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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/03/51 January ~, l~S1 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton, was held Wednesday, January ~, l~S1 at lO:O0 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaten, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and City At- torney Wallace being present. Also present was Jimmy Skirving and present for part of the meeting was Paul Ryan, Assistant Editor of the Bremerton Sun. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr.~neaton to approve minutes of regular meeting of ~ecember ~7, 1950 as written, carried. Reports of Separation were read by Clerk for Francis L. Seal and Russell Snyder, Water Department. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve, carried. Clerk read applications for location licenses, Trade Stimulant Devices, for the following: Art Helling~ Pop~s Inn, 2812 Farragut Avenue; E.R. Rollin, East Side Tavern, 211~ E. llth; Isabell DeMarco, the Hecreation Bar, 907 N. Callow; Raymond A. Roberson, Blue Jacket Tavern, 545 Fourth Street; Hilmer E. Nordby, DeLuxe Tavern, 848 - 4th Street; A.G. Johnson, Whitey's Tavern, 2711 8th Street; I.E. Barber, White Pig Tavern, ~l S. C~llow; John H. Coleman, Maple Leaf Tavern, 17ZO Marlow; Raymond H. Anderson, Corner Lunch, 2717-8th; Gertrude C. G~les, Bluebird Inn, Rt. 2, Box 795; R.F. Stevens, the Ice Cream- ery, 540-8th Street. All applications approved by the City Treasurer and Chief o~' Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the loeation licenses for trade stimulant devices, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 757 as follows: WHEREAS, the assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 245, pro- viding for the assessment to pay the improvement of Harkins Street from Win- field ~o Pitt and Pitt Avenue from E. llth to 210 feet North has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that Wednesday, the ~lst day of January, 1951 at lO:O0 o'clock A.M. of said day at the Council Cham~ers at the City. Hall o~~ the City of Bremerton be and the same is hereby fixed as the time and place oI' the hearing upon said assessment roll; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of the time and place of said hearing to all per- sons who may have desire to o~Ject to such assessment roll to make such ob- jections in writing and file the same with the City Clerk at or prior to the January 5, l~S1 (Con't) the date fixed for such hearing, by written notice to the owner or the reputed owner of the different properties whose name appears upon said assesement roll, by mailing a notice thereof at least fifteen days before the date here- in set for such hearing to such owner or reputed owner at the address of such owner as shown on the tax rolls of the County Treasurer for the property des- cribed on said list and shall further give notice of such hearing by publish- ing such notice at least five (5) times in the official newspaper, the last publication of which shall be at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date herein fixed for said hearing. The above-mentioned improvements included the clearing, grading for, and construction of concrete curbs and gutters, and the doing of any and all other work in connection therewith. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to pass Resolution No. 757, carried. Clerk read letter from John J. McPherson, Secretary-Examiner, Civil Ser- vice Commission, dated January 2, l~S1, which stated that under the latest rule of Civil Service Commission seniority alone is considered in making the lay-off register. Also permitted under the lay-off rules are discharges out of regular order under certain circumstances, but department heads should use this provision only where conditions clearly justify its use, otherwise the whole procedure would be held up for an indefinite period while hearings are held on each case. Letter stated further that the Civil Service office would make up lists for each department in accordance with the seniority rule. Discussion was held as to when the results oI' the special election would be known. City Attorney advised that if there were no absentee ballots to count, the inI~ormation would be available ten days after the election and if there were absentees, then it would be eleven days after. City Treasurer advised that he had a list of all businesses and would send out pr~ iminary notices if the election was favorable, telling the busi- nesses he would have forms ready quickly. Clerk stated it would not take long to have the necessary printing done after election results are known. Clerk read a resolution adopted by the Seattle Chamber o~ Commerce, dat- ed December 12, 1950, recommending that the l~S1 session of the State Legis- lature enace off-street parking legislation. Attached to the resolution was a copy cf tt~e proposed satiate bill. I,~ayoz~ Kean stated this bill was in line with previous bills ,w~ich ~ave been sponsored by the Association of Washington Cities and which did not re- ceive the backing of business before. Mr. Wheaton said he would like to see Bremerton go on record as favoring this legislation and Mayor Kean stated he felt the City should not au ter the parking lot bmsiness as such but if could provide adequate space and allow someone else to operate the lot, it might help the parking problem downtown. Mrs. Haddon said she also I'avored this legislation. