HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/27/51 June 2V, 1951
Regular meeting of the City 0ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was held Wednesday, June 2?, 1951 at 10:O0 o'clock A.M., D.S.T. in the Mayor's
Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Present were Mayor Kean, presidi~ and Commis-
sioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter,
City Attorney Wallace. Also present during the meeting was Paul Rayn, Bremer-
ton Sun and Bob Jepsen, Student from the University of Washington.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. "addon to approve minutesof June 20, 1951
as written, carried.
City Clerk read reports of separation for the following: Park & Recreation
Department, Virginia Tatro, LaRae Merrill, Gunnar H. Hamren, Frank Mincevich,
Kenneth Chase and Wally Irwin. Library Department, Donna Irene Stanton.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve notices of separation, car-
ried.
Clerk read notices of. employment, Park & Recreation Department, Elwood B.
Karrigan~ at $1.25 per hour.
Motion byMr. Kean and mr. ~neaton to approve the tenporary non-civil ser-
vice appointment as read, carried.
Changes in pay status were read by City,Clerk in the Fire Department for
the following: Hal Gardner from $322.00 per month to $342.00 per month; Thomas
Orrfelt from $292.00 per month to $322.00 per month and Theodore R. Tillett
from $362.00 per month to $377.00 per month.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. "heaton to approve the foregoing changes in
pay, carried.
City Clerk read application for renewal of Master Pinball License for
~arry McGill, Bremerton Mutual Amusement Company and enclosed check in the
amount of ~2,000.00.
Motion by Mr. Kean ~nd Mr. Wheaton to grant the license, carried.
City Clerk read applications forrenewal of lecation licenses for pinball
machines at the following: Alibi Tavern, 602 4th; The Anchor, 1§4 lst; The
Avalon, 118 lst; Bluejacket Tavern, 846 4th; Charleston Club, 338 S. Wycoff;
Charlie's Place, 108 lst; Cheerio Tavern, 2B1 Burwell; Coney Island Lunch, 103
Washington; Abe Crossroads, 410 Naval Ave.; ~he Crows Nest, 113 Pacific; De-
luxe Tavern, 848 4th; Grotto Cafe, 823 4th; In and Out Cafe, 80? Park; Ltppert
Drug, 401 ~ark Ave., Mix After Six Shop, Box 3418 Sheridan ~ark; McGill'a Tav-
ern, 108 Washington; Olympic Recreation, 101 Pacific; Pagoda Cafe, 8~1 No. Cal-
low; Palace Sports Center, 212 Pacific; Pantry Shelf Cafe, 248 Washington;
Pounds Cafe, 2Oll Harkins; Hialto Bowling Alley, 240 2nd St.; Sammy!e Triangle
Cafe, 203 First; Sullivans Tavern, S12 Naval;.Ted's Lunch, 417 Park; Top Hat
Cafe, ~27 Callow; Traveler's Cafe, 212 First; Wilson's Jolly Inn, 301 N. Cal-
low and Whitey's Tavern, 8th and N. Callow. Ail applications approved by the
Chief of Police and Bremerton Mutual Amusement's check in the amount of $B80.00
to cover the 2~ City pinball location licenses.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to g rant the licenses, carried.
City Clerk read application for renewal of Shufflebowler licenses at the
following: Alibi Tavern, Beach Tavern, Bluejacket Tavern, Cheerio Tavern,
Charleston Club, DeLuxe Tavern, East Side Tavern, Hillside Inn, McGill's Tav-
ern, Rendezvous, Service Tavern, Seven Seas Tavern, Sullivan's Tavern, Wilson's
Jolly Inn and Whitey's Tavern. Ail applications approved by the Chief of Pol-
ice and Bremerton Mutual Amusement's check in the amount of $1~0.00 to cover
the 1~ ~owler licenses.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to grant the applications, carried.
City Cler~ read application for Wholesalers Trade Stimulant License (re-
newal) from Harry McGill, which was accompanied by cSeck in the amount of $1OO.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. "heaton to approve the license, carried.~
City Clerk read general claim in the amount of ~18.00 to the Bremerton
sun, covering official publication of a notice of public hearing on rezoning.
City Auditor had noted that in Section 1108 of 0r~ nance No. I?Bt, passed
July 28, 1948, which provides that applicants for re-zoning shall bear all costs
and shall put up $28.00 deposit with application. This was over-looked in a
previous claim and the claim was paid I~r Oy the City.
City Attorney contacted Mr. John C. Mer~el, Secretary of the Planning and
Zoning Commission and he suggested contacting the applicant on the first claim
and the City being reimbursed. ,
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. ~addon to refer the matter to the City Attorney
and City Clerk to see that the City be reimbursed, carried.
