HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/23/43 June 23, 1943
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held June 23, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon,
Commissioner Gorst and the City Attorney being present.
Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held June 16, 1943 and on motion of
Mr. Kean and Mr. Go,st minutes were approved as read and corrected by adding the
words "if necessary" to the motion m~thorizlng Mrs. Haddon to adjust the matter
of the payment of state occupation tax by the Sanitation Department, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the bid received for the ~
of a two-compartment dish washing sink be opened, carried, all members VD ting Yes.
Bid was opened and read from the International Hod Carriers, Building and
Common Laborers Union, offering to purchase the sink for $20.00.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to accept offer, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to open the bids for furnishing fuel oil
to the City of Bremerton, carried, all members voting Yes.
Bids were opened and read from Lofthus & Son Oil Company for furnishing
domestic fuel oil at $1.95~ per barrel; diesel oil .0655 per gallon and stove
oil at .0?55 per gallon. Lent's proposed to~'furnish 27~ diesel oil at the rate
of .06~ cents per gallon.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer bids to the Committee of the Whole
carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean end Mrs. Haddon to open the bid submitted for the purchase
of the Fairbanks-Morse scale located at t he Wharf, carried, all members voting Yes.
Bid was opened and read from B. L. Lyman 5flaring to purchase the scales
for ~150.00.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to accept the bid, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to open the bids submitted for printing
all official notices for the ensuing year beginning July l, 1943, carried, all
members voting Yes.
Bids were opened and read from the Bremerton Sun for 30~ per column inch,
first insertion, and 25~ per column inch, subsequent insertions and a bid from
the News Searchlight for E4~ per column inch for the first insertion and 21~
per column inch subsequent insertions.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer to the Committee of the Whole,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst ~d Mr. Kean to open b~ds submitted for furnishing one
~50 gallon pumper truck for the Fire Department, carried, all members voting Yes.
Bids were opened an8 read from the following companies:
Nelson Equipment Co. $11,OOl.60
Mack International Truck Co. 9,916.31
American-LaFrance Corpn. 10,5OO.00
Howard-Cooper Corpn. 10,O79.56
~ot!on by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer to the Committee of the Whole,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the bids submitted for furnishing
a 65' aerial ladder truck for use of the Fire Department, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Bids were opened and read from the following firms:
Howard Cooper Corpn. $18,850.00, plus extras $1,667.32
American-LaFrance 19,900.00
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer bids to the Committee of the Whole,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read application of Edward Bremer for a pinball Location License for
the Olympic Tavern, said application being approved by the Chief of Police.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the location license, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Fire Chief Yett submitting the following list of men
recently employed by the l"ire Department and requesting that a civil service
examination be held so that these men may be certified for permanent employment:
NAME DATE EMPLOYED.
Olson, Chester January 2, 1943
West, Norris January 9, 1943
Johnson, Chris March 13, 1943
Mills, Don March 15, 1943
Balazic, Tony March 22, 1943
Liner, Glen April 5, 1943
Brathovde, John ~o~, .~ ~
J~zue 2a, 194~ (cont)
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to make a record of this letter and have it
filed in the Clerk's office, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from E. C. Searle, Executive Director of the Bremerton
Housing Authority, requesting information as to the intention of the City Council
in annexing Sheridan Park, Anderson Cove, Westpark, and Sinclair Park.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to defer action until next Wednesday, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Ruth M. Babcock, Librarian, relative to the personnel
and salary changes at the Library.
~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer to the City ~lerk for ways and means
of paying the additional salary requested, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Police Chief Morken requesting the purchase of a new
prowler car.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer to the Cormuissioner of Public
Health and Safety, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter fr~m Army SeiJas requesting the renewal of Pinball Operator's
Licenses for t he United Amusement Company, the American Amusement Company and the
Bremerton Amusement Company.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to refer to the Committee of the Whole,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to open bids submitted for furnishing two
dump trucks, carried, all members voting Yes.
Bid was opened and read from Crawford Motors for furnishing two l~ ton
International dump trucks for $4591.56.
Notion by Mr. Corst and ~r. Kean to refer to the Committee of the W~nole,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read Clai~ filed by Bertha Wilkinson in the amount of $~05.00 for
damages to a basement apartment said to have been caused by a broken, fire plug.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to refer to ~r. Gorst and the City Attorney,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Roy L. Davis and L. L. Wright, both residents of
Shore Drive, East Bremerton, requesting the vacation of the South end of Hayward
Avenue.
