HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/44 April ].9, 1944
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, ~ashington,
held on Wednesday April 19, 1944 at ten o'clock A.Y.. N~ayor Keen presiding,
Commissioner Haddon, Co~Tffaissioner Gorst, and the City Treasurer being present.
Clerk read mt.nutes of previous regular meeting and on motion of Mr. Kean and
~,~r. Gorst minutes were approved after sleight correction, all members voting Yes.
Clerk rea~ letter from J. Fran~ ~ard, Area Representative for the Cofmnittee
for Congested Production Ar_as, e~pressing t~e willingness of Dr. ScD_miUt to
red, Jew the estimate of the po?~lation of the City of Bremerton at any time.
Letter was ma~e a matter of record a~d faf erred to the ~,~ayor for his files.
Clerk read reports o~~ Separation from t~e Sanitation Department of the
fol. lcwing: A. 1L. Schultz, E~gene Lewis, and Glen Segerman.
~,~otien by ~'irs. Ha~]don an~t I~!r. Kean to ap.~rove the separations, carried, all
members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from the East Bremerton Improvement Club clarifying the
oetition rea~ before the City Co~ncil ~pril 1~, 1944.
~'.~otion by f~ir. Kean and ~/,r. Gorst to refer the letter to the Commissioner of
Public Works, c~rried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read req~est fo~ locst_~on license to install a pinball machine at the
"Y!× After S'~x Shop", Sheridan P~rk, aporove~ by the Chief oP Police.
Motion by ~r] Kean and ~kr. Gorst that the req,~est be granted, carrieU, all
members voting Ves.
Clerk rea~t Ordinsnce I~o. 1562, second reading, ~eclaring an emergency to
e×ist on account of the necessity of ~aving a watchman tn attendance at the City
Cemetery, anc~ appropriating fur~ds to meet stroh emergency.
[~.ot[on by Mr. Kean '~nd Mr. Gorst to adopt the Ordinance, carried as follows:
£,~r. Kean, Zes. ff.~s. Haddon, Yes. I~r. Gorst, Yes.
Clerk rea~ Ordina~ce ~o. 1563, second reading, declaring an emergency to
e×ist on a~co~mt of the need for additional tools, fire-fighting clothing, materials
s, nd automotive equipment for the Fire Department~ automotive equipment for the
Police ~epartment, and appnopristing funds to meet such emergency.
]'.lotion by ;f.r. [(ean an~ ~1r. Gorst to adopt Ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ~,'irs. Haddon, Yes.
Clerk rea~ letter £'rom James ¥~. Brysn, Jr. regaeding deductions of monthly
amounts from the salaries of City E~ployees for t~e Blue Cross Plan.
l'.iatter was ~'eferre.~ to the De[~sr'tment Heads to be circularized among the
employees to ascertain the nu~12er of employees interested in the Plan.
J~(r. Gorst discussed the b~ds o~ steel pipe which were opened April 12, 1944
and advised the p~pe offered was not suitable for Oity needs.
,Verier by .V~r. Gorst and Mr. Keam to reject the ~Ids on steel Pipe, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Clerk reported the bids for Sanitation trucks we~.e still being considered
by the Committee.
}(etlon by l'~r. Gorst and l'~/r. Kean instr~ctimg the City Clerk to call for bids
on a Portable Road Relier, returnable ~/~ay 3, 1944 at 11 A.M., csrried, all
members voting Yes.
~-rs. i[a~idon s,~ggested to the City Co~.,ncil that all City trucks be pooled a~d
be put under the direction of one appointed person.
[~lr. Kean and Mr. Corst advised it might not be workable and would entail
much discussion.
~/,otion by ~r. Gorst and f~ir. Kean to instruct the City Clerk to ~ssue a call
for bids for steel pipe, specifications to be furnished by I~r. Casad and return-
able ~'~ay 3, at 11 A.,~., carrie~, ali members voting Yes.
~r. Kean discussed the days on which the different departments of the City
were paid.
