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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/04/13 Bremerton,Washington, August 4th 1913. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor I~ehner atd'.00.o'clock ,o,m. present Councilmen Crawford.Powers,Buffington,Ward and Foss; also City Engineer ~Attorney and Treasurer. t.,~.inutes of previous session read and approved. Letter read from Fire Department requesting that 150 feet of 2~ inch fire hose be purchased ~nd on motion of Powers and Crawford Clerk was instructed to advertise for bids. Letter read from ~rs Josephine Noffatt requesting that her son Harry Ballon be pro- hibited from procuring intoxicating liquors; Resolution submitted prohibit~dg the liquor dealers and other persons from supplying of liquors either directly or indirectly to Harry Ballon'and off motion of Crawford and Ward same was [~ssed and ordered published. Letter read from City Engineer calling attention to the unsafe condition of sidewalk ~a front of #219 Pacific Avenue; referred to City Attorney to notify property owner. Street and _,~l]ey co~nittee reported having inspected Asphalt pauing and recommended that same be accepted and final payment made to contractor; Nr Alexander Watt objected to acceptance as water settled in 'Pools in front of his property; ~wers explained that the contractors had a ma~ut$~c,e bond covering the work for ~_--r~, years and as they had to send~'men over~ o~~ther work they would make any repairs that were nece~sary at that time; ~Iotlon by Ward and Powers to adopt report of committee; carried on r~ll call as foll- ows: Crawford,Powers,Ward and Foss, Aye. Buffington, No. City Engineer submitted plat and report of estimated cost of cobstructlon of concrete retaining wall on Washington Avenue near SiXth street; referred to street and alley Corn Clerk reported that no protests had been f~!ed against the.assessment roll of Loacl Improvement District ~64 and read ordinance #469 approving said roll and providing for issuance of bonds in payment of contractor, ~.~otion by Ward and Burlington to Pass ordinance, carried. Clerk read report of Wharfinger for the month of July 1913; referred to Finance comm. Clerk read report of Police Judge for the m~nth of July and same was ~ef~ed to Fin- ~nce committee. City Attorney submitted report on the application of Tegler estate heirs for the vao- tion of a portion of Eighth street, recommending that request be not granted. ~,totton of Powers and Foss to approve report of City Ittorney; carried. Etty Attorney submitted report and plat on the claim of J.Jacohson for $9~. for a trip of land in the centre of Union street,advising that Jacobsen had no legal claim gainst the City and recommnedtng that the claim be rejected; ~otion by Foss and BufFington to approve the report and recormmendatton of Attorney, arried, all members voting Aye on roll call. Clerk repc, rted that two bids had been received for the construction oftoi~et at hose house ~4 and on motion Ward and Buffington same were duly opened and found to be as follows; L.L.Lent ,1,94. N.Mersch ~85. Motion by Ward and Powers to award the job to ~r Nersvh (the lowest bidder) carried, Complaint was made that an automobile owner had run his machine from Veneta Avenue ~n Fourth street to Pacific Avenue,: Clerk was instructed to notify Narshal to make arrest if offense was repeated. Clerk read ordinance 470 providing for the holding of a special electS, on to vote ca tbs proposition of bonding the city for an amount nece.~sary to purchase the holdings of the Bremerton Charleston Light and Fuel Co and providing for the issuance of bonds or warrants for the improvement of the plant and other expenses if found necessary; ~,,~.r Foss objected to the issuance of bonds for the improvement of the plant as this would tend to confuse the voter,but after the matter had been discussed he withdrew all objection and on motion of Ward and Powers ordinance was passed ~n roll call all memb- ers voting Aye. Ordinance 471 was submitted,being and ordinance providing for submitting to the vet- ors of the City a proposition to bond the City for $4000. to provide funds for the purchase ~f a site for a Public I,ibrary; Motion by Ward and Burlington to pass ordinance, carried o n roll call all members voting Aye. }f~otion by Powers and Crawford to approve all bills which had been approved by the Finance committee, carried, the following bills were approved ]4iss ~srtha Phillips ~10. F.M.Powers ~9.70 F.W.Coder ~,20 Kitsap Count~ Tel. Co. ~14.75 Bremerton Charlest~ Light Co, ~14.20 same $203.50 Lowman and HSnford ,:735.70 B.F.Harrison $2.15 A.L.A. P~b. Co. ~2.50 C.H.Jones ~21.80 WntKing ~18.67 Frank Melzer ~ld.Frank Townsend $15.10 Jas. Hepworth ~15. Leo Lambert $15. H.L.Best :~pl.50 Bremerton T..ansfer Co. E.R.Cau hie ~19.95 Dan Dun]a ~6. J.K.Schenc~ ~5.25 J.C.Adams ~fi7-55 Pacific Coast Supply Co .~73~0, Indt Asphalt Co..;~6439.56 H.~,Hatfield ~77.15 Bremerton News Olty Attorney requested leave of absence from next meeting of City Council and on motion of Ward and Burlington request was granted. Mr M.F..~cGowan a resident of the Veneta street hill district addressed the council on the question of better fire protection for the whole city and called attention to the fact that therewas very little water pressure on the hill,the gentleman requested that, the council make some arrangement for the purchase of an quto truck and for three firemen, the ~,~ayor advised the gentleman that it was the intention of the council provide for these matters in 'the next tax levy for current expenses. ~,iotion by Burlington and Powers to adjourn; carried. E. J'. NcCall, City Clerk.