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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/44 August 2, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington~ held on Wednesday August 2, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner 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, Gorst and Ur. Kean, same were approved as co.acted all members voting Yes. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments for the following: Herschel Earl Atwood, firemen, for the Fire Departemtnt. William Ray Echols and Eugene Gilson Towne, patrolmen, for the Police Depa~tmen! Pattsy Kieth Kindred, equipment operator, Everett John~Wallace, and Thomas C. Sampson, laborers for the sanitation Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst approving the temporary non-civil Service appointments, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separation for the following: Bill J. Vanderpool, patrolman, from the Police Department. R. L. Stephens, laborer, from the Sanitation Department. John Mykut, Ted Hayes, Claude Campbell, James Campbell, Douglas Sautbien and Everett Hurst from the Recreation Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the foregoing separations, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Lillian J. ~odhunter, 328 Bryan Avenue, requesting that Fred Chesboro of 503 Olympic be forced to comply with the Garbage Ordinance. Mrs. Haddon advised that the matter had been turned over to the City Attorney who wouldcontact Mr. Chesboro. Clerk read letter from E. S. Severance, City Engineer, to the Mayor concern- ing descriptions for anticipated extensions to the city limits and recommending presentation of maps to the City Council before any action is taken for annex- ation to the City. Mr. Keanexplained why the letter had been written and advised the Council that the Trenton Avenue and Perry Avenue petitioned property not contiguous to the City limits. After general discussion by the Council the matter was continued for two weeks. Mr. Kean recommended that a census of population of areas petitioning to come into the City be procured. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Clerk's office be instructed to procure a census of new areas and particularly the Capital Hill District and certified copies be forwarded to the State Census Board and the Secretary of State, Carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Tony Hatch, Manager of the Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Company proposing to eliminate part of the service on route B and establish a new route in the Callow District. No action was taken on this information pending action by the Department of Public Service at Olympia. Clerk read application for a card room license at 233~ Second Street and an application for a license for six card tables from Sam Almo. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the'~ plications and instruct- ing that notification be given to the City Treasurer, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 380 as follows: WH~HEAS, a petition to vacate that certain street running Northeasterly ~nd Southwesterly between Lot 9, Block 23, and Lot 1, Block 24, Decatur, Kitaap County, Washington, bounded on the north by Shore Drive or W~nfleld Avenue, also known as East Bth Street, and-bounded on the South by the Meander Line, in the City of Bremerton, Nashington, has been filed with the City Council of the City of Bremerton, and it appearing that the said petition is signed by more than two- thirds of the owners of the prlvate property abutting on the portion of the street sought to be vacated, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that a hearing on the said petition be set for Wednesday, the 30th day of August, 1B~A, and that the City Clerk be instructed and directed to post written notice of!the ~endency of said petition and hearing in three Sf the most public places in the Uity of Bremerton,._and by p~blishXng ~the same.once a week for three ConSecutive weeks in the ~fficial city newspaper. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Helen Graham, Attorney for the Federal Housing Authority, appeared before the City Council with the contract for collection of garbage between the City of Bremerton and the Housing AuthroZty of the City of Bremerton, to which, she August 2, 1944 (cont) advised, had been added two clauses at the insistence of the Housing Authority. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst approving the' contract' as amended and authorizing the Mayor to sign for the City of Bremerton, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst advised the City Countcl that more land was needed in the Alex- ander Lake area for watersheds. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen instructing the City Attorney to prepare a resolution for the purchase of 'forty acre tract near Alexander Lake, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. ~orst reported that t he Water Department had' pumped more water during the month of July than at any other time in the histor~ of the City, he further advised that on July 18, 1944 the Department pumped a total of 12 million gallons, and for the month of July a total of ~ ~illion gallons had been pumped. Mr. Nutter advised the Council that he l~ad taken the notices of foreclosures of county property to the Engineers office, for recommendations for the purchase of any property to protect the city water supply. Mr. Harry Flint appeared before the City Council with a petition signed by 47 property owners and residents of East Bremerton, that the City of Bremerton acquire, for park purposes, the property in East Bremerton owned by the Kitsap County Relief AssociatiOn and commonly referred to as the Childrenst Home. Motion by Mr. Keen and M~. Gorst that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution authorizing the mayor to begin negotiations with the Kitsap County Relief Association, carried, all members voting Yes. The City Attorney turned over to the Mayor, for the consideration of the Council, phamplets and'data regarding hours, vacations, and work weeks of other cities in the State of Washington. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1§72 creating and establishing a retirement and pension system for certain superannuated and disabled officers and. employees of the City of Bre~rton; providing for the payment of retirement allowances; pre- scribing the conditions on which said allowances shall be paid; fixing rates of contribution and providing for the adjustment thereof; and providing for the ad- ministration of said system. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst approving the ordinance on first reading, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Keen advised the Council that at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce he had been advised that on V-day, or the day peace is declared, all retail stores will close, with the exception of the Liquor store. Motion by MM. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to al low all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows~ Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Octet to adjourn, carried, all members ~oting Yes. Approved: