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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/17 383 Bremerton, ~hington, November 12th 1917. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~ayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock Ppm. all members being present except ~r Haddon and Mr Ferguson. I~inntes of previous session read and approved as read. Letter read request of ~rs Panic Hafner for definmte ~action of the council on the appeal which had been ~mnding for ~war a ye~ar on sidewalk assessment in District referred to Street and alley committee. Clerk read a letter from ~r E.L.Blaine requesting the council to return his guaran- tee for the construction of gas plant; no action taken. Clerk read a letter from Oemetery co~ittee recommending that Mr J.H~Cordell be given the privilege of cutting wood in .the uncleared p~rt of City Cemetery and on ~otion of Bowdoin s~ud HcGillivray the recommendat&On of the committee be approved, carried. ~ Clerk reported that this ~s the date set for hearing protests,if any, on the con- struction of a storm and sanitary sewer on ~arren Ave,, et.al.~and that no protests had been filed. City Engineer then submitted plans and estimates for the work and on motion of Bo~doin and Pitt~ok same were approved. Clerk re~d ordinance ~62 being an ordinance providing for the improvement of ~arren street and other streets by constructing a.com~ined storm and sanitary sewer, creating L.I.D ~9 providing for the mm~ payment of the coz~ of said tmprovema~t ~tion by HcGillivray and Reeves that the ordinance be passed as read, carried. Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests,if any, on the prop- osed improve~ent of High Street between Fifth and Sixth streets by grading etc., and that no protests had been filed, on request of Oity Engineer the ~mmm~mm hearing was continued until next regular meeting. ~otion by Bowdoin and Pittack that Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids on Warren Ave,et.al.sewer, carried. Clerk read resolution ~ecP~ing the intention of the council to construct a retain- ing wall on Washington Avenue near Sixth street, and on motion of Reeves and Bunker resolution was passed as read. Clerk reported that this was the ~te set for hpening'bids for t}:e ~ons~x'u~tio~ of new reservoir in the Hanson addition, and iht six bids had been received, ~Dtion by ;.icjillivray and £'ittack that bids be opened; carried, and foung to be from ~r ~.O.D~lette, i~ W.B.Lance. Mr R.H.Travers, Bwensen and Co. Puget Sd Bridge and Dredging Co. and Pacific States 0onstruction 0o. and on motion of ;~cGillivray and Bowdoin all bids were referred to the City Engineer for computation. Supt. Bell reported that upon checking up the warrants issued 'against the Ourrent Water Fund he found that warrants to the amotmt of $2~601.Bl-sh~uld be charged to the Improvements and Betterments ~ttnd as per resolu~ion passed b~ the council Oct.£~. },~otion by Bowdoin and Ptttack that the matter be referred to the Chairman of the Public ~tilities comm~ttee, the Superintendent of Plant and the City Clerk to check up and if found correct the Clerk to be authorized to draw warrants to that ~mount to refund the Current ~ater Fund, carried. Clerk read Judgment of Superior Court on Ordinance ~BBB. and same was ordered fi~ed. Street and ~lley committee reported that a certain bulkhead on Sixth street was in b~d repair ~nd on motion of Bowdoin ~nd Reeves the 0ity Attorney was instructed to notify pr,party owners to make need repairs. Clerk read a resolution providing for the sale of the te~m now used by the street dep~rtment ~nd for the purchase of an auto-truck, and on motion of Bowdoin and Pittack resolution was passed as read. Clerk reported that he had received and filed a deed from Suquamish Land Company for certain lots in the Hanson ~dditton, a~d that the p~rchase price of $900. was still due. i~otion by Reeves ~hm~ and Bowdoin that the purchase price of $900. be approved and Clerk authorized to draw warrant, carried. Clerk read proposed lease between the City and Martin Hafner for the use of the ~ity floats, also bond signed by l.~s Fanie Hafner as Surety, Motion by Bxmker and Pittack that le~se be gr~nted and bond approved, c~rried. Clerk read ~ee~osed lease between the City and H.B.8aunders for the use of the L~nicipal hall, and on motion of ~eeves and 2ittack lease be approved, carried. Utilities co~umittee reported that the concessionaire at wharf was not keeping ~he w~iting room in ~ s~nit~ry ~ondition, and the Clerk was instructed to write a letter directing him to clean up. Fire and Light oommitt~e reco~amended that a light be placed at the hydrant near the north entrance to the park on P~rk Avenue, ~nd on motion of Bunker ~nd 2ittack the reco~:~mend~tion was approved. ~.~i0n by HcGillivrGy ~nd Bowdoin thGt hydrant be placed ~t Fifth ~nd Warren,carried The question of the ~ale o~ lots to the B.P.O.E. was laid over until next meeting. ~,.Iotion by B~ker Gnd Pittack to ~dJourn until ?.~0 O'clock tomorrow (tuesday) evening, carried. Tuesday November 13th 1917, Council called to order by ~yor reeves ~t 7.~0 p.m. all members being present. F~gineer reported that he had figured up the bids for the proposed reservoir as follows Puget Sound Bridge and Dreging Co. $~7,29~.~. Fac. States 0on.0o.$$1,S77.~0 R.H. Travers tBO,O00.O0 Swensen and Oo $~5.~92.50 W.O.Bulette $41.~1Z.~0 and W.B.*Lance ~$2~.466.2~, ~tion by Reeves and Pittack to award contract to ~ance the lowest bidder' we~to~.Start at once ~nd grading and grubbing t~ be finished by ~eb. ~ first 1918 ~ and co~upleted Job to be re~dy for use ~ay 15th 1918, carried. The ~ayor directed the Superintendent of the ~ater Department to submit a report · t the first meeting of the council in each month, showing all the business done during the pre,ceding month; and ~r Bowdoin requested the City TreasUrer to submit a report showing the financial ~ransa~tions of his office. S~ree~ and alley committee reported having investigated the claim of ~,~rs Hefner - and found that the Council of 1916 had allowed h~r J~ 2§% of the amount charged against her, this amounted to $59.10 and the qommittee recommended tha~ this amount be. allowed. ~otion by Bunker and Pittack to approve recommendation of the committe and ..order warrant drawn for $39.10. carried. , Clerk read ordinance ~563 being an ordinance regulating common carriers of pass. engers on the public streets,prescribing prohibitions and regulations pertaining to the operat$on of She same,providing for schedules and routes and fixing penalties, and on motion of Reeves and ~cGillivray ordinance was passed as 'read. l~otion by McGillivray and Pittack that ~all.bi]~ls which have been approved by the finance committee be allowed, carried. ~otion b~ Bunker and Reeves to adjourn, carried.