HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/26 July ~h 19~6.
Regular meeting of ~he City Gbrmnission held Wednesday July
1926,at to.00 o'clock A.~[ with ~ayor C E B,Otdham presiding and Co~m~issioners
Halvers~n and Cas~d ~present a~ roll call.
~.[inutes o~ the previous meeting read a~u~ approved as read by the
~'ollov~i~g vo~e j~r Oldham yes j~[r Halverson~Yes, ~..~ Casad
& clal~u ~or damage~ by acaiden~ ~o the son o~ one Richard E,~owlde
u ~inor child who i~ was claimed fell from a platform ~o~a~ed on ~he beach
ti~aland a~ ~he foo~ Ninth Stree~ in ~he City of Bremerton,Wash,and by reason
of Such accident a su~ was filed by I~r Fred W,~2oore counsel for I~Ir ~[owld in the
s~a_~ of ,~10.000.00,agains~ M~o City of Bremerton.
After the reading of claim by the clerk ].Ir Oldham moved and seconded
by 12r Halverson ~ha~ the question of su~ be referred to ~he City Attorney and
thc Co~nissioners for investigation.
Hotion carz~icd as follows ~,Ir 01dham yes ].Ir Hulverso~ Yes,
Casud Yes.
City Engineer Casad submitted a repor~ on the ~r~ding
sidewalks and gutters of ~[aKi~le Avenue ,and on being read by ~he clerk ~Ir Halver-
so~ moved and seconded by ~.~r Oldham tha~ ~he re~or~ be acoeg~ed and ordered filed,
~Iotion carried as follows l~ir 01dham Yes, I~[r Halverson Yes, ~ Oasad
Yes.
City ;k~torney S~evenson submitted Resolution No ~8 o¢ in~en~ion
to grade,and oons~ruo~ concrete gutters and sidewalks on ~,~oKinzie Avenue drom '
Ninth Street to Bay View S~ree~,and ad,er 8he resolution was read by ~he clerk
~,[r Iialverson moved 8nd seconded by Z4r 0~dha~ha~ ~he resolution of in~en~ion ~o
grade and construct concrete sidewalk'a%~d~%'~ters in ;IoKenzie avenue from 9~h
.
street to Bay View street be passed as read and ~he clerk ins;rucbed to ha~e said
resolution published in the official newspaper 8ooording to law.
I'~o$i0n e~rried.as follow~'.;',,~;, 01dham yes, ~r. Halverson yes,
City Engineer Casad submitted the monthly estimate on the
progress of work in L.I. District No. ll0 showing that the sum of ~ 5~t~5.66
was due the contractor and rec~ended that pa~ent of same to ~.~. J B ~jurphey
the contractor.
~[r. 01dham moved and seconded by ~.[r, Halverson that the re~or~
of the city Engineer be aoproved'by~the Co~m~issi~n and the ~easurer be instructed
to issue warrants in the ~mo~t 'of ~ 54~5.26 ~o l,Ir. J B L[urphy the contractor on
L.I. Dist~'ict ~o. ll0 f~ds.
I,[o~ion carried as follows, [~r. 01dham yes, ~Ir. Halverson yes.
~,[r. Casad yes.
Preliminary sketches,on ~he remodling of burnt structure on
~'ro~t St. we~'e submitted by ~rs. Thronson and on mo~ion by I,~. Oldha~ and
sou ~ded by ~Ir Casad that the matter be referred to the Building Ins~octor.
~.Iotion carried as follows, ~2r. 01dha~ yes, ~r. Halverson yes,
~[r. Casad
A representative frown ~he Viborlithic Cement Co. being present
addressed the meeting at length on'the major qualifications of the Cemen~ ~nd
of its superiority over all other brands, and requested permission of Ins~alling
so~e concre$$ t~ prove his claims. The matter,was taken under consideration.
I~[r I~alverson moved and seconded by i[r. 01dham ~hat all bills
a~proved aad allowed by a majority o~ the Com~ission, the clerk be instructed
to is~;ue warrant,s for same.
