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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/26/20 Bremerton, Washi~gton. April 26, ~920 Regular meeting of City Counci~ called to order By [~L~yor Giles at 8.00 o's. lock p.m. ali members be/ng present. Minutes of ~'evious session read and approved as read. Oo~mnunication read from committee in charge of Fourth SJ~reet May Day Celebration requesting that the City Hall be decorated for that occasion; referred to Pin~ce Committee. Cmmmunication read from Pert Blakely ~ill Company stating that the W-ret Department was rising land which belonged to the Mill Oompany and reeuesting that the city make proper survey of same. I,,[otion by McGillivray and Williams that city engineer be directed to make survey; carried. Co~mmnication ~'ead from ~'~ater Department submitting financial re~oort of the D~p~rtment f'o the months of January, February and i~rch. ~e!~ort r~ad and placed on file. Clerk reported that this was date set for opening bids on the construction .of ne.w City H-11 a~d on motion of Olsen and Bowdoin bids were duly opened and found to be from z~zrker ,5: Wood, Carksek, Jack Electric Company, ~. S. Boxwell, J. E. McGillivrae, L. L. Lent, l'~orton & Spongier, T. L. Avery, and ]~. B. Harrison. Clerk read tl~ bids and on motion of Olsen and Bowdoin bids were referred to Building Conm~ittae with i~ ~ruc',io~.s to check same and report back at an adjoumned meeting to be held Priday ~wening. Street and Alley Committee reported that they had not interviewed County Commissinn- ers with regard to fixing the intersection at Ni~hth and Broedway. Co~mnittee also reported that there was some complaint about waste material at some new buildings on Burwell Street and that they had been notified by Street Dep~rtment and Committee rec- ommended that attorney be instructed ~o norify them to clean up the street. also re;~orted receiving communication from emtertainment committee of f~[~y D~y Celebra- tion recuesting that ~ourth Street fr~m Pae.ifie to P~rk be closed to traffic between 2.~G p.m. and 12.00 p.m. ca the first of May and reco~aended that reeuest be granted. i,,,iotion by Bowdoin and Ols~n that recuest of entertainment committee be granted; carried S~nitation Co~muittee reported that keeper of cemetery wants telephone installed a~-~d recmmnended that telephone be installed. ~[otion by Pittack and Willi. ms that Clerk be instructed to have telephone installed for keeper of Cemetery; carried. Publio Utilities Committee recommended that Government float be ordered moved to Second Street ~harf and i,,i~yor Giles reported that he would co~mmunicate with Commsndant and make necessary request. Committee also reeo~mmended that Wharfinger be instructed to procure pile-driver to make necessary repairs at w~arf. Clerk read protest from prooerty owners in the proposed Boston Street 0avi~g dis- trier protesting against the p~ving and installation of new water mains. Motio~ by Olsen and Williems that protest be placed on file. i'~r. G. A. l~ostings addressed the Council on behalf of the !~etitioners from the Boston Street District a~_d req~e~,~;~ that this improvement be not forced throug~ at th:is time as the petition included nea?ly el~erybody in that district. Cosncilmen Olsen and Williams withdrew thelr motion. i,,~[otion by Bowdoin an~ MeGilLivr~y that ~oetition be referred to Engineer wit[~ instruc- tions to check up and report back at adjourned meeting Friday night; carried. Clerk read Ordin. nce ~685 being an 0rdin~nce ~orovidi~ for a contract between the City and the North P~cific Public S~rvice Company. MOtion by i~,~c~;illivray and ',/illioms that ordinance be passed as read. The matter was then discussed at some length by the Council and the ~ter au~eri~stendent and on roll call the motion was lost, i'~1cGillivray, L~addon, and ~il~iams voting "YES"' Huestis, Olsen Bowdoin, and Pitt~ck "NO". ' ' ~ Clerk read resolution of intention for t.he im¢.~rovement of Sheldon Boulevard et.al. ~'~[otion bI i;[nGil.iivray and Huestis that reso!utio~ be ~.ssed as read; carried. /z~.d ~ ~ Clerk rea~ protests against the imoro~em~nt of~' d--~.al, and on mSOion of ;~eGillivray and ~iuestis pro'est was refer'red to engineer to with instructi~ns~ to check up. Cl~rk read resolution authorizing the M~yor and Clerk to enter into contract with individuals who lay their own mater mains and turn ~hem over to the city for the privilege of con~ecting with ti~e city water system. The Council discussed t.be matter at some length and on motion of ~leGillivray' and Williams resolution was ~,:essed on roll c~ll _fcGillivray, L~ddon, =~ittack, and Williams voting "YES"; Huestis. O~sen, and Bow- doin "'z~O". Clerk read Ordinance ~688, being an Ordinance amending section 1, of Ordinance ~670. i~'.