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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/26/38 March 20, 1938. Regular meeting of the city commission of the City of Bremer~on,Washington,held on Saturday March E8,1938 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Knabb presiding, Cox~issioner Halvers on 8ommissloner Casad and the City Attorney being present at roll call. Clerk read minutes of the previous regular meeting and on motion of Mr Casad and Helverson sama were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Kitsap County Bar Association recommending tha~ Theatre Night be abolished and on motion of Mr Halverson and ~r Casad letter was referred to co~mmittee of the whole. Clerk read letter from Mr.S.Ellsworth in reference to assessemnts affecting his prcpertl and co~unication was ordered filed. ~lerk read ordinance #lE09 (secod reading) providing for the improvement of Fifth Street frcm ~avel to Olympic Avenue, establishing an improvement district to be know~ as L. I. D. #17~, providing for levying assessments and making such improvement payable by bonds. ~otion by Mr Halverson and ~r Casad to to pass and adopt ordinance as read,carried as follows: ~r Knabb, Yes. Mr Ha lverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read ordinance 1E09 ~.approving and adopting the plans of L.I.D.#i?0 for the improvement of Fifth Street between Naval Avenue and Olympic Avenue. ~otlon by ~r Halve rson and Mr Casad to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. ~r Halverson, Yes. ~r Casad, Yes. Clerk re~d new petitition requestin the improvement of Rainier ~venue from Burwell Street to First Street by clearing,grading,grubbing and paving and providing for the drainage thereof. (The former 2 petitions provided for a~lowing certain trees to rem ~n ~nd this last petition had no reservations) after considerable discussion by interest~ property owners, the petition w~s Ordered filed on motion of Mr Halverson end ~r Knab~' Clerk read petition signed by eight property owners requesting the improvement of Naval zvenue between llth and 13th Syreets and on motion of ~r Halverson end ~r Knabb the petition was referred to the City Engineer. ell members voting Yes. Clerk read a petition signed by forty (~0) property owners reques$ing the commi~si¢ to order the improvement of Eleventh Street from Naval to ~ontgomery Avenues and ~ont- gomery ~venue~from Eleventh to Sixth Street,by paying 30 feet wide and doing such oth~ necessary to make a complete Jo~. ~otion by Mr Halverson end ~r Casad to refer to the Engineering department for che¢ lng, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. ~r Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on proposed improvement of Minth,Ten~ Eleventh,Streets, and Olympic and Rainier Avenues as provided in resolution pass,ed by the co~mmission February lB,1938. Clerk reported that ho protests had been filed. The commission and a large delegation of interested property owners then considered the advisability of proceeding with the improv~uents as proposed, with the following results: Proposed improvement of Ninth Street from Olympic to Eontgomery Avenue; indefinately Postponed. On the proposed improvement of Tenth Street between Naval and Olympic ~venue; the Engineer was instructed to change the plans of the paving from 30 to 28 feet in width and on that part of Tenth Street between Olympic and Rainier it was decided to eliminate this part of the proposed improvemmnt from the district. on the proposed improvement of Eleventh Street it was decided to eliminate this part of proposed improvement and start a new district in accordance with petition as noted above. The proposed improvement of Rainier ~venue between Ninth and Eleventh Streets was also eliminated and it was suggested to construct sidewalks on one si~ of Olympic ~venue between Eighth and Eleventh Streets. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to continue the hearing for one week and refer the plans to the Engineer for that time, carried as fo]tows: ~dr I(nabb, Yes. Mr. Halver son, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read claim of Francis McDonald for d~eges sustained by his son on the fourth day of March 1938. Motion by ~r Halverson and Mr I~abb to reject the claim, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. [~[r Halverson, Yes. [~lr Casad, Yes. i~otion by Mr ~abb and Mr ~lverson to allow all bills approved by a ~mjority of t~ oo~mli~sion, carried as follows: Mr ~nabb, Yes. D~r Ha~verson, Yes. ~r Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr }~abb to adjourn Bntil next wednesday morning at ten o'clock, carried as follows: ~ir ~mabb, Yes. l~lr Ha lverson, Yes. ~r Casad, Yes. J(M-/~ Y 0 R' .~ £ursuant to adjourruaent the regular me~tin~ o£ the city co mid,ion was reco~.vened o~ u'ed~esd~:? morni~ Mardh 3g,19~ at ten o'c!o~k Mr Halv~n ~z'esidi~ ~!r Cased and City :t2orne~.Beahley bein~ present. The co~a~i~sion took up the co~sideration of certain provisions of the b~ilding code, a large delegation of contractors,m~teria] ~,tn and property owners being present. the principal objection se~ed to be against the 9r~ision requiring property owners to take out a builders licence before making repairs on their own property. 'fh~ building inspector was directed to modify the requirements in this regard. ..~otion by Mr Halverson and Mr Oasad that the clerk be directed to call for bids oi~ the proposed improvement of b'ifth' Street between ~aval and Olympic ~venues; said bids to be opened ~pril 9th 1938, curried as follows: ~,ir K~abl:,~bse~t,f..Ir [~alverson, Yes. mr Cased, Yes. 12orion by Mr Halverson and M~ Cased to adjourn, caz~ried as follows: i~,.ir ~abb,Abs~n~. ~Mr H~lve~on Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. 2~PPROVED:' ~ '~L~K.