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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/11/15 27 '! Bremerton, Washington. ~ctober 11. 1918. Regular meeting of the City 0o~mcil called to m~eam order by Mayor Baer at ?.30 o'clock p.m. Ail Councilmen being present. Also City Engineer Treasurer and Attorney. Minutes of thesession held September 2?th 1915 and also October 4th 1915 were read and approved as read. · Letter read from the R.E. Occurs, 0ommadant of the Navy Yard enclosing a letter from lmabllc Works office reporting that residents of Bremerton had deposited hot ashes agaim~,t the Navy Yard fence, thereby causing a fire and requesting that steps be taken to prevent further trouble from this source; letter referred to City Att- orney and the Chief of Police. Letter from Ray C. Arcales applying for license to run 2ool Room at ~08 Burwell Avenue; referred to City Attorney and License and Revenue Comm~tteeeWith ~ower to act Petition read ~'rom several property owners on Burwell and ~ourth Streets re- questing that Jacob 'Jaeobson be appointed as Inspector; petition ordered filed. Let ter 'read ' from'Rowland Hughes asking for .gas franchiseewlerk read the accom- panying ordinance ~ by'title which was marked first reading and referred to City 'Attorney. Clerk read report of Police Judge. James W. Cart for the month of September · showing net receivers of $1ZZ.45; referred ~e Finamce Com~m~ittee. Clerk read report of ~ity Attorney.referring to amended complaint and Order to show cause in the case of Spoor and Pruden vs the City of Bremerton and calling at- tion to certain action of special counsel for the City in the original case. Motion by Worth and Mc,~illivray to file ,and make part of the records; carried. ~etter read from City Attorney calling attention to action for damages brought by A.M. Atohinson in L.I.D. ~?1; ordered filed. Letter read from 1~ Bryan,& 0olvin, special counsel for City in connection with the water suit and the injunction case; ordered filed. Letter read from the Mayor to the City Attorney directing him to serve as City Attorney during inJnmction suit e]~cept otherwise disqualified by the court; ordered filed. Letter read from City Attorney ~llbmitting plans, estimate, profile and specifics, tions for the pawing of the foot of ~ront Street. Plans were carefully checked by Council and on motion of Ward and Reeves were approved and ad~zpted. Clerk read resolution of intentions providing for the improvement of the feet of Front Street by paving with erie course concrete an& doing such other and further work as may be necessary in connection therewith; motion by Ward and Ford to 1~ reso- lution as read;carried~ Report of City F~gineer submitting waivers from Property owners on l%urth and Burwell Avenues in connection with necessary fills was read and on motion of Ward and EcGlothlen was adopted and ordered filed. Contract and bond of L.L. Lent for improvement district ?~ were submitted, hav- ing previo~ml¥ been approved by the City Attorney; Motion by Reeves and Cary that bond be ~ a~cepted ~md ~.~yor and Clerk be authorized to sign contract; carried. l&r. Bryan of Bryan & Colvin addressed the Cou~uoit at this time and stated that ~ the water suit would be tried November 3rd and that the injunction ~rial had been set for a close date. He urged all possible haste that the inJtmotion might be dis- posed of before the original case came up in the Supreme Court. Clerk reported that five bids had been reueived for the improvement of Fourth St reet and an motion of i~[cGllli~'ray and Ford same were duly opened and found to be as follows: Fro~ Engstrom and Larson, Erickson & Anderson. E.L.H. Morris. W.A. Parker and L.L. Lent; bids were referred to Engineer for computation. Clerk reported that two bids had been received for new fire truck and on motion\ of Ward and .