HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/28/28 Februar~
Regular meeting of the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton.~ash,
held at l0 O'Clock A.M. ~ednesd~y February E~rd,19ES,wi~h ~Ia~or O E B.Oldham presiding
and Commissioners Halverson and Casad and City A~orney ~evenson present a~ roll ~all.
Einutes of the previous meeting read and approved as read by the followin vote
k~r 01dh~m ~es,Nr Halverson Yes,~ Casad Yes.
Letter from the ~nager of ~he Pacific Telephone mnd Telegraph Cc read stating the e
was no net earnings from the operation of the Plan~ for th~ year 19E~.
Le~r ordered filed.
Request from kLr Fry regarding a bulkhead~at ~he corner of 9~h Street and Washing~ ~n Ave
the request being read ~he matter w~s referred to the City ~$~rne~.
0rdin~nce No ~,Relating to ~he Emergency in th~ Pire Department was rea~
for the Second time and on motion by ~ Halverson and seconded by ~ 01dham tha~ ne
Ordinance a~ re~d be passed. ~Io~ion carried as ~ollows kLr Oldham Yes,N~r Halverso: Yes.
Le~er from ~he Northern Bond and 5~ortgage Co read and as a representative
of ~he Company being presen~ he asked the Commissioners if they had contemplated a
purchace of ~he ~immerman property adjoining the City Waterworks Plant and being a~sured
~hat no negotiations for such a purch~ce were not at present under consideration,H
~hanked ~he Commissioners and retired.
t~ C~sad reported progress,on' ~he High Street improvements.
~ Nye representing ~he Puget Sound Power and Light Co requested information r~ga ding
signal ll~s and after due consideration the ~yor suggested & meeting by the ~i: Chief
and ~he Police Chief at E O'Clock ~his P.E. ~o agree on the mos~ fesable plan for he
Signal Lights.
~ Halverson moved and seconded by ~ Oldham ~hat all bills appr~ ~ed and allo
by ~ m~jority of ~he Commissioners the clerk be instructed to issue warrants for s~me.
~,1o~ion carried as follows ~:~ Oldham Yes,I~ Halverson ~es',D~ Casad ~es.
I~ &~r~in l~cGovern appeared before ~he Commissioners and made a lengthy
e~plaina~ion regarding the wa~er conditions in connection with his proprety in Eas
Bremerton,The Commissioners failed ~o see where they could afford any relief to be ter
~he conditions at the present ~ime and the ma~ter went over for future considerat~ ,n.
Letter from ~he City A~torney s~a~ing tha~ in his opinion from investigation
made on She claim of Mary Jane Shannon a~ins~ the City of Bremer~on on her
husband's dea~h,~he City of Bremerton is not liable for the claim.
Le~er from Mr W W.Sherman Presiden~ of the Pirst Sta~e Bank of Charleston
~o John A.Whaley and Co of Sea,tie,Agents for the ~ideli~y and Deposl~ Co of
D~ryland in which he stated that She following Bonde had terminated January 1st
1928. Eskil Werner.Sohlman,$10.000.00. Charles Keenan.$1.000.00. ~ C.Sockwell
$500.00. Robert T.Blankenship, $500.00,and Henry 0harles Newell,$500.00.
The matter was referred to ~he City Attorney.
;~ Casad reported progress on ~he Improvemen~ of High Avenue.
~,~ Halverson moved and seconded by ;~ Oldham tha~ the meeting adjourn.
Motion carried as follows ~ Oldham ~es,I~ Halverson Yes.~ Casad Yes.
Meeting adjourned,
~ Cit~ Olerk. ~ayor.