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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/11/13 Bremerton, Washington, August llth 1915. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~Myor }~ehner at 8:00 o'clock P. M. all councilmen City Engineer and Treasurer being present. Minutes of previous session read and corrected to show that ~,~r. Foss made a motion which was not seconded eliminating the proposition to vote on the issuance of ~35.000 additional Electric Lighting Plant Bonds. also to show that Washington Ave. bulkhead was not referred to Street and Alley Committee. Letter read from Secretary of State's office showing that Empire Voting N. achine complies with Chapter 58 laws of 1915 and on motion of Burlington and McGlothlen was ordered filed. Letter from Manette Improvement Club requesting that gangway at City float be lengthened; Motion by Foss and Crawford to refer to Engineer with power to act; carried. Petition from property owners requesting that prezent inspector on Dist. 62 be discharjed$ l[otion by Ward and Foss to receive, file and refer the matter to Street and Alley Co~mmittee with power' to act; carried. Petition read from several property owners on Fourth Street asking that Street be paved from Pacific to City Limits on High Street. Moti~on by Powers and Crawford to receive and file and that necessary resolution be passed and published. Carried on roll call all members voting "~ye" except ~[r. Calkins. Final Estimate of L. I. D. ~70read and on motion of Ward and McGlothlen a~cepted and final pa~nent ordered. Engineer submitted preliminary plans for storm and sanitary sewer system for Seventh, Eighth, Cogean and McKenzie Streets. Laid over to regular order. The construction of concrete retaining wall at Washington near Sixth was next taken up and size of enlarged district discussed. Motion by Ward and McGlothlen that Engineer be instructed to prepare enlarged district extending from center line of Bumvell Ave. on the Souti~ to Smith Bay on the North and from a line running North and South along the center of the block between Highland and Pleasant on the West straight th~'ough to Burwell Ave. and Port 0rchord Bay on the East; Carried. Complaint was made about unsafe condition of trap door in sidewalk at Hunter and Daily Building and the matter w.~s referred tO Street and Alley Committee. Fire,Light and Water Committee was instructed to bring in recommendations for new street li~hts. Wharfinger reported that none of the stalls at Public ~rket w,-~re ~ented and tha~t he had an ap~licant who desired to open a shoe shop. Wharfinger was instructed not to rent stalls for any other purpose than that for which market was bui±t and also w:~ instructed to lock al! vacant stalls. Clerk re d report of Treasurer for July and same w~s duly re£erred 'to Finance Co~ni~tee. Clerk reports this ~,~ ~he date for hearing protests against the grading of Ev$1yn, ~arren, Broadway et al and that no protests had been filed. ~otion by ~ard and Crawford that Attorne$ be instructed to draft necessary ordin~nce for the improvement as provided in resolutions; Carried. Clerk reported this a~ the date set for hearing protest:~ agains~ the construction of combine~ sani~a~-y and starm se~er on Seventh, Eighth, Cogean, Union and ~cKenzie and read ~hree protests which had been received; ~otion by Powers and Crawford that p~'otests b~ received and tha~ sewer ce eliminated on all of Union, on ~cKenzte north of Union and on EcKenzie north of west Eighth and on McKenzie so~th of Eighth and on Cogean north of Eighth; Carried. ~otion by Powers and Ward that Attorney be instructed to draft necessary ordin- ance providing for improvement district as amended$ Carried. Motion by Powers and Cra~£ord to p..~ ~ll bills which had been ap~roved by Finance Committee; Carried. The fo!lo~ing bills were allo~ed: W. L. Libby $1; Kitsap Co. Tel. Co. J. J. KosS; ~4.09;~Prank ~e~zer ~$18; Prank Townsend $15; Leo Y~amber~ ~lS; James Hepwor~h $15; L. V. McCal~ ~10; C. L. Yeager :~Pl. E0; E. H. Caughie ~19.E5; ~. H. Jone~ ~S0.?0; Dan Dunlap $1~.50; J. C. Adams ~24.75; Brem. Cha.r. Light and Fuel Co. ~9; Brem. Comm, ~lub $~8.6J; Wm. King $17.50; H. A. Hatfield $16'.61; Motion Pow,~rs and Buf£ington to ajou~'n; Carried. E. J. ~IcCall City Clerk.