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Bremerton, Uiashington, January 2,1917.
Regular m~wting of the City Council called to order by I~yor Reeves at 8.00 o'clock,
,.m. 2resent !~io'Jillivray,Ferguson.Buffington,McGlothlen and Cady. Dlinutes of previous meeting read and ~pproved as re~d.
Bonds for the Clerk, Attorney and the Treasurer were submitted and on notion of
~illivr~y and ~c~lothlen were duly approved~
.~ePD~t of Police Judg~ was read ~nd referred to the Finance com'~ittee.
CiSy Attorney, Health Officer and ~gineer ~ade short reports showing some of the
usiness of their respective offices durin~ the year 1916.
The City .kt~orney ~eported that he had (by direction of the Co~u~cil} employed
~hysician in the Rolstad case ~t a fee of $150. and he requested the outgoing council
o ~llow the bill, ~nd on motion of Buffington and Fer~son the bill w~s allowed.
The question of how much the City should be ~ssessed in L.I.D. ~77 was t~ken
~nd discus~-,ed, ~nd on motion of ~1c~illivray and Fergeson the ~tter w~s laid over for
th~ %ncom~g ~ouncil.
i~yor then ~de ~ farewell address which w~s well received.
I,~otion by ~c5illivray ~d Fer~son that the best thanks of the Council be tendered
~ Reeves for lii~ unfailing courtesy and prompt attendance gt all tho meetings of
the Codicil. The motion was put b~ the Clerk and carried ~tmousiy.
Tile minutes wers then read and ~pproved. after which ~yor Reeves ~dministeded the
oath of office to the incoming ~yor H.E.Giles, who made a short addeess.
The following Co~ioiliuen were then sworn in by the llayor ~ R.F.Pittack, I~ H.E.Bowden
I~ J.C.It~ddon and ilr J.i.~,ioGillivr~y. The Clerk. The Treasurer and Attorney had been
sworn in previously.
~otion by Fer~lson and t~ittack to elect ~,~ P. Blmker to the ~ as Col~cil to
fill the ~ezpired term of ~ Rickart, Carried.
~.~ B~ker wtls then sworn in by the tlayor and took his seat.
The ~,~ayor then appointed the followin st~ding committees:
STR~T i~{D ~kL~Y 3owdoin B~ker and HoGillivr~y
~BLIC UTILITIES Cady, EoGilli~ay and ~doin
F~H{OHISE ~d~D Oi~IIh~]JE Hgddon, Pittgok and Fer~lson. ~
.~.~TIt ~ID 5~E~IT~TION Pitt.ck,~er~son and Hgddon
PIIL~CE ~H~D LICENSE ~erg~son,B~ker and H~ddon.
i~!tCH~SIEJ tlcGillivray. Bowdoin and Cady.
].Iotion]~]~ ~e~b~son and Bowdoin to confirm appointments, carried.
The ~yor then appointed ~.~ Fred S.H~thawgy as City Engineer for ensueing term and
on ~,!otlon of licGillivr~iy t~nd Fer~son ~ppointmant was conf~rmed.
The t,Iayor then ~ppointed ~,~r ~rank L.White to serve ~s wharfinger for the ensuing term
and on motion of Fer~son and Bowdoin appointment was duly confirmed.
The ]Iayor i~ppointed Dr E. L. Smythe as Health officer and on motion of Cady ~nd Pit~
~ppointnent was confirmed.
The 1.Iayor appointed Frank Helzer as Street Commissioner and on motion of Fer~son
and I,IcJillivr~y ~ppointment was confirned.
The ;miayor appointed I.~ J.J.~imonton i~olice Judge and on motion of Bowdoin and Pittack
appointment w~s confirpied.
The iI~yor appointed J. C. Bro~ Chief of Police and P.~i.York as I~igiit ],Igrshal and
on motion of Pergclson ~nd Cady ~.,~,~,~ the appointments were confirmed.
Clerk then read a resolution declaring the determination of the City Col~cil to give
ali the ~id possible to the plans heretofore adopted for the purchase of the ~ater plant
and on motion of C~dy i~nd Pitt~ck resolution was adopted as read.
~,~ Bryan ~ of Bryan and Colvin being present was called on to give a report of the
water pl~t litigation.
Clerk read a letter fror~l ]~h's ~lida Tortensen, complaining ~gainst the conduct of a
Philipino club on 3urwell Avenue;
I~otion by itcGillivray gA'id C~dy to ~d~ourn, carried.