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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2295" ORDINANCE NO. 2295 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton, Washington providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the city at a special election to be held therein on November 4, 1958, of a proposition of whether or not the city should issue its unlimited tax levy general obligation 0onds in the principal sum of ~400,000 for the purpose of providing part of the funds to reconstruct the existing City Hall and building adjacent thereto, as a new City' Hall building and to make certain other im/rovements to pro- p.~rty in the immediate vicinity thereof for civic purposes. ~HEREAS, the existing City Hall of the City of Bremerton is old.~and inacequate to properly house all of the city offices and safely keep all of the city's records so that the city officials are greatly hampered in administering the functions of their offices; and WHEREAS, the city has acquired the Harlow Building which adjoins the existing City Hall on the east side and has also acquired the Burks Build- ing which adjoins the alley east of the Harlow Building; and WYE. REAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that the existing City Hall and the Harlow Building be completely reconstructed as one building for a new City Hall and that the Burks Building be demolished and certain improvements be constructed on the site the~eof for city uses and purpose~; and WHEREAS, the city' has approximately ~50,000 on hand available to carry out such purposes and it is ~eemed necessary and advisable that the rest of the money necessary to carry out said purposes be provided by the issu- ance and sale of unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds of the city in the principal sum of ~400,000; and W__~FEREAS, the constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide that the question of whether or not euch general obligation bonds may be issued for such purposes must be submitted to the qualified eleccors of the city for their ratification or rejection. NOW, THE!~EFORE, THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1o It is hereby found and declared 'that the public welfare, safety and convenience of the people of the City of Bremerton require the city to carry out the followingplan of improvements: (a) The city shall completely reconstruct the existing City Hall and the Harlow Building, which adjoins the City Hall on the east siSe, as one buildin6 with all utilities, facilities and equipment necessary to per- mit the use of said building as a City Hall. (b) The city' shall demolish the Burks Building located on the south- west corner of Washington Avenue and ~'ourth Street, shall convert the base- men~ thereof to a garage for car parking and shall improve the street level of such property eitaer with a small park area or for any oth~.er appropriate civic use. Section 2o That for the purpose of providing part of the funds nec- essary to construct and make the above-described capital improvements, the city shall issue its general obligation bonds in the principal sum of ~400,000. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6~ per an- num payable semi-annually and shall mature in from two to fifteen years from date of issue in such amounts as w~[~y as nearly as practicable, to- gether wit~ the interest thereon, be met by equal annual tax levies for the payment of the orincipal thereof and interest thereon. Both such prin- cipal and interest shall be pai~ out of annual levies of taxes to Oe made upon all the taxable property within the city without limitation as to rate or amount. The exact date, form, terms, maturities and covenants of said Bonds shall be as hereafter fixed by ordinance of the city. Section 3. It is hereby found and declared that an emergency exists requiring the submission ~o the qualified electors of the city of the pro- position of whether or not it should issue and sell said Bonds for such purposes at a special election to 0e held thez'ein on November 4, 1958 in conjunction with the counsy and state general election to be held on the same date. The Kitsap County Auditor, as ex officio supervisor of said county and state general election, is hereb.: requested to call and conduct said special election at the same time ss and in conjunction with said county an~ state general election and with the same polling places and election officials for each polling place as fixed for each of t he Voting precincts within the city for said general election. ORDINANCE NO. 2295 (CON'T) The proposition to be submitted to the qualified electors of the city at sapd special election shall be as follows and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a certified copy of this ordinance to the Kitsap County Auditor as soon as the same shall become effective: PROPOSITION CITY HALL BONDS $400,000 Shall the City Of Bremerton,Washington, for the purpose of providing part of the funds to completely reconstruct the existing City Hall and the building adjoining the same to the east, with all utilities, facilities and equipment necessary to make a complete City Hall building and to demolish the building located on the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and Fourth Street, convert the basement thereof to a garage and improve the street leven thereof wit~ either a part or for some other appropriate city use, issue its general obligation 'bonds in the principal sum of ~400,000, said bonds to bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6~ per annum, to mature in from two to fifteen years from date of issue and 'to oe paid both principal and interest out of annual tax levies to be made upon all the taxable property within the city without lim- it.ation as to rate or amount, all as more fully provided in Ordinance No. 2295 of the city. BONDS_, NO ..... Section 4. The action of the City Council in approving proposed Ordinance No. 2294, August 20, 1958 is hereby rescinded and proposed Ordinance No. 2294 is hereby repealed. Section 5. That under the provisions of RCW 29.2V.OVO the ballot title in this Ordinance must be certified to the County Auditor not later than the 19th day of September, 1958 in order that the smme may be submitted to the voters at the general election November 4, 1958. That an emergency exists requiring the immediate passage and publica- tion of this ordinance and this ordinance shall ~come effective immed- iately upon passage and publication. APPROVED off first regding this 3rd day of September, 1958. PASSED on second reading by the City Council of the City of Brem- erton, signed by the mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authenti- cation of such passage this lOth day of September, 1958. ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: Partner Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz Special Bond Counsel for the City I, E.H.T. McGOWAN, duly alected, qualified and acting Clerk of the 0ity of Bremerton, Washington, DO HEREBY CERTIFY 'that the foregoing ordinance is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2295 of said city passed unanimously by its Council, signed by its Mayor an~ attested by myself in authentication of such passage at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 3rd day of September, 1958.