HomeMy WebLinkAbout0942 AN ORDINANCE finding public emergencies to exist in the ~ire Departmen~
appropriations to meet which were not provided for in the Budget for 1931,
stating ~acts constituting the emergencies, the estim~ect amount required
~o meet such emergencies, and declaring an emergency.
~HERE;~S, the ~ire H~:ll owned by ~he fli~y of Bremerton located on ~/ycoff
Avenue, in said City, housing valuable fire appara~ys owned by ~he said city
is in a dilapidated condition and beyond repair, which condition was caused
by ~ storm occuring since ~he adoption of the budget, for 19~l and the condition
of which building is such as to require the immediate ~e~ri~tE down and
demolishing of such building, and the construction of a new one-story build-
ing for the pre~erv~i..~n of the fire apparatus and Droper~y belonging to
the City of Bremerton, housed by such building, and for the comfort of the
firemen housed ~herein, and
~HERE~S i~ is necessary to purch~zse a number of hydrants for the pro¢ecti~
of the proper~y within the ~ity of Bremerton~ ~he necessity for which pur-
pose .ould not have been fcrseen a~ the time of the adoption of the Budge~
for 19~l, ~nd no appropriation was made therefor, and the purchase of whioh
hydr~mts is ,,~cess~ry for the immediate preservation of the public healih
and property, and
~z~EREz~S, ~he automobile beloni~ing to the ~ire Chief of ~he City of
B~emerton was d~maged by accide~'~t while being opera,ed in the performance of
his duties as such fire chief, and the repair of such automobile will require
the expenditure of funds which co~zld not ref~sonably have been forseen at ~he
~ime of makin o~ the Budget for 19~l, ~nd such 'repairs are necessary for
the restoration ~o a condition of usefulness of such automobile, ~nd
~ZTERE~, it is estimated theft iE~O0.O0 is necessary for the removal of
~he fire hall hereinbefore mentioned, and the c~onstruction of a new one-story
building, t~sing such material from the old building as o~n economically be
used, and that unless such building is constructed, the proper~y of ~he City
of Bremerton will be greatly depreciated, ~_~nd rendered useless: ~t~a$ $988.8£
is estimated as the amount necessary for the put,chase of wa~er hydr~n~s for
the preservation of ~he public health and proper~y, and ~ha~ an expendit~re
of $~00.00 is necessary for the repairs ~nd restora$ion ~o usefulness of
the automobile of the fire chief.
Now, Therefore, BE IT ORD.~Ii~]D BY THE 0IT~ CO~ISSION 0~ THE CITY O~
BR~]~.[ERTON AS follows:
Section ~. ~hat public emergencies exist which could not re~son~ble have
been forseen ~ the time of the adoption of the Budge~ for 19Z1, by red, son
ORDINANCE $42 Continued,
of which the expenditure, of money is necessary not provided for in such
Budget, and that the estimated a~-~ount of money needed to meet such emer-
gencies over and above the amounts provided for in such Budget is as
follows: for the tearing down of the i~resent fire hall on ~ycoff Avenue,
belonging to the City of Bremerton, and the construction of a new one-
story fir hall, using such material from the present building as may
economically be used, the sum of $2,600,00; for the purchase of necessary
Hydrants for preservation o£ public proper~y and health, which could no~
reasonably have been forseen a~ the adoption of the Budget for 1931, ~he
sum of $988.82: for the re~air of restor~.~ion usefulness of the automobile
belonging to the firechief, damaged by accident, and for which no appro-
priation was m~de in the Budget for 1931, in the slum o£ $300.00, and that
each of such expenditures are necess~ry for the public peace ~nd welfare,
and for the preservation of the public health and property, and are the
estimated amounts of money required to mee~ such emergencies, over
above the amounts provided for in the Budget for 1931.
Section 2. Tha~ it is necessary to tear down the fire hall housing
the valuable a'~par~.tum ~wne~'~hy the City of Bremerton, loc'.~ted on Wycoff
Avenue, a~d to construct on the site of said building, a new one-story
fire hall for the i~urpo~e of i~ousing such valuable apparatus, and for the
comfort of the firemen hounded therein, and tha~ it is further necessary
~or the preserva~_:'on of the pu,,lic peace, health and property to purchase
fire hydrants for u~;e of the fire department of the 0ity of Bremerton,
and that it is further necessary to restore to a condition of usefulness,
the automobile o£ the fire chief, d~maged while operating s~id automobile
during the performance of duty.
Section 3, That ~he expenditures hereinabove set forth and as provided
for shall be l~aid by the issuance of emergency of warr~nts which shall be
paid from any moneys on hand in ~he City Treasury from the fund properly
chargeable with such expenditure, and if, at any tithe, there sh,~ll be
insufficient money on ~and to pay such emerg~ncy w~.rr~.nt, such warr~nt
shall be registered, be~r interest ~nd shall be called in the s:~me manne~
as other city warrants,
Section 4~ An emergency exists in the Pire Depart,~ent ms hereinabove
set forth, ~and this Ordinance is necessary for ~he preservation of ~he
public peace, he~lth ttnd s~fety of the City of Bremerton,'-~.nd this Ordinance
shall t~tke e~fect i~nediately upon its !~ass~a e ~d ~ublic~ion, which
sh~ll not ~e i_,efore one week from its first introduction in the City Commiss
ion.
GRDINANCE 94E Continued,
"THIS 0RDIN.~NCE was introduced ~nd had its first re~di~ng a~ a regular
meeting of the 0iSy Commission, held at ~he Commission Ch~mbers in the Cit~~
Hall, a~ 10:00 o'clock A.~i. on the £4~h d~y of June, 1931, ~nd ~y regulator
mo~ion duly m~de and' entered, he~ring on the ~doption of s~id Grdinance was
fixed for Nednesday, July l, 1931, at 10:00 o'clock, A.~. a~ ~he CoK~nission
Chambers in ~he City Hall of ~he City of Bremerton, at which ~i~e and place
any Sax payer may appear and be heard for or ag~ins~ the adoption thereof."
AT T~ S T: ~ate of Wasbh~ton'~/S.S. -
Ceunty ef I~itsap )
J the under, ill,ed do certify that