HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/29/43 September 29, 1943
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held on Wednesday, September 29, 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 September ~2, 1943 and recessed
meeting held SePtember 23, 1943. Minutes were corrected to authorize the
Purchasing Agent to purchase a resuscitator for use of the Fire Department
ra~er than calling for bids for a resuscitator. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr.
Eean approving the minutes as read and corrected, carried, all me~nbers voting
Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1545, second reading, relating to the filing of
claims for damages against the City of Bremerton end establishing the form and
contents thereof and the procedure upon such claims.
Notion by Nr. Kean and ~lr. Gorst to pass ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Clerk read claim filed b'y Charles R. Dixon, llO No. Montgomery listing
damages to personal property amounting to $76.00 said to have been caused by
a broken water main.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer claim to the CiSy Attorney and
Mr. Gorst, carr~d as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, ~es.
Clerk read resignation of Garry H. Mason as Sergeant in the Police Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst accepting the resignation and directing
the City Clerkto notify the Civil Service Commission and to issue a Certificate
of Availability, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read resignation of Emery E. Emmons as patrolman in the Police
Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to accept the resignation and instructing
the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commission and to issue a Certificate
of Availability, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read resignation of Hugh Dougherty and Clair Ferrin as firemen on the
Bremerton Fire Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst accepting the resignations and instruct-
ing the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commission, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Chief of Police Morken requesting the adoption of
the pension system for policemen as specified by State law for cities of the
first class.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer this matter to the City Treasurer
and City Clerk as far as salary deductions are concerned, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Clerk read letters from Chief Emaest Yett requesting promotional examina-
tions for Captains and Lieutenants and another examination for Fire Alarm
electriction for the Fire Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to table the request for examinations
until such time as the Police Chief and Fire Chief have worked out a plan where-
by examinations wil~ not be needed every week, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Chief Yett requesting the temporary appointment of
Vincent G. Eilers as fireman beginning September 22, 1943.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the appointment be confirmed end
instructing the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commission, carried,
all members voting Yes. ,,.
Clerk read Mtter from Federal Works Agency regarding PrOject No. Wash.
45-M-12.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the letter be made a matter of record
and referred to the City Attorney and City Treasurer, carried, all members voting
Yes.
Clerk read letter from Federal Works Agency acknowledging receipt of
certified copies of tabulation of bids for the construction of Refuse Burner,
Project Wash. 45-260 (n) together with three certified copies of Resolution
tentatively awarding bid to H. C. McBride and requesting that certified copies
of notice of award be sent to their office.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to make this letter a matter of record
and refer to Mr. Gorst and the City Engineer for processing and return to the
City Clerk's office, carried, all members voting Yes.
September 29, 1943 (cont)
Clerk read letter f rom Chester Biesen, Executive Secretary, Association of
Washington Cities regarding the success of the Regional meeting held in Bremer-
ton, and requesting a~icture taken at the meeting.
Motion by Mr. Go,st and Mr. Keen that the letter'be made a matter of record
and that the picture be sent as requested, carried, all members voting Yes.
The City employees proposed pension plan was discussed but no action taken.
Mr. Gorst reported having been requested by Mr. Frye, 956 Washington Avenue,
to construct a bulkhead at the end of Eleventh Street.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Engineer and City Attorney
be authorized to inform Mr. Frye that the bulkhead will be placed providing
that a satisfactory arrangement can be made to protect the city and its street
end, carried, all me~bers voting Yes.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst that the Mayor and City Clerk be author-
ized to execute a warranty deed to Lots iV, 18, 19, Bremerton Water Works
Tracts #2, to Esther Brown pursuant to contract dated October ?, 1939 between
the City and John C. Brown, provided that Mr. Brown will assign, in writing,
the contract to said wife, carried, all members voting Yes.
City Attorney read Resolution No. 2 of the Bremerton Planning Corm~ission,
requesting the City Council to pass an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1546 amending the Use and Area maps of Ordinance
No. 1499, known as the Zoning Ordinance.
Motion'~by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen to pass ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Keen, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Go, st, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Gorst that all bills presented at t his meeting
and approved by a majority of the Council be allowed, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Keen and F~r. Gorst to adjourn unti~/~ednesday, October 6,
1943 at ten o'clock A.M., carried, all members voting Yes.
'Deputy U~y C~l k
Approved:
Mayor