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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/22/45 August 22, 1945 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, held in,the Mayor's office at ten o~clock A.M., Wednesday August 22, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding; Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean same were approved as read. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments of Willie Daniel Zetty to the Fire Department; Harry Myers Pribble and Edgar C. Elliott to the P611ce Department; Floyd Charles Russell, Frank Otto Smite and Alvan W. Puderbaugh to the Sanitation Department. ~otion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. Clerk read notice of employment or change in pay status of: Harry Myers Pribble, Edgar C. Elliott, Victor Kalinowski, Frank 0. Smith~ Floyd Charles Russell, Alvan W. Puderbaugh, Nontella Purks and Willie D. Zetty. Motion by Mr. Kemn and Mrs~ Haddon to approve the rates of pay of the foregoing if approved by the Department Head, carried. .i.~:~~ Clerk read reports of separation for A. C. Tinnsand, James N. Elliott, John N. Reidy and R. W. Booth. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read letter from Ralph~..D~visson, State Examiner, advising that according to State law all liquor[imposed on persons by the City Justice Court belongs to the city Un which the court is located, listing five cases where fines were turned over to the County, and recommending that a claim be made against Kitsap County in the amottnt of $582.70. Notion by Nfs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the recommendation of the State E~aminer and refer the letter to the City Attorney for process- ing of the claim,, carried. Clerk read letter from Ralph Daviss6n, State Examiner, advising that the City had erroneously paid taxes to the County oh property purchased from Mr. Darby, and recommending that the City make a claim Darby in the amount of $12.40 and against the County in the amount of $5.69. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the recommendation and refer the matter tothe City Attorney, carried. Clerk read letter from Ralph Davisson, State Examiner, advising that according to State law all persons who were hospitalized or given medical care by order of the Police Department would be responsible for any sub- sequent costs, or in the event they were unable to pay the cost should be born by the Social Security Fund of the County. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the letter be made a matter of record and referred to the City Attorney to take the necessary steps to clear the procedure as outlined in the letter to the various departments concerned, such as the Police Department, the Municipal Court and the City Clerk, carrie~. Clerk read letter from Stanley S. Wynstra, Superintendent of Schools, enclosing two copies of the signed agreement between the City and the School District which extends the original agreement to September 30, 1945. The letter was ordered made a matter of record and referred to the City Clerk for filing. Clerk read letter from C. L. Noller, wharfinger, advising that the ferry Willapa had drifted into the City Dock and damaged piling and struct- ure, and further advising that nothing had been done by the Puget Sound Navigation Company toward repairing the damage done by the ferry Nalahat some time ago. Clerk read copy of a letter written by Mayor Kean to Mr. Anderson,. manager of the Black Ball Ferry Lines, calling attention to the fact that their company had not ei'fected the needed repairs to the City Dock ane re- questing that this be done at their earliest convenience. Letters wer~ ordered made a matter of record and filed. Mr. Mutter, City Treasurer, advised the City Cal~cil that some time~ ago a transfer of funds had been made from the General Fund to the Park Fund in the nature of alcan to that Department, and it would be necessary at this time to have a resolution to transfer the money back to the Gen- eral Fund. The matter was referred to the City Attorney for the preparation of the necessary resolution, with the aid of the City Treasurer. Following the discussion of the payment for a window broken and re- placed in the City Dock the matter was referred to Mr. Haddon. August ~2, 1945 (Con't) Following a discussion of the resolution of appreciation to the Navy Department and the State Guard during the recent emergency the following resolution No. 467, was dictated to the Clerk by the City Attorney and approved unanimously by the City Council. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council o£ the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, that the City Council desired to express to the Washington State Guard Reserve and the U.S, Navy Shore Patrol it,s thanks and apprecia- tion for the cooperation and aid shown for the preservation of law and order on the news of the victory over Japan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be instructed to submit this resolution to the press and all other interested parties. Mr. Bryan reported that he had been info~med by Mr. ~iller, ad- ministrator for the Torstensen estate, that he had advised his client to settle for the $19,000.00 offered by the City in preference to going to court, but had received no reply as yet from his client. Mr. Kean reported that he and Mr. Gorst had met with Mr. Miller and hag reached an agreement with regard to tearing down the old buildings on the Torstensen property to make a parking place for the Police Depart- ment csrs. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the procedure for the removal of the buildings on the Torstensen property under the agreement made with the administrator of the estate pending the settlement of the condemnation suit, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Bryan reported that an appeal had been made to the Supreme Court on the annexation suit of the East Bremerton Territory. '~ ~Mr. Kean advised that he had been contacted by a representative of a firm handling Mazda lamps, and if the city were to purchase all their lamps from the one firm a discount would be given of from 21% to 26%. The City Clerk advised that a discount of 20% was already being allowed on lamps purchased f~om the Power Company and Todd Hardware. The proposed contract was referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent relative to the discount to which the city ould be entitled. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for 3 3-way radios for the Fire Department, no bids had been received~ also no bids receiv ed on the call for remodeling the house in Forest Ridge Park; further that four bids had been received for the furnishing of Diesel and fuel oil for the City, and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean same were opened and read aloud as follows: Associated Oil Company, Bremerton, with a bid of posted prices on Diesel Oil. Bremerton 011 Delivery, with a bid of .0755 for stove oil, .O855 for Diesel 0il and $1.95~ a barrel for fuel oil. Lents, Bremerton, with bids of .0655 for ~)iesel and .0?55 for stove oil. Lofthus & Son Oil Company, Bremerton with bids of $1.955 per barrel for domestic fuel, .0885 for diesel an~ .O755 for stove oil. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent and City Clerk for recommendation, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean ant Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and spproved by the majority of the Council, car~ied as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn,, carried. _City~l~lerk APPROVED: