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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/25/45 July 25, 1945 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held in the Mayorts office at ten o'clock A.M., Wednesday, July 25, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular and recessed meetings and after slight corrections same were approved as read. Clerk read Notice of Employment or ~hange in_pay Status for Reuben Schafe~, and David L. Wise. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the employment .or change in pay status if~approved by the Department Head, carried. Clerk.read Report of Separation of J.D. Romberg, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the separation, carried.. The application of the Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Compmy for a three year operating permit was discussed and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst this matter was referred to the City Attorney, carried. Clerk read letter from Ralph Davisson, State Examiner, and George L. Nutter, City. Treasurer, requesting that action toward annexing additional territory be held in abeyance until preliminary budget estimates have been received so that the Council will be informed as to the estimated expense of maintaining the add- itional territory. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the contents be noted and ~e tter placed on file, carried. Clerk read ~ tter from Ralph Davisson, State Examiner, requesting a meeting of the Council with the City ":ngineer and City Treasurer with a view to establish- ing an adequate accounting method for Sewer rental and connection charges. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the contents be noted and letter placed on file, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1627, second reading, annexing certain territory hereinafter described to and making it a part of the City of Bremerton, pursuant to the vote of the inhabitants of said territory at a special election held in a part of Navy Yard City precinct on July 3, 1945. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt the ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter f~om the Washington State Defense Council informing the Council that "blackout regulations" no longer are required. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gofer to note contents of the letter and refer to the City Attorney, carried. Clerk read letter from the United Dairy Company suggesting that the City of Bremerton present a Mechanical tow to the officers and men of the U.S.S. Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that contents be noted and ]~tter referred to the Committee of the Whole, carried. Clerk read letter from Ernest Yett, Fire Chief, requesting the purchase of two 3-way radio sets for the 8eagrave Aerial Ladder Truck an~ one 3-way radio set for the City Oldsmobile. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr...?C~rst to approve the request and instruct the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids and prepare the necessary resolu- tions with the aid of the City Attorney, carried. ~~ Clerk reported that the Howard Cooper Co~poration had requested the return of their certified check submitted with their bid for an aerial ladder truck. Motion by Mr. ~K~a~;a~d Mr. Gorst that the matter of the request of Howard- Cooper Corporation~2~eir certified check submitted with their bid for an aerial ladder truck be referred to the Fire Chief with instructions to advise the City Council as soon as all tests had been completed and the truck accepted, carried. Clerk read letter from C.C. Casad, Superintendent of the Water Department, submitting the final estimate on the contract of N.C. Jannsen Drilling Oompany and recommending that the amount of $$g5.g? be, paid,., Motion by Mr. Oorst and Mr. Kean that the recommendation be approved and the final estimate be paid, carried. Clerk read letter from the Department of Highways requesting a signed ac- ceptance of Franchise No. 1627 for water pipe line upon and along the Bremerton- Marietta brid~e. City Attorney read .Resolution No. 463 as follows~ July 25, l~45(¢on,t) WHEREAS Franchise No. 1627 issued to the City of Bremerton by the Depart- ment of Highways of the State of Washington waa accepted by the City of Bremerton and a copy of the acceptance mailed~on February 20, 1945, and WHEREAS, it appears that the final acceptance o~' said franchise has been lost, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to exeCUte on behalf of the City of Bremerton a duplicate of the original copy of such "Acceptance of Franchise" and mail same to the Department of Highways, Ol~pia, Washington. Notion by Mr. Gorst a~d Mr, Kean to adopt the resolution, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst instructing the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids, returnable August 8, 1945 at eleven o,clock A.M., aan~ing and refinishing of the gymnasium and lOUnge at the Recreation Center, specifications for the work to be provided by the O~ty Engineer and Mr. Billings, carried. Clerk read bill submitted by A.G. Runden for damage~ to his sidewalk in the amount~of $~.80. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer this matter to Mr. Hatfield an~ Mr. Walker, for investigation and recommenCation to the ~ouncil, carried. The Mayor reported having received a letter from Lieutenant Commander C. Osborne requesting authority to install a float on the Second Street dock to ba used by Navy landing b~rges. Notion by Mr. Kean ant Mr. Gorst that the Mayor be authorimed to write to th~ Commandant of the Puget Sount Navy Yard granting authority to construct the float as requested by Lieutenant Commander Osborne, but reserving the right for other small craft to use the float for landing purposes, carried. Lieutenant Commander Osborne also requested permission to erect a man's restroom on the northwest corner area at the Nunlcipal Wharf at the foot of Second Street. A discussion revealed that the rest room was to be built on pri- vate property. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the Mayor be directed to write to the Commandant, Puget Sount Navy Yard, advising that the City has no objection to the construction an~ maintenance of such a rest room, providing it complies ~dth sanitary regulations and ordinances of the City of Bremerton, carried. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 16~8 extending the time for expenditure of $8,330.00 authorize~ by Ordinance No. 1618, of th$ City of Bremerton, entitled: "An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $8,330.00 for a Youth Activities program from ~mds to be granted to the City of Bremerton by the Federal Works Agency, appointing the Bremerten School District #lO0-C as agent of the City of Bremer- ton for the operation of said program, authorizing.the Mayor a~d the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Bremerton School District #lO0-C, and declaring an emergency," to September 30, 19A5; ratifying, confirming and extending the Provisions of said Ordinance No. 1618 so that the same will be in full force and effect to and including September 30, 19~8; revising the emergency bucget set up ant established by said Ordinance No. 1618, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gc~st, Yes. The Mayor presented a clipping sent to him regarding a Teen-Age Club in Honolulu. Contents were noted and the matter referred to Mr. Billings, Recreation Direc- tor. City Attorney reported the Dixon Suit had been denied but could be appealed within thirty days. The Attorney further reported that the claim ~'or damage to a fire hydrant was soon to be settled. The City Attorney reported on the Torstensen condemnation and requested further instructions as to whether to accept the appraised value of SEO,O00.O0 or to select other appraisers for a new appraisal. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to instrumt the City Attorney to proceed wi~ the condemnation with authority to select three appraisers for a new appraisal, carried. The City Attorney reported that the Building.~epartment and Welfare Depart- ment were working on the Amanda Paterson case. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow all bills approved by a majority of th~ Council, carried. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn, carried.