A I DAY COURTESY PARKING PERMIT. MR. VANMETER REPORTED THAT HIS COMMIT -EE WOULD ATTEMPT TO RENEGOTIATE THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE WHICH HAD PRESENTLY EXPIRED. MR. ELLIN ASKED THE MAYOR IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY INCORPORATE PROVISIONS WHICH WOULD REQ'JIRE STORM SEWERS AND LIGHTING IN ANY NEW SUBDIVISION PLATS PROPOSED IN THE CITY AND THAT STREET PAVING TO BE DONE IN THESE PLATS BE DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE CITY STRE_zT SUPERINTENDENT. THE MAYOR TOLD MR. ELLIN THAT HE WOULD PRESENT THIS REQUEST TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR STUDY IN CONNECTION WITH SUBDIVISIONS. THE REPORT OF THE CLAIMS AGAINST T14E CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HAEE OF HARCH, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COl,IMI TTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, NESS, ELLIN, CODER.%'T.AYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:30 P.M. M TION CARRIED. n , MAYOR ATTES��., I TY RK H4 APRIL 29 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED To ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY LT. BONG OF THE SALVATION ARMY. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, SUTT, CODER, NESS AND LLLIN WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ A COMMUNICATION FROM WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY WHICH REPORTED ON THEIR PROGRESS IN CONNECTION WITH BOND SALES AS PER THEIR AGREEMENT OF MARCH 19, 1957, THE.PRESENT REQUEST : ASKED FOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE SECURING -'OF THE'SERVICES:OF COMMONWEALTH SERVICES, INC., A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FIRM OF ENGINEERS THAT WOULD P;;OVIDE THE NECESSARY CERTIFICATE OF FEASIBILITY OF THE PARITY BONDS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. IT WAS INOICATp THAT THEIR CHARGE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00 FOR THE SERVICES REhH ERED IN TH I S CONNECT SON. THE LETTER INDICATED THE PROGRESS IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS ;76+. 8—INDICATEDTH'•T THE BOND SALES THEMSELVES WO' -ILD -NOT EXCEED AN INTEREST RATE OF AN ,VERAGE OF 4j PERCENT. AFTER DIS— CUSSIUN BY THE COUNCIL A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MAYOR AND -CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN'THE APPROVAL AS REQUESTED BY Wkll. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY, AYES: CODER, ELLIN & NESS.Bc`:b3tJSTACICH:' ' NO: SUTT. VANMETER ABSTAINED. A COMMUNICATION FRUM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR BOARD INDICATED THAT EDWARD THOMAS SANGER WAS PRESENTLY REQUESTING A TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM PAUL LUVERA TO ED'S MARKET — 702 — COMMERCIAL. THIS CONIMUNICATIJN WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* A COMPAUN I CAT ION FR,iM POWELL AND JOHNSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAVJ, INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT WESTERN DISPOSAL COMPANY IS NOW.OPERATED UNDER THE NAME OF WESTERN DISPOSAL, INC. WITH HAROLD M. LOOWIG AS PRESIDENT, JAMES JOHNSON, VICE PRESIDENT AND A. E. GRIFFITHS, JR., SECRETARY TREASURER WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS OF THIS FIRM IS NOW 215 LAKE STREET, KIRKLAND, :BASH. THE SAID COPAPANY HAS TAKEN OVER THE CONTRACT AND RESPONSI— BILITIES OF THE FORMER ORGANIZATION AND SHOULD BE REFERRED TO IN ALL FU1'IJRE CONTRACTS AND CORRESPONDENCE AS !!IT—STERN DISPOSAL, INC. THIS COMMUNICATION WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, MAYOR PINSON REPORTED.THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORIMED BY ATTORNEY DRIFTMIFR THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $6,000.00 IN THE ESTATE OF MR. HENSLER THAT HAD BEEN LEFT AS A GIFT TO THE CITY FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO T:4E PARK THAT 190ULD BE OF A LASTING NATURE AND BENEFIT TO THE PARK SYSTEM. MAYOR I'INSON SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN REQ'JESTED BY MR. DRIFTMIER TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE OF THREE MEN TO WORK 1N1TH A SIMILAR COM ITTEE BEING APPOINTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO RECOMMEND THE METHOD THAT THIS MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT WHEREUPON MAYOR PINSON APPOINTED THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF SUTT, CODER AND 61USTA— CICH TO REPRESENT THE CITY IN THIS MATTER, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT A CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY HAD BEEN FILED BY MRS. B-ANNON WHEREIN SHE CLAIMED INJURIES FROM STEPPING.INTO AN OPEN WATER METER HOLE. THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING, THE CITY.ATTORNEY REPORTED WITH REGARD TO THE VACATION OF KING STREET AND L. AVENUE THAT HE WOULD REQUEST THAT IT BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ANDICITY ENGINEER AGAIN FOR FURTHER STUDY. THE REPORT OF THE CHIZ—FF OF POLICE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACEDON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPT. FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STRLET SUPT. FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, 1 1 1 415 APRIL 2, 1957 (CONT'D) THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOS THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAR CH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. INCLU9ED IN THE FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT WAS A COMMENT BY CHIEF HAUGE THAT THERE STILL REMAINED NINE BUILDINGS IN THE LITTLE CHICAGO AREA THAT HAD TO BE DESTROYED, THAT SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ARE PRESENTLY FILLED WITH FISH NETS AND THAT THE OWNERS HAD BEEN GIVEN EXTENDED TIME TO REMOVE THE NETS BEFORE THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE DESTROYED. MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COM`41TTEE THAT THEY WERE STILL WORKING ON THE SITUATION OF CHANGING THE WARD,,SYSTEM IN THE CITY. Mtn. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND IIA IE COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD AN APPROXIMATE FIGURE OF $1,265.00 FROM MR. MCCRORY'S OFFICE CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF THE 2" WATER LINE FROM THE OLD AMSBERRY HOME AT SUNSET BEACH TO THE PARKING METER AND THAT HE ALSO HAD A FIGURE OF $1,450.00 FURNISHED BY W. MCCRORY COVERING THE EXTENSION OF THE WATER LINE FROM 23RD AND D TO 19TH AND D AND THAT HE FELT HIS COMMITTEE NEEDED MORE TIME TO WORK WITH MR. MCCRORY IN BOTH OF THESE INSTANCES BEFORE ANY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT HE WJULD SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMmISSION'S RECOMAENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ALTER RULE 15, SECTIJN 3 COVERING SICK LEAVE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "SECT1)N3. SICK LEAVE. SICK LEAVE•WITH PAY SHALL BE GRANTED BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO EACH PERMANENT EMPLOYEE. ONE CALENDAR MONTH SICK LEAVE FOR EACH 12 MONTH PERIOD FOLLOWING THE DATE HE WAS PERMANENTLY EMPLOYED. PROVIDED THAT NO MORE THAN ONE CALENDAR MONTH OF SICK LEAVE CAN BE ACCUMULATED, SICK LEAVE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A PRIVILEGE WHICH THE EMPLOYEE MAY USE AT HIS DISCRETION, BUT SHALL BE USED ONLY IN THE CAUSE OF NECESSITY AND ACTJAL SICKNESS OR DISABILITY. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION 'WHILE ABSENT ON SUCH LEAVE, THE EMPLOYEE MUST SEE THAT PROPER NOTIFICATION IS GIVEN HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR OF HIS ILLNESS WITHIN I HOUR BEFORE THE TIME SET FOR BEGINNING HIS DAILY DUTIES, OR AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE HEAD OF HIS DEPARTMENT. WHEN ABSENCE IS FOR MORE THAN THREE WORK DAYS, THE EMPLOYEE SHALL FILE A PERSONAL AFFIDAVIT OR A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE WITH THE SECRETARY AND CHIEF EXAMINER STATING THE CAUSE OF THE ABSENCE. SUPERVISING OFFICERS SHALL NOTIFY THE SECRETARY AND CHIEF EXAMINER, OF ALL CASES OF DISABILITY AND SICKNESS ON FORMS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSION.„ MR. ELLIN MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN ALSO FURNISHED THE CLERK WITH A COPY OF THE LABOR AGREEMENT WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN .APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AND WHICH HAD BEEN SIGNED THE THE EMPLOYEES LOCAL x{347. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARK COMMITTEE THAT IN CONNECTION VITH THE 41ST STREET ROAD SITUATION, HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY ENLARGE 41ST STREET FROM AVENUE H TO AVENUE 0 TO 50' IN WIDTH BEING 25' ON EACH SIDE OF A CENTER LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE EAST AND WEST CENTER LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECT v.aN 25, T01VN?•H I•R• 35 NORTH, R E.W.M. EXCEPT THOSEPORTIONS WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN DEDICATED PLATS AND ARE OF GREATER WIDTH THAN 251. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THIS RECOhS.IENDATION BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, SUTT, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COWAITTEE THAT STUDY IS STILL GOING ONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER CHARGE. HE REPORTED FURTHER FOR HIS COMMITTEE THAT THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO DOGS WAS BECOMING CRITICAL AGAIN AND HE WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNCIL -CON- SIDER IN THEIR NEXT STUDY MEETING A DIRECT ACTION THAT C)ULD BE TAKEN. MR. VANMETER REPO'TED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COM41TTEE THAT HE HAD BEEN STUDYING THE MATTER OF ANSTALLING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING AT 4TH & R AND THAT HE WOULD REFER THE STUDY TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR ACTION AT A LATER STUDY MEETING. 416 APRIL 2, 1957 (CONT'D) MR. VANMETER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CITY FORMULATE A RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE 5¢ PARKING METER FINE NOW IN EFFECT AND WOULD REINSTATE THE $1.00 CHARGE AS ORIGINALLY PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, SUTT, CODER, NESS AND LLLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. JETER SPOKE FR)R1 THE AUDIENCE REQUESTING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CHANGE IN THE GARBAGE ARRANGEMENTS THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY BUT INTO EFFECT AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE SUBJECT, THE SANITATION SUPERVISOR, MR. ROGERS, WAS INSTRU& D TO GET INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR' THE REFUND OF'MONIES COLLECTED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY BUSINESS LICENSE. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, SUTT, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN REQUESTED THAT THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT CHECK AT 38TH AND U TO SEE IF IT WOULD NOT BE WELL TO PUT SOME GRAVEL AROUND A FIRE HYDRANT WHICH IS HIDDEN BY GRASS AND INACCESSIBLE FOR USE, THE CIT ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, HE WOULD RECOMMEND COUNCIL STUDY OF A POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF 6TH STREET UP TO CAP SANTA - THAT IT HAD BEEN HIS OBSERVATION IN THE PAST THAT 4TH STREET IS THE ONLY :NAY A FIRE TRUCK COULD GET UP INTO THIS PROPERTY AND ESPECIALLY IN THE 'SINTER MONTHS NHEN THE SNOW IS ON AND THE STREET BLOCKED OFF FOR SLEDDING PURPOSES, HE FELT THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE PROVIDED SO THAT AT LEAST THE FIRE TRUCK'COULD GET UP -INTO THAT TER^ITORY. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR' PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TOTHE FINANCE COMN41TTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH. THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARR4NTS.DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, SUTT, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. NIOTI:)N CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY M U$TACICH THAT THE COUNCIL ADJOURN UNTIL APRIL 9TH, 1957, 9 7:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. CITY CLERK APRIL 9, 1957 MAYOR A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES OF APRIL, 29 1957 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS.CA LLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MAYOR INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMITT THE NAME OF CHARLES VANMETER AS DIRECTOR -OF CIVIL DEFENSE FOR THE COUNCILS APPROVAL, WHEREUPON A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. VANMETER AS DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE. MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, MR. ELLIN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PRINT- ING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, MR. NESS BE APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE CIVIL DEFENSE BOARD WITH HIM:. IT WAS SO ORDERED. THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING WAS SPENT IN OPENING BIDS COVERING THE'NEW ANACORTES WATER FILTER PLANT AND PLANT EQUIPMENT AS RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: UNDER ITEM #I, THE FOLLOWING FIRMS SUBMITTED BIDS: COMPANY BASIC 810 NORTHWEST FILTER COMPANY - ALTERNATE SCHEDULE A 2229800.00 AMERICAN WATER SOFTENER 3329723.00 1 1 1 1 1 1 APRIL 99 1957 ( CONT' D) COMPANY BASIC BID GARRATT ENGINEERING COMPANY 3299573.00 GENERAL -FILTER CO. 2469750.00 BELCO EQUIPMENT COMPANY BY H.D. FOWLER 273,100.00 GRAVER WATER CONDITION COMPANY 2979061.00 SPARKLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY 349,545.90 UNDER ITEM #2, BIOS WERE RECEIVED AND OPENED FROM THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: COMPANY BID PRICE HILLS MCCOMA 1,696.00 WXKKR6E •& �XHRNXN B . I . F. , I , 649.00 ° ALTERNATE 1,393.00 TOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 29577.00 " 00 ALTERNATE 29595.00 GENERAL•FILTER COMPANY 938.00 UNDER ITEM #39 THE FOLLOWING BIOS WERE RECEIVED: WALLACE & TIERNAN COMPANY 59579.00 FISCHER PORTER 3,855.00 " - ° ALTERNATE 626.00 GENERAL FILTER 59579.00 BELCO EQUIPMENT COMPANY 59580.00 UNDER ITEM #4, THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE REVIEWED: H. D. FOWLER 29418.75 SPARLING METER COMPANY 2,418.75 GENERAL -FILTER COMPANY 29419.00 ITEM #5 DELAVAL COMPANY 49279.00 LAYNE &•BOWL•ES 39825.27 JACCUZZI 30770.00 PUMP EQUIPMENT COMPANY 49334.25 ;R. M. WADE COMPANY 4,049.45 FAIRBANKS MORSE.COMPANY 4,289.00 ITEM #6 DELAVAL-COMPANY 4,139.00 LAYNE & BOWLES 39690.10 JACCUZZI 3,804.00 PUMP EQUIPMENT COMPANY 49334.25 R. M. WADE COMPANY 4,049.45 FAIRBANKS MORSE COMPANY 4,195.00 ITEM #7 DELAVAL COMPANY 11,582.00 LAYNE & BOWLES 119571.39 JACCUZZI 119909.00 PUMP EQUIPMENT COMPANY 149484.00 'R. M. WADE COMPANY 119896.30 FAIRBANKS MORSE COMPANY 119284.00 ITEM #8 DELAVAL COMPANY 29472.00 LAYNE &•BOWLES 29216.16 JACCUZZI 29330.00 PUMP EQUIPMENT COMPANY 19925.00 'R. M. WADE COMPANY 29184.20 IFAIRBANKS MORSE COMPANY 29730.00 417 ITEM #12 S. .F. PATTERSON 578.25 LUDLOW VALVE COMPANY 595.15 GOLDEN ANDERSON 860.00 H. 0. FOWLER 837.90 ITEM #13 BROWN LULAND COMPANY 29967.00 POE WATER $ORKS SUPPLY COMPANY 39718.75 B.I.F'. 29914.00 ITEM #14 BROWN LULAND COMPANY 3y650.00 POE WATER WORKS SUPPLY COMPANY 4,180.50 B.I.F. 3,402.00 " ALTERNATE 39112.00 ITEM #15 BROWN LULAND COMPANY 109590.00 HALLGREN & COMPANY ALTERNATE 89000.00 THE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO CAREY & KRAMER FOR APPRAISAL AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 10:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATTES*?554-"-� ' CITY CLERK APRIL 16, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS WALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY LT. BONG OF THE SALVATION ARMY. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, TAYLOR, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH%'COURCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A COMMUNICATION WAS READ FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THAT THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM MARVIN 0. ZANDELL TO MANLEY E. MATSEN AND ELLEN E. MATSEN, BROWN LANTERN TAVERN - 412 COMMERCIAL a a APRIL 99 1957 (CONT' D) ITEM #9 _ DELAVAL COMPANY 29472.00 LAYNE & BOWLES 29216.16 JACCUZZI . . 29330.00 PUMP EQUIPMENT COMPANY 19925.00 R. M. WADE & COMPANY 2,184.20 F,A I RBANKS MORSE COMPANY 29730.00 ITEM #10 SQUARE 0. COMPANY 159163.00 WESTINGHOUSE SUPPLY COMPANY 139880.00 ELECTRIC MACHINERY COMPANY 149741.00 ITEM #II LUDLOW VALVE COMPANY 1,902.00 H. D. FOWLER COMPANY 640.50 DARLING VALVE COMPANY 715.40 ITEM #12 S. .F. PATTERSON 578.25 LUDLOW VALVE COMPANY 595.15 GOLDEN ANDERSON 860.00 H. 0. FOWLER 837.90 ITEM #13 BROWN LULAND COMPANY 29967.00 POE WATER $ORKS SUPPLY COMPANY 39718.75 B.I.F'. 29914.00 ITEM #14 BROWN LULAND COMPANY 3y650.00 POE WATER WORKS SUPPLY COMPANY 4,180.50 B.I.F. 3,402.00 " ALTERNATE 39112.00 ITEM #15 BROWN LULAND COMPANY 109590.00 HALLGREN & COMPANY ALTERNATE 89000.00 THE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO CAREY & KRAMER FOR APPRAISAL AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 10:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATTES*?554-"-� ' CITY CLERK APRIL 16, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS WALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY LT. BONG OF THE SALVATION ARMY. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, TAYLOR, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH%'COURCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A COMMUNICATION WAS READ FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THAT THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM MARVIN 0. ZANDELL TO MANLEY E. MATSEN AND ELLEN E. MATSEN, BROWN LANTERN TAVERN - 412 COMMERCIAL -1111 ,fLu APRIL 16, 1957 (CONT'D) HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND ALSO THAT THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM WILLIAM PAUL JOHNSON TO GEET T. GOARD, JR., MELODY INN - 3f4 COMMERCIAL AVENUE HAD BEEN RECEIVED, BOTH THESE APPLICATIONS WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, - . A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING -THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE LICENSE ISSUED TO PAUL N. LUVERA - LUVERA'S MA8KET - 702 COMMERCIAL AVENUE HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED AS OF APRIL 6TH TO ED. T. SANGER, DBA ED'S MARKET. THIS COMMUN%I.CATION WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF WM, RICE TO A SIX MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD AS A FIREMEN, EFFECTIVE APRIL -5TH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON WELCOMED A GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT COUNCIL COMMENTING ON THEIR PREPARATION FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY WHICH IS TO BE HELD MAY 1ST, THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT Of THE POLICE CHIEF FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE CEMETERY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* MR, MUSTACICH REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD INVESTIGATED THE BID THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED ON THE PURCHASE OF A GIBSON-TRACTOR FOR THE CEMETERY, IT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT AWARD BE MADE TO THE LOWEST BIDDER - SMILEY -OF MT. VERNON. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, TAYLOR, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD RECENTLY REVIEWED THE CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY AS PRESENTED BY MRS. HARLEY BRANNON WHICH WAS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK -ON DECEMBER 14, 1956 COVERING PERSONAL INJURIES CLAIMED IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,100.00. MR. MUSTACICH SAID THAT IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF HIS COMMITTEE THAT THE CLAIMS BE REJECTED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMK41TTEE THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD MET WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT IN REGARD TO LEAKS AND THE EXCESSIVE USE OF WATER IN THEIR PROJECT AND THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD OFFERED TO COOPERATE WITH THE HOUSINT AUTHORITY IN AIDING THEM WITH THE DIGGING PROCEDURE TO UNCOVER THE LEAK. THE LEAK WAS APPARENT IN A 6° MAIN IN THEIR LINE. MAYOR PINSON SAID HE WOULD RECOMMEND TO THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT THAT THE NECESSARY AID BE GIVEN IN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE TROUBLE IN THE EXCESSIVE WATER BEING USED. MR. ELLIN FURTHER REPORTED FOR HIS COMMITTEE THAT IT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT -THE WATER DEPARTMENT INSTALL A 20= PLASTIC LINE ATO -WASHINGTON PARK, THIS WOULD BE A 1300 FT. EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT 2" LINE THAT RUNS AS FAR AS THE OLD AMSBERRY RESIDENCE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE.FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, TAYLOR, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT INFOR- MATION FURNISHED HIS COMMITTEE BY. THE FAR}WEST CORROSIQN CONTROL COMPANY IN IN ANSWER TO THEIR INQUIRIES RELATING TO A SURVEY OF CATHODIC PROTECTION ON THE WATER SYSTEM'S 16% AND 208 WATER PIPE LINES HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND THAT THE FAR -WEST CORROSION CONTROL COMPANY WAS QUOTING A LUMP SOAV(bF $880.00 FOR THE SURVEYS EXPLAINING TH?T THEY WOULD REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. MR. ELLIN SAID HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE WORK BE DONE JUST AS SOON AS P09SIBLE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FIRE, LIGHT AND dATER COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, TAYLOR, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN THEN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEEL'THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD INVESTIGATED THE REQUEST FOR EASEMENT RIGHTS OVER THE WATERSHED PROPERTY BY CASCADE -NATURAL GAS WHEREIN THEY PROPOSE TO USE THE EASEMENT REQUESTED APRIL 16, 1957 (CONT'D) TO INSTALL THEIR NATURAL GAS LINE INTO THE CITY• THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE.WAS THAT THE EASEMENT BE GRANTED MR. MUSTACICH MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED, AYES! MUSTACICHI SUTTS VANMETER9 TAYLOR, COOER9 NESS AND 'LLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN,REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE CITY'S EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION REQUESTING THAT AN EARLY MEETING BE SET UP WITH THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL. PERMISSION WAS GRANTED THE LABOR MANAGEMENT -COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL COMNILTTEE AT AN EARLY DATE. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT THE REQUEST OF MR. IVAN SURYAN REGARDING THE SEWER CHARGE HAD BEEN SATISFACTORILY ADJUSTED. .. MR. NESS FURTHER REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE CHAT THE DDG SITUATION IN ANACORTES WAS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE FURTHER ACTION BY THE COUNCIL WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION - THAT THE PRESENT ORDINANCE LACKED THE NEEDED ENFORCEMENT TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS FROM NUISANCES BEING CREATED BY THE DOGS. MR, VANMETER MADE A.MWI'ON THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY:: AMEND THE ORDINANCE AFTER REVIEWING THE ENTIRE PROBLEM AT THE NEXT STUDY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT IT HAD COME TO HI.S ATTENTION THAT THE SUDDEN DEATH OF JACK WRIGHT WAS QUITE A BLOW TO THE CITY DUE TO THE MANY HOURS OF WORK HE HAD GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY MR. VANMETER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SEND A LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO HIS FAMILY. MR. VANMETER THEN REPORTED THAT HE HAD WRITTEN TO THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN OLYMPIA ASKING FOR PROCEDURE AND RULING FOR GRADE CGOSSINGS WITH REGARD TO WARNING -LIGHTS AND SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY, HE WAS IN HOPES THAT HE WOULD HAVE SOME FURTHER RECOMM9,NDATION TO MAKE TO THE COUNCIL B.Y. THE -NEXT` MEETING IN REGARD TO THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS, MR. VANMETER REPORTED ABOUT ANOTHER MATTER CONCERNING RIGHT HAND TURNS FROM 38TH ON TO HEART LAKE ROAD - THAT HE BELIEVED A DEAD END SIGN ON 38TH STREET WAS NECESSARY9 WHEREUPON CHIEF GOFF INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HIS DEPARTMENT WAS WORKING ON THE SITUATION AND APPRECIATED THE SUGGESTION, MR. VANMETER REPORTED ON THE POSITION OF MOUNT VERNON IN CONNECTION WITH THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE AS RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY IN MOUNT VERNONg WHEREUPON IT HAD BEEN SUGGESTED THAT BOTH ANACORTES AND MOUNT VERNON HOLD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEES IN TRYING.TO WORK OUT A PROGRAM IN REGARD TO FRANCHISE CHARGES WITH THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, MR. VANMETER REQUESTED THAT THE CITY CLERK CONTACT THE CITY CLERK OF MT. VERNON ARRANGING A DATE FOR SUCH A MEETING• MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOW TIME FOR THE HEARING OF THE BUSHEY- BERENDS PETITION REGARDING CONDEMNATION OF AN 801 STRIP:'ON 'R AVENUE BETWEEN 40TH AND 41ST, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR OR AGAINST THE PETITION$ WHEREUPON THE MAYOR REFERRED THE'MATTER BACK TO THE COUNCIL. _ ON THE REQUEST OF MAYOR PINSON9 MR. WILLARD VADMAN, REPRESENTING WM. P HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY,_FINANCIgL ADVISORS FOR THE CITY, DISCUSSED THE PRESENT SITUATION IN REGARD TO THE FINANCING OF THE PROPOSED CENTRAL FILTER PLANT, MR. VADMAN REFERRED TO A TELEGRAM HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE TEXAS COMPANY - ALSO TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH SHELL OIL COMPANY AND TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. LUNDELL OF THE NAVY, WHEREUPON HE WAS IN- FORMED THAT ALL CONTRACTS WERE IN ORDER AND WOULD BE SIGNED IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE: HE EXPLAINED THAT SOME OF THE WORDING IN THE SHELL OIL CONTRACT WAS BEING CHANGED$ HOWEVER IT WAS NOT PRESENTING ANY UNUSUAL PROBLEM IN REGARD TO THE OVERALL CONTRACT, MR. VADMAN WENT ON TO REPORT THAT THIS WOULD CON- CLUDE ALL THE CONTRACISWITH THE EXCEPTION OF COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION AND THAT THERE HAD STILL BEEN.NO AGREEMENT REACHED WITH THAT COMPANY IN REGARD TO NEW WATER RATES OR FRRTICP.glM.INTHE NEW FILTER PLANT WHEREUPON MAYOR P I NSON REQUESTED THE CITY"ATTORNEY TO READ A LETTER RECEIVED FROM COOS BAY CORPORATION CONFIRMING A VERBAL.REQUEST OF APRIL STH AT WHICH TIME COOS,BAY HAD ASKEDIHE CITY COUNC1L TO AUTHOR 1 ZEPTHE I R , CONSULTANTS NAMELY CAREY AND "-RAMER AND WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO A CONSULTING FIRM ENGAGED BY COOS BAY PULP COMPANY, ALL PERIINENT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED CENTRAL FILTER PLANT AS WELL AS INFORMATION REGARDING WATER QUALITY TESTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE ON EXISTING RANNEY WELL WATER. MR. SUTT COMMENTED ON THE REQUEST OF COOS BAY STATING THAT WM. P. HARPER FELT THAT COOS BAY PULP HAD BEEN FURNISHED THIS INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY AND THAT ANY DELAY 1 1 1 421 APRIL 16, 1957 ( CONT' D) AT THIS TIME CAUSED BY REINVESTIGATING WOULD MERELY DELAY ALL FINANCING FOR CONSTRVCT10N OF THE FILTER.