HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/03/13 Bremerton, Jashington, November Zrd, 191Z.
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Nayor ~ehner at ?.45
oclock P.~i. all councilmen lexcept Hr Buffington) being pre~ent, ~inutes of previous meeting read and aproved as read.
Street and alley con,mitres reported that the ~ll~y r~ning from ~rent to Secend
Street w~s obstructed wi~h all kinds and cendition of merchandise and the spmce in
rear o~ ~he ~the~tre was also obstructed $o such an exSen$ that if fire should break
out the dep~rtment would be badly h~ndicmpped, the ce~itt~ rece~ended that the
City ~ttorney take up the mmtter with the proper~y owners and on metion of ~IcGlothlen
~nd ~ard the recommend~tion of the co~i~te~ was approved.
Street and ~lley committee ~ported that the bul~ead in front of ~s H~itzel'e
property on Burwell &venue was giving way and the Clerk w~s inst~cted to not~fy the
ovfn~r ·
Letter read from the City Engineer reao~ending ~h~t a out of eigh~ inches be
m~de in cro~¥n of ~arren &venue between Ninth and Ev~l~ and tha~ gravel that wss now
~vall~ble on the ~dJoining street be spremd to the same depth, the cost of thi~
work was estimated at ~bout $1~. Referred to stree~ and alley co~mittee.
Clerk ro~d ~ resolution and ~wo ordinances providing for the validating of the
City's outstanding indebtedness and providing for the issuance of bonds and calling
for special election for the submission of the questions to the electors.
L~otion w~s amde by Ward and l~o Glothlen to pass the resolution as read, but after
discussion the motion wss withdrawn and further discussion continued ~til some other
meeting of the ~o~cil,
~otion of Powders and ~cGlothlen to pass the ordinamce providing for submitting the
~estion of issuing bonds amo~ting to $~,8[~0. at special election to be held Dec.
carried on roll c~ll ~s fol~ov~s: Crawford, ~Owers. ,'~ard, ~,~cGlothlen and Calkins, Yes.
~os~:, No.
~otlon by Jard and ~m~cGlothlen to p~ss second ordinance as read; lost on roll call
~s fol~ow~: Crawford, Powers, Calki~ ~nd~osS, No.~ ~'~a~d'and ~cGlothlen, Nes.
~ ~'d~f cod~it~e~ made report whic~ was read by ~,,~ Poss, recommending that a suppli.
meutary resolution be prepare& by which the wharf migh~ be sold to the Port
of Bremerton and on motion of ?lard and Poss the City &ttorney was instructed to
dr~ft necessary p~pers to carry resolution into effect, ~ll members voting Aye excepl
'~Dir Crg~ford.
Congressman Bryan reported to the Co~cil that he felt very well pleased with the
p~ogre:~s of the sui~ for the acquiring of the plant of the Breme~ton ,~ater Company,
~nd made a statement giving a synopsis of the different phases of the c~se to date an
expressing a hope that the property would be secured for the City ~der the provision~
of the franchise.
Clerk read notice of he~ring in the matter of ~ssessment roll ~s prepared by the
Eminent Domain Commissioners in connection with ~he extension of Pront Street and on
motion of Poss ~nd l~cGlothlen the m~tter was turned over to the City Attorney with
instructions to pro,est on behalf of the City.
Clerk read report of Police Judge for the month of October =nd s~e w~s referred
to Pinance Co~m~ittee.
Clerk ~ sked for informmtion about wages of the ~a~f employees prior to October
t0th and on motion of Poss and ~[cGlothlen was instructed to draw necessary warrants
in pa~nent of salmries up to 0otober EOth.
Engineer submitted final estimate for Local ~provement Distrio$ ~?B and on motio~
of =Jard and NcGlothlen s~me was ~proved.
I~otion by W~rd and I~[eGlothlen to approve all bills which has been approved by the
~inance Co~uittee, carried, the follo~?ing bills were approved: Pra~ }~Ielzer, $18.00,
Prank To.send, $1~.00, Leo ~bert, $15.00, Harry ~tton, $ZO.OO,'H.G. Hughes,
$1E.00, Dan D~lap, $18.00, E.R.C~ughie, $1~0.00, J.S. ~dom, $66.?0, Pra~ L.
,~ite, ~60.00, ~¥~lter I,~cConnell, ~14.E8, ~. King, $17.80, and E.J. I~IoCall, City
Clerk, Pay Roll District ~6~,
City &ttorney reported that the appointment of ~s ~ffner as Judge of Elevation
should be reconsidered as the ~ppointee was ~der legal age; ~Wrs Georgina Smith
appointed ~s Judge of Election in first precinct instead of Eiss Ruffner.
Claim of A.C. Thompson Superintendent of Cemetery in reference to water supply
was referred ~o Cemetery Co~ittee.
Eotion by Powers and Crawford that Co~ci~ do now reconsider its ~ction in refer~
ence ~o Ordinance validating indebtedness and submitting the question to the eleo~orm
carried on roll cmll as follov~s: Powers, Crawford, W~rd and ~fcGlothlen, Yes.
Calkins and Poss, No.
Notion by ~ard ~d NeGlothlento pmss 0rdinanceproviding for the submission to ~he
Gualified electors at a speolal election, the propositio~ of ra~ifying the outstand-~
lng indebtedness and issuance of bonds to the ~o~t of $18,900.00, carried on roll~
call ~s follows: Crawford, Powers, %'~ard and NcGlothlen, Yes. Calkins ~d Poss, No.
~{otion by Poss and ~ard to adjourn, Carried.
E. J. ~eCall.
City Clerk.