HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/22/17 Bremerton, W~ hington,January, January22,1917.
Regular meeting of the City Council ca~ed to order by Maypr Giles at 7.30 o8clock
p.m. all councelmen being present except Mr Haddon. Minutes of previous session read and approved.
Letter read from I.U.Iverson,resigning appointment as building inspector,and on
motion by ~cGillivray and Ferguson same was accepted.
Pctitiu~ r~ad from Nine proparty owners reporting that a certain stable at 1~18
Pleasant avenue was in a very unsanitary condition and requesting that the same be
declared a nuisance and abated. Referred to Health and Sanitation Committee.
Petition read from property owners in Block #4 original palt of Bremerton,request-
lng that the alley in said block be vacated. Refer~d to the Street and alley Comm-
ittee.
Street and alley co~ittee reported progress on the repairs being made on Front
Street 9ewer and recommended that the ordinance providing for the installation ef
grease traps be strictly enforced.
Public Utilities co~nittee r~ported that lesees on wharf had been notified that
they must pay the expense of electric lighting in and about their concessions.
committee also reported that the Engineer in~bructed to prepare a combined map of
i Bremerton Charleston for the use of the committee.
License and revenue co~mmittee reported that R~r Tocco had applied for a license
to operate a dance hall in the Nigliavacca Building,next to the Post office and
recommended that the license be granted, and on motion of McGllllvray and Ferguson
the u~c~mmendation was adopted.
~emetery committee reported that the Elk~ desired to purchase a certain pla~ at
the Cemetery and reco~mnended that same be sold £er the sum of $180. and on motion
of Cady and McGillivray report of committee was adopted.
The Public Utilities committee recommedded that a toilet be installed in the mens
room at the municipal hall, and on motion of Bunker and Ferguson recommendation of
committee was approved.
· he Clerk read the following bills; Ed Sarlin $~.80 H. Richards $9.10 F.W. Coder
E0. ~American Surety Co $188.90 H. C. Ki~ng $10.E8 W.B,.Thompson $ $6.~8 D. W. Haddon
~. ~. J. ~,~cCal. $91.80 J. W. Rickart $1~§. Marion Garland ~.90. C. L. Bliler $90
J. C. Brown ~9~.~8. Dr Smythe ~MO. F.L.White $180. Frank ~elzer SB~. Frank Townsend
~8, Albert Kuutson $~0. P.S.Turner $82.~0 A.G.Benbenn~ck $8~.~0 Boulevard Cafe
~1~.80 Ro~yal Stampt Co $E.80 Hanberg Electric Co $8.10 Miss Phillips ~0. ~rs Brae
,~0 Nick Mersch ~Q.I~ Diamond Pharmacy ~l. Port.~Blakely Mll~ Co. ~8.88 H.G.Frost
~20. Leaks Eann ~otor Co. $.2.~0 Pac. Transfer/~80~ Harry Wood $E$.$0 Pacific ~el
and Tel Co $19.08 AA Flower Shop $18. Chas Wood 80~ Brem Hdwe Co. $E.~8 R.R.Ham-
scad ~18. Bremerton Searchlight $8~.78 Dennis Reynolds $12. John Kelly $8. Tony
bce ,~.,~0 Joe Mitchell $8.~8 Jas. Boyd $8. Albert Hilliard ~P~. Dan Netlar
Fred S. Hathaway $1og.10 Bremerton Volunteer Fire Department $~00. and D. L~rson
~.~0.
Motion by Bowden and Cad~ to allow all bills as read, carried.
~r W. J. B~yan Special Attorney explained the status of the water suit to the
Council and ~,~r 0lc Hanson made an excellent talk on the same question lnvi~ting
special attention to the effect the change of ownership would produce in Charleston
and suggested to the Council that some action should be taken to assure the people
of Charleston of as good treatment as m~ar~mmmme under present management.
~otion by Cady and Pittack that the Council declare its intention to carry out
the present ~ policy in handling the water plant in Charleston, carried.
The NNN~N~N alley in rear of Block three was reported to be in bad con-
dition, owln to the fact that one of the property owners abutting same had allowed
building material to accumulate in a certain drain or culvert; street department
was directed to have the alley put in passable condition..
The Clerk asked for information regarding issuance of Building permits and was
instructed to issue permits when plans had been approved by the Building oommitt~
Motion by Ferguson and ~cGillivray to adjourn, carried.
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