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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/21 Bremerton, Washington. April 11, 1921. Regular meeting of the City Oouncil called to order by l~ayor Bowdoin at 7.30 o'clock p.m., all members being present. l~£inutes of previous session read and approved as read. Communication read from ~'~. 'i'. i~osher making application for~ license to operate a pool room. ~[otion by Williams and Huestis to lay on table for investigation; motion lost on roll call Norrison. Blair, Grahn and Olsen voting "NO"; tfuestis. King and Williams voting "AYE". Chairman of License Committee reported that he had investigated this application and recom.~ended ~hat license be granted. Motion by Blair and ~,io~ison that license be granted; motion carried on roll call, ~Iorrtson, Blair, Grahn, Olsen, and Huestis voting "AYE"; King and ~;illiams t~oting "NO". Communication read from nyron ~eaton making ap~licationqfor Jitney license; referred to License Committee. Com~nunication read from Stebick ~[otor Company submitting specifications and price of Chevrolet truck to be specially eeuipped for the Pire Department; referred to Fire & Light Committee and the Finance Committee. Communication read from City Engineer submittin~ final estimate on contract of ±~arker & Wood for the construction of shed on Whar~ ~1 in the sum of ,it5~1. ~Iotion ~y iVilliams and ~Iorrison to approve estimate, accept the Job, and that the sum of ~851 be paid as provided in contract; motion carried. Communication read fro:u City Engineer report~dg that he had checked the protest against the proposed paving of '~'lizabeth Street and found the prttes$ to represent 67.9% of the front footage on said street, t~otion by '~illiams and Huestis ~hat proposed im!~rovement of Elizabeth Otreet be indefinitely postponed; carried. Clerk reported that ~Lr. ~. ~. Lindekugel had filed petition for special election on the proposition of adopting Oommission I~orm of Government, and the ~[ayor instruc- ~l the Clerk to check the petition. ~" Clerk reported that this was date set for hearing, protests on the assess,~ent roll of L.t.D. ~99, for the laying of water mains in East~ Bremerton, and that a large number of protests had been received. ~otion by 'Jilliams and King t~o continue the hearia~g on the assessment roll of LAI.D. ~99 tO an adjourned mee~in~ to be held Monday, May 2, 19~l at 7.,JO .o'clock p.m.; carried. ~otion by Will~ams and King that protests on the assessment, roll of ,~.I.D..~99 be received until the time' of hearing on said roll; 6arried. ~ Clerk reported that this was date set for ooening bids for the improvement of Fifth otreet, between Pacific and lark Streets~, and that six bids had been received. On motion of Olsen and King bids were duly opened and found to be from W. O. Bulette, F. h~. Oadolato, E. Hall, Parker ~ ~,~ood..~iller B~,os., and J. B. ~Iurphy and all bids were referred to the City Engineer for com~utation and report. Councilman ~ting read a Joint resignation of Councilmen 0hr~stian Olsen, Gus. L. Kin~, E.~ ~I. Huestis, and Earl J. ,'~illiams. Motion by Wil~ia'~s and Huestis that resi~,natlons of Council~nen Christian Olse~, Gus. L. Xing, E. ,I. Huestis and Earl J. /;{lliams be~.accePted, and that they be effective at the adjournment of the present meeti~g; motion carried. i~otion by W~lliams and nuestis that all bills approved by the Finance Co,nmittee be allowed and warrants drawn for some; carried. .;~[ayor a!~pointed Nr. irthur'Peterson as Traffic Officer, and on ;notion of Jilliams and King appointment was confirmed. Street and ~lley Committee reoorted that street flusher is being reoaired. ~1ayor recommended that nev~ police alarm be installed and appointed ~',{r. ,Orahn and the Chief of Police as a committee to investigate and report what could be done in the matter. ~.,{otion by ~illiams and Olsen that Attorney ~rive notice to Bremer Estate. to put t~e~r property at Mront and Pacific Streets inca sanitary condition; carried. Clerk read an Ordinance submitted by Councilman King~, being an ordinance regulating traffic and providing _~enalties for the violation thereof. ~otion by ,~orrison and Drahn to lay ordinance on table until next regular meetinM; motion lost on roll call Councilmen ~,~orr~son, Blair, and GraVen voting "A~E": Olsen, Huestis, King and '/~illiams voting "NO". Motion by Olsen and Huestis 'to pass Ordinance as read; motion carried on roll call, Councilmen i~orrison and Blair votin~ "NO"; ,Jrahn, Olsen, Hu. estis, King, and Wii lions voting "YES". i~r. I. ~. Chapman addressed the Council and requeate~ that~the Council reconsider its action in fixing Billposter's License at ,~200 per year, and on motion of Olsen and Huestis ~[ttorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance fixing the license fee at :I~75 per year. ~,~otion by Blair and ~,iorrison that acommittee of three be appointed to chec',~ up the wor~ of ~,he O~y Hall Building C~:~:]ittee so that the committee could be relieved; motion lost on roll call, Councilmen ,~gorrison ar~,d Blair voting "AYE"; ~rahn not vot- ing; Olsen. E~e,~-;tis, Kin~ anft Jillians votin~ City Engineer reported theft he had computed the bids for ~ce im?rovcment of Fifth Street, under L.I.D. ~i:lO0 and found J. B. ~,'~l~rphy to be the low bidder. Hotion by ',Villiams and King that J. B. ~,~rphy be awarded t~e contract f~r the ~mpro~ement of Fifth Street, under L.I.D. ,.~100, a~s the lowest and best bidder; motion carried unanimously on roll call, ~otion by ,~,~illia,~ ~nd Olseu t~ ~d~rn; carried.