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~'~e~ lar meeting of the City Council the Ci of Bremerton, '.i~ashington
.~eld on ,~ednesday, A~ril 26, 1944 at ten o'clock A. ~ ~,ayor I ....... presi~ting,
Co~ss~oner Hac~]on, Con,missioner Gorst and th~ Assistant o~h~_ ~y Attorney being
present.
Clark read minutes of previous regular meeting and min~tes of recessed
~nectin~ and on motion of ~[r. Gorst and ~%'[r. Kean s~e were appro~zec] as read, all
members voting Yes.
A delegation of oroperty owners, residing in the Vicinity of E!eve~th and
i[~w~[tt Stre~ts, represe~ted by ~'~r. K. 0. Nordquist, 1910 Eleventh Street,
a~oeared before the C~ty Co~ncilto request a shack be removed from~e corner
of Eleventh and newitt. ~[r. ~lerkel advised the delegation that the buildin~L
~,.~as not ther permanently and wc~ld be moved soon.
Clark read autho~.izatIon for non-civil service appointment of l~[abel Mary
01~!s ss policewoman for the Police Department, effective April 24, 1944.
[,'lotion by ~r. Kerr, and ~..ir. Gorst to confi~ the temporary appointme~t,
carr~e~, ~]1 members voting Yes.
Olerk rea~ re[~ort of separation of ~,~arjorie W. Ebert as supervisory clerk
for t~ Ju~ical Department.
~[otion by I~!r. Kesl~ sad ~'~ir. Gorst to accept the resignation and insLruct-
~[[~ t~:e Civil Service Zeeretary-~sminer to issue a certificate of Availability,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk re~J letter from eleve~ citizens residing In the vicinity of ~'tfth
s, nd ?on~t._,, askir~ that ~]ratnage be r~rovided for the sidewalk on the south side
of ?'if th Street, west of Veneta Avenue.
'..~otion by [~[r. Kean ~ [~r. Corst to refer the letter to the City Engineer
w~th a reco~T~,endatIon that some drainage be provided, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from the City Engineer to ~]rs. Haddon encloslmS a letter
from the ~ledersl '~orks Ag~mcy containing instructions concerning the rejection
of ~] ] b~ds received o~. April 12, 1944, regarding Garbage Disposal Equipment.
Contents noted and letter was made a matter of record.
C_[~rk rea~ ~esolution No. 357 as follows:
WI[E[?EAS, sealed bids were received by the City Clerk of the C~ty of Brem-
erton at the C~ty H~ 1 until 11 oclock, Wednesday, "pril 12, 1944 for the furn-
ishinm of two motor trucks and two 9 yard Garwood Load Packers, Garbage Equipment
Project ~ash. ~.5-260 ~ and as mentioned in the official advertisement for bids.
N0~T~EHEFOHE,' ' '~ BE IT RESOLVED that irregularities occured by the opening
of two bids before the stipulated time.
~:ZE l'U FURTHER NEBOEVED that upon the recommendation of' tl~e City ~gineer,
all b~ls received are hereby rejected.
I.,'iotion by [.~s. Harden and ~lr. Kean that the resolution be adopted, carried,
~,ll members votinS Yes.
]'?~rs. i{addon requested that funds be invested in ~'
2~,% Gover~ent Bonds as
fei lows:
Cemetery ............... ~ 4500.00
L.I.D. Guarantee ....... 10000.00
Fireme~:~'s Pension F~nd- g. O00.00
Total .~17500. O0
l'he City A, torney was instructed by the City Council to write a letter to
George Farmer, resident of Seventh a~d Roosevelt, requesting him to remove the
fence he had erected spouted the parking strip at that location.
i,r. ~,~er]~el. reported that the aid o~, Concessions fop Roosevelt Field and
Civic ~lecreation Center was await~nC the signs, t~re of ~,ir. P,[offitt.
By direction of the City Co~ncil, t~e City Attorne}~ was instr,_lcted t<~ wPllte
to R~l~?s. Leis~ce pequeshing that she have the h~'ndrall and dock, damaged recently
by one of' her boats, repaired.
},'P. Kean, repoutir~S for the Cor~itte~? of the }~hole, advised the bids on
lights for Roosevelt Field was still under discussion.
I~.'[r. Kean discussed the action of the Civil ~ervtce Co~nission tn extending
t~e age, height, and weight limits for ~ireman and Policemen.
:,'~otion by }~r. Kemn and l~h's. Haddon to approve the action of the Civil
:i, ervice Co~ission in this retard, carried, all memhars voting Yes.
April 26, 1944 (cont)
~,~r. Keek and ~.~r. 0psata, representing the residents and business people of
tiarklas and Pitt Street, appeared befo'~e the Council to ask if the petition
for improvements of those streets would be acted upon by the City.
~J~otion by -~,]r. Kean m~d ~rs. tladdon to refer the request to the Commissioner
of Public ,,orks, the City Engineer a~d the City Attorney, carried, all members
voting Yes.
}lotion by )~]~. Kean and [~[rs. ~,orst to ret~r~ checks to s!l bidders on
Sanitation trucks, carried, all members voting Yes.
?,Ir. Keen reported that the playfJelds were being fixed, w ith the co-opera-
tion of all departments, and that Warren Avenue Playfield would be ready for
openi~-.g t~is Saturday end ~,~anctte w~.ul~] ~o ready next Thursday.
Clerk reported that purs,~ant to call for bids on Electric ~otor and
Starter, six bids baa been received, and on motion of i~Ir. Kean and ~. Gorst
same were opened and read aloud as follows:
Consolidated Service & Supply Con,party, Seattle, ;~ashington, with a certified
check for ,~}110.00 anal a total ~:id of .~Z174.40.
Westir, ghouse ~;lectric Company, Seattle, Wasbi~gton, with two certified checks
;~45.00 and ~212.00, and a total bid on motor, starter and switch of ,~845.55,
and a total bid on motor of ~599.40.
Driscoll Electric Company, Bremerton, ~ashington, with a certified check for
,~[47.3~ end a total bid on the motor of .~861.00 an~ a total bid on starter
or ~73.70.
F~r::snds ~.~orse Company of Seattle, Wa~ ington, with a certified c~}eck of
.~50.00 end a total bid of
All~s-Chal~ers Company of Seattle, ~fsshlngtoa with a certified check for ~45.00
and a total bid of
Ceneral Electric Company of Seattle, ¥'~asb~:g;ton, with a certified check for
~45.00 end a total bid of ~88V.~5 on the motor and starter ~d a bid of
,~'74.25 on switch.
f,lotion by Mr. Corst and i~m. ~ean that bids oa ele,~tr~c-driven pu~p an~ starter
be opened, carried, all members ~,ot~ng Yes.
Clerk read alo~d bi~s ~'rom the following:
Fairba~a Morse Compa~y of Seattle with a certified check for ~100.00 and a total
bi~ of ~1840.00
~o~%hingtcn P~mp sn~ ~lacl~inery Corporation, Seattle w~th a check for .,~98.O0 and
a total bid of ~1812.60.
Allls-Chalmers Company of Seattle, ~shfngton with e certified check for ~125.00
and a tots} hi~ of ,;i1727.40.
War,'em .Stea~, Turbine Company oY ~srren, Penn. with a certified check for
and atotal bi~ of
R. A. Provine Company of Seattle, Washington, no bi~.
DeLaval Steam ~urbi~e Company of Seattle, with a check for ~120.OO an~ a total
bid of
h~otion by 2~ps. Hsddon and ~;,r. Keep to refer .~s to the Purchasing Agent,
¢;o~r Super!~tendent and Co~issloner of F~blJc ;~orks, curried, all memb~rs voting
Yes.
~fotion by ~,irs. Haddo~} and ~,~r. Gorst to eden bids on trucks for the Sanitation
Department, carried, all members vottug Yes.
Clerk opened a~d rea~ slo~d bids fp'm th~ following firms:
CrawPord Motors, Dr~-merCon, ~ashiFgton, with a total bid of
Tecom~ G.M.C. ['ruck Corporation, '~con, a, 'l~a~:h!~-gton with a total bid of
.[~10,215.00.
Motion b./ ~frs. Haddon an~ 2~.ir. ilean to refer the bids to the Purchasin~ ALe~t,
8ort~'~'cs~.onor of Finance, and the Cormmissioner of Phbl~c fi'orks, carried, all
members voting Yes.
i~Tr. Kean advised the City Council that the Coast Guard] had asked permission
to uza the Second Street Dock for landing a boat.
I~,iotInn by Mr. Kean ar~4 I~,'!~'s. tIa~don to grant such oerm~ssion, carried,
~embars votlnt~ Yes.
]~,~oti-~n h~ Mr. Koap and ldrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this
.m~h~rd' and aooroved by s majority of the Cout~a!l, carried, ss follows: fdr..
!(~a;:, Ye:~. ~,~rs. Haddon, Yes. ~,4r. Gorst, Yes.
]Jotiom bj Yrs. II~ddot~ snd Mr. I~anr~ ~ to recess until two (2) P.2(. toda~~,
~rrffed, ali members voting
~,ayo r
April 26, 1944
P~r,~,ant to recess the regular meetfn~ of the City Council of the City of
2r~'merton wes reconv~ned at two o'clock P.M. Wednesday, ~?ril ~6, 1944.
?isyo~ f[ea~ prasIdIng, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst being present.
~.(r. Sever~nce, repo~'t]n.d for the Committee of the Whole, recommended the
temt~tlve awarding of the bi~ for Sanitation Trucks to Tacoma G.~.LC.Truck Corp-
oration, as being the best b!~ for the City of Bremerton.
Clerl~ read Resolution No. 358 as follows:
'I~!tEEEAS, ~e bids received for two (~) trucks and two (2) Load Packers
have b~ar~ d~.~ly opened, read and compared, and it appears that Tacoma
Truck Cor~pany, 307 Puyal!up, Tacoma, Wren. is low bidder.
WHEkiEAS' s~ch bi~J is within the available funds of the Garbage Departme.ut.
NOW, ]?HZRFFOI~E, F?J IT RESOLVED, that the contract for the delivery of said
two (2) trucks ~rd two (~o) Load Packers to the City of Bremerton, ~2shington,
be a~ ssrt~e is hereby awarded to G.M.C. Truck company, for the sum of ~10,215.00
(less ar~y subtrsctive alternates of Excise Tax in the sum of ~106.O0 to be
op:~]~ed) suca sward being tentative and conditioned upon government authority to
purc?~a, se this equipment.
~E I'P ?U!~TUFR RESOLVED, that the i~layor and Citf Clerk are hereby authorized
to ezecute s~:ch contract as soon as Goverument releases are procured.
~otion by i,~r. l(ean and [~[r. Gorst, acting on the recommendation of the
Committee, to approve adoption of the resolution, carried as fol]q,ws: Mr. ~an,
Yes. ~.irs. I!addon, Yes. ?~r. Caret, Yes.
?,~otion by ~r. Kea~ a~d Mr. Gorst to recess ~ntil 10 A.M. Sat~r~ay April
29, 1~44, c~r?ed, ali members voting Yes.
Approved:
~.ayor
April ~9, 1944
Pur,~s'~ant to recess the recular meeting of tt~e City Council of the City of
Bremerton was reconvened at ten o'clock A.~. April 29, 1944. ~ayor Y, ean pre-
si~ing, Ocmmissioner Hsddon and Commissioner Gorst being present.
~,ir. Kean explained the meeting was calle~] for the purpose, of awarding bids
o~cned at the regular meeti~g of the City Ooun¢il on April 26, 1944.
?~oti:~n hy ~r. Kean and ~.~r. Gorst to award the contract for Concessions at
[~oose--~lt i"ield and the Civic Recreation Center to Mr. Kenneth E. ~.~offitt for
10;~ of the gross receipts, carried, all members voting Yes.
~.r. Gorst, reportin~] for the Committee of the ~'~hole, advised re the bids
fo~ the 1OO h.p. motor and starter, that although the bid of tbs .Driscoll
Electric Company was higher t~an some other bids received, due to the fact that
ds!ivery could be made in fourteen days b~' the Oriscoll 6ompany, the committee
recommended awarding them the b~.
~ot~cm by ~.~r. Gorst and ~Tr. Keen to award the bid of the t00 h.p. motor
and starter to the Dr_~scoll Electric Company of Bre~ertom for the sum of
~i!850.30, carried as follows: Mr. ((can, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
If.r. Gorst, reporting for ~he Oommittee cf the ?~hole, discussed the 2ids
on the 250 h.p. pu~(v, advising that although some bids were lower than the bid
of the DeLaval Com~oany, the delivery dates were so far distant ss to make the
pumps useless to the City, whereas the DeLaval Company promised a delivery of
fourtee~ days.
Yotion by I'.[r. Corst an~ [drs. Hadrian to accept the bid of the DeLaval Steam
Turbine Company for the total amount of .~2,223.30, carried as follows:
Ksan, Yes. ~/[rs. HadSon, Yes. -~-~r. Gorst, Yes.
~.[otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to authorize the payment of a bi.~l to
Mr. Kronkhite, for work performed on the Civic Recreation Center, carried as
follows: fdr. Kean, Yes. ~[rs. Haddon, Yes. ~[r. ~orst, Yes.
Rjr. Kean disc~ssed the matter of a requisition for a typewriter for the
Civil Service Department.
~f, otion by ~rs. Haddon and ~r. Gorst to refer the requisition to the
April 29, 1944, (ccnt)
the purchasing Agent with a recommendation that he purchase, if possible, a
typewriter on which a discount for cash would be allowed, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Mr. Ji~ffny Wood, agent for the Arthur Circuses, appeared before the City
Council to request.the ~se of Roosevelt ~'~elU for the purpose of bringing their
c~rc~s to Bremerton. Mr. ~ood was referred to the Park and Recreation Commission
for a recommendatiom to the City Counicl.
Clerk read letter from ~r. Severance, City Engineer, to Mr. R. C. I[eynolds
re~far~i~g procurement of Sanitation trucks for the City.
~otiom by Mr. Kean and ~r. Corst to adjourn, carried, all members voting
Ap pr'ove~fl:
l~!ayor