Notion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst to refer to the ~ity Attorney, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to postpone the reading of the proposed
"second-hand dealers" ordinance for one week so that the Retail Trades Bureau
and Chamber of Commerce would have further chance to study it, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Mr. James Russell and Mr. ~Vhipple, representing the Dairyman's Association,
pointed out to the Council that there were two conflicting milk ordinances in
effect in the ~ity of Bremerton.
Notion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean instructing the City Attorney to cheek
these ordinances and make a report to the Council at the next meeting, carrled,
all members voting Yes.
Mr. Gorst reporting on the application of Emil Mafli for the purchase of a
60'x50' piece of land located in the Northeast corner of Mountain Ridge Park,
recommended that said application be rejected.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the application be rejected and that
Mr. Mafli be notified, carried, all members voting Yes.
Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the City Clerk ~o call ~or bids
for the purchase of two l~ ton trucks for the Water Department, said bids to be
opened July ~, 194Z, carried, all members voting Yes.
Mr. Gorst reported that the new well at Anderson's Creek was flowing at lB0
gallons per minute and will be showing considerable increase.
The City Attorney reported h~ had no way of checking the legal description
contained in the Notice and Summons No. 5~4, United States of America vs City of
Bremerton et al, which had been referred to him.
Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer Notice of Summons to the engineer-
ing department, carried, t I members voting Yes.
City Attorney returned the original claim of Walter V. Anderson and original
petition for vacation of a portion of Eighteenth Street.
June 23, 1943 Cont.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Clerk be instructed to call
for bids for the painting of the Library and that the specifications be prepared
by the Building Inspector, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst that the ~ity buy the paint for the
Second Street dock, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Oorst to allow all bills presented at thls meeting
and.approved by a majority of the ~o~ncil, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon recommending that a second mechanic be
hired, carried% all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean that the motion of June 16, 1943, awarding
the bid for a steel body for a garbage truck to the Tacoma G. M. C. Truck Co., be
rescinded and that the ~ity Clerk be instructed to return the bid deposit, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Keen end Mrs. Haddon instructing the City Attorney to draw up
an ordinance appropriating emergency funds amounting to $10,O00 for the repair
and alteration of the City Hall, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst to adjourn until Friday morning at l0 o'clock
A.M., carried, all members voting Yes.
Deputy ~~eerk
Approved:
' ~ Mayor
June 25, 1943
Recessed meeting of t he City Council of the ~ity of Bremerton, Washington,
was held at ten o'clock A.M., Friday, June 25, 1943. Mayor Kean presiding,
Commissioner Gorst and Assistant City Attorney Merkel b&ing present.
Clerk read claim of Ralph E. Purves, Della M. Purves and R. T. Whiting, for
damages to a gasoline tank amountfng to $437.55.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to r eject the claim and refer it to the Gity
Attorney and instructing the City Clerk to notify Mr. Purves that said claim had
been rejected, carried.as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs..Haddon, absent, Mr. Gorst,
Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst that the bid of the Bremerton Daily News
Searchlight for ~rintlng legal notices at the rate of 24~ per column inch, first
insertion, and 21~ per col~nn inch subsequent insertions, be accepted, carried
as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent, Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the bid of Warberg Brothers for paint-
ing the building on the First Street wharf, be rejected as being too high, carried
as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the bid of Lent's for supplying diesel
oil to the ~ity of Bremerton for the year ending Jtu~e ~O, 1944 at t he rate of .O6~
ceats per gallon, be accepted, carried, as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Hadd0n,
absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the bid of Lofthus & Son Oil Oompauy
for supplying stove oil at the rate of .0755 per gallon and fuel oil at $1.95~
per barrel, for the year ending June 30, 1944, be accepted, carried as follows:
Mr. Ke~, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent, Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean that the bid of Crawford Motors for supplying
two l~ ton dump trucks for use of the Street Department, at a cost of $4591.56
plus sales tax, be accepted, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon,
absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to reject all bids submitted for furnishing
a ladder truck to the ~ire Department an5 instructing the Clerk to return all
bid deposit checks, carried as follows.: Mr. Kesn, Yes. Mrs. Raddon, absent.
Mr. Gorst, Yes.
June 25, 1943 (cont)
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the bid of the Amerlcan-LaFrance
Foamfte Corporation for furnishing one 750 gallon pumper to the "ire Department
for $10,500.00, be accepted, and that the ~ity Clerk return the certified checks
of the unsuccessful bidders, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon,
absent, Mr. Gorst, Yes.
R~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the applications of the American,
Bremerton and United Amusement Companies for renewal of Pinball Ooerator's License,
be tabled until next regular meeting when Mrs. Haddon can be present, carried,
both members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, both members voting
Yes.
Deputy ~i~ty ~l~rk
App;%oved:,
- ' Mayor