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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/27/15 Bremerton,i'~ashington, December 27th 1915. ~ Regular meeting of the City 0ouncil called to order by Mayor J.O.Baer at ?.$0 o'clock !p,m, the following members being present at roll call; ~essrs WorthtMcGlothlen,McGillivr~ land Reeves. !, Ninutes of previous session read and approved as read. ! Letter read from George Clay reporting that he was hurt while serving the City in the iStreet department on November l?th 1915, and requesting the Council to re-emburse him !for the time he has been out of work and also for doctors services and medicine, the ~letter was laid over to unfinished business by request of )~ Worth. i Report read from Bremerton Volunteer Fire Department giving a statement of its work !during the year 191§; referred to the Fire Light and Water Committee. ! Lette~read from City Engineer showing the progress of the work in distr~cts ~?§ and !~76 and submitting monthly estimates as follows:- Dist.~?§ $256.90 Dist. ~76, $652.85. Clerk reported that he had been served with a notice of 0omplalnt in the case of !John Rolstad against the City, Referred to the in-coming Council. i City Engineer reported that owing to the heavy fall of rain the drain ditch at 10th ~and Broadway had filled in. and recommending that that dirt be removed and drain-tile !laid. also that the drainage at 9th and ,~rren and at 5th and Veneta needed attention these several matters were each duly referred to the street and alley committee with ~power to act. i Motion by ~rth and EcGlothlen that the report of the engineer for L.I.Districts ~75 and ~76 be approved and warrants ordered drawn for the amounts due as shorm,carrled. Street and ~lley co~muittee reported that gravel could not be placed on Uashington avenue owing to the heavy rains. Street and alley co~muittee recommended that John Rolstad be compelled to repair his bulkhead and further reco~mnended that the matter be referred to the incoming council. and the matter was so referred. Street ~nd alley committee having inspected the lumber now being used by contractor in Diet 75 and 76 and that the greater part of same was satisfactory. i Street and alley committee recommended that the request of Nr Leos for vacation of !alley be referred to the incoming council, and it was so referred. i Fire,Light and l~r com~ittee reported progress on the reduction of lights as ordered iby the council,and recommended that no further action be taken until after the new eounc~ takes office, this recommendation was approved. i ,~harf committee reported t~at the concesalorer was in default on his rent and that ~notes ~ven ~n January azto~ing to about $400. were still outstanding, and although these several amounts were secured the committee recommended that some action be taken, this matter was also referred to incoming council. Motion by Worth and NcGlothlen to allow all bills which hove been approved by the immmm~m finance committee, carried, the following bills were approved; ! L.L.Lent $256.90 and $682.85. E.R.Oaughie $$9. Fred Folson ~1.50 Fred S.Hathaway $150 'Brem. Chas. Lt. and Fuel Co. $6.90 Garrison Fisher Co. $4.50 H.H.i?alkinton $62. G.A.King !,~lO. City Fuel and Supply $14. E.J.McOall $92.~0 Chas L.~gill $9~. Thomas Steyens&n i~1£2.60 R.R.Black ~ilO0. H.Re~nn $$$0. D.W.Haddon $90 T.O.Roberts $90 J.E.Joder $100. iFrank L.~ite ~90. ' J.F.Munns ~20. Garrison Fisher Co ~5.~5. Bremerton Cafe Frank ;~elzer $51. Frank To~wnsend ~42,50 ~eon Lambert $4~.50 Jacob ~edge ",iA" Flower shop ~25. Bremerton Light and~Fuel Co $182.2V S.B.Lent $1~.50 Bremerton Volunteer Fire Dept. $100. Bremerton News $8.95 Fred S.Hathaway $18.50 D.L.Cady SE. Ed. Rem~il. Bremerton Hdwe. ~. Brem. Iron ~orks ~9V.90 Ohms L.~icGill City Treasurer .i~355.49 and J.E.Foss ~?.?l.~ (~Ir Ford arrived at this time) Building co~ittee reported that the roof of the Jail w~.s leaking and the matter was referred back to the co~ittee with power to act. ~ir Clay's letter was then taken up,and after some discussion was referred to the incoming City ~ttorney. Mr Ford asked for further information about the deed given Mr ~ood, the Clerk explainei that he could do nothing further until the City Engineer finished the plat of the Cemete~ and suggested that the matter should be referred to the City Attorney and on motion of LIe~srs Ford and ~orth the matter was so referred. ~otion by.Reeves and iYorth to ~dJourn, carried. Clerk.