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the introduction of the legislation that will approve an enabling act for the cities of the State of Washington to engage in the acquisition and operation or the leasing of off- street parXing to eliminate traffic congestion, carried. Mrs. Haddon stated men on the Garbage Department worked Saturday but didn't work Sunday, Monday or Tuesday and asked ii' they would be entitled to overtime for the legal holiday, January 1st, due to the fact that they did work the last day of the work week, December 30th. After discussion, the City Attorney stated it would be his opinion that Saturday was not in the work week which included the legal holiday, and no holiday pay should be given to anyone not working either the day before or the day following the holiday. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~Eueaton that.the department heads having hour- ly employees be directed to turn in ~he tim~ worked by those people prior to and following the holiday, the first of January, and they be approved accord- ing to the ordinance by the City Attorney and the City Auditor, carried. Mayor Kean stated the Garbage Department men were given an opportunity to report or not to report to work and stated that under health and safety this function should go on and if these men are not going to work they should tell the foreman who could put them off the Job and hire new men to go on with the work. City Attorney advised that the City should go under the regulation that when ordered to go to work and failure to comply would be sufficient to dis- charge them, and suggested that perhaps a written order could be given in order to establish a definite fact that the men were ordered bac~ to work. Mr. E~eaton stated the men were ordered to go back to work yesterday by the Mayor at the meeting. City Attorney commented they were asked to g~ bache to work or to notify their supervisor they weren't going back. January 3, 1~51 (Con't) Clerk read the Civil Service Commission rule on the point where it states that one cause for dismissal is "Willful violation of any lawful and reason- able regulation, order or direction made or given by a superior officer where such violation has amounted to insubordination or serious breach of proper discipline or has resulted in loss or inj~ry to the City or to the public." and the City Attorney commented that he would say the Mayor's order yesterday was sufficient under the Civil Service rulese Mayor Kean asked if it was a Oreach of any rule for city employees to take City equipment to the Labor Temple and leave it there f or a matter of hours and Mr. Wallace said they were directed to return the equipment and did so. Commissioner Haddon said the supervisors knew they were going by there and see what the union was to do, and that she was not so concerned about this point. Mayor stated he dd not think the City had any legal right to pay people for work they are not performing and the City Attorney agreed with this in accordance with the statutes. Mrs. Haddon stated in answer to a question by the ~ayor that the men should go back to work or quit and Mr. Wheaton suggested the Council should merely approve the Mayor's order of yesterday. Mr. Wallace stated that if the men were given a direct order yesterday to return to work and they did not, then there are grounds now for discharge, and Mr. Wallace read from the Civil Service Commission rules and then com- mented that as a practical matter if a man is told to gQ to work and doesn't go, that would be insubordination and could be grounds for discharge. ~Aayor Kean asked if it would not be in order to d~clare these Job~ vac- ant and hire new men to clean up the situation and the City Attorney stated he would say in view of the Mayor's direct order yesterday and the continued absence of the employ,es today that if they do not report to work they will be discharged. ~l~ey could be ordered to work today as soon as can get them together and if they do not go to work forthwith they could be discharged. Mayor Kean read from the Bremerton Sun on criticisms made by an anony- mous spokesman I~or the Bremerton Municipal ~ssociation and questioned the policy of the newspaper in writing such an article and letting the spokesman or spokesmen to be unknown. Mayor asked if the action taken at yesterday's info,ual meeting was the Mayor's doing or was it the Commissioners~ and Clerk stated it was with the full consent of the Council when the Mayo~ issued ~his order yesterday to go to work. Considerable discussion was held as to theune~t step to take in connect- ion with this matter. