HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/24/19 Bremerton, Wash., ~ebrttary 24th 1919.
Regular meeting of the City Council called t~ order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock
p.m. all members of the Council being present.
Minutes of previous session eead and approved as read.
Resolution read from Mjfstic Rtbekah Lodge protesting against the dumping of gar-
bags at the Park; ordered filed.
Request received from Clist and ~cunde for use of half the street during constr-
uction of new Y.M. 0.A, building~ and on motion of Bowdoin and Pittack the request
was granted, provided a bond of $5000. is deposited with the Clerk to secure the
City from damages in case of accident.
Report of Health officer received and filed.
Report of Police Judge received and filed.
~ire and Light committee recommended that an ordinance be passed regulating the
wiring of buildings and providing for an inspector~ and the matter was referred
back to the committee for further investigation and report.
Petition read from ~r. Dobson and several citizens requestin~ that ~.~. Dobson be
granted a permit to complete his building operations on Sixth s~reet; referred to
building committee.
Clerk~eported that this was date set for opening bids for supply of water meters
and that three b!ds had been received, and on motion of Williams and Pittack the
bids were opened and on motion of Bowdoin and Pittack were referred to the Public
Utilities Committee with power to act.
Clerk reported that he had advertised for bids on printing official notice and
t~at one bid had been received. Motion by Oleen and Williams to postpone action
until the next meeting of the council; carried.
The question of vacating streets south of ~ront Street as requested by the Navy
Department was continued until next meeting.
Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests on the grading of
alley in block l~ and that no protests bad,been filed.
Engineer reported that he had not prepared his plans and hearing was continued
until next ~eg~lar meeting.
01erk reported this was the date set £or hearing on ~ourth Street and Park Avenue
paving and that no protests had been filed.
Engineer reported that plans were not ready and hearing was continued until next
regular meeting of the Oounoil~ and Engineer instructtd to get hie plans ready and
attorney instructed to have necessary ordinance ready.
~rs. M&ry M. Brown requested the Council to extend McKenzie Street to Sheldon
Boulevard and request was referred to Street Committee.
~ire and Light Committee reported that two double hydrants should be installed on
Mckenzie and Union Streets and on motion of ~cGillivray and Pittack the Water~
Superintendent was directed to install the hydrants under the direction of the ~ire
Chief.
~otion by Huestis and NeGillivray to instruct attorney to ~'epare resolution of
intention to pave Washington Avenue from the present paving a~ Burwell to Ninth St.;
carried.
The ~yor requested that another policeman be employed and the matter cae referred
to the ~inance Committee for investigation and report.
Street DeRartment reported that many complaints had been made about parking care
on ~ifth Street and the matter eas referred to the City Attorney to look up ordinmnce.
~otion by Oleen and William~ to instruct Oity Attorney to prepare resolution of
intention to grade an alley in Central Addition; carried.
Motion by McGillivray and Huestis to allow all bills which had been approved by
the ~inance Committee; carried.
~otlon by NcGillivray a~d ~illiams to adJourn~ carried.
Clerk.