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Home My WebLink About03/11/18 399 Bremerton, ~ashington, March llth 1918. Regular meeting of the City Council called ~o order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 p.m. al! members being present. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Bond of W.R,Bankhead wa~ submitted and on motion of Pittack and Har~ge~pproved. Clerk read bond and contract of W.B.Jessup and on motion of NcGillivray and Bow-~ _doin same were approved and Mayor and Clerk authorized to sign contract. Letter read from Attorney Durham, requesting return of License fee of J.E.Black for the reason that license was not authorized as ~pplied for. and on motion of ~erguson and Haddon the Treasurer was instructed to return the license fee. Petition received from sever&!.~reeident property owners requesting that Warren Ave. be opened on the narth end ! bay; referred to street and alley committee. Copy of proposed~!oont~aci yard developement company was received and Attorney explained same. and~ :of McGillivray and Bowdoin contract was app- roved and Mayor andClerk ~Z'e~Im~ol~$~En for C~ty. Letter fro~ F.N,Badolmto with claim ~0~$80.~ referred to Engineer and Water Supt. for investigation.. Letter read from City E~nney in Peference'to increase of salaries~ ordered fil~. Letter read from Wharfinger White asking for increase in salary to $12§. per month Motion by Bowdoin and Harigel to pay Wharfinger $1~§.OO per month from April let 1918. 6arried. ~Ordinance #87U read,being an ordinance relating to salar~ of Bookkeeper of Water ~epartment and amending sec ?, of Ord.~§~8. Notion by Bowdoin and Pittack to pass as read; carried. Clerk read Ord. S?~,being an 'ordinance ~e~ating to the salary of Fire truck driver and on motion of Harigel~and Ferguson OrdinanCe was passed as read. Clerk read 8rd.~?8, being an ordinance relating to the use and disposition of Water and prohibiting the selling.or giving away of City Water,except by the City of Bremer- ton and providing penalties. Notion by Bunker and NcGillivray to pass as'read,cmrried. Clerk read Ord.8?§, being an ordinance Establishment of District #8~ providing for the issuance of warrants for the payment of damages~costs and the award of the court for extending Second Street over certain tidelands,providing for the issuanc~ of bon~ and for the redemption of the warrants, as provided by Session laws of l$l§,Chap.l§~. Motion by Harigel and Pittack to pass ordinance as read, carried. Clerk reported this as the date set for hearing protests,if any, against the improv~ ment of Sixth street between Broadway and Chester, and that no protests had been filed Clerk read Ord 87?. being an ordinance providing for the improvement of Sixth street comu~encing S1 feet west of the North west corner of Broadway and thence west along six th street 180 by retaining walls and bulkheads, creating District #8~ and providing for the mode of payment, and on motion of McGillivray and Bunker etd.was passed as rea~ Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests,if any, against pro- posed improvement of Sixth street between Pacific and Park constructing retaining wall an~ that no ~rotests had been filed. Clerk then read Ord.$?8 being an ord!na~ce pro- viding for the improvement of Sixth street, commencing at a point ~§ feet west of the west margin of Pacific,thence west along SiXth street on both sides E~ feet By recon- structing b,~lkheads and retaining walls, creati~lg ~ocal Imp. Diet #8~ and providing for the mode of paymeut; Motion by Bowdoin and Pittack to pass as read carried. Motion by Bunker and Ferguson to aNthorize ~lerk to advertise for bids carried. Clerk reporte8 that this was the date set for opening bids in L.I.D. #81 a~d that two bid~ had been received. Attorney McBride appeared before the Council on behalf o~ Mr Smidt the owner of the abutting property, and stated that the matter had only been brought to their attention within the last few days, a~d that if the City pro- cooded with the work along the lines as arz~nged~lt would mean that the City would beco~.~e the owner of the lotm at a cost of about $~000. and that ~r Smidt would be glad to sell the property for Park purposes at a very much smaller figure,then the lots could be terraced at a nominal cost; the question was considered by the Council and on motion of Bowdoin and Bunker was laid over until ~arch ESth 1918. Clerk read a resolution providing for Coal bunkers and directing the C~ty Engineer to prepare plans and estimates for same, ~r Harigel moved the adoption of the resolut- ion but was not suDpcrted and the matter was dropped. Letter read from City Engineer calling attention to slow progress of work on new reservoir and same was ordered filed. Letter read from City Mngineer submitting f~nal Estimate of W.O.Bulette contractor on the Improvement of High Street, and on motion of McGillivray and Ferguson report and estimate was approved. Letter read from Engineer submitting fl~l estimate of L.I.D. #?~ F.N.Badolatto contractor and on motion of Bowdoln and Pittack sa~e was approved. Clerk enqulre~ if it was the intentiou of the Council to accept the work in these two districts; the Engineer and the Streets and ~lley committee reported that the work had been performed in a satisfactory n~anner; and on motion of Bowdoin and McGillivray the work in Districts 79 and 80 was accepted. The Engineers report in District #80 showed that E8 square yards of cross walks had been installed which could uot be charged to the District and on motion'of Bunker and Pittack the amount $86.00 was allowed and a warrant authorized on the Current expense fund for the amount. 40O Proceedings. March llth 1915. )(Page The 9treet and alley committee reported that the sidewalk in front of the City hall needed attention and the matter was referred t~ the City Engineer with instructions.to do any work that he might deem necessary. Public Utilities committee reported that the handling of baggage was a good deal ~f bother for the wharfingers department, an~ oh motion of Harlgel and Bowdoin the Clerk was ~irected to nQtify the Stammboat company the we would not assume any fur- ther r~s~onsiblli)y for baggage. Health and Sanitation co,~mittee 'reported that the garbage question was becoming alarming and he ~as supported by a large m~ber of business men,who practically de- manded that some Steps be taken to establish a more efficient system.as the present conb~actor seemed wholly unable to cope with the situation. Motion by Bowdoln and Bunker that the coutract of Nr Zanoni be revoked,for the ~,eason that he had not lived up ~o its provisions, carriedj Motio~n by Ferguson and Bowdoin to turn over the new truck recently purchased for 'the street department to Mr Pittack ~f the Sanitation Committee a~d invest him with full power to go ahead and remove the garbage, carried, ~ Public Utflities committee repo~ted that new piling Had been put in where same had been 'damaged by the Str.Emrose. Motion by McGillivray and Ferguson that bill for piling be turned to City Atty. for collection, carried. City Attorney reported on Public Service Commission hearing on rate $uestion ahd that Kennedy had agreed to compromise,by'giving one more ticket on the ~5. commut- ta~ton book if .the City would take no further action. Moti,~n by Harlgel and Bowdoin to accept the compromise, carried. Clerk ~ead a ~proposed lease of the l~'erry busino~ between Bremerton and Manette and on motion of Ferguson and Bunker same was referred to theFin~nce and com~lttee. Motion by McCillivray and Bowdoin to allow all billg which have been approved by the finance committee, carried. Motion by McGillivray and Ferguson to adjourn, carried/