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Whea~on that the Council ratify and con- firm the order of the Mayor directing the people in all departments of the City to return to work forthwith or upon their i~ailure to so return to be notified of their discharge and that the superintendents of all departments be directed to employ other persons to fill the positions vacated, carried. City Attorney stated the motion should be given out in writing and each employee should sign a receipt for it which would give the City a definite record that the order was con~uunicated to him. Mayor stated a meeting had been held with the insurance people mud appar- ently the interests of the City of Bremerton would best be served by an in- surance committee to analyze and study the insurance needs of the City. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the Mayor appoint such a committee, carried. Mayor appointed the following: John Gibson, Lou Fehlberg, Howard McCain, Austin Clark, Hal Peterson and Gene Oldham. Mayor commented that the personnel of this committee has been discussed by the Council and Mr. McGowan. Mayor stated that the committee should adopt some by-laws for operation of the committee, so there would be a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary, to be elected annually~ probably after the first bi' the year and provision should be made in the by-laws to replace any member who shows no interest in the committee or who absents himself from the committee meetings over a given period of time. The mem- bers could serve continuously as long as they ahowed an interest in the work oz' the committee. Mayor Kean stated he did not believe it was necessary for the City to do anything at all in connection wi~h the President's signing of the slot mach- ine bill and as far as he was concerned as long as the State tolerates them and the County has them, the City should be a~le to keep them as they are a proI~itable source of revenue. City Attorney stated the b ill only covers two or three points and pro- hibited shipment across state lines and part of the law stops landing them on military reservations. 563 January 5, 1951 (Con't) Mayor Kean commented there was nothing new from ~he Traffic Safety Com- mittee. Discussion was held on I'eeding meters to continue parking after the time allowed had passed. Mayor stated that since the option was granted Peterson and Associates for the purchase of Anderson Cove several other people have shown an interest in acquiring the property or buying it. Nothing can be done until expiration oi' the option clause. Pau~ Ryan stated the Phinney-Snyder. area is against that area being used for an outdoor theater. Notion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a majority or the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to recess until Friday morning at 10: A.M., carried. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor January 5, 1WS1 Recessed meeting of the City Council or the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton, was held Friday, January 5, 1951 at 10:O0 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commis- sioner Wheaton, City Cl~k McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter, City Attorney Wal- lace, Water Superintendent Casad, Civil Service Examiner McPherson and Pa~A1 Ryan, Assistant Editor of the Bremerton Sun being present. Clerk read applications for location licenses to operate trade stimulant devices from the following: Alice Shaw, Pantry Shelf, 246 Washington; Ray P. Berry, Crow's Nest, ll~ Pacific; Chas. O'Neil, the Rendezvous, 218-1st Street; F.E. Mulnix, Mul's Center, 245-*th St. Building; W.H. Henkle and Emil Smith, Hillside Inn, 60~ N. Wycoff; all approved by Chief of Police and City Treasurer. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the operator's license, carried. Clerk read applications from the following who desire operator's licenses for trade stimulant devices: Harry Schneideman, Enetai Inn, approved by Chief of Police and City Treasurer. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the operator's license, carried. Application I'or trade stimulant device wholesaler's license was read by Clerk for S.C. Spring, Spring Wholesale Cigar Co., 2024-5th Avenue, Seattle; Heberling Brothers, ~201 Western Avenue, Seattle; approved by Chief of Police and City Treastrer~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the ~holesalers' licenses, carried. City Treasurer stated that so~e location owners have been in the habit of buying their own boards and making them up themselves and he had informed them he would not question such boards for a short time but that they were sup- posed to have a wholesaler's or operator's license stamp om the boards they use. Also, informed the location owners that if they had more than a month's supply on hand they had better get some other equipment. A After discussion of this matter, Mayor Kean stated ~hat no one has the authority to allow a violation of the ordinance and therefore~ the City Treas- urer should notify the location owners to immediately stop the use of boards they make up themselves; however, the suggestion was offered that perhaps the owners could get one of the wholesalers or operators to stamp their boards. The matter of the Garbage Department employees not working after receiv- ing orders to go bacX to work was brought up for discussion. City Attorney stated it was his opinion that the City had sufficient grounds for dismissal under the Civil Service Rules and Regulations wherein the employees~d not obey orders of superiors and have created a hazard to public health in the community, and they could be dismissed subject to their right to appeal to the Civil Service Commission a~ their ~'i~ht for reinstate- ment. January 5, 1951 (Con't) Mayor stated that all City ~epartments involved in the Garbage Depart- ment lay-off should be consistent in the advice given, and the City Council and Civil Service Examiner should be sure to be consistent in any information given, as the City Attorney is the attorney for both the Council and the Civ- il Service Commission. ~r. McPherson stated the men have apparently been reading Just the one rule relative to discharge for missing work three consecutive days and have men overlooking that one which he read at the meeting npstalrs Tuesday re- lative to obeying s uperior,s orders. Discussion was held as to whether the men received sufficient notice to go back to work and the City Attorney gave his opinion that the ~ayor's statement to the men, made Tuesday, was sufficient and the. Council confirmed She statement at Wednesday's meeting by motion duly passed, and directed a copy be taken by ~r. Walker and direct these men to go back to work. Fred Walker stated sufficient copies were left for the men and there was a discussion by the men on the motion of the Council and the men all knew about the order. Mrs. Haddon commented that one of the Garbage employees had stated at the Clerk,s counter that they returned to work after missing five musters in order to comply with the Civil Service regulations. Relative to discharge, Mr. McPherson stated that if the discharge is upheld in the event df a hearing, then they cannot be re-hired for a year. mr. NcPherson stated if the men are to be discharged a letter goes to each one from the department head and should set forth the Civil Service rule under which the discharge is being made. Mayor Kean pointed out that in de&ling with the Teamsters of which Cook is a representative, that he is a former member of Civil Service Com- mission and therefore should be familiar with the rules and regulations, there- fore, this is further reason why the matter should be handled in accordance with the rules and in an orderly manner. City Attorney asked Mr. McPherson to explain the actual procedure of dis- charge and mr. McPherson stated the Department Head sends a discharge letter to the employee, with a copy to the Civil Service Commission and than a copy of a Notice of Separation is sent to the City Council. Mr. NcPherson stated further t hat ordinarily the Superintendent does not summarily dismiss an em- ployee but suspends him and recommends him for dismissal; however, this is a little different case where a man disobeyed orders. City Attorne~ pointed out that a job is not cleared as long as an em- ployee is suspended. City Attorney then read from the City Charter on dis- missals which says the Civil Service Commission may make rules and regulations, also. Mr. NcPherson stated that regardless of whether a man is discharged or suspended he has the right to appeal; and suspension has been the practice, so a superintendent might not be too hasty. Mayor Keancommented on a point raised hy Mr. Wheaton that if these people are discharged, and were discharged the other day, then they are pro- hibited to seeking a job with the City for a year and would necessitate a brand new crew and a complete re-organization of the Department. Mayor stat- ed he didn'~ see how the Council can side-step the discharges as they have the rules to govern us and the men have created this situation. It was mentioned that some of the men are out under coersion from the rest of the employees and might want to come back tov,~ork. ~'r. Wheaton stated the men have been told to work and quit and this his men are waiting for the raise but have continued to work. He suggested that it should be made plain to ,the whole gang what the discharge involves so that they might have an opportunity to get back on the Job and stay there or else know they are through. Mr. Wheaton stated further ,that the garbage is piling up and the men ~re deliberately holding out against the~City. Mr. Vaa suggested that it might be past the point where the men can re- turn to work and Fred Walker stated the warning of discharge has been given and the City has leaned over for them now. Mr. McPherson commented that the only thing ia perhaps give these who like to return an opportunity to do so. Mrs. Haddon said she believed the men were waiting~,at the Union Hall for the City to sign an agreement with the Union. Mr. Wheaton said he did not believe could sign the agreement and M~. Kean asked that the matter of discharge be settled first before discussion the agreement. Mrs. Haddon commented further she did not think the City had any right to enter into an agreement. Mayor asked what was the next step in the orderly procedure and City Attorney stated there is apparently no machinery set up in the Charter or rules and regulations for notice of a dismissal; and merely says