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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/08/21 Bremerton, Washington. August 8, 1921. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ,~ayor Bowdoin at 7.30 o'clock p.m., all members present except Councilmen Langeland and Tucker, who arrived a few minutes late. ~ginutes of previous session read and approved as read. Co~nunication read from Hancock & i'~athewson, making pplication for license operate shooting gallery at 206 Pacific avenue. ~[otion by Blair and ~Viole~te that license be granted with the provision that no girls be employed and that the shooting gallery be closed on ~undays; carried. Co~aunica~ion read from O. ~. Wolfe, ~king pplication for license ~o operate pool room in East Bremerton~ refferred to Finance and License Co~nmittee. COmmunication read from i~y lerk, reporting the results off his checking the petition for special election on the proposition of Cor~ission Form off Government. ~epor~ off Police Judge read and ordered filled. Co~nnunication read from ~he 2~ayor of Cincinnati callin~ attention to ~he Health Exposition to be held In Oincinnati in October; ordered filed. Conmuni,~tion read from John. F. I~iller reporting that no appropriation had been made for treat~nent and control of venereal diseases; ordered filed. Com~nunica. tion ~ead from Navy Yard authorities calling attention to unsanitary cor~ition of alley nea. r ~avy Yard gate. The i,,,~ayor reoorted that the matter had already been satisfactorfly taken care Cle:,:k reooz'ted tb t this was date set for opening bids for ~arbage handlin~ and that ~wo bids had been ~'ec~ived. On motion of ~orrison and LaViolette bids were duly op~ned a~d found to be from W. E. Oro'::n and Geo. Roberts & John Paulson. motion of LaViole~ts an,~ ~lair bids were referred to Heal.,;h and ~anitation Co,nmittee foz' report next meeting. Ch~iua~ o~~ ~i~ance and License Conaittee ro~oo:~ted that i.~. H. O. o~e:'uti~':-~ Jitney on Elizabeth Street run, had ~'equ~s:~ted th~'t hia route be changed so that he might ::o out on a different route, but return on the s~us route hs ie now opsratJ, n? on, and resomn~ended th'~t request be i'r~onted, i~[3tion by Horrison and ,grabs that request of 2~r. H. C. Gratton be granted; carried. ~,~otisn b~ -,~ox'r'ison and Langsland that i~,~r. W. D. ~nderson be given 24 hours notice tis rea~ove ~all booths and ~rtitions from hi~: pool roon on Pacifi~ Avenue which are in violaSio~ of :~ity ordin ncc; carried. The Cou?cil discussed the ~tter of basea~ent pool rooms and on motion of LaViolefifi~ a~d Ga~es ~hs matter ~:;as referred to the ~ranchise and Ordinance Co~mmi~tee.. ~blic Utilities Ooa~nittee reported that the lightin~ equi~:nent in '/~harf dance hall could be purchs, sed for ~150. i~/Iotion by fox'tisch and LaViolette that City Clerk be instructed tic advertise for bids for 100 water :neters; carried. Public Utilities Conm~itfiee reported that part of ~l w[~arf is in need of,new planking,and recommended that new planking be laid over the old planking. Street and Alley Comlnittee reported ~hat State Street, near the !~avy Yard fence is in bad condition; ~hat some of the strsefis in tt~e city should be dragged;' that one a~itional man was needed on the Strse~ Department force to clean up the, park- ing strips. ~,iotion by LaViolette and B~air ~hat City Engineer and Chairman of Stree~ and Alley Co~mittee be instructed to make temporary improve~nent on State Street; carried. ~iotion by Langeland and Blair that ~ree~ and Alley Co:~ittee be instructed have necessary dragging work done on s~reets; carried: :.,!orion by LaViolette and Langeland that Street and Alley Co~i$fiee be authorized to employ one additional ~n for stres~ work; carried. Clerk read Ordinance ~7Z4, being an ordin~ce ~ending Section I of Ordinance ~569. I~otion by LaViolet~e ~d Grahn to pass ordinance as read; carried on roll ~a~ Clerk read Ordinance ~35. being ~ ordinance rela~ing ~o ~he placing of water cooled grease traps in certain classes of buildings. Motion by Langeland and Blair to pass ordinance as read; carried on roll call. Clerk read Ordinance f736, being an ordinance prescribing regulations for the handling and storing of gasoline. Motion by Blair and LaViole~$e $o pass ordinance as read; carr~.ed on roll call. Chairman of health and D~itation Oo~ittee reported ~hat the City Engineer and i~imself had investigated ~he method use d by the City of Sea$~le for d~nping garbage and ~hat they found it very satisfactory. Clerk read resolution of intention to impr6ve Warren avenue from Evelyn S~reet to Port ~ashington Narrows by grading and sidewalking, m~d on motion of Langeland and Blair resolution was passed as read. l,lotion by ~lair ~d i,~orr~son that the Chief of Police be instructed to notify ~,~r. J. D. Anderson of the action of the Council in reference ~o the SaVOy Pool room and that the changes be ~de pursuant to the instructions of the Chief of Police; carried. ~otion by LaViolette and Grahn that the bill of the ~orth Pacific Public Service · Company in the amount of ~9.~8 for electricity used at Fire Hall ~B be allowed and warrant drawn for the same; carried. ~otion by Blair and LaViolette that the matter of annual renewals of pool tables licenses be referred to Franchise and Ordinance Committee; carried. Clerk read resignation of Councilman Francis A, LaViolette, and on motion of Tucker and Gates resignation was accepted, to be effective upon the election and qualification of his successor. ~otion by LaViolette and Gates that Dr. E, E. Creelman be elected as Councilman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of ~'~r. LaViolette; motion carried and so ordered. Clerk read resolution submitted by Oouneilman i~orrison commending Dr. F. A. LaViolstts for his services as a member of the City Council, and resolution was unanimously passed by a rising vote of the Council. ~otion by ~orrison and LaViole~te that the use of the hall on wharf fl be given free of charge for one night for the purpose of giving a show for the benefit of the Childrens' Home in East Bremerton; carried. ~r. Cropp, of East Bremerton, addressed the Council and requested t~at some action be taken by the Council in th~ matter of ordering the removal of all squatters are using the street ends in East Bremerton for pri~ate purposes. ~otion by LaViolette and Blair that the Fire Chief and the Chief of Police be instructed to have all shacks and tents removed from city property; carried. Motion by Langeland and LaViolette that all bills approved by the Finance Comm- ittee be allowed and warrants drawn for the same; carried. Motion by ~orrison and Blair to adjourn; carried. IOityClerk.