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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/14/20 Bremerton, Washington. Ju~e 14, 19EO. Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m., Councilmen Huestis, Haddon, and Pittack being present. ~ayor Giles reported that there were not enough councilmen present to canstitute a Guo rum. ~otion by Huestis and Haddon to adjourn until Wednesday, June 16th, at 8.00o.~.; carried. Bremerton, Washington. June 16, 1920. Adjourned meeting of City Council called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock ~.m. all members being present except Bowdoin and Williams. i~inu~es of previous session read and approved as read. Co~mnunication read from Central Trades and Labor Council reGuesting that local men be given the oreference on city work. Motion by McGillivray and Olsen to place on fil, carried. Co~nunication read from Eitsap, Hotel and Investment Company giving notice that the rent of the office of City Clerk and Treasurer Would be increased to $50.00 per month on and after July lst; referred to ~inance Committee. Communication read from Mr. Graffunder requesting permission to erect temporary garage on alley north of Ralph S~reet. Motion by McGillivray and Pittack that request be denied; carried unanimous on roll call. Clerk read re~ort of Building Inspector, for the three months ending June lot, show- ing receipts of $319.95; ordered filed. Public Utilities Con~ittee reported that gang plan~ installed by ferry company at ts, Qond Street wharf was in dangerous condition. Motion by [¥[cGillivray and Fittack that Clerk be instructed to notify Mr. Harris to cover the hole near the gang plank; carried. Committee also reported that waiting room should be constructed at Second Street wharf. Committee also reported that old building on Second Street wharf is in unsafe condition. I~tion by McGillivray and Pittack that disposal of old buildi~g on Second ~treet wharf be referred to Building Committee with power to act; carried. The Council discussed the matter of providing a waiting room on Second ~treet wharf a~d on motion of McGillivray and Pittaok matter was refer~ed to Building Committee witt power to act. Utilities also reported that the ferry men had made complaint that the Goldsborough laying at the end of the wharf made it very inconvenie~t for landing the ferry boats, and on motion of McGillivray and ~ittack Clerk w~s instructed to notify ~,,,I~rtin Hefner to have the Goldsborough moved to east side of wharf or else removed from the wharf entirely. The Superintendent of the Water Def~-rtment reported that he had blank prooosal for the water contract with the Navy Yard for the ensuing year and recommended that a rate of lO~ per. thousand gallons be ~uoted. ~[otion by ~,[cGill~vray' and H~ddon that Superin- tendent of the ~ater Department be instructed to submit bid to Navy Y~rd of lO~ per thousand ~allons; carried. Street and Alley C~mmi~tee reported that Street Department had constructed approach to Second Street wharf and had also cleaned up the intersection at Ei~'hth and Broadway at a cost of $~35.?0 and recommended that bill for $195.00 be l~resented to County Commissioners as their portion of the cost o£ the job. Motion b~,' Olsen and McGillivray that Clerk be instructed to submit bill to the County commissioners in the sum of ~195.00 as their portion of the expense of cleaning up the street intersection at Eighth and Broadway; carried. Councilman Cleon recom~nended that~ at the regular election t~is fall the oroposition of annexing the ~erritory Just outside the cit~ limits be submitted to the p$ople and that if they do not Yore to ~n~e into the city that they should not receive the bene- fits and privileges they are now receiving, i~0tion by ~cGlllivray ~nd Pittack that the Engineer be instructed to prescribe the boundaries of the district to be included; carried. Street and Alley Committee reported that the contractor on the new Salvation Army building has not cleaned up the street and on motion of Olsen and Pltt~ck attorney was instructed to notify contractor to clean up the street. Chairman of Street and Alley Committee recommended that the Water Department should be more careful with regard to the condition in which they leave the streets after breaking into them. Committee also reported that part of the pavement on Pa. rk Aven~e was giving away and recon~ended that same be replaced. Motion by 01sen and McGillivray ~ha~ Engineer be instructed to repair pavement on Park Avenue: carried. Councilman Pitt~ck reoorted that the sidewalk in front of 1005 Highland ~venue is settling at t~e expansion joint and is in dangerous condition. Clerk read communication from the City Hall Building C'ommittee stating that at a meeting with the Council the Co~mnit~ee had d~eided to go ahead with the construction of the City Hall on the day work plan. ~'~o~ion by Pitte. ok and Haddon that report of Committee be accepted; carried. Clerk read resolution providing far the construction of the City H~ll under ~he day labor plan. M~tion by McGillivray and Olsen that resolution be passed as read~ carried~unanimously on r~ll call. ~? ~r. J. A. Knabb, as a committee of one from the Loyal Order of Noose,addressed the CoUncil and stated that the ~oose lodge was desirous of leasing the municipal dance hall on the wharf and offered the city a substantial guarantee on a two year lease and the sum of $150.00 per month rent; proposition referred to Public Utilities C~mmittee for report next meeting. Clerk read resolution authorizing the ~yor to appoint a City H~ll Building Com- mittee with full power to employ and discharge labor and appoint a~ overseers for the construction of the new city hall under the day labor plan. ~otion by NcGillivr~y and Pittack to pass resolution as read; carried. City At'torney recommended that the City Treasurer be required to file a bond in a larger sum th~n he now has, on account of his handlin~ so much more money. ~otion by Olse~ and ~ittack t~t t~e additional s~n of $50.00 per month be granted the Ci~y Treasurer out of which s~m the Tre.surer is to pay for any additianal help he may need in his office; carried. ~o~i~n by ~cGillivr~y and Huestis that the application of Y~. dl~nton for pool room license at ~16 WashinMton Avenue be denied; carried. Clerk read ordinance providi~g for the vacation of an alley between Eighth and Union Streets west of Park Avenue; referred to Street and Alley Committee for inves- tigation. ~otion b~ ~cGillivray and Huestis to ~.llow all bills which had been approved by the ~inanoe Committee; carried. Nayor Giles appointed Councilmen Olsen, i~c~illivray and Huestis as the City Hall Building Committee under the authority of a resolution passed at this meeting. ~yor Giles instructed the City E~ll Building Committee to provide ~uarters for the Jail and ~ire Department during the construction of the new city hall. Notion by ~oGillivray and ~uestis to adjourn; carried.