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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/25/20 545 Bremerton, Washington. October 25, 1920. ~egular meeting of the 0ity ~u~ucil called to order by ~.~yor Giles at 8.00 o'clock p.m. all members being present except Co'm$cilman Mc~illivray. Minutes of previous session read and approved as read. Communication read from the proprietors of the Crow's N, st Billiard Parlor requesting ~pecial permission to remain ~pen after the regular closing hour on the night of the presidential election for the purpose o~ giving election returns. Motion by Cleon and Huestis that request be denied; carried. Communication from H. E. Gorman, City Attorney,read advising that P. F. Pixley, of Union, Washington, desired to deed to the City of Bremerton one lot on the Skokomish River power site and recommended that a committee be appointed to invest- igate the matters referred to Public Utilities Committee and City Attorney for investigation and report next meeting. Communication read fromm6. I. 0gata requesting license to operate shooting gallery on ~ront Street and on motion of Huestis and Williams request was deniedJ Gommunication read from A. E. Ronne requesting license to operate for hire care; referred to Finance and License Committee. 9ommunication read from'L. G, Wolfktll requesting renewal of Jitney license on the Bremerton-Oharleston run and on motion of Huestls and Williams request was granted and Clerk authorized to issue license. Communication read from W. W. K~lly requestin renewal of Jitney License on the Bremerton-Charleston run and on motion of Olsen and Huestis request was granted and Clerk authorized to issue license. Communication read from F. F. Follett requesting renewal of Jitney License on the Bremerton-Charleston run and on motion of Haddon and Williats request Sas granted and Clerk authorized to issue license. Communication read from Fred Stenros requesting renewal of Jitney License so as to operate on Fifth Street to High; referred to Finance and License Committee. Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing protests on the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~98 and that tw~ protests had been received. Clerk read protest against the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~98 signed by Mrs. Brown, A. F. Johnson, H. C. Morse and G. E. Cleon. Clerk read protest against the assessment roll of L.I.D. ~98 signed by Mary Brown. Some of the property owners on Sheldon Boulevard addressed the Council and stated that the improvement of Sheldon Boulevard under L.I.D. ~98 was very unsatisfactory. Motion by Olson and Huestis that all protests be overruled; carried. Clerk read Ordinance ~?06, being an ordinance 'approving the assessment roll for Local Improvement District ~98, and providing for the collection thereof and fixing the date for the issuance of the bonds as the let day of January, 1921. Motion by 01sen and Williams to pass ordinance ~?06 as read; carried. Clerk reported that this was the date set for hearing on the proposed improvement of Broadway and Ralph Streets by grading. The Council discussed the matter and on ~otion of Olsen and Haddon hearing was continued until the ~uext regular meeting. Clerk read resolution authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to assign the claim of the City of ~remerton against the Independent Transfer Company to H. E. Gorman for the purpose of bringi~g suit and on motio~ of Williams an~ Bowdoin resolution was passed as read. Street and Alley Committee reported ~hat the street men had refused to work Saturday afternoon on account of men in other departments not working on Saturday afternoons. The Council discussed the matter at some length and .on motion of Olsen and Huestis the Street Commissioner was instructed to notify his men to work six days a week or else quit. City Attorney reported that he had written a letter to .~he Public .Service Commission complaining about the inadequate service being rendered by the Light 0ompany. ~r. Ross, Superintendent of the Water Department, Addressed the Council and stated that a water main on Burwell Street had broken and the water had flooded the basement of ~he Navy Yard Hotel and that the Housing Corporation in building the hotel had done nothing to P~event surface water from running in~o ~he basement, S~ree~ and Alley Oommit~ee reported that the sidewalk in front of Frye's Market on Pacific Avenue in bad condition; also the sidewalk on Fourth Street, north of the Dietz Building; also that the spaces in the sidewalk on the north side of the Harrison Building which had been left for sky-lights ~ad never been properly taken care of and recommended that ~r. Harrison be notified to have proper sky-lights installed or to have wood places in sidewalk replaced by concrete. Mo~ien by Bowdoin and Rittaok that recommendation of committee be approved and Oity Attorney instructed to notify these three property owners to make the necessary repairs to these sidewalks under the supervision of the Street and Alley ~ommittee; carried. The ~uperintendent of the Garbage Depmrtment reported that one of the horses in pasture was sick and that he was getting along alright; he also reported that was the intention of the committee to sell a team of horses in the near future; matter of male of horses referred to Finance Oo~ittee. Motion by Olsen and Huestie that Clerk be imetructed to call for bids for painting of the new Oity Hall, bids to be returnable to C. Olsen, as Ohairman of the 0i~y Hall ~u~lding C~mmi~ee~ aarried. Notion by Williams and 2i~tack 8hat all billm be allowed which ha~ been approved by the ~inance 0ommi~tee~ carried. Notion by Williams and ~ittaek to adJeurn$:earried.