HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/22 ~-nuary 18, 1922.
Regular meeting of City C0m~ission held on ~¥ednesday, January 18, 192E at 10.00
a,m. with ~iayor ~IcCall in the chair and Commissioners Buffington~ and harrison pres-
ent at roll call.
~finutes of previous meeting read ~ approved as read.
Co~unicatien read from ~r. D. A. Buchanan, of the East Bremer~on Volunteer Fire
Dep~rtment, requesting that ameeting be arr~ged with the Co~nissi~n to ta~e up
t~e matter of constructin~ a~ire hall in East Bremerton; referred to the Mayor.
Communication read from the City ~ttorney reporting that the proceedings in the
matter of creatir~ a local improvement district for the paying of the cost and
expense off laying water main on Burwe~l Street, between Pacific a~ ~arren Avenues,
were irregular and rece~en~ing that the proposed local improvement district be
abandoned. ~f~tion by ~ffington, seconded by Harrison, that recomme~ation
City ~tto~ey be approved ~d adopted; carried unanimously on roll call.
0rdin~ce ~754 read, bei~ ~ 0rdi~nce repealin~ Ordinance No~ V19 and declaring
en emergency. ~etion by Harrison, seconded by ~ffingt~n, that Ordi~e ~754 be
passed as read; carried u~imouely on roll call.
Co~iseio~r Buffington reported t~t there had been some damage at the wharf
caused by the la.ch Argus ~d that he had referred the matter to the City Attorney.
Commissioner B~ffi~ton recommended that m budget be prepared flor tho year 192g.
Commissioner ~uffington reported t~t he had received a bill from Miss K. A. Lavenden
the f~rmer City Treae~er, in the e~ cf $~4.50 for bringing her work up to date
after her tense of office hsd expired. Oity Atto~ey reported that he considered
this an irregular bill. Oo~iesiener Bufffi~ton reco~nended that the claim for
$34.5~ be not all,wed, i~otion by ~Call, seoo~ed by Harrison that reoo~mnendation
of Co~mnissioner of ~in~ee be approved a~ adopted; c. arrled unanimously on roll call.
Oo~issioner Harrison reported ~hat he had given a contract to A. Hawkins for
the moving of houses from Warren Avenue a~ a cost to the L.I.D. of $190.00;
tha~ the City of Charleston has brousht suit~to force ~he Wate~ Department to
~lntai, n a collection office in the Olty ef Charleston.
The ~yor reported t~t a eo~ittee of the whole had met wish the ~peraters of
hi~e ears in the city of Bremerten a~ that it was ~reposed ~o draft a new Ordi~nee
The ~yor recommended t~t a license be gr~ed to the D~celand Club for a
d~ce at 212 Front Street. Motion by Harrison, seco~ed by Burlington that d~ce
license be granted to Danceland Club; cmrried u~nim~usly on roll call.
The i~yor recommended that the application of A. Taehiro for public d~ce license
be not granted. ~otton by H~rrieon, seconded by Buffington, that reco~endation of
the l~y~r be approved and ~opted; carried unanimously on roll call.
City Engineer reported that he was working on the re-assessment roll of L.I.D.
~. E. L. Gale addressed the Oo~ission and protested against being required to
install a grease trap at his buildi~ on ~c~th Street; referred ~o 0o~issioner
Harrison for investiga.$ion.
There bei~ no ~ther business to co~e be~ore the Commission the meeti~ was
duly adjourned.