~,,~o~ion carried as follows. ~.~ ~ldham yes, ~[r Halverson yes
Casad yes. I~
~.~r ~xsmi~h who has the lease of dance hall at t~e City ~ock
b~tng presen~ addressed ~he mee~ing'regarding the occupation of the Hall b~ ~he
Naval Reserve, said he did no~ like to give the Hall a~er nine o'clook on
Jednesday eve~gs as it would interfere with his dancing program.
Lit Halverson stated ~hat he would go tho City Dock and try to
a~'range mat~ers satisfactorily and ~he ma~tem ended after his, suggestion.
City treasurer ~derson submitted a report on the Current e~ense
~u~d o~' Budget from January 1. to J~e.~0. 1926 exce[~ting the water and garbage.
~Ir Casad stated tha~ more s~ree~ lights were necessary and
es~eoiall~ from Fron~ St. up to '~ashlngton Ave. and con~inui~g along where l'urther
requirod.
I~Ir. Casad s~a~ed ~he nec.essity of p=rch~sIng a truck for use in
the city streets. ~Ir otdham moved and seconded by ~h'. Casad tha~ the clerk be
structed to advertise for bids on a motor ~ruck for stree~ Department use with
a capacity u~ ~o two tons. Available money ~$1000.00 cash and ~he balance in
January 192Y. Bids to be reoeived up to 10:00 o'clock A.~. July ~1, 19E6. when
they would be opened a~ the meeting of ~he commission. Each bidder ~o furnish
wit~ ~,~e bid a certified chewink in the a~ount of 8% of the amoun~ of his bid as
a guarantee of good ~ai~h in the con~rac~.
~otion carried as follows, ~r 01dham yes, ~2r Halverson yes,
~r ~a~ad yes.
~.[r Halverson moved and seconded by ~.[r Oldha~ ~hat a recess be
~aken ~ntil 1:00 o'clock P.~. ~otion carried as follows, ~[r. Oldham yes, ~r.
Halverso~ yes, ~.[r Casad yes.
~,[ee t lng adjourned.
July ~, 19E6. 1:00 o'clock
Prom~tly a~ 1:00 o'clock D.ed. the meeting reconvened and was
called to order by ~ayor C.E.B. 01dham wi~h C,~issioncrs Halverson and casad
~resent a~ roll call.
This bei~g the hour and da~e ~or the o~ening of bids on the
Warren Ave pave~ent, i~cluding 7th. and 8th. Streets.
The clerk announced that the~'e was only one bid received from
c~ntractors and that bid was ~rom ~[r. JB Murphy of Seattle.
~gr Ca~ad ~oved and seconded by ~[r Hat~rson that the clerk open
and read ~he ~id as submitted.
lIotioh carried as follows, ~,[r 01dham yes, ~,[r Halverson yes,
i2r 8asad yes.
After the clerk had finished reading the bid i~,tr Halverson moved
and seconded by IJr 01dham that the commission ta~e a recess ~or twenty minutes
to ch~ck up the ite~ included in the bid. l.[otion carried as follows, l,Ir Oldham
yes, ~,[r ~[alverson yes, l;[r Casad yes.
0n reconvenlng City Engineer Casad s~a~qd that he had checMed
up l,[r [,[~rphys bid and on tabulation ~howed that for ~lain'ooncrete his bid was
$57796.~0. Vibrolithie concrete $593~0,~0.
250
' 'Mr. 01dham moved an~ s~conded by lit Halverson that the
~ ~ decision on lettin~ 0f contract be laid over until ~uly 14, 1926
~Ioti0n carried as fo lows, Mr 01dham yes, i.[r Halversoi
i.[r ~]asad yes.
~,Ir 0!dham moved and seconded by !Ir t{alversm~ that ~he
adjourn, I~[otion parried a5 follows, i.[r 01dham yes, !.ir Halverson yes,
Heetin~ .adjourned. ~..~0. . ?~ ~