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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/16/46 JANUARY 16, 1946 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of B~emerton, was held in the Nayor's Office at the City Hall, Wednesday, Jaauary 18, 1948, at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Keen presiddng, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of statutory meeting held on January 7, 1948, and minutes of the regular meeting held on January 9, 1948, a~d on motion by Mr. Gorst and Kean, minutes were approved as read, allmembers voting Yes. Nr. George T. Hardesty, who was in the audience, submitted a petition which was read by the Clerk. The petition requested that the west side of High Avenue between 13th and 15th Streets be declared a "No Parking Area." Petition was signed by sixteen property owners. Notion by Mr. Keen and Mn Gorst to refer the petition to the Police Department and the Engineers Department for recommendations, carried. Nr. Joseph Haas, who was in the audience, appeared before the Council and stated that the City Hall extended 0½" on the front and 4½" on the back over onto the adjoining property, on which property Mr. Haas is planning to erect a building. A general discussion ensued. The City Attorney stated that inasmuch as the City Hall had been built since 1919 and the city had had open, notorious and adverse possession of the building during allof those years, that the city was now the owner of whatever ground the City Hall stood on. Report of Separations were read by the 01erk of the following: Kenneth K. Dawson Sanitation Department; Gordon Cole, Jack Oliver and Ward E. Roth, Fire Depart~nent. Notion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the separations, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Notice of Employments o£ the following: Edward C. Bossler, Engineers Department; Dick L. Dent, Everett A. Watson, Sanitation; Natalie NcSmith (Part-time) Treasurers Department. Notion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the Notices of Employment, carried. Notices of Change in Pay Status for the following were read by the Clerk: Alden S. Mugrage, Police Department; O. Moritz, Water (Supply Div.) Department; Lucille E. Bresnan, Library; and Harry Norton, Recreation Department. Notion by Mr. Keen and Nr. Gorst to approve the Notices of Change in Pay Status, carrie d. Clerk read application of H. E. Karlberg for a license at 2820-22 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, for his business known as Fumigation & Exterminator Co., application being signed by Dr. J. B. Spielholz, Health Officer. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the application for license, carried, all members voting Yes. Two applications of Norman A. West for permit to operate taxicabs (3 vehicles) in the City under the name of Sinclair Taxi Co., both applications approved by the Chief of Police, were read by the Clerk. Motion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Hadd)n to ~Oprove the applications for license~ carried. Clerkread application dated Jan. 11, 1946, signed by 0. L. Maddox, 2P~5 - 2d Street, to transfer taxi permit from 1941 Dodge to 1940 Dodge, approved by the Police Depa r tmen t. Motion by Nr. Keen and Nr. Gorst to approve the application to transfer taxi permit, carried. Application to transfer taxi permits was read by the Clerk, signed by D. F. Carter, 103 Washington Avenue, from 1940 Buick Sedau to 1940 Chrysler Sedan, from 1941 Buick Sedau to 1941 Pontiac Sedan, and from 1940 Buick Sedan to 19~2 Plymouth Sedan, approved by the Police Department. Motion by Nr. Keen and Nr. Gorst to ~p prove the application to transfer taxi permits, carried, ~ lmembers voting Yes. Clerk read application signed by D. J. Sass, 10~ Washington Avenue, license to install pinball machines at'Shipways Grill, ~proved by Chief for a location Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the application for pinball machines license, carried, of Police. Clerk reported that in a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, held on Saturday, Ysnuary 12, 1946, at 10:00 A.N., the bid of the Bremerton SUN for the publication 31,' of 1946,officialwasnOtiCeSaccepted.Of the City of Bremerton beginning January l, 1946 to December Motion by Nr. Keen and Er. Gorst to concur in the decision of the Committee ;oting)f the Yes. Whole, and to return the check to the unsuccessful bidder, carried, ~l i members Letter was read by the Clerk, dated Jan. 14, 1946, to the Mayor and City Commissioners, signed by T.H. Miller, President, and Vern Carey, Treasurer, Bremerton Police Officers Ass'n, requesting a forty-hour work week for all members of the Police Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer the letter to the City Attorney and the Commission as a whole for a reply, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City C~rk be requested to prepare a form requesting information as to salaries, work week and the various ordinances relative to all departments employment from Cities of the First Class, State of Washington, to compile the information received and send it back to all the cities affected, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read a copy of a letter from the Department of Public Health, Bremerton- Kitsap County, signed by Sam I. Reed, Chief, Division of Sanitation, dated Jmuary 12, 1946, addressed to Div. of Local Health Services, State Dept. of Health, Smith Tower, Seattle, with an enclosed report on the field activities of the Division of Sanitation for the month of December, 1945. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the contents be noted and filed with the City Clerk, carried. Clerk read letters regarding the proposed annexation to the City of Bremerton of the area west of Naval Avenue and North of 15th Street from the following: Letter signed by George L. Mutter, City Treasurer, dated Ja~. 16, 1946, regarding platting of the North Callow District; letter signed by C. C. Casad, dated Jan. 16, 1946, giving report and recommendations of the assessed valuation end the water mains affecting the proposed annexation; report signed by Mr. Severance regarding L.I.D. for Clearing, Grading & Oiling proposed annexation; and M tter to Mr. Yett, Fire Chief, dated Jan. 14, 1946, from Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau, relative to fire insurance rates. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the pertinent contents of the communi- cations be noted and letters be referred to the Committee of the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported having cal~ d for bids for gasoline, grease and oil and eight bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open bids, carried. Bids were opened and read from: Texas Company, ~o did not submit a bid for gasoline; Standard Oil; Union 0il; Olympic Oil Delivery, Associated; General Petroleum; Richfield 0il; and Shell Oil. Each bid was accompanied by a certified check for $50.00. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the bids to the City Clerk (Purchas- ing Agent) and Chief Mechanlc, City Garage, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported having received bid for clearing, grading, surfacing with concrete pavement, and construction of sanitary and storm sewer, manho~ s, inlets and appurtenances on L.I.D. 224, located between Cg low Ave. and Wycoff Ave., and extending from Burwell Street to Sixth Street. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to open bids, carried. Bid was opened and read from: Thompson Construction Company, Rt. 3, Box 575, Bremerton, Washington, fixed estimate $5569.20. Bond for 5% of the mount of the bid was attached to the bid. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the bid to the City Clerk (Purchasing Agent), the City Engineer, and the Commis~on as a whole, carried, ~ I members voting Yes. Clerk announced that today had been set for hearing on improvement of Rainier Avenue, from llth to 13th ~treets, and no protests have been filed. Two letters were read by Clerk, dated December 29, 1945, to the Mayor and the City Council, signed by E. S. Severance, City Engineer, First letter submitted preliminary esti- mate of $4,809.00 for improvement of Rainier Avenue, between llSh & l~th, and second letter submitted Preliminary Assessment Roll, plmu and list of real and improved valuation in the district for the improvement of Rahier Avenue between llth & l~th. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the ordinance for approving the plans and specifications and also an ordinance establishing the district, carried, ~ i members voting Yes. Letter was read by Clerk from Federal Works Agency, Bureau of Community Facilities, Div. No. 8, Seattle, Wash., dated J~ . l~, 1946, regarding Project No. 4~-178 (F), Sewer Facilities, N~ette, ~ash., addressed to Mayor, signed by E. M. Drew, acting for L. R. Durkee, Division Engineer, which letter enclosed id ntified ro ec exc ob ~ ~.=**~a copy of the proposed quit-claim deed~ourtfor allthat oortion of the aforegoing beereviewedPasJtotforme~dt]~bj~ Outfall~ and requested that the deed Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the contents be noted and the letter be referred to the Commissioner of Public Works and Utilities, the City Engineer, the City Attorney and the City Treasurer carried, all members voting Yes. The City Attorney stated he has reviewed the deed, and the main thing ~ould be to see that it is a continuous deal and that some parcel has not been left out, and try to connect each parcel up. Letter dated Seattle, Jan. 9, 1946, from The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, addressed to the Mayor and City Commissioners, signed by W. A. McCay, was read by the Clerk. Letter requested the right to construct a conduit across the playfield at llth St., and enclosed prints showing the location. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that easement be granted to the Pacific Tele- phone & Tel. Co., for the laying of conduit across the Warren Avenue Playfleld from Warren Avenue to Chester Avenue in accordance with specifications furnished by the City Engineer and Buildng Department, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst reporting on the improvement we have been trying to get from the highway to the hospital, stated he did not believe that Mr. Shane had heard of the proposal that Mr. Mason had made before re6arding the improvement on which the city and county were going to spend about $3,000.00 Near the hospital where they want to eliminate two curves, we will probably have to buy five of the lots owned by Mr. Haas, who said to write him a letter and they would try to negotiate. Mr. Nutter stated regarding the Recreation Cafeteria that he has cdled Mr. Downing a number of times and contacted him regarding the p~ment of his rent there, and finally wrote him a letter informing him that he was delinquent for the December and January rent and also i~fOrm~d!hlm that Mr. Nutter was withholding a general fund warrant for p~ment of prisoners, meals until this matter was straightened up. That letter was dated 9th of January and have had no response to date. Recommend it be referred to the City Attorney. Believe the original agreement expired in October 1945. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the matter of the delipquenc¥ of Mr. Downing to the City Treasurer, Mayor and the City Attorney~.~ and the City Attorney to write a letter, carried. Clerk read Ordinance #1650 presented by City Attorney, establishing the office of Poundmaster, prescribing annual licenses for dogs, providing for the impounding of dogs, prescribing certain violations, providing a penalty, repealing ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the passage of the ordinance as read, carried. Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst,Yes. City Attorney reported that he had written a letter to Claude E. Cole and sent a copy of same to the Mayor, as requested in the last Council Meeting, relative to unloadng passengers in Bremerton of a taxicab operating out of Silverdale. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting, and approved by a majority of the Council, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to recess until lOt30 A.M., January 12, 1946, card ed, all members voting Yes. MAYOR JANUARY 18, 1946 A recessed meeting of the City Council of theCity of Bremerton was held in the Meyor,s Office at the City Hall, Friday, January 18, 1946, at ten-thirty o,clock A. M., called to discuss action on resolution providing funds for the payment of the stage that was constructed in the Recreation Center. This resolution should have been introduced at Wednesday,s meeting but owing to an oversight was not read. Mayor Kean, presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, and City Clerk present Clerk read Resolution No. 498, as follows: WHEREAS, it became necessary during the year 1945, to improve the Civic Recrea- tion Center, including the construction of a stage, in the interests of public peace, health and safety, and particularly to promote 'public health by making adequate recreation facilities available to further the program of the~olice l~e~artment, by reducing Juvenile delinquency, and WHEREAS, the cost of s~d improvements amounted to approximately $3700.00 in excess of the funds budgeted for park purposes in the general city budgetof the City of Bremerton for 1945, and WHEREAS, the emergency war-time budget for the year 1945, anticipated receipt of moneys from the War Liquor Tax to be used for health, fire and police aid purposes, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that the ex- penditure of said sum of $3700.00, or so much thereof as shall be due and p~yable, is in the interest of public health and safety and in aid of the public health programand the programof the police department and the said expenditure is properly chargeable to and shall be paid from the emergency war-time budget for 1945, out of moneys received from the War Liquor Tax. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 18th day of J~nuary 1946. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the passage of the resolution as read, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Nfs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to recess until 2:00 P.M., January 21, 1946, carried. Approved:., _. JANUARY 21, 1946 A recessed meeting of the Ci~ Co~cil of the City of Bremerton was held in the M~or's Office at the City H~l, Monda~ January 21, 1946, at 2:00 O'clock P. M., called to discuss the purchase of top soil for Roosevelt Field and dis- cussion of the Warberg painting Job on Roosevelt Field. Mayor Kean presiding, Co2issioner Haddon, Co~issioner Gorst, City Clerk, Water Supt. and Recreation Supervisor being present. ' After discussion on the ~gntract for top soil for Roosevelt Field, it was referred ~ the Mayor to take dp with Stewart Billings, Recreation Director, to check the obligations already incurred against the 1946 budget appropriation for turfing the top soil at Roosevelt Field. Notion by Mr. ~rst and Mr. Ke~ to refer the matter to the M~or, carried. Be matter of the painting contract with Warberg hr Roosevelt Fie~ was opened for discussion. Mr. Bi. llings stated ~at Mr. Warberg has put on about 10% of the p~ nt up to now. lhe work is being done on a purchase order with no time limit specified on the order for completing the job. Although Mr. Warberg has not finished the work, he put in his claim Saturday for the full ~ount flaring to get his money out of the 1945 budget. The City Attorney has toe Mr. Billings that if Mr. Warberg,s contract was to be cancelled out, he will probably claim he bought special paint for the job and the easiest way would be to have him finish the job ~d pay him out of 1946 funds. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~rst that the purchase order issued in July, 1945, be c~celled and that a new purchase order be issued based on the s~e terms in lieu thereof, and setting a time limit not later th~ March 15, 1946, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adJourm, carried. - ~ MAYOR ~