HomeMy WebLinkAbout1721 ORDINANCE NO. 1721
An Ordinance making a preliminary estimate of the amount of money required
for the construction of a sewage treatment plant and other improvements to the sewer
system, declaring that such construction and improvements, constitutinE a public
emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the
budget; appropriating a sufficient sum for such construction and improvements, and
declaring an emergency.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That in preparing the budget for the calendar year the City
Council estimated that there would be required for the construction of a sewage
treatment plant and other improvements to the sewer system the total sum of $544,800.(
that it now appears that said construction and improvements will require an expen-
diture in excess of $670,025.52; that this construction and these improvements are
required by the ~ashington State Pollution Commission and a public emergency which
could hot reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the budget is hereby
declared to exist.
Section 2. That there has been appropriated by the legislature of the State
of Washington to the Washington State Development Board funds available to the city
for such construction and improvements in the sum of $486,350.35, with the proviso
that a portion of such app~bpriation, is matched by funds contributed by the City of
Bremerton; that the amount of funds so required in order to make all of said appro-
priation available is in the sum of $203,675.17; that of the amount of matching
funds required of the City of Bremerton only $114,640 was appropr~£ated in the budget
for the calendar year; that the additional sum of $89,035.17 is now required in order
to make said matching funds available; that the City of Bremerton will also receive
from the Washington State Development ~Board the sum of $36,190.35 which sum was not
appropriated for such construction and improvements in the budget for the calendar
year; and there is now hereby appropriated the total sum of $125,225.52 for such
construction and improvements.
Section 3. That an emergency exists, affecting the public peace, health,
safety and welfare, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately following final
passage and publication.
APPROVED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on first
reading this 8th day of February, 1947.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on second
and final reading this 15th day of February, 1947.
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