HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/23/26 June £5,19g6.
Regular meeting of the City Co~m~issioners held June £b,1926,at 10.00
with L[ayor C E B.Oldham presidln$ and Commissioner Casad present at roll call.
I~[inutes of ~he previous meeting read and approved as rea~ by ~he Y,
following vo~e ~Ir Oldham Yes ~ Caead Yes.
Letter received from the Bremer~on Lodge of Elks No ll81,~hanking
~he City Commission on behalf of ~he S~shine Society for ~he assistance rendered
during N~e May Day Fes~ivat for ~he benefi~ of ~he Childrens Home in Manet,s.
Letter ordered filed,at ~he reques~ of the
' Judge James ~;.Carr being presen~ ~ressn~ed ~he condition of ~he ci~y regarding.
the ~hreatened invasion by ~he insec~ ~own as the Earwig bug and suggested the
City authorities t~ke some official action to the end ~ha~ ~heir ex~ermlna~ion
will soon be accomplished.
Nayor~ 01dham read an autho~ive doc~en~ on ~he subJeo~
stating that on or abou~ ~July 15~h of each year the yo~m~ bug became matured and
after tha~ ~lme millions of ~he destructive insects would destroy almos~ everythin
in their pathway.
~er ~he ma~ter was ~horoughly discussed by the Co~mnission
it was decidod tha~ a cleanup Week would be inagura~ed during ~heweek oo~mnenc~g
June 28,19E6,and the citizens requested ~o Join in cleaning and burning of all rub
from their premises and the Ci~y Garbage Dep'~ would assist in rea]oving any surplu
that migh~ be left.
~[ayor Oldham s~a~ed he would issue a proclaima~ion calling on t e
people of the city ~o render all ~he assistance in ~heir power by removing and des~:royln
anything that migh~ afford shel~er to the pes~ and also would enlist ~he aid of
the Boy Scouts ~o help during the drive.
Co~i~an Sco~ and King represen~ing the City Co.oil of Cha:'lesto:
~appear~d be'fore the Co~ission regarding ~he enlargemrn~ of water mains in the i~aw~l
Avenue Die,riot from 4 inch 2o78 inch believing a greater force of wa~er would be
obtained in case of fire,bu~ after an explaination by City Engineer Casad tha~
what was required ~o render more force of water was an inoreace of hydrants in the
locali~ies,as the water pressure was greatly reduced in depending on water being
furnished through 400 lineal fee~, of hose.
I~Iayor~Ol~ham suggested he would ~ake the matter up wi~h the
City Oom~oil of Charles~on~b~}~e~er and would explain the general conditions.
Mr Ray Greenw0°d being present addressed the Co~mnission regarding t ~e
purchase of the ~i~erman proper~y in connection with the Wa~er works,and suggeste
~having the mat~er brough~ before some of ~he leading organizatlons~n ~he city
and discussed as ~o ~he advisability of the purchace,
}~yo~~01dham, Co~issioner Casad,and City A~torney S~evenson
took some exceptions 2o such a method and concluded tha~ some outside men of
~ques~ioned abili~[ should be in m~nd render a ~epor~ ~hat would no~ be doubted
by the citizens of Bremer~on,and after a length~ discuss~on pro and con,l~ayor Oldh,m
moved and seconded by ~ Oasad ~ha~ the clerk write a letter to ~,[r Gran~ Sup'~ of ~he
Seattle Water Works,also ~ D~fF and, L~ B H Thompson and asaertain if either of
them would consen~ ~o come to Bremerton and furnish the City Co~issiomers wi~h a
~'eport as ~o wha~ ~hey ~hought bes~ ~o be done regarding ~he proposed purchace of
additional ~roper ry.
~[o~ion ~arried as follows ~,~ Oldham Yes ~,~ ~a~mdrYes.
Mr Oldham moved and seconded by },,~ Casad ~ha~ all bills approved and
allowed by a majority of ~he Co. lesion ~he clerk be instructed tt issue warrants
for same,].~otion carried as follows 5Ir 01dham Yes ~ Casad Yes.
There being no further business to come before the meeting I,[r 01dha~
moved and seconded by ~,[r Casad ~ha~ the meeting adJourn,I,~o~iom carried as follows [.Ir Old
Oldham Yes ~ Casad ~es,
,Meeting ~dJourned, ~-v_ /~ ~~
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