~otion by Olsen and ~dd.on ~o pass orally'lance as read; carried. Clerk re~d Ordin~mce ~68~, being an ordinance amending ordinance ~Z~.5. ~otion by Bowdoin and Pittack to t~ass ordinance as read; carried. Cle~-k reported that this was date set for hearing on the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~97 and '~hat no ~rotest s had been received. Clerk read Ordinance ~690 a~proving the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~97 and fixing June 25th as the date of issuance of bonds. ~1otion by ~illiams and ~,~cGillivray to pass ordinance ~690 as read; carried. Clerk reported that this was date set for hearing on the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~96 and th:~t no protests had been received. Clerk read ordinance ~f691 aoproving the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~9~ and fixing June £5th as the date for issuance o~ bond~. i~[otion by ~il~iams and Bowd~in ~o pass ordinance ~691 as read; carried. i~r. H-rr',s of the Soldier's Home Ferry Comoany addressed the Council and requested that they be allowed to install float at former lo~ation at Front Stre,:~t wharf instead of at 5~cond Street wharf and outlined the lack of facilities for handling traffic the Second Street wharf. }~r. ~. S. Robertson and others addressed the Council on the ferry matter and a general discussion ensued and the matter was laid over u~'~til ~riday night for further consideration. fY[rs. ~;[ary [~i. Brown a~d l,Irs. Smit~~. addressed the Council in re~ard to the removal of shacks a~:d stated that their places were kept in a sanitary manner and asked to be informed why they should be ordered to vacate. No action taken. idotion by Olsen and i~illiams to adjourn until Friday, April ~Oth at 8.00 p.m.; carried. Bremerton. W~shinton. April ~0, 1920. Adjourned meeting of City Council called to order by ~[~yor Giles at 8.50 o'clock p.m. all members being present. Communication read from entertainment committee in charge of Fourth Street ~[ay day celebration requesting permission to use certain portions of Fourth Street on the afternoon and evening of the first of i~iay, and on motion of Bowdoin and Olsen request was granted. City H~ll Building Oon~nittee reported that they had had a meeting and checked the bids for the City ~i~11 amd found the ~otal af the low bids to be $55,881.00 reco- ~mnended that all bids be rejected and the checks returned to t~e bidders; Chairman of the City H~ll Building Committee reported that he had notified to be prescott at th~s meeting in order to come to some terms with hi~ in regard to his fee for preparing plans. ~.~r. or,riley, who was present, stated that he was the junior member of ~he firm a~d that he would prefer to leave the matter to i~,[r. Wohleb, the senior ~artner. City Engineer reported t!~:~t he had checked protest against the orooosed imorovement of Boston Street et. al. and that he had rotund the protest to represe~t 550 f~et of pro ~erty in e~cess of 60% of the district. i,lr. W. B. Jessup and others addressed The Council in regard to the oroposed rovenen~ o~ the Scotch S~[re~t~_dmstrzct and after some d~scussion, on motion of ~owdoiu a~d ~icGillivray~ was sustained and proposed im~rovement abandoned on roll call ~,,ic~,illivray, t!~estis, ~iaddon, Bowdoin, Pittack, and ~'~illiams voting "Y~S"; · Olsen, "NO". ~ir. H=rris, af the Ooldier's Home ~'erry Company, addressed the Council ~d stated th/~.t t~_~e ~eaond Stre:~t wharf was wholly i~.decuate to care for the traffic from around the bay and requested that they be allowed to land at the Front Street wharf. Chair- m~n of the Public Utilities Committee stated that lights, walk, and aide,roach would be installed at ~econd Street wharf for the accommodation o.,~' the passengers from aroun~ ~e bay. ~/iotion by Piti;ack a~'~d Williams to refer the ferry matter to t~.e Publi~ Utilities Committee with power to act; carried. Clerk read resolution instructing the Superintendent of t~e Water ~ep,rtment to make no more service connections to proper~y lying outside off the corporate limits of the cities of Bremerton and ~h~.rleston. i,.~Iotion by i~[cGiliivray and Olsen to pass resolmtion as read; carried. ~iotion by ~,~ci~illivray and Williams to adjourn; carried.