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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/31/44 May 31, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday May 31, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Cor~ntssioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the Assistant City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion of Mr. Keen and Er. Gorst same were approved as reed, all members voting Yes. -Clerk read letter of resignation from Ray Jones, Property man for the Civilian Defense; and authorization for non-civil service appointment of Rex Haines as property man in place of Mr. Jones. Motion by Mr. Keen and ~r. Gorst to accept the resignation of Ray Jones, and approve the appointment of Rex Haynes, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from J. A. Harader to Mrs. Haddon, tendering hie resigner tion as City Wharfinger, effective June 1, 1944, and authorization for non-civil service appointment of Clarence L. Moller as Wharfinger for the City. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and mr. Keen to accept the resignation of Mr. Harader and approve the temporary appointment of Mr. Moller as wharfinger and watchman · for the City Dock, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Washington State Department of Health signed by Lee Powers, M.D., confirming the conference between the 'Commissioners of the City of Bremerton and the State Department of Health regarding the Bremerton watershed, on May 28, 1944 at Seattle, Washington, and stressing the seriousness of permitting a railroad to be located through the Bremerton watershed. After general discussion of the letter by the Council and on motion of Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst the letter was made a matter of record and referred to the Mayor and the Commissioner of Public Works for the forwarding of this l'etter to the C~mmandant of the Nayy Yard to advise him of the contents,' carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from George K. Christiansen, Recording Secretary of the International Brotherhood of Eh ctrical Workers, Local Union No. 874, requesting that booths for registration be set up at different places in the City. Motion by Mr. Keen and ~rs. Raddon to refer the letter to the City Clerk, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the East Bremerton Improvement Club askin~ that improvements be made at the ~anette end of the Bremerton-East Bremerton Bridge, and the funds for the improvements be obtained from the Federal Government. Mr. Gorst expressed the opinion that he saw no way of speeding the traffic over the bridge by widening the approach from the Manette side, but if they could secure enough property adjoining the present approach, Federal aid might be secured. Motion by Mr. Keen and ~r. Gorst to refer the letter to the Commis~oner of Public Works with no recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read authorization for non-c~vil service appointments for the follow- ing persons and positions: Velds Arlene Hart, Recreation Leader for the Recreation Department. Freda Martinette Brunsdon, Junior Accountant for the Recreation Department. Thomas Augustus Jones, and Richard Jerry Harrington, truck drivers for the Sanitation Department. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read report of separstion of E. E. Miller from the Poiice Department, and a let,~er from Arthur N. Morken, Chief of Police, giving the reasons why Mr. Miller had not satisfactorily completed his probation period aS Lieutenant. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to accept the resignation of Mr. Miller, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separations for the following: Ernest G. Osterholm, fireman, from the Fire Department. 0. R. Brockman, driver; William Rotter, Laborer; J. EaFazia, laborer, and Alvin J. Henry, laborer, from the Sanitation Department. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the foregoing separations, carried, all members voting Yes. Mrs. Haddon advised the City Council that ana greement had been reached with the Housing Authority in regard to the use of their tractor. Clerk read Resolution No. ~84 as follows: WHEREAS, R. J. Strasser, Contractor on Anderson Creek Wells, Project Wash. 45-185 (N), Contract No. ~, Bremerton, Washington, has completed all work under .. h~s contract in accordance with the approved plans and contract docun%eDts,~ May 31, 1944 (cont) AND WHEREAS, the date specified for completion under the contract occurred on March 19, 1943, but the work was not completed until May 9, 1944, an excess of 417 days, WHEREAS, the overrun in the specified contract completion ~ime is due to contractor's inability to procure mate~ials in time to secure proper priorities, change order, No. 13-3-2 for drilling 8 inch hole, change order No. 29-3-4 for cutting off 8 inch casing and sealing, and contract delay during negotiations with Federal Works Agency to endeavor to increase the scope, and more particular- ly described in contractors and City Engineer's letters requesting time extensions of the following dates: March 29, 1943 March 20, to June 8, 1943 for 80 days by Contr. July 19, 1943 June 9, to Sept. 30, 1943 " 115 days by Contr. Jan. 1, 1944 Oct. 1, to Jan. 1, 1944 "i/ 93 days by Com~r. Jan. 29, 1944 Jan. 2 to Jan. 29, 1944 " 28 " " " May 19, 1944 Jan 30 to May 9, 1944 " 101 " "City Engr. or atotal of -----~days extension of time requested. AND WHEREAS, liquidated damages were specified in the contract, AND WHEREAS, no damage of any nature whatsoever occurred by reason of failure of the contractor to complete his work within the time specified. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, (1) That no'liquidaSed damages be asserted by reason of R. J. Strasser's failure to complete the work within the time speci- fied, and (2) That the resolution of unqualified, unconditional waiving of damages be transmitted to t he Regional Engineer of the Federal Works Agency ~or his approval. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to adopt the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 365 as follows: WHEREAS, the hereinafter described property is required by the War Depart- ment of the United States of America fc~ emergency purposes, and representatives of the United States of America have consulted with the City of Bremerton re- garding the leasing of said property and have used said property] and WHERAS, a written lease is required by th~ Un'ired States of America cover- ing said property, now therefore, be it RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk be, and they are hereby author- ized and directed to execute a land lease for the following described proper~y: West half (~) of the Southwest quarter (~), Section 24, Towneh~p 24 North, Range i W.W.M., containing approximately 80 acres siturated in Kitsap County Washington. In accordance with the form provided by the United States of America for a term commencing 28 July 1943 through 30 June 1944, and at the option of the United States of America for a further period as provided in paragraph 3 of said lease. Motion by Mr. Gorst and gr. Kean to adopt the Resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk announced that this was the date set for the continued hearing on the Charleston Avenue Sewer, and a group of interested property owners was present in favor of installation of sewers in their localities. The persons gathered were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Barton Ainsworth, 410 Charleston Avenue. Albert W~nsky, 409 Charleston Avenue. Harold E. Chandler, 406 Charleston Avenue. Mrs. H. Wheatley, 3310 Farragut Street. William T. Redmond, 440 S. Charleston Avenue. General discussion of the locations of the Sewers and the cost of install- ing them followed: Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kesn thst the hearing be continued another week and the City Engineer be instructed to prepare an estimated cost of putting in a sewer for the property owners at their request, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Nutter read a letter from the Western Gas Company of Washington, en- closing their check for $500.00 to apply on the City ~ranchise Tax for the year 1943. Mo~ion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Keen to give the Treasurer authority to accept the check for the City of Bremerton, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Nutter read letter from the Investors Service Corporation regarding the Charleston LID #42 bonds numbered 388 to 371, inclusive, par value $1800.00. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the letter to the City Treasurer and the City A,torney for recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes. May 31, 1944 (cont) Mr. Gorst advised the City Council that Mr. mlmer J. Hike was willing to sell'several lots to the City and he recommended the purchase for the ~ravel that would be available to the city from them. Motion by Mr. Gor~st and Mr. Kean instructing the City Attorney to draft a resolution for the purchase of the lots,~ carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Arthur N. Morken, Chief of ?alice, requesting the permanent appointments of the following: RoOert High, Paul B. Hinton, Theodore Ingram, Paul W. Greathouse, and T. HJ Miller as Sergeants, their probationary period being satAsfactorily passed. Clerk read letter from the Chief of Police requesting the permanent appointment of Captain for T.K. Phillips, who had passed his six months pro- bationary period satisfactorily. Motion by Mr. Kean a nd Ar. Gorst to confirm the permanent appointments as stated by the Civil Service Commisslon, carried, all members voting Yes, Mr. Kesn asked permission of the City Council to write a letter of thanks and appreciation to Colonel Charles C. Dawes, who' is being removed from this locality. Permission for hi~ to do so was granted. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council,'carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. /City ~lerk