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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/05/44 January 5, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Co~ncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held Wednesday, January $, 1944 at ten o'clock A.I~. ~ayor Keen presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and City Atto~ley being present. Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting held December 29, 1943 and recessed meetings held December 29th and December ~0, 194~. ~otion by ~r. Keen and ~rs. }[addon to approve minutes as re~d, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from City Treasurer Nutter requesting authority to reimburse ~!V,099.14 to the Regional Office, Federal Works Agency, with reference to Police- Fire Contribution Acco~nt~ Wash 4~-~Y-12. ~.,~otion by ~r. Keen and ~.~rs. Haddon authorizing the City Treasttrer to make such reimbursement, carried as follows: I~r. Keen, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from L. R. I~rkee, Regional Engineer, Federal Works Agency, enclosing copy of a letter received from S. W. Purms, Chief, Construction Operations, l'.laterials & Priorities Division, and a copy of a letter from the Covern~ent Division of the ¥~ar ~roduction Board, denying the city's application for two load packer trucks, Project ~¥ash. 45-260. I~otion by ~r. Keen and ~rs. Haddon that the letters be made a matter of record and referred to the City Treasurer, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Fire Chief Yett recommending the appointment of Jack H. Strickland as a fireman beginning January 4, 1~44. ~otion by L~r. I[ean and ~..~r. Gorst to approve the appointment and instructing the City Cl~rk to notify the Civil Service Commission; and directing t~e salary be taken fror~ the Contribution Account, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Police Chief ~,~orken advising the Council that W. W. J0~es had be~n dismissed from the Police Department January 1, 1944. i~otion by ~r. Keen and Mr. Gorst that the dismissal be approved and instruct- ing the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Cor~nission~ carried~ all members voting Yes. Clerk read resignation of Lucy ~cFsrland as cashier in the City Treasurer's office, effective January ~, 1944. ~otion by' ~r. Keen and ~.~Irs. Haddon to accept the resignation and instructing the City Clerk to issue a certificate of availability and to notify the Civil Serwice Commission, carried, all members voting Yes. ~otion by Mrs. Haddon and ~.~r. Gorst to appoint Jean Eskridge bookkeeper in the City Treasurer's office beginning January ~, 1944, and instructing the City Clerk to nofity the Civil Service Commission, carried, all members voting Ye~ January 5, 1944 (cent) I,~r. Andrew Pappas appeared before the Council regarding a cement Wall constructed on his property seemingly for the purpose of keeping ~irt from the adjoining alley from sliding on his property. ~'~r. Pappas requested the city to remove the wall as it was cracked and not'suitable for a portion of the foundation of his proposed building, it was divulged that the wall had been built by the previous owner and the city was not responsible for it. ~r. Pappas was referred to the Building Inspector. Polic~ Chief ~orken informed the Com~cil that n~tmerous protests had been heard regarding the fog horn on the Bremerton-East Bremerton Bridge. ~otion by I~.~r. Keen ~d Mr. Gorst that the City Attorney be requested to contact the State Highway department calling attention to the fact that the City had had nmnerous complaints on the installation of this fog horn or navigation signal an~ request that they do whate~er necessary to correct or~ rectify it, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from City Treasurer Nutter designating various banks as official depositories for the year 1~44. . I'~otion by ~r. Keen and ~rs. Haddon that t~e letter be made a ma6ter of record an~ noted, carried, all members voting Yes. ~ Clerk read letter from C. H. Olswang, Trust Officer for the Perkins heirs, offering to sell the NE~ of NE~.of Section $0, Twp. 24 NR 1 E, being property adjacent to the watershSd, for ~000.O0. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~Jrs. Haddon that the letter be made a matter of recor~ and referred to ~.~r. Gorst for recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and ~irs. Haddon to call for bids, to be opened January ~6, 1~44, for the drilling of two additional wells at Anderson Creek, carried~ all members voting Yes. ?.~otion by I~]r. C-erst and ~/,r. Keen to call for bids, to be opened January 19, 1944, for the purchase of an air compressor for use of the water department, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~,~rs. Haddon to call for bids for the furnishing of liquid chlorine and ~:~monia to the Water Department for the year 1944, bids to be opened Jan~]ary 19, 1044, carried, all members voting Yes. [~otion by [.'~r. Gorst ~d Mr. Keen to award the gasoline bid to the Shell 0il Company for the first six months; the Richfield 0il Company, the next two months; the Associated 0il Company the last four months of 1944; the oil contract to the Associated Oil Company for the entire year 1944, and the grease contract to the Shell 0il Company for the entire year, 1944, carried, ~11 members voting Yes. 1,lotion by I',~r. Gorst and I[rs. Haddon to discontinue the We~esday evening office .~ours but matntaim a partial office force each evening until 5:~0 P.[~.., carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance, first reading, declaring an emergency to exist on accom~t of the necessity of depositing ,~50,000.00 in Contribution Account Project ~¥ash. 45-~,[-96, for the payment of salaries of policemen and firemen in the City of Bremerton for the year 1944. ~otion by Nr. Gorst and [~r. Kean to approve ordinance on first reading, c~rried as follows: ~r. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. ~,~r. Gorst, Yes. City Attorney read War Department Release, items "A" to "F" inclusive, contained in R~solution No. 190. L[otion by ~,(r. Kean and ~.~r. Gorst that four copies of Form Release No. 129 of t~e War Department be executed by the Hayer and City Clerk, vrlth city seal attached saud that the original and three copies be mailed by the City Clerk to Herbert Haas, Army F~gineers, ~]7 Lloyd Building, Seattle, carried, all members voting Yes. Tlm City Attorney reportod that the purchase of watershed property from Earl B. Smith had been consummated. City Attorney reporte~ t~e claim of Core,on Ebbert, in the amomat of ~75.00, had been referred to the insurance company. The City Attorney reported the city had no responsibility regarding the tree over-hanging the yard of A. F. Pearson. January 5, 1944 (cont) Clerk read claim filed by Fred Pfaff, 1102 ~¥arren Avenue, in the m~ount of ~)250.00 for' damages to his basement said to have been caused by a broken water main on Warren Avenue. [~Iotion by Mr. Kean and ~[r. Gorst to refer to the City Attorney and Commiss!ener of P~blic Works, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by ~.~r. Kean and [drs. Haddon.to allow all bills presented at this meeti:~g and approved by a majority of the Council, carried, all members voting Yes. [~[~tion by l,[r. Kean su~d 1,irs. Had4on to appoint two new merabers to the Insurance Co~m~ittee, carried, all member~ voting Yes. Mayor Kean read request of Les ~alters, Director of Ree.reation, for a lea~e of absence for the duration. ~ LIotion by ~r. Gorst and 1.~r. i[e~ to refer to the ~Iayor, 'carried, all members ~:otlng Yes. ~':otion by ~Ir. Oorst and Mr. Kean directing the City Tre.asurer to sign receipts for .i~l.00 awar~., Parcel 29, Cause No. 5~4, oarrled, all members voting Yes. ~.~otion by !dr. Kean and llr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. DeputiY~erk Approved: ~ayor