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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/31/37 July 31, 1937. Regular meeting of the city commission o£ the City of Bremerton,Washington, held on Saturday July 31,1937 at ten o'clock A.M.,Mayor Knabb,presiding, Commissioner Casad a~ City Attorney Beakley being present at roll call. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion of Mr Cased and Mr same were approved as rea~,all members voting Yes. Clerk read resolution setting aside the sum of $1,000.00 from Engineering account of Current Expense Fund for Engineering expense on new Storm Sewer construction Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to adopt resolution as read carried as follows~ Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent. Clerk stated that the proposed improvement hearing 'of Surmnit from Preble to City limits had been continued until this morning, and also stated that ~M W.M.Bezwigan ha, filed formal protest and that J.D.Berkl~y had also submitted formal protest for Lot the improvement was discussed pro and con by interested property owners and no other protests were filed. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to overrule all protests: carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halve rson, Absent. Clerk read ordinance providing for the improvement of Summft Avenue from Preble St: to City limits, establishing and. improvement distriet,providing for levying and making such improvement, payable by bonds. Motion by Mr Cmsad and Mr Knabb to pass ordinance on first reading and file same il clerks office one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. ~M. Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent. Clerk read Qrdinance providing for the improvement of Ninth' Street from the East gin of Naval Avenue East to the West margin of Roosevelt EV~nu~, establishing and rovemeat district, providing for the levying of assessments,a~ making such imp payable by bonds. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Enabb to pass ordinance on first reading and file in o~'fice one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad. Mr Halverson, Absent. Clerk read ordinance providing for the improvement of the alley in Block 24 of the original town of Bremerton from the West margin of Warren Avenue to the East Margin Chester Avenue in accordance with the maps plans and specifications, establishing improvement district, providing for levying assessments, and providing for the mode o~ payment by bonds. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to pass ordinance ~n first reading and file in office one week for ~ublic inspection, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Ys. Mr Casad,Ye~ Mr Halverson, Absent. Clerk read proposed ordinance providing for the improvement of Montgomery Avenue frcm the North margin of Sixth Street to the south margin of Ninth Street,in with the maps plans and specifications on file in the office of the city clerk, establ3 shing an improvement district, providing for levying assessments and providing for mode of payment by bonds. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to pass ordinance on first ree~ing and file in cle~ office one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad,Yes Mr Ha lverson, Absent. Clerk read a petition from Erich Vehrs and others asking that an alley be opened through Lot 8 Block, 25~ Reese's First Addition. Referred to Engineering Department. Clerk read resolution establishing a minimumwage scale for the diTferent kinds of manual labor which may be desired by the City of Bremerton and which will be embodied in and contract which the City may desire to undertake; and establishing 6 hours as a days work and 30 hours per week. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to adopt ~e~u~n~as read, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent. ~&r Kerr President of the Chamber of Commerce urged the commission to reduce the pr~ of water to persons using it ~or irrigation purposes; Mr Cas ad promised to take the matter under advisement. During the hearing on the proposed improvements described above the City Engineer submitter the plans and specifications and the estmated cost of the different Jobs, which clerk stated wou~d be taken ~p when ordinances were submitted. Clerk reed ordinance 1167 adopting and confirming the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~tablished by ordinance #1118 for the improvement of High Avenue between Fiftk and Sixth Streets amd the alleys in Block one Peter Hesser's Addition, providing for levy~ the costs and expenses of said improvement and fixing September ~5 1937 as date of is~ a~d sale of the bonds in payment thereof. CLERK REPORTED NO PROTESTS HAh BEEN FILE~. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent~ Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on L.I.D.#154 and stated no protests had been filed, and read ordinance 1168 adopting and confirming the assessment roll o~ L.I.D.#154 created and established by ordinance #1127 providing for the improvement of the Alley in Block One Queen Anne Addition, assessing the cost and expense thereof against the property benefitted, providing for the collection of s-m~ and fixing Sept. 25, 1937 aS date of issuance amd sale of bonds in payment thereof. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to adopt ordinance as read carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on the assessment roll of L. I.D.#lS~ and stated no protests had been filed in his hffice; Mr Crane a property owner in t~ district protested that his property was not benefitted and obJectedmto the assessmen? Mr Casad pointed out~tha~ Mr Crane was the owner of two lots on the corner and had so] the portion abutting on the alley, but in asmuch as he was in the district the oommlss ion had no authority to change or waive hhe assessment against the portion of the lots retained by Mr Crane. Motion by Mr Oasad and Mr Knabb to over rule prot~St,Oarri~ as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad,~"Yes. Mr Halverson, ~$s~_ ~ 5 G~e~d~]i~n~d~9M~d$~gt~u~e~f~T~t~g the assessm~n~ ~?1~ of L.I.D~i established by ordlnanoe #llS1, assessing t~e cost ,and expanse ox s~la ~mprovemen~ July 31 1937 (Page 2) providing for the collection thereof an~ fixing September 25th 1937 as the ~ate for issuance and sale of bonds in payment thereof. Motion by Mr.Casad and ~r Knabb to adopt ordinance as read,carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Casa~ to allow all bills approved by a majority of the co~:Eission, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Malverson, Absent. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Casad to adjourn, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Halverson, Absent. /CITY -C'L'ERK. APPROVhD: /~ ~A'Y 0~.