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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/02/27 IvIAY 2nd. 1927 Special meeting of the legislative bodies of the City of Bremerton and of the City of Charleston, held (in Joint oonventionl at the chambers of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington.~ in the Ci~y Iall of said City, and being the usual plaCe~of meeting of the legislative od~ of said City of Bresmerton, said City of Bremerton being the corporation avinglargest population, as by last State census, and said the shown the eeting being held pursuant to'S~otion 2, Chapter 293 of the Session laws ~£ the State of Washington of the regular~ session for the year 1927. C.E.B.01dham, mayor of said Ci~y of Bremerton announced that the urpose o£ said meeting of said legislative bodies (in Joint convention) ~as to canvass the votes of a s~ecial election held in the said Cities of ~remerton day April, 1927. between ~he hours and Charleston on the 26th of feight o'clock A.M. and eight o'clock P.M. of said at which said elez day ~tion ~he qualified electors residing within said CitSes of Bremer~on and ~harleston were invited to v~te upon the following proposition~; PROPOSITIOi~ No.1 SHALL the Citynof Bremerton, Washington, and the City of 0harleston ~ashington, t~oontiguous mUnicipal corporations of the third class be 0onsolidated into one oorporati0n of'the Second class to be named and~ known As ~he City of Bremerton, Washington? FOR Consolidation ........ ' ................... ( ) AGAINST Consolidation ........................ ( PROPOSITION No.2 SHALL the proposed new corporation have a commission for~of gover~nent ~r CoUncilmanic for of government? ~0R Commission form of govermment ............ ( FOE Counci~nanio for of government ........... ( IJ~.F.~cGowan, ~he duly appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk Of said City of Bremer~on, ~here~pon called the roll and ~he following ~embers of the Commission of said Git2 of Bremerton and of the Council of Said City of Charleston responded present; 0.E.B.01dham. mayor of the City .f Bremerton, yes; Halverson, yes; Casad, yes; Gommissioners of said City .f Bremer~on; G.A.King, mayor pro Tom of the 0ity of 0harleston, yes; and iounoilmen, R.So~ott, E.W,Rankin, 0.M.Skinner, R.P. Simms, responded yes; :ouncilmen of the City of Charleston. It a~pearing from such roll call that there was a quorum of the Co~nissioners of said City of Bremerton and o~ the councilmen of sa~d City of aharleston present, C.E.B.01dham, Mayor of said City of Bremerton, called for ~he nomination and election of a Chairman of said meeting. It was moved mB R.P.Simms, and seconded by F.W.Rankin, that C.E.B.Oldham, Mayor of said City of Bremerton, act as chairman of said meeting On motion being put and on roll call the following members of said Commission and of said council voted yes; C.E.B.Oldham, yes; Halverse$, yes; Casad, yes;-- Scott, yes; Rankin,yes; Skinner, yes; Sims, yes; King, yes; Said motion being carried unanimously, said C.E.B.Oldham,became chairman of said meeting. It was moved by C.S.Halverson, and seconded by Rankin, that M.F. McGowan. the duly appointed, and qualified acting Clerk o£ ~aid City of Bremerton, act as Clerk of said meeting. On motion being put on roll call the following members of said Co::~mission of said City of Bremerton and members o£ said City O~uncil of said City of Charleston voted, yes; C.E.B.Oldham, C.S.Halverson, C.C.Casad, E.S.~tt. ~.W.Rankin, R.P. Sims, and G.A.Eing; The motion having carried unanimously, the said M.~.HoGowan became Clerk of said meeting. The chairman of said meeting thereupon announced Shat they were ready ~o proceed with the canvass of the votes cast at said special election on proposition No.1, being the question of consolidation, and further announced that the votes cast by each of said corporations should be canvassed seperately. M.F.~cGowan. the Clerk of said C~ty of Bremerton, ~hereupon produced the returns of the votes cast in said City of Bremerton at said special election; to-gerber with his affidavit showing that said returns had not been ih any wise altered by additions or erasures, and that ~hey were the same as when received by him, and said legislative body of each of said Cities ~hereupon proceeded to canvass said returns of ~he votes cast at said s~eeial election in said City of Bremerton on said question of consolidation in said Cities, and as a result of said canvass found, FIRST PEOPOSITION. Precinc~ No.1 ~or consolidation ............... ll2 Votes Against consolidation ............ 30 Votes Precinct No.2 ~ For consolidation ............... 