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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/28/45 February 28, 1945 Regular meeting of the City Oouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held in the Mayor's office at ten o'clock A.~., Wednesday, February 28, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding. Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City At- torney' an~ the City Treasurer being present. Clerk rea~ minutes of previous regular anO recessed meetings and on motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst same were approveJ after slig[:t corrections. Clerk read authorization for non-civil service appointment of John Rasmus Walters, laborer, to the Water Department. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil ser- vice appointment, carried. Clerk read report of separation of Charles M. P~erce, helper, from the Sanitation Department. 2orion by Mr. Kcan and Mr. Oorst to approve the separation, carried. Clerk read letter from the Chief of Police reco~endlng that the permis- sion to hol~l swing-shift dances at the Legion Hall in West Bremerton not be granted due to the fact that they have never worked out satisfactorily in the past, and also the federal midnight closing law would prohibit the holding of any sort of amusement after twelve o'clock at night. ~otion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the recommendations of the Chief of Police and the intereste~ persons be so notified by the City Clerk, carried. Clerk read copy of a letter I'rom Mayor Kean to Max ~ondschein, notifying him that the City Council ha5 continueU the denial of his application for a ?inball operator's license at the hearing held In the ~ayor's office on the 14th of February~ 1945. Clerk read letter from L.M. Koenigsberg, attorney for ~r. Mondschien, dated February 27, 1945, advising thay they had received no notico of the re- sults of the hearing, an~ requesting same. The letters were ordered made a matter of record and filed. Clerk read letter from Mr. E.D. Schively, Seattle manager of the Worthing- ton P~mp and ~achinery ~orporation requesting details and in£Ormation as to why the bid on p,~aps for the Water Department was not awarded to their firm. Clerk rea~ copy of a letter from ~r. CasaU, Water SuperlntenOent, to Er. Sehively, giving a tabulation of the bids received and advising him that the City w~shed the ten inch column to take advantage of the lesser weight in handling the pump as well aS the saving in price. ~iotion by Mr. Kenya an~ ~ir. Gorst that contents be noted and referred to the City Clerk and P~rchasing ~kgent for filing, carried. Clerk read letter from . Lieseke, President of the Horluck Transportation Company, requesting permission to place a dolphin at the southeast corner of the First S~reet Wharf, to keep the boats from bumping the dock. ~r. Kean aUvised that t?~is matter hsd been called to his attention by ~ir. Givens of the Ce~tra! Labor ~ouncil, tenants of the dock, ~nd that Mrs. Lieseke ha~ been requested to present-all plans to the City Council for a?oroval before a~y installations were ma~e. l~otio~ by ~,~rs. Haddon and ~r. Kean to approve the request of the Horluck Tra~sportat~on Company for installation of the dol[~hin, carried. Febr~ary 2~, 1945 (Con't) Clerk read Resolution No. 425 for the sale of ~leal Property by the City as follows: South ~. Lots iV to 20 Inc. Flock 1, IIigh School Addition, Kin- f~l price ~1~0.00, and resolving that the City Treasurer be authorized to sell the property at public sale. ~,fotIon by ~r. Keen and t,lr. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried. Clerk read ?~esolution No. 426 as follows: WI-~.~E~IIEAS, the County cf Kitsap, State of V~a'~hing~o~, foreclosed for general ta:~es on the following described real property, to-wit: Lots North 39 and South 39, Block 10, Charleston, Kitssp County, Washington, comprising 50 ft. frontage, and the said property was struck off to the sai~ uotu~ty of Kitsap at the tax foreclosure sale, there were delinquent assesm~:ents agains.t the said property p~,yable to different local improvement districts in the 0i~ of Bremer~on, a~'~d the City of Bremerton did pay to Kitsap County the taxes thereon aS by ]_ay.- provided and has now a Treasurer's ~)eed to said property, and the said City of Bremerton is desirous of selling said property to pay the taxes and delin- quent assessemnts assessed against the said real property, and WHE~BAS, the City Council determtne~ by IEesolution No. 421, passecf on the 14th day of February, 1945, to sell said property to the highest and best bid- der for cash or terms and the said prope~ty was advertised for sale in the official city newspaper,, and ?.F. liagan and Gertrude A. Ha6an, his wife, made the highest and best bid, to-wit, the sum of .