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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/13/15 Bremerton, Jashington, September 13th 1916. Regular meting of the Cit;; council called to order by Mayor J. C. ?:aer at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being )resent except Ur Ford. Hinutes of previous se3sion read and approved with sleight correction. Applications for the position of•inepector of street improvements were received and ordered filed as follows, C. Manson, John Cruthers, John Carter, John `talker, Thomas Driscoll, G. ,l. Fisher, and Frank D. Gore. LIr Emil Johnson also made oarl application and ni:s name was ordered placed with the othersa better received twom I.ir C. L. ;darker to which was attached a petition frog, several proy>ert;, owners in the district, asking for his a.p.)intment as inspector,ordered filed. Letter read from ;,ea,- of ,';ashington lAmieipalities with which w; :s enclosed program for r3ixth annual convention and requesting that the City send,representation, and remit annual dues of '10. Ordered filed. Letter read froiir3remerton Volunteer Fire Department'ealling the attention of the _"Oillcil to the fact that Driver Roberts was not present at some of the recent fifes, and requesting that steps be ta,ken"to avoid a recurrence, Letter ordered filed and the ..::yor explained the recent absence was from the fact that the driver was away on his vacation. Clerk read rei,ort of _olice Judge Carr for the month of August which showed net receipt of x10.65. Referred to the finsnee oommittee lo-k rc; Y - port of the case of " University State Bank, �r:.. Elie City of Bremerton. ws shown by report of Jounty Clerk and Former City -;►ttorrie;; Darr. by this report it was shown that t judgment of the Superior Court for Kitsap County for x1736.22 with inter- est had been reduced by the Supreme Court to $451.83 less costs of $143.75 leaving a net mount due the bank of 4308.08. Report ordered filed and on motion of ''Yard and Borth Clerk was autliori.ed to draw warrant in favor of LIr Carr for the statutory fee. letter read from City Engineer submitting plans, speoifications,iirofile and estimate, for t1lo iraprovement of Burwell avenue under ordinance -520. I:iotion 'by ,ard and McGlothlen that Engineer's plans etc; be approved and `Clerk inst- ructed to advertise for bids, same to be opened at the next regular meating,carried. Letter read from City Engineer submitting Zotimate of proposed improvement of .±ark avenue, and on motion of 6rorth gnd IvicGlothlen the matter was referred` to Com of the whole for further' investigation. f Letter read from City Attorney reporting on the various cases pending in his department :end submitting (1) Notice and (2)4— oposed lease to Martin Hefner of a portion of approach to I1:uniciial wham. (3) Irotice of hearing of Estimate Budget. Liotion by lard and ivIoGlothlen taht Clerk publish the necessary notices, carried. Clerk reported that twelve bids had been received for the , ,roposed improvemeht of ourth Street under ordinance x621. i1r Litill Johnson asked the Council to decide what disposition was to be made of the 2etitiJn of himself and others ¢Lout excluding the block between „ashington and T'acifie � from the Jmprovement District; and suggested that this should be done before bids were opened; Clerk then read the petition and after some disoussion , as to the merits of the ;aso, a motion by '.forth and McGillivray to deny the petition, carried. Llotion by ,Yard and LlcGillivr4y to open bids for the improvement of Fourth Street,' )arried: aids were then opened as follows; from Cascade °Coustruetion (;ompany, Ioeseph 5tangler. J. S. Heriygn, WaO.Bulette, E*J.Sparks, Engstrom and Larson, Erickson and M Colucio and Niblet, Perch and Gass, I. L. lent, 11. A. Ben end bennick LA;. L: I3. Llorri�, ' prior to the opening of the .bids islr -J. 0. Steadman requested that ;he Council insist that Bremerton labor be,employed on the work and that at least'42.60 a day be set as a minimum wage, as each bid was opened, the bidders present agreed to tflmploy Bremerton labor when possible and to pay not less than x;2.50 per day, they also agreed that this agreement might be incorporated in their contract if awarded "the'bid.