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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/14/19 Bremerton, ~'iashington. April 14th 1919. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~layor Giles at 8.00 o'clock ~. m. ~ll members being present. ~inutes of previous session read and appr*ved as read. Letter read from Ch~nber of Commerce requesting action on endorsement~ of solicitors of contributions, etc.; ordered f. iled. Letter read from J. G. Lewis submittin~g sworn claim for loss of & bundle of rugs shipped to 8cattle; referred to Public Utilities 0ommittee.- Letter read from Riggers and Sailmakers Union referring to sanitary fill at park; referred to Health and Sanitation Committee. Letter received from several property owners in reference to samitary fill; refer- red to Health and Samitation Committee. Petition received from property owners on Second Street between Chester and High B~ Street requesting' that the name of Street be chan~ed to' "Gregory ~ay"; referred to Street and Alley C~m~ittee. Clerk reported ~hat this was the date for opening bids for improvement oF Park Avenue and that several bids had ~een received. Motion by ~cGillibrat and Bomdoin to open bids; carried. The bids were o~ened and found to be from the following contractors: Hettler & Hilliard, Bre~nerton; J. A. ~letcher, Tacoma; S. A. Moceri, Tacoma; V. Bressi, Seattle; · . 0. Bullette, Charleston; R. H. TraWers, Seattle; Swenson & Co., Seattle~ ~otio~ by ~cSillivray and Williams to refer to Engineer for computation; carried. Clerk reported this was the date set for opening bids for the improvement of ~the al alley in Block l~ and on motion of ~cGillivray and BowSoin bids were opened and found to be as follows: ~. 0. Bulette, Charleston and J. S. Kenyon, Bremerton. ~otion by Bowdoin and P~ttack to lay over to next regular meeting; carried. The i~yor reported that ~r. Bell had resigned,and declared the office vacant. Eotion by ~cGillivray and Williams to approve the action of the ~yor; carried. The ~ayor appointed N~r. J. H. Ross as Superintendent of Water Dept. ~otion by Huestin and Pittack to confirm th~ ~ayor's appointment; carried. The vacating of certain streets to th~ Gover~nent was continued until next meeting. Public Utilities Commtttee reported that piles were being driven at wharf and some other necessary changes being made and called attention to the condition of the Norwood and recommended that she should be stopped from landing at floats until spike8 had been removed from her guard ra~! and also recommended that ~te should be placed at north end of warehouse on wharf. ~otion by Bowdoin and ~?ittac~ to refer back to Committee with ful~ power to act; carried. Light Committee reported that reques~ for lights at Broadway and ~arren had been investigated and that one light at ~Varren and E~el~n wou].d be ?~ffi~ient and clerk was instructed to notify Company to have l~ht installed. Clerk read r~port of ~. J. H. Ross, Sup~.qf Water Department callinz attention to the several matters connected wuth the plant and to its financial condition;laid over for further consideration. Clerk read report of engineer submitting plans, profile, assessment roll, assessed valuation for the improvement of Tenth Street form the West margin of Elizabeth Street to the East margin of Warren Avenue and an alley running north and south in Blocks 2 ,~nd Z in Central Addition showing the estimated cost tO be ~ii4,900.00. ~Iotion by Pittack and Huestis to continue hearing until Wednesday e'ening, April 16th; carried. Engineer asked for instructions on sale of old transdt and on motion of ~cGillivray = 0 and Plttack was instructed to sell to highest b&dder~ at a minimum price of ~i~4 .00. Hotion by ]~c Gillivray and Bgwdoin to allow all bills which had ,?reviously been approved by the ~inance Co.nitros; carried. ~otion by Bowdoin and Pittack to adjourn ~util ~ednesday Evening ~April 16th, at !~.00 o'clock p.m.; carried. Bremerton, ~ashington. &pril 16th 1919. Adjourned me,ting called to order by ~yor ~i~ed at $.00 o'clock p. m. ~ll members being present except Hr. Haddon. The ~ayor called for the regort of the engineer on the bids for the improvement of Park Avenue. Bids were reported to be as follows: ~ceri ~49,~E5.00; ~ettler & Hilliard ii~49,691. Bulette ~50,?04.00;" Swenson & 0o., ii~53,425.00;' R. H. Travers~53,84V.00: D. Bre~si ~56,E60.00; Fletcher ~56,980.00; E~gineers Estimate ~otion by 01sen an~ ~i~ll&ams to award contract to ~ettler and Hilliard, they being cousidered the best bidders; carried. Engineer reported ~hat the Housing Oorporation were about to pave the part of the alley abutting their property in Block 14 of the Original Plat of Bremerton and after so,ne discussion the matter was ~aid over to th~ next regular meeting. 01erk read Ordinance ~6£4, bein~ ~n Ordinance adopting the maps, pla~s and speci- fication~ for the improvement of ~nth Street from Warren Avenue to Elizabeth Street and an ~lley located in Block E and ~ of Central Addition and on mo~ion of NcGillivray and 01sen 0rdinanee was passed as read. Cl~rk read Ordinance ~6~5, being an~ Ordinance i~roviding for the improvement of an alley in Block E and ~ of Central Addition by grading ~nd grubbinE; also the improve- ment of Tenth Stre,et, from ~arr®nto Elizabeth by clearin~ ~nd grubbing and grading, the co~structioh of wood curbs a~-d~ g tiers and concrete ~l~ey crossi~gs, cohcrete side- walks andl catch-basins, providing for the pay~ent of said improvem~t' by special ass- essment upon the ~roperty abutting and approximate and providing for the i~suance of bonds and the payment thereof. ~otion by ~illiams and Pittack to ~ass Ordinance as read; carried. gotion by~ NcGl~livray a~d. 01sen ~o instruct Clerk to advertise for bids for the work ~s ~rovided by~0r(~i~an~:e ~6£5, same to be opened ~ay 1Sth 1919; carried. ~tion by ~{~illivray and ~ill&a~s to adjourn; c~rried. ~ -~ity Clerk.