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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/25/21r Bremerton, Washington. April 25, 1921. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~,~yor ~owdoin at 7.30 o'clock ~.m., present Councilmen: I~[orrison, Blair, Grahn, ~,a¥iolette, and Langeland. ~inutes of previous seseio~ read a~ approved as read. Communication read from J. L. Hancoc~ &Wm Matheson makinE application for pool table license; referred to ~icense ~o.nmittee. Oom:~unication read from Jake Kahn ma~ing application for license te ~perate loan offfice at ~219 ~ron~ Street; referred to License C~mmittee. Communica~ion read from Thomas Lonski requesting refund of meney paid ~o City truck license; referred ~o Finance Committee and City AStorney. Communication read from ,,¥~ H. Sutton, of National Sure~y Company and ~rdered filed. Communlc~ion read from ~ire Chief reportin~ that he had received the resi~nation of Fire,nan ~. ~. Bowker. and recommending the ap?eintment of H. D. ~rs~n to ~ill the vacancy. ~ayor appoin~ed H. D. Larson Fireman to fill ~he vacancy caused by the resignation of 'J. F. Bowker, and on motion of i,~orrlson and Blair appointmeu~ was confirmed. Communication read from Park Board requestin& aid from the city in making the park more attractive; referred to Chairman of SSreet and ~lley Com~ittee. Clerk reported that this was da~e set for hearing on the proposed imorovement of Fifth Street, between ~'~ashin~ton and Pacific and the alleys in Blocks 5 and 6 and that the Engineer's report showed more than 60% protest, and on mo~ion of ~Violette and Grahn the proposed im?r~vement w~s indefinitely postponed. Finance and License omm~ee recommended that Jitney license be granted to ~yro ~eaton, ~d on motion of Horrison and ~Vlolette recommendation of committee was a, ,~roved and license granSed. ih~blic Utilities Com'nittee reco~nended that park lights be connected with street l~ht circ,:it; referred to Chair~n of Vita, Light ~: Buildin~ Committe~ u~ith power to act. :~,[otion by ~iorrison and Lan~eland that ~[ttorney be instructed to pre~ara lease of floats at wharf ~l to one party for a term of five years provided they place si~u on float stati~ th,~t it Is private property; motion carried. _~treet ,_~nd ~lley Oo~ittee re?orted that the Committee iu charge of the flay Day Jol~r~ttiou have requested the ~se of Pacific ~w, nue, between Pourth and Sixth Streets Sram the hour of ] to 5 in the afternoon and also permission to erect platform for ~[ay-,,~l~ d~nce, and reco~euded that req~est b~ ~ra~ted. ~,,~otion by Laugeland 21~i~' t~:at request be ~rauted; oarr~eO. Committee also reported that ~7avy Yard ~thor~t~e; [~,~w~ req~ested t~at State Stroot b,~ '~ade s~itable for aporoach to ne;v tote Jtre.~t '~-a;e, which will be coustr~cted i~ the near future; referred to Chafr'~an of Jtreat a~d *~lley Jo :mittee aod Zn~ineer. ~]ity ~ttor~ey reported that he had received complaint t~:at there are some logs street in [:h~st ~renerton; referred to Stre,:~ ~'"' ~: "~: ~'~.:~i:'.se ~o~om~.~-Id~:,~ that ::ity hail s~.~pFlies b,'s pn~rchased in larger q~ant~t~es a~ tha~ storeroom be prJvlded for stoEin,~' rhea. Hotion by Blair and _~'~',r~'o,~o I that reoo~'~endation of Co~itte,-~ be ao,~roved_, and adopted; carri,~d. Cou;lc:ilman La~gelaod reported that sidewalks near e~d off Elizabeth ,7trent are ~overed o~, .'a:~d; referred ~o Chairman of []tre,:t ~' ~ · ' ' t~,.a ~lley Com~aittee , o~zt~ee reported that t~:ere is no light over fire hydrant Fire L!?'~t ,J:: Buildin~ O -~ ' at ~or~,~r of Broad','~'ay and Evelyn, and on motion o ~' ZaViolet~e and Blair the installa- tion ~ li~j~t ;~a~; referred to ~'ire, Light ~ Buildin7 Co~mittee w~tb power to act. [Fayor reported that Light Co~n?any did not f~e] that they/ should furnish electr~city to ~enants in ;~ire Hall ~,2 free of charge. [~,[otion bj; L[orrison and LaViolette that tenants o-~ ~ire U. all ~:2 be notified that ~hey ~;~?t pay for li~ts; carried. He~lt[~ and ~anitation Committee reported t~at the extra ~a~bage team had brought In from pasture, but a~e in such condition ~:hat they cannot be used ~r abo~t three weeks, a~d ~o~tttee recommended that ~arb~. e d,~p be moved to Broadway near Tenth Street. f~[otlon by Grain and LaVloletSe t~at the Council go as a body and investi~tte proposed ~:arbage dump; carried. [,Ir. B.