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~remerton, ~ashingtono Ju~y 23rd 1917o
Regular meeting of the ~ity Council called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 p.m.
all members being present.
Minutes of previous session read Md approved as read.
Clerk read le~er from Sale ~d Miller Invem~men~ 00., submittin$ proposition
for laying water mains to new addi~ionl, referred to ~blic U~ili~ies Committee.
~e~er read from Ole H~son addressed ~ Oi~ A~$o~ey in rela$ion to the sale
of certain lo~s in Nav~ Yard ~dl~ien in which ~. Hanse~ relied ~ sell ~he lo~s
~he Oit~i The Oi~y A~torney su~i~ed a resolution ~ o~n~e~ing the $~ate
Ac~e~t~oy Bureau ~epor$ as false ~d,as a waste ~ ~ioipal f~de$ re~rt was read
by Clerk wh~ took exception to certain statement's,needing the Clerk's office and
embodied in resolution. The 0it2 Attorne~ corrected the resolUtiOn as ~ggested by
She Clerk and on mo$ion of B,,nker ~d Pittaek re~elutien was read and passed as
corrected. Roll Call; McGillivray ~d Haddon, No; Fer~son, B~er,~udoin, Pittaok
and Reeves, ~e.
Clerk submit2ed contract and ~ond of W.H. ~tohell for the const~ction of new
p~pe line, contract being $26.910.'and bond for $24,~60. Attention was called to
the fac~ that ~he b~n~ was not for ttie amo~t of the contract, ~d on motio.& of
McGillivray and Boudoin bont was duly approve~.
01erk submitted plans for n~ theatre ~d requested authority to issue building p
permit; Mo~ion by ~erguson al'id ~.~oGillivra~ to issue when properly approved.
Olerk read report of ~upt. of Water Dept., in reference to storage and o~her
matters. L[otion by Boudoin and Pittack that report be placed on file; Carried.
~o~ion by ~erguson and ~Gillivray that ~gineer get esti:;~ate for moving pipe
line or installing new pipe line and to submi~ report at next re~lar meeting; carried.
LIo~ion by ~[cG~llivray and Boudoin that Supt. be authorized to emplaye additional
help in office; carried.
~.lotion by Reeves ~d Pit,ack that ~upt be instructed to advertise for biA~ for
chlorine plant; carried.
hiotion by McGillivray and ~er~son that the i~rovements to Reservoir ~3 as
reco ~mended by the Supt. be referred to the ~blic Utilities Co~ittee; carried.
Clerk reported having received letter from i~. Brewer in co~ection with the
purchase of the Electric Light PI~t ~d had t~ned it over to the City Attorney.
The Oi~y Atto~ey reported to ~he Co~cil that he had received letter in ~estion
and inasmuck as all of the members of the Co,oil had received a copy of the same
he did not consider It neoess~y to ~r2ng it wi~h him.
Clerk read an Ordinance adopting ~ a system or pl~ for the acquisition by
const~ction or purchase of a:~ electric light pl~t and Providing for a special
election to be held on the 18th day of September, 1917. 2,lotion by Boudoin md
Pittack to ~ass as read; carried on Ho:l Oall, all members voting, ~e.
City Attorney reported on the proposed straighting of P~ffic Avenue in front
of ~he Rolstad tract ~d submitted stipulation which was read by Clerk. ~.Iotion by
Mc Gi!livray and ~er~son that stipulation be approved as read ~d the Street ~d
Alley Co~ittee be authorized to appoint appraisor; carried.
The City Attorney submitted a letter ~d deeds from the Port Blakely I~ll Co.,
conveying ~'ight-of-way across certain property of the compan~ without cost to the City.
~lerk read resolution extendi~g the th~ks of the 01fy Co,oil to ~he Port Blakely ~ill
Company fo~' its consideration and good will in the develop~m~t of the ,,stet ~-lant.
~,[otion by McGillivray and Fer~son to pass resolution as read; carried.
Clerk read an Ordina~ce referring to Jitney bus re~lations and s~e was yeferred
to Fra~chise a~d Ordinance Cor~it~ee.
~. M.~. McGowan addressed the Co,oil on behalf of the residents in the vicinity
of t~e High School requesting that a water tank or reservoir for fire protec~ion be
Installed in that district; referred to ~blic Utilities Committee.
S~reet ~ _~d ~ley 0o~i~tee reported on street repairs and reco~mended ~hat a l&t
at ~ifth and Park should be cleared of brush.
~blic Utilities Co~nittee reported tha~ a fence had been put up on the ~harf but
the other work ordered has hot been completed as it was impossible to procure a carport-
Judge Oarr requested the Co,oil to ~ake som,~ action on the clo. im of Dr. M~ns but
the ~natter was laid ~ver till next re~lar meeting.
~. Pin,ack reco:~tmended that a ligh~ be placed at Sewmth and L[cKenzie and the
matter was referred to the Fire ~d Light Committee.
~. Pi~tack recon~ended that real estate agents be charged a l&cense fee of $~.00
per a~; referred to thh License and ~evenue Oor~ittee.
I~otion by ~cGi~.livray and Boudoin ~o a, llov,~ all bi~].s ~?hic~ had been approved b.y
the ~inance Co~ittee; Carried. mhe following bills were approved. Ton~ Loos Al,50.
~rank C. l~oufs $16.2B; Abbie Phillips $40; Sophia Bremer $30; ~ra~ Townsend $36.25;
G.A. Fisher $J6; Albert,~u~son $55.7~;E.J. ~,[cOall 097.10; J.~. Rickart $92; Marion
$arland$~O;.J.~'/. Bro~ $100; ED Roberts $90; C.L. Blieler ~90: E.L. Smythe SRO; J.PP
Jonson S30,~rauk l'~h~te $160; A.K. BroCage $6E; E. Lo~thus $521; A. McCall $6.30;
Pt. Blakely L~ill Co. ~65.80; Joe McGarr $6.25; ~.S. Hathaway $15~.45; J.W. ~iley
~red Pe~ $34; S.B~, Lent $12.50; F.L. W~ite $~3; PPT.&T.Oo. $1A.90; ~erican Surety
$1V.50; ~.M. Bell $~50; A~es Driscoll $80; Martin Gengler ,125; John Orfelt $90;
~ohn Gengler $90;, E.B. ~Ight $127.1~: G. Beller $25; E.E. Te~t $128; C.W. Ola~en
Motion By ~er~eon Reeves to adjourn; carried. ~.: