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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/26/20 5,0 .q Bremerton, Washington. January 26, 1920 Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Hayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members bein~ present except l~r. Bowdoin. ~inutes of previous session read and approved as read. Clerk read resignation of ~V. E. Perkins as building inspector and on motion_of 0teen and l{addon resignation was accepted. Clerk read resolution from American Legion Post i~ requesting that ex-service men be given preference in the filling of city positions; placed on file. Communication read from Navy Yard Eoute protesting a~;ainst the actions of City ,9harfinger~ laid ov,:r to new business. Communication read from :,~ashington Route complaining about wharf regulations; laid over to new business. Communication from Dan Burkholder read asking for lease of coal lands on Gorst Creek referred to Public Utilities Co.nitres. Communication read from C. I. Rivers in amswer to notice oi' City that he repair bulk. ~ead in front of his property on ,,~a~hington Avenue; laid over to new business. retition read from property owners on Bay View Street requesting that 2 street light be installed; referred to Fire and Light Committee. ~etition rea~d from property owners in Block l, Dietz Addition requesting th.,t alley grade be established; referred Street a,~d Alley Commitee. 2etition read from prooerty owners requesting theft street light be installed at corner of Seventh a,~ ish stre.~ts; referred to ~ire and Li!it Committee. Petitiou read from Prope/ty owners on Gregory Way and Chester Street requestin~ that streets be caved; referred to Street and Alley Committee. Commtu~ication r~-ad from contractor on new Elk's Hall requesting ps rnission to use certain parts off streets adjacent to building for the use of storage duri.~g constructio~ laid ow?r to new business. Clerk read final estimate or L.I.D. 95 showing ~mount d~ue contractor at this date to be ~755.16, the total cost of completed Job being ,~15,513.80. ~btion by Olsonand i{cGillivray that Job be accepted and estimate allowed! carried. Clerk read final estim~t,:, of L.I.D. 93; ~[otion by 01son and AcGillivray that the job be accepted and :stimate ap~n'oved and that the Council extend a vote of thanks- to e~Min~er a~%d ti:at i,Layor and Clerk be instructed to sign chart; carried. Clerk read report of engineer for 1919; ordered filed. Clerk r:ad report of ~:;ater Department for 1919; ordered filed. Motion by ~,{c:~illivray and Williams that records or L~I.D. 95 be filed in City Clerk's office; carried. Clerk reported that he had bonds ,of contractors of L.I.D. ~95 and ,T96 and that they were approved by Oity Atto~'ney as to form. Motion by Olson and c~illzvray to accept bonds and instruct i~ayor and Clerk to sign contracts; carried. Street and ~lley Oommittee reported street signs placed on stre, ts; also 4 danger si for placing on telegr~ph poles. Chairman of Committee also reported that he had seen ~,{r. Oartier and thrt he had ~u~gested using Road and Bridge fund for fixing street at Eighth and Sroadway. City ~ttorney reported that Road and ~r~dge fumd could be used only on main highways co meeting with county roads. Building Co,~zmi~.tee reported consid~,rable trouble with stove-pi~e chimneys and that i~,Ir. Dobson insisted upon using one at h~s place on Sixth Stre~:t. l~otion by Olson and Pi~tack that ~ttorney be instructed to notify i,'ir. Dobson to remeve stove-pipe; carried. Committee also reported tlat ti~e plans for City Hall would b~ here in a few days$ ~i. re and Light Committee reported that they had been checki.g up the street ligl-~ts. Chairman of 3uildi~g Committee reported that they had a request from i~[r. ~eatty asking per~dsslon to move small house through alley. ~[otion by ~cGillivray and Haddon to refer ~o Building Committee with power to act; carried. Com:nitt~e also reoorted tha small sketch had been submitted 0y C. L. Matson who wishes to erect a little building on Pifth ~treet of frame construction covered with corrugated iron. _,lotion by Mo,~llllvral and ~illiams to refuse permit; carri~:d. fi. ~VL Prench addressed the Council at some len~%'th on the matter of delinquent assess. merit in l~.I.b. 60 and recormmended that the matter~e referred to City Attorney for adjust ment with him. Motion by .~,{eGillivray and Pittack to . _ ~t.., Attorn~ ~or report next meeting; carried. The 0fry ~ttorney re_oorted that this ~rro,~zrt:,, should have been ordered sold by tl'~ City Treasurer as soon as the a~sessaents were deiinquent instead of certifying to Cotmty Tre:,surer. ~h .