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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/12/13 Bremerton,Washington, May 12th,191S. Regular meeting of ~he City Council called to ord$r~Y Mayor Mehner at 8,.O0.o'c~o~k ).m. Present all councilmen,City Attorney,Engineer and Treasurer. Minutes of previous session read and apprOved. Communication received from Pol~ 9irectory~OompanY asking council to subscribe for :opy of new directory which is being compiled, and on motion of Ward and Foss Clerk was authorized to sign contract for one copy. Communication received from C.Harvey Jones asking for priVelege of installing a system of garbage cans in down town district and enclosing tracing showing style and construction of cans; referred to Health and Sanitation committee. Petition received from interested property owners asking that M~ElnZie'Ava,be opened ~nd extended to the City Park or into Sheldon Blvd. Referred to Street and Alle~ comm- ittee and City Engineer. Petition received from 18 property owners on McKenZie Avenue asking that the name of same be chan~edto Rainier Avenue, Motion by Pdwers and Ward that name be left as ~t present and that petition be refused; carried. Communication read from T.C,Waldron protesting against the assumption of the City to title to a certain alley extending from SiXth to Seventh street and east of what is known as the Seifert property;and offering to sell to the City the property in uestion, Motion by Ward and Powers to receive and 'file;' carried. Letter read from F.W.Noore relating to dedication of 50 foot sSreet at Tenth btwn. arren and Broadway in lieu of 50 foot street nOW known as Ninth street; Street and alley committee recommended that N~nth street be not vacated; Notion by Burlington and Powers to adopt report of Street and' alley committee and ~r~ceed with condemnation proceedings to open 10th Street as ordere~, carried, on ro~ ~all as follows; Crawford and Calkins No. Powers,Bu~$ington,Ward and McGlothleu,Yes. ~oss not voting. Finance committee reported that claim of M~ J.J.Kost for r~efund in L.I.D #~4 and ~djustment of his assessments on assessment roll of said district had been carefully investigated with the result that Committee found a balance i~ favor of Mr Eost am- ounting to $4.09 and recommended that that Treasurer reimburse Mr Kost in that amc- ant and that books be balanced to show his assessments in District ~$4 to be paid in full and that Mr Randall's assessments be adjUSted~acCording to the"minutes of May 31, .910. Motion by Powers and Ward to adopt report of committee and order same filed; arrled. Ordinance co~mittee re'ported that Plumbing ordinmnbe'was ready for consideration nd clerk read letter of comment from Mr Ober seattle,Super of Bldgs and after some [iscusslon the Whole matter was referred to bUilding committee to read over and report ~t next meeting., Ordinance No 457 read,being an ordinance approving the assessment, roll of Loaal improvement District #58 for the Improvement of certain streets in down town district ~s provided by ordinance #4Bi,providing for the collection Of said assessments and f~ he issuance of bonds in payment of the uncollected pOrtion, said bonds to be issued .n denominations of $500. and ~ettin~Jdne~22~t~a~tBe date for issuance of bonds. Notion by NcOlothlen and Powers to pass ordinance, as read; carried. Ordinance #458 approving plat of Ha?bor Area read for third time and Motion by ~ard and Crawford to pass as read, carried. Public Market committee reported progress and submitted plans for market stalls, ~tion by Foss and Crawford to approve and-adoPt-plans,carri~d. Motion by Foss and Crawford to advertise,for bids for the construction'of six sec- ~ons and one warehouse, carried on roll call as follows Crawford,Ward,Calkins and ~oss ~es. Powers,Burlington and McGlothlen, No. Notion by Powers and Cal~inS that Committee be appointed to mait on Bremer estate tnd ascertain wt~t arrangement,if any, can be made for the purchase of more land aion~ ~he w&ter~front, carried, Committee Messrs Powers,Calkins and Crawford. Re~ort of Cemetery Superintendent read and referred to Finance committee. ~{r Stayton the contractor under Local Improvement District #6~ made a statement showing that h% had exhausted every means in his power to complete his contract and owing to a mis~understanding betwe~n the bank 'and the bonding co~panM he was unable to pay the wages due his workmen and asked the council to allow him $2500. to carry hin~ over ~ntil engineer made next estimate :- City Attorney submitted a resolution which was read by clerk,showing that Stayt~ had not finished his work as provided by contract,declaring the contract annulled as far. as said contractor was concerned and calling on the Title G)~aranty and ~urety Co. to complete the work according to the terms and conditions oft~rbond as sureties; The City attorney explained that the passage of this resolution was imperative; Motion by Burlington and Crawford to pass as read, carried on roll call ali members oting Aye. Resolution was then read instructing the Clerk to draw warrants in payment of all claims for labor and materials due and owing in L.I.D. #62 as approved by contractor, MOtiO~ by ~rd and MCGlothlen to pas~ as re~d and instruct clerk to draw warrants for labor and material bi].ls, carried Mr J.S.Kenyon contractor in L.I.D.#61 asked that he be paid #SSO0. for monies on completed work; Motion by Ward and Powers to .idraw warrant for $2000. in favoy of Mr Kenyon in trict ~61,1ost on roll call as follows Crawford,Buffington,Calkins and Foss,No. 'owers,Ward and McGlothlen.Yes. MiDutes of May 12th 1913 (page 2) City Attorney submitted report on guarafltee of the Standard Clay Company on brick sold t~o .J.S..Ken~7on for use in cormectionwith his contract in L.I.D. Motion by Ward and Crawford to accept g-'~rantee when properly assigned to the City by Mr Kenyon, carried on ro I call all members voting Aye. City Attorney submitted report on t~e claim of E.T.Harris for personal injuries said to have been sustained by him on April §th 1913, attorney recommended that claim be dig allowed; Motion by Powers and Foss to adopt recommendations o~ Attorney and order same fil~, carried. Motion by Ward and Powers that barb of Silas Smith now standing in the public street be declared a nuisanc~ and ordered removed and that Clerk send Mr Smith a notice to t~is effect; carried. City Attorney submitted report on ~he case of the City agains% the Bremerton Water C, ~ub~itting his opinion and a resolution authorizing him to dismiss said cause of actio~ now pending in King County,without prejudice,and to contest any acti~o~ upon the part defendent and Intervenor therin to compel a specific performance o~/~t~act contained in said ~anchise, (Mr Foss and Mr Calkins opposed the p~s~sge of the resolution which had been signed by all the other members of the council before its introduction) Motion by ~rd and Buffingtoh to adopt resolution as read carried on roll call as follows; Crawford,Powers,Buffington,Ward,and McGlothlen,¥es~ Calkins and Foss,~o. Clerk reported that~ he had received two bids for supply of F~r~ Ho~e and on motion o~ Ward and Powers same were ordered opened. Bids were as follows; from Pacific Supply ~ompanY one grade 78 Cents from Robertson. Raines thr~e grades ?0.80.and 90 cents all thee were guaranteed for~i~same length of time and Robertson-Raines Company submitted samples, Motio~ by Foss ~nd McGlothlen to lay over o~e week and have clerk write to Pacific Supply ~Company for sample; ~carried. Clerk reported that he had~eoeived two bids for the construction of'float and on ~otlon Crawfor~ ~nd Ward same were du~y'opened. Bids were as follows:- Hall Brothers $900. H.A. Hatfield $678. Motion by Foss and Calkins to accept bid of Mr Hatfield; carried. ~lerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests on improvement of View stree~a~ ~$~h~taa~w~t~d~o protests had' been filed, Clerk then rgad 0rdin~nce #4~ providing for the improvement of Bay View street from its intersect with Park Avenue,east 670 feet Burton Street from its intersection with Bay View stree south 300 feet; McKenzie street from its intersection with Bay View street,south 300 fe~ by constructing thereon a eemb~ne~ storm and Sanitary sewer~providing for the payment of said improvement and creating a' L~aaI Improvement DistriCt Motion by Crawford and McGlothlen. to pass ordinance as read~ c~r~T ~ ....... ~-- .! Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests,ifany, against the proposed improvement of BrOadway et.al, and that protests had 'been'~led by Mr Rolstad | and Mr Lorenz and City stated that he had advised Mr Legg ~nd Mrs Smith that hearing woUld hot be held this'evening on account of the proposed arrangement to include Tenth street in the District, Motion by Powers and Ward that hearing, of protests be continue( until next regular meeting;, carried. Motion by Ward ~nd Crawford to pay all bills which had been approved by the Finance [omm~t~ee, carried; the f$11owi~g bills were. approvedi:- ~rank Melzer $18,60 Fran~ Towns?nd $15. Leo Lambert ~15. Kitsap COunty Tel. C. $8,80 Bremerton Light Co,$9. Joe Trunzo $7.50 Robertson-Baines $121.11 A.C.Thompson $1.56 J.C. Adams $26.45 Dan~Duna~p $17.65 C.H.Johes $19.50 SJohn Carter $3.50 J. Jacobson $21. E.R.Caughie Wm King ~17.50. Motion by BuffiDgto~ and Powers to adJourn,.carried. E. J.McCall City Clerk.