HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/05/51 Regular meeting ~of the City council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held
Thursday, July 5, 1951 at lO:OO o'clock A.M. in the Mayor.s office, City Hall, Bremerton.
Mayor Kean p~esiding with the following being present: Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, city Treasurer Nutter and City Attorney Wallace. A~s*
present for the meeting was paul Ryau of the Bremerton Sun.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the minutes of June 27~ 1951 and
recessed meeting of June 29, 1951 as written, carried.
Clerk read notices of employment for: Shirley G. Armstrong, Clerk MunieipA~?~ourt,
$1.25 per hour; Vernon F. Domke, Extra help, Janitor, Library, $1.10 per hour; Theodore M.
Banic, extra labor, park & Recreation Department at $1.39 per hour, Wilford E. Davis,
Extra Labor, Cemetery, $1.50 hr.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the foregoing temporary non-Civil
Service appointments, carried.
Clerk read reports of separations for: Frauk Mincevich and Grace Ellis, Park
and Recreation Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk read application for location license for three trade stimulant boards at
each of the following: Hillside Inn, 603 Wycoff, applied for by W~tter H. Henkle
and Skippers, Drive ~n, 1722 Marlov~, applied forby Kirk F. Ransdell.
Notion by Mr. Keanand Mrs. Haddon to grant the licenses, carried.
July ~5, 1951 (Con't)
Clerk read applications for location licenses for pinball machines from the
Bremerton ~tual Amusement Company, formerly serviced by Hammond Amusement Company
machines, as follows: Beach Tavern, 209 First Street, E. W. Curtis; Bob Jones~
Last Chance Tavern, 630 Burw~ll; John H. Colemen, Maple Leaf Tavern, 1735 Marlowe;
F. E. Mulnix, Mul's Center, 245 4th St. Bldg.; Bert E. Nelson, Nelson's Drug,
P. O. B~x 2038 Sheridan Park; Carroll E. Holzemer, Outside Inn, 518 Fourth Street;
Chas. O. O,Neil, the Rendezvous, 218 First Street; Robert I. pearsall, 337 So. Cambrian,
Seven Seas Tavern; Stanley R. Baselt, Stan.s Drive In, 2003 E. llth and M. J. Noggel,
White Pig Tavern, ~31 So. Callow. Attached to application w~s check in the amount
of $200.00 from McGill-Dexter.
Mayor Kean receom~ended screening ~he location licenses in case they are too
n~ar schools or frequented by school children.
Clerk read address of establishments requesting licenses.
Mayor Kean commented that with ~only one operator the City is going to be in the
unfortunate position of being accused of being arbitrary and capricious and op~ rating
in constraint of trade if the Legislature should reverse their ruling an~make pinball
machine pay-offs legal, and if the Council should fail to grant a license to all applicants.
Motion by ~.~. Kean and $~. Wheaten to grant the renewal of the foregoing licenses, carried.
Clerk read application for shufflebowler location licenses at: White Pig Tavern, 331
So. Callow, M. J. Noggle, mgr. and Last Chance Tavern, 630 Bur~vell, Bob Jones, Mgr.
Applications accompanied by check for $20.00 from the Bowler Amusement Company.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Wheaten to approve the licenses, carried.
Clerk read General claim Voucher covering pa2roll for period ending June 30~ 1951
in the amount of $38,328.02, audited by W. R. Vaa, City Auditor.
Motion by Mr. Keau and Mrs. Haddon to approve the claim voucher as read, carried.
city Clerk McGowan advised that during his recent absence a letter had been received,
and read into the Council minutes, from the committee appointed to investigate conditions
at the Seventh Day Adventist School.
Clerk read copy of letter written by Deputy City Clerk Vaa, as instructed by the
Council ~t a previous meeting, to Mr. Charles B. Allred, dated May 25, 1951, advising him
that the committee recommended that the church school be permitted to operate with the
provisions that the conditions pertaining to lights and fire hazards are corrected.
