HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/27/17 Bremerton, Washington, August 27th 1917o
Regular meeting of the City 0ouncil called to order by ~yor Giles at 8.00 o'clock
p.m. all members of the Council being present.
Minutes of previous session read and approved aa read.
Letter read from De ~aval Steam Turbine Company, Seattle,~ashington, asking that the
amount $~eir contract for new pump be now paid, Sup~ Bell reported that the pump was
installed in seed condition,but that there was a mistmderstanding about certain extras
which he explained, the Council was in favor of holding up the bill until adjustment
wms made by the Company, and Mr Bell reoomm~aded that $800' be held out, as this amount
would be ample to cover the items in dispute; Motion by Reeves and Bowdoin to draw a
warrant in favor of Delaval Co. for $2500. on acoonnt, carrie~.
Letter received from Martin Eefner requesting renewal of lease on the City floats
referred to l~blic Utilities committee,
~etter received from the arbitrators appointed to set a valuation on the piece of
property belonging to Mr John Rolstad which extends into Pacific Avenue twenty feet
for a distance of 1~0 feet. and which the 0ity Wished to acquire for Street purposes,
the price set by the committee being $2000,
Motion by Fs~guson and Reeves to postpone aotion,indefinately, carried.
Letter read from 0entral Labor 0ounoil in reference to proposed Municipal Coal
Bunkers and urging the Council to take action, and submitting figures to show that the
consumer would save three dollars per ton on coal. Mr Harrigel, Mr ~.W.Bryan and
others favored the council with advice urging that the ordinance providing for special
election be passed.
Motion by Bowdoin and Ferguson that thec~inanoe ~e passed as read and that a commit
tee be appointed to investigate and reporl?on the feasibility of the p~-n prgposed,
carrie&. The Mayor then appointed Messrs Bowdoin and Pittack and the City~ngineer
as a co~mlttee.
~he City Attorney advised the Mayor that the Council had nothing to do with the plan
a~opt a commission form of Cove~ament~ and that it was only necessary for the Mayor to
i~sue a proclamation calling for the ~lection.
Clerk read proposal to le~se to the ~aattle ~mber Company a certain right of way
across the ~ater Departments property for a period of 8 years from ~anuary let 1~17
at a monthly rental of $15.
Motion by MoGillivra¥ and Bowdoin that the lease be granted and the MaSer and Clerk
be authorized to sign the same. carried.
Teamster reported that supply of horse feed was about e~hausted, and on motion of
Bowdoin and Bunker, the purchasing committee was instructed to procure what feed was
Motion by Reeves and MoGillivray to allow all bills which had been approved by the
· inance committee, c~r~ied. The following bills were approved. .
,,Ourrent ~xpense l~und,- ~andved Nursery..$119.50 Frank L.Wlxi~e ~ $145.04 W.H~Nawks
$21.?~ Frank R@ufs $32.~0 G.A.FSsher ~. Frank T@wnsend $~5. Alber~ Enutson $75.
Abbie l~hillips $57.10 E.J.Mo0all $111~8 Mrs Bremer $50. Tom Driscoll $11.20 Fred S. ·
Hathaway $50.04 012mpic Foundry CO. $7.25 Lowman And Hartford $23.~8 Pacific S.M.Works
$1.7~ J.E.Foss.$6.84 T.L.Avery $?,10 Pt Blakel¥ Mill CO. $8.40 J.W.Rio~rt $~1.
Marion ~arland $90. C.L.Blieler $~0 J.O.Brown $100. Ed Roberts $90. Dr Bm.vthe $20
A.X.Brundage $6~. J.~.Johnson.$~0 and Joe B~angler $~. .
~ater Department. F~ed Mills S7. F.Ooulter ~9. Fred B.Rathaway $10§.4~ 2om Driscoll
~88.80 0. Sinclair ~ F.~.~hite $17.~5 ~ort Blakely Mill. Co. $7,A0 ;. O, ~lectric CO,
$182.8§ ~hos McGrath ~45. E. Bousher $4R.7~ R. 0arpenter ~0. J. ~. Allen ~24.
F.XOlaine
D. L. Oad~ $60. D.Larson $30. D.A. ~ei~liok $1~.50 Geo.0arpente~ $30. $48.75
$. Booth $30. Frank Melzer $3~. Flora Fisher $2.50' ~. M. Bell $1§0. Martin ~engler
~125. Agnes Driscoll $80 John Gengler $~0. L.S.Orfelt $90 G. Beller $25.E.B.Knight $~0.
and John Dick $39.
Motion by Ferguson and Haddon to adjourn, carried.
~ity Clerk.