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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/20 503 Bremerton, Washington. January 1£, 1920 Regular meeting of the City Council called to or~er by i'Sayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being present. ~inutes of pre~ious session read and approved as read. Letter read from B. B. Siam applying for pool room license at corner of Park and Fourth streets; referred to License and Revenue Committee. Letter read from Vail Construction Company requesting permission to erect a temporary wooden building at the corner of Fourth and Pacific; and on motion of l',,1cGillivray and Williams request was denied. Letter read from Police Judge showing the number of cases tried during 1919 and si:owing the total amount of cash paid to the City Treasurer $6066.41; report ordered filed. Engineer's Estimate ~2 L.I.D. 95 read, showing 'amount to contractor at this date $4550.00 and on motinn of Bowdoin and Pittack estimate was approved and warrant order- ed drawn. ~ · Letter read from ~ng~neer submitting Pay Roll ~$ L.I.D. 93 and on motion of Olson and Bowdoin same was approved. Clerk reported this was date set for opening bids for the improvement of alleys in Blocks 14 and 15.and on motion of ,gilliams and ~'ittack same were duly opened and found to be f~om J.S. Galbraith, Paul Neilan, Vail 0onstruction Comoany; A. H. ~ Kargin, a~d Bulette and Badolato and on motion of McGillivray and W~lliams bids weee referred to Engineer for computation. Clerk read petition from Jena Jacobsen et al requesting the City Council to vacate the alley lying between Eighth and Union and also ~o vacate a strip of land five feet long and 2~ feet long on the south side of Union Street and on motion of i~'IcGillivray ~a~d ~illiams matter was.referred to the Street and Alley Committee and the Engineer. Chair:~an of Street and ~lley Committee re~orted that new street signs had arrived and would be set up ,~'ithin a week. Committee also reported 2hat the wages of all street department men had been raised 50 cents a day, taking effect January let and also that the wages of manager of the Garbage Department had been raised to '~ ~165~ and on motion of Olson and Williams the report of the Committee w:.~s a,~proved. Bu~ld~ng omm~ttee reported progress in the preparation of City Hallolans and expects to present them at the next meeting of the Council. The Committee also reported that the Bremerton General }iospital was not equipped with pro~er fire excapes and on motion of Olson and McGi%livray Building I,~spector was instructed to notify hospital authorities to provide proper equipment. Clerk read reso~lution providing for the ~aving of Highland Avenue et al, and ,on motion of Olson and fittaqk.~resolution was passed as readQ Clerk read Ordz,l~nc~ f~73, being an Ordinance increasi~ig tO~e salary of the Police Judge to $100 per month, and on motion of i~:Gillivray and Bowdoin Ordinance was passed a~f r cad. Clerk read Ordinance F~74, being an Ordinance creating new fire limits and reoeal- ~ lng all ordinances in conflict ther~with and on motion o~ Olson ~'~d k~estis ordinance was passed as read. Clerk read report of tarbage Department.and same was order'ed filed. Street and Alley Committee complained that chute from the Dietz Building ~xtended out in~o the alley and recommended that same be ordered removed and that old plank at the north end of the building should b,:: replaced with concrete andon motion of Olson and Mc~illivray the Attorney was instruct~,d to notify the Dietz Company to remove the coal chute and on motion o, idcGillivray and Bowdoin plank walk was refer- red to Street Department, Engineer, and Attorney. 5ir. Jena Jacobson requested permission to drive his teams over the sidewalk at his dairy; referred to Street Deoartment. Building InspectOr reported that he had issued a buildin~ oermit flor the construc- tion of ~ frame building ii~ thenewly created fire limits an~ ~sked for instructions. i,[otion by Olson and Wiliiams that the permit to ~,[r. sentry be revoked and clerk d~r- ected to notify him of the action of the Council and to refund him the permit fee; carried. ,Io~ion by Cleon ?nd Oowdoin that buildin~ inspector be instructe~ to issue no more permits for frame buildi~gs in the newly cr~a~ed fire dis:mrict; c~rried. En~iineer reported that he had c~ecked uo the bids for the improvement of the alleys in blocks 14 and 15 and had found B~lette and Badolatc to be low ~idders on- both joi.~s and on motion cT Ola~on and :Jilli~ms contract was awarded to the low b~der. Clerk reported th~:~t this was' the date ~et for hearinE on assessment roll of L.I.D. 81 ,~nd there being no objection sam.e was continued untiI the next regular meeting of the Council. Clerk re~d resolution of condolences and respect in tbs death of i,~. W. ~,~. Cary, a former ~ember of the 0ity Co~ncil and on motion of McGillivray and huestis resolu- tion was passed as read. Fire ~nd Light Committee reoorted that certain hydrants were in need of repairs and the matter was referred ba~k to the Committee with power to act. Mr. J. S. Kenyon requested permission to place a bulkhead at the end of Park Avenue and t~o make a fill behind ~ame andon motion of McGil~ivray and Williams the matter was referred to the Street and Alley 0ommittee and the Engineer. Motion by ~,IcGillivray and Bowdoin to allow all bills approved by the Finance Committees carried. i~[oti,on oy Williams and 2i~tack to adjourn; carried.