HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/41 May 7, lg41
Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held on Wednesday, May 7, lg41, at ten o'clock A. M. Mayor Jones presiding,
Commissioner Bruenn, Commissioner Cased and the City Attorney being present.
Clerk read minutes of April 30, 1941, and on request of City Attorney the
reference applying to Sophia Bremer and the Bremerton Terminal Company was
changed by adding the words "by defending the suit brought by Bremerton Municipal
League." Motion by Mr. Cased and Mr. Bruenn to approve minutes as read and
corrected, carried, all members voting, Yes.
Mr. Jones submitted report of Committee of the Whole recommending that
proposal of Goodrich Company on Chieftan brand hose be accepted~ Motion by Mr.
Cased and Mr. Bruenn to approve the recommendation of the Committee, carried, as
follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr. Cased, Yes.
Mr. Jones reported having written to Mr. Leonard in reference to erecting a
tent for religious meetings and advising him of the necessary preliminaries
before any such permit may be issued.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 14~0 declaring an emergency in the Park Department
and appropriating $2,275.00 to meet such emergency. (This Ordinance had been
filed in Clerk's office for the past week and no protests had been filed). Motion
by Mr. Jones and Mr. Casad to adopt Ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Jones,
Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr. Cased, Yes.
Mr. C. Patnude asked for the construction of a bandstand at the City Park
and was referred to the Park and Playfields Commission.
Mr. Cased reported on the bid of W. E. Ford on the improvement of High
Avenue under L. I. D. 213 and recommended that Mr. Ford's bid be accepted less
the gravelling. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to award contract less
gravelling subject to contractors complying with contract requirements, carried
as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr. Cased, Yes.
The Mayor submitted letters from M. G. McLeod, Building Inspector, Mrs.
Van Zee and Mrs. Drake in reference to connections with sewers on Fifteenth
Street. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to refer request to Commissioner of
Public Works, carried, all members voting, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1491, declaring an emergency to exist on account of
the necessity for procuring property suitable for garbage disposal and the
construction of an incinerator for garbage disposal and appropriating funds in
the amount of $8,000.00 to meet such emergency. Motion by Mr. Cased and Mr.
Bruenn to pass Ordinance on first reading and file in Clerk's office one week
for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr.
Cased, Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 69 accepting the proposal of the Western Gas
Company to sell to the Health and Sanitation Department the following described
property.
Lots 4 and 5; the East half of Lot 3, and the East half
of the South 40 feet of Lot 2, Supplemental Plat of
Bayview Garden Tracts, and Lots 22 and 23, Joseph Daly's
Garden Tracts, Kitsap County, Washington,
ALSO a perpetual easement granting to the City of
Bremerton the right to the use of property described as
follows, for the purpose of maintaining thereon a dump for
the disposal of refuse and garbage: That part of Lot l,
and the North 39.99 feet of Lot 2, Supplemental Plat of
Bayview Garden Tracts, along the Easterly boundary thereof,
which is embraced by the natural water course or ravine
along said Easterly portion of said lots, Kitsap County,
Washington,
for the total sum of $8,000.00 subject to certain Oity assessments and to an
unDaid balance of $360.00 on the heating plant in the fiveroom dwelling situated
on said property; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign contract on behalf of
the City and instructing the City Attorney to prepare such papers as he shall
deem necessary for the protection of the City in connection with escrow agreements
to be placed in Bremerton Trust and Savings Bank or some other suitable financial
or title insurance institution. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to adopt
resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr. Cased, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1492 fixing the hours when City offices shall be
open for the trans&~tion of business and repealing all conflicting ordinances.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: Mr.
Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr. Cased, Yes.
May 7, 1941 (cont.)
Clerk read letter from Mr. Marion Garland, Attorney for Mrs. Essie C. Malone,
asking that the Tacoma Bus Company be enjoined from running its s~ages on the
sidewalk adjoining her property and that the sidewalk be repaired forthwith.
Notion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to refer to the Chief of Police and the City
Attorney,
Mr. Ted Pruitt explained to the Commission that when he purchased his home he
was misinformed as to the boundaries of the 10t and now found it necessary to
acquire the East half of Lot 17, Block'9; L. S. Rowe's Addition which is owned by
the City. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to accept the offer of $300.00 cash
for the East half of Lot 17, Block 9; L. S. Rowe's Addition, carried, all members
voting, Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 70 showing that through an error Lot 5, Block 10;
Second Addition to Charleston had been acquired by the City and authorizing the
Mayor and City Clerk to issue a quit-claim deed in favor of Mildred A. Boschert
to correct the error. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt resolution,
carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Brue~n, Yes; Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read a letter from Captain of the Yard's office in reference to the
1941 Navy Relief Carnival, and letter was ordered filed. Clerk read Resolution
No. 71 authorizing the sale of Lots 4 and 5, Block 1; First Addition to Charles-
ton, to Emil Mafli and Hilda M. Mafli, price $220.00, terms $45.00 down and
balance in monthly payments of $5.00 plus interest at 7%. Motion by Mr. Bruenn
and Mr. Jones to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn,
Yes; Mr. Casad, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Jones to adjourn, carried, all members voting, Yes.
Approved: