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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/26/19 457 Bremefmn. '~ashington. ~ 1919. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by }~ayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p. m. all members being present. ~inutes of previous session read and a?proved as read. Letter read from the Chamber of Con. eros regarding solicitors andothers seeking financial assistance for various individual institutions and causes; referred to the Franchise and Ordinance Committee. Petition read from property owners on Ralph Street requesting that sewer be con- structed on said Street. Motion by McGilli~ray and Bowdoin to instruct Attorney to prepare resolution of intention;for sewer on Ralp~ Street; carried. Clerk read report of engineer submitting final estimate of L. I. D. ~ 86 for acceptance and approval. I~otion by Bowdoin and Pittack to approve Engineer's report; carried. LIotion by Olsen and Williams to accept to accept the work in L. I. D. ~l$;carried. Clerk read report of Health Officer showing that notice had been served on all householders not having sewer connections to make proper connection on or before April lst; ordered filed. Public Utilities Committee reported that wharfinger needed a revolving fund of ~1500.00 and on motion of ~cGillivray and Huestis report of Csmmittee was approved and treasurer directed to advance ~lS00.00 tO wharfinger to be used by him as revolv- ing fund; carried. Street Committee,re~orted ti:at the hydrant at the Y.M.C.A. corner was being kept clear for the Fire Department. Co~nmittee also reported havin~ investigated the opening of ~c~enzie Street near Sheldon Boulevard and recommended that if ~rs. Brown would dedicate the necessary land that street should be opened and graded$ referred back to Committee with instructio~ s to interviww Mrs. Brown. The Building Co~amittee recommends& that nc more money be spent on the City Hall and that it was in such condition it should be condemned. ~r. Williams and ~r. ;~cGillivray reported several houses with stovepipe chimneys and recon~ended that City Attorney should proceed against places of that nature. Attorney was directed to proceed against partle~ where complaint is made. Petition'received requestAng that street lights be installed at ~Varren and Broad- way on Evelyn. Eotion by Bowdoin and P~ttack to refer to Co~m~ittee with power to act; carried. Light Committee reported that fire hose had ~een used to flush sewers and recommendei that two available hydrants should be installed~ and that old fire truck should be sold. Resolution read declaring intention to mm~ improve, Ralph Street by clearing and grubbing and constructin~ a combined storm and sanitary sewer And setting April 28th 1919, as the date for hearing protests, if any. ~otion by ?,~illivray and ~owdoin to a~prove resolution; carried. Resolution read deolarin~ intention to order the improvement of Bu~we.~l Streot from the west margin of Pacific Avenue to the west margin of Warren Avenue by clearing and grubbing, grading, and constructin~ curbs and gutter~, providing for the drainage thereof ~nd the construction and a~teration of lateral sewers and by paving with a one-course concrete pavement or hard-surfacing that is equ~l in so$idity and ~earing qualities to concrete pavement~ and setting April 2Sth 1919 as date for hearing ?forests, if any, and on motion of Bowdoin and Pittack resolution was ~assed as read. R~solution read declarin~ intention to order the improvement of i~ashin~ton ~venu~ from the not.th ~n~rgin of Bu~wel~ Street ~ the north margin ~f inth ~tre~t by clear- in~, gr~bbing, ~rading, construction , altering or lowering main and lateral sewers, Drovidi~g for drainage thereof and co ~str~ctin~ curbs and gutters and by ~avin~ with a one-course concrete ,avia~ or othe~ cement mixture e~ual in solidit~ and wearin' qualities to concrete and setting April ESth 1919 as the date for heari~ orotests~ if aay. ~otion by i~cGillivray and Jiliiams to pass resolution as r~ad; ~arried. Clerk read ordina~cs ~6£0 being an ordi~aace a~?roving the assessment roll for L. I. D. .AS~ under ordinance ~888 and levyi~ and asses~in~ th~ ~mount thereo£ against tDe aroels a~d l~ts o£ la~d and parts thereof between the termini and within the boundry of su,~h sai~ distric~ as s?]ow~ on the said assess~]ent roll, providin~ for the collection thee'eof an~ fixin,* thc dante for the issuance of ~he bonds in paymtnt thereof. LDti~n by ~.icDil~ivray and fittack to ~ass ordinance as read; carried. En~'ineer submitted !~reliminary esti~a~,te for the proposed improvement of Fourth Stree~ showing total estimated cost of the comoleted job to be .j52,085.00 ~nd the esti-:]ated cost of the improvement and e:~tensio~ of t~e Breme ton %7ater System due to said improvement of 2ourth Street, by constructing cast iron mains,as ,~8.408.00. Clerk read Ordinance m621 bein~ an ordinance approving and adopting maps, plans and specifications for the i~prove~aent of Fourth Street from the west margin of Pacific Avenue to the cente~' line of Hi~ Street and Veneta Avenue from the north margin of Fourth Street to the South ~argin of Fifth S~treet~ and on motion of Olsen and .Yilli~ns ordinance was passed as read. Clerk read Ordinance f62£ b-~ing an Ordinance providing for the improwement of Four~,h from the west mar,~in of Pacific to the canter line of High Street and ~mmm Yeneta Aven~e from the north margin of Fourth Street to the south margin of Fifth Street by clearing, grading, grubbing, constructing, altering or lowering main and lateral sewers, providing for drainage, and constructing curbs and "~utters. and by 458 paving with a one-course concrete pavement, to~ether with anj~' and all other work to finish the job in a f:ood and workmanli~':e manner, cu~d to do such other and further work in connection therewith as is necessary to make such improvement ,~a complete Job, creating L. I. D. f~89 and providing fo~' the payment for said improvement by s?ecial assessment upon the ?roperty in said district and the mode of pay.~en$ of same. im,,[otion by I¥[cGilli~rray and Pittack $o pass Ordinance as read. ;,[otion by Olsen and ~lilliams to instruct the Clerk to advertise for bids for said im~rove~nent; said bids to be opened April ESth 1919S carried. The vacation of streets for Navy Yard purposes was taken up and continued until the next regulaz· meeting. Buildi~g Co~,nittee'recommended that ste?s be' ia.eh to erect a new city hall on the ~acific Avenue lots owned by the City and o~:.' motiod of Bowdoin and Pittack the matter was referred to ~he Pinance Oommittee. Com!~lAint was made that a boat owner had anchored his boat at the foot of Olive .Jtreet and on ~aotio~ of }~cGillivray and ':/illiams, Clerk ~,,-as instructed to notify him to ~nove his bo~-~t off the street. i~r. 2~. M. lliver s of the Ohalet Hotel a,~eared before the Council and asked for protection to his oro~erty from the fill now bein'g made o~ l~ashin, gton near Sixth Street :~ngzneer reported that he had been offered for hzs old transit, the oroperty :~f the City, aad on motion of },Ic;illiw'ay and Willia~ns the matter was referred-to the Finance Committee with ~ower to act. ' Garbage Oo,'~nitt~e reported tha~ old scow had been sold for ~i75,00. ~[otioa by ~IcGillivray and Huestis to allow all bil?_s which had previously been aPO- roved by tlte Pinance Committee includin~ the bill ~f the Polson Impleme~-t Co.; carried [~otion by ~illiams and Olsen to adjourn; carried.