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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/28/40 August Z8, 1940. Regular meeting of the City Co~mission of the City of Br~o~Washington,held of Wednesday Aug. ZS,1940 at ten o'clock A.M., Commissioner l~,Acting Mayor presiding, Commissioner Casad and the City Attorney being present. , Clerk read minutes of the meetings held on August 21,and Augus~ 24,1940 and on motion of Mr Casad and Mr Bruenn same were approved as read, both mmmbers voting Yes. Mr Casad reported on behalf of the committee of the whole that the proposal of 0. E. Erdman for the drilling of a well had been considered and approved. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Bruenn to award the contract for drilling a well near Anderson creek t~o 0. E. E~dman of Elms, Washington, carried as follows: ~r Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Jones Absent. Nit Casad reported that several persons residing outside the city limits,desired the use of the council chamber next friday evening to consider the question of the proposed annexation to the city. On motion of Mr Bruenn amd Mr Casad request was granted. Clerk read resolution authorizing the sale of Lot 4, Bloc~ l, Fellow's addition to Decatur, to E. W. Granger end Patricia Gran~r foE' the total sum of $300.00. cash. and on motion of Mr Casad an~ Mr Bruenm resolution was approved. Clerk read a res~olution authorizing the ~sa~e of the sale of the following property to-wit: Beginning 2§ .feet east of the South ~est corner of Tract 19, Tebbetts Decatur Acre Tracts thence East 102.5 feet; thence North 4'2.feet; thence We~t 10~.05 feet; thence South 4~ feet to beginning, to Harry P.Mar~in and wife; Price $110.00. Terms: $50.00 and $§.00. per month with interest at seven per cent. The commission took this offer under advisement. City Attorney Bryan delivered abstrao~ of title an~ title insurace on the Aarts property and same was ~urned ovex to the Olerk, Clerk read letter from the Lofthus Lumber Yard offering to reduce bid on the improvement of L. I. D, #El0 to.~1803.00 and letter was referred to committee of the whole,on motion of ~r 0ssad and ~r Br~enn. ~City Attorney read a letter fram the County Auditor shying the estimated voting strength of certain territory of Kitsap County whose ~residents are anxious $o be annexed to the City of Bremerton. As the boundaries of the district does not follow precinct lines it was impossible to ~ make oorzeot estimate. Estimated voters in district 677. The vote at the 19~8 ~sneral election was Snyder Precinct ES1 and Marime Drive 448. so tha~ by taking all of Snyder ~eoinot and approximately one third of the Marine Drive precinct who voted in the 1938 election we get a total vote in the district described as 430. The City Attorney reported having written to ~he Po~t Blakeley Mill Company in reference to vacation of Right Of Way across certain water Department property. Motion b½ Mr Casad and Mr Bruenn that conmission recess until seven o'clock P.M. carried as follows: Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Ye~. Mr Jones, Absent. APPR 0V~ED: ~ August 28, 1940. (Page 2.) The regular meeting of the city commission of the City of Bremerton,Washington, was reconvened at seven o'clock P.M. Augtrs¥ 28,1940, Mayor Jones presiding, lssioner Bruenn, Go~missioner Casad being present. A delegation of property owners f~om High Avenue was present and the proposed improvement of said Avenue was discussed by the members of the delegation and the commission and the opinion prevailed that it would be best to discontinue the pro- posed improvement as shown by resolution of intention passed by the city commission June 19,1940. Motion by Mr Jones and M.r Bruenn to allow protests and that the proposed improve- ment be dropped. Carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. ~fir Cased, Yes. The Commission then took up the consideration of the improvement of Ohio Avenue, et.al, as per resolution of intention passed June 1,194~; the Engineering department submitted a letter showing that a revised estimate omitting the surfacing and oiling would represent a reduction of approximately 21 per cent; and calling attention to a resolution asking for $2500.00 from the gasoline tax fund in aid of the proposed district, and Mr Casad stated he had been assured of its approval by the St&to High- Way Department. He stated that only 13% of the property owners had protested. A letter Was read f~m 17 interested persons who had proposed the o~iginal pro- position and who now ~ished to with dra~ their names frc~ the protest, as follows: Jay Davis, Carl Meili, Howard Gray, J. E. Haddon, Mrs Agnes Haynes, i~irs Veronica Haehne~, B.W.0'Neill, S. Hansen, E.W. Stingl, R. ~eale, A.E.Theis, C.B.Watson, Robert Stingl, Estelle Watson, J.H. Phillips, Peter Felt,Jr., and T.F.Rowan. Motion by Mr Bruenn and Mr Casad Whereas a petition has been presented signed by 17 property o~ners withdrawing their protests filed against the improvement and the ~ngineer reporting o~nly 13% of propertyowners in the district as protesting the work, be it resolved that all protests be overruled; carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. M~r Casad, Yes. Cle~rk read ordinance providing for ~he improvement of Ohio,Lincoln and Chester ~venues and 14th, 15th and 17th as provided by resolution passed June,l,1940. establishing an improvement district, providing for levying assessments and making said improvement payable by bonds. Motion by M~r Jones and Mr Bruenn to pass ordinance on first reading and file in clerk's office one weak for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr Cas ad, Yes. Clerk read resolution declaring intention of the ~city co~mission to o~der the improvement of High Avenue, north from Eleventh Street, a distance of 2432 feet, by clearing, grubbing, grading,Surfacing with gravel and oil coating; also the construction of concrete sidewalks four feet wide and four inches thick,and pro- viding for drainage thereof. Motion L~r Jones and Mr Casad to adopt resolution, ~oarried as follows: Mr Jones, Ye~. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution authorizing th~ sale of a part of Tract 19 tZebbetts Decatur Acre Tracts to Ha~ry. P. Martin and wife, Price $$110.00 on te~ms of $50.00 down and balance in monthly payments of $5.00 each with interest at 7%; Mr Bruenn stated havi~ checked up on 'this sale and recommended it be approved. Motion by Mr Bruenn and Mr Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. ~r Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Casad recommended the purchase of a mechanical street sweeper and stated thai $2500.00 of the cost was to be paid for by the State Highway Department.~~~'~ Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to instruct the clerk to call for bids on a streat sweeper on specifications of the City Engineer, carried as follows: Mr Jones Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. l~Ir Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr Bruenn and Mr Jones to allow all bills submitted at this meeting and approved by a majority of the commission, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Casad to adjourn, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. I~Ir Bruenn, Yes. l~r Casad, Yes. /OlTY ~LERK APPROVED: