HomeMy WebLinkAbout1355 ORDINANCE NO. 1355
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the necessity of
furnishing adequate facilities for fire protecti.on in the City of Bremerton, and
appropriating funds to meet such emergency.
THE CITY CO~JiISSION OF THE CITY OF BRE~iERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the City of Bremerton, which
could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of making the budget for the
year 1940, or at the time of making the budget for the year 1941, in that the
tremendous increase in population and area of the City of Bremerton, due to
national de~'ense, makes additional K~ire fighting equipment and supplies, and a
salary increase to provide an additional captain on the Bremerton fire department
immediately necessary for adequate protection of the lives and property of the
inhabitants of the City of Bremerton. '°
Section 2. That full and detailed information concerning the existence and
extent of said emergency was received by the City of Bremerton in the form of a
report by the ',~ashington Surveying and Rating Bureau, on November 4, 1940, and
that fire insurance rates in the City of Bremerton will be increased unless fund.,
are provided to meet such emergency.
Section 3. That the total sum of apl:roximately $23,000.00 will be required
to meet such emergency, to be expended during the years 1940 and 1941, for fire
fighting equipment and fire fighting supplies and salary, including a new fire
ladder truck chassis and pumper truck complete, remodeling of the G.~I.C. ~Truck
now in use, extension of the fire alarm system, and fire-fighting clothing,
equipment, furniture, supplies and other miscellaneous items, together with the
sum of $120.00 for additional salary, at rate of $10.00 per month, required by
the promotion of one fireman to the rarfl~ of captain, all in conformance with the
detailed report of the Fire Chief, entitled: "Financial requirements of
Bremerton Fire Department. Nov. 25, 1940."
'Section 4. That the sum of $23,000.00, or so much thereof as s~all be
reouired to meet such emergency, is hereby aDproprtated and the City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to issue emergency warrants, not exqeeding the
said sum, in payment of the expense occasioned by such emergency.
APPROVED unanimously by the City Commission on first 'reading, this 2?th
day of November, 1940.
PASSED unanimously by the City Cofmmlssion of the' City of Bremerton on final
reading, signed by the ~iayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of
such passage, this 4th day of December, 1940.
!Attest:
County of Kits ,r *. '~ S..S.
I tbs und~/~led do cert;fy ttist the
. and foregoing i~ a tfuu a;~d ~;orreci cot~/ot
" . aa a~dine~ Pa~s~ by I~e city commi~ion
abo~ date.