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Home My WebLink About07/13/14 Bremerton ~t~shington, Jul~~ 1Jth 1914. Regul~r meetiu3 of tim City Council called to order bl~ Llayor .aady at S o'clock ±~. m. Pr~sent all members of the Council Attorney, Engineer and Tre~curer. L~inutes of pr~v~Jus session read ~nd ~pprov~d as road. Letter re~d from J. 2. Johnson ap01ying for ~he position of c~reta]~er of City d~.mt,-~ry; ~,,~m~ re~rred ~o 0eme~ery 0o~ami~tee. Letter road frown 3has. Schuster applying for the position of c~,re~ker of City Je,~et~ry; r~ferred to Ce~et.~ry Oom mi$~ee. ~. J. L. Z~g~xn made verbal applio~tion for ~he same position; referred to ~e~etery Letter 'eceived -?ro~.~ L~r. ~. W. Theil making formal complaint mbout uns~nitary condition of the property known ~s lOgO Pacific Avenue; referred to Health ~ind Saui.,t,~tion Jo:~i lites. Le',ter rel~ ~roin the ihii4~ Doard requesting information ~s to the present ozn- 4Ition of ~he z~ rk ~u,iasand requesting that ~rtifled copies ~f ~ii ~oneezmi-~-' he i,~,]~ ~nd its management be ~rnished ~o the boo, rd; referred to ]?imbue? Co~niittee. Letter r~d from C']ty ~nginee~ ceYtifying that asses~ment rein of ~. I. b. ,,7.~ ]i~d been deiivored to the 0ity Oier2 ,~na ~ub,~itting to the Council a blue print o' ro]~. Ll.~tion by 'ard and ,.,o~illi~zray tii~.t ,roll b~, received :.md t~, ,t ~J-- ,iu~ust 2qth be set ~s date for hearing prot~~'~'~"~ark be i~strueted to oublisi~ the loLml notioes;oarrled. Lo'~ter ~eceived ~.'rom City Enginee~ reoo~e~ding that certain Street :md ~lley oross'ings be repaired; referred to Dtree~ ~nd ALley Co~d~ttee. Letter ~e~td f~om City ..~tto.t'ney submitting a copy of th~ ftndtugs of conclusions of l~-lw and Judzement in the ease of G. ~. Ring Ap~ellant, vs. The City of B.~emerton. Respondent, in the matter of the Assecs.nent roll of L. I. D. Jl~rk read the decree of Judge Frater ordering the dj. fy ~fficers ~o ~lake up a new assessment~ roll ~nd a reasses~"ment in the :~anner ~.nd mode o~ovlded by lay relating to the improw~ment covered by L. I. D. ~6S. Clerk .~lso' read resolution ordering such new roll tad reasse~mme,it and l~sti'uoting City Engineer to immediately proceed with s~me ~%tion b.z Iow,rs :tnd J~r'& to pass resoll~tion as read but after some discussion it was denials& to )ut line 17 ~nd l~ of said resolution after which resolution was :ldopted :is correct- ted. ]lerk ~ade ~'e~ort in referem:e to warrant ~lV of District ~61 and showim~ ti!it w~s now dile and pay~lble and thtt there was not sufficient ~milable finds in the :)].~trict to ;acer the Pin,nee Com~nittee reported having investi~ated the matter and reco:mnending that ~amot~nt necessary to cover deficiency be taken from the 0~rrent ~penoe Fund and on ni,)tion of Peso and Reeves reco~:uendation of 0on~ittee was approved. 'he dtree~: ~ind ~lley do~mlittee recommended that crossing at alley at the cor~ec of ,Irs. Emidoon's property and also at the corner of flieder's Grocery be repaired, and on motion of 'J~.~rd and 9oss the Stre~t Department was instructed to m~]m the neoess&ry repairs. Coilittee also reported that s]dew~lks on Blab.yell and Pourth .,tree?ts w-re in 1)~d condition and reoo~mnended thief walks be constructed as Boon as po:~stble and rubmitted sketch which had been prepared by City Engineer showing how the work slioli?.d be done. Xfter some discussion the matter i-~:is referred back to tho Co~l;uittee ~:or Tu~:'thnz' information. Oo~ittee ~lso reported that Enjineer desired defin~te grade el w-lttons on B~'oadw~i~ North of Evelyn ~nd on FourtD Street. C1 rk reporte~ their the necess.