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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/28/21 9 Bremerton, '¢¢ashington. February 28, 1921. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Bowdoin at 7.30 o'cloc~ p.m., all members being present except Councilmen Morrisen and OleoS. ~inutes of previous session read and approved as read. Communication read from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company stating that had been no net earnings for the year 19E0 from the operation of t~e plant at Bremerton; referred to Finance Committee and City ~Ittorney for report next meeting. Communication rea~ from H. H. Curnow, F. E. Mulnix, and C. Rothermel making appli- cation for license to operate billiard hall and fountain lunch at ~45 Fourth Street; referred to ]~icense Committee. Communication read from H. Kier making application for renewal of his Jitney license, which had expired. Motion by Williams and Huestis that Clerk be instructed to issue Jitney license to H. Kier as reeuested; carrY&&. Co~mnunication read from Simon ~ettler making application for Jitney license to operate from Fourth and Pacific to Sixth and Hewitt Streets; referred to License Committee. Communication read from C. R. Elander, manager of ]~adysmith Wellington Coal Agency, requesting that the City refund amount of vehicle occupation tax license paid for the year 1920; referred to City attorney. Clerk read report of Police Judge for the month of February showing menu_ut paid to City Treasurer to be $108~.65; report ordered filed. Communication read from City Attorney submitting cost bills in the case of City of Bremerton vs. Frank f~. Poston and Ted Paulson amo~tnting to~.?O. Motion by BLair and Grahn that Clerk be instructed and authorized to draw warrant in payment of cost bills; carried. Communication read from F. S. Hathaway submitting assessment roll of L.I.D. #99. ~otion by Williams and Huestis that the date of hearing on assessment roll of L.I.D. [~99 be fixed as the llth day of April, 1921 and tha~ Clerk be instructed to adver- tise same; carried. Communication read from ~. S. Hathaway submitting inventory of equipment now in the office of the ~ity ~ngineer; ordered filed. Clerk reported that this was date eot for opening bids for the depositaries of city money and that one bid had been received. J~int bid from Ftrst National Bank, Br~merton Trust & Savings Bank, and Citizens Bank read, offering 2% on average daily deposits, and on motion of ~illiams and z~ing bid was accepted. Communication read from City Engineer submitting plan and estimated cos~ for the construction of shed on the north a~d west sides of Wharf ~1. ~otion by ~Villi~-~s and Grahn that plans be approved and Clerk instructed to call for bids; carried · Communication read from ~t~z EnMin~er ~ubm~tting plan~ and Oler~ reoor~ed that ~hls was d~te set for op~,nimg bids for city printin~ and thHt two bid~ had been received, and on motion ef Willing ~d Blair bidswere duly d~)en~d ~d found to be from the Bremerton Evening Searchlight and the Bremerton News. Clerk read bid of Bremerton Eveni~ Searchlight which was 90~ per col~ inch, 8 point solid type. for first insertion and ~6~ for subsequent insertions. Clerk read bid o~ Bre~nerton News ~hich wa~ 70~ for first lnoortlon and 60~ for subooquent insertions. L~otio~ b2 ~;illia~ns and B~ir that contract for city printing be awarded to the ~remertc Hew~ as the lowest and best bidder; c~rried. '~lerk re~d. resolution of intention for the paving of Sixth Street. Clerk read protest against the paving of ~th Street; protest referredto City Engineer for com- putation and the ~tter of resolution laid over until next ~egul~ meeting. Chai~n of Pin.ce Conm~ittee reported that he had bill from ~. S. Hathaway for tracing of mac of East Br~erton in the ~ount of $100 and on mo~ion of Willies ~d Huestis bill ~as allowed. Chairman of Pin.ce Co~ittee reported ~hat he had claim for s~ry of F. ~. Ha~P~way for ~he m~n~h of February in ~he amount of ,~2~ and claim for gas and oil Tot Engineer's car in the amount of ~6.1~ and on motion of WilXlams ~d Huestis~both claims were allowed. ~in~ce ~o~it~ee reoorted t~t many of ~he current expense ~ills were no~ o.k.'d ~among them bei~ one fo~ an addin~ naohine for ~he wharfinger. The Council discussed ~ ~he matter of p~chasi~ this adding ~chine and the ~tter was referred to ~rchas~g ~ ~Committee for repor~ ne~t mee~i~. . Council~n Grin recommended tha~ Jitney opera~ors be re~i~ed $o pos~ an at'curate schedule at their stands. Council~n Hues~is reco~r~ended ~hat billpos~er's license be raised; matter referred to License Co.it tee. ~blic U~ili~ies Co~i~ee reported ~ha~ A~orney had prepared form of agreement between ~he City and the ope~ators of ~erries. The mat~er was discussed ~ some length by ~hc ~ouncil and on mo~ion of Willies and Grahn ~he ~er was referred ~he public u~ili~ies eommiCtee with instruc$io~ ~a$ $10,000 inde~i~y bond be filed wi~h the City before lease is entered into. Fire, Light,and Building Committee reported that ~here is now in use a street light in front of the BlueBird Theatre which the theatre management had re~uested removed and that the Theatre would maintain a street light in its place, and Committee recommended that this.request he granted. Clerk, was instructed to notify Light Corn@any to have this light removed. Fire, Light and Building Committee recommended'that Clerk be instructed to advertise f~r bids for 12 Corey or Smith fire hydrants according to specifications ti be provided by Superintendent of Water Department, and on motion of Grahn and ~¥illiams Clerk~was instructed to call for bida Committee also recommended that Engineer be instructed to prepare map showing loca- tion of Fire Hydrants in East Bremerton. Su?erintendent of Water Department recommended that Clerk be instructed to call for bids for 200 watermeters which are need&d in East Bremerton. Motion by Williams and Blair that Clerk be instructed to call for bids for water meters; carrie~ Superintendent of ~ater Department reported that all pipes owned by private in East Bremerton could be purchased by the City for the · $2020 sum o'f and recommended that they be purchased. The matter was discussed by the Council and referred to Public Utilities Committee and ~'~ater Superintendent for re~rt next meeting. Finance Committee reported that they had received a claim from ~red Watrous in the sum of $§0 for police work. The matter was &iscussed by the Council and then laid over until next regular meeting. ~ayor reported that ~r. Harry Wood had donated new flag for use at City Hall,and on motion of Blair a~d Huestis Clerk was instructed to write a letter of appreciation and thanks for the flag. Engineer reported that he would move into City Hall as soon as he could have necessary filing cabinets constructed in new office. Clerk read Ordinance ~?ll, being an Ordinance creating the office of Janitor of City Hall and fixing the salary therefor, and on motion of Williams and Huestis Ordinance was passed as read. Eotio~ by ~illiams and Kin~ to allow all bills which had been approved by the Finance ~ommit tee. ~o~ion by ~illia~s and Huestis to adjourn; carried. ~City Clerk.