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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/18/31 395 November 10, 1931, Regul~r meeting of the City Co~m~ission of the 0ity of Bremerton, held on %¥ednesday November 18, 19~l at ten o'clock A.M. ~L~yor ~Gillivray,?-=~;~,.'~2. Commissione~ Halverson, Commissioner C~sad and City Attorney being presen~ roll c~ll. Clerk re~d minu~es of regular meeting held on Nov. ll, 19Z1, and ~djourmen~ ~hereof held on Nov. 1E, 19Z1. ~o~ion h~ N.T~ Oasad and ~ir ~IcGillivray $o api~rove minutes as read, carried as follows k~r. A~eGillivray, Yes Nm. ~alverson, Yes. ~tr, Casad , Yes. Clerk remd letter from Jay Nosker and ten other residents of ~he City requesting a S~reet light be installed at North end of Scott SSreet. ~&otion by Hr, ~&oGillivray and k~r. Halverson to refer ~o N~r. Oasad with ~ower to act o~rried ~s follows: N~r. ~&o~illivray, Yes ~Lr. Halverson, Yes . D[r. Casad, Yes. Clerk read petition and pro~.~osed ordinance attached ~o same requesting the said proposed Grdinance entitled "AN Ordindnoe proposing to the voters of ~he City of Bremer~on that ~he City 01ear, grub, grade, park, beautify and ~tilize for Park or playground purposes, or for such purpo~es as may be determined by the City 0ommission the following described re~l property owne~' by ~he City o['Bremer~on and si~ua~ed in Ei~sap County, Sta~e of %~ashington, ~o-wi~ Eas~ half of ~he Southwest Quarrier of ~he Southeast Quarter; East half of West ~alf of Southwes$ Quarter of Southeast Quarter and North half of Wes~ half of West half of Southwest Q~a~e~ ~ Southeast ~Uar ~ emr, Section Pifteen {l~), Township ~en~y-four ~E4}, North, Range One {1) Eas~, W.E. Excepting a three acre trust described a~ follows: Beginning.a~ nor~h- west corner of said north half of West half of West half of southwest quarter of sou~heas~ quarter, running thence south along the wes~ line of said-~ract 46~ feet, thence eas~ parallel with ~he North line of said ~rao~, and dis~an~ fee~ ~herefrom; a distance of ES~. fee~, thence Horth parallel wi~h and distant 2@B feet from west line of said trmct feet ~o north line of said trac$, thence west along north line of said trac~ £8£ feet ~o place of beginning, being a total of ~ acres, more or less. comprising approximately thirty-~wo acres, and inciden~ ~here~o, the providing of employmen~ ~o those residents of ~he Oityof Bremer~on who are unemployed, and in need of work, and the said city borrow money and contract in~eb'~adness therefor by the issuance and sale of bonds of said city in s sum of no~ exceed ~15,000,00, specifying ~he [~urpose of and declaring ~he estimated cost ~hereof as near as may be, and providing and holding of an election at which ~he voters of said city m~y vote for er against said proposition' and providing for the issuance and sale of bonds to secure indebtedness in ease ~hree-fifths of the vo~ers of said City voting a~ such election shall thereby consent to such indebtedness and the issuance and sale of bonds." ?93 ~£ICi~ PROPOSED Ordinance ~s set p~t ~n full and attached to said petition shall be submitted to the legal voters c~ the City of Bre~erton for their approval or rejection at a spedial election to be called for that purpose." Clerk also read ~ertificate of sufficiency, showing he had examined said petition and the registration books of the City and' also examined the returns of the last preceeeding election, at which a Nmyor was elected, Certified said petition was signed by more than twenty-five per cent of. the votes cast for all candidates f~r May~r at the last proceeding General election and said petition~ sufficient. Clerk read ,resolUtion showing the ~act that ~ petition ha~ been filed as abpve sta2ed and that said petition was signed by a su~fieient number of qualtf electors, calling a special