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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/19 477 Bremerton, ,,~ashington. ~ugust 11, 1919 Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~-~ayor ~Diles at 8 o'clock p.m. all members being present exce0t ~. Huestis And ~,[r. Pittack who were out of ~ginutes of L~reVious session r ad and approved as r~ad. Letter read from ~% D. i~ua~p requesting ~ermission to move clock-sign from prese~t lovation on ~ront Street to new location at Z£0 Pacific, and on motionof Willi~ms ~md Bowdoin request wa~ granted. - Letter read from L. L. Lent reques~&ng permission, on behalf of the U. S. Housing Core, oration to connect new school Just outside the citylimits with city sew~r and on motion of Willi,ams and Bowdoin ~equest w~ granted~ Letter read from several property owners requesting that the alley between W.~,~hington and the wa~er front and extending f~om Seconm to Sixth Street be improved by gra~ing, etc.; referred to Street and Alley Committe~. Letter read from Leon Washington, requesting permit for o0era!;ion of sandwich w~gon on t~e city streets and on motion of [~IoGillivray and Williams ~etition was denied. Letter read from L. D. Parchman requesting ~ermission to build house on beach at t~,~e foot of Sixth, Street; petition denie([. Letter read from Engineer filing assessment roll for Ralph Street sewer; referred to City Clerk. ~ Clerk ~'~.P~Q~ed that he had received two bids for fire hose and On motion of ~c~illiw'ay ~l~.~were opened and fouled to be from the Bowers Rubber Company and from Robertson Hardware Company and submitting samples which were examined by the Council and the Chief of the Pire Department. I~otion by ~¥111iams and Bowdoin to pu~'chase 1000 feet of "Victor" brand ~" fire hos~e from the Bowers Rubber Comoany at $1.10 per foot; carried. Clerk submitted deed from Albert ~ehner for strip taken for street pnrposes and on motion of DicGillivra and Olsen de~d was accepted and cler]~ i~stru ted to file of remord with the County Auditor. Clerk reported theft he had received three bids for .She construction of new whar~ and on motionof W~lliams and Bowd0in same~were duly opened and found to be from A. C. Hallan. W. A Parker and 0o A~ KuPpler; referred to City Engineer for computation. Stree~ andAlley Co~nitt~e reported having placed danger sign at top of steps leading to the be~.ch on i~inth Street m~d reported that reoairs could be made at small cost. ~Iotion by Bowdoin and ~illiams to accept re~ort and direct Street Departnent to make ~henecessary repairs. Street Committee asked attorney for information on what w~.~s being done to take care of the dirt sliding fro,~ the Oounty roads onto the city streets at Eighth and Broadway; after ~ome discussion the clerk was directed to notify the County Commissioners to make provision to stop ~he nuisance and the CityAttorney requested to $ooperate. The Z~ayor a:,pointed ~'¢. E. ~erki~s as Buildin~ Inspector to succeed ~.. Hale and on motion of i~icOi]livray and Williams appointment'~w~s confirmed. Clerk read Jitney License Ordinate and on motion of Olsen and Williams same was ~}assed as read. Clerk reported that this was the date set for continued heari~g for the improve- merit of streets in East Bremerton and that a long protest had been mmm~mmm~_ filed. A~torney Greenwood appeared on behalf of ~he ~rotestante and claimed that ti~e work could not be done at this time without making a burdensome expense upon the ~roperty owners. ~.lotion by ~,{cGillivra$ and Bowdointo postpone action indefinitely; carried. Clerk read ,~roi~osed lease to certain lands now owned by the ?later Department and pz'oposition was discussed and action deferred until a later date. ~ The ~ngineer reported hav~ng checked over the bids for proposed new wharf and ~ound the bid of ~,Lr. Kuppler for $1§,~,l. O0 ~o be low. ~{otion by Williams and Bowdoin ~o ~ward bid to ~ir. Kuppler the low bidder, a~d to set the time li~lit at fifty days~ ' ~ ..' -~ ' Clerk read Ordinm'~ce f645, being an Ordinance submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Bremerton a t a special election the propositionof borrowing $15,00'~,.~0, ~d issuing general negotiable coupon bonds of the city therefor, for ti~e purpose of building,...~ dock, and on motion of ~¥111iams and Cleon ordinance was passed as read, allmem6ers voting "Yes" on roll call. Engineer submitted plans, specifications, aSSessment roll. profile, and estimated cost for the im~,rovement of Pacific Avenue. Clerk read 0rdinanee ~646. being an 0rdinane~ approving the plans and specifi- ! ca~ions for the imorovement of ~acifie Avenue ]~y paving the same, a~]d on motion of Williams ~nd ~owdoin ordinance was passed as read all members voting "Aye" on roll call. , Clerk read O~.dinm~ce ~6~?, being an Ordinance providin~ for ~he im~orovement of Pacific Avenue by pavin~ the same and doing such other and {urther work in connection the~ewith as is ~ecesss~y to make the Job a complete Job in accordance with the plan& the for same; providing for themode of payment and creating ~].I.D. ~?~ a,n,d o,n, motion of Williams and Bowdoin Ordinance was passed as read, all members vo~ing Aye roll call. on ~"~{otion by Olsen and ~illiams to instruct Clerk to draw warrant on the current expense fund for the payment of the judgment ~warded ~ohn Rolstad with costs, and in~erest to date; carried. Motion by Williams and l~cGillivray to allow all bills approved b.v the Finance Committee; carried. Mr. Mettler, contractor for L.I.D. f89.asked for a thirty day extension in which to complete same and on motion of ;Villiams and McGilltvray extension w.~s ~oTanted. ~Lr. ~Iettler also asked ti~at he be allowed an estimate. Motion by Williams ~cGi±livray to make ~ayment of estimate when 0.K.'d by Engineer; carried. Clerk reported ti~at this was the dste of continued hearing on proposed imi~rove- men~ of Sixth, ~eventl~ andEighth Streets, et al., by paving the s~me from the west margin of Chester to the cit~ limits and the Engineer submitted the plans for same and t~,~e Clez'k r~ad ~rdina,~ee ~648, being an Ordinance approving t~e plans for the improvement of Sixth Street from the west margin of Chester Avenue to the center line of HighStreet: Seventh Street from a point 450 feet west of the west margin of Vene~a ~venue; Eighth Street from the we~t margin of Chester Avenue. to tke center line of ~ii~o.'h Street; Chester .~venue from the north margin of ~ourth Street to the north margi~ of Eighth Street and Veneta from 'ti~e north margin of Fifth ~o a point 10£ feet north o~~ the ~o~'th margin of Eighth Street or the ~ity limits~ by paving the sa~e to~'ether with suci~ other work nece[~ary ~omake the job a complete job arid on motion of ~illiams and Bowdoin ordinal,ce was passed as read, alt members votin~ "Aye"~on roll call. Clerk r. ad Ordinance ~649, being an Ordinance p~'oviding for ti,e im,,~rovement of Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Chester and Veneta by ?ay;rig the s,.~me in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer creating L.I.D. ~ ~ and providing for ~he mode of pa~?ment for said imorovement and on motion of Bowdotn and ~¥IcGillivray ordinance was passed as read all ~nembe~'s voting "Aye" on roll call. Letter read from ~. Anese requestin~ Ooncession for candy and fruit stand at the wharf; ~etition denied. The question of vacating the streets and alleys in the district now being con- demned by the U. S. Naval authorities was discussed and on motion of ~cGillivray and ,'~illiams the matter was referred to the ~ayor., Attorney and Engineer to take up the question of ?roviding for a certain alley and obtaining compensation for the street im?rovement in said district; cart&ed; Motion by Olsen and Williams to Adjourn.; carried.