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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/28/12 Bremertcn,Washington, October 2~th 1912. Re.~ular meeting of City Council called to order at 7.55 P.I~.by ~ayor l,~ehner, present, Councilmen Carter,Urban,Buffihgton,~fcGlothlen,Calkins and Foss; also City Attorney,Engineer and Treasure~. }~iuutes of p~-evious session read and approv&d after sleight correction. Letter read from Frye and Co. asking permission to place two s~ll iron posts in sidawalk [n front of tbelr store In Oliver building; Hotion by ~cGlothlen and Foss to ~rant request; Carried. Letter read from H.L.Samuels asking permission to ~n drain pipe under side- walh ; ~5otion by Fo;;s and ~ffington to refer the matter to Street and Alley comm- ittee,wlth power to act; Carried. Letter read from Frank Hisho and Co. requesting ~t deposit on sewer plans be retu~ed; ~otion by Calkins and ~ffington t~t Clerk be instructed to draw warrant for ~5.00 to reimburse' ~,Iisho and Company; carried. ~oti,~n by Ca~ter and BufFington That on all future contracts the bidders be charged a f~e,for'plans aihd s~eclficatlons,to reim~rs9 ~he. City for the, cost of said plans,all fees so'collected to be palced to the credit of the General ~nd of the City; Carried. I~otton by Calkfrl~; s. nd Foss to inst~ct Street superintendent to instal crosswalk on Burwell in llne with east margin of Park Avenue; Carried. ~,,,~r ~dcGlothlen reported that c~6sswalk on Alley in rear of Harlow building on k~;'ou Fourth Street,should be readjusted to conform to new pavement, and Street and Alley co;nmi~tee wee instructed to have necessary change ~de. Street C~.~nnni;;sioner reported that there was an accumulation of sand and dirt le~ by bu~.ldlng contractor in ~ron~ of. ~Ir SpOon's residence ,~l144.Hlghland, and Clerk ~¥as instructed to notify ~.~r Spoon to have same removed. Coraplaint wa~ made ,against ~.,Ir ~tbrams for main~a;ning a n~i~ance at his stable o~ Seven,th street near P&cific; keferred to,Health,and Sanita~ion Committee. ~:;r Foss reported Dhat Tdlephone Company ~md agreed to instgl Police call boxes at ~he rate of qp5. ~r month ~or first three boxes and $4. ~$~ month for four or over. Uotion by McGlothlen and Foss t~t City rent two boxes one to be installed at Second and Washington and on~ at Front and.Pacific; Carried. Fire,Light and Water co~_~ittee reported havi~ investigated about Central Fire alarm by means of which Telephone operator could strike the 2umber showing location oF Fire , and the matter was referred ~aqk to committee to get plans and prices, ~.~o~on by Calkins and Mc~lothlen to approye.loqation of building on wharf. Carri~ ~oti, on By~l~cGldthlen and [~rlSan ~that dooM at slip be made .as much wide~ as possl- ble; Cagried. l,.~r 'Foss sugMested that 'the stairway sh6u~d .be ma~e wider t~ prov&de for future needs, and made n;otiot~'t6 that d~fect but same received no second. City ~ttorney reported that judgmm-g ~d b~en rendered aga&nst City in Local ~'~nl~ovemen' f, ~r=~z7 in the gmount that the assessment roll exceeded the Engknaer'.s estimate. ~,lotion by Burlington grid I{cGlothlen to inst~ct Engineer ~nd Attorney to pre- pare supplimentary assessment roll; Carried on roll call all members voting Aye except ~.Ir Foss who being a resident of the distriqt .declined to vote. Attortaey reported that Court had ~ecognlzed City's claim to alley at foot of Pacific ~venue; and on motion of Carter and NcGlothlen the Engimeer was inst~cted · LC0 ~a~e survey,and show ~xact location of strip of land in question. ~kttorney reported that he had prepared Resolution and ordinance con~ection with the proposed improvement of Broadway. },~otion by Carter and Urban to lay the matter over one week t0 ascertain if de- dications could not be obtained on Warren Avenue; Carried on rO'~l call, u~nimously. 