HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/17 R~gular meeting of the City Comacil called to order by L'a~or Giles at 8~00 p.m.
all members being ,present.
:Iinutes of previous session read and morrected to show that the following
warrants were ,ordered paid; Harion ,Jarland ,:,.]46.00and Suqm~ish Land Company $1~06.74
Letter read from E. J. ~IcCal]., City Clerk, notifying Commil of the appointment
of ?]. V. ;Ic(h~lL as deputy ~ity ~lerk. LIotion by Cady and Pittack that appointment
be approved; carried.
Letter read fro~a ~.H. Starks. a r,mident of No/th ,harle,ton protestin~ against
paying w,,,ter rent a.t the Charleston City [[all and reqnesting pe:,mission to ~ay
same at the ware office in Bremerton. Hotio~ by'Cady and Boudoin that water
sumers ~n il.3rtL gharl~'_ton be given the option of paying bi'~]s at Bremerton 3r
Charlesto:~ and that Su,)orintendent be instructed to advise cons~er~' of this action
and if it is desired to pay in Bremerton, Cone,s:mr must notify the Uater Department
to that affect; carried.
Letter read froc~ i~.C. Yohe requesting license to operate pool room in the Driscoll
building on Pacific ~venue; referred to Franchise. and License Co~,~aittee with power
Letter read frmu Comity m~ditor stating that it was necessary to have license
for Water Department truck. Hotion by MoGillivra~ and Pittaok that Clerk be instruc-
ted to draw warrant for necessary licence fee; c~ried.
~,ffidavit filed by '~ ~ ~
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......... a_~e in reference to his elai~ for property, taken for
street purposes at ,;eventh Streen near Pa~:ific ~venue. Cit[- Attorney advised that
claim was valid. Jiotion by mcGil!ivray and Ferguson t~,at claim be allowed and Clerk
be instructed to draw warrant for ~)150.00; carried.
Deed r~ceived from Suquamish Land Company for Lot 5 , loc~: 19 O].e Hansofi's Addition
Motion by ~ady and Pittack that deed be accepted and Clerk be instructed $o have sa~
recorded, car.,:ted.
~ler'{ ~dvised co,moil that this was the dst set for opening /stet [[eter bids ~d
that one bid ~md been received and on mo~ion of Fergusou and i[cGillivra~ bid was
opefie4 a~d fo~d to be from the 2ittsburgh Dieter Co~.~pany giving price~ on six ~ypes
of water' meters. Hotion by ~ady and Boudoin that bid of Pittsburgh Heter Co. 0f
~10.75 less 15~ ltiscount for 5/8 X i~/4 Type "W" ~[eystone meter with ~" connections
be accepted and contract awarded accordi,~gly; carried.
otreet ~nd .~l.~e.~ ,~m~ztteo reported that grai~ was needed for team and on motion
off ~ady and ~addon matter was refeFred to purchaoiag coc~nittee.
m~tre~t ~,ld Alley Co.~ittee requested that notices ~e sent to ~rol~rty owners
notifying them that all obnoxious weeds must be destroyed and on motion of Boudoln
.:z~tzmk ,Lo;~i~teo '.vas eulthorized to have notices printed and distribd~ed;carrted.
~blic Utilities ;o~m']ittee reported that the .,'herr Concessionaire had promised to
pay up back rent as soon as po~'~ible; no action taken by co~mcil.
Hr. Cady, ;hairman of th~ Public Utilities Committee reported that he had arranged
with i[r. Coder for tho use of the room adjoining the City Clerk's office for the
Water Depart::~eat and that the present tenants had been ordered to wtcate.
Lit. Cook, Secretary ~f the ?ire Department reported that the Gamewell Fire Alarm
Company had not been notified that installation had not been completed as per contract
and on motion ~f Buuker a~d Pittack Clerk was instructed to notify them at once.
Driver of ~ire Truck reported t'at Telephone Company had changed telephone and that
b~ll did n~t ring loud enough and on motion of Bunker and IioGillivray clerk was
instructe4 to order a l~nd ringing extension bell.
City ,4tt~rne~ requested a~thority to collect the costs fn the case of i~cGillivrae
vs City of Bremerton. I,.[oti~h hy B~mker and HcGillivray that City ~,ttorney be auth-
orized to collect tlc costs; carried.
Cemetery ComAittee reco~:~ended t~at a pair of long handled grass cutters be
purchased for tlc caretaker at cemetery. Ho~ion by Boudoin and Cady tLat request be
gra~$ed; cart;ed.
Mr. '.Vlsner of the Commercial Club addressed the Council in ~egard to the City
Beautiful ~md requested fr,~e water be given certain parties and wa~ informed that
no free water could be given.
City ,~ttorney reported that it would be necessary to make a definite offer to the
North 2a~ific Public Se~'vi~:e dompany for their Light Plant and th- following resolu-
tion was submitted.
