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Home My WebLink About12/29/13 Bremerton, ~ashlngton, December ggth~ 1915, Regular meeting of the City 0ounoil called to order by ~.~yor Mehner at 8 0'olo~k p.m. all officers being present. MinUtes of the previous meeting read and approved as read. Letter read from the '~"nite Lunch 0afc, requesting permission to put up electric sign. And on motion of ~ard and Foss request was granted subject to approval of Street and Alley Committee. City Attorney made report on bill rendered by Bremerten Searchlight, and same was referred to ~inance Committee. Motion by Buffington and Ward that all official notices becpublished only in the official newspappr, except otherwise ordered by the City ouncil, carried. Street and Alley Committee reported that mid shed which was reported as unsafe was being removed. Committee alAo reported that bulkhead on Warren near 8th Street had not been properly constructed and that cross pieces had rotted away although the posts were solid and recommended theft property owners be notified to make repairs at once. Notion by Powers and Ward to notify peoperty owners as recommended by Street and Alley Committee~ carried. Motion by Ward and Orawford that ~treet Department be authorized to hire taam to dredge out landing place for garbage scow and to wash off street paving, carried., Ordinance Committee submitted draft of plumbing ordinance, same was referred to City Attorney. Cemetery Committee reported progress on constructi n of fence smd advesed that fifty-eight inch wire be procured instead of forty-eight inch as ordered by pur- chasing committee, referred to purchasing committee. Mr Crawford called attention to condition of crossing on Pacific at Seventh Motion by '~ard and Crawf~rd that crossing at Pacific and Seventh be raised, carried. The Mayor suggested that new crossing should be installed on Warren at Eighth, and on motion of Ward and Crawford, Street Cpmmisioner was instructed to install e~e. City Att&rney reported that he had prepared Ordinance in ~uplicate in reference to proposed Electric Light Plant and the Power and Railway Company and on motion of Jard and Buffington Clerk read same by titles. And after some discussion Ordinances were placed on second ~eading and the clause& referring to Special Election were discussed at length, after which the matter was laid over to the next regular meeting. Clerk reported th&t this was ~he date sat fo~ hearing protests in Local ~mprove- ment District No. 67 and that no protest had been filed. Motion by ~ard and'Powers that assessment roll be approved and confirming Ord- inance No. 489 as submitted by Attorney be passed and published, carried. Bo~As were submitted for the following incoming officers: City Treasmese, $15,000; City Attorney, $1,000.00; City Clerk $1,~00.00 and same having been O.K'ed by City Attorney same were duly approved by t~e ouncil om motion of Powers and Ward. Clerk reported that he had received two bids for the installation cf catch basins and inlets on Park Avenue, and on motion of ~ard and CrawTord same were opened and fo~md to. be as follows: L. L. Lent, $115.00; N. Mersch, $120.00. Motion by C~l$ins and Burlington that'cont~act be awarded to L. L. lent the lowest b&dder, carried. Motion by Ward and Crawford to allow all bills thich had been approved by the ~inance Committee, carried. The following bills were apprqved: Mr ~arr, $?.09; J. ~. Carr,_$?5.00;_ J. W. Carr,$6~05; E. J. Mc0all, $78~0; F. M. Arnold,_$91.OO,;J. S._~k~rdom, ~100.90 F. L. '~hite, $90.00; T. H. Hglmes, tE0.00;.~m. King,.$25.00; P. C. ~urman. $55.00; Bremerton Ice and Fuel Co., $29.~0; Bremerton Nevs, $~6.84; H.G. rgst, $1~20; T. 0. Burlington, $ 4.80; Buffi~gton's Bazaar, $42:75; R. R. Black, $109.00; H. Renn, $90.00; H. A. Gibason,.$90.00; F. ~elzer, $15!00; F. To~send, ~12.50! ~m. Smith, $8.75; Leo Lambert, $12.50; Ed. V. McCall, $16.50; D. Regan. $15.84, N. Mersch, $9.00~ J~ L. H~,mble $2.00; F. Hathaway, $1.50; J. E. Foss. $6.85; Abbie Phillips, $40.00; Mrs B~emer$ $34.251 H. H. W~lklng~on, $60.00; Breme~ton- Charleston Light & Fuel Co., $7.95; E. R. ~aughie. $1~.50, F. R. Hathaway, $1~e50. Motion By Orawford and Burlington to aJourn, carried. E. J. McCall. Oity Clerk.