HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/24/44 May ~4, 1944
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held on Wednesday May 24, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M.. Mayor Eean presiding,-
Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney being present.
Clerk read minutes of previous regular.meeting and on motion of Mr. Kean
and Mrs. Haddon same were approved after slight correction, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Mr. K. O. Nordquist, 1910 Eleventh Street, Bremerton, appeared before the
City Co~mcil to request that the City Streets be kept free of glass, thereby
conserving tires and contributing to the safety of the public.
Nfs. Lorenz appeared before the City Council to request the oiling of Fif-
teenth and Sixteenth Streets from Broadway to Warren Avenue to control the
dust caused by automobiles of persons attending the ball games at Roosevelt Field.
Mr. Gorst assured Mrs. Lorenz that the oil had been purchased for oiling
those streets, and would be applied as soon as weather permitted.
Mr. Grauerholz, Municipal Garage Superintendent, appeared before the Councll
to request the proper priorities for procuring parts forhhe reRairing of the
Caterpillar for the Sanitation Department. Mr. Grauerholz was referred to the
Purchasing Agent.
Clerk read authorization of non-civil service positions for the following
persons and positions:
Gus Bluff, Ground Keeper and Maintenance Man for the Civic Center.
John Everett Brown and John Henry Coyle, firemen.
Calvin John Beaulieu, water line patrolman, and ~arnest Kenneth Shaw as
Meter Reader for the Water Department.
Pete C. Crawford, helper; Kenneth Oliver Thompson, helper~and John Roy
LaFazia, helper, for the Sanitatio~ Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and i~r. Gorst to approve the temporary non-civil service
appointments, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Lee Powers,M.D., State Health Director, regarding
the proposed location of the railroad into Bremerton, and requesting the
attendance of the Water Superintendent and the Commission at a meeting of the
State Department of Health in Seattle on Friday, May 26, 1944.
Letter was made a matter of record and the Mayor announced the meeting
would be attended by representatives from Bremerton.
Clerk read letter from the Washington Library Association signed by Helen
Johns, opposing the inclusion of library employees under the City Civil Service.
Clerk read letter from Ruth M. Babcock, Secretary of the Library Board
advising the City Council that the Library Board wished to go on record as opposed
to the inclusion of the librarian and staff in general under city civil service
rule and asked that the City Commissioners review the whole question before
accepting the decision of the special assistant in the State Attorney General's
office.
Motion by Mr'. Gorst and ~r. Ke~ that the letters be referred to the Mayor
and ~r. McPherson, with the recommendation that they meet with the Library Board
for further discussion, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Dave Olson requesting permission to open a "For Hire"
boathouse on the areaL-immediately north of the Second Street ~narf ih the City
of Bremerton, and asking assistance in obtaining the approval of the Commandant
of the Eavy Yard. Mr. Kean explained why the letter had been written and
recommended all the assistenca possible to Mr. 01son.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~rs. Haddon that the letter be made a matter of
record and the Mayor be authorized to assist Mr. OlSon in obtaining permission
to open a "For Hire" boathouse, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from the Federal Works Agenc~ re Project No. ~8-178 (F~
and submitting a lease of War Public Works, FWA Form 1~8, covering the facilities
constructed under the captioned project, excluding the Seattle Court outfall.
Motion by Mr. Kean a nd i~r. Gorst to refer the letter and lease to the
CommisSioner of Public Works~ the City Engineer, and the City Attorney for study
and recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk reported this as date set for the hearing of Charleston Avenue,.
Farragut Street and Alley, Block D, Port Orchard Addition, and ten protests had
been filed, as follows:
Ray A. Blackwood and Arleth E. Blackwood, 401 Yantic Bo.
Calvin L. Hooper and Shirley M. Hooper, 407 Yantic So.
R. D. Austin, owner of Lot 1 and lot 2, Block ~.
W. Buffington and Pauline M. Buffington. (two protests}
May 24, 1944 (cont)
Marion V. Allison and Ruth I. Allison, 3308 Preble Street.
Otto C. Spieth, 520 S. Charleston Avenue.
G.M.H. Dibble and Mrs. G.M.H.~Dibble, 721 Rainier.
Sarah Bradbury, ~35 Lafayette Avenue SoUth.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony J. Sofia, 3404 Porter.
W.P. Deuel, 522 S. Charleston Avenue.
Mr. Gorst explained hew the assessments for the construction of the sewer
had originated, a nd advised the assembled persons that if any way could be found
to eleminate the necessity of Sewer Construction the assessment would be un-
necessary.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the matter to the ~it2 Engineer
and to continue the hearing until next WedneSday at the regular Council meeting,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Mrs. Haddon reported having~ received an inquiry from Miss Graham, attorney
for the Federal Housing Authority, regarding a contract with the housing projects
for the collection of garbage.
Mr. Bryan advised that the Sanitation Ordinance covered the price charged
for collection of garbage in the city limits, and therefore no contract was
necessary.
The matter was referred to the Commissioner of Finance.
Mr. Bryan advised the Kring's case had not yet been settled, and also that
he had drafted the letters to the Lionts Club and the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce
for the signature of the Mayor as he had been requested to do at the last meeting.
Clerk read Resolution No. 363 as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is anxious to make it convenient and possible
for all.persons elegible to vote in the City of Bremerton to register so that
they may vote in the forthcoming elections, and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton has kindly offered
the use of Rental Offices in housing projects in the City limits of Bremerton to
the City Clerk for registration purposes'in order that those persons residing in
said housing projects may conveniently become registered voters, now therefore,
be it 1
RESOLVED by the City Commission of~the City of Bremerton that the herein-
after described Rental Offices are hereby declared to be special o~fices of the
City Clerk of the City of Bremerton for the purpose of registration of qualified
voters on the dates hereinafter set forth!
June 2, 8 &6, 1944
Rental Office of Sheridan Park
June 2, § & 6, 1944
Rental 0~fice at Westpark
June 2, 5 & 6, 1944
Rental Office at ~ualheim Hill
June 3, 1944
Rental 0ffice at Sinclair Park
June 3, 1944
Rental Office at View Ridge
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall appoint Deputy Clerks in
charge of registration, and shall keep open said special offices on the dates
hereinkefore set forth, from the hours of 9{00 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. in charge of
such Deputy Clerks, and that such Deputy Clerks shall be aut4orized to register
qualified voters residing in the City of Bremerton. It is
FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton shall cause
this Resolution to be published in the official daily newspaper and cause copies
of this Resolution to be posted at the Rental Offices hereinabove named, and
shall give such additional publlci~y to this Resolution as he shall see f~t.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the resolution, carried, all~
members voting Yes.
Mr. Kean reported on the convention of Washington uities held in Chehalis,
Washington, and said t~at he believed much benefit had been gained by those
present through the discussions, although all problems had not been discussed
due to the lack of time.
M~tton by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at t his
meetingyes. Mrs.andHaddon,appr°vedyes.bY aMr.maJoritYGorst, Of Yes.the Council, carried as follows: Mr. Kean,
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes.
Approved: ~
- ' Mayor ~-