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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/26/17 385 Bremerton, Wash. ~ovember 26th 1917. AXegular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~[ayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being present. ~linutes of previous session read and approved as read. Letter read from Co~maandant of Nary Yard in reference to water supply a~ £~aval ~.~gazine; referred to the Public U~tlitieS Oommitgee. ~p~lications for Jitney ~)us licenses were received and ~ead as follows: from Eric Udd. requesting permission to run on l%urth Stree~ from High Street to Pacific thence ~o ~16 Pacific Avenue a~ud thence to ~unicipal Wharf. ~rom R. G. Purves, commencing at the intersection of Washington Avenue and ;'rent Street thence West to Pacific Avenue and Pacific Avenue from the intersection of ~;ashington Avenue with Pacific Avenue; thence North along P~cific Avenue to l~ifth Street, thence I?est along Fifth otr~ to tits City limits oP' the City of Bremerton. J. ~- Ames on the above route. J. R. ~,~cDonald on the above route. To each ,of these petitions was attached a schedule and the numbers and maket~ of the cars to be used. ,iotion by Boudoin and Pittack that a~oplications be ~llowed and licenses issued; carried. ~ond and contract of W.B. Lance for the construction of reservoir was suhmltted and on ~notion of Nc~;illivray and Boudoin s~u~e was approved and ~ayor_and Clerk authorized to sign contract. ~ity Engineer submitted estimate and plans for the proposed improvement of High Stroe~ and on motion of ~teeves and Pittack same was duly approved. Clerk read Ordinance ~r56~ being an~ Ordinance providing ~or the improvement of the mast half of,~igh ~treet between Fifth and Sixth Streets by grading, guttering and sidewalking and p~'oviding for the payment of said impzover,-,~t by special assess- ment and creating L.I.D. ~80. Motion by ~.~c~illivray and Bunker to pass Ordinance as read;carried. dlerk read ~rdinance ~565 being an Ordinance regulating traffic on the Public Streets of the ~;ity of ~remerton at the time of and im~mdiately following the sounding of ~he City fire alarm and oroviding~ penalties for the violation thereof. ~[otion by by ~3oudoin ~nd,~?ittaek ~o pass ~rdinance as read; carried. City Lngineer submitted estimate ~l on the contract of D .... ~ttler and on motion of .~,c~illivra~' and Boudoin same warn approved and warrant ordered drawn on J.E. Fund. Engineer submitted estimate ~5 on the W.H. Mitchell contract and on motion of i~eeves a~d ~it~ack same was a~roved and warrant ordered drawn. otreet and Alley Comn~it~ee reported progress on construction of new crossings and recommended that wmployees of Street Department be paid Semi-monthly and on motion of ~oudoin and Pit,ack the recommendation was approved. Public Utilities ~o~nittee reported that traffic over Oity floats made it necessary to have a~ additional float constructed and on motion oi' ~eeves and Boud~in Committee was authorized to have necessary float constructed. ~Lr. ~.D.Calder ~sked the ~ouncil if there was any objection to the present lessee signing a yearly contract wi~h hLu for landing place at, float and on ~otion ,~f ~oudoin and Bunker the request was referred to the public utilities co~,.~aittee to report at next regular ~eeting. ~ublic Utilities .on~itt;e reco~uended that the rate to Express Com:~anies be increased and on motion .~f neeves and Perguson the rate was set at 25 cents per ton fro~:~ ~ece~:ber first 1917. Public Utilities Co~mnittee reeo~uue~ded tha~ the ~lans for ney: ~lpe line to ,~aga~':ine be approved with the reconm~endation that two meters be installed a~ point of intake and on me,ion of Eee~es and Boudoin reco.~mendation of Com~utttee was ~pproved. Fire and Light Committee reco~,mmended that fire hydrants be flushed end the Mayor directed the Street Supt. to have all hydrants flushed regularly. ~.Dtioh by Ferguson and Boudoin that Chair~nan of the p]:rehasing Committee be authorized to procure desk for police Department; carried. l~!r. G.~J~.~,Ic,,~lothlen on behalf o£ certain residents on waterfront reouested that l~_~ht be installed near f~ot of ~ourth Street and that waterpipe be e~tended along all~ between Burwell and Fourth; he also complained that alley had been closed be some of the r~sidents ~butting. ~Y~3~NMNYN~X)~¥'~E~xX~I~ ~'ire and Light ~;ommitt~e was instructed to investig~te on light and water co~nections ~nd Street and Alley Comm~.ttee was instructed to see tiat alley was keot open. ~Dtion by i~oudoin and 3~unker that Clerk be instr~cted to advertise for bids in Distri~.t ~780; carried. ~[otion by Boudoin and ~unker that Cle~'k be ink, trusted to notify Light Company to install light ~n lark ~'kvenue at North entrance to ~ty park; carried. ~{r Pit,ok of Building committee reported that the' counterpoise of the fire escape at the new theatre building seemed to be unsafe, and the matter was referred to the building inspector. }~o~ion by Reeves and Ptttack Shat all bills which had been approved by the ~inance committee be m~ allowed, carried. ~otion by Ferguson and Reeves to adjourn, carried.