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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/14/23 Maroh 16, 19~3. Adjourned meeting of ~ity Commission held on ~rlday Naroh 16, 1923 at t0.00 o'clock a.m, ~or the purpose of hearing on the liuense application of ~udolph and Stickels, and ~. H. Harkness, wi~h ~ayor Hc0all in the chair and Commissioners ~uffing~on and harrison present. Mr. ~udolph and ~r. S$ickels were present; ~r. Harkness did not appear. Ordinance read by ~torney and evidence Submitted ~o the Commission · , T. Rudolph one of the applicants, ,was convicted June 15, 19E~. in the Superior Court of Eitsap Oounty of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, ~o-wit: 175 quarts of whiskey with i~'~ten~ to sell. Evidence was further submitted that the said i~~. ~. Eudolph was convicted in the Police Court of the City of Bremerton in November, 1919 of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and also the said i'~. T. Rudolph wac convicted in November 1919 in Justice Court of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and a~plication for license does not comply -~l~h the city ordinance providing for same. ~Ir. ~udolph m~ de statements before t. he Oommission admitting his conviction in ~uperior ~our~ but stated tha~ the case was on appeal to the Supreme 0curt. Evidence was further submitted by the Commission that the reputation of W. T. ~udolp$ was that of a bootlegger. No further evidence being submitted the matter was taken under advisement until the next regular meeting of the City Commission. 1Vfaroh 14, 1923. Regular meetiz~ of Otty Gommisslon held on Wednesday ~aroh 14, 192J at 10.00 o'clock a.m. with ~yor ~cCall in the chair and Commissioner ~ufflngton present at roll call; Commissloner~Harrison being absent on city business. ~,~inutes of previous meeti~ read and approved as read. ~ommunica~ion read from Oharles S. Eund, makin~ application for license to operate shooting gallery; referred to the ~ay~r. Co~ununioation read from ~udo~ph & S~ickels, making ap~lication for license to operate pool room at ~21 =acific ~venme. 0ommunication read from R. H. Harkness making application for license to operate restaarant a~ ~6E Burwell Street. ~otion by ~,~r. ouffington, seconded by ~.r. ~&cOall, that hearing before the City Commission be had on the applications for license ,of nudolph and S~ickels and R. H. Harkness on ~iarch 16, 19~ at 10.O0 o'clock a.m.; carried unanimously on roll call. Clerk read Ordinance ~?§, bein~ an ordinance amending the license fee on skating rinks. ~otion by L~r. ~,~Call, seconded by ~r. Ouffington, that Ordinance ~778 be passed as read; carried unanimously on roll call. Clerk read ResOlution ~E0, being a resolution providing for the execution of contracts for ~he depositing of city moneys. ;~[otion by ~r. ~Call, seconded by i~r. ouffington, ~hat resolution ~2 0 be passed and adopted as read; carried unanimously on roll call. ~o~ion ~y ~,~h1. ~uffington, seconded by ~,Lr. ~cCall, that bond of the Consoli- dated Publishing Company be accepted as surety on printing contract' carried unanimously on roll call. ~,iotion by ~,~r. ~;cOall, seconded by ~r. Buffington, that all bills apprOved by a majority of the Commission be allowed and warrants drawn for same; carried unanimously on roll call. Ci~y ~ttorney reported that in the mat~er of claim of ~,ir. Eenn and Peterson for salary as police officers he was of the opinion that their claims were without foundation but sta~ad that he would make a comolete report at the next meeting. There being no further business to come ~efore the dommission the meeting was duly adjourned.