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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/46 JANUARY 23, 1946 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Mayor's office at the City Hall, Wednesday, January 23, 1946, at ten o,clock A.M. Maydr Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held on January 16th and recessed meetings held on January 18th and Blst, 1946. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve minutes as read, carried, ~l members voting Yes. Clerkread letter from the Department of Highways, signed by Ralph W. Ftnke, Bridge Engineer, regarding the proposed construction of a new bridge across Port Wsshtngton Narrows. '~he letter states in part that the present bridge is adequate for ordinary highway traffic except for congestion which is brought about by local traffic generated by business activity within the City. He further states that in the future, repairs to the bridge amounting to $576,000 will be necessary and that the State will contribute 130% of this anount towards the construction of a new bridge. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the contents be noted and referred to Commissioner Gorst for his bridge file, carried. Clerk read letter from Lance, NcGuire and Mnri, architects, notifying the City of the enlargement of their firm and offering several references as to their ability. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that theCity Clerk be instructed to,nd this firm a copy of the call for bids for architectural services on the new Public Safety Building, carried. Clerk r ,ported having received a gasoline bid from the Signal 0il Company on January 17th, one day late. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the bid of the Signal 0il Company be returned as it arrived too late to be considered by the Council, carried. The City Clerk, reporting for the Committee of the Whole, stated that the Standard Oil Company was low bidder on gasoline with a price of .136 for Ethyl and .1302 for regular smd that the Texas Company was low bidder on oil with a price of .44 per gallon for motor oil, .53 per gallon for diesel and .ll per pound for gear lube. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to award the gasoline bid to the Standard oil Company, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Had~n, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the bid of the Texas 0il Company be accepted for furnishing oils and greases for ensuing year, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon instructing the City Clerk to return the certified checks to the unsuccessful bidders, carried. Clerk read Reports of Separation for the following: Pattsy Kindred, Sanita- tion Department; Robert A. Wall ce, Engineer's OFfice. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read Notices of Employment for the following: Jay A. Smith, Engineer's Office; Elizabeth R. Grant, Treasurer's 0~fice; Myrle John Cleland, Char~ s John Poul, Sanitation Department; Eleanor A. Westerlund, Recreation Department; Lyle A. Baldridge, Roger Ellsworth Anderson, Clay Eugene Madden, Frank Nunner and Myrle R. Sn~der, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve ~otices of Employment, carried Clerk read Notices of Change in Pay Status for the following: Orval Mitchell, Clifford W. Hasty, Police Department; Henry L. Knutson, Claud R. Brees, Earl A. Noonan, Sanitation Department; Violette M. Denton, City Clerk's Office, Lucille E. Bresnan, Library and Harry Norton, Recreation. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the Changes in Pay Status if approved by the Department Head, carried Clerk read application of Frank G. Stanton to transfer a taxicab license from a 1941 Ford sedan to a 1941 Buick Sedan, said application having the approval of the Chief of Police. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the application for transfer be approved, carried. The Chief of Police submitted the petition which had been referred to hlmby the Council, wherein property owners along the west side of High Avenue between 13th and 15th requested the City to create a "No Parking" zone, and recommended that their request be granted. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recommendation of the Chief of Police and instructing the Police Department to erect "No Parking" signs on this street, carried. Clerk reported having called for bids for the purchase of a four-door sedan for the Police Department and one bid had been received. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the bid be opened, carried. Bid was opened and read aloud from Kerr Motors, Bremerton, for furnishing a 1946 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan at a cash selling price of $117~,76, less trade- in on 1942 Hudson 4-door sedan of SVlO.O0 leaving a cash balance and bid of $464.76. A certified check amounting to $S0.00 was enclosed with the bid. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the bid of Kerr Motors in the sum of $464.76 be accepted, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read application of Ira E. Grace to operate a taxicab and request for taxicab stand location. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to set February 6, 1946, at ten o'clock A.M. as time for hearing on the application for taxicab stand and to defer any action on application to operate taxicab untilthat time, carried. Clerk read application of C. J. Hall and A. M. Jacobsen to operate a taxicab in the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and M~s. Haddon to refer application to the Chief of Police for recommendation, carried. Clerk read application of James C. 0akmau to operate a shooting gallerya t 123 Washington Avenue. The application had been referred to the Chief of Police by the City ~lerk and was r ejected because the building at 123 Washington had been condemned by the Building Inspector. