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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/19/44 July 19, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday July 19, 1944 at ten o'cloc~r A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Com- missioner Haddon, Commissioner Qorst and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting, recessed meeting and spec- ial meetfnm~. On motion of Mr. Kean and Er. Gorst minutes were approved as corrected, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk rea~ reports of separations of the following: Edward F. Hayes, Recreation Director; John Green; Mac Payne and Julius Reed, grounSsmen; c. HOward, James Critser, Mike Augustyn and J~m Prewitt, leaders; Creola Ayres, leader substitute and John Solberg, extra labor, for the Recreation Department. Mary ~able Olds, ~olicewoman. Frsnk B. Newcomb, laborer; J.F. Fellers and James ~rown, ~rlvers, from the Sanitation Department. Raymond P. Jones, John LaRue and Richard Louis Nachtmann from the Fire Department. ~r. Jones was tn- ~ucte~ into the U.S. Army. ~otion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst approving the separations of the foregoing and instructing the City Clerk to forward a copy of the 0r~inmnce dealing ~tth Military Leave to Mr. Jones, carried, all members voting Yes. C~rk read authorization for non-civil service appointments for the follow- ing: Walter William Miller, Eireman, effective July 15, 1944 and Roy Eugene Leisher, fire,an, effective July 5th, 1944. ~.~otion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the temporary non-civil ser- vice appointments, carried, all members voting Yes. The Purchasing Agent, reporting for the Committee of the Whole, recommend- ed awarding the bid for stove oil and diesel oil for the City of Bremerton to Lent~s, Bremerton, Washington. ~,iotion by ~,~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst to award the bid for stove oil at ~.07~5 per 6allon and 5~esel oil at :~.0625 per gallon to Lent's, carri~d, all members voting Yes. The Purchasing Agent, reporting for the Committee of the Whole, re,m mend- cd awar~ins the bid for fuel oil to the Lofthus & Son 0il Company, Bremerton, Washington; it being the only bid received on fuel oil. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to award the bid for fuel oil for the City of Bremerton to Lofthus & Son 0il Company of Bremerton, for the posted price at the time and place of delivery, carried, all members voting Yes. ~rs. Haddon informed the counct~ that she had received a request for an increase in sslary from Sam. L. Fisher oF the Sanitation Department. Mrs. Haddon was a~vise~ by the City Attorney that ~r. Fisher be informed his request woul5 be considered at the making of the next budget. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1568 declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for additional garage facilities and garage repair facilities for vehicles of the City of Bremerton, and appropriating funds to meet such emergen- cy. Motion by Mr. Gorst snd ~r. Kean to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1569 declaring the extension of Bremerton City limits to include the school grounds of the East Bramerton School, George Dewey ~mior High School and Lulu Haddon School to be necessary, a~visable and for a municipal purpose; and extending the Bremerton City Limits to include said school grounds, and declaring an emergency. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and ~r. Kean to adopt the ordinance, carried, all mem- bers voting Yes. Mr. Kean advised the City Council he had contacted the Manson Construction Company with respect to an estimate on ~me 'work to be done on the City Wharf. Mr. Kean reported that he had written the letter to ~r. A~exander regarding the use of school property for fuel storage. · ~r. Kean reported that ~,.~r. George ~arttn had been in to see him with a map and a request for an additional fifty feet of property and he had referred him to the City Engineer. ~r. William T. Redmond and Mr. Harold E. Chandler appeared before the City Council to request an explanation of the plan to install sewers on Charleston Avenue. Mr. Gorst explained the existing plan to them. Motion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst to allow all bills presented at this meet- ing and approved by a majority of the Council carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Had~on, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. July 19, 1944 (Con't) Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to recess until Three o'clock P.M. Wednesday, July 19, 1944., carried, all members voting Yes. APPROVED: July 19, 1944 Pursuant to recesa the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bre~erton, Washington was reconvened at 3 o'clock P.M. guly 19, .1944. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1570 declaring an emergency to exist on account of the ommission from the 1944 Budget of items for the Recreation program in the City of Bremerton that should have been included therein, ratifying and approving the issuance of certain checks issued in lieu of warrants in payment of the cost of the recreation program, and appropriating funds to meet said emergency. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to approve ordinance on first reading, carried all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Council go on record as extend- ing their thanks and appreciation to Mr. Ralph Davisson and Mr. J.A. Varley, State Examiners, for the assistance and cooperation rendered to the City Treasurer, the City Attorney and the City Council in connection with preparation of an emergency ordinance for the Recreation Department and a copy of this motionbe forwarded to Mr. Davisson and Mr. Varley, and a certified copy of the minutes be forwarded to the Division of Municipal Corporations, Olympia, Washington, carried, as follows: Er. Kean, Yes. Ers. Ha~don, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Eotion by Er. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. APPI(OVED: / City-Clerk