HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/25/25 February ~, 19~5
Re[~u~lar meeting of City Commission held on Wednesday, February 25, 1925,
at lO:O0 o'clock A. M. with Mayor White in the chairrand Commissioners Hal-
verson and Cased present at roll call.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved as read.
Communication received from Mr. J. T. Rutledge making the city an offer
of $25. O0 per year rental for the e'ast one-half of lot on Pacific Avenue near
Union Street that is owned by the city. Motion by Mr. Yd~ite, seconded by
Casad, that the matter of rental of ground be referred to Co~mnissioner Halver-
son with power to act; YYY.
Communication received from the Navy Yard stating that the Gommandant
would be willing to~ recommend to the Navy Department that the City's request
for a nine foot strip of land for. alley purposes on east side of Navy Yard
Hotel be granted if the. city would deed to the Navy Department an equal nine
foot strip of land adjoining thereto; referred to Commissioner Cased for in-
vest ig'ation.
Communication recei'ved from P~oific Telep~hone and Telegraph Company re-
questing permissi~on to make cable crossing ~lnder Second Street wharf, and on
motion 15yoMr. ~asad, seconded by Mr. Halverson, request was granted.
~.~otion by Mr. Halverson, seconded by Mr. ~asad, that ~ity ~lerk be in-
structed to call for bids for printing of official publications and for the
depositing of city moneys for the ensuing year, bids to be returnable
March 4, 19~; YYY.
Motion by Mr. Halverson, seconded by Mr. Casad, that all bills approved
by a majority of the 0ommission be allowed and warrants drawn for same;YYY.
The ordinance fixing the wharfage charge for express companies was dis-
cussed by the ~onzmisSion~ and tl~e City ~ttorney instructed to submit an
Ordinance repealing the Ordinance now in effect.
Mr. H. ~olman requ6sted permission to install and use on one of his auto~
mobiles a regular Fire Department oiren, as this car is used for moving the
Charleston fire apparatus in case of fire, and on motion of Mr. Halverson,
seconded by Mr. Cased, request was granted.
Clerk read Ordinance ~810, being an Ordinance regulating peddlars and
repealing the present ordinance. Motion by Mr. Halverson, seconded by Mr.
White, that Ordinauce $810 be passed and adopted as rcad;YYY.
Motion by Mr. Halverson, seconded by M-,'. Cased, that a 250 C.P. lisht
be saspended in center of intersection at Fifth aM Warren St~'eets in place
of prcse~t light at said corner; YYY.
Commissioner Cased reported that he had replaced and renewed about
S~O feet of 16" pipe line at head of bay, and that work of seallng reservoir
is proL;ressing very satisfactorily.
Motion by Mr. Halverson, seconded by Mr. Casad, that the matter of
]._avin[!; proper chimne~ placed on Puget Sound Laundry building be referred
to Fi. re Chief with power to act; YYY.
Motion by Mr. Halverson, seconded by Mr. White, that meet~-~g be ad-
ourned until February 27, 1925, at lO:O00'~clo/~ ~. ~jYY~. (.~ ~
February ~7, 1925 ~/
Adjourned meeting called to order by Mayor Wl~ite on February 27, 1925,
at 10:00 o'clock A. M. with Oonm~issioner Casad present at roll call.
The matter of the city making application flor lease of harbor area
was discussed by the Commission, b~t no action taken.
There being no further business to come before the CO~m,~ission, the
meeting was d~ly adjourned. /~