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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/14/45 March 14, 19~5 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, Marcy 14, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding. Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the Assistant City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and after slight correction, same were.approved. Clerk read change of employment or change in pay statue and inter-depart- mental transfers for Bernice A. Burdett and Isabel McDaniel. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve both the change in pay status and the transfers, carried. The City Clerk reported that according to State law, no voting precinct should contain more than $00 registered voters and.several of the precincts of the City contained many more than that, which would necessitate the splitting of precincts in the very near future. Clerk read certifications of Lola Muehlberger and Earl Beus6h to permanent positions for the City, they having served their required six month's probation periods. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the permanent certifications, carried. Clerk read notice of appointment of Mrs. Margaret C. Dtbbern as bookkeeper in the Treasurer's office, and authorixations for non-civil service appointments of Raymond J. Beach, mechanic helper, to the Municipal Garage and John Roy LaFazia, laborer, to the Sanitation Department. Notion by Nrc. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. Clerk read reports of separation of Eugene G. Towne, and Char~s T. Cunningham from the Police ~epartment and Herschel E. Atwood from the Fire Department. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Goret to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read letter from Kenneth L. Mills, Detective Division of the Police Department requesting permission to drive bus on his off duty hours. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the request insofar as the extra employment would not interfere with his police duties, carried. March 14, 1945 (cont) Clerk read letter from the Department of PubAic Health enclosing the report of the Division of Sanitation on field activities for the month of February,l~45. Contents were noted and ordered filed. Clerk read letter from John P. Espen, Secretary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce requesting, the City Council to pass the necessary ordinances to defray all costs in ~onnection with sending the Chief of Police to washington D.C. to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation Police School. Mr. Keen advised that no money was available in the budget for this purpose, and could not be classed in the nature of an emergency for the appropriation.of money. Mrs. Haddon expressed the opinion that the City could ill afford to be deprived of the services of the Chief of Police for that len~th~of time. Contents were noted and ordered filed. Clerk read letter from Mrs. S. E. Boyce, Secretary of the Park and Recreation Commission recommending that a call for bids for the concession lease be issued as the existing lease will expire in April, that the lease submitted by Edward Fischler be accepted and requesting that the ceiling of the Rifle Range in the Recreation Center be repaired immediately. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the Lease with Edward Fischler, and the lease be referred to the City Attorney for c~ecking, and that enough copies be prepared so they could be distributed to the ~ayor, the City Clerk, Mr. Fischler, & the Recreation Commission, carried. Mr. Keen advised that the Moffatt concession lease had been handled by the Recreation Commission and motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recommendation of the Recreation Commission, and instruct the City Clerk to issue a call for bids for the operation of the Conc.ession at the Civic Recreation Center, returnable April A, 194B at eleven o'clock A.M., specifications to be furnished by the Recreation Commission, carried. Mr. Keen advised that the matter of the leak in the ceiling of the rifle range had been referred to Mr. Tlnney, the City Plumbing Inspector. Clerk read. contract between the City of Bremerton and the Puget Sound Power and Light Company for the furnishing of power to the Anderson Creek Annex. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to refer the contracts to theCommissioner of Public Works and the Superintendent of Water~ carried. Mr. Gorst reported that he had been requested to furnish an approximate estimate on the amount of money the City would contribute toward the erection of the new bridge and asked the advice of the Council and the City Attorney on the amount and from where it would be obtainable from the present budget. ·fter a general discussion it was decided that the mosey could come from the Cumulative Reserve Funds in the Emergency Wartime Budget. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the Commissioner of Public Utilities be authorized to pledge for the City of Bremerton the sum of ~100,000.00 toward the construction of a new bridge, providing the anticipated revenue coul~ be obtained, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yea. Mr. Nutter advised that he had received a letter from the Baker Company of Tacoma regarding the repair of the coin counting machine, and they had advised that the machine could be repaired but they recommended the purchase of a new machine as the number of coins to be counted daily by the City warranted a new machine for greater effeciency. Mr. Nutter advised that he was in accord with the recommendation of the Baker Company but the Budget did not provide the necessary funds for capital outlay. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an emergency ordinance appropriating money for the purchase of the machine, carried. Mrs. Haddon advised that it had been called to her attention by several merchants of theCity that the W.P.B. was not releasing ash cans for sale here, and for the rat control program to be effective it was necessary that people have the pm per cans for garbage. Motion by ~r. ~ean and Mrs. Haddon that the City Clerk and the Purchasing Agent be instructed to write a letter to the W.P,B. requesting the release of more ash cans for the city, carried. Mr. Givens, of the Labor Center Association, appeared before the City Council with a request that the Horluck Transportation be held Jointly responsible for the care and condition of the rest rooms A~ the waiting rooms at the First Street Dock. He maintained that the waiting rooms and rest rooms are kept open for the convenience of ferry passengers, and contended that the Transportation Company should be held Jointly responsible for their condition after five P.M. March 14, 1956 (cont) The Assistant City Attorney advised him to contact the Transportation Company with a request for assistance in that respect, and ask their representa- tive to contact the City Council. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for a 'used hoist for the Water Department, three bids had been received and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst same were opened and read aloud as follows: Star Machinery Company, Seattle, with a bid of $2855.00 and a certified check for $150.O0. Home Builders Lumber Company, Bremerton, with a bid of $900.00 and a check for $45.00. McRaie Brothers, Seattle, with a bid of $2200.00 and a certified check for $110.00. Mr. Gorst advised that the call for bids was for a used hoist and the bids of the two Seattle firms were evidently on new ones and he recommended the award- ing of the bid to the firm offering the used hoist. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the bid of the Home Builders Lumber Company be accepted and that the checks be returned to the unsuccessful bidders, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for the additions to Anderson Creek Pumping Station three bids had been received and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon same were opened and read aloud as follows: Brady Construction Company, Seattle, with a bid of $5,860.00 and a bid bond. A. P. Hendrlx, Bremerton, wi~h a bid of $?,490.00 and a bid bond. S. S. Mullen, Seattle, with a bid of $5,601.00 and a bid bond. Motion by Mrs. Haddo~ and Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the Commissioner of Public Works, the Water Superintendent, the Purchasing Agent and the City Engineer, carried.. Mr. Kean advised that there is a need for more cars in the Police Department to replac~ worn out equipment and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon the City Clerk was instructed to call for bids for two 1942 model cars for the Police Department, returnable April 4, 1948 at eleven o'clock A~M. Carried. Mr. Kean advised that at two o'clock today Mr. Dakin and Mr. Lebo of the F.H.A. would be in the office to present the city with a check in lieu of taxes, and as pictures were to be taken he requested that the Council, the City ClePk and the Treasurer be present. Mr. Gorst reported that his office had received a statemen~ of personal taxes on contractor equipment which had been forwarded to the City by Mr. Samuelson, the former owner of the equipment, but the City was not liable for personal taxes. Motion by Mr. Gorst to refer the statement to the City Attorney and the City Treqsurer with instructions that Mr. Samuelson be so notified, 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 qs follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~rst to adjourn, carried. Approved: