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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/09/14 Bremerton, ~,~ashington, Feb. 9, 191~. i~egular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~,r~-~yor Cady at ?.30 o'clock. all members being present. ~inutes ofprevious ses'~ion read and ap~roved as ~emd. Letter read fro~ City Clerk of i~sco V~shingto n asking for infor~a~ion regarding manner of distribmtion and ~mo~t of t~ levy. ~.iotio~ by Fossand Kost to refer to City Clerk; carried. Letter read from T. C. Roberts ma~ing ap~lieation for position as driver of City ~ire Team; moti~n by ~¥1cGillivray and Ward to place on file; carried. Street and Alley ~ommittee reported that all property owners interested in the openingof ~enth Street between V~arren and Broadway had si~ned ~n agreement to hmve tho work done in adw~nce of condemnation proceedings and contractor Bulet~e h~d b~en instructed to proceed with thework ~der his contract ~n local i~provement district ~l, all surplus dirt from ~roadwmy to be deposited en new throughfare. Co~itteealso reported~on condition of Park Avenue side~lk ~ suggested that minor re~irs be made at extreme north end of walk. ~otion by Ward and Eost to adopt report of committee; carried. ~ayor Cady co~mnded ~r. ~or~h, Chairmen of the Street and Alley Co~nittee for the excellent service he was giving the city on said committee. ~ire Light and Water Committee reported ~rogress on special work which had been assigned toit. 0rdin~nce and Franchise Com~ittee handed in e~a~ce n~nber ~9~i. ~ ordi~ance regulating t~e use of the public buildings , fire ha~ls, rooms, ~u~lic structures, and other public plaices belonging to, used and owned by the C~ty of ~remerton, the conduct of ~?ersons therein, providing for the enforcement, and pro~idi ~g pen~ltie~ for the violation thereof. The ordinan~e was then read by th~ clerk ~nd on ~notion of l~owers and ~oes was adopted ~dpaseed as read. Sanitation Com~nittee made :,:'eport of their investigations on supposed case of destitution and had decided not to interfere. Com?laint was made of the m~er in which garbage contr~c~or was taking c~re the refuse from restaurants and the ~atter wac referred to the chairm~n o_~' the health and samltation committee. A pl~t of the Cemetery ~howing t~:e newly graded ~,:dition w~.s submitted to the council and on motion of Powers and Kost was referred to attorney an~ engin, er, ~rchasing co~uittee reported having rdered brooms for ~treet De?artme~t. City ,~;lerk requested that boo~eeper's desk be purchased for his offi~ce and on motion off' 7~ard ~nd l'~orth the n~atter wac referred to the purch~,sing co~mittee. Building Committee reported that some 'minor changes should be made in mew building code. ~,~otion by ~ard and :~orth t~at co~ittee get together and asee,,tain what changes are neces~ ary and r~port s~e to the council as soon as possible and in ',,he c~eantime the committee to u~,:e its best Judgement; carried. Clerk read report of wharfinger for the mofith of J~,nuar~© and on motion of '~Jard and Kost same was referred to ?inance '~ommittee. ~,~otion by ~ard ~nd ~,~cG~llivray to instruct clerk to ~.dvert'~se for d~positar~,' bank and offici~tl ~(:wspaper; carried. Finance ConL~ittee reported on the cl,.mm of l.[r. 'f~illi~ I~Ioffatt for ~ nd conde~ne~ in opening Broadway and attorney stated ~)roper procedure. ~,,[otion by Reeves ~nd ~( st ~o empo,'er clerk to issue warrant te ;~Jilli~'~ covering amount due as per statement of city attorney same to be delivered z~pon signing waiver of right-of-way; car~"ied. [,[ayor.CJ~dy request~d that co~c~.l increase the n~ber of proposed olvio 'J,'elfare 'bo~.:~rd from nine to fif~;een ~nembers and' on motion of Nard and Worth request was granted. I,layor Cady ap:)ointed the 2ivac ~Melfare Board as follows: R. B. Eryette, t[. O. E~m~ens, C. E. Thomas, 'J..:,. t;iallory, ;,[arion Garland, W. C. Car,,enter, J. C. Graham;, A. L. Croxton, D. L~d, J. E. Joder, ~.Ms. H. E. Bowdoin, [,Irs. J. E. 2oss, !.~rs. ~. E. t'~iaoKay, l~[rs. S. l~[igliavac,~a. Mrs. T. R~i~ardt. i¥[otion by ~,Y~zrd and Kost to approve and confirm appointme~ts a~; re~,d; carried. ~lotion by Kost a d Foss th~,t equalization of asse~;~ent~ be r,.ferred to Civic ~'~eli'are Boards carried. ;~[ayor Cady ap,,~ointed Fred S. ila~haway as City Engine,~r to succeed J. C. ~da~us (resigned) Salary of new engineer to be ~l,,, per mon~ ~iotion by Eos~ ~nd Powers to con~.'irm ap~ointment of I,Ir. tlathaway as City Engineer; ,Jlerk read bi]~ls ~nd on motion of l~Yard and Kost the same were ordered ffollo~s: T. J. Nolton, ~1.50; Kitsap Cowry Telephone Co., 17.55; Bremerton Tra~-~sfer Co., $21.50; Ward & Co., $17.70; ~].~'em. Char. Light& ~uel o., $207.26; ~re~erton I~ews, $30.60; Jacob ~Vedge, ,',~lf; George Cla~, $15; William S~ith,,,~11.25; .... ~eo L~mbert, ,~13.7~ ~rank Townsend, ~1Z.75; ~rank ;¥~elzer~ ~,18, National Surety Co., ~i1~25; Bre~r Estate ; Street ~tnd Alley Co~ittee reported that water fountain w~ts out of order an(~ was authorized to have ~'epairs m~G. de.2 City Attorne~ was instructed to look up th~~. franchise of the ~J~ter Oo~lu. ny and make ~eport to the cotu~cil on cha. rges ~llo~¥ed for installing metert. Police Committee requested that co~aittee of the whole meet at city attorneys Diction by Kost and Powers to aJourn; carried. 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