HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/17/13 Bremerton, Washington, November 17th 1913.
Regular meeting of the City Cotmcil called to order by Mayor Eehner at 7.45 p.na
ali, members being present.
~¥.lnutes of previous session read and approved as read.
Street and alley committee reported that Committee of the whole council had
pected tbs work as being done in Local Improvemeot District ~71 and co~lteee rec~
mmended that the grade of Broadway be ~de uniform fr~m Eighth to to Evelyn Street
',~ot~.m~ by Powers ~.~d Calkins that Attorney b~ instructed to draft necessary
reso!utio,~ a,~ o~]i~ana~ to provl,~e for changing grade on Broadway between Eighth
a~] ~elyn ~t,r~ats as per recommendation of Committee of the ~ole, ca~-rled on roll
ceil ail members voti~g Aye, (except Nr Foss who left his seat during the dismussion
and dectiued to vote)
Street and alley committ~e asked for more time to investigate petition for sewer
on Fifth Street betw en Warren and High Streets and request was granted.
Street Commissioner requested that more tools be procured ~or his department and
the satter was referred to Purchasing committee,with power to act.
Street and alley co~unittee reported that back fill on the sewer of Dlstr%ct ;~72
was stnklng and recommen(]ed that part of final payment be withheld from contractor.
~otio~ by Powers and Ward that $75.00 be withheld from fiDal payment until job
is completed satisfactorily, ~arried on roll call, al! members voting Aye.
l~r ross for Fire,Light and Water committee recommended that the room in the rear
]of City Hall,rscently vacated by the Public Library,be turned over to the Fire DePt.
for use as s].&ep~ug quarters for as many of the Firemen as it will accomodat~ and
on mot%o~ by Ward and Powers the matter was left with the committee with power to
Compl$int was made that light at Elizabeth and Ninth Streets was not properly,
plac~t a~,~ tt was suggested that the City Clerk had not given proper not[ce to
]ompany,who being called on for explaination stated that the Manager of the Compa~N
,~as ?resent and m~ght be able to tell why the light was not in desired
'Tr ~,~artin stated that the lead was on opposite side of street and a pole could not
be properly placed at North East corner of Elizabeth; council ~nslsted that the light
be placed ou that cor~e~ anyway, and the matter was dropped.
Clark wa~ instructed to notify the water co~r~a,~y to tustal ~ains ,~,n B~]rton Ave
hotw~.~ ~'~th ~'~d Bay V'~
Ce,~tary ccm~il, te~, re?orted that prices had been obtained on fencing for Cemetery
L~:] recemmen~ted that the suggestions of the Engineer be carried into effect,
~dott~,~ by War~l and Bu~'fingtou that Engineer be iustrucLed to prepare plans for
the work at Cemete~? and that Clerk be t~structed to advertise for bids, carried.
~,~;ot~or~ by War,1 a,,/l Mc~Glothlen that Engineer procure lot stakes for cemetery and
have the~ palnted white and set in prope~ locations, carrie~l.
Ctreet ~-~nd alley co ~mlttee reported +hat the Kitsap ~%utomobil~ assoclat~o~ had
put-chase(1 two streot drags for clearing the mud off the roads and re~uested that
the counc~ l co-operate with them and allow the use of City team when possible;
Moti(m by Ward a~d Burlington that driver be instructed to use team mhd drag t~
close i~ str~ots, ca,~ried.
C]e~k ]~,a~t ~esolutio~ a~t cor~t~act betwee~ City and.the Electric light Company,
~d sr~e wac distressed ger~r~].ly by the members of tbs Council. and Citizens prese~
~'ot~on l~y 'Yard a~ul Buf['ington to pass resolution and approve contract as read
~.*~d ca,.reete,.] and at~thou%ze t~ayor a,~d Clerk to execute the sa~e, carried on roll
as fn!Lows~ ,t~'aw~ord,Powers,Bu~f[ug1',o~,Ward and ~c,~lotb]en, Yes. Calk!ns and Foss
Reco,mmndat[o~ f~d fro~, ~lnauce committee,suggesting that $13.000.00 be borrow~
s~om Local [,~pr~,~e~e~]t District F~mds ami used to call Current Expense Fund Warran~
?~' Foss nov~'~ *}~t 7ommIttee be aut'horized to borrow ,]~8.000.00 for the purpose named
but ~e~ore same wa~ seco~]~d the Treas~u~e]· objected,to the transfer and the matter
was reF~rred to the City .lttorney, who advised that the C~unctl. had no authority ~
~ppltomtinn w$~s received Cro~ Hr !~eeker For Auction~er's t~cense and on motlom ~
of ~cqloth!~m a~¥~ Calk~ns 'ittor:',ey ,ars instructed to prepare ordi~amce to cover.
~,,~otl. ou by B~fF'i~gt, ou ~n~l Mc~lot)]l.e~ that t,~e "~bar~luger he instructed to +,urn ~
ove~, ar~tl ~oI]~.es colleoter~ oll wharf accotlmt to the C~,ty Treasurer;
fb.tbstitute mot[on by Foss aF~t U~ard that the Five per cent depr[ciatlon clause and
be stricken from proposed lease and that mo~thly rentals do not apply on transfer
price of wharf, s~bstltute ]cst o~ roll call as follows Crawfo-d, Powers, Bufflng$4~
~nd ~',~cqlothle~,No. Ward, Calki~s and Foss, Yes.
,~nc~ carried on roll call as eol!ows; Crawford,Powers,Bufftngton,}¢cGlothlen and Calk-
ins, Yes. Ward ~t~ Foss, ~,~o.
!,,;ol',tm~ by ~,!cGlotbl. en and Powers to allow all b;lts whlc~ had been approved by ~e
Finance Commit, Lee, carried. The fo!lowl.,~g bi!Is were allowed, Bremerto~'~ Ice tnd
uel bompan~, ,,.~.00 Bremertet~ Charleston Llgbt ~o ,:~,~4.20 and .~].8. ~arriso~ F:~srter C~
;lO.VO au<l ~65.35 Treasurer off Kitsap Cozmty ~15~.50 Paclf~c Coaat stamp works
:3.50 Paul Mehner ex~ense .87~ I;. 1,!ersch ~41.25 Lent the Plumber $23.80 B. Zanont
;8.30 ~.W.Harrtson ~23.05 Bre~erton Iron Works :~;25.20 J. C. Haddon ~6.90 Bremerton
,umber, bompa?y ~42.60 ?:~n King ~',;]7.50 Martlu Ek ~S, Loveland Boat works
be) Lambert ~15 Frat~k ~..~elzer~l~$~ F~m~2 ~epwor6~ ~15. E.V.McCall 230. a~arcB~Ight
[7.50 City Clerk Dist 62. ~750. Mot~.ou by Powers and I,¢cGlothlen to adjourn, carriel
E. J. McCall City Clerk.