HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/43 July 7, 1943
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held July ?, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Con~nissloner Haddon,
Commissioner Oorst and the City Attorney b~ng present.
Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held June 30, 1943 and on motion of
Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon minutes were approved as read, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1530, second reading, declaring an emergency to
exist on account of the need for alterations and repairs to the City Hall and
appropriating approximately $10,000 to meet same.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Clerk read letter from the Bremerton DefenseCouncil requesting the City
Council to purchase three radio transmitters and receivers.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon 'authorizing the Purchasing Agent to obtain
these radios if money is appropriated in the Civilian Defense budget, carried, all
members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from the Mutual Amusement Company requesting a Pinball
Operator's License.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve application, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Notion by Mr. Gorst and Nfs. Haddon to reduce the license fee on second-hand
dealers from $25.00 per year to $15.00 per year, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1531, second reading, defining and regulating
second-hand dealers; requiring licenses; keeping of records; providing for penal-
ties.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Clerk read letter from Jos. M. Sample regarding the vacation of a portion of
Ninth Street in Oyster Bay Addition.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Ur. Kean to refer letter to the City Attorney, carried,
all members ~oting Yes.
Clerk read letter from the Commissioner of Public Lands submitting Harbor
Area leases Nos. 1423-39 for signature.
Motion by Mr. Go rst and Mrs. tiaddon to refer to the City Engineer, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter f rom Fire Chief Yett requesting that Charles E. Clay be
given a temporary appointment on the Fire ~epartment subject to Civil Service
examinat ~ on.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. C~rst to concur in the appointment and instructing
the City Clerk to notify the ~ivil Service Con~nission, carried, all members voting
Yes.
Clerk read letter from C. C. Casad, Superintendent of the WHter Department,
submitting Partial Payment Estimate No. 1 on Force Account Project 45-165, the
16" water line, in the amount of $5,007.96.
Motion by Mr. Oorst and Mr. Kean to approve estimate, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Corst that the bid of Lee R. Harrison to purchase
Lot 1, Block 2, Brewster's Second Addition for $301.O0, terms, be accepted,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Mr. Gorst reported that his departments had no use for the truck offered for
sale by Mr. W. W. Kelley and on motion of Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst the City Clerk
was instructed to notify Mr. Kelley of this decision, carried, all members voting
Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst instructing the City Clerk not to notify
Mr. Ralph Purves of the rejection of his claim, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 305 authorizing the Fire Chief, or in his absence
the duly authorized and acting head of the fire department, to accept or reject
the request of the governing body of any county, city, town or fire district,
for the use of the fire equipment of the City of Bremerton.
Motion by I~r. Keanand Mr. Gorst to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Oorst, Yes.
July 7, 1943 (cont)
Clerk read resolution passed by the Planning Commission requesting the City
Council to adopt an ordinance amending the Use and Area maps attached to Ordinance
No. 1499.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1532 amending the Use and Area maps of Ordinance
No. 1499 and declaring an emergency.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by ~r. Corst and ~rs. Haddon that the bid submitted for furnishing
two trucks to the Water Oepartment be opened, carried, all members voting Yes.
Bid was opened and read from the J. C. Couse Motor Company for furnishing
two trucks for $3,983.28.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to refer bid to the Con~nittee of the
Whole, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Carst allowing the Carpenters, Teamsters and Labor
Unions to sub-lease space on the ~'irst Street wharf to the U. S. Coast Guard,
carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that all bills presented at this meeting
and approved by a majority of the Council, be allowed, carried, all members voting
Yes.
Mrs. Haddon reported having visited city officials in Spokane recently.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes.
Deputy Cl~y Cle~k
Approved:
~' ~ Mayor