HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/22/26 December 22,1926.
Regular meeting of .the Cit~ ~ommissioners of the City of.B~emerton,Wash,
held on December £2,19ES,at 10~00 A.M, with M~ayor C E B.Oldham peesiding and
Commissioners Halvereon and Casad present at roll call.
Minutes of the meeting read and approved as read by the following
vote Ur Oldham Yes,Mr Halverson Yes I~r Casad Yes.
Communication received from Hon.~elvin G,Tennant Mayor of Tacoma,
relating to urging our representatives in the State Legislature te assist in the
enactment of a law to.regulate the difference in vehicles that consume oil and
are comtinually confined within the City limits and never use the ~tate highways,
Letter referred to the Commission for action.
Communication received from Attorneys Moore and Hunt~.,ca~,~sel for
Commander La Frenz U,S.Navy complaining of misconduct by O~a~les~J~e~,Jitney
driver on Paci£io Avenge,in which the Commander and his wife claimed their car
was moved by Mr Sumner without their permission and in doing so,the Commander
claimed his car was damaged to the extent of $8§.10. and requested the City Commiss-
ioners to investigate the matter as the city had issued him a license .
The Commission stated they would hold an adjourned meeting ~t 2.J0 P.~.
this date and investigate the matter,
0ommun~cat~on received from the Central Trade's Council of Bremerton
relative to their examination of the city schools and requested the Commission
to appoint a committee of three and or'such number one would be appointed from
organized labor,for the purpose of investigating the sanitary conditions as also
proper means of the children's escape from the buildings in case of f~re.
The clerk was instructed to reply to the Central Trade's Council
and state the Commission will appoint such a committee as requested in their letter
to investigate the general conditions of the schools.
Letter received and read from Mr Paul J.Roberts Captain of the BAth
Cavelry Division,written to Chief of Police M.r W H.Barowskl,requesting the use of
a portion of the C£~y Hall basement ~or pistol an small arms target practice,
Moved by M~r EalversOn and seconded by Mr Casad that the matter be laid
over £or further consideration, Motion carried as follows Mr Oldham Yes M~r Halverson
Yes,Er Casad ~es.
M.r'Daniel Davis being present addressed the meeting with re~ard to the
restaurant garbage and stated he would take care of it without cost to the city
do all separating and leave everything in good shape,
The matter was referred to Commissioner Casad for investigation.
M_r Halverson moved and seconded by ~ 01dham that all bills approved and
allowed by a majority of the Commission the clark be instructed to issue warrants
for same, Motion carried as follows M~r Oldham Yes ~ Halverson Xes,Mt Casad Yes.
'i~.~'Ga~adrnnoved and~seconded byMr Halverson that the meeting adjourn
until B.J0,P.M this date. Motiomncarri~d as follows Mr OldhamYes,Mr Halverson Xes,
Er Casad Nas.
Meeting
adjourned .... ~-~ ~ ~//
City Clerk.
December 22.1926. 2,50,O'Clock P.M.
Adjourned meeting of tha City Commissioners held at 2.30 O'clock P.M.
this date with Mayor C E B.01dham presiding and Commissioners l~alverson and Casad
present at roll call.
Meeting was called for ~he purpose of hearing ~rom the men who hold
Jitney licenses regarding the insurance policies the were carrying and explain the
conditions as to safeguarding the passengers they carried over the public streets,
and particularly to hear from Ur Nutter who holds a city license and who has been
charged by Commander La ~renz wi~h moving his car from where it was parked.
~r Nutter sta~ed that he moved the car by man power and in doing so
could not have damaged the machinery of the car, Commissioner Halverson read the
law from the s~atute book regarding the moving of cars from where they were parked
without the owner's consent.
Er Nu~ter stated he would take the matter up with the Attorneys for
Co~m~Lander La Frenz and ma]~e a settlement oil the dam,urge claim and ~'eport to the
Commi~zioaers the resul~ oi' sa~;le,to ~hls the Co~m~is~;io:ers consented.
The questioli of liability insurance was next taken up LIr James Gibson
stated he carried ,~10.000.00 Liability insuranceat u cost ap!~roximately of ,~140.00
az~d after his state~en~ the other licensed Jitney men said ~hey would also take
out liability insurance as they were a~ious 2o safeguard the public and city
~rom damage claims.
~[fter the mat~er was disposed of and no o~her business ~o come before
t~e mecti~g [,ir Oldh~a ~noved and seconded by I.[r Halverson ~ha~ the meeting adjourn,
Mo~io~ carried as follows Mr Oldham Yes,i.[r ttalverson Yes [.ir Casdd Yes.
1,leering adjourned.
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