169 Votes Against Comsolidation ........... 20 Votes Precinct For consolidation .............. 165 Votes Against Comsolidation ........... 22 Votes Precinct No.4 For Consolidation ............... l?0 Votes Against Consolidation ........... 26 Votes Precinct No.5. For Consolidation .............. 159 Votes Against Consolidation ........... 28 Votes Precinct No.6. For Consolidation ............... ll~ Votes Against Consolidation ........... 9~Votes Precinct No.?. ~or Consolidation ............... 85 Votes Against Consolidation ........... ~6 Votes In the following described territory heretofore annexed to the City of Bremerton and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Nor~hwes~ corner of Vene~a Townsite said point being bn the ~ity limits of the .City of Bremerton, Washington; thence East along ~he city Li~nits of Bremerton 1440 feet; thence North 8Z0 feet; thence West ~80 feet; ~o the west line of the soUtheast quarter of the northwest quarter ~f Section 14, Township 24 N., Range i Eas~ W.~.; Thence south to a poimt ~ast of the no~heas~ corner of lot 6, Block 16, Reese's First ~ddition to ~ort Orchard U.S.Navy Yard; thence west 1~20 feet, more or less on a line ~arallel to and 1E0 feet north of the south boundaries of Block 12,1~,14,15, and 16 o~ said Reese,s ~irst ~ddition to Por~ Orchard U.S.Navy Yard to a point on ~he centerline of High Avenue produce~; thence so,th alon~ ~he centerline of High Avenue ~o a point wast of ~he point of beginning; thence east to point of beginning, all in Eitsap Couh~y, Washin$~on. For Consolidation ....................... 47 Votes Against Consolidation---r ........ , ...... i Vote Total Number of votes oas~ in said 0iSy o~ Bremerton on {Proposition Io.1) on consolidation ......... ll~ VoSes. Total number of votes cast in said Ci~y of Bremerton for consolidation ............................... lOgI'Votes Total number of'iVotes cast in said 0it~ of Bremerton'.against Consol- dation ................... r---'- 172 Vo.tes · Total majority of votes cast in said City of Bremerton for Consolidation ................................. 849 Votes The chairman then announced that they were ready to proceed with the canvass of the votes cast at said special election in said City of Charldston on the question of consolidation of said Cities. Er Charles Eeenan, the Clerk of the City of Charleston thereupon produced the returns of the votes cast in said City of Charleston at said special election; together with his a££idavit showing that said returns had not been in any wise altered by additions or erasures, and that they · were tha same as when received by him, and said legislative body o£ each of sa~ Cities thereupon proceeded to canvass said returns of votes cast at ~ said special election in said City o£ Charleston on said question o£ con- solidation in said Cities, and as a result o£ said canvass found; FOEST PROPOSIT~0N. Precinct No.1. For Consolidation ..................... 96 Votes Against Consolidation .................. 90 Votes Precinct No.2 For Consolidation ...................... 208 Votes Against Consolidation .................... 21 Votes Precinct No.3 For Consolidation ..................... 70 Votes ~gains~ Consolidation ................. 13Z Votes Precinct No.4. For Consolidation ..... .............. 262 Votes Against Consolidation .................. 3~ Votes Total number of votes cast in said City Of Charleston on (Proposition No,l) on Consolidation ............ 913 Votes Total number of votes cast in said City of Charleston £or Consolidation ................................. 6G6 Votes Total number of votes cast in said City of Charleston against Consolidation .................................. 277 Votes Total majority of votes cast in said City of Charleston for Consolidation .................................. 3~9 Votes -S~E~IARM- Total majority of v~tes cast in said City of Bremerton for Consolidation ......... u ....................... 849 Votes To~al majority of votes cast in said City o£ Charleston for Consolidation. ~ Total majority of votes cast in both o~ said Cities for ~onsolidation ................................ 1208 Votes The Chairman of Baid meeting then announced ~hat they were ready to ~roceed with the canxass of the votes cast at said special election on ~roposition No.2, being as to the form of government for such new corporation ~nd further announced that the votes cast by each of said corporations on said ~roposition should be canvassed seperately. Said legislative ~odie, s of said Cities of Bremerton and Charleston thereupon proceeded to canvass the returns of the votes cast at said special ~lection in said City of Bremerton ~ on the question of form of government ~nd bein~ proposition No.2., and as a result of said canvass found., SEOOND PROPOSITION Precinct No.1/ ~or commission form of Government .................... ll8 Votes For Councilmanic form of government .................. l? Votes Precinct No.2 For commission form of govermment .................... 