HomeMy WebLinkAbout1563 ORDINANCE NO. 1563
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for
additional tools, fire-fiTht~ng clothing, materials and automotive equip~.~ent
for the fire department; automotive equipment for the Police Department, and.
appro.priat~ng funds to meet such emergency·
THE CItY OF BREMER'?ON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. 'That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremerton, due
to the state of war now existing and the consequent and continued influx cf
population in the city of Bremerton, the unpredented expansion in personnel of
the fire department and the Dolice department, which emergency makes it necessary
tO appropriate funds for the purchase of additional tools, fire-fighting
clothing, materials and automotive equipment for the fire department, and auto-
motive equipment for the police department, all as specifically set forth here-
inafter, in order to protect the lives, property and the public peace, health
and safety of t~e city of Bremerton.
Section 2. That the said public emergency could not have been foreseen
at the time of making the budget for the year 1944; that a substantial part of
the funds hereinafter appropriated were in the budget for the fire department for
the year 1943, but that same could not be used bec,used of the inability to
secure certain types of materials and equipment during the ~nterim between the
adoption of the budget for 1944 and January!, 1944, so that w1~85.00 appropri-
ated for certain items hereinafter listed was appropriated but not e×pended
during the year 1943 and reverted to the General Fund.
Section 3. That the sum of ~5508.76 for capital outlay for the fire
department, and ,~2500.00 for cap~tal outlay for the police department will be
required to meet s~ch emergency, in the total sum of ~B108.76, which said total
sum ~s hereby- appropriated and the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton is hey,by
authorized to execute emergency warrants not exceeding the said sum in .payment
of the expense o,~cas!on~ed by such emergency, and itemized as follows:
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Tools and equipment for maintenance of
Fire ~larm System ~
22 ft. la~der, to replace ladder broken at
~0 O0
recent fire .................................................
Fire-fighting clothing for new firemen,
bunkers, boots and helmets .............................. 490.00
Estimated cost to the City of Bremerton for new Fire
Alarm System, over snc! above Federal expenditures ....... ll')O0.O0.'~--
Dishes eno cutlery for feeding mew firemen on
the station .............
· 250.00
Electrical fittings for repairing electric
syste tomotive equipment 5 O0-
NIS on au . ...., . ,....,, , . o.. o . o ·.. ·
Base work in rebuilding electric system on
automotive equipment .................................... 40.00
Wire and wirin~ for repairing and rebuilding
electric system on automotive equipment ................. 120.00 .... ....
Two wire reels, electric system, automotive
equipment ..............
.Purchase of motor for 1939 G.;~,.C. 1~ T truck, ........... 35[).00
Purchase, repair and alteration of Used Army
automotive eqipment ..................................... 2500. O0*
5602.76
POLICE DEPART~ENT:
Purchase, repair and alteration o~' Used
ive equipment ' 2500 O0
automot .....................................
Total ........... ~108;V6
Section 4. That the City Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to
publish a copy of this ordinance in the official city newspaper i~neqia'tely
following tad approval of t his ordinance on first reading.
S~ctton 5. If approved on first reading, this ordinance shall be read for
final passage at the meeting of the City Council one week after the date of
its first reading.
Section 6. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace, health
and safety of th~ City of Bremerton, and t'his ordinance shall take effect
immediately on passage and publication.
APPROVED unanimously by t~e C~ ty '~ ~
~omcil of the City of Bremerton on first
reading, this 12th day of ~gri!, 1944.
Ordinance No. 1563 (cont)
PASSED unsnimousl~f by the City Council of the City of' Bremer~on, signed
by the Mayor and attested by t.~e City Clerk in authentication of such ~assa~:~e,
this 19th day of April, 1944.
Mayor
ATTEST:
~~ C'ty of B,,m~r~,n
I, the u;~d~r~J[ned, do here by c;rfl~y fhat
~C[~r C].e~ theabcve~n~ fore~om~isatru~cdcorre~t
co~y ot Otdmunc~ ~o.z~.oi the City of
Bremerton entitled as above and that the
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