HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/23 v ~ebruary ?, 1923.
Regular meeting of Oity Oommisston held on ~ednesday, February 7. 192,3 at
10.00 o'~clock a.m. with MayOr,Me0all in the chair and Commissioners Burlington
and Harrison present at roll call.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved as read.
Communication read from it,he ~irect'or of the Post-Intelligencer Anti-Narcotic
0ampaign submitting Anti-~arcotic ~teselution. Qlerk read resolution ~19, being
a resolution placing the City ~f ~remerton ~n record as in favor of the National
aampaign against the narco~ie, ev~.ll~ Motion by Mr. Mc0all, seconded by ~Ir.
Harrison that ~esolution ~"19 be passed'as read; carried unanimously on roll call.
City 01erk reported that this was date fixed for opening bids for chlorine
apparatus and tha~ one bid had been received. On motion by i~r. Harrison and
Mr. ~cOall bid was duly opensd and found ~o be from ~allace & ~iernan Company for
$1469.00 f.o.b, Newark, N. J.'; bid laid over until next regular meeting.
The matter of chemical analysis report on city water was discussed by the
Commission and laid over until next regular meeting.
C
~otion by ~[r. '~uffi~-~ton, seconded by Mr. MeOall, that City lerk be instructed
to advertise for bids for city printing a~d for the depositing of city moneys for
the ensuing years bids to be re turnable ~ebruary 21, 192,3; carried unanimously
on r~ll call.
~Iayor ~cCall reported that he had laid off the Captain of Police and one
patrolman and recommended that the action be confirmed. On the recommendation of
Commissioner Harrison the matter was laid over until next regular meeting.
The ~ayor reported that the 0ity Health Officer reported to hims that he was
s~ill investigatin~ the matter of the proposed milk ordinance.
0ommunication read from orate Highway engineer submitting specifications for
hangers for water pipe on new bridge on Navy Yard HighwaY$oreferred ~o Commissioner
Harrison and City ~ngineer with instructions to have necessary work done.
~ayor 1~icCall recommended that the salaries of the Firemen be restored to the
scal& in effect before the first of the year; the.matter was discussed by the
Commission and laid over until next regular meeting.
Motion by i~Ir. Harrison, seconded by ~W_r. i,MCall, that offer of $350.~0 settlement of
Cobb & Smith and i~r. E. L. Pepin be accepted and ~aYor and Clerk authorized to sign
agree~nent on behalf of city and that the money be turned to Accident Fund as
collected; carried unanimously on roll call.
Notion by ~h~. Harrison, seconded by i~r. ~uffington, that all bills approved
by a majority of the Com~nission be allowed and warrants drawn for same; carried
unanimously on roll call.
City ~ttorney reported that the action pending in Ouperior Oourt in the matter
of L.I.D. ~99 would come up for trial on February 15, 19£3.
There being no further business to come bef~ore~ the ommmssion th~oeting was
duly adjourns d.~~~Y~_