HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/23/45 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 23, 1945. ~ayor
Kean presiding; Commissioner Haddon, COmmissioner Oorst, the City Attorney and
the City Treasurer being present.
Mr. Wynstra, City School Superintendent, appeared before the City Council
to request the change in wording in some instances of the proposed emergency
Ordinance approved on 'first reading on NaylS,.1945~ He requested that the
limits of the ordinance be changed to read "the school distriet" instead of
limiting the program only to those schools within the City Limits. ~r. Kean
explained that the City was not allowed to expend money on any project outside
She City Limits. Following discussion by the Council and Mr. Wynstra changes
were agreed upon.
Clerk read minutes of previous regular and recessed meetings and on motion
by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean same were approved as read.
Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments of Everett V..
Mahoney, Recreation Maintenance Man; Maxene Exxell, Police Stenographer;
Frederick Elmer Foots, James F~win Widmeyer, Thomas M. Riff, Jack Tibbetts and
James Paul Serkowski, Sanitation Department helpers.
The temporary non-civil service appointments were approved on motion by
Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst.
Clerk read notice of employment or change in pay status of James Widmeyer,
Herbert R. Gruetzmacher, George L. Long, Donald Sage, Walter J. Reynolds, Harold
Moe, Pauline Mattson, Harvey Jolly, Howard H. Hagar, John M. Reidy, Sidney W.
Moore, and Donald Mills.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Oorst to approve the foregoing if signed by the
~epartment Head and Commissioner in Charge of the Department, carried.
Clerk read reports of separations of Howard Hagar, fireman, and James
Widmeyer, T. A.. Jones, G, W. Clute and Donald Sage from the Sanitation Department.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk read letter from Dr. George Bangerter, Chairman of the American
Legion Port Townsend Post No. 26, extending an invitation to the Mayor to attend
the Tenth Annual Rhododendron Festival on the 2§th and 26th of May.
Contents were ordered made ammatter of record.
Clerk read letter from Rear Admiral M. F. Draemel to Mayor Kean thanking
him for his letter and thanking the Council for Resolution No. AAA.
Contents were noted and ordered filed.
Clerk reported this as the date for the opening of bids for the construct-
ion of an upper deck, finishing side walls and other work at the Civil Recreat-
ion Center; and two bids had been received.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean bids were opened and read aloud as
follows:
Geo. L. Thompson, 3241 Apt. D. Gen. Del. 3heridan 3ts. Bramerton, with a
certified check in the amount of $52.28 and a total lump sum price of ~1045.68.
S. S. Mullen, 821 Ninth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, with a bid bond
and a total lump sum price of $1275.10.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Oorsb to refer the bids to the City Engineer
ann the Building Inspector, carried.
Clerk read letter from Theodore Roscoe, Engineering Department of Stuart
G. Thompson-~lwell Company, Seattle adVising that the rates as applied to City
BuilCings are in accordance with the schedule filed by the Washington Surveying
and Rating Bureau with the Insurance Department of the State of Washington.
Contents were noted and letter ordered filed with the Insurance file in the
City Clerk,s office.
Clerk read letter from Harold T. Lebo, Chairman of the Housing Authority
of the City of Bremerbon enclosing their check No. 5?88 i~ the amount of
$13,349.40 which constitutes Payment in Lieu of Taxes on Westpark, project
Wash 3-1 for the period ending April 30, 1~45.
Contents were noted.
Clerk read copy of a letter from.Mayor K~n to Mr. ,C~arence Hickey, State
Director of Highways regarding the safety of ~ne present Bremerton-Manette .
bridge.
May 23, 1945 (cont)
Clerk read letter from Clarence Hickey to the Mayor advising that the
bridge ia structurally safe as far as its loadocarryin~ capacity is concerned,
but the real danger lies in the tremendous volu~e of traffic and recommending
that it mhould be a four-lane bridge and further advising that the Mayor's letter
was beir~ turned over to Mr. FinkS.
