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Home My WebLink About08/20/38 August 20,1938. Regular meeting of the city commission of the city of Bremerton,Washington,held on Saturday August 20,1938 at ten otclock a.m., Mayor Knabb, Commissioner Casad and the city attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of the previous meettngand on motion of Mr Oasad and Mr Knabb same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from J. L. Sendner,Geo.0.Perry and Guy ~.Anderson asking for the vacation of the thoroughfare running through lots 1,2,3, Block 1. Goodfellows addition. Motion by Mr 0asad and ~r Knabb to refer to Engineering Dept. carried as follows: ~r Knabb, Mas. Mr Casad, Ye~. Mr ~alverson, ~se~t. Clerk reported hsving received two bids for supplies for L.I.D.#185 and on motion same were opened and read aloud, from Parker Lumber Co. and Lofthus Lumber Mard, and on motion og ~r Enabb and ~r ~asad were referred to the committee of the whole for con siderationo Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on proposed improvement of ~allow Ave. and other streets as per resolution adopted by the commission, o~ July~cond 1938. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to continue the hearing for one week, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, ~es. Asr Casad, Mas. Mr Ealverson absent. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on proposed i~provement of the alley ~n block 15 original town of Charleston, and stated that no protests had been filed. !,~r T. C. Micklethwaite owner of lots 1,2,3, in Block 15 OTC objected to the improvemen~ ~s it would be of no benefit to his property and one of the trustees of the Uharleston !Jetbodist oT~ers of four lots in block 15 objected for the reason the church had not ~ot the money to pay for such improvement, and that the church wo~ld not be benefitted. ~ Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Casad to continue the hearing for one week, carried as fol- Lows: Mr Knabb, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson absent. Clerk read ordinance ~1241 providing for the i~provement of Marguerite Avenue from Fifteenth Street, north to its intersection with Thompson Drive, by clearing, grubbing, ~rading,surfacing,providing for drainage thereof and installation of street lights, ~stablishing and improvement district,providing for levying assessments and making said improvement payable by bonds. (Second reading) (L.I.D.$189) Motibn by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb t(1 pass and adopt ordinance, carried as follows: .~r Y~abb Yes. ~.r'~ Casad Yes. Mr Halverson absent. Clerk read ordinance #1241-A approving and adopting the plans for the improvement )f L. I. D. ~189 as p~ovided by ordinance #1241. '~otion by 5~ Knabb and ~ Casad to pass and adopt ordinance, carried as follows: ~r Knabb, Yes. ~ Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson absent. Motion by Mr Casad and Mm Knabb to instruct clerk to call for bids for L. I. D. 189 ~eturnable September 3,1938. carried as follows: Mm Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad,Yes.Mr Halver- son, absent. ~ R.E.Olover president of the Central Trades Council stated that the manufacturers of the Parkm0-Graf me~erswere a"scab,, outfit and that no union man would assist in the [nst'alIation of said meters in Bremerton; he urged the commission to co-operate with ~nion labor and not to accept the meters if it was proven that the company is "unfair". Clerk reported that this was the date to which the hearing on L.I.D.#170 assessment ?oll had been continued and that no further protests had been filed. Mr Hague and Mr ?ood property owners in the district renewed their protests, and on motion of ~.~r Knabb ~'~d Mr Casad the hearing was continued for one week. Both members voting Yes. The hearing on the assessment roll of L.I.D.#173 was taken up and continued until ten o'',.l~.,c~., ,'~ '- a.m. Wednesday August ~4,1938. The hearin~ ou the assessment roll of L. I. D. #177 was taken up and continued until ten o~c~ock a,!:~.,'.;;~d!~esd~y,Augus~'.24,1938. The hearing on the assessment roll of L. I. D. ~176 was taken up and a gentleman ~ho said he owned property in the district and who did not give his name or the descrip- tion of his property, complained about the amount of the assessment roll was too high ~or such a small Job; this man left as soon as he was through talking and the clerk ~ould hot ascertain his name. ~otion by Mr Knabb and ~fr Casad to overrule all o~jections, carried as follows: .~r Knabb, Yes. ~ Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, absent. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Casad to continue hearing until Aug.24,t938,carried. ~.~otion by Mr Knabb and ~ Casad to adjourn until tuesday August 23,1938 at ten o'clk, .m., carried as follows. Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, absent. At~PROVED: ~ CITY CLERK MAYOR . August ~4,1938. Pursuant to adjournment the regular meeting of August 20,1938 was reconvened at ten o'clock A.~,~. Wednesday August 24,1938, ~,~ Knabb and ~!r Casad being present. Clerk read letter from City Attoraey stating he would study the law in reference to the advertising of liquors or tabacco within 600 feet of any school building. Letter ordered filed. Clerk read petition from R.W.Morris and 22 other requesting the commissioners to refuse permission for the erection of a concrete mixer or similar machinery near thei~ dwellings, and on motion of Mr Knabb and Mr Casad the ~etition was referred to the city attorney. Mr Casad reported on the bids as submitted on last saturday for the supplies incid- ent to.L.I.D. 185 stating that Lofthus Lumber Yard was ~2844~68 und Parker Lumber Co, $2806.25 Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to award contract to Parker Lumber Co. carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, absent. Clerk read resolution declaring intention of the co~izsion to order the improve- merit of Hewitt and Pensylvania Avenues between Eleventh and Thirteenth Streets by con- struction of sewers. Motion Mr Casad~and Mr Knabb tO adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr Knabb,Yes. ~r Casad, Yes. Mr ~a~er~on~absent~ The City Engineer presented final estimate on L. I. D. #172 showing the Job to have b~en completed and reco~Eending its acceptance. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Casad to accept the job and approve the final estimate, carried as follows: ~r Knabb, Yes. M~ Casad, Yes. Mr Hal~erson, absent. Clerk read showing that the assessment roll for L. I. D. Had been file~ in his offi( and fixing~?~T~6V~38 as date of hearing. · , Motion b~-M~ Knabb ~nd Mr Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. ~.~r Casad, Yes. Mr. Halverson, absent. '1£41 ~ Clerk read ordinancs/approving and adopting the assessment roll of L. I. D. #173 levying the assessment~ for the costs thereof,providing for the collection of said assessments and fixing October 17,1938 as date of the issuance and sale of the bonds. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: ~r Knabb, Yes. M~ Casad, Yes. Mr HaLverson absent. Clerk read ordinance #124~ approving and adopting the assessment roll of L.I.D.#17~ Levying and assessing'the cost thereof and providing for the collection o~ such a~sess- ment and fixing October 17, 1938 as the date of the issuance and sale of the bonds.~ Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried~as '~ follow~: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson absent. Clerk read ordinance ~1243 approving and adopting the assessment roll of L.I.D.~iT? levying and assessing the cost thereof and providing for the collection of such assess- ments and fixing October 17,1938 as date of issuance and sale of the bonds. Motion by ~ Casad and Mr Knabb to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr ~nabb, Yes. Mr Casad Yes. Mr Halverson, absent. Motion by Mr Kanbb and Mr Casad to allow all bills approved by a majority of the co~ission, ca~'ried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Ebsent. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Casad to adjourn, carried as follows: Mr Knabb Yes. ~,~r Casad, Yes. ~,~ Halverson, Absent. APPROVED