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Br~merton, Wash., June 25th 1917.
~{egular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bre~msrton called to order at
8.00 p.m. by Hayor '~iles, all members being present.
,~[inutes of the previous session read and $1~proved as ~ead.
Clerk read letter froa the City Attorney, recommending that ~ wharf f~d be
cremted ~d on motion of Bou~oln ~nd ~ker this ma~ter w~s laid over ~til
~ the time of making up the 1918 ~dget.
~lerk read letter from the ~ity Attorne~ r~garding ~ontemplated expendit~res
on behalf of the Cit~ ~%ter Works and e~e was ordered filed.
~lerk re~d letters fro~ Dr. Turtle of~the State Board of Health and Capt. R.E.
Coontz of the Puget ~o~d Na~y Yard regardinE the installation of ~ chlorine
sterilization ,plant at the Bremerton. W~ter W~k~Glerk.also read a letter and bid
for a qhlorine Steri~lsation plan~ for the su~ of $88~.o0. Hot!on by Boudoin and
Hc(~il!ivray to refer-~atter to Supt.~ Bel~and~Dr. Smyt~e with~powe~ to act; Carried.
Clerk re~d a communication from ~m;~J. H~ter requesting a l~cense for the oper-
-~tion of ~ pool room ~nd s~me was referred to th~ Fr~chise and Ordinance Committee.
Clerk ~ead a letter from thq-Women' s Oivtc Improvement Clm~ re uestin~
Club be notified that the City will dO what It can to enforce the above ordinance;
~ar ~ied. . ~ ~ · . . .
Clerk read a petition _ro~ the James,~uel ~ompany requesting per~:.ssion
constru~t an ~eri~l tra~m,~ay across Sheldon~Blvd too ft. South of Olive Street.
Clerk ~hen read franc}{ise granting ~he Ja~s Fuel' 0onpany permission t,~ con~t~'uct
and ~intain ~-~a~d aerial tr~way ~d on motion of HcGillivray and Bom oin franchise
was ~assed as read, fixin~ bond~at'$1000.O0. ' '
C~erk ~ead an agreemen~ be6ween the City of Bremerton and ?!eider :~ros.. wherein
the O' ty agreed to con~truot an extra warehouse on the ~.hmieipal wharf for the stor-
age of freight. Hotion by ~erguson and B~ker that ~yo~' and Clerk be auth~rized
t3 si~n con~ract$ Carried.
Clerk read a letter from Attorney Tho'~uas °tevenson notifying the C0~m~:il
action of the ~uperior Court tn the case of Sophia Bremer Vs. the Ci~;y off Brenerton
~nd on ,~]otion of Perguson and Pittaek Clerk and Engineer were instrncted to change
the Assess ~ent Roll ~n L I D'
Jlerk read an 0rdinauee for the widening of JOacific Avenue between Seventh and
Eighth 'dtreets and sane was referred to the Franchise and Ordinance ~o~itt~:e.
Clerk renal report of the Police Judge for t: e [bn~h of Hay 1917 and same was
ordered filed.
Street and Alley Co~'~ittee reporte~ that ;.ir. T;illiams of the Eagle "heater had
requested perm~ssi~n to place ~ Vaudeville si~ across Pacific Avenue. ZIotion by
Boudoin and ?ittack that Eagle Theater be Given permission to place said si~; Carried
q Street and Alley Committee reco:~mended theft an additional stable be constructed
for the Street Depart ~ent Team and on motion o.~ 2erguson and 2ittack the reco ~men-
dation of the ;)o m]itSee was concurred in.
Dtreet and Alley Oom~ittee reported that the Sidewalks on Pacific Avenue below
Fr-,nt Street werein a very dangerous condition and after scm discussion the matter
was referred bac~to tlc commi~;tne f'~r further investigation.
Lit. T;entwoi~th filed a pl'tt f.~r Wentworth's Addition to the oitg of Dre~'~erton, and
on motion o? .~o'udoin and 2erguson pl~.t was accepted and placed on _file.
~b!ic Utilities Committee reported that the Concessionaire on th~ ~icipal
'.;h~rf had refused to clean the ~oilets and keep thegn in a sanitary condition.
Ilotion by D~ttack aug Fo,'mson that Hr. RouTs be pa.;.d 010.O0 per month for cleaning
toilets ,ejtnning July ~,r:-~t; Carried.
Clerk notified the Council that he had received a bill from the Fairbanks Horse
Company f3~' sett;ng a d~rr]ant scale on the H~micipal wharf and that same ~va~ excess-
ire and on motion o~ 2erguson mid HcOi!livray the Clerk was instructed to write and
notify the Fairbanks Horse Company to that effect.
LIo tion by Perguson and B,m%ker that the City Engineer be ir~ truc tod to m~repar8 the
necessary date, plans, profil, es and specifications for the IIe~v Reservoir; Carried.
~lerk inforn~ed the Co~meil that this was the meeting set for the opening of bids
for the p~eposed new pipe line and as yet had received no bids.
ZDtion By ?er~son and Pittaek to advertise for bids for the new reservoir as
per plans and spe,:iftcations on Tile ~n the uity Engineer's Office; Carried.
i~,Iotien bj ?e~son and B~u~ker to readvertise for bids f~r the n.w pipe line;
0arried.
~. Boudoin reoorted th~,t lit. Coder will rent Clerk. Trees rer and Water ~ffice
for .[~55.00 per
No~ion by Fez'guson and Bunkez' that ~ater Office be moved into the Coder building
on July 15th and that Clerk be instructed to give ~[r. Higliavaccm written notice to
that effe~t; Hotion Lost.
~tree~; and Alley Com~ittee recc~ended that Geo. Pisher be appointed Street Co~.
IIayo~ Giles appointed George Fisher Street Co~uissioner and on notion of
~nd Bunker appointment was confirmed.
LIotion Dy ~erg~son and Bunker that Hr Reeves be appointed to fill the vacane~
caused by th-~ resi&~ation of ~,[r. Cady: Carried.
Sailors on the U S S Sara$oga requested free use ~of the ~hmicipal ~all for a dance.
Motion by 2it~aek ~d Ferguson tha~ ,ermission be granted providing the Sailors pay
the expenses; Ca~ried.
Supt. Bell addressed .the Co,oil in regard to the lowering of the pipe line a~:~ ~h~
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Independent Asphalt Corapany's o~nal and on fa)ti, on oi~ ~,er~uson and Boudotn that Engi-
neer prepare an esti~ate for r~ning th~ pipe line over the hill; Carried.
~otion by ~oudoin ~nd Pitt~ck to ~ll~w all bills previously~ approved by the
Finance Co~mnit~ee; Carried.
The following bille were allowed' Prances ~IcII~nn .~'60~ Polk Directorw Co. ~.
Frank D~oi~nn ~,~lg; Bror.1 News ',~.9fi~ J,~nes, Puel O~. Zfi~; J.S. Kenyon ;jE; Robertson
Raines ~9'E0; ~derson Limber Co. ~,jZ.60; ~'~est Co~st ~hlbber Co. ~)9.88;Port Blak~ly
~{ill~$~.~6; Jacob~Hertaok ~l.~0; D.R. 21nley ~>5.00; Thcs. I~cGrath OZS.~6; Bre~l Iron
Wks $61.6~; Brem Sheet Hetal ~'~orks ~.70; Brem searchlight ~lg,E~; ~ron Brl~d~ge
.~6.75, Brem News ,,~12,~0; Sophia Bremer~. ~0; ~Iiss Abbie,~, Phillips ,;~40; Frank~ ~, Heizer
.39; ~rank Townsend $35; A. ~utson .,~0; D. ~mndley ~,~2.75; D. Re.olds fjl..75;
E.J. l~[oOall :~9S.55; J.W. Rickart :~91; ILarion ~arland ~90; J,C. Bro~ ~100.00; Ed
~o~er~s,~90; 9.L. Bleiler $90; E.%. S~aythe ,~20;,F.L. While ~160; A.K. Brundage ~)60;
~.~. oonnson ,$305 ~.v~. Coder'.~20; G.B. Roberts 06; J.¥~. Bailey ~3; F.S. Hathaway
~$17.31; L.L. Lent :~27.50; Panama Cafe ~26.60; North Pacific Public Service Co ~lSJ.91
L~w~an & Hanford J~6,90;, Thcs. Ste~zenson ~$30.25; Frank Roufs ,~11.25; ~ Brem Ice & Fuel
$3; Pacific T~L & TEL C0. ;~2.40;
,J.W. Allen $33; H. Jones ~[)Jg; ~.P. Jones ~4J.5 ; d. Glud $48. G. Eriokson
A.W. KellOgg ~27; H. Gorst ~2.50; ~.X. O'Leaney "~-.
~*, Jo~ Dick ~34.50; A. G. Brown
$26.6~; J. A. ~;fhalley & Co. ~17.88; Low ~an &Hanford Co. ~19.05; H. Jo~ss 04;
Pacific Co~muercial ]~lue ~5.10; Brem i~aohine ~;M,s ,~11.25; Brem Iron Wks .~,ll4.10; Brem
Searchlight ~4.50; Harry ~rost ,,~l .25; F 2isoher ~3.50; ~apital City ]~p and ~lue
Print Co ~15~60; Thcs. D~lscoll Jr. ~100.00; J. ~7. Baile~ ~7.50; Br~ News
~ ~ar Age ~cy t~30.47; D. Olson ~9; E'. Bce
,'$24; Stebick Hotor Co.~2.25; P.S. Hathaway ~
~137.19.
I~iotion by pittack and 2er~son to adjourn; Carried.