HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/28/17 i)remerton Washington. i.[ay 28th ]~9i?
Regular meeting .~f the ;itj Coun,:il called to ord r by Hay.or Giles at 8.00 p.m.
all members being present.
Hinutes of previous se;~sion read and ~pproved as read.
Attorney Carr addressed the Co,moil on the claim of Dr. Htmns for damages received
by his automobil.~ at the corner of Sixth St. and Washington Avenue offering to com-
promise for ~lO0.OO. Hottoh by Boudain and 21ttaek to reject oYfer to compromise
for ~'3100.00; carried.
City Engineer [[athaway filed report o~ the survey of that E~rt of the Bremerton
~Jater Plant outside ~he ~i~y Limits, and same was ordered filed.
Request was rea~d from C. ~. McClain reouesttng permission to hang a watch sign in
front ~f his Jewelry store I3~ the ~remerton Trust ~d Savings Building, and on motion
of Cady a~d [c$illivray same was referred to the Street and alley C.~w~ittee with
power to act.
Applicat~.on was read fro~,~ George S. Segar requesting ~rmissi~n to land his Launch
"Satan II" on the East side ~f the Farmers Float to ~load ]~assenger~. and on motion
of Cady and fittack same was referred 1;o the Pnblic Utilities
Letter was read from ~rank Townsend of the Street Department stating that he had
sold two colliers and one pair ~f lines that were ho longer needed by the ~treet Dep-
art'merit. ~[oti~n of lady a d Bunker to approwe this action ~md turn check for ~7.50
to the ~'reasurer; Carried.
~]lerk n~t!fi~d th~ 'Jouncil ~;h~t th~s ~was the ~eetin~ sat fol~ th:~ openinm~ o[' bids
for the ,~-.op~sed l~ht bonds amt had received .only one bid. ~otion by Cady ~d Pittack
to Spen ~id$ Carried; On open,up bid was lo,md to be from o~e Lyman Bryan ~.hrou~h
bls .~ttorney Ja~es ~[. Bryan bidding to purchase ...~12~,'~00.00 of utility bonds or such
~ddit[~nal s~u~ as may be required foz' the purchase off the existing Electric L~ght
J~lant at the par value thereof w~th accrued inter,~'.t, said bonds to bear inter,st at
the rate ~f 6~e payable semi-annuaLly.. Hoti~n by B-,udoin and Haddon t~.t bid be ref-
fered b ck to ]Ir. ]ry~ and that ~ids Be readvertlsed .Se be opened at the L'~econd
meeti~ in Ju~e, a lb~ds t.o~ 1,e acco:~panie~ w:th a cert:f~e~ .~heck ~f l'/~.
by .~nke,' a~d ;ady t~'~ ~:ubs:;itute original ,~0tlon to conti~me bid~ until second meeting
in ~une, Holl Call resulted as follows: .[c~illivray-No; ~-'erguson-Aye; Haddon-No
Bunker-~ye; Boudoin-i~o; Plttack-,~ye; Oady-Aye; ~Carried.
Hoti~ by ~ker ~d I,~cOillivray that all bids before being considered must be
accompanied by a certified che~k of 17~; carried.
;~[r. Buffin~to~ submitted a pl~,.t .~v_ ~ffington ~d .~c(~illiw'ae's Central :~ddi~ ti~n
to ~re~mrt)~ ~.Tashington aad ~ .~mttoa ~f Bunker ~nd l:ittao~ plat was appr~ve~t and
accepted. '
Street and Alley ~'~o:~ittee rap~z'ted t~at manhole at t]~e f~oot off Pacific Average
in a d~gerous ~-:ondit~o~, and on ms,ion f Boudoin an~ [[c,~i!~ivray same was ordered
rep.tired. Str et and Alley Committee also reported that the~ ad seen John Rolstad
and sera, ed noti~a .:n hi~ to repair the bul]d~ead on i'acif~c ~veuue hea~ Seventh Street
which was in a verg dang~r..~u~ ~:~n~]~tion, ~t t~at nol~:i.~-1 ~:~d teen done ~s ~et and as
't~e tLme li ~:: w~-~a not y~-i; uI) no f~:~'t},~' ~ct~:n (:or?d ],a taken at thi~~ t';me.
Public Utilitiss (~3m~ittes roco,~:]ended that 8 lights be plac~d in the Hun'cipal
hall. [lotion by B~udoi~ a:~d :ady that raco~mendati-,n of C,3~ittee be accepted and
2uz'chasing Co~m~ittee be instructed to Lave, the necessary work done; Carried.
