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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/14/44 June 14, 1944 Regular melting of the City Council of the City cf Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday, June 14, 1944 at ten O'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, Assistant City Attorney Rlerkel and the City Treasurer being, present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion of Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean same were ~proved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from ~r. harold Mundell, acting Chief of the Federal Property Section, Berkeley, California asking that the insurance to cover Pro. Wash. 45-901, ~ire Statidns, Bremerton be forwarded to him soon. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~'~r. Gorst instructing the City Clerk to rep~y to Mr. ~undell, informing him what had been done in this regard, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil Service appointments for the follow- ing persons and positions: Everett Warren Boyd, patrolman for the Police Department. i~'~arguerite Evelyn Rich, Clerk-stenographer for the ~unlcipal Court. Robert Edward Cloquet, laborer; Roy Alvin Duncan, Swamper; Isom I. Brown, laborer; Raymond Andrew Klopp, helper; for the Sanitation Department. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~¥~r. Gorst approving the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separations for the following: Fred Hartke, laborer; John G. Anderson, laborer; George Lavar Olsen, laborer from the Sanitation Department. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the separations, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from C. C. Casad, Water Superintendent for the City, advising the City Council that more chlorine equipment was needed to meet the requirements of the City Water Supply. ~otion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the City Clerk to issue a call for bids on chlorine equipment returnable June 28, 1944 at eleven o'clock A.M., specifications to be furnished later, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk rea.~ amended contract for collection of garbage between the City of Bremerton and the Housing Authority. ~otion by ~rs. Haddon and Mr. Kemu to authorize the ~{ayor and the City Clerk to slgn~ the contract for the collection of garbage as amended, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read ~tter from Investors Service C~'poration acknowledging our letter to them of Jttue lC, 1944 regarding Charleston L.I.D. #42, bonds numbered 356 to 371 inclusive, and advising the City that they were giving further consideration to the matter and would get in touch with metther the City Attorney or the City Treasurer at a later date. Motion by ~[r. Kean and ~ir. Gorst that contents be noted and the letter filed, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 368 as follows: WHEREAS, the United States of America has made a grant in the sum of $35,510.00 to the City of Bremerton for recreatiom purposes, a~d the City of Bremerton has accepted said grant, and WHEHEAS, pursuant to the terms of said grant it is necessary for the City to contribute funds, and all of said funds are to be used for re-creational purposes and expended ~ursuant 2o the Budget adopted for the Park and Recreation Departments, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED that a special warrant account to be know~ as.Recreatio~ ' Contribution Fund, Wash. 45 M 97 be, and the same is hereby established. ' .... ~ IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Treasurer is her eby auth~rized and ~ ~ directed to transfer to said fund ~l receips from taxes and miscellaneous receipts of ~e ~remerton Civic Recreation Center for the Year 1944 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Treasurer be authorized and directed to make an apportionment of the tax millage as set forth in the City Budget for park purposes for the year 1944 on the bas~s of twO-thirds of the total millage to the Recreation Contribution ~'und account and one-third to the Park fund. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all f'muds received from the United States of ~merica by way of Federal Works Administration grant sh~l be added to the city budget in order to comply with the Federal Works Administration Budget as set forth in said grant and that the budget items as set forth in the said grant be changed from time to time as circumstances may require and as ~proved by the Regional Office of Federal Works Adminstration. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all exoendftures from the Recreation Contribution Fund ~ash. 45-M-97, be made as ~proved'by the 1944 budget for the Recreation Deapartment. ~otion by Mr. Kean and l~r. Gorst to adopt the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. June 14, 1944 (cOnt) Clerk read Resolution No. 369 as follows: WHE~FIS, certain departments of the City of Bremerton have excess funds in the amounts hereinafter set forth, which are available for investment, and WHEREAS it is to the best interests of the City of Bremerton that such funds be iovested in interest bearing securities at the present time, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED that the City Treasurer of the City of Bremerton be, and he is hereby instructed to purchase from the following funds in the following amounts: LID SINKING ...... $ 2,000.00 FIREMEN'S PENSION FU~Di . . o 7,000.00 LID GUARANTY F~D ....... 5,000.00 POLICE PENSION FUND . . 