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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/12/15 Bremerton,Washington, July 12th 1915. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor J. C. Baer at 8.00 o'clock p.m. ~resent, all comncilmen,Clty Engineer,City Attorney and Treasurer. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Letter read from Fire DeParSment giving result of e~eetiom of Officers; Letter read from Northwest'~am~sement association, referred to License and Rev. Com. Letter read from City Attorney in reference to the various matters referred to his department, and on motion of Ward and McGillivray sa~ue was ordered filed. Letter read from City Engineer calling attention to unsatisfactory manner in which the Gas CompaNy was replacing crossings, letter ordered filed, Letter read from Engineer referring to BroadWay fill also one referring to proposed improvements o~ Fourth Street and Burwell Street, Ordered fited. Clerk read ordinance #§1~ being an ordinance Providing for the posting amd publica- tion of Notice of Special election to be hel~ AugUst ~,1~1§, establishing polling places;appointing Election Boards for said election and fixing eompenstion$ Motion by McGlothlen and Cary to pass ordinince as read carried. Cemetery co~mittee recommended that the weeds at cemetery shoUld be cut down and on motion of McGlothlen and Ward the recommendation was approved; Cemetery committee also recommended that lot owners at Cemetery be charged for the water used by them for irrigation, after some discussion, it was decided that water should be paid for, the amount to be charged to be left to the discretion of the Com~ Cemetery committee submitted deeds and transfers in the case of the claim of Mr. P.A.Wood, with which was submitted the written consent of Mr Wood to the transfer of the body of his child. Motion by Ward and McGlothlen to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the deeds and make transfer as agreed to by the committee, carried. The hearing on proposed improvement of Broadway between 8th amd Tenth mas then taken up (same having been continued from previouS meeting) The City Attorney advised that great' care should be taken in ordering improvements as there seemed to be a Joker in the l~15 laws by which all street improvements had to be on petition of 65% of the abbuting property owners. Mr Worth moved that the protests of Mrs Deitz be overrmled but motion received nos support; 'Mr Ward move~ and Mr Cary seconded a motion that the protest or'Mrs Deitz be sustained, this motion carried on roll call as follows: McGlothlen,Ward,Ford,Reeves and Cary, Yes. Worth and McGillivray, No. Clerk reported that this was the date'set for'hearing all matters relating to the proposed improvement of Burwell ~treet and read protests from Wm. Bremer Estate, A.G, King and wife Mrs Schmeidehausen and -Mrs F.A.Harlow; clerk als° read a lares petition requesting that the work be done and Lieut E.H.Campbell and'Mr M.F.McGowan Urged the council to take immediate action as the walks were in a dangerous condition; Motion by Ward and McGlothlen to overrule all protests, oarried. Motion by W~rd and MeGlothlen to continue hearing for two weeks t$ give property owners time to decide on what was really needed and to present-~etiti~ns, carried. The hearing of all matters relating to~prpposed improvement of Fourth Street which. had been set for this date was then taken up and Clerk read a ~ ~ protest signed by ~roPerty owners representing 3053 feet frontage;after considerable discussion it was shown that the protestants were not as strongly opposed to the construction of sidewalks asto the paving and on Motion of Ward and Worth the hearing was continued until next regular meeting to give property owners time to prepare petitions as requir- edby law. M~s Alida Tortensen appeared before the Council and asked that a certain stable situate across the alley from her property be declared a nuisance,as the place was in a very filthy condition,; Motion by W~z~...nd McGlothlen to order the Health and San- 1. ration committee to investigate, and if conditions were found as stated to have place made sanitary, carried, The Mayor asked the Council to decide what course ~t wished to pursue in connection with the appointments made by him of Fire Department officers at last meeting. Motion by Ward and McGlothlen that appointments be not confirmed, carried. The Mayor then withdrew the, nominations of the previous meeting and appointed the new officers as Per list selected by the Department at its last meeting, as follow~: Alex'Watt, Chief. H.L,Williams, First Assistant, Frank Bailey Second Assistant, R. G. Cook Secretary and E.Cassity Treasurer. ~,~otion by Worth and Cary to confirm these appointments, carried. The Lease ~ between Martin Hefner and the City was submitted to the court, il and on motion of McGillivray and Reeves same was approved and the Mayor and Clerk authorixed to sign same. The bond of Martin Hefner Sot $5000. was submitted and on motion of McGlllivray and Ford was approved. Motion by McGlothlen and Worth to allow ali. bills which had.been approved b~ the Finance committee, carried, The following Bills were approved, W.O.Pregnall Adam~agill ~. Frank Melzer $36. Frank Townsend $30j Leo Lambert $30. George Clay Jacob Wedge $17.50 James HepWorth $12.50 F. W. Coder, $20. H. A. Hatfield $1.70 Gotham Fire Apparatus Co. $~. J. E. Foss $2.87 Port Blakely Mill Co. $~1.75 Roberta~n Haines $3.80 E.R.Caughle $31.50 Bremerton Charleston Light and Water Co Fred S,Hathaway $5. Garrrison Fisher Co. $5.80 Walter Clifton $9. Otto Duckert E. West $$. J. J~ Kost.