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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/05/14 Bremerton, Washington, January 5th,1914. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Nayor Mehner at ?.45.p.m. present; all councilmen, also City Attorney, Engineer and Treasurer. ;,1inutes of previous meeting ~ead and approved as read. Sanitation committee reported that several attempts had been made to clear a space for garbage scow but owing to high tides this had been impossible,and when it was pos- ible to do the work and Street commissioner was deady and waiting to perform same the owner of the concession I~ Zanoni) did not show up and it was not possible to do the work without him. Purchasing co~mnittee reported that arrangement had been made to change the wire for Cemetery fence,and work would be pushed to completion as quickly as possible. Ordinance committee submitted an ordinance adopting rules and regulations for the construction and alteration of the plumbing and house drainage of any and all dbuild- ings in the City of Bremerton,also for connections to be made with the public sewers ,and providing penalties for the violation thereof, and same was read by clerk after iwhich it was laid over to regular order. Clerk read annual report of Police Judge Coder which showed that he had tried 109 cases during the year total receipts of the office being $1541.10. Net balance to City being $1080.05. and same was duly referred to the Finance co.nitres. Clerk also re~d report of Police Judge for the month of December,and same was re- !ferred to Finance committee. Clerk read report of V~arfinger for the month of December and also report of all business transacted during the year 1913 the total am_cunts of money ~ellected being $6455.46. and same was referred to Finance committee. City Attorney reported pmogress in wharf case,and in the case of the City v.s.Kenyon. Clerk read report of City Treasurer for the month of December and same was referred to Finance conEittee. ~i Clerk rea~Pinal estimate of City Engineer on L.I.D. ~62 an~ same was referred to ~Street and Alley committee. i Clerk read Ordinance No.491 providing for the acquiring of a standard light and po- iwer plant and system,fixing the amount of compensation to be paid therefor and the inode of payment and providing for the submission of the proposition to the electors for their ratification and naming April 14th 1914 as the date for holding said election; ~ Clerk also read Ordinance No.492 an o~dinance granting to Gustav F.Rust,the right itc construct,maintain and operate an urban or interurban railway,providing for the taking land paying for electrical energy to be supplied by the City, and for the submission of ~said grant to the qualified electors for their ratification and approval and naming iApril 14th 1914 as the date for holding said election. i Both these ordinances were discussed at great length by the Council and those inter- leered and some sleight changes made. : ~lotion by ~¥ard and Calkins to pass Ordinance ~491 as read and corrected, carried on iroll call all members voting "Aye~'. l,,Iotion by Jard and LIcGlothlen to pass ordinance ~iL492 as read and corrected, carried on roll call, all members voting "Aye". i Clerk read ordinance on pl~nbing, this being considered as third reading, and on II,orion of Calkins and Powers same was passed as read, all members votin "Aye"on roll call 1,Iotion by Crawford and ~,,~cGlothlen to allow all bills which had been approved by the Finance com;:~ittee, carried.,, the following bills were allow?d~Frank Helzer $21.Prank Town- !send ~17.50 'J:~Smith ,i~16.25 ~Leon Lambert ,i~?.50 Ford Bros. $6.C.E.Ferguson $6.45 Navy iYard ~afe ,~8.40.Bre~erton Light Co.2,~Z.32 P.~i.~nold ~lS.Garrison ~isher Co, ~25.70 !~iamon~ Phazmacy,,~?3.40 Trick and I,~urray ~65.10 Paul ~iehner ~10. ~.~.Coder ~20.F.M.Powers ~.