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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/26/14 Bremerten, Washington, January 26th 1914. Regular meeting cf the City Council called to order by Mayor Cady at ?.~0.p.m. ~ll officers being present, Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Letter read from Carrol Shipman an Engineer of Nan Francisco and same was ordered filed. Letter read from Surgeon in Charge of Public Health and Marine-Hospital service, reporting that the Steamer "Seattle Spirit" was not complying with the department regulations providing for rat guards. Motion by Kost and McGillivray that Clerk be instructed to reply to communication and that Health officer be instructed to have the vessel fumigated, carried. Letter read from the Port Angeles Commercial Club inviting the Mayor and Council to a banquet in celebration of the completion of the Olympic Power Company's plant. i Motion by Ward and McGillivray to receive communication and request all members Who can go to Port Angeles to do so, carried. i Letter read from W. W. MacBey asking Council to grant him a license to operate a Pool and Billiard Parlor at 202 Front Street, referred to License and Revenue committm Letter read from M.J.Holt requesting that Council appoint him to the position of ]eneral Inspector on street work, ordered filed. Street and alley committee reported mlm~m having examined the Sheldon Avenue Blvd. and that some repairs were necessary, and recommended that same be done by the regular Street department men, and on motion of Worth and Kost Recommendation of co~mmittee was Was approved and street department directed to have necessary repairs made. Fire,light and water committee reported progress on rate question and asked for more time, and on motion of Kost and Ward request was granted. Franchise and Ordinance committee reported progress on proposed Dog ordinance and requested more time, which was granted. Wharf committee reported that E.I.0sborne had pa~d for landing prive~ges for the ~onth of January and had o~ly used same ~xe weeks and committee recommended that $§. )e refunded, and on motion ~f Ward and Kost warrant was ordered drawn for the amount. Police committee reported on work done during the week in connection with condit~n )f City Eail. Notion bN Ward an d Kost to instruct Police committee to investigate the possibil- ities of obtaining additional facilities for city prisoners, carried. Clerk read report of City Engineer on contract of L. L. Lent in connection with ~. I. D. #82 which showed that the Job had been completed in a satisfactory manner 'and recommended that same be accepted and contracter paid the full amount of his ac- bount as shown by Nngineer amounting to $122.80. Motion by Kost and Powers to refer to Street and 'Alley committee, Carried. ! Mr Thomas Stevenson representing the Bremer estate, reported that Mr Bremer had ~ntended to be present but had telephoned that he could not come this evening, Mr tevenson submitted to the council a plat of the City to prove that the fence which ~d been placed at the foot of PacificmAvenue and which had been removed by the Con - l~cll, was actually on the Bremer property, the City Attorney took issue with Mr Stev- enson and suggested that the matter be referred to City Engineer and ~ttorney for onference with Mr Stevenson for one week, and on motion of Kost and Worth it was ~rdered, Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests,if any, against the ~onstruction of sewees in the west end of the City, and that one protee~ had been re- Oeived; Clerk then read protest which was from Mr J.E.McGilllvrae. I ~otion by Kost and Ward to sustain protest, was discussed at great len~h and when poll was called protest was overruled unanimously. i Motion by Powers and Worth to adopt plans of City Engineer and instruct City At, r- hey to prepare ordinance providing for the work alon~ the lines suggested by the Coun- Cil, carried. i Wharf committee recommended that Janitor service be discontinued at the wharf from Snd after February 1st 1914. ~ Motion by Powers and Kost to leave the matter of Janitor service with the wharf ~ommittee, carried. Motion by Ward and Powers to approve all bills which had been allowed by the com- nittee on Finance, carried, the following bills weee approved: E. J. McCall $90 ~has.L.Maglll, $90. Jas. W. Carr $90. Wm King~89. J. S. Purdom~$100. F.L.White-$90. ~.R.Nlack $100.M.J.Holt $22.70. Frank Melzer $18.Frank Townsend $1§. Wm Smith Leon Lambert $1§. Jacob Wedge $18. George Clay $18.F.M.Powers $1~.80. Herman Renn ~.A.Gibason $~2. J.B.Walker $48. T.H.Holmes $20. Loveland Boat Wks $1~.?§. F.Barte~ ~2.§0. Ed.V. McCall $10. H. G. Frost $8§.20. Dan Dunlap $~1.40. Brem. Transfer Co.$~. ~.C. Co.operatlve Co. $88~88. Geo W. McGlothlen $~1. W.C. Dunlap $?2.E.I.Osborn $8. L.L.Lent $122.B0. H.H.Wal~lnton $82. Mr J.S.Graham reported that he had been overcharged on sewer assessment on Seventh ~treet, and on motion of Foss and McGlllivray the matter was referred to City Attoney ~nd Engineer. Mayor Cady recommended that a Board of Civic Welfare be appointed,whose duty it ~ould be to take up and report on all matters of general civic interest. Motion by Kost and McGillivray~$~nine Citizens be appointed by the Mayor to act ~s a board of CivicW~lf~ carried. Motion by Kost and McGillivray to adjourn, carried.