HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/27/47 JUNE 27, l~A7
A special meeting of the City Council of the City oI~ Bremerton was held in the
Mayor's om'lice at the City Hall on Friday, June 27, 1~47, at ~:00 p.m. The meeting
was called to consider an amendment or the preparation of a new ordinance relative to
holidays as a result of the Governor proclaiming Saturday, July 5, 1~47, a legal holi-
day. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, City Attorney and
number of members of Campfire Girls Organization being present.
City Attorney commented that there are two ways to handle the situation as
created by Governor's proclamation, by passing an ordinm~ce making July 5, 1947, a
holiday, or by amending the present ordinance to provide that legal holidays will be
such as recorded in Ordinance No. 1671, and otheredays as determined by the Governor,
and that the last method would take care of future situations. Council agreed the
second method would be the better method.
City Attorney distated Ordinance No. 1741, entitled as follows:
AN ORDINANCE establishing official holidays, amending Ordinance No. 16?l,
dated ~ay 14, 1946, and declaring an emergency.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to pass Ordinance No. l~l, carried as fol-
lows: Mr. Kean, yes; Mrs. Haddon, yes; Mr. Gorst, yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried.
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