Contents were noted and ordered filed with the Commissioner of Public Works.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1~18, second reading, appropriating the sum
$8,~30.00 fo~ a youth activities program from funds to be granted to the City of
Bremerton by the Federal ~orks Agency, appointing the Bremerton School District
#100 C as agent of the City of Bremerton for the operation of said program,
authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with
Bremerton School District ~100 C, and declaring an emergency.
Motion by Mr. Xsan and Mrs. Haddon to approve the ordinance on final read-
ing, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Mrs. Haddon reported that she had notified the Horluck Transportation
Company that chains should be used at their landing to protect their customers
from falling into the water.
Mr. Gorst, reporting for the Committee of the Whole, moved that the bid for
the paving of First, Second and Bu~well Streets from Washington to Pacific
Avenues be awarded to the Western Asphalt Company of Seattle for the bid pries
of $5,495.00, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. ~orst, Yes.
Mr. Nutter reported that the Government 2~% Bonds could not be purchased
until June 18, 1945.
The City Attorney read Resolution No. 447 as followsl
WHEREAS, insurance r~tee on the Bremerton City Wharf and on Roosevelt Field
have increased over the original rates estimated by insurance agents, and
WHEREAS, the sums reserved in the original official city budget are insuff-
icient to meet the rates as actually established, ana it is necessary to transfer
available funds set aside in the department to be charged with insurance,
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the sum of $400.00 be and the
same is hereby transferred from the Wharf Repair Account to the Wharf Insurance
Ac count.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the sum of $300.00 be and the same is hereby
transferred from Park Utilities (Roosevelt Field) account to Park Insurance
Account Roosevelt Field.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk and the City Treasurer be and
they are hereby directed to take all necessary steps to effect the transfers
above referred to.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the resolution, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 448 directing and authorizing the Mayor and the
City Clerk to sell Lot 6, Block 2, Bayview Addition to Bremerton Kiteap County,
~ashington, also Lot 12, ana l~orth half of Lot 13, Block 3, First Addition to
Charleston, Kitsap County, Washington to L. C. Mignon and 31grid Mignon, his
wiI'e, for the total purchase price of $1285.00.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the resolution, carried.
Mr. Bryan reported that a letter had been received from the Division of
~uniclpal Corporations advising that the letter requesting an opinion on the
legality of the purchase of Kitsap County Sewer District No. 2 had not~ been
turned over to the Attorney General, and recommended that the City Attorney
advance a ruling as outlined by the City Charter. mr. Bryan recommended going
ahead and purchasing the sewer system on the issuanoe of Bonds.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen tha~ the City Attorney be instructed to
prepare a resolution for the purchase of Kitsap County Sewer District #~ from
the Federal Government at the proposed price of $16,000.00, carried as follows~
Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Mr. Keen reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission had by motion
requested that the City Council take action in the removal of trailer houses in
the City Limits, and enA'orce the Ordinance regarding trailers. Mr. McLeod had
been requested to make a survey as to how many trailer houses there are in the
City and recommended the enforcement of the Ordinance aa soon as the survey was
completed, and 'not later than June 1, 1945.
Mr. Keen reported that the Health Department and the Building Department
were taking the proper and necessary steps regarding the complaint against Mrs.
Peterson and also Mrs. Lord.
May 2~, 1945 (cont)
Mr. Keen recommended that all lists of unusable property for sale by the
City be turned over to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent for the fixing of
prices and eventual sale.
Mr. Keen reported that the lease with the State Guard would be turned over
to Mr. Pruitt today.
Clerk read letter from John E. Carroll, Chairman,'Executive Committee of
the Association of Washington Cities to Mayor Keen advising him that he had
been elected as second vice-president of the Association of Washington Cities.
Contents were noted.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this
meeting and approved by the majority o~' the Council, carried as follows: Mr.
Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gofer, ~es. '
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried.
Approved: [/ City Clerk
' Mayor