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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/20/44 September 20, 1944 Reticular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday, September 20, 1944 at ten o~clock A.M. Mayor "ean presiding, Co~l~aissioner ~addon, Commissioner Gorst, the AssiStant City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion of ~r. Keen and Mr. Gorst same were approved as read, all members votlnE Yes. The following members of the Order of DeMolays were present to observe and study the running of the City for a day: Marvin Cohen, Bruce Stewart, Don Swarth, Tony Chase, Bob Fredricks, Gerald Purdum, Jimmy Olsen, Jim Mohondro, Lomis Soriano, Don Ohristensen, Malcom Peterson, BrUce Perry, Lincoln Perry and Neal Jensen. Mr. Kean welcomed the group and expressed the hope that the day and sub- sequent happenings we ld be of value to them. Lincoln Perry, acting Mayor an8 spokesman for the group, advised the Council that prior to the war it had been the practice of the DeMolays to take over the running of the City for one day each year, and due to the fact that war tension was relaxing it was thought a good idea to recontinue this practice. He expressed the thanks of the group for the cooperation being receive8 from the City Comm- ission6rs and employees. Mr. E. W. Holbrook, Secretary of the Central Labor Council, appeared before the Council to present a resolution from the Central Labor Council in regards to the registration of persons for the forth coming election. Clerk re~d resolution, an~ on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst the request was concurred in, and the resolution referred to the C~ty Clerk, all members voting Yes. Clerk rea~ authorizations for non-civil service appointments for the following: Dorothea Virginia Brickert, office manager; William M. Brickert, Athletics Leader, for the Recreation Department. Eugene Harvey Pettett, Fireman. Robert J~nes Ferguson, driver, for the Sanitation Department. ~otion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter of resignation of Esther Metcalfe, accountant, from the Wa~er ~epartment. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to accept the resignation, effective October 1, 1944, ca rled, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separation for the follo$~ng: E. L. Edwards, groundsman; Chas. Mechols; Arnold Myhre; Betty Jordan, lea~ers; Rosella Frasier, extra labor, from the Recreation Department. J. Il. Crenshaw, Melvin Morgan, Richard K. Hodge, Lester Hunt and Iiarold J. Parrish, laborers from the Sanitation Department. G. F. Bailey, laborer, from the Street Department. Jo[m E. Brown, fireman, from the Fire Department. ' Motion by Mrs. Heddon snd ~r. Gorst to approve the separations, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letters from United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of ~erica, International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union and Sheet Metal ~orker's International Association announcing that they wished to go on record as endorsing the ordinance of the Central Labor Council pretaining to price control in due City of Bremerton. Contents noted and on motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst letters were referred to the ~ity Attorney, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from M. S. Campbell, Chief Division of Public Health Engineering, confirming an inspection of the Bremerton Water supply on September 1B~ Mr. Gorst advised that every care was being taken to preserve the purity of the water, and all suggestions of the State Department of Be~lth was being followe~ as far as possible. Contents of the letter was ordered noted, and on motion of .Mr. Keen and. i~r. Gorst same was referred to the Co~mmissioner of Public Works and the Water Superintendent, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Frank C. Bird, Kerr Motors, advising the Council that the tractor, for which they submitted a bid on February 29th and the bid had subsequently been awarded to them, after whlch~ey had withdrawn their check with the consent of the Council, due to priority difficulties; had been delivered to them and upon the arrival of the dozer and aea,rlfier, would be ready for September 2~, 1944 (cont) delivery to the ~lty, but owing to the fact that larger tires were on the tractor an increase in price of $22.00 would have to be made. The City Attorney advised that the bid had been withdrawn and was officially closed with the return of the Ceritified Check to Kerr Motors in June, aud it would be necessary to issue a new call for bids at this time. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the City Clerk be instructed to issue a call for bids for tractor equipped with an angle dozer and ecarifier, returnable September 2?, 1944 at eleven o'clock A.M~, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. ~orst, Yes. Mrs. Haddon advised that Sid. Moore, maintenance man, for the Parking Meter Department had transferred to the Fire Department and Mr. Joseph Bushaw had been appointed in his place. