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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/18/48 FEBRUARY 18, 1948 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Mayor's Office at the City tIall on February 18, 1948, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. ~ayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, City Treasurer Nutter, City Attorney Johnsen being present. Commissioner Gorst was not present. Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held February 11 and recessed meeting held February 13, 1948. ~Iotion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to approve minutes, carried. Clerk reported this as date set for opening bids for official publications for the City of Bremerton for the balance of year 1948 and a bid from the Bremerton Sun had been received. Notion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to open bid, carried. Bid from Bremerton Sun was opened and read as follows: Seventy-seven Cents (77~) per column inch for each insertion, type size to be 8 point Ideal Type, set in 12 em columns. Check for ~50.00 was enclosed. I~otion by ~r. Kean and Nrs. Had.~on to refer bid to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent with authority to award bid if it was found to be satisfactory, carried. Clerk read Report of Separation for Lillian Brown, Building Inspector's office. Notion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve separation, carried. Clerk read Notice of Employment for Dorothy M. ~eacham, ~uilding Inspector's office, salary $160.00 per month. Hotion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the non-civil service appointment, carried. Clerk read petition of protest signed by twenty-five property owners of Capital Hill, first signature Palen W. Keith, demanding reason why the Capital Hill sewer pro- ject should be so slow in its completion; complaining or-deep ditches being improperly fenced; septic tanks running in open gutters; and general inconvenience in having the streets closed for such a long time. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Had~on to note contents and refer petition to the Commissioner of Public ~'lorks and City Engineer, carried. Clerk read letter from E. C. Searle, Executive Director for the tlousing Authorit' of the City of Bremerton stating that the Housing Authority had completed disposition of all buildings on the Sinclair Project and had ordered electrical services discon- tinued at the end of February, 1948, and enclosing a copy of the notice to the power company for the information of the City Council so that proper arrangements could be made for uninterrupted service ~o the Conm~unity Buildings. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents of the letter and refer one copy of 'notice to the power company' to Commissioner Gorst and the other copy to the City Attorney and that the City ~ttorney be requested to prepare the necessary Inven- tory Agreement between the City of Bremerton and the National Guard for them to take over and occupy the Community Service Building and instructing the City Clerk to noti- fy the National Guard to sign up for electric services for the buildings, carried. Clerk read letter from Mrs. L. D. Lingenfelter, 1550~ High Avenue, protesting the erection of any more oil tanks or gas plants in ~iat district. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents and file, carried. Clerk read letter from Aero-Marine who occupy a portion of the Second Street Dock, requesting permission to construct a front door in the onshore end of the buil- ding. Motion by Nfs. Haddon and D[r. Kean to grant permission to Aero-~arine to cons- truct the door as along as it is done in accordance with the Building Code, carried. Clerk read letter from the Association of Washington Cities, enclosing excerpts from the 1945 Legislature (Chapter 63) regarding the prevailing wage law in the con- struction of public works. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. ~addon to note contents and refer letter and ex- cerpts to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to transmit to the proper official, carried. city Attorney read Ordinance No. 1766, second reading, relating to buildings and/or structures in the City of Bremerton and adding a new section to 0rdin~ce No. 1418 to be known and designated as Section Notion by Mr. Ke~ and ~rs. Haddon to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: ~r. Kean, yes; Mrs. Haddon, yes; ~r. Gorst, yes. Mr.~eron Kaufman appeared before the Council in reference to his previous re- quest for the lowering of the license fees for Auctions and stated he thought a fee of $1~.00 would be fair because actions were still undevelopmd in Bremerton and perhap~ later, if they proved successful, the license fee could be raised. He further sta~ed he had a prospective customer who wished to sell her furnishings around t~ 18th of ~arch and that unless the ordinance was ~ended soon, it could not take effect by that date. ~ayor stated he felt that this didn't warrant an emergency ordinance. City Attorney reported that he had been unable to check this ordinance and recommended that the Council take no action this morning. N~yor then told Nr.~ ~au~man that if he wanted to conduct this sale to go ahead and conduct it under 'the G.I.Bill of Rights and in the meantime to contact the City Attorney in regards to proposed amendments. FEBRUAI~Y 18, 1948 (Cont'd) City Attorney reported that the claim filed by the Pacific Cleaners for broken glass or window had been adjusted. City Attorney reported having spent some time with ~,.~r. I','icLeod, ~ir. ~¥Zaitted and !Chief Yett regarding inspection and installation of oil burners, tanks, etc., but no action was taken because of the absence of Commissioner Gorst. ~.~,rs. Haddon reported that two men in the Sanitation Department had been suspende~ 'for four days because of accidents while backing their trucks. She felt that this pro- ~bably was the best way to curb carelessness in the operation of trucks. ~[r. l[ean reported having been in Olympia to discuss the sewage disposal problems with the State Pollution Commission and he thought that the concensus of opinion there was that the City of Bremerton had done everything it could do. ~ayor remarked that Bill Cook of the Teamster's Union had asked if the City was going to publish an announcement to the effect 6hat the ~,~onday following Washington's Birthday was to be an official holiday. It was arranged with a news reporter in the audience to have such a notice published. ~ayor reported that Senator John Todd and another gentleman had been here check- ing on property for ferry landings and that they had looked at various docks and found that, if necessary, the Sheridan Dock could be dismantled and materials used at the First Street LOck. ~,,[ayor said that the City would work with them even if it neces- sitated an emergency appropriation but the City would like some assurance that the operation of ferries would last long enough for the City to get some of its money back. ~,'[ayor reported that the Central Labor Council had presented the name of Carl Peacock as a member of the board for the policy and progress of the Head of the Bay area. This matter will be discussed Friday when the Commissioners meet with the Health Board. ]~,[otion by ~,,,[r. Kean and I¥~rs. IIaddon to allow all bills approved by a majority of the Cotn~cil, carried. ~,,iotion by i~[r. Kean and [~,~rs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. ~,Iayo r