HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/26/21 September 26, 1921.
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by i~i~yor Bowdoin at 7.30
o'clock p.m.; Present Councilmen Morrison, Blair, Grahn, GAtes and Tucker. Council-
man Langeland arrived a few minutes later.
~dinutes of ~0revious session read and approved as read.
Co~nunication read from Attorney F. i'~. Moore with reference to claim of
Burroughs adding i,~chine Co., for mahhine delivered to city ;,¥h~rfinger, stating
that if claim was not paid by the first of October that suit would be, filed against
the City; referred to Chairman o£ Finance Committee and Oity Attorney.
Co~mnunication read from ~?[r. L. ~. Nelson, making spplication for _odsition as
do~-catcher. The Mayor appointed L.F, Nelson Dog-Catcher,and on motion of Z~orrison
and Blair appointment was confirmed.
Petition read from a number of residents for the installation of a street light
on Union Street. i~fotion by Morrison and Blair that matter be referred to Ch~irma. n
of ~'ire, Light ~.: Building ~ommittee with power to act; carried.
Co,~nunication read from George -~. Nutter moping application for license to o~erate
Jitney on ~rk ~venue; referred to Chairman of Finance and License Committee.
Commu~ication read £r,om Oity Engineer recommending that certain street work be
do~e in East ~remerton. .,iotion by ~Iorrison and Tucke~' that reco~endations
Engi~:eer be ap[~roved and that ~ngiaesr be instructed to i~roceed with the work; carried
Com~unication read £rom City Engineer submitting final estimate and assessment
roll for ,'.i.D. fl01, and on motion of Blair and ~ra.hn the matter of acceptance of
job was laid over to next meeting.
Commu~ication read from City Engineer submitting final estimate and assessment
roll for L.I.D. ~102, and on motion of Blair and Langeland the job ~as accepted.
The Council duly canvassed the returns ov the Special ~lect~on held on September
20th and found them to be as follows:
FOR AGAI!~ ST
First Precinct 131 60
Second £recinct 7~ 113
Third Precinct 108 82
Fourth Precinct 9t 65
Fifth Precinct 68 95
Sixth Precinct 49 74
Seventh Precinct 26 44
TOTALS 550'
Clerk read a proclamation proclaiming the special election on the proposition
Of Oo~.~ission ~orm of ~overnment carried bya ~ajority of 17 votes, and on motion
of Langeland and Gates proclamation was adopted as read.
Clerk ~'ead proclamation fixin~ the dates for the election 5f Commissioners as
October 31st for Primary Election. and November 14th for General Election, and on
motion .of ~angeland a~d Gates proclamation was adopted as read.
Clerk reported that this was date fixed for opening bids for 50 ton of coal and
that two bids had b®en received. On motion of Tucker and Langeland bids were duly
opened a~d .found to be from Bremerton Transfer Co., and ?,ainey Lumber Oompany.
The bids we~'e considered by the Council and on motion of ~.,,[orr~son and L~ngeland-
the bid of Haiuey Lumber '3ompany for Nanaimo Wellington Furnace ~,[ixture at $10.50
per ton was accepted,
Clerk ~:'eported tha~ this was date fixed for openin~ bids for improvement of
l'Tarren ~venue under
idorrison and ~l~ir bid was duly opened and found to be from Js~es Brothers. Clerk
read bid a~d bid was then referred to City Engineer for comoutation.
Finance a~d License Committee reported that the man who holds license to operate
a Jitney fron Front and 2acific to Sixth and Veneta had requested that h~s route 'be
changed to operate from Fourth a~d z~=cific over z~aci£ic. Fifth, Veneta, ~qd ~ixth
Streets to Sixth aud ~-±igt~, and reco,~ended t"~ t request be granted. [,lotion by
Blair a~d ~rahn that request be granted; carried. Committee rscO~nendsd that
pool table license be g~anted to ~,[r. ~¥. ','~. Avery of ~a. st 3remerton. L~otion by
iforrison and Wares that license be granted to ~ir. .~. ~V. Avery; carried. Conmittee
recommended that all the present holders of poR1 table licenses be allowed to ooerate
without changing the ordinance; that all future applicants for license mus~ mee~ the
requirements of the ordi_aance; and that upon any conviction of violation of city
or~]inances that pool table license be revoked, i~otion by Morrison and G~tes to
approve and adopt the recommendations o£ com::~{ttee; carried.
Health and oanitatio~-~ 0ommittes reported that imoroveuent work at cemetery is
progressing.
City Engineer reported that he had computed bid o£ J~mes mrothers and found it to
be in the sum of ~17,811.07, which is more than ~ij2000 under the p~eliminary estimate.
The Council considered the bid and .on motion of Langeland and ~gorrison bid was accepte~
and contract awarded to J~.mes ~rothers.
i~iotion by Grahn and ~,[orrison that Oity Engineer be allowed 4}10.00 per month for
the use of his automobile on city business; carried.
~,[otion by Land, elated and ~,~orrison that the ~ark Caretaker be allowed ~30 for
relinquishing his livi~g quarters at the Park; carried.
Motion by Tucker and Bls, ir that ~he method of markin~ the streets for the parking
of automobiles be tried out for a few weeks; carried.
~{otion by [,£orrison and ~;ates to allow all bills which have been a~}proved by the
Finance 0ommi~tee; carried.
:.'iotion by ~.£orr~son and Slair to adjourn; carried.
City Clerk.
Bremerton, ~ashington. October 3, 1921.
Council called to order et 7.30 p.m. by ~[~.yor Bowdoin.
The city clerk,: being,' unable to be prese,_~t on account of sickness, Councilman
B]s. ir was duly appoint6d to act as clerk o£ the mae~ing.
A roll call showed all members present, except Councilman E. ~. ~ucker.
The clerk read ordinance No. 7~0, entitled: "A~ o~,',di:~ance levyin~ special and
general municipal taxes against ~11 of the ta~xable pro~oer~y in the city of sremer~on
for the year 1922 and approvi~ the ~ssessment ~oll as made by the county ~ssessor
of Kits~p County .
On motion of Sra?m the ordin ncc was ~assed by the following vote:
~hose voting aye ~re: Horrison, Slain, :}rahn a~d GaZes.
'~oti~;.~ nay; no~e.
Councilman ~[orrison submitted an ordina~.~ce ~elatin~ ~o the purchase of the
present li~htin~, system or installing one by the city~ stating sa'~e was submitted
at the reques~ off the ~,[ayor.
The ordi.,:~ance was referred to the committee on Public Utilities with instructions
to repor~ on the same at the next ~s etins, October 10, 1921.
On motion by Gates and Morri~n ~he m~eting adjourned.