HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/24/13 Bremerton,Washington,March 24th 1913.
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Mehner at ?.30.o'cl~k
p.m. Present; all councilmen, City Attorney, Engineer and Treasurer.
Minutes of previous session read and approved after minor correction.
Letter read from property owners on Eighth Street protesting against issuance of
of permit to Silas Smith for the erection of stable at Eighth and McKenzie streets;
Health and Sanitation committee reported that ~nvestigation had been made and as Mr
Smith would have to connect to the sewer and keep the place in a sanitary condition
there seemed no good reason for not granting permit as requested by Smith and on
motion by Ward and McGlothlen Clerk was instructed to issue permit.
Letter read from several property owners on Seventh street between Park and Warren
requesting for rearrangement of sidewalk and parking strip,street and alley committ~
and Engineer made report on the situation and prpoerty owners declared they were all
willing to pay for the change if necessary;
Motion by Noss and McGlothlen that street be arranged with a three foot parking
strip between the property line and sidewalk, walk to be la~d five foot wide and a
parking strip between sidewalk and curb four foot wide, carried.
Letter read from Merchants in the vicinity of Front street and Washington Avenue
requesting that an arc light be installed at the intersection of said streets;
referred to Fire,Light and Water co~,~mittee.
Petition read asking that D.G.Conway and James Monkhouse be ~rohibited from purcha~
lng intoxicating liquors; and resolution was re~d by Clerk;
Motion by W~rd and Powers that resol~tion be passed and published; carried.
Street and alley committee recommended that the proposed paving of Washington Ave.
be laid over one year, and that aR enlarged district be created for the construction
of a retaining wall at the foot of Sixth Street on Washington Ave. Referred to AtSy.
Fire,Light and ~ater committee recon~ended that a committee consisting of Messrs
Bankhead, Croxton and Calder be appointed to check up the plant of the Bremerton-Ch~-
leston ~ight and Fuel Company and make an approximate estimate of its value;
Motion by Powers and Crawford to adopt the report of committee and authorize the
appointment of the gentlemen named; carried.
Uity Attorney submitted lease between the City and Port Orchard Route.
~arfinger submitted a new dockage tariff,effective April ~st ~913;
Hotion by Foss and Crawford to approve report of Wharfinger; carried.
Wharf committee reported that Staamboat people desired to have ticket office
changed and on motion of Buffi~gton and Crawford the matter was referred to Wharf
committee and Building committee.
Con~unication re~d calling attention of the Council to the unsanitary condition
of several buildings on Pleasant Avenue and requesting that same be connected with
the public sewers; Referred to M~~ Health and Sanitation committee.
Street and alley committee called attention to the fact that gradiDg contractor
Nadley had completed his contract in L.I.D. ~61 and that Mr Kenyon was away an the
Contractor (Mr Hadley) needed the money, Motion by Ward and Foss to pay Mr Hadley
$1000. on Mr Kenyon's account; carried.
Motion by Powers and McGlothlen to approve all bills which had been passed by the
Finance co~uittee; carried. The following bills were approved; Lowman and ~Hanford
41.53 Buffingtons Bazaar $13.05 .Nott-JoSlyn $2, Frank Nelzer $18. Frank Townsend
15. Leo Lambert $15. Geo.E.Mitchell~ $6.30. Wm KingS17.50 J.E.Foss $4.20 L.Y.Staytc~
1000. P.F.I,e~t $21. C.H.Jones $22.50'Dan Dunlap $21. J.C.Adams ~33.75 Robertson-
Raines $2.61.
Notion by Buffington and McGlothlen to adjourn; carried.
E. J. McCall.
City Clerk.