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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton has de-
termined that it is absolutely necessary that a second bridge across
Port Washington Narrows be constructed as an extension of Warren Ave-
nue in the City of Bremerton, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has exhausted all possible sources
of Federal, State and other financial assistance in order to construct
said additional bridge, and has secured a traffic survey and feasibility
study and report, and
WHEREAS, the results of said studies indicate that the only
method of financing said additional bridge is by imposing tolls upon
the bridge to be constructed and to reimpose tolls upon the existing
bridge across Port Washington Narrows, known as the Manette Bridge,
and that by the imposition and reimposition of tolls on said described
bridges that the City of Bremerton will be able, with the assistance
and cooperation of the Washington Toll Bridge Authority and the State
Highway Commission and State Highway Department to construct said ad-
ditional bridge, and
WHEREAS, many groups and organizations have indicated support
of the plan of financing and that legislative action will be necessary
in order to reimpose tolls upon the existing Manette Bridge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to the Washington State Good Roads Association, to be con-
sidered at its annual convention, and to request assistance and support
from said Washington State Good Roads Association by resolution and by
further support at the legislature for favorable consideration of legis-
lative action to reimpose tolls upon the existing bridge spanning Port
Washington Narrows, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Bremerton be, and hereby is, directed to forward said authenticated
copy of this resolution forthwith to the Secretary of the Washington
State Good Roads Association at the offices of said association at
1109 Pine Street, Seattle, Washington.
PASSED 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 25th day of August, 195&.
- S. W. YOWELL,- Mayor.
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