~1.20 Dan Regan ~13.11 J.C.Adams $160. ! Clerk was instructed to collect bill from Hutchinson and Coleman ~or advertising Ispace on Flushin~ wag~on and to notify Telephone Comapm~y~ to pay franchise tax which is past due. ' D~otion by ~,[cGlothlen and Burlington to adjourn until 7.30 o!'olock p.m. Tuesday Jan- uary 6th 1914. carried. ,~ity C~erk. ~ ......... Bremerton, WashingtQn, January 6th 1914. Council called to order by M~yor ~ehnsr al 7.4§ p.m. all members being pr~nt except Mr Burlington. Minutes for January 8th 1914, read and approved as read. The Mayor then announced the Council adjourned sine dis,and the read a well pre- ipared valedictory,covering comprehensively the gradual growth of the City,for a lied of over twelve years, from a straggling village to its present proportions,during all of which time he had never missed a meeting o~ the council except one,from which he was unavoidably detained on other City business,and his name was attached to every ~City warrant and Bond which has been i~sued; Mr Mehner urged the new council and th · iCitizens to profit by the experiences of the past, to lay personalities aside and all ipu!l together to make a Better,Busier and Bigger Bremerton and in presenting the g~- ~el to Mr Cady expressed the hope that he would weild the authority it symbolized to ithe best interest of the community. The incoming Mayor was then sworn in by the retiring Mayor and Councilmen Reeves !Worth,Scat and McGillivray were sworn in by the City Attorney, the Clerk,Treasurer land Attorney having previously qualified. Mayor Cady appointed standing committees as follows: i STREET & ALLEY COmmITTEE WORTH. MCGILLIVRAY & WARD. iFIRE.LIGHT & WATER " FOSS. POWERS & REEVES. !PURCHASING " KOST. POWERS & FOSS. !FINANCE.LICENSE & REVENUE REEVES. MCGILLIVRAY & FOSS. i HEALTB.SANITATION & CEI~TERY WARD. POWERS & KOST. FRANCHISE & ORDINANCE REEVES.KOST & MCGILLIVRAY. BUILDING POWERS. WARD & WORTH. iWHARF. MCGILLIVRAY. FOSS.& WORTH. Motion by Foss and McGillivray that appointments be confirmed, carried. The Mayor then appointed T.C.Wardell as Marshal and H.Renn as Night Marshal, Motion by Kost and Reeves to confirm appointments was defeated on roll call as follows; Worth,Powers,Ward and McGlllivray, No. Kost,Reeves and Foss,Yes. The Mayor then advised the council that Mr Wardell had refused to accept appoin~ iment if not confirmed by the council, and it was therefore necessary to appoint a Icommittee of the council whose duty it would be to see to the proper policing of the iCity; Mr Worth, Mr Ward and Mr McGillivray were named as the POLICE COMMITTEE. ~ Motion by Foss and Worth to confirm appointment of committee as named; carried. The Mayor appointed officers and they were each duly confirmed ~y the council; HEALTH OFFICER. DOCTOR Y.J.ACTON. BUILDING INSPECTOR MIR F.M.POWERS. WHARFINGER. MR J. S. PURDOM. ASSISTANT WHARFINGER MR F.L.WHITE. STREET CO~I5SIONER MR. FRANK MELZER. POLICE JUDGE MiR F.W.CODER,J.P. The Mayor appointed a Park Board as fellows: Dr E.J.Taggart, Mrs E.J.McCall, !Mrs W.D.Peters, Mrs ~.A.Campbell and Mr F.W.Sherman. Motion by Kost and Ward to confirm appointments on Park Board; carried. The Mayor appointed Mrs Ed MacRay to vacancy on Library board; Motion by Foss and Kost to confirm the app&intment of Mrs McKay was defeated on iroll call as follows; Worth,Ward,McGillivray and Beeves, No. Powers,Kost and Foss, !Yes. and after some informal discussion the matter was laid over one week. ~ Mr Foss reported t~at complaint had been made about a large amount of storm water iwhich had accumulated near Seventh street between Warren and Park and Mr McGillivray !explained that certain property owners had stopped an open drain which had heretofore iaccomodated all storm water in this vicinity, and on motion of Foss and Worth the imatter was referred to the Street and Alley committee and City attorney. Clerk reported t~at application for Pool room license had been filed by the occ- iupants of the Randall Apartments and on motion of Foss and Ward the application was !referred to the License and ReVenue Committee. i Mayor Cady was then called cn for an Inaugmral add~s and responded briefly,e~ pressing his regret that the council had failed to confirm all his appointments,but assured the council that although the majority had not stayed by him,yet,he would stay by them in everything that would be for the upbuilding of the City and the pro- sperity of its inhabitants. I Motion by Powers and Foss to adjourn, Carried.