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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/14/16 313 I. Bremerton,;Washington. August 14th 1916. ~ Regular meeting of the City Council called' to order by Mayor A,~. R~eves at 8,00' lo'clock p.m. all members of the council being present;also City Attorney,Engineer /and TreaSurer. · Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Letter read from ~ire Dep't requesting that ~lectric service'wires be run to the City Hall to connect new ~ire,Alarm. and also reporting that several auto owners had run their cars over ~ire Hose while in use on Pacific Avenue. Motion by Harrison and McGillivray to refer communication to ~ire Light and Water committee,with power to act carried. Letter read from City Engineer,submitting assessment rolls of Local Improvement Districts ~?§ and ~76. and on motion of ~ard and Rickart same were ordered filed and Clerk instructed to advertise same for protests. Letter read from ~ Thomas Stevenson making appliaatlon for gas franchise ~along the Bame lines as the old franwhlse granted by Ordinance ~447, Referred to Franchise and ,rdinance committee. City Attorney reported that this was the date for filing estimates and that same ,ad been file~ with the Clerk and should be referred to the ~inance co~m.ittee. . Mbtion by McGlothlen and Rickart to refer estimates to ~inance comml~ee, carrmea Police Judge reported net receipts from his office during July amounting to $1?l.lO 'sport referred to Finance ao~mmittee. Street and Alley committee reported that th~/~ates of the City Engineer for ,coal Improvement Diastrtcts ~?~ and ~76 had ~een examined and committee recommended ;hat tha estimates be approved, and on motion of Buffington and McGlothlen the report ~f the committee was M~ adopted. ~ranchise and Ordinance committee reported that the proposed amendment to ordinance ~A47 had been duly MM~ considered by the committee and the adoption of ammndment ~as now recommended. Mr Stevenson on behalf of Mr E.L.Blaine of ~eattle stated that ~e was willing to accept a franchise according to the provisions ~f Ordinance ~447 ~nd was prepared to put up $1000. as evidence of good faith; Judge Cart having also ~ddressed the Council on the matter the Mayor announced that further discussion wo~ld ~e taken up under unfinished business. The City Engineer submitted completed plans for the improvement of Broadway and $inth Street and sa~e having been carefully examined by the Council was approved on ~otion of Ward and Harrison. The Clerk then read the Ordinance creating the District,ordering the work and ~rovidtng for the mode of payment, and on motion of Harrison and McGlothlen the ordinance ~as passed as read. and the Clerk was instruct,ed to advertise for bids. City Engineer reported that he had carefuIly examined the protests filed against the ~mprovement of ~ashington Avenue at Sixth street and that same was not sufficient, the ~ngineer also submitted a map showing the amounts to be assessed afainst the several lots ~ncluded in the proposed District. Motion by McGillivray and McGlothlen to overrule all pro~ests, carried. ~otion by Harrison and McGlothlen to enlarge proposed District so as to include all ,roperty in the City of Bremerton lying east of the center line of Pacific Avenue, carrie~ ,n roll call as follows ~ard,Harrison, McGlothlen and Rickart, YES. McGillivray,~erguson ~nd Buffington, NO. The Clerk was then instructed to publish notice of intention . Clerk reported that he had received several bids for the construction of sewer on ~lizabeth street, and on motion of McGillivray and ~erguson bids were ordered opened. ~d found to be as follows; from Erickson,Anderson and Hicker,; Pacific Sewer Oonst. Co. I. Mersch, and W. O. Bulette; and on motion of Burlington a~d ~erguson bids were re- ~erred to City Engineer for computation, carried. Mr Harrison made a motion that all bids be rejected but same received no support from ,thor members of the Council, and a letter was introduced at this time requesting that ;he work be done by day labor. ~'~en the City ~ngineer reported it was found that Mr W.O.Bulette, had submitted the .owest bid. Motion by McGillivray and Rickart to a~rd the contractor to the lowest bidder Mr ~.O.Bulette, carried. Dr Harvey representing the gas company,addressed the Council and asked that ~he amendment to ordinance ~? be passed by the Council as recommended by the Franchise ~nd ~rdinance committee, and stated that his Company had purchased all the rights of the ~ld Company and would proceed to complete the plant at once,but found that the present ~estriction in the Franchise made the sale of bonds very difficult. Mr Thomas Stevenson again addressed the Council and stated that the parties which he ~epresented would take the franchise under its present provisions; Clerk read a resolution revoking franchise of the Bremerton Gas Company, Motion by Harrison and ~.r~o pass resolution as read,carried on roll call as ~ollows McGillivray,~erguson~ar-~Tison,and Rickart YES. Buffington and M~~ N Clerk read Ordinance ~537 being an ordinance repealing Ordinance ~44V. ''~' Motion by Harrison and ~,~cGillivray to pass ordinance as read, carried on roll call ~ll members voting AYE. ~he~~yor requested ~hat the _~ lease ga~nted to to ;~artin Hefner be read ;o ~ne uouncil, and Cler~ read the lease; Motion by Harrison and McGtllivray to strike out section eight (8) of lease,carried~!i! Motion by ~?ard and McGlothlen to allow all bills which had been approved by the ~inance committee, carried. The following bills were approved. Bremerton Vol~teer Fire Dep~tment $100. Fr~k'~Ielzer $54.50 Frank To~iisend $45. Fred S.Hathaway $2.50~.J.~?ilson $2~5 Record ~blishing Co $6.50 C.E.F~geson $1.5~ J. O. Boyle $8.?5 Harry ~iood $4.50 T.L.Avery $?.80 Western Hardware 0o. 49.55 Pionee Bindery and ~intery $4.91 Brem Hardware $9.10 Brem. Iron ~orks $5V.26 Ind. Ins. Oo~ 14.$0 Trick and Murray $4.~? F. ~. Coder 20. F. W. Rooney $1.25 Brem. Transfer Go 2.25 Garrison ~is~er Co. $1§.~5 Harry ~od $4.50 S. B. Lent $24.?~ Bremerton S-ligh $~?. Tom Driscoll $52.50. Motion by Buffington ~d Rickart to adjoin, carried. ~City 01erk.