election o£ the voters of ~he ~ity o£ Bremerton, in each of the several precincts of said City on Saturday December 19, 193t, setting forth the ballot for and aga£nst the proposition to be submitted defining the manner of holding sa. id election and naming election officials. Motion by Mr. I~eGillivray to pass resolution as read, Qarries as follows: ~. ~e~l.lltv~y~sMes Mr. Halverson, Yes. Mr, Casad, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 955 providlng flor and e~lling a special election to be held on ~a~urda¥ December 19, 1931, setting forth the manner and time of holding such election giving a copy o~ the official ballot and naming else officials. ~otion by N~. Halverson and Mr, ~toGillivray to pass ordinance as read, carrie6 as follows: M~r. MoGillivray, Yes;~ Mr. Halverson, Yes. h~. Casad, Yes. Cler~ read petition and proposed 0rdin~nce attached to and made a part of same requesting that said proposed ~rdin~nce entitled "AN ORDINANCE amending Section 6 of ~rdinance No. 31; 'An' Ordinance granting the right to erect poles and stretch wires for electric purposes ~pproved April 21, 1902, as amended by ~rdinance No. ll9 approved December 26, 1904 and as further am amended by ordinance'Ea. 377, approved tanuarY 9,.1911." Clerk also read Gertificate cf su£ficiency showing he had examined said petition and the Registration Books of the City, and also examined the retn~ns of ~he last proceeding election at which a ~yor was e~ected.. Certified said petition was signed'by more than ~wenty-£ive per centum of the votes cast for all ~ndidates for N~yor at the,last proceeding general election and that s~id petition w~,s sufficient. Clerk read resolution showing the fact that petition had been filed with his certificate of sufficiency a~taahed; Calling for a special election of the voters of the City of Bremerton, Washington in each o£ ~he several precinct of said City on Saturday December 19, 1931 · Setting forth the proposition~ ~o be submitted defining the manner condUCting said election and naming election officials. Motion by Mr. ~oGillivray.,and Mr. aalverson to pass resolution as read,carried as ffollows: I~M. McGillivray, Yes. I~M. Halverson, Yes, ~A&r. Oasad, Yes. Clerk re~td ~rdinance No 956 pro iding l'or and calling a special election So be held in the City Of Bremen'ton, Washington on Saturday December l~, 1931 for the purpose of s~b~it~ing t'o the voters a proposed Ordinance ex~ending u_util A~ril 26, 19~2 the electric franchise now held by the Puget Sound Power and Light Company by amending Section 6 of ~rdinance No. 3l, of said City as amended by 0rd'~_nance No. llg'and as further amended by ordinance No. Z?~. Providing for the form of the ballot for ~nd against said proposition naming the polling places in e~ch of ~he several precincts and appointing electinn officials . Motion by~r. ~alverson and N~ Oasad to pass ordinance as read, carrie~ as follows: Mr. A~oGillivary, Xes. Mr. Halverson, Yes. ~[r. Casad, Yes. Clerk read resoluti'on a~thorizing and directing ~he CiSy Clerk to publish the necessary notices of the Special election to be held ~n Saturday December 19, 1931. Motion by Hr. Halverson and ~lr. HoGillivray to pass resolution as read, carried as follows: Mr. McG~illi~ray~ ~es. Mr. ~alv~rson, ~es. ~M. 0asad, Yes. Motion by Mr, Oasad and Mr. Ealverson all bills approved by a majority o£ t~e ~ommission be allowed, carried as follows: Hr. McGillivray, Yes. ~,M. ~alwrson, Yes. ~M, Casad, Yes. Motion by l~tr. 0asad and ~lr. 2oGilliv~yto award contract in L.I.D. ~12~ ~o lowest bidder Mr. J. ~. ~twell, carried as follows: Mr. McGillivray, Yes. ~r. Ealver~on, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Motion by Ma'. Halverson and N~. M~Gillivray ~o,adJo~rn, carried as,follows: Mr. McGillivray, Yes. Hr. Halverson, Yes. Hr, Casad, ¥~s.