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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/44 March 22, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday r~arch 22, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Co~issioner Gorst, City Attorney Bryan and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutesof previous meeting and on motion of Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst same were approved as corrected, all members preseat voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Federal Works Agency re insurance on Project ~ash. 45-902, Fire Eq~ipment, Bremerton, ~ashington. Letter ordered filed. Clerk read letter from the Coca-Cola ~ottling Company requesting permission to erect a baseball score board at Roosevelt Field. ~',~otton by f,ir. Kean~ [~r. Gorst to grant permission, carried, all members present votimg Yes. Clerk rea5 letter from the Pacific Coast ~uilding Officials Conference requesting the presence of ~]r. ~l. G. [~icLeod at the next scheduled meeting of the Executive Board on July 2 an~ July 3, 1944. On motion of Mr. Kean and f~r. Gorst contents were noted and the letter was referred to I~]r. Gorst, all members present voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Judge Frank W. Ryan reco~m~ending raises in salary for ~iiss Catherine Anderson and ~rs. Bernice Burdett. Un motion of ~','ir. Kean and ~r. G~rtst the letter was referred to the City Attorney, carried, all members present voting Yes. Clerk read ~uthor~zation for Non-Civil Service Aopointment of Kenneth Smith as Patrolman for the Police Department for a period of 60 days; Clerk read [~eport of Separation from the Sanitation Department of E. ~. Lounsberry. On motion of ~]r. Kean and )ir. Gorst the appointment of ~e~meth M. Smith was certified, ~d the discharge of ~. ~. Lounsberry was approved, carrie~, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for ~ids for hose for the Fire Depart- ment five bids had been received an5 on motion of ~r. Gorst and ~,r. Kean bids were opened and read aloud from the following firms: The B. F. Goodrich Company, Eureka Fire Hose, Charles H. Harde~ & Company, Sanderson Safety Supply Company and the i~elson Equipement Company. I~iotion by ~ir. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer bids to the Purchasing agent for recommendation, carried, all members present voting Yes. ~r. Gorst presented the Final Estimate for Partial Payment Ro. 1 to the Valley Construction Company, Project ~ash. 45-17~ N. I~otion by ~]r. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the estimate,carried as follows: ~]r. Kean, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, adsent. ~arch 22, 1944 (cent) Motion of Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean to instruct the Oity Clerk to call for bids on sale of used Fordson Tractor, returna01e April 5, 1944, carried, all members present voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to instruct the City Clerk to advertise for bids on two trucks for the Sanitation Department, carried, all members present voting Yes. Mr. Lyons appeared before the Council about the sale of his truck to the Sanitation Department but the matter was postponed until Commissioner Haddon would be in attendance. Clerk read Resolution No. 355 as follows: Be IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the ~ity of Bremerton, in regular session assembled, that any an~ all acts of the Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton in relation t6 the full prosecution and completion of Project Wash. 45-133 N, Recreation Building, and all necessary equipment, including all certificates, financial transactions acceptances, and each and everything done by the said Housing Authority as the agent and represent- ative of the ~ity of Bremerton, be and the same are hereby ratified, con- firmed and approved. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt Resolution, carried, all members present vo~ing Yes. ~ ~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~orst instructing the City Clerk to issue a warrant to Mr. Carnahan in the amount of ~450.OO for payment of property at Dora ~venue and Burwell Street, and deliver same to the City Attorney, carried, all members present!voting Yes. Mr. Bryan reported the check for the property would be kept in his office matil Mr. Carnahan delivered the £itle Insurance on said property. Cle~.k read letter from Mr. Norman regarding insurance on Taxi cabs. On motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst contents were noted and the letter was referred to the Police Department for suggestions and then be referred to the City Attorney who would write a letter to Mr. Norman, and forward copy of same to the Police Department and the City Treasurer, carried, all members present voting Yes. n~r. Bryan reported that he had written a letter to the Webb Ranch Dairy at the request of the Public Health Department protesting the Standard of their grade ~ milk. The City Treasurer reported he had received checks from the Gover~nent in lieu of taxes for housing projects. Motion by ~r. Kean an~ Mr. Gorst to direct the Treasurer to accept the checks and apportion the amounts among the various funds, carried, all members present voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to instruct the ~ater Department to install meters on the First Street Wharf, charged against the wharf, and furnish water to Younglove Grocery Company, carried, all members present voting Yes. ~ottonby Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow all bills presented at this meeting an5 approved by a majority of the Council, carried ~s follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. ~i~. Gorst, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, absent. Motion by Mr. Kean an~ i~r. Gorst to recess until Friday, March 24, 1944, at ten o'clock A.M., carried, all members voting Yes. App roved: Mayor March 24, 1944 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Co~cil of the Oity of Bremerton, reconvened at t0 O'clock A.M. Friday, March 24, 1944. Mayor Ken presiding, Commissioner Gorst and the City Clerk being present. Clerk gave report of ?urchasing Agent on the bid for hose for the Fire Department and advised the bid of the Eureka Fire Hose Company was the best bid for the City. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to accept the bid of the Eureka Fire Hose Company, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean instructing the oity Clerk to c ~ 1 for bi~s on s used tractor dozer for the Street 0epartment, returnable ~pril 5, 1944 at tem o~clock A.M., carried, all members present voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members ~resent voting Yes. Approved: