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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/24/20 52! Bremerton, Washington. ~ay ~4, 19~0 Regular meeting of City Oouncil called to order by ~ayor Giles at 8.00 I'clock p.m. all members being present. ~inutes of previous session read and approved as read. CO ~unication ~'ead from the Tafallo Company requesting license to operate pool room at 568 Burwell Street or other suitable locatlon$ referred to Finance and Lic- ense Co~nittee and City Attorney. Communication read from City Clerk with regard to closing up District ~47 which is now a long time past due; referred to Finance Committee with power to act. 01erk read report of Water Department for the four months ending april 50; ordered filed ~b~$ ~ reported that a farmer's float wa~needed and that the Committee had received a bi~ from ~r. E. O. Smith for doing the necessary work. Clerk read bid of ~r. Smith which was a tentative a~reement to do the work for $£00. The Council discussed the matter and on motion of Olsen and Bowdoin the matger was referred to the Public Utilities Committee with power to act. Public Utilities Committee also reported that the Soldier's Home Ferry Company was ~reparing to anchor float at new wharf and had requested the Committee to fix up approach to wharf and to install necessary lights on wharf and recommended that ~his work be done immediately. Motion by McGillivray and Bowdoin to authori:;e Street and Alley Committee and Fire and Light'Committee to fix approach and have necessary lights installed,with power to act; carried. Building Committee reported having received application for a building inside thefire li~its which did not comply with the building code. Motion by ~i lliams and ~cGillivray that mpplication be denied; carried. Sanitation Committee reported that the garbage su,~erintendent had reported~ to them that the present force could not do the work in eight hours a day and that for fifty cents per day more pay they would work more than eight hours and would clean up the city each day and Committee reco,~ende.~that raise be granted temporar- ily. ~otion by ~Gillivray and Bowdoin that report be approved and increase of fifty cents per day be granted; carried. ~1 Clerk reported that this was date of continued hearing on Sheldon Boulevard and that several prooerty owners had entered protests against this work. Clerk read protest of Bremerton rust and Savxngs Bank against the doing of the work at this time. City Engineer reported that total protest was less that fifty ~er cent of of property represented in the proposed improvement district. ~otion by NcGilli- vray and Olsen that protests be overruled; carried. lerm read Ordinance ~692, being an Ordinance approving and adopting the maps, plans, a~d s0ecifications for the im~rovement of Oheldon~ Boulevard et.al. ~otion by Wi~l~a~ns and ~,~oGillivray to pass Ordinance as read; carried unanimous on roll call. Clerk read Ordinance ~89J, being an ordinance creating L.I.D. ~98. ~otion by Williams and Pittack to pass ordinance as read; carried unanimous on roll call. City Attorney reported that i~r. Stemenson, Attorney for architects Stanley and Wohleb, had talked with him regarding the payment for the ~lans according m~ to contract held by the architect and that the architects would compromise f~r $1~00 and recommended that the architect should be required to file a bond indemnifying the city Treaaurer for the tayment of this warrant. Attorney Stevenson addressed the Oonncil and stated that the architects would be willing to give bond indemnify~g the City Treasurer. ~otion by 01son and ~c~zllmvray that architects be paid $1~00 in full settlement of claim and that they be required to file bond, satisfactory to the City Attorney, in this amount; carried. ~rs. Alida Tottensen addressed the Council and stated that the water had been out off from her houses in Charleston without due notice. Water Superintendent reported that notice had been given and that there was a tap in front of these ~ouses which could be connected at any time. Councilman Williams requested leave of abscense until after the fourth of July and on motion of ~oGillivray and~$wdoin request was granted. The superintendent of the Water Department recommended that all the paved streets be placed under the direct supervision of the City Engineer and that When it was necessary to break into the pavement that it he done under his supervision. The Garbage Superintendent recommended that ~. Kenyon's c~aim for lumber be allowed in the s~n of $72. ~'~otion by Olsen and McGillivray that ~r. ~enyon's claim be allowed for $72 in full settlement of his claim and that Clerk be authorized to issue necessary warrant; carried. ~otion by Williams and Pittack to allow all hills which had been ao~roved by ~he ~inance 0ommittee~ carried. ~ · ~otion by ~illiams and Pittack to adjourns carried. City Clerk.