HomeMy WebLinkAbout1519 ORDINANCE NO. 1519
AN ORDINANCE declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for add-
itional eq~uipment and operating expense for the fire department, and appropriating
funds to meet such emergency.
THE CITY OF BREUERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a public emergency exists in the city of Bremerton, due to
the state of war now existing and consequent continued influx in population in
the city of Bremerton, the extra wear and tear on fire department equipment due
to unusual and unexpected snow and cold weather, and a major down-town fire,
which emergency makes it necessary to appropriate funds for the purchase of add-
itional fire hose and other fire department equipment, as Capital Outlay, and
for repair of parts and equipment, under Maintenance and Operation, In order to
protect lives and property in the city of Bremerton from the fire hazard.
Section 2. That the said public emergency could not have been foreseen at
the time of making the budget for the year 1943; that funds were appropriated and
budgeted during the year 1942, for the purchase of fire hose for the fire depart-
ment, but that the major portion of such sums budgeted and appropriated for fire
hose were not used and reverted to the Current Expense Fund at the end of the
year, because the fire hose needed could not be purchased due to war conditions;
that the needed fire hose is now available, but that no appropriation was made
therefore in the 1943 budget because it was expected at the time of making the
said budget that the fire hose in question would be purchased before January 1,1943.
Section ~. That the sum of Forty-seven Hundred Six and 51/lOOths ($4706.51)
Dollars for Capital Outlay for the fire department, and the sum of Five Hundred
Ninety ($590.) Dollars for Maintenance and Operation for the fire department will
be required to meet such emergency, in the total sum of Five Thousand Two Hundred
Ninety-s~x and §l/lOOths ($5296.51) Dollars, which said total sum is hereby
appropriated, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to execute emergency
warrants not exceeding the said sum, in payment of the expenses occasioned by
such emergency.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is hereby instructed and directed to publish
a copy of this ordinance in the official city newspaper immediately following the
approval of this ordinance on first reading.
Section 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 the city of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall take effect immedi-
ately on passage and publication.
APPROVED unanimously by the ~ity Council of the City of Bremerton, on first
reading, this 3rd day of February, 1945.
PASSED unanimously by the Oity Council of the ~ity of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of suchpassage, this
10th day of February, 1945.
Mayor
ATTEST:
E. J. McCall
C1 ty Clerk
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