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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/43 347 June 16, 1943 Regular meeting of the City Council of the ~ity of Bremerton, Washington, held June 16, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. ~layor Keau presiding, Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held June 9, 1943 and recessed meeting held J~me ll, 1943 and on motion of Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean minutes were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk read claim filed by Mr. Sidney Goldstetn, for damages to personal and household articles amOunting to $239.75, said to have been caused when sewer water backed into the basement at 1007 Parkslde Drive. Motion by Mr. Keansnd Mr. Gorst to refer claim to Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from John J. McGill requesting the renewal of his Pinball Operator's License. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to grant request for license renewal, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Harry McGill requesting the renewal of his Pinball Operator's License. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to grant renewal of operator's license, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk reported having received one bid for painting the First Street Wharf. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the bid, carried, all members voting Yes. Bid was opened and read from Warberg Brothers for painting the building on the ~ Street Wharf for the SL~ of $1692.49. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst to refer bid to the Committee of the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Notice of Renewal of Contract or Lease, W 698 eng.2511, between the United States of America and the ~ity of Bremerton, For a portion of the City Hall basement. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer to the Committee of the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Notice and Summons No. 534, United States of America vs City of Bremerton et al, relative to sewer easements in East Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer t o the City Attorney, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Adrian Aarts requesting payment of sales tax on an R-5 Caterpillar Tractor purchased by the City from him in 1942. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to pay this sales tax amounting to $120.00 S · from the an~tation Department funds, carried, all members~tlng Yes. Clerk read letter From Jas. W. Bryan, Jr., City Attorney, relative to the payment of the state occupation tax by the Sanitation. Department. Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst that NFS. Haddon be empowered to adjust this matter and that the tax be paid, if necessary, carried, all members ~o~ing Yes. .. ' Clerk read letter from Mr. C. C. Casad recommending the acceptance of Periodical Estimate No. 2 on the contract with R. J. Strasser for drilling wells at Anderson Creek. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the estimate be approved and that a warrant be issued in payment, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that Mr. Casad be authorized to contact the P. S. Power & Light Company for the installation of the three transformers recently purchased, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Casad reported the sub-marine water main was nearly completed. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean that the bid on a steel garbage body be awarded to the Tacoma ~. M. C. Truck Company for $490.00 and that the City Meep the gravel body now on the truck, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1529 amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. t523, correcting the legal description therein contained. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. 348 June 16, 1943 (cont) Clerk read Ordinance defining and regulating second-hand dealers and the sale, trade, barter or exchange of second-hand goods,~requiring licenses and keeping of records. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve ordinance on first reading, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 304 directing the City Clerk to post notices of the hearing on July 14th, 1943 of the vacation of five feet on the North and South side of Eighteenth Street extended East from Ohio Avenue 139~ feet. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney reported having forwarded the claim of Walter V. Anderson to the City,s insurance agent~ and was attempting to supply the information requested by the Aetna Casualty Company regarding the claim of Carl D. Smith. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the request of the Grand Theater for the establishing of grades in the alley behind the theater be granted and~hat the City Engineer be authorized to establish the grades, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Dr. Russell H. Wilson notifying the Co~ncll he had employed Eleanor Meisenberg as a clinic nurse beginning June 15, 1943. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the appointment be approved and that the salary of $160.00 per month be taken from State Aid Fund, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Emil Mafli offering to purchase a 60' x 50' piece of the Northeast corner of Mountain Ridge Park. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer to Commissioner Gorst and the Mire Chief, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council be allowed, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the city call for bids for the sale of Lot l, Block 2, Brewster's Addition, being property which was formerly ~sed for Water Department tank, carried, all members voting Yes. ~:~tion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. Dep ~ty ~erk Aopro ve d: