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Bremerton, Washington, November 24th 1913. .~
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~fayor ,~!ehner a'b 7.30,p.m.
Present all councilmen, (except Mr ~[cGlothlen) City Engineer, Attorney and Treasureu
},~inutes of previous session read and approved as read.
Correspondence read fnom Inspector in charge of Bateau of Animal Industry, U.
Department of Agriculture, in reference to inspection of meats,and same was ordered
filed.
Letter read from City Engineer submitting assessment roll of District No,65.
Motion by Powers and Burlington to receive and file and instruct Clerk to i~sue
usual call for protests, carried.
Street and Alley cmm~ittee recommended tha$ Engineer be instructed to make.plans
and surveys for sewers on certain streets and thoroughfares as follows;Fifth,Sixth,
Seventh and Boston and in alley between Broadway and Cheter streets and alley betwe~
Broadwmy and Warren and in Alley between Sixth and Seventh,
Notion by Ward and Powers to approve report of Committee and instruct ~nglneer
to make nece~sary surveys, plans and estimates, carried,
Report was made by Engineering department that the bUlkhead north of Eighth on
Pacific was giving way and Clerk was instructed to notify Nr Theo.Grahn the owner.
Attor~ey called attention to t~e fact that resolution appearing in Bremerton News
had been published in error, ahead of time.
Ordinance read by Clerk,being an ordinance amending Ordinance #4?6 establishing
grades on portions of Broadway,Warren and Evelyn streets, and same was carefully
discussed by interested property owners and the Cotmcil and on motion of Powers and
Crawford same was passed as read, all members voting Aye on roll call (except Nr Fo~
who left his seat and declined to vote)
Clerk read resolution of intention ~o ~m~re~e BrOadway by ~d~ng,aad construct-
ing sidewalks and gutters on both sides~' of the same,and fixing monday December 15th
as d~te for hearing protests.
~otlon by Powers and Crawford to pass as read carried.
Fire,Li~ht and Water Co~mtttee recommended that cots and chairs be purchased and
nece~sary alteratlo~s be mad~ in room set aside for use of Flremen$ and on motion of
of Ward and Crawford Purchasing committee was instructed to procure necessary furni-
ture, and trot building committee have necessary alterations made, carried,
Purchasing committee reported having ordered ~§0 copies of Traffic ordinance.
Ceme~,ery committee reported on ~mns for new fence and recommended that work be
done by day labor,
!¥!otion by Ward and Powers to authorise purchasing committee to procure fencing
and that work be done by day labor, carried.
Wharfinger reported that Garbage man had dumped garbage scow too near ~¥1unicipal
wharC, and City Attorney was instructed to take action.
0rdtnance read by clerk, being an ordinance providing for ltcencing auctioneers;
after discussion further action was deferred for one week.
City Attor~ey reported on outcome of trial of case of University State Bank v.s.
City of Bremerton, stating that Judgment had been rendered in favor of the bank and
recom~e~'~d$.ng that the case be appealed.
~otlon by~,~Foss and Crawford to approve report of A~o~ney and instruct him to
appeal the case to the higher court, carried.
~ Clerk read ordinance and franchise providing for the construction and purchase of
a new electric lighti[~g system and Electric Railway system and after discmsston on
motion of Ward and Foss same was referred to Franchise and Ordinance committee and
City attorney.
Clerk read report of Wharfinger for the month of October and same was referred to
Fi~ance committee.
~otio~ by Ward and Crawford to allow all bills which had been approved by Finance
c~?~m$~ttee, carrle~.t.; the ~ollowln'" bt. lls were approved$ Pacific C~.eoaoting Co,$97.
~. E.R.Caughie~20.15. Dan Dunlap ~18. R. R. Black ,$100. H.Renn ~90. H.A.Giba.~on
~97. E.J.!'~cCal]. 1~7.80. F.H.Arnold ~91.45 T.H.Holmes $20. Wm King $17.50 J.H.Purdom
~1~$...~0 F.L.~ite ~]2~0., W~,~]~ter ~{~Cmnnell $~8.40 PortBlakely Nill Co $~0. Frank ~,~el-
zer $2,1.$?Le~ ~ambert ~1~.25 J~.~lepworth .$12.50 Frank To~?nse~d ~5.Wm. Smith $7.50
Ford Brot,~ers ~$. Bremerton Transfer Co $9.80 Trick and Nurray $~7,19 and ~6.50
Dan Dunlap Expe~se $~.Brel!~e~to~ Mlectrlc Co ~07.95 Lowman and Hartford $10.80
Frank Smith ~].3.~OM.Hel,,~ ~7.$0 Navy Yard Cafe'
I,,{otion hy Ward and Calkins to grant licence for Pawn shop to 0.E.Young when
bond Is F~led and approved, Carried.
~,~otion by Buffingto~ and Crawford to adjourn, carried..
E. J. ~.~cCall
City C~erk. ~ .....