HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/23/14 Bremerton, Washington, February 2Z, 1914.
Eegular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Cady at
o'clock p. m. all officers being present.
Minutes of previous session read and approved as read.
Letter read from Co~mndan$ of Navy Yard suggesting more rigid quarintine repl-
etions, and on motion of ~or~h and }~cGillivray s~e was duly referred to Health and
Sanitation committee.
Letter read from ~,%anager of Bremerton News and same was laid over ~til later.
Letter read from Asphalt ]ffmch~nery Compahy enclosing catalo~e and specifications
and on Motion of W~rd and Kost s~e was ordered filed.
Street and alley committee reported that there was a mis~derstanding about the
amo~t of gravel to to placed on Broadway and Warren streets and asked for instructS:
Motion by Ward ~d Kost to approve report of Committee and authorize street and
alley committee to get minim~ ~om~t of graveling Cones carried.
~ommit ~ee ~lso suggested that further action in connection with Fourth 2t~eet
bulkhead be deferred ':for ~ we k or so and there b ina no objection it was so ord,'~red.
Motion by ~Jard and Kost that Street Department be instructed to repair walt on
JashJngton Avenue near Sixth Street; carried.
Fire . ~ht and Water ~m~.~ttee recom:aended that L'[r. J. L. H~ble be a~pointed
~,Lt~or t~en ap ~oin~;ed lift. Hmnble and on motion o'f ~oss and'McJJilliw'ay
fire chieff, thc ~
~ ~pointment ;;'~.~ s
blotion by ~,'ard ~md Powers that ~?ire Li:~ht and Water Co:~ni~toe submit .~t the
council ~i report showin~ tLe n~aber of fire~:len necessary with recommendation as to
remuneration, if any, and method of pay~ient; carried.
Cle,']~ read report of City Attorney on the several masters which had been referred
to him at the last meeting of th,~ council and on motion of ~'owers iuid Kost s~ne was
received and ~rderc~ ffiled.
Zanitati)n Con, nit'ce requested at'or.ney to notify H. A. Ro~s to clean up around
his pz'eln:[~e s.
Under unfinished bu',~iness the bids for :~rint;in~I were ta]~en u':~ :~nd e~nsider,~d
meriden by ',;~rd ~ttld Powers to reject for:let bids and open -,:: new ~ds. ~]ids
o'~ene,i a~] found to be as follows: Bre ~erton flews f.~r first publication 75~f per
co]m~m~ inch 37~jb/ for subsequent publlcati.~ns. Bre:',te~ton Searchliont for first
][cati~n 75~ per cotu~m in~h 37:~-~/ for subsequent publications.
[lotion by Itc(~illfw'ay and Ward to reconsiderformer motion ~'ejectim~ first bids;
carr~ ed.
i,~otiou by HcOillivray and ;lard to awed ~ntract to Se~rchlisht publishi~g Corn-
]may on ;.t~ first bid; Carried on roll cal]. as follows: ',forth, Fo'.',~rs, Ward, ~,fcGill-
lw'ay and Foss,Yes Kost and Reeves,No. Attorney being called on for opinion as to
status o~f bids stated that ,~ear~nltght Sompany had subn~itted tho only legal hid.
[,[r. ',lortb stated that alt;,ou.~b the minutes could not be con:~idered under the
]eadi.ng of legal notices it w : essential to the best ' ~' ~ ....
~.n~er~ote of the cftize~ and
taxpayers to have same published. ~fotion by Ward and Fo: s to award contract for
pnblishing minute:~ to Bremerton News at 18~ per eolian inch. C~tr~'ied. on roll call
as follows: ~owers, Ward, Reeves and Foss Yes. Worth, Kost, and [.[c;$illivray No.
Clerk ~:'e.td DepoSitory contract between Oitizen's Bank and the City of Bremerton
~nd on motion o:ff Mc~Jilliv~ay and t~owers same was approved and l,I.yor and
authoctzed to sJ~!;n same on behalf of the 0fry.
~.iotion by Ward and ~owers that bills which k d be~m apl)roved by the Finance
Jor~;llttee be allowed; carried.
The fqtlo~vin[~ bil s were approved: H. It. ',Talkington ~56; Frank Helzer ,[~18; 'rank
~own.end 1~15; Jm .... mzth ~20.50; Leon Lambert elS; ~eorMe Clay ~: Jacob ;edge
n. J. I,:gCall .;~9;~; Chas. L. L'[agill ~91; Jas. W. Carr ~$90: J. B. '/alker ~90. J.
[urdom ,~100; l,'r.~nk L. ,/h~te ~90; Y. J. ~cton ~20; ?ale LIcClain .~51; J. ,B. Jalker
Herman Renn ,jj90; R. R. Black ,[~100; C. ~. Bleiler ~;21; ~red K. ,Tala:er ,.[/21;~red C.
~ia~heway ,~128.705
l.iotion by lTard.md Kost that applioationsfor liquor licenses be approved '_~,nd that
[~:u~ls arrangemen$ as ~ade l~tst year be allowed sccept that ~if~ht per cent in~;ere: t
cJmrged on deferred ~myments. Carried on roll call as follows: ','orth, Powers, Kost,
Jard, McJiltiw'a~ and Foss~Yes Reeves No. The further consideration of the licenses
w~:~ la~d ov:~r until next re ular meeting to give liquor dealers an opportunity
complete their applicati,ms.
Threeo b~ds were received for t;he construction of a sewer on ~if~h Street between
',7ar~"en :md High :~d on Motion of Powers and ','lard were opened and foand to be as follo~
from J. ,J. Ken,on two b-3ds and from L. Y. Drayton one bid. fiction b Powers a~d
to refer all bids to Bn{~ineer a~lf{ ;.;freer and Alley Committee to chec~[ up ~md r::port
:~t the next regular meeting; carried.
I[otJon by Kost and Powers to ajourn; carried.