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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/12/14 Bremerton,~,~ashington,0ctober 12th 1914. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Nayor Cady at 7.30 o'clock mpom. Present all members, also City Attorney, Engineer and Treasurer. ~inutes of previous session and adjourned meeting read and corrected to show that ~.~r Cart the City Attorney was entitled to ~~~1~ all cr?dit in. conn.e?t~ ion with the settlement with the Bremer Estate whereby the City was to receive ithe taxes now being held back by the County Treasurer, the minutes were then approve.. Nr John Rolstad filed a Plat of John Rolstad addition to Bremerton and same was i referred to the Street and Alley committee and City Engineer. e Engine r submitted estimate #1 of Dist. #73-a showing the amount of work done to ~date and on motion of Worth and Ward the City Clerk was instructed to draw a warrant lagainst the district for SE000. Engineer submitted report showing that sidewalk on the south side of Sixth street between Veneta and High street and on ~neta between Fifth and Sixth was covered with sand about four inches in depth, referred to the Street and Alley committee. Street and Alley committee asked for further time to investigate about the impro- vement of Broadway between 8th and 10th streets, request ~ranted. Committee reported that the croesing at alley on Pacific opposite the theatre would be fixed next week. Fire light and water committee reported that the light on Olive street near Sheld~a ~hould be changed to t~e.~p~o~ ~n. the corner of street and on motion of Foss and NcGill- ivr~y the Clerk was ~~'to instruct the light company to make the change. Cemetery committee recommended that Nr Fred, J.Best be appointed caretaker at the Ci[,v Semetery, the ~ayor ~ppolnted ~r Best as Caretaker and on motion of Ward and Powere the appointment ~as confirmed. Clerk reported that the rolls for re-assessment of L.I.Districts and. 72 should come up for hearing at this time and that no protests had been filed, The ~ayor asked to be excused and called Councilman at large Worth to the chair, Cl~rk then read ordf~uance approvi~]g the several reassessment rol~s as noted above, ~otion by Foss and Ward that ordinance be laid on the table indefi~ately, carried. The further hearing of the assessment roll of L.I.D.#6~ was then taken up and ~r i ~orth read the Engineer's report of the cost of sewer in District #2~ and #~8 whic. h ~ ~ewers have ~n outlet through the Nayy Yard. The matter of bemefits was discus~se[~ at great lengths during the discussion the Engineer stated that benefits had b en~ y }~ayor Cady returned and took his seat at this time. (all_prop. e~r.t~ Notion by Powers and Reeves to re-consider action taken at previous hearing whereby certain property had been eliminated from the District, it now being shown that all property was benefitted, carried on roll call as folloes; Powers,Kost,Ward ~cGillivray and Reeves,Yes. Worth and Foss, No. ~otion by Powers and Ward that protest headed by the name of A.Katol be overruled, carried. ~fotlo~ by Ward and Powers T~mt protest headed by Ed. S. Walker he overruled,carried. Notion by Reeves and ~cGillivray that protest headed by A.Duckert be overruled, carried. Clerk then read o~kllnance approving and confirming the assessment and assessment roll of Local Improvement District No. 6E, under the provisions of Ordinance No.4~6 and 4~7 amendatory thereof,and the order of the court and General Ordinance ~,~otlon by Powers and Reeves to pass ordinance as read carried on roll call all members voting Aye. ~otioa by Ward and Reeves to instruct City Treasurer to return any monies which had been paid in ~ excess of the amounts shown on new roll, carried. , tr~et and Alley committee submitted plans for the improvement of the west end of Fourth Street, as prepared by the City Engineer, and considerable discussion ensued on some of the details,and it was agreed to modify same.if found necessary, when the matter was up for hearing. Resolution of intention was then submitted and on motion o~ Ward and Reeves same was passed and clerk directed to publish resolution setting the date o~ hearing on November ~th 1914. Notion by Ward and Worth to al~w all bills which had been approved by the F~ce committee, carried. ~he followtag bills were approved, Bremertoa Hardware Company ~6.20. Har~y Wrest ~2G.2~ New York Harhess Company $10. Stem-Charleston Light and ~uel ComapnY $~87.51 Garrison Fisher Company ~,6.00 Frank Melzer $U6. Frank Townsend U0. Leon La~bert ~27.50 Jacob Wedge SU0 Gee.Clay ~0. F. W. Coder $20. B.Zanoni ~,~.80 Loveland Boat Works $119.70 N. ~erech $213.65 Pac. Creosotlng Co. $~7. Dalton Adding Machine Company $21~. Bremertoa Lumber Co. $~U.67 Bremerton Searchlight ~4~.~8 Fred.S.Hathaway $9.75 Bremerton Ice and Fuel ~21.40 Bremerton Cafe F. ~.Powers $27.40 W. 0. Bulette $2000. Bremerton Hardware Co. ~27 E.R.Caughle $U6. a~d W.D. C~lder Clerk road report of Police Judge fro the month ended September ~0th l~14 and on motion of Reeves and Ward same was accepted. Judge Carr.the City Attorney reported that the Bremer tax suit had been disposed of and the County Treasurer would turn over the money in his hands amounting to abo~t ~.000. to the City Treasurer wlthint_.he next week. Notion by Worth and Reeves to adjourn, carried. ~. J. ~.~cCall, City Clerk.