~.~otion by i~'~r. Kean and ~r. Oorst to adoot the policy of paying the t'lire,
Police sn~ Varieus C~ty Hall Departments on ~he 1st and the lSth of each month
and paying the Sanitation, Water,~ Street and Park Departments on the 3rd and 18th
of each month, aarr~ted, all members voting Yes.
~r. Kean discussed the installat]on of a Coca Cola machine in the City Hall
for the convenience of employees and advised that if a suitable tocatio~was ~ ~
found for the machine it would be permissfble .... ". ' / '" "~' ': -'
April l@, 1944 (cont)
Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids on Flood Lights for the
Roosevelt Field five bi~s ha5 been received and on motion of Mr. Kean and Mr.
Gorst bids were opened and read aloud from the following:
Morthcoast Electric Comoany, Seattle, with a certifie~ check for
~)1~0.OO and a total bi~ of ~26V3.00 and an alternate bid of
,i~2002.50.
Ceneral Electric Supply 0orporation, Seattle, with a certified check
for ~150.O0 and a tetal bid of .~2839.bO.
Electric Company of Port Angeles with $ check for ~193.13 and a
total b~d of ~3750.00.
Graybar ~lectric Company, Seattle, with a check for ~160.O0 and a
totsl bid of ~2692.50.
~.~esting house Electric Company, Seattle, advising that a check was
now in the mail, and a total bid of ~2865.00 and an alternate
bid of ~24~2.50.
~iotion by ~r. Kean an~ Mr. Gorst to refer th~ bids t o the Purchasing Agent,
~..~r. Casac], ~[r. Scbricker, ~,ir. Pryce and Mr. Severance with permission to call
in amy electrical expert necessary, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clezk reported that pursuant to call for bids for concessions at Roosevelt
.,iel an~ Civic Recreation Center two bids ha~ been received and on motion of
~,~[r. Kean and ~'~rs. Had~on bids were opened asd read aloud from the following:
Kenneth E. Moffitt with a bid of 10~ of the gross receipts.
B. T. Henhard, 7~hlteway Grocery, with a bid of 5% of the gross receipts.
~.~otion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to refer bids to the Purchasing Agent,
Chairman of the Park an~ Recreation Co~ission, and the Finance Co~ittee of
the Park amU Recreation Commission, carried, all members vo~ing Yes.
Clerk read Resolut~om No. 356 as follows:
WIIEREAS, by ~esolution No. 349, passed by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton on February 23, 1944, the City Treasurer was Uirected to sell the
following ~escr~be~ real property at public sale to the highest and best biUder,
after p~blicat~on of notice of sale, and
WHE'EFa. S, the City Treasurer duly advertised the said prpperty for sale am5
con~ucte~ a p~blic sale as directed by said resolution and John R. ~nnington
an~ Guss~e D. '~im~ington, his wife, were the highest an5 best bidders for said
real pr~perty, bidc~ing the sum of ~3V5.00 to be paid as follows: ~5.O0 cash
s,s a ~own payment am~ the balance of ~300.O0 at ~10.O0 per month plus i~:~erest
at seven per cent per snn~, sai~ re~l property being described as follows:
:~outh 60 feet of the West one-half of Lot 5, Block 4,
¥~arren Smith's Acre Tracts, Kitsap County, Washington.
i;O?f ?~:V~mFOEE.. .. , ~, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Bremerton
tha ~he O:lty Attorney is directe~ to prepare a contract for the sale of said
property by t~e C~ty of Bremerton to sa~d successful bi,der, an~ the ~iayor and
O~ty Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to sign said contract on behalf
oi' the Cf ty of Bremert::n.
.U.X !~ FUr~'THEI% RESOLVED that the City Attorney is directed to prepare a
deed to ssid property ia fulfillment of said contract, the Mayor and City Clerk
a~'e directed to sicn the same ~md the City freasurer is directed to hold the
sa!.l ~ieed in escrow pending full payment of the purchase price and Pull c:~m-
pi:is, ncc w~th the terms of' the contract of sale.
l~]otion by "'.!r. Kean and Mrs. IIaddon to adopt the resolution, car~,iec~, all
member~ voting Yes.
