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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/18/13 Bremerton, Washington, August 18th 1913. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Mehner at 8:00 O'clock p. m. all councilmen being present except Mr. Foss, who arrived about 8:15 p. m. Minutes of previous session read and approved. Letter read from City Engineer reporting that work had~beeD completed by the con- tractor~ in Local Improvement Districts Nos. 65, 66,~ and 67 ~ recommended that work be accepted, ~nd contractor relearned. Motion by Ward and ~IcGlothen that engineers recommendati1~n be approved and that Clerk be authorize~ to make final payment; Carried. Petition ~ubmitted from 14 property owners on Bay side of Washington Avenue between Sixth and Ninth Streets requesting that Improvement District be formed [or the con- struction o£ retaining wall in ~ront o£ said property as near to Heander Line as poss- ible. Motion by ~ard and McGlothen to declare intention of Council to construct sea wall as petitioned for; Carr~d. Street and All~ey Co~ittee reported having investigat&d the char~es against ins~ecto~ in District ~62 and reco~ended tha~ no further action be take~. Motion by Mc Glothlen and Ward to ado~t recommendation of committee; Carried. Street and Alley Co~nittee reported that agent of Hunter and Dailey Building had ordered repairs necessary to make sidewalk safe, Chief of Police requested supplies and equipment for use of his department and on motion of McGlothlen and Ward the matter was referred to purchasing committee with power to acCt..and that a !~alt and chain be also purchased~ Carried. Health and ~anatation Committee reported that complaint had been made about unsan- itary conditi~us existing on ~ard and Caine property and the matter was referred to City ~ttorney. Hesolu~ion declaring intention of Council to pave ~ourth Street from Pacific to High was passed and ordered published. Clerk re~d ordinance ~?£ being an ordinance providing for the improvement of Evelyn Street and m~king s~me a part of Improvement District ~?l as provided by ordinance ~otion by Powers and ~uffington to pass ordinance as read and to instruct Clerk advertise ~or bids; Carried. Clerk read ordinance ~7~ being an ordinance providing for the t~prow~ment of Seventh Street, Eighth Street an~ ~cKenzie Streets by constructing a combined storm and sanitar sewer. Motion by Crawford and McGlothlen to pas~ ordinance as read and to instruct Clerk to advertise for bids; Carried. ~,Iotion by ~ard and Powers th~ when work be let as ordered by ord. ~72 that Evelyn be not includ,~d ~est of Broadway; Carried. Clerk re~d resolution declaring intention of Council to build retaining wal~ on ~ashington at Sixth. ]~ayor called attention to the fact that re~olution covered more work th~n was intended in preliminary esti,~ate and councilmen objected to mode of ass- essment. I~Ioti~n by Ward and Grawford to assess the cost of improvemenL on ti:e basis of to abbutting ?ropert~ E5% tO enlarged District and £5% tO City ~.t large; Carried on Roll Call as fol ows; Crawford, Powers, Burlington, Ward and LlcGlothlen, Yes, Calkins and Foss, No. Resolution w , referred back to City ~ttorney to rewrite. Fire, Light and %~ater co~nittee obJe ted to the bill of War r CO. for meters at Cemetary an~i recommended th t only one meter be paid for and on motion of McGlo~hlen and Crawford recom~endation of committ~e was approved. Clerk rei~orted that two bid~: had been received ~or 1500 feet of fire ho, e and Mr. Poss reported that otl er ~ompanies wished to bid ~nd Clerk reported theft owing to Registration he did not h~ve time to answer correspondence. Motion b~' ~ard and Crawford to open bids for fire hose lost on roll call as follows; Crawford,!,Buffington ~nd W.~rd, Yes. Powers, ~cGlothl~n. Calkins an~P~o.~ Motion by Poss ~nd ;~,,IcGlothlen to pospone opening o± bids until ~~,~lglS$Carried i~r. Cart on beh~lf of l,ir. Ford and himself request, d permissibn to 6onstruct an alley crossing over sidewalk and parking strip at the intersection of their property ~n Jashington Jtreet and on motion of Powers and t.lcGlothlen permission was granted. The followin~ names were submitted as Inspectors and Judges for special election be held august Eg;h 1915. First precinct C. J. Van Stralen, Inspector. Miss Lavender and ~iiss Burge:~s Judges Second Precinct 0. Green, Inspector. lirs. Georgine Smith and Mis~ Crawford Judges. Third Precinct P. S. Turner, Inspector. John Carter and Wm. Veldee Judges. Fourth Precinct M. J. Holt, Inspector. George Dewey and i~rs I~. M. Brown Judges. Motion by McGlothlen and Buffing~on to appoin~ as read; Carried. Motion by Powers and Crawford to allow all bil~s which were approved by Finance Committee; Carried. '~.'he ~oliowing bills were approved: Brem. Char. Light & Fuel Co. 199.22 Frank ~elzer ,~18, Frank Townsend $15, Frank Hanson $18, For~ Bros ~£.40, J.~. ~ F~ss $1.25, Leo Lambert ,~15, James Iiepworth ~15, Brem. Zumber Co. $6.85, O. Nyehardt $5, ,Darrison Pisher Co. $~.85, Garrison Fisher Co. $4.?0, Brem. Trans. Co, i~S, J. C. Adams C. H. Jones $1~.90, Dan Dunlap $19.10, Trick & Murray $12,;'~m. King ~otion by ~oss and ~ard th~,t deferred payment~ on all future L. I. D. bonds be figured at ?per cent per annum; Carried. Notion by Crawford and BurlingtOn to aJourn; Carried. E. J. McCall City Clerk.