an employee may be dismissed and the City Civil Service rules give causes for dismissals and provides for an appeal therefrom and state~ that dismissals will be as set up in the Charter or in the Civil Service Regulations; however, mechanics are not set out. January 5, 1951 (Con't) Mayor suggested adopting an orderly procedure n~w. Mr. Wheaton suggest- ed giving the men a little warning before discharge and Mayor Kean pointed out it would place a burden on Fred Walker and there might arise the charge of discriminating. Further discussion was held on the possibility that the men might be mis- lead, in their interpretation of the Civil Service rules and regulations and might not be aware of the actual situation. Mayor Kean commented that if these people have been mislead, then probably they should look for redress from those who have mislead them and pointed out that Fred Walker and Fisher have been available for advice and the men have teem seeking their ad- vice from someplace else. Mayor said further that the men were notified the other day and if they don't go to work will be discharged and the City can't hire other men to take their place until they are discharged and unless action is taken now the situation will be extremely bad. City Attorney again stated there is no procedure laid down in ~harter or Civil Ser~ce regulations for dismissal, and another matter to consider is whether they are to be given another opportunity to return to work or whethe~ the City Council is going to make a blanket discharge for those who ~didn't return to work today. If going to discharge, than a separate notice ~ each one is proper and a notice of separation on each one is proper. Mr. McGowan suggested that if the Council recesses until this afternoon, that would give time for information brought out in this meeting to filter back to these men an~ would give them a little time to consider the serious- ness of this situation and may be a way to bring them back to the ~ob prompt- ly. Mayor ~tated he was not adverse to giving them a chance to come back to work ~ecause they may be laboring under misinformation; but Mayor Kean said he didn't want any more missing of five musters and Fred Walker cannot move because can't hire others to go to work. ConSiStent with these things, the ~ayor continued, he was not against giving them a chance to go back to work and would be in favor of letting Fred Walker do what he can, consistent with orderly procedure of the City Council. City Attorney suggested having the letters prepared and the notices of separation read for recessing until 3.:00 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Haddon suggested telling the men that the separations were in pro- oess. A~torney stated the papers should be preparedfor d~ivery and if the men do 't come back to work by 3:00 P.M., then hand them out and discharge them. ~They have been given an opportunity to come back to work and have been given an order by a proper superior and now the only thnlg is to give notice o~ separation and deliverytham to the men. Fred Wal~er stated he didn't see where the Commissioners were involved in this. He said he told the men to go to the Civil Service and check on the rules and regulations and told them not to strike but could quit their Jobs. Mr. Walker stated further that they should be given a letter of ~ismissal and then let the matter come back to the City Council. He said he would like to give notice of discharge. Mr. Wheaton stated he was thinking of the men's families and would li~ to give them a chance to come back on. Mayor Kean asked if none of them were to be given an opportunity to come ~ack to work and City Attorney stated his understanding was the if they come back to work before the letter of dismissal was given them it would be all right. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the matter of the discharge or the continuation of City employment of these people mentioned and concerned here be referred to the Superintendent of Garbage and the City Attorney for the preparation of any necessary papers, carried. Mrs. Haddon reported that she had met with the employees at the Garbage Office, at which time she spoke to them and they handed her a proposed union contract for signature by the City and said that when the City got ready to call them.. Mrs. Haddon said she sent the contract to ~. McPherson i~or check- ing and he informed Mrs. Haddon that the. contract was in conflict with Civil Service regulations. Mrs. Haddon recommended that the City Council refuse to sign the contract. Motion b~ Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean that the City Council refuse to sign the contract, carried. Mr. McPherson informed the Council there were a number of things in the proposed contract that couldn't be worked wi,th Civil Service and Mrs. Haddon stated that is what she had told the~men when she talked to them yesterday. Mayor stated that by motion the other day the superintendents o%~ the De- partments having hourly employees were directed to pre,are the time sheets and turn them in so that the holiday time could be checked by ~the Attorney and City Auditor. Mr. Maa informed the