HomeMy WebLinkAbout1776 ORDINANCE NO. 1776
An ordinance adopting day!igt~t saving time for the City of Bremerton for
the year 1948, and declaring an emergency.
THE CITY OF BREL'!ERTON DOES ORDAIN:
S~ction 1. That at !~:01 o~clock antemeridian o¢ the first day of
t948, standard time in the City of Bremerton, shall be advanced one hour, 'and at
Z:O1 o'clock antemeridian of the first day of September, 1~48, standard time in
he City of Brem~rton shall, by the retarding of one hour, be returned oo that be.
.~tween the first day of June and th~ first day of S~ptember, 1~48, standard time il
the City of Bremerton shall be one ho~zr in advance of Pacific Standard Tim~.
Section Z. That whereas, owing to the lack of su~shine during the winter mol
tbs in Bremerton, ~here is an urgent demand for as many hours of sunshine during
the summer months as it is possible to obtain, all in the interest of the health
of the children and adults alike; a-<~d whereas, the stat~s of the ~nited States
on the eastern seaboard and th~ state of California have adopted daylight saving
time, and the principal industry in the City of Bremerton is the Puget So~e~d Nava
~hipyard, and it ~vould be advantageous for -the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to op-
erate during the ssm~e hours as naval installations in the State of California;
and whereas, the City of Seattle has adopted daylight saving time and much con-
fusion would result if the cities of ]~remerton and Seattle wer~ to op~rat~ on
different standards, an emergency is k~reby declared to exist and this ordinance
shall take effect i~ae~iately upon passage and publication as provided by law.
P~.~SSED BY the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the [,<layor
and attested by tt~e City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 18th day
of I,,~ay, 1948.
ATTEST: ' · ~ E~ayor
~. City Clerk