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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/14/16 Bremerton,~Vashington. February 14th 1916. Regular meeting of the City Oouncil called to order by ~ayor A.F.Reeves, at ?.B0 o'clock, P.M. present; all members of the council,also Engineer,Attorney and Treasurer. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Judge Carr asked permission to address the council on certain matters connected with the gas franchise, which being granted, herequested that the pending resolution on the gas franchise be laid over for another month and explained further that if this was done all claimants would receive the several amounts due them, he then introduced to the Cou- ncil Mr O.E.SaUter and Mr Robert F.Terhune who each followed up the remarks of Judge Carr promising if the extension of tlmePbe granted all elaLms would be paid in full; Mr Morris the President of the old Company was present but made no remarks. Mr ~ard stated that he had been waiting for the ~as and had his house piped for it for ten years and was willing to wait another month,' Motion by ~ard and McGlothlen to take no further action on the pending resolution referring to the $~as Company ~mtil the first' regular meeting o~ 'the 0o~mctl in March (March 13th 1916.~carrisd. Letter read from the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. reporting to,the 0ouncil that there had been no net earnings from the operation of the plant ~n the 0ity of Bremerton from August let 191~ until December 31st 1916. Motion by McGillivray aud'Hiokart that Clerk be instructed to write the Company and ask for statement of receipts in de,ail, carried. Clerk submitted report of Police Judge Carr for the month of January amd same was referred to the Finance committee. Letter re~d from 0ity ?~ngineer reporting that Cemetery plat had been filed at a cost of $4. referred to Cemetery co~ittee. Clerk reported that the two ordinances which had been passed at the last regular meeting of the council had not been published, and was directed to have same published in the next issue of the official paper . 0ity Attorney report that the briefs in the Spear,et.al. case vs. the ~ity, had been filed and he hoped that the case would be set for hearing very soon; he also reported that he had been informed ~ by the bond buyers that they were ready to take the bonds at par. Just as soon as the case was decided. Mr Bryan of Bryan and 0olvin was called on for some further explanation,which was given. ~harf committee submitted a blue print showing proposed system of trussing for the roof of the wharf and on motion ~ma of l.?ard and Rickart the whole matter was referred to the ,~harf committee and the Building committee.with power to act. Hotion by Mc~illivray and Harrison to appoint Mr Frank l~hite as ~Waarfinger. The Mayor reported that he had no applications for the position of wharfinger under the new ordinance,except one written application from Mr J.E.Joder the peesent incumbent and a verbal application from Mr O.0.£owers and he therefore appointed Mr J.E.Joder, Motion by Jard and Ferguson to confirm the m~ appointment of Mr Joder, failed to carry on ~hll call as follows; Hcgillivray,Buffington.Harrison,Me~lothlen and Rickart No. Fergueon and i~ard, Tee. In announcing that the motion had been lest the Mayor stated that I~r Joder would act as wharfinger until his successor had been appointed and confirmed. ~r Harrison claimed that ~,~ Joder had been discharged at the previous sessio~ of the council by motion,~et~le~k stated that he had no recollection of such a motion, but did remember that he had been directed to notify Mr Joder that his ~o~i$&on would be vacant from February 15th 1916 and had so notified ~r Joder on the following day; this was questioned by Hr Harrison who asked that the minutes be read, but the minutes failed to show that any motion h~d been passed. The City Engineer reported that he had fo~md the petition for sewer on Elizabeth stre~ insufficient and had returned it to the petitioners for further r9tion. The Engineer al~o reported that the tides had washed away a considerable portion of the bank at the north end of Park Avenue, and on motion of ~?ard and Rickart the matter was referred to the Street and Alle~ conmittee with power to act. Mr John Carter Reported that he had heard a great many reports about ~ecoming conduct at the ~ord Ball Park and from the reports and his own investigations he was of the opinion that the place was a nuisance, motion to refer to Police Department,carri~ ~r Emill Johnson reported that there was a considerable~accumulation of garbage in the alley in block six and same should be removed, referred to the Health and Sanitation~ committee. Motion by ~;ard and MoGlothlen to allow all bills which had been approved by the ~inance ~ommi~tee, carried; ~he following b~lls were approved:- Damond Pharmacy $6.98 ~.J.Campee~l $§.§OR.R.Palmer $6.~ R.Gauberg SE. Thcs Downs $6. Richard Lithgoe $1.80 H.Hanson $1.?B Nelson Codding $1.§0 Frank l~elzer $§?.A§ Frank Townsend $35.?~ Leon Lambert $~S.?~ Bremerton Ice and Fuel Co., $13.?B Port Blakely Mill Co., $3. B0 remerton Ma~:hine iVorks .$2.~2 Bremerton Transfer SB2.BO Bremerton Light Co $187.08 osu mmec~rxc ~nop ~o.~o _~ac. Tem and Tel Co. $33.?5 J.E.Joder ~2100. Frank b~hite $90. ~!_$~c~_~,~.B~me~o~ Hardware $15~30 J~u~backer $13. Marion Garland $~. The' b of B yah and Colv n as a rev y e ~mmi te Mr Bra asks and complete~, and ~ha~ ~ne money was ~ue n~s I,rm, some ox ~e mem~er~ opine corw~tse.~ contract hel~ by his fir~and claimed Shat. said.contract had. een 11 c fed i:::i~, expressed the opinion that final action could not be had on the bill until the sui~ O~i!iiiiii~ Spear and Prudmn had been decided by the Supreme Court. :?:~' ~inutes of February 14th 1916, (page Motion by Harrison and ~erguson to allow bill of Bryan and 0ovin and order war-' rant issued for same, failed'to pass on roll call as follows; McGillivray,Buffing- ton,l~ard and Rickart, l~o. l~er~uson,Harrison and McGlothlen, Yes. The Olerk read the following resolution: , RESOLVED; by the Mayor and 0ouncil that Mr J.E.Joder is hereby' dismissed as _~a~r.~l_n~.~er at 0ity Dock on and after February 16th 1916 and a copy of this b~ed on said J.E.Jo~er,by Oity 01erk. ' · Motion by Mo~illivray and Harrison to pass resolution as read; Motion by i,[ard and l~erguson to table resolution; not adopted on roll call as follows; McGillivray,Buffington,Harrison,J~£cGlothlen and Rickart. I~o. Perguson and ~?ard, Yes. A Roll call was then taken ~n the original motion with the following result; l~lcGlllivray. Buffington,Harrison.McGlst.hlen and Rickart, Yes. ~'erguson and '~¥ard, I~o. ~he Mayor refused to take any action or to be a party to the dismissal of Mr Joder and did not declare the ~e~12 of the roll call. Mr ~ard asked tha~ the 0ity Attorney give an opinion on the matter; and the Attorney stated that it re- quired the Mayor ~d four of the councilmen to employ or dishharge any 0ity employee Motion by Buffingt~n and Harrison to adjourn; carried. ~i~y clerk.