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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/03/48 November 3, 1948 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Mayor's office on November 3, 1948 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. Mayor Keen pre- siding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and the City Attorney being present. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the minutes,~ as written, of regular meeting held October 27, 1948 and the recessed meeting held November 1, 1948 carried. Clerk read letter dated Nov. 1, 1948, signed by Charles E. Lewis, Chief of Police, and T.K. Phillips, Captain of Traffic, recommending that the taxi cab license of Charles R. Brown be cnacelled for the good of the City due to his lengthy record of law violations. Brown's license was picked up by the arrest- ing officer. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recommendation anm set the date for the hearing on November 17, 1948 at 11:00 o'clock A.M., carried. Letter dated November 3, 1948, signed by the City Engineer, was read by Clerk, relative to recommending payment of Estimate No. 1, L.I.D. 235, Unit 11, r~ontgomery Avenue, 9th to 15th, in the amount of $6,177.46, to Starbird Con- struction Compmy. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the recommendation of the City Engineer for payment of Estimate No. 1 carried. The City Treasurer reported the sale of a triangular piece of property at Sheldon Blvd. and Pleasant to Mr. Djemal completed. The City Clerk read letter dated November 1, 1948, signed by C.C. Cased, Superintendent of the Water Department, recommending a call for bids for radio units at Gorst C~eek pump Station, Water Shop, City Hall and three mobile units. Provisions are made in the 1948 budget to purchase radio equipment. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the recommendation and bids be called for carried. The City Attorney presented a letter dated October 29, 1948 signed by Water Supertendent C.C. Cased and the City Attorney recommending that the three pro- posed agreements with the Puget Sound Power & Light Company dated October 27, 1948, which have been examined by the Water Superintendent and the City Attorney and are in proper form, should be executed by the Mayor and the City Clerk. Mrs. Haddon reported that she wrote to the person inquiring about purchas- ing the timber o~ Sanitation property at Tracyton, telling him that she was in- terested in disposing of the property as well as the timber. Also has written to Mr. Riddell at Tracyton to see if they are interested in purchasing the land for use as a park. No answer has been received fzom either inquiry as of this date. Clerk read letter dated November Z, 1948 relative to Estimate No. 2, L.I.D. 235, Unit l, Callow Avenue, 9th to 15th, signed by E.S. Severance, recommending payment of estimate in the amount of $5,104.8~ to the Starbird Construction Co. Eotion by Mr. Go,st and Mr. Kean to approve the recommendation, carried. ~r. Gorst reported on his trip to California and stated he had attended the meeting of the California Branch of the American Water Works Association, attend- ed by some ll40 delegates. Also had opportunity to contact Hoagland & Finley, con- tractors on part of Bremerton's sewage disposal project, who took Mr. Gorst on a tour of a newly complete sewage disposal plant in Riverside, CaliI'ornia. Reported that trip was highly successful and that he saw almost every new type of improve- ment on water works. Mayor Kean stated that the joint meeting between City and Kitsap County Com- missioners on the Head of the Bay development would take place this afternoon in his office at 2:30 P.M. The Mayor reported that a meeting was held the other e veningat the Library to form an aid and rescue group in Bremerton, brought to a head by the recent death of Dr. Thorson's son. The Mayor received a report of the meeting from Cap- tain E.J. Brownell of.the Fire Department which was, substantially, that it is proposed to have some equipment for this type of endeavor smd that it might be stored in a city building. Mayor Kean suggested such equipment might be stored in No. i Fire Station where it would be readily available and kept under proper suber~ision. Also, the Mayor stated, that some men of the Fire Department may be qualified to be in the rescue group an¢~ he woulm like authorization to deal with the oroup on the storage of equipment. .56 November 3, 194S (Con't) Motion by Mr. Kean and Nm. Gorst that the City CoLmcil go on record as as-- sisting in the formation of a group of this kind anm that we a re willing, as far as practicable, to make available employees of the City and equipment we might )~ have, subject to the limitations oI~ the Charter, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that bills be allowed if approved by a majority of the Council carried. Mayor Ke~ stated that Cliff Couse of Couse Motors had discussem with him the matter of self-serve gasoline stations which are becoming popular in some parts of the country. A discussion was entered into and it was noted that such stations in Bremerton would probably create a difficult situation with those al- ready in business. The City Attorney suggested contacting the Association of Washington Cities and other organizations on this problem and Mayor Kean asked him to especially contact John Homer of the Association. Motion by Mr. Kean anm Mr. Gorst to adjourn carried. APPROVED: ~ ~ty Clerk ' Mayor