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Home My WebLink About10/25/15 ~remsrton, ¥tashington. October ~§, 1915. Regular meeting of the 0it¥ Council called to order by 2gayor J. O. ~aer at ~.~0 o'clock. ~esen~ all Oo~oi~e~, ~i~y ~neer~ ~reasurer ~ Attorme2 represem~ing ~he City A~orney,who ~as ou~ of towm. M~u~es of previous sessioa rea~ am~ approve~ as rea~ ( t~e 01erk eal~ a~temtion to an erro~ in one of the vouchers which he ~s ~et~ote~ to a~Juet on next ~nth~ Letter rea~ from City A~torney in re: Gas ~r~chise~ ~ere~ flle~ ~e~ter reaA from J. ~. ~bb o~1~ atten~iom ~0 violation of 0r~in~ce ~AY; re- ferre~ ~o Oi~y Atto~ey ~ Stree~ a~ ~ley 0o~ittee wi~h po~er ~o -- ~e~t~r rea~ from ~ineom & Robinson, A~torney for Jesse Spear~ or4ered fite~. ~etter re~ from Jo~ Rols~a~ giv~g notice of claim for ~ages ~ ~he s~ of $~0,000.~ for allege~ i~Jur2~ referre~ to 0ity A~torney. ~e~er rea4 from Ci~y ~gl~eer requesting that t'~ewriter wl~h long carriage be purchase~ for use in his ~epartmentl referre~ ~o purchasi~g oo~i~ee. Le~er re~4 from City ~gineer submiSt~g waivers for ~ge for s~reet improve- men~s; or~ere~ file~. ~. ~re~rio~on, ~ proper~y owner on ~our~h Stree~ re~ues~e~ ~ certain ~reee loea~e~ on ~he parkings~rip in fron~ of his proper~y be no~ re~ve~ whea new sidewalk is l~i~; referred ~o S~ree~ ~ Alley Oo~i~ee ~4 Oi~y ~gi~er. 01erk reports& ~ha[ ~. ~en~ h~ file~ his bo~ '~ Local Improvemen~ Dis~rict ~76~ lai~ over ~il re~u~ of Ci~y ~o~ey. Complaln~ was ma~e ~ha~ a certa~ b~l~ea~ on Pacific Aven~ near Seventh S~ree~ was giving way an~ nee~e~ a~en~ion~ referre~ ~o S~ree~ an4 Alley 0o~i~tee. ~. Allison of ~aehing~on Avenue eomplaine~ abou~ ~he way wa~er was allow~ ~ over ~he s~dewalk in fron~ of ~he garage at ~he foo~ of View Street; referred ~o S~ree~ an4 ~lley Committee. Fire, Li~ ~' ~Va~er Oo~i~tee repor~e~ '~ha~ no~iee ha~ been ~e~e~ om ~he Elec- tric Ligh~ Company ~o ~isco~inue ~he use of arc lights as~ ~ r inst~o~ions of ~he 01~y Codicil ~ ~ha~ 0crappy ha~ refuse~ ~o obey ~he or~er~ an~ olaime~ ~o have a oon~rae~ for presen~ lights ~il ~he en~ of 1916~ Oo~i~ee aeke~ fer f~her ~ime ~o inves~ iga~e. 0o~i~ee reco~en4e~ ~ha~ tire arms be purchase4 for new fire ~ek an~ on of .ar4 ~ 0are ma~er was referre~ ~o purchasing Co~i~ee. ~. ~lar~ reported ~ a s~a~e inspector had ealle~ his a~ten~ion ~o ~he fact ~ha~ automobile o~ers were no~ obeyi~ ~he law a~ requested ~ an ordinance be ~ra~ ~o force ~h~ ~o ~o so; referre~ ~o 0r~inance Oo~i~tee a~ Ci~y ~nee oo~ai~tee reoo~em~e~ tha~ that neeess~2 action be t~ea ~o su~mit the proposition of re~ding all ou~s~ing ~rr~e by issuing bon~s bearing 6% in~- eres~; referre~ ~o 0i~y A~o~ey ~d Ordinance co~i~ee wi~h inspections ~ pre- pare Or~in~oe if fo~d reasonable. Mo~ion by '~';ard ~n~ ~ary ~o a~low ~11 bills which h~ been approve& by ~he Finance Co~i~ee; oarrie~. er~ ~J0; ~aoob ~e~e ~27.50~ George Clay' ~30; 0has. L. ~lll $90.50~ ~. ~. $91.75; ~hos. S~evenso~ $115; J.E. Joker $100; Dr. J.~. ~s ~0;.A. ~. ~lll H. He~ :jg0; H.H. Blase ~108; D.V~. Hs4~on $90; ~r~ ~i~e $90~ 2.0. Roberts $90~ ~.~. Xelcie $12.~5; Breme~on Cafe $15.A5~ J.G. ~ke $10; Bremer~on ~r~nafer ~; ~. Ins. Oo~m[lsston ~ld?.A0: ~remer~on L~ber 0o. ~98-80. ~ ~ ~,~~- 2ao~[ic ~el. & Tel. Co. ~2.45; Bremerton News $47.10~ J.W. Re~ $20: O.E. Sherry ~16. ~red S. Hathaway ,153.50, E.R. 0aushte $36; T.L. Avery $76.55; D. Eriokson $2.50; orowle? $3.75, LlOyd Dillon $2.50~ Garrison~isher 0o. $15.05; S. ~ith $4.50; Bremer- ~on Light & ~el Co. $81.~; ~Sop~ie Bremer $30; lard & 0o. $57.?~] Abbie ~ill~s $57.50, 2acl~lc Tel. ~ Tel. Co. $4.50; ~pplioation received i'rom Ballard ~ Zeek for permission to transfer their ?ool license to ~'l. Yohe. 0n mobion off Mo$1o~hlen ~d 'ftorth license was so tr~sferei. ~otion by ~;'a?6 ~d ~ord that appointment off Street Inspector for Local Improvement work be lef~ ~o City Engineer; ca~ried. ;~r. Bryan off :;ry~ ~ 0olvin suggeete~ that a ~)etition be airoulate~ ~ha~ the U.S. l~avy Yard Be included in the clt2 limits. Motion by Reeves ~d MoG]o~hlen ~hat when the Co.oil adjourns it be ~til next ~onday evenln8 a~ 7.