1,000.O0 o a $40,000.00 U~'£ED STA£ES THEASUREY 2~ per cent coupon bonds, Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to adopt the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 370 as follows: WHEREAS a Petition to Vacate the West 15 feet of Lot V, Tract 5, Warren S~uith's Acre Tracts, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, has been filed with the City Council of the City of Bremorton, and it appearing that said' Petition is signed by more than two-thirds of the owners of the private property abutting on the portion of the street sought to.b~ ¥~9~te~, no ~her~fore~ he.it RESOLYED that a hearing on sale ~e~onoe see rot 2ne ±zth ~ay of Ju}y,, 1944 and that the City Clerk be instructed and directed to post written notice of the pendency of said Petition end hearing in three of the most public places in the City of Bremerton and by publishing the same once a week for three consecutive weeks tn the official city newspaper. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. aean to adopt the resolution, carried, ~l members v bring Yes. Clerk read Ordinance nO. 1566 amending Subsection l, Section 6, of the Ordin- and ~o. 1553 of the City of Bremerton, and providing for the building of commercial buildings in C-1 Commercial One Distr2cts, on property where a dwelling exists. Motion by M~. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the passage of Crdainance, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Merkel advised the City Council that the deed for the pro~rty being p,~rchased from Mr. Hike had been made out and had been sent for signature. ~r. Merkel advised that the lease for the Second Street ~harf for Dave Olsen was in t[~e process of being re-typed and would be ready today. Clerk read letter from Mr. C. C. Ca sad submitting the Estimat No. 3 for Anderson Cree~ well drilling by R. J. S~rasser Company. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen approving the estimate and instructing the City Clerk to issue a warrant on the Current Water Fund for the amount of $2176.33, carried as follows: ~ir. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Hsddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Mr. C. C. Cased submitting the Estimate No. i for Hugh G. Purcell for furnishing msterials to the Water Department as ~er contract awarded on bid opening of Janizary 28, 1944. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr.Kean approving the Estimate and instructing the City Clerk to issue a warrant on the Current Water Fund for the amount of $56,464.80, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. I~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 371 for sale of real property foreclosed for general taxes on the following described real property in Kitsap County, Washington, to-wit: Lot 4 Rolstads Addition to Bremerton, $600.00 Lots 7 & 8, Block 2 First Asdition to Charleston $~20.O0. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to adopt the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by M~. Keen and Mr. Gorst instructing the City Clerk to issue a call for bids for a four door sedan or panel truck for the Police Department, return- able June 28, 1944, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk announced that this was the date of the postponed hearing of ~e proposed sewer L. I. D. A group of interested property owners was present in favor of installation of sewers in their localities. Clerk read petition from the group as follows: We, the undersigned, propose to the City of Bremerton, an agreement to construct a sewer on Farragut Street in the following manner.-- ~o dig trench and lay standard size sewer main for 150 ft. from manhole on Yantic Street to the east line of lot #3 Block #13. June 14, 1944 (cont) A sub sewer to be lald in north and south alley of Block 8 for a distance of 150 ft. to provide a sewer for owners of Lots #20 & 21 and 22 & 23, Port Orchard Addition. We agree~ to share the cost of main and sub sewer equally. (Compensation of the undersigned by property owners connecting to sewer at latter date.) Assurance to undersigned that sewer constructed on Fa~ragut Street will not be abandoned I£ a further date. That this will be considered a part of the new construction, if extension is necessary and that the undersigned will be credited with the initial cost and applied to their assessment. /s/ Barton Alnsworth, William k. Otto, H. B. Weakley, H. E. Chandler and William T. Redmond. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to refer the petition to the ~ity Engineer and the Commissioner of Public Works for consideration and recommendation, csrried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst advised that the bulkhead in the alley between sixth and seventh streets between Rainier and Olympic Avenues could not be fixed or altered in any way until the ground inside the bulkhead had settled and nothing could be done at the present t~me. Mr. Keen advised the Coumcil that the Bulletin Board in the entrance to the City Hall was the responsibility of the City Clerk,s office and as such should be maintained by that office in regards to keeping it neat and removing old notices. Motion by Nr. Kean and Mr~ Haddcn to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council carried, all members voting Ye s. ' ~otion by Mr. Kean and ~',~rs. Haddon to recess until 9 A.N. Thursday June 1~, 194~, carried, all members voting Yes. A~P~OVED: ' Mayor June 15, 1944 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Council of the City ~ Bremerton, Washington, held on Thursday June 15, 1944 at 9:15 o'clock A.M. Mayor Keen Presiding, Con~issioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Treasurer being present. The ~ayor explained the meetin~ had been recessed for the purpose of readin~ the lease between Dave 01sen and the City of Bremerton for the Second Street Wharf, but Mr. Olson was unable to attend. Clerk read lease. On motion of MKs. Haddon and Mt. Keen the meeting was recessed to the call of the Chair, carried, alt members voting Yes. Approved: Mayor