HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/03/45 January 5, 1945
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held in the Mayor,s office at ten o,clock A.M. Wednesday, January $, 1945. Mayor
Kean presiding, Commissioner tta~don, Commissioner Gorst, the Assistant City Attor-
ney and the City Treasurer being present.
Clerk read minutes of preEious regular meeting and minutes of recessed meet-
ings of December 29 and December 30, and after slight corrections same were
approved as read.
Clerk read authorixatlon for non-civil service appointments of Alfred
Christian Jensen, Utility man, and Edward Earl Peak, pump man, for the Water
Department. Edward James Duke, Janitor, for the Recreation Department.
Motion by Mr. Go,st and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service
appointments, carried.~
Clerk read reports of separation for Arthur A. Holden and R. M. Miller.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to ~prove the separations, carried.
Clerk re~d Ordinance No. 1~97, second reading, declaring an emergency to
exist on acco~nut of the need for a deputy city clerk, and appropriating funds to
meet such emergency.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the ordinance, carried.
Clerk read letter from Arthur N. Morken, Chief of Police, advising that in
regard to the matter of the Tracyton bus parking on Washington Avenue, in front
of the U.S.O. they had never been restricted in loading and unloading in the bus
zone, but it was the desire of the people concerned to park the buses on the
street for hours at a time, which is impossible from a traffic standpoint.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the reco~aendatton of the Chief
of Police and to instruct the Clerk's office to forward a copy of the letter to
the Tracyton Improvement Club, carried.
Clerk read copy of a letter from Harold Mundell, Regional Property Officer
to Stuart G. Thompson-Elwell Company regarding the insurance on Projects 56-26?
and 45-901, Fire Stations and Equipment, Bremerton, Washington.
Contents were noted and the letter was referred to the City Clerk and the
Purchasing Agent.
Clerk read letter from Marsh & McLennan, Insurance, Seattle, Washington,
enclosing duplicate policy evidencing renewal of public liability insurance for
the Ruddy Fumigant Company, and requesting notification of the policy was not
in order.
Contents were noted and the letter and policy referred to the City Clerk's
office for filing with license.
Mrs. Haddon reconunended that the bond of the G.N.C. Truck Company be returned
to them as one truck had been delivered.
Mr. Kean announced that the Nordean Sale would be held at ~ P.M., January
10, 1945.
Mr. Gorst reported that he as working on the request of the Navy ~hore
Patrol for more lights near the dock and that the street would be fixed soon.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow all bills presented at this meet-
ing and approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows: Mr. Kean,
Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried.
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Approved: