HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/15/64 April 15, 1964
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was
held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., Wednesday,
April 15th, 1964 with Mayor Jarstad presiding. Also presen~'~mre Commissioner
Clark, Co~mnissioner Schoneman, Citj Clerk ~cC~wan, City Attorney Holland, Water
Supt. Humble, Civil Service Examiner Southerland, City Engineer Fortman, Police
Ca~t. C~rey, D. Floyd, Fire Dept and representativa, s of the ~ress and radio.
I~I~eting called te order by Mayor Jarstad after which he led those assembled
in the pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. An invocation was then given by the Rev.
Dav.: d Leach.
City Clerk read the minutes of the last regular meeting which were approved
as read,
City O~_erk announced it was the time and da~e set for a hearing on the im-
provem~'ntaf ~arion Avenue from 1st Street 500 feet south, and 1st Street from ~ar-
i~n Avenue to Yantic Avenue, LID 292. No written protests were received and no
one in thc audience objected to the improvements.
City Cl~rk read Ordinance No. 2598, An Ordinance adopting and confi~Yalng the
assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 292.
i~otion by ~r. Sc~mneman and Mr. Clark Ordinance No. 2598 be approved for
passerine and publication, carried.
City Clerk rea~ two reports of separation in the Water Dept for David i{ance
and Bruce Nelson.
]~[otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark the separa~3ions be accepted, carried.
City Clerk read a claim for damages signed by Hulda W. Lofgren, Rt. 6, Box
26, Port Orchard, ~Tashington claimin? d~unages in the amo~nat of $~174.48 which re-
sulted from a fall in the City Hall. Mr. McGowan reported the claim to the insur-
ance carriers.
City Clerk read a request from the Water Dept. to declare surplus an t~nderwood
typewriter.
~[otion by !~!r. Schoneman and ~r. Jarstad to concur in the request and authorize
the City Clerk to declare the typewriter surplus and dispose to the best interests
of the City, carried.
April 15, 1964 (Con't)
The co~muittee who studied the bids on the mowing machine recommended the award
be made to the lowest bidder, Northwest I'.~ower & Marine, $1,110.V2.
~,~otion by ~r. Jarstad and ?,~r. Scho~.eman to accept the reco~endation, carried.
City Clerk read ~esolution No. 1241, authorizing the fun~sof the ~ploy~es Re-
tirement F~d to be paid into a savings acco~t in Evergreen First Federal Savings
and Loan Association, Chehalis, Washington.
~otion by Mr. Clark ~d Nr. Schoneman ~proving Resolution No. 1241, carried.
City Clerk rea~ Ordinance No. 2599, An Ordinance establishing a fundto be known
as the "llth Street Interchange Construction F~d" pro~ding for appropriations of
money and the purposes for which money from said fnnds may be expended.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman anf~ ~r. Jarstad Ordinance No. 2599 be approved for pass-
age and publication, carried.
City ~lerk read a proposed ordinance providing for an appropriation of f~ds
for which ~ insufficient appropriation was made in the 1964 budget and ~eclaring ~
emer,:~ency. (~61,000 to the Arterial St. Fund f~m the Wash. State Arterial Gas Tax
~,Iotion by Mr. Schoneman ~d Mr. Clark the ordinance be approved on first read-
ing, carried.
City Cl~rk read a letter of resignation as City Attorney from Roy Holl~d as of
May 18th with the ~dersbanding that if he were needed to assist the new City Attor-
ney in understanding the mechanics of the position he would b~ ~lling to serve
through I~ay ~1, 1964.
Mayor Jarstad asked ~[r. Holland if an extension of time was needed ~uld he be'
a~ailable ~d he answered he certainly would.
City Clerk read a procl~ation of the Mayor procla~ing that Thursday April 16th
be "Lulu D. Haddon Appreciation Day", ~d called upon the citizens of our co~ity
to honor ~[rs. Haddon on this day in s~dry ways for her courage, her good works, and
her nobl~~ e~ple as a "Good and Faithful Servant" of our people.
[~[r. Will Rogers, Jr., was introduced to the Co~cil at this time. He was in
Bremerton to attend activities later in the evening in Port Orchard.
City Clerk read a letter addressed to ~r. Schoneman signed by Steve Vargo, Sec-
retary for Kitsap Cowry Fire District No. 7, thanking him for the use o~ the special
equipment used in the emergency b/ the ~rst Fire Station recently.
~lr. Schonema r~ported [~his does not happen very often but we do havs an unof-
ficial mutual aid agreement in event ~ emergency arises, the City does assist.
l,[ayor Jarstad appointed the following attorneys ~as M~icipal Judges Pro Tempore
of the City of Bremerton: Jo~ A. Bishop, Terence Hanley and Robert J. Bryn.
Mr. Clark ex~lained the parking lot at the back of the City Hall must be limit-
ed t.~'~ time w thin~ the City Hall on city business and there has been some confusion,
]people have been using the ~th St. Parking area and their cars have been impended.
Mr. Jarstad stated that the photographs taken at the memborial service for Gen-
eral of tho A~y Douglas MacArthur will be sent to a muse~ in Norfolk, Virginia to
be put in the records.
Mr. Schonoman placed three ladders on the First Street Dock to acco~odate the
people arriving by small boats.
I,~arge Bak~r attended the Council meeting and suggested using the Central School
as a Co~n~ty Center.
]~.~r. Jarstad thanked her for her s~ggestion but he learned that the school will
be retained for school purposes.
~r. Ralph Stowers, ~$07 Stepehnson Avenue, appeared in Co~cil ~d inquired a-
bout the excavation work that was being done at the sewage treatment pl~t on the
Manette sic]e. He wondered if the improvement being made w~uld help the odors expec-
ia]ly in the s~uer.
?.~lotion by Mr. Clark ~ l~[r. Schonema~ the bills be paid if approved by a major-
ity of the Co~issioners, carried.
At the request of Mr. Schonem~, Mr. H~ble, Water ~t. explained that the work
being dons at the treatment plant was intended to eliminate to as great a de.gmee as
possible, the objectionable orders ~d while it was not likely tha. they can be com-
pletely disposed of, he will avoid p~ping slud~e into the drying beds in hot weather.
I~'[ee ~ing ad journed. ~~~~
APP[~OVED: ' Cit~ Clerk