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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/09/17 365 Bremerton. ~lash., J~ly 9th 1917 Regular meeting of the Uity Co~uueil called to order at 8:00 O'clock pm by Hayer Giles, all members being present e,mcept D~ Haddon. ~,~inutes of previous session read and approved ~s read. Petition read~ from residents of the neighborhood of Burwell and ~?ashington protestin~ against the granting af a license for a pool,room in the s~,id district Laid over to new business. Letter read from The Kennedy Transportation Company in reference to the protection of passengers crossing the l,~,~unicipal ~rnarf, and agreeing to pay half tho expense for the construction of suitable fence. ~[mtt~r referred to the Public U.tilities Co~nmittee to report back to the 0o~zucil at the next regular meet~ing. t~[r A. ~. Reeves being present, his oath of office as Oouncilman'was administered by the Hayer and he was appointed to all Committee positions l~ft vacant by 1,~r Oady. , Letter read free,the Fir~ Department reporting that ~ire Alarm System had been completed according to specifications an~ on motion of Boudoin and Pitt&ck the system was accepted and the Clerk was instructed to draw warrant for the first pLyment. Petition read from the residents pf Blackwell's Acre Tracts, Charleston requesting that the ~ater ;~ain~9 be extended, regerred to the Public Utilities O~mmittee for investigation. Clekk submitted con~racts for the supplying of water to the Navy Yard and on motion of Bo~udoin and I,~cGillivray s~me w~s approved and ~ayor a~ Clerk Was authorized to sign same. Street and ~lley Co~m~ittee reco~mnended~ that the wages of ~Lr Albert Enutson of the Street Depart.,~ent be changed from $2.B0 per day to $?~.00 per Month. and on mption of Boudoin and IJ~cGillivray recommendation was approved. Street and ~,lley Com~ittee r~com~ended that concrete crosswalks be placed at ~everal street intersehtions and that hereafter all wooden crosswalks needing re, pairs be replac~ by concrete. I,,Iotion by Pittack and ~IcGillivray that matterbe referred to the Com~,~itte~ with power to ac~. O,~ried. Street and Alley Oommittee reported that Mr ~ohn Rolstad was willing to submit the proposition of the widening of Pacific Avenue in front of his proper~y to a board of three arbitrators and on motion of ~cgillivray and Bunker the Oommittee was authorized to take the neces,'-~ary acti,:.n. ~ublic Utilities Com~:~ittee recommended that fence be constructed an municipal wharf and on motion of Pittack and BunSer the Oommittee was given power to act. Public Utilities Oo~uittee recommended that the sidewalk in front of the waiting ro~m door at the H~micipal ;Yharf be lowered and on motion of Pittack and Bunker the ~_~atter w~s r~,ferred to the ~om.?uittee with power to act. The que~-,tion of the selection of a Building Inspector was referred to tSe Building Co~,~ittee with instructions to report at the next meeting. License and Ordinance Committee reco~mended that the license of a pool room at Burwell and .Yashington be not approved. And on faction of HcGillivra~? and B~mker the recom-~mnd~,tion of the ~om~ittee was adopted. ,. Clerk reported to the Oo~uucil that this w~s the date set for the opening of bids for the construction of the new pipe line and that six bids had been received. ~[otion by F~rguson s. nd Pittack that bids be opened.' carried. Berfore the bids were opened three con~ractprs requested permission to witbdre~w t their bids. u~hioh w~s gr~t~n~d, the other tl,,ree bids were then opened one being from '.'! 0 Bullette of Bre~.~e~-l;,on, and one from d H ~,~itchell and the other from J D Travers of Seattle~ the bids were submitted to the Engineer for computation, who afterwards reported th~,,t [Ir ~'~ H Hi~chell was the low bidder and on motion of ~erguson and ~m.[oGill- ivray the contract wqs accordinly awarded. ClerE re~d letter in ~h~erence to the cost of new scales at the Hunicipal 'f~harf and on ~otion of Boud in and 2ittack Clerk was authorized to drsw warrant in payment of the saree. City Attorney reported on the Electric Lis~t Plant ih~rchase Suit and Clerk read a resolution in the reference to the purchase of the plant by arbitration and on motion of ~erguson and Reeves resol~tion was adored as read, and Hr A L Ore×ton and ;f R Bankhead were appointed to act for the Cit,.at .~10.00 per day. Clerk read letter fern the Seattle Lumber Compa~y re~,uest~ng a lease f~o.~ the right o£ way of a railroad trace actress the property ,of the Water Department. ~e~erred to the 2~zblic Utilities C0m~ni~tee for Investigation. ;,lotion by L[cGillivray~to allow all bills whO_ch had been approved by the Finance ~ommittee. Car~'ied. The Following bills were allowed; Frank Townsend^SA2,25; Albert Enutson $~2.50; G a Fisher f~33.00; D Reynolds $5.50; Fred Hathaway ~9.90; J Boyd $7.50; Pacific Coast Stamp clerks (~1.75; N P P S Co ~156.01; E S Keith ~1.50; E 0 Smith 062°00; Brmmerton ~ews ,.)~.97~, Joe HcGarr 07.25; P ','! Coder ~20.00; Harry ~Yood $5.~0; J C Baer ~3.00; ~rank dhite ~22.00; Bre~erton ~dwe $31.55; Pac Tel Co ~22.85; Trick and ~,.[urray 975.00: p S ~rner ~ .... . .,~!o.50; Coleman Derrick Comply ~,,.50; A~thur ~[cOall ~15.00; Bren~eton dater Depart~ent ~ ~51.85; BremertSn Vol~ntee~ · ire Dept. ~100.00; Richards ~nd Kemp~e $5.00; Gamewell ~ire ~ ~ompany ~ater Depart~ents ,/arrants~, ~remertOn News $ 28.11; ~ X Clancy $28.50; D L Cady $97.50; ~ 0 A lTeidlich $5o.75; D Olsen $~5.00; Howard Gorst $35.00; John Dick $2~.~0; Thomas l~cGrath $124.00; ~ I[ Bell $6.15; ,Pittsburgh Meter Co $7.40; H ,J ~'rost ~14.25; Flora ~iseher ~S.50; Capital City ~,~p, ~ Blue ~int Co $15.60; Motion by B~k~r and Boudoin to instruct the City Attorney to file a protest with the Public Service Commission of ~'~ashing~,on. against the increase of the fare between Bremerton ~d Seattle. Carried. ~[otion by Per,son and ~IoGillivray that Street and ~ley Co~ittee place a si~ prohibiting the parking of Automobiles on ~r,nt Street be~een the Navy Yard ~te and Pacific Avenue. ~Carried. , ' ~upt Bell reported on the progress of the work of installing new p~E~p and mot, ~lotion by ~[cGillivray and ~er~son ~o adjourn carried.