Hr. i[c~$illivray report~d that the Sailors of the U.S.S. Perry had requested Free
use of the !,[unicipal Hall t~ give a fa/ewe!l invitational dance on June 8t]~ 1917.
i[~tion ~, y ;[c~i~liw'ay and Haddon that requestbe ~'anted providing that they pay t~e
e:~pen~es~ Carried.
2h~bt~c Utilities C] ~mitt~e also reportef~ t]~:~t they had been unable to secure
satisfactory pump a~d motor f.~r the water pta~t i~ Seattle owin~ to the scarcity
material but that tJ~e D~ Level (~ompany ]~a8 a p~np in San ~rancis~o ~-,ng t~e desired
type o.f mo to~:'c,]~, ~.a' be ,)ur':~a,-e~" ' o_f-" ' t}e Wastin~:~ouse~ El. ac trio C ~mpany.
L~ti',n by Cady ;:~nd 3oudoin t,o advertise ff~r bids f~r t~e' necessary g~l), motor and
fJtti~Jgs for del~ver./ in f~fteen del:J: all bids to be acosta)anted t,y th~ ]Teoessary blue
prints. Bi(ts t.) be opened at an adjourn,~d meeting t, be he!~ June 4ti,, 1917 at 8.00
p.m.; Carried.
][otio~ bf Perguson ~and J]~ker t:~ ad~,~rti~e for b ds Esr laying wat~r uain~ accordin
t0 the plan~ and specification nou' o,~ fil~ at the City Engfnesrs of~iea: Carrie8.
i,Iotion by [~oud,oin ~md l~ittack t}~at t:ity Engineer he allowed an~:a~sist~t for the
balance of t)~e present year; carted;
llotioh by Cady smd f~ittack that ,:ity Engineer be instructed to ~et necessary bluw
prints ,tnd spe~.~if~cations ready for llesarvo;r ihu~ber 5; Carried.
Lit. C.E. Thomas, r~presenti:%g the holders J,~f tlc [~re,~erton ;';~-~ter De~artment bonds
presented a plan '"or tJ~e financin~ ~f the 9roposed betterment~ a:,.d e~:t~nsions
tl,~e Brm~erton 2ater ~;y~,te~. whaz'e6y they would ~inance this matt,~r provig~n~; they be
allowed to have thelr ~ttorneys draCt the nece~ ary resolutio]~ arid :~rdinan~]es at an
e~:pens,~ to the Cit;' off not t~ exceed (~75.00. Hotion by Boudoln smd Ferguson
instruct tJ~e Bond Holders attorneys t~ draf~ the necessary resolutions ~d ordinances
at an e:.:pe~::e to the City not to exceed ~75.00; Serried.
Clerk read ;tn Ordinance e. tablis.,~i~, a~d creatins~ the ~slt~on ~,~,(~ ~'~ ice
ou2e~intende~t, def~nt~g his powers and dutie~ gnd fi):ing the compensation
~nd for the em~,loyes thereof. ]lotion by Boudoin and l~ittack that Ordinance be
ad read; Carried. . .
[,{orion by Cady ~d P~t~ack that H~ss Dr;.s~ol! ~e anooint~d Bookkee~er of t~e
erton water department; (]arried.
Chie£ 3£ t~o!ice~ j.C. .:%rown --c~quested ,i?11.00 for a n~w g~u~ to replt~ce ti:~, old 3ne
which was worn ~ut a~d on tactic of Pergussn and ]~;t~aok request was concurred in
. ~,11,00.
and Clerk was inet;mu:ted t3 dr~ a warrant payaLl~ to J C. Bro~ f~r '~
The ;St~'ee~ and A;!ey Copllittes reported ?;ha.t ~;},c~' ~[nderson Lm~ber Compan; had again
called the matter to their attention of th,~ seve~t~ ])o~tts on tha foot of Olive
whi~h made it im,~',sible f~r them to ~and ~hsir l~mbar. [Iotech Boudoin and
vray that City A~torney be i~str~c~ed to not~:f~ ].oat owners to re~mve the Jr %~oat~ off
of the ~]ity Property ~t t]~e f3o'~ of Olive :~traet; Carrie~.
Street and Alley O.~,~:]it~ee reported that the ~renerton ]lumber' Company had ~t as
yet paid ths%r rent f.or tha~ part of the Oit~ property at tl~e foot of ]b~cific Avenue
~lld 0~ ~lotion ,3~ l~it~ok ~d B~ker [:; t~ a~torne,7 ~va~ instrl~c~ad to ~;e~'ve llo~Ja~-
t]~e ~:re~erton Lumber ,,',o:~pany to eithe',' )a:; ~:}:a re t ,Dr vac~te t~e City
2~Iotion by lady and Pittack th t all bi!!~ appro-~ed by tl:a Fin nee ~o~zuittee be allow
Carried.