~ry time h~,~.d elapsed for the ?.yment of Cent ,~ctor in L. i. D. ,j:TS and on ~aotion of Rest and ~lard Clerk we, s instructs to n?ke final p~yne~it ~l~) jet :['i~iil e~tt~.lt?,tn o2 s~id District. ~,lr. John Jacobsen complained about sewer ~sses~'ment in District ,~:6E ~nd m~tter wis referred to Eu~:ineer ~. Jacobs.)n also submitted receipt ,,'DJ of District .rated .:lay E4t~ 191~ ' ~ ' " w;~..ca lie clad, irked h~ld not been credited on t}lo boo],rr, of th~ City; referr~d to City Cler~ r,:i~d report of Police Jud.je and same w,~s duly referi'ed to 2imm:,'~ Commi. ttee. ~!re, L[(dlt :nd 'Jctei~ ,'Joa~.littee ~u~ide report about lootttlati of }iydr~ut ou ne~it ~velyn but no '~ctton w~s taken by C Janeil. lZr. ',lard milled ~ttentlo~ of Coim~tl to the oonditLon :,f affairs at the gity Ce~aetory ~ ~u,~o~s~ed th~.~t if i,.lr. Thompson wa~' wiilimtj to su ren,ter his contralti ~e Supei-intendent ~hat leinenoy be shown mhd ~ settlement ~:i~de. :.~otion by '.'i~r4 and ~,~c~illi~niy to refer tho m~ttor '~:o City Xtt.:rne~or conference with ]~. Thompson's Attorney ~md th~ Co~oil~ Carried on roil call as fo'_low~ ',Torth, Utlrd :~o~illiv'~:,y and Foss': ~lye, Powers, Kost and ;~eeves No. ittor~ieTs retired ~nd on retuz-ning roe-, om.iended that a friendly suit be instituted Thompson to ~uy the Cost of s~me ~nd that he be a".lowed ~50.00. ~Jotion by Powers m?~ld :;Zar~ that City Attorney proceed with th,~ c~lse a~ out].inod for the cancellation of the contract with L. '~. Thompson as per re,.ommendation ~f Attorney ~tnd that Thompson gay', ui) pos~e~slon of the con- tr~ict and City Pro~}erty by ~iugust 1st 191~S carried. Eotion by Powers and ¥orth that Cler~ be instructed to draw warrant and place s~me in estrow to be turned over to Thompson when he wacatec City Oe~etery and distribution and on motion of i~ard and POss was instructed to procure 20O 0ity Attoruey reoo~.~:~nded that suit be bommenced to compel ~ount~ T~'ea,~3urer to turn m~l taxes collected on behalf of the C~ty of ]~ren~ert~n ow~, to City Trea~u~'er an<~ on motion of ~,?ard ~d Reeves ~as instructed to com:uence i)ro~ ce~ings ~s soon a~ poR~sibl~. Attentio~ '.~J s ca~[led to the condition of some of the vacant lots due to the fact that owners having allowed the grass and weeds to grow and dry u[~ thereby creating a fire menace m~d the m~.tter-'as referred to ?~tfeet and Alley Attention was again oalled to ~he ~sanitary condition of a buildt~g at Avenue and Sixth Street and the a~oE~ey reported that proper not,.ce },,~d been out. L[otion was then made ~d carried instructing the attorney to have. arre,::ted if ,~l~oe w~s not eon~ected wit~ the City sewer i~;~ ~ediately. -~-~ l~[otion by ¥~ard and l~[cGillivray ~hat the privy at 105~~ Paotf;c Avenue be con- demn~d and theft owner off property be ordered to ~ke connections with the sewer; carried. Attention was called to the f~ot that a large m~ber of dogs were runni~c 1-,~rge without ~ license and the ~,~ayor s~ated fha t the po~dmaster had resigned and on motion of Kos~ and :,~orth John BOoth was appointed as pound:nastier. Diction., b.y Yard and Powers to allow all bills which had prevtou~ly been app- roved by the ~inance Co~it~ee; carried. The fo lowing bills were apb)roved; Garrison-~isher Co. $14.65; }~[rs. Bremer $30; P. S. Turner $13.50; D~'e~er~;on - Co. Sark $?.00;Ga~ison ~ishe~ Co. Park 2.10;Low:~.n S Hanford Co. $55.40; i[ar~'y ~. frost ~(~0, ~~5, · rem- Char. Light & ~uel ~o. ~18.~0, ~. Coder :~EO; Gar~'ison Ylsher'~o. :~S.5~; Brem-Char. Light & Puel Co. F.~Y. ~4oore ~5S,70; ~ra~k :Selzer ~5~: Leon Lambert ~45: ~r~nk Townsend acob .~edge .~5, .,~. Hep~orth .~5V.50, ~eor.~e ~lay ~.~4~; Harry ~ood Bremerton ~dware ,o. ~4.oo, B. ~anonl ~4.40; E. R. ~augL~.e ~48: Thcs. Dr,s~oll Jr. ~jg; ~J. ts~,,p County :,[erc~ntile Co. $8.15; Bremerton Searchli;~t .~l~.14; R. O. Puny:is ~1.$0; Carl Bleiler ;',~; 0t~o Berg ~6: Fo~ s Elect~,c Co. ~2.,~0; ':falter Clifton $9; ?~arnest ¥lest ~9; Buck :~uchanon ~9; Burr Roberts ~9; ~$a~eer ~ire Depart~ent 5iotion by Powers and Reeves to aJourn; Car,-ted. ~. J. McCall ~ity Clerk.