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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1421 ORDINANCE N0~ 1~21 A-~ ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on acco.unt of the nece- ssity of securing sufficient real property for the construction of a recre- eat ional center in the City of Bremerton, and appropriating funds to meet such an emergency. THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Sectional. That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremerton which could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the bud- get for the year 19Al, in that the greatly increased population of the city and the increased activity on account of national defense in the City of BremertoD make it imperative that additional recreational facilities for civilian and enlisted personnel engaged in defense activities. Section 2. That the city owns an appropriate, tract of land for the con struction of such recreational center, but that the same is not sufficient in size and that it is necessary to acquire the following described real property in order to have a tract sufficiently large for said recreational center: East half of Lot ~0, Block 6, Warren Smith's acre Tracts, Kitsap 9ounty, Washingto~ except the portion used for Broadway Ave. seCtion 3. That the City of Bremerton has acquired an option for the purchase of said real property for the sum of $1500.00, subject to any and all city assessments due or to become due on the said property, which option is signed by Hannah W. Provost, the owner of the said real property. Section 4. That the sum of $1500.00 is immediately necessary to meet such emergency and the said sum shall be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of purchasing the said real property, and the Oity Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed to issue an emergency warrant or warrants not exceeding the said sum in payment of expense of such emergency. Section ~. That an emergency exists and this ordinance is immediately necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety in the City of Bremerton, and shall take effect immediately following final passage and publication. ApPrOVED unanimously by the City Commission on final reading, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this ~th day of November 1941. ' M~yor ' ATTEST: ~City C l'e r'k '