HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/42 April 22, 1942
Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held Wednesday, April 22, 1942, at t~n o~clock A.M. Mayor Bruenn presiding,
Commissioner Wilkes, Commissioner Casad and the City Attorney being Present.
Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting held April 15, 1942
and recessed meeting held April 1V, 1942. On motion of Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad
minutes were approved as read, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk reported having received four bids for the purchase of the $300,000
1942 water revenue bonds, and on motion of Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad bids were
opened and found to be from: Foster & Marshall, Ferris & Hardgrove, Marine
National Company and Grande & Co., Inc.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to refer these bids to the City Treasurer
and City Engineer for computation, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr.
Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk reported having received one bid for the purchase of a one-half ton
panel truck for the Civilian Defense Council, and on motion of Mr. Wilkes and
Mr. Casad bid was opened and found to be from Kerr Motors for one 1942 ½ ton
panel truck with extra equipment at the total price of $1,t82.64.
Notion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad to award the bid to Kerr Motors,
carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Cler~ read letter from the Kitsap Motors, Inc., requesting permission to
operate a dance hall at Sixth and Callow in the City of Bremerton.
Notion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to refer request to the Police Depart-
ment, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from the Adm. Robert E. Coontz Post No. 239, Veterans
of Foreign Wars requesting approval of the City Commission to their plans for
sponsoring a carnival in the City of Bremerton.
Notion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to refer letter to the Committee of
the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from Chief Ernest Yett of the Fire Department requesting
three new men to replace D. J. McGtll, T. E. DeMent and Wm. Tenneson. Motion
by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to grant the request for men, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1463 vacating a portion of Fourteenth Street
West of Ohio Avenue, lying between Blocks 3 and 4, also a 30 foot right-of-way
lying along North side of said Block 3, Reese's First Addition to Port Orchard
U. S. Navy Yard; also certain property in Govt. Lot 2, Sec. 14, Twp. 24 N. R.
i E.W.M.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn that the City Clerk be instructed to
record the deed from School District No. lO0-C for a strip of property on the
West side of Ohio, carried, all members voting Yes.
Cler~ read Resolution No. 213 making application to the State Highway
Department for 45500.00 to be used for the purchase of road oil.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
City Attorney read the Return of Enumeration of all Persons Residing in
the City of Bremerton as compiled by B. A. Getschmann, Gordon Taylor and Irving
G. Sull~von, and that according to such enumeration there were 26,966 persons
residing within the city limits.
City Attorney read Resolution No. 214 resolving that the City Commission
shall certify to the Secretary of State the number of persons residing in the
City of Bremerton; shall also forward certified copy of Ordinance No. 1458,
certified copy of the appointment of enumeration, certified copy of the oaths
of the three e~nerators, certified copy of the return of enumeration of all
persons residing in the City of Bremerton, and a certified copy of this
resolution.
~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. W~lkes to adopt resolution, carried, as
follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
The City Commission made a canvass of the enumeration and found it to be
correct.
April 22, 1942 (cont)
Notion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad directing the City Clerk not to allow
the general public access to the records of the enumeration without the approval
of the City Commission, carried, all members voting Yes.
Notion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes that the City Commission express thanks
and appreciation to Mr. Getshmann, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Sullivan and to the
Majors and Captains and Registrars of the Evacuation Unit of the Civilian Defense
for the splendid assistance and cooperation rendered to the City of Bremerton in
the taking efa city census, April 15, 1942.
~otlon carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Nr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Miss Kate Lavender appeared before the commission regarding the condition
of a sewer on Washington Beach and was referred to the Building Inspection Office.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad that the grade of the alley in Block 16,
Original Town of Bremerton be changed according to the map, plan and legal
description filed with the City Clerk by the Berry Engineering Company and that
the Bremer Estate be given authority to arrange for changing the grade by comply-
ing with the city ordinances relating to the breaking of concrete which requires
a deposit of twice the amo~mt of the cost with the City Clerk. ~otton carried
as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1464 mmending Section l, of Article XXIV,
of Ordinance No. 145V.
Notion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
City Attorney read Resolution No. ~5 approving the contract between the
City of Bremerton and The Electric Company, for the installation of a Fire Alarm
System, Federal Works Agency, Docket No. Wash. 45-125.
Notion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruehn to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1465 providing for the disinfection of
fruit trees, shade trees, shrubs, vines and other plants, providing for the
enforcement thereof, and the collection of the expense of disinfection.
~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
The City Treasurer reported having checked the bids for the sale of the
1942 water revenue bonds and found that the alternate bid of Ferris & Hardgrove,
Bramhall & Stein and Wm. P. Harper & Son & Company was the best bid.
Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Wilkes that the City accept the alternate bid
of Ferris & Hardgrove, Bramhall & Stein and Wm. P. Harper & Son & Company,
carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Notion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad to return the certified checks of the
unsuccessful bidders, carried, all members voting Yes.
Notion by Mr. Bruenn and Er. Wilkes that all bills presented at this meet-
ing and approved by a majority of the commission be allowed, carried, all members
voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to recess subject to call of the M~or,
carried, all members voting Yes.
E. J. McCall, City Clerk
DepUty ~
Approved:
Mayor
April 24, 1942
Recessed meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton c~led
to order by Mayor Bruenn at 1:30 o'clock P.M., April 24, 1942. Commissioner
Wilkes and Commissioner Casad being present.
Mayor Bruenn reported for the Committee of the Whole on the request of
the Adm. Robert E. Coontz Post No. 239, Veterans of Foreign Wars for permission
to hold acs. rnival in the City of Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes that whereas the property on which the
carnival would be held belonged to the school district, the decision they make
will be sustained by the city, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes,
Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Mayor Bruenn read resignation of E. H. T. McGowan as Secretary-Examiner
o£ the Bremerton Civil Service Board. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to
accept the resignation, carried, all members voting Yes.
Mayor Bruenn read letter from the U. S. Coast Guard suggesting improve-
ments be made to the city wharf. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to refer
letter to the Committee of the Whole, carried, all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes to rescind his motion of April 15, whereby the City
Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance revoking the pinball ordinance
and instructing the City Clerk to.return all money deposited for Operator's
Licenses. Motion seconded by Mr. Bruenn and carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn,
Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to adjourn, carried, all members
voting Yes.
E. J. McCall, City Clerk
M~or d
Approved:
Mayor