~ o'clock; oarrie~, ~imar2 21eotion offficers were appointed as ~ollows= ?irst 2reolnot; C. H~son, Insp., ~'t.D. Mallory and Louise Van Stolen, Judges. Second Precinct; C.~. ~rris, Insp., 0. ~reen ~d Adella L. ~r~ger, ~u~ges. ~ird Precinct; E~ ~gel, lnsp., Werner ~ors~n an~ ~s. Nellie Thompson, Judges. ~ourth 2reoinot; ~.?. Oralford, Insp. ~'.H. Xoper an~ George Dewey, Judges. ~ifth 2reoinot; [~.0. Pre.all, Insp., ~s. Powers and George ~isher, Judges. S~th ~eci~c~; M.J. Holt Insp. A.~. R~ey ~d Ha~e S ~ea~, 'Judges. ' I~{otion by Worth ~d Mc*lothlen to confirm appointments; carried. ~tion by Reeves ~d 0ary to adjoin ~til [Mn~ay evening; carrie~. Monday. November let 1915. Oonnoil called to order by ~ayor Baer at ?.30, o'clock p.m. Ail members being pr, except Mr. Ford who arrived a f. ew minutes late. Clerk reported that the Oity Attorney had examined the contract and bond of M~. Lent for the i~provement of Fourth Street aaa found same in proper form. Motion by Ward asr McGlo~hlen to approve the bond of Mr. Lent and authorize the Mayor asr clerk to sign the oontraot~ carr'ied. Mr. Marion ~arla~d stated that petitions had been circulated for ~exation cleo, tics. but all o£ the petitions not having been returned sufficient signatures had not yet been received and he asker £or further time. ~otion by Reeves ahd Ward that when the Council adJaurne& it be until ~ext, ~nurs, day evening, November 4t~ 1915; carried. Mr. M.F. Me,owen addressed the Council in .favor of placing a standpipe on the Burv~ell Street ~ill for fire protection and o~motionof i~ard a~d Cary the matter ~as referred to the ~ire. Light an~ ~ater Committee for investigation. Mr. Mertz of the Boys Benevolent League Movement asked fo~ the free use of the ~unicipal Hall on ~ext Thursday evening and eL. plained the purposes sad scope'of the society. I~tion by ~cGiltivray and ~c*lothlen to grant the free use of the hall on next Thursday evening~ carrieR. ~otlon by ~illivray and L~cdlothlen to adjourn until ? o'clock p.m. ~hursRay~ ~ovember 4th 1915; carried. Thursday. November 4th 1915. Council called to order by Mayor J.C. Baer at 7.00 o"clock p~m. l~resent Mr ~orth. Mr Mc~lothlen, Mr ~cGillivray and ~r Reeves. all other members arraying a little later. Clerk read petitiom from over 200 residents of the City requesting the City Counc to order an election,submitting bhe ~uestion of whether or not there shall be annexe. tO the City of Bremerton and incorporated within the incorporate limits thereof,all that territory known as 'the United States ~avy Yard; Motion by Mc~illivray e~ McGlothlen that the petition be'submitted to the City Clerk to check up and if found sufficient to certify to same. carr&&d. Motion by Mc~illivray and McGlothlen that Olerk be instructe~ to ascertain loc- ation for polling place in territory ~0 be annexed,if petition is found sufficient. carried. City attorney explained the provisions of the law governing on elections of this class, and a~vise~ the a~vocates of the water purchase to ascertain the possibiliti~ of consolodation between Oharleston and Bremert~n. ~lerk advised Council that it woul~ probably be necessary to arrange for new polling places in the third and fifth precincts, and on motion ~f Mc~illivray and ~orth the, matter was referred to Mr Car~, with power to aete The Mayor: c~llea attention ,to a quantity of bedding the property of the City which is now storeR at the park., a~: suggested that the sunshine society could' use Motion by Ward and Oary to donate the bedding in question to the ~unshine society carried. Motion by ~ard and MoGlothlen to adjourn, oarried~ ~Ity Olerk.