HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/41 June 25, 1941
Regular meeting of the City Co~mission of the City of Bremarton, Washington,
held on Wednesday, June 25, 1941, at ten o'clock A. Mo Mayor Jones presiding,
Commissioner Bruenn and the City Attorney being present.
Clerk read minutes of the regular meeting held on June 18, 1941, and on motion
of Mr. Bruenn and Er. Jones, same were approved as read, both members voting, Yes.
Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on vacation of all of that part
of Meade ~venue lying between the South margin of State Highway No. 21 and the
North margin of Sixth Street, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.
Clerk also reported that no protests had been filed against said vacation. The
Mayor enquired if any person present wished to enter protest on this vacation and
there was no response. Eotion by Er. Jones and Mr. Bruenn that prayer of petitioners
to be granted and reouest City Attorney to prepare Ordinance vacating said street,
carried, both members voting, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Jones and ~r. Bruenn to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign
agreement with Er. Van Zee authorizing connection with City sewer, carried, both
members voting, Yes.
Mr. Bruenn recommended that all collections for such sewer connections be
credited to City Street fund and on motion of Mr. Bruenn and ¥~. Jones the recommen-
dation was adopted.
Clerk read letter from E. W. Granger requesting that Lots 59 to 62 of Block
30, U. S. Navy Yard Addition to Bremerton be included within the City limits and
on motion of Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Jones, letter was referred to City Engineer.
Clerk read correspondence between H. W. Wilson, Co. and City Librarian re:
lost or misplaced warrant Mo. 3329 and on motion of Mr. Jones and Er. Bruenn letter
was re~erred to City Clerk.
Clerk read letter from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture re: contract for water to
Defense Housing Project, Bremerton, Washington, and on motion of Mr. Jones and Mr.
Bruenn letter was referred to Er. Cased.
Clerk read letter from Reconstruction ~'inance Corporation re: Bremerton Docket
~o. PA-~90-ND and was instructed to take up with City Attorney.
Clerk read letter from Department of the Interior, Bonneville Power Administra-
tion applying for permit for constructing electric power transmission circuits on and
along Farrag~t Street in the City of Bremerton, known as Potlatch-Bremerton Line.
Letter was referred to City Attorney.
The City Attorney submitted a deed from B. J. Keen and Mary L. Keen dedicating
~or Street purposes: Part of Lot 14, Block 1; Bender's Addition to Decatur, begin-
ning at the NW corner of Lot 14, Bloc~ 1;~Bender's Addition to Decatur, thence
South 10°~8'07'' E. 28.01 ft; thence North 1°26'53'' East 27.56 feet; thence North
87053'37" W ~.00 feet to the point of beginning. Deed referred to Clerk for record-
ing.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1399, extending the City Limits of the City of Bremer-
ton by including within the City Limits of Bremerton, certain public roads intended
to be incorporated within the City Limits by Ordinance No. 1372, of the City of
Bremerton, passed January 29, 1941; amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1372,~to
accomplish such purpose, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr.
Bruenn to adopt Ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn,
Yes; Mr. Casad, absent.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to instruct Clerk to call for bids for the
improvement of Vandalia Avenue by construction of storm and sanitary sewers as
provided by Ordinance No. 1362, establishing L.I.D. No. 215, carried as follows:
Mr. Jones, Yes; Mr. Bruenn, Yes; Mr. Cased, absent.
~(r. ~ones reoorted that probationery appointment of police officers Paul Hinton,
Lester Wright and B. J. Briggs had expired and recommended that the appointments be
made permanent as of July 1, 1941, carried, both members voting, ~es.
The Mayor reported that the Commission had considered applications of bus
operators and recommended that licenses be issued to John 2'. Stull, H. D. Hanson,
l~orth Naval ~venue ~us ~o., and ~remerton-Oharleston Bus Co., and on motion of Mr.
Bruenn and ~£r. Jones applications were all approved.
~otion by Mr. Bruenn and ~r. Jones to allow all bills presented at this meeting
and approved by a majority of the Commission, carried, both members voting, Yes.
Motion by ~r. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to adjourn, carried, both members voting, Yes.
APPROVED: /City Clerk