HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/26/20 3~emerton, Washington. July £6, 19S0
Regular meeting of City Council called to order at 8 o'clock p.m. by i,~yor Giles,
all members being present.
i~inutes of previous session read and approved as read.
Letter read from First National Bank calling attention to error in former letter
and asking for quick action; ordered filed.
Letter read from Chamber of Co~erce asking for increase of license to Peddlers
and Hawkers; referred to Licmnee & Revenue committee.
Letter read from Chamber of 0o~erce endorsing annexation of territory as
proposed by Qity Council; ordered filed.
Letter read from ~.~. Prevedoris asking license ~o ~ermit dancing at his cafe on
Pacific Avenue; referred to License and Revenue Committee.
Water Department submitted repor~ showing finances of plant in fine condition;
report ordered filed.
Chief of Police submitSed report showing wh~ had been done by his department
during six monthsended July 1st 19a0 and asking f~r special extra man so as to allow
regular force a vacation of one week each ~d on mo~ion of ~[cGil[ivray and ~illi~ns
extra man was authorized.
Letter read from Siegel S~ock Comply asking ~ermission ~o ooerate tent theater.
>~Dtion by Willi~ns and Pit,ack to authorize Clerk ~o issue l~cense; carried.
Public Utilities Committee made repor~ on dance hall at ~unicipal Wharf and stated
tha~ :r Douglas had not oaid his rent and recommended that place be after August
l, 1920[ pending final settlement, and on mo~ion of Olsen and ~Yillia~ns report~of
Committee was approved.
Committee al:o roportsd th t a man had offered to act as watchman and caretaker
at Second Street wharf for the px'ivelge of eelling candy and fruit on that wharf.
i..[otion by Pittack and ~'ffilliams ~o approve application; carried. 0o~ittee also
rsco:unendsl that ~2000.00 fire insuran~ be placed on Second Stree~ ~Tharf and ware-
house and on motion oF ~[cGillivray and Bowdoin 0ommittee was authorized ~o place ~jE000
insurance.
S~r~et and ~ll~y O0~i~tee reported ~ha~ old nails were bein~ scattered alon~,ths
streets and theft con~rac~or ~n ~e~hodist Church was using all o~ the alley abutting
the site of new building withont authority.
~:r. l~usstia r~oorted tb~t he had inspeGted proposed route of new street through
:cT~igh's Ac~e Tracts and on motion of ~c~illivray and Willies the Engineer was~
instructed to oroceed with surSey and
. get descri'gtion for right of way.
:.~. Wood nade a~oplication on behalf of ~. Keith for permission to oars the
parkin~ :trip on th~ ?ifth Street side of his property; referred to Sire t
&lley o.nmittes and Engineer.
Engineer sulomi~ted mothly estimate ~1 on L. I. D. ~98 and on me,ion of Old, on and
?~cJil[ivray estinats was approved.
Buildim: o:~:ztte~ red,erred that Por~ Bl~kely ~ill Company had underbid all
other bidders on lumber ~or City Hall and had been given the order.
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Building ommzttee rreported that Bay La,dry wished to reo~&r old bulldin~ on Wash-
ington Avenue and Building ~ommi~tee re~o~ended ~ha~ permi~ ~e not granted a~ in
their opinion th~ buildin~ should be c~ndemned. No action taken.
~!sal~h and Sanitation ~on~it~se reported Sha~ the sanitary fill on Sheldon Blvd
was b~coming offensive to the people of the neighborhood and the Garbage Collector
was directed to get another man and do all possible ~o preven~ comnlaints.
~'~ and ~h~ ~omuzttee reconmended ~wo li hts for Sheldon
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.~,~ of so..,dozn ~nd Olsen recommendation ~as approved.
~ ~[z~orney requested information as to license permits on theatres. 2fetich b~.:
i,'/c~illivray ~nd ~'lilliams that License and Revenue ~ommittee be directed to revise
all liosnse fees; card,ed. ..
attor~ny reported that ~m~~mmmm~ budget estimates should be ready and
presented to t]~s Council on the 13th of September. i~[o~ion by iffcGillivray and
Pitta~k to allow all bills which had been approved by tl~e ~ina:'~ce Conmittee.
Atfiornsy reco~nsnded that court action should be taken to raise the wa$er
rates to the City of Charles$on. ~o~ion by f~Glllivray and PitSack to anpr0ve
recoa~asndation of Attorney; carried.
~Iotion 1o:. ~illiams and Olssn to adjourn; carried.
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