HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/11/30 June 11, 1950.
Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton,Washington, held
on wednesday June 11,1930 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Oldham Presiding, Commissioner
Halverson, Co~mnissioner Cased and City Attorney Gorman being present at roll call.
Clerk read minutes of regular meeting of June 4,1930 and on motion of Mr. Oldham
and Mr. Cased same were approved as read, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Gamewell Alarm Company in reference to balance due; ~,~.
Halverson expressed the opinion that the bill had been paid in full and as no approp-
riation had been made the letter was referred to the Clerk to check up on the contrs~
Clerk read letter from the City Library repgrting that the retaining wall on the
front of the lot was in an unsafe condition and should be taken care of at once:
instructed to inform Librarian that 0ommissiSn ~s~n~t liable for this work and same
must be done from funds of the Library Board.
Letter read from ~M. ~red.R.Lewis, Undertaker, stating that Mr. Lee Berry was the
owner of Lots 9-10-15-16 in Block 99 Ivygreen Cemetrey and had paid for same through
his office June 25,1916, it now developed that an unknown body had been found buried
i~ the north half of Lot lC. Mr Lewis requested permission from the City to remove
this body to some other location.
l~otion by Mr. Oldham and ~,M.Halverson to grant request of ~,~r. Lewis and direct
tl.e sexton to do the work, carried as follows: I~M. Oldham. Yes. ~r. Halverson, Yes.
~,~r. Cased, Yes.
l~[otion by I~. Halverson and ~r. Oldhem to allow all bills epprSved by a ~Jority
of the commission, carried as follows: ~,~. Oldham, Yes. Nr. Halverson, Yes. ~.Casad,
I.iotion by Mr. Cased and ~m~M. Halverson that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
to sign contract with the Navy Department for the supply of fresh water at the Navy
Yard Puget Sound and the ammunition depot, at the rate of l0 cents per 1000 gallons,
carried as follows: ~.~. Oldham. Yes. ~r. Halverson, Yes. Hr. Cased. Yes.
Clerk submitted the returns of the special election held on June 10,1930 at which
was submitted the proposition o£ granting a franchise to D.C.Tenney,his heirs,success~
and assigns for the purpose of furnishing the Citizens of Bremerton,Weshington,with
light heat and power by gas in the City of Bremerton and the right privilege and
franchise to construct maintain and operate gas works for the manufacture and/or
gas and to lay gas pipes and mains in the streets and other public places of the City
of Bremerton, as provided in ordinance ~912 ; Clerk also submitted his affidavit
showin that said returns had not been altered or changed or in any wise altered by
additions or erasures, and that they were the same as when received by him.
The Mayor and Commissioners together with the City Attorney and the City Clerk
proceeded to canvass the returns of the election for the purpose of approval or re-
jection o£ the franchise as provided by ordinance ~912 being an ordinance granting
unto D.C.Tenney. his heirs,successors and assigns a franchtse.(as more fully set fort~
in said ordinance ~912)
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June 11, 19J0. (continued)
The canvassing board found the the returns to be as follows:
~o~ approval of franchise:
Precinct No.1. 40 Votes
" "2. 57 Votes
" "' 5. 52 Votes
" " 4. 54 Votes
" " 5. 78 Votes
" "6. 52 Votes
" " 7. 63 Votes
" " 8. 98 Votes
" "~' 9. 74 Votes
" "1~. 36 Votes
" "11. 38 Votes
" "12~ 45 Votes
"' "13. 40 Votes Total Votes cast
" "14. 64 Votes on the proposition .
Total Votes cast for 846
approval of franchise 791 Votes
l~Jority approving
Franchise ordinance 912
Against approval of franchise 636.
Precinct No. 1. 3 Votes
" " 2, 9 Votes
" " ~. 4 Votes
" "~ 4. 3 Votes
" " 5. 8 Votes
" " 6. 1 Votes
" " 7. 5 Votes
" " 8. 7 Votes
" " 9. 3 Votes
" " 10. 1 Votes
" "11. 1 Votes
" "12. 1 Votes
" " 13. 5 Votes
" "14. 5 VO t e s
Total Votes cast aga'inst
approval of franchise 55 Votes
J~d It &~De~rlAl~ M~at a majority of all votes cast on said proposition were for
~he approval of said franchise,being ordinance No.912. The Clerk read a resolution '
set ting forth thefacts.~as'Shown by the re~ord a~d directing the~City Clerk to enderse
on the margin of said ordinance ~912, "This ordinance approved by the qualified voters
at a special election held June 10th 19~0" and on motion of ~fr. Halverson, seconded
by Hr. Oldham resolution was passed as read by the following vote: ~. 01dham, Yes.
L~r. H~lverson, Yes. I~Lr. 0aSad, Yes.
The question of passes for City employees over the new bridge was discussed and
was referred to the ~ayor and City Attorney.
Motion by ~r. Halverson and I,ir. 01dham to adjourn, carried as follows:
!2r. Oldham, Yes. Hr. H,alverson, Yes. L~r. Casad, Yes.
~'CITY CL~RK