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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/24/16 Bremsrton,~gashington, ganuar~ 24th 1916. Regula~ meeting of the City 0ouncil called to order by l~yor A.P.Reeves at ?-30 o'clock p.m. all members being present except Mr Ferguson. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Letter read from T.T.Hainford requesting permission to cut wood at Cemetery and on motion of McGillivray and Harrison the matter was referred to the 0emetery committee. Letter read from G.L.VanAntwerp asking for renewal of lease for boat-house consession at park. referred to Public Utilities committee~amd Park Board. Letter read from ~homas Stevenson as Attorney for Mrs Bremer. requesting that the pop corn wagon now located at tile curb in front of her building. Motion by ~ard and McGillivray to direct the owner of the POP corn wagon to move to old location, carried. Letter from Thomas Stevenson former City Attorney giving the status of some of the cases now pending in the Supreme Court, and stating for what amounts he would be will- ing to represent the Ci~y in said litigation; Notion by ~Vrad and Mc~illivray to accept the P~oposition of Mr Stemenson and instruct Oi~y Clerk to draw warrant for ~§0. as advance-payment, carried. City Engineer submitted a plat of Ivygreen Cemetery of approved size for filing with County Auditor. ;lotion by ~ard and Harrison to approve plat and instruct the Engineer to have same duly recorded at the County ~uditor~S office after being signed by the proper officials carried. Letter read from Engineer submitting estimate of Local Improvement District ~7~. ordered filed. Motion by Harrison and HcGillivray to approve estimate of City Engineer and order warrant for $109.90 in favor of the contractor~ carried. Resolution read in reference to gas franchise , and ~n mot~,on of Harrison and Mc ;illivray was laid over until next regular meeting. BremertOn Lumber Company was reported as in default on on its annual rental for lease of end of Pacific Avenue and the matter was referred to the City Attorney. Letter re~d from L.L.Lent contractor in L.I.D. 7§.and 78. asking for sixty days ex- tension of time and on motion of MCGlothlen and RiCkert request was granted, Treasurer reported that he had received from the City Engineer an index to L.I.D. assessments which he believed would be a great help.in his office. Street Commissioner Meleer reported that a land slide ha& occured on High Street near ~'~oka and on motion ,of Harrison and McGlothlen the City Clerk was ~irected to notify property owner to clear the walks at once or the City woulg do the work and charge same to his property. ~,,Iotion by Harrison and ~cGlothlen that the City Attorney inform himself thoroughly in reference to the law on slides or other obstructions on sidewalks or streets and then draw ordinance to cover, carried. Petition read from residents of Elizabeth Street. for and against, construction of a storm and sanitary sewer, and on motion of McGillivray and Hickarts same was referred to the City Engineer to check up. Public Utilities co~ittee reported that the telephone Company wished to instal a long distance booth at the Municipal Wharf for the convenience of the public and after some discussion.the matter was referred to the wharf c,mmittee with power to act. Motion by Bu'fington and Harrison to discontinue the use of the police call at the corner of Second and ;.;'ashington, carried. On motion of i~ard and Rick, art the free use of the Municipal hall was granted~s a compliment to Miss Dill) on the occasion of the visit of the President of the University~ of ~Vashington. Purchasing committe~ submitted a set of rules for the conncil to follow in the pur- chase of supplies and after some discussion the communication was withdrawn, and on motion of Harrison and Hc~lothlen was ref,rr~d to t~ ~--'.** $1erk re~dO=d, inanoe~SE~,:~ndor~i~an~e~rb~in~:~=~n~~ring tO the man- agement of the wharf, ~ud on motion of HarrisOn and Rickart they were each passed as reai The followinf bills were approved by the ~inance committee and approved by the c council:- Cl~y Fue~ and Supply Oompany $7.50 Bremerton Transfer $~2.75 H. H. ;,'alkinto~ ~62. ~rank Melzer ~52.50 ~rank ~oWnsend'$43.7§ Leon Lambert $4~.50 Sophia Bremer ~30. Abbie Phillips ~40 E.J.NcCall ~90.50 O.L.Nagill ~91.50 Marion Jarland ~90, Walter B.Thompson i~67.75 D.W.Haddon $90. T.C.Roberts $90. J.F.Munns J.J.Kost i~.£5 P.S.Turner ~6~.§0 A.G.Benbennisk ~6E.~O J.J.Edwards i)5.75 Bremerton C "9 afc ~ .~B L.L.Lent ~j143.74 Dr C.;.~.Tinney i!2~. Dr J.~'Munns $2§. Thcs Stevenson $~0 mmm~ Fred S.Hathaway'$1§0. Jas Boyd SZ. and L.L.Lent $109.90. Notion by McGlothlen and ~rd to adjourn, carried. ~ City ~lork.