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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/29/43 December ~9, 194~ Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held We~h~es~taz, ~ecember 29, 1943 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding, Co~iss~oner Haddon~ Commissioner Gorst, the City Clerk, City Treasurer and City Attoraey being present. Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting held December ~o~, 1~3 an~ on motion of Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon minutes were approved as rea~, carried. Clerk read letter from the ~epartment of oo~erce, Washin~ton, D.C., req~est- ~ng a map of the City of ~remerton. [,~otion by ~,~rs. Ha~on an~ ~r. Kean to refer letter to Co~m~issioner Gorst, carried, all members voting Clerk read letter from Fire Chief Yett recommending the appointment of Donald C. Tuggle and F. Edward ~iller as firemen, subject to examination by the Civ~l Service Con~ission. ~.~otion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the appointments as of Oecember 2~, 19~; directing that their salary be taken from the Contribmtion Account and instr~ctin? the City Clerk to notify ~he Civil Service Cormuiesion, carried, all members ~oting Yes. Clerk read ]e tter written by C. C. Casad, September 7, 194__~, to the ~erry Fn?iNleerin~? Compsn'~, recomm~ndin~ payment~o£ ~ngineeri~g f~es~ ih ac¢ordsn~e with 'thei ~ contract. ~ot~On by r~r. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the final payment of $498.85 to the Berry Engineeri~g Company for engineering services on Sewer Constr~ction Project 45-172 be allowed and instructing the City Clerk to draw warrant on the Sewer Construction fund in that amount, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. ~{addon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 334 authorizing the City Treasurer to make trane- fers as follows: General Fund to Park Fund, ~$14,700.00; General Fund to Wharf Fund, ?~2,bO0.O0; General Fund to Sewer Funding Bond Fund, ~$375160; Light Ftu~d to ~eneral F~md, ~%9,~8.74; Parking ~eter Fund to General Fund, $1~,000.O0. ~.1ot~on by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt resolution, carried as follows: ~J. lr. ~ean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. ~'~otion by I~r. Kean and I.ir. Gorst instructi~ the City Attorney to prepare an emergency ordinance appropriating $80,000.00 for the Police and Fire Departments to match the government grant for additional police and fire department salaries, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. ~$ granting an extension of three days ~n the completion date set for II.C. McBride, contractor on the Refuse Burner, Project l~¥ash. ~$-260N. !?~ot~on by ~ir. Gorst and l~r. Kean to pass resolution, carried as follows: ~Vr. ][ean, Yes. I.~rs. Haddon, l~es. Mr. Gorst, Yes. (]lerk read Rosol~]tion No. ~6 accepting the work of H.C. ~.~cBride, con- tractor on the Refuse Bur~er, Project Wash. 45-260N. ¥otion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean to pass resolution, carried as follows: [.~[r. Kean, Yes. ~,~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read title report, submitted by the Port Orchard Abstract, on the Ujest half of the Noetheast quarter of Section 30, Township 24 North, Range 1 Eest, ¥~.}.%, owned by Earl B. Smith. ~,~lotion by I{r. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer to the City Attorney for arrange- ment of ~tetails to obtai~ deed, carried, all members voting yes. ~otion by l,~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the re-filing df the Zoning Or(~- inanco ~e referred to the City Attorney's office for compliance with the State Law, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Arthur ~l. L~orken re¢or~monding the appointment of l~]rs. ?ar~ e ~. Samson as policewoman begi~ming January 1, 1944. ~[otion by ~r. Kean and [..Irs. Haddor. approving the temporary appointment of ~,~rs. Samson as policewoman; providin~ her salary be taken from the General Fund an~t instructin_~ the City Clerk to notify the Civil Service Commission,. ¢-arried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Building Inspector McKeod presenting plans submitted t~o him by ~r. Ed Bremer for the construction of a Negro conm~erc~al