J~ir. Nutter gava a report that funds from State Aid bad been apport!.~n~e
Sanitation j25,3.~9. ~6
Library . 00~370.O0
Tohal ,~45,719.46
~.~'~ot!on ~"~ Yr' Kean an4 f~'~rs. Ha~don to allow all bills presente~ at this
meeting ~ approved by a ~ajorlty of the Council, carried as follows: I~ir.
~Zea~, Yes. Ers. ,I~ddon, Yes. [~r. Oorst, Yes.
~.iotion by i',Ir. Kea~ and ~..(rs. Ra~don to recess until 2 P.~. Eri~ay, ~pril
21. ]944, car~.ied, all me~bers votias Yes.
~City CIerk
~ayor
April 21, 1944
Recessed meeting of the City Council of the C~ty of Bremerton, '~Jash'[ngton,
held at two o'clock P. ~. Friday, ~prtl 21, 1944. [~layor Keen presiding, Comm. Itaddon
Commissioner Gorst, the City Attorney, City Treasurer anU ~Ir. Cased being present.
~.~r. Keen, reporting for the colmmittee of the ~hote, discussed the biUs on
reinstallation of lights for. ~ioose~elt Field.
~otion by ~r. Keen and ~r. Corst to a~nounce the intention of awarding
the bid to the Driscolt Electric Company of 2remerton subject to certain pro-
visions, with ~nstructions to the Clerk to return the checks of' the ~nsuccess-
ful bidders, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Ha~don, Yes. ~r. Gorst,
Yes.
~.r. Keen, reporting for the Co~mmtttee of the Whole re the purchase of
floodlights for Roosevelt Field advised that the bid of the Graybar Electric
Company of Seattle was the best for t~e City.
~.~otion by ~¢~r. Keen ~ l~;r. Gorst to sn~.ounce intention of awarding the
bid to the Grayber Electric Company, eno ~mstrueting the City 01erk to return
the checks of the ~successful bidSers, carried as follows: ~,~r. Keen, Yes.
~'~rs. Haddon, Yes. Y.r. Gorst, Yes.
[.!etlon by I~ir. Keen a~d ~l.s. Haddom awsrdinr the bid for a Seagrave Aerial
Ladder Truck to Howard Cooper Corporation, and ~tras, in an amount that will
stay under the s~dge!;ed amount, be purchased from the ss~e firm and instructing
the ~lerk to return checks to the ~.~successful bidders, carried as follows:
~r. Kear, Yes. I~e. Haddon, Yes. mr. Gorst, Yes.
Reportlm~Z for the Committee of the ~hole, !~r. Gorst read letter from the
F. '~'~. ~. recommending the use of medi~n trucks instead of heavy trucks for the
Sanitation Department, and advising further that a reco~ler~dation from Admiral
i'affinder would strengthen the request of hhe City. l~!r. Corst advised that
the letter also applied to the Street Grader now in the process of procurement
by the City.
Motio~ by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to turn the letter over to ~,~r. Severance
w~th a request that he procee~ with the necessary application to procure the
equip?ent, carried, all members votir~g Yes.
?ollowin~ general discussion by the ~ty Co~ncil re6arding the bids for
the Concessions for R.,osevelt Fiel5 eno the Civic Recreat~on Center, motion by
Mr. Keen and Mrs. Ha6don to refer the bids ~o the ~,iayor and the City Attorney
and then report bac~ to the City Council, carried, all members voting tles.
Clerk read Final report of disa2lowment of certain costs for Project
45-13~, Recreation ~uilding, shawir:g the City owed a balance of -~2,477.97 to
the Housing f~uth~.~ty.
Motion by ~r. Kean and ~.ir. Gorst to refer the estimate to the ~.~ayor in
order that proper instrnctions te given the City Attorney, and the amount to be
included in the Emerzency Appropriations under Parks and Recreations, carried,
all members voting Yes.
i~r. Gorst discussed the ordinance fixing the City Limits an5 advised ~hat
an amendment would have to be made i~ tn~' a ordinance to include Sylvan Street
in View i~.id~%e iIousing Project.
Yes. I','Iotion by Mr. Gorst and ]¥ir. Keen to adjourn, carried, all members voting
Approved:
~ayor