HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/44 January 12, 1944
Regular meetin~ of the City Co,moil of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held Wednes¢~ay, January 12, 1944 at ten o'clock A.I,~. ~ayor keen presiding,
Commissioner Gorst, Commissioner Haddon, the City Cl~rk~ City Tres~urer and
Assistant City Attorney ~gerkel being pr~sentl
0ep~]ty Clerk read m~nutes of previous regular men, ting h~ld J~]ary ~, 1944,
which were o~ended by changing the date for the opening of bids for well drilling
January 26, 1944.
~qotion by },~r. Corst and Mrs. Haddon to adopt minutes as read snd ~ended,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk rea~ 0r~llnance No. 1554, second reading, declaring an. emergency to
exist on acco~nt of t]~e necessity of ~epositing ~50,O00.00 in Contrib~tion
Acco~nt F.W.A. Project Wash. 45-~-96, for the payment of salaries of policemen
anti ff~emen in the C'lty of Bremerton for the year 1944, and appropriating funds
to meet such eme~e~cy.
~fotio~ by Hr. Keam an~ r'.'irs. He,don to a~opt ordinance, carried as follows:
~r. Keen, 'fe~. ~rs. Ha~on, Yes. I.~r. ~orst, Yes.
Clerk res~ Mtter from Fire Chief Yett requestfn~ the appointment of
Warner Karsner Coffman as temporary fireman subject to ex~mination ~y the Civil
Serv~ ce Commission.
~otion by Mr. Keen an~ ~r. Oorst to a~prove the temporary appointment
Janizary il, 1944 of War~er K. Coffman; instructing the City Clerk to notify the
Civil Serv~ ce Co~s~ssion an~ directing t~at his salary be taken from the
Contribution Account, carria~, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from L.R. Durkee, Re~jlonal Engineer, Fe~eral Works Agency,
refar~]iu[~ Project45-~60(N), Refuse '~rner and Carbace Oisposal Equipment, and
recommen~in;[ that the City re-submit an application for this equipment.
~otion by ~fr. Kesn sn~ ~,~r. Corst that the contents of this letter be noted
a~:d referred to City Engineer Severance, I~r. ~h~tter an~ ~.~rs. ?[ad,on, carried,
members ~ob~ng Yes.
Clerk read letter from C.C. Cased, S~perintendent of t~e Water Department
recommending the purchase of approxinately 30,000 feet of east iron pipe and
a~rtemsnces for replacements to the water s~fstem.
January 12, 1944
h~otion by Mr. Gorst and [dr. Kean instructing the City Clerk to call for bids
for 30,000 feet of cast iron pipe for the Water Department--bids to be opened
Ja~u~ary 26, 19.t4, carried, all members voting Yes.
;.lotion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst instructin~l the City ~freasurer to sign
receipts for One ~ollar award in Cause No. 633, P~,rcel 1, carried, all members
ye t J.~ va~'
Assistant C~ty Attorney reported havinS checked the title insurance policy
on 't~e prope~-ty purchased from Esrl B. Smith for watershed purposes, and found
it correct. He also reported that the deed had been recorded and that,the taxes
payable in February, 19,t4 should be paid by the city.
Assistant City At[:orney read letter from the Department of Highways re-
qnest[n~ copies of vscat~on petition and other papers relative to the vacation
of a portion of Bert~a ~nd Adelle Avanues.
Uotion by I~r. Gorst and [.~r. Kear~ instructing the City Clerk to send cer-
tified copies of petition to Vacate, rasol~ltion calling for hearing on petltion
to vacate and ordinance vacating, to the Department of Highways, carried, all
raembers votin~ Yes.
['he A~sistant Attorney reported that the examination for Civil Service
Becretary-E;~aminer ha~ been held and that the two persons who had qualified
had yet to bake th~~ phzs~cal e:~am~'nation.
~ha ~.~ayor reported havin~ instr-cted the Puget Sound. Power ~ ~_ght
Co,hot, ny ~o ~sr~!,sfer the i~ ht account oz~ the o,cond Street Wharf to the
U.S. Army and the energy used for heaters and l:!owers on the First Street
Go~,~ instruotinL~ the Oit~ Treasurer to note
on h~ s books that [.Irs. Kap~:elmsn has been [[ranted six months free rent on
house situated ~t Fourteenth and Park, carried, sll members voting Yes.
.... ~t~on by ?~r. Kean and Hr. Gorst ~jrantin~ s~x months sick leave to Mrs.
.~appe!man, carried, all members voting leo.
~:tion by LTr. ~(ean snd Hrs. Hs~don to allow all b~lls presented at this
meating an~ ap~roved b~ s ~a~ority of the Council, carried, all members voting
¥~ s.
[,~otion by ].~r. Kean and l~[rs, ff~ddon to adjourn, csrried, all members voting
Approve d:
l~ayor