HomeMy WebLinkAbout1009 RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS from Neah Bay to the Point of Arches and to
Capa Alava (the most westerly point of land in the United States)
and thence to LaPueh, as the panorama unfolds, the huge rocks of
the sea emerge from the silence of the centuries to welcome travelers.
WHEREAS the lack of this road, less than thirty (30)
miles in length, from Neah Bay to LaPueh is denying the people of
the State, and the Nation, access,to one of the most spectacular
areas of this vast continent, and
WHEREAS from a financial point of view this road project
is sound. With the building of this highway thousands of tourists
will stay one or two days longer in our State, greatly benefitting
its econo~ly, and
WHEREAS, the development of such a proposed highway would
make it possible for additional thousands of sports fishermen to
become acquainted w~th the famous KING SAL~ON, whose fighting
ability is legendary, and
WHEREAS this proposed highway would give mobility to the
armed forces along the Strait of JHan de Fuca, and would likewise
· strengthen the western rampart of our Nation which lies directly
in the path of potential invaders, and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT KESOLVED b~ the City Council of the
City of Bremerton that we go on record asking the Governor of Wash-
ington, the Chairman of the Legislative Interim Committee on Roads
and Bridges, and the Chairman of the State Highway Oo~mission and
other interested agencies, that they endorse and help put into action
whatever procedure is necessary to start the building of this road
in the shortest possible time, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That letters be sent to members
of the Washington State Congressional delegation asking them to
coordinate their efforts ~ith ours, and the elected representatives
of this State in the pr~curemen~ of funds and support from the
National Government as needed.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in
authentication of such passage this 9th day of July, 1958.
~. O. ~O~TAD; MaYor ............
ATTEST:
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E;' H. T. NcGOW~, C~ty Clerk.