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Bremerton, Washington. November 8, 1920.
Regular meeting of the City Council called to order by Mayor Giles at 8.00 o'clock
p.m., all members being present.
~inutes of previous session read and corrected to show that the Street and Alley
Committee reported the sidewalk in front of~Oarsten's M$~rket on Pacific Avenue was in
a dangerous condition and not the sidewalk in front of Frye's Market as written in
the minutes. Minutes of previous session then approved as corrected.
Application of Ira Hatch for renewal of Jitney License on the Bremerton-Charleston
run read; referred to Finance and License 0ommittee.
Application of Fred Stenros for license te ~perate Jitney out Pacific Avenue and
back on Washington Avenue read; referrelA te Finance and License Committee.
Communication read from City. Engineer reporting that he ~as submitting to the
Council for examination and approval the plans, specifications, assessment roll,
assessed valuation, profile, and estimate'd cost for the improvement of alley in
Block 1, Louis Leos Addition by grading; laid over to unfinished business.
Communication read from Oity Engineer'reporting that he was submitting to the
Council for examination and approval the plans, specifications, profile, assessment
roll, assessed valuation and estimated cost for the improvement of Broadway, Warren,
and Ralph Streets by grading; laid over to unfinished business.
Sanitation Committee reported that a party by ~h~name of Lee, who lived on Park
Avenue near Ninth Street, was c~nstrueting a new eess-~eol in place of tess-pool
which had caved in and recommended that they be notified to connect with'sewer;
referred ~o Health Officer.
Ole~k reported that this w~s date set for hearing protests on the proposed improve-
ment of alley in Sleek 2, of Deui~ Lee. A&Aitiom and ~hat two protests had been
received. ~lerk read two pr&teats against the grading of the alley in BloCk 1, of
Louis Leos AdAitien; protests referred to Engineer for computation.
Olerk reported that this was date ~f continued hearing on Ralph, Broadway, and
Warren Streets improvement; there being no objection hearing was continued until
next regular meeting.
Engineer reported that he had ch®eked the pr~tests on the proposed improvement
alley in Louis Leos Addition and that the pretest represented nearly 80%of the
property in the proposed ~.triot,
Louis Leos addressed the Oemneil and ~utlined the reasons for ~he property owners
no~ wan~lng this work to be done at this ~tme.
There being no objection hearing on the proposed ,improvement of alley in Louis
Leos addition was laid over until the next regular meeting.
Attorney reported that someone had made c~mplaint ~e him that ~Wr. Golfs had been
dumping dirt in the alley near Ralph Street. Chairman ef Street and Alley Oom~ittee
and Street Commissioner reported that they had made investigation and could not see
w~ere the alley had been damaged by the filling in of holes in the alley.
City HeA~th Officer addressed the COuncil and requested that Mr. Brim, Superlnten-
dent of the Garbage Department, be appointed Deputy Health Officer se as to better
assist him in this work; and that Mr. Brim was willing to accept the appointment fo~
an additional remuneration of ~lG per month; referred ~o Finance committee.
Attorney reported that the irst National Bank was willing to accept bonds in lieu
of Improvements and Betterments warrants they are now holding and that he had written
to the Bremerton Trust & Sa$ings'Bank and the National City Bank but had not yet
received any answer.
City Hall Building Committee reported good progress on the new Ci~y Hall and that
they would be able to complete the building with the exception of the heating plant
with the money now appropriated for that purpose and that it would be necessary to
secure an additional $~000 to pay for the heating plant. 0ommittee further reported
that the Water Department had about $20,000 in a sinking'fund for depreciation and
if the procedure was legal,A ~ransfer could be made of-$~00 of this money to the
City Hall Building Fund to be paid back out of next years' budget.
Clerk read a resolution authorizing the euperintendent~of the Water Department to
draw a warrant on the Current Water Fund to the credit of the City Hall Building Fund
in the sum o~ $~000.00 to be paid back to the current water fund within two years and
providing that this action is subject to the approval of the Oity Attorney. ~otion
by McGillivray and 01sen that resolution be passed as read; carried.
Superintendent of the Water Department addressed the Council and requested that he
be authorized to call for bids for a modern gas engine capable of pumping at least
18o0 gallons a minute, to be used as an emergency or auxiliary unit. Motion by
Williams and Pittack that Superintendent of Water Department be authorized $o call
for bids on mmm~q:~pmmmmmmmm gas engine; carried.~
City Attorney reported tha~ he had been unable to see ~r. Pixley of Union
on the matter of the Skokomish power site, and he was granted further time.
Notion by NcGillivray and Williams to allow all bills which had been approved by
the Finance Co~mittee; carried.
Motion by Williams and Haddon to adjourn; carried.