152 Votes ~or Councilmanic form of Government ................. 30 Votes Precinct No.3. For Commission form of government ................... ~40 Votes For Councilmanic form of government .................. ~6 Votes Precinct No.4. For commission form of govermnent~ ................... 159 Votes For Councilmanic form of government .................. 32 Votes Precinct No~5 For commission form of government .................... 143 Votes For councilmanic form of government .................. 59 Votes Precinct No.6. For commission form of government .................... 93 Uotes For councilmanic form of government .................. 27 Votes Precinct No.7. For commission form of government .................... 96 Votes Por couneilmani~ form of government .................. 14 Votes In the following described territory heretofore annexed to the City 6f Bremerton and more particularly described as follows; Beginning at the Northwest corner of Veneta Townsite said paint being )n the City limits of the City of Bremerton, ~ashington; thence east along ;he city limits of Bremerton 1440 feet; thence north 830 feet; thence west ~50 feet to the west line Of of the south~,ast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 14, Township 2~ N., Range 1 East ~.~.: thence south to a point east of the northeast corner of lot 6, Block 16, Reese's F~rst Addition to Port Orchard U.S.Navy Yard; thence wast 1320 feet, more of less, on a line parallel to and 120 feet north of the south boundaries of Blocks 12,1Z,14, 15, and 16 of said Reese's ~irst Addition to Port Orchard U.S.Navy Yard to a~Roint on the centerline of High Avenue produced; thence south along the oenterline of High Avenue to a R~int west of the point of beginning; thence east to poin~ of beginning, all in Kitsap County, Washington. For commission form of government ..................... 36 Votes For Councilmanic form of governemnt ................... 8 Votes Total number of votes in said City of Bremerton on CPzoposition No.2.) form of governemnt ................ ~ ................... ll4~ Votes T Total number of votes cast in said City of Bremerton for . Commission form of government ........... ~ .................... 937 Votes Total number of votes cast in said City of Bremerton for Councilmanic form of government .............................. 203 'Votes Total majority of votes cast in said City of Bremerton for Commis~ion form of government ................................ 7~4 Votes The chairman then announced that ,they were ready to proceed with the canvass of the votes cast at said special election in said city of Charleston on proposition No.2., being the form of government of such new corporation. The legislative bodies of said Citie~ thereupon proceeded to canvass the returns of v~tes cast at said special election in said City of Charleston on the form of government for such new corporation snd being proposition No.2. SECOND PROPOSITION Precinct No.1 For commission form of government ...................... 90 Votes ~or councilmanic form of government .................... 7§ Votes Precinct No.2. Fo~ commission fo~m of government ...................... 169 Votes For councilmanic form ~f government .................... ~l~Vo~es Precinct No.3. For commission form of government ....................... 93 Votes ~or co~mcilmanic form of government .................... 8~ Votes Precinct No.4. 2or co~ission form of government ...................... 2Z~ Votes 2or councilmanic form of government .................... 46.Votes Total number of votes cast in said City of 0harlestoM on ~Proposition i~o.2.) form of government ............................... 842 Votes Total number of votes cast in said City of Charleston for Icommission form of government .......................... 585 Votes Total number of votes cast in said City of Charleston for Councilmanic form of government ......................... 257 Votes Total majority of votes cast'in said City of Charleston for Cormmission form of government ........................... JE8 Votes Total majority of votes east in said City of Bremerton for Jo~maission Form of governemn~ ....... ~ ................... 