center, and requesting the Council to approve or reject said plans. Motion b.y Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer plans to the Committee of the '~ole to be discussed with and approved by the bus, ness men who approved the original plans for a Negro recreation and com~uercial center, carried, all members voting Yes. Deoember 29, 1943 (cont) ~fotion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Gorst t~at the Mayor and City Clerk be author- ized to sign Supplemental Agreement No. 1, Lease No. W04-193 engl82V between the United States of America and the City of Bremerton, Second Street wharf, in quin- tuplet and instructing the City Clerk to send the five signed copies together wi th five certified copies of this motion to Herbert Haas, Army Engineers, 217 Lloyd Building, Seattle, Washington, card, led, all members voting Yes. City Attorney read Resolution No. 337 a~.~thorizing the ~.~ayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City of Bremerton the lease between the City of Bremer- ton and the American Red Cross, and the lease between the City of Bremerton and Fort Worden Post Exchange for parts of the Second Street ~arf building. ~otion by Mr. Kean and l,ir. Gorst to adopt resolution carried as follows: I~r. Keen, Yes. },~rs. Haddon, Yes. ~.~r. Gorst, Yes. The ~ayor reported that th~ legal action of Wm. A. Krings against the City of Bremerton, an amount in excess of ~50,000.00, served on him December 28, 1943, has been t~rmed over to the City Attorney. I.~otion by I,~r. Keen and I,~rs. Haddon that ~e bid for supplying kerosene to the City of Bremerton be awardc~ to Shell Oil Company for six months and to the Union 0il Company for six months, both companies to deliver kerosene at 14.3~ a gallon, carried, all members voting Yes. l',fotion by Mr. Keen and If, rs. itaddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried, all members voting Motion'by ~.'ir. Keen and Iir. Gorst to recess until two o'clock this afternoon, carrfed, all members voting Yes. Approved: Oeputy ~t~k December 29, 1943 Z o'clock P.t~. Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at two o'clock P.[~., Wednesday, December zg, 1943. ~[ayor Kesn presiding, Commissioner Haddon~, Co~.issioner gorst, City Buil~ing Inspector ~.~cLeo4 and the following b~sinessmen beil~g present: Cliff Christensen, T.S. J~.~orrison and Lincoln Nordby. The ~,~ayor explained the Council meeting had ~en recesses for .the purpose of submitting the altere~ plans for a Negro Co~ercial center to the businessmen who ha~ approved the o~iginal plans. The Buil~ing Inspector state~ he had no knowled6e of ~y change in the build- ing plans by Mr. Bremer until he had inspected the work and discovered that it was the intention of Lir. Fremer to ~mlil~ a second story on the rear of the building. ~he new plans were st~die~ by the Co~ittee and were ap~rove~ upon the con- ~ition that a f~re escape be built from the dining hall on the secon~ floor. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and f~r. Keen that the Building Inspector be instructed to issue ~.~ ~uil~ing permit to ]~r. ~re~er with the stipulations that the building be brou~fht up to the~ SullYing Code for whatever purpose it should be used, within six months after cessation of present hostilities, carried as follows: ~.~r. ~, ~f~s. ~rs. ~addon, Yes. I~r. Corst, Yes. Notion b[f [,~r. Keen and [~[rs. Haddon to adjourn ~ttt 3:30 o'olock~ P.~., Thursday, December 30, 1943, carried, all m~bers voting YSs. ~ayor December 30, 1943 Recessed meeting of the City Co~mcil of the City of Bremerton, Washington was reconvened at 3:30 o'clock P.~., Thursday, December 30, 1943. ~ayor Kean presiding, Commissioner Haddon and Con~nissioner Gorst being present. ~,lr. E.J. Beard, representing the committee appointed to'ascertain the in- surance needs of the city, presented their report. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Ha~on approving the recommendations contained in the insurance report s. n5 authorizing the ~ayor to issue letters to various organizations insuring the city informing them of the new plan, carried, all ~embe~s voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Kean an5 Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. Anproved: Deputy Mayor