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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/22/21 Bremer~on, Wasi i'~gto~'~. August 22, 1~£1. Rejular meeting of City Council called to order by Mayor Bowdoin at 7.[30 o'clock p.m., all membeu~s being presen~ sxcsp~ Councilman LaViole~ts. J~,~inu~ss of previous session read and approved as read, Co ~mni~ati3~ read fron L. L. Lsn~, requesting permission to lay a steam line under the pave~nen~ on Pacific Avenue north of Fourth b%ree~; referred ~o Ohairm~ of ~ree~ and ~lley Communication read fron ~he ~irector o'f tho ~a~e Dep~men~ of ~blic ~orks advising that a public haaring had been ss~ for September ~d on %he ma~sr of ?rantin~ o~r~ificatss:~o certain jitney bus opsra~ors. The ~yor apooin~sd ~{~smbers-off the Finance and License Committee as a coimni~tss ~o a~end' ~he nss~ing Communi~ation read fro ~ R. F. ~ri~on, makin~ application for license ~: o~rate a jitney between ~remer~on and Charleston; referred ~o ~inance and ~icense Co~_~mi~ee. Commu~lication read from Clarence Lane, making application to operale Jitney over Fifth, ~os~on and i~i~h Streets; wi~h al~erz~te route over Seven,h, ~Varren and Boston S~reets; referred to Chairman of Finance and ~icense Coa~ni~ee. Mo~ion by Blair ~d 2{orrison ~hat 2pplica~ion of i~r. Lane be granted ove~ ai~erna~ive rou~e, or over first rou~e if presen~ holder of lieemse is not operating; ~a~ried. Communication read from Dr. J. P. Johnson, City Health Officer', advisin~ ~ha~ he will resume his duties abou~ ~ep~ember ls~ and ~ha~ Dr. Sanders is now ac~in~ as health Officer. Cmmm~nica~ion read from The National ~ec~i~y League, callin~ the a~tention of ~he idayor and Council to Constitution Day which falls on ~he 17~h off September, and on notion of Blair and Tucker 6ommunication was ordered filed. Clerk reported ~ha~ ~his was da~e set for opening bids for 100 water me~ers and ~hat two bids had been received. On motion of i{orrison and Langel~d bids were duly opened and fouhd ~o be from CraneCo., and Watworth [~Ianufac~urin~ Company. Clerk read bids, and on mo~ion of Bla~ a~ ~[ornison con~rac~ was awarded ~o Crane Co., for Hersey Wa~er Me,ers a~ ~he price of ~11.23 each, f.o.b. J3remer~on. ~r. L. L. Len~ addressed ~he Council on the ma~er of laying s~eam pipe under pavemen~ on Pacific Avenue, and on mo~ion of Morrison and La~eland ~he ma~ter was referred ~o 5~ree~ and Alley Oo~i~ee and Ci~y a~orney wi~h power ~o Clerk reported that he had prepared a bud~e~ es~i~te of receipts and expenditures for the year 19~2. and on mo~ion of Blair and Grahn budge~ was referred ~o Finance and License Con,hi,tee for report a~ an adjourned :neeting to be held Augus~ 29~h. Finance a~ License committee reeo~ended ~ha~ back door of Louvre Pool Room be ordered close~, and on mo~ion of Blair and [~Iorrison ma~er was referred to Ci~y Attorney and Ouilding Inspector. Finance and License Oo~mni~ee reported that they had investigated request for ~ransfer of pool ~able license in Eas~ Bremer~on and tha~ one of ~he par~ies was no~ of age and recomnended that request be denied. Motion by Blair and Grahn ~hat request be denied; carried. ~blic U~ili~ies 0o~i~ee requested more time on the repor~ of garbage handlin~ bids, and on motion of i~Iorrison and Grahn reques~ was granted. The ~ouncil discussed ~he pool ~able ordiz~nce, and the Franchise ~d Ordinance Committee was granted more ~ime for report next meeting. Mo~ion by Blair and Grahn ~ha~ pool ~able license of W. ~. Anderson be suspended un~il such time as he makes the ohhnges ordered by the Oounoil; carried. The Mayor reported ~ha~ he had gone ~o East Bremer~on wi~h o~her city officials and investigated ~he use of s~reets for private purposes, ~d ~ha~ he had instructed the Ci~y Engineer ~o se~ s~akes alon~ ~he s~ree~ lines near ~he waterfront. Several proper~y owners from Eas~ Bremer~on addressed ~he Council for and agains~ ~he removal of ~hese buildings and ~en~s and ~he ma~er was discussed by ~he Council. Motion ~y i~orrison ~d ~r~n ~o accep~ ~he repor~ of ~he ~y~r and awai~ ~he repor~ off ~he ~i~y Engineer before ~aking an~ action in the ma~ter; carried. Health and ~ani~a~ion Committee reco[~ended ~ha~ some improvemen~ work be done the cemetery, ~d the ma~er was referred ~o ~he Chairman of'the ~eal~h and tion Cos~ni~tee for more definite repor~ and reco~nenda~ions nex~ ~e~ing. 0n ~hs recommendation of Co~cilman ~angel~d ~he Street Oo~nissioner was instruct, ~o make necessary repairs ~o wooden sidewalk on Ralph Street. Building Inspector was instructed ~o make inspec~ion of ~he buildin~ occupied by the Louvre Pool ~oom. City~ngineer reported sa~isffac~ory progress on L.I.D. ~102 and sta~ed tha~ ~he job would pro~ably be completed within a week. City Engineer rm~or~ed ~ha~ he had prepared plans for ~he proposed condemnation 0f north end of ~cKenzie 5tree~. and t~e [~er was referred ~o S~ree~ and ~lley Com:~i~tee for report nex~ meeting. Mo~ion by Morrison and Blair tha~ City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for ~he sale of gr~ ~eam owned by ~he ~i~y; carried. ..~otion by Blair and Langeland ~ha~ 0i~y Engineer be allowed ~o use ci~y ~eam for ~he improvement of 5~a~e 5~ree~; carried. Mo~ion by i¥{orrison and Grahn ~o allow all bills which have been approved by ~he Finance 0ommittee and have warrants drawn for the same; carried. Mo~ion by ~lair and Morrison ~o adjourn un~il 7.30 o'clock p,m. ~u~s~ 29, 1921; Bremerton, Washington. August 29, 1921. Adjourned meeting of City Council called to order by i~ayor_BoWdoi_nat 7.30 o'clock p.m., all members being present except Councilman LaViolette. City Clerk submitted statement of estimated receipts and disbursements for the various departr~ents of the City for the year The Council then discussed and revised the proposed disbursements and receipts and balanced them at the amount of $202,386.13. ~otion by Tucker and ~Iorrison that preliminary estimate be a~proved as revised and ba]acced and Clerk h,e instructed to advertise same for hearing at a statutory meeting of the City Council · ' to be held on October 3, 1921 at 7.30 o'clock p.m.; carried. Co~muunicationr cad from Carl andersen, making application for license to operate pool room at 321 Pacific avenue, i~otion by Blair and Langeland that license be grand, ted; a arried. Communication read from i~r. A. Abrahams, making ap~lication for permission to install gasoline tank and pump at 221 Pacific Avenue; referred to Street and alley Co~r~aittee and 0ity ~ngineer for investigation and report~ Communication read from Pacific Highway Association. and ~rdered filed. ' Co~nunication read from Pacific Coast associationof Fire Chiefs and on motion of i~gorrison and Gates was laid over to special order of business at next meeting. ,~'~otion by Blair and Ls~ngeland that the Council approve the action of the Park Board in increasing the Park caretaker's salary to $85 per month; carried. C ' Councilman i~orrison as ha~rman of Committee on garbage proposition reco,imended that the Council accept t~e bid of W. E. 9rown. Councilman Grahn, as minority report, reco~nended that the l~ro.~osition be laid over until after the 20th of September. T~e garbage handling proposition was then discussed at so,~s length by the Council, and on motion of Grahn and Sangeland all bidS'~were rejected. ~','lotion b~~ Grahn and ~lair that Clerk be instr~ucted to advertise for bids for C city fuel and feed, according to specifications to be furnished by the ha~rman~l of Purchasing Co~mnittee; carried. [~iotion by Langeland and Grahn that city furnish necessary materials for fumiga- ting the ~oublic scho,ols; carried. -;~atter of parking of automobiles was discussed and refers'ed to ~ran~hise az,~d 0rdi~ance Co~r~nittee. The nti tter of sendin~[~ the city fire a~paratus outside of the city limits for the protection of property in the county district was discussed by the Council, and on C ° ,'notion of Tucker and DIorrison F~re hzef was instructed to use his own judgmen~ in the ~nat ter. allow ~otion b~: Langeland and ~ates to ~m~m?mmm~m_ all bills which have been approved by the Finance Committee; carried. ~otion b~ ~lair and ~ates to adjourn; carried.