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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/18/41 June 18, 1941 Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held on Wednesday, June 18, 1941, at ten o'clock A.M. ~ayor Jones presiding, Commissioner Bruenn, Commissioner Casad and the City Attorney being present. Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular and recessed meeting held June ll, 1941, and on motion of Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad same were approved as corrected, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Fire Chief Yett and Dr. Polk, Health Officer, regard- ing health menace and dumping of trash on Lots 13, 14, l0 on Meade Street and on motion of Er. Jones end Mr. Casad letter was referred to the City Attorney, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read letter from C. M. Ross, Secretary of Bremerton School Board, requesting that the City take tract adjoining Forest Ridge Park, known as the Brown property, into the city limits. Notion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Casad that the letter be referred to City Attorney with instructions to proceed to take this land into the city, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. B'ruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. Clerk read letter from Manford R. Kint, Chairman Reorganization Committee, Bremerton School Board, stating that the School Board had purchased l0 acres on which were some houses that would have to be moved off; requesting the City to lower the fee to be charged for moving houses, and asking for the closing of Fifteenth Street, Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Casad to reger letter to the City i~ttorney, Building Inspector and City Engineer, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. June 18, 1941 (cont) Clerk read letter from City Clerk and the City Treasurer making recomm- endations concerning the accounting procedure regarding sewer connection fees to be charged to people living outside the city limits. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Casad that the letter be referred to Mr. Bruenn, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from Queen City Construction Company requesting that the City pay the three per cent tax that was omitted from their estimate recently rendered. ~iotion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Jones that the letter be referred to the City Attorney, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. The ~ayor reported: "Due to the vacancy in the Police Department caused by the calling to active duty in the United States Naval Reserve, of Chief of Police Charles Lewis, recorded in the proceedings of the Con~nission meeting June 11, 1941, several vacancies in the Police Department have resulted. I therefore nominete for consideration of the Commission, names of the following men for the following positions: Captain R.0.D. Murphy, Acting Chief; Lieutenant Arthur Morken, Acting Captain; Sergeant W. C. Sockwell, Acting Lieutenant. These temporary appointments all having been approved unanimously by the Bremerton Civil Service Commission, I nominate these gentlemen for these temporary assignments, as of June 15, 1941." Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to approve the recommendation of Mayor Jones, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. The Mayor further stated: "By this action there has been created a vacancy for one Sergeant. I therefore requested from the Civil Service Commission and had certified for appointment the name of Patrolman Vern I. Carey. I should like to recommend Mr. Carey for the position of Sergeant, effective June 15, 1941. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn that recommendation of Mayor Jones be approved, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read letter from M~r. Sheely of the City Engineer's office, requesting that a short street at the East end of the Bremerton Manette bridge be given a name. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn that the street be named Harkins Street, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk reported having called for bids on publication contract to be opened today. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad that Clerk open and read the two bids received, carried all members voting Yes. Bid received from the Bremerton Sun, enclosing cashier's check for $50.00, offering to print all legal publications at the rate of 25¢ for first insertion and 20¢ for each subsequent insertion. Bid received from the Daily News Searchlight, enclosing cashier's check for $50.00, offering to print all legal publications at the rate of 15¢ per column inch. Motion by ~r. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to award contract for all legal publica- tions of the City of Bremerton to the lowest bidder, the Daily News Searchlight, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 90 declaring the intention of the City Commission to order the improvement of Broadway Avenue from Fifteenth Street to Sixteenth Street by the construction of a system of storm and sanitary sewers and setting date of hearing protests on said proposed district as July 16, 1941. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to pass resolution as read, carried as follows: Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 91 authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to purch- ase machinery for the Water Department and declaring an emergency, Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Jones that resolution be approved as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 92 authorizing the Mayor and City Glerk to sell Lots 13, 14, 15, Block 9; Lots 2, 3, 4, 13, 14 and 15, Block 14; Lots 2, 3, 4, Block 17, Charleston Tidelands, to E. B. and Ethel Lent, T. D. and ~arian J. ~lomberg, ~. D. and Irene Lent, for the purchase price of ~900.00. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to pass resolution as read and to instruct Clerk that deed be delivered upon execution of Agreement by purchasers to re-convey said property upon demand by City of Bremerton, at original purchase price, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Mr. Casad reported that the Street Department needed to increase its force by five additional men to carry on operations to take care of additional terr- itory and to secure additional equipment including two dump trucks and one pick up truck. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Jones to call for bids to be opened July 9, 1941, for two dump trucks and one pick up truck, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Ju~e 18, 1941 (cont) Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Commission, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Casad reported having written Jim Davis, State Department of Highways, in reference to the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of State Highway No. 21 and the ~arine Drive Road. ~otton by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. E. J. McCall, City Clerk Appr ov e d: Mayor