HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/27/14 Bremerton,Washin~ton, July 27th, 1914.
!~e~lar~ meeting of the Jity Counoi. 1 called order by ~.la~.or. .~. dady at O.O0
p.m. ~11 .3ouno~lmen bein;~' .)reagent er(~ept~,,r ''~ . ~ard. City Attorney w-~s al: ? a~ sent
heine: unavotdabl~ detai~uod in Ol~pia.
3onm~unications reoe~.ved f~Om four ho~seholdars oomplafnin~ of old styl~:~ l~ri,-'ys
bei'~g ~aint~ed by ~ir. ~'. Je~ton at 445-658 ~th Street and after co,~nr~ble
disc~:~sion a motion ,a~s made by Worth ~nd Powers orderi:~g ~hat the ~]_ace be co.eot-
ed .vith tho ~:e,v~r and a~ter f~rthe~~ disous~.o~.mo~ion was put ~n~ ear?ion.
Lettersread fro,~ J. L. Shy&er and H. J. Kantha~ applying for "'~.n.~ ~,~tion
Zuoeriniend~nt of the 'Je'~etery; referred ,~o~tttee.
Letter 're~d ih-'om tl:~ ProtectograPh to p~rc~ase oY new
tecto:~fra~h; referred to the ~u~.rchastng ~e. The ~hairman o:~ the
Oo~'Httee re?orte~] t;~at ,,.o~u~tt~e ha d inveS~Lga~ed and would reco~,mi~d tb[a
;~urc ....... ecl.and on motio~off ~oss and. NoGilli~ray Clerk was inst~'ucted to
Letter rea~ 'Stem +]ozmty Auditor.tO which W~S attache~ reoo;:~raendatio~ of City
.~ttorney call~..n~ ~tteation to the fact Sh~t Second and TLird precinct h d more
v.o~er~ than allowed by ~aw and that steps should .be taken to increase t~.e
of ~rec~a.~s accor~in ly; refers'ed to. Oo~mnittee.
Latter read from ~t~, ~[t~orney to attached cancelled cent ,~cl of
0. Thompson as ;]uperintendent ~f Ivy Green ; and en motion of 2ou,~rs :tnd
Ko~t same was o~'dered filed.
Letter read from ~ity Attorney r~erting on the trial of the case~of t~'e
vs. KenyOn and submitting findings of fac$~ and eon~lusions of law and the decree
entered by th- Court.
Motion by l~cOillivray and Kost to receive and file; Carried.
Petition read from t~?elwe property owners requesting that a cement sidewalL:
and cement gutter ~e constructed on ~ourth Street from its intersection with Veneta
avenue to its intersection wtt~ referred to Stre~,t az~f Alley
Stre~'~t and ~[lley Co~ittee re pairs had been made at a]ley cross-
ings in ,~aved district aS ardered by Co.oil a~ previous meeting. Co~ittee
~,ubmttted ~r~files ~.:f grade on Broadway a~ ree0~m~ded-its adoption; Co~ittee
also turned in ~etition signed by a maJor~t property owners on Bostou
and Seventh Street between Warren street Li.~fts askin~ ~hat Sto~m and
Sanitary Se,~ers be constructed on tho ~ Shouroughfares at. once in accordance with
plan~ and specifications heretofore referred to Street and Alley Co~.~ittee
for further information. Street and ey Cof~i~tee reported that petition had
been carefully con~idered and comm~ was in fm~er of constructing sewers in the
D~trict and recommended that the er check ove~ his plans and profilea ~nd
rep:~rt a~ next ~ ~ ~
re~u=a.~ meeting.
Motion by Fo', s and ~o~ers to adopt the r~com~nendation of Committne and ~roc ed
wi~h the work. Stre~t ~,nd Alley committee also reouested that the Co,moil as a
Comuittee of the whole visit the Broadway District and settle on the ~rades to be
established an~. on motion of Worth and Foss recommendation cT ~o~i~.tee~ was aproved.
~gineer submitted preliminary estimate for sidewalk on Fourth Street. ZIotion
by ~K~st and Powers float it is the in~ention off the $i$y Council to order the
improvement of Fourth Street from its Intersection with Washington ~venue to its
intersection with Veneta Avenue by grading certain portions th..~'eof and constructing
sidev~alks and ~tters and constr~ct~ng bu~khsad on cert~n pa. rt~ thereof accordln~
to ~'esolution as read by Clerk and se~ting ~IOnday August 10th 1914. as the date
hearing ~ll matters ~'elatin.'~ to the said lr oposed improv ~ent and all objections
thereto; 0arried.
