HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/25/21 Bremerton, ¥¥ashington. July 25, 1921.
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by i~ayor Sowdoin at ?.Z0 o'clo.
p.m., all members being present.
Minutes of previous session read and approved as read.
Communication read from Pie ~endozo, m~ing application for license te ope~te
pool room in basemen~ of ~he Rainier HoSel. ~'~iotion by Blair ~d Grmhn tha~ applica-
tion for license be denied; carried. ~
Co~unic~tion read from Central Trades and Labor Couneil professing the eontrae~ing
of city garbage collecting; referred to Ch~ir~n of ~ealth and Sanitation Cool,See.
Clerk reported that ~his w~s date se~ for opening bids on collection of garbage
and that one bid had been received. Motion by LaViolet~e and Gates ~hat ~he ma~er
of opening bids for garbage collec$ion be laid over ~til next regul~ m~e$ing;
carried.
Co~unic~tion read from Dr. J. P. Johnson, Oity Health Officer, recommending ~hat
that the Coe~ de ~lene Hotel, on ~ron~ S~reet, be given no,ice to clean up or vacate.
~Iotion by Grin ~nd ~orrisen to approve ~nd adopt the recommendations of the Health
Officer; carried.
Communication read from S. ~. Lent, Building Inspector, reco~ending that two
frame structures in rear of EZ& Burwell Avenne ~nd one in rezr of ~l~ ~ifSh Street
be oonde~m~ed. }.~iotion by 2{orrison ~d Grahn ~o approve and adop~ the reoo~nenda~ions
off Building Inspector; carried.
Communication read from The American Le~ion Post No. 4, requesting tha~ wa~ veterans
be given preference for city positions. ~'~o~ion by ~..~orrison and LaViolette that
veterans be ~iven consideration when vacancies occur and that communication be placed
on file; carried.
Co~nunication read frown ~hair~n of Health and ~anitation Con~i~tee making recommend
ations for the draftin:l of a new health inspection ordina~ce. ~,~otion by Lan~sland
and ~rahn to refer to City ~kttorney with instructions ~o draf~ ordinance in complim~ce
with the recommendations of the Chairman of the ~ealth and S~itation Cor~ifitee;
carri ed.
Motion ~y LaViolette and ~'ucker t_~at the proposed paving off Highland ~v~ n'~e be
in.Jefinetl~ postpone~; carried.
ounc~lm~ LaViolette, as a co,nitre on Navy Yard water rates, reported that he
had instructed the Water Superintendent to ten~er a bid of 8~ per thousand gallons
and that sa:~e had been accepted by the Navy Yard.
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Chairman of Pi~ance and License oam~ttee reported that the Fire Department's
budget balance would not be sufficient to operate the 'bal~ce of t~e year with their
present force, and recommended that the Fire Department be operated with one man less
and on motion of Blair and Grahn it was so ordered. '
3lotion by f, forrison and Grahn that furlough requests of policemen be referred to
2iayor with power to act; carried.
Communication read from Lester & Monah~n reportinej that they had made an inspection
of t~:e piling of wharf ~l ~d fonnd them to be in good shape. ~{o~ion by i~[orrison
and LaViolst~e that at ~he termination of the prsseht lease, the city wharf be not
used for dance hall purposes; carried.
~,lotion by I~[orris.on ~d Tucker to approve report of co~i~tee on Navy Yard water
rates and that committee be discharged; carried.
Motion by LaVioleSte ~d Blair that bids for fire truck chassis be rejected; carried.
Motion by Srahn ~d Blair that the City Clerk be instructed to keep a record~'of
applicants flor work, with the following data: N~e, nature of work desired, experience,
~ married or ~ingle, whether taxpayer of city or oounSy, and whether
applicant is an ex-service ~n; motion carried.
Councilman ,Drahn reco~ended that oiSy p~chase and install large scaleaa$ city hall
referred to Street and alley and ~rdhasing o~tee for report next meeting.
~go~ion by LaViolette and Ga~es that complain~ts abou~ organ at s~ting rink be
referred to Police Department for investigation; carried.
Olsrk read Ordinance ~733, being an ordinance approving the assessment roll of
Z.I.D. ~100, and on mo~ionof LaViole~e ~d Blair Srdinance was passed as read.
Oily Clerk reported that Nr.~¥. P. Lind~gel had filed a peri,ion for special
election of the oroposi~ion of Commission ~'orm of Gover~en~.
[',lotion by LaV~olette and ~,[orrison that ~he Fire Chief and one member of the Council
mee~ with Navy Yard authorities ~o work ou$ a ~lan of cooperation for fire protection;
carried.
Motion by Blair and Langeland ~hat bill of $~0.00 from Lowm~ & Hartford for freight
on opera chairs returned to Sea~tle be no~ allowed; carried.
Motion by LaVioleSte and MOrrison tha~ Ci~y Clerk be instructed to repor~ ~o ~he
Council the name, title, and rate of pay of each city employee; carried.
?~[otion by ~{orrison and Grahn to allow all bills which have been approved by the
Finance Coamittee; carried.
i~fotion by Blair and m~gsland to adjourn; carried.
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