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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/06/44 Beptember 6,~ 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday, September 6, 1944 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Keen presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the Assistant ~ity Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and recessed meeting and after inserting the amount of the voucher from the ~'ederal Housing Authority on motion of Mr. Keen and Mr. Uorst same were approved as r,ad~ all members voting Yes. Clerk announced this as the date set for the continued hearing of the petition to vacate the street between Lot 9, Block 23 and Lot 1, Block 24, Decator, Kitsap County, bo~lnded on the North by Shore Drive and on'the South by the Meander line. A group of residents and property owners rePresented by Mr. Boughman, appeared before the City Council in the interest of vacation. A group of residents end propebty owners, represented by Mr. Loese, appeared before the City Council against vacation. Clerk read petition signed by 112 residents of East Bremerton not to permit the official closing of any street ends so that the public may have free and easy access to such public streets. The Mayor explained to the assembled persons the present City Council's attitude toweard vacations and street-end closings. After general by the Council and the assemblage a motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Worst to deny the petition for t he vacation of the end of Eighth Street and Shore Drive, carried, all members voting Yes. It was decided by the Council that the Commissioner of Public Works and the ~tty Attorney would study the classification of tide and ~eander lines. Mrs. Robert Holley, 411 Summit Avenue, appeared before the ~ity Council with a request to purchase Lots 25 and 26 of Port Orchard Addition to Bremerton. The City Treasurer and City Attorney were instructed to acertain if the lots in question could be sold by the City as it wes believed they had been deeded to the bity for Park purpeses. Clerk read reports of Separations for the following: Beatrice Helis tem, clerk, from the Police Department. J. W. Justice, Raymond Black, R. L. Stephens, K.0. Thompson, and Floyd Dahlke, laborers, from the Sanitation Department. Roy Moore, D~tght Scheyer, Florence Love, Goldie ~ilson, Orin Adams, Leo Looney, Burns Taft, Jack Dunn, Pearly Payne, Joyce Ferguson, Bud Windrel, E. ~iki¢lecky, John Bigelo~, ~in Snyder, Le~Is Harris, harold Gotte, Star Greenlaw , v. D. Reed, Jim Owens Frank Ginthner, Cecil Gill, Theo Corey and H. C. Gorbin from the Recreation Department. Motion by ~r. Keen end Mr. Gorst to approve the seperations of the fore- going, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Bremerton ~etal Trades Council urging the adoption and support of an attached ordinance, relating to and fixing the maximum retail prices of food. ~r. Keen advised th et this matter came under the regulations of the Office of Price Administration, and it would not be feasible for the City to adopt such a policy at this time. ~otion by ~r. Keen end Mr. Gorst that the request be tabled and instructing the City Attorney to write the Bremerton ~etal Trades Council explaining the September 6, 1944 ~cont) City's reasons for not desiring to adopt their Ordinance, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local Union No. 1597 urging the City Council to take sDeps to lower prices on retail commodities in the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the contents be noted, filed, and the City Attorney be instructed to forward a copy of the letter to the Metal Trades Council to the Carpenter's Union, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Bremerton Chapter Order of DeMolay requesting permission for the DeMolay boys to take over the running of the City for a day. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the request be concurred in and the matter be referred to the City Attorney, the Oity Clerk and the City Treasurer, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read petition, signed by 12 residents of West Bremerton, that the. building located at 323 South Cambrain, whichw as partly destr~,yed by fire some- time ago, be demolished. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the letter be referre5 to the Building Inspector and the Fire Chief for recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from W. T. Sherman making application to purchase Lot 13, Water works tracts. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Go'ret to refer the letter to the Commissioner of Public Works and the Oity Treasurer for investigation and report, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Estimate No. i on contract for extension to Reservoir No. 4, with J. H. Payne in the amount of $3,61V.17. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the estimate and authorize the City Clerk to issue a warrant on Current Water Fund for the amount of ~he estimate, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Got st, Yes. Clerk read Estimate No. i on Municipal Repair Garage Contract with S. S. Mullah int he amount of $6,399.88. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the estimate and authorize the City Clerk to issue a warrant for same in the amount'of $6,399.88, carried as follows: Mr. Kean yeS. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from E. S. Severance, City Engineer, advising that the or~ginal plans for the Construction of walls for the Nun2cipal Garage could not be carried out due to lack of material and requesting permission to change the plans for constructing the walls, which would cost $25~.56. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean approving the change and granting the request, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the City Clerk be instructed to prepare three certified copies of the motion on August 30, 1944, authorizing Mr. Gorst and Mr. Oasad to sign the voucher from the Federal Housing Authority, and forward same to the Housing Authority, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to allow Mr. McLeod to attend the con- vention of the Pacific Coast Building Conference and that his request for a letter for additional gasoline be granted, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Merkel advised the City Council that the Release from Sexton Auto Freight and a draft from the Union Pacific Insurance Company had been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst authorizing the Mayor and the City Treasurer to endorse the draft from the United Pacific Insurance Company, which is payment for damages caused to a police car by a truck operated by the Sexton Auto Freight Company, the ~raft being in the full amount of the repair bill would be turned over to the ?etrich Auto Rebuild Company, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1576, first reading, establishing a work week for certain city departments, establishing official holidays, vacation periods, sick leave and establishing official pay day for all city departments. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the ordinance, Section i to become effective January l, 1945 and all other sections to be become effective thirty days after publication, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1577, first reading, declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for funds to pay increased expenses of the Health Department and appropriating funds to meet such emergency; and repealing Ordinance No. 1567, passed Julyl~, 1944. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the ordinance, carried, all members voting Yes. September 6, 1944 (cont) Mr. Merkel advised that the Law suit with the Gas Company had been set for September 19, 1944 but due to the illness of the attorney for the Gas Company had been continued until sometime in October. The City Attorney was instructed to acertain if the deed for the land adjoining the Roosevelt Hospital had been returned to the City from the County Superintendent of Schools. 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 Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carted, all members voting Yes. ~City C~erk Approved: MayOr '