HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/13 Bremerton,Washington,'March Srd, 1915.
Regular meeting of the Ci.ty C'ouncil called to order by Mayor Mehner at 7:50
o'clock ~.M. Present Opuncilmen,0rawford, Powers,Burlington, ;Yard and Foss,
also City A~torney, Engineer and Treasurer.
L[inutes of previous sessinn read and approved.
Letter read from Wm. ~[ing as',:ing license to operate pool room iu Mersh Build-
ing. Referred to License a~d Revenue Co~ni~ee.
Petition read from 100 citizens asking 'that Niss Lavender be appointed i~olice-
woman. Ordered filed.
Street and ~lley Co~'~mittee report read reeo~ending that sewer be installed
on B~y View Street from Pacific to Park Avenues with leterals on t~cKenzie and
Burton Streets.
:~2otion by Powers and Crawford that resolution of intention be passed and pub-
lished providing for construction of sewer~on Bay View, }~IcKenzie and Burton Ztreets.
Car~'ied.
~{eco~m~ending that ~' '
~a~ Visw Street be not opened ,from Elizabeth to C~ester Com-
mittee having found that'pro?erty owners objected $o same and reco~ending that a
~0 ft. street be opened from ~arren to Broadway at north end of Dietz Lake and
in front of L~. S.D.Lent's and ~r. Joe Bulduc's property.
~.iotion by Powers and Crawford theft ~tter be referred to A~torney to look
up. Carried.
Fin~nce Co~nittee reported having looked up She Plesher cl~.~im of receipt issued
~nd not ~,~osted and could find no duplicate shmwing that receipt had ever been
issued as claimed.
'Clerk instructed to note repo~t of Co~i~t'..ee.
Health and Sanitation Committee reported that Scavengers scow needed new loc-
ation and we~e in,~;tructed to bring in reco~endstion.
City Attorney reported having interviewed kIr. Ke~edy ~d that gentlewoman's
lawyer being out of town un~il ]~Iarch lOSh,1915, nothing could be done until his
return, at which tL~e ~tr. ~iennedy would advise him.
Purchasing Co ,.~mit tee was in~s truc ~ed to procure pump for wh~rfin~e:c anal Eng-
.[neet im-;tructed to alter floats and wharf Co~itSee in,strutted to bring in re-
port showing what hose was necessary for wharf.
l~uilding ~o~mnittee reported that ~'Jm. Wilson was unable to comply with order
to connect with sewer and recommended that he be allowed to put s~all addition
on his building and submitted plans.
l,[otion by Burlington and Foss ~o grant request of
build small corrugated iron building on rear of present building as per plans
sub,~i t'te d. Carri ed.
.!~uildi~g Oo~ittee repFrted that ~dr. R~fner desired to ~lter ehd of his'
buildiag 204 -,~'a:-~hini[~ton Street ~d ~tter was left in hands of Co~uittee with
power .to act.
Citj; En~ineer submitted preliminery esti~.~ate and plans for the improvement oi'
~heldon Boulavard et al.
i',[otion b;. i:owers and Orawford that plans of Engineer be aFproved. Carried.
Report of Attorney and
. ~,,~,li~e Judge read by Clerk. Attorney's report ordered
filed. :.~nd Police Jud;.~je report refferred to Finance Co~mmittee.
',Jharfingers Report read by Clerk ~d referred to Finance Committee.
~,,[0tion by ,;ard and Duf~fington that Health officer be allowed to purchase nec-
essary f=aigants. Carried,
i.[r. Pittack of Eliz~bet], Street protested against~e acc~ulations bf gravel
on sidewalks of Elizabeth.
Referred ~o Street and alley Committee
Resoluti,J~n read providing rules to govern Council proceeding, l,iotiou by
Powers and ~,;'ard to refer to Franchise and Ordinance Committee. Carried.
D~yor named ~.~rs. Ella Hornbogan as Police ~,'Jom~m.
l,[otion by ',Bard and ~oss tk~.~.t appointment be confir,~%~l. Carried on roll call
as follows:~ve~'s, ~m~ard and Foss, "Yes"; Crab, oral and Buffington not voting.
Protest~ains~ re-assess:~ent i~ District ~47.
Powers that protest b,~ ov,J~r-ruled ~md At[~orne~ in~:tructed to L~-epare neces~ary
0rdin'~e. Carried on r'll c~ll as follows:Crawford, Powers, l~uffingto.n and
'~' Foss not voting.
i'~ard "Yes~,
Attorney reported havin~:;' prepared leaa~e with F .... ~oder fo~ use of office
in his building.
[[4orion by 'Bard and Orawford ~tr.~t lease be e::ecuted Carried.
;,io tion by Grawford and Powers to a,:prove bills. ,J~rried.
The following bills were a~pproved: Buff info, ton' s . azaar ,,~22 ~2~.~~;Lowm~n & t[anford
:~:~6.40;Geo. ~S.M~tchell .~l.16;Bremer~;on Crea~ncry
Fisher S58.70;Bremerton L~nnber Co. )20.'~5;Prank Eelzer $18;Frank Townsefld ,~15;
Leo Lambert $15;F.'J.Cod~r $S0$50;J.C.Haddon & Co~ ~;~9;Bremerton New~ .jJ66;C.H~arvey
Jones (~25.60; P.F.Lent ;~21;Navy-lard Restaurant ~6.40;Miss ~bbie i:hillips ~40;
J. ~. ~oss .,rl.o0,P.~,,I. Powers 917.85,,m.,~ing .,~,17..~0.
Residents from the vicinity of Broadway and Te~th Street aa~d for iufor~natioa -.
about gradings: st'ce?t~ ~ th~.~t vicinity and the matter was rePort.ed to Str~e~
Alley Co,nit tee. ~' .
~,~01ion by Buffi~ ~on a~d ~rawford ou.~'n. C~rried.