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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0524 An Ordinance providing for the maintenance, management, ~nd care of the ~Iunicipal 'Jharf of the City of Breme~ton creating the office of ¥',lharfinger and providing a mod~of paying a ~alary thereto, and repealing Ordinance No. ~$~ , being an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance providing for the maintenance, management and c~re of the ilunioipal Dock, creating the office of wharfinger and assistant an~ fixing salaries," passed by the City Co~uucil and approved the 23rd day of December, 1912. THE CITY. COUNCIL O~ i~tH CITY OF BRE~,.~RTON DO ORD~klN ~S FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the City wharf owned by the City of Bremerton shall be managed by a w arfinger, who shall be under the direction of the wharf co~mittee of the City !Council, wh.~ sh~ll be appointed by the I~yor and confirmed by the Council. Said Wharf- inger shall appoint his assistant or assistants and may discharge them at will, end shall at all times be accountable to the m~&yor and council rjr the faithful performanc, of his and their duties. Said wharfinger sh~)&l hold his position at the pleasure af the~iayor and a majorit~ of the Co,moil and may be discharged in like manner. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the said wharfinger to collect all w~arfage or revenue of any kind coming to the city on account, of the receiving of freight or the landing of boat~, scows or other vessels at' the s~.id wharf according to such schedule or tariff of pri~es and rent as may be made by the City Council. It sh~ll likewise be the duty of said wh~rfinger to collect all rents and revenues coming to the City on account of the use of any part of the wharf building for any purpose, the amount of such rental charges to be fixed by resolution of the Council. The said wharfinger shall keep an accurate and careful acco~mt of all moneys coming into~his hands and de- liver same on the Tenth ll0th) and i~venty-fifth (2~Sth) day of each month, into the hands of the City Treasurer and receive his receipt therefor, leg~l holidays and Sun- days excepted, in such case, then the next legal business day subsequent thereto. Sec..%. It shall be the City Clerk's duty to check and verify the wharfinger's acco~Luts ,on the twenty-seventh (27th) day of e~ch month or not earlier than the twenty- fifth {28th) nor later than the Twenty-ei%shth 12~tth) day of each month and at such other times as the coun¢:il m~y deem necessary. S$id verification to be reported to the council at its first meeting in e~ch month. Sec. 4. The wharfinger shall recevie monthly from the'City of Bremerton a current ~expense fund warrant as salary, in amount ~s the co~n~cil may define by ordinan~e. The said wharfinger sh~ll give b.0L~! to the City of Bremerton in the sum of Fifteen Hundred {$1,B00.00) Dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall c~use to be bonded to himself in the su~ of Five Hundred {~00.00) Dollars, each of his assistants, The city shall in no wise be held for the salary or salaries of said wharfinger's assistans which said as~istar~ sh~ll be paid their salaries, each mmnth by said wharf- inger out of his ~wn personal fund and warrant, and should said wharfinger f~d I to pay his said assisotanots~ as herein specified, then the said city is hereby empowered to ~pay any salarieo ~ho~n to be due said ~ssistans out of any salary due or ~vhlch may beco~ne due to said wharfinger under the terms of any contr~ct which said city may have with said wharfinger. Sec..5. The wharfinger sh~ll be known and considered as the general manager of tJ~ wharf as a municip~l enterprise and shall make reports monthly to the council showing total receipts for the month, and disbursements if any there be, ~nd make recommendati~ as to needs and for the betterment of the wharf. Sec. 6. The wharfinger and his assist~ns are hereby prohibited from making any pur- chase of goods on the City's account except under o~u order from some member of the co~ purchasing co~tuittee, which purch~se when billed to the city must be accompanied by said order or orders. said Sec. 7. ~buy preference right ~iven to any patron of/whar~ by said wharfinger shal'~ be sufficient cause for his removal. Sec. 8. That Ordinance No. 438, entitled"~Ln Ordinance providing for the maintenan¢ management and care of the ilunicipal Dock, creating the office of wharfinger, and assi~ and fixing salaries," passed by the City Council and approved the 2Zrd day of Dec- ember, 1912, be and it is hereby repealed. Sec. 9. This ordinance shall be in force and effect five {~) Aays from and after i~ passage, approv~l and publication. Passed by the City Council and approved by me this~P~th ~/~. a~o*~Ja~ary, 1916. Attest: / City Cl~rk.