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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/44 January 19, 1044 Reg~l~r meeting of the City Council of tile City of ~remerton, Washington, held Wednesday, January 19, 1944 at ten O'clock A.~% ~ayor Kean presiding, Co~ssioner Haddon, Co~ssioner Gorst, the City Clerk, City Treasurer and Ass:~sta~t C~ty Attorney be~ Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting held January 12, ~944 a~¥l on motion by ~.'[r. Gorst and ~[r. Ke~n minutes were approved as read, carried~ all me~bers voting Yes. Clerk reported having received three bids for furnishing a Portable Air Co~pressor to the W~ter Dep~rtment. }.~ot~on by I,~r. Gorst and ~'r. Kean to open bids, carried, all members voting Bids were opened and read fram the following: ~{oward Cooper Corporation, ~700.00 p!~s sales tax. Feena~ghty ?~achinery Co~npany ~66~.00 plus sales tax. Columbia Eq~ipment Company, ~otion bit ~r. G~rst and ~rs. Haddou to refer to the Co~ittee of the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported having received two bids for furnishing ].iquid chlorine and January 19, 1944 a-~onia to thc Water Department. . ~l.~otion by ~,~r. Keen and ~;~rs. Haddon to open bids, carried, all members voting ;]i.~s were opened a~ read from the !Iooker Electrochemical Company and the Pe ~ .~lv~n_.~ Salt ~,~anufacturing Company. Co~ an~ ~rs Hsddon to refer bids to the Con~nittee of the ~,h~le, carried-as follows:~ Mr,; Ks~'~:Yes. Mrs. Ha~on, Yes. Hr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk rea~ claim fil~ by Donal~ lorbes In the ~ount of ~1S1.~)4 for dam- ~tes to his a~tomobile c~ to have been csuse~ from an accident ~ th a police prowler car. i~otlon by ~,~r. Keen an~ ~.Irs. Haddon to refer claim to the City Attorney, carried, all members voting ~fes. Clerk res.~ letter from ?~rs. Edna Boots, l~anager of the Helena Apartments, req~st~g the Cfty to install a 5rain in the alley at 1019 Burwell. ~fotJon by ~,~r. Kean anU ~frs. ]laSdon to refer to the Street Department, carried, a!l member-s voting ~Zes. Clerk rea~ letter from F~lmer ~,~ Company enclosing insurance blanket form to be attach:ed to Republic [~olicy ~o. 16866 an5 also enclosing a check In the ,~ot~.on ~,~r..~an anr~ ~,~r. G~'rst to note the contents of t~e__ letter anU refer to the City Cl~rk, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk rea~ letter from the Fe5eral Works Agency, signed by llarolU ~unUell, ~otifyinc; the City that t]~e insur~nce policy on equipment leased to the City by the Fe ~eral Works Agency wo~ld ezpire March 11, 1944 and requesting the renewal of s~,:~d policy. 7.~ot!on by F~r. Keen and L]r. Oorst to note the contents of the letter and notify ~ . ~Iic];o!son, Regional Director, that the letter had been referre~ to the City C~rk, csrr~e~, ~11 member~ voting Yes. Clerk read ~ tter from Police Judge Ryan advising ~e City Council that Catherine I'.~cHale had resigned as of January 15, 1944~ and recommen~ing the appoint- ment of }f,r& Bernice A. BurUett as part time clerk at a monthly salary of ~)1OO.00, commancin~ as of January 17, 1944. ~iotlon by R~r. Kean smd ~r. Corot accepting the resignation of ~ary Catherine Hca[ale; ~strncting the City Clerk to issue a certificate of availability; approv- ing the appointment of ~rs. Burdett and ir~structing the Cit]z Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commfss!on, carrie~ as follows: ~r. Keen, Yes. Mrs. He,don, Yes. ?~. Corst, Yes. Clerk rea~ letter written by ~ayor Keen to I~r. R.P. Sims, notifying him of th~s appointment to the Library Boar~ for another te~ expiring January 1949. Lett~:r or~ere~ filed. Clerk read letter from the f~anette Business Association enclosing their reso- lution that the ~resent bridge site be retaine~. ~'~otiom by i, lr. Keen and ~r. Corst to make this letter a matter of recor~ and send it to the State Highway Department without commemt or reco~endat~on, carried~ all members voting Yes. Clerk rea~] letter from the Brem~rton Ch~ber of Co~erce reouesting that puh!ic h~arin?'s bs hel~ before any Uefinite site be chosen for t~e bridge. ~oti0n by i'.Ir. Keen and ~'[r. Gorst to make this a matter of record and file in tba Clerk's office, carri~d ac follows: I,~r. Keen, Yes. I~,~rs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Corst, Yes. Clerk res~ letter from the Civic Honsing Assoc~.ation reqnesting a public hear- in~'~ o~ the Droposed location_ of $ new ~so~.'