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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/24/43 November 24, 1943 Regular meeting of th~ City of Bremerton, Washington, held Wednesday, November 24, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Keen presiding, Commissioner Haddon, commissioner Gorst, the city Clerk and City Attorney being present. Deputy Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held November 17, 1943 and on motion of Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst minutes were approved, all members voting ~es. Clerk read Periodical Estimate for~ Partial Payment No. 4, Contract No. 6 of M. Moschetto, Project Wash. 4~-lV2N ~n the amount of $7543.88. Motion by Mr. Gorst end Mr. Keen to approve estimate and authorize the City Clerk to draw warrant for same, ca~ried, all members voting Yes. Notion by Mr. Kean and I~r. Gorst creating the position of Senior Cleric in the Municipal Court at a salary of $140.00 per month, carried, all members voting Ye s. Clerk read letter from Judge Frank Ryan requesting that Mrs. MarJorie Ebert be appointed Senior Clerk of the Municipal Court at a salary of $140.00 a month, beginning December l, 1943. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that~ae recomEendation and reGuest be approved and instructing the City Clerk to draw the salary from fund created by Emergency Ordinance No. 1529, and further directing that the Civil Service Commission be notified, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letters from A. F. Hardy, State Manpower Director relativs to a new program approved by the State Management-Labor War Manpower Committee. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer letters to the City Attorney for study, carried, all members rot!us Yes. Clerk read letter from C. C. Casad recommending that water meters through- out the city be read only every other month, except the larger accounts which would be read every month. Motion by Mr. Gorst and a Mr. Keau that the recommendation of Mr. Casad be concurre5 in and that the letter be referred to the City Attonney for proper legislation, carried, all members v~ting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference thanking the City Council for authorizing the attendance of Mr. M~Leod at their annual convention held in San Francisco. Letter ordered filed. Clerk read letter ~rom Mr. H. E. White, 33~ N. Montgomery, requesting that the sidewalk on Sixth Street between Callow and Montgomery be repaired. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to refer to Cormnissioner Gorst, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Puget Sound Power & Light Company regarding the breaking of pavement to repair their underground cable. Motion by Mr. Corst and Mrs. Haddon to refer letter to the Commissioner of Public '~Vorks, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City A~torney be instructed to draw a resolution amending Resolution No. 32~ extending the completion date of Valley Construction Company's contract, Wash. 45-165 to 30~ days beyond December 8, 194~, carried, all members~oting Yes. Motion by Mr. Gorst and IJIrs. Haddon instructing the City Clerk to call for bids, to be opened December 8. 1943, for the purchase of two General Motors trucks for the Sanitation Department and paid from Federal grant money, carried, all members voting Yes. Notion by ~'~r. Gorst an~i l',~r. Kean inst~,~ucting the City Clerk to call for bids, to be opened December 8, 1943, for the purchase of one Diesel Motor Grader for the Street Department, carried, all members voting Yes. ~,iotion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst authorizing th,e Purchasing Agent to purchase a pneumatic tube for the Water s~d Sanitation Department bookkeepers, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read 0r~inance, first reading, declaring an emergency to exist on account of the necessity of purchasing books, employing a supervisor and a clerk, purchasing s~pp~ies and maintaining an automobile, for the Public Library during the year 1944 and appropriating funds to meet such emergency. Notion by I'~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve ordinance on first reading, carried, all members voting Yes. November 24, 1943 (cont) Motion by Mr. Kean an~ Mr. Gorst to accept the resignation of L. J. Bourke as a member of the Planning Commission, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Nr. Gorst to appoint Nr. James Russell a member of the Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of L. J. Bourke, ending 0cto~er l, 1945, carried, all members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. !!addon instructing the City Clerk to call for bids, to be opened December 8, 1943, for plastering the City IIall basement to comply with the Building Code, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 329 granting leave of absence, as provided by Ordinance No. 1337, to the following firemen: Antone Ray Johnson, inducted August 3, 1943; Harvel L. Keihn, inducted September 2l, 1943; Tony Balazic, inducted November 15, 1943. Motion by ~[r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adopt resolution and instructing the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commission, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Raddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from Police Chief requesting the appointment of Winford Wayne Jones as third class police patrolman, starting November 20, 1943. ~otion by Nr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the appointr, ent; directing that his salary be taken from the Federal Grant; the bon~ from State Aid; and instructing the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Com~ission, carried, all membcrs voting Yes. ~otion by Nr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Co~ucil, carried, all members voting ~es. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. Deputy ~~rk ' Approved: