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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/21/25 Regular meeting of City Commission held on Wednesday, January EL, 1925, at l0 o'clock A. N. with Mayor White in the chair and Commissioners Halverson and Casad present at roll call. Ninutes of previous meeting read and approved as read. Communication read from City of Charleston requesting that Water Department install a larger main on Sixth Street between Washington Avenue and Naval Avenue; ordered filed. Communication read from V.r. Webster with reference to adjust- meat of charge for garbage collection service; referred to Commissioner Casad. Communication received from R. Norris, making application for ~cense to operate soft drink bar and card tables at ~19 Pacific Avenue; laid over until next regular meeting for investigation. Communication received from Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Company, making application for license to operate seven auto stages between ~ne Cities of Bremerton and Charleston; laid over until next regular meeting ~or investigation. Proposal for gasoline contract for year 19~5 submitted by the ~%andard Oil Company, and laid over until next regular meeting. Clerk read resolution #~6, being a resolution requesting the Navy Department to, deed to the City a nin'e foot strip of ground on the east sl~e of the Navy Yard Hotel ~ite. Motion by Nr. Halverson, seconded by Casad, that resolution be passed and adopte,'~ as read, carried unanimously ~n roll call. Communication read from Alida Torestensen requesting that the c~zy repair the sidewalk in front of her property at 270 Fourth Street In a satisfactory manner; referred to Commissioner Casad with power to act. Nr. Leo Haskell of the First National Bank requested that the ci%y make payment of shortage in L. I. D. #61. Hotion by Mr. Casad, seconded oy }.~r. ~¥hite, that matter of adjustment of the fund of L. I. D. #61 be z'ezerred to Commissioner Halverson for investigation; Y~fY. Mr. Ray R. Greenwood, attorney for ~r. Win. Zimmerman, withdrew ~ae offer made to the city for the sale of watershed land, for the reason '~uat the offer was not drawn in proper form. Claim for damages from Mr. B. Graffunder in the sum of (~50.00 received for damage done to furniture in his basement by water. Clerk reported that this was meeting fixed for the opeAiAg of o~ds for fire apparatus and on motion of Ifm. Casad, seconded by [,~r. Halver- son the four bids received were duly opened and read. Motion by L~r. Casad, oeconded by L~r. Halverson, that bids on fire ai,paratus be laid over until next regular meeting; I~. !lotion by ~,~r. Casad, seconded by Mr. Halverson, that all bills ap?oved by a n~ajority of the Commission be allowed and warrants drawn for ~ame; YYY. Commissioner Halverson reported that a person had talked to him aoout purchasing the Pleasant Avenue Fire Hall from the City. }.~otion by [~r. Casad, seconded by Mr. White, that matter of sale of Pleasant Avenue l,'ire Hall be referred to Nayor White, Commissioner Halverson, and the City Atzorney for investigation and report; Y~fY. The Mayor appointed ~..~rs. Earl Brown as a member of the Library Board, and on motion of Mr. ¥'~hite, seconded by lit. Halverson, appointment was confirmed. I,h~. Cleaver addressed the Commission and went into great detail ~o explain to Lhe Commission his process for sealing cm~crete water reser- voir, and s'tated that the cost of the material would be approximately ~RO00.O0. Many interested taxpayers gave their individual views and opinions on the proposed purchase of additional fire e~uipment. Eotion by Lit. Halverson, seconded by Mr. Casady, that meeting b/e~ adjourned until 4 o'clock P. I. J1., January 21., 19~; . . '~~ Ad?urned=Meeting ~f~C~ity Commi'ssion .c~lled to,order ~n Wednesday, Janua~ 2L, 192o, at 4 o clock P. ~. with Major ~¥hlte~in th~ chair and Co~maio'oioners Halverson and Casa'd present at' roll call~~ · The mayor stated that it was lmposs:ible for th'e representative of the ~ashi~gton Surveying and rating Bureau to be present at this meeting but that he could be over i~ the ~orning. Eotion by Mr. White, seconded by Nr. Casad, t~at meeting be ad~ed 10'30. o'clock A. M. January 22/ 1925; ~//~, . ~, ~ unt i 1 ~ ' January ~ Adjourned meeting of City Commission called tootler on Thursday, January o,~ . ~, 1925, at 10:30 o'clock P N. with Nayor White in the chair and Commissioners IIalVe~'sofi '~d Casad. p'res~nt at roll The l,~ayor stated that,'~h~s meeting was called for the purpose 6tvin all interested persons an Opportunity to express their 'opi~ions the proposed purchase of additional fire apparatus for which bids had already been opened. The Mayor th~n introduced ~:Ir. John Walker o~ the ','"~ash[~ n Surveying arid Rating B~reau who gate a talk off the merits of the differe~t apparatus from the viewpoint of pump capacity and the effect thereof upol~ the formulating of the 'f~re insurance rates ~or the city. Mr. Walker then ans,.vered all questions' asked hi~ by a large number o~ interested citizens present. Idr. Walker's're'commendation to the Commission was'to purchase no apparatus oi',less than ~000 gallons per minute pump There being no fur'ther business to come before the Commission the mcetin6 was duly adjour'n~.