` ;he only firms not represented were Engstrom and Larson,Ferch and Gass and L.,L.Lent. Llotion by .Yard and LicGlothlen that all bids be submitted to the City , In ineer o (computation and that when council adjourns it be until next Friday evenin',at wh OE tame ;he report of the Engineer would be acted on, carried. Street and alley eom:.rittee 'recommended that the paving at the foot of Front street 'he now completed as the fill had set sufficiently,and the planking,whioh had been placed ;em�)orarily, needed to be renewed, the committee further recommended that the paving be .f one course concrete, and that the Engineer be instructed to prepare the necessary plans Lotion by !'lard and MoGillivray that the reeo,iraondation of the Street and Alley Conuaitte I approved, carried. Street and Alley com,::ittee reported that the Zitsap County Fair association desired to use a part of the roadway at the North end of the park and also a Part of Park .Ave. at the time of the field meet, and on motion of 'Worth and I.icGlothlen request was granted. Mr Frank 11.Coder requested permission to instal arose walk to garage now being const- ruoted on his property 1104 Highland avenue, and on motion of •forth and IVIOGlothlen the neceE�,sary permission was granted, itrcet and Alley oornmittee reported on the application of Riley Chambers for lease of the foot of Sixth street, and after sumo discussion the matter was referred back to the committee for further investigation. I,ix Trimble appeared before the Council and requested that a certain alley near the f ,Episcopal church be opened so that teams could get through with fuel and supplies and ,LL,`` stated that certain property owners wave willing o put u part of the,,;.' � P 1 20 ) 4 Mr Trimble was instructed to submit statemeht showing showing the amount that inter- ested property owners were willing to put up, and the Council would then take action. Complaint was made that the sidewalk :t or near Park and Seventh was being undermined and the-matter was referred to the Street and alley committee and City Attorney. Street and ,,alley committee submitted deed from Jacob Wedge and Martha 'fledge conveying to the City a'strip of land for public use as a alley, same being dated Feb 5th 1916 Motion by Worth and McGlothlen to accept deed, carried. Motion '.'forth and ; McGlothlen to'authorize City tilerk to draw,warrant in favor of City Treasurer for the amount charged against property de'eded,after same has been fig- ured by the City Engineer; harried. Street and mlley committee recommended that Mr C.E.Fergusan be granted permission to Instal a gasoline pump on the Sddewalk near his place of business on ifaoifio and Fourth and on motion of ,orth and 1cGlothlen permission was granted. Fire light and Water Committee reported that a Veterinarian from Seattle had been em- ployed to attend one of the City's horses and Clerk read a letter containing the Doetor3 report, by which it was shown that the horse was too old for the present job and recomm- ending that he be sold and a younger horse purchased, the Committee recommended that thik Lh6 report of the Veterinarian be approved and a new horse purchased as soon as possible. ]Notion by McGlothlen and Cary to approve recommendation of committee and instruct purogasing committee to get another horsq and dispose of the one in question 'carried. Letter was read from Mr B.a.Lambert requesting that a li, be installed at the inter•• section of Union and I.1oSenzie streets and on motion of Ward and IIIcGillivray letter was ordered filed./ Fire,Light'and dater committee reoopamended that all are lights be discontinued and cheaper lights installed. Motion by IvicGlothlen and Cary that recommendation of the Committee be approved and lights changed as direoted,under direction of Fire,Light and ;later committee carried. Ordinance cormmittee 'recommended that` the ordinance hebetofore submitted by�I.D.?eters be withdrawn, and on motion of.11ard and McGlothlen permission to withdraw ordinance was granted. Ordinance , committee then submitted another ordinance by which it was proposed to ;ran - ; to ;falter D. -2eters,his assooiates,auccessore and assigna,the right,privtlege and to looate,lay down,construct,maintain and operate sundry railway tracks in,along and ac- ross sundry.streets,avenues,alleys and other public places within the City