City Clerk read letter f rom A.~. Hammond, Hammond Amusement Company, re-
garding their desire to make no more appl~ ations for Master Pinball license or
location licenses covering pinball devices.
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Motion by Mr. Kean ~ud Mrs. Haddon to note the contents and refer to the
Treasurer,s Office and .the Police Department to note, carried.
City Clerk read letter from Secretary of Investment Board recommending to
the City Council to pass an ordinance fixing the iht.reset rate at 3% on regis-
tered warrants.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation and re-
fer to the City Attorney for the necessary ordinance, carried.
City Clerk read letter from Mr. Herb Gross, G. & H. F~rniture Company,
complimenting the Building Department and the Fire ~epartment on their courteous
and helpful cooperation d~mring what turned out to be a false alarm.
Mayor Kean suggested to note contents and r~fer to the Building Dept. and
Fire Dept. to also note the contents.
City Clerk read letter from Mr. E.C. Searle, fresident Kitsap County Fair
in which was enclosed a check in the amount of $200.00 for the cleanup and res-
toration of any damage which might be suffered by use of Roosevelt Field by the
Fiat Association, and also the original of a License Agreement between the~.~Oity
of Bremerton and the Kitsap County Fair Association. Mayor Kean asked the con-
tents be noted.
City Clerk read letter from Wash. State Liquor Control Board, which was
enclosed a check in the amount of ~1~,008.96, covering distribution of pro-
fits from the liquor revolving fund.
Mayor Kean asked the contents be noted and filed.
City Clerk read letter from McDonald, Taylor and Bruckart, inc., request-
ing an extension of their lease on ~the~log dump lying immediately East of the
Bremerton Sanitary fill in Sinclair Inlet, dating from August l, 1981 and ex-
tending through July, 31, 1962.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to appr~ove the request for extension
and refer to the City Attorney for preparation of any papers necessary, carried.
City Clerk read letters I~rom the following regarding Resolution No. 7?4
requesting that Section 804 of Public Law 4?6 pertaining to temporary, housing
be extended for six months in defense areas: Harry M. Jackson, Hal Holmes,
Walt Horan, Warren G. Magnuson and City Manager Richmond, California, Wayne
E. Thompson.
Ail letters extended their desire to cooperate with other mem~e~of the
delegation regarding this matter.
City Clerk read letter f~om Irving W. Thomas, Administrative Assistant to
Senator Harry P. Cain advising that it will take an~ act of Oongress to waive
the requirements of this Section.
Mr. Searle, Executive Director of the Housing Authority, attended the
Council meeting and pointed out that this directive provides that ~emporary
housing remaining under the Jurisdiction of the Administrator on land under
his control shall permit vacancies occurring or continuing after July 1, 1981
to be filled only by transfer of tenants of other accommodations in the same
locality. The Director pointed out that this will freeze further assignment of
tenants to temporary housing in Qualheim Hill and Sheridan ~ark effective July
1, 1961 and the removal of 1,186 temporary housing units from the Bremerton
area will constitute a disastrous situation in Bremerton where they have a wait-
ing list of 27~ families.
Mr. Searle stated that the City of Bremerton could pass a resolution deter-
mining that the two-story units in Sheridan A ark and ~he one-story units in
Qualheim Hill are satisfactory for long term use.
Discussion was held and Mr. Kean suggested to mark time until Friday,
June 29, 1~81 at which time a recessed meeting will be held and in the meantime
Congress may come up with the answer. II' the City of Bremerton passed such a
resolution as suggested above, it would ~e against our building code for these
bui±dings to be satisfactory for long term use.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the bids on logs, carried.
City ~Clerk opened ~id from Eclipse Lumber Company in the amount of
$10,329.10 for Haft No. ~, accompanied by check in the amount of $1,032.91~
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to award the Eclipse Lumber Company the
bid, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean end Mrs. Haddon to open the bids on 1938 Chev., carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read as follows:
Mrs. R.L. Lampson, $?8.00. G.P. Grimm, $78.00. Harold R. Diedrich, $?8.60;
Ted Ingrain, $91.78 and Donald C. Cot.y,
City Clerk recommended t~nat the Council reject all bids' as they are too
lOW.
MotiSn by Mr. Kean and ~ArS. Haddon to concur in the recommendation of the
City Clerk, carried.