- A,G000 DEAL OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL, MR. MILLER OF COOS BAY PULE AS WELL AS MR, VADMAN ENSUED* MR, MILLERS POSITION IN REGARD TO VARIOUS.QUESTIONS WAS ANSWEREDD IN HIS LETTER WHICH HE BASED ON A CHANGING PICTURE SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR REGARDING WHAT HE TERMED A NEED OF COOS BAY PULP FOR FILTERED WATER AND THAT HE FELT THAT IN AS MUCH AS HIS COMPANY WAS BEING ASKED TO INVEST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS INTO THIS VENTURE, THAT THEY NEED UP TO DATE INFORMATION BEFORE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO JUDGE THE VALUE OF THE NEW CENTRAL FILTER PLANT TO THEIR OPERATIONS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE REQUEST.OF COOS BAY PULP BE GRANTED. AYES: SUTT,VANMETERO TAYLOR AND LLLIN, NO: MUSTACICH, CODER AND NESS. MOTION CARRIED. INA REPORT MADE TO THE COUNCIL BY CAREY & KRAMER IN REGARD TO THE BIDS FOR THE CENTRAL FILTER PLANT TT" WASLREOOMMENDED 'THAT' CONTRACTS BE .'•AWARDED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS - THAT THE CITY OF ANACORTES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY PAYMENTS OR CLAIMS WHATSOEVER UNTIL THE SUPPLIERS OR MANUFACTURERS RECEIVE A LETTER OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE CITY OR ITS AGENT AUTHORIZING THE SUPPLIERS OR MANUFACTURERS TO PROCEED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CARY AND KRAMER BE CONSIDERED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT:THE AWARDING OF THE BIDS PRIOR TO ANY FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE WITHOUT LIA$I LITY AS FAR AS THE CITY WAS CONCERNED. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN, NO: SUTT AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS THEN REQUESTED TO READ A LETTER THAT HAD BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM WM. P. HARER AND SON AND COMPANY WHICH REPORTED THE PROGRESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR AGREEMENT OF MARCH 15, 1957 AS MODIFIED APRIL 29 1957 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCING FOR THE PROPOSED FILTER PLANT. THE CONTENTS OF THE LETTER READ AS FOLLOWS: OWE WISH TO REPORT PROGRESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR AGREEMENT OF MARCH 19, 19579 AS MODIFIED APRIL 29 1957, IT WAS ANTICI- PATED THAT A FIRM PROPOSAL FOR THE FINANCING WOULD BE PRESENTED AT THIS TIME, BUT SINCE NO CONTRACTS ARE YET EXECUTED, WE FEEL THAT FURTHER EXTENTION OF NEGOTIATION IS WARRANTED, INASMUCH AS ADDITIONAL TIME WILL NOT OTHERWISE DELAY YOUR PROJECT, INQUIRIES TO DATE INDICATED THAT FURTHER MODIFICATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PLACE THESE BONDS: I. MAXIMUM COUPON OF 5% MAY BE REQUIRED, WITH A CORRES- PONDING INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE RATE; 2. THE BOND BUYERS MAY REQUIRE.GREATER PROTECTION WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUANCE OF PARITY BONDS AFTER THIS ISSUE; 3, DELIVERY OF BONDS MUST BE SUBJECT TO EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS WITH SHELL OIL COMPANY, THE TEXAS COMPANY AND COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESENT TERMS OFFERED; 4, WE MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LEGAL OPINION OF EASTERN BOND ATTORNEYS, FOR WHICH WE WILL AGREE TO PAY, IT IS INDICATED THAT AWARD FOR EQUIPMENT CAN BE MADE WITHOUT IMMEDIATE LIABILITY AND WITHOUT ACTUALLY DELAYING THE PROJECT, WE SUGGEST THAT THIS BE DONE, AND WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OUTLINED, UNTIL: (A) CON- TRACTS OR FIRM INDICATIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM EACH OF THE THREE COMPANIES; (B) THE CITY REQUIRES A FIRM PROPOSAL OF FINANCE IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE PROCEEDING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT A FIRM PROPOSAL WILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO (72) HOURS,OF REQUEST WHEN EITHER OF THE FOREGOING OCCURS, OR EARLIER WHEN DEFINITE SATISFACTORY TERMS ARE DETERMINED. WE WILL REPORT PROGRESS AS WARRANTED, AND AT ANY EVENT AT YOUR NEN T REGULAR MEETING.* A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND,SECONDEO BY ELLIN THAT THE LETTER BE ACCEPTED. AYES. MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. NO: SUTT AND TAYLOR, MOTION CARRIED. BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE AWARDING OF THE BIDS, MR. KRAMER REQUESTED THAT A RECESS OF THE COUNCIL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME SO THAT THE COUNCIL COULD MEET WITH ANY OF THE BIDDERS WHO MIGHT REQUEST A FEW MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL'S TIME IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR BID PROPOSALS. GENERAL FILTER COMPANY MET IN THE RECESS PERIOD WITH THE COUNCIL AND REAFFIRMED THEIR POSITION IF AWARDED THE BIO - THAT THEY WOULD NOT HOLD THE CITY LIABLE DURING THE PERIOD OF FINANCING WHICH AT THIS TIME SEEMED TO BE SUBJECT TO A BRIEF DELAY, THERE BEING NO OTHER BIDDERS PRESENTED THAT HAD ANYTHING FURTHER TO TAKE UP WITH THE COUNCIL, MAYOR PINSON RECONVENED THE COUNCIL AT 9:20 P.M., WHEREUPON MR. MUSTACICH MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CAREY AND KRAMER BE ACCEPTED AND BIDS AWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: BID ITEM NO. 1 - BID.ALTERNATE NO. i 0EWERAL,F-VQTER COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2210179.00; BID ITEM NO. 2 - GENERAL FILTER COMPANY - $938.00; ON 810 ITEM NO, 3 TT'WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THERE BE A DELAY IN THE AWARDING OF -THIS ITEM PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. BID ITEM NO, 6, SPARLING METER COMPANY - $2,716.25; BID ITEM NO, 5 AND 6 - LAYNE & BOWLER 9UMP?CBMPANY - $229951.62; BID ITEMS NO, 79 8 AND 9 - DELAVAL TURBINE 422 PACIFIC COMPANY - ITEM #7 $34.746.00; ITEM NO. 8 $99888.00 AND BID ITEM #9 - $29472.00; BID ITEM NO.•10.- $139880.00 - WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION BID ITEM #1- H. D. FOWLER COMPANY - $59124.001•BID ITEM #12 - H. D. !FOWLER COMPANY -•$1,;03.20 BID ITEM #13 - NO AWARD TO BE MADE ON THIS ITEM SINCE IT WILL NOT BE NEEDED. BID ITEM #14 - B.I.F PACIFIC INC. - $6,224.00; BID ITEM #15 - IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE AWARD BE DELAYED ON THIS ITEM. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND THE AYES WERE: MUSTACICH VANMETER, COVER, NESS AND ELLIN. NO: SUTT, TAYLOR, MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM MRS. LENA BERRY - 1015 - 23RD STREET WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL WHEREIN SHE REQUESTED THE PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL TO PROSPECT MT. ERIE AND NEAR- BY VICINRY. THIS:PETITION WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PARK BOARD FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL, A PETITION FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILLIARY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL WHICH REQUESTED THE USE OF CAUSLAND PARK ON SATURDAY! APRIL 20TH FOR THEIR ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND.SECONDED BY TAYLOR THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED AS REQUESTED, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK THEN READ THE APPLICATION OF THE ANACORTES LAUNDRY WHICH ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO PLACE A DIRECTIONAL SIGN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 3RD AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE WITH POWER TO ACT AS MOVED BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY.TAYLOR. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER; NESS, -TAYLOR AND_ELLIN. VANMETER ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM THE SANJUAN MOTEL WAS READ REQUESTING PERMISSION TO PLACE A SIGN ADVERTISING THEIR MOTEL AT 32ND AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY -AND REPORT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. _ A PETITION -SIGNED BY WM. C. COLEMAN - 2820 COMMERCIAL AVENUE (24 FLAVORS ICE CREAM STORE) WAS READ WHICH REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER LEAVING TWO OR THREE PARKING SPACES ON THE EAST SIDE OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE AT 29TH STREET FROM THE SOUTH CORNER RUNNING NORTH AND THAT NO PARKING SIGNS FROM -THIS POINT NORTH TOWARD THE BACKSTOP BE PLACED. HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT IN THE TWO OR THREE SPACES THAT ARE LEFT ON THE SOUTH CORNER, A 10 MINUTE PARKING LIMIT BE PLACED WHERE HIS CUSTOMERS WOULD BE ABLE TO PARK LONG ENOUGH TO 00 BUSINESS AT HISSTORE, MR. SUTT SAID HE HAD INVESTIGATED THIS REQUEST AND SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS FAIR AND WOULD 'MOVE . ^ THAT THE COUNCIL GRANT THE REQUEST WITHOUT FURTHER STUDY, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER, MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE VACATING:15' OF L. AVENUE BETWEEN THE SOUTH LINE OF KING STREET AND THE NORTH LINE OF 41ST OR QUEEN STREET IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED.ANO GIVEN #1211 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK 8E AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES, MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND VANMETER. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE #1210 RELATING TO -LICENSING AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND MUSIC MACHINES, THE AMENDMENT AFFECTED SECTION 8 OF ORDINANCE #1210 SETTING LICENSE FEES IN THE SUM OF $50.00 FOR -EACH PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE OPERATION OF AMUSEMENT DEVICES -AND/OR MUSIC MACHINES AND.IN ADDITION THERETO, AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FOR EACH AMUSEMENT DEVICE90F $60.00 PER YEAR AND. FOR EACH MUSIC MACHINE, $25.00 PER YEAR. THE AMENDED ORDINANCE FURTHER REPEALED SECTION TWO DELETING RROM THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE -THE LICENSING OF VENDING MACHINES AND FROM SECTION FOUR THE LICENSING OF DISTRIBUTORS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1212 AND -THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE ADUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYESt MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND VANMETER. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY -THEN READ APROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WHICH MADE PROVISION FOR THE REFUNDING OF LICENSE FEES COLLECTED IN ERROR ON CERTAIN LABOR UNIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDINANCE #1202. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE PUBLISHED WITH A STATEMENT THAT THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCILON MAY 7TH AT 7:30 P.M., WHEREUPON ANY PERSON OR PERSONS MAY BE HEARD FOR OR AGAINST THE ADOPTION - THEREOF. THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN READ A RESOLUTION COVERING A DEED TO A PARCEL OF, LAND ADJOINING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE CITY OF ANACORTES TO BE USED BY THE ORGANIZED MILITIA OF THE STATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY THEREON. THE RESOLUTION FURTHER AUTHORIZED y a 1 1 1 1 1 423 APRIL 16, 1957 (CONT -D) THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A GOOD AND SUFFICIENT DEED FROM THE CITY TO THE STATE'FOR SAID PURPOSES ON THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE#) OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE#), SECTION 249 TOWNSHIP 35 NO RANGE I, 1E.W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT AT THE INTERESECTION OF SOUTH LINE OF 22ND STREET PROCUDED WITH THE EAST LINE OF M. AVENUE PRODUCED; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF 22ND STREET PRODUCED 3001 MORE OR LESS TO THE INTERESECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF N AVENUE PRODUCED; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF N AVENUE PROJECT ED 216'; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF 22ND STREET 3001; THENCE NORTH 216• TO POINT OF BEGINNING, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR, ELLIN AND VANMETER, MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF APRIL, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, ELLIN AND VANMETER. TAYLOR ABSTAINED, MOTION CARRIED, - FROM WM. J. PERRY,ADJUSTORS THE CITY ATTORNEY HANDED A LETTER TO THE CITY CLERK/WHICH REQUESTED THAT THE CITY SIGN A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT FOR $176.70 TO COVER DAMAGES CAUSED BY MR, JACK A. WALTON TO THE LAWN OF CAUSLAND PARK ON DECEMBER 23RD9 1956, THE LETTER ADVISED THAT UPON RECEIPT OF THE FORMS A DRAFT IN THE ABOVE AMOUNT WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CIN, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN IST 9:50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, ATTES C Y CLERK, MAY 7, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL'OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING.. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. JOHNSON, PASTOR OF THE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND LLLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE CITY EMPLOYEES LOCAL #347, ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING AS.SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEREIN WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WOULD BE DISCUSSED, THIS WAS TURNED OVER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COM- MITTEE, MR.' ELLIN 7FOR ARRANGEMENT OF A MEETING. A LETTER FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES REQUESTING THAT TWO DELEGATES BE DESIGNATED WHO WOULD CARRY THE POWER OF VOTING AT THE FORTHCOMING STATE CONVENTION, JUNE 6TH AND 7TH AT BELLINGHAM WAS READ, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT MAYOR PINSON AND COUNCILMAN SUTT BE AUTHORIZED DELEGATES IN BEHALF OF THE.CITY OF ANACORTES. MOTION CARRIED, THE CLERK READ A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES PRESENTED BY CLAUDE E. SPEER IN THE AMOUNT OF $20.66 FOR DAMAGES TO HIS CAR WHILE AIDING THE CITY. BUILDING INSPECTOR TO REMOVE HIS CITY VEHICLE FROM A HOLE IN THE STREET. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED THE CLERK TO FORWARD THIS CLAIM TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION DOCUMENTS COVERING RIGHT OF WAY CONTRACTS AND RECEIPTS FOR ADVANCED DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRANTING OF A 50' RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY OVER CERTAIN WATER PROPERTY BELONGING TOTHE CITY, BEFORE SIGNING THE RIGHT OF WAY PAPERS, MAYOR PINSON REQUESTED THAT MR, WINN INVESTIGATE THE PROPERTY UNDER QUESTION REQUESTING THAT THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY STAKE OUT THE PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY SO THAT MR. WINN AND HIS PARK COMMITTEE COULD APPRAISE THE VALUE OF THE TIMBER 424 y a MAY 7, 1957 (CONT' D) THAT WOULD BE CUT PRIOR TO ANY SALVAGE WORK OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE CITY ATTORNEY PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A WARRANTY DEED IN BEHALF OF BERNARD ANDERSON AND EVELYN ANDERSON WHICH GRANTS'THE CITY THE NORTH 301 OF BLOCK 13, SEATTLE SYNDICATE'S FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC TRAVEL PURPOSES, THIS DEED WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS C6MMITTEE FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF MR. BERT VERRALL FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND WOULD HAVE A NEW APPOINTMENT AT A LATER DATE, THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF APRILS 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR'THE MONTH OF APRIL' 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF APRILS 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND'ORDERED PLACED ON FILE.. n. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH'OF APRILV 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRES DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRILt 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF APRILt 1957 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• MR. WINN SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE BY THE PARK BOARD IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WASHINGTON PARK AS A RECREATION CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY* HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL STUDY SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT THE BOARD WAS NOW FACED WITH IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE PROGRESS OF THEIR PLANNED OPERATIONS* MR. WINN PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A DETAILED MAP SHOWING THE PROPOSED ADVANCED PLANNING FOR CAMPING SITES AND AREAS OF PARKING FACILITIES TWAT WERE CONTEMPLATED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE PARK COMMISSION THAT THE PREPARED MAPS BE PLACED AT THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK WERE IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE CITIZENS TO VIEW THE PROGRESS AND ANTICIPATED PROGRAM OF THE WASHINGTON PARK AREA, MR. WINN EXPLAINED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WAS NOW MORE CUTTING CONTEMPLATED IN WASH— INGTON PARK AND THAT THE NEXT MDIE WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH THE CAMP SITES JUST AS SOON AS THE*PURCHASE OF THE STOVES COULD BE MADE, THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTED THAT A CHARGE OF 75X BE MADE FOR OVER NIGHT CAMPING AND A CHARGE OF 5011 BE MADE FOR BOAT TRAILERS STORED OVERNIGHT, IT WAS FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT A GATE BE PLACED AT THE PARK AND A SIGN PLACED THEREON ADVISING THE PUBLIC THAT THE HOURS OF OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE PARK WOULD BE 5:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. MR. WINN'S COMMITTEE ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FURNISH AN OCCASIONAL:.PATROL THROUGH THE AREA IN ORDER TO AID THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT IN POLICING ANY VANDALISM THAT MIGHT OCCUR. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PARK BOARD AND INFORMED MR. WINN THAT POLICE PATROL PROTECTION WOULD BE OFFERED, MR. MUSTACICH COMMENTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT IT HAD COME 'TO HIS ATTENTION THAT THE POWER COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE WATER SYSTEM OF ANACORTES WAS ON THE INCREASE AND THAT IT WAS JUST ANOTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE IRON DEPOSIT— ING WITHIN THE PIPES AND PUMPS AND THE REST OF THE SYSTEM WAS CAUSING A 'DECIDED FRICTI'ONP:THAT WAS INCREASING THE POWER COSTS, MR. MCCRORYI WATER SUPERINTENDENT CONFIRMED MR. MUSTACICH'S 'REPORT EXPLAINING THAT NEXT WEEK HE HAD HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO LOOK INSIDE THE PIPE WHEN THEY WOULD BE MAKING A 6" CUT IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE TEXAS LINE* _ THE CITY ATTORNEY FURNISHED THE COUNCIL WITH A SIGNED CONTRACT FROM THE TEXAS -COMPANY FOR WATER UNDER THE NEW WATER AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED PLANNED FILTER SYSTEM. MR. ILLLIN REQUESTED THAT THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT INSPECT THE WATER LINE RUNNING FROM THE METER TO THE REST ROOMS AT WASHINGTON PARK AND 'ADVISE THE COUNCIL WHAT THE APPROXIMATE COST WOULD BE TO REPLACE THIS SECTION OF THE LINE 425 MAY 79 1957 (CONT'D) WITH A 2% LINE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A GREATER QUANTITY OF WATER FOR THE REST ROOMS AND ALSO SUPPLY WATER ON OUT TO THE CAMP SITES BEYOND THE REST ROOMS, MR. ELLIN REPORTED FURTHER THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES UNION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT AN EMPLOYEE CALLED FOR JURY DUTY BE REIMBURSED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIS REGULAR SALARY FROM THE CITY ,AND, THE AMOUNT THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE FROM THE COUNTY AS A JUROR. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. A SECOND RECOMMENDATION FROM MR. ELLIN ON BEHALF OF THE EMtLOYEES UNION WAS THAT THE MECHANIC BE GRANTED AT THIS TIME, A $20.00 A MONTH INCREASE IN WAGES FROM THE MONEY TO BE TAKEN FROM A SUM OF $40.00 A MONTH THAT HAD BEEN SET UP FOR TOOL RENTAL AND THAT THE CITY CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO PAY FOR TOOL RENTAL TO THE MECHANIC THE REMAINING 20.00.• AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE CITY WOULD BUDGET FOR PURCHASE, THE IDOLS OF THE MECHANIC FOR A STATED PRICE OF $19000,00, THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID AT THAT - TIME WOULD BE $19000.00 LESS THE $20.00 PAYMENTS THAT WOULD START IN MAY OF 1957• A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED, AYES: MUSTACICH, BUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. BUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT:HE WISHED TO ASK THE HENSLER BENEATH COMMITTEE TO ATTEND A MEETING TO BE HELD THURSDAY NOON AT AMSBERRY CAFE WHEREIN SOMETHING COULD BE DECIDED REGARDING THE $69000.00 THAT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE ESTATE FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES* MR, VANMETER QUESTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF OILING THE STREETS AND DIS- CUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING OIL - THERE BEING SOME DOUBT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT OIL COULD BE OBTAINED THIS YEAR. THE STREET SUPER- INTENDENT ADVISED THAT HE WOULD CONTACT BOTH THE ISLAND TRANSFER AND THE MARINE ASPHALT COMPANY TO DETERMINE JUST WHAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FURNISH IN THE WAY OF DUST OIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CITY GO ON RECORD AS ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO GO TO THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES ASKING THAT CITIES BE GRANTED THE PERMISSION OF APPLYING FOR A WHEEL TAX IN THIS STATE - THE MONEY TO PROVIDE ROAD CARE FOR THE CITIES, MOTION CARRIED, MR. BUTT RECOMMENDED THAT HE FELT HIS COMMITTEE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTACT SOME OF THE USERS, PARTICUARLY THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT USERS OF 32ND STREET TO SEE IF HE COULDN'T OBTAIN SOME HELP IN FINANCING THE DUST CONTROL ON THAT STREET, MR. BUTT FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TREES AND SIDEWALK CONDITIONS BX- ISTING IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY EXTENDING ON INTO SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS PARKING STRIPS ABOVE THE LIBRARY BE INVESTIGATED:BY THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO REMOVE THE CONDITIWHAT EXISTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAISED SIDEWALKS CAUSED BY THE HUGE TREES IN THAT AREA. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REGARDING RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS, HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO REFER THE ENTIRE MATTER TO THE COUNCIL STUDY MEETING THIS FOLLOWING WEEK. MR. VANMETER .'....MOVED _D THAT THE ANACORTES LAUNDRY SIGN BE ALLOWED -AS LONG AS IT WOULD BE PLACED 151 FROM THE -SIDEWALK AND THAT THE OWNERSOF THE ANACORTES LAUNDRY BE INFORMED.THAT THE USUAL FEE OF $10.00 A YEAR WOULD BE IN ORDER, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. AYES: MUSTACICH, BUTT, VAMMETER CODER, NESS AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. MR. VANMETER RECOMMENDED THAT THE ADVERTISING SIGN REQUESTED BY THE SANJUAN MOTEL AT 32ND STREET BE GRANTED AND THAT THE CITY CLERKIS OFFICE SEND THE STATEMENT FOR THE USUAL FEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE VANMETER BE ACCEPTED. AYES: BUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MUSTACICH ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM VIOLET JARVIS•REQUESTING THAT THE CITY ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A DIRECTIONAL SIGN AT 3RD AND COMMERCIAL. THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLIBE COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. ' •' MA% 79 1957 ( CONT' D) A PETITION FROM THE GROUND OBSERVERS CORPSREQUESTINGTHAT THE CITY BARRACAOE THE STREET NEAR THEIR INSTALLATION WAS READ. THEY FEEL THAT ANY CHILD COULD FALL -A DISTANCE OF 20t AND BE HARMED. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE TO ItINVESTIGATE AND ACT AS THEY SEE FIT ON A MOTION FROM MR. VANMETER WHICH WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CA'FtR1E0. A PETITION FROM J. S. DIGBY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL WHICH REQUESTED PERMISSION TO PLANT GRASS AND SHRUBS ON PROPERTY LYING BETWEEN HIS PROPERTY LINE AND V. AVENUE RUNNIN¢ NORTH FROM 5TH STREET TO THE LANE, THE COUNCIL WAS ADVISED THE THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT THAT ONE OF THESE TREES OR SHRUBS THAT HAD BEEN PLANTED WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AS IT HAD BEEN PLANTED DIRECTLY OVER A WATER LINE., THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND ADVICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THIS PROPERTY, A PETITION FROM LT. ARTHUR CARLSON,•-VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS REQUESTING THE COUNCIL,TO GRANT PERMISSION TO BRING A CARNIVAL TO THE CITY FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE IOTH AND 15TH WAS READ, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED TO THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION AS PER THEIR REQUEST. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. A'PETITION,WAS READ TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH HAD BEEN PRESENTED BY APPROXIMATELY 20 PROPERTY OWNERS ON 20TH STREET IN WHICH THEY REQUEST THAT THE CITY INVESTIGATE THE CONDITIONS OF 20TH STREET SINCE THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY HAD BEEN PERMITTED TO CUT INTO THEIR BLACK TOP AND REFILL. THE PETITION STATED THAT THE REPAVING JOB WAS VERY UNSATISFACTORY AND WAS IN NO WAY ACCEPTIBLE UNDER WHAT THEY HAD CONSIDERED WOULD BE A PROPER JOB, DIS- CUSSION THEN CENTERED AROUND 12GH STREET AND MODERN HOMES WHERE THE SAME CONDITION EXISTS REGARDING THE REFILL AND RE SURFACING BY CASCADE GAS, ALL 3 AREAS HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY SURFACED, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND ALSO CONTACT THE GAS COMPANY AND HAVE THE WORK REDONE IN A MORE SATISFACTORY MANNER, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE RETURN OF THE PAYMENT OF A LICENSE FEE TO A LABOR UNION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1213 AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVERING BUILDING INSPECTION FEES FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED #12149 AND THE MAYOR AND CLERK AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVERING THE REQUIRED IN- SPECTION AND PERMIT FEES FOR FURNACES AND OIL BURNING APPLIANCES AND ALSO TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF DRAIN TILE AROUND NEW BUILDINGS WHICH WAS A REPEAL OF ORDINANCE #1136. