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Home My WebLink About07/24/16 Bremerton,Washington July 24th 1916. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor A.F.Reeves at 8.00 oclock p.m. all members bein present except Mr McGlothlen. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Report of Oity Attorney in reference to correspondence with Ind. Ins. Oommission in re the claim of G.G. Olay for compension, was read by clerk, and Attorney advised the 0curt- oil that no further action could be taken by the Council. Final estimate of City Engineer on L.I.D, 75 and 76 was submitted and referred to the,Street and Alley committee. ;,~harg Committee asked for authority to procure new chains for slip and also for aut- hority to get mere new piles driven, and on motion of Ward and Rickart the necessary authority was granted. Clerk reported that this was the date set for opening bids for the improvement of the foot of Front street and that three bids ~mammm had been received. Mr Thomas Stevenson as Attorney for Mrs Bremer, requested that all bids be rejected and that new bids be called for providing for brick or wooden block pavement. Motion by Harrison and Ferguson to open bids now in hands of Clerk,M~ ~ Stevenson objected at this time to the mode of assessment and endeavored to have an enlarged district created; Mr John Bremer also appeared before the council and spoke in his own behalf. The roll was then called on the question of opening the bids with the following result McGillivray, Ferguso~, Buffington,Harrison and Rickart, YES. Ward, NO. McGlothlen, absent, bids were then opened~and read. Motion by McGillivray and Ferguson to refer the bids as read to the Oity Engineer for computation, carried. Motion by McGillivray and Buffington to continue the hearing of matters in connection with the improvement of Broadway and Ninth Street until the next regular meeting,carrie~ ~This being the date set for hearing matters in connection with the improvement of Wtshington at Sixth street; clerk read a very long list of protestants, "Motion by Harrison and Ferguson to refer the protest to the ~ngineer to check up and that hearing be continued until next meeting,but that no further signers or petitioners be allowed, carried. Clerk reported that this was also the date set for hearing protests on the improvement of Elizabeth Street, and that no protests had been filed, Clerk read Ordinance ~8 being an ordinance creating District ~78 providing for th issuance of bonds and the mode of assessments, and on motion of Ward and McGX~y ordinance was passed as read. Motion by Harrison and Buffington to advertise for bids as per plans, carried. 2~tion by Harrison and McGtllivray to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the laase granting to Martin Hefner the use of the three floats on the same terms as last year, ~ar~ied.. City Engineer reported that he had computed the bids for the improvement of Front Str~ and had found Erickson, Anderson and Hlcker to be the lowest bidders, Motion by Harrison and Ferguson to award the contract to the lowest bidders, carried. on roll call all members voting AYE.~ .... ~Yl~rk calle~ attention to the fact that County was advertising back taxes against a certain piece of property which the City had purchased from Er Glenn Fetterman for stre~ purposes, and on motion of NcGillivray and Harrison the matter was referred to the City Attorney. Motion by Ward and Harrison to pay all bills which had ,been approved by the Finance committee, carried. The following bills were approved: J.~. Bryan $$.~O; Frank Melzer $~6; Frank Townsend tZO; F.W. Coder $40; E.J. ~cCall $90.B0; Ohas. L. ~glll M~rlon Garland $90; T.C. Robert~ ~90; D.W. Haddon ~90; W.B. T~ompson $100; Frank L. White $160; E.~.Smythe ~20: J.P. Johnson Sr. j~2§; H.H. ~alkington ii~62; Harry ~7ood $27.6~ ~.B. Thompson $2.12; ?.D. Enapp gl?; Golden Cafe $9.?B; Bremerton ~ept. Store,$~l.~9; ~anama Oafs $~.~0; Lowman Hanford .Co, ~1.64; Harry G. Frost$1£.BO; Pac. Blue Print Co. , · ~ ~ · ~ · ~ O' ,14.47. ,,eo. ~. ~Iitchell,~2.45, Pred-S. ,{athaway 827, Garrison-~isher ~23.2 . Br~merton Hdwe Co. $6.95; City Fuel & Supply Co. $7.50; Tom Driscolt Jr. $18; Ernest ~Test $3; Liiss Phillips $40; l;Irs. Bremer ~30; F.S. Ha~away $102; F.S. Hathaway $24; Tom Driscoll Jr. $18~ Motion by Harrison and Fer~mon to adjourn; carried. City Clerk.