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Bremerton, Washington. July 12, 1920.
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by ~gayor Giles at 8.00
o'clock p.m., all members being present except Councilmen Haddon and i~cGillivray.
~[inutes of previous session read and approved as read.
Co~mlunication read from First National Bank submitting propositio~ to take city
water bonds at 99 flat in redemption of about $58,000.00 of Improvement and Better-
:nent Fund Water Warrants the bank now owns; referred to Finance Com~ittee.
Co~mmunication read from Pacific Coast ~sociation of Fire Chiefs requesting
that Fire Chief be sent to Annual Convention of Fire Chiefs to be held at Los Angeles
California; referred to Fire and Light Committee.
Street and Alley Committee reported that persons are ~ cutting into alley
on Bay View Street and alley is in dangerous condition. Committee also reported
they were making necessary repairs to crossings on Burwell Street.
Building Committee reported having entered into contract with D. Lateen to
wreck old building on Second Street Wharf With the provision that he save enough
material to fix up waiting room. Committee also reported they had started to
wreck city hall.
City Attorney reported that he would bring suit against shack owners in the
Su?erior Court in the near future.
Sanitation Committee reported that Garbage Department team was not able to give
satisfactory service anymore and that a ~oOd team could be purchased for $400 and
old tea~n could be disposed of for about $300; Eotion by Williams and Bowdoin to
refer to Purchasing Committee with power ~o act; carried.
Fire and Light Committee reported that they had purchased siren for f~re truck;
referred to purchasing committee. Committee also reported that one fireman requested
a raise in salary of about $10 per month and recommended that same should be allowed.
referred to Finance Committee. Committee also reported that I¥Ir. Lofthus had made
request for a street light at the end of Pacific'avenue.
~ Clerk reported that he had bond of contractor on L.I.D. ~98 and that same had
been approved as to form by She attormey. Notion by Olsen and Huestis to approve
and accept the bond; carried.
City Attorney addressed the Council and stated that he had made an investigation
of a dance given by one of the ships at the dance hall on the wharf and recommended
that the Council reconsider their former action and not enter into new lease with
f~[r. Douglas. i,~r. Douglas addressed the Council and stated that this was the only
offence against him in any way during the two years he has been runnin~ the dances
on the wharf and requested that he be granted the lease. A general discussion
ensued upon the matter of leasing the hall on the wharf and on public morality and
on motion of Williams and Olsen the matter of the lease was laid over for further
report from the Public Utilities 0ommittee.
Chairman of Street and Alley Committee reported that the street department men
were complaining of oars ,parking near fire hydrants and recommended that the
Ordinance governing th'is be enforced.
Clerk read Resolution of Intention to lay 6" steel water main across the Narrows
to East Bremerton and providing for a 4" wood pipe distributing system in East
Bremerton and on motion of Williams smd Olsen resolution was passed as read.
~,Iotion by Williams and Bowdoin to allow all bills which hs~d been ap~roved by the
Finance Coinmittee; carried.
i¥Iotion by Pittack and Williams to charge the $90 for the moving of the jail to the
Current Expense Fund and to instruct the Clerk and Treasurer to make the necessary
transfer; carrJ ed.
Street and ~lley Co~nittee reported th,t they had been u~ble to get over to East
Brsmerton to investigate the request for i~provement in ~cTeigh's Garden Tracts;
Committee granted further time for report. ~
f.,[otion by ~illia~ns and Pittack ~ adjourn; carried.