Council that he had received time sheets for January 2d from the Water Distrib.ution Department, the Street and Garbage Departments. January 6, 1961 (Con't) Auditor stated the Street Department has listed all their employees as employed on January 2 and Mr. Hatfield has explained the men who attended the meeting in the City Hall on Tuesday had been informed they could attend if they wanted to come in. After discussion of this matter, Mr. Wheaton stated these men were al- lowed to come in on their own time ii' they wanted to come. Ur. Casad stated he didn't see how the men in the Water Distribution Dlv- ision~could receive pay if they were not on the Job at all time, has to De charged to some job. Mr. Wheaton stated he didn,t believe the Street Dep srtment men who came in should be paid as they were told they could come in on their own time if they wanted to do so, and Mr. Wheaton asked the Auditor to cut the time to seven hours for the 2d of January. Attorney stated that o~ vacation pay, if an employee worked either Sun- day or Tuesday, then would receive vaaation but if worked neither then no vacation pay. ~r. Wheaton stated that to alleviate the garbage emergency, he would co- operate to extent of opening the gate to the garbage dump during daylight hours seven days a week for individuals to dump and in order to do so he would detail deputized patrolmen to watch the road going ~ato the dump so health measures are maintained. Mr. Casad stated he would like to have the authority to go to the Forest- ry Department and ask pez~nission to burn on the dump. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton that Mr. Casad be given author&ty to ask the Forestry Department to burn during this emergency, carried. Mayor stated that pending orderly procedure as outlined this morning, the Council would probably recess un~il ~:00 P.M. Mr. Casad stated he had a meeting of Marine Drive Commissioners relative to getting a new contract for deliver~ of water as the old one expired Jan- uary 1st. Mr. Wheaton stated until a new contract has been worked out, the terms oI' ~he old one will be continued. Notion by Mr. Kean and mr. Wheaton to recess until ~:00 P.M., carried. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor January 5, 1~1 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton, was held January 8, 19§l in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, at ~:00 P.M. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner-W heston, City Clerk McGowan, City Auditor Vaa, City Treasurer Nutter and Assistant City Attorney Gates being present. Also present was Fred Walker, Garbage Superin- tendent. Mr. Walker reported that he took the letter over to the Teamster's Hall and met the employees of the Garbage Department, read the letter to them and explained they had to be on the Job by l:OO o'clock, and they tol~ ~r. Walker that ~hey refused to come back. ~r. Walker stated they are to be separated and notified through registered mail. Clerk read separations for ~he following: John Kramer, Joe Panenka, Loren D. Roberts, Lee L. Wickersham, Claude R. Brees, Edward F. Martens, Ar- thur Walker, Wilbur H. McCoy, Roy R. Kraft, Walter N. Peterson, Hans Jevanord, Elmer Halverson, Hay M. Hackett, Paul S. Challendar, Hudson D. Brady., Earl Sonier, Milford D. Welch, Roy L. Smith, J.H. Schmidt, Everett A. Watson, all of the Garbage Department. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and ~r. Kean to approve the separations, carried. Mr. Kean stated to Mr. Walker that he assumed he was going to try to get more drivers and Mr. Walker stated the new men will have to be hired through Civil Service. ~ Discussion followed relative to paying the new men and then Mr. Vaa sug- gested getting payrolls out for the discharged men. Clerk read applications for location licenses to install trade stimulant devices as follows: C.E. Holzemer, Outside In, ~18 Fourth; Edward Bremer, January 5, 1950 (Con,t) for the DeLuxe, 648 Fourth and the Casino, 820 Burwell. Motion by Mr. Eean and Mr. Wheaton to grant the licenses, carried. Clerk read applications for operator,s license for trade s tlmulant de- vices as follows: Roy L. Frost, ~6~1 Olympic View Ave., Bremerton; Edward Bremer, Olympic Recreation, 1st & Pacific; A.H. DeLeon, ll6 First, Anchor Sales Co. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve, carried. Mr. Wheaton stated the oil storage tanks offered by Dr. Coyle are better than he thought, being ofheavier rmterial and suggested that if the City pur- chased the, it would save money ii' the City moved them, instead of a hauling company. Mr. McGowan stated it was all right with him to purchase the tanks from Dr. Coyle. Mayor Kean stated the action taken relative to the Garbage Department was regretable and he didn't know what it will lead ~ and he said he hoped noth- ing happens that will be detrimental to the good name and interests of the City of Bremerton. He said, also, the Council has acted pretty much in good faith. Mayor said that certain receipts are suspended and ~herefore believe it ia~Qm~.y right and proper to suspend the raises. Motion by M~. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor