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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/02/45 May 2, 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, May 2, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding; Commissioner ttaddon, Conunlssioner Gorst, the City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon same were approved after slight correction. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments of Howard Hartley Hagar, fireman; Donald LeRoy Sage, Sanitation helper; Franklin E. Haley, Water Department meter reader; Harold B. Moe, Recreation leader and Adam William Leases, Engineering draftsman. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. Clerk read reports of separations of Hichard P. Miller, R. W. Buckley and Alvin L. Clogston from the Fire Department; A. E. Mowre from the Recreation Department and John E. Ritter, G. L. Temp~ ton and Roy Grosseth, helpers, from th~ Sanitation Department. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read notice of employment or change in pay status of the following: J. ttampton, G. L. Templeton, Thelma Stevens, Lionel M. Riffe, Ruth B. Michaelson, John H. Windsor, Wm. Thompson, Linda McPhee, Milton L. DeHaven, Lester L. Wright and Archie Bouchard. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the employment or change in pay status of the foregoing, if approved by the head of the Department, carried. Clerk read request from J. H. Huey, Principal of the Silverdale High School, for the boxing ring mat from the Civic Center for the evening of May 5th. Clerk read request from the Naval Officers Wives Club for the loan of 50 tables and 200 chairs on Tuesday, May 1st. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the requests, carried. Mr. Kean advised Mr. Billings, Recreation Director, who was present at the meeting that he should feel free to refuse any such request made of him at any time he saw fit. Clerk read letter from the Bremerton sun Publishing Company advising that the Daily News-Searchlight had been purchased by the Sun, and further advising that the Sun is willing to complete th6 contract negotiated by the Council with the Searchlight for the publication of all city printing notices for the period which ends December 31, 1945 and avowing a willingness to furnish a bond if such is required by the City. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the transfer of the printing contract and refer the letter to the City Attorney, carried. Clerk read letter from the Association of W~ashington Cities advising that the 1945 convention date was tentatively set for September, but if transportation facilities were unavailable at that time no convention would be held in 1945, and the Board members and officers would continue to hold their offices until the next regular election. Contents were noted and letter ordered filed. Clerk read letter from Rear Admiral R. W. Christie, Commandant of the Navy Yard, expressing thanks to the City and the Fire Department for co-operation at a time when a pulmotor was needed in the Navy Yard to prevent the asphyxiation of five Navy Men on the evening of April 24, 1945. The letter was ordered made a matter of record and filed. Clerk read letter from the War Department, enclosing two copies of Release, OR Form 129 for the following described properties: Portion City Streets and Alleys adjoining school grounds at 8th and Olympic Street, site known as GWS-126 and Portion City Streets and Alleys adjoining shhool grounds at 4th and ~arren avenue, site known as GWS-138 All in the City of Bremerton, County of Kitsap, State of Washington. Contents were noted and ordered filed. Clerk read invitation from the Women's Auxiliary of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Hospital to a tea from 1 to 4 P.M. at the nurses home adjoining the hospital, to the Co~aisstoners and their familites. Contents were noted and ordered filed. Nay 2, 1945 (cent) Clerk submitted a bond to the City Attorney, for approval, of the Junior Athletic Council, Inc., Concessionaires at the Civic Recreation Center and Roosevelt Field. The bond was approved by the Attorney and returned to the Clerk for filing. Clerk read letter from the Berry Engineering Company advising that the Berry Engineering Company has assumed the lease entered into on the 14th day of February, 1944, between Shaw, Naess and ~urphy-N.0. Sylliaasen and the City of Bremerton covering Lots 4, 5, 6, ?, 8, 9, 10, 11 ~nd 12 in Block 16, Charleston Plat in the City of Bremerton, County of Kitsap, State of Washington, and sub- mitting conformed copy of Assignment of Lease and copy of letter designating the Berry Engineering Company as assignee by the Officer-in-Charge of Construction. Notion by Er. Kean and Nrs. Haddon to refer the letters to the Committee of the Whole and the City Attorney for discussion, carried. Mr. Ke~ reported that the proposed lease between the City and the Red Cross had been canceled due to the fact that the Red Cross had purchased their own property. I~r. Bryan read a proposed lease between the City and the Olympic League for thc use of the ball park and the grandstand from ~ay 25, 1945 to the end of the league season. After the lease and its terms had been discussed and some corrections made a motion by ~r. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the ~ ase as corrected, carried. ~Qr. Billings ~etained the lease for its approval and signing by the lessee. Nfs. Haddon reported that there were certain amounts vailable in different trust funds of the City for investment, and recommended investment in the Seventh War Loan Drive. Nr. Nutter advised that the trust funds had been thoroughly checked by ~rs. Haddon, Nr. Davisson and himself and the sum of $52,000.00 was available for investment. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst resolving that the following Trust Funds be invested in United States Treasury.-~% coupon bonds during the Seventh War Loan Drive: Cemetery, $4,000.00; Consumer's Deposit, $13,000.00; Firemen's Pension Fund, $12,000.00; L.I.D. Guarantee, $7,000.00; Bremerton Employee's Retirement Fund, $14,000.00 and the Police Pension Fund $2,000.00; Total $52,OO0~00, the same being trust funds of the City of Bremerton, carried as follcwa: Mr. Kean, Yes. Nrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Mrs. Haddon recommending the procurement of additional property for offices and the Police Department of theCity. Following a discussion of the possible sites which might be available and adjacent to the City Hall a motion by Nr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the Commissioner of Finance, the City Attorney, the City Clerk, Purchasing Agent, and the City Engineer be requested to survey tentative sites with the idea in mind of acquiring City Hall space, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst, reporting for the Committee of the Whole, advised that regarding the bids for the well drilling outfit, the bid of the Jannsen Company was not a complete outfit and would entail additional purchases for completion. ~otlon by ~ Gorst and ~rs. Haddon that the bid on the well drilling outfit for the Water Department be awarded to the R. J. Strasser Drilling Company of Portland, Oregon for the bid price of $1925.00, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst r~portsd that specifications had been completed on the Job of resurfacing the streets between Washington and Pacific on First, Second and Burwell Streets, and on motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean the City Clerk was instructed to issue a call for bids, returnable at eleven o'clock A.M. May 16, 1945 for the resurfacins with asphalt paving of First Street, Second Street and Burwell Street frcm Washington Avenue to Pacific Avenu3, carried. ~r. Gorst reported that ~r. Bert Colton 317½ Hartford South had erected a garage on the property dedicated as an alley and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. bean ~e City Attorney was instructed to write a letter to Mr. Col ton requesting that the building and any shrubs be moved at once, carried. l~r. Nutter advised that regarding the resolution read at the last meeting it had been necessary to add another parcel of land to that being offered for sale. Clerk read Resolution No. 443 for the sale of Lot 6, Block 2, Bayview Addition to Bremerton. Ninimum price $8Z5.00 and Lot 12, and north ~ Lot l~, Block ~, First Addition to Charleston, minimum price $450.00. Notion by ~r. Kean and Nr. Gorst to ~pprove the resolution, carried. May 2, 1945 (cont) Mr. Bryan reported that he had written a letter to the Washington Tax Commission regarding the question of whether the Sanitation Department should pay the State Excise Tax, advising them that a statement for the Tax had been received and requesting an answer at the earliest possible date. Mr. Kean reported that Mr. Clifford E. Rorvig, an inmate of the City Jail, while working at the ball park had hanged himself from the scaffolding. Mr. Aean reported that the City Attorney had been notified, pictures taken by the Police Depar~nent and that Mr. Rorvig's family had been notified immediately. Mr. Kean reported that Police Captain Phillips, Mr. Grauerholz and himself had Journeyed to Tacoma ~n Monday and had purchased a car for the Police Depart- ment in the open market, as recommended by the Council at a past meeting. ~r. Gorst reported that he had contacted Mr. Drew, in Seattle, regarding the acquirement of the Sewer District on the East side, and that in the near future an application would be made for the sewer system to the Government, the system would be set up as a revenue proposition and thus be paid off. Mr. Kean advised that it was no longer necessary that the Counter at the Recreation Conter be sold and on motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon the motion instructing the City Clerk to call for bids for its sale be rescinded, carried. ~r. Kean reported that during the emergency las Saturday when the f~ se peace rumors were circulating and all police and Firemen called to duty, that the State Guard had been called and fifty-two men reported immediately for duty equipped with the necessary arms, all of which goes to creating a feeling of cooperation within the Police Department, Fire Department and the State Guard. Mr. Kean announced that with Mr. Gorst and Mr. Searle an application had been made to the Federal Works Administration for Federal funds in a blank amount for the construction of a new bridge. ~. Kean announced that since the purchase of a numbsr of new adding mach- ines by the City it would become the policy of the City to transfer the old ~achines to those departments which needed machines at intervals and it was his belief that this should be done correctly by resolution, to which the City ~ttorney agreed. Mr. Kean announced that Vice~Admlral Taffinder, Commander Jones, Rear Admiral Drae, Lieutenant Langlie and chief of Police Arthur N. Morken had represented the City of Bremerton at the commissioning ceremonies of the U.S.S. Bremerton at Philadelphia on the 29th of April. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution expressing the appreciation of the City to the above named gentlemen for representing the City at the commissioning ceremonies, and that copies of the resolution be sent to each participant and Captain Mallard, carried. ~otion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. 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. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. Approved: "' ~ City Clerk Mayor