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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/25/19 479 Bremerton, Washington August 25, 1919. Regular meeting of C'~y Gouncil called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 o'cl&ck p.m~ all members being present except M.r. Pittack. Minutes of ~revious session read and approved as read. Several applications received for Jitney licenses; applications ordered filed. Letter read from Joseph La razia requesting permission for electric sign; referred $o building inspector. Petition received from 27 employees of the city requesting $1.00 a day increase in wages to begin at ones; Motion by Bowdein and McGillivray to refer to Einanee Com- mitts.; carried. Letter read from the Chamber of 'Gommerce requesting that proper s~gns be put up at street intersections; referred to Street and Alley O0mmit~ee. Letter received from Al;da Tortensen ~rotesting against the actions of her neighbor, Mr. Patch, and claiming that he was violating the building ordinance; referred to the Building Committee. Request from I.Widell for transfer of city Jitney license to make the same inter-eit~ petition denied. Letter received from Wilson and Neweomb requesting permission to operate a vegetable and fruit wagon; referred ~o ~ire and Light Oommi;tee. Resolution read declaring intention tb pave ~o~zrth Street between Washington and · acific Avenues.~ .~ ~'~igotion.~, McGillivray and ~illiams te pass resolution as read and to instruct the City Attorney and Engineer to ge~ waivers so ~hat the work could be done in connection with the present work on ~omrt~ Street: carried. E. J. McCall submi;ted_pla~ of Victory Addition, being a re-pla~ of Lots 8 and 4, Tract 7, Warren Smith's Aefe Tracts; plat was referred te City Engineer, who informed the Co,until that he could not check i$ up except at his office. Letters read from City Engineer submitting plan, specifications, profile and assess- ment roll and assessed valuation as well as'the estimated cost for ~he improvement of Sheldon Boulevard and Water Street; laid ever te unfinished business: submitting monthly estimate $~ for L,I.D. ~89 showing money to~e paid at this time $1~£.~ and on motion of Bowdoim and Huestis same was approved: Submittin~monthly estimate in L.I.D. $87 showming amount to be paid at this time $EE18.14 an~ on motion of McGillivray an8 Oleos same was. approved: submitting estimate #~ Z,~.D. ~9~ showing amount te be paid at this time $10,§00.00 and on motion of Williams and Olsen same was approved: submitting final estimate of J. S. Kez~von in L.I.D. $88 together with asssssment roll for the same ~ob showing the total cost of completed Job to be $1100.00, balance due at this d~te $50.~8; motion by Bowdoin and Williams to approve estimate and accept the work; carried. Engineer made oral report &hewing that the work in L.I.D. ~SS had not been satis- factorily completed but would be done before thirty days and also reported that B. F. Harrison was still obstructing the alley by his basement light wells. Motion by Williams and Bowdoin to reconsider action taken in reference to declaring intention to ~ave Eour;h Street; carried. Clerk ;hen read amended resolu$ion declaring intention to improve Eourth Street ~ between Washington and £acific; also the alleys running east and West in Blocks 7 and 14 of the original town of Bremerton.~by paving the same with a one-course concrete pavement and on motion of Williams and Bowdoin resolution was passed as read. Mrs. Al;da ~o~tensen again protested against the buildings being put up by Mr. Patc~ adjoining her property and request was again referred,itc the building department. Motion by Bowdoinand Haddon that Building Inspector step any further work on the Patch buildings until building committee make thorough inspection; carried. A delegation from Navy Yard City headed by R. M. British appeared before the Council and requested that action be taken by the Council to supply said addition with adequate ~ater service; the water Superintendent explained the situation and the May, r informed the delegation that in as much as they were living outside the city limits and that the city was without funds to provide for further extent;ohS the request would have to be denied. Clerk read Ordinance ~650, being an Ordinance regulating the moving of buildings providing for a license for persons engaged in the business of house moving and pro- viding for indemnity bond and repealing all Ordinances in conflict ~aerewith and on motion of Olsen and McGillivray Ordinance waw passed as read. Olerk read Ordinance ~651, being an Ordinance submitting to ~he qualified elec$ors of the city of Bremerton at a special election the proposition of borrowing $40,000.00 and issuing general negotiable coupon bonds of the said city therefor, for tl~e purpos~ of building a city hall; Mo~ion by 01sen and Williams to pass 0rd;nan, s as read;earrie~, all members voting "Aye" on roll call. 'Clerk read resolutions designating polling places and election officials for the special bond elections to be held in the City of Bremertcn on October 7, 1919 as pro- vided by Ordinances ~645 and ~651 and on motion of Bowdoin and Williams resolution;w~~'~ passed as read. ~otion by Olsen and ~illiams that Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for ~he improvement of Pacific Avenue as provided by Ordinance ~647, also for the improvemen$ of Sixth Street et.al., as provided by Ordinance ~649, said bids to be opened Septem- ber 22, 1919; carried. Street and Alley C*mmit~ee asked for further time to make report on the IOfwasthegran;ed.alley between Second and Sixth Street and~ashin ton and the Water fr0mt, i~ Oo~mmittee also reported that a barbed wire fence had been erected on Evely~ Street and should be removed; referred to the Oity Attorney. Notion by Williams and Olean to direct City Attorney to notify all parties to vacate the property taken fora freer purposes known as the Rolstad tract on Pacific Avenue, the notice~ to be Served by the Police Department; carried. Fire and Light ommittee ~ recommended that the F~e Department drivers be allowed two weeke ~urlough with pay and on motion of Bowdoin and Williams recom- mendation was approved. Oommittee also recommended that these men be granted $B5.00 a month more pay and on motion of Williams and Eadd~n the wages of the Fire DePartment Primera was placed at $1~5.00 a month commencing S~ptember l, 1919 Notion by NcGillivra~ and Bewdoin that Pire and Light Committee procure new water fountain for Use 0f the Public at Front and Pacific Streets; carried. Street Department reported that contractor Lent to whom had been granted permissie to connect housing beard school building with city sewer had also inetalled "Y's" for property owners along the line a~"h~-~II~$~-OO~-a~~A~r~pe~.~y ~ Notion by ~cGillivray and Williams that Clerk be instructed to notify contractor Carkeek that connection will be cut off from city sewers' if Lent toes not disconnect all the "Y's"; carried. ~olice Department re~ueste8 raise of $~8.00 per month on the salaries now allowed and on motion of Bowdoin and Williams the matter was~ referred to the ~inance ~ommitte Council then took up the Engineer's plan for the ~improvement of ~heldon Boulevar~ and Water Street, the estimated cost of which without the concrete retainingwall was $~1~.00. '~otion by Williams and 01sen to pass resolution declaring intention! to improve Water Street and Sheldon Boulevard as per plams and setting September ~, 1919 as date fomr hearing pretests; carried. Engineer requested information about increase in his wages and was informed that the Treasurer w~uld n,t pay the increase. The Engineer then tendered his resignatio~ to take effect Beptember l, l~19 or as soon thereafter as a successor could be pro- cured. ~ion by McGillivray and Williams to allow all bills which had been approved by the ~inance Committee; carried. Motion by McGillivray and 01sen to adjourn; carr&ed.