~:121~5.00, and the City Council of the City of Bremerton has accepted the 'said bid and desires to sell the said property to the successful bidders, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that the ~ayor and the City Clerk thereof, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to sell said above described property to F.F. Hagan and Gertrude A. Hagan, his wife for the total p~rchase price of .[~1225.00 and for that purpose to enter in- to a contract ~ith the said tiagan and wife for sai~] sale in the name of the City of Bremerton, the said contract to provide for a cash payment of and t~e balance in the s,~,~ of i~980.00 payable in monthly installments of ~15.00 per month, plus interest at seven per cent per annum, payable at the time said installments are paid, the said contract to provide that the purchaser shall pay the taxes and assessments hereafter levied, and provide that t ime be the es- sence of the contract, with forfeiture of moneys pa_~_d, in the e'~.t that the purchase pr_~ce is not paid within the time provide¢l therein, and also to ex- ec~te a deed in the name of the City of Bremerton, in favor of F.F. Iiagan and Gertrude A. Hagan, his wife, the said deed to be retained by the City Clerk ~mtil the full purchase ~rice is paid, to6ether with interest thereon, an~ to be delivered to said purchaser at s~ch time ss the said purchase price and interest are paid in full. Motion by ?,~r. Kean and i'~;r. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 427 as follows: ',~HEI{EAS, the County of Kitsap, State of Washington, foreclosed for general taxes on the followin[] described real property, to-wit: Lot 14, Block 3, First Addition to Charleston, Kitsap County, State of Washington, and the said property' was struck off to the said County of Kitsap at the tax foreclosure sale, there wore delinquent assessments against the said property payable to different local ~mprovement districts ir~ the City of Bremerton, and the 6ity of Bremerton did pay to Kitsap County the taxes thereon aS by law provided and has now a Treasurer's Deed to said property-, and the said City of Bremerton is desirous of selling said property to pay the taxes and deli~quent assessments assessed against the said real property, and Wi~HEREAS, the City Council determine~ by Resolution No. 421, passed on the 1,lth <~ay of February, 1945, to sell the said property to the highest and best bidder for cash or tern',s and the said property was advertised for sale in the official city newspaper, and Lawrence f,'l. Fields and ~orothy ~. Fields, his wife,made the highest a~d best bid, to-wit, the stu~ of ,~300.00, and the City Council of the City of Bremerto~ h~s accepted the said bid andd esires to sell the said property to the successful bidders, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the City 0ouncil of the City of Bremerton that the ~,~ayor and City Clerk t~ereof, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to sell said above described propez%$~ to Lawrence 1/l. Fields and ~orothy ~i. Fields, his wife, for the total purchase price of ii300.O0, and for that pur- pose to enter into a contract with the said Fields and wife for said sale in the name of the City of Bremerton, the said cont~ract to provide for a cash payment of ~60.00, and the balance in the sum of ,i~7240.00 payable in monthly installments of ~!0.00 per month, plus interest at seven per cent per annum, payable at the time said installments are paid, the said contract to provide t[~at the purchaser shall pay the taxes and assessments hereafter levied, and provide that time be the essence of the contract, .with forfeiture of moneys p~id, in the event that the purchase price is not paid within the time vlded therein, and also to execute a deed in the nanne of the City of Bremerton, in.favor of Lawrence ~¥i. Fields and Dorothy ~. Fields, his wife, the said dee~ February 28,. 1945 (Con't) to be retained by the City Clerk until the full purchase price is paid, togeth- er with interest thereon, and to be delivered to said purchaser at such time as the said purchase price and interest are paid in full. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1610 declaring an emergency to exist on account of the lack of budgetary authority permitting the transfer of trust funds collected by the City of Bremerton, to the County Treasurer, for the benefit of the ~,arine Drive Water District and the Fhinney Bay Water ~istrict, and ap- propriating f~ds to meet such emergency. ~,~otfon by ~r. Gorst an8 Mrs. naddon to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Nr. Gorst, Yes. Mr. Bryan reported that the Police Pension and Relief Board of Trustees had been referred to him for an opinion on the legality of the payment of bills for doctor,s services for various memOers of the Police Department; he advised that an oral opinion had been given but he had written a letter to the Division of Eunictpal Corporations for an interpretation by the Attorney General of the wording of the pension rules. ~r. Gorst advised that provisions had been made in the 194a budget for~ improvements to the Anderson Creek pump station, and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean the City Olerk was instructed to issue s call for bids for ad- ditions to the Abderson Creek pump station, returnable ~,ar~h 14, 1945, at eleven o'clock A.~., carried. Mr. Gorst sdvised that S.S. Mullen, Contractor for the Eunicipal Carage had been paid in full everything but the 15% retaining fee, and this fee had been held up until completion of the contract, and as everything is completed except the installation of an air compressor, which is impossible to procure at this time, he recommended the payment of the 15~ less the cost of the air compressor. ]~otion by Hr. Gorst and ?~r. Xean to approve the recommendation of Gorst and the ~ayment of Estimate No. 5 to S.S. Mullen Company in the amount of ~4043.48, carried aS follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. i~rs. Iiaddon, Yes. ~r. Corer, Yes. The City Clerk was called to the long distance telephone, and on'his return reported that the Eullaney & Campbell firm of Seattle advised that they had just received the specifications for the bid on fire hose from their home office, and wished to know if they telegraphed a bid if it would be acceptable. Mr. McCall advised them that he couldn't speak for the Coun- cil but if they wished they could telegraph their bid on the chance that it might be considered if it arrived on time. The City Attorney advised that the procedure was irregular but permis- sible. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for two calculating machines one bid had been received and on motion by Mr. Oorst and }~rs. Haddon same was opened and read aloud aS follows: Marchant Calculating ~,[achine Company, Seattle, Washington, with a certified check for ~i~71 25 and a net bid of ~' o . ~ ~14~,5. plus sales tax. ~otion by Hrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst to refer the bid to the Purchasing A~;ent an~ the Water Department accountant, carried. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for hose for the Fire partment six bids had been receive5 and on motion by Mr. ~orst and Mr. ~ean snme were opened and read aloud as follows: The Fabric Fire iiose Company, Seattle, W~shington, with a certified check for ~].30.00 and a bio of ~1.30 per foot. Eureka Fire Hose, New York, with a certified check for ~15b. O0 and bids of ,~1.55, .;~1.45, .,~1.3S, .j~l.30 end ;~1.2~ per foot. The B.P. Goodrich Company, Akron, Ohio, with a bid of ~1.55 per foot. Rathke and Csmpany, Seattle, Washington with s certified check for ~120.00 and a bi~ of ,i,;1.15 per foot. ~merican-La?rance-~bamite Company, Seattle, with a certified check for .~160.00 and a bid of ~1.60. Nelson Equipment Company, Seattla, with a certifie~ check ['or ~1~0.00 and a bid of wl.50 and }1.40 per foot. ~,~otton by ~fr. Kean and Hrs. Ha~on to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent, the Fire ~;hief and Fire Captains Tillett and Brownell, carried. ?etruary 2a, 1945 (Con't) L~r. Gorst submitte¢t a notice of expiration of provisional appointmer~t of a clerk in eno of his offices, emplc~/r~ent to terminate I~ebruary 28, 1945, by order, of the Civil Service Commis~ion. After general discussion by the Council a~d the City Attorney the notice wa, s referred to tho Co~lm~ittee of the Whole for discussion with the Civil .%e~vice Commission at the earliest oportunity. [lotion by ~.~r. Kean and krs. Haddon to allow all ~ills presanted at this meeti~:s a~.ud approved by a majority of the Council, carried as ~.follows: Kean, Yes. ~,Irs. Haddon, Yes. ~.~.r. Gorst, Yes. i~iot~on by ~r. Kean an5 Mr. Corst to aOjourn, carried. AP PI~,OVED: ~City Cl~rk ~a~or