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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/18 Bremerton, Washington. March ~Sth 1918. Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 p.m. all members being present. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. City Engineer submitted assessment rolls for districts ~79 and ~80 and same were laid over until unfinished business. City Engineer submitted Estimate $3 on contract of W. B. Lance showing amount due and payable this date $2855.@0 and en motion of Boudoin and McGillivray report was approved and warrants ordered drawn for the necessary ~mount. Letter read from C. J. Herrett asking permission to install an orchestra in the Golden 0ale and on motion of McGillivray and Pit,ack permission was granted. Street and Alley Comm&ttee reported on the petition of resident property owners on W~rren Street recommending that street be opene~ as requelted and the City Attorney prepare the nezessary resolutions and on motion of Boudoin and Harigel the City Attorney was directed to prepare reeoluti0ns te open Warren Avenue to its full width from Evelyn north t~ the bay. Street and Alley Committee recommended that Street Department employees salaries be raised; the Street Supt. tO $110. and his aseisltantl to $10A. per month. The 0ity Attorney advised that under the law the superintendents salary could not be raised, ~,r. G. A. Fisher the Street Supt. then tendered his resignation andon motion of Boudoin and Pittack same was accepted. M~tion by Boudoin and ~ergueon to pay Street Employees $1~. per month; carried. M~tion by MoGillivray and Pittack to authorize the Street and Alley Committee tO hire Street Foreman at $110. per month; carried. Street and Alley Com~ittee reported that the sidewalk in front of the City Ball was not in need of repairs as had been reported but the 0ity building needed new foundations and on motion of Boudoin and McGillivray the matter was referred to the building Com~nittee with instructions to make necessary repairs. Public Utilities Co~mittee recommended' that the freight rates now being used at the. Co 1 man ~harf in Seattle be adopted'as the rates for the Municipal Wharf at Brem- erton and on motion of Harigel and McGillivray recommendation of the Committee was approved. M M~tion by McGillivray and'Harigel ~h~t tht Itorage rates at the Municipal Wharf be ten cents per day per ton or fraction thereof with the first forty-eight hours free. Baa'gage rates; first twenty-four hours free; second twenty-four hours, twenty- five cents and ten cents per day thereafter$ Carried. City Engineer and Water Superintendent reported that they had investigated the claim of F.N.Badolato for $~0o and recommended that he be paid $35. in full settle- ment. and on motion of Mcgillivray and Harige~ the recommendation ~ was app- roved and Clerk instructed to draw warrant for $35, Light committee recommended that Mr Walings claim be not paid until he sent in a properly itemized bill showing where the work was pex~formed and the material used. carried. Sanitation committee reported that garbage was being handled as well as possible under the circumstances, and recommended that another truck be purchased at once, the City Attorney advised that it ~Mould be necessary to advertise for bids; Motion by Ferguson and Bowdoin to advertise for bids for garbage truck; carried. Dr Ely then addressed the 0ouncil on the Sanitation question,]~rging the necessity of efficient measures.complimenting the Sanitation departaeant for what had been done and advis&ng that stromger ~ effort ~ust be made to cope with a situation that was assuming alarming proportions;&by calling attention to the result Of carelessness in other places; after which a vote of tha~e was tendered the Doctor~and the Mayor assured him that the City authorities would do everything possible in the emergency. The Council then discussed the matter at some length and attention was called to the fact that the Yard Authorities would close the gate ~ to enliste~ men if every prec- aution was not taken for the preservation of their health. Motion by MoGillivray and Ferguson to transfer all authority in garbage matters to the Mayor. carried. Finance committee rep0rted having investigated the proposed Ferry purchase meas~re and could find nothing in it to Justify the 0ity in entering into such an agreement and therefore recommended that no further action be taken. Motion by Bow~oin an~ Bunker that report of Committee be aocepte~,oarried. Clerk read letters from Attorney Mcbride o£fering on behalf of Mrs Smidt to sell the iota in the ravine to the 0ity for $2000. and also a$,reeing to waive damages in cass lots~ were filled in instead of erecting wall; further act&on was continued for for two weeks. Motion by Bunker and Ferguson that the assessment rolls of ~.I.Distriots 79 and 80 be received and 01erk instructed to advertise same; carried. Clerk read Ordinance providing for increase of salary of 0ity Engineer and of the first assistant wharfinger an~ on motion of MoGillivray and Bowdoin same was passed ab read, The Mayor reported that a ~ompany of Infantry was being lent to Guard the Water Front an~ Water Works an& that the City was expected to provide a camping site and lumber for tent floors etc; an& other eappliel. Motion by Bowdoin and Harigeltha~ the Building and l'urchasing committees be em- powered and ~rected to procure whatever was necessary; carried. Mr Bow~oin reported that his'a~.~ention had been called to the fact that the new reservoir Job was not progressing as rapidly as it should. 40 Proceedings of M~roh 25th 1918 (Page 2.) Motion by McGillivray and Bowdoin that all bills which had been approved by tJ the ~inanoe committee~be allowed, carried. Motion Fergueon~ and Bunker to adjourn until friday evening at 8.00 ~'clook carried. Priday March 29th 1918. Meeting called to order by Mayor Giles the following members being present; McGillivra¥, ~ergue~n. B~wWer and Bowdoin. 01erk read proposed Garbage ordinance after which Doctor Ely explained the nature and scope of the ordinance and submitted a copy of the Rules an~ Reg- ulations of ~heWaehington State Board of, Health. The M~yor reported that the City had been gone over once by the garbage collectors, he ha~ing called to his assisst~ce some of the Stree~,~Department and the ~ire Department; driver and Mr. White, Wharfinger and:he beleived they had the matter well in hand. He also recommended that no further action be taken in reference to purchase of additional truck as in his opinion wagons and teams were more economical as well as more practical. Re hoped however to have a more definite report at the next meeting of the Oo~,ueil. Mr. Kimball of the Board of Health was called on and m~de a short address on segregation of. garbage. 01erk',read or&inanoe ~$0 being an~ ordinance requiring a permit to remove garbage or other offensive or h~xious substance or drive any vehicle cr con- veyance for s~ch purpose, through the street~and providing penalties for the v violation thereof. Mo tio~ by Fergeson and Bunker to pass ordinance as read; carried. Olerk-read ordinance F~81 being an ordinance providing for the extending, widening and opeuing of ~arren Street from Evellrn Street north to the extreme high tide of Washington Narrows add providing for ~he taking and damaging of lamas and for the ascertainment and payment of Just compensation to be made for the private property to be takenand damaged for. said purpose and, for special assessments upon the property benefited for the purpose of paying such oo~te and compensations together, with the cost and disbursements of such proceedings. Me,ion by B~mke'ra~d Fer~ason to vase ordinance as read; calf&ed. Motion by B~_n~er and ~erguson thai purchasing committee procure feed for City teams; carried. My~. MoGillivray, reporged that he understood there was a dumpoart for sale in the Envy Yard and if Oity could use same it could be procured cheap. Motion by Perguson and Boudoin to authorize the purchasing committee to p~rchase oartl carried. Motion by Perguson and Boudoin to adjourn; carried.