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July 51,1929.
i{egular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton,Wa~hington,
held wednesday July 51,1929 st ten o'clock A.I~. ~ayor Oldham, presiding,
Commissioner Halverson, and Commissioner Casad being present at Roll Call.
Clerk read minutes of regular meeting of July £4,1929 and adjournment thereof
held on July £5,1Q29~
L~otion by Mr Oldham and Mr. Halverson to approve minutes as read, carried as
follows: ~r. Oldham, Yes. L~. Halverson,. Yes. ~{r. Cased, Yes~
The City Clerk reported that ~,~. Thomas Stevenson, City A~torney, had left his
office at ten o'clock on monday morning July 29,1929, ~o attend his duties at the
County ~ourt House, Por~ Orchard, and had died in his automobile about half way
between Bremer~on and Por~ Orchard.
The members of the oo~ission expressed keen regret in the untimely death of
our ~ity Attorney.
~.~otion by Er. Oldham and Hr. Halverson, that as a token of respect to ~he
memory of our lat~ City Attorney, $hi$ commission adjourn until ten o'clock A.E.
friday August 2,1929, carried as follows: ~r. Oldham, Yes. ~.~r. Halverson, Yes.
~.Ir. Cased, Yes.
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Pursuant to adJournraen~ of July 31,1929, commission re-convened a~ ten o'clock
~. LL Augus~ 2, 19~9, }~yor 01dham presiding, Oon~isstoner Halverson and Commissimnm
Cased being presen~ at roll call.
L~. Al. Keen appeared before the commission and spoke in reference to the
parking arrangements on Pacific Avenue.
The ~ayor reported for ~he committee of ~he whole,on the request of certain
property owners on Highland Avenue and Pleasant Avenue, to provide an opening to
the alley in rear of their proper~y; showing that ~he proposed plan to provide an
opening through the property owne~ by the City ~as 'inadvisable and impracticable
and the petition was therefore denied. ~
~kttention was called to ~he building lo~a~d on the alley near the navy yard
gate, and it was shown tha~ the Ohamberof Commerce was allowed to place the buil~
lng there for the use of visitors to the Navy Yard.
L[otion by ~,Halverson and'Mr. Oldham ~o instruct ~he Oity Clerk to write to
~he Chamber of Commerqe, requesting ~ha~ ~he building be removed, carried as
follows: Mr. Oldham, Yes. ~,~. Halverson, Yes. ~Ir. gamed, Yes.
Hotion by ~. Oldham and Mr,Halverson ~e adjourn until'ten o'clock A~M.
~monday ~ug~st 5. 19E9~, carri$~ as Tollows:~Mr. Ol~ham,.Yes. L~. Halverson, Yes.
Lit. Cased, Yes.
~/ ITY CEERK.
i~rsuant to adjournmen~ of August 2, 1929, Co~uission reconvened at ten o'clock
~. M. Monday August 5, 1929, LIayor Oldham Presiding, Commissioner Halverson and
Commissioner Cased being present at roll c~ll.
The LIayor announced ~he appointment of Mr. H. E. German, as City Attorney;
Lio~ion by ~[r. Cased and Mr. Halverson to confirm appointment, carried as follows.
L[r. Oldham, Yes. },M. Halverson, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
i~. Lord a~:peared before the commission and reeuested if the old fire hall
property on Pleasant Avenue w~s for sale and at wh~t pri~e; and wa~ informed that
the property was for sale at a price not less than ~1500.00.
L[r. T. O. Burlington called a~tention to the ~kudesirable condition of the
sidewalk on Washington Avenue in front of Dr. Jones' property$ he wes referred
to the building inspector.
L[o~ion by ]~M. Halverson and ~,[r Oldham to adjourn, carried as follows:
~[r. Oldham, Yes. Hr. Halverson, Yes. LIr. Casad, Yes.
A::pro~ ~ C!TS' CLERK.
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