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Home My WebLink About09/10/17 · Bremerton, Washington, September 10th 1917. 1 Regular mleeting of the' City Counci; called to order by Mayor Giles at ~.O0 o~clock p.m, Present; Fessr~ :.IcGlllivray, Ferguson,Bunker, BowdoI~ and Plttack,; also City At [~or~ey, Engineer and Treasurer. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Street and alley committee resettled that an extra man wa~ necessary in the Stret, t ~epartment; and Chairman of Finance co~lttee reported that there wa~ no funUs av~l- able for this pu~ee. Committee then re~rted ~t~ It-wa~absolutel~ necessary bC°nstruct~ . about twenty cross walks,.., afld 'the'~'!ty attprney advised that the City would e ~[able for damages if an acc.lde~t occured,due to the faulty condition of the walks, Motion by Bunker and Pittack that' the Counci.1 declare an emergency to exist and th~% 'v~ advertise for bids for the c~nstPmctlon of twenty concrete, crosswalks, carried, ~.lot~on by Bowdoiu and Pittack' that the Clty attorney be instructed to writ~ t~ the Board of County Co~ls:~oners; ~bo~t.the dlrt w~.ch Ia belng washed down from County prope?y unto the City ~treots, ca,.riel, ~r Bowfoln of Street s.n~ &~o~:mittee recommended that all property owners be compelled to keep 'theist alleys clean and clear ~f rubbish at all Yr Bunker reported that he believed that the Water dep~rtmen~ wa~ running new motors too fast; Supe~.i~tcndeSt Bell replied float he ~Id net think they were and the ~ub~e~t was dropped, ' Mr ~ttack reported un~anltary condltie~s at a building near the intersection of V'ashington and Pacific, and that the placed p~eviously reported had been cleaned up. Finance co~mittee submitted budget of e~tfmated receipt~ ~nd Diabursementa for 1918 and on motion ~-~ .~ i~'~cCilllvr~y and Bowdoin ~ame ~as received, and ordered published ding to law'. ~ Public Ut'llities committee recommended that a ~aIt truck be purchased,so that the mail wagon ~ould be kept off the face of the d~ck; and on ~ot~on of Bowdoln a~' Pittack th~ Purchasing co~ittee was instructed to l:rocure th~ t~ck, '~btion by Bowdoin and ~cGllllvray t~t two llgh~s be ~aSed on wharf under direct- ~on of Fire and Light comn~ttee, carr!ed, C'~erk rea'~ ord~na~ce :/f559 being an ordinance referring t.o the special election to be held on ~eptem~,er 18th 1917 appointing election officials and naming t~etr compens- a t i o n. ot~o~: by Dunker .and Ferguson to pass. ordinance as read~[ }':r Bowdoih repo.%ed that the c%ntractor who was about to erect a bu1!din~ for tb~ :~avy Department c~ose to the ~lley in Block twelv~ deslred i:~rm!aslon to fence off ~our feet o'f the alley. ~otion :~'~ cGitlivr~y and Pi~',tac~:' that contractor be required to put up an indemnity ]:o~d of at least ~5000. and that Street and Alley co~ltte~ take fu~l' charge of the case, ,'carried. ~ ~otlon by i~un:{e]~ and Pittack that all bills approved by the finance committee be all- ,eyed, carrled. ~..~tlod by'~unker a~,d Fcrguson' to allow bill of St James ~%otel, for ro~m rent ~f C. H. Graham, carried. ' ~[otIon'by, Ferguson an~] McG!lllvray that war~nt be ordered drawn'in favor of the ~De Lava1 TurbiRe Engine Company for the amount ~f their bLll less $300. ~rrled. ~r Fe~guspn submitted a rep~r,t of the Co~ittee~ ~f the whole signed by four members ~,o whmch was a ~ached a resolution,censuring the P~lice department and calling f~r the ro~Igna~fons.of Chief Br~wn and 51ars~l Roberts; ~otion by, Bunker and Ferf~uson to adopt resolution as read carried on roll call as fei.lows: -Fe'~uson, Bunker and Pittack, ~S. ~IcGilllvray and Bowden, N0'. Haddon ~]~d Reeves, ABSET~. _ ~otlom _by, ~.,~cGi~.llvray and Perguson to adjourn until September 19th 1917, carrled. ~ty Clerk, , September 10th 1917, continued. ESTI~iATE OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE~ENTS ES~INATE 0~ RECEIPT~ Water Department $42,680.00 Wharf " 8,500.00 - cemetery ~' 200.00 Tax' Levy (Val~:~$1 ~,199~ ?Q4 ~00 ) Current Exp. 12 mills 14,396.~4 Indebtedness 6 milQs 7,198.22 ,~ Spcl Sewer 5~mills 4,198.96 ~' ., ~sla. Licehses 300.00 Police Court 1,000.00 Interest en DepoSits _~50.0~ Bldg and Plmg. Permits 390.O0 TOTAL ESTINATED RECEIPTS ' ' ..... $78,923.62 E~TI~ATE OF DISBURSE)~ENTS · CLERK W}~RF Salary ' · $1~8~$$O Salary and wages $3300.00 Supplies etc ~50.00 Interest on bonds 900,00 TOTAL $1530.00 Addin~ machine 106%71 TREASURER , Repairs & additions 550.00" Salary $!080.00 Supplies,Etc. 115.00 · Su~plles etc. 450.00 TOTAL 497i.71 - '~ TOTAL ', 15~0,00 WATER ATTORNEY ,, Salar? and wages 8820.00 St~ary ~1080.00 Interest ou bends 13500.00 Cos'ts,litigation 250.00~ Bond & Warrant acct Securing evidenceS00.00 Sinking fund 6000.00 Supplies etc, 100,O0 Fuel,Emergency etc, 8000.00 TOTAL 1730.00 Improvements &Better- ENGINEER (~, merits 6000.00 S~lary $2100,00 Office Expe~se' 360.00 Assistants~ 1500.00 TOTAL 49680.00 Supplies,etc. 300,00 FIRE TOTAL 3900.00 Salary and wages 1~50,00 STREETS & SE'ffERS Equipment & repairs 750,00 Wages (~ ~3000.00 ,Mslns.Expense 250,00 Li~hting , 1500.00 TOTAL 2350.00 Sprinkling 500.00 POLICE . Feed for team 750.00 Salary and wages 2400.00 · Nslns.Ext~ense 500.'00 Jail supplies and EXP.250.00 TOTAL 6250.00 Mslns.Exp 150.00 'GENERAL ~SLNS .EXP. ~ TOTAL 2800.00 Elections; Audits; LIBRARY Legal notices and MSLNS EXP~NRE 1000,0~ pubLicati,ons; , TOTAL 1000.00 ,Inte~'~st & L.I.D.a~sesst- PAEKS merits;, Building and l~slns.Expense 1000.00 Plumbing Inspectien, Etc.; TOTAL 1000.00 TOTAL 8~8t,91 CE~ETERY HEALTH Eslns.E~pense E00,00 Salary " $240.00 200.00 ~slns,Expense ~60.00 500.00 RECAPITUDATION. Clerks Department $1,5~0.00 ~reasurers Department 1,530.00 Attorney's department 1,730,00 Engineer's department 3,900.00 Street Department 6,250,00 Police Department 2,800.00 Fire Department 2,~50.00 Wharf Department 4~?~,71 Water Department 42,680.00 Health D~p.~rtment 500.00 Library Department 1,~00.00 Park Det~rtment 1,000,00 Cemetery Department 200.00 Genera~ Expense, I~slns. ~,~..~ GRAND TOTAL ~ ............... $78,923,62 /