Mayor Keau stated that it was his opinion that if the minutes of the previous meeting
were consulted he would find that the Clerk's office is to see that the recommendations are
c~rried, out.
~. McGowan advised that he would check on it, and Mr. Kean recommended having the
committee check on it again. ~
Mr. Wheaten stated that Mr. McLeod had told him that the church had agreed to have ~-
these conditions corrected before school opens again.
City Clerk McGowan read copy of a letter from the City Attorney to the Puget Service
Company, transmitting a copy of Ordinance No. 1936 and the original and two copies of a
supplemental agreement to the contract between the City of B~emerton and the Puget Service
Company in connection with the correction of rates to be charged for a five can per week
service, reducing it to $3.30 per month and a clsrification of the twenty-foot limitation
arxi an adoption of additional rates for distances in excess of twenty feet; calling attention
to present advertising of additional 20% charge to be made for non-conformance with the
ordinance and requesting that such a~vertising be deleted as the City had never enforced
conformance with regards to cautainers. Letter dated June 29, 1951. Mayor Kean requested that contents be noted and filed.
City Attorney advised that the letter had been delivered to the Puget Service ,Dompany
on the date it was written.
~s. Haddon reported receiving several disagreeable calls with regards to the advertising
of the Puget Service Company.
City Clerk McOowan submitted three communications re Section 604 of public Law 475.
Clerk read ~elegram from Senator Hugh B. Mitchell advising that he hoped temporary
housing legislation, accepted by the Senate June 2~ will be signed tod~y (June 30, 1951).
Clerk read letter, dated Ju~ 27, 1951, from Thor C. Tollefson, Representative, acknowledging
receipt of letter and advising that he would be pleased to cooperate with Hugh B. Mitchell in
vhatever action he deems necessary in order to produce the desired result regarding Section
604 of public Law 475.
city Clerk McOowan read letter from George C. Demmon, Mayor of the City of Vellejo,
california, dated June 27, 1951~ addressed to Mayor Kean, thankJmg him for letter and copy
of Resolution No. 774, advising that the City of vailejo is encountering a similar problem.
Mayor Kean requested that the communications be noted and filed and fumther commented
that apparently the bill that came out from Currency and Banking hasbeen amended to change
the effective date of the bill from July 1st to August 15th. Apparently the thing is well
under way. Mr. Kean f~rther advised that the Housing Authority in Bremerton is going ahead
under that ass~unption.
City Clerk McGowan reread letter from C. L. Klinefelter, ChaPman of the Kitsap County
Civil Defense Council, dated April 25, 1951 regarding the appropriation from the City as their
share in Civil Defense.
City Attorney Wallace advised this matter had been handed to him to contact the Prosecuting
Attorney but had received no information from him. Mayor Kean accepted this as progress report.
July 5, 1951 (Cent).
City Clerk McGowan reported receipt of his cop~ of the O & D Report from the
Department of Highways ar~ Mayor Kean advised that the survey would not get reports for
about a year; he advised he had been instructed to make copies available to the press and
others. He further advised this is ~good sound procedure as we know how people are traveling
but don, t know how they would travel if roads were placed a little bit differently. May~r
Kean advised he had made copies available to the Engineers, Traffic, Nfs. Haddon, Mr. Wheaton~
City Clerk, the Bremerton Sun and Rogers of K.B.R.O. and the Chamber of Con~merce; he further ·
advised he would send copies to the ,Public Works Department of the Naval Shipyard and one $o
the Kitsap County Good Roads Commission.
City Clerk NcGowan submitted the loyalty oath blanks to the City Officials, with the
remark that in spite of the elective officials having signed p~actically the same oath at the
time of taking office, he thought it would be a go~t idea for them to sign at this time when
all City Employees are being required to s~gn.
The oaths were duly signed by all Elective Officials.