0rdl~ance ;~431 providing for the improvement of Pacific Avenue,by installl~ a sewer from the ~r~ole at Sixth Street to the ~ole at Ntll street was read. ~,~otion by Urban and ~cGlothlen to pass ordinance as read and i~truct Clerk advertise f~r bids on const~ctlon,sald bids to be opened Novembe~ 4th 1912; carried on roll call all ~embers voti~ Aye. 0rdtnance = :.;43,: providing for the salary of the City Clerk' from and after January 1st 1913 was read, and on motion of Carter and Ur~n was passed as regd,all members voting ~kye. Ordinance ~433 ~kuthoriz[ng the ~,,~ayor and Clerk to sign deed' conveying to the County Co~muissloners of Kitsap County,the two lots on which the City ~l.1 now stan~ ~nd p~oviding that same be placed in escrow until after election, was read; Yotion by Carter and Foss to pass ordinance as readi~arried on roll Call all members votin? Aye. Ordinance ~434providing for the pure,se of the water works,issuance of bonds and Special ~lection for ratification or rejection;was re~d; Notion by Carter and Foss to pass as read carried on roll call all members voting Aye. Ordinance ?~435 providing fo~ th~ purchase of the plant of the Bremerton Cha~l~ to Light and ~el Co,issuance of bonds,providing for opinions and calling specia~ election for ratification or rejection;was read; Notion ~y Calkins and Foes to pass as read carried on roll call all members voting Aye. ..... Hinutes 6'~ October 28th 1912. (Page 2.) The question of-width of Walu'en,Ralph,Evelyn and Ralph streets was dis- cussed at length and street and all~y committee was inst~cted to ascertain width desired by property owners. Engineer reported that the council in changin~the grade of Eighth street betwe~n Park and Warren Avenues had n6t provided enough fall for dralnage,and recommended that grade be raised about a Eighteen inches In center. L~otio~ by Foss a~d EcGlothlen that comprimise grade be made on Eighth Dtreet between Warren and Park; Carried. all members voting Ay~ bn roil call. Engineer also sul0mitted plans for retain walls at alley approach to Front str~ street near Municipal Wharf, ~otlon by ~,~c~lothlcn and Urban to approve plans c~rried on roll call, all members voting'Aye. Clerk submitted six sealed bids for construction of sewers on Seventh and Union streets, ~Iotion by Foss a]~d Calkins to open bids; carried. Bids were received from the following contractors, N. ~Iersch. L.L.Lent, Aooa,oo~z and Hadley, L.Y. Stayton,and Coste!lo and Fran~z. ~,~otion by Foss and ~{cGlothlen to refer all bids to Engineer and Street and Alley Committee with power to award contract, Carried. Clerk submitted two sealed bids for the bonds of District /58, Motion by Urband and Foss to postpone action for one week; carried. ~Iotion by Burlington and ~cGlothlen that the following named citizens be appointed as inspectors and judges of the Primary election for the nom- inattoD of City officers~to be held November 8th 191~,and that they be re- quested to act without clerks, CarrSed. First precinct F.R.Lewis, Wm Sterns and T.J.Gorman. Zecond Precinct I.U.Iverson, ~,Trs Ceorgina Smith and I~rs Granger. Third Precinct W.H.Koper, G.A.Kins and.~,~iss C.Knutson. Fourth prlci~ct N.J.IIolt, J.G.Duke, and Lirs IIoover. 0rdinance,~436 prohibiting the hauling of gravel,sand and other materials ~e~e~eSa~3~?~d°~i'~g penalties, was read. ~otion by ~{cGlothlen and Calkins to pass ordinance as read; carried on roll call, all members voting Aye. ~,,~otion by Urban and l{cGlothlen to ~llow all bills as approved by Fi~nce com~nittee; Carried. The following b~lls we~?e approved L.L.Lent ,~1000. Emitl Johnson ~300 ~.N.Berr3 ..,,160._J.~;.Bryan .~7o, F.1,.Arnold ~;91. E.J.~,~cCall ~69.v5 T.N ~olmes : ore I90. Fram Ue zer Herman Preese ~15. Frank Townsend :~12.50 Wm King :$17.85 Flieder Bros ~4. C.Cas~d ?27. Dan ~ntao ~13.75 R.O.Oualheim ~,aco[~en ;f2.o0 Eeed Walworth Li]]ian NcCatl ~2.95 Kitsap Couut~ Telephone Ccmpan~ ~2.50 Frank ~lsho and Co ~5. W.H.';;ilsor, ~6.98. }~otion by UPham a~d Buffington to adjourn; carried.