~ ]/.otion by I~r. ](ean and ~.~r. Oorst to make this letter a matter of record and f]!e fn t~ Cleric's ~ffice, carried, all r~embers votinf~j Yes. ~ · ~ad~o.. sn~ Ifm. Gorst to appo!~t Virginia Nor~q~ist as temp- orar~ boohl~eeoer in the Water T)epa~tment st a monthl~ sa!amy of ~ 1VS.00 begin- ni~g Janusr~ ~?, ~944, an~ 1nstr~.cting the ~it~ Clerk to notif~ the Clvll Service Co~mm'ssion, carried ss follows: I.~r. Keats, Yes. I.~rs. Hac]do~, Yes. I~r. GoFer, ].!r. I'icCs. ll, City Clerk, reco:mue~de~] the a~no~ntment of Irene E. Dick as Deo~tif Clerk, at a ssdar'j of :~150.00 per month]' effective Jam~ary 6, 1944. [.lotion by L~r. ](esn arid ?.irs. i~a{]don to app~ve the appointment and instruct- inC the C~ty Cler,~ to notify the Civil Service Corm:f salon, carried as fol!cws: iff~. [lean, Yes. I~r~. Haddon~ Yes. Mr. Oorst, Mes. !'~otion by Iir. Gorst and [..~rs. l{addon to sDprove the final estimate of ~.~. ~os- c},etto, Cont~ector, Project W~sh. 4[]-172 I)~ the amo~nt of ;~8917.39, carried es follows: '.~r. l(o~n, Yes. !Irs. ?~a~]~on, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Jannary 19, 1944 Clerk read letter from Les. Walters, SnpePintendent of Recrea?'on, en- closing a list of the personnel ~mder his supervision. l'~otioe b~ Hr. Kean ~ld Hr. GoFer to hake this a matter of record end re- fe~ to the Civil Service Co}tm~ssion, c~PP~ ed, all members voting Yes. Clerk recd letter fPoYil J.L. Hatfield, roquesti~2 t'le temoors~ry appoint- ment of ~.L. Long to ~}le Street ~}epantm~nt force~ beginning January 1~, 1944 a.~d a,:v~ sinS the Council that Cliff Robinson had been transferPed from employ- m~}~t b2 the Street ~epaPtneNt to that of t~P Cemetery Depart~nent. Hot, on by Mr. Cn~h and Hr. Kean that the appointment of approved and instructing the City Clerk to not~fy the Civil Ser'~ioe Cor~ission~ espy[ed ss follows: Hr. lqe~m~ ~es. HFs. Haddon, Yes. }~{r. Oorst~ Yes. Clerk read letter from C.C. Casad~ Superintendent of the ~ater Depart- ment, regarding the d~ping of garbage on ~atershed property and recommendins t~at notices be posted of leNinS s Pe~yaPd fop infornat~on leering to the arrest a~d convlot!on of anyone dumpling garba~ie on city property. Hot'on ~}~ [,Ir. Oorst and }~r. Kean that t~e recc!lmendation be concurred and a~t}lori~ing tl,e City Atto~ne2 and S~:p{~rintendent of ~ster Dep~rtment to take the }~ecessary steps te post said s{gns, eaPr~ed, all members voting Yes. Clerk PeaO Final Nss~ma%~ for PaPt~al Pa[~ent Ne.I, on the contract of I[.C. ~{c3ride, Refuse ]}l~p}!er~ Project ~s}l. 45-[]60(N), f~ the ~o~L~t of and a voucher fop s~!es tax amountinS to blot~on by }.~r. Octet and Hr. lqean to approve final estimate an~ sales tax, carried as fcli~ws: Yr. ~{eau, Yes. ~{rs. Naddon, Yas~ Mr. Oorst, Yes. l~otion ~}y }{r. Gorst and Hr. Kean to call for ~}ids for a }gud Jack, complete with standard equipment, for ~sn of the Street Department--h~_ds to ~e opened Pebruary ~, 194{ at eleve~-~ O'clock ~ LI., a~rrie~ all members votin~ Yes. City Attorney porte-ted l~a,~inc received a co~mmmication from the State lRghway Depert~ent relative to ';ha fog horn on the fanette bridge~ stating that s~id fei 'lorn had aeen l~otion by Mr. Kean and Hr. Oorst appointing J.H.~ HcPherson temporary S~c~etary-Examiner of Civil Service Commission and S~cretary of the Pension and ~etirem~nt System, carried, all nembers voting Yes. Motion by l.{r. Keen end Hrs. Haddon to appoint ~onny 32ooks as part-time Secretary to the Civil Service Conm~ission at ~ monthly salary of ~5~0.00, carried, all members votinS Yes. Clerk read Ordinance, first reading, declaring an emergency to exist on account of the necessity of employing addition~ help for the collection of ~3arhase and payinS o~ertime wages, and making ~ appropriation. ~btion by P~rs. Haddon ~d :.{r. CoPst to paSS ordinance on first resding, carried as follows: Hr. Kean, Yes. }{r~. Haddon~ Yes. Hr. Gorst~yes. lbhion by Hr. i{ean and Yr. Octet to recess until ten o'clock A.H., Thurs- day, January 20, le~4, carried, all members voting Yes. Approved: gClby l}lerk Mayo r January '~0, 1044 Pursucat to recess regular meeting of City Council was reconv~-~ed at ten o'clock A~M. January 20, 1944. r,~ayor Ke~n presiding. Commissioner Haddon, Con~ssioner Corst, Attorney Herke! ~d the City Clerk being present. },~r. Gorst reporting for Committee of the ~ole stated the bids for supply of liquid chlorine and anhydrous a~onia for the Water Department as su~ttted by the Pennsylvania Salt and L'~anufacturing Company, and the Hooker Pl~ctro- C~enieal Co~any, had been carefully checked and recommended that the bid of Penn,sylvania~ Salt H~f~ctnring ~om}}any be accepted, price ef F.O.2. Gorst Creek; p~ice of ammonia 1C%~ per. pmund F.O.B. Gorst Creek. January 20, 1944 ~?otion LV Mr. Kean and Mrs. Itaddon to accept the bid of the Pennsylvania Salt ~.