HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/15/43 December 15, 1943
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held Wednesday, December 15, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding,
Co~nissioner Haddon, Commissioner Oorst, the City Treasurer and Assistant City
Attorney being present.
Deputy Clerk read minutes of regular meeting held December 8, 1943 and
recessed Meetings held December 9, 1943 and December 13, 1943. On motion of
Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst minutes were approved as read, i,al~ members voting Yes.
Mr. H. E. Gorman requested the Council to grant him permission to p~ce
posts on the parking strip in front of his property in order to protect shrubs.
~otion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to allow Mr. Gorman to p~ce suitable
barricades on the parking strip to protect his shrubs, providing that he hold
the city harmless from all damages arising from such barricades, carried as
follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. ttaddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Helen Graham, Attorney for the Bremerton Housing Authority presented an
~nendment to contract between the United .States of America and' the City of
Bremerton for supplying water to the housing projects.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean approving amendment No. 2 to Contract No.
t~ (Wash-45111)mph-102, dated December l, 1942 aud authorizing the Mayor and
City Clerk to sign said amendment on behalf of the City, carried as follows:
Er. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 332 approving the action taken by the Bremerton
Housing Authority in purchasing furniture for the Recreation Buil~.ng, Project
Wash 45133.
~otion by ~r. Kean and Nra. Haddon to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Itaddon approving the claim of Architects
Naramore, Brady, Bain, Granger, Johanson, in the amount of $531.32, for services
rendered for work on application for a City Hall, and instructing the City Clerk
to draw warrant on the City Hall alteration fund, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Police Judge Frank Ryan recommending that Catherine
Anderson be appointed a Junior Clerk in the Police Judge's office at a monthly
salary of $120.00, effective December 15, 1943.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the recommendation and instruct-
ing the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commission, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Clerk read Invoice No. E85522 of the American LaFrance Foamite Corporation,
for one 750 G.P.M. pump and hose car.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to refer to the City Clerk with instruct-
ions to draw a warrant in the amount of $10,598.~0 against the General Fund,
and to deliver said warrant to the American LaFrance Foamite Corporation upon
delivery of the truck, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read claim filed by Mrs. Madeleine Elderkin in ~e sum of $52.87 for
repairs to her sewer.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer to the City Attorney, carried, all
members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Earl B. Smith accepting the City's offer to pay
~$6,400.00 for eighty acres of land adjacent to the watershed.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and }~r. Kean to purchase this tract of land for water-
shed purposes and instructing the City Attorney to draw the necessary resolution,
carried as follows: blr. Kean, Yes. Hrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1553 to regulate and restrict the location
and use of buildings and the use of land within the City of Bremerton; to limit
the height of buildings; to prescribe building lines and the size of yards and
other open spaces and for these purposes to divide the city into districts, and
declaring an emergency.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to pass ordinance, carried as follows: Mr.
Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddoh, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the City Clerk to return the
certified check filed by the Howard Cooper Corporation with their bid on a
motor grader, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this
meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carrt~, all members voting Yes.
December 15, 1943 (cont)
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and ~r. Kean authorizing the City Treasurer and City
Attorney to prepare a resolution transferring funds, carried, all members
voting Yes.
~otion by Mr. Kean and ~ir. Gorst to adjourn, carried.
Approved: Deputy O~ity C]~rk
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