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED,AND ASSIGNED #1215 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY.READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 AND 12 OF ORDINANCE #1181 WHICH PERTAINS TO THE LICENSING AND CONTROL OF DOG$ WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED.BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND ASSIGNED #1216 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME. AYES: SUTT, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MUSTACICH AND VANMETER ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. THE PITY ATTQRNEY SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL A WARRANTY DEED THAT HE HAD PREPAREQ COVERING THE DEEDING OF THE WEST 30' OF TRACT B OF WOODS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES ON BEHALF OF THE GRANTOR, WALTON LUMBER COMPANY FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF $1.00. THE CITY CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO FORWARD THIS DEED TO.THE WALTON LUMBER COMPANY FOR SIGNATURE AND RETURN TO THE CITY. MR. WINN SPOKE AT THIS TIME IN BEHALF OF THE PARK COMMISSION REGARDING PROVISIONS THAT SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRANTING OF THIS DEED, SUGGESTING TO THE COUNCIL THAT BEFORE PERMISSION IS GRANTED TO MR. FOSS TO CLEAR THIS PROPERTY, THE RIGHT OF WAY BE STAKED OUT BY MR. FOSS SO THAT 1 1 1 1 1 1 421 MAY 7, 1957 (CONT'D) THAT TE TI•MBERHANDOISSION WOULD HAALSO/jTHATGRT ONVOFTAEHE CABLEELT���P�JGETISE SOUNDDPOWERUATE AND LHGHT COMRANY CROSSING THE RIGHT OF WAY. -'THAT INVESTIGATION WITH THE POWER COMPANY BE MADE TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF THE CABLE AS WELL AS THE RIGHTS OF THE CGTY TO CROSS THE SAME AND THAT THE ENTIRE STREET THEREBY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SIGNING OF THIS DEED Bt BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY ENGINEER ALONG WITH THE PARK.COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH THE PROPER LINES."'. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT..BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT9 VANMETER, CODER NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:.50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATTEST:.�. - CITY C RK 1,4/ MAY 21 , '1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOOATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. SPLAWN9 PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT DUE TO THE FACT. THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR CONSIDERATION, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER FROM THE ANACORTES HIGH SCHOOL SIGNED BY LYNN TAYLOR, MAYOR AND JIM STROCK9 CITY CLERK WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL THANKING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FINE COOPERATION THAT WAS GIVEN THE SENIOR CLASS IN THEIR RECENT STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY, THELETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER FROM THE SHELL OIL COMPANY TO THE ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL WAS READ INFORMING THE CITY THAT UNDER SEPARATE COVER THE REVISED SUPPLEMENTAL WATER CONTRACT WAS BEING SENT TO THE CITY SIGNED IN PROPER ORDER AND THAT THEY TRUSTED THE MATTER COULD BE SIGNED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO JUNE 9TH. A LETTER FROM WM. 14. HARPER AND SONS AND COMPANY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING THEIR MARCH 19TH AGREEMENT AS MODIFIED APRIL 2ND AND APRIL 1.6TH IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF BONDS AND THE ISSUANCE OF WATER REVENUE BONDS FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES OF A TOTAL PAR VALUE OF $Ij6009000, BEARING DATE OF JULY 1911957 - BOND MATURING 1963 TO 1967 BEARING AN INTEREST RATE OF 4 3/49 AND AN INTEREST RATE OF 5% FOR BONDS MATURING 1978 TO 1987; IT BEING'UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS PROVISION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: FIRSTS THAT A BOND ORDINANCE SHALL BE PASSED SATISFACTORY TO THE BUYERS - SECOND# THAT THE BONDS SHALL BE CALLABEE IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON ANY INTEREST PAYMENT DATE IN INVERSE NUMERICAL ORDER - THIRDS THAT CONTRACTS SUBSTANTIALLY AS PRESENTED SHALL BE EXECUTED BETWEEN THE CITY AND SHELL OIL COMPANY, THE TEXAS COMPANY, AND COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE BONDS; FOURTH - THAT BONDS -SHALL BE DELIVERED WITH THE UNQUALIFIED APPROVING LEGAL OPINION OF MESSRS, PRESTON$ THOR- GRIMSON & HOROWITZ, BOND ATTORNEYS OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AND C14APMAN & CUTLERS BOND ATTORNEYS OF CHICAGO, ILLINOI-S, ESTABLISHING THEM AS ISSUED ON A PARITY WITH SERIES A BONDS PRESENTLY OUTSTANDING; FIFTH - THAT SAID APPROVING LEGAL OPINIONS AND CERTIFICATE OF NON-LITIGATIONt TOGETHER WITH THE BONDS OF THIS ISSUE SHALL BE DELIVERED TO US AT A BANK OF OUR CHOICE IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON ON OR BEFORE JULY 15, 1957; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE BONDS ARE NOT DELIVERED BY THIS DATEI IT MAY BE EXTENDED AT THE OPTION OF THE UNDERWRITERS; SIXTH - FEES DUE WM. P. HARPER AND SON & COMPANY FOR EMPLOYMENT OF SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BOND ISSUE AND NEGOTIATIONS OF CONTRACTS WITH INDUSTRIAL USERS, SHALL BE ABSORBED Ai PART OF THIS OFFER SO THAT NO PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE. 428 cc d a MAY 219 1957 (CONT' D) A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE ABOVE PROPOSAL, RETURNING THE SAME TO WM. P. HARPER AND SON & COMPANY. AYES: MUSTACICH,VANMETER, CODER$ NESS & ELLIN. NO: SUTT AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE SAN JUAN MOTEL TO PLACE A BILLBOARD ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THE RECOMMENDA- TION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS THAT,THE COUNCIL REJECT THE REQUEST, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES MEETING AT BELLINGHAM JUNE 6TN AND 7TH WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO CITY GOVERNMENT AND HOPED THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND AT LEAST PART OF THE SESSION, MAYOR PINSON SAID HE WISHED TO SUBMIT THE NAME OF LOREN WELCH TO SUCCEED HIMSELF ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. WELCH BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CARRIED.: A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MAPLE TREES IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY ON 8TH STREET THAT ARE DAMAGING THE STREET AND GUTTERS BE RE OVED BY THE STREET DEPARTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING WATER PRESSURES AT WASHINGTON PARK AND WOULD HAVE A FINAL REPORT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THAT CITY EMPLOYEES BE ALLOWED TO APPEAR FOR JURY DUTY ON CALL AND THAT THE CITY PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE COUNTY PAID AND THE EMPLOYEES HOURLY PAY RECEIVED AS SALARY, AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, SUTT AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER REQUESTED THAT THE MATTER CONCERNING THE CENTERL PARKING THAT WAS NOW BEING ALLOWED ON 6TH AND 8TH STREETS ON 0 AVENUE BE REFERRED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION, MR. SUTT'.REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE HENSLER ESTATE HAD MET TWO WEEKS AGO AND THAT THEY HAD AGREED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR A MEMORIAL CONSISTING OF AN OUTDOOR KITCHIN AND CAMP FACILITIES IN THE WASHINGTON PARK AREA, SAID PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE S•FEt-w-T'S AND PARKS BOARD • AT THEIR MEETING NEXT WEEK. MR. SUTT RECOMMENDED THAT THE WARRANTY DEED THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM BERNARD ANDERSON AND EVELYN ANDERSON GRANTING THE CITY THE NORTH 301 OF BLOCK 139 SEATTLE SYNDICATE FOR ROAD AND PUBLIC TRAVEL PURPOSES BE ACCEPTED. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY NESS, AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN SUTT AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, MR. NESS RECOMMENDED THAT THE HUCKIN'S DIVING COMPANY BE EMPLOYED TO INSPECT THE SEWER OUTLET, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE HUCKINS DIVING COMPANY BE AUTHORIZED TO DO THE WORK, AYES: MUSTACICH,, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, SUTT AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLIBE COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE SPEED LIMITS AND SIGNS ON R AVENUE REFERRED TO CHIEF GOFF FOR CHECKING, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT THE PETITION OF VIOLET JARVIS FOR INSTALLING # DIRECTIONAL SIGN AT 3RD AND COMMERCIAL BE GRANTED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED.• MOTION CARRIED. THE MARINEER'S PAGEANT ASSOCIATt:ON PETITIONED THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PER- MISSION TO USE THE STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER NECESSARY FACILITIES UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 22ND THROUGH THE 27TH OF JULY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED, MOTION CARRIED. A SECOND" Pen TION .FROM THE MAR&NEERS PAGEANT WAS READ REQUESTING THE CITY (HALL 1. FOR A DANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARINEERS PAGEANT CELE- BRATION WHEREUPON MR. VANMETER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED PROVIDING IT WOULD BE ON A NO COST BASIS TO THE CITY, MOTION CARRIED. 429 MAY 219 1957 ( CONT' D) A PETITION SIGNED BY THE TACOMA MOUNTAINEERS WAS READ WHICH REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE MT. ERIE FOR A CLIMBING PRACTICE ON THE WEEKEND OF . MAY 26TH, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MU TACICH SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED TO THE MOUNTAINEERS AS REQUESTED, MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #1210 REDWING TO THE LICENSING OF AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND MUSIC MACHINES. A MOTION WAS. MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE ORDINANCE BE'.ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1217 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK -BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, SUTT AND TAYLOR. MOTION CARRIED* A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTH- ORIZED TO EXECUTE THE WATER CONTRACTS OF TEXACO, SHELL OIL AND COOS BAY PULP, XN» AS SOON AS THE COOS BAY CONTRACT 13 RECEIVED IN APPROPRIATE FORM ��.. AND THEN ADVISE THE FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER TO ISSUE THE WORK ORDERS FOR THE EQUIPMENT AS AWARDED. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CODER, AYES: MUSTA- CICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS & ELLIN. NO: TAYLOR AND SUTT, MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF MAY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO.OBJECTIONSg MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE -CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN & SUTT. TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED, THE STATE GAME INSTRUCTORS REQUESTED THE USE OF THE CITY HALL GYM . FOR RIFLE PRACTICE FOR A COURSE IN INSTRCUTION THAT THEY WERE CONTEMPLATING IN THE NEAR -FUTURE, THE MAYOR REFERRED THIS REQUEST'' TO CHIEF GOFF WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT RATHER THAN USI G THE -GYM IN THE CITY HALL THAT THEY TRY TO WORK OUT A PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF THE FIRE HALL FOR THESE INSTRUCTORS.. MR. BUD WALTON WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND REQUESTED THE%' NECESSARY STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY HIM IN REGARD TO SUBDIVIDING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY NORTH EAST OF WASHINGTON PARK. MR. WALTON WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR ACTION IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER. MR. SUTT SAID THAT HE WOULD•LIKE TO -THANK THE LION'S CLUB FOR THE WORK THEY HAD PERFORMED IN CLEANING UP CAP SANTE PARK, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:45 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR _ ATTEST: CITY CLERK JUNE 49 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:45 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. MR. VANMETER REQUESTED A REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 21,.19579 QUESTIONING THE'TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IN THE NEW WATER CONSTR`JCTION BOND ISSUE. THE AMOUNT SHOULD BE $196009000.00. A TYPEGRAPHICAL ERROR HAD BEEN MADE IN TRANSCRIBING THE MINUTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT IDUE TO-T'NE'IFACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 21, THAT THEY BE APPROVED AS IF READ WITH THE CORRECTION NOTED -ABOVE. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WHICH ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT -STANLEY V. JEWELL, DBA EMPIRE CAFE HAD DIS- CONTINUED HIS OPERATIONS, OTHER CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISED THE CITY OF RENEWAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE•FOLLOW- ING FIRMS - ED'S MARKET, 702 - COMMERCIAL, FERGIE'S GROCERY, 1502 - COMMERCIAL ELKS LODGE NO. 1214, 1009 - 7TH STREET, STEINMAN'S GROCERY, 1719 - 12TH STREET, ROSARIO GROCERY, 3202 COMMERCIAL AND THE ANACORTES ICE COMPANY, 108 - O. ~VENUE. 430 JUNE 49 1957 (CONT'D) A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ABOVE BE PLACED ON FILE, MOTION CARRIED• THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A CONTRACT COVERING MUNICIPAL STREET LIGHTING BETWEEN THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY AND THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS STUDY• :IN HIS.REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, MAYOR PINSON MENTIONED THE MEETING TO BE HELD IN BELLINGHAM JUNE 6TH AND 7TH WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CTTIES, URGING EACH MEMBER OF THE ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL TO ATTEMPT TO ATTEND AT LEAST PART OF THESESSIONS• THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR FOUNT ERIE BETWEEN THE CITY, THE KIWANIS CLUB AND THE HENSLER ESTATE WITH THE AIR FORCE HAD BEEN SIGNED AND:THAT THE CITY WOULD NOW START TO RECEIVE $100.00 A YEAR FOR PARK IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE. REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, $957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH.OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CEMETERY REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER.COMMIT EE THAT THE CITY HAD MET WITH THE P.U.D. AND UNDER MUTUAL AGREEMENT HAD DECIDED TO REQUEST THE CITY'S CONSULTING ENGINEER, MR. KRAMER TO INVESTIGATE FUTURE WATER DEVELOP- MENTS WITH THE P.U.D. ENGINEERS, MR. KRAMER HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL THE REQUIRED COST OF ANY SUCH SURVEY HE MIGHT MAKE PUR- SURING THIS REQUEST. MR. CODER REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT SOME OF:THE CITIZENS OUT IN THE BALCH DISTRICT WERE PREPARING A PLAYGROUND AND WERE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF GRADER WORK, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO DO ALL POSSIBLE TO HELP WITH THIS PROGRAM, MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT THE DOG CATCHER'S TRUCK WAS NOW READY - HAVING BEEN OUTFITTED WITH A COUk OF WIRE KENNELS AND THAT HIS COMMITTEE WAS WORKING ON SECBRING THE AID OF A DOG CATCHER WHICH THEY HOPED WOULD BE AVAILABLE.BY NEXT WEEK. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE REQUEST OF THE SAN JUAN MOTEL FOR A.BILLBOARD TO BE INSTALLED AT 33RD, STREET, HIS COMMITTEE•WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE APPLICA- TION BE DENIED.. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT.THE RECOMMENDATION JUST OFFERED BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL. AYES: SUTT, VAN - METER, CODER, NESS ANDELLIN, MOTION CARRIED., MR. VANMETER FURTHER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REFER THE MATTER OF CENTER STREET PARKING BETWEEN 6TH,AND 8TH ON 0 AVENUE TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUDY. MR. VANMETER REQUESTED THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE STUDY THE TRAFFIC -FLOW ON 32ND STREET AS WELL AS M. AVENUE WITH THE THOUGHT OF EVENTUALLY OPENING M. AVENUE AS A THROUGH STREET FROM 3?ND STREET.. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMITTEE THAT AFTER MEETING WITH SEVERAL GROUPS IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF 32ND STREET, HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT A GENERAL MEETING BE HELD WITH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SELL TO THE CITIZENS IN THAT AREA A MORE PERMANENT STREET JOB THAN JUST AN OIL OUST PROGRAM. 1 L� 1 431 JUNE 49 1957 (CONT' D) THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE COVERING THE TOTAL ANNUAL SALARY OF THE CITY ENGINEER AND WATER SUPERINTENDENTNFROM $6300.00 A YEAR TO $8:600.00 A YEAR,• SAID ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATEOF MAY IST, 1957, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS NECESSARY AND THAT A REPLACEMENT FOR MR, MCCRORY, PRESENT CITY ENGINEER AND WATER SUPERINTENDENT WOULD TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST IST AND THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE NECESSARY IN THE HIRING OF THE NEW WATER SUPERINTENDENT. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUIT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES$ SUTT, VAN - METER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:10 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. IOTA YOR ATTEST: `5i� r-...•_2 I - 1 C 1 TY bLERK JUNE 18, 1957- A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. FRANCIS DAWSON. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT DUE TOTHE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A'COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUQR CONTROL BOARD WERE READ AND BY AMOTION OF MR. ELLIN WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MUSTACICH; COMMERCIAL TAVERN, 402 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; SKIPP'ER'S TAVERN, 212 COMMERCIAL AVENUE, JORGENSEN'S, 919 - 37TH STREET; RED LION TAVERN, 2120 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; MARINE CLUB TAVERN; 704 COMMERCIAL AVENUE; MIDWAY TAVERN, 1420 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; ANCHOR INN, 1921 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, BROWN LANTERN TAVERN, 412 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE, COMMERCIAL MARKET, 2308 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; NEW WILSON TAVERN 810 - COM- MERCIAL AVENUE; MAC'S MARKET, 2502 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; TRADEWELL MODERN FOOD STORE NO, 59 1102 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; SOCIA REEF, 804 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; SAFEWAY STORE NO. 138, 918 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE; ANACORTES AERIE N0, 249, 901 - 7TH STREET; CAUSLANO POST NO. 13, 902 - 5TH STREET. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE STATEWIDE RETIREMENEMPLOYEES SYSTEM INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION WOULD MEET WITH THE COUNCIL TO.DISCUSS THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 25TH, 1957. THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM'THE CENSUS BOARD OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WHICH ADVISED THAT ANACORTES NOW HAS A POPULATION OF 89250 PEOPLE. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD OBTAINED THE SERVICES OF MR. F. E. CLARK AS WATER SUPERINTENDENT TO REPLACE MR. MCCRORY WHO WAS RESIGNING AS OF AUGUST. HE SAID Mg. MCCRORY HAD INDICATED HE WOULD STAY AN ADDITIONAL MONTH TO SHOW MR. CLARK THE SYSTEM AND HELP HIM GET STARTED. MAYOR PINSON THANKED THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES MEETING IN BELLINGHAM, JUNE 6TH AND 7TH. HE SAID HE HOPED THAT NEXT YEAR MORE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD ATTEND THAT HE FELT THAT EVERYONE THAT DID GO, OBTAINED INFORMATION THAT WOULD RESULT IN BETTER CITY GOVERNMENT FOR ANACORTES. 432 JUNE 18, 1957 (CONT'D) THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD GONE OVER THE LIGHT CONTRACT FURNISHED BY THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT AND FOUND THE CONTRACT IN PROPER FORM; THE RATE TO BE THE SAME AS IN PREVIOUS CONTRACTS. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH HIS BOND IN•THE AMOUNT OF $10000.00 COVERING HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY CITY TREASURER FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES COVERING THE PERIOD OF THE IST DAY OF JUNE, 1957 THROUGH THE IST DAY OF JUNE, 1958 AND ALSO PRESENTED THE BOND ON BEHALF OF SADIE M. ARGES IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 COVERING HER DULY ELECTED OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER AND APPOINTED OFFICE OF WATER CASHIER BEGINNING ON THE IST DAY OF JUNE, 1957 AND ENDING ON THE IST DAY OF JUNE 1961. THE FORMS WERE REVIEWED DURING THE C OUNCIL MEETING BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND RETURNED WITH HIS APPROVAL PROVIDING THE WORDS -DULY ELECTED AND -APPOINTED ARE INSERTED ON THE BOND OF SADIE ARGES. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ONFILE. MR. MUSTACICH, ON BEHALF OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MADE A MOTION THAT THE CITY CLERK AND TREASURER BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE INTEREST GEARING:WARRANT #188 DRAWN ON THE WATER SYSTEM•CONSTRUCTION FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $231000.00 TO BE USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW WATER FILTER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AS PER SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE #1205. THE DATE OF THE WARRANT TO BE JUNE 25TH AND TO CARRY AN INTEREST RATE OF 4%. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CODER. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER NESS AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED, MR. MUSTACICH GAVE A SHORT REPORT ON HIS TRIP TO THE MID -EAST, TELLING THE COUNCIL HOW INTERESTING IT WAS TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF LASEUR MINN. HE HAD OFFERED : INFORMATION CONCERNING THE AUXILLIARY POLICE SYSTEM TO COUNCILMEN OF THAT CITY IN THAT THAT SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE FACING AND WERE QUITE WELL TAKEN WITH THE MANNER IN WHICH ANA- CORTES AND OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES HAD ANSWERED THE NEED FOR HELP WITHOUT FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE'THAT THE MATTER OF SEWER AND WATER HOOKUPS FOR THE SCHOOL HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE'OF; MR. ELLIN REQUESTED INFORMATION OF THE COUNCIL AS TO WHAT HAD BEEN DONE ABOUT HAVING NEW SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDE AS A REQUIREMENT, STREET LIGHTS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. MAYOR PINSON REPLIED THAT THE MATTER WOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY, MR. CODER REPORTED FOR THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE THAT IT WOULD BE HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE STUDY THE PROBLEM OF EXCLUDING SHCOOLS FROM SECURING ELECTRICAL PERMITS FROM THE BUILDING INSPECT014, EXPLAINING THAT THE ELECTRICAL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHOOL WAS WASSUPERVISED BY AN ELECTRICAL E=NGINEER M D THAT THERE WAS NO'NEEO FOR THE CITY TO INSPECT THIS WORK. MR.•CODER THEN RECOMMENDED THAT THE REMOVAL OF THE SAN JUAN MOTEL SIGN AT 33RD AND COMMERCIAL BE HELD UP UNTIL THE RETURN OF MR. MANSURE, MANAGER OF THE SAN JUAN MOTEL, WHEREUPON MAYOR PINSON ADVISED THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION UNDER ADVISEMENT; IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SAN JUAN MOTEL WOULD BE IN THE AUDIENCE LATER ON IN THE EVENING TO DISCUSS THE EXISTENCE OF THE SIGN WHICH APPEARS TO BE PLACED ILLEGALLY IN THE CITY OF ANACORTES. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD LIKE SOME CHECKING MADE ON THE SPEED LIMITS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PLACING SIGNS ON 6TH STREET. THIS MATTER WAS RE -ERRED TO CHIEF DOFF AND MR. THORENE TO' TAKE CARE OF. 1 1 1 433 JUNE IB, 1957,(CONT'D) duNB It, 1957 %QmNXko® INK S2XX BInom"n mare X P:Rllfllavl o QSMlSPIIIKNev IlNEgXN us Qt0370lSNX s >I is lQlAk XNNMXk XkkRRX 99 XNK 2211 BNBXNHHR, XNB WXXHR ff60KR%NXHN9KNX Ril®110 . $FMQQXQQ X VKXR Xi $8368400 X. V6XR 5XER. OHNIN911168 MR. NESS REPORTED THAT THE DOG SITUATION WAS IMPROVING AND THE CITv WOULD CERTAINLY BE BETTER OFF IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH THE EFFORTS BEING MADE BY THE NEW QOG WARDEN MR. DALE GEORGE. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE REGARDING VACANT LOTS GROWING UP INTO WEEDS AND THEREBY CREATING FIRE HAZARDS. HE REQUESTED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WRITE THE OWNER OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY AT 15TH AND 0 ATTEMPTING TO GET THEM TO MOW THEIR VACANT LOT. MR. VANMETER REQUESTED INFORMATION OF THE COUNCIL AS TO WHAT HAD BEEN DONE ABOUT THE STOP SIGNS AT 32ND STREET AND M. AVENUE. CHIEF DOFF DISCUSSED THE MATTER ASSURING THE.000NCIL THAT THIS OFFICE WAS MAKING THE SURVEY. OF THAT STREET AS WELL AS STOP SIGNS ON 10TH IN CONNECTION WITH M & 0 AVENUES AND THAT HE WOULD TURN HIS FINDINGS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL, A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE ANACORTES H9SPITAL AUXILLIARY REQUESTING THE CITY'S PERMISSION TO PLACE BARRELS ON,THE MAIN STREET IN.ORDER TO COLLECT BOOKS DURING A ORIVE'THAT THEY EXPECT TO START JULY IST. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE TO CONTACT THE AUXILLIARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE REQUEST. A PETITION WAS READ FROM WM. J. BEALE JR, AND RITA U. BEALE, OWNERS OF PROPERTY BETWEEN J & I AVENUES BETWEEN 24TH AND 25TH STREET OFFERING TO THE CITY A 60' DEDICATION PROVIDED THE CITY WAS AGREEABLE TO ACCEPTING THE SAME, THE 601 RIGHT OF WAY TO BE KNOWN AS 24TH STREET BETWEEN J & I AVENUES, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL APETITION WAS READ FROM PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE KING STREET AND PETERS ADDITION REQUESTING SEWER EXTENSIONS IN THAT AREA. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED .TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE AND THE CITY ENGINEER FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION: THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JUNE, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON RE- FERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. HAROLD WILSON JR, SPOKE FROM THE AUDIENCE IN BEHALF OF THE DRAINAGE COMMIT'rEE BRINGING THE COUNCIL UP TO DATE ON THEIR FEASIBILITY REPORT WHICH THEY ARE PREPARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THE COUNCIL THANKED MR. WILSON AND HIS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND SAID THAT THEY FELT HE WAS DOING•A MIGHTY FINE JOB ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. MR. DON NARODICK SPOKE FROM THE AUDIENCE CONCERNING THE SIGN FOR THE SAN JUAN MOTEL EXPLAINING THE REASONS WHY THE SIGN HAPPENED TO BE PLACED IN ERROR WITHOUT THE PROPER AUTHORITY BEING GRANTED BY THE CITY. MR. ELLIN MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M.,.JUNE 25TH. MOTION CARRIED. IlAYOR ` ATTEST1. 