HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/21/13 Bremerton,Washington~Ap~il 21st.1913.
~egular me, eting of the City Council called to order by ~yor Mehner at 7.ZO.o'clock
~.m. presen~ ~ll councilmen ~lso City Attorney,Engineer and Treasurer.
Letter re~d from Sec~'et~ry of Fire dep~rtment asking that new hose be purchased;
~'e~erred ~o ~ire,Light and .~atez~ and P~oh~sing co~uittee~.
Letter re~d from Hfs i.~i~ie Deitz,obJecting to the opening of new street at north
end of her property ZO feet wide between Warren and Broad~ay ~nd offering in consider-
~tion of the ~~ re-cpnveyance of Ninth street ~s it now exists mast of
J~rren ~cross her property,to i~mediately deed to She City a strip ~0 feet wide from
j~rren to Chester at the north end of her proper~y,referred to Engineer and Street ~nd
alley co ~mit tee.
Letter read ffrom Bremerton Co~m~ereial Club referring to the claim of A.C.Thompson
for compensation as Superintendent of Ivey Green Cemetery and enclosing a letter from
~r ?hompson to the Club ~nd mille repor~ of the Club eo~i~tee to whom the m~tter wms
referred; ~otion by Buf ~ington ~nd Cra~ford to receive ~d order letters filed;carried.
01erk reported tha~ he h~d received Shree bids emch for the improvement of Local
Improvement ~istriets ~/:65. ~:66. and ~f67 and on ~iotion of Ward and McGlothlen same were
duly opened,and read by 01erk and then referred to Engineer ~o fibre up~
iingineer reported result of his checking as follows:-
Jtid of Bid of Bid of
District ,~65 F.,[.Hadley ~>2.409.50 J.S.Kenyon ~.~,2.0~.00 5[.J.~ord ;~1.579.25
~' 66 " " 2.051.00 " " 1.8~.50 " " 1.688.75
67 " " 2.926.00 " "2.6~2.50' " " 2.~83.75 '
~Ingineer also reported that ~,.Ir Pord had left of~the item of clearing and grubbing on
his bid Ior Dist.65.and 66. I~Ir Ford stated that he had been over the gro~md and had
deci~ed that no grubbYng would be necessary or he would have charged for i~.
~otion by Foss and Uard to award contract to ~he lowest bidder },~ [[.J.Ford of ~he
;~remerton Ice and i,~uel Company; carried.
Clerk submitted tl~e bond and contract of ~,[r L.L.Lent for L.I.District :r64 and
being approved by City attorney was on motion of Calkins and HeGlothlen approved by ~he
Com~cil.
~fr i~owers of the stre~t and alley committee reco~]ended that a Superintendent of
stroets be ap~oin~ed and that some money be spent in fixing up the streets; Street
Superintendent ~,[elzer advised the Co~cil that he was doing the best he co~d with the
tools and equipment as provided for 'his department and the matter was referred to the
Engine~r and ;~3tre,~t and ai-~ey com,~i~tee for investigation as to what tools rare needed.
~,~r Zilas Smith al?geared before the Co,moil with the request that he be permitted
to proco~d u'ith the z'emoval of his stable, request referred to Health and Sanitation
and Stro t and alley com~ittees wish power to act.
Str~et aud alley com~ittee reported that the bulkhead in fromt of Dr.Acton's prop-
erty was in need off repairs,and waS~ instructed to have repairs made.
Health and Sanitation com~ittee reported, that owing to the fact that dirt was being
deposited o.n the beach in large quantities and being carried away by the waves was
settling along ~he beach between Pacific Avenue ~d Second street and making it necess-
ary to have dredging done at once betw~een Pacific and Front street; referred to the
City Engin~er ~o~ estimate on sredging and on retaining wall.
Cemetery Co:u~ittee recormuended that a block be set aside for graves for children'
and that prices of lots should be raised to provide for the up keep off the Cometery,
Referred ~oack to ~om~it~ee ~nd ~]ngin~er for further information.
Jharfinger recommended that an ordinance be passed giving them au~hority to enforce
the orders of the council and maintain proper order on the wharf,and that a man be em-
ployed to a~t as janitor for waiting rooms, reco~;~:~endation about ordinance referred to
Ordinance co, mit~ee.
~[o'tion by ar~ and ~,~cOlothlen that f~harf com~ittee act in conjunction with Hantz
..... ~h,~o i~: securing a ,,,a~n~tor, Carried on roll call as follows !~owers and Burlington
...... L~ ~e.~ ~aig, f~o~n .,k~$ez~ CO;~p&~r when work wo[Lld
be co~:~ence,.i in !ayin~ ?ipes on neu~ty ~"raded streets;car~?Jed
Engineer reported on petition for vacatior of a certain alley in the Loos addition
recommending ~aa~ ~[!!ey be no~; vacate~, it was diccovered ~ka~ )]ngin~er's report
not cover the proper alia? ~,~,~ ~t~r the council had discussed the mat~er thoroughly
it was decided tkat reques~ of petitioners be not granted.
The application of proprietor off the Togo Bath house for permission to re-arrange
building was rejected.
Special commi2t~:e on Public ~darket reported progre~s.
~iotion by ',Tard and ~[cGlothlen to a~,~prove and pay bills as submitted; carried.
the following bi]Is were a!towed,Toppe~ish Uursery Co .;~84.50 ~ee ~orris '~
~,13. Frank
?2elzer ,[~18. Fra~]: Townsend ~;?lo. Leo Lambert ~!5. ~an Dunla~ .,~;1S. ?,.i[.Cal~$'hfo
,1.,o. F.ZLlo~vers ;~)40. Dan D~lap ~;18. T.L.Awcry
~,,91.70 J.S,.Kenyon :j2000.00
Motion by i~IcOlothlen and Crawford to adjourn; carried.
E. J. k~c Call.
City Clerk.