The following bil].s were aporoved:
Sophia Bremer 30~ Abbie Ph~Jlips 40; ~.K. Br%u~la~s 62; F.W. Rooney 100.50;
60.60; E.J. l{c(~all 91.45; J.%~. Rickar2 91.20; ~,[arion Garland 90; Jack Bro~ 111; Ed
Roberts 90; E.L. Blieler 90; E.L. ~my~he E0; J~.~. Turner 5.25; Prank }{elzer 59; Frank
Townsend 38.90; Albert ~utson [50; Prank ~,;hi~;e 160; J.W. Hickart 250.45; F.G. Hornbogen
1; i~. Mersch 2.25; Fred S. Hathaway 27.68; T,C. Baldwin 10; Bremerton Hdwe Co. 1.65;
Geo. F. 77ard 22; Harlon ~arland 10; Jas i.Iillar 2.40; W.}(. Groves 2.40; N. 1,[ersoh 4.95;
Joe Harris 12; ~oward Breaker 2.50; Thcs[ ])rip, coil 45; Geo. Fisher 2. f~; Trick & Hurray
238.50; W.I,I. 0allow 25.60; J.W. /ickar~ 242.95; Fred ~. Hathaway 125.52; J.~I. D~msmore
36; J.W. Ba~!ey 25.50; (;so. P. Ward 1.80; Bremerton Hdwe Co. 44.75. a.~o~+5,~
Motion by Pergus~n ~d B~ker to adJo~rn ~m~i! i[onday j~e 4, 1917 a~ 8.00 p.m.;
Carried.
, 357
Bz'emerton, ~rashi~.ton J~ute 4.h 1917.
Adjourned meetin~ of the ~it;7 Council of ~i~e 3it~ of ]~re~er~on, called to order
at ~9.00 o'clock p.~]. by i~ayor ~]iles, all nenbers being present; also En~ineer and
~tt~rney.
Clerk infor~ned the Council theft he had advertised for pu~_~p and ~otor for the
.Jater De~oart~ent and th~it one bid on each had been received~ and cu ~otion of
~er~son ~nd ..~cG~llivray bids wore o~ened and fo~uud to be as f~ilo~s; ~ron Do Laval
Ztea:~ Tu?bine Oo~upan2 fo~ a~ pu~n~ according to specifications, ~Z575.00 und
O~ast Pu~.~p a~nd .iachinery Jo~d~an~ for one ~estinggouse, ~00 L. P. ~yoe ~. 2. i~ound
~otor Zli? ~ing, 1S00 ~.? .... , ~00 or 440 ~ol~, 60 cycles, 3 ?base
lst,~ for
~oti~n by .~c~i!livray ~nd '~oudoin to acceder bid of De. Laval Steam Turbine Co.,
for curio; c~rried.
~ !~ti~h by~e]~:son~d ~cCil~y to accept bid of Goast P~u~ ~nd ~iachinery
for motor; Oa~ried. ~ ~
~ler~{ read ordin~nce-~dO being an Ordinance entitled "An ~rdinance to provide
for t]~e execution of ~ contac'act between the ~i~y ~f ~re?~erton and N~rth Pacific
_h~blic ~ervice ~.~]p~ny for electric current with which to operate the ~remerton
~ater .~orks pu~tng ~lant ".
~otio '~ by O:~dy ~d ~addon ~o pass ordinance as read; Carried.
.~r. ~re~er m.~F the ~orth Pacift. c Public Service ~ompany sub~aitted a contract
for the su~.~ly of electric current fo~' ~se at the p~ping states, n, ~nd sa:~o was
rea~d be ~lerk ~nd discussed at length b~ the Cou~cil.
~Iotio~ b~ ~erguson ~nd ~h~nker t~at the ~ayor and (~lerk be authorized to si~n
co~tract with i$o~h ?acific Public Service Company upon insertion in contract-of the
f~low~n~ clause; "Thi~ .~ontract shall not be introduced in condemn:trion ~roceedin~s
between ~aid ~o~u~ny and ~:~ty, as to anticipated profits of sa~d
i~otioh by ~dy m~d ?ittack t~at the ~ffice of Superintenden~ of the ]~ater Depart-
~nent b.~ declared vacant; ~arried. ~
[~ot~ ~ by ~dy and ~udoin th~.t ~r. YY. ~. Bell be anpointed ~?~in~endent of the
~Ioti~h b~ ~erguson and ~ addon theft Su~eriatenden~ f~ell be directed to const?~et
necessary.' ba:~e fo' the new ~n~p and ['~otor; Carried.
~otio~uby ~icGill~vray and naddon to adjourn; Carried.