0 IT�CLER1� 434 cc a JUNE 259 1957 A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 18, 1957 AND ALSO A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. MAYOR PINSON EXPLAINED THAT THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PREVIOUS -COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE ADVERTISED SPECIAL MEETING WAS HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDER- ING THE FINANCING PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION -WITH THE NEW -FILTER PLANT, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WERE UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE COUNCIL WITH THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO PROCEED AND THAT THE ACTION REQUIRED BY THE COUNCIL WOJLO HAVE TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE MEETING. MR. CODER RECOMMENDED THAT AFTER HIS COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE PERMIT FEES IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTRICAL PERMITS WHICH HAD BEEN REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOLS, THAT HE WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT THE SCHOOLS NOT BE REQUIRED UNDER OUR -PRESENT ORDINANCE TO PURCHASE PERMITS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, DIS- CUSSION ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT BROUGHT OUT THE FACT THAT THE SCH07�STQRffl ED THEIR OWN INSPECTION AND THEREFOR DID NOT REQUIRE THE SERVICES IN ANY RES ECT IN CONNECTION WITH INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 7:45 P.M. MOTION CARRI.ED..• 4• MAYOR ` ATTE&T-4WA..) _ ./ TY CLE JULY 29 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS. CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN, THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD AOVISING THAT NEW APPLICAMIONS.; HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR FOR LIQUOR LICENSE FOR LYLE'S GROCERY AND THAT THE FOLLOWING RENEWALS OF LICENSE'HAD BEEN APPLIED FOR: EMPIRE CAFE, MELODY INN, IVERSON BROS, LOG CABIN TAVERN, PASTIME TAVERN. BY MOTION OF MR. SUTT, THIS ADVICE OF APPLICATIONS WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN, THE CITY CQERK PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A COPY OF THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COMPANY'S 50:,,000.00 LIABILITY POLICY TO WHICH THERE HAD BEEN ATTACHED A RIDER IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES. THIS POLICY WAS REFERRED TA THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR HIS APPROVAL. MAYOR PINSON SAID HE WISHED TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL.CON- CERNING THE APPO;I-NTMENT OF::CHARLES WILLIAMS TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF BERT VERRALL WHO HAD RESIGNED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION; MR. WILLIAM'S TERM TO END DECEMBER 31, 1958. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE ACCEPTED � MADE -BY MAYOR PINSON.- AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT AFTER IN VESTIGATING.OTHER CITIES METHODS OF HANDLING ADVISORY COUNCILS, HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF APPOINTING SUCH A COUNCIL, IT BEING HIS INTENTION TO INCLUDE ALL PRESIDENTS OF SERVICE AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY TO ACT AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERKj THE OBJECT BEING TO BE ABLE TO PLACE IN THE HANDS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED AND EVALUA- TED FROM THE VIEW POINT OF THE PUBLIC BY SECURING A CROSS SECTION OF PUBLIC OPINION AND DESIRES TO BE REFERRED BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR PLEASURE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY fAUSTACI.CH AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO FORM SUCH AN ADVISORY COUNCIL, MOTION CARRIED. 9 435 r JULY 2, 1957 (CONT'D) THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE WHICH PROVIDED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $196009000.00 OF WATER REVENUE BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO AND EXTENSION OF THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED {1218 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN AND PUBLISH SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER NESS AND ELLIN, TAYLOR, NO, MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS AC— CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR TILE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CITY CLERK READ A RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN REGARD TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBDIVISION AS OUT LINED BY THE H ULCREST SUBDIVIDERS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE•RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE ACCEPTED AS REGARDS THE SUBDIVIDING OF THE HI.LLCREST ADDITION. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLERK READ A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION OENYI.NG PERMISSION TID?MAINTASN THE SIGN AT 33RD AND:COMMERCIAL AVENUE BY THE SAN JUAN MOTEL, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED -BY NESS THAT THE'RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL BE ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL. AYES:: MUSTACI'QH,NSUTTj CODER AND -NESS, & TAYLOR, NO: VANMETER AND.. EIdL I N.:. -MOT I,ON CARRIED. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT'AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY AUTHORIZE CAREY AND KRAMER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CENTRAL FILTER PLANT ON JULY 22ND, BIDS TO BE OPENED AUGUST 19TH, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN THEN MAMA MOTION FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND -WATER COMMITTEE THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CAREY AND KRAMER WITH REGARD TO THE PURCHASE OF A CHLORI— NATOR — ITEM #3, BE AWARDED TO WALLACE AND TIERNAN. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MUSTACICH. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, VANMETER AND ELLIN. TAYLOR ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN THEN MENTIONED INVESTIGATION REGARDING A TOWER TYPE HOSE•DRYER FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER INTO THE POSSIBILITIES OF ACQUIRING THIS NEW'ADDITION TO THE FIRE STATION. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY GO ON RECORD AS OFFERING TO PAY UP TO A TOTAL OF $29550.00 ALONG WITH VOLJJNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS OF A LIKE AMOUNT FOR THE COST OF PAVING A 20' STRIP FROM THE HEART LAKE ROAD FROM 32ND TO COMMERCIAL AVENUE WITH 2" BLACK TOP. MR. SUTT THEN MADE A MOTION THAT IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROGRAM UNDER WAY, A MEETING BE CALLED WITH ALL INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE VICINITY OF 32ND STREET AND OTHERS THAT MAY WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO SEE IF THE FINANCIAL ARRANGMENTS COULD BE MADE. HIS MOTION FURTHER STATED THAT SHOULD THE REQUESTED VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE BE OBTAINED, THAT THE CITY•WOULD FURNISH THE BALANCE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER. AYES: MUSTACICH. SUTT, CODER, NESS, VANMETER, TAYLOR AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. NESS RREPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE SEWER SITUATION FOR KING STREET AND FOUND THAT THE COST PER UNIT WAS PROHIBITIVE IN INSTALLING SEWERS IN THIS AREA WITHOUT SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL MEET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WORKED OUT IN SUPPLYING A NEEDED SEWER SYSTEM, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT IT WOULD BE THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ANACORTES HOSPITAL AUXILLIARY BE ALLOWED TO PLACE BARRELS ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY FOR THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS, PROVIDED THAT A LETTER WAS OBTAINED FROM THE AUXILLIARY NAMING THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BARRELS ESPECIALLY TO SEE THAT THEY ARE TAKEN OFF THE STREET IN THE EVENING JULY 2, 1957 ( CONT'D HOURS AND ALSO TO CONFIRM THAT THIS PERSON WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO SEE THAT THE REMOVAL WAS CARRIED OUT, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE THAT IT WOULD BE HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT AN ADVISQRY COUNCIL OF CHARLES WHITE, REROY HIRNI, AL CORNETT, GLADE CAIN AND MAYOR PINSON BE APPOINTED TO AID IN THE CIVIL DE- FENSE PROGRAM, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED AND ALSO THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS NAMED. MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER QUESTIONED THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE REQUE TING THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CONTACT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO SEE WHAT POSITION THE CITY WAS IN TO OBTAIN A FRANCHISE. WITH THE SCHOOL THE ,POSITION OF THE CITY /IN REGARD TO THE 29TH STREET PLAYFIELD WAS AIRED, THE COUNCIL AGREED AT THE PRESENT TIME TO TAKE NO ACTION IN REGARD TO THE PROPERTY, A PETITION REQUESTING SLOW SIGNS IN THE MODERN HOMES DISTRICT WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH CHIEF GOFF FOR AN INVESTIGATION, THE CLERK READ A PETITION SIGNED BY MR. LUTHER MARTIN AND "R. E. SMITH ON H. AVENUE COMPLAINING OF A BULLDOZER BREAKING UP ASPHALT SURFACING IN THE AREA. THE COUNCIL INSTRUCTED THE CLERK TO CONTACT MODERN HOMES AND CONSULT WITH MR. THORENE TO SEE THAT THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE PROPOSEDEMERGENCY ORDINANCE COVERING THE INCREASE IN SALARY TO THE CITY ENGINEER AND WATER SUPERINTENDENT WAS READ. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED #1219 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, TAYLOR, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE C I TY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST' ,HALF OF. JUNE, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NOOBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS ANB ELLIN, TAYLOR ABSTAINED, MOTION CARRIED, A REQUEST FROM MR. GLADE CAIN OF THE AUDIENCE TO THE COUNCIL IN REGARD TO PLACING AN ANTENNA ATOP THE CITY HALL IN CONNECTION WITH THE HAMM OPERATORS IN THE UIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM WAS CONSIDERED, MAYOR PINSON ASSURED MR. CAIN THAT HE FELT THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK OUT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO PLACE THE ANTENNA WHERE IT COULD BE USED, MR. ELLIN MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ACQUIRING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN FURTHER RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL THAT CONSIDERATION BE MADE AT ONCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF INCLUDING IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE A PROVI- SION FOR STREET LIGHTS AS WELL AS STORM SEWERS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY NEW SUBDIVISIONS, THIS MATTER WAS TO BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 10:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. ATTES . CITY CLERK/ 'MAYOR m y d a mol 1 1 437 JULY 16, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY CLE K READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQ'tOR CONTROL BOARD ADVISING THE CITY THAT AN APPLICATION HAD BEEN R:CE1VED FOR TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE FROM WM. PAUL JOHNSON TO WM. LUNDY, MELODY INN - 314 COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CLERK READ A LETTER SIGNED BY COUNCILMAN FRANK TAYLOR WHICH READ AS FOLLOWS: OTHE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL GENTLEMEN: THE TWO YEAR TERM FOR WHICH I WAS ELECTED AS A COUNCILMAN FROM THE FIRST WARD EXPIRED AS OF JUNE 1ST9 1957, THE ACTION OF THE 1955 LEGISLATURE EXTENDING -THE TERMS OF PREVIOUSLY ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS FOR ONE YEAR WAS, IN MY -OPINION, AN INVASION OF THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT ::F THE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN OFFICIALS FOR KNOWN TERMS OF OFFICE. 1 REJECT THE LEGAL PHILOSOPHY WHICH PURPORTEDLY SUSTAINS THAT LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT AND HERE -WITH TENDER MY RESIGNATION AS OF JULY 169 1957. THE SALARY WARRANT ISSUED TO ME FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE IS HERE -WITH RETURNED. I RECOGNIZE NO RIGHT TO RETAIN IT. VERY TRULY YOURS, /S/ FRANK TAYLOR FRANK TAYLOR" MR. ELLIN MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RESIGNATION OF MR, TAYLOR BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER WAS READ FROM DOROTHY R. BARTHOLOMEW INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT HER FLOWER GARDEN UMT SHE HAD PLANTED IN A CREEK THAT WAS BEING FED OVERFLOW WATER FROM THE FILTER WAS ABOUT TO BE WASHED OUT. THE COUNCIJ.,ANY,RIOIANYWYEARS AGO THE MATTER DECLARED THAT THE CREEK HAD BEEN USED BY THE CITY IN THE METHOD THAT IS NOW 'BEING USED PRIOR TOTHE TIME OF ANY FLOWER PLANTING BY MRS. BAR- THOLOMEW AND THAT IT WOULD BE THEIR INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE CLERK WRITE A LETTER TO MRS, BARTHOLOMEW SUGGESTING THAT HER FLOWERS NOT BE PLANTED IN THE CREEK. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD IN HIS HANDS, READY TO TURN OVER TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, THE LEASE THAT HAD FINALLY BEEN SIGNED BY THE CORPS. OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, COVERING THE LAND IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANACORTES GAP FILLER TO BE BUILT ON THE TOP OF NIT. 'ERIE. THIS LEASE ARRANGE- MENT RROVIDES THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES PARK DEPARTMENT $100.00 YEARLY. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HIS OFFICE HAD WRITTEN TO THE CASCADE GAS COMPANY REGARDING THE 2% CHARGE THAT HIS OFFICE BELIEVED THEY INTENDED TO ASSESS ON THEIR BILLINGS. THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT HE HADINFORMED THE GAS COMPANY THAT THE CHARGE MADE BY THE CITY WAS IN NO WAY A BUSINESS & OCCUPATION TAX BUT STRICTLY A FRANCHISE CHARGE THAT SHOULD NOT BE PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. THE -REPORT OF THE TREASURER 'FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDEREDPLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE CHIEF FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. JULY 16, 1957 (CONT'D) MR. ELLIN MADE A MOTION FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY GO ON RECORD AS ACCEPTING CHANGE ORDER #1 FOR THE GENERAL FILTER COMPANY WHICH HAD BEEN FURNISHED FOR RECOMMENDATION BY CAREY AND KRAMER. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY NESS, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. HE MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT/HAD BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE PIEPLE ON KING STREET TO BECOME INTERESTED ANY FURTHER IN THE SEWER PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN THAT AREA. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CITY CLERK WRITE A LETTER TO EACH PARTY INVOLVED INVITING THEM TO THE NEXT STUDY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO SEE IF IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO ARRIVE AT SOME CONCLUSION REGARDING DRAINAGE FOR SEWERS IN THAT AREA, MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT TOGETHER WITH CHIEF GOFF, THEY HAD INVESTIGATED THE SPEED TRAP IN THE BROADVIEW DISTRICT AND IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF HIS COMMITTEE THAT A STOP SIGN BE PLACED AT BROADVIEW AND M AVENUE AND THAT . SLOW SIGNS BE PLACED APPROACHING M. AVENUE NORTH AND SOUTH. MR. VANMETER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOM- MENDATION BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER THEN MADE A MOTION THAT THE MARINEERS PAGEANT ACTIVITIES BE EXEMPT FROM ANY LICENSE FEE TO THE CITY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CARNIVAL WHICH SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE USUAL PAYMENT OF TAX TO THE CITY. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. V4NMETER REPORTED ON THE RECENT CIVIL DEFENSE ALERT PRAISING THE LOCAL HAMM OPERATORS AND ALSO THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEER WORKERS THAT TURNED OUT TO DO A VERY FINE JOB LOCALLY. MAYOR PINSON COMMENTED THAT SINCE MR. VANMETER HAD TAKEN OVER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE, A VERY FINE JOB HAD BEEN PERFORMED. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREET S AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE TR2MMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND AND HE WOULD SO MOVE THAT THE ACCEPTANCE OF/STREQ'BETWESN 1 & J ON 24TH STREET BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY. IT DE- VELOPED THAT THE STREET WOULD BE ACREAGE AND THAT SINCE THIS PROPERTY WAS NOT PLATTED, THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE MATTER REVIEWED BEFORE A COMMITTMENT WAS MADE BY THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S THINKING IN REGARD TO OPENING THE STREET THOUGH ACREAGE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY. VANMETER, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT HE HAD PREPARED AMEND* ING PROVISIONS OF THE PRESENT ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE COVERING STREET LIGHTS AND DRAINAGE. THE COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION, A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS READ BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AMENDING SECTIONS 6 AND 15 OF ORDINANCE #1218 CONSIDERATION OF WHICH WOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIE. 12:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF JULY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE., UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT REQUESTED THAT THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT CLEAR 7TH STREET FROM COMMERCIAL TO Q AVENUE TO CLEAN AND BARRACAOE.BY 7:30 NEXT MONDY MORN- ING AS THE CHAMBER WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THEIR ANNUAL DUES KICKOFF BREAKFAST IN THE AREA, STREET SUPERINTENDENT THORENE SAID THAT HE WOULD WORK WITH THE STREET DEPARTMENT ;'IN TAKING CARE OF THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS. THE MEETING WAS RECESSED UNTIL 12:30 NOON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH . 1 1 1 1 439 JULY 17, 1957 A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL OF JULY 16, 1957 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 12:30 NOON WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. AFTER CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDED ORDINANCE COVERING THE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE #1218 , MUSTACICH MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND ASSIGNED -#1220 THAT THE MAYOR'.ANO CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND PUBLISH SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. MUSTACICH MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 12:35, MOTION CARRIED. ATTEST , TY CLez____ ' AUGUST 6, 1957 MAYOR A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CILLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH SYDE ELLIN, MAYOR PRO TEPA PRESIDING. ' THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS -MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND 9-CONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD NOTIFYING THE CITY THAT THE LICENSE ISSUED TO WILLIAM PAUL JOHNSON, DBA MELODY INN, 314 COMMERCIAL AVENUE HAD BEEN TRANSSERRED AS OF JULY 17TH TO WM. LUNDY UNDER THE SAME TRADE NAME. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, ' THE CLERK THEN READ AN APPLICATION FROM WM. LUNDY REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE HIS APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE FOR THE MELODY INN. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THAT IN REGARD TO THE FRANCHISE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE -WEST C6AST TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE CITY OF ANACORTES, IT WOULD BE EN- TIRELY UP TO THE CITY TO WORK-OUT ANY FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS IN THAT CONNECTION WHEREUPON MR. VANMETER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WRITE TO THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INFORMING THEM THAT THE CITY WAS READY TO DISCUSS THE FRANCHISE IMMEDIATELY. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THE COUNTY A.3SESSORS OFFICE HAD WRITTEN THE CLERK'S OFFICE ADVISING THAT THE ESTIMATED ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR 1957 IS $69059,345.00. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $830,570.00 OVER THE 1956 ASSESSED VALUATION. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT WAS A CATHODIC SURVEY THAT WAS OFFERED TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR STUDY COVERING CATHODIC PROTECTION OF THE WATER PIPELINE ON R. AVENUE FROM 17TH TO 34TH STREET. -THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FIRg, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR THEIR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 9TH, A GENERAL MEETING OF ALL CITIZENS INTERESTED IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF 32ND STREET WOULD BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL AT WHICH TIME DISCUSSION WOULD BE HELD ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF PAVING THE STREET FROM COMMERCIAL AVENUE TO HEART LAKE ROAD WITH A 20' STRIP 2" THICK ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. F440 AUGUST 61 1957 (CONT'D) MR. BUTT THEN REPORTED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL THAT THE LICENSE FEE COLLECTED BY THE CLERKS OFFICE FROM THE MARINEERS PAGEANT OF $120.00 BE REFUNDED TO THAT ORGANIZATION. THE $120.00 HAD BEEN ASSESSED BY THE CLERKS OFFICE AS PER CITY ORDINANCE COVERING CARNIVALS. AT A PREVIOUS COUNCILREETING THE VOTE HAD BEEN TO WAIVE ALL OTHER TAX ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE PAGEANT:_FOR USE OF THE STREETS AND PARK FACILITIES AND CITY BUILDINGS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LICENSE FEE FOR THE CARNIVAL. MR. SUTT'S PETITION WAS CONSIDERED AT LENGTH AND MR. BUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE REFUND BE GRANTED, AYES: BUTT, VANMETER. N0: CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION LOST. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH CQMMITTEE THAT HE HAD:BEEN ADVISED BY MR. SIMPSON, SPOKESMAN FOR THE KING STREET SEWER PROJECT THAT THE GROUP AT THIS TIME WAS NOT PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE CITY'S OFFER TO INSTALL SEWERS IN THAT AREA, WHEREUPON MR. BUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE CITY TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH SEWER DEVELOPMENT UNTIL MORE HOMES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. MOTION CARRIED. MR. BUTT REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THE $50#9000.00 BOND THAT HAD BEEN FURNISHED BY CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION COVERING THE STREETS, ALLEYS AND ROADS WHICH WERE COVERED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. MR. CODER MAD E A MOTION THAT THE MATTER BE TURNED OVER THE TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE FOR THEIR STUDY MEETING AUGUST 13TH AND THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL BE GIVEN THE POWER AT THAT MEETING TO ACT AFTER PROPER INVESTI- GATION, TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE AS THE PRESENT POLICY HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF AUGUST 17TH. MR. BUTT SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED, ALICE NEWLAND, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, REQUESTED THAT THE CITY CONSIDER THE'PAVING OF Q AVENUE FROM 5TH TO 6TH STREET IN AS MUCH AS THE PROPERTY OWNERS FROM 6TH TO 7TH AND 7TH TO 8TH WERE CONTEMPLATING PAVING THEIR STREETS., THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE. MEETING, MR. BEALE, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, REQUESTED WHAT ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN ON HIS PETITION AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS MATTER WAS SET FOR HEARING -AND DIS- CUSSION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON AUGUST 7TH, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST -HALF OF. JULY WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM ELLIN REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY BUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND VJARRANTS.BE DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: BUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY BUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:15 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, ATTEST CITY CLERK AUGUST 19, 1957 'MAYOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 8:00 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND VANMETER, MUSTACICH, CODER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO OPEN BIDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CENTRAL FILTER PLANT. THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE OPENED AND THEN REFERRED TO THE ENGINEERING ,FIRM OF CAREY AND KRAMER FOR APPRAISAL AND RECOMMENDATION: COMPANY BID PRICE MISCO - WEST COAST - SEATTLE 269,372.00 H. HALVORSON INC., - SPOKANE 283,705.00 DEL GUZZI INC. - PORT ANGELES 2869756.00 SNELSON PLUMBING & HEATING - SEDRO WOOLLEY & C & R BUILDERS:- SEATTLE 287,692.00 1 1 1 1 1 441 AUGUST 19, 1957 ( CONT' D) NEWLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY — EVERETT 288,352.00 B. F. TURNBULL INC. — SEATTLE 299,500.00 PEARSON CONSTRUCTION CO. — BELLINGHAM 312,511.00 SOUND CONSTRUCTION & ENG. CO. - SEATTLE 338,856.00 PACIFIC MICH. CONSTR. CO. — SEATTLE 343.800.00 LEE HOFFMAN — BEAVERTON, OREGON TYEE CONSTR. CO. - SEATTLE 369,656.00 FLOOR MAINTENANCE CO. — LOS ANGELES 459,584.00 A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDEDED BY•CODER:THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:15 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. AT T EM'T✓ c..e.o._ 2J, rERK CITY AUGUST 20, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE•FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE PUGET SOUND -POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY REQUESTING PARKING SPACE ON 8TH STREET TO THE ALLEY ON COL%AERCIAL AVENUE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. FOR THE SHOWING OF A MODEL.HOME CIGFIT.ING`DISPCAY BY' THE. SUPER I.ORIELECTRI*49OMPANY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY MUSTA— CICH THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED FOR THIS DISPDAY. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM•THE COOS BAY PULP COMPANY WAS READ SETTING FORTH AN AMOUNT OF MONEY — $175.00 THAT WOULD BE TAKEN TO RE PAIR THE PUMP THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN USING IN SECURING PULP JUICE, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS GATION AND REPORT. AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR INVESTI— A LETTER FROM CAREY AND KRAMER REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ACTION IN CONNECTION•WITH THE CENTRAL FILTER PLANT PROJECT WAS. READ s FIRST — AUTHORIZE CAREY AND KRAMER TO PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS OF THE• FOLLOWING — (A) TEXACO METER STATION (B) AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CONTROLS (C) 10,000.00 FEET OF ADVANCED SUPPLY MAIN. ( D) SKAG 1 T RIVER CROSSING (E) HIGH LEVEL WATER STORAGE TANKS AND PIPE WITHIN THE CITY SECOND — CAREY AND KRAMER, ENGINEERS AGREE TO FURNISH A PRELIMINARY PLAN$ AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROPOSED HIGH LEVEL STORAGE SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY PRIOR TO ACTUAL DESIGN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT CAREY AND KRAMER BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED AS OUTLINED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM CAREY AND KRAMER WAS READ CONCERNING THEAWARDING OF THE CONTRACT ON THE CENTRAL FILTER PLANT. SAID LETTER INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT CAREY AND KRAMER HAD REVIEWED ALL THE BIDS THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED AUGUST 19TH AND THAT IT WOULD BE THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE LOW BIDDER — MISCO— WEST COAST, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BE AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR A LUMP SUM AS PER THEIR BID OF $2699372.00 WITH COMPLETION IN 145 DAYS, IT WAS THE FURTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CAREY AND KRAMER THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UPON RECEIPT OF THE CONTRACTOR'S PERFORMANCE BOND, AND THAT THE CONTRACTOR BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK ON RECEIPT OF THE EXECUTED CONTRACT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLINSECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CAREY AND KRAMER BE ACCEPTED IN FULL. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. 442 AUGUST 20, 1957 (CONT'D) A LETTER WAS RE.D FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES INFORMING TH6 CITY.THAT THE REGIONAL MEETING FOR THIS AREA WOULD BE HELD TUESDAY, OCTOBER IST AT BURLINGTON IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED CORDON KIDDER AS TO HIS WILL- INGNESS TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF FRANK TAYLOR, WHO RECENTLY RESIGNED FROM THE COUNCIL AND HAD BEEN INFORMED BY MR. KIDDER THAT HE WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS OFFICE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL ELECT MR. KIDDER TO THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF FRANK TAYLOR, TERM TO EXPIRE MAY 31ST, 1958. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON SAID THAT MR. DALSTEAD, CHAIRMAN OF THE MARINEERS PAGEANT COMMITTEE, HAD CONVEYED HIS THANKS TO THE MAYOR FOR THE FINE JOB THAT HAD BEEN DONE BY BOTH THE PARK AND STREET DEPARTMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECENT MARINEERS PAGENT. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT HE HAD TURNED INTO THE CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF $6009000.00 WATER CONSTRUCTION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $584,462.79. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE. JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY,.1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1957 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD MOVE THAT THE CITY TREASURER BE INSTRUCTED TO PURCHASE $300,000.00 OF 90 DAY GOVERNMENT BONDS OUT OF WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION FUNDS NOW IN THE TREASURY IN ODER TO OBTAIN SOME EARNINGS ON THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY -WHICH WOULD NOT BEA"�FPRIOR TO LATE NOVEMBER -DECEMBER. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE, THAT AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CATHODIC PROTECTION ON R. AVENUE BETWEEN 17TH AND 34TH HIS COMMITTEE FELT THAT WE SHOULD PROCEED; HOWEVER, HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE MATTER BE TEMPORARILY HELD UP AWAITING THE NEW CITY ENGINEERS REPORT AS TO THE FEASIBILITY OF DOING THIS WORK OURSELVES. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MUSTACICH. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE HENSLER ESTATE GRANT TO THE CITY HAD NOT BEEN FINALIZED AS YET, BUT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED BY ATTORNEY DRIFTMIER AND THE PARK BOARD THAT THEY WERE GETTING TOGETHER ON THE FINAL AGREEMENT AS TO HOW THE MONEY WAS TO BE USED, IN SETTING UP THE MEMORIAL AT WASHINGTON PARK. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT P4RKING BE PRO- HIBITED BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH STREETS ON 0 AVENUE AND THAT PARALLEL PARKING BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH ON 0 BE ALLOWED. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT AFTER INVESTIGATING THE REQUEST OF ALICE NEWLAND REGARDING PAVING THE CITY'S PORTION OF Q AVENUE FROM 5TH TO 6TH STREET, THEY WOULD RECOMMEND AT THIS TIME THAT BECAUSE OF NO AVAILABLE MONEY,.THE CITY WOULD BE UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE PAVING, MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD MADE A POLL OF THE TAVERN% COCKTAIL LOUNGES AND CLUBS IN THE CITY AND FOUND BE STRAW VOTE A THREE TO ONE FAVORABLE RESUT IN FOLLOWING THE STATE'S RECENT BROADER INTERPRETATION OF,CLOSING HOURS, AND INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP AN ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD REPEAL THE L'IMfTATIONS OF THE PRESENT ORDINANCE AND THAT THE 0;•DINANCE WOULD BE READ LATER ON IN THE EVENING. MR. VANMETER REQUESTED THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THE SPEEDING ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE PARTICULARLY AS IT HAD BECOME EVIDENT THAT SPEEDING WAS EXCESSIVE. 1 1 1 +� AUGUST 20, 1957 ( CONT' D) A PETITION WAS READ TO THE COUNCID WHICH WAS SIGNED BY 0. D. DITTS WHICH REQUESTED PERMISSION TO PAVE AN ENTRANCE TO HIS PROPERTY ON 36TH STREET, SAID PAVING TO CROSS A PORTION OF WHAT WAS TERMED NO MANS LAND TO HIS PROPERTY. THE REASON FOR ASKING THE CITY FOR A DEED BECAME AP- PARENT WHEN IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE CITY HAD EASEMENT RIGHTS FOR THEIR PIPELINE THROUGH THE AREA, THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION* IT BEING 8:00 P.M., MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WERE BIDS TO BE OPENED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PIPE FOR THE 2ND SKAGIT RIVER CROSSING, WHEREUPON THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO OPEN AND READ THE BID HE HAD RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS: COMPANY DID PRICE AMERICAN PIPE $ 269960.00 BEAL TANK & PIPE 27,320.00 HYDRAULIC SUPPLY 23,936.00 THE BIDS WERE THEN REFERRED TO CAREY AND KRAMER FOR APPRAISAL AND RECOMMENDATION. A PETITION WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK FROM VIOLET E. MARCOE, WHO WAS REQUESTING THE CITY TO GRANT A QUIT CLAIM DEED COVERING LOTS 6 AND 7, BLOCK 286 IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE A CLOUD TO THE TITLE THAT HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR SOME YEARS - $12.00 HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CLERK WHICH AMOUNTED TO 10% OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE LOTS IN QUESTION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CITY GRANT THE QUIT CLAIM DEED AS RE- QUESTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE PETITION OF BUSHEY-BERENDS BE BROIGHT TO CONCLUSION BY INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP A CITY ORDINANCE COVERING THE DEEDING OF THE 201 OF HIS PROPERTY TO THE CITY. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN., MOTION CARRIED. MR. VAPIMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT THE APPLICATION OF WM. LUNDY FOR A DANCE LICENSE BE REFERRED TO CHIEF GOFF FOR HIS RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE HE 'HAD PREPARED AT THE REQUEST OF MR. VANMETER REPEALING'THE PRESENT CLOSING HOURS FOR TAVERN, ETC. AS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE #859 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE #861. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BEASSIGNED #1221 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER..NO:ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. HAL HARKER WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, REQUESTED OF THE COUNCIL WHETHER Ott NOT ANY ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN REGARDING THE RETURN OF THE $120.00 LICENSE FEE COLLECTED FOR THE RECENT CARNIVAL HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARINEERS PAGEANT. IN -THE DISCUSSION THAT FOLLOWED, MR. CODER POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN PUT TO AN EXTRA EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $822.00, SAID EXPENSE '-JAS OVER AND ABOVE ANY ANTICIPATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT IT WAS HIS FEELING THAT IT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MARINEERS PAGEANT AS SOMETHING MORE THAN THE CHARGES OF CHEAPNESS THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF IN CONNECTION THE THE ENTIRE AFFAIR. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW UP AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO REFUND THE FEE OF $120.00 TO THE MARINEERS PAGEANT. MR. ELLIN COMMENTED ALSO REGARDING THE SITUATION THAT HE FELT THAT THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN UNJUSTLY ACCUSED IN THIS MATTER - THAT THEY WERE MERELY ABIDING BY THE PRESENT ORDINANCE WHICH IS LAW -IN COLLECTING THE $120.00 IN THE FIRST PLACE, WH=REUPON THE VOTE WAS TAKEN WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS. AYES: VANMETER, ELLIN AND SUTT. NO: MUSTACICH AND CODER. MOTION CARRIED. MR. PRESTON HOLTON WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, REQUESTED HELP FROM THE CITY IN KEEPING UP THE PLAYFIELD AT 29TH STREET. MR. HOLTON WAS REFERRED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARK BOARD, MR. 1RVIN RYDBERG TO SEE IF SOMETHING A LETTER WAS READ FROM K.V.O.S., BELLINGHAM9 REQUESTING THE CITY'S PERMISSION TO USE MT. ERIE PARK SUMMIT SITE FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS THIS COMING LABOR DAY FOR A RELAY POINT FOR A BROADCAST OF THE SEATTLE BASEBALL GAME, MR. VANMETER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED TO K.V.O.S. TO USE MT. ERIE AS REQUESTED. MOTION CARRIED. IT BEING 8:00 P.M., MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE WERE BIDS TO BE OPENED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PIPE FOR THE 2ND SKAGIT RIVER CROSSING, WHEREUPON THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO OPEN AND READ THE BID HE HAD RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS: COMPANY DID PRICE AMERICAN PIPE $ 269960.00 BEAL TANK & PIPE 27,320.00 HYDRAULIC SUPPLY 23,936.00 THE BIDS WERE THEN REFERRED TO CAREY AND KRAMER FOR APPRAISAL AND RECOMMENDATION. A PETITION WAS READ BY THE CITY CLERK FROM VIOLET E. MARCOE, WHO WAS REQUESTING THE CITY TO GRANT A QUIT CLAIM DEED COVERING LOTS 6 AND 7, BLOCK 286 IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE A CLOUD TO THE TITLE THAT HAD BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR SOME YEARS - $12.00 HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CLERK WHICH AMOUNTED TO 10% OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE LOTS IN QUESTION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CITY GRANT THE QUIT CLAIM DEED AS RE- QUESTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE PETITION OF BUSHEY-BERENDS BE BROIGHT TO CONCLUSION BY INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP A CITY ORDINANCE COVERING THE DEEDING OF THE 201 OF HIS PROPERTY TO THE CITY. THIS MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN., MOTION CARRIED. MR. VAPIMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT THE APPLICATION OF WM. LUNDY FOR A DANCE LICENSE BE REFERRED TO CHIEF GOFF FOR HIS RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE HE 'HAD PREPARED AT THE REQUEST OF MR. VANMETER REPEALING'THE PRESENT CLOSING HOURS FOR TAVERN, ETC. AS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE #859 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE #861. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BEASSIGNED #1221 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER..NO:ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. HAL HARKER WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, REQUESTED OF THE COUNCIL WHETHER Ott NOT ANY ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN REGARDING THE RETURN OF THE $120.00 LICENSE FEE COLLECTED FOR THE RECENT CARNIVAL HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARINEERS PAGEANT. IN -THE DISCUSSION THAT FOLLOWED, MR. CODER POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN PUT TO AN EXTRA EXPENSE OF APPROXIMATELY $822.00, SAID EXPENSE '-JAS OVER AND ABOVE ANY ANTICIPATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT IT WAS HIS FEELING THAT IT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MARINEERS PAGEANT AS SOMETHING MORE THAN THE CHARGES OF CHEAPNESS THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF IN CONNECTION THE THE ENTIRE AFFAIR. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW UP AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO REFUND THE FEE OF $120.00 TO THE MARINEERS PAGEANT. MR. ELLIN COMMENTED ALSO REGARDING THE SITUATION THAT HE FELT THAT THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN UNJUSTLY ACCUSED IN THIS MATTER - THAT THEY WERE MERELY ABIDING BY THE PRESENT ORDINANCE WHICH IS LAW -IN COLLECTING THE $120.00 IN THE FIRST PLACE, WH=REUPON THE VOTE WAS TAKEN WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS. AYES: VANMETER, ELLIN AND SUTT. NO: MUSTACICH AND CODER. MOTION CARRIED. MR. PRESTON HOLTON WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, REQUESTED HELP FROM THE CITY IN KEEPING UP THE PLAYFIELD AT 29TH STREET. MR. HOLTON WAS REFERRED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARK BOARD, MR. 1RVIN RYDBERG TO SEE IF SOMETHING 444 AUGUST 20, 1957 (CONT'D) COULD BE WORKED -OUT THIS COMING YEAR. MR. SUTT REPORTED THAT THE 32ND STREET VOLUNTEER FUND WAS PROGRESSING VERY SATISFACTORILY; THAT THE COMMITTEE HaD INFORMED HIM THAT THEY -HAD IN HAND SOME `$'2500.00 AT THIS TIME AND FELT THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COLLECT THE AMOUNT REQUIRED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN THAT THE FIRE CHIEF BE INSTRUCTED TO SELL THE OLD HOSE DRYER FOR $550.00 AS IT WAS NO LONGER IN USE BY THE CITY FIRE DE- PARTMENT, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY SUTT. MOTION CARRIED, MR. ELLIN ASKED THE PRESS TO TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE THAT IN PUBLISHING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CENTRAL FILTER PLANT, THEY SHOULD ALSO EMPHASIZE THAT MONEY AND PLANS CALL FOR HIGH LEVEL TANKS WITHIN THE CITY WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE IN HIGHER LEVELS AND THAT THE $1.00 EXTRA CHARGE IN THIS AREA WOULD BE ELIMINATED. MR. KRAMER REPORTED TO THE CJUNCIL THAT AFTER APPRAISING THE BIDS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECOND SKAGIT RIVER CROSSING, HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT HYDRAULIC SUPPLY COMPANY, SEATTLE BE AWARDED THE BID FOR $239936.00 AND THAT THEY BE ADVISED TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PIPE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. KRAMER THEN REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO CAUL FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND RIVER CROSSING - BIDS TO BE OPENED SEPTEMBER IOTH WITH THE BID AWARD TO BE MADE SEPTEMBER 17TH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY VAN - METER THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE-# A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY CODER:THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER AND (ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:35 P.M,- MOTION CARRIED, AT T ES11/,t," Jdln CITY CLERK] c e Q?,� �1�7 � � SEPTEMBER 39 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY -COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MR. FRALEY, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION -WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY., THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, MAYOR PINSON WELCOMED GORO'N KIDDER TO HIS SEAT ON THE COUNCIL COMMENTING THAT HE APPRECIATED MR. KIDDER'S INTEREST JOINING' WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND WORKING ON THE PROBLEMS WHICH WERE MANY, AND HOPED THAT HE ENJOYED HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE OTHER CITY OFFICIALS. HE EXPLAINED TO MR. KIDDER THAT IN FILLING OUT THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MR. TAYLOR, HE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE COOS BAY PULP CORPORATION WHICH ADVISED THE CITY THAT A WIDE FLUCTUATION OF TEMPERATURES ATTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE WHISTLE LAKE WATER THAT HAD BEEN FURNISHED THEM THIS SUMMER WAS CAUSING CON- SIDERABLE TROUBLE IN THEIR ACID PLANT COOL -IN -6 SYSTEM AND ASKED IF THE COUNCIL 1 1 445 - SEPTEMBER 39 1957 (CONT'D� WOULD STUDY THIS SINUATION IN THE FUTURE TO SEE'IF IT COULD NOT BE ELIMINATED PARTICULARLY DURING THE CRITICAL MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILES AND WILL BE CONSIDERED FURTHER AFTER THE NEW FILTER PLANT BEGAN ITS OPERATIONS. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET HAD BEEN DRAWN UP IN REGULAR FORM AND WAS NOW AVAILABLE TO THE•60UNCIL FOR STUDY AND WOULD BE REVIEWED AT THE STUDY MEETING, SEPTEMBER IOTH, HE ALSO MENTIONED THE FACT THAT TENTATIVELY, THE BUDGET WAS IN BALANCE, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR -THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE.. THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPT. FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JOHN J. O'CONNELL'S OFFICE -WHICH WAS ADDRESSED TO THE CITY IN ANSWER TO CHARGES PRESENTED IN THE AUDITOR'S REPORT ON THE MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION No 24095. THE LETTER BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, REVIEWS THE ENTIRE SITUATION AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITORS AND STATES THEREIN THAT IN THE SUBJECT OF THE CITY CLeRK'S SEVERAL POSITIONS, THEY CJULD SEE NO VIOLATION OF THE METHOD IN WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL HAD HANDLED SALARY INCREASES, -NEITHER DID THEY CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. KIMSEY AS DEPUTY CITY TREASURER A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. THEY FURTHER COMMENTED THAT THE FACTUAL SITUATION IS •DESIMILAR FROM THE SITUATION INVOLVED IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION #53-55-137 WHEREIN A NEW POSITION WAS CREATED SO AS TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF THE Cl -TY CLERK, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE HAD READ IN THE MOUNT VERNON HERALD AN OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING THE POLIO CASE THAT WAS BEING REVIWED BY HIS OFFICE; HOWEVER9 TO THIS POINT, THE CITY HAD NOT RECEIVED A COPY OF `THIS DECISION. MR.-SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE PARK BOARD HAD ADVISED HIM THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS FOR THE KITCHEN AT WASHINGTON PARKS WHICH COMES FROM THE HENSLER GRANT$ AND THAT HE FELT THAT THE BOARD WOULD SOON HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE EXECUTOR TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS, MR. SUTT REPORTED THAT AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PETITION OF MR. DITTOS, HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE QUIT CLAIM DEED BE GRANTED PROVIRED- THAT WHEN: MR. DITTUS INSTALLS' A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY FROM THE END OF THE CUL DE SAC TO HIS PROPERTY ON 36TH STREET HE WILL PAVE SANE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS. A MOTI.)N WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHICH TENDERED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THE SUBDIVI,SION PLAT FOR MODERN VIEW PARK WHICH THEY HAD PROPERLY REVIEWED AND WHICH HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION AS OF AUGUST 219 1957. THEIR LETTER RECOMMENDED THAT THE FINAL PLAT BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE STORM DRAINS APPROVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND THAT THE BUILDING PLACEMENT ON LOTS 12, 13 AND 14 BE•O.K'D BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. A MOTION WAS MADE BY*CO DER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT -THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE PLAT AS FINAL AND THAT THE'MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AS PER REQUIREMENT. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, BODER, NESS, KIDDER AND- ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.WAS READ WHEREIN THEY WERE TENDERING TO THE.ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL THE SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR HILLCREST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ANACORTES WHICH HAD BEEN PROPERLY REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION,. AUGUST 7TH, THE PLA MA NG COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLAT BE ACCEPTED BY,�THE CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT TO THE SUBDIVIDER FURNISHING A COPY OF THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT; ALSO A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 FOR FACILITIES. THE SUBDIVIDER BEING IN THE AUDIENCE, COMMENTED ON HIS FURNISHING THE $15,000.00 PERFORMANCE BOND, EXPLANNING THAT IT ACTUALLY AMOUNTED TO A CASH OUTLAY OF $15,000.00. MR. CODER MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE PLAT BE ACCEPTED AS A FINAL PLAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'IN REGARD TO THE PERFORMANCE BOND BE COMPLIED WITH BY THE SUBDIVIDER; HOWEVER, BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER WITH THE SIGNING OF THE PLAT, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. CODER THAT MEMBERS OF -THE CITY COUNCIL MEET WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING NIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE IF SOME OTHER PROVISIONS COULD NOT BE WORKED OUT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE'BOND. AYES! SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR.-SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT THE PARK BOARD HAD ADVISED HIM THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS FOR THE KITCHEN AT WASHINGTON PARKS WHICH COMES FROM THE HENSLER GRANT$ AND THAT HE FELT THAT THE BOARD WOULD SOON HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE EXECUTOR TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS, MR. SUTT REPORTED THAT AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PETITION OF MR. DITTOS, HIS COMMITTEE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE QUIT CLAIM DEED BE GRANTED PROVIRED- THAT WHEN: MR. DITTUS INSTALLS' A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY FROM THE END OF THE CUL DE SAC TO HIS PROPERTY ON 36TH STREET HE WILL PAVE SANE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS. A MOTI.)N WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN 446 SEPTEMBER 3, 1,957 (CONT'D) THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED ON THE DITTUS PETITION, MOTION CARRIED, MR. SUTT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE COMMITTEE WHICH WAS IN CHARGE OF THE 32ND STREET PAVING PROGRAM AND HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CASH WAS ABOUT ALL IN THE BANK AT THIS TIME AND THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE A MATTER OF A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE HE FELT THEY COULD PROCEED WITH THE ABOVE STATED PROGRAM. MR. VANMETER REQUESTED OF, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, HIS RECOMMENDATION IN REGARD TO THE WM. LUNDY PETITION FOR A TRANSFER OF DANCE LICENSE FROM THE MELODY INN PERMIT TO THE WM. LUNDY OPERATION. CHIEF GOFF ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THIS LICENSE COULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED., A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT A LICENSE BE GRANTED TO MR. LUNDY. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. VANMETER RE'ORTED THAT THERE WAS CITY PROPERTY BEING DESTROYED UP AT THE GRAVEL PIT AND THAT HE WOULD SUGGEST THAT A SIGN PROHIBITING FIRE ARMS IN THIS AREA BE POSTED, IN REGARD TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. VANMETER IN THIS RESPECT, THE COUNCIL ALSO HAD A PETITION SIGNED BY HARRY K. OWENS ON 37TH AND C AVENUE WHICH ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE NUISANCE THAT HE WAS UNDERGOING,IN AT- TEMPTING TO SLEEP BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING THAT WAS GOING ON AT THE GRAVEL PIT. THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO CHIEF GOFF FOR POLICING AND SEEING THAT PROPER SIGNS ARE PLACED ON THE AREA, 1 MR. VANMETER RECOMMENDED THAT A STUDY BE MADE OF THE STOP. SIGN SITUATION IN REGARD TO TAHIE TRAFFIC COMING DOWN COMMERCIAL AVENUE AS A SURVEY OF THIS TYPE IS NECESSARY. HE EXPLAINED THAT AFTER THE NEW HIGHWAY COMES IN, IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO STOP THE CEMETERY HILL TRAFFIC AT 37TH STREET AS IT IS PRESENTLY STOPPED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MATTER BE LEFT IN THE HANDS OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR HIS STUDY. MOTION CARRIED, IN ANSWER TO MR. VANMETER'S REQUEST REGARDING WHAT ACTIVITY THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS USING IN ATTEMPTING TO GET WEST COA §T TELERONE COMPANY TO MEET WITH THE CITY CONCERNING THEIR FRANCHISE, MR, WELLS EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS PREPARING THE LETTER AT THIS TIME, A PETITION WAS READ SIGNED BY FIVE PROPERTY OWNERS tN THE VICINITY OF IOTH AND J. AVENUE REQUESTING THAT A STREET LIGHT BE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF 10TH AND J. THE FEE OF $27.50 WAS ALSO SUBMITTED TO COVER THE COST OF THE LIGHT FOR I YEAR. A MOTION WAS MADE BY WANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED AND THAT THE POWER COMPANY BE NOTIFIED TO INSTALL THE LIGHT.. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KID'OER AND,ELLIN. -MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO A BENEFIT RELIEF AND DIS- ABILITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S JOINING THE STATEWIDE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THIS WAS THE INTRODUCTORY READING OF THIS ORDINANCE, THE CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET HAD THE NECESSARY AMOUNTS IN IT TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN.THE PROGRAM. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE THAT HE HAD PREPARED VACATING THE WEST 10' AND THE EAST 10' OF THAT PORTION OF R. AVENUE LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF FIDALGO AVENUE, KNOWN AS 40TH STREET, THIS ORDINANCE HAD PEEN PREPARED IN REPLY TO A PETITION SIGNED BY BUSHEY-BERENDS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO REGARDING THE REDUCTION OF AN 80' STRE_T TO A 60' WIDTH, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT- SECONDED UTTSECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED #1222 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CI ERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND PUBLISH SAME. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE FIVE-YEAR MUNICIPAL STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT WHICH HAD BEEN FURNISHED BY THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY. A klOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CONTRACT BE ACCEPTED AND SIGNED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED.. MR. SUTT ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER THE SIGNING OF A RESOLUT.ICN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE NORTHCROSS STATE HIGHWAY, COPIES OF THE RES:: TO BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CITY SIGN THE PREPARED RES._, MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT WESTERN DISPOSAL COMPANY HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE VOLUNTEER 32ND STREET PAVING BY SENDING IN A CHECK FOR $125.00. �•r 1 1 447 SEPT EMBER 3, 1957 ( CONT' D) THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST HALF OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN -IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY'CODER THAT THE COUNCIL BE ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M. SEPTEMBER IOTH, AT -WHICH TIME THE COUNCIL WOULD OPEN BIDS ON THE 2ND SKAGIT RIVER PIPE CROSSING. MOTION CARRIED. AV ATTEST: ���✓" '� .. CITY CLERK SEPTEMBER 10, 1957. AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PRO' -TEM ELLIN PRESiD'ING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, NESS AND ELLIN-WERE PRESENT• THE CITY CLERK READ TO THE COUNCIL THE RECOMMENDATION OF WM. P. HARPER AND SON AND COMPANY; FINANCIAL ADVISORS OF THE CITY WITH THE FURTHER RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE, THAT THE CITY PROCEED TO PURCHASE A TOTAL OF $105,000.00 WORTH OF U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS BY USING THE MONEY HELD IN THE RE- SERVE IN THE WATER SINKING FUND, THE WATER RESERVE FUND AND THE SEWER RESERVE FUND, MR. SUTT MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE RECOMMENDAT10*NS AS PRESENTED BE ACCEPTED, AYES: SUTT, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. AT 8:00 P.M. THE CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS TIME TO OPEN BIDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE SECOND RIVER CROSSING FOR THE NEW FILTER PLANT. THERE WAS ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED, -THAT OF AMERICAN PILE -DRIVING, INC OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON WHICH WAS ORDERED OPENED AND READ, THE TOTAL BID PRICE WAS $64,500.00. THIS BEING THE ONLY BID SUBMITTED, A RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM ELLIN THAT THE BID BE REFERRED TO THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CAREY AND KRAMER, THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR STUDY, A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE ANACORTES PUBLIC SCHOOLS REQUESTING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BE ALLOWED TO HOOK ON TO THE SEWER LINE AT 26TH AND L, RUNNING A LINE NORTH TO 25TH STREET AND WEST OF THE SCHOOL. A MANHOLE WILL BE INSTALLED AT 26TH AND L SO THAT PEOPLE WEST OF J COULD HOOK ON AT THAT POINT. THE ONLY PROPERTY OWNER INVOLVED IN THIS CONNECTION WAS GEORGE OSBORNE WHO APPEARED TO BE/0E AUDIENCE AND EXPLAINED TO THE COUNCIL THAT IT WAS ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY TO HIM TO GRANT THE SCHOOL PERMISSION TO CONNECT TO THE 26TH AND L. AVENUE LINE. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER AND PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF SECURING AN EASEMENT FROM THE END OF THE SCHOOL LINE THROUGH THE SCHOOL PROPERTY TO J AVENUE AND TO REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON -SEPTEMBER 17TH. MODERN HOMES HAD REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR A Q;IT-CLAIM DEED COVERING A PIECE OF PROPERTY ON WHICH THE CITY HELD AN EASEMENT FOR AN OLD PIPELINE NOW LONG IN USE THROUGH THE DEUTSCH PROPERTY WHICH ADJO'I'NS THE MODERN HOMES SUBDIVISION. MR. SUIT MADE A•MOTION THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE A DEED AS REQUESTED IF FOUND THAT THE -CITY HAD NO FURTHER USE FOR THE EASEMENT AND PROVIDED THAT ALL COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE'DEED BE PAID BY MODERN HOMES, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CODER, MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT THAT THE CITY ENGINEER AND STREET SUPERINTENDENT PROCEED WITH PRELIM'I'NARY WORK ON 32ND STREET; THAT THE VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTION MONEY HAD BEEN COLLECTED AND WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO THE CITY THE NIGHT OF THE 17TH. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CODER. AYES: -SUTT, NESS AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, ATTES- �I TY CLERK MAYOR SEPTEMBER 17, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUIT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE INVOCATION WAS G4VEN BY REV. SPLAWN, PASTOR'OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH. THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER -3RD AND SEPTEMBER IOTH, 1957 WERE APPROVED WITH A CORRECTION. HILLCREST TERRACE ADDITION WAS REFERRED TO AS HILLCREST ADDITION AND SHOULD READ HILLCREST TERRACE ADDITION TO ANACORTES. IN THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER IOTH THE NAME OF MR. CODER WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED IN THE ROLL CALL, WITH -THESE CORRECTIONS A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS -HAD A COPY FOR STUDY THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED, THE MAYOR RECOGNIZED MR. JOHN REA IN THE AUDIENCE, WHO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL eXPRESSING HIS THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN DONE BY THE 32ND STREET PAVING COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLICITY THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM BY THE PEOPLE AND RADIO STATION K.A.G. T. ON THE RECENT CAMPAIGN TO RAISE VOLUNTEER FUNDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF 32ND STREET. MR. GRIFFIN, OF THE STREET PAVING COMMITTEE, PRESENTED TO COUNCILMAN SUTT, THE CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,847.35 THE AMOUNT OF THE VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAD BEEN RAISED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE COMMITTEE. MR. VANMET'R MADE A MOTION THAT A VOTE OF THANKS BE GIVEN THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR EXCELLENT WORK. THE MOTI:)N WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND tLLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD AD- VISING THE TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM CARL E. HANSEN TO ALFRED -DALE MCCLANAHAN NEW WILSON TAVERN, 810 - COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THIS NOTICE WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHICH ADVISED THE CITY THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CENTRAL'FILTER PLANT HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE, JULY 309 1957 AND HAD BEEN REVIEWED AND WERE HEREBY APPROVED PROVIDING THAT THE FILTER PLANT IS TO PROCESS ONLY :NATER FROM THE WELLS WHICH IS HIGH IN IRON CONTENT ALONG WITH THE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WASTE WATER FROM THE CLEANING WILL BE PROCESSED BY FILTERING BEFORE DISCHARGING TO'THE RIVER AS APPROVED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION. THIS LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY THANKING THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE'COURTESY SHOWN IN MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO USE THE DIS- PLAY COACH SEPTEMBER 6TH. THIS LETTER WAS ALSO ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. 1 1 A.LETTER WAS READ FROM THE BECHTEL CORPORATION REQUESTING THE CITY TO ADVISE THAT COMPANY OF THE ACCEPTABLEFREQUENCY RANGES FOR THE FOLLOWING WHISTLE TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TEXAS PUGET SO')ND WORKSNO. 1 SHIFT WHISTLE; NO2, FIRE WHISTLE; NO. 3, PLANT CALL WHISTLE. THIS LETTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION. MAYOR PINSON SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT GOURLEY AS CAPTAIN IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CHAS. WEST AS FIREMAN, BOTH MEN HAVE ALREADY SERVED THEIR 6 MONTHS PROBATIONARY PERIOD. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE APPROVED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED: MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT, HIS OFFICE HAD FAILED TO NAME A CITY HEALTH OFFICER AND IN AS MUCH AS OR. COQUET , THE PRESENT COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER HAS BEEN ACTING AS CITY HEALTH OFFICER, HE WOULD SPECIFICALLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE HIS APPOINTMENT OF DR. COQUET. TO THE POSITION OF CITY HEALTH OFFICER, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE ACCEPTED, AYES: SUTT, VANNIETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE DISTRICT MEETING OF THE ASSOCIA- TION OF WASHINGTON CITIES WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT THE CITY OF BURLINGTON, TUESDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER IST, AND HE WAS URGING ALL THE COUNCIL TO ATTEMPT TO ATTEMPT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT FELL ON A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DATE, WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK OUT SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF A SUBSTITUTE COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND. 1 SEPTEMBER 17, 1957 (CONT'D) ATTORNEY WELLS REPORTED THAT HE HAD SENT A LETTER TO THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY REQUESTING THAT THEY MEET WITH THE CITY OF ANACORTES ANY TUESDAY NIGHT IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER•. THE CLERK ADVISED THE MAYOR THAT THE 1958 PRELIMINARY BUDGET WAS NOW ON HAND AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE 1958 BUDGET BE APPROVED. AYES: SUIT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED' ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT WAS READ WHICH ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE REQJEST OF MR. HENNING, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL.OISTRICT NO. 103 FOR PERMISSION TO CONNECT A SEWER LINE FROM THE NEW SCHOOL TO THE END OF THE EXISTING 8" SEWER LINE AT 26TH AND L. AVENUE HAD THE APPROVAL OF HIS OFFICE AND THAT HE WOULD FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL GRANT THE RE- QUEST. BEFORE GRANTING THE REQUEST, MR. NESS MENTIONED THAT HE FELT THE SCHOOL SOULD BE REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE CITY AN EASEMENT RIGHT FOR THE SEWER LINE THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY TO J: AVENUE. WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING, A MOTION WAS MADE'BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION BY MR NESS BE ACCEPTED. AYES: SUTT,-VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. ADVISING A LETTER WAS READ FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR THE 3RD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, THE SECOND REPORT READ BY THE CLERK FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AD- VISED THE• COUNOIL THAT AT A REQULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, HELD SEPTEMBER 4, 1957 THEY HAD CONSIDERED THE HILLCREST TERRACE ADDITION PLAT AND WAS RECOMMENDING ITS APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL WAIVING THE PREVIOUS REQUIREMENT OF THE $15,000.00 PERFORMANCE BOND TO THE PLAT WITH THE STIPU- LATION THAT ONE-HALF OF V. AVENUE -FRONTING THE HILLCREST TERRACE ADDITION BE PAVED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE SUGGESTIONS BE ACCEPTED AS OUTLINED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. CODER REMARKED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THE COIINCIL AND THE PRESS TO THE FACT THAT ANACORTES HAD PASSED ITS PRELIMINARY BUDGET THIS EVENING AND THAT IT WAS DONE WITH APPARENTLY VERY LITTLE EFFORT IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT MT. VERNON AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSJONERS' EXPERIENCED ROUGH GOING IN BALANCING THEIR BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR, HE THOUGHT OUR CITY SHOULD BE CONGRATULATED ON THE EFFORTS THAT HAD BEEN PUT FORTH IN THE BUDGET. MAYOR PINSON ALSO MENTIONED THAT DURING A RECENT ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES MEETING, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY OF ANACORTES PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT COST WAS LESS THAN'ANY OTHER NORTHWEST CITY. MR. SUTT SPOKE FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE REQUESTING THE CITY OF ANACORTES TO CONTINUE THE PAVING ON 32ND STREET FROM THE HART LAKE ROAD PAST THE INTERSECTION DUE WEST, THE APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST OF THE JOB ALONG WITH 32ND FROM COMMERCIAL TO HART LAKE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $8100.00 OF WHICH THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE $4050.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT 300' BE PAVED PAST THE HART LAKE INTERSECTION. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER; NO: CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER, MOTION LOST. 450 SEPTEMBER 17, 1957 (CONT'D) MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD INVESTI- GATED SEVERAL ROADS LEADING OFF THE HART LAKE ROAD ON WHICH CITIZENS WERE DUMPING GARBAGE. THE REQUEST WAS MADE OF MR. ROGERS AND CHIEF GOFE TO ATTEMPT TO BRING THE OFFENDERS INTO COURT. MR. VANMETER REPORTED OHAT ONE OF THE SLOW SIGNS ON HART LAKE ROAD COULD HARDLY BE READ. MR. THORENE WAS TO TAKE CARE OF THE SIGN. MR. VANMETER SPOKE BRIEFLY OF H -IS RECENT VACATION TO RENO, TELLING THE COUNCIL OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT CITY WAS GOING THROUGH IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY MANAGER PROBLEM. MR. KRAMER OF CAREY AND KRAMER PRESENTED THE CITY WITH AN ALTERNATE TO THEIR PREVIOUS BID OF A WEEK AGO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUBMARINE PIPE LINE CROSSING THE RIVER; THE ONLY BID PRESENTED IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,500.00 HAD BEEN RECONSIDERED AND REVISED DOWNWARD TO A LUMP SUM OF $55,000.00., MR. KRAMER RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AWARD THE BID ON THIS BASIS TO THE AMERI- CAN PILE DRIVING COMPANY. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED. AYES: COOEP,'N1:SS, €I LLN. ANq KI DDDR'' I VANMETER. N0: SUTT.. 'XOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PREPARED ORDINANCE FOR THE 2ND READING COVERING THE CITY'S ENTRANCE INTO THE STATEWIDE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ACCEPTED AND AS- SIGNED #1223 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN AND PUB- LISH SAME. AYES: CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER, VANMETER ANO SUTT. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COWlITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER, VANMETER AND SUTT. MOTION CARRIED. SEVERAL MINUTES WERE SPENT BY THE COUNCIL IN TRYING TO DETERMINE IN CONNECTION WITH THE STREET PAVING COMMITTEE WHAT SHOULD BE70ONE WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS COLLECTED.OVER.AND ABOVE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT TO PAVE 32ND TO J. AVENUE; IT BEING THE CONCENSUS OF THE COMMITTEE'S FEELINGS THAT ANY ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT HAD BEEN COLLECTED WOULD GO TO PAVING THE INTERSECTION AT 32ND AND J JUST AS FAR AS IT WOULD EXTEND WITH THE MONEY AVAILABLE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE ADDITIONAL MONEY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. AYES: CODER, NESS, LLLIN, KIDDER, VANMETER AND SUTT, MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE COUNCIL BE ADJOURNED UNTIL 7:30 P.M. OCTOBER 2ND, 1957, MOTION CARRIED. MAOR AT �P ,�� CITY CLERK OCTOBER 2, 1957 A REG' -iLAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH'MAYOR PIN SON PRESIDING; THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANNIETER, CODER, NESS,' ELLIN, KIDDER AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISCUSSED AND A MOTION WAS.MADE CODER AND SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED, THE CITY CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON HIGHWAY COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORENZ GOETZ, SECRETARY, THANKING THE CITY FOR THE RECENT RESOLUTION THAT HAD BEEN ADOPTED BY THE ANACORTES CITY COUNCIL CON- CERNING THE NORTHCROSS STATE HIGHWAY. BOTH LETTERS WERE ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* 1 1 1 451 OCTOBER 2, 1957 (CONT'D) MAYOR PINSON REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY CLERK HAD INFORMED HIM THAT THE PETITIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED CALLING FOR THE CITY OF ANACORTES TO PROCLAIM A SPECIAL ELECTION WHERIN VOTERS COULD VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE COUNCIL—MANAGER PLAN WERE MO'ZE THAN ADEQUATE AS FAR AS THEIR VALIDITY WAS CONCERNED AND THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS HE WOULD PROCLAIM THE DATE'OF ELECTION. UNDER THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR C)NSIDERA TION: I. THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SET ASIDE A PORTION OF THE PRESENT CITY DUMP FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC, 2. THAT A CARETAKER BE SECURED AT NO COST TO THE CITY OTHER THAN SUCH FILLING AS WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 3. THAT THIS PORTION OF THE CITY DUMP BE OPEN ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS ONLY AND RESTRICTED TO HOUSEHOLD USE, WITH THE PROVISION THE CARETAKER CHARGE A FEE FOR COMMERCIAL USERS. 4, THAT THE ABOVE PLAN, IF ADOPTED BE GIVEN ADEQUATE PUBLICITY AND A SIGN BE INSTALLED AT THE CITY DUMP ENTRANCE SETTING FORTH THE ABOVE REGULATIONS. THIS MATTER WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER WITH WESTERN DISPOSAL INC. ON THE POSSIBILITY OF INCLUDING THESE FOUR PROPOSALS IN THEIR PRESENT CONTRACT. THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE WESTERN DISPOSAL ASKING FOR THEIR APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT AND TO MEET WITH THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE SO THAT THE FREE AREA COULD BE STAKED OUT. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS'ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MR. ELLIN REPORTED -FOR THE FIRE LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THE CLERK HAD HAD NO ANSWER FROM THE BECHTEL CORPORATION REGARDING THE FIRE ALARM'AND WHISTLE C,'sh:TROL INFORMATION AND AS SOON AS IT DID ARRIVE, HE WOULD HAVE'SOMETHING FURTHER TO REPORT. HE REPORTED FURTHER THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON D. AVENUE HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT THE PRESENT TIME IN SECURING PERMISSION FROM MODERN HOMES TO TIE INTO THEIR LINE AND THAT HE HAD PROMISED THIS GROUP THAT HE WOULD GLADLY MEET WITH THEM AT ANY TIME TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WORKED OUT ON THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THAT AREA, MR. CODER RECOMMENDED FOR THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR MONTHLY RENTAL OF THE CITY*HALL PROPERTY FOR THE $75.00 A MONTH FEE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF FAR. CODER BE ACCEPTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, NIR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE DOG CATCHER BE KEPT ON A PART TIME BASIS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WINTER. A MOTION WAS M;DE BY SUTT SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE RECOMI•AENDATION BE ACCEPTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, MR. HENNING SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL AT THIS POINT REGARDING THE EXTENS,I.ON OF THE SEWER LINE UP 25TH STREET TO THE NEW ISLAND VIEW SCHOOL STATING THAT THE SCHOOL HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MR. OSBORN TO CONNECT TO W.6S SEWER LINE AND THEY WERE REQUESTING THE CITY TO APPROVE OF THIS ACTION PROVIDING MR. OSBORNE PROVIDED THE NECESSARY EASEMENTS AND THAT FURTHER HE WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY CONSIDER INSTALLING A LINE AND MANHOLE EXTENDING FROM THE SCHOOL END OF THE LINE TO J. AVENUE; THE COST TO THE CITY BEING APPROXIMATELY $1,039.00, IT BEING UNDEISTOOD THAT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY WOULD BE PAID BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THAT A REDUCTION IN THE SEWER CHARGES FOR THE SCHOOL WOULD BE GRANTED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PAYMENT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MR. CODER MADE A MOTION THAT THE CITY PROCEED TO GO ALONG WITH MR. HENvING'S REQUEST. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY NESS. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. 452 OCTOBER 29 1557 (CONY O) MR. VANMETER MENTIONED THE 35 MILE SP2ED LIMIT SIGNS ON MARINE DRIVE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MR. THORENE HAD REMOVED THEM THIS MORNING. MR. VANMETER REQUESTED THAT CHIEF GOFF INVESTIGATE THE REBISING OF THE PARKING PATTERN AT 4TH AND 0 AVENUE. MR. VANMETER REPORTED THAT HE HAD CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SETTING NOVEMBER 5TH AS THE DATE THAT THEY WISH TO MEET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE FRANCHISE. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE ANACORTES AlixILIARY OF THE CHILDREN'S ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL REQUESTING THE CITY TO WAIVE THE ADMISSION TAX ON THEIR NOVEMBER 16TH DANCE TO BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL. .A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, - NESS, ELLIN,'KIDDER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS'READ FROM FRANK FOSTER, A SEATTLE RESIDENT OFFERING A CASHIERS CHECK FOR $100.00 TO COVER THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A 10! STRIP AP- PROXIMATELY P- PROXIMATELY 6000641,VT-IAT THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER . OF SECTION 36 TOWNSHIP 35, NORTH. MR. CODER SPOKE BRIEFLY REGARDING THIS PETITION AND SAID HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE PROPERTY AND IT WAS HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT AND SELL TO MR. FOSTER THISSTRIP OF LAND. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR. CODER BE ACCEPTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST HALF OF SEPTEMBER WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL, HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF $4,302.00 WHICH WAS TO BE PAID TO THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK AS THE FINAL PAYMENT ON THE FIRE TRUCK, IT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THIS PAYMENT BE MADE UNDER PROTEST DUE TO THE FACT THAT EXCESSIVE INTEREST HAD BEEN CHARGED BY THE BANK AND THAT UNDER A RECENT AUDIT OF THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, THE CITY HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS INTEREST WAS EXCESSIVE AND THEY DOUBTED VERY MUCH WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS LAWFUL. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VANMETER. AYES: SUTTS VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER AND MOSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT THE MATTER REGARDING THE REALE DEDICATION HAD BEEN WORKED OVER BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT IT HAD BEEN FOUND NOT NECESSARY TO DEED THE PROPERTY AND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL NOV THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD BE &g4ING TO FURNISH ANY FURTHER ACTION IN REGARD TO THE APPLICATION OF MR. BEALE. MR. CAIN SPOKE FROM THE A'1DIENCE REGARDING THE STOP SIGNS ON 12TH STREET AND WAS ASSURED BY THE MAYOR THAT AS SOON AS MONEY WAS AVAILABLE, THESE SIGNS WILL BE IMPROVED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN THAT A LETTER OF THANKS BE SENT TO COOS BAY, SHELL OIL, THE NAVAL AIR STATION AND LACONNER FOR THEIR RECENT HELP IN CUR- TAILING THE USE OF WATER; THAT IT HAD HELPED'THE CITY AT A CRITICAL TIME. THE K40TION WAS SECONDED BY SUTT. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN, KIDDER AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:15 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, ATTEST CITY LERK r MAYOR may` cc a 1 1 1 1 453 OCTOBER 72 1957 . • . . ' A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH WERE PRESENT. MAYOR PINSON OPENED THE SPECIAL MEETING INOORMING THE COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS THE NIGHT SET BY STATE LAW FOR THE HEARING CONCERNING THE CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE FINAL BUDGET. ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS OF THE CITY WERE PRESENT, THEREFOR THE BUDGET WAS DISCUSSED DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS NO OBJECTION FROM ANY OF THE CITIZENS; THEREFOR AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION A MOTIIN WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED AND AP- PROVED AS PRESENTED. AYES: SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH, MOTION CARRIED. THE CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET AS WELL AS AN ORDINANCE LEVYING THE TAXES FOR THE YEAR. A MOTIDN WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY NESS THAT ORDPNANCE #1224 ADOPTING THE BUDGET BC APPROVED AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN AND PUBLISH THE SAME AND THAT HE WOULD FURTHER MOVE THAT ORDI- NANCE #1225, AN OROINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE TAX LEVIES FOR THE COMING YEAR BE ADOPTED AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME. AYES: SUTT VANMETER, CODER, NESS, ELLIN AND MUSTACICH. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8s10 P.M. MOTION CARRIED, % MAYOR ATTEST: CITY bLERK OCTOBER 15, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MR. FRALEY, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. TH@ ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER; CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN•HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTION CARRIED. ' THE CLERK READ A LETFER FROM CAREY AND KRAMER WHICH INFORMED THE CITY AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT THE CITY OF ANACORTES WOULD SHUT OFF THE MAIN WATER SUPPLY LINE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 1957 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 4:00 AND 6:00 A.M., THE PURPOSE OF THE SHUTOFF TO DETERMINE THE QUANTITY OF IRON WHICH HAD SETTLED IN THE PIPE. