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September z~, 19~9.
i:~egular meeting of $t~e City Co~:tmission of the City of Bre~:~erton, :'lashin~ton,
held ;-~ednesda. y Sept.4,1929 at ten o'clock A.I.I. t,[ayor 01dham presiding, Commissioner
:-lalverson, Co,,~mi~sioner Casad and Ciiy ~zttorney ,lorman being presen~ at roll call.
Clerk read minutes of regular meeting of August 28,1929 and Statutary meeting of
3~:~tember 3,1929 and on mo~ion off I~Ir. Oldham and I, lr. Halverson minutes were approved
as read, all members vo~ing yes.
Letter read from Harry C. ~ee~, Central Ho~el, Por~ Townsend offering ~o sell
the I~.E.~-~ of S.W.~ & S.W.~ of N,E.~ and N.W.~ of S.E.~- Section 4,~,~.~3,R.1.E.
i,Fit',a~ County, for watershed purposes, naming ~he s~ of ~1500.00 for the land
~;~i~h the ~imber reserved, ~r. Cased informed ~he Co~ission tha~ the land was
of little value ~ a watershed after ~he ~imber was ~emoved.
~Cotion by ~,[r. Halverson and Mr. 01dham ~o refer to Oily Engineers Depar~men~
fo~' investigation, carried as follows: I,~{r. ~01dham, Yes. ~,,~r. Halverson,Yes.
C~ad, Yes.
Letter read from Oharles R. Oollins ac~owledging notice from City Clerk and
as~nring ~he Commi~:sion ~hat ~he proposed Gas Plan~ would be completed within the
tcr~as of She ordinance; ~Xr. Collins being presen~ was called on and he assured the
Oo:~,~i~ioners tha~ the ma~er was progressing sa~isffactorily and ~he outcome of
enter~0rise was assured.
Letter read from A.T.Brook,Presiden~ of ~he "City Bond & Share,Ino. Seattle,
stating tha~ he had been negotiating wi~h L~ ~[elekov for ~he purchase of all
securities which i~ is proposed ~o issue in connection with his proposed gas plan~
at Bremerton,and stating ~ha~ his company was prepared ~o ~ake care of ~he financing
~f t~e proJeeF, subJest ~o the investigation of ~heir"Engineers'~he repor~ of ~heir
f, uditors"and ~he approval of their"Attorne~s".
~.[otion by ~,M. Halverson and ~,,M. Casad ~o lay ~he proposed ordinance on ~he
t'~ble unti~ ~he regular meeting of October 2,1929, carried as follows:
i~-. Oldham, Yes. I.~. Halverson, Yes. ~,-~. Casdd, Yes.
Letter read from ~red D. Ohesb~o, reques~in permission ~o connec~ new house at
20~2 Eleventh S~ree~, with ~he City sewer system.
~.lotion by I~[r. Casad and ~ Halverson to grant reques~ off l..ir. Chesbro on condition
that he pay ~1.55 per fron~ foo~ of his lot of 46 fee~, carried as follows:
lit. 01dh~m, Yes. I,M. ttalverson, Yes. [.Ir. Casad, Yes.
Tl~e Ci~y Attorney reported on ~he damage claim of ~. Kin8 Farrell and ~he matter
w;.~s refer'red back to him for further action.
Ilotion by I.[r. Halverson and Lit. Oldham ~h~t proposed ordinance flor ~he regulation
of laundries be laid on ~he table, carried as follows: [Ir. Oldham, Yes. ~,~.Halverson,
Yes. ~,[r. Casad,
J~ttorney J.N. Bryan,as a m~mber of a committee from ~he ~,t~icil~al League,asked
for information about ~he recently reporSed sale of bonds ~o ~he First National,Ban~
and on receiving the infor~io~ from the ~ayor, expressed ~l~e opinion tha~ ~he deal
September 4, 19£9. (Page
~r. Casad z'eported that during the month of August there had been t~n inter-
ru,~tions of power service at the Water Department .Pumping Plant, ~hereby endangering
tile .~l~nt and water supply, by the strain placed on the pipes by the surge back of
the water when the pumps stop. He also reported ~ha~ the Company had cut off the
:~rlvate line and hooked up the system on the outside power lines where the interrup-
tions wre more frequent.
i,lr. Scott of the Roosevelt Hotel called at.tention to the mode of flushing
Bur';,'ell Stree~ between Pacific and ~'~ashington Avenues,whereby the dirt was washed
into the ~,].le[; in rear of his property,causing a lot of inconvenience and annoyance
to l~ersons abbuting on said alley. Referred to the [City Engineer W£~h power to act.
L[otion by IYtr. Halverson and ~&r. Oldham to adjourn, carried as follows,
~.i~-. 01dhar;~, Yes. I,[r. Halverson, Yes. I,~r. Oasad. Yes.