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October 18, 1950
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of ~remerton, Washington
was held Wednesday, October 18, 1950 at ten o'clock A.M. in the Council Cham-
bers, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Keen presiding and Commissioner Haddon,
City Clerk McGow~n, City Treasurer Nutter and City ~htorney Wallace being
present. Commissioner Wheaton, absent,
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the minutes of October ll,
1950 as written, carried.
Mayor Keen welcomed a delegation of DeNolay boys who were to fill cer-
tain positions selected by themselves for this day only. Mayor Keen asked
their ~Ue~, Gordon Walgren, to .introduce the boys and state what position
each would take over.
Walgren read his list and each boy stood as his name was called. The
list follows: Gordo~,'~lgren, Mayor; Finance Commissioner, Don Sutherland,
Public Works Commissioner, Jim Davidson; Sanitation Commissioner, Jack Lang-
horn; Water CommZss~oner, Tommy sexton; city Clerk, Dick Walston; City Treas-
ueer, Mark Winder; City Auditor, ~erry Holister; Police Chief, Lorin Matthew~;
Assistant Chief, Vernon Adams; Gapt. of Detectives, Dick Brandenburg; Traffic
Lieutenant, Ray Prindle; Homicide Lieutenant, George Vogtlin; Homicide Detec-
tive, Norm Blatt; IdentLfication, Bob Glover and Skip Lippert; Police Officer,
Garry Spieth; Police Officer, Jack Draper; Fire Chief, Har~y Avery; Assistant
Chief, Don Davies; Fire Captain, Ron Bright;~ Firemen, Danny Reitz, Allen
Donald, Beers, Jack Newman and Don VanLiew; Municipal Judge, Dale Jordan;
Prosecuting Attorney, Jack Hardesty.
Clerk stated the boys were going to make an arrest at the high school and
hold a trial and Gordon Walgren asked if a tri~ co~ld be arranged for a trip
to hit the City's high spots. Mayor Keen concluded with comments on the ser-
iousness of the city business.
Clerk read reports of separation for Charles Butterfly, Sanitation; Or-
ville Anderson, Steeet; Clifford Aardahl, Water and Charles McKeehan, Police.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Hadd6n to approve the separations, carried.
Notices of employment were read by Clerk I~rom Jervis Russell, $~8B.00
month, Fire Department; Lloyd A. Nelson, $~.~5 per hour, Thomas A. Ryan,
$1.~5 per hour, Water De~ert~nent; Victor Cleland, Checkroom Labor, $1.00 per
hour, Park & Recreation; Roy L. Smith, $1.~B per hour and Oscar L. Butler,
$1.~ per hour Sanitation.
Notion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-Civil
Service appointments as read, carried.
Clerk read letter~ dated October l~, 1950, to the Mayor from the Chie~
of Police requesting that a call fc~ bids be authorized for the purchase of
three new automobiles for the Line Division to replace four used sedans and a
call for bids be authorized for the purchase of one new automobile for the
Traffic Control Division to replace one used sedan.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Hadcbn to concur in the recommendation and
direct the City Clerk andPurchaslng Agent to call for bids for the cars re-
cited, carried.
Commissioner Haddon reported that she and the City Treasurer made a trip
to Vancouver relative to the business and occupation tax last Thursday and
contacted the City Clerk there.
Also, discussed with him punch boards and parking meters.
Mr. Nutter made a further report on their trip an~ c~mplimente~ the pol-
ice department for their excellent policing of parking meters resulting in
better collections than other cities; s.leo, stated:they had received some good
ideas on the t~x and he is going to make further contacts on the tax subject
when he goes to the Finance Officer's meeting at Wenatchee~a~week from tomor-
row.
City Attorney stated he had received a copy of Olympia's ordinance relative
to merchants, temporary merchants and peddlers, which ordinance is in full force
and effect and has been used several times, one of which was a case in Superior
Court which was decided in ~'avor of the city ordinance.
City Attorney reported that he had received a letter from Robert Graham,
Statistician of the Division of Municipal Corporations, in answer to the let-
ter he had written to the division asking them if a correction could be made
to the State Examiner,s report v~erein he stated the gener~ fund had taken
money illegally from the Water Department. Mr. Graham,s letter stated that the
report is now the responsibility of the Attorney General's Office. Mr. Wallace
suggested that the matter be dropped as the city would probably never get an
answer from the ~ttorney'General's Office.
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October 18, 1950 (Con't)
City Attorney noted progress in acquisition oI' property for the water-
shed, stating he had one d~d and another party would be in to see hima bout
another deed.
City Attorney reported he has the Judgment reduced in the Colton case
in the amount of $18.VO per month, constituting pension aha tax deductions
and he sai~ he hoped to have it further reduced by going to court on an ap-
pe al.
Mr. Wallace commented that next Wednesday he v~ul~ bring to the Council
one garbage ordinance and two sidewalk ordinances for rea~ing.
Mrs. Haddon stated that on Monday morning a meeting was held by her with
Assistant City Attorney Bill Gates, Sam Reid, Chief Sanitarian of the Health
Department, Mr. Nutter and Mr. Walker, an~ the proposed garbage ordinance was
gone over section by section. She said they had changed the name of the de-
partment ~rom Health an~ Sanitation to Just Sanitation as it was confused ~[th
the Health Department.
FurSher discussion was held as to what to call the department but no
action was taken other than the suggestions were made.
City Clerk suggested that John Short, Chief Accountant, be. contacted be-
fore the ordinance is finally drawn up as he has some suggestions relative to
billing dates, ra~s? etc.
Mr. Wallace made further remarks relative to the 1949 statute on si~e-
walks ~epair an~ sai~ it was now his opinion that t he city coulG pass the re-
sponsibility of sidewalk repair on to theproperty owner by giving him notice
~o do the work. He said the ordinances he was drawing up would be flexible
so that the propert~ owner could do the work, or have it done by local improve-
ment district or the city could do the work.
. Motion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a
majority o~' the commissioners, carried.
City Engineer Severance reported that at the Snyder Avenue et al im-.
provement, district there is over a mile o£ streets impassable to fire trucks~
and also some that is impassable for private c ars and t hat he has given.
Lent's verbal notice that if the streets couldn,t be made passable the City
would shut down the Jo~ until spring. He sai~ the City Council would have to
agree to this and then it would be up to the City Attorney as t o the legal
phases; however, Mr. Severance stated the specifications were plain that the
contractor must maintain traffic.
City Attorney read from the specifications and discussed this matter
briefly and then suggested that a meeting be held with the contractor to see
what can be done.
Mayor Kean suggested that the City Engineer arrange a meeting for Fri-
day morning for representatives or Lent's to meet with the City officials.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Had~ n to aaJourn, carried.
APPROVED: City' Clerk
Mayor