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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/45 April 4, 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, March ~8, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding; Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Attoruey and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting end on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean, same were approved as read. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments of Miss Hazel Nelson, policewoman, James Webb Flesher, helper pipeman, and Giles William Clute, laborer for the Sanitation Department. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. Clerk read reports of separation for C. Smestad, James Webb Flesher and Ed Weller. Mr. Weller has been inducted into the service. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kemn to approve the separations and instruct- ing the City Clerk to comply with the provisions of the Resolution regarding m~litary leave in the case of Mr. Weller, carried. Clerk read notice of employment or change in pay status of Rusty King, Essie Bridges, R. H. Bridges, Jack Dunn, Walter Baselt, Don Heinrlch, Kenneth Chase and Hazel Nelson. Motion by Mr. Keau and Mr. Gorst to approve the notices of employment, if approved by the Department Head, carried. Clerk read letter from Paul NcHenry, ll30 Hayward Avenue, protesting alleged damages done to his fence and propert[ by a City Sanitation Department truck. Mr. Kean advised that Mr. Gorst had already t~ked to Mr. NcHenry about this matter. Contents were noted and referred to the Commissioner of public Works. Clerk read letter from Paul McHenry to the Commissioner of Public Works advising that he would relinquish four feet of bi~ property for the purple of widening the alley, if the City would move and replace his shrubs and fence. Mr. Oorst advised that he had contacted Mr. McHenry in regard to widening the alley, had contacted Mr. Schricker with regard to the moving of the shrubs and it was his opinion that everything would be worked out satisfactorily. Mctton by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the letter to the Co=~tssioner of Public Works with authority to take the necessary steps for the acquisition of the property for widening the alley, carried. April 4, 1945 (cont) Clerk read letter from E. C. Searle, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton advising that provisions have been mado in the contract between the Housing Authority and the firm of Nettleton and Baldwin, contractors, on the new Duration Dormitories project for reconstruction of the Roosevelt Field fence. Contents were noted and copies ordered sent to the City ~gineer, the Recreation Director and the Mayor's office. Clerk read letter from Marion Garland, Jr., attorney for Kenneth E. Moffatt, in answer to a letter written Mr. Moffatt by *de City Attorney advising him that he would not be permitted to have any other or further dances in "cabaret" style, with sale of soft drinks to dancers, due to the practice of the customers spiking the soft drinks with hard liquor, unless conditions were improved. Mr. Moffett's attorney advised that there was nothing in the lease prohib- iting the holding of dances in "cabaret" style or selling soft drinks to the dancers, and if the premises were not available to the lessee on the nights specified it would be considered a breach of contract and the city would be held liable. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that contents be noted and the letter referred to the City Attorney, carried. Mr. Kean submitted letters from the National Housing A~ency, The Central Labor Council and the Teamsters Local 6VE urging the construction of an additional Port Washington Narrows Bridge. The letters were referred to the Commissioner of Public Works, who is compiling a file on bridge requests. Clerk read letter from Louis Bermann, Adjutant to the Nanette Peninsula Post No. 68 of the American Legion, advising that plans and ~greements had been completed to bring a carnival to Manette before the territory where the carnival was to be given was annexed to the City and requesting permission to hold the carnival as planned. The City Attorney explained that permission could be issued to this organ- ization in this particular case providing that they comply with the existing laws. Notion by Mr. Kean and Er. Gorst that the American Legion Post No. 68 be allowed to have the carnival, but will be policed properly and all city orSnances will be enforced, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Jorgen Nelson, appeared before the Council ~s spokesman for the Red Cross to request that they be allowed to ]e asa space in the Second Strset Dock at a monthly rental of $75.00 per month, the Red Cross .to pay for all utilities, including garbage collection, for a period of one year, effective April 15, 1945. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean that the offer oI' the Red Cross be accepted and they take care of all utilities, carried. The City Attorney was instructed to prepare the necessary lease. Mr. Gorst reported the need of an additional 15 feet to widen the street between Chester and Broadway on 15th Street; the property ovmers were willing to relinqulah the property, but condemnation proceedings had already been instituted by the government, who is erecting more dormitories in that vicinity. ~e City Attorney advised that negotiations could be entered into with the property owners, subject to the conditions of the condemnation proceedings. Mr. Corst expresse~ the opinion that unless steps were taken to secure this property the Housing Authority would very likely install the sidewalks at the e~fstlng street eSge, instead of on the proper line. Notion by Er. Kean and Nfs. Haddon that on account of it being desirable to acquire property for street purposes, the Commissioner of Public Works be auth- orized to acquire ~0 feet on the south side of Fifteen Street between Chester and Broadway Avenues and that the Housing Authority be advised of this intention an5 be requested to place their side walks accordingly, carried. Clerk read letter from John Edward Simmons submitting an offer of $60.00 for a Chevrolet ~ruck being Junked by the Sanitation Department. Mrs. Haddon advised that this truck had been inspected by Mr. Walker, Sanitation Superintendent, and Mr. Crauerholz, Chief Nechauic, and ha8 been declared unfit for anything but Junk. