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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/27/16 Bremerton,Jashington, ~,~rch 27th 1916. Regular meeting of the City Council called to odred by ~Myor A.F.Reeves a~ 7.50 p.m. Present; all councilmen, City ~ittorney, City Engineer and treasure~. Minutes'of previous se~sion read and approved as rea~d. Letter read from Secretary of the Library Board with copy of a resolutign which showe~ that a vacancy existed on the board; The ~ayor appointed 2~r J. C. Baer as a member of the Library board, and on motion of Harrison and McGillivray the appointment was confirm ed. This appointment leaves the board as'follows: J. 0. Baer 4 years, O.',7.Holmes 3 Nears, ~[. L. Croxton 2 years, Lirs F. A. Harlow, 1 year and V.D.Goss Supt.of schools ex officio. Letter re~d from B. Zanoni the City Scavenger asking that his cohtract be. renewed, referred to the Health and Sanitation co~m~ittee. Letter read from City Engineer submitting monthly estimates of contractors work on Districts ~7~ and 76. referred to s~reet and alley committee. Attorney Stevenson reported ~hat the Suprem~ Court had denied the City's oetitien ~,~reh2aring had been denied, and that the Case of McGillivrae had been favorable for The City Engineer reported that he had prepared the plans for a bulkhead at the foot ~of Park Y~venue as directed and had same ready for inspection, referred to the S.& A,~om. Street and ~lley conmittea reported that Contractor Lent was getting gravel on the Job and it was ho~ed that he would soon get ~t completed. Cemetery c{)mmittee reported that Block i~,~2 had be~n set aside as a "baby plot, and reconm~ended that an~t~erbga$~£Bedpl~cedcnea~he!So~th~east corner of the fence for the convenience of funeral processions; also that the old keepr's house be remove& to anot~r er location, and on ~.~otion of ~?ard and Buffington the recommendations of the committee were ~pproved and co~%uittee empowered to have the work done. Health and S~n~uitation conm~ittee reco~ended that a special meeting of the Council be held to consider the proposition of disposal of garbage; ;~otion by ~{cGlothlen and Ferguson that an adjourned meeting of the council be held on monday evening ~tpril ,5,1916, carried. Clerk read a resolution .declaring all the rights of the Bremerton Sas Compan$ and all par~ies of interest in a certain franchise granted by ordin~,nce ~447. forfeited; ~nd instructing the City attorney to bring s~it against the bondsmen of said parties for damages; and on motion of Harrison and Ferguson, resolution was passed ~s read. ~tu ordinance was read by which it was proposed to amend ordinance ~416 and after some discussion' it was referred to the Ordinance com~ittee. Street and Alley com?~ittee reported having explained the estimates of the Engineer and recon~nended that same he allowed and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the same; and on motion of Harrison and ~IcGillivray the estimates were approved. The City ~lttorney presented Ordinance ~5E?.approved by him. the same being an ordinam nee entitled "~n ordinance providing for the form and details of ~Es~5.000,00 Bremerton ~ater Works Bonds, authorized by ordin~nce ,~18 and by vote of the qualified voters of said ~ity at a special election held therein on f~ugust 3,1915, ~uuder and pursuant to said ordin~,nce and providing for the execution ~nd d~l~very of said bonds". Said Ordinance :~27 was introduced by Dotu~cilman~,ward ,~ho moved its passage, motion b~ng seconded by Co~u~cilman Ferguson, the ~,~ayor put the motion, and on roll call all counciln~en voted in favor thereof,excerpt I~,Ir Buffington, who voted against the motion ~th~ereupon the L~ayor declared the o~din~nce pa~sed. ~Clerk read ordinance ,~8£8, sa~e being"an ordinance, creating the Current ~,~ater Fund providing for payments into and disbursements from said tk~rrent !~'~ter Fund~ in certain cases" a great de~l of discussion arose over the passage of this~ordinance and a motion by Councilman Ferguson which w~s seconded by Councilman HcGloth~e~Atthe ordinance be passed ~s redd failed to carry on roll call as follows, ~,~cGillivr~,Buffington,Harrison,~ ~nd Rickart. No. Ferguson. ~{c,~lothlen ~nd .~ard, Yes. fir Bryan explained that,if this ordin~,noe was not p~a~a~d the whole proceeding in re- lation to the purchase of the w~ter pL',,,nt would be useless, he further stated that the attorneys for the City and the attorneys for the '~ater Oomp~ny had agreed on the deliveu of the plant the the su~ of ~20~0.000.00 that all details would be submitted to Judge Ronald for his ~pproval or ]'eJection ~nd for ~. finial decree, }~r Bryo, n d?clared this the very best settlen~ent theft could be ~n~de ~ithout long litigation theft would c~rry the ~,'~se back into the Supreme (;curt,. and perhaps defeat the p~rchase,because the City must ~'?~ the de[~l under the Supre~ue Court decision before June 10th 1916, and further that baAdmarket while very good now,may not continue sO. ;,,.Ir Harrison stated t}u~t he opposed paying ~0.000.©0 for the plant and that he be- lieved that amo~uut should be cut down. ;Ir ~&:rd stated that the~settlement was evident- ly the best that could be made and favored its approval, during }.~[r Bryan's remarks he stated that as far as he was concerned,if the Counci]~?]en~were opposing the the ordin~nce becaus~ it provided for the payment o* tho fee due hi~ fir~.that part mig~ be stricken,as he wss not afraid of collecting the fee, but the ordin~ce should be {~ass ~d,and he atated that he did not waive claim against general f~und in any event. ~[otion by ~IcGil!ivray and FerD~son to reconsider the ~ction just t~ken on proposed ordiuance ~528, carried. ~'iotion by ~.[cGlothlen and ?erguson to pass ordinance ~528 ~s read, carried on 'roll call, all council;,~en voting~Aye except 1..h' Buffington. Clerk was instructed to write ~.'ashington Fire Insurance Surveyor's office to ascert~ ~rad~e~i0n would be allowed on Fire rates if a fire alarm system wo~s installed. 0i'ty Attorney stated that the claim of James Niven for damages had been sett $587.~0 and on motion of Harrison and Bufftngton the settlement was approved. 29 Ii,[inlltes of iiarch 2?th 1916, {page 2) t[o tion by Ward and Harrison to allow all bills which had been approved by.the Finance committee, carried. The following bills we,r,e.approved; Frank [,Ielzer ~66. Frank Townsend ~SO. E. J. ~,~cCall 091. C.L..',Iagill ;~91. },~rion Garland ~90. ~';.B.Thompson ~102.12 D.W.I£addon ,j:90 H. H. Walkinton ~62. !,.[i~s Abbie Phillips ,~40. ~red S. Hathaway ;~lSO.'Pacific Blue Print Co. 20.20 Frank Nowell $1]. Dr E.L.Smythe, ~20. Frank Vhite ~160. Trick and Murray ~4£,Z5 Panama Cage ~1~.25 ~I.A.Benbenni~k :~59 Garrison Fisher Company ~?.60 City Fuel and Supply Co ~7.50 Foss Electric Co. ~2.56 Hanberg Electric Co, ~2. Thomas Stevenson ~10. Jsm~es W. Cart ~25. Br C,l,,[.Tinney ~5. E. S. Wetzel~05.50 ~ i{. Caughie .,. , ~5.50 L. L. Lent Dist ~V5 74.75 and L.L. Lent Dist. .~otion by ~:'ard and [,[c,$1othlen to allow bill of lIr J.S.Kenyon for use of team during snow storm,seven~days',,at ~3. per day ',~21. carried. ,Notion by Rickart and Ward to adjourn, ~carried. April Srd 1916. 'Adjourned meeting called to order by I,,~y~r Reeves at!8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being present except }~ Harrison. Letter read from Bryan and Colvin referring to settlement of water works suit and requesting any member or officer of the Co%mcil to notify them if tbpy knew of any matters which might be brought up which might tend to reduce the amount of the settlem meat as agreed to bt the attornies; letter ordered filed. ~,~ l?ard reported that the Franchise co~nnittee had decided that no tax should be placed on automobiles, an~ if the people who use their machines for hire be taxed ther there should be an occupation tax placed on other kinds of business, and the committee reco~m~ended that the "Jitney" ordinance should be brought up and passed. ~ McGillivray reported that the ~';harf com~ittee, desired to have some sleight chan- ges ~ade in the lighting arrangement at the ]~Mnicipal Hall, and that a small warehous~ should be erected on the wharf for storage purposes, and on motion of Rickart and Hc Glothlen these matters were each referred to the ';barf co~muittee with power to act. Cemetery oom~ittee reported tha~ a man named Hill,whose residence is near the Cem- etery,has a large number chickens and ~hat lot owners and the Cemetery caretaker re- port that these chickens sme allowed to r~m at large, and cause consid~rable damage to flower beds and seeded places in the cemetery, The City Attorney was instructed t to take the necessary steps to stop trespass. Proposed contract for City Scavenger was read by the Clerk. ~[otion by NcGillivray ~nd Buffington To strike oft all of Section ~2. Substitute motion by l~ard and EcGillivray that Oontractor must furnish burial grouni for dead animals, substitute carried. ~otton by ~rd and ~cGtllivray that term of lease be for two years only, carried. ~,~otion by ~?ard and McGillivray that Clerk be instructed to ag~ertise for bids, said ~ids tO be opened at the last regular meeting of the Council to be held in April 1916 Complaint was made that ~rs ~drews at 831 Broadway was eom~:~itting a nuisance by throwing slops in the alley At the rear of her residence, referred to the health offi. Ger. ~,[otion by t{cGillivray and Fergeson that the Clerk notify ~M L.L.Lent that it is the intention of the City Council to declare his contract caAcelled and call on his bonds. men to complete same, carried. ;~otion by HcGlothlen and Fergeson to adJsurn, carried. - City Clerk.