JUne 27, 1~51 (Contt)
City Clerk reported on a committee meeting consisting of Pendergast, Sev-
erance and McGowan, recommended that the CoUncil reject bids on addition to
Park House because they exceed money available in the budget.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaten to concur in the recommendation, ca~-
tied.
City Clerk reported that the award on Diesel Fuel and Stove 0il went to
Lursen. On heavy fuel oil, Lofthus and Bremerton 0il tied the bid as they
both bid posted price time and date of delivery. In order to award the bid on
heavy fuel oil a coin was flipped and Lofthu~ won the toss.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~'heaton to a ward the bid on heav~ fuel to
Lofthus, carried.
City Clerk read letter I'rom Harry C. Lane, Blue & Gold Taxi Owner, regard-
ing application for renewal of his taxi driver's license which was revoked by
the City Council approximately one year ago as a result of his conviction on
the charge of "possession of liquor with intent to s ell".
Clerk also read letter from Chief of Police recommending that the request
of Mr. Harry C. Lane for reinstatement of his taxi cab driver's license be ap-
proved by the Council.
Following some discussion, motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaten to deny this
request and refer back to the Chief of Police, carried.
City Clerk reported that the receipts on the telephone exchange service
based on 2% amounted to $9,087.65.
City Treasurer reported a saving of $72.~0 in printing checks.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 193§,"An ordinance amending Use and Area
Maps of Ordinance 1792 and declaring an emergency."
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to pass 0rd~ nance No. 1935, car~ried,
all members voting Yes.
City Attorney presented t we matters for discussion and of which more will
be taken up at the meeting Friday morning: Garbage Ordinance and supplemental
agreement between John S. Banchero and City of Bremerton and a copy of an ord-
inance regulating peddlers in the City of Alexandria, Louisiana.
Mrs. Wheaten reported on attending the Japanese Trade Fair in Seattle and
~veryone enjoyed it very much, and he also gave a report on the water consumed
by logging operations at the water shed.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon the bills be allowed if approved by
the majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Mayor Kean introduced Mr. Nell Humphreys and Mr. Arthur Theil, Government
Management Program Students, who attended the Council meeting for the purpcse
of studying and discussing the advantages of a City Charter. They were inter-
ested in getting all this information for the City of Walla Walla.
Mr. Casad, Water Superintendent, gave a report as to thewater consumed
at the projects. Perhaps some restrictions will have to be pla ced on the users
of water in the projects as it affects the pressure of water when so much is
used at one time.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. naddon to recess until Friday at 10:O0 o'clock
A.M.D.S.T., carried.
June 29, 19~1
Recessed meeting o£ the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
was held Friday morning June 29, i~S1 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., ~.S.T. in the May-
or's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Present were: Mayor Kean, presiding; Com-
missioner Haddon, Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nut-
ter and City Attorney Wallace. Also p~'esent during the meeting was Paul Ryan
Bremerton Sun.
J~e 29, 1981 (Con't)
City Clerk read telegr~s from: Hub B. Mitchell md Senator Harry P.
Cain, advising changing the date from J~y 1, 19§1 to August 16, 1981 on ~e
Housing La~ Aot, Public Law 475, Bection
Mayor Kean advised that ail the proper authorities had been advised of
the postponement.
Mayor Ke~ appointed a Committee composed of Mr. Glen Hallm~, Health De-
patient, Mr. McLeod, Building Inspector; Captain Hal Gar~er, Fire ~par~ent
to study the condition of commercial garbage cans in the alleys in the City
of Bremerton.
City Cler~ read Ordinance No. 1938, "An Ordinance mending Section lA of
0r~n~ce No. 19~B ~d declaring an ~ergency." This ordin~ce pertains to
private collection of garbage in the City of ~emerton.
Motion by Mr. Ke~ ~d mrs. Haddon to pass Ordin~ce No. 1938, carried,
all members voting Yes.
City Atto~ey read supplement~ agreement between City of Bremerton
Puget Servia Comply.
Motion by Mr. Ke~ ~d Mrs. naddon to authorize the Mayor md City Clerk
to sign the agreement and refer to contracting comply for a like signature,
~arried.
Motion by Mrs. Had~n and Mr. Kean ~r the City Clerk to call ~r bids on
fencing the cemetery, carried.
Motion ~ Mr. Ke~ ~d Mrs. Haddon to desi~ate next ~ursday, J~y
19Bl as Co~cil Meeting day, at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., carried.
A~iral Haven called the Mayor yesterday inquiring about the water sit-
uation. Mr. Wheaton reported no shortage of water as yet.
Motion by Mr. ~e~ ~d ~rs. Haddon to a~o~n, carried.
APPRO~D: City Clerk
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