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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/19/43 M~y 19, 1943 Regular meeting of th'e City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held May 19, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon and the City Attorney belong present. Mr. C~orst was absent due to illness. Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held May 12, 1943 ~ on motion of Mr. Ke~ and Mrs. Harden minutes w~re approved as rea~, carrie~, both members voting Yes. Clerk read letter of A. W. Fessler and E. R. Wilson requesting permission to conduct dances for Swing Shift workers ~ outlining certain reg~slations which will be enforced at the dances. Chief ~orken gave his approval as long as the regulations woul~ be live~ up to. ~otion by ~r. Kean an~ Mrs. Harden that the request be granted and the dances be allowed as long as they confo~ ~ the policies announce~ i~ their letter of ~ay lOth and that the City Clerk, in issuing the license, write on the s~e "subject to cancellation at any time if promises in letter of ~ay 10th are not lived u~ to", carr~e~, both members votimg Yes. Clerk rea~ letter from Mrs. C. L. Roan regarding a tree which she claims is leaning over the alley in back of her house. ~,1otion by Hr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer letter to Mr. Hatfield, Superin- tendent of Streets, and the C~ty Attorney, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk rea5 letter from ~il Mafli regarding extending For5 Street So~th to his property. Motion by Mrs. Harden an~ Mr. Kean to refer this letter to ~.~r. Gorst for a~swering, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk read letter fro~ Everett Waters and T. Nick Pallia requesting permission to operate two popcorn carts In Bremerton. ~,~otion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer to the City Attorney an~ the Chief of Police, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk reaU letter from Fira Chief Yett stating the fire department wished to sell a Five Ton ~ual hydraulic hoist and a flat top wood rack. Motion by Nr. Kean ~U Mrs. Harden to instruct the Clerk to advertise this equipment for sale, carrie~, both members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Department of Public Lands regarding an applica- tion for a lease of Harbor Area in front of Warren Avenue. ~btion by ~r. Kean sn~ Mrs. Haddon to refer to Mrs. Haddon to contact the State [and office on her visit to 01~pis tomorrow, carried, both members vetch6 Yes. Clerk res~ letter from the Department of Public Lands regarding lease fees d'~e on two applications for Harbor Area. V. ot~on b~ Mrs. Had~on and Mr. Kean to instruct the City Clerk to issue warrants for ~10.00 an~ ~4.00 to cover thes~ fees, carried, both members voting Ye s. Motion by ~ir. Kean and Mrs. Had~on to have the s~..~ra readln~ of the pr~- posed c~ty employee's retirement and pension ordinance at a recessed meet[nE to be held Tuesday May SSth, carried, both members voting Yes. Deputy Clerk reported having received a letter from Judge Sutton request~n6 ~_ l~st of registered voters as provided for in Chapter 238 of the Laws of 1943, '~n~ that in order to prepare this list in the time specified, additional help wo~]~ be needed. Motion by [,{r. Kean and Mrs. IIa,~don autNo~izlnS the City Clerk to hire such extra help as is necessary to prapare this voters list, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk read Reanimation No. 301 whereby the City of Bremerton agrees not to permit encroaclments on the right of way of Primary Stats Highway No. ~1, nor pass a~y ord~ances affecting the free flow of traffic other than by erection of "slow" or ~Caut[on" signals. Motion by }fr. Kean sad Hrs. tIaddon to a~opt resolution, carried, both ~j~mbers voting yes. ~,~ot[on by Mr. Kean an~ Mrs. Haddon instructing the Clerk to send two certf- ~f~coptes of this resolution to Geo. A. Mason, ~fstrict Engineer, Department ~of ~bways, Olympia, Washington, carried, both members voting Yes. City Attorney reported that Chapter ~70, 1943 Laws of Washington was enti~tled: "An Act relating to cities and towns, a~thorizlng and empowering ~hem to e~tabltsh an~ maintain systems of garbage collection an~ disposal and describing penalties; ~ay 19, 1943 (cont) providing that cities may require property owners or occupants of premises to use the garbage collection and disposal provided by the city or town; to fix charges against the property owners or occupants for such garbage collections and that upon failure to pay such charges, the amount thereof may become a llen against the property for which such garbage service is rendered." Y, otion by Mr. Keen and ~frs. Heddon that all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, be allowed, carried, both members voting Yes. Mayor Keen reported that Commander Hardfmg of the Public Works Department, Puget Sound Navy Yar~, had detailed E. E. Crawford to run a survey of the First Street Dock. Dr. Wilson requested that some action be taken to provide water lines in to the new hospital building and requested that the two fire hydrants located on the hospital property remain unmetered. No action w~s taken due to the absence of .Ur. Gorst and Mr. Casa~. ~otion by ~,~r. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to recess until ten o'clock A.M. Tuesday, ~,~ay ~5, l!)4~, carried, both members ~'ottng Yes. Deputy Cit~ Mayor },~ay 25, 1943 ?ursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Council of the Oity of Bremertor. was reconvened at ten o'clock A.M., Tuesday, May 25, 1943. Mayor Keen presiding, Commissioner Haddon and Commissioner Gorst being present. Mr. Brattebo, Construction Engineer for the new hos~ttal, was present requesting that certain water lines be installed for use of the hospital. ~.~otton by ~,~r. Keen and Mr. Gorst that proposed employee's pension ordinance be laid aside and that plans for supplying water to the hospital be discussed, carried, all members voting Yes. Upon the reco~endatlon of Mr. Casad the following motion was made by Mr. Corst and seconded by },{r. Keen: That one 6" tap be made at the Northwest corner of the IIospital an~ that the City install a 6" main extending South to the center of the hospital and a 4" main to connect up with the hydrant line on the South side of the hospital and a reco~mmendatlon for installation to complete circula- tion between hydrant lines between North and South side of the hospital and a stand-by charge of ~8.OO a month, which charge is based on a charge of $1.00 per diameter inch of pipe and that a letter be sent to Mr. Brattebo, Construction Engineer, no~ylng him of this ~ectsion. Motion carried as follows: Y,r. Keen, Yes. },{rs. Haddon, Yes. ~.{r. Corst, Yes. ~'.~otion by ~,~rs. Haddor~ and ~.'[r. Keen to continue the hearing of the pension or~}inance and that it be referred back to the Bremerton Pension Committee to make ~ further study of the pension plan an~ for them to contact the Association of ~,~'ssbington Cities for an estimate of the cost of establishing an actuary survey and retirement system, carrleU, all members vo!;ing Yes. Motion by Mr. Keen and }~r. Gorst that a survey of the licensing of dogs be made an~ that the salary of a~tditional help be paid from State Aid Fund, carried, all members voting Yes. ~.otio~ by ~r. Kesn and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. Dep~ty City Cle~ ' Approved: r~ayor