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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/21/39 ~anuary S1, 19~9. Regular meeting of the city commission of the City of Bremerton,Washington, held Jan. 21,1939 at ten o'clock A.M., Present Mr Halverson~ Mr Cased and Mr Knabb and Mr Bryan the city attorney. Clerk read minutes of the regular meeting held Jan 14, and San. 18,1939 and on motion of Mr Cased and Mr Halverson same were approved as read. Clerk read a letter fro~ the city attorney on the Cochran case and same was ordered filed. City attorney submitted report on the Maori case and same was ordered filed. Clerk read letter from T. J. Graham (Mrs Graham) and ten other persons complaining about the condition of the alley abutting their property and requesting that the alley be drained. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Cased to refer to the Engineering department, carried as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Mr Knabb, Not voting. Committee of the whole reported that the six bids received for supplying gasoline for use of the various city departments wre all in the same amount. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to divide the business between the six bidders giving two months to each; ca,'tied as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased Yes. Mr. Knabb, Mot voting. Clerk reported that the as¢~ssment re~fortthe improv~aent of Marguerite Avenue under L. I. D. #189 had been continued until this morning. Motion by Mr Cased and Mr Halverson to continue for another week, carried as follow: Mr Ha 1 var son, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Knabb, Not Voting. Clerk called attention to the fact that the hearing on the proposed improvement of the alley in Block 3 Coders addition had been continued until this morning, and on motion of Mr Halverson and Mr Cased the hearing was again continued for a week. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on the proposed improvement of Callow zvenue from Sixth to Ninth Street by clearing,grubbing, grading and paving; and stated no protests had been filed in his office. Mr Cased submitted report of City Engineer on preliminary roll and the real and imp~ valuation of the proposed district as follows: Estimated cost to L. I.D. ~ ~39.~6 Assessed Land Value ¢,950.00 Real Land Value 9,900.00 Improved value 1,050.00 Taxes levied 1936,1937,1938 326.04 Unpaid Taxes 1936,1937,1938 191.O1 Unpaid previous L.I.D. #127 ~38.53 63 2104.08 58 89.49 2,232.49 Mr Cased also reported that his application for State Aid frGn Highway d~partment had been approved to take care of additional work in widening the pavement to 40 feet. Clerk read Ordinance 1268 providing for the ~mprovement of Callow Avenue from Sixth to Ninth Street, ~y clearing, grubbing, grading, paving and d~ing such other and furthe work in counection therewith as may be necessary to make such improvement a complete job. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Ca~ad to pass and adopt ordinance on first reading and file in Clerk's office one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr Halverson Yes. Mr Cased, Yes, Mr I~mbb, ~ot Voting. Clerk read Ordinance 1268-~ approving and adopting the maps plans and specifications prepared by the city engineer for the in~rovma~t of L. I. D. #196. Mo$ion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to pass and adopt ordinance, carried as follow: ~r Halverson, Yes. Mr Oasa~, Yes. Mr Knabb not voting. Motion by Mr Cased ar~ Mr Knabb to instruct the clerk to call for bids on materials for L. I. D. #196, carried as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Mr Knabb, ~iot voting. Clerk read letter from ~. A. Beakley addressed to "Carl Halverson and Cliff Cased, ~ity Co~lssioners" advising them that "Any action you may take will not be recognis~ in the least which looks toward his ouster o~ the appointment of anyone to take his pla( and stating that Mr Knabb's bond had been filed with the proper authority. City Attorney Bryan was called on and stated that the state law was very specific he claimed that the office of Mayor is still vacant, and until such time as a Mayor is selected all legal papers should be signed by The Commissioner of Finance and ~s acting Mayor. Attorney Cohn was called on and made a statement giving as his opinion that the law of 1937 had never been decided by the Supreme Court and was not operative. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Cased to allow all bills approved by a majority of the ~o~mmission, carried as follows: Mr Ha lverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes, Mr.Knabb,Not voting. ~lr Casad,Yes.M°ti°n by Mr MrCasadKnabb,Notand Mr voting.Halvers°n to adjourn, carried as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes.