HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/39 0ctober,Tth 1959.
Regular meeting of the city co~m~is~ion of the City of Bremerton,Jashington,held on
Jaturday October 7,1939, Mayor Jones presiding, Coz~is~ioner Ilalverson and the City
i~ttorney being present. Mr Cased absent on city business.
Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held on September 30,1939 and intervening
meetings and Statutory Meeting, and on motion of ~.~ Halverson ~nd ~.~ Jones same ~ere
a[~proved as read, both members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Building Inspector },[cLeod in reference to the alley between
Bumvell and ~econd Street in Block 8 original to~vn of Bremerton and on motioh of
~alverson and Ylr Jones the ~Kmtter w~s reflexed to the City Engin. er.
Clerk read ordinance No.1299 providing for the improvement of ~Jycoff ~venue from
the north margin of .State Board :~21 to Ninth ~treet, in accordance with the maps and
plans and specifications, establishing an~/i~provement district to be called and known
as L. I. D. No.204, providing for levying assess~iu~nts and ,~aking said i~provei:~ent
~!~e by bonds and declaring said improvement nece sary for public health. (~econd read~
5iotion by ~r Halverson and ~r Jonas to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried as
foil!owe: ~r Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Ye.~. Mr Cased absent.
Clerk read ordinance No lE99-A a!)proving and adopting the plans,maps and specificat-
ions of L. ~. D. ~!£0~ for the improve~nt of Jycoff Avenue between State Road ~g! and
2{inth Jtroet by constructing a system of storm and sanitary sewers.
l[otion by ~r.Halverson and Lit Jones to pass and adopt ordinance as read, ca~'ried as
follows: L~ Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. ~lr Cased absent.
Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing protests on proposed improve~ent of
Javanth between Roosevelt and ~ava! ~venues, by clearing,grading, grubbing and pavin~
and stated no protests had been filed in his o~l'ice; the Mayor enquired if any per,on
present wished to protest on ~mke any statement and Mr ~. C. Gearhardt of 1~0 18th
Jtreet ~nacortes,Jashington owner of Lots 17 and 18 in Block 7, Navy High School Adtn.
requested that the work ~e deferred for some time as he had more invested now than the
property was reasonably worth; the Mayor explained that this proposed improvement was
started on petion of property ow~ers in proposed district and if over ~0 per cent of
the interested property o~n~rs did not protest the co~ission would have to order the
work Motion by Mr Halverson and ~lr Jones to continue the hearing until saturday 0ctobe~
14,1939 carrie~ as follows:Mr Jones, Yes. ~r Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad absent.
The Engineering department submitted the plans and specifications for the work, and
preliminary estimate of ~2,163.85.
Clerk read ordinance No.1300 repealing Ordinance #5~9 and amendments thereof.
Motion by Dir Jones and Mr Halverson to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried as
fo]low~: ~ir Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mt.Cased,
L[r Cased being absent,on motion of Mr Jones and ~[r Halverson,the ~warding of the
contract for Cast iron Pipe and fittings was laid over until monday 0ct.9,19~9 a ten
a. m.
Clerk read resolution authorizing and directing the sale of the North half of Lot 38
in Block l0 Charleston, to L..~. 0rrfelt for the sma of ~200.00 on terms of Fifty dol-
lars down and balance on monthly payments of ~5.00 each with interest at 7% per annum.
Motion by Mr Halverson and LLr Jones to adoot resolution, carried as follows: idr.
Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, ~bs~nt.
Clerk read resolution authorizing and directing the sale of Lots 25 and 26,Blk.16,
Charleston, to Clarence ~. Williams, for the s~a of ~800.00 on terms of $335.00 down
and balance in monthly payments of $15.00 with interest at 7% per annum.
Motion by Mr Jones and I~ Halverson to adopt resolution as read carried as follows:
Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Ca,ad absent.
Clerk read resolution authorizing and directing the sale of ~ot l, Block 2,Decatur
to 01lie ~,very for the sum of $250.00 on terms of ~25.00 down and balance on monthly
pageants of ~5.00 each with interest at(7%)per cent per annum.
Motion by ~ir Halverson aud 12r Jones to adopt resolution as read, carried as follows
Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, kbsmnt.
Clerk read resolution declaring intention of co~nai~sion to order the improve~ent
of Eighth Street from Eaval Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue by clearing, grubbing,grading
paving together with the doing of all other work necessary to make a complete job.
~ sketch of the district and a petition from interested property owners was submitted
with the resolution, and after some discussion on motion of ~ Halverson and }~ Jones
the resolution was laid over until next meeting.
Mr Baxter of the Teamsters Union complained that taxi cab drivers were hauling
and other property andsSated that this work should be done by the transfer people, and
the city attorney stated there was nothing in the ordinance to prevent taxi cab operate
from carrying trunks or other ba{~gage.
Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Jones to allow all bills a proved by a majority of
the co~aission, carried as follows: I~ Jones, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. LM Cased absent
~ until next monday a~ ten o~cloch a.m.
~'.iotion b... Mr Jones aRd Mr Halverson to adjourn, carrleG, Dozn memoers VO~lng ~es.
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October 9th 1939.
Pursuant to adjourrnnent the regular meeting of the city co~n~ission of the City of
Bremerton was reconvened at ten o'clock a.m.~onday October 9,1939, Mayor Jones presid-
ing, co~nissioner Halverson, Co~n~issioner Cased and the Clerk being present.
Motion by Iv~ Jones and Mr Halverson to continue the consideration and aw6rd of the
su?ply of pipe for the water department until next regular meeting, carried as follows
L!r Jones, Yea. ~r Halverson, Yes. ~r Cased Yes.
The Clerk reported that he was holding vouchers for over ~1500.00 for which there
was no appropriation, and for which he did not have authority to draw warrants, the
co~i~sioners discussed the clerk's stat~uent, and the ]tate Examiners, ~Jhaley and Dav
were asked for help in working out the problem.
~ir ~haley stated that in his opinion several funds now in use could be consoledmte,
~s one account and thereby save a lot of extra work in the issuing of warrants and
?ro~nised to work the matter out before next m~eting.
!Lotion by ~r Halverson ~nd ~r Jones to adjourn until next saturday morning, c~rrie,
as fo~lows: .~r Jones, Yes. Nr ifalver~on, Yes. ~Ir Ca, ad, Yes.
City .ii. ark read resolution showing that the City of Bremerton owes John Pre,ming
8nd wife the sum of 9750.00 on the purchase price of Tract 16 of Tebbett's ~cre Tracts
end that said Pfe~]ning and wife are in ne~d of $~itdfunds and the ~tate Examiners have
ruled that the balance of the purchase price can be paid to said John Pfenning, end
the City Clerk is instructed to draw four warrants on the Park Fund of the City of
~remerton; three warrants at ~g00.00 each and one warrant at ~150.00 which warrants
or the proceeds thereof shall be used in pa~uent of said indebtedness, and the City
Treasurer authorized to cash said warrants from any money available for investment and
said warrants to become the property said investment fund, and directing the co~issio~
to levy ~.illege sufficient to retire said indebtedness.
Notion by l,[r Halverson and tlr Jones to pass and adopt resolution as read, carried
as follows: hr Jones, Yes. Mr ~Ialverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes.
/CITY 0LERK.
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