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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/10/19 455 Bremerton, ~ashir~gton. March loth 1929. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being present. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Rounds, Clist & Company submitted surety bond in the sum of $5000. to indemnify the City against loss from the liability for damages on account of the use of the street near the new Y.M.C.A. building; referred to the City Attorney for approval. Letter ~eceived from the Sunshine SOciety and the Women's Civic Improvement Club and the Ladies Aid Society of the Me~.~X$~.,,OhurcR in protest against the dumping of garbage aD or near the City Park;~re~$d~to the garbage committee. ~ Letter received from Committee of' t~'l~9~mne~cial Club in reference to waiting room on the wharf and one fn reference $~,~.~2r~~ tcYffainbridge island; referred to the Publ~ Utilities Committee. '1 ' Letter re~eived from engineer ~closing bill of A. W.'~uist & Company for repairing sewer On Seventh Street between Warren And Park streets and recommending that flush tanks be installed at the dead en~s cf a number of sewers; referred to the S~reet and Alley Committee. Public Utilities Committee reported being unable to procure prqper information on concrete floats and had given order for wood float. Motion by Bowdoin andWilliams to acce~t re~?ort and approve the action of the COmmittee; carried. The Fire a~d Light Committee reported that the hydrant at the Y.M.C.A. corner had been fenced in by the contractor; referred to the Street Committee. Committee also recommended that shower bath be installed for the use ,of the firemen; referred back to the committee with power to act. Committee also recommended that a hole and pole be installed for the convenience of the firemen$ referred to Building Committee. Clerk reported that he had received two bids for city printin~ and on motion of Bowdoin and Pittack bids were ordered o~ene& a~d found to be as follows: Bremerton Searchlight 58& first insertions a~d 40¢ for subsequent insertions. Bremerton News 33~ for first insertion and ~E~ for subsequent insertions. ~otion by Bowdoinand ~ittack to let bid tc the Bremerton News; ca~ried. The engineer submitted plans and profile for the l~mprovement of Park Avenue b~ paving ang same were 'examined by Council. ' · Clerk re~d protest from several property owners on Park A venue and same was referre~ to the en~ineer~for check. Engineer reported th'e protest as insufficient being less than 20% of the property represented in the improvement. Motion by Williams and 01sen to overrule protest; carried. Clerk read ordinance' $$1~ being an ordinance approving and adopting the plans,maps and specifications for the improvement of Park A venue from the North margin of ~ourth Street to a point 127.08 feet North of the'North margin of Nelson Street. Motion by 01sen and McGillivray to approve and pass ordinance as read; carried. 01erk read ardinance ~lA being an ordinance providing for the improvement of Park ~ Aven~e, creating local improvement district ~S? and p~ovidt~g for'the mode of payment. Motion by 01senand Huestis to pass ordinance as read; carried. ~hgin~er submitted plans and profile for the grading of alley in block 14 and same was examined by Council. Clerk read ordinance ~15 being sn ordinance approving the maps, plan~ and specifi- cations for the improvement of the alley in block 14 ccmmencin~ at the west margin of Pacific Avenue; thence west to the U. S. government property. Motion o£ Bowdoin and Olsen to pass ordinance as read; car~ed. Clerk read read ordinance ~615 being an ordinance providing for the improvement of the alley in Block 14, creating local improvement district ~88 a~d providin~ for the mode of payment. Motion by 01sen and Haddon to pass ordinance as read; carried. There being no objection the hearing on the proposed improvement of ~ourth Street was continued until March 2Ath 1919. i~otion by 01sen and ~¥illiams to instruct'Clerk to advertise for bids for the im- provement of Park Aven~e. to be opened at the first meeting in April. April 14th 1~19; carried. Mo~ion by ~cGillivray az~d ~owdoin to instruc~ Elerk to adverltse for bids for the improvemen~ of Alley in Block 1~, to be opened at the first meeting in April, April lath 1919; carried. Clerk read resolutio$ of intention to improve an alley located in Blocks ~ and 3 of Central Addition, from the south margin of Evelyn Street to the ~orth margin of Ninth Street, by clearing, grading and grubbing and also~ order the improvement of ~enth Street fro~ ~¥arren Avenue to Elizabeth, by clearing, grading and grubbing ~nd construct- in~ wood curbs and guttersand concrete sidewalks and crossings and setti~m April l~th as t~e date of hearing protests$ if en~; to this was attached petition of~severa~ property owners in ~he Ai~rle~. ~otion by Pittack and Olsen to pass resolution as read; carried. 01erk read ordinance ~61~ being an ordinance ~mending Section 8 of ordinance ~BB1. ~otion by ~cGillivray and ~'~illiems to pass ordinance as read; carried. Cle~'k read ordinance ~617 being an ordinance relatin~ to the use of public highways and ~epealing ordinance ~A61 and all o~her ordi~ances in conflict therewith. ~otion by Olsen and ~illiams to pass as read; ~arried. Co~mittee ~om the ~ire Departmen~ requested that ~ire Department garbage be removed freeof charge; referred to Sanitation Committee. '~ Mr. Williams requested that some action be taken to provide police p~otection~mnd water facilities for Manette; referred to Water Superintendent and Public Ut~lities Committee. ~otion by ~cGillivray and~ Huestis to instruct Water Superintendent to procure bond for Cashier; carried. Clerk read letter from Agent for the Navy Yard Route and the Wharfinger stating that freight ha~ been lost on the ~harf and offering to settle on a BO-BO basis. Motion by Williams and Bowdoin to settle on this basis; .mammmm~ and instruct Clerk to draw warrant for $?0.A8 in settlement of claims; carried. City Attorney reported that there should be a printed form to be used by persons in makin~ claims against the City and on motion of ~cGillivray and Huestis Attorney was directed to prepare the form and Clerk was authorized to have same printed. Clerk read ordinance ~619, being andordinance relatin~ to the ~alary of the book- keeper of the Water Office, amending ordinance ~S~8 and on motion of 01sen and Williams ordinance was passed as read. Street and Alley Committee reported that sewer in rear of American Hotel had beco~e clogged through the carelessness of the proprietor and it was necessary to employ men to repair the sewer. ~otion by McGillivray and 01sen to instruct Attorney to ~epare and ~reseHt bill for the exoense tO the American Hotel; carried. Street and Alley Co~it~e reported that it had become necessary in emergencies for the street employes to work on ~undays and recommended that thcs be allowed over- time at the regular rate and .on motion of Pittack and 01sen the recommendation was approved. ~otion by EcGillivray and Pittack'that Council extend vote of thanks to ~&r. ~rank L. White, rs~iring Wharfinger, for faithful and efficient service during ~is tenure of office; carried. Clerk read affidavit submitted by F. S.hathaway to prove that he had paid to the City Treasure2 on January lath 1918 the sum of $10.00 ~eposited by ~. B. Lance on plan& for Reservoir ~ and that on the Z0th of January 1919 he had also paid to W. B. Lance the same amount. Bill w~s ~p0roved by the Finance Committee. Notion ~y ~c~ill~vray and Hue~tis to allow all bills which had previously been approved by the Pinance Committee; including the street employees; carried. ~otion by Haddon and Williams to authorize~ Street and Alley Committee to have nec- essary flush tanks installed; carried. ~otion by ~illiams and NcGillivray that the City A~orney be instructed to prepare resolution of i~tention for the pavin~ of Burwell Avenue between Pacific and Warren and that the Navy Authorities be notified of this act; carried. Street and Alley Committee asked for further time for investigating the ooening of ~oKenzie S~reet and same was granted. ' ~otion by ~cGillivray and Huestis to adjourn; carried.'