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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/44 August 16,, 1944 Regular meeting of the~ity Council of the City of Bremerton , Washington, held on Wednesday August 16, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Keen presiding,. Commissioner Raddon,. Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read'minutes of previous regular meeting held on 'AuguSt 9, 1944 and special meeting held on August 10~ 1944, and on motion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read notice of certification of John O. Jarstad as Recreational Dir- ector for the Recreation Dep~rtment at a beginning salary of $~?§~00 per month, effective August 1~, 1944. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gor~t to approve the appointment, carried, all members vo~ing Yes. Clerk authorization for non-civil service appointment of Walter R. Kctha as laborer for the Sanitation DePartment. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service appointment, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separations for the following: Glen Nalcom Booton from the Fire Department. Mabel Dickson, Don Brott, Earilyn Sanson, Genevive Wilson, Harry Thornbrue and Dick Lindgren from the Recreation Department. H~ Apeland,-shovel operator, from the Water Department. Edward ~und, Fred Hanks, Raymond Black and Thomas C. Sampson from the Sanitation Department. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the ~perati~ns of the foregoing, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Fred T. Evans, District Engineer of'theFederal Works Agency, advising that application by the City for federal assistance in the construction of a new citY hall at an estimated cost of $1,417,100.00 was not considered elegible at the present time and advising alteration or renovation of the present building. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that contents be noted and the letter referred to the City Engineer for filing, carried, ~ll members vot~ng'Yeso ~ Mr. Kean advised the Council that he expected to obtain census figures from Mr. Pruitt in a few days, and would then be able to return the letter of applica- tion for participation, Chapter 81, Laws of 194~. Mr. Gorst advised that an inspection trip had been made to the Rifle range on Gold ~euntain, and that Mr. Haas of the Army Engineers, Real.Estate'Division would be in later in the day with a release of the property. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr; Kean that ~rs. Haddon, as acting Mayor. and the City Clerk be authorized to sign~the release of Army installations of the West half of the. Southwest quarter 6£ T. ~4 R. I E., carried, all members v~ting Yes. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the Commissioner of Public Works be requested to investigate the proposition of acquiring an additional eighty acres adjacent to Section ~t, otherwise described as the East half of the Southwest quarter t. ~4 R. i E., carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 381 as follows: WHERF~S, the City of Bremerton made application on June a?, 1944, to the Federal Norks Agency~ for the sum of $19,4~3.46 to carry on the recreation program in effect ~in the city of Bremerton under a Joint financing arrangement between the city of Bremerton and the Federal Works Agency, and the funds applied for have not been received, and WHEREAS, all funds supporting said recreation program have now been expended, and there are no monies presently in the Recreation Contribution account, from which account all expenditures in connection with such recreation program are required to be made, and WHEREAS payrolls for employees and other vouchered expenses must be met .by the City of Bremerton, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that the Treasurer of the City of Bremerton be and he is authorized and direct®~ to make a temporary cash transfer loan from the current Water fund in the sum of $5000.00 for the purpose of meeting payrolls and other vouchered expenses in connection with the recreation program, said sum to be deposited by the City Treasurer in the Recreation Contribution Account. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the resolution as read and certified copies be sent to the following: Frank Ward, Chairman of Congested Areas, 4~9 White Henry Stuart Building, Seattle. Mr. Durkee of the F. W..A. August 16, 1944 (cont) T. O. Hoagland, % the F. W..A.~ and Mrs; Mary Isham,'Reglonal Supervisor W.P;S. 2223 Fulton Street, Berkeley l, California, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 382 as follows: WHEREAS, Ehe following described real property near Heinz Lake, in Kitsap County, Washington, is part of the watershed of the City of Bremerton and should be acquired by the city for the protection of the water supply, and in order to increase the water supply of the City of Bremerton in the event it is deemed necessary or advisable to drill wells therein, and has been offered for sale to the city of. Bremerton for the sum of $$000.00, which the city Council of the City of Bremerton finds to be a reasonalble price: The Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 30, Township 24 North, Range 1, East W.M., Kltsap County, Washington. NOW THEREFOHE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Bremerton that the City proceed to purchase the said real property for the said Purchase price from the owners of said property, to-wit, Cora D. Perkins, Russell C. Perkins, and the National- Bank of Commerce, Seattle, Washington, Trustees of the Estate of Wm. D. Perkins, deceased and Cora D. Perkins, individually, and that the Mayor and City Clerk draw a warrant on the Current Water Fund in the said sum~ in payment of said purchase price. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said warrant shall he'delivered to the owner of said property or his or their legal representatives, on delivery of a good and valid Warranty Deed and a Purchaser's policy of title insurance in a reliable company following the approval of details of the transaction by the ~ity Attorney. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. A general discussion of the annexation of the Sheridan precinct to the City of Bremerton was followed by a motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the Council go on record as rejecting the application for annexation as submitted by election on the grounds that the area which voted to eo~e into the city would leave a corridor west and north of the property included in the ~nnexation proceedings lying between city property and Eastpark and George Dewey Junior High School, which situation would make undue difficulties with t~ police and fire protection, street, garbage, water and other city services, carried, all members voting Yea. Mr. Kean advised the City Council that Ordinance No. 1872 could not be put into effect immediately due to the fact that the various departments had no facilities for handling it at this time. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Attorney be instructed to draw an amendatory ordinance amending Ordinance No. 187~ to make it effective on January 1, 1948 instead of September 1, i~AA, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Holbrook of the Labor Union appeared before the City Co~ncil with a request that a portion of or all of the Second Street Dock be leased to the various veterans organizations with a view to a central grouping for the con- venience of returning veterans. ~ Mr. Cebert N. Coomes appeared before the City Council with a request to lease the lower floor of t~e Second Btret Dock for the installation of a skating rink for children. Mr. Kean, as spokesman for the Council, informed both Mr. $oomes and Mr. Holbrook that an existing lease would not permit the City to lease the space required by them. 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 Mrs. Haddon and Mr'. Kean to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. Approvsd: Mayor