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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/41 October 8, 1941 The ~egular and Statutory meeting of the City Commission of the City of Brem- often, Washington, held on Wednescay October 8, 1941, at ten o'clock a.m. ~eyor Bruenn presiding, Commissioner Wilkes, Commissioner Cased and the City Att- orney being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular and intervening special meeting and on ~ot~'v.n of kr. Bruenn and Yr. Cased same were approved as read all members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from 68 persons residing in the vicinity of 12th and 13th Streets and Sidney and High Avenues protesting the construction of a bottling works there. ~ letter from the City Attorney was also read stating that in view of the fact that the City had no zoning ordinance, that if the owners of the property in question applied for a permit and had complied with the provisions of the Building code the Duilding Inspector would be required to issue a building permit. Clerk read resolution~B~declaring intention of City Com~ission to order the,.imp~ovement of Park Avenue between 4th and 6th Street by widening the present ?avement and constuction of new sidewalks where necessary together with the doing o~ all other work necessary to make the improvement a complete Job and fixing ~ednesday, November 1£, 1941, as date of hearing. kotion by ~r. Cased and ~Lr. Bruenn to adopt resolution as read carried as follows: Er. Bruenn Yes, ~r. Wilkes Yes, Mr. Cased Yes. Clerk ?cad Ordinance 1416 declaring en emergency to exist in the Police Dep~rtmont by reason of the wre~king of a police car making an appropriation to ~eet such emergency and ~urchase a new car. ~ioti~n b? Er. ~ruenn and ~r. Cased to pass ordinance on first reading and f~le in Clerks Office one week for public inspection carried as follows: ~r. ~uenn Yes, ~r. Wilkes Yes, ~r. Cased Yes. Clerk reported having called for bids on car for Police Department and two ~rcpossls had been received. On motion of ~r. Bruenn and Mr. Cased some b~ds were opened and read aloud as 2ollows: Kerr Motors, three alternatives at $1074.00, ~l©90.0b, and 1116.80 with allowance of $135 on wreaked car. Steibick Auto Sales 194.2 hudson 4 door Sedan full price $1169.00. L~otion by Mr. Cased and ~r. Wilkes to refer to Committee of the whole for consideration carried all members voting Yes. Mrs. Lorenz asked for information about construction of sewer on Broadway and kr. Cased reported this was part of his sewer program. The Glerk reported that the ordinance establishing the District had been passed on first reading and filed in Clerk's Office. ~iotion by Er. Cased and Mr. Bruenn that ordinance be brought up for final reading at next regular meeting, carried all members voting Yes. Clerk reported this as date £ixed for hearing on vacation of alley between ~le~sant and Highland ~venues north of llth Street. ~.otion by Dir. Cased and 1,~r. Bruenn tc continue hearing for two weeks carried all members voting Yes. Clerk reed ResolutI~n 135 showing that the United States of America has allocated funds for the bailding of a Fire Station on condition that City would furnish and deed to the U. S. ~. a suitable tract of land on w!~ich to construct said Fire Station, and authorizing and directing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and deliver to the United States of America a quit claim deed to the foll- owing described property: Beginning at a point 30.00 feet South of the Northeast corner of Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 15, Township ~!4 I~., Range i E., ~,¥. i~., and running thence South on the East line of said Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter 150 feet; thence ~esterly and parallel to the North line of said Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter 150 feet; thence Easterly and par- allel with the Morth line of said Southwest querter of the Southeast quarter 200 feet to the point of be¢~inning, situated in Kitsap 9ounty, Stete of Washington. ~iotion by kr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased to pass and adopt resolution as road car- ried as follows: ~ir. Bruenn Yes, 5ir. ',~ilkes Yes, I~r. Cased Yes, ~otion by Mr. Cased and ~r. Wilkes to authorize the Mayor and other proper city officers to sign application for grant from the United States of America for b~ilding a new bridge and approaches thereto between Bremerton and East Bremerton a~'~d securing the necessary property therefor carried all members voting Yes. October 8, 1941 (cent) The City Attorney reported having received a letter from Mr. Durkee, Ee- gional Director in re $18,000.00 grant for proposed new Incinerator. Clerk read Resolution 136 authorizing the sale of Lots 10, ll, 12, 13, and 14 inclusive, 5lock 18 Reese's Additon to Port Orchard United States Navy Yard. Purchaser ~dwin L. Older, Price $1700.00.