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the r ecommendationof the Chief of Police, carried. A discussion followed regarding future policy of the Council in regards to various amusement devices which are being placed in taverns and other establish- ments in the City. The City Attorney suggested that an ordinance should be drawn up either to license or prohibit these machines. No definite action was taken. Clerk read application of C.J. Rusden for pinball location licenses at his establishments known as ~he Crow's Nest, The Rendezvous and Cheerio Tavern, all three having the approval of the Chief of Police. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to reject the applications, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from E. S. Severance, City Engineer, reporting on the letter and quit-claim deed, Manette Sewer facilities, Project No. 45-178 (F), ~hich had been referred to him, stated that the description checked and all parcels were contiguous. ~Iotion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer letter to the Commissioner of Public ~¥orks and City Engineer to assemble the various sewer information in one file, carried. Clerkread Resolution No. 499 as follows: WHEREAS during the National Emergency the United States of America established an Anti-aircraft Battery, known as GW8-108, in Shephard~ Addition to the City of Bremerton; and WHEREAS during the occupancy of this site the United States Army did tres- pass over and close to public use all alleys in sa~d Addition;and WHEREAS, the United States of America has now determined that the use of this property for defense is no longer required; and, WHEREAS no damage was incurred to city property fromuse by the United States Army; and, WHEREAS the United States of America desires a treapass release from the City of Bremerton, relieving the Government from any claim for rent or damage, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Commission of the City of Bremerton in regular session hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign releases re- lieving the Government of any responsibility for rent or damage to these properties. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt the resolution and authorize the Mayor to sign the release, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Release of Form 280 permit, submitted by the Reg[ Estate Branch, War Department,to be signed by the Mayor, releasing the United States of America from may claims for their use of Ivy Green Cemetery Perpetual Care No. 2, That portion ~noccupied by the Navy burial plot. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon authorizing the Mayor to sign release, carried. Clerk read cl~im of Mrs. John Cope, 1~ N. Wycoff, for dsmages in the ~nount of $125.00, alleged to have been caused to her person when she fell over an unprotected parking meter sleeve. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer claim to ~he City Attorney, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read application of Frank G. Stanton for permit to transfer a taxicab license from a 1940 Studebaker to a 1941 Buick, said application having the approval of the Police Traffic Captain. Motion by Mr. Kean aud Mr. Gorst to sp prove application, carried. Clerk read letter from E. S. Severance, City Engineer, reporting on the bid submitted by George Thompson for construction of sewer and alley paving in L.I.D. 224, recommended that a change order be executed on the bid as follows; to bring the bid within the estimated cost of $5080.00: Item No. 7 - (3) inlets change to (2) inlets. Item No. 8 - (550) feet of pipe, chauge to (386.23) feet of pipe. Notion by I~r. Gorst and ~r. aean that the change order be approved and the bid be awarded to Gene Thompson, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Joseph Haas, offering to sell to the City of Bremerton, Lots 16 to 20, Block D, Oyster Bay Addition, for $500.00. Mr. Gorst reported this was the property needed to widen Adele Avenue for the approach to Roosevelt Hospital and recommended its purchase. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~[rS. Haddon to accept the offer of Joseph Haas and refer to the City Attorney, carried. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1851 creating an employee classification of City Auditor in the City of Bremerton, fixing the duties of such City Auditor, and declaring an emergency. ~fotion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to adopt ordinance, carried, as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon,Yes. ~[r. Gorst, Yes. City Attorney read Resolution No. 500 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that the City Clerk and the City Treasurer are hereby directed to transfer all monies in the City Recreation Fund, to-wit, the sum of $624.91, to the Park Fund, and deposit all funds hereafter received for park or recreational purposes during the year 1946 in the Park Fund. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and he is hereby ~thortzed and directed to keep a full and complete accounting record of all expenditures from the Park Fund, in strict conformance with the detailed provisions of the 1946 budget, and to segregate the vario~s ~alal~ ~mxi~a~x ~E ~a expenditures from said Park Fund so that his books and records will at all times show the amount spent and the balance available for all the various subdivisions of the 1946 budget, such as Roosevelt Field, Evergreen Park, Forest Ridge Park s~d Recreation Center. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. City Attorney read Resolution No. 501 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that James W. Bryan, Jr., City Attorney, is hereby authorized and directed to proceed to settle all claims of the City of Bremerton in compensation for the taking of a strip of land through the City watershed and consequential adamages pertinent thereto by the U.S. of America, for cash payment of Fifteen Thousand Dollars. BE IT FURTHER resolved that the said City Attorney is fully~ and completely authorized and directed to ~&~ ~ ~kt~ ~i~ ~k~imm ~£ ~ ~i~x~ ~m~ i~xmmm~kaa ~m~ ~J~ %~ki~g ~ ~ ~% sign all stipulations, satisfactions of judgment, and any or other pleadings or documents whatsoever in order to effectuate and carry out the said settlement. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney is further directed to request the U. S. Navy to furnish him wi th a letter signed by some person representing the U.~. Navy, to the effect that the U.S. Navy will do certain work for the purpose of diminishing soil erosion from the railroad right-of-way into the principal creeks alongside of which the said railroad right-of-way is now constructed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney is fully a~ thorized and instructed to sign, on behalf of the City of Bremerton, any documents or agreements relating to the correction of ssid soil erosion. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adoph resolution, carried, as follows: Mr. Kean,Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst,Yes. City Attorney read Resolution No. 502 as follows: WHEREAS, interest in the sum of $2.58 claimed by the City of Bremerton in connection with the Fire Alarm System, Docket Wash. 45-28VCN has been disallowed by the Federal Works Agency, NOW THEREFORE, BE tT RESOLVED: That the City Clerk and the City Treasurer, be and they are hereby directed to transfer $2.58 from the General Fund to Fire Alarm System, Docket Wash. Notion by Mr. Gerst and Mr. Kean to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1852 amending Ordinance No. 1553, entit~ d, "An ordinance to regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings and the use of land within the City of Bremerton; to limit the height of buildings; to prescribe building lines and the sizd of yards and other open spaces and for these purposes to divde the city into districts, and declaring an emergency"; by adding Section 23, and declaring an emergency. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt or~ nance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Had~n, Yes. Mr. Go rst, Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1653 providing for the improvement of Rainier Avenue from the centerline of llth Street North to the ceterline of 13th Street, by clearing, grubbing, grading for the sidewalks, curbs and gutters (street grading between gutters not included),and creatin~ Local Improvement District No. 226. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt the ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1854 approving and adopting the maps, plans and specifications for the improvement of Rainier Avenue from the centerline of llth Street North to the centerltne of 13th Street by clearing, grubbing, grading for the sidewalks, curbs and gutters (street grading between gutters not included). Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Hadion, Yes. Mr. Gorst,Yes. Mayor Kean reported having been served with a Summons and Complaint on the suit of Richard Lewis Brown against the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Oorst to refer Summons and Complaint to the City Attorney, carried. City Attorney dictated Resolution No. 503 ss follows: BE IT RESOLVED, that the fifth paragraph of Resolution No. 497 be ~ended to read as follows: BE IT RESOLVED BY the City of Bremerton that the persons serving on the Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton and the Planning Commission of the City of Bremerton, together with a representative of the Kitsap County Building Material Dealers and the Puget Sound Construction Council, to be appointed by the Mayor, shall be and are hereby appointed to serve as a Joint Committee, representing the citizens of the City of Bremerton, to advise the City Council of the City of Bremerton on all matters relating to post-war housing needs and disposition of temporary war housing. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adopt resolution, ca~ied as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The ~ity Attorney reporting on the matter of the Sanitation Department p~fing a business tax to the Washington State Tax Commission, advised the Council that the Tax Commission had chm ged its rules to read, in effect, that whether or not a City had been operating in its governmental capacity, the tax is to be paid if they are making any charge for their services. The Mayor, reported that there was enough money in the 1946 budget to p~ for the top soil for Roosevelt Field. The Mayor, reporting for the Committee of the Who~ , reported that no further action had been taken toward the annexation of property East of Lafayette, north of the present city limits. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried. Stanley Wynstra, Superintendent of City Schools, appeared before the Council requesting information on the Planning service avail abM through the Association of ~ashington Cities and whether this service could be available to the School District ~d City. Mayor Kean advised Mr. Wynstra, that Joshua Vogel, Field Consultant of the Association of Washing~n Oities, would be in Bremerton tonight Md would be able to give Mr. ~nstra the.information he requested. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Ke~ to recess until l0 o'clock A.M., Friday, January 25, 1948, carried. App~ved: ~ Mayor ~ JANUARY 25, 1946 A recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Mayor's O~fice at the City Hall, Friday, January 28, 1946, at lO:O0 o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer, City Attorney and City Clerk being present. The City Clerk stated that the Shell Oil Company w~s low bidder on kerosene with a price of l~ per gallon, and recommended that the Shell Oil Company be awarded the contract for kerosene and, ~lso, for cleaning solvent. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to ~prove the reconu~endation of the City Clerk and award the contract for kerosene and cleaning solvent for ensuing year to the Shell Oil Company, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst,Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn, carried. .roved: