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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/30/44 August 30, 1944 Regular meeting of the'Utty Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday, August $0, 1944 at ten 'o'clock A,M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the Assistant City Attorney being presen! Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and after adding that the contents of the letter from~BurWell Bents were not®d and the letter was referred to the City Engineers office for filing,~same were approved on motion of Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst, all members voting Yes. Clerk announced ~hls as the-date for the hearing of the petition to vacate that certain street between Lot 9, Block 23 and Sot.l, Block 24, Decator, Kitsap County, bo~mded on the North by Shore Drive and on the South by the Meander line. Mr. and Mrs. Tol~ s and Mr.' and Mrs. WaChSmith, represented by Mr. Garland, attorney appeared before the City Council to present their ~ase in the interest of vacation. Clerk read protest of ti. Enkeboll, owner of Lots 4, §, 6 and ?, Block 22, Decature. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen that the hearing on vaoation be referred to the Committee of the Whole and continued until next Wednesday, September 6, 1944, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read authorization for non-Civil service appointment of Robert Normm~ Block as fireman to the ~ire Department. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the temporary non-civil service appointment, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separation for Ralph E. Buchanan, Fireman, fram the Fire Department; and of L.D. 0dell, laborer, from the Sanitation Department. Motion by Nr, Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the separations, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read report end estimate for the installation of floodlights on Roose- velt Field by the Driscoll Electric Company, submitted by Mr. Casad. Mr. Cased explained the need of the ins'tallation and purchase of a new switch. Motion by Nr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the report, estimate and voucher to the Committee of the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1873, second reading, adopting a supplement to Chapter 14, Ordinance 1418, knoWn as the B~emerton Building Code by reference to books containing such supplement on file~in the office of the City Clerk. Motion by Mr, Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the ordinance , carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Earl M. Drew, Chief Federal Property Section, of the Federal Works Agency urging city o.wnership and operation of t he Manette sewer system. Motion by Mr. Kean end Mr. Gorst to refer the letter to theft-City Attonrye for reply, advising that the provisions of the ¢it~.~Charter must be observed, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst submitted a voucher from the Federal Housing Authority in payment of a cast iron main installedin Eastpark in 194~ in the amount of $4601.00. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen that the Commissioner of Public Works and Mr. Casad, Water SUperintendent, be authorized to stgn the voucher, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Captain E. B. Keating, Puget Sound Navy Yard, advising the City Council that it would be satisfactory to the Bound-Kiewit Company for the City to relocate ~?0 feet of 24 inch water pipe on H~ghway 14, approximately ~ miles southwest of Bremerton. Clerk read estimate of the Valley Construction Company for the relocation of said pipe. Mr. Varley, State Examiner, explained why the estimate had been submit ted and how it would work for the City. The letter and estimate was referred to Nr. Gorst, with instructions to hold a meeting with the Sound-Kiewit CompanY and the Valley Construction Company in connection with the laying of the pipe. Mr. Merkel advised the Council that the City Attorney had prepared a release to the Sexton Auto Freight Company for damages to a police oe~. Notion by Mr. Keen and. Mr. Gorst authorizing the City Attorney to signe the release, carried, as follows. Mr. Keen, Yes. Nfs. Haddon, Y~e. Mr. Gorst, Yes. August 30, 1944 (cont) Mr. Merkel submitted, to the City Clerk, the title insurance policy for lots 14 to 21, Block 2, Leibly and Blumer's First Addition to Bremerton Heights. The City Attorney advised that Mrs. Kappleman would not receive a pension from the City at this time, and after general discussion by the City CoUncil the matter was referred to the Police Pension Board. Clerk read Ordinance N~. 1574 providing for the apprehension and detention of persons suspected of prostitution, providing for the quarantine of certain persons and providing penalties. Motion by Mr. Kean and M~s. Haddon to approve the ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1875 postponing the effective date of Ordinance No. 1572, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the ordinance, carried as follows; Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read request for certification for appointment of Beatrice Lois Helister as policewoman, stenographer and file clerk to the Poliee Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-civil service appointment, carried, all members voting Yes. The State Examiner advised the City ~ouncil that in the past the ~ity Schools had been given a commercial rate for water, which was not so provided in the ordinance. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the billing department to issue bills in accordance with the Ordinance, carried, all members voting Yes. Mo tJion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the Mayor be instructed to fill in the application for census bureau in the amount of 80,000, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meet- ing 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 recess to the call of the chair, carried, all members voting Yes. ~City lerk Approved: Mayor ~ September 1, 1944 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the ~ity Council of the ~ity of Bremerton was reconvened at eleven o'clock A.M. September 1st, 1944, Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and Assistant City Attorney ~erkel being present. Attorney ~erkel read Resolution No. 384 as follows: WHEREAS, it is necessary ~o remove and replace approximately 270 feet of 24s cast iron water main in the vicinity of the Head of the Bay in order to permit the construction of the Shelton-Bremerton Railroad, and WHEREAS, Sou~d-Kiewlt Construction Company in charge of such work has tentativel agreed with the City of Bremerton to employ the Valley Construction Company to do a certain portion of said work and the City of Bremerton has agreed to ~urnlsh materials and to do certain work, and the Sound-Kiewit Construction Company had tentatively agreed to employ the Valley Construction Company direct and to post a cash bond with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton inthe sum of $3,000.00 to guarantee payment of the city's expense to the City of Bremerton, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the ~ayor and the City Clerk be, and t hey are hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Sount-Kiewit Construction Company poviding that said contract contains all or substantially all of the terms as a~ove set forth. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean to adopt re~tion , carried ~s follows~ Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Attorney submitted and read agreement between the City of Bremerton and September 1, 1944 (cont) Sound-Kiewit Construction of a by-pass cf ~4 inch cast iron pipe for a distance of approximately 2?0 feet to permit clearance of brid~e footings for the construc- tion of an overhead bridge near the head'of the bay on the Bhelton-Bremerton Railroad and to remove the existing Pipe, all of which ~pe is owned by the City of Bremerton and used for the purpose of supplying the said city with water. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to approve the agreement, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. /City Clerk Approved: