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January 9, 1952
Regular meeting of the City Oouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington
w~a~ held Wednesday, January 9, 1952 at lO:O0 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's
Office, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commission-
er Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace, and City Treasurer Nut-
ter being present. Also present were: Glen Hallman, Sanitarian and Paul Ryan,
Bremerto]a Sun.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the minutes of the regular meet-
ing and recessed meeting of January 2, 1952 be approved as written, carried.
Mayor Kean explained that Mr. Stanley E. Hudson, Concessionaire, was
now retiring from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and was desirous of transfer-
ring his concession agreement to Mr. Bruns and wished at this time to have the
Council approve such a transfer.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the request of transfer from
Mr. Hudson to Mr. Bruns, carried.
City Clerk read the following notices of separation: James C. Griffin,
Sewage Treatment Plant Operator, unskilled and Mr. William Gates, Assistant
City Attorney.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried.
City Clerk read the following notices of employment: Alfred W. Bechlem,
Engineering Department, $338.65 per month; ClifI'ord C. Casad, Jr., Water De-
partment, $1.50 per hour; Charles H. Farrell, ~1.$0 per hour, nobert Thayer,
$268.76 per month and Grace Ellis, $1.25 per hour, Park and Recreation Depart-
ment; Roy A. Holland, City Attorney!s Department, $60.00 per month.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the temporary non-civil ser-
vice appointments as read, carried.
City Clerk read the ~h~AgeAnl~pa~ii£or~all-~$ty~Employees,'as apDroved
in mak~ngbu~hS?B~get for the year 1952, with the exception of a few hourly
extra empl.oyees.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the changes in pay as
read and as filed in the office of the City Clerk, carried unanimously.
City Clerk read report of separation for Gordon J. McHenry, Police De-
partment.
~Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separation, carried.
City Clerk read application~for location license to install pinball mach-
i nes at the Red Rooster, signed by Wm. P. Mitchell and approved by the Chief
of Police. ·
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the application and grant
the license, carried.
City Clerk read General Claim Voucher for payroll period ending December
31, 1951 in the amount of ~35,939.79, which has been audited by the City Auditor.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon~and Mr. Kean to approve the voucher, carried.
City Clerk read claim for damages from W.0. Harris, in the amount of
$12.88, covering damages to hiscar when a City scraper Smashed the left front
fender December ?, 1951. To date the driver of the city scraper has not made
hisreport so the Clerk advised the claim has not been turned over to the In-
surance Company.
Mayor Kean asked that the contents be noted and filed.
City Clerk read claim for damages from E.G. Rensch, in the amount of
~28.17, cove~ing damages to his car when a 1947 Ford sedan, owned by the City
of BreEsrton and driven by E. Gaudio, damaged the right rear ofhis car on Jan-
uary 3, 1952.
Mr. NcGowan reported the claim has been turned over to the insurance com-
pany.
,Mr. Kean asked that the contents be noted and filed.
City Treasurer Mutter submitted his annual comparative parking meter re-
port for 1951-1950, as follows: in the year 1950, 615 meters, $49,793.41,
average per meter, $80.96; in the y~ar 1951, 631.1 meters, $57,603.17, aver-
age per meter, $91.27. He also reported that this increase of ~10.31 per
meter over 1950 was due to the greater influx of automobiles and the efficient
operation of the Police Traffic Division in checking the meters.
Mr. Glen Hallman, Sanitarian,~repo~ted he.would be working down in the
.southern end of the County and that Mr. Joe Weigel would be taking care of
this territory around here. He also reported a spot check is now being made
of all restaurants.
January 9, 1952 (Con't)
City Attorney reported receiving a questionnaire from the National Insti-
tute of Municipal Law Officers covering a municipal insurance survey. He com-
mented that he thought it was a part of a good plan and I'elt. that value would
be received from cooperating in such a survey.
City Attorney read a supplemental agreement between McDonald, Taylor &
Bruckart, Inc., and the City of Bremerton, extending their a~reement for a
period of one year and shall embrace all of the watershed now owned or to be
acquired by the City of Bremerton during the term of this extension.
Notion by ~r. Kean and Nr. ~eaton to authorize the ~ayor and City Clerk
to sign the supplemental agreement, carried.
City Attorney read indenture of lease between theb¢iSy oi' Bremerton and
the Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton, covering the Westpark Fire
Station site in Bremerton and a s~parate lease covering the Sheridan rark
Fire Station.
Mayor Kean asked that the legal descriptions on each lease be checked by
the Engineer's Office. He also commented that he felt the rent askedwas a
fair amount and that if the City didn't rent these buildings they would suffer
more damage by being empty.
Notion by Nr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to approve the leases and authorize the
~ayor and the City Clerk to sign, carried.
City Attorney read letter which had been handed to him by the ~ayor. This
letter was from Don S~mpson of the Bureau of Governmental Research and was in
response to a letter written by Nr. John Lindberg, Commissioner of the Narine
D~ive Water District.
Attorney Wallace commented briefly on the letter but said that he would
write to Nr. Sampson for a copy of Nr. Lindberg's letter in order that he might
have a more complete understanding of the subject matter.
Notion by Nr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve all bills if allowed by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
~ayor Kean announced that the Puget Service Company had negotiated with
the County for people to dump rubbish, trash and debris at the Kitsap County
airport.
Notion by ~r. Kean and ~'~rs. Haddon that the meeting adjourn, carried.
Mayor