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AN OEDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS 0F THE CITY 0F
BRE~ERTON AT A SPECIAL ~LECTION TO BE HELD FOR THAT PRUPOSE ON THE 7th
DAY 0F DECE~ER, 1920, ~HE QUESTION OF THE ALTERATION 0F THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE CITY OF BRE~v~RTON, AND TO INCLUDE NE~W TERRITORY, ~ORE PARTICULARLY
SET FORTH AS POLLOWS, TO-WIT: Commencing at a point twenty (20) feet north
of the northwest corner of Bremerton Ivy Green Cemetery, location in Section
la, Township 2~ North, Range I East, W. NS thence East parallel to and twenty
(E0} feet north ~f,~he~north line of Bremerton Ivy Green Cemetery, a distance
of ZSl~l feet to a point ZSl.1 feet wes~ of t~he present west line of Naval
Avenue produced; ~hence North parallel to and 5Sl.1 feet west of the west line
of Naval Avenue produced to the waters ~f Port Washington Narrows and the
U. S. Neander Line; thence East following said U. S, ~eander line to the inter-
section of said U. 5. Meander line with ~he present City Limits of the City of
Bremerton, which point is the northwest corner of Warren Smiths Acre Tracts;
~hence South following present City Limits of the Ci~y of Bremerton to a
poin~ in Block ~ive (5) of Dietz Addition to the City of Bremerton; thence
West following present City Limits and the north line of Block Five ~5) and
Block Six 16) of Veneta Townsite to the intersection of center line of High
Street; thence North following center line of High Street and the present City
Limits of the City of Bremerton to the intersection of center line of Fif$~
Street (known as North Fifth Street and Eleventh Street); thence West following
cen~er line of Eleventh S~reet to a point thirty (~0~ feet north of the north-
west corner of Block 19 of Reese's ~irst Addition; thence South following
present City Limits of Charleston and ~he west boundary ~f Reese's First Ad-
dition tea point in Block Twen~y-six (26~ of said Reese's Addition; thence
Wes~ following the present City Limits of Charleston to the intersection of said
· 0ity Limits with center line of Naval Avenue; thence North following said City
Limits of the City of Oharleston and center line of Naval Avenue to a point
fifteen (15) feet east of the southeast corner of the Bremerton Ivy Green
Cemetery; thence Wes~ along south boundary of said Bremerton Ivy Green Cemetery
and the present City 5imits of Oharleston to the southwest corner of Bremerton
Ivy Green Cemetery; Thence North 'following west boundary of Bremerton Ivy Green
~emetery to ~he point of beginning, all in Kitsap County, Washington, AND SUB-
MITTING THE ~DESTION AND PROPOSITION OF ANNEXING THE ABOVE TERRITORY TO THE CITY
0~ BREMERgON, ~0.THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING WITHIN THE ABOVE TE~ITORY.
%THEREAS, the City Oouncil of the City of Bremerton has received a
petition duly signed by not less than one-fifth of the qualified voters of
the Oity of Bremerten, as shown by the las~ municipal election held ~heretn,
praying for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Bremerton
the question as to whether or ~ot the above described territory shall be added
to and become a part of the incorporation ef the Oity of Bremerton, and at the
same time submitting said proposition $o the qualified electors residing in
above described territory, NOW, THEREFORE:
THE CITY COUNCIL 0F THE CITY 0F BREMERTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
~ea~ion 1. That there shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of the City of Bremerton at a special election to be held in the City of
Bremerton for that purpose, on Tuesday, the ?th day of December, 1920~ the
question as to whether or not the following described territory shall be annexed
to said corporation, and become a part thereof, said territory being described
as follows; to wi~:
~.~i~nanee No. ,~0~ Cont'd.
Commencing at a point twenty {20} feet north of the northwest
corner of Bremerton Ivy Green Cemetery, located in Section 14,
Township 24 North, Range i East, W.M.; thence East parallel
to and twenty ~20) feet north of the north line of Bremerton
I~y Green Cemetery, a distance of ~1.1 feet to a point ~l.1
feet west of the present west line of Nc, va1 Avenue produced;
thence North parallel to and 331.1 feet west of the west line
of Naval Avenue produced $o the waters of Por~ Washington Nar-
rows and the U. S. ~eander line; ~henee East following said
U. S. ~{eander line go the intersection'of said U. S. Meander
line with the present City Limits of the City of Bremerton,
which point is the northwest corner of Warren Smiths Acre Tracts;
thence South following present City Limits of the City of Bremen'-
ton to a point in Block Five ~5) of Dietz Addition to the City
of Bremerton; thence West following present City Limits a~d the
north line of Block ~ive (5) and Block Si:c (6) of Veneta Townsite
to the intersection of center line of High Street; thence North.
followin~ center line of High Street and the present City Limits
of th~ City of Bremerton to the intersection of ~enter li~e of
~ifth Street (known as Noz'th Fifth Street and Eleventh Street);
thence West followin~j center line of Eleventh Street to a point
thirty [50) feet :~'th of the northwest corner of Block 19 of
Reese's ~irst ~ddition; thence Sou, th following present City
Limits of Charleston and the west boundary of Reese's First
Additio~ to a point in Block Twenty-six ~26) of said Reese's
addition~; thence West following t~e present City Limits of
2ha~'!sston to the intersection of said City Limits with ~enter !i~s
of Naval Avenue; thence North following s~id City Limits of tbs
City of Charleston and center line of Newel Avenue to a point
teen Il5) feet east of the southeast corner of the Bremerton Ivy
Green Cemetery; the~ce West along south boundary of said Bremerton
Ivy Green Cemetery and the present City Limits of 2harleston to the
southwCst corner of Bremert0n Ivy Green Cemetery; thence North
following w~st boundary of Bremerton Ivy Green Cemetery to the
point of beginning, all in E~sap County, Washington.
T~at on th8 said above date tl~ere shall also be submitted to the qualified
electors residing in above described territory the question a~ to whether
or not they desire to have said territory annexed to and become a part of
the City of Bremerton.
SECTION 2. That said Oity election shall be held On said 7th day
of December, A. D. 1920, between the hours of eight o'clock A. ~., and
eight o'clock P. M., at the sams tinge and in the same places as the city
election for the atection of officers of sSid city is to be held, and notice
theres£ shall be given by publication in a newspaper in the City of Bremerton,
and also in a newspaper printed and published outside of the City of Bremerton,
and in the county where such territory so proposed to be annexed is situated,
and in each or both of said cases, for the period of not less than once a week
for four (4] consecutive weeks prior to the said election.
BECTION 3. The ~ectors of the City of Bremer~on are hereby notified
to vote upon said proposition, and those desiring to vote in favor of said pro-
po~ition shall place a cross [X~ in the square opposite the words, "~or
Annexation". Those desiring to vote against said proposition shall place a
cross ~X) in the square opposite the words "Against Amnexatlon". The electors
residing in the territory proposed 'to be annexed are hereby notified to vote
upon said proposition as above set forth for the ~tectors of the City of
Bremerton.
SECTION 4. Said electors residing in the City of Bremerton shall ~ote
at the place or places in the precincts where the elections are usually held and
the placesusually used for that purpose within the City of Bremerton, and where
the ~$ec~ion for city officers in the City of Bremerton on said day is held.
Said electors residing in the territory proposed to be annexed shall vote at
Lincoln School situate on north ~ifth Street, between Lincoln and H~gh Streets.
SEGTION 5. The following named Inspectors and Judge~ are hereby
appointed ~or each of the several precincts within the City of Bremerton for
the purpose of conducting said special election, and who shall alee conduct
the election held at the same time and places for the city officers of the
City of Bremer~on, to-wi~:
Ordinance No. 704 Cont'd.
~irst Precinct: Inspector - L. E. Mallette
Judges - Minnie ~oss and Carrie Jarred
Second Precinct: I~spector -~G. G.~Crawf0rd
Judges - Adella Granger and Helen E. Noonan
Third Precinct: Inspect~or - ~lorence Calder
Judges - W. H. Koper and Mary ~anning
~our~h Precinct: Inspector - Mattie C. Allison
Judges - Grace Symes amd Victoria Eagan
~ifth Precinct: Inspector - Elizabeth Bulduc
Judges - Elsie B. Sherman and Carrie Pregnall
Sixth Precinct: Inspector - Nary ~. Brown
Judges - Anita R. Campbell and C. Rainey
Seventh ~recin~t: Inspector - Jean Abbott
Judges - Lillian V. Voll and~ Nellie Peterson
In the territory proposed to be annexed:
Inspector: David Oalkins
Judges - Nfs. O. S. Robertson and ~rs. E.C. Ebert.
SECTION 6. All legal voters of the City of Bremerton will be entitled
to vote at said special election and all legal voters residing in the territory
proposed to be annexed shall be entitled to vote at said special election.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is herebY authorized and directed ~o give
notice of such election as required by law, and to have special ballots
printed containing the proposition proposed at such special election, which
ballots shall contain the words, "~or Annexation", and "Against Annexation",
and the voters are hereby directed to indicate their choice as hereinbefore
specified.
SECTION 8. Polling places for said election are hereby specified
as follows:
Precinct No. l: Sam A. Jones Garage, on south Side of ~ourth Street
between Pacific and Washington Avenues.
Precinct No, £: ~ire Station House No. £, located on east side of
Pleasant Avenue between Sixth and Ninth Streets.
Precinct No. J: Carpenters Hall, located on north side of Burwell
Avenue btween Park and Warren Avenues.
Precinct No. ~: ~ire Station House No, Z, located on the south side
of Pour~h Street and Veneta Avenue.
Precinct No. ~: Residence of Joseph Buldoc, 1~02 Broadway, on tbs
northeast corner oF Tenth Street.
Pre~inct No. 6: ~ire Station House located on the northeast corner
of Olive Street and Park Avenue.
Precinct No. ?: Masonic Hall in Manette.
T~trritory outside ~He city limits and in the territory proposed
to be annexed:
Lincoln School, situate on North ~ifth Street, between Lincoln
and High Streets.
SECTION 9. The compensation for each of the aforesaid election
officials shall be ~0~ per hour. All Inspectors, Judges and Clerks at said
election shall take and prescribe an oath or affirmation as provided by law,
and duly return same to the City Clerk, as provided by law, and shall make
~e~urns of all votes cas~ on said proposition separately, and a majority of all
votes case on said proposition in the territory proposed to be annexed, and a
majority of all votes cast in the City of Bremerton on said proposition, shall
be necessary to annex said proposed territory.
SECTION lC. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
five (~) days after its approval, passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council and appreved by me this 15~h
day of Oo~ober, A. D. 1920.
Mayor.
A~tes~:
Clerk --