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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/13 l.i, 45 Bremerton. ~ashington,January 13th.191J Rea~lar meeting o£ the City Council called to order by 5~yor Mehner at ?:30 P.I~I. ', P~esent all Councilmen, also City Attorney. Engineer and Treasurer. Einutes of previous session read and approved. Letter read from Higgins & Eughes..Lawyers, Sea~tle, referring to'warrant {8 L. I. D. $~t;. Motion by Buffington and ~cGlothlen to refer to Committee and City Attorney. Carried. Clerk read report of ~ibrarian for the year ended December 31st.191~ ae foll- ows: 'Balance in Library ~und Jan. lst,191a $J~9.'~6; Total amoun~ receiyed Total disbursements ~8§~.85; Balance in Library~und January lst,1913 $ Number of books added 19la, i8~ ; Total numbe~ of Books in Library ~000; Nmnber of books circulated in 19lB. 8?93; Average monthly circulation Magazines subscribed for are E0 monthlies and five weeklies, total ES; Readers cards issued to January 1st 191~, lt??; New re~ders for 191a,~9; (signed) lbbie G. Phillips,Librarian. ~otion by Ward and l~icGlothlan to receive report ~d place on file. Letter received from Pire Department and Chairman and Secretary of N~ss meeting held at City Hall January 10th,191~. protesting against against action of Council January 6th,1913 in refermnce to appointment of Ed Angel Chief of Police and requesting 0ouncil to reconsider action ~aken. ~otion by Buffington and McGlothlen that communications be received and pla~ed on file, Substitute motion ,by ~ard and Powers to reconsider the q~estion of appointments of ~rshals, ' Mr Bryan asked permission to ~ress ~he Oouncil,permission being granted he ex~lained that he had been requested to speak in behalf of the writers and signers of the two,petitions which had Just been~rea~, a~ then stated that the City Council had erred;in that the law'gave it no authority to ~ the~Council to make the' appointment,and that the Council had to either a~pro~e $r reject the ~'~ayoF'~ ap~ointee~ and the only thing to do was to recOnsider'their former actign,~nd vote on thw appointments; City Attorney Carr read t~e statute'cgveri~ the matt~'~d a~vised th~t'th~ -question would have to be reconsidered. ~otion to reconsider was then pdt and oarried;a~l members voting Aye. ~otion by Calkins and Uard that the ~yor's appointments of Harshals be approved; carried on roll call as~follows; Crawford,2owers,~ard and Calkins, Yes. Burlington. ]JcOlothlen and Foss, No. Letter read from interested property owners re purchase of private property for use as an ~lley s&tuate near Park Ave and in rear of Siefert property; ~otion by ~,~cGlothlen and Crawford to refer to Street and Alley con~ittee and City ~kttorney; carried. Ooaplaint was made that alley south of Navy yard gate was being obstructed by ~butting residents,and ~rshal was instructed to have the thoroughfare cleared. Purchasing com~aittee reported that Equipment and supplies had been ordered for .~ngineer's and ',gnarfinger's office, and that Clerk had selected the kind of t~e- writer he wished for his office,but same had not been approved by the co~nittee. ~,[otion b~,r ',lard ~nd LfcGlothlen that purchasing committee be instructed to purchas~ tf~ewriter for Clerk's office; carried. City Xttorney reported that he had examined the proposed ordinance and contract pre?ared and submit;ted by Judge Styles,and could not approve of several features, and submitting draft of a proposed ordinance an~ contract which would eliminate the objectionable features contained in the Ordinance and contract submitted by Judge Styles ~s the representative of the Electric Company. Clerk read Ordinance and contract and on motion of ~ard and CrAwTord same was duly referred to Pire,Li[~ht and lYater corxmit~ee. Clerk read o~dinance providing building of storage tanks or buildings for the storage of petroleum and its products; and on motion of Powers ~d I,,tcGlothlen same was p~ssed ~s read,all members voting Aye. Clerk read ordinance ~ranting permission to Standard. oil company,to erect and maintain a storage plant on their property in Bay View addition. I,Iotlon by I.fcClothlen and Powers to pass as read; ~ffotion by Calkins and Foss to defer action for one week; carried. Ordinance eom,dittos reported on ordinance which had been referred to them at previous session,providing for assistants in City Engineer's Office; i',~otion by [~alkins and Lf~Glothlen to pass ordinance carried on roll call,all mem- bers voting ~ye. Clerk reported that bonding eom~:any had asked for statement releasing them on the bond of J.O.Boyle as City Treasurer~ i,,fotion by LIcGlothlen and ~'ard that bonding company be notified that Treasurer ooyle s accounts had been found correct, carried. '~harf comu~ittee reported that Cleats had been ordered and that slip at North end of wharf should be arranged and that more floats should be buil~, Eotion by Ward and Powers to instruct ~.ngineer to prepare plans for necessary floats and that co.nitres be empowered to arrange north slip, carried. }~ Pose as chairman of wharf committee reported that Commercial club had placed benches around the large loft of Warehouse and had also erected a band stand,for use at the dance,and as the commmrelal club had not made any money on the occasion he re- commended that the wharf committee be instructed to retain these improvements e~l~ldm pay the conm~ercial club actual cost fo~ ~same; Mayor referred the matter to purchasing com- mittee. Treasurer asked for information re collection of asse~sments in L.I.Di~trict ~47 and the matter was referred to the 0ity Engineer to figure up and report at next reg- ular meeting of C~ty Council. ~or ~ehner sUbmitted and rea~ re~ort on work do~e during the past year e~d making suggestions for coming year. Clerk read report of C~ty Engineer. Motion by ~ard and McGlothlen to receive reports of Ma~or and Engineer and that ~ame be placed .on file carried. ' The I~yor hgt }~ Coder wished to have his appointment approved and Clerk reported reported that of~'icial bond of Mr Coder had been redeived and approved by City Attorn. The llayor then announced that he had appointed Mr Coder as Police Judge,and on Eoti~ of Foss and IlcGlothlen appointment was duly approved by council. Notion by Buffington and LicGlothlen to approve bonds of Judge Coder and P.S,'~ite, carried. Health officer Dr Holmes asked for office sup~lies'and the matterwas referred to chasing committee. PlumberNcGillivrae asked for location of "wye" on fourth street and was referred City Engineer's office. Attention was called to the fact that the time allowed lire },i.}l. Brown for ~ayment of Judgment and costs had expired, and on motion of Buffington and CrawTord the matter referred to City Attorney. Motion by McGlothlen and Buffington to pay all bills approved by Finance co.~mittee, rri~dl - _~e_fol~i~ b~lls w~re approved: R.HickiDgbottom. V.S. $?9.Chas Randall o. ~oae± ~cnen ~..v ~remer~on ~ater and Pow?r Co $3.0~ Brem-Ohas Lt and Fuel Co ~9~. Brem-Chas L~ and Fuel Co. ~8. Prank Ne~zer $~0.~0 ~ranW Townsend ;~a0. Joe.Hall ..;~__L.V.Nc~l~ala~ ~en~erh~rlum Bldg. Co ~6. J.~.Bryan ~...znompson ~o~.a~ H.J.~armow ~18. E.Lofthus $1370. Jacob Jacobsen ~i}~1.50 Paul Mehner $100. P.F.Lent ~Z6.?~ S.H.Berr ~12.~0 J.L.Berrv ~l a C-~ ~ !~e ~a~ ~--~- '~'oo ~.~arvey ~ones 1~±a.oo ~.H. Gaughie ~13.7§ BufzmnEtons Bazaar $81.90 Thcs Driscoll ~eed Ualworth $4~.75 Buffingtons Bazaar $96.75 ~.Zanoni t2.56 Underwood Tvoewrite -5o $96.75 ~Vm King ~35. fiction by by NeGlothlen and Burlington to adjourn,carried.