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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/31/45 January ~ , 1945 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held in the ~ayor's office at ten o'clock A.N., Wednesday, January al, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding. Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City At- torney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and after slight correct- ions concerning the wording of the paragraph on the machine shop on Narlowe Av- enue, same were approved as corrected. Clerk read reports of separation for William C. Brunsdon, dispatcher, from the Fire Department and Herman B.~ Jelm, laborer, from the Sanitation Department. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments of Donald Francis Wallace, Assistant Engineer; Clifford William Hasty, patrolman, to the Police Department and Warren Stanley Smith to the Water Department. ~otion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments , carried. Clerk read pay status of D.F. ~allace, Assistant City Engineer, at a salary of $2S0.00 per month. i~otton by Mr. Gorst and ~rs. Haddon to approve the pay status of Mr. Wallace, carried. Clerk read letter from E.G. Searle, Executive Director, of the Bremerton Housing Authority, regarding the numbering of the houses and units in Sheridan Park and View Ridge to conform with the City Ordinance and advised.that the ~ork is being done as quickly as possible. The letter was ordered made a matter of record and filed. Clerk read letter from the Collector of Internal Revenue regarding the col- lection of admission tax on entertainments at the Civic Recreation Center, and enclosing a supply of forms for the purpose of advising that office who will be responsible for the collection of Federal Tax when the City acts only aS landlord. ~otion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the ~tter be filed, and a copy, togeth- er with the supply of forms be sent to the Director of the Recreation Department, January 31, 1945 (Con't) Mr. Gorst reported that he had received a report from Mr. Piper of the De- partment of the Interior, Geological Survey, Portland, Oregon, regarding the potential sources of water for immediate increase of the public supply at Brem- erton. Clerk read report for the potential supply of water at the drilling site south of Sinclair Inlet; drilling site along Parrish Creek; salvage of seepage from Twin Lakes and the Springs southwest of Twin Lakes. This report was ordered referred back to the Commissioner of Public ~orks. Motion by Mr~ ~rst and Er. Kean that the City Clerk be instructed to issue a call for bids for the digging of one well, returnable February 21, eleven o'clock A.~., specifications to be furnished by the ~ater Superintendent, carried. Motion by ~r. Uorst and ~Ir. Ke~n that the City Clerk be instructed to issue a call for bids for a pump for the Twin Lakes' station, returnable February 14, 194B at eleven o'clock A.~., carried. ~ction by ~r. Gorst and ~r. Kean that the City Clerk be instructed to issue a c~ll for bids for three fifteen kilowatt transformers and three seventy-five kilowatt transformers for the ~ater Department, returnable February 14, 1945 at eleve~ o'clock A.M., carried. ~r. Nutter reported that a person interested in the city o~ned lot and half lot at Tenth and Pennsylvania had ~en in to inquire if the lots were for sale as he ~ished to enlarge his house, and in order to do so needed more property. The matter ~as referred to the Committee of the ~ole for investigation. Mr. Nutter reported ta the Council that he and ~r. Davisson had been ~rk- lng on the 1945 budge~ regarding the salary-plus-house, in order that the Federal Uithholding Tax on incomes could be determined, and submitted the following fig- ures for approval: Foreman's D~etling (Gorst Creek) ~20.00 Attendant's D~elling (Gorst Creek) 10.00 Attendant's D~elling (Anderson Creek) 25.00 Attendant's D~elling (#4 Heservoir) 10.00 Apartment at Fifteenth and ~arren ~5.OO D~elling (Cemetery) 10~00 Apartment at City ~harf 1~.OO ~otion by ~r. Gorst and ~r. Kean that the foregoing figures be adopted ~nd the same be certified to the Payroll Clerk, carried. Mr. Bryan, reporting on the Property Damage and Liability Insurance w~ich had Oeen referred to him for examination and re~mme~dation, advised that sfter thorough examination he ~ould recommend that the insurance policy be acaepted, after the inclusion of the paragraph as suggested by ~r. Davisson, for the reasons that the unions request a policy that protects the drivers of trucks, that in the event of a claim, i~ould be referred to the Insurance Company and not be ~n issue for the Council to settle and that the insurance companies ~ere conducting a safety program for the education of drivers and in the event that ~rucks and automobiles o~ned by the City were not covered the saving ~ould be too small to compensate for the inconveniences. ~otion by Mr. Ke~n and ~r. Uorst to approve the recommendation of ~r. Bryan that the policy be accepted and refer the material to the City Clerk and the Pur- chasing Agent, carried. ~r. Bryan advised the Council that he ~ould like to keep the letter and policy in his possession until the receipt of the letter which included the sug- gestions made by ~r. Davisson, and at that time he would turn them o~er to the City Clerk. Clerk read Resolution No. 417 aS follows: UHEREAS by Resolution $94 dated November 22, 1944, the City Treasurer was authorized and directed to transfer Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred (~16,400.00} Dollars from the General Fund to the Fire H~ll Bond Redemption Fund~as a loan for the purpose of redeeming Fire Hall Bonds numbered 11 to 47, inclusive, and ~HEREAS, re¢omputation of the accounts involved reveals that the additional ~um of ~ne ?housand FiYe Hundred Fifty-nine Dollars and Stxty-t~o Cents {~1,559.621 will be required to redeem the said bonds, now therefore, be it RESOLVED by the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton that the City Treasurer ts here~y authorized and directed to transfer, in addition to the funds transferred pursuant to Resolution No. ~94, the sum of One ~housand Five ~ndred Fifty-nine Dollars and Sixty-two cents (~1,559.62) from the General Fund to the Fire Hall Bond Redemption Fund~as a loan to be repaid from 1945 taxes as they are received in the proportion the millage levied for Fire Hall Bond Hedemption bears to the total millage levied; be it further RESOLVED that the amount of said additional transfer be used by the City Treasurer in redeeming bonds numbered ll to 47, inclusive, c~led by him as of December 15, 1944, pursuant to the directions of the City ~ouncil contained in said Resolution No. ~94. ~otion by ~rs. Haddon and ~r. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried. ~anuary 31, 1945 (Con,t) Olerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for two motorcycles for the Police Department, one bid had been received, and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst same was opened and read aloud as follows: Mr. Otto Drager, with a certified check for $100.00 and a total bid of · ~1,565.00 less credit of $300.00, which the bidder agreed to pay to the City for the purchase of one used machine. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~orst to refer the bid to the City Clerk, the Assistant Purchasing Agent and Captain Phillips, carried. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for the sale of the ~efrigerator and unit no bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the Clerk be instructed to issue a call forbids for the sale of the refrigerator and unit, returnable February 7, 1945 at eleven o'clock A.M., carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. ~addon to recess until 3 o,clock P.M.,carried. APPROVED: ~'C i ty Cle~rk Mayor January 31, 1945 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was reconvened at 3 p.M., January.31, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding. Commissioner Haddon and Commissioner Gorst ceing present. Mr. Kean explained that the meeting had been recessed for the purpose of considering the application for a pinball operator,s license mane by Mr. Max Mondschein of Seattle. Mr. Mondschein and his attorne~ were in attendance. A motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst, following an explanation by the Mayor to Mr. Nondschein and his attorney that the Council did not feel that any more operator's licenses should be issued in the City, that the application be re- jected, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst,Yes. The attorney for Mr. Mondschein requested that a formal notification of re- jection be sent to Mr. Mondschein, in order that an appeal could be made under the terms of the Ordinance. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: /City Clerk