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Home My WebLink About12/07/26 December 7, 1926 10:00 A. E. l.[inutes of meeting of City 0ommisston of the C~t~ of Bremerton. Washington, Iheld Tuesday, December 7, i926, at 10.00 A. M, in the City Commissioners Room in the City Hall of said City, for the purpose' of canvassing returns of special elec~ion on ~roposition Nos. l, 2, ~nd 3. ~ re~urns on Proposition No. 4 having ~be~n canvassed l~ionday, December 6. 1926.) held in ~he City of Bremer~on iSaturday, Dec. 4, 1926. On ~oll call by the city Clerk, the following members of ~he Commissio~.. ?' · ~e~onded present: Oldham, yes: Halvorsen, yes; Casad yes. ~Oi~y Attorney Thomas Stevenson al~o present.~' ' City Clerk thereupon submitted ~he reSurns of said special election, together with his ai:'fidavifi showing tha~ said returns hmd no~ been in any wise altered by addition or erasures, and that ~hey were the same as when received bv him ne ~,,[ayor and Co,~Issioners ~oge~her with ~he Ci~y A~torney and the City Clerk thereupon &~roceeded ~o canvass ~he re~urns on Proposition No. l, beln~ a ro ,. . . . ~ P P - ~zon for the ap~rowal or rejection of franchzse , being Ordinance No. 850, ,,granting a franchise I'or the construction, opera,ion and main' ~nOe of a toll ~brzd6e over Port Washington Narrows ~o W.,E. Buell, his heJ :ecutors, ad- ~minisfirators and assigns, and found from suqh canvass as ,For Approval of franchise: l~recinct No. 1. 104 Votes " " 2. 121 Votes .... 3. 141 ~o~es. ,, . 4. 128 Votes " ' 5. 119 Votes " " 8. 111 Votes " " 7. 234 Votes Total votes cast for a~proval of Franchise 956 Votes For rejection of Franchise: [~reoinot No. i 3 Votes , ~ ~ - ' ~ , ~ :, ,,. ;. ~ ' : ,, l~reoinct No. 4 '6 Votes " " 5 14~ Votes " " 6 7 Votes. " " 7 6 Votes Total m~mb~r of votes for rejection of franchise 56 Votes Total number of ~otes cast on said, proposition lO12 ~ Votes ~',iajority apb)roving franchise,~ 0rdin~'nce No 850 900 %(k,, Votes And it appearing that a ~maJor, i~y'of all votes cast on said proposition web's for the agproval of said franchise, being Ordinance No. 850, it was moved by Oldham, seconded by 0asa~, that said franchise being Ordinance 850 has been a~,~roved and adopted by the qualified voters, and that the Clerk endorse on the margin of said ~)rdi~ance No. 850, "This Ordinance approved by the qualified voters at a spe0ial election held December 4, 1926. The Commission thereupon, ~gether with the City AttOi~ney and City Clerk canvassed the returns on Proposition N~. 2, being for the approval o2 reJecti of franchise , being 0rdinance',NO. 853, granting to L. L. Lent. his heirs, ex utors, administrators an~-~-i-~ffS-,w'~, fran~b~~~to lay down, maintain and oper pipes and conduits in certain street~, alleys and public~,places, for transmis of steam and water, and found as follows: For approval of franchise'tO?'L. L, Lent~ Precinct No. i 83 votes " " 2 87 votes " " 3 95 votes " " 4 91 votes " " 6 79 votes " " ? 182 votes Total vo~es ~ for approval of franchise to L. L. Lent 708 votes ~or reject Franchise to L. L. Lent: Precin~ t No 1. 24 votes .... 2. 39 votes " "4. 34 votes " "5. 35 votes " "6. 3~ votes Total votes cast for rejection of franchise to L. L. ,,ent 244 Votes Majority in favor of such Proposition 464 Votes Total votes cast on such Proposition 952 Votes And it appearing from such canvassing that a majority of all votes cast on said proposition were for the approval of said franchise, b~ng Ordinance No. 853, it was moved by 01dham. seconded by Casad, that said Ordinance No. has been approved and ado .voters, and that the Clerk end on the margin of said Ordinance No.85Z, "This Ordinance approved hy the qualified voters a t a s[~ecial election held December 4. 1926. ~Ci~Clerk:' The Com~issioners then proceeded to canvass the returns on Proposition no. Z, being for and against an Ordinance providing for the holding of Band Concerts in the City of Bremerton an~ appropriating the stun of Nine Hundred (,~9~0.00) Dollars Sherefor, each year, for paying the ex[)enses of ~aid con- c~rts and found from such canvass as follows~ ~or al~proval of the Ordinance: Precinct No. 1 39 votes " " 2 59 votes ' " ~ 62 v~tes " " 4 62 votes " " 5 53 votes " " 6 56 votes .... ? 104 votes Total number of votes cast for the approval of this ordinance 435 votes/ the rejection of this Ordinance: Precinct No. 1 60 votes " " 2 65 votes " " 3 83 Votes " " 4 62 votes " " 5 69 votes " " 6 59 votes " " $ 101 votes Total nl~uber of votes cast against this ordinance 499 Votes Total majority against the ordinance 64 votes T~tal votes cast on ~roposition No.~. 934 votes And it aopearing that said ordinance has been rejected by the majority el~ the votes %asr thereon, it was moved by Halvorsen, seconded by 01dham tha~ :~a.td ordinance be deemed ~'ejected.