HomeMy WebLinkAbout1105 ORDINANCE NO. 1105
AN 0~RDII~I~ICE submitting to the aualified electors of the City of
Bremerton and to the qualified electors of the territory hereinafter described
at a special election to be hold for that purpose on ~.,[onday, the 7th day of
December, 1936, the question of the alteration of the boundaries of the City
of Bremerton to include tho territory more particularly set forth and described
as follows; to-wit:
Begin~ing at the inter~ection of the center lines of Naval Avenue
and Eleventh Street; thence North along the center line of Naval
Avenue produced £,8g0 feet more or less to the Government meander
line; thence continuing [~orth along the conter line of Naval
Avenue produced to its intersection with the center line of
Fort Washington Narrows; thence Southeasterly along the center
line of iort ?~ashin~ton Narrows to its intersection with the center
line of Chester. Avenue produced; thence South to the Government
meander line; thence continuing South along the center line of
Choster Avenue 1,790 feet more or less to a point lg0 feet North
of the l~'orth ldargin of Eleventh Street; thonce West along a line
1£0 feet North of and parallel to the North margin of Eleventh
Street 1,~15 feet more or less to the center line of High Avenue;
thence South along the center line of High Avenue 1~0 feet to
the center line of Eleventh Street; thence '~'est along the center
line of Eleventh Street 1,$09 feet more or less to the point of
beginning; l(itsap County, '~"~ashington;
providing for the calling of said election and the giving of notide thereoF.
¥~IEREAS, the City Comzaission of the City of Bremerton has received a
petition duly signed by not less than one.fifth of the qualified voters Of
the City of Bremerton, as shown by the last municipal election held hherein,
praying for submission to the qnalified electors of the City of Bremerton and
to the ~ualified electors of the territory hereinabove described at a
special ~election to be held for that purpose the question as to ~hether or not
the above doscribed territory shall be added to and become a part of the
corporation of the City of Bremerton; now, therefore,
THE CITY C0~,~,~IS~ION OF THE CITY 0F BRF2~ERTON DO ORDAIN AS-FOLL0~,¥S:
Section 1. That there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
the City of Bremerton at a special election to be held in the City of Bremerton
for that purpose on L[onday, the 7th day of December, 1936, the question as to
whether or not the following described territory' shall be annexed to said
corporation and become a part thereof, said territory being described as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of Naval
Avenue and Eleventh Street; thence North along the center
line of Naval Avenue produced 2,830 feet more or less to
the Government meander line; thence continuing £,~orth &long
the center line of Yaval Avenue produced to its intersection
with the center line of Fort ',Tashington Narrows; thence
Ordinance No. 1105 (cent)
Southeasterly along the center line of Port Washington
~'arrows; to 'its inters~,'~t~.on ~.~Jtt', the center line of Chester
Avenue produced; thence South tc the Government meander line;
thence continuing South along the center line of Chester
Avenue 1,790 feet more or less to a point 120 feet North of
the North margin of Eleventh Street; thence 'f~est alohg a
line 120 feet North of and parallel to the North margin of
Eleventh Street 1,315 feet more or less to the center line
of High Avenue; thence South along the center line of High
Avenue 150 feet to the center linc of Eleventh Street;
thence West along the center line of Eleventh Street 1,309
feet more or less to the point of beginning, Kitsap County,
,'~ash lng t on.
That on the said above date there shall also be submitted to the qualified electors
residing in and of the above described territory the question as to whether or
not they desire to have said territory annexed to and become a'part of the City
of Bremerton.
Section 2. That said city election shall be held on said 7th day of
December, 19~6, between the hours of eight o'clock A.M. and eight o'clock P.M.,
at the same time and in the same places as the city election for the election of
officers of said city is to be held, and notice thereof shall be given by
publication in a newspaper printed and published in the City of Bremerto~, and
also in a newspaper printed and published outside of the City of Bremerton and
in the county where the territory so proposed to be annexed is situated, and in
each or both of said cases, for the period of not less than once a week for
four (4) consecutive weeks prior to the said election.
Section ~. The electors of the City of~'Breme_ton~ are hereby notified to
vote upon said proposition, and those desiring to vote in favor of said propos-
ition shall place a cross (3[) in the square opposite the worSs, "For Annexation".
Those desiring to vote against said proposition shall place a cross (X) in the
square opposite the words, "Against Amnexation". The electors residing in the
territory proposed to be annexed are hereby n~tified to vote upon said [proposition
as above set forth for the electors of the City of Bremerton.
Section 4. Said electors residing in the City of Bremerton shall vote at
the place or places in the precincts of said city where the elections are usually
held and the places usually used for that purpose within the City of Bremerton
and where the election for city officers in the City of Bremerton on said day
is to be held. Said electors residing in the territory proposed to be annexed
shall vote at the place or places in said territory as shall hereafter be
designated and included in the notice of election hereafter to be published and
posted as required by law.
Ordinance No. 1105 (cont)
Section 5. The inspectors and judges of election of said special election
within the City of Bremerton shall be the same inspectors and judges of election
as are appointed for each of the several precincts within the City of Bremerton
for the purpose of conducting the general election held on the same day and at
the same places for the election of ~.'Tayor and City commissioners and as shall be
hereafter designated and included in the notice of election, and the inspectors
and judges for the condt~cting of said special election within the territory
proposed to be annexed and in the several precincts or places provided for suc~~,
purpose shall be those as may be hereinafter named and provided for in the
notice of election.
Section 6. Ali_ qualified and legal voters of the City of Bremerton shall
be entitled to vote at said special election, and all legal voters residing in
the territory proposed to be shall be entitled to vote at said special election.
Section 7. The City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to
give notice of such election by publication in a newspaper printed and published
in the City of Bremerton, and also in a newspaper printed and published outside
of such corporation and in the county in which such territory so proposed to be
annexed is situated, in both cases for a period of four weeks prior to such
election. Such notice shall distinctly state the proposition to be so submitted
and shall designate specifically the boundaries of the territory so proposed to
be annexed, and the electors shall be invited thereby to vote upon such proposition
by placing upon their ballots the words "~'or Annexation" or "Against Annexation",
or words e,zuivalent thereto. Such notice shall also designate the place or places
at which th~ polls will be opened in such territory to be annexed~ which place
or places shall be that or those usually used for that purpose within such
territory, if any such there be, and as shall be designated by this commission.
Such_nnotice shall also designate the names of the officers of election as may be
appointed by this commission, and the said City Clerk is further authorized and
directed to have the necessary sT~.ecial ballots printed and prepared, containing
the question proposed at such special election, which ballots shall contain the
words, "For Annexation" and "Against Annexation", and the voters are hereby
directed to indicate their choice as hereinbefore slaecified.
Section 8. There may be submitted at such special election other propositions
and the election of officers af the City of Bremerton without in any wise affecting
the special, election herein called and provided for, for this purpose.
Section 9. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days
from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
?~SSED by the City Commission, signed by the ~[ayor and attested by the City
Clerk in authentication of such passage this 3rd day of October, 1936.
Attest: O,/ Mayor
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