City Attorney read proposed Ordinance "An ordinance fi~ing the rate of interest on
all general City Warrants issued by the City of Bremerton and repealing Ordinance No. 1593
and ail other ordJ_Aances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith.,
~otion by ~irs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaten te~.~approve proposed Ordinance on first reading
carried unanimously.
Mr. Nutter, City Treasurer, asked if "General City Warrants', included L.I.D. Warrants
and the City Attorney advised it would include all warrants issued by the City, but the
question is whether L.I.D. funds are City funds or if the City is merely the custodian
of the funds. State law gives an opportunity for a higher rate of interest on L.I.D. bonds
and if these are not City funds would not be affected by the interest rate.
City Attorney Wallace reported that he had written to Slonecker regarding the money
owing for publications on the rezoning of the View Ridge property and he has said ~ would
pay as requested.
~. Wheaten reported that he had a man in his office ,last Tuesday~ from Seattl~
and they are going ahead with a portion of Anderson Cove and would get some housing on it.
Attorney Wallace asked if they would be rental or sale houses and Mr. Wheaten replied they
would be renbal, duplexes or multiple units.
M~or Kean reported that Admiral Haven of the Naval Shipyard was cooperating with the
City in the use of water for sprinkling during the hot weather and a possible water shortage.
He had changed the time for sprinkling lawns in the Yard to a time ~en water was not being
dragon by other users, ~ich had improved the pressure greatly in the low pressure areas.
City Clerk McGowan submitted contract with the United States Pipe & Foundry Company,
Hugh G. Purcell Com~oany, Sales Agents~ for signing by the Mayor and City Attorney.
The contract and copies were signed and approved by the City Attorney.
Mayor Kean asked Mrs. Haddon if she had asked for prices on fencing for the Cemetery
and the incinerator and she replied she had inquired refenoing for the Cemetery only, asyet.
Mayor Kean remarked this will be the ~0th anniversary year for the City of Bremerton
and after some discussion it was decided that the City Administration could not go ahea~
wlth plans due to lack of money, but could cooperate in every way possible with the Historical
Society. }~ayor suggested perhaps something could be done in cooperation with the Navy
in their acknowledgment of their anniversary on the 17th of September.
l~vor Kean asked if the Council wanted to discuss hours fc~ City Employees; if they
wanted to ask the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing working hours.
Follov~lng dismussion a motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the city Attorney
be instructed to prepare an ordinance e~tablishing hour~ for the City Hall of the City
of Bremerton employees from 8:45 A.~.; 45 minute lunch period; to 5:30 P.M., Monday through
Friday, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by ~. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to ~llow all bills if approved by a majority of
the Commissioners, carried.
Mayor Kean asked if the signs had been posted at the Sanitary Fill at the Head-of-the-Bay
and ~. !~heaton advised that the place was v~ll posted.
Mayor Kean reported that fewer people are appearing before the Board of Equalization
~ld ~r. Maston is doing a good job; he has brought in written recommendations for adjustments
to b~ made, raising some and lowering others (taxes).
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City Clerk announced this as date and time for hearing of protests on L.I.D. #2h6
but none had been received and no one was present to protest.
City Clerk McGowan read Ordinance No. 1937 "An ordinance adopting and co~firming
the assessment roll for local improvement District No. 226 , providing for the improvement
of Lafayette Avenue fr~m First Street to a point 230 feet North of the centerline of Coontz
Street asin said ordinance described; providing for the levying and assessing of the costs
and expenses thereof against the parcels and lots of land between the termini and within
the boundaries of s aid improvement district providing for the collection thereof; ~reating and
establishing a special fund therefer~ and fixing the date for the issuance of bonds in
payment there of ."
~,iotion by Mr. Wheaten and Nr. Kean to pass Ordinance No. 19~7~ carried unanimously.
~. Nutter red,erred that the date for the sale of bonds has been set for August 20~ 1951.
~,iotion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Wheaten to adjourn~ carried.
City Clerk ~
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