HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/15/13 Bremerton, Jasllington, September 15th, 1913.
Regular meeting of City Council called~ to order by I~yor ~iehner at 8 o'clock
P.~., ~r. Powers and ~.~Ic~lothlen being noted absent at roll call. 1Jinutes of previous sessiom read and approved.
Letter received from Engineer Van Epps stating tha~ in company with City
E~gineer he had ezamined bulkhead at 6th and Washington Aves. ~ud stating that he
believed said bulkhead was good for three or four years. I~id older to regular
order.
Letter read from T. C. ?,~aldron stating that he had paid assessments on property
in L. I. D. ~5~ which he did not o~m and requesting that same be returned to him
with interest since date of payment.
I,~Iotion by Buffington and 7Jard that City Treasurer be instructed to return to
T. C. Waldron amount paid in excess of proper amount. Carried on roll call all
members votindu "Aye".
Letter read from I~rs. Callahan objecting to widening of alley on south side
of her pro?erty on Warren Street. Ordered filed.
Letter read from I~. C. i~allen requesting that Engineer be instructed to replace
lot stakes on his property which had been removed or rendered useless by contractors
v~hen grading street and accusing Engineer with offering to do the work for seven
dollars. City Engimeer stated that Mr. Wallen ha~t never spoken to him and Mr.
~allen acknowledged that he had not ta~l~d to Mr. George but to a short man whose
name he did not know.
l~otion by ~Mard and Crawford to refer the mat*er ~o Engineer with instructions
to locate the northeast corner of Ralph and Elizabeth . Lost o~ roll call all
members ~-oting No.
Complaint was made about gral~el bein~ deposited on asphalt paving in alley bet-
ween Pacific and ~J~ashington and Mayor instructed Marshall to have ss.me removed.
?ire. Light and 'J~ater Committee recommended that hydrants be installed at Ralph
and Elizabeth Streets, Nelson and Elizabeth and at Sevent~ and ~,icKenzte; that
lights be installed at ~th and MoKenzie, Ninth and Burton, Seventh and Park,
Seventh & Park and Shel[ion Boulevard. ~f-~. ~ ~
~iotion by V~ard and Crawford to approve recommendations of Committee and instruct
Clerk to order work. Carried.
Sanitation Committee reported that garbage scow had broken up but committee
could not make recommendations.
Building Committee re!~orted having examined the l~uilding complained of by I~Lr.
~,icGowan and recomme,~ded that chimney be lengthened four fee~.
~.~ot~on by Buffington and Crawford to ~pprove recommendation of Committee ~nd
ihstruct Clerk to notify owner of building to lengthen his chimuey. Carried.
Ordinance for regulation of vehicles was read by Clerk and was referred back
to Committee to insert schedule of fares.
~r. Van Epps reported that ]~e had not completed cheokin~ District ~61.
~¥1otion by Ward and Burlington that hearing of L. I. D.~61 be continued un~il
next re~ular meeting of Council. Carried on roll call all members vo~ing Aye.
The protest of property owners against building new retaihing wall at Sixth
and ~,¥ashington being taken up and Engineer Van Epps having repo~ted that present
bulkhead was safe. A motion by ~;~ard ~nd Buffington to sustain protest and take
no further action. Carried on roll call all members voting Aye.
Clerk announced that this was date set for hearing protests in District ~69 and
'~?0 that two protests had been received in $69.
Protests w~re then read and fully discussed.
~otion by Foss and Crawford to set aside assessment roll and instruct Engineer
to prepare assessment roll and assess for storm water to middle of blocks.
Carried on roll call as follows: Crawford, ~ard, Calkins and ~oss Yes; Btuffington
No.
Clerk re ~orted that three bids had been received for grading et al on Braodway
and ~'arren.
Engineer reported that changes had been made to suit property owners and the
property owners present were called on and reported everything as satisfactory.
]~otion by Ward and Crawford to open bids. Carried.
Bids were received from ~. S. Kenyon, ~ord Brothers and V. O. Bulette and were
~eferred bo E~'~gineer to figure up. Engineer reported that Kenyon's bid was the
only bid which was properly prepared as overhaul was not called for.
~0bi0n by Ward and Buffington that overhaul be stricken from bids, ;Ar. Bule~te
objected and the ;¥~yor ruled the motion out of order.
~,,~otion by Crawford and. Calkins to ~ward the ~to f, Lr. Bulette. Carried on
roll call all members voting Aye.
},~otion by Crav~ford and ~'ard to allorz all bills which had been approved by
Finance Co~nit tee. 0arried.
The following bills were approved: Garrison Pisher Co. $2§.40;Kits~p Tel. Co.
i~&.80;Bremer~'~n-Charl~ston Light and Fuel Co.iig:Loveland Boat ;'0orks $1J;~,Tm. King
,~!lT.50;FrankoI.~elzer $18 ;Frank-Townsend $1~;Jame~ ~epworth i~lt;Y.eo I~mbert ~1~.80;
V.m. Smith ~il~.~0;Geo. Clay ~7.50; N. ~ersh $&00;Geo. E. ~,~itchell$E.00;C.II. Jones
$4.50; H. i~. T~tton ,~36.;~. ;'/..Coder ~l;J. C. Adams $26.45;Dan Dunlap $16.06;
E. R. Caughie ?~21.45; Thcs. Drisooll $14.60;J. C. Haddon $3.;C. Ii. Lilly $97.11;
F. ~,I. ~rnold $6.40.
~,[r. ;~'ard asked for information about claim of ~-r. Flesher and the matter
was referred to himself to check up.
~,Iayor reported that H. R. Tutton had resigned as Deputy l,[arshall.
]~Ioti~n by 7~'ard and Crawfford to accept resignation. Carried.
~iotion by '¢~ard and Crawford to appoint H. A. Gibason as Deputy ~,~ars~all.
Carried.
l~[otion by Burlington and Cra~;,ford to adjourn. Carried.
E. J. McCall
City Clerk