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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/15/44 March 15, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on ~.¥ednesday March 15, 1944 at ten o'clock A.~.~. ~ayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, City Attorney Bryan and City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous meeting and on motion of [~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from ~f~r. John J. ~cPherson, Secretary-Ex~iner of the City Civil Service reco~ending the ~acatfon period for City ~ployees be set at twenty-six days per year smd sick leave be set at fifteen days per year. On motion of ~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst the letter was referred to~e City Attorney w~th a request tVat he contact othar cities operating under Civil Service to ascertain their practices, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter fro~ Police Chief Arthur N. ~orken reco~ending the re- appoint~ent of Robert L. Burns, as patrolman, who had been d~smissed from the Police Department. On motion of ~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst the recommendation was concurred in ~d ~r. B~rns was given a temporany 60 day trial appointment, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Randolph R. Albert applying for a license to operate taxi-cabs from a stud ~t the Negro Recreation Center on Burwell Street. 0n motion of Mr. Kean ~d ~r. Gorst the application was approved, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Housing Authority rag~rdlng the proposed ~rk necessary on City Distribution System to provide clearance for the Bre~erton Fire Alarm project F.W.A. Wash. 45125, and asking the ~,~ayor to sign a letter clarify- ing their position. 0n moti~n of ~.~r. Gorst and Ifrs. Haddon the letter was made a matter of record and the ~,~ayor authorized to sign same, all members v~ ing Yes. Clerk read letter from John T. We st, t2!0 ~'~cKenz!e Avenue, requesting that and alley be cut through between ~fcKen~ie and Cogean Avenues to Sheldon Boulevard. 0n motion of Mr. Kean and l~/i~s. Haddon the letter was referred to the Co~m- issioner of P~blic Works, ~11 members vottng Yes. Clerk read letter fromt~e East Bremerton Improvemant Club regardtmg l~nprove- ments proposed in East Bremerton. On motion of Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst the letter was made a matter of record, with excerpts from the letter being sent to the departments concerned, all me~ber~ vottn6 Yes. Clerk read Resol~tion No. 35~ as follows: WHEREAS, M. ~oschetto, General Contractor on Park Avenue Sewer, Project Wash. 45-172. Bremerton, ~ashington, ha~ co~pleted all ~r'~ ~der his con- tr~ct in ~corda~ce with t~e approved }~lans a~d aontra~t documents, and WI~Ei'~EflS, the date since!lied for the completion under the contrect and any ~tenston of time heretofore [?anted ~id occ~]r on August 12th, 1943 ~ ~:;~ ~ork uu~s ~ot cor.~plet~d until J~uary 19th, 1944 a~ excess of 160 days, amd W]?'J?EA5, the over-ru~ i~ tile specified ~ontraet time is due entirely to ~]foreseen construction] dff?culties requiring more time described tn the Co~tractor's letter, to the City Engineer, of request for tima extension dab;ed March 4th, 1944 ,~nd WHEREAS, li~uidste~] damases were specified in the Contract, ~d, WI~Ei{SAS, no damage of s~%y natu~e whatsoever oecured by reason of failure of the C.'~]tr~ctor to complete ~is work within the ti~,]e specified: NOW, TI{EiiEFORE, [-'E IT RESOLVED, (1) That no liquidated damai?s be ~s~ertod by reason of }~[. ~osc~]etto's failure to complete the work wi. thin t~.a~, specified, and (2) That the resolution of unqualified, unconditional wai.~]ng of d~ages be transmitted to t}~ Regional Ens]neer of the Federal W~?ks Ageucy for his ~pproval. [~otion by }~[r. Gorst and [~. Ke~ to adopt Resolution, csrried ss follows: l~[r. }~[ean, L~es. t'.[rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk road Resolution No 354 as follows: WI~[f~AS, The Valley Construction Company. General Contractors, 6th Street Sewer fr~;a Summit Avemue to [~eade Avenue, project Wash. 45-172 (].:) Contract 7, Bremerton, Washington, has entirely completed all work under his contract in accor~ance with the appro~zed contract documents, ]ncl~]dir]g change orders which are a part of such contract. ]lOW, T'~EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the work of the Valley ~onstru,qtion Co~?any be and is hereby acc~pted as of ~[a~ch 10th, 1944. March 15, 1944 (cont) ~otion by ~.~r. Gorst and ~r. Keen to adopt Resol~t~?n, carried as follows: ~,~r. Keen, Yes. Mrs. ttadd-~n, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yea. Clerk reporte~ that p~rsuant to call for furnishing a pick-up truck and a passe:~er car for the Wa~er Department one bid had been received, an~ on Motion of ['Ir. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon the bid was opened and read aloud fror~ the Central Pontiac Sales Cormoration, Seattle, Washington, offering one 19,~°~ Pontiac Delu:~e Sir- for a total p~ce of ~1639.~8 and one 194~ Pontiac Deluze Eight for a total price of $1664.83. Mo',ion by I.~r. Gorst and Mr. Keen to accept the proposal for the 1942 Pontiac G, an~ refer tc the Purchasing Agent for purchase order, carried as follows: ~.{r. Keen, Yes. I~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ,~h-,~. tIeddon advised the City Council that the Sanitation Department was in .need of another tr~ck and on motion of ~f, rs. Haddon and 5~r. Keen the City Clerk was iustructed to advertise for bids on two used trucks, specifications to be furnished by ~rs. J{addon, returnable }~arch ~°9, 1944, carried as follows: ~(ean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Mr. Cased, Water Superintendent, enclosing a ~etter from ~'Ir. James V. Carnahan, P.0. Box 66, Silverdale, ..Washington offering property located at Burwell Street and Dora Avenue for sale, at the price of .~;,4o0.O0, ~o the City to be ~sed for the erection of an elevated water tank. On motion of Mr. Gorst and. I~rs. Haddon the letters were referred to the Cfty Attormey and the City Treasurer with a request to accept the offer, carried as follows: Mr. Koss, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. C, orst, Yes . ~,~r. Gorst, reporting for the Committee of the Whole, advised that the bid of the Fs.~rban~s ~orse Company, 226 First South, Seattle, Washington was the lowest a~ best bi~ received for two deep-well pumps. ~,ot!on of ~,~rs. Haddon and ~r. Gorst that *~he bid of the Fairbanks Morse Compmay be accepted, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. ~,~rs. Haddon, Yes. ~.~r. Go~-st, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1557 establishing and fix~ng the boundari~s of voting precincts, in the City of Bremerton, an~ designating the n~uber of each sa~d precincts, an.t amending 0~dinance No. 1405 and all other ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency. ~f, ot~on by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Keen to adopt Ordinance No. 155~ with instructions to the City Clerk to mail a copy of said ordinance to the County Auditor with a req~est that same be filed in his office, carried as follows: ~,~r. Keen, Yes. ~.~.~s. ~addon, Yes. Mr. Oorst, Yes. Clerk rea5 Planning Commission Resolution No. 4, signed by C. ~. Fulmer, President, and John C. ~erkel, Secretary, an~ ~ergency Ordinance, No. 1558 of t~e City of Bremerton amending Use snd Area Maps of Ordlnsmce No. 1553 an~ ~eclaring an emergency. ~f, otion by Mr. Keen and ~r. Gorst to adopt Ordinance No. 1558 with instruc- tions to the City Clerk to forward said ordinance with map to the County Auditor For his recording of ordinance and filing of map, carried as follows: ~r. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Ha~5on, Yes. Mr. Corer, Yea. Clerk z~ead Government Le~se on Lots 4-12, inclusive, Block !G, Charleston Plat, City of Bremerton, Kitsap Count~,~, Washington. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Keen authorizing and instructing the Mayor an~] the Oity Clerk to sign the ].ease in triplicate and forward same to the Commandar~t ce the 13th Naval District, Seattle, Washington, retaining the fot.~th copy for City files, carried ss follows: ~fr. Keen, Yes. ~,~rs. Haddon, . s I~r. Go,st, Yes, The City Attorney a~vised the Co,mcil that the case of Goldstein vs. the City of Bremerton is set up and at iss~]~ an~ is to be tried. The City Attorney advised the Co~mcil that he had reviewed the insurance re the Kr~ng's case and the insarance was limited to ~10,0OO.00 instead of ~5,000.00 also that the case was being worked on and was to be trffed sometime in ~ay, 1944. - Motion by ~,~r. Keen mhd [f,r. Gorst instructing the City Treasurer to prepare a map showing all City property and refer it to the Park and Recreation Co~m~ttee, carried, all members voting Yes. The Mayor advised that he had gone before the Couty Cormmissioners with a plan for elt~s!nating the odor at the Sanltaton Fill, s~d hs~ issued Instructions March 15, 1944 (cent) to that effect but the instructions had not been carried out and as a result there is still a considerable odor thereabo,~ts, and if this plan was not feasible or practical some other plan should be adopted. On motJon by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon, the City Engineer was reeuested to examine the fill and g~ve a recommendation for eliminating the odor, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carrie5 as follows: Mr. Kean, Yea Mrs. Harden, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ~otfon by ~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting Deputy City Clerk A:~orove~: Mayor