HomeMy WebLinkAbout2369 ' ' ORDINANCE NO. 2369
AN ORDINANCE amending Section t4 of Ordinance No. 1905 and repealing
Section 7 of Ordinance No. 1928 and Ordinances No. 1936, 1940, 1991 and
2147 and declaring an emergency.
TttE CITY OF BREMERTOi~] DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 7 of 0rdinance No. 1928 and Ordinance No. 1936,
1940, 1991 and 2147 are hereby repealed.
Section 2. That suosequent to the passage of Ordinance 1936, 1940,
1991 and 2147 amending Section 14 of Ordinance 1905, the private contractor
for ¢511ection of garbage in the City of Bremerton, '~ashington, has made a
cost of living adjustment by' way of wage increase with its employees and
under the terms of the contract between said private contractor and the City
of Bremerton authorized by Ordinance No. 1928, adjustments in rates were to
be made and a new rate schedule has been adopted. That Section 14 of Ordin-
ance 1905, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SectiOn 14. SCHEDULE 0F CiiARGES. The Charges tc be made by the con-
tractor to the residents of the city of Bremerton and the users of the con-
tractor's services are as follows: Where garbage collection is weekly, the
charges are as follows:
Over 20 feet or each addi-
tional five steps up or
Contract Rates down stairs to 25 feet, Over 35 Feet
Per Month per month Per ~;onth
1 Unit per week $1.30 $1;60 $1.90
2 Units per week 1.92 2,42 2.82
3 5nits per week 2.55 3.55 4.25
4 Units per week 3.39 4,59 5,29
5 Units per week 4.35 6.55 7.45
Where garbage collections are made more than once per week the charge
shall be as follows:
Over 20 feet or each addi-
tional five steps up or
Contract Rates down~.s~airs to 35 feet, Over 35 feet
Bet Month Per Month Per Month
Over 25 cans to 35 cans
Per Month 5.59 7.59 8.49
Over 35 cans
Per Month .11 Each .15 Each .20 each
Where collections are made more often than once a week, but the numbers
of cans is less than twanty-five per month, the charges shall be in accord-
ance with the rates set out above.
Customers shall be classified in one of the above categories on the
basis of average weekly collection. All premises occupied during all or
any part oi' a given month shall be charged a minimum of $1.30 for garbage
service, whether any collections were actually made or not, subject to the
occupant proving that there was no garbage or refuse of any kind created
or accumulated which the garbage collector could have collected.
Where it is permissible to collect rubbish for pick up in other than
garbage cans, it shall be cha,~ged for as if it has been placed in such cans
of regular size.
Where a requested collection is of such an unusual size or at some time
other than regular collections are made at the premises, a special charge
basedon the extra expenditure of labor and equipment shall be set by the
garbage collector, and as established by the proper department of the State
of Washington.
Section 3. That the contractor shall pay ~o the City of Bremerton 4%
of the gross income received from ~c~tlections for garbage service within the
City limits of the City of Bremerton and includin~ gross income for garbage
service in Federal Public Housing and/or Naval Housing Units.
Section 4. It has been agreed between Pul;et Service and the City that
the effective date of the Ordinance modifyina~ the garbage collection con-
tract would be November t, 1959. The Ordinance read September 23, 1959, was
not complete agreement of the parties and any a~lendments made in due course
would make the Ordinance effective after November 1, 1959. Hence an emer-
gency exists and is hereby declared to exist and this 0r'dinance is neces-
sary for the Public peace, health and safety.
Section 5. This Ordinance sba.Il be in full force and effect after
passage and publication November 1, 1959 and sl~all remain in full force
and effect until the 31st day of ~lay, 1961.
~,~ ORDINANCE NO.
APPROVED on first readinL this 30th day of September, 1959.
PASSED on second reading by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by' the Cit,/ Clerk in authentication of
such passage this Vth day of October, 1959,
ATTEST: 'H.O, DOMSiAD, Mgyor
E.H.T~ McOOWAN, City Clerk