The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About06/14/15 Hegular meeting of the City 0ouncil called to order by ~ayor J.O.Baer at 8,00 o'clock p.m. all members being present, als~ ~i~2 Engineer. Minu~es of previous session rea~ a~ approve~. Le~er rea~ from ~s ~ra~ ~app ~eSi~en~ of the S~shine ~o~iet2 aski~ pe~ission to use a par~ of ~ark avenue,between Bu~ell ~ ~th ~ing 0hautauqua week J~y 18, to ~4th, an~ on mo~ion of ~ar~ an~ Oary the re2ues~ was ~ante~. Le~er rea~ from ~re~rie 0.Howe Oo~issi~ner ~f I~igratio~ calling attention to the ~ericaniza~ion Day movement,an~ on moti~ ~f ~orth ~ Me~lothlen was ~r~ere~ filed. Le~er rea~ from ~he ~urbine Sewer ~ehine Oomp~, Or~ere~ file~. Letter rea~ fro~ ~he VOl~tee~ ~ire Department, calling attention ~o the fact that the Department ha~ ~eclare~ the office ~f~"~ire ~hief" ~acant. an~ giving ~ate of nex~ meeting,with s~a~ement that ~he p~sition woul~ be fille~ a~ that t~e. after ccnsi~erab discussion and explanation, mo~ion by ~a~ ~d Mo~illivray to approv~ the action of the Department in declaring the office of Ohief vacant, carried. The Mayor stated that he hmd appointed Driver~T.G.Roberts as Chief pro-tom. ~tion by McGillivray and ~orth That the bemt thanks of the City Go.oil be tendered ~ H~ble for services rendered the Oity as 0hief of the ~ire Department; several Citizens including l~ J.E.~oss formerly Ohai~ of the ~ire,Li~t ~d ~ter Oo~ittee au~ }.~r R.~.Oook one of the !ea~ing members of the Pire Department praise~ ~H~ble for the ~ork performe~ by him ~er ~st tryin~ oir~nst~ces~ the ~tion was passe~ ~animously. Letter rea~ from City At~orne2 s~ating that he ~s ~avoi~ably absen~,havin6 to 012mpia to try a case before the Supreme 0curt, with the letter ~s enclose~ no~ices and an orain~oe for the consideration of the Co.oil. ~tion by ,~ra an~ %~orth t~ 01erk be authorize~ to ~blish notice of ~arf lease to ~ar~in Hefner, carrie~. Clerk read Ordinance ~517 berg an~ or, in.ce creat~g an accident f~a for the pa~ent of Ju~en~s for personal injuries; I~tion b2 ~r~ and I~cGillivray to pass as rea~, carrie~, all members voting ~e on roll call, except I~ ~rth. Clerk reAA a resolution authorizing an~ directing the 0ity Clerk to issue warrants in favor of E.T.Harris. upon the Accident ~ of sai~ 0ity in pa~nent of Judgment an~ costs as allowe~ by the Superior 0curt an~ appr~ve~ b~ the Supreme 0curt, an~ on uo~ion of ~ar~ an~ }.{c~illivra2 resolution ~as passe~ as rea~. Letter rea~ from 0ity ~ineer wi~h which was enelose~ checks amo~ting to for ~ork ~one for property o~ers, ~ on motion of McGlothlen ~n~ Por~ letter was or~ere~ f~le~ an~ checks turned over to Treasurer. ~[9~ion by ~ar~ ~ l~Gillivray ~hat ~he bill ~f the Oity~gineer for work p~rforme~ for the 2crt Co~i~sion be oancelle~ as the ~ork was for the City; carrie~, Clerk rea~ report of 2olioe Judge 0~r with which was a check for $160.J5 coverin~ business of his office for the month of I~y 1915. Report or~ere~ filed an~ check turn, over to Treasurer, S~ree~ an~ Alley committee reporte~ ~ha~ ~he stairs at the foot of Ninth s~reet ha~ been complete~ an~ was a goo~ Job, an~ on motion of ~.~ar~ an~ Mc*lothlen s~me was accep~ =~arf committee reporte~ that the Ste~er ~ashington ~as now landing at the M~ioi ~hmrf an~ that ~he 0onsessioner had been olosin~ the ~itin~ room before the boat in on ~he !as~ ~rip; motion by ~/~ara an~ McGlothlen tha~ ~arfin~er keep wa~tin~ room open ~til~af~er the ~ashington arrived in the evening, carrie~. Clerk rea~ resolution for ~he improvement of ~ourth S~rse~ an~ on motion of .2ara s~e ~as passe~ as reA~ and July lSth set as date on hearing. 01erk read resolution declarin~ intention to improve ~rwell Avenue,an~ on motion ~cGillivray an~ ~orth s~e was passe~ as rea~ an~ July 12th set as ~ate of hearing. 01erk infomnea co.oil that this ~as the date se~ for hearin~ protests aginst the improvemen~ of Broadway between 8th an~ 10th streets an~ th~ one protest ha~ been file 01erk than read the pro~es~ of I~s Mi~ie Dietz, ~hioh was p~'esentea by 2~r an~ ~fter considerable discussion, the hearing was con~inue~ ~il ~he nex~ re~lar meeting of the Co.oil. ~r Gelhaar ~ho ren~s a s~all a~ ~he ~blic I~rket aske~ permission ~o use one of the vacant s~alls for storage purposes, an~ on motion of %~orth an~ McGlothlen the request ~as 8r~tea ~il such time as the vaoan~ stall was rente~. ~o~ion by ,~ra an~ ~cGillivray to allow all bills which had been approve~ by the Finance co~l~ee, carrie~;- the following bills ~ere approve~:- ~rank Melzer $54. ~ ~r~nk To~sen~ ~50. %eon ~mb~rt ,45. ~eo.Olay $45. Jacob ~Te~g~ $45. ~, M. ~owers o.n.uperry ~14. Bremer~on ~e~s ~16,65 Brem-Ohas Lt an~ Puel 0o~ ~189.9~ ~b~rt~o~ ~9~e~ $140.45 _$remert~n L~aber 0o. $4:80 Garrison ~isher 0o $4.~0 J.J.~st ~o,~rea ~a~er ~4.50 ~R. oaughie $45. S. B. Len~ ~15.25 Bremerton ~ransfer $2. Brem~r~on Searchli~h~ $~6. He~man Trese $10 kote ~eterson $7.50 LouAs ~vans ~7.50 ~arr~son ~isher 0o. ~8.05 an~ $18. 3~ar Messenger $1. E.Re~ $~. J.S.Xenyon $95.40 an~ Harry ~oo~ $14.65. Pinanoe 0ommit~e reco~en~e~ that all saloon license notes be allowed ~0 ~ays grace an~ on ~o~ion of ~rth an~ Mc~lothlen reeo~enaation of oo~i~ee ~as approved. BY request of Cemetery Oommit~ee ~gineer submitted corrected pla~ of re-su~ey of C~me~ery, bu~ ~s the City A~orney ~as no~ present the ma~ter was lai~ over,as was also ~he claim of ~ ~il.Woo~. The ~nager of ~he ~.~.~usement Co ap~lie~ for a license ~o operate a dance on ~.an~ 5. an~ on motion of ~ an~ ~or~h request ~s grante~ and Clerk authorize~ to Issue license at $5, per ~ion b~ M~Gillivray an~ ~orth to a~Journ, carrie~.