~rnan of Otre~t and 3illey committee reported t~a$ they desired to have ~ir. =~enyon subm:it plans sc they would know exactly what he intends to dO at the foot of ~ark Ave. ~',~r. Kenyon addressed the Cotu~cil a~d stated that he d~sired to build a bulkhead part wa:f accross the end of the street, drive pilling by sewer to k ep scowh off and to grade alley so he might have access to the street. Ckerk reported thatthis was date of hearing on assessme~t roll of L.I.D. 81 and tha~ two protests had been filed. Clerk read protest of Anna Schmidt and also protest of ,3. ~.,I. Rivers. Clerk also reported that some of the amounts on this roll were charged to the U. S. ~,lavy Department. Motion by ~,'~cGillivray and Pittack that roll be referred back to engineer for correction; oarrled. Attorney McBride a~dressed the Council on behalf of i~irs. Anna Schmidt, one of the prot,:~stants on i~.I.D. 81 assessm~m-~ roll,, a_~ud stated that there were certain irregular- ities performed by the City Engineer tha~ere in violation of the law and suggested 505 that the roll be made on a more Just basis. Clerk raad communication from C. i'~[. Rivers in answer to notice from Attorney that,~ he repair bulkhead in £ront of his property~ referred to City Attorney. Clerk read letter from ~1avy Yard Route in regard to landing boats and handling freight at city wharf. Clerk read letter from ~'~ashington Rout~? in reference to landing o~£' boats at wharf.I ~v[r. Frank L. White, wharfinger, addr~s~ed the Council and sta~ed that if the boat companies w~uld pile their ,f. reig[:t in suc~ a manner that it could be checked their manifests would be signed t~[e same day the freight was received. The Council dis- ~nuu~s~hdarthfeooSim~t~tion at some l~ngth and on mo~ion of McGilliVray and Fittack Clerk "' ' ' tee were instructed to write to these boat comoanies and notify them tl~at it is the int~ntion of the city to give them the bes~ service that the facilities will afford and that if they will,pile their freight they can ~zet their ma~if~sts signed e~ch trip. Clerk read letter from builder of new Elk's Hall reG'uesting permission to use street during course of construction and on motion of ~cGillivray and Williams the matter was referred to Street and ~,~ll~y Committee. _~ir. Christian Olsen requested permission to use all of side walk and ten feet of street dur.ing course of building operations on 5'ourth Street and on motion of ~dc~iili~ray and Pittack request was granted. Clerk read resolution setting date of hearing on the vacation of alley in Jacob- em~'s :iddition and on motion of ~c'~illivray and Williams resolution was passed as read. Clerk read resolution setting l~Iarch 8th as date of haring on assessment roll of L I.D. 95 and on motion of Williams and Pittack resolution was passed as rea'd. Clerk read ~esolution setting [~rch 8th as da?~ o£ hearing on assessment roll of L.I,D. 93 and on motion o$ Williams and 2ittack resolution was l:,assed as read. Clerk read Ordina~:~ce ~$75, being an ordinance fixing the salary of the Garbage Superintendent and repealing ordina~ce 6OB. f,~[otion by [~cGillivray and ~'fi]liams to pass ordinance as read; carried. Clerk read ordinance ~76, being an ordinance providing that the fire chief act as Ouilding, Plu~nhing, and Electrical inspector. The Cou~cil then discussed ordinance and amde a c~hange in section 7. Clerk then r,sad ordina ce as amended and on motion of McGiilivray and Haddon ordinance was passed as amended. Clerk reported that the collector of the Garbage Department had no bond on file and t~at same was required by Stat~ law. ~Iotion by ~,~cGiilivray and ~ittaci~ that Garbage collector be required to file bo~d in the sum of ~lO00.OO; carried. The Superintende~t of the '6'ater Departemt~ addressed the Council and stated that new equi~me~-it was necessary to take car~-~ of the demand t~at would be made upon the plant during coming summer and on motion of ~cdillivray and Williams Clerk was i ~tructed to advertise for bids as per specifications provided by water superinten- dent. ['~Iotion by Mc'aillivray a~d ,~z_lzams to allow all bills which had been ao~roved by the ~"ina~ce Oo:,nnittee; carried. The City ;~ttorney report~'d th t the Court refuses to con2irm th,- assessment roll 0T L.I~D. 82 and that tl~e eminent domai~ commissioners have been advised what in netessary and sta e the they will do it during the coming week. ~iotion by .4icGillivra2 and 'fei lliams to adjourn; carried.