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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/21/45 November 21, 1945 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Mayor's office at ten o'clock A.M., Wednesday, November 21, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular and recessed meetings and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean same were approved as read, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Notice of ~Employment or Change in Pay Status of the following: Harvey L. Keihn, Jasper R. Hill, Thomas E. DeMent, Fire Department; Parlee Kendall, Water Department; Dora Goldthorpe, Library; Edna D. Madison, City Clerk's office. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the Changes in Pay Status and Notice of Employment, if approved by the Department Head, carried. Clerk read Report of Separation for the following: Bert Greenly, Kenneth Dunn, Fire Department; Mora Ryan, Harold L. Christiansen, Water Department; E. T. Gibson, Annie Gibson, Dale Phillips, Pauline Mattson and Grace Burchard, Recreation Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read claim of Lloyd M. Brown, father of Richard Lewis Brown, a minor, in the amount of $7850.00, for damages alleged to have been received by said minor child following a fall from a gravel bin formerly operated and still owned by the City. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the claim to the City Attorney, carried. Clerk read Certificate and Canvass of votes cast at the City election held on November 6, 1945, as certified by the County Auditor. Mayor: L. "Hum" Kean, 2699; J. A. Enabb, 4; D. J. Sass, 21; Martin Bugle, 1; Paschel, 1, Commissioner of Finance: Lulu D. Haddon, 1728; Carlton E. Stewart, 1215. Commissioner of Public Works: Howard I. Gorst, 2551; J. W. Bryan, 1; E. W. Holbrook, 1; Crittenden, 5; Cornell, 1; Stratton, 1. City Clerk: E. J. Beard, 2555; McCall, 1; Gardner, 1; Hudson, 1; Zeltch, 1, Haugland, 1. Clerk read application of Archie Shay to transfer his taxicab license from a 1942 Pontiac, Motor No. M 7333 to a 1942 Plymouth, Motor No. P14-31114. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the application to the Chief of Police for check and recommendation, carried. Clerk read letter from Fred T. Walker, Superintendent of the Sanitation Department, informing the Council that the City can acquire, for $3000.00, the SW~ of the NE~ of Sec. 20, Township 24 N. Range 1, E.W.M. to be used as a sanitary fill. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to make the letter a matter of record and refer to the Commissioner of Public Works and Commissioner of Finance for study and recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Quit Claim Deed from Louis Meacham and Edith L. Meacham, his wife, to the City of Bremerton, for the following described property to be used for cfLy street purposes: Part of the SE~, of the SE~ of SE~ of Section 12, Township 24 North, Range 1 E., W.M., described as follows: Be6inning at a point on the North line of said Southeast quarter of SE~ of sE~, 385.85 feet W of the E line of said SeC. 12, thence S 81040'08'' W 500 ft more or less to the N line of Cascade Avenue, thence N 88009'54" W along the N line of said Cascade Avenue 50 feet, thence N 01°40'08'' E 500.~5 feet more or less to the North line of said SE~ of SE~ of SE~, thence Easterly along said North line, 50 feet to the point of beginning. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to accept the deed and instruct the City Clerk to have it recorded, carried, all members voting Yes. · Clerk read letter from E. ~. Severance, City Engineer, reporting on the condition of the bulkheads at 918 and 920 Pleasant Avenue, advised the Council that the bulkheads may fail at any time or may last for years. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst instructing the City Attorney to write to the property owners disclaiming any liability on the part of the City for ~ny accidents or injuries caused by the weak condition of the bulkheads, carried, all members voting Yes. November 21, 1945 (cont) .The Mayor reported that Mrs. Burdette had rented the small house in Evergreen Park and as Precinct No. 8 voted there on November 6, she was unable to move into it until after the election. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow Mrs. Burdette a credit of $10.82 on her next month's rent, carried. Clerk read telegrams from Warren G. Magnusson and Hugh DeLacy regarding the application of E. Jennings Beard for a discharge from the U. S. Navy. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to make a matter of record, carried. Mr. Luke Human, Vashon Island, appeared before the Council offering to demolish the three remaining buildings, at 226 Burwell for $~50.00 and to demolish the building at Evergreen Park for $200.00. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to enter into an Agreement with Mr. Human for the demolition of the buildings at 226 Burwell and refer to the City Attorney and the City Engineer, carried. The City Engineer recommended that Mr. Human'A offer to demolish the building at Evergreen Park for $200.00 be accepted. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation of the City Engineer and that the City Attorney and City Engineer be instructed to enter into an a~reement with Mr. Human, carried. Clerk reported this as date for hearing on the application of Norman A. West to operate a taxicab in the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the application upon the recommendation of Mr. James Addison, Manager of the Sinclair Heights Housing Project, and other friends of Mr. West, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the taxicab stand of Norman A. West, located at 850 Burwell and approved by the Chief of Police, carried. City Attorney read lease between the City of Bremerton and Otto Drager of the inshore portion of the building on the Second Street Wharf for $60.00 a month, payable in advance. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the lease, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yea. The Mayor reported having received a claim on Saturday, November iV, 1945, filed with him by Mrs. Signs Sutherland, and had referred it to the City Attorney's office and the City Attorney had reported that the matter was being taken care of. Clerk read Resolution No. 486 as follows: W~S, expenditures to date of the Municipal Garage Fund indicate that there will be over-expenditures for some items and under-expenditures for other items provided in the 194B Budget of said fund, and WHEREAS, it is desirable to remedy such~discrepancies, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, that the sums of money set opposite the respective accounts shown in the table below be and the same are hereby transferred from the accounts designated to the accounts as shown therein, to-wit: SALARIES & WAGES: From To Amount Helpers Mechanics 2200.00 Blacksmith & Welder Chief Mechanic ~00.00 MAINT~2~ANCE & OPERATION: From To Amount Industrial Insurance Blacksmith & Welding Sup. ~50.00 Industrial Insurance Parts & Supplies 600.00 Diesel Oil Parts & Supplies 700.00 Kerosene & Cleaning Bolvent Grease & Oil 450.00 Tires & Tubes Grease & Oil 100.00 Motion by Mr. $orst and Mrs. Haddon to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Had~n, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried. The Mayor reported having purchased two ambulances from the U. S. Government which will be converted into a paddy wagon and maintenance truck for the Police Department. No~ember 21, 1945 (cont) The Chief of Police reported on the request of Archie Shay for transfer of license which had been referred to him earlier in the meeting and reco_mmended that the transfer be granted. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the application for transfer be approved, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. Mayor