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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/29/44 March 29, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council oF the City of Bremerton, ¥~ashington, held on Wednesday March 29, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M. I~iayor Keen, Presiding, Comnissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, Attorney Merkel, and the City Treasurer being [)resent. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and of recessed meeting and on motion of ~.,~r. Keen and Rlr. Gorst same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from ~r. Yett, Fire Chief, asking that bids be called for a new sixty-five foot J,~nior Aerial Ladder Truck and all necessary equipment. Motion by ~ir. Keen and ~,'ir. ~ ~ ~o. st instructing ?~e Clerk to call for bids, ret~,.rnable April 1~, 1944, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. ~[rs. Haddon, Yes. ?~r. Gorst, Yes. Clerk resd letter from the ~remerton Round Table signed by ~[r. Jim Strns, Secretary, urging the immediate widening of Sixth Street. Contents meted and letter referred to ~Ir. Gorst. Clerk read letter from the 40 & 8 Society requesting permission to hold a party in the old City ~ock Building. ~¥]otion by ~r. Keen and ~,]r. Gorst to refer letter to the Chief of Police, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter ~ro~ the East Bremerton Improvement Club with enclosed petition signed by 22 residents, asking improvements be made o~: Harkins Street. ~.[otion by f~]r. Gorst anti l¥~r. Keen to refer the letter end petition to the Co~issiener of Public Utilites with ~ower to act, carried, all members voting Y e s. Clerk read letter to l~/ir. Barrett E. Coates, pension expert for the Civil Service, employin~2 his services for the CitM of Bremerton. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst to authorize the [~'~ayor and the City Clerk ~o sisn the letter pursuant to motion by the Oity Council March 1, 1944, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. ~rs. Harden, Yes. l~lr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter fro~ J. L. Hatfield reportin~S the appointment of ueor&~e Grim~ to a ?osftion with the otreet Del~artment. l'~lotion by ~[r. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that thc appointment be concurred in a~d t~e Civil ~ervice Examiner be notified, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Non-Civil Service appoint~ent of [.~r. a. B. £~dd as maintenance man For the Recreation Department. f.,~otion by ~'/!r. Keen and i'~irs. Haddon to approve the appointment, carried, all. members vo~ing Yes. March 29 1944 (cont) Clerk read Ordinance No. 1559 setting up and establishing an insurance fund, directing t~e transfer of monies into said insurance fund, setting up a ~]'metbod'~' for purchasing insurance for the City of Bremerton and declaring an emer- gency. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt the Ordinance, carried as follows~ t¥~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1560, relating to Public Health and Safety and regulating the manner of fumigation; the keeping and use of certain dangerous substances used therefor; licensing the business of jumigattng; defining offenses and providing penalties and dec]_ering an emergency. Clerk also reed a letter from Bremerton-Kitsap County Health Department reconm~ending the passage of such an ordinance. ~,'iotion by Mr. Gora~t and ~r. Kean to adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1561 amending Ordinance No. 1418 known as the building code of the City of Bremerton, by adding thereto Chapter 50, Sections, !, 2 and 3; providing for the building, use and demolition of temporary structures, and declaring an emergency. Metion by Mr. Gorst and ...r. Kean to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: ~.[r. Kean, Yes. ~!rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk reported receiving one bid for a 3 ton truck for the Sanitation Depart- ment ~d on motion by Mr. Gorst amd Mr. Kean the bid was opened and read aloud from. H. ~',. Lyons offering 1 international truck for the price of ~1841.19. ~iotion by Mr. Gorst and ~,,rs. Had. dom to purchase the truck as offered, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ~otion by Mr. Gorst and i~[r. Kean instructing the Clerk to call for bids for 1800 feet of 12 inch steel pipe, returnable April 12, 1944, carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon,.Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ~ir. ~]erke]_ reported he had received a letter from Mr. Parker, 917 Nipsic Avenue, regarding fence on street. Motion by Mr. Go,st and Mr. Kean to file letter, carried, all members voting Yes. ~r. Kean advised Co~missioner Gorst that a flat rate for water would be charged the water nsers at the ~irst Street Wharf. ~otion by ~ir. Kean and ~ir. Gorst instructing the ~lerk to call for bids for re-installing lights at Roosevelt Field, returnable April 12, 1944, carried, all members voting Yes. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to advance Katherine Anderson from J~nior Clerk, Second ~lass at a salary of ~120.00 per month to Junior Clerk, First Class at a salary of ~130.00 per month; and advance Bernice Burdett from a part time Senior Olerk third class at a salary of ~100.00 per month, to a part time Senior Clerk second Class at a salary of ~115.00 per month, carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Corer, Yes. ~.!otion by ~r. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to instruct the City Attorney to write a letter to the tenants of the f'Irst Street ~harf regarding drinking of liquor on city property, carried, all members voting Yes. ~!otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~orst to approve the plan for discussion of ali~;nment of Congressional Districts and request re-apportionment at the next meet:ng of the ~ssociation of Washington Cities, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by ~,'ir. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meet[ng and approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows: i~r. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Ha0don, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. Yes. .,~ot~on by ~ir. Kean ~d Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting /City ~]erk Approved: F. ayor