$1.60 Polk Directory.Co. $5, P. S. Turner $13,55 Garrison-Fisher Co. $7.05 and $3. Brem Chas Lt and Fuel Co $6. and S.B,Lent $1. Motion ~by Worth and Reeves to adjourn, Carried. E.J. M~Call, City Clerk/ Bremerton,~;ashington, July 26th 1915. Regttlar meeting of the City Council called to order hy }Iayor J.O.Baer, at 8.00 o'clock, p.m. present; Councilmen ?iorth,Ward,McGillivray,Reeves and Cary ~leo City Attorney, Engineer and ~reasurer. L~inutes of previous session read ~d approved as read. Le~er read from Seventh Day Adventists calling a~ten~ion to revival meetings now being conducted at i~acific and Sixth s~ree~, ~d on motion of Jard and ~orth ~ame was ordered filed. Letter read fro~ several residents calling attention ~o condition of sidewalks on Chester street between ~th and 8th, referred ~o Stree~ and alley co~m~ittee. Letter read from J~cob J~cobson applying for position as inspector on proposed improvements on ~th ~nd ~rwell streets, ordered filed. Letter re~d from City ~reasurer requesting warran$ to cover shortage of assessment roll of District .~27, referred to Pin.ce committee. ~et~er read from City ~ttorney relative to ~l) University State Bank case Dist ~ i~evins claim for damages. ~ Bo~ds of Dis~ ~8. ~d ~) Booths for Election Polling places. Motion by 3crib and ~rd that the claim of }~ Nevins for damages be rejected,carried. Motion by Jorth and J~rd That ~o much of the City ~tto~ey's letter as refers to bonds and to District ~J~ decision be referred to ~inanoe co~mnittee ~d City Attorney and ~ad that the part referring to i~olling booths be referred to the ~ilding committee, Letter read from Pra~k Melzer, Street superintendent,calling at~ention to the unsafe condition of sidewalks on Pourth and ~rwell s~reets,and recom~endtng th~ s~me be m~de s~fe for traffic, by the construction of retaining walls where needed ~nd w~lks ~nd ~tter~ between i~acific ~nd High street, [~otion by ,~orth ~nd ~ard to refer ~he matter to The City A~torney ~nd ~Engineer for ~eoe~ry ~l~;a and resoluOton, ca,/tied. Street superintendent reported tk~t a crossing at Sixth ~d i~ciftc ~.~as in n~cd ~epairs, ~d after some discu~sion the matter was referred to the Str~ et and ~lley mittae to investigate and report on all cross-~lks which needs repairing. Street superintendent reported that Mr S~m Fitz had so arranged ~ certain dom~spout ca his building that the w~ter flowed on the adjoining propert$,and althoagh he had been notified to ~b~te the nuisance,he had failed and refused to do ~otion by ~rd and L!cDillivray to refer the matter to the City ~tor~wy, d~ir J.~,~.Bryan Special Attorno~ fro the City in the w~ter suit,asked permission to be heard,which b. fng gr~nted, he e~lled ~t~ention to certain s tateme~s which were being uircul~ted som~ of tiie citizens who wre opp'osed to tlle proposed puroh~s~ oi' ~,~ '~e plant, ~nd requested the City dommil to have the City ~Lttorney rende~' a~.~ official opinion ~ ~o %Lat relation exists,if any,between the result of the election o~ ~u~ust Jrd and the liability of fha City of Bremerton under ~he contract of employment of the ~_zr.n of ~)~yan and Jol~in in tke z~end~o litigation betwe~n th~ City and the o'mu~rs the ~va~er plant" ~,~otio~ bj .lard an4 Heoves to refer the question to ~he 0ity ~4ttoraey fo~' L~otion by .~rd ~nd .Crib to authorize the lk~rchhsing co~itt~e to ~a'oca~e su~,?lies fo~' fire departmm~t, carried. ~' ~/orth called at~ention to the lack of facilities fo~~ ~z.o?erly ~:a~'ing for ~]. ~lot[~ing in l'J.r,,~ h~ll j1 and ~.'~,'~o~i~ended tkat i)~'oper ~'~.cks b~ i:nstalled, Ih' ']~illivz-ay oal!o,% a~tent/.o~ to tke manner iu whiol~ tk].~ ~zas taken care of ~ so~ t}~e other st~tion~, a~d ti,. mattci ~ts refe::'::'ed to the C4ief of the Department. ffotio,:, i:j .lard a~:~d Ja~'j ~o a',low all bill:~ which had b:~:n aDP'roved b~ t4e oo~mittee, ca:'z'ied, the following bills wre a,~proved; F~'ank i:f~ls~r ~06.70 ].eon ..~ nk .~o,msead ,2~0. George Clay :~OO. James, }{epworth ,,~0'~"' ..... ' .... J....~c.,ail'" ~i~,~,z/~,',aY, e~oz.o~ .:.a.~a'ujni~ ~56. Lowman and tianford .~7.85 J.i~.Foss 5.1erscn ,~9.~0 a. a. ~en~ ~119. 1.,~8 :gremer ?~0 l~llas ~ehillips :~25. and Fred ~,[otion by Mo~illivray and Jorth That ,M~arfinger Joder be instructed to ~oll~e~ all ko~; ~o ~.~ ,;barf mid ~.3 retain same in his po~se~:sion, ,3arried. i'.[otion by k/:~r~], and ib~eves to colorinse hearing on proposed iml~ro~e~,~nts of J~'ourth and Surwell streets ,until ne:~ reticular ~,~,e~i;~6, car~/ied. l,,Iotion by Heeves and .?ortk to adJo~rn, c~rri~d. ~. J. i,[oOall, Ji t~? C1 erk.