limits, and granting rights of way for such tracks; Ordinance was read by Clerk and marked first reading. City Clerk reported that the bonds of L.I.D Y62 wane ready for delivery and as Jno. E.l'rioe had declined to accept them he requested that the Treasurer be authorized to turn them to the Scandinavian Bank of Tacoma. Motion by ,lard and iloGillivray to authorize Treasurer to deliver the bonds of L.I.D ,�62 to the Scandinavian ,.merioan Bank of Taooma, carried. Motion by :'lard and McGlothlen to allow all bills which had been approved by the Fin- ance aommittee, carried. the following bills were approved; Trick and Murray 1130.78 Frank Melzer iP54 Frank Townsend 145. Leon Lambert 145. Jacob Wedge x;45. George Clay';45, Brem.Ioe and Fuel Co. y6. . *c&am 7 .1agill 121.ErnOst West 142. GeowlicKinney 142. Fel'.Coder i`20. Fred S.Hathaway 112.91 J.Studebaker $13. E.R.Caughte ;53. tort Blakely I :Iill',�15.30 Bhem -Chas. Lt.and Fuel Co. 1191.15 Gaxriso4 Fisher.Oo. 113.25 and$0;05.'Brem.Hdwe Co ,114 11.65. Robertson and Raines 12.40 Brem.Sheet I1etal Jorks .1.75. F.;f.Rooney .)1.65 Seattle Vdtetinnry Hospital 1 FI.F.rfiller .1,16.50 Bremerton Cafe 16.85 Brem.'Transfesr Co. X1.50 S.B /Lent. 46.00 Bremerton News 160.50. Finance committee reported that since last report on budget for 1916 the Count Ass- essor had notified the Clerk that the City assessed valuation had been palced at 4 X1,170.958.00 and recommended that this increase should be credited to street department and that the City Attorney had reported that the law provides for a three mil tax for _lccid'ent Fund, the committee further recommended that the budget as proposed be publish - edi.,Iotion by :forth and HuGlothlen to approve changes as per report, carried. Motion by ,forth and McGlothlen to publish budget as proposed, carried. Complaint was made about unsanitary oonditions prevailing around certain shacks and on motion of :ard and J40Gillivray the 3ity attorney was instructed to notify property owners that nuisance must be abated. F The i`;ayor reconu: ended that provision should be made for a place to keep woman prisonar: and on motion of McGillivray and McGlothlen the matter was referred to the Building committee for investigation. Ivir .forth cora)lained that the dog license law had not been inforced and that there wa a large number of dogs running at large for which no license had been paid, the Mayor explained that l ie had w ^pointed four different men tb collect these licenses and they had eacli resigned. Motion by IlaGillivray and Cary to adjourn carried. B.J,Mocall, City* Clerk. 3remerton, Jashington,. September 17th 1915. At an adjourned meeting of the City council held on the above date the following officers were present; Mayor J.C.Baer, Councilman -at -large '.'forth, Councilmen; P:Icilothlen, Jard, Ford, I.IcCrillivray and Cary, also EPhgine9r Hathaway, City Attorney Stevenson and Treasurer LIagill. The Hayor announced that the meeting was arranged for the purpose of hearing the report of the City En;;inoor on the bids on the Fourth Avenue improvement as ordered under Ordinance ; 4 520; Clerk read Engineers report showing the bids to bo as follows; Engstrom and Larson X11,805.87 E. J. 3parke L 9,625.22 Furch and uaso 10,964.80 L. L. Lent 9 Erickson and :.nderson 10,704.48 J. S. Kenyon 9 044.66 I,I..,.3enbennick 10 554.41 Cascade Constn.Co. 8,998.68 Joe, Stangler 10,541.19. Coluccio & Idiblet 8 750.91 /. 9 E. L. H. Morris 8 9 9 558.41 Attention was called to the fact that no provision had been made for retaining walls and that some property owners wished to have walls constructed, and that if walls`uore to be considered the low bidder would cease to be low, a good deal of discussion ensued,during which a letter was read from one property owner requesting that a wall be constructed athis property and some other property owners statedtLat they also desired a wall. - 10tion by .forth and Llcsillivray to reject all bids and readvertise, carried on roll call as follows ,forth, I.IcGlothlen,Ford,rIcGillivray and Cary, Yes. Gard, IJo. iiotion by iIc'illivray and Cary that Engineer be instr'Icted to ascertain the nwnber of property owners who desire walls and get waivers from those who desire fills, carried. 1.I0tion by - and Lic to,adjourn, carreid. J. 11ccall. dity Jlerk i . µ '