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the appointment, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst advised that the resolution on Bremerton Gardens Housing Project would be held over another week for futher study. Mr. Merkel turned over to the City Clerk a copy of a letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Nordean. Cle~,k read letter. Mr. Merkel advised that no reply had been receive8 to this letter. Mr. Merkel advised that the deed for the property adjoining Forest Ridge Park was ready to present to Mr. Wynstra. The Council was also advised by Mr. Merkel that the required letter had been written to Miss Graham regarding the Garbage Contract with the Federal Housing Authority. Mr. Kean advised the City was in need of a Police Surge~on, due to the resignation of Dr. Rownd. Mr. Kean reporting on the trip made by the Oo~issioners to Olympia on September 19, advised that the State Auditor was agreeable to assigning a State Examiner to the City of Bremerton. ~r. Nutter advised that the assessed valuation of the Housing Areas is much out of line in comparasion to the old limits of the City, the old limits having an assessed valuation of 8 million for real and personal property, and one million on utilities. Mr. Kean requested that a meeting be held by the Commissioners with two members from the Realty Board, two from the Housing Authority, two from the Chamber of ~ommerce, the City Treasurere and the City Attorney to formulate a plan for increasing the assessed valuation of the Housing ~reas. Mr. Nutter advised the Council that he had contacted the Western Gas Company regarding occupational taxes and had received a letter from them. The State Examiner had advised going back and collecting for past years for the housing projects. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~. Gorst to refer to the City Treasurer and the City Attorney for action, carried, all members voting yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and a~proved by a majority of the Council, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to recess until Thursday, September El, 1944, carried, all members voting Yes. /City'Clerk Approved: Mayor September 21, 1944 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Oouncil of the ~ity of Bremerton reconvened at lO:00 o'clock A.N. Thursday, September 21, 1944. ~,Iayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the ~ity Treasurer being present. I~lr. Kean advised the Council that James A. Russell was resigning from the Planning Commission, and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst the resignation of James A. Russell was accepte~ with regrets from the Planning Commission, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. K~an anu Mr. Gvz. st to appoint Mr. Clarence Berg to tne pu~ztlon vaca~eu by Mr. nu~se±l on ~ne ~lannlng Cv~,~nl~siun, oarrleG, all members voslng Yes. ulerk read letter from ~r. Max Mondschein, 1111 Smith Tower, Seattle, ~ashing~ton, applying for an operator's amusement device license. Clerk read letter fr~r~ Albert D. Rosellini, attorney for ~r. ~ondschein, inclosing a check for $1,$00.00 to be deposited in this office in connecticn with the application of Max Monschein for an operator's amusement device license. After general discussion by the Council, motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. haddon to reject the application and instructing the City Clerk and t he Treasurer to refund the check to ~r. Mondschein, carried, all members voting Yes. ~r. Kean reported that to date he~ihad not been successful in finding a physician to act as Police SurgeOn and Relief and Pension physician for the Fire Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst that the ~ity Clerk and the Purchasing Agent be instructed to call for bids for dishes for the restaurant at the ~{ecreation Center and for floor covering in the restaurant, returnable October 5, 1944 at eleven o'clock A.M., specifications to be prepared ~der the super- vision of the Commissioner of Public Works, carried, all members voting Yes. I~r. Gorst advised t~ t there was no money provided in the budget for the purchase of the forty acre tract at Hein~ Lake, and it was necessary to obtain this tract in order to insure and protec~ the future water supply of the City. Mr. Nutter reported that he had checked on Lots ~5 and 26, Block lC, Port Orchard Addition to Bremerton and found that they had been taken by the County for taxes in 1932 and 1936 respectively. The title still rested with the County and would be available for purchase and resRle by the City. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the matter be referred to the Commissioner of Public ~orks and the City Treasurer for investigation and study, carried, all members voting Yes. Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting ~ity Clerk Approved: