HomeMy WebLinkAbout1437 ORDINANCE NO. 1437
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of urgent
need for automobiles for the police and fire departments, due to the
state of war which has existed since December 7, 1941, and appropriating
funds to-meet such emergency.
T!iE CITY C0~IISSION OF THE CITY OF BREI~!ERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWB:
Sectional. That public emergencies have existed in the City of
Bremerton since the attach on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan, on
December 7, 1941, whereby additional demands have been placed on the
police and fire departments, making it necessary to purchase one automobile
for the police department and one automobile for the fire department, for
the protection of the public peace, health and safety.
Section 2. That the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars or so
much thereof as shall be required, is hereby appropriated to meet such
emergencies, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to execute emergency
warrants not exceeding said sum in payment of expenses occasioned by said
emergencies, which are itemized as follows:
Police Department, purchase of one police
patrol car.
Fire Department, purchase of one car for
Fire Chief.
Section 3. That the public emergencies herein referred to could not
reasonably have been foreseen at the time of the making of the budget for
the year 1941.
Section 4. That an emergency exists which affects the public peace,
health and safety of the City of Bremerton and this ordinance shall take
effect immediately following passage and publication.
APPROVED unanimously by the City CoGnnission of the City of ~remerton,
on first reading, this 24th day of December, 1941.
PASSED unanimously by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton,
on final reading, signed by th~ ~¢~yor, ~nd ~ttested by the City Clerk in
authentication of such passage, this 31st day of December, 1941.
Mayor
Attest:
~ 'ty C~erk
C~.ty of Kitssp
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