~u~ and other residents near the ~ro~o~'ed~ new d~'? objected $o the duroc bein~ moved, ~md the matter was d'o~,:cu.,~ed~'a at same lenq'th by the Council. Committee also recom~ended t~at city have all its tools a~d equtoment painted o~e color. [~Iayor-ap0ointed the ~hairman of ~ire, Light ~ Building Committee to investigate a~ report w~mt could be done in the ~tter of constructi~ a storage shed for city $ools and equipment. :~[otion by L[orrison a~d Grahn that City ~ttorney be instructed to ta~e up ~,~th the Public Service ~ommission the matter of increasing the water rates for the city of Charleston. Clerk eead Ordinance ,~7720, being an ordi~nce fixing the Bill roster's license ~75 per year, and on motion of i[orrison and Grahn ordinance was unanimously passed on roll call. Clerk read Ordinance [~721, being an ordinance re~latin~ the storage or maintaining of stacks of wood, l~mber, or building material. The ordinance was d~cussed by She douncil and other interested persons, aad on motion of ~orrison and ~VioletSe erdinance was passed ~animously on roll call. Clerk read Ordinance ~72E, being an ordinance regulating ~he parking or s~andin~ of a~tomobiles in front of business establishments. ~fotien hy L[orrison and LaViole~$e ~o pass Ordiaanee as read; carrie~ ?~a~fmo~y ,~m ~-~] Clerk read ~fayor's veto of proposed traffic ordinance passed by the Council at the last regular meeting. Councilman Grahn took the chair as ~,[ayor pro tern., ~?~! ~otion by ~orrison and Crahn that ~yor's veto of oroposed ordin~ce shall be approved and confirmed by the Council; carried un~imously on roll call. Hotion by Grahn and Laviole~te that vetoed oz-di~nce shall be referred to ~rancbise and Ordinance Committee; carried. Clerk read petition of property owners in L.I.D. ~;lO0 requesting tha~.parking cable and ten iron light poles be installed on PifCh S~reet. The mat~er was dis- cussed, and referred to 2halrin of S~reet and Alley Comities. City Engineer, ~d pro,~er ty owners. ~o~ion by La~iolstte and Grahn~ ~ha~ ~r. V~. H. Gates.be elected to fill the vacancy on the ~ity ~ou~cil caused by the resignation of E. ~. Huestis; carried unanimously on roll call, an~ the ~ayor declared ~{r. ,~. H. Gates elected. Superintendent ~f ~,Vater Department recommended that new chlorinatin~ aoparat~s be purchased at a cost of ~}~60, and on motion of Grahn and ~iorrison recommendation Su?er~ntendsnt ~?~as ai~,~roved ~And machine ordered purchased. T~e ~tter of pa~i~2' Stress Department and Garbage De~omr~ent ~en six day,s ]~ay For ~i?~:~ant-~ ~lf days work was discussed by the Council and on motion ~f La~l~laoi ~orr~so~ ~a~' refer~ed to ~inance Co~:~ittee. _,ir .... ii. ~ates .~'as reTularly sworn as Council~nan mud took his chair wit}~ ~[~o ~the~ ,nenbors of the d~ty Engineer reco~nmended that electric lizht poles on ~ifth Otreet, bet~,'een Par:ill and park be ordered rsnoved. [~otion by i,~orrison and Grahn Shat recommendation of ~':'~'inoer be a?z~roved anq~ poles ordred removed; carried. Clerk report,sd that ~[r. J. B. Hurphy, Contractor under L.I.D. ~'-lO0, had filed s~:rsty bot~ ,;nd that same had been approved by the '~ity ,~orney as to form. 7[~tfon by 7[orri?oa and Blair that request of ~[artha Goodman,askin7 tha~ her shack on ~c~'i.: ;lvsnus not be removed, be denied; carried The proposed police alarm signal was discussed by tbs Council and on motion of LaVioletts ' 1~ ~ s~r~ ~ tw~ referred to Chief of Police, ~hisf of Pire Department and Chair:~a:~ of 2ire,Li~t &Bldg Oo~i~ee with ~ower to act. [,lotion by Blair and I~or~ison ~hat a committee of tl~ree members be appointed chec]~ the work of the CJ ty Hall Building Commit~ee, at a cos~ of not to exceed carried. i,Iagor a??ointed Blair, I.,[orrlson, and Wares as special committee to check work of City Hall ~Jnildin~ '~omnittee ~,,io~ios bT~ ~rahn and i,forrison ~hat Clerk be instructed ~o write a letter to i~[r. J. B. i.,[urphy ~'eqnssting float he employ as much local help as possible; carrY, ed. ~otion by i.[orrJson and La~iole~te ~hat Clerk be instructed to write a letter architects of City !{all and ascertain cost of securtn6 a set of plans and specifica- tion~ of <J~t~ lJall, and that special co~ittee be authorized to order plans; carried. i,iotion b;~. LaVi~lette ~nd ;,forrison ~hat ~he use of the Council Chambers as a public meeting place be referred to the Hayor and ttt~e Ohairmmq of Public Utilities Cool,tee ,vith !:o~, t~ ~ct, provided ~at no religious or political s~setin~s be bold therein; cax'ried on roll call. i,fotion by ;,[orrison ~d Blair ~hat Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for tg water hydro, uts; carried. l,,fotion by i~forrison and Grahn to all all bills '?hich ~ad been approved by the 2inance 0o~nittee; carried. f,[ot~lon by LaViolet~e and Grahn to Adjourn until Y~y 2, 19gl at ~.ZO o'clock p.m.; carried.