HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/10/21 Bremarton, Washington. October 10, 1921.
Regular meeting o£ City 0ouncil called to order by ~ayor Bowdoin at ~.~0 p.
all members being present e~cept Councilman F. A. LaViolette. i~,,~inu~es off previous session read a.~d a~p~,oved as read.
Oo:nmu~ica.~ionread fron D. D. Dick, minister off Ohris2ian 2hurch requesting
permi~sion ~o land. a scow loa~l of luncher a~ Oi~y Fark, and on motio~ of La, n~eland
and Gates ~eques~ was ~:r~ed.
Co :~unica.~io.~ z'ead ~rom ~orney F. 'f~. ~,ioo~'e on behalff of i~r. Augustine request-
i.~ ~ha~ ~he end off T~le$'raph Avenue in Eas~ Bremer~o~ be opened; refferred to C~a.~z'
of S~ree~ and Alley Cordialities.
0o~munication read fm~:~ Ira Hatch making applicati0~a ffo:u~ jitney license; retie?
t,~ Cha, J_rman of License
Oo:~munication read fron ~t. ~. ~Valin requesting ]pay:~s~.~ of il! fo~ wi~ri~::? on
wharf; ref,~rred to Ohairman of Finance 0o.~nit'(;.~e and Ci~?
0o:~mui~icatio~ read from Washi ~'~;oa Survsyi~'~,~ anU ~c,%ing ~ursau'~,.nd r~ferred t o
Chairman of Fire, Ligh~ ,?~ Buildin~ C~ m~ittee.
lisper% of Fire Chief read and ordered filed.
z~oport of S~ateDepar~m~ ~ 2'~'lic Works read in ~he ~tter o~ Bre~r~on-
~}]arles~on jitney licenses and ordered filed.
Co~.nication read fro~ the Directo~; ,al the ~tate Department of Public
on the uatter of jitney license application of Ernest Sabin ~d re~errad to ~hairm~
off License Co
Oler]~ read Resol~tion ~oassed by Bre~uerton-Charleston Transportation CompauU and
s?.me ,,va~ referred $o C'~ '
~ ~azz'~.~ off tin. ce and License
Fiat_ce a.~d Lic:~se Oo~mni~ee reported that ~r. Gratton ~d reqae~te' t':~t
, jitney route be ch~ged so that he m~ht operate over Pacmf~c, _~i?~t, ~;' ~/arr~n
~., Streets aud return o:; ~t'a,? of ~lzzabeth Street and on motion off lu~:~':er at,, =.f uss
./(~request was granted. Co~ee also reported that they had ~nvestzgated claim of
~Bur~ou.~d~s ~ddi:~%a' ~,,~achine Company and recommended t~ t the 0it- take no action in
~.blic Utilities, Conmittee re?erred that t~ey had ts, ken u.p the matter of reducing
boat rates to Ses~tla and that they had received apromise on the reductiou of pass-
e.u~er rates and ~hat after the new fer~y is in service the truck r~tes will be
lowered.
Clerk read resolution on ~he :~a ttez' of reduced boat rates and on motion of
/~i0::-rison a~ Gates resolution was adopted as read.
Clark z'ead 0rdin~ce No. 741, b sing an ordiz~mtce fixi:,Lg the rates for water
service; the or~nm~ce was discussed b~/ the Couacil azzd some changes made. The
ordinance was then reread and on motion of Langelaztd and Bla~ was unanimously
passed on roll call.
0lark read 0rdin~ice No. V42, being an ordiu~ance providin? for a s~cial election
to be held on the 31st day of OctOber om the ~oposition of pt~chast~ or construct-
ing an electric li6ht plan~. On motion of ?~[oz'rison and Or~n ordinate was passed
on roll call, all members voting "AYE" except ?,Ir. Tucker who voted "N0".
The Mayor appointed the Council a committee of the whole $o investigste ~e cost
of electric light p~nt a~ rapers at next mestizo.
Council~n ~,;Iorrison recommended that somethinz be ~ne ~% thCs:Sims to relieve
the ~zemployment si2uation. Me,ion hy [,,{orrison and Langeland ~o declare intention
M ~ve Burwell Aven~ a~ that committee be appointed ~o take the matter up with
Navy Yard officials; carried.
Superintenden~ ~ ~']ater De~rSment requested that he be grated ~rmission to
replace the old main on Burwell =~venu. e between Pacific and Warrez~ Streets, which
is in bad condition and t~,t City ~ttorney be instr~ted -~o :~e~re necessary
ordinance to d.o this work under Local improvement distric~ ~ooed~e. i~[otion by
i~[orrison and Langeland to approve and adopt the recommendations of the water super-
intendent; carried.
Fire, Light & Bui~inE °ommittee reported that street ligh~ ~d been installed
on Union Otreet.
Health and Sanitation CommiStee reported tha~ traffic signs had been installed
in front of Navy Yard Hotel; that improvamen~ work a~ Cemetery had been completed;
that the i.;avy Yard Hotel ~wes a garbage bill & ~90, i~{otion b~ rahn and ~S~es
that City Attorney be instructed to proceed wi~h collection of S90 from Navy Yard
Hotel; ~arried. The i,[ayor referred the matter of marki~ s~reets for the ~rking
of automobiles to the Fr~ohise and Ordinance Co~ittee with power ~ oact.
Ole~ read report of' I~. E. S, Feur~ado on the construction ~ 0ity Ha'Il.
2~iotion by fv[orrison and ~tes ~hat report of Cool,tee be accepted, placed an file '
~d oo:~i~tee discharged~ carried.
~otion by Langeland and ~rahn that bill of R. S. Peur~ado in the amount of ~10
be allowed; carried.
Oit. y ~ngin~er reported t~t Job of NePage, Z~fcKenny Company under L.I.D. {101 had
been satisfactorily completed, ~nd on motion of Langeland ~d Grahn Job was accepted
and final aspirate approved.
tvIotion b~, ~'¢Iorrison and Slar that wharfage rates on trucks be chan~ed to $1 for
one way or $1.50 a round trip for light trucks and $1.50 one way or $2.00 a rou~l
~rip for heavy t, rucks; these rates to be effective when new ferry boat goes on tm
run; motion carried.
The ~mtter o£ ,~ure food inspection and weights and ~asures inspection was
discussed by the Oouncil and on motion ~he City At~orneywas instructed to take
the mmtter up with the prober State Bureaus.
~o~ion by ~,,Iorrison and '~tes ~e ~llc~lall bills that have been approved by the
~inance Oo,~ittee; carried.
The i~ayor appointed Councilmen ~ucker and ~rahn as a co,~mittee to confer wi~h the
Navy Yard authorities on the ~tter of Burwell Avenue improvement work az~d also the
~atter of fire hydrants a~d paving bricks that are now inside the Navy Yard fence.
,~[otion by Blair and Gates to adjourn; carried.
City Olerl~.