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM DORWIN D. DITTES INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT AS A RESULT OF THE QJIT CLAIM DEED MADE IN HIS BEHALF COVERING A STRIP OF PROPERTY 10' IN WIDTH AT THE EAST END OF THE BROOKFIELD PARK ADDITION, THAT HE WOULD HEREBY AGREE TO RESURFACE THE STRIP OF PROPERTY WITH SUITABLE ASPHALTIC CONCRETE•SIMILAR TO THAT ALREADY INSTALLED IN THE BROOKFIELD PARK ADDITION. THIS CORRESPONDENCE WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH REPORTED THAT MAYOR PINSON WAS ILL AT HOME THIS, EVENING AND THAT HE WOULD TRY TO DO THE BEST HE COULD TO FILL IN AND HE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT COUNCILMAN SUTT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM AN ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. HE SAID HIS PROGRESS WASSATISFACTORY. THE..REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE - 454 OCTOBER 15, 1957 ( CONT' D) THE CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT WAS READ BY THE CLERK WHICH INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE ENGINEER HAQ REVIEWED PROPERTY DESCRIBED,IN A QUIT CLAIM DEED IN FAVOR OF FRANK FOSTER AND HAD FOUND IT TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE COUNCIL HAD PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT, THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED FURTHER THAT THE MARINE ASPHALT COMPANY HAD COMPLETED ALL WORK ON 32ND STREET AND THAT THE PROJECT WAS NOW READY FOR COUNCIL INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEER BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE COUNCIL GO . ON RECORD AS ACCEPTING 32ND STREET WITH THE INTENTION THAT ALC MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL MAKE A VISIT TO THE AREA TO MAKE VISUAL INSPECTION. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. VANMETER RECOMMENDED THAT THE SIGNS BE PREPARED AND INSTALLED ON 32ND STREET THAT WOULD INDICATE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO STAY ON THE'PAVEMENT, THAT THERE WERE NO SHOULDERS AVAILABLE OFF THE PAVED AREA. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL SECURE THE NECESSARY SIGNS. A FURTHER RECOMMENDATION BY THE CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE SUGGESTED TO THE COUNCIL .THAT STOP SIGNS BE PLACED ON 32ND STREET FOR ALL STANDARD STREETS THAT APPROACHED 32ND WHICH IS THE ARTERIAL AND ALSO THAT ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM THE WEST ONTO 32ND STREET BE STOPPED, THAT THE STOP SIGN APPROACHING 32ND STREET FROM THE HEART LAKE ROAD BE REMOVED AND THAT A STOP SIGN BE PLACED ON J AVENUE APPROACHING 32ND STREET, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN THAT THE SUGGESTION OF THE CITY ENGINEER BE ACCEPTED AND THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT BE INSTRUCTED TO*PREPARE AND INSTALL THE NECESSARY SIGNS. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY NESS. MOTION CARRIED. POLICE CHIEF GOFF CONCURRED IN THE SUG- GESTIONS AS OFFERED BY THE LNGINEER'S OFFICE. MR. MUSTACICH RE"'ORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTE: THAT HE WOULD MOVE THAT THE CITY CLERK AND TREASURER BE INSTRUCTED TO INVEST $10,000.00 OF SANI- TATIONREVENUE FUNDS INTO A 3j%o EARNINGS ACCOUNT AT THE FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. MUSTACICH THEN MADE A MOT10N THAT THE COUNCIL CONFIRM THE CLERK'S AND TREASURER'S PURCHASE AND INVEST THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS OF WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION FUNDS -'$693,806.95-91 DAY GOVERNMENT NOTES; $999,698.61-30 DAY GOVERNMENT NOTES;' :THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CODER. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT HE HAD CONTACTED MR. FARRIS OF•DEWEY BEACH IN REGARD TO HIS PETITION FOR USE OF CITY WATER IN THAT AREA. MR. ELLIN REPORTED THAT HE HAD INFORMED MR, FARRIS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING AT THE PRESENT TIME THE CITY COULD IDO TO FURNISH WATER BUT WOULD MEET WITH THE GROUP TO DISCUSS IT AS A FUTURE PROJECT. MR. CODER'MADE A K40TION FOR THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMITTEE THAT THE APPLICATION OF MRS. BARTHOLOMEW BE GRANTED. THE PETITION HAD REQUESTED THE USE OF AN 8' STRIP ADJOINING'HER ALLEY WHICH HAD APPARENTLY BEEN DECLARED AN OVER RUN FROM THE SEATTLE SYNDICATE SURVEY. THEMOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. CODER REFERRED TO THE GAS ORDINANCE AS PRESENTING SEVERAL PROBLEMS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE INSPECTION LINES. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DISCUSSION. WITH FIRE CHIEF HAUGE, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM BE REFERRED TO THE STUDY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY WAS STILL AWAITING AND REPLY FROM WESTERN DISPOSAL COMPANY REGARDING THE GARBAGE DUMP. MR. VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICtNSE AND POLICE COMMIT-rEE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST OF CHIEF GOFF WHETHER OR NOT THE 4TH STREET PARKING PROBLEM HAD BEEN IRONED OUT, FRAM THE REPORT OF CHIER GOFF, THE INDICATION WAS THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDED FURTHER STUDY AND THAT BOTH HE AND MR. VANMETER WOULD, WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY ENGINEER, DO MORE STUDYING ON THE MATTER BEFORE A FINAL RECOMMENDATION IS MADE. cc W. 1 1 1 I .: OCTOBER 15, 1957 (CONT'D) THE CITY CLERK READ A.COPY OF A LETTER WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK ADDRESSED TO MODERN HOMES, WRITTEN BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE 1900 BLOCK ON 22ND STREET . THEY WERE COMPLAINING TO MODERN HOMES REGARDING THE INTENTION OF THAT FIRM TO BUILD HOMES THAT WOULC OBSCURE THE VIEW THAT THEY FELT THEY HAD PAID FOR WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR RESIDENCES. THIS MATTER DID NOT TAKE THE ACTION OF THE COUNCIL BUT WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR STUDY. A PETITION WAS READ FROM KAGT REQUESTING THE CITY FOR PERMISSION TO PURCHASE THE USE OF THE PARKING METERS IN THE CITY ON NOVEMBER IST AND 2ND IN LINE WITH THE PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING PLAN THAT THEY WERE WORKING OUT ALONG WITH THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY IN THE CITY.. THEIR OBJECT WAS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE AT AN AVERAGE DAY'S RECEIPTS, THE METERS SO THAT FREE PARKING COULD BE OFFERED ALL OVER TOWN FOR THESE TWO DAYS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED AND THAT fHE CLERK DETERMINE THE AVERAGE FEE TO BE ASSESSED, MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ SIGNED BY 10 PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE OAKES AVENUE DISTRICT CONCERNING THE NEW HERRING REDUCTION PLANT GOING INTO OPERATION AT THE SITE OF THE SKAGIT FISHERIES AND TRAFTON PLANTS. DISCUSSION FROM THE FLOOR WAS CARRIED ON BY JACK KREBS REPRESENTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA COMPLAINING OF THE SMELL, PARTICULARLY THAT THEY WOULD BE CAUSED BY THE NORTH WINDS WHICH BLOW OVER.THE AREA. MR. PETERSON, REPRESENTING SKAGIT FISHERIES WAS ALSO IN THE AODIENCEAND SAID THESE INDUSTRIES: WOULD GLADLY WORK WITH THE COUNCIL AND ANY PROPERTY OWNERS -IN SHOWING THAT THEY WO)LD DE ABLE TO ELIMINATE ANY EXCESSIVE ODORS AND SAID -THAT THIS COULD BE WORKED OUT AGREEABLY WITH EVERYONE CONCERNED. THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE Hi:ALTH OFFICER, THE PLANNING COM-. MISSION AND THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY AND REPORT TO'THE COUNCIL. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PREPARED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE COVERING $3750.00 TO BE PAID FROM THE CURRENT EXPENSE FUND FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF PAVING 32ND STREET FROM COPAPERCIAL AVENUE (VEST TO THE HEART LAKE 'ROAD. THIS WAS RHE FIRST READING. THE SECOND -READING AND THE HEARING WERE SET FOR NOVEMBER 5TH. MR. HAUGE SPEAKING FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTOR INQUIRED OF THE COUNCIL IF ANY THING FURTHER HAD DEVELOPED IN REGARD TO A STANDARD BEING SET FOR SERVICE STATION ENTRANCES OFF COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THE MATTER HAD BEEN DIS- CUSSED AT A STUDY MEETING BY THE COUNCIL AND ON RECOMd•SENDATION OA DER. DEERS WITH REGARD TO THE TEXACO SERVICE STATION WHICH IS PRESENTLY -BEING BUILT, MR. NESS MOVEDTHAT THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE STREETS AND PARKS COM- MITTEE BE GIVEN POWER TO ACT AFTER INVESTIGATING THE APPLICATION OF THE TEXACO COMPANY'S NEW STATION AT 9TH '& COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY KIDDER. MOTION CARRIED. MR. THORENE SPOKE IN BEHALF OF SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNER ON 28TH STREET AND S: AVENUE WHEREIN THEY WERE ASKING THE CITY CITY OPEN UP A SHORT ALLEY BETWEEN 27TH AND 28TH ON S. AVENUE, MR. THORENE MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY DRAWBACK IN OPENING THE ALLEY WAS A PROPERTY OWNER THAT WAS USING THE ALLEY AS HER BACKYARD AND IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO INFORM THIS PARTY THAT IT IMTENDED TO OPEN THE ALLEY, MR. THORENE IS GOING TO CHECK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND INFORM THE CLERK OF THE OBJECTORS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CITY OPEN THE ALLEYAND ALSO SEND THE OBJECTORS THE NECESSARY LETTER INFORMING THEM OF THE INTENTION OF THE CITY, MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTION, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THEMEETING ADJOURN AT 8:45 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATT Ee'r'..�.n.M•l�'.:� r IITY CLERK 455 456 NOVEMBER 5, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. WILLIAM GRALER. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES WERE CONSIDERED AND MR. NESS OFFERED A CORRECTION TO THE PREVIOUS MINUTES WHEREIN IN ERROR MAYOR PINSON'S NAME WAS USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPORT OF CLAIMS, IT SHO'ILD HAVE READ MAYOR PRO TEM MUSTACICH, WITH THIS CORRECTION MR. ELLIN MOVED THAT THE MINUTES BE ACCEPT- ED AS READ. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. CODER, MOTION CARRIED. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WAS READ AND BY MOTION OF MR.,ELLIN WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MOTION SECOND- ED 'BY MUSTACICH. APPLICATION WAS THAT OF COMMERCIAL TAVERN, 416 COMMERCIAL AVENUE, FOR A CHANGE IN LOCATION TO THE 2500 BLOCK ON COMMERCIAL AVENUE. A REPORT FROM CAREY AND KRAMER,CALLED PROJECT REPORT # I COVERING THE SHELL METER STATION AND KRAMERS FINDINGS IN REGARD TO THE CONDITION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE PIPELINE WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL BY THE CITY CLERK AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE CLERK READ A PROPOSED CONTRACT FROM PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT CO- MPANY COVERING THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE NEXT 10 YEAR PERIOD FOR ENERGY AT THE FILTER STATION, MOTION.WAS MADE BY MR. SUTT AND SECONDED BY MR. NESS THAT MAYOR PINSON AND THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE NEIN CONTRACT. ROLL WAS CALLED WITH MR. MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN ALL VOTING AYE. MR, MUSTACICH STATED HE FELT SOME STUDY SHOULD BE MADE IN CONNECTION WITH P.U.D. ON TRYING TO OBTAIN A LOWER DEMAND CHARGE. MR. CODER SUGGESTED ALSO THAT THE COUNCIL STUDY THE POSSIBILTY OF PURCHASING TRANSFORMERS THAT ARE NOW BEING RENTED UNDER TERMS OF THE ASOVE CONTRACT. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THAT AS OF OCTOBER 15, 1957, HE WOULD REQUEST THE COUNCIL TO APPOINT RERMANENTLY, WARREN PALM TO THE POLICE FORCE. MR. VAN METER MADE A MOTION THAT SINCE MR. PALM HAS JUST COMPLETED HIS 6 MONTHS PROBATION PERIOD THAT HIS.APPOINTMENT TO PERMANENT STAFF BE APPLROVED. MUSTACICH SECONDED THE MOTION. ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, AND ELLIN ALL VOTED AYE. MR, KIMSEY DISCUSSED A RECENT LETTER FROM PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK REGARD- ING,THE INTEREST RATES AND CONTRACT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF OUR LAST FIRE TRUCK. THE CLERK EXPLAINED THAT THE BANK COULD NOT RE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE CHARGES THAT OCCURRED UNDER THE CONTRACT, AS THE BANK MERELY PURCHASED THE ENTIRE CONTRACT AT A LUMP SUM FIGURE FROM THE ORGINAL SELLER AND WAS IN NO WAY CONNECTED WITH THE CHARGES ASSESSED AS INTEREST OR CARRYING FEES. THE CLERK ADVISED THAT HE WAS IN RECEIPT OF A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.00 COVERING PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE RUNNING TO OCTOBER 21 1958. THE CERTIFICATE WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR,FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE CEMETARY BOARD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED ?LACED ON FILE. MR, ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT, AND WATER COMMITTEE THAT THE MATTER CONCERNING BECHTLE'S WHISTLE,APPLICATION HAD BEEN STUDIED AND AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WOULn BE NO C)NFLICT WITH THE C1TY,,MR. ELLIN STATED THAT HE FELT THE MATTER WAS NOW CLOSED AND NEEDED NO FURTHER ACTION, MR, ELLIN REPORTED FURTHER FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT, AND WATER COM14ITTCE THAT HE HAD IN HIS HANDS THE CHANGE ORDERS NO. I TO MISCO WEST COAST AND CHANGE ORDER NO. I TO GENERAL FILTER CO. IN CONNECTION WITH AVON'S FILTER PLANT. MR, ELLIN EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE CHANGE OR- DERS, THAT IT WAS MERELY THE TRANSFERRING OF $4,410.00 FROM GENERAL FILTER'S CONTRACT TO THE MISCO WEST COAST CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING ANTHRAFILT. .MR. MBSTACICH MADE A MOTION THAT BOTH CHANGE ORDERS BE APPROVED AND ALSO THAT MAYOR PINSON AND THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THEM. SUTT SECONDED THE MJTION, ROLL WAS CALLED WITH MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN VOTING AYES. I. 1 G NOVEMBER 5, 1957 CONT' D) MR, SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT DUE TO THE FACT THE SCOOPMOBILE WAS NO LONGER USABLE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIAT- ELY, HE WOULD MOVE THE CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A BID CALL COVERING THE PURCHASE OF A LOADER, BID DATE OPENING WAS SET AS NOVEMBER 19, lr.957. MR. CODER SECONDED THE MOTION, MOTION CARRIED, ALL AYES. MR. SUTT REPORTED FUTHER IN REGARD TO THE HENSLER ESTATE THAT HE WOULD A ATTEMPT TO GET SOMETHING FINAL THIS WEEK. MR. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT THE SUPP- LEMENTARY AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN DISPOSAL COMPANY HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CITY AND SIGNED BY WESTERN DISPOSAL. ALSO, THAT HIS COMMITTEE WAS NOW IN- VESTIGATING THREE DIFFERENT PARTIES WHO WERE INTERESTED IN WORKING AT THE DUMP ON A SALVAGE BASIS, AND THAT HE FELT OUT OF THE THREE MEN THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE ABLE TO PICK SOMEONE SUITABLE. HE STATED THAT THE CITY DUMP WAS NOW IN A FINE CONDITION BUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE SOME THINKING SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ADDITIONAL SPACE AS THE DUMP WAS FAST FILLING UP. MR. VAN METER REPORTING FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE MEETING WITH THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY ARRANGED FOR THIS EVENING WAS POSTPONED AND HAS BEEN SET UP FOR THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER•19, 1957. MR. VAN METER REQUESTED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE B & 0 TAX ON PUGET SOUND POWER AND,LIGHT COMP?NY FROM Ij% TO 2%. MR. VAN METER EXPLAINED THAT ALL OTHER UTILITYS WERE PRE- SENTLY BEING ASSESSED THE 2% FIGURE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PUGET SOUND POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY. THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTED THE COUNCILS APPROVAL OF HIS CONTINUING NEGOTIATIONS WITH MR. & MRS. FEARBORNE FOR AN EASEMENT TO COVER THE SECOND RIVER CROSSING AT AVON, MR. WELLS INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT A FIGURE OF $500.00 HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE FEARBORNES AS A SUITABLE PAYMENT FOR THE E., EASEMENT. MR. ELLIN MOVED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE GIVEN AUTHORITY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION WITH MR. & MRS. FEARBORNE, THE MOTION WAS SECOND- ED BY MUSTACICH. ROLL WAS CALLED WITH MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, ELLIN ALL VOTING AYE. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF ANACORTES, REQUESTING THAT A LIGHT BE INSTALLED AT STH & Q AVENUE, MR. SUTT MOVED THAT THE CITY CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO INFORM THE LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY TO INSTALL THE LIGHT AS REQUESTED,, THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY NESS. ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, AND ELLIN ALL VOTED AYE. A PETITION SIGNED BY JOE COLLEY IN BEHALF OF THE DECORATING COMMITTEE OF THE ANACORTES RETAIL MERCHANTS AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS READ WHICH REQUESTEDDPERMISSION TO ERECT A LIGHTED CHRISTMAS TREE AT 4TH & COMM- ERCIAL. AFTER DISCUSSING THE PETITION WITH THE CHEIF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE CHEIF OF POLICE, AND THE CITY ENGINEER, MR. SUTT MOVED THE COMMITTEE BE GRANTED THE REQUEST. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION SIGNED BY DOUG CHILDS REQUESTING A CHANGE IN LOCATION OF THE TAXI ZONE WAS READ AND REFERRED TO THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR INVESTAGATION AND REPORT. THE CITY ATTORNEY READ A PROPOSED ORDINANCE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE OF PROVIDING FUNDS OF $3750.00• TO COVER THE COST OF THE CITY'S SHARE OF PAVING 32ND STREET. AS THIS WAS THE SECOND READING OF THE EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, MR. SUTT MOVED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED NUMBER 1226 AND THAT MAYOR PINSON AND THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. NESS SECONDED THE MOTION, ROLL WAS CALLED WITH MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, AND ELLIN ANO VOTING AYE, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ AN ORDINANCE APPROPIATING THE 1958 REVENUES OF ANACORTES AS APPROVED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 1224 AND APPROVED OCTOBER 71 1957, MR. ELLIN MOVED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED NUMBER 1227, AND THAT MAYOR PINSON AND THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN. MOTION SECONDED BY CODER,- ROLL ODER,ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, AND ELLIN ALL VOTED AYE, THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST HRLF OF OCTOBER, 1957, WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND THAT THE WARRANTS BE 458 NOVEMBER 5, 1957 ( CONT' D) DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES-MUSTACICH, SUTT, VAN METER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER, AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. •MR. BLADE CAIN WHO IVAS IN THE AUDIENCE SPOKE IN BEHALF OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE OPERATIONS IN THE CITY, REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR NEEDED CIVIL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT AND SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:35 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR ATT TY CLER NOVEMBER 19, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS C4L LED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. CRALER, PASTOR OF THE P"REBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE ROLL'..AS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLEN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ. MOTIDN CARRIED. THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE STATEWIDE CITY EMPLOYEES RETIREINIENT SYSTEM WHICH ADVISED THE CITY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE APPLICATIJN FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 25, 1957. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. MAYOR PINSON REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE EVENING SET FOR THE OPENING OF THE BIDS FOR A LOADER FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND REQUESTED THE YLERK TO OPEN THE SEALED BIDS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE.RECEIVED. THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE OPENED AND READ: NAME OF COMPANY TRACTOMOTIVE TOTAL BID PRICE PACIFIC HOIST & DERRICK' TL -12 12,233.63 MASTERSONS PETTIBONE 427 169629.17 " 427AYIP 18, 734.33 WESTERN TRACTOR PETTIBONE 125A 15,876.13 COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT COMPANY LD5F Scoop 11,671.12 LD5T " 12,161 .94 LD5P " 129942.08 HOWARD COOPER HOUGH -HU 14,111.20 TOTEM 14,337.50 THE BIDS'.INCLUDE STATE SALES TAX, CABS INCLUDED. THE BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE STREETS AND PARKS AND FINANCE COMpi1TTEES FOR THEIR REV'IEW AND RECOMMENDATION. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED•PL.ACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 VIAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE• THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1957 WAS AC- CEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, WITH THE REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MAYOR PINSON ASKED THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE PERMANENT*APPOINTMENT OF.WM. RICE, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER IST TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINING THAT HE HAD FULFILLED HIS 6 MONTHS PROBATIONARY PERIOD. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN AND SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR BE APPROVED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. 1 1 1 NOVEMBER 19, 1957 (CONTINUED) MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT HE WOULD REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF TIME BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE REQUEST OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE FOR MORE R.NCS REQUESTED IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. MR. ELLIN REPORTED FOR THE FIRE, LIGHT AND WATER COMK41TTEE THAT HIS COM— MITTEE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE SIGNED COPIES OF'THE WATER CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF LACONNER AND THE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, WHIDBEY ISLAND., WASH AND THAT IT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION OF HIS COMMITTEE THAT THE COUNCIL STUDY THE CONTRACTS AT ITS NEXT MEETING. MR. ELLIN READ CHANGE ORCER #2 WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED BY CAREY AND KRAMER COVERING THE ADDITIONAL COST OF PAVING WITH ASPHALT CONCRETE, THE AREA DIRECTLY UNDER THE TANKS AT THE NEW CENTRAL FILTER PLANT. THE CHANGE ORDER WAS IN BEHALF OF MISCO—WEST COAST AS IT, COMES UNDER A CHANGE IN THE .ORIGINAL CONTRACT PRICE,THE CHANGE AMOUNTED TO $736.00. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE CHANGE ORDER BE APPROVED AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY •CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN FOR THE CITY, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MR. CODER REPORTED THAT THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMITTEE HAD UNDER CJNSIDERATION A CHANGE IN THE PRESENT BUILDING CODE AND WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA•FOR THE FOLLOWING STUDY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. MR. SUTT REPORTED FOR THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE THAT A J01'NT MEETING BETWEEN THE PARK BOARD, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE IN REGARD TO THE HENSLER ESTATE HAD BEEN HELD AND THAT A DEFINITE RECOMMENDATION TO ATTORNEY DRIFTMIER, REPRESENTING THE HENSLER ESTATE WOULD BE MADE THIS FOLLOWING WEEK. NESS REPORTED FOR THE PRINTING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY HAD SECURED A SMALL BUILDING LOCATED IN THE LITTLE CHICAGO AREA WHICH, IF IT HAD SUFFICIENT SKIDS PLACED UNDER IT, WOULD BE MOVED FREE OF CHARGE BY MR FRANK RUSSELL TO THE CITY DUMP. THE BUILDING IS IN FINE SHAPE AND IS AP— PROXIA44TELY 8 X 101 IN SIZE. MR. THORENE AGREED TO HAVE THE STREET DEPARTMENT PLACE THE SKIDS UNDER THE STRUCTURE. MR. ELLIN MADE A N40TION SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MOVING THE BUILDING AND PLACING.I.T AT A NEW LOCATION 3E ACCEPTED.• MOTION CARRIED. AI'i.:VANMETER REPORTED FOR THE LICENSE AND POLICE COMMITTEE THAT 32ND STREET WAS BREAKING UP DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC BEING RE ROUTED OVER 32ND e, STREET AND HEART LAKE ROAD DUE TO THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY BE CLOSED. MR. HUSTACICH REPORTED THAT THIS MATTER HAD BEEN TAKEN UP WITH THE HIGHWAY COMMIS— SION LAST WEEK AND THAT THE CITY HAD BEEN ASSURED BY MR.141CKAY THAT•THE TEMPORARY USE OF THESE COUNTY AND CITY ROADS BY THE STATE WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO PUT THEM BACK IN AS GOOD ORDER AS THEY WERE BEFORE BEING USED, MR. VANMETER REPORTED THAT HIS COMMITTEE HAD STUDIED THE DOUG CHILDS AP.3LICATION FOR CHANGE IN TAXI ZONE AND REQUESTED THE CLERKS OFFICE TO CHECK ON WHETHER OR NOT THE $10.00 A MONTH FEE OFFERED BY MR. CHILDS WAS A FAIR RETURN FOR THE CHANGE OF THIS SPACE. MR. VANMETER THEN REPORTED THAT HIS COMM!TTEE HAD STUDIED THE SITUA— TION WITH REGARD TO THE LACK OF A FRANCHISE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE WEST COAST TLLEPHONE COMPANY AND -THAT THE MANAGER FOR THE WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE PRESENT TIME AND HE WO'iLD LIKE TO HEAR THE POSITION OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY IN REGARD TO THEIR INTENTIONS COVERING. NEXT YEAR. MR. WALLEN SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL EXPLAINING THAT THE POSITION OF THE VEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY WAS ONE OF BEING A LITTLE HARD PRESSED; HOWEVER THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY TO THE CITY 2% OF THEIR GROSS EARNINGS IN LIEU OF A FRANCHISEt i•T BEING THEIR INTENTION NOT TO PASS ON TO THE PUBLIC BUT TO ABSORB THIS ENTIRE PAYMENT FOR THE YEAR 1958; THAT THE TELEPHONE COMPANY WOULD FURTHER AGREE TO FURNISH FREE SERVICE TO THE CITY AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST FOR THE YEAR 1958. AFTER DISCUSSING THE PROPOSAL, THE COUNCIL AD— VISED MR. WALLEN THAT THE MATTER WOULD . BE TAKEN UP FOR FURTHER STUDY AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. MR. WALLEN PROMISED TO FURNISH•THE CITY WITH THE FORMAL LETTER OF THE PROPOSAL HE HAD MADE ON BEHALF OF THE VIEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY. 460 cc d NOVEMBER 19, 1957 (CONT') A PETITION WAS READ FROM SEARS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO RESERVE A SPACE OF FOUR PARKING METER SECTIONS ON NOVEMBER 22ND AND 23RD WHERE THEY ARE AN- TICIPATING PLACING A SHOP EQUIPMENT CARAVAN TRAILER. A MOTION WAS MgDE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE PETITION OF SEARS BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM THE MOUNTAINEERS OF SEATTLE WAS READ REQUESTING THE USE OF MT. ERIE FOR THEIR PRACTICE CLIMBING COURSE FOR THE FOLLOWING DATES: APRIL 12 AND 13TH AND SEPTEMBER 27TH AND 28mH 1958. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED PROVIDING THE MOUNTAINEERS WOULD RELIEVE THE CITY FROM ALL LIABILITY AS HAD BEEN THEIR ACTUAL PRACTICE IN THE PAST. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION SIGNED BY MR. AND MRS. H. S. HICKS REQUESTING PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL TO OPEN THAT PLATTED SECTION OF H. AVENUE EXTENDING NORTHERLY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH 32ND TO ITS NORTHERN TERMINUS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF FIDALGO ADDITION, MR. HICKS WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AND STATED -THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO SURVEY THE PROPOSED SITE. BOTH MR. CODER AND MR. SUTT HAD IN- VESTIGATED THE REQUEST PRIOR TO ITS PRESENTATION AND UPON THE RECOMNAENDATION OF MR. SUTT, A MOTI)N WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS READ AMENDING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE #1087 RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS SUBJECT TO TAX. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RAISED THE OCCUPATION TAX ON THE ELECTRIC LIGHT UTILITY,T,HE WATER UTILITY AND THE TELEGRAPH UTLLITY FROM Ij% TO 2%. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND PUBLISH SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WINN SPOKE FROM THE AUDIENCE ON BEHALF OF THE PARK BOARD THANKING THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAD HELPED WITH THE BUILDING OF THE SHOP AT WASHINGTON PARK. HE ALSO THANKED THE CITY CLERK FOR HIS PART OF THE BUDGETING THAT ALLOWED THE IMPROVEMENT. MR. ELLIN REMARKED ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL THAT HE FELT THE PARK BOARD DESERVED A COMPLIMENT•9026 FOR THE GOOD JOB THAT THEY HAD DONE THE PAST YEAR. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARD+ANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES:. MUSTA- CICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CO DER9 NESS, KID -ER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:30 P.M. MOT13N CARRIED. MAY R ATTE /r40 C<:: DECEMBER 3, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY REV. DAVENPORT. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, S,q-CT, VANMETER, CODER, KIDDER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT, THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT'EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE'MiIIIJUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ: MOTION CARRIED. THE CLERK READ A LETTER FROM THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC SERVICE COM ISSION ADVISING THE CITY OF A HEARING TO BE HELD IN YAKIMA, MONDAY DECEMBER 16TH TO HEAR EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY REGARDING A RATE INCREASE OF THE CASCADE NATURAL GAS COPIPANY. THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1.957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. THE REPORT OF THE !DATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. r4_ DECEMBER 3RD, 1957 (CONT'D) THE REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, THE REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE.: A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALONG WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE ISLAND VIEW PARK, DIVISION #2 WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. THE LETTER RECOMMENDED FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PLAT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS MAT ER WAS REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL STUDY SESSION. -THE SECOND LETTER WAS READ FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION ASKING THE CITY TO CONSIDER REVISING THE ZONING ORDINANCE - THAT PORTION THAT PERTAINS TO THE 20' SETBACK. MR. SUTT RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO'BE DRAWN UP IN ORDINANCE FORM AND PRESENTED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRESENTLY HOLDING DISCUSSIJN WITH THE SELLER OF THE FILTER SITE PR06ERTY REGARDING:WHAT SMARE OF THE 1957 TAXES SHOULD BE BORNE BY THE CITY AND INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT IT SHOULD BE A MATTER TO BE TAKEN UP AT THE NEXT MEETING, MR. MUSTACICH RECOMMENDED ON BEHALF OF THE FINANCE LOMMITTEE THAT THE CITY CLERK BE INSTR-;CTED TO CALL FOR BIDS COVEG'ING FUEL OIL, DIESEL OIL, REGULAR AND ETHYL GASOLINE FOR THE YEAR 1958 AND SET THE BID OPENING DATE AS JANUARY 7TH, 1958. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE RECOM+:ENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMR41TTEE BE ACCEPTED, MOTION CARRIED. MR. MUSTACICH THEN RECOMMENDED FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY P4EPARE AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $19000.00 TRANS- FERRING FROM THE CEMETERY FUND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS ADDED REVENUE TO COVER THE ADDED GASOLINE AND MAINTENANCE COSTS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BE ACCEPTED. MOTION CARRIED. IVIR.•MUSTACICH THEN REFERRED THE MATTER REGARDING THE AWARDING OF A BID ON A STREET LOADER TO THE STRE,_TS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AS THIS MATTER HAD BEEN LEFT TO THEM JOINTLY. MR. CODER SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING COMMIT.EE SAYING THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO THE NEXT STUDY MEETING THE MATTER REGARDING A BUILDING AT THE GRAVEL PIT THAT WOULD BE USED TO PROTECT THE CITY'S EQUIPMENT FROM THE WEATHER. IN BEHALF OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MR. SUTT RECOMM-ENDED THAT THE AWARDING OF THE BID TO COLUMBIA EQUIPMENT COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OF A STREET LOADER IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,942.08 BE GRANTED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY VANMETER THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STREETS AND PARKS COMh11TTEE BE ACCEPTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER,.CODER, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. SUTT RECOM--IENDED THAT A STUDY BE MADE BY THE COUNCIL IN REGARD TO THE PLACING OF CROSSWALKS IN THE CENTER OF THE STREETS BETWEEN 5TH AND STH STRE'TS. HE HAD BEEN APPROACHED BY SEVERAL MERCHANTS AND THEY FELT THIS WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT SHOPPING CONCITIONS IN THE CITY. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE NEXT STUDY MEETING IN WHICH IT WOULD BE HOPED THAT SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION WOULD SPEAK FOR THE PLAN. 14R. SUTT INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE HENSLER ESTATE WASSTILL UNAP- PROVED AS FAR AS MR. DRIFTMIER WAS CONCERNED AND THAT HE HAD REQUESTED THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH MORE ANSWERS TO MANY OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED AND THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS STILL WORKING WITH MR. DRIFTMIER TO BRING THIS MATTER TO A CONCLUSION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO CALL -FOR BIDS FOR A NEW POLICE CAR - SPECIFICATIONS TO BE DRAWN UP BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT - BIDS TO BE OPENED JANUARY 21ST, 1958, MOTION CARRIED. FZL62 DECEMBER 3, 1957 (CONT'0) MR. VANMETER DISCUSSED 1111TH THE COUNCIL A LETTER HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE VIEST COAST T EL EPH')NE 00p1 -ANY WHICH EX ?LA I NED THEIR POSITION IN REGARD TO A FRANCHISE, THE LETTER CONTAINED CONFIRMATION OF A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION HE HAD HAD WITH MR. LLOYD 71ALGREN, DISTRICT MANAGER OF THE TELEPHONE COMPANY IN WHICH THE TELEPHONE C!PdPANY AGREED TO PAY IN LIEU OF A FRANCHISE PAYMENT, 2% OF ALL THEIR GROSS BARNINGS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 1958 AND ALSO TO CONTINUE THE FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO THE CITY THAT THEY HAD GRANTED PREVIOUSLY, THE LETTER WAS ORDERED PLACED ON FILE;.THE MATTER TO DE FOLLOWED UP AT THE NEXT STUDY MEETING, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE APPLICATION OF DOUG CHILDS FOR A TAXI ZONE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 6TH AND COMMERCIAL BE ALLOWED AND THAT THE CITY CLERK BILL MR. CHILDS AT THE RATE OF $10.00 PER MONTH FOR THE USE OF ONE PARKING METER WHICH WAS TO BE REMOVED, AYES: BUTT, VANMETER, KIDDER AND ELLIN. N0: MUSTACICH AND CODER. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE ANACORTES PUBLIC SCHOOLS RE!41JESTING THE CITY TO INSTALL A STREET LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF 18TH AND J. AVENUE. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREED TO PAY THE CUSTOMARY $27.50 CHARGE. A MOTION WAS h1ADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BE GRANTED. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE INTERNATIONAL HOD CARRIERS WHICH REQUESTED THE CITY CLERK ON MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO WRITE A LETTER To THE UNION URGING THAT ANACORTES BE GRANTED A CHARTER. A'MOTION WAS MADE BY V.USTACICH SECONDED BY tLLIN THAT THE PETITION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE LAST HALF OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEAPING NO OBJECTIONS MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMVITTEE A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE CLAIMS RE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME, AYES: MUS•T4CICH, SUTT, VANMETER, CODER, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION IVAS MADE.BY ELLIN SECONDED BY MUSTACICH THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:10 P.M. UNTIL DECEMBER IOTH AT 7:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. 1 rMAYOR ATTESTr—'(.,,ti..(/_ , C I TY�ERK DECEMBER 10, 1957 A CONTINUATION OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 39 1957 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30.P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING• THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, SUTT,. CODER, NESS, KIDDER ANDELLIN WERE PRESENT. MAYOR PINSON OPENED THEMEETING EXPLAINING THAT THIS WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 3RD SESSION THAT HAD BEEN SET ASIDE TO COUNT AND CANVASS THE ELECTION RETURNS OF DECEMBER 3RD. THE COUNCIL PROCEED TO CANVASS THE VOTE WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: WARD #1 VANCE CODER 92• PAUL M. .FOSSE 206 JACK WELCH 32 WARD #2 DONALD M. BERNARD 410 HENRY BIESHEUVEL 131 CHARLES L. VANMETER 293 JACK WINN . 176 WARD #3 A. 1. MUSTACICH 738 TOM FORSYTH 1 ` JACK O'BRIAN I W SYD ELLIN I c Q 1 1 1 1 1 DECEMBER 10, 1957 (CONT'D) AT LARGE NINA M. ANTONIUS 1156 BUEHL J. BERENTSEN 1405 GLADE CAIN 107 SYO ELL I•N 758 A. W. FRANK 311 PRESTON HOLTON •493 CLIFF KELLY 288 MAYNARD LEWIS 623 DON MCDUGLE 648 !ROBERT MILLER 642 TED NESS 786 EUGENE STROM 1047 HAROLD ZOBEREST 85 JIM FRITZ I RUSSELL MOKLER I JACK WINN 1 PAUL FOSSE 2 7 PROPOSITION - COUNCIL-MANAGER FOR 1271 AGAINST 1027 TOTAL VOTES CAST 2321 THE TOTAL TALLY INCLUDED•37 ABSENTEE BALLOTS OF WHICH 18 VOTES WERE FOR THE PROPOSITION AND 19 AGAINST, MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT DR. STROM AND BUEHL..BERENTSEN HAD RESIGNED FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT HE WAS ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF STEVE DUNTHORNE TO REPLACE DR. STROM, WHOSE TERM WOULD EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1958 AND GENE SMITH TO REPLACE BUEHL BERENTSEN WHOSE TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 319 1958. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE COUNCIL CONFIRM THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON THEN INFORMED THE COUNCIL:THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE RESIGNATION OF JACQUETHA BAKER FROM THE ANACORTES CEMETERY BOARD. MAYOR PINSON SAID HE WOULD ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION - HOWEVER, HE WOULD LEAVE THE POSITION VACANT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE HE FELT -THE NEW COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF MAKING THE NEW •APPO 1 NTMENT. MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY THE POST— MASTER FOR -PERMISSION TO CLOSE OFF TWO METER ZONES IN FRONT OF THE MOYER BUILDING FROM THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER IOTH THROUGH THE 24TH, EXPLAINING THAT THE POSTOFFICE WAS USING THAT BUILDING AS A SUBSTATION AND FURTHER THAT HE HAD INFORMED MR, DALSTEAD THAT IT WAS IN ORDER FOR HIM TO PROCEED WITH THE USE OF THIS ZONE. MR. GOFF HAD PROVIDED THE NECESSARY•SIGNS. THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE, A PETITION SIGNED BY SAM FISHER WAS READ WHEREIN HE REQUESTED THE PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL TO BUILD A STAIRWAY 3' WIDE ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE BUILDING AT 17TH AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE. THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE UP STAIRS ROOM OF HIS BUILDING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION FROM THE ANACORTES CHAMBER OF•COMMERCE WAS READ REQUESTING THAT THE'COUNCIL GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO THE ELIMINATION OF PARKING METER CHARGES BETWEEN DECEMBER IOTH•AND DECEMBER 24TH. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DISCUSSION, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE PETITION BE DENIED. AYES: MUSTACICH, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. NO: SUTT: MOTION CARRIED. A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE WAS READ COVERING THE TRANSFERRING OF $1,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND — CURRENT EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ON BEHALF OF THE SKAGIT COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER WAS READ. SAID ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE $2,897.88 FOR PAYMENT OF SERVICES fN CONNECTION WITH THE PAVING OF 10TH STREET AND HEART LAKE ROAD• A PROPOSED ORDINANCE COVERING THE TRANSFER OF $40339.54 PRINCIPAL AND $520.74 INTEREST FROM THE CURRENT EXPENSE FUND TO THE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT FUND WAS READ. 4_64 cc a DECEMBER 109 1957 (CONT10) V ALL THREE OF THESE EMERGENCY ORDINANCES WERE, READ AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE DECEMBER 17TH REGULAR MEETING FOR APPROVAL AND PASSAGE. THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITH THE PROPOSED ISLAND VIEW PARK, DIVISION #2, WHICH WAS READY FOR ACCEPTANCE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE PLAT BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED AND O.k D BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUIT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR PINSON REQUESTED THE COUNCILS PERMISSION TO TRANSFER A CONCRETE MIXING MACHINE TO THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THIS MACHINE HAD BEEN OWNED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND THEY NO LONGER HAVE USE FOR IT. THE TRANSFER WAS BEING MADE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE UTILITY TAX FOR 1957 FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT WOULD BE WAIVED IN LIEU OF THE TRANSFER OF THE MACHINE. A MOT16N WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE PROPOSITION BE ACCEPTED, AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A PETITION WAS READ FROM THE BOY SCOUT TROUP #81 REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CAMP NEAR LITTLE CRANBERRY LAKE. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED PROVIDING THE APPLICANTS SECURE THE PROPER FIRE PERMIT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS READ TO THE COUNCIL THE TOWN OF LACONNER WATER CONTRACT AS WELL AS THE NAVY CONTRACT. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH THAT THE LACONNER CONTRACT BE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND CLERK. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY ELLIN. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUTT SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE NAVY CONTRACT BE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. WELLS STATED THAT THE FEURBORNE EASEMENT HAD BEEN RECORDED AND THAT THE MATTER OF THE 1957 TAX ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE SANONESS PROPERTY WHICH HAD BEEN PURCHASED FOR THE FILTER SITE HAD BEEN PRESENTED TO HIM. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE TAXES WAS $138.68. OF THIS AMOUNT THE CITY WAS TO STAND ONE QUARTER OR $34.67. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE CITY ALLOW PAYMENT OF $34.67 WHICH ACUTALLY COVERED OUR PRO RATED SHARE OF THE TOTAL TAX ASSESSMENT. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED. MR. CLARK, CITY ENGINEER, SPOKE BRIEFLY CONCERNING THE CORRECTED SHELL METER ADVISING THE COUNCIL THAT THE PROPER FLOW WAS NOW BEING RECORDED. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 8 - SIDE YARDS OF SECTION 4 - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT - R -I OF ORDINANCE #1061 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. THIS ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PROPOSED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY SUTT THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ASSIGNED #1229 AND THAT THE 'MAYOR AND CITY CLERK BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, SUTT, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, MAYOR PINSON THEN ASKED IF ANYONE HAD ANYTHING TO SAY FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY, WHEREUPON MR. BERENTSEN, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, SAI,O THAT HE WOULD CONTACT THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW COUNCIL TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE A TIME SET FOR A JOINT MEETING, COUNCILMAN ELLIN CONGRATULATED COUNCILMAN TED NESS ON HIS RE ELECTION TO THE COUNCIL. MR. CAIN, WHO WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, QUESTIONED HIS PREVIOUS APPEAL FOR AD- DITIONAL FUNDS'FOR CIVIL DEFENSE, MR. MUSTACICH REPORTED THAT THE FINANCE COM- MITTEE WAS NOT READY TO MAKE A REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SUBJECT AND WOULD REQUEST THAT THE MATTER BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS AND SECONDED BY CODER THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 9:4$ P.M. MOTION CARRIIED. MA1f6R - CIT11' ERK 465 DECEMBER'179 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING. THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY CODER THAT DUE TO'THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCILMAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED, THE REPORT OF THE POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS AC- CEPTEQ AND'OROERED PLACED ON FILE* THE REPORT OF THE FIRE CHIEF FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1957 WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED PLACED ON FILE* A PETITION WAS READ.SIGNED BY RICHARD TWETEN AND WM. T. ADDISON WHICH SOUGHT THE FOLLOWING STREETS AND AVENUES HEREIN DESCRIBED TO BE VACATED: ALL THAT PORTION OF A. AVENUE, AS PLATTED IN THE ORIGINAL 'PLAT AND IN NORTHERN PACIFIC ADDITIONS LYING BETWEEN THE CENTER LINE OP 14TH STREET AND THE NORTH LINE OF 15TH STREET; ALSO, ALL THAT PORTION OF ALASKA -AVENUE AND THIRD STREET WEST LYING SOUTH OF BLOCK 5 OF NORTHERN PACIFIC ADDITION AND -EAST -OF THE WEST LINE OF BLOCK 5 OF SAID ADDITION, EXTENDED SOUTHEASTERLY TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF THE ORIGINAL•PLAT'. THE PETITION WAS REFERRED TO THE STREETS -AND PARKS COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND ALSO THE CITY ENGINEER. THE COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPRESENTED BY JOE CULLY AND IVAR ANTON'IUS AND SAM FISHER REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER FREE PARKING ON THE 21ST, 23RD AND 24TH OF DECEMBER, SEVERAL MINUTES OF DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHAMBER WAS HELD CONCERNING WHETHER OR NOT REIMBURSEMENT WAS BEING OFFERED THE CITY AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS BY THE COUNCIL THAT THE REVENUE FROM THE PARKING METERS HAD BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE YEAR AND THAT THEY FELT THE CITY WAS IN NO POSITION TO SUSTAIN ANY LOSS. A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT PERMISSION BE GRANTED FOR FREE PARKING. AYES: VANMETER, ELLIN. NO: MUSTACICH, CODER, NESS AND KIDDER. MOTION LOST. A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING $1,000.00 FROM THE CURRENT EXPENSE FUND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS READ. MAYOR PINSON INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT HE WAS OPENING THE MEETING TO A HEARING FOR OR AGAINST THIS EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. HEARING NO COMMENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY VANMETER SECONDED BY NESS THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1230 AND THAT THE CLERK AND MAYOR BE INSTRUCTED -TO SIGN SAME* AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODERS NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED• A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF'$29897.88 IN FAVOR OF* THE SKAGIT COUNTY ROAD ENGINEERS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN PAVING HEART LAKE ROAD AND IOTH STREET WAS READ, THE MEETING WAS THEN OPEN FOR HEARING ON THE ORDINANCE, HEARING NO COMMENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY MUSTA- CICH THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1231. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, COQER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,339.54 .IN BEHALF OF THE CEMETERY IMPROVEMENT FUND I•N REPAYMENT OF A LOAN BORROWED IN 1954 WAS READ. MAYOR PINSON DECLARED A HEARING OPEN ON THE SUBJECT ORDINANCE. HEARING NO COMMENT, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NESS SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AND ASSIGNED #1232 AND THAT THE MAYOR AND CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO SIGN. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED: MR. MUSTACICH REQUESTED THAT THE CLERKS OFFICE BE INSTRUCTED TO CALL FOR BIDS ON THE CITY'S BLANKET LIABILITY POLICY; BID OPENfNG`DATE TO'BE JANUARY 7TH, 1958. THE CITY CLERK RRESENTED THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WITH A COPY OF THE 1958 BUDGET. MAYOR �INSON'THANKED THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE. DECEMBER 179 1957 (CONT'D) MR. NESS SAM HE WISHED TO THANK THE, STREET DEPARTMENT AND MR. FRANK RUSSELL FOR THEIR PROMPT ACTION IN MOVING THE CARETAKER'S BUILDING TO THE GARBAGE DUMB SITE* THE REPORT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF ANACORTES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF DECEMBERV 1957 WAS READ TO THE COUNCIL. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS9 MAYOR PINSON REFERRED THE CLAIMS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. U PONIFAVORABLE REPORT BY THE FINANCE COMMTTTEEq A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE CLAIMS BE ALLOWED AND WARRANTS DRAWN IN FAVOR OF THE SAME. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED, A MOTION WAS MADE BY CODER SECONDED BY ELLIN THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT 8:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. M>IIYOR ATTES97 C <LER z. JANUARY 79 1958 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANACORTES WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. WITH MAYOR PINSON PRESIDING, THE ROLL WAS CALLED AND MUSTACICH, VANMETER, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN WERE PRESENT. THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING WERE CONSIDERED AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY ELLIN SECONDED BY KIDDER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT EACH COUNCIL- MAN HAS HAD A COPY FOR STUDY THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS IF READ, MOTION CARRIED. IN MAYOR PINSON'S REPORT, THE MAYOR THANKED THE COUNCIL FOR THE CO-OP- ERATION AND TEAM WORK THAT HAD EXISTED DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION, HE ALSO WISHED TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR THEIR COOPERATION AND SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION HAD WORKED WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND GIVEN THE CITY THE VERY BEST GOVERNMENT POSSIBLE AND THAT HE WISHED TO OFFER ANY HELP HE COULD TO THE NEW COUNCIL WHEN THEY TAKE OVER WITH THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT EXIST. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD ALSO AS CONGRATULATING THE MAYOR FOR THE ABLE MANNER IN WHICH HE HAD HANDLED THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY AND THAT HE FELT MAYOR PINSON HAD BEEN THE MOST CAPABLE MAN IN THE HISTORY OF ANACORTES. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SECONDED BY ELLIN TO HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY ACCEPT A DEED IN BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 175 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF ANACORTES ACCEPTING THE SAME FOR ROAD PURPOSES. AYES: MUSTACICH, VANMETERS CODER, NESS KIDDER AND ELLIN, MOTION CARRIED. A REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REBER ALL STREET VACATION APPLICATIONS TO THEIR COMMISSION BEFORE GRANTING. THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL. THE AIR CORPS HAD REQUESTED OF THE UITY ATTORNEY A CHANGE IN THE MT. ERIE LEASE SO THAT SOME METHOD COULD BE PROVIDED FOR THEM TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, UNDER A SEPARATE SUGGESTION MADE BY THE AIR CORPS IT SEEMED THAT AN EASEMENT SHOULD BE GRANTED FOR A 20' WIDTH RIGHT OF -WAY FOR AN UNDERGROUND CABLE TO GO UP THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. A MOTION WAS MADE BY MUSTACICH SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PARK BOARD THAT THE CITY ADOPT THE UNDERGROUND CABLE PLAN AND PROVIDE THE.AIR CORPS WITH THE PROPER EASEMENT RIGHTS. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY NESS. AYES: MUSTACICH VANMETERI, CODER, NESS, KIDDER AND ELLIN. MOTION CARRIED• THE CLERK PROVIDED THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH A COPY OF THE BUILDING FIRE INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR REQUESTING THAT THE POLICY BE APPROVED AS TO FORM, THE CLERK ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT BIDS HAD BEEN RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH GASOLINE AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR. THE BIDS WERE OPENED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: 1 1 1