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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/23/20 50S Bremerton, Washington. February 2~, 1920. Regular meeti~g of ~ity Council called to order by Acting Mayor ~Gillivray at 8.00 o'clock p.m. Fresent: Councilmen ~/IcGillivray, Pittack, Williams, and 01sen. ~,[otion by Williams a~d ~ittack to adjourn until Tuesday, February 24, 1520 at 8.(~0 o'clock p.m.; carried. Bremerton, ','fashin~ton. February 24, 19£0. Adjourned meetia~ of City Council called to order by f,.[ayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being present. i,,Iinutes of ?revious session read and approved as read. Communication read from G. Lagare applying for pool room licei~se; referred to Fi~ance a~m~d License Commie. tee. Communication read from Manager of Navy Yard Route; laid over to unfinished business. Communication read from Oar~enters and Joiners Local ~!~99, lorotestin~ a~ainst the existin~ building ordinance in regard to fees for buildinE oermits; ordered filed. The Ch~ irma~.~ of the ~ublic Utilities Committee reported that they had investigated t~e proposition of allowing the Navy Yard Route free wharfage on tourist and private oassengers cars with drivers, if they maintain proper vehicle ferry betw~?_o '~remerton and Seattle a~d reco ~mended th?.t said wharfage be eliminated, ~Jotion by McGillivray and Williams t~at Attorney be instructed to prepare ordinanc~ eliminati~a~ wharfage charges on private passenger and tourist automobiles with drivers; carriSd. Street amd ~lley Committee reported that Engineer is sick and had to ~o to Hosoital, ~[otion by 01son and ~,~cGillivray theft Engineer be gra.uted one mont~s vacation with pay; carried. Str~et and .~lley Committee also reported that E.~gineer has prepared plans for paving Gregory Way and other streets in that district. Committee also reported that trestle at foot of i~i~th Street had been repaired. Co~nmittee asked if anything had been done in the matter of collecting rent for use of north end of ~aci£ic Avenue and after much discussion on the matter the attorney, on motion of _bIcGiltivray and Williams was instructed to take the matter up with ~r. E. Lofthus. Committee also reported that one of the horses of the ~treet Department was gettin~ too old for further work ~u~d stated that they could trade him for another horse by oaying ~120. ~otion by Olsen and l~[~Gillivray theft Pu~'chasin~ Committee be instructed to purchase the horse; carried. Building Committee reported ti~at there is a mistake in the amendment to building ordinance passed February ~tth and that the intention was to make the fee one-tenth of one ?er cent instead of one-half of one per cent of the estimated cost. Clerk read Ordinance 677, bein~ an 0rdi~-~aace repealing ordinance 676 and .on motion of Mc~ittivray and Huestis ordinance was i~a. ssed a.~ ."cad. The Bt~ildin~ Comraittee also re!~orted that they had t~ prelimi:~ary ?lans for the City i:all and that the Committee had examined anda pproved them. The Mayor declared a recess of two minutes for the examin,~tion of olans of City Hall Mci;ion by Olsen and Haddon that plans be approved and adopted; carried. Sanitation Co~mnittee reoorted that the garbage departme~t was having some trouble with Housing Corporation houses, a.~ ti:ese houses are not provided ',vith ~arbao~.e cans and therefor are not kept in a sanitar.v condition, and on motion of 2it~ack ,,[cGiliivray the matter was referred to'Attorney with instructions to notify the Comman- dant of the Navy Yard. Clerk read Ordinance F6~8, being an ordinance fixin~ the salary of fire truck driver and on motion of Williams and f,[cGillivray ordinance was passed as read. Clerk read Ordinance fl6?9, being an ordinance providin:~ !'or manner of paying wharf employees and on motion of kIcGi]livray and ,~illiams ordinance was passed as read. Clerk reported tha~ this was d~,te o£' heari~z on proposed imorovement of HJ.~?hland Avenue and on motion of Bowdoin and _ittack he~rin~ was continued until next meeting. 01erk read petition from proFerty owners on Sheldon Boulevard requesting that street be improved by sewer and paving; petition ordered filed. Attor~ey reported that negotiations are under way with the Houaing Corporation with regard to paying local improvement assessments. ~otion by ~cGtllivray and Williams to allow all bills whic[~ had been approved by the Finance Committee; carried. Councilman Bowdoin asked what had been done to enforce collection of vehicle occupation tax and Attorney reported that several people had been arrested and their eases were still p,ending. .,~r. Watt, Chief of Fire Department reported that he had put i',~r. H, Lofthus to work as driver of fire truck and requested Shat Mr. Lofthus be appointed by the ~[ayor and Council. J2ayor Giles appointed Mr. Ho Lofthus as driver for Fire Department but ~ouncil took no action. ~,,[otion by i~iiliams and ~icGillivray to adjourn; carried.