HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/28/26I Regular meeting of the ~ity 0o~isS.~on held Wednesday, April 28, 19Z6
~t 10:00 A.M., with ~yo~ 0.E~B. 01~ p~si~ing ~ 0o~is~ioners H~veraoA
~n~ Oasa~ pre~en~ a~ ro~l call,
MinA~es ~of ~he previo~ mee~ing.~ea~ an~ approve~ as rea~ by ~he
n~ vo~e~ ~yor Ol~h~, Yes, ~.~erS~n, Yes, ~ ~. Oasa~, Yes.
~ Judge James ~. 0arr appeare~ ~e'~ore ~he 0o~mission ~ requeate~ a leave
hf absence un~il ~y 24, 19~6, an~.-euggeste~ ~he appointmen~ of ~ge
b~ 8harles~Ay~o ac~ temporarily~ae presi~ ~ge ~til his re~urn. ~yor
01~h~ appointe~ ~ge Bading~to"act as 0ity ~ge of Bremerton, pro tem,
~til ~he return of Judge J~es W. 0ar~. . .
/ Move~ by ~. 0asa~ an~ secon~e~ by ~, ~verson t~t the appoin~ent
~f Ju~e ~. O. Bading ~o act as City ~ge' pro tern ~tit the retu~ of ~ge
~ames W. Cart be confi~e~ by the O~iselon.
Motion carried as follows, Mayor 01dh-m, Yes, ~r. Halverson,.Yes~ Mr. Oasad
Yes. Judge 0art then administered the oath of office to Judge Bading.
Ordinance No. 836 was submitte~..b_yA - - ,.~ ..~r-:~on, sai~ orai~no
prowi~in~ for ~he vacation of a cer~ai~ s~ree~ or boulevard ~ing ~o~herly
tnd Southerly across ~he West en~s of lo~s 1 an~ 2, block 2, Naval A~ition to
Deca~r, Hi,sap 0o~ty, Washington.
After the Ordinance was read it was moved by M~o~alverson and seconded
by Mr. Casad that ordinance as read be approved and passed.
Motion carried as follows, ~ayor 01dh~m, Yes. Mr. Halverson, .Yes, M~.0asad
~es.
0ity Attorney Stevenson stated t~at on account of an error in the prin~ing
if the official notifica~tion for protests on the improvements to Highland
venue, Pleasant Avenue~,,and View Street, and to evade any future legal
omplications, submitteS-- °reoolution ~8 which'pro~ided for the hearing of
rotests on the above named streets for May 19th at 10:00 o'clock A.M. instead
f L~y ~, 19~6.
~. Halverson moved and seconded by ~.~. Oasad that resolutions No. A§ as
ubmitted by Attorney Stevenson be passed as read and the Clerk be instructed
o have same published two successive times in the official newspaper according
o law.
~otion carried as follows: - ~yor 01dham, Yes, Mr. Halverson, Yes, Mr.
~sad, Yes. ~r. C.P. Kimball being present, addressed the meeting on the
reposed new bridge across the narrows of bay connecting Bremerton with Manette
nd read resolutions from the 0h~mber of-~o~muerce to be submitted to our
representatives in Congress and requested the endorsement of same by the
ommissioners. ,
~0ve~ ' ~ seconded by Mr.,01dham that the city Commis~ion
some but uuderstood ontthe Ralstead property 'finances were presumably low
and wo~ld take the matter up with the City Treasurer and report later.
i.!r. Halverson moved and seconded by i~T. Casad that all bills approved
and allowed b"~ a majority of the Co~ission the Clerk be instructed to
issue warrants for same. ~,~otion carried as follows, ~,~ayor 01dham, yes,
~¥~. Halverson, Yes, },~. Casad, Yes.
~. Halvcrson stated that in checking up the finances on City Dook he h~d
discovered that several merchants had allowed their freight bills to r~
so high that arrangement should be made to afford better protection to the
Cmt~, a~d after due consideration of the qdestion by the Co~tssion, the
Clerk v;as inst~cted to fo~vard the following letter ~ the City ~arfinger
acopy of which is her~i~ appended. '.
i~,{ayor Homer Jones of Charleston being present, ~.Iayor 01dham requested
F~re Chief Lent to escort him to the platfo~, and at the opportune time he
offered suggestions 'regarding street signs for the safety of the general
public from operators of automobiles, and tendered the hearty cooperation
of t]~e City of Charleston to the Co~nission of Bremerton to the cud that
'the ?~ost successful results will be accomplished.
Th~ question~of keeping a traffic officer on duty in Bremerton for fut~
operations was considered ~d laid over until the next meeting~'
There being no further b~s~ess to come before .the meeting, ~.
-Halverson moved, seconded by ~,~y.o2:.Oldham, that the meeting adjourn.
~fotion carried as follows, ~,~yor $1dham, Yes; ~ Hal~rson, k~. Casad, YeS
A~rit SO 1926. ~ '
Copy of,:letter
~ J~s F,Stic~es.'
" ~is is to officially noti~ y~ of the foll~ ~solution ~Ssed by
the ~ity 2o~Sslon~o~ ~e ~ity of Bre~rton ~ash,in ~lar session ~pr~l
~esolve~ ,~t ~e ~ity Olerk be inst~cted tc noti~ ~ J~s F,
Stic~es,Sity ~i~er,~at on and after s~id ~te of not~fication,he will
re~ire f~.rates~ · ~d o~all ~te~als ~ssi~ over ~e Oity
a deposit ~S be~n ~de to ~m ~fficient to cover ~o~t of frei~t costs of cu~ent
frei~t,~d ~en s~d ~o~t is ~austed, gash ~nts to cover cost of frei~t
~st be ~id befo~ ~e delive~ of ~ods,