HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/27/16 Bremerton, Uashin~t~n, November £?,1016.
-',egular meeting of the City Council oa].led to order by },iayor i~eeves at 7.,50 O'clock
p.m. all members being !~resent.
~,{inutes of l~revisous session read and approved as re~,d.
Letter read from patrons of the Ferry Boat service requesting that more landing
facilities be provided; motion by ~cGlllivray and ~erguson to receive and file; carried.
Cler~ read s~u~ons which had been served on him as City Clerk in referen~e to gas
fr~chise; referred to City
Clerk read application of John Vlnson for license to operate P,~ol Room at 216
Pacific ~venue; referred to License and Revenue Comities with ,~wer to act.
Clerk read ~stimate ,~6 in L.I.D. ~7~ and on motion of McGi~livra~ and MeGlothlen
same was approved and clerk instructed to draw warr~t.
City Engineer filed assessment roll of District ~8 and same was ordered adwertieed
Eerier r~ad from City Attorney in reference to proposed gas ordinance amendment
laid over to ~fintshed business.
Letter read from City Engineer in reference to wooden bulkheads on Fourth Street
and W~,rren ~tvennes; lald over to ~flnished business.
Hr. Bryan, special attorney in the water suit, reported en the latest developments
~nd s~ggested that the counvil gibe John E. Price and Go., only a limited ti~'~e to decide
on bond purchases.
~,Iotion by Ferguson and ~,[eOlothlentthat when we adjourn It shall be ~m~;i]. Dext
~,,Ionday evening to consider the answer given by Price & Company and that ClorP be in,true
ted to notify Price & Co~pany; carried.
i~r. Em~uons on behalf of Lydia Hart called attention to the ~satisfactory condition
of sewer ~onnections and requested that the street department be ordered to h~..ul soil
enough to cover ul~ the pipes on I,[rs. }{art's property ~t Eighth and Warren. ~,iotlon by
Ferg~son ,~nd Buffin~ton that Street Department be instructed ~o cover up the sewer pipes
a,s requested. ~,Ir. E~Faons ~lso complained of a cerSain assessment agatn?t ~,,,Irs. Hart's
property for ~ewer on 'Oarren ~venue and on motion of Buffington and P~guson the matter
was referred to the ~treet and ~klley Co~ittee and City Engineer.for investigation.
Ztreet ~nd Alley Co~,.~ittee reported that they had no more fnform~ttion on t[~e claim
'~ ~r75 and the matter was referred
of ~,~rs. ,~efner for relief from assessments in L.I.D. ~
the ~ity Attorney ('or an o)inion.
~blic Utilities Coquettes reported theft Hartin }{elmer, who fs now leasing the City~
float has }i~id s~t::le repaired at a cost of ~268.00.
Fire, Light and ,,ater Co~uittee reported having investigated the claini s, gain?t ~Ir.
Bu].ette ~ln~t r~cconmended t]'~at the same be settled bn the pa[~ent by hi?l of 0lO.00 and
on the mDtimDn .)f ilc?illivray and Fer~ison the report of Co~lmlttee ~as approved.
City Attorney rapo~ted their Fr~nk Edv~irds had filed a cl~im for alleged da~,w~ges
said to have been received by his falling in an open space in the sldelvalk on Second
Street; Referre~l to the :~;treet and Alley Co~,mittee for investigation..
~lotion by I~c~:lothlen and ~,,[eOll!lvray to allow all bills which had been allowed by
the Finance ~])~l-ittee. The foll.)wing b~lls were approved. Prank qelzer ~[~6; Prs~n]~
T)wnsend :)50; ~ilbe~t ]~utson 050; John Kelly ',~320; E. J. ],{cCall ~S0.50; C.L; lIagill
,~91.50; E.L. ?f~ythe ~20; ~Pran~ ?;hite ~160; l~arfon Garland ~90; 'J.B. Thompson ~1005
D.~7. Itaddon .~90; Erna~!t West ~57; P.U. Coder $~0; ~k.V. McCall ~18.60; Qarrison-Pisher
~o. ~21.40; ooPnia 3r-~ler ~;~50; ibble zhillips e57.55, City Pnel & ~?pl~ Co. ~16,
T.O. Burlington ~]4; Joe }[arris,~5; Industrial Insurance Co~ission Q15.58; Pose Elec-
tric (~o. ,~2.75; ~.S. Hathawa~ ~61; ~rQnk ~Tore ,%21; Bremerton Transfer Co. ~16; Love-
land 7]eat',~orks :>19.40;' J.J."Edwards" '~5.10; J.~.' ienyon,~8.85; A.m. ~derson~ ~208.50;
J,P. Johnson Sr. :~25; A.i{. B~dage 060; P.S. Hathaway :~90; Ericson, ,~lderson and
Hicker i%Sll. 14;
~D%ion b? ~,Ic~illivraFr and [.IcGlothlen that the bul~ead abutting lots Z5, 54,
and Z8 in block l:] be decl~re~l ~i nui~nce and a menace to public safety ~n~ that the
Street de,)art~ie~lt be instructed to re~aove ~a~le at once; carried.
Cler~ ,?,se~lted c,.~st bill in t~e ~ase of Spear and Pruden vs. the City amolmtfn~
to ,~208.50. On motl)n of ilcGillivra2~ and Rickart same was allowed.
~h~endment to g~: ordin~ince was then take~p and after bein~ re~td by Clerk
distressed in ~tll its ph,:t~as. Motion by ~IcGi].~ivray and Buffington to 0~,ss ordinance
as re~ld; carried or roll call a~ foll.)ws: I'.{cQil~ivray, Ferguson ~nd Burlington, McOloth-
len and Rickart, Aye and %Tard Absent.
The ~Iayor ~k?)ointed ti!~ foll,)Iving to act as election afficials and on motion of
Buffin~ton ~tnd ~lcGillivr~ly same were ~?~oved. Glenn Boyle, ~. Ham?on, ~lrs. ,].J. ~[c-
Olothlen.0.Green, ~.~:. Cr~wford, ~Ir. Rlc]~rt, G.U. ]?a].~cer, P.~. Turner, Ed ~gel,
Cr~wford, U.:';, Cary. ~.7.I{. ]{oper. ~lrs ~ulduc, lire Sher~lan, Hrs Pov~ers, H.H. Walkfntop.
M- Holt, and J.J. Edwards.
~.[otion :~y Ferguson and }~Gillivraj' to adjourn; carried.