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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/19 48.! Bremerton, Washington. Septmmber.8, 1919 Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Giles at 8 o'clock p.m. all members 6eing present. ~tinutes of previous session read and approved after striking out the reference to $2 fees for "Y's" on the line of the new school-house sewer. Letter read from ifasonio Temple Association asking thata permit be granted ~r the erection of their new building at Fifth and Warren wi~-hout insisting on bond. Motion by Bowdoin and McGillivray to accept personal bond of $5000 in this case; carried. Motion by DIcGillivray and Bowdoin that attorney be instructed to prepare Ordin- ance providing for $5000 bonds for all buildings of this class; carried. Letter read from J. ~I. Hitt, State Librarian, calling attention to the budget law in connection with public lib~ries. Letter read from Police Juige sh0wing, est~ates of expenses and receipts; ordered filed. Letter read from Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs urging the presence of Fire Chief Watt at the annual convention to be held at Portla~d from September 15th to 18th. Motion by Wi.Iliams and Huestis to request the 0hief to attend and that the sum of $75 be appropriated gl~ pay his expenses; carried. Engineer reported that all work in Connection with District ~90 had been com- pleted and recommended that the $25 retained by City Clerk be now turned over to the contractor and on motion of Williams andBowdoin recoommendation was approved. Engineer reported on the improvement of l~urth Street between Washington and Pac- ific and the alley in Blocks 7 and 14 showing the estimated cost of the improvement to be $21,295. The question of grading the alley in Block 13 was brought up by the Street Com- mittee and on motion of MoGiltivray and Bowdoin was referred back to the Committee wi th power to act. Some discussion arose as to procedure on the proposed improvement of Fourth Street between Washington and Pacific, after which on motion of McGillivray and Williams further action was indefinitely postponed. / The Mayor annouaeed that no bids had been received for the $50,000'water bonds but that he had arranged with John E. Price and Company to have a representative at this meeting and that igr. Bailargeon was present and was ready to submit a pro- position for his company. Mr. Bailargeon than made a statement showing the uncer- tainty of the bond market in reference to the class of security as held by the Water Department and said that in as much as his company held all the other water bonds that tt:ey would buy the $50,000 of bonds and take a ninety day option on the outstanding warrants of the Improvement & Betterments fund and take the dock and City Hall bonds if carried at special election together with. the ~onds of the im- provements now in progress.and pay par and accrued interest and would also attend to all the legal matters connected with the issue'a~d pay the cost of lithograth- ing the bonds. After some discussion on motion of McGillivray and Williams the offer of Price andOompany was accepted,, all members voting "Aye" on roll call. The Street DePartment again called attention to the fact that the county Commis- sioners had taken no steps to prevent the sand and gravel from washii~g from the county roads into tl:e city sewer and that same were being rendered Useless by reason of the county commissioners negligence. Motion by Olsen and iacGillivray that unless something is done within thirty days that the city will sue the county for damages; carried. Motion by McGillivra~ and Pittack that contractor Parker be instructed to place planking so as to keep gravel from r~lling onto streets at the corner of Fourth and Pacific; carried. Clerk reported th t he had received application for license for the new pool room at ~'acific and Fourth Streets but had failed to bring the applic~tion with him. Motion bf, McGillivray and ~Milliams to refer to License and Revenue Committee with power to act; carried. Finance Committee recommended that the pay o£ the Chief of Police be increased to $150 per month and that the ~wo night men be increased to $12~ per month; tha~ the accounts of the Garbaee Department be kept by Mr Gordon of the Water Department. Motion by McGilli~ray anti-Williams ti:at Attorney be directed to prepare Ordinance raising the salari'es o£ the Police Departmen~ according to the recommendations of the Finance Committee; carried. :~,Iotion by McGillivray and Williams to turn the whole maOter of the Garba e IDepartment finances over to the Finance Comcgittee with power to act. Mr. 01gsen I objected and amended the motion to include the Health and Sanitation Committee. The motion as amended was then put and carried. I The city Engineer reported on plat as submitted by E. J. ~cOall stating that he did not think the Council should approve any plat that did not dedicate enough heproperty as to widen the street to sixty feet. Mr. }i§ Call stated that as far as was concerned he would be glad to dedicate fifteen feet from the warra~ AvenI~s side of his property if the city would release him from further liability by reason of condemning other property in the same district. Mr John ~oss was present and stated ~hat he owned some property and would also be willing to dedicate fifteen feeS. After so.~e discussion the matter was laid Over until the next regular meeting of the council. A committee from the Jitney Bus owners appeared before the Council and asked that th license of ~r. Widdell which permitted him to run from High Street be altered so as to permit him to run to Charleston and on motion of Williams and Olsen request was granted. The question of Stand or stands for Jitney Busses was taken up and on motion of ~cGillivray and Williamsswae referred to the Street Committee. Motion by Olsen and Bowdoin that the Council reconsider its former action instruc'- lng the Clerk to withheld the issuance of Jitney licenses; carried. ~otion by ~illiams and Pittack~at the Clerk be authorized to issue licenses subject to the Finance and License ~ommittee; carried. Attorney reported that George Baohman had donated~ to the city five lots in East Bremerton for the sum of $1. ~otion by i~cGillivray and Williams that Olerk be in- structed to write a letter of ~hanks to ~r. Bachman expressing the appreciation of the Council; carried. Eotion by Williams and Pittack to allow all bills which had been approved by the Finance Committee; carried. Mr. ~cKay who lives on the outskirts of the city reported that Mrs. ~cKay had fallen over a cable placed across the sidewalk by D, Larsen, a housemover, causing h~ injury and he claimed he should be allowed damages for the expenses of mediaal attentien. The City Attorney advised that he had investigated the case and as far as he could find out the lady was reading a letter at the time and was not paying attention to where she was going. ~otion b~, ~cGillivray and ~ittack to refer to Finance Committee and Oity Attorney$ carried. M~. ~ettler of Nettler and Helard asked for an ~stimate on his work and on motien of Olean and Hues~is estimate as prepared by Nngineer was allowed. ~otion by McGillivray and Huestis to adjourn; carried.