~ Terms cash. Eotion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. ,~ilkes to adopt resolution carried as follows: Er. Bruenn Yes, Mr. 'Wilkes Yes, Mr. Casad Yes. Clerk read Resolution 137 showing that [~;arie Peterson had in-~ovember 1940, purchased from the City a part of North half of Tract 13. Tebbetts Decatur acre Tracts and that the deed issued therefor did not give correct desemption, author- iaing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a deed correctly describing the real property intended to be conveyed, as follows: Part of Tract ~13 Tebbetts Oecatur acre Tracts, being the North 51.73 feet of the North half of Tract 13 except the west 20 feet and except the East 6 feet thereof, Kitsap County State of Washington. kotion by Lit. Wilkes and ~r. Bruenn to ~dopt resolution carried as follows: i~r. Bruenn Yes, Mr. ~Yilkes Yes, LYf. Casad Yes. Clerk read ~esolution 138 showing that H. E. Burks Co. had, in November 1940, purchased from the City of Bremerton a part of the north half of Tract 13, Tebbetts Decatur ac~'e Tracts and that the dee~ issued therefor d~d not give correct des- criptinn authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a deed correctly des- cribing the real property intended to be conveyed, as follows: "Part of Tract #13, Tebbetts Decatur acre Tracts, being the south 51.73 feet of north 103.46 feet of the North half of Tract 13, except the west 20 feet and except the East 6 feet thereof, Kit- sap County Washington." ~[otion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to adopt resolution carried as follow~: [dr. Br~enn Yes, Mr. Wilkes Yes, Mr. Casad Yes. Clerk read kesolution /~f showing that Nautico V. Gowley had on the 29th d~y of June 1940 purchased from the City of Bremerton a part of Tract #13, Teb- botts Decatur acre Tracts, and that the deed issued therefor did not give correct description; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a deed correctly describing the real property intended to be conveyed, as follows: "Part of Tract #13, Tebbetts Decatur acre Tracts, being the South 52.2~ feet of the North 155.69 feet of the North half of Trect iS, except the ~est 20 Feet and except the East 6 feet thereof, Kitsap County, gashington." Motion by Mr. Wilkes and [~r. Bruenn to adopt resolution carried as follows: i~lr. ~ruenn Yes, Lit. ~ilkes Yes, ~,ir. Casad Yes. Clerk re?erred this as date to which the hearing on the proposed improvement of [ainior Avenue et. al. h d been continued and some protests had been filed. Lotion by Lt. Casad and Mr. ¥~ilkes to continue hearing for one more week, carried as follows: Er. Bruenn Yes, Er. ,~ilkes Yes, Mr. Casad Yes. The Mayor submitted an informal a~reement with the ~. S. Department of Agr- iculture providing for removal of Garbage from DefenSe Housing Project located at Bremerton. ~otion by Lit. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to authorize the ~ayor and City Clerk to sign agreement, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn Yes, Er. Wilkes Yes, Mr. Casad Yes. Clerk read letter from Secretary Examiner of the Civil Service Commission showing that the probational period of John Plouf and Thedore Ingram in the t~olice ~epartment was ended on October 2, 1941 and the ~ayor appointed them to permanent status as police officers. ~:ot~on by Mr. Cased and Mr. ~ilkes to confirm appointments of Mr. Plouf and ~ir. Ingram carried as follows: Er. Bruenn Yes, Mr. Wilkes Yes, Mr. Casad Yes. Motion by lcr. Bruenn and kr. ~ilkes that all bills presented at this meeting and approved by s majority of the Commission be allowed carried all members voting The ~tatutory ~eeting of the Commission for consideration of the budget havin¢ been continued until this morning; under instructions of.the Mayor. The Clerk Cead Ordin~nce ~o. 1¢14 approvin~ and adopting the financial budget for the sev- eral ~ep~¢tments of the Cit~ GOvernment for the fiscal Year 194R and appropriating the several suma end total amcun%s to each of the. said departments as the app- ~o?ria~ion for said Year. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to pass and adopt ordinance carried as fo- llows: Er. Bruenn Yes, ~ir. Jilkes Yes, Mr. Casad Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1415 levying both General and Special municipal taxes a~:ainst all the taxable property within the City limits of the City of Bremerton, for the Year 1941 collectible in the Year 1942, and approving the assessment roll n~sde by the assessor of Kitsap County therefor koti~n by i,r. Bruenn and ~r. Casad to pass and adopt ordinance carried as follows: Lr. Bruenn Yes, ~;r. ~gilkes Yes, ~r. Casad Yes. Mayor Druenn reported that there would be a meeting of the ~egional Planning Commissi(m tomor['ow morning at ten o'61ock. L~ot~on by i,.r. Casad and Mr. ~ilkes to adjourn carried all members voting Yes. prove d: , ayor