HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/27/15 Bremerton,.~ashington. September 27th 1915,
Regular meeting of the City Council 0alled to order by ~yor J.C.Baer at 8.00 o'Clock
p.m. present; all councilman, the Ci~:r AttOrney, City Treasurer and City Engineer.
Einutes of previous session and adjourned meeting was re&~ and approved as read.
Letter read from R.O.Qualheim applying for the position of Inspector on ~ourth Street
improvements; ordered filed.
Letter read from S.G. Chapmmn calling attention to the condition of the side~'Jalks at
Seventh near Park; referred to Street and alley committee.
Letter read from ,l.G.StoneJr reporting that teams were being driven over the sidewalk
at or near 1153 Pleasant Avenue and that the gutter had been badly dam_aged; referre& to
Street and alley committee.
~,Lr Emmons complained on behalf of ~rs Lidia Hart that the bulkhead in front of her
property on ,./arren ~venue was giving way cud asking the Council to make necessary re-
pairs; referred to the Street and alley committee for investigation.
Letter read from City Engineer with which was submitted plan of walls for'~ourth St.
improvement; plan was duly examined by the council and on motion of McGillivray and
Reeves was approved.
Clerk reported that he had received seven bids for the improvement of Burwell Street~
and on I~Iotion of Card and'!~orth bids were opened and found to be as follows; from
E.L.H.Morris, Joe Stangler, J.S.Een~on,, w,. J. ~parks, v,.Z.V.ent, John Galber and
Niblet and Coluccio. all bids were referred to the City Engineer for computation.
Letter read from City Attorney reporting on the various matters pending in his de-
partment, calling attention more pmrtioularly to the water suit now pending, and in-
asmuch as the question had been raise~ by interested' parties as to his qualifications
to serve the 0ity, he requested the 0ouncil to decide the matter.
],.¢otion by ',~orth and McGillivray that the question of elegibility be left to the
Court for decision, carried, afterwards the M~¥or on request of ~Lr Stevenson appointed
a committee consisting of Messrs McGillivray,Reeves and ;~ard, and on motion of L[cGilli-
vray and McGlothlen this conm~lttee and the l/myer were given full power to act in case
the court should decide that the-,~1~Att~ite~ was disqualified.
Letter read from thep~aA[~hiS~$~$~e~i~g~i~te tbs franchise which had been applied
for by LIr ¥. D. Peters, to this eomm~mioation was attached a latter from the LI~icipal
league calling attention to the same points covered by the o~iltee;,-~ Peters being
present addressed the co.oil and stated that his associates had no desire to take
advantage of the City and were willing make ~y arr~gement or agreement with the Co~ci]
that would be sa~isfactory provided that it was reasonable.
i.lotion by ./ard and ;.dc,~illivray to refer the proposed ordih~ce beck to ordinance and
~'r~nchise com~.~ittee; carried.
:~tr~et and alley co~nittee reported on the proposition of leasing the foot of S~th
street and recom~uended that no further leases be granted; Oo~m~ittee also re,~orted
after carefully invastigat&~g it was deemed advisable not to const~ot concrete re-
taining walls at this time, and reoo:,~e~dthat temporary wooden bul~ead be installed.
Motion by ',/arc ~,nd i,[oJiltivray to adop~report of Committee, carried.
i~rch~si~g ~o.~ittee reported that prices had been solicA&ed for supplies for ~ire
~e.~rtment and two lists of prices were submitted one from C.A.Schieren ~d Jo and
one f~'om f~icther Rubber Company these were read by Clerk and on motion of Card and
Oillivz'~y the bid of ~ichter Rubber cor~p:~y was accepted..
~o,~itt,?e also reported that on request of ~ire Light ~d ',';stet co~.nuittee,a visit h~d
l,~en made to the various places in Ze~ttle where 2ire Department trucks are sold and
the ,:~o~m~ittee had fo~d a very nice truck which ~ould meet the requirements of the City,
Fire Li~'ht ~ud ~,~ter com~itteo e~.=~lained that it did not sosm good business to purchase
a new ~aam for fire dep~rtment at thi~ ti~;~e, ~nd if a truck was purchased all the City
would be better protected i:~. case of fire; ,Jr Cook of the ~ire department spoke in
favor of pure,basing a t~'~ck a~ stated tha~ the Department w~_~s in accord on the purchase.
~:otion by 'Jorth ~d ,,ard to ~'efer the matter to Fire Light and ./ater
attorney ~nd ~?iee Chief to take ness: sary action, carried.
~inance co~:~ittee reported that wharf concession was not making ~0of. and r~commended
that the matte~' be referred to the City Attorney. ~d on motion of iLl. eves and ~Jodillivra~
t was so referrs~
.... u and O~;ry to allow all bills which h~d been a.:p~'ovsd by '~Le ~inance coa-
l ~Ge, oairied. ..he followln~ bills were aonrovsd E. .~. ~[~[~]] ~[)] ~ /l~d,~ V
.,,...:addom ~90. T.O.~oberts ~90. J.F.iI~ns -~20. O.~ Cod~-. ,an ~ .... ~. · ~
~r~k ~1elzer ~J6. Pr~nk Townsend ~J0. Leo Lamber~ ,/~0. George 01ay ~30 Jacob ;'~edge
Brem. Ioe and Fuel,,, Jo ,68. Jresent,~, Dry Joods Co. ~0.60 Reg~u and BerM~eimer $9.45
E. R. Oaughie ~J0. ~[ard and Co. ~22.10 Bremerton News ~12.05 Trick and Murray $17.85
Bn~mer¢on Department Store ~298.07 I¢iss ~hillips $40. i~s Bremer ~30. Lo~n and H~ford
Co ~7.19 J. P. Riley $19.85 E. J. McCall $18.20 H. H. Jalkinton ~60. Dremer¢on Z~ber
Company ~3.60 ~d GTrrison ~isher Co $9.05.
Under ~mfinished business the City Engineer reported that he had oomputed the btds¢
street mnd that ~,~M L.L.Lent was the lowes~ bidder/
carried.
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