HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/11/15 Re~ulam me,'ting of the City Council called to order by ~ayor ~,C.~er, at 7.30
o'clock p.m. all members 'being present except Mr Kost.
~lnutes of previous session read and approved as read ~fteF bein~ corrected to ~how
that ~r Thomas ~[tevenson had resigned from the Library Board.
The Bonds of Treasurer,Clerk, Attorney and Pol[c~e Justice were submitted to the
C&uncil a~d on motion of Nc~lot~flen' and Ward skme were dul~ ap[roved.
Co~munication received ffrom ?r T. 0. Bufflngton compla~ing aboht a certain pole
which had been set in the street ~in such a manner as tb obstruct the flow of ~storm
water, ~otion b~; ~cGillivray and ~,{cGlothlen to befer to s'treet and Al%ey co~m~lttee, CA
ca t r:[cd.
?crier received from Fire Department placing the name of l.!r J.L.}h~mble before the
council as ~heir choice for Fire Chief four the ensueing year, The Mayor appolntcd
¥~r J. L. Humble aa Chief of the Fire Department and on motion of Worth and McG~ilivray
appoint~ent was confirmed.
!etter receive~ frown City mngineer submitting checM from L.L.Lent for use of transit,
Letter ordered filed and check turned to City Treasurer.
Letter read from Engineer reportinging tlm't he had employed ~,~r T.L.Avery the Plumber
to do certain work on f~eventh street, and recommending that his bill for such services
be allowed.
~ot~on by ~orth a~d Ward to pay l~.%r Avery For services ordered by Engineer, carried.
Let[er read fros-Eng~neer reporting that Mr McNeal on Chester had a lot of gravel
'~h.[ch he v~a:. willing to sell to the City at nominal cost,referred to street and alley
Letter read from City Engineer reporting that he had propare~] a map showing the new
precincts a~:d reco:mending that same be placed on the counter of t]~e City Clerk's offi~
u~-~r glass, an~] on motion of Ward and }~IcGlothlen the recommendation Was approved and
t~,e Fn~ineer [~shructed to have the work done.
Letter read from W.P.Hibner applying for the position of Pound~aster and ou motion
of Worth and ~cGlot];l~ same was ordered filed.
Clerk reco'm~ended that dog tags be purchased for the year 1915.
~fotion by Worth and :~ard to authorize purchasi~]g conu.~ittee to procure ~00 Rn~ tags
for 1915, carried.
le~,ter ~ead from Dr Brauer Secretary of the League of Washington Municipalltles
s~ating that the fifth annual convention of the League would be held at 01ympt~,Wash.
Janissary Sf~,26,a~d 27,and enclcslng programme, and on motion of Ward a~]d ~cOilllvray
co~:uuunication was ordered filed.
~otion by Ward and Reeves to adopt Roberts Rules of Order for the government of
the meetings of t}~e City Council, carried.
Letter read from Bryan and Colvin referring to decision in Water suit, referred to
City
~otion by W~rd a~%d ~.~coiliivray %o r~fer th~ ~ttcr. of special electio~ to the
At? orney, carried.
~-treet and A1]e~ com~ittee recommended that gravel be placed on Pacific Avenue
]~t~;e~ Fonrth and %ixth Ztreet, and on motion of Ward and ~cGlothlen t~;e matter was
left ;vith tim Street and Alley committee ~/,lth power to act.
~'~r D.J.~clnnes complained apouta certain assessment on Evelyn street and on motion
~of Ward and ?cGil].ivray the matter was referred to the str~::et and alley conm~ittee.
l~r II. C. Norse called attention to a certain assessment against h~s property for
improvement of ~heldon Blvd. and stated that he had deed the land for the street
?pont of his property, to the City understanding that he would not be charged for any
improvements, referred to f~reet and Alley committee for investigation.
Wharf co,~mitt~.e recommended that ~5000. Fire Insurance be placed on the Municipal
~whar, f a~d o~ motion of Ward and Cary reco~:u~endatior~ of co mittee was approved.
Fi~ance co ~'~!ttee recom~ended that some of the tracings now kept in th~~ Cits~ Eugineer
~oSf~ce be store~] ir: the vault at the Clerk's office.
¥otion by ~"~rd and Cary that the r~port of co:~mittee be adopted and E~gi:~eer be
stm~cted to have the Clerk's vault rearranged to accomodate the new arrangement,carrie~
U~der u~:fJ.r~ished business the reslgr~tion of Cou~c[1 Kost was taken
?otio~ by ~cG!othlen and I,fcGillivr?~y to accept res:~ gnat [on of Hr Kost, carried.
7~ot[o~: by W:'~r~ a~d Worth fleet llr D,E.Ford be elected to fill the unexpired term of
Mr Kcst, ca~ried on roll call, all members voting "Aye"
The ~favor announced Mr D.E.Ford elected to fi].l the vacancy caused by the resignation
of },ir Ko't, and ~. Ford was ther~ sworn in by the City Attorney and was duly ~ppoi~'~ted
to~ ,a]l" tle com~ 't tee. . positions, left vacant b~,~ the resignation of Yr, Ko~t.. ~
.Vharf co::~:~ttee reported on the agreement betw~on it and Yr Rantz and the matter was
~.~fc~e<] ~o ,: e City Attorney for final settlement.
~ho ~,~ayor called ai~tention to the u~u~ec~)ssary noise ca~sed by so~ne a~omoblle drivers
a,:~ s'~ated that several complaints had h en made, aud on ~;~otio~ of ~tcGi!livray and
~Wertb ih~ ma~er wa~,; r~::fer, red to the 0rdlnance co:~mittee and City Attorney wit}~ i~stru-
ctions to prepare ordin.ance to cover.
Attor~tion was called to the practice of unk~ own parties amusi~g themselves on the
Yun~ clpal wharf at night by throwing movable property,stored thereon,overboard.
}lotion by ~{cGlothlen and Reeves to refer the matter to the Wharf conu~ittee, carried.
~otion by Worth and ~cGlotblen to refer the Plumbir, g Ordinance to the Ordinance Com-
~mii~t~e a~d Bl~]g. Co~muittce with instructions to a~mnend same. carried
~,~inutes of January llth 191~. (Page
t~otioii by Ward and >,IcGlothlen to allow all bills which had been approved by
the Fi~ance Co~itte~, car~ie~]. The Following bills were allowed:-
E. R. Caugh!e ~18. H. Loveland .o. Brem. Hdwe. Co. ~7.10 Garrison Fisher Co ~10.95
Searchlight Ptg. Co. :;~1~.06 Bren~crton Light and Fuel Co. ~195.60 Fralfll ~' ~
""::37.~>0~" Frank Townse~d ~3]..25 ~ ' '~'' o~ ~,, ~ _
. Leo** I,ambert ,~31.~0 Jacob ,,edge .;,,30. Georffe Clay
~30. R.R. Hamc~ond ~S.S0 and ~3.75 American Surety Company ~9, Ha,',,y Frost
~o Brem~,rton Iron Works ~103.81 J. E Foss ;,4.8o and F.W.Coder ~20.
~'~otion by W.~t~ and Reevcs to adjourn, ca~u,ied.
E. J. ~cCall,
· City Cl~rk.