~anufacturing Company carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. ~',~r. Gorst raporting for Co~ittee of the ~ole revtewe~ the bids received for s portable air compressor an~ reco~ended that the bid of ~3,VO0.OO, pl~s sales taz, submitte~ by the Howar~ Cooper Corporation be accepted. .ot~on by Yr K_am sn~ ~.~Ir. Gorst to accept the bid of Howar~ Cooper Cor- poration, csrrie~ as follows: M~. Ke~, Yes. Mrs. Ha~doa, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read claim filed by E,N. Justesen for damages said to have been s~s- tcine~ by his property in the s~ of ~160.00 and Mr. Merkel reported that the in- s~rsnce company had adjusted the claim for ~80.00 and on the motion of Mr. Kean am5 ~,lrs. E~don this actfon was a~prove~. City Attorney reco~en~e~ that the claim of Donald Forbes in the s~ of :~121.64 be denie~. ~.~otioa by Mrs. Hs~]on and Mr. Kean to aPprov~ the reco~endation of the City Attorney ~n~ deny claim, ~:arr~.ed as follows: Mr. Ke~, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. ~Ir. ~orst, Yes. Attorney read orSinance dec!arin~ an emergency to exist on s cco~mt of the mecessity to secure expert s~vice on setting up a Civil Sera, ce 2ystem for the Civil ~r~ice Commission. Securing funds for pa~ent of ~pecial Attorney's fees and counsel for the C~vfl Service Co~ission and employing e~erts to make an act~srial surw~y, set up an~acco~mting an~ bookkeeping system an~ aid in the or[?nizat[on of a plan or system for retirement an5 pensicns for City employees. }.~%t~on by [.~rs. ][addon and Mr. Kean to pass ordinsnce on first reading, carrie~ as fo!lo,~.~s: ~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. HaSdon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ~ayor ](esn reporte~ that it had become necessary to make changes in the City Plumbing Co~e an~ appointed ~ e:.~amining board as follows: S~ I. Reed, Ed. Sev.- er~nce, ~eorge L. Tinney, ~arold ~. ?~emp an~ ~a~l D. ~alling. ~&~t~on by ~r. f~orst an~ ~rs. Had~on to conf~ appointments carrie~ as follows: ]~r. Ken, n, l~es. ~,~rs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Gor~t, Yes. M~tion by ~.?r. Corst and ~,'lr. Kean to instruct the City Attorney to prepare amm~ud~ent to [{ection 4 of Ordinance Fo. 875 carried as follows: [~[r. Kean, Yes. ]~s. ~d~]on, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Y~s. I/r. ~'erkel s~.sed the necessity of all Civil Service employees taking a p+~?slca! ezam[natlon, and the ]~[ayor requested him to prepare an ordinance makiug it the ~uty of the health officer to hold such sx~inatlons. i~]otion by Mr. Kean an~ 1,~r. Gorst that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a r~soluti~on setting .up a Bremerton ~ooster and Post War Pla~ing Com- ~issiop, consisting of three members from the Ch~ber of Co~erce, three from 0rga~!ze~ Labor, two from the Junior Ch~ber o.f Co~erce, two from the Bremerton Rounc] Ta~e, two from East ~tremerton Improvement Club, one from the Minis~erial Assoc~ ation, one from the American Legion and one from the Parent-Teachers Assoc- iation. Carr~e~ as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. [.[rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Oorst, Yes. i~[otion by ~r. Ke~ and Mrs. Haddon to instruct the City Attorney to s~and Resolution No. 117 by increasing the membership of the Recreational Co~ssion from fiw~ to seven, carried as follows: ~,~r. Kea~, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, 'fas. ~.~r. Yr. Kean reported having arr~n~ed for office space for the Civil Servicc Co~mf ssion, tha Red Cross, and the T.b). League 2y removing the T.B. Lea[:ue to the of f fcc on Fifth Straet. ].~ot~on by l,']r, gorst and ~ir. Kean to allow all bills approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows: l[r. i[ern, Yes. Mrs. ]Iar~don, Yes. }.~r. Gorst, [?orion by ~.{r. Kean and l~'~r. Gorst to adjourn carried, all members voting Yes. A~proved: ~ Mayor