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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/19/45 December 19, 1945 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ~ngton, was held in the Mayor's office at ten o'clock A.M., Wednesday, Dec- ember 19, 1945. Mayor Keen presiding, Commls.sioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of previmus regular and recessed meeting and on motion by' Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen same were approved, carried. Clerk read Notices of ~Implo~ment or Change in Pay Status for the follow- ing: Richard A. Matthews, Erik Orln Bruback, P~lice Department; Fred L. Walker, Jr., Sanitation Department; Robert A. Wallace, Engineer's Department; Patricia Cates, Recreation Department; Lillian C. Trulich, Water Department; Lucille Bresnan, Library; Joe C. Colton, Fire Department. Eotion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve Notices of Employment or Change in Pay Status if approved by the Department Head, carried. Clerk read Separations for the following: Parlee Kendall, Water De- partment; Robe rt D. High, Police Department. Clerk read letter from D. J. Sass requesting that Pinball Device license 75 and 76 issued to Harry McGill, be transferred to his own name. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the transfer if it is in compliance with t~e~pinball ordinance, carried. Clerk read letter from Stewart Billings, Frank Schricker and C.C. Casa~, recommending that the hid for top s6il be awarded to W.A. Hoffman at $3.00 per yard, for part or all, as needed. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the recommefldation and ac- cept the bid of Mr. Hoffman and instructing the City Clerk to notify the other bidders and return their checks, carried. Clerk reported this,as date set for hearing on the taxicab applications of Chas. E. Richardson, said applications having been disapproved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Corst to concur in the recommendation of .. the Chief of Police and deny the application, carried. Clerk read application of Thomas O. Barrieau to transfer his taxi licmnse on a 1941 Packard to a 1942 Chrysler, said application having the approval of the Chief of~Pollce. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the application, carried. Clerk read letter from Ralph E. Purves, attorney for the Isley Eng- ineering Corporation, holder of a Pinball Operator's license, stating that it was his opinion that the provisions of Ordinance No. 1645 amending sec~ tion 3 of Pinball Ordinance No. 1461, could not be effective until July 1, 1946. Mr. Purves, Mr. Isley, Wm. Scott, Ray Greenwood and Dan Toner spoke regarding the pinball ordinance. Notion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst that in interpreting Ordinance No. 1645, the recent amendment to the pinball ordinance, the Isley Engineering Corporation be permftted~!to deposit with the City Treasurer and the City Treasurer to accept a cash bond in the sum of $250.00 to be held by the City Treasurer Zn trua~ aThe~sRe~E~Eineering Corporation shall, at the same time, furnish lists of l~ locations in which their machines are presently operating and on or before January 10, 1945, shall file with the City Clerk, applications for Location Licenses for the balance of the present fiscal year, signed by the owners of the locations. The Ialey Engineering Cor- poration shall be permitted to maintain its machines in the locations where the machines now are, end the provisions of the said amendment shall not be enforced so as to require them to remove their machines, until January 10, 1946, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk reported this as date for hearing on the proposed improvement of Ironsides Avenue, between E. llth and E. 13th by lcearing, grubbing, grad- ing and construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and no protests had been filed. Clerk read letter from E.S. Severance, City Engineer submitting Pre- liminary Estimate for improvement of Ironsides and the Preliminary Assessm ment Roll, plan and list of real and improved valuation in the district. Mr. Matthew Keltanen, a property owner in the district, was pre~ent and stated tha~ his assessment seemed high b~t did not protest. . Mrs. E. W. Flaugher, another property owner, requested in formation regargtng the manner of determining assessments and was given that infor- mation by Mr. Gorst. Motion by Mr/ Gorst and Mr. Kean directing the City Attorney to pre- pare ordinances creating the district and adopting maps and plans, carried. December 19, 1945 (Con't) Clerk read Resolution No. 493 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk and City Treasurer be mud they are hereby directed to make the following transfer of funds in the 1945 Budget, as follwws: From: To: Retiremen~ Liability, $255.00 Insurance, Recreation No~Waskr, t45~M~20~ty, Contribution Account, No. Wash. 45 M.205, $255.00 Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt resolution, All members voting yes. Clerk read petition of Clarence Cheplak and Geo. W. Gray to transfer their taxi licenses to the Service Club Taxi. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve transfer, carried. Clerk read application of J. E. Jenkins for two additional taxicabs, said applications not being approved by the C~ief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recommendation of the Chief of Police and deny the application for two additional cabs, carried. Clerk read application to transfer five taxicabs licensed by J. E. Jenkins to F. C. Stanton. Motion by Mr. Kemn and Mr. Gorst that the matter of transfer be referr- ed to the Chief of Police with instructions to advise the applicants - Stanton and Jenkins - that approval will not be given for transfer of more than three taxicabs, carried. City Attorney read Lease between the City of Bremerton, lessor and Howard L. Schwartz, Arthur R. Bierer and Lyle A. Bebee, lessees, on the Second Street dock, for a monthly rental of $75.00. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the Mayor and City Clerk by authorized to sign the lease as amended, carried. Clerk read claim filed by Mrs. Cora Buol for damages to her person in the amount of $382.00, alleged to have been caused by a fall on the stairs at the Fifteenth Street entrance of the Recreation Cafeteria. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to re,er the claim to the City Attorney, carried. Clerk read letter from Pope & Talbot, Inc., regarding the possibility of using wate shed lands for future limited cutting. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer letter to the Commissioner of Public Works and Water Superintendent for study and recon~endation, carried. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the City Clerk to call for bids for the improvement of the Alley in Block 8, First Addition to Charle- ston under L.I.D. 224. Bids returnable January 16, 1946. Carried. Clerk read letter from Ernest Yett, Chairman of the Disposal Committee~ Office of Civilian Defense, reportin~ that an inventory had been made of supplies on hand. The Mayor reported that he had asked the Civilian Defense Council to hold a meeting and to recommend the disposal of various property under their ~harge and as a result this committee had been appointed and has made the recommendation that the material be ~old to Red Cross, Salvation Army and other organizations. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur ~n the recommendation and appoint the Civilian Defense committee to dispose of Civilian Defense pro- perty as per inventory, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to sllow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried. The Mayor reporting fort. he Committee of the Whole, stated that the ~o~mittee was not ready to make a recommendation regarding the annexation of territory north of the city, East of Lafayette to bay. Motion by Er. Go~t and Mr. Kean to adjourn, carried. APPR0I~D: ~ Mayor