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Er. Kean that whereas that certain Chevrolet truck, 193~ model, belonging to the Sanitation Department has been designated as junk, now therefore be it resolved that the said truck is hereby said to be obsolete and useless to the City of Bremerton and that the same is Junk, and that the City Clerk be authorized to s ell the said automobile as Junk, the proceeds of the sale to be deposited to the Sanitat~.on Fund, carried, all members voting yea April 4, 1945 (cent) Nr. Nutter reported that an electric coin counting machine could be rented by the City for $62.00 for six months, and submitted the lease form for the approval of the City Attorney, who, after examination approved same. Notion by Nr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to authorize the City Treasurer to pro=ced with the rental of the coin counting machine upon the approval, of the form by the Attorney~ carried. ~r. Gorst reported that extensive improvements were contemplated on Front, S~cond and Burwell Streets, from Washington to Pacific Avenues. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for the concession at the Civic Recre. atton Center and Roosevelt Field, four bide had been received and on motion by Nr. Gorst and ~rs. Haddon same were opened and read aloud as follows: Harold Kemp, Axel Johnson and James L. Rondeau with a bid of 1~% of the ~r09s s~les. Kenneth E. Noffett with a bid of 20% of the gross sales. Otto Schaeffer, 1308 Duration Dormitories with a bid of 25% of the gross sales. The Junior Athletic Council with a bid of 15% of the gross sales. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nr. Gorst that the bids be referred to the park and Recreation Commission for study and recommendation to the City Council, carried. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for two cars for the Police Department no bids had been received. Notion by Nr. Kean and Er. Gorst that inasmuch as no bids had been received that Nr. Grauerholz, Nuntcipal Garage Chief Nechanlc, be authorized to purchase the cars on the open market, carried, all members voting Yes. Nr. Gorst reported that the street had been widened and the bank removed on Chester between Sixteenth and Eighteenth Streets, to the satisfaction of the property owners. Nr. Kean reporte~ that Captain Kimball of the Navy Yard had requested permission to anchor a float and build a gangway at the Second Street Dock for the landing of Navy Liberty parties. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon that the request be allowed, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported this ~s the date set for the hearing of the vacation of .7 of a foot of property at the Northeast corner of Lot 44, Block 4, Terrell Addition to the City of Charleston (now Bremerton) and no protests had been filed. Notion by l~r. Gorst and ~r. Koan that because no protests had been filed against the vacation of the property, the s~me be allowed, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1814 vacating portion of Burwell Street, in Bremerton, Washington, and declaring an emergency. ~otion by Nr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to unanimously approve the ordinance as read, carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. Nfs. Haddon, Yes. Er. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney submitted the lease between the Navy Shore Patrol and the City of Bremerton, which had been read at a previous meeting. Eotion by Nr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to approve the 1, ass and authorize the ~[ayor and the City Clerk to execute same in behalf of the City, and instruct- lng that the original lease and two copies be returned to the Commandant of the ~avy Yard, carried as follows: Nr. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Gorst, Yes. Nr. Bryan submitted three contracts to the City Treasurer on the sale of City property. Clerk read Resolution No. 435 accepting the bid of Wallace A. Laurent and Ruth C. Laurent, his wife, and Ray G. Reutl!oger and Estelle C. Eeutllnger, his wife, on the following described property: Lot ~, Block Z, Bayview Addition to ~remerton, Kitsap County, State of Washington, for the sum of $132~.O0 to be paid as follows: Cash payment of $265.00 and the balance in the sum of $1060.00, payable in monthly installments of $~0.00 per month, plus interest at seven per cent per annum. Notion by Er. Kean and Nr. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 436 accepting the bid of Day H. Dewey and Velma L. Dewey, his wife for the following described property: S~ Lots 17 to 20 inclusive, Block l, High School Addition, County of Kitsap, State of Washington, April 4, 1945 (cont) for the sum of $1825.00 to be paid as follows: Cash payment of $365.00 and the balance in the sum of $1460.00 payable in monthly installments of $40.00 per month, plus interest at seven per cent per annum. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 437 accepting the bid of Lawrence M. Fields and Dorothy M. Fields for the following described property: South one,half of Lot 13, Block 3, First Addition to Charleston, Kltsap County, Washington, for the sum of $180.00 to be paid as follows: Cash payment in the sum of $36.00 and the balance in the sum of $144.00, payable in monthly installments of $5.00 per month plus interest at seven per cent per annum. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the resolution, carried. Clerk read OrSinance No. 1615 amending Sec. 20 of Ordnance No. 1553 by providing for classlflcatioh of territory annexed to the City of Bremerton sub- sequent to the passage o£ Ordinance No. 1553, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the Ordinance, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1616 amending Ordinance No. 1418 by adding thereto Sec. 3703-A providing for the installation of ventilation for gas appliances, defining "gas appliances", and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. G~rst and Mr. Keen to approve the ordinance, carried. The City Attorney reported that material had been handed to him for the preparation of a gas ordinance, regulating the installation of gas. Notion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst instructing the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance, carried. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills prexented at this meeting and approved by a majority of theCouncil, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried. Approved: /City Clerk - MaYor