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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/09/17 34,9 Bremerton,~¥ashlngton, April 9th 1917. Regular meeting of the City Oouncil called to order by M~yor Giles at 8,00 o'clock p,m. all members being present, Minutes of previous session read and mpproved as read, Letter read frora E.L,Hlaine giving reason for dela~ in starting construction of Gas plant, ordered.filed. Letter read from Purchasing Officer ~,S,~, enclosing bid Tor supplylngwater .to Navy Yard, Mr Cady Chairman of Utilities committee ~eported that bid had been checked by Hr Brown the Superintendent and was the'~ame as the old bid, and on motion the. Mayor and Clerk were authorized wm~m~ to sign the bid and to return it to the l~urchaeing Officer of the Navy. Clerk submitted a bond for Mr R~L~DentOa,Plu~ber which was duly signed by Messrs Oldham and Skirving and approved as to form by the City Attorney and on motion the same was approved and accepted by the City Council. Clerk read a letter from the Women's Civic Improvement Club and the Sunshine society calling attention to the manner in which traffic regulations were being disregarded by Automobile drivers, Autocycle~ and B$oycle~ o~l~ees aha requesting that "Go slow" signs be placed near all schools. No,ion by McGillivray and'Pittack that Street -~d Alley committee have signs place as requested, carried. Clerk read letter from Mr Huff the State Horticulturist calling attention to the fact that certain mountain ask trees were infested with San Jose scale and requesting the Council t~ take measures to abate the plague, referred to the Street and Alley committee. Street and Alley committee reported that Plumber Mersch was not leaving the streets in good condition when making sewer connections. Committee also requested that ~ew lines be purchased for the teamster and also new horse clip~ers~ referred to the purchasing committee. Committ~e also recommended that the streets be flushed at night instead of daytime and the chairman of the committee was directed to use his own discression Health officer Smythe notified the council that the City Stable was not connected with t~e sewer, and suggested that consrete floor be pu in stable at the time sewer connection was made. referred to City Engineer and Street and Alley committee with power to act. Health officer also called attention of council to the unsanitary condition of a certain stable near the High school, and stated that complaint had been made by teachers '.and they'were asking that precautionery measures be taken. '{ P~blic Utilities co~mittee recommended that a Ford car be purchased and that a trucM\ ~extension be added to it ]~Mfor the use of the Water department, - ~o~tion by Pittack and Bunker that purchasing committee be instructed to provqure-~'~f-- as recommended; carried, Utilities committee recommended that ~ A,G~Brown and Hr W,M, Bell be appointed as Deputy Marshal~, and the Mayor complied with the request and msde the appointments, Motion by Oady and Plttack to confirm appointments, carried, Letter read from Bremerton Vol~m~eer Fire Dept.reporting that it was the intention ~f the department to sound a curfew call of two blasts every evening at nine o'clock luring the summer months and at eight o$1ock during the winter, and t~t at the request ~f the officials in charge of the boy scougs a special general alarm would be sounded ·hen it was desired to mobilize the boys for any purpose, the department also reported that the old chemical truck had been dismantled and could be turned over to.the street iepartment; Motion by Bowden and Pittack to permit the use of the Fire alarm as' requested and ~irect the street department to take over the old truck, carried. Sanitation committee asked if the Council desired to take action on the appointment ~f caretaker at Cemetery, and the question was referred to thr ~emetery committee for investigation a~d reconmendations. 01erk read Ordinance 548 being an ordinance relating to ~he Municipal '~ater supply system of the City of Bremerton, regulating the use of water therefrom,providing for the sale of the same,fixing the price therefor and providing a method of selecting rate~ therefor and providing penalties for the violation thereof: Motionby Bowdoin and Ferguson. to pass ordinance as read, carried, Clerk--~ead ordinance providin~ for the appointment of ~aster superintendent and same ~as referred back to the cormnittee. Clerk read ordinance on electric~ light and same was referred back to the committee. · The Mayor appointed Hr H,M, Dakin as Police Judge and on motion of Cad~ and McGillivra~ ~ppointment was confirmed, The question of payroll for the emp&oyees of the '~ater department was taken up and ~iecussed, the City Clerk stated that pay roll for the full month of March had been filed ~nd there was no record af any kind ~M in his office to show that the City was liable ~or any expenses of th~s kind prior to Marsh 16th 1917, Motion by Bunker and Bowdoin to pay wages from ~aroh 16th 1917. discussed and withdra~ Motion by Cady and ~ittack to allow pay tall as submitted, carried, Motion by Cady and Pittack to allow all bills which had been approved by the finance ~omm~ttee,carried; the following bills were approved:- Walter Thompson $1~,~0 Fra-W ;er $56. Frank Townsend. $~6,50 Albert EnUtson $~O. S,B, Lent $0,?§ Bremerton Xee~and $17. Trick and Murra~ $4,51 Hanberg Electric Oo, 20, Pacific Coast Stamp J,H~Snivel2 ~50. How~ Bunker $17,~0 ~ewe Pablishing 0o,,16,01 Br$merton Water Dept tS~60 ?! $0rth Pacific Pub Service GO $161.81 imasifie TelephOne 0o.$~0,15 Fred S!Hat~ata~ ~ac,Comm Blue Co, $?,98 & Water Department bills as follows C,S,Moore Searchlight $20. Pacific Telephone Go. $15.70 J.N.Dunsmo~e '$18.75 Howard Gofer 8.12. D..D. Dunlap $5. A.G.Brown $20Q. Agnes Driscoll $90. Martin Genglgr $125. .N. Bell $125. John Gengler $90. L.S.Orfelt $75. E.B.Enight $75. John Diqk $36.90 W.ZSchultz $22.50 and Howard Gorst $2.50 Public Utilities committee reported progress in procuring piles for new floats and the matter was referred back to the committee. Olerk reminded the council that the Question of paying inte~st o~ Water fund warrants had been laid over to this meeting of the council and action should be taken. Motion by Perguson and Oady to' authorize Treasurer to pay interest as claimed. carried. Motion by Ferguson and Haddon to adjourn, carried.