7J4 Votes Total majority of vo~es cast 'in said Ci~y of Charleston for ~ommission form of governmen~---~ ....................... J28 Votes Total majority of vo~es cast in both of said Cities for ~ommission form of government~--L--~ ................... 106E ~o~es The canvass of the votes cast on each of said propositions No.l&2 oein~ completed, there was moved bY~Halverson, and seconded by Sims, that ~I.~.McGowan~ Clerk of said?0ity~of~B~emer~on, and being the Clerk of the legislative body at whose place of meeting such joint convention was held, aake a certified abstract off,he vo~es cas~ on proposition No.1, being ~he question of consolidation cg sa£d Ci~ies, said abstract ~o show ~he whole ~umber of electors vo~ing at such election in each of s~oH~ oorpora~ions, ~he number of rouse oas~ in each for consolidation and the number of votes ~as~ in each against consolidation, and to include in said certified abstrac~ ~he whole number of electors voting at such election in each of said corporations ~n proposition Nc.E, the number~of votes cas~ in each for commission form bf government and the number of votes cass in each for councilmanic form of government. On motion being put and on roll call the following members of said joint convention voted yes. O.E.B.01~ham. yes; Hal~erson,yes; Casad, yes; i~ayor ~nd oemmiss~oners of said Cit2 of Bremer. ton, and 8co~,Ran~in,Skinner, Sims, and kin~, ~,~ayor pro rem and councilmen of said City of Charleston. ~aid motion was carried unanimously. Abstract/o~ ~.~o~e :of; sp'~eial ~eieo~ion he~ld in ~,he:~itdLet; of Bremerton and Charleston,. wash,ingtor~, 'ion, ~h~e~ 26~h day~ of ~p~L, 1927, et ~hich the elect ors ~ 0~ ~ech cf ~s.ai~ E~ ties; ~er~ ~invi~ted tb vote upon ~he' proposi~o~s~;~ . / ~ , PROPOSITION No.1. S~L the 0ity of Bremerton, Washingto~ and the Ci$~ of Charleston Washington. two contiguous m~icip~i~.~O~P~a.~i~ O~~'~h,~ ~~s~-be consolidated in~o one corporation ef~ ~he~second cL~ass ~e~. n~ed and ~own as ~he C~ of Bremer~on. Washington? SH~Z ~he proposed new corporation h~ve Commission form of GOvern- ~0R 0o~ission form of~ ~over~ent ............. ( '-" ~ ~..-~.. , -~., ~..~:¥:" ~;~,~'T'~-~T~.~ ~ ,~ ~:~ ~ .. )~ , ~'~-~ ~ --~ ., FOR Co~ei~anie form of gover~ent ......... ,-( ) off Bremerton on said proposition No.~ was 1193 Vo~es N~ber of vo~es cas~ in said Ci~y of BremerLon for oonsolidation .......................... Uu'zi021 'Vo~es ........... N~ber of voles cas~ in said C~y.._0f._Br~mer~0n _aga~s_~ ......... consolidation .............................. ~72 ,Vo~es The whole n~ber of electors ~5'~iH~L'.at"sUch ~ie~i0n~nPsa~d:.,oity of Charleston on said Proposition No.1 was-gl3 Vo~es N~nber of votes cast in said .9~yof Charleston for oonsolLda~on ........................... ~,8~6.Vo~es N~ber of vo~es cas~ in ~aid City of Charleston agains~ c onsolida~ion ................... ~ ........... ~? Vo~es The whole n~bers of electors voting at such election in said oi~y of Bremer~on ~n p~oposi~ion No.E was ....... ll~0 Vo~es N~ber of vo~es c~s~ in said City of Bremer~on for 0o~ission for of gover~ent ............... 9Z~ .Votes N~ber of votes cas~ In ~he said City of Bremerton for Councilmanic form of gover~en~ ............ ~0Z.Vo~es I~ber of votes cas~ in said City of Charleston for Co~ission form of government .............. ~SB Vo~es N~ber of vo~es cas~ in said Ci~y of Charleston for Co~cilmanie form of government ............ E87 Vo~e~ STATE OF WASHINGTON ~ I S.S. County of Kitsap ) I, ~.F.McGowan, The duly appointed, qualified and acting 01ers iof ~he City of Bremerton, Washington, do hereby certify tha~ ~he above and foregoing i~ a true, correct and acc~ate cop~ of ~he abs~rac~ of vo~e cas~ at a special election held in ~he Ct~es of Bremer~on and Oharles~on, Wash- ~ington, on ~he 26~h day of April, 19E~, p~suan~ ~o Chapter 29J of ~he Session ~laws of 1927, and ~ha~ said abstract has been duly recorded upon the minu~es ~°f the Commission of ~he said City of Bremer~on ~ashing~on. IN ~'fITNESS ~'~0~~, I have here ~o se~ my hand and official [se~l of said City this 2nd day of ]~ay, 1927. City Cle~~o~ Bremer~on, t~ashing~on. No further business co ming before ~he meeting, Er. Sims, moved ~and seconded by l~[r. Halverson, ~hat the meeting adJo~n, Mo~ion ~animously ~carrmed, ~{ee~ing adjourned 9~18 O'Clock P.~{. Da~ed ]{ay End., 19E~. ing~on,~d C~erk ~f said meeting. ~oreg~ng minu~es of special meeting of ~he ~egisla~ive bodies ~of ~he Oi~ies of Bremer~on and Charleston, held May End, 19E~, p~suan~ ~o ~Section ~, Chapter 298, 19~7 Session Laws of ~he sta~e of Washington be approved. yor, Ci~y cT Bremer~o~, ~ashing~on, ~ayor, ~i~y o~ ~harles~on, Washington. Councilmen, City of Charleston, Wash- iSgton. City 01erk, 0~ty of Charleston, Mash- ington.