~ire. Li',:ht a.~d '~ater Committee r~?orted that several co~olaints had b~en ;.~ade
agaimmt the water comply for i~st~.Olin~ meters withou~ request of property owners
and charging more than th minim~ rate f~r such service; referredto the City
~t tor~ y.
City Engineer submitted plats of City showing water hydrants and on motion
Kos t and ~'orth was direc'ted to make six prints of same for She use of t~..~
Depar t~en t.
City Eng~ne,~r re,',uested that an adding machine be procured for h's off, ce and
on motion of ,/orth an~' Lb~illivray matter was referred to purchasing Committee ~nd
~ gln~er.
Building Committee recommended theft six hundred ~'eet of two by si:~: flooring
be procure~ to reSm~rfloer on fire hall ~.l and on motion of Powers ana l,lc~illivray
purchasins~ committee was instructed to procure the necess'ry material.
City Engineer submitted bil'~ against the t~ort Co~,~:~ission and ilrs.
Dietz for services rendered, fiction by Dowers and Z[cGilltvra~,~ that bill of i~ort
Commlssioh he annulled; c~rried.
~'~iotton by McGillivray and Reeves that hill ~:~gainst Lirs. Diets be referred to
City Attorney; carried.
fM~arf Co~mnittee r~orted t~at drtn~iag fo~ntain was out o_f order and recom-
mended t;~at hose co.cottons should be ~l~_ced ?
~ ,~ t e~ch and of wh~r,f and t~mt s~all
float should bo pl~'~ced ~t ea~t end of present log float~ and thet the u~,~sed gang-
way be extended f~om the sidewalk at ~he end of the bulkhead to con~ect with the ·
log l'loats for ~:se of people with row-boats. .[~otion by ~st and ~oss $0
z'econ~endatlon of Com.~i~ee and authorize the work; carried.. ':~
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~&r. Fogs ~"eco~umended that soiue chanje be ~aade in thc tarif~ on ca~rlo~d lots
shipped over the wharf. ].[o~;ion by Kost :and Reeves to le~ve the ~ tter ~f
ment o~[~ rates to the ~Jharf Com'aittee; carried.
Clerk r~ported that this was the date [~et for hearinu protests ~f ~uy a~?,inst
the assessment roll of ~. I. D. ,:~V1 and but one report had been filed. Clerk t~en
read protest which was from l~ir. J. C. Gr~d~am owner of lots 14 and l~
Pirs~ Addition. i..[otion by Powers a~nd i,~Gillivray ~o overrule the protest of
J. C. Grabs; carried.
0rdi~ance approving assessment roll was submitted and on motion of
and ~orth sa~ne was passed and ordered published. I~[otion by ~[cGillivr~ty '~n,] Ree¥~s
that Jemetery Co~amiStee be instructed1 ~o ~ro~re rules for the government
~Ceme t e ry.
~iotion by Powers and ~[or~ to a ~prove ,,ll bills which had previously been
approved by~ the Pinance Committee. The following bills wore a~o~rove~l: H. I[.
~alkington $~2; Z,Z. Zent $1.50; P. '~. i.Ioore~27.70; B. ~derso~'~5; B~'emerton
oearohligh$ $96,80; ~Bremerton ]mlachine 'Jgrks $14.2~; ~orck & ~ichards ~5; Brem..,rt,~n
Ice & ~uel Co~pany ~j2.75; Pr~ i,{elzer $36.45: Leon Lamber~ $25: Pra~ ~ownsend
Fred S, HaShaway ~159.90; Cha~, L. I~gill $91; E. J.a~teC&ll $ 94.10; T% C. Roberts
$90; R~ R, Blac~ ,~100; ,{. B. %:;alker ~90.50; ~i Re~ ~90; g~s. ?L Carr.;~92; ~. g.
Acton ~20; g. E. Joder q~lO0; ~rank L. White $90; ~veland ]]oat ,forks ~86.52.
I~{otion by ','forth and Kost to AJourn; carried.
· . J. ~[cOall
City Clerk.