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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1568 ORDINANCE NO. 156S AK ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for additional garage facilities and garage repair facilities for vehicles of thc City of Brer0erton, and a?[~ropriating funds to meet such ~ergency. THE CITY OF BR!!!~dERT©N DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. That a public emergency exisr, s in the City of Bremerton due to the stste of war now existin~ ~ the consequent continued increase in population in the city of' bremerton and the resulting~ increase in the number of vehicles required by the city to render various city seru!ces, also the urgent need for adequate space to house and repair city vehicles in a snructure to be built adjacent to the present city garage, in order to kee?t t~e city vehicles in operation, to conserve manpower an~ to protect the city from the ].ess by theft of gasoline and equipment from said vehicles. Section 2.. That the said public emergency could not have been foreseen at the time of makin£' the budget for tho year 1944, st which time it was contemplated that adequate provision for the repair of city vehicles, which could not be serviced and repaired in the present municipal garage, co~ld be made through various private automobile repair establishments in the city of Bremerton. That due to th~ shortade of mechanics and the shortage of manpower throughout the c!ty of Bremerton and the fact that the city c~n neither obtain additional automobiles nor employ privately owned repair establishments to furnish labor and material, as speedily as is necessary for the various city vehicles belong- ing to the various city departments, to function properly, it is nece~sary that a municipal repair garage be coDstructed adjacent to the present municipal garage, in the interest o~' providing essential city services to the inhabitants of the city of Bremerton. Section ~. That the sum of $~O,O00.OO or'thereaoouts must be expended in order to construct said muu~icipal repair garage and said sum is hereby a~propriated and the city clerk of the city of Bremerton is hereby authorized to issue emer- gency warrants not exceeding the said sum in payment of said necessary materials and laaor. Section 4. That the ~ity Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to publish a copy of this ordinance in the official city newspaper im~nediately following the approval of this ordinance on f~rst reading. Se~tion ~. If ap?roved on first reading, this ordlnsnce shall be read for final passage at the meeting of the City Council one week after the date of its first resding. Section 8. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace, health and safety of the city of Bremerton, an~ this ordinance shall take effect immedi- ately on passage and publication. APPROVED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton on first reading, this 19th day of July, 1944. P~SSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this ~eth day of July, 19~4. · ATTEST: ~City Clerk I. fb~ ofl~ls]ffl~, do here ~y ce~l~ ~py el O~d~,~anCo ~o.(~_~.e~ the S~me~on e.tilled as abow lame has b.e. published accordiflf to lid,