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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/48 September 8, 1948 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held in the Nayor's office at the City Hall at ten o'clock A.N. Wed- nesday, September 8, 1948. Nayor Kean presiding with the following being present: Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Attorney and the City Treasurer. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to approve the minutes of the previous regular meeting as written, carried. The City Attorney announced that he had been instructed at a previous meet- lng to take care of the matter pertaining to the acquisition of Sinclair Park for the use of the National ~uard, he had contacted mr. Searle, who was pre- sent at this meeting, an~ who had advised him in the proper procedure. Mr. Searle had given him a copy of a suggested resolution for the~approval of the City Council which he had exAmtned and found acceptable in every ways The City Attorney read Resolution No. 656 as follows~ WHEREAS, the Bremerton Committee on Housing Facts and Goals has recom- mended that the two non-dwelling buildings and the BO acres of land located at Sinclair Park, Project WASH. 45-112 B be acquired by the City~ and WHEREAS, Public Law 829 sets up provisions for acquisition by this pol- itical subdivision, and WHEREAS, the buildings and sige are very suitable and needed for use in training and maintaining personnel of the Washington National Guard; IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE CITY CONNISS~ON OF THE CITY OF BRE~ERTON to petition the Governor of the State of Washington and the Secretary of the Army to certify the surplus property consisting of two (2) buildings and 80 acres of land on Sinclair Park Project WASH. 45-112B as being suitable and needed for use in training and maintaining the Bremerton unit of the Washing- ton National Guard. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this disposal shall be requested without mon- etary consideration, due to the fact that the City of Bremerton, as a tax sup- ported political subdivision, suffers by the fact that there is so much gov- eZ~nnent-owned tax free property in the City that the City of Bremerton is un- able to purchase sai~ surplus property at the appraised values established by the Public Housing Administration for priority holders$ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution shall be sent to: Hon. Non C. Walgren, Governor of the State of Washington; Hon Kenneth C. Roy- all; Secretary of the A~my, Hon. Warren G. Nagnuson, United States Senator; Hon. Homer R. Jones, U.S. Representative; Mr. Raymond F. Foley, Housing and Home Finance Agency Administrator; Mr. John Taylor Egan, Commissioner Public Housing Administration; Rear Admiral A.N. Bledsoe, Commander U.S. Naval Base; BrigAdier General ~. N. Llewelly~u, Adjutant General Washington National Guard. Notion by Mr. Keen and Nr. ~orst to pass the resolution as written car- ried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Norman T. Albrecht, Business Representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers enclosing a resolution which has been adopted by the City of Seattle, and requesting that the resolution be presented to the City Council of the City of Bremerton and that they be inform- ed of any action taken. September 8, 1~48 (Con't) Clerk read resolution of the International Association of Electrical In- spectors requesting that an allowance be made in the budget for expenses for the Electrical Inspectors and their deputies ana th6ir deputies to attena the meetings and district conventions of the International Association. Mr. Albrecht appeared before the Council to explain the resolution and to request that this be made a matter of record ana at some future period it be taEen up and included in the budget for the City. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to note contents and refer to the Commit- tee of the Whole for consideration at budget making time carried. Clerk read reports of separation for: Paul Shaw, Carl Moritz, Tom Dris- coll, Vivian Harris, Bob Torseth, Farrell Johnsen and Barbara J. Weaver. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the foregoing separations car- ried. Clerk read change in pay status of Owen Moritz to Pump Operator at $1.26 per hour and Marie Short, Policewoman 1/c at $222.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the changes in pay carried. Clerk read notice of employment of William Gaskill, extra labor water de- partment at $1.26 per hour. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the temporary non-civil service appointment carried. Clerk read applications from F.E. Mulnix, 248 Fourth Street Building, known as Mul's Center for a bowling license and a billiard license approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the applications for licenses carried. Clerk read application for a location license to install pinball machines at the Canteen Snack Bari disapproved by the Chief of Police. Motion by'Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation of the Chief of Police and not grant the license carried. Clerk read letter,from Lee S. Forbes, Property Manager of Bremerton Gard- ens, requesting that the City.of Bremerton paint the street lighting standards within the next sixty days and further requesting that standards for street names and numbers be erected at the two street entrances of Bremerton Gardens. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note the contents andr efer to the Commissioner of Public Works, the City Engineer and the Superintendent of the Street Department carried. Clerk read letter from J.L. Rondeau, Promotion and Entertainment manager of the Kitsap County Fair Association thanking the City Council, the Fire De- partment, Police and Recreation Departments for the wholehearted support which they rendered at various times during the formative days of the fair. Contents were noted and ordered filed. ~ Clerk read letter from Ray A. Moore, Star Route l, Box 710, Union, Washing- ton, requesting permission to gather ferns in the water shed.after October 1st, or the end of the fire season. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer thematter to the Commissioner of Public Works and the Superintendent of the Water Department carried. Clerk read letter from Alexander Rabinowitz, lOlO Parkside Drive, Apt. 20, Bremerton, requesting that the City Council make immediate repairs to the Man- ette Bridge as it is in a dangerous condition. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to note contents and order copies made and send to Uhe Bremerton Sun and further ordered that the original letter be forwarded to the Highway Department~and Mr. Rabinowitzt letter be answered in- forming him of the ~ctiOn taken carried. Clerk read general claim voucher in the amount of $38,397.21 for payroll period ending August 31, 19~8, Salary Warrants 10322 to 1064% inclusive. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the voucher carried as fol- lows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from E.S. Severance, City Engineer, advising that in reference to a petition signed by ten property owners on 17th street between Ohio Avenue and High Avenue it would be Impossible to grant their request for wider paving strip than is now planned and still meet the g fade on Ohio, add- ing that the Engineering ~epartment would like to provide for a wider street be- cause of bus traffic but owing to grade adjustments considers such change im- practical from an engineering standpoint. September 8, 1948 (Con't~ Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the recon~mendation of the City Engineer carried. Clerk read letter from Lee A. Meyer, Real Estate Officer of the Federal Works Agency, Public Buildings Administration, Seattle, enclosing a cory of lease No. WA6pb(SE) for office space on the First Street Dock being occupied by the Selective Service. Contents were noted and ~opy of Lease ordered filed. Clerk re~d letter from the City Attorney with easements attached which his department has obtained for the construction and maintenance of an inter- ceptor~sewer o~ both sides of Washington Narrows to be built as part of the proposed sewage treatment system for the City Qf Bremerton. ,Advising that approximately seventy-six easements still are to be obtained but of this num- ber approximately twenty are across harbor areas and the easement must be ob- tained from the State of Washington. Further advising that they are continu- ing their efforSs to obtain easements from the balance of the owners involved. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the report made by the City Attorney and authorize the City Clerk to file the easements carried. The City Attorney reported that over a month ago he had been instructed to prepare the necessary papers regarding the hearing and vacation of a por- tion of Highway E1 which he had done with the recommendatign that the resolu- tion be adopted and the hearing be held on September 1st, the papers were mis- laid, the resolution never passed an~ th~ date for the hearing has gone past and he would now recommend that the procedure be started over again, that the hearing be held ~n October 6th, 1948. Attorney read Resolution No. 685 as follows: WHEREAS, there has been filed with the City Council of ~he City os Brem- erton a petition requesting that a portion of State Highway No. 21 more part- icularly described as follows: ~o-wit, ~ection 15, Township 24 North, Range 1 East, W.M., Kitsap County, State of Washington, more particularly described as follows: Be- ginning at a point which is 1774.0~ feet North and 626.~9 feet East of the Southwest corner of said Section l~, said point being on"the~.~o~th~ri~ht-of~ay lihe ofS~At~Hi~ghway~o.'21~usd~'the t rue point of beginning thence S 87°B4'lB" E 192.1S feet to a point on said North R/W line; thence N 0~°05~48'' E ~0.00 feet; thence N 87° ~6~20" W 198.~8 feet; thence S 01°S9~04"~ E 80.00 feet to the said North R/W line of said State Highway and the t~e point.of begin- ning, be vacated; and WHEREAS, it appears that the petition should be 'granted; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Bremerton that said petition be heard and determined on the 6th day of October, 1948, in the Council Chamber in the City Hall in the City of Bremerton at the hour of lC: o'clock A.M. an~ that the City Clerk give notice of the pendency of said pet- ition an~ set up a written or printed notice in three of the most public place~ in said City and that a like notice be set up in a conspicuous place on the street to be vacated. Motion by Mr. C~rst and Mr. Kean to pass the resolution carried. The City Attorney read proposed ordinance amending an ordinance regulating and licensing the business of selling and installing oil burners dated May 26, 1948. Motion by Mr. Kean ,nd Mr. Gorst to approve the ordinance on first read- lng carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney reported %hat he has been requested ~o assume the chair- manship of the public employees for the Community Chest Drive, and would like the approval of the Council on this,mat~e~. Motion by M~. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the request carried. The City Attorney ~eported that he h~d a~tended a very interesting mee~ing of the Municipal Bar Association in S~attle yesterday and appreciated the op- portunity to attend. Mms. Haddon reported that the power shovel had been transferred' from the Water Department to the Sanitation Department,~ repaired and now in use and on motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst the City Clerk was directed to make an inventory transfer of the shovel from the Water Department to the Sanitation Department. Motion carried unanimously. The City Clerk reported progress on the arrangements being made for th~ Association of ~ashington Cities in Port A~geles on the 24th of this month. September 8, 1948 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow all bills presented at this meet- ing if approved by the majority of the Council carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon~ Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. Mayor Kean announced that he and Mrs. Haddon had discussed the lease being held by the Olympic Aviation Company an~ had cc~e to an agreement with regards to a lowering of their rent. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the Cit~ Attorney be instructed to amend the lease to grant a reduction from $70.00 to $80.00 per month rental, effective September l, 1948 carried. The City C~e rk announced this as the date for the opening of bids for L.I.D. No. ~.38, the improvement of Nipsic Avenue by the construction of a sanitary sewer and three bics had been received. On motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst Clerk open- ed and read bids as follows: Lent's Inc, Bremerton, with a check for $1~3.00 and a total bid of $3,482.00. Harold Gran, Bremerton, with a bid bond and a total bid of $2,446.00 plus tax. Joe Avery, Bremerton, with a bid bond and a total bid of $2,828.00. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the City E~gineer for compilation and recommendation carried. Clerk announced this as the date for the opening of bids on sale of surplus property by the City and four bids had been received; on motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon Clerk opened and read bids as follows: L.E. Whitesell, 2018 Sixth Street, with~ a bid of $20.3§ for the 3/4 hp gas motor and a check in the amount of $8.00. G.R. Bynum, Rt. 2, Box 895B, Bremerton, with a bi~ of $58.00 for the motor and a ct~eck in the amount of $8.08. Don Gould, 301 Chester, Bremerton, with a bid of $10.00 for the motor and a check in the amount of ~0 cents. Ray~'Darlin~.Rt. 4, Box 248, Bremerton~ with a bid of $68.00 for the motor and a check in the amount of $3.28. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer the bids to the City Clerk for disposal of the motor in the best interests of the City, carried. Mayor Kean asked the City Attorney to outline to the ~ouncil the steps which led up to the request by the State for a refund of State Liquor War Tax monies. The City Attorney reported on the matter to date and on the visit paid by him and the City Auditor to the office of the Attorney General in an attempt to have the decision changed but advised there was no chance at all of getting the Attorney General to r~v~rse his opinion. Mayor Kean advised that if the thing could be started and presented to the Executive Council of the Association of Washington Cities they would present it to the Legislature; if they would sponsor the bill it would stand a good chance of getting by. The City Clerk reporte~ that he had notified Mr. Kidder of the Fireman's Pension and Relief Fund Board decision for him to have a check-up by the doc- tor within ten days, and the letter had been received by Mr. Kidder. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn carried. Mayor