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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/14 Bremerton, Washington, January 19th 1914. Regular meeting of the City council called to order by Mayor Cady at ?.30.o'clock all members being present. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. L~tter read from A. W. Rassmussen Secretary of the Methodiat Brotherhood inviting t~ members of the Council to a supper and lecture, and on motion ef Ward and Kost lnvitat- !ion was accepted. Street and alley committee recommended that a small amount of lumber be purchased kept on hand for street repairs, and on motion of Ward and McGillivr~y report of co,~ .... ittee was adopted and Purchasing committee authorized to make neseesary purchase. Committee also reported that Fourth street bulkhead between Washinton and Pacific was in bad shape and needed immediate attention and en motion of Powers and Kost r,port committee was received and Clerk ordered to notify property owners to make repairs within 30 days or Council would form Local Improvoment District and have work done. Committee also recon~monded that Engineer be directed to make an inventory of all tho ,furniture and Equipment now in his office, including all maps tracings and blue prints, and file same with the City Clerk; Notion by Ward and Kost to approve recommendation of committee, carried. Mr McGillivray of License and Revenue Committee reco~m=ended that a license be issued to the occupants of the Randall Apartments, and ~ motion by Powers and Worth to re- ~conslder action of last meeting, carried. Committee recommended that license be granted and Notion by Ward and Powers to graAt license,when satisfactory bond was fil®d, carried. Complaint was made that Agents of the Bremer estate had fenced off a portion of Pac- ific Avenue . Notion by Koet and Ward to refer to street and alley committee,City Attorney and Eng- ,ineer with full power to act; Substitute motion by Foss and Worth that street commissioner and Marshal be ordered itc remove the obstruction, carried. ~otion by Powers and Ward to authorize Purchasing committee to procure necessary Feed for fire department horses, carried. Wharf committee reported that some repairs were necessary and asked for authority to make same, and on motion of Kost and Foss request was granted. Police committee reported that H. A. Glbason had resigned from the Police departmer~ ~nd that Nr J.R.Walker had been appointed to fill the vacancy, and on motion of Koet ~nd Ward the appointment was confirmed. Clerk reported that bond of J. R. Walker as marshal had been filed and approved by ]Ity Attorney, and on motion of Ward and Kost same was duly approved by Council, afb er · hich Mr Walker was sworn in by the City attorney. Notion by Ward and Koet That a committee be appointed to ~confer with the stockholders Of the Bremerton Charleston Electric Company,for the purpose of ascertaining at what rice they would be willing to sell their plant, carried. Referred to Fire,Light and ater committee, I Complaint was made that the Elwha Power Co had ~un wires carrying high voltage across ~nd through the City without authority of the council and the matter was referred to the Franchise and Ordinance co=mitres. I Notion by NcGllllvray and Kost to refer the question of ~ wholesale rates ~n Electricity to the Fire Light and Water committee, carried. ~otion by Kost and Powers to refer the matter of Dog llc~e~ to the~r~nchise and Drdinance committee, carried. Police committee reported that the City jail was in an unsanitary condition and on ~otion by Powers and Eost to empower Police committee and Purchasing committee to have aecessary work done to make same sanitary, carried. Notion byWard and 2cst to allow all warrants which had been approved by the committee on Finance, carried: the following bills were allowed; Dan Dunlap $18. Bremerton Sear chlight $9.50 Frank ~elzer $18. Frank Townsend ~:l~ Sm .%mith ~15 Leon Lambert Jacob ',?edl~e ~ ~ .~. .,~,.c. ~!a~u~:s Hep~'orth ;,'2.50 Fo~d ,h-'o~)~e~'s :Su~:W cc:~Z.a~_,~ $~. ~. C Haddon ~lP..?O ~a. rtln Ek $4. Chas. H. Randall $8S.80. Bremerton Mire Department ~lO0. Bi F. Harrison $8~48 and F. W. Moore $1~. Motion by Moss ~nd ~ost to adjourn, carried. ~ity C l'erk.