~orth s~me were duly opened and found to be as follows: From A~erican La~rance Fire Engine Company,three bids. Firct $4,750; Second $4100; Third $3400. One bid from the G&rlinger I~otorcar Compa~ $E.950. The representatives of these companies being p~esent explained the advantages of ~heir cars. Mr. Saunders of the Gerlinger Compahy stated that he had brought his c~r over and had demonstrated it s qualities to the members of the fire department and others and will guarantee it to be free of all defects for one year. Mr. ~latt and Mr. Cook of the ~ire Department spoke in favor of the Gerlinger ~chine; Motion by ~'~a~'d and McGlothlen to purchase the Ge~'linger L,I~tor Compan~&s truck with the equipment thereon f.o.b. Bremerton at $2~50S subject to guarantee; carried unanimously on roll call. iiotion by :,ard and I~[cGlothlen to place the truck in the hands of the ~ire Light and Water Committee with instructions to get lights and other necessary equipment installed on same in conJlmction with lhtrchasing Committee; carried. ~,,~uch discussion arose as to ways and mea,,s o£~;taking care of the team and truck~ after which a motion by ,lard and Ford that the whorls matter be left to the Fire, Light and ;'~ater Committee and the chief of the i:'ire J)epartment with power to act; ~/,/ carried; Street and Alley Committee reported that the complaint of Mrs L~dia Hart been carefully lmvestigated; amd that the bulkhead had been constructed acoerdimg te specifications amd plans approved by the Ceumeil amd that Mrs Hart had net preteste~ that the assessment for the bulkhead had been borne by the District. and that Mrs Har~ thre~h her agent Bob l~alton had refused to allow a fill to be made like the other property owners, the committee also reoo~mnended that am the bulkhead neede~ te be er 'to replaee it with a fill,so as to protest the street and sidewalk. Mr Fmmm~as sp~ke ia favor ef Mrs Eart a~ Mr ~oaaa ~e~e~ a property ~er la the Dimtriet m~ke aga~st the 01ty ~kiag ~ re~irm, ~ ~ ~pla~e~ that 'he ~m a member ~f the Oo~eil at the time the ~rk ~a ~ae, a~ ~m H~t t~ou~ her representative ~ ~ulte~ ha~ ~aia~e~ that a ~11 be ooaat~o~e~ ~inatea~ efa fill, M~tio~ by M~illi~ay ~d ~ that the re~rt of eo~ittee be approved.oarrie~. Fr~ehime ~ 0r~in~ee e~ittee red,ted ~at ~thiag ~ther ha~ bees aocma~ liehe~ ~a the street ear mr~e, the 0hair~ ef the Committee them oalle~ en ~ ~. D. Peters, w~plaine~ that ~ view ef the fact that there ~m se ~eh ~p~aitim~ te the prmpeae~ ff~ohise,his azs~olates ha~ iaet~te~ him te withdraw t~e applioat~ ~f ~e~ittee re~rte~ that the front slip h~ ~e~ repaire~. Marion by ~ar~ ~ 0ary t~ allow all Bills which ~a~ bee~ approve~ by the Fin~o~ cm~ittee, earrie~. T~e fellawing bills were all~we~. 0ity Treasurer $~2.71 ~k Melze~ $~8.E~ Fr~k .Ta~sen~ $3~ Lea.~bert $30. Geo~ 0~2 ~0. ~.~edge $30 Ford Stem. ~. Bre~sville Mill 09. ~8. ~emer~en H~we.0~. ~1~.10 F.~.Raoney $1Z.60 West Dielafecti~g dc~ $~5.~0 Trick aa~ ~rray ~42.17 Bremerton L~ber 0~. $1B. · *lmea ~pleaent O~ ~97.~0 ~vel~ ~at ~orks $10.S~ Robertacn Rainez $2~.~0. Bremert~n 0harleeten Light ~ ~el Co. $~4.~8 Bre=ertan Traaefe~ $8.~0 ~rriacn- Fisher $9.2~.$1. ~ $~.50 Sila~ ~ith ~.~0 Fr~?. 0o~er $20. ~.0.~lap $~. E.R.0au~le ~?. ~re~. S.~athawa2 $3.80 J. Stu~eb~er $1B.50 ~ ~erlinger Matcr ~r 0ity Engiaeer reparte~ that he h~ fi~ed up the bi~s as au~itte~ for the im- pr~veaeat.of ~e~th 3treet an~ had fa~ ~ L.L.Leat to be the lowest bidder. Motion by ~ar~ ~d ~irth to awar~ the o~ntract for ~o~th Street improvements tm The laweat bi,der ~ L.L. Leat. oarrie~. Motion by Wortha~ Mo~l~thlen ~, adjourn, carried. O~ty Clerk of Bremerton.