Resolution
~L~:,~.~, the City of ]~re~ae~'ton did on the 28th day of October 1912, paso Ordinance
N0'. 435, entitled: ~ 0rdinanc , fo, the purchasing of an electric lighting system
f~r the ~Jity ~f 3re~erton and prdviding for tho borrowing of money to be used there-
for by issuing the negotiable coupon bond~ of the ~aid City of Bremerton in the sum
of ~venty-five Thousand Dollars; and for ~he issuance and negotiation of special
Lighting P~md Bonds against the earnings of said electric lisnting system in such
further stun or s~s as to the City Council may seen proper and providing for the
calling and holding ~f a special election for submitting the said proposition to
the qualified voter:~ of the said City of Br~erton for ratification or reJectton~and
I~Z~AS the proposition contained in sa~.d ordinance, to-wit: the purchase of
the lighting plant of the l$orth Pacific Public So,ice Comply for ~uoh s~ as the
City ~,~ncil should deem proper was at the said election fully approved by a vote of
more ~han three-fifths of the electors voting aS the special electi.~n held trader
said ordinance on Dec. 3, 1912. and
;~-LEREA8 repeated, but tmsucoessful efforts have been made to deter~ine on the fair alt
of said plant, and
i~R~S, a resolution and ordinance was passe~l by this co,moil directing the con-
de~ation and ~ourchase of said plant,
THERE~BR the dity Attorney is hereby authorized to propose to the representatives
of~said eop~pany that the City of Bremerton does offer tmd will pay to the said owners
of said plant as soon as satisfactory details ,,f transfer con be arranged for said
ele<~gric light~_ng plant o~ said compsny, used f>r furnishing light and electric power
to Bremerton ~d conti~uous co~am~ities, including Charleston and Port Orchard and the
unincorporated area sup31ied by said scrip,[ny, and all franchise rights, and rights of
wa~s ~d belongings of said company used In connection with t~o said lighting plant
and all .,f it, the gross s~a of ~,000.00 in cash.
2qESOL~D further that the said North Paclf~o Public Service Co~apany be requested
to ac~op~ or r~Jec~ or ~aake a co~tor prol)osition for s~le before the next re~]_~r
meeting of thl8 council.
Passed by the 0ity C9~cil this 14th da:' of I~Iay, 1917.
I.,{otioh by Cady and B~ker to pass resolution as read ~nd offer Comply :~)75,000.0~
for the entire plant; carried.
Motion by Perguson and Pittaek to advertise the sale of Light Bonds, Bids to be
opened at the next regular meeting .~f the Council; carried.
~otioh by Pit,ack and Boudoin theft all bills appr),~ed by the Finance Cot~igtee be
allowed; carried. The following bills we~'e allowed: Bre~rton Hdwe Co 10.90; H. A.
Wood 80.1~; A. H. Ke~ .~5; A. ~. Larson 45; Ja:aes Fuel Co.15~ North Pacific Public
Service Co. 185.62; E. Lofthis:~O0; F~'ank ~[elzer 61.50; Prank Townsend 58.75; Albert
~utson 45; Bree~erton News ll.iO; Port Blakley Mill Co. ZO.85$;tloberteon-Raines ~.~;
Joo 55arris .~jE1.75; P[~cific Tel & Tel Co 23.60; S~ebic~: 2Iotor Co. E.O1; C. L. Blieler
1Z; D. Re,olds 7.20; E. L. Gale 150; Br~uerton ~ew~ 51.Og; Pacific Coast Pipw Co.
66; The Charles~3n ~nerioan 8.85; Stebick I.[otor Co. 7.87; Brenerton ~Iachine ~'~s 57.69;
N. i~ersch 1.15; Star i~[achinery .:onpany 449.85; ~tobertson-Eaines 9.15; H. P. Kelcie
1,50; Bremerton Ice & ~uel Co. 6.58; Trick & J. Iurray 114.47; North Pacific ~ubl~c
;Sefvize 'go. l; H.~. Johns-Manville Co. 14.98; Pacific Tel & Tel Co..15; !{.R. t[~:nnond
21; Toga Driscoll Z; C.C. Casad 18; ~.W. Bailey 30; J..~. Dunsnore 54; Pred. S. hathaway
5.50; 2~. !~Iersch 14.30; Pacific Tel & Tel Co. 16.~; Crane Co. Z1.66; A. C. Brown 2(0;
Agnes Driscoll 90; I:Ia~tin ~$engler 125; ~. 21..Bell 125; John %engler 90; Zre~J~erton
I.,~otor .gar Agency 754.70; L. S. Orfelt 75; City Tree,surer lO; E. B. ~ight 75; John
Dick 40.60; How,_~rd (;ors~ 2.~0; ~. L. Schult:: 65.75;and Tho~nas iIcG~'ath 7.50.
i~Iotion by Haddon and 3oittack to adjourn; carried~