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N~qxasrSon,Waehing~n, May 25ih. 1914.
i~egular mee ting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Cady at 8.00 o'clocl p.m.
all ~embers being p~ sent e~cept ~kr £owers.
~iinutes of p~vious session read an~ approved as read.
Letter read f~m ~¥I~ Hendrickson ~ques~ing Shat the ~mes of Joe Mattson ~d Charles
Hendrickson be ~mo~d f~om the interdict list, and on mo~ion of ~d and McGilliv~y
request was g~an~d.
Letter read from H. ~. M~ a~nt for Pacific ~i~ Su~12 Com~n~ ~ ~fe~n~ to mis~i~
couplings, refen~ to ~ire Light and ~a~er ~Omi~.
S~reet ~d alley oo~ittee reported having~ex~i~ed ~ petition f~ sewer on ztxth
street and did not consider petition sufficient to comply wi~ ~solution of council
in reference to such mmt~ers and reco~ended ~ ~he pett~lon ~ ~fe~d back to pet-
itioners.
l~iotion by J~rd ~d Kost to refer back to petitieners, wi~ ~quest t~t t~y
get the opinion of the residents of the whole district~ showing~h~ "for" ~d those
"against ~' oa~ ied.
Fire. Light and v~ater~ co,maitres reported on how the hydrants ~ould ~ c~n~d
suit pres~ conditions; and on motion of Eost mhd :,7~d the maim~ ~s left with the
co~m~ittee with full power to take whaSever action seems besS.
City Attorney called attention to provisions of Stmte laws in reference to issuance
of bonds for L. I. D. improvements and suggested that the date of bonds for L. I. D.
;~62 be July 15th 191& and that interest be paid ~lly.
Motion 'Jard and Foss that July 15~h 1914 be the CaSe of bonds and that the ~terest
be paid annually, carried.
,flmrf co/,~nittee reported that one ~ the CiSy floats had been badly d~aged by
large scow which had been allowed to get adrift, ~d reeommende~ thaS i~m~ediate action
be taken to haw ~he damage repaired, and on motion of ;~ard and Kost the matter was
left with tha oo;m~ittee with power to act.
Fi:tahoe committee reported on the request of ~ ~.~.Moore attorney for Cmine estate
iu reference to assessments against the three-q~rters of ~ acre and now k~own as
E. Y. Caines first addition; committee reco~ended ~ha~ the request, of L~ L[oore be
granted m~d the assessments distributed as follows: ~t five ~300 ~t six ,]300.
Lot seven :~00. and Lot eight $~37.37.
.,.orion by Kost and Vf~rth that report of eon~uittee be approved and Treas~er author-
ized and directed to distribute the assessments a~ainst loss 5.6.7. and 8 of Block
1. ~.,,.Caine's first ~ddltion as per report of ~inmnee committee, carried.
Liotlon by ~mrd and KcGillivrmy to allow all bills which had been previously approved
~- Fi~mnce com~t~:e~ om~'ried. The ~ollowing bills were~approved, City Treasurer
~9.02. ;~'alter ~ray ~l. Fr~k i~elzer ~18, F~ To.send ~l~. ~o ~mber~ ~'/,15. ,~eo.
~lav ";15. Jacob Jed~.e ~15. Chas.Z.Mamill ~90.~0. E.J.McCall ~91. Jas.,~'.Carr ~90.
Y. J. ~.cton ,,~,T0. J. ~. ~oder ~fl00. Frank Z.~i~e ~0. R.E.Blmck .,100. H.Ren,~ ~90~
J. S. W::lker ,~;90. T.O.i~oberts ~90. Fred S.Hathaway $1~5.20. Bremerton Searchlight
~;S;',3.85. E.R.Caughie, ~;18. Wm Smith $1E.50. J.~,Ea~ ~5.
~it2 ~ngin~er submitted final estimate for Z.I,D. ~fT1. ~ao~ting to ~69z2. and
~-ecommending that Clerk be instructed to draw Wmrr~t for balance due contractor.
Hotion by :Jard and .~ost to ~dopt final estima~e as submitted by ~ngineor,,Jarried.
City Engineer reported that he had done several Jobs for property owners a~d submitte
list with the re.user that City Treasurer Se instructed to collect s~me.
~,iotion by ~Icd~i].livray and ?lard to refer the bills to the City Attorney for collection
carried.
Ltr Colvin of Bryan and Colvin [S~,eci~l attorneys in ~ater suit) being presen~ '.v~s re-
quested by the Hayor to explain to.the Co.oil the reason for their re,~uest for extra
e:~pense money in the case; the gentleman then explained that in his opiuion it
be a great saving for the City to employ and expert to examine the books of the 'Jater
Company, this work could be done for .~2~0. with about ~25. additional for stenographer
~,[otion by ,lard and ~oss that warrant for $225. be drawn in favor of Brym~ au~. Jolvfn
for services of expert to go over the books of the JaPer Company, carried on roll call
as follows, Ward z~eeves Poss and Kos~,Yes. ';,~orth,and LioJilliw'ay,
Motion by l~eeves m~d ',:~o~$h to adjoin, carried.
City Glerk.