HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/18/26 August 18, 1926.
Regular meeting or th~ 0ity,Oommission of the 0ity of Bremerton, Wash.
held Wednesday August 18. 1~926 a~ 10:00 o'clock A.M. With Mayor 0.E.B. Oldham
presiding and Commissioners Halverson and Casad present at roll call~
Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved as read by the following
vote, Mr 01dham yes, M,r Halverson yes, Mr Oasad yes.
This being the date set for opening bids for the improvement of MoKenzie
Ave., the clerk announced that only one bid had been received and that from
Mr. H E Hughes of Wycoff Ave., Charleston.
~r Halverson moved ~$d seconded by Mr Casad that the clerk open and read
t~e bid submitted by Mr Hughes.
~otion carried as follows:' Mr Oldham yes, Mr Halverson Yes, Mr 0asad yes.
Bid in detail is as follows:
Items N_.~o. Writt:en amount Dollars Cents L~Uni.t~
Fixed estimate 1 Three Hundred Dollars 300. O0 Lump Sum
Clearing and grubbing 2 Three HUndred Dollars ~00. 00 Lump Sum
Excavation ~ Fifty Cents 00. 50 O.Y.
Concrete Sidewalks 4 One Dollar and ~ifty Cents 1. 50 S.Y.
Inlets 5 Thirty Dollars ' 30. 00 Each
~atch basin 6 0ne':Nundred and Twenty ~ive Dollars 125. 00 Each
Total bid as submitted.,~being $~,Z85.00. said bid was acoompanled b~V a certified
check in amount, of $175.00 to cover the 5% called for in the pub~ic~'tion for bids.
Bid was submitted to City Engineer Casad for checking up afte~ which he reported
the bid to be acceptable.
Mr. Halverson moved and seconded by Mr Casad that the contract for the Improve-
ment of ~cKenzie be awarded to Mr.~ H.E,Hughes as submitting the lowest and best bi&.
Motion carried as follows: Mr 01dham yes, Mr Halverson yes. ~r Casad yes.
An agreement between the City of Bremerton Wash., and Mr O E Dorisy as
consulting Engineer to furnish the.0i~y O,o~Mi,ssion of said city a complete and
comprehensi~m~re~ort on the Bremerton Water supply, including contemplated acquisition
of a~ditlonal.~ The said O E~Dorisy agrees to furnish such re~ort not later than
September EY, 1926 and for such services the. said city of Bremerton agrees to pay
him at the rate of ~ifty Dollars [$~0.00) per day and expenses, the total fee and
expenses not to exceed $12§0.00 to be paid out of the water fund of said city.
~r Casad moved and seconded by Mr H&lverson that the agreement as read be
pa~sedand the mayor and clerk be instructed to sign said agreement engaging M~r
Dorisy~as consulting Engineer on the water'question. ,
Motion carried as follows: Mr Oldham yes, Mr Halverson yes, Mr Casad yes.I
Contract for furnishing water to the Navy Yard, Puget
~:e~d Secen~edl~b~.~.~.~~e~,~C~oa~, cler~ wa~ instructed to si~ the
contract andthe clerk put on the cit~ seal ~d ret~n the origi~l copy
to the Supply ~ficer,~avy Xard,~t So~d,gash.
Motion carried as follows ~ Oldh~Xes~ Nalverson ~es,~ Cased
City Engineer Cased Submitted arep. o~t on the condition of the improve-
ments in L.I.D. Nos. 110 and 111, showing the ~o~ts due to the contractc
to date and reco~ended .the pa~ents aB follows=
hue on Z.I,D. ac. no - $
Due on L.I.D.'No.lll -
~ Oaead mo~e~ and seconded by Mr Halverson that the clerk be instruc ed
to issue warrants on the above amours to Mr J B Murphy the contractor.
Motion carried as follows: Mr Oldham yes, Mr Nal~erson yes, Mr Cased 'es.
Mr Cased submitted an itemized bill amo~ting to $~2~A.~0 showing whe 'e
L,I.D. No, 110 was debtor to the Bremerton M~ieipal ~a~er Works ~or l~bo~
and materials cons~ed In changing sources from old mains to new.
Mr Halverson moved and seconded by Mr Oldham that the reques~ as
submitted by Mr Gazed be passed.
Motion carried,as follows: 'Mr Oldh~ yes, ~ Halverson yes ~ Cased yes.
Ordinance No. 8~ being an Ordinance relating to the ~acation of an
ally r~ning:Nor~ and Sou~h ~Hrough B~bbs fir/t Addition ~o Deoat~, Kite
cowry, Washington;
Ordina~ce being rea~ for the second ~ime.
~r 01dh~moved and seconded by Mr Cased t'hatthe Ordinance No.
As read by-the clerk be,passed,.
~otion carried.as, follows: Mr, 01dham yes, Mr Halverson yes, Mr Cased yes.
Resolution. No'. AB a ResOlution orea~ing a special f~d persist
Chapter lC?, Session ~ws of 1919, of the State of ~ashington for Z.I.D.s
Said City to be kno~ as: L.~B~':shortage
The clerk read the resolution fore,he second time and' on motion of
Mr Halverson seconded by Mr Oldh~ that ~he resolution be passed and the
clerk instructed to hame same published in the official Newspaper aocordin to
laW.
Motion carried as follows: Mr Oldh~ ~es, ~ Halved'son yes, Mr 0asad yes.
Olty Attorney Stevenson submitted a letter in rep~y to questions
Oo~tssione~ Casatinco~ec~toa.~:wit'h:.~.~ .
~e~e~lie Ave. improvement aa e
resolution No. 48 Passed July ?, 1926.
Attorney Stevenson quoted Sect, ion 4 ~of the local improvement ~uarantee law
for the quidance of the Oity Oommission and after being read by the'clerk was ordered
~filed.
The clerk read a letter received from attorneys 0randall and 0randall of
Seattle regarding,certain infe~ma*ion on the question of the City Dock ~as uhder
discussion at the present time. After the letter being read Mr ~ W Moore addressed
the meeting and read a copy of charges submitted to him by the Truck Owners
Association of Bremerton against James ~ Stickles city. Wharfinger.
The mayor stated that he and the other commissioners would do all in their
power to have the present conditions relative to the city wharf controversy settled
to the satisfaction of the oom?laining citizens and to give an opportune hearing
to all concerned, set down Monday AuguSt 23 1926 at 2;00 o'clack P.M. for a special
meeting of the commission foe that purpose.
The clerk rekd. an ~pplica.tion from Mr James R Gibson to operate a Jitney
route over Warren Avenue and after being read Mr Halverson moved and seconded by
~r 01dham that the request of Mr Gibson ~o operate a Jitney on Warren be rejected.
M~tion carried as follows: ,Mr 01dham yes, Mr Halverson yes, Mr Casad yes.
Mr Halverson moved and seco~ded by. Mr 01dham that all~ bills approveA and allowed
by a majority of the commission the clerk be instructed to issue warrants ~or same,
Motion carried as follows: Mr Oldham yes, Mr Halverson yes, Mr Oasad yes.
A large delegation of'property owners being present who were interested in the
improvements on a further continuation of Warren Avenue, the improvement of Ralph
and other streets of that vicinity, held a conference with the commissioners and
decided that owing to length of time of advertising in preparation for actual work
according to law, would b~ing the improwment ~ork into bad weather, at w~ioh time
a first class Job could not be quaranteed and also the possibility of receiving
higher bids from contractors who would take into consideration last time etc.
through inclement weather.
It was finally agreed to postpone action until December 1926.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, Mr 01dham moved
~nd secondeA by Mr Halverson t~at the meeting adjourn.
Motion Carried as follows: ~r 01dham yes, Mr Halverson yes, Mr Casad yes.
Meeting ad~n~d
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