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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/25/44 October 25, 1944 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held in the Mayor's office at ten o'clock A.M. Wednesday, OOtober 2§, 1944. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the Assistant City Attorney an~'~the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Arthur N. Morken, Chief of Police, requesting the permanent appointment of Charles W. Hudson to Sergeant. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the recommendation, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments for the fol- lowing: Spurgeon William Wiseman, Janitor; June Jarstad, secretary for the Police Department; Richard Mau~ice Finch, helper; Jack Edward Davidson, laborer; and Jack D. McFarlane, driver-swamper, for the Sanitation Department. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil ~ervice appointments of the foregoing, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read reports of separations for the follo~ng: Narcyz Wisnlewiski, Janitor; Earl Booher, patrolman; Hobert J. Ferguson, laborer; Thomas E. Hichards, laborer and J. Peabody, laborer. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the separations of the fore- going, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean instructing the City Attorney to draw up a resolution authorizing the City Treasurer to establish a cash fund of $200.00 for Judge Ryan, Carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Mrs. Haddon reported to the Council that the streets in the cemetery are being improved to a large extent. Clerk read estimate, submitted by C.C. Casad, Water Superintendent, of R. J. Payne, contractor, in the amount of $3,198.18. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon approving the job of raising Reser- voir No. 4 as complete and instructing the City Clerk to issue a warrant to R.J. Payne in the amount of $3,198.18, drawn on Current Water Funds, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Ye~ Mr. Gorst reported that an estimate in the amount of $172,000.00 had been received on the contemplated reservoirs for the Housing Areas, ~hich had been approved by the F.W.A. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the City Attorney to prepare a resolution authorizing the contemplated supplement to the F.W.A. reservoirs, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst reported that the traffic budget is delpeted and the Street Light Budget'st!ll:~had':quite a lot left for the year 1944. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon instructing the City Attorney to pre- pare a resolution transferring $2000.00 from the Street Light Budget to the Traffic Lights and Maintenance Budget, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Mr. Nutter advised the C~y Council that Mrs. Holly had filed an application. for the lots she contemplated buying from the City. Mr. Gorst advised that so far he had no recommendation to make on the ac- quirement of Housing Project Streets by the City. October 25, 1944 (Cont,) Mr. Cased,. Water Superintendent, submitted a letter from Mr. Driscoll, which was read by the Clerk, recommending that the City of Bremerton install a Type KY0 227-50 ?500V 400 RMP Electric operated 0il Circuit Breaker for 220V 60 cycle'complete, including manual closing devise, and agreeing to furnish same in lieu of the switch specified for the sum of $675.00 plus Sales Tax. Clerk read estimate of cost for the installation of flood lights on Ro- osevelt Field by Driscoll Electric, submitted by Mr. Cased in the amount of $2,25?.48 and recommending payment on the oil circuit breaker be withheld pend- ing the provision of funds to cover that item. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve the recommendation of Mr. Cased, and instructing the City Clerk to issue a warrant in payment of the estimate, carried as follows: Mr. Keen, Yes. Nfs. Haddon, Yes. Nr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 387 as follows: WHEREAS, the 1944 official budget adopted for the Fire Department of the City of Bremerton provided under capital outlay for the expenditure of $2,000.00 for hydrants anf valves, $1,250.00 for drill tower and $500.00 for fire fight- ing equipment, and WHEREAS, it is not possible to obtain the necessary materials due to the present war conditions, and WHEREAS, the Fire Department is in need of a vocel alarm system costing not more than $1,400.00 and 2~" hose consting not more than $2,350.00, now there- fore, BE IT RESOLVED that the total sum of $3,750.00 budget under capital outlay in the 1944 Budget for Hydrants and valves, drill tower and fire fighting equip- ment, be and the same is hereby transferred to a fund under capital outlay and budgeted thereunder as follows: Vocal Alarm System $1,400.00 2~" hose 2,350.00 ~E IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City C~rk and the City Treasurer take any and all steps which are or may be necessary to effect such transfer. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the resolution, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Nerkel advised that his office had rec~ved a letter from Nr. Bentz, Director of State Highways approving the incorporation into the City of portions of Highways 21 and 2lB. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1581 declaring the extension of the Bremerton City limits to include certain portions of State Higbways No. 21 and 2lB lying adjsce~t to or within the present city limits of the City of Bremerton to be ne- cessary to the public peace, health and safety and for a municipal purpose, and e×tending the Bremerton City Limits to ~nclude such portions of State Highways Nc. 21 and No. 2lB, the same being hereinafter fully described. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen approving passage of the Ordinance, car- ried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Nerkel read agreement between the City of Bremerton and James C. Shumate leasing a city owned popcorn vending machine to Mr. Shumate. ~otion by Nr. Keen and ~r. Gorst authorizing the Mayor and the. City Clerk to execute said agreement, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Merkel read, and turned over to the members of the Council for study, copies of the proposed changed lease for the l~d on which the Duration Dorm- ~tories are situated. Mr. ~erkel submitted the ~ ese for the Recreation Restaurant to.the ~ayor, who advised that he ~ould deliver the same to ~r. Downey for his approval be- fore submission of the ~ase to the Council. Nr. Keen advised that the ~embers of the Lady Noose Lodge would visit the City Hall on Friday. Mr. Keen, in discussing the initative of the Firemen and Policemen for raises in salaries in 1945, moved, seconded by Mr. Gorst, that a notice be in- serted in the newspapers, by the Council, calling attention to the salaries of the members of the two departments for 1944, 1945 and as proposed ~der the in- itative, to clarify the issue for the voters in the forthcoming election, car- r~ed, all members voting Yes. Following the discussion of the uses of the City Wharf, Mr. Kean suggested obtaining the amounts of fees charged ~y other coast cities for the use of wharves. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to approve all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows: Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. October 25, 1944 (Cont.) Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. APPROVED: Mayor October 27, 1944 Opecia! meeting of the City Oouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Friday October 27, 1944 at 10:30 o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Clerk being present. The Mayor explained the purpose of the meeting was to call for bids on 3 automatic gas heaters, including vents, for use in the new Municipal Garage. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to instruct the purchasing agent to call for bids on the necessary nearing equipment for the new building, returnable November l, 1944 ~t Eleven O'Clock A.M., Carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst suggested advertising in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce and it was so ordered. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. APPROVED: / City Clerk Mayor