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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/24/42 June 24, 1942 Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held Wednesday, June 24, 1942, at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor 2ruenn presiding, Comm- iss~oner Wilkes, and the City Attorney being present. Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting held Jm~e 17, 1942, and on motion of Mr. Bruenn and ~r. ~ilkes, minutes were approved as read, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, absent. Clerk reported having called for bids for the publishing of all legal publi- cations of the oity of Bremerton for the year beginning July 1, 1942 and ending June 30, 1943, and two bids had been received. Notion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to open bids, carried, both members voting Yes · Bids were opened and found to be from the Bremerton Sun at Pate of 30 cents per column inch for first insertion and 25 cents per inch for subsequent insertions, and from the Daily News Searchlight for 25 cents per column inch first insertion and 25 cents subsequent insertions. ~otion by i~r. ~tlkes and ~r. Bruenn to accept the bid of the Daily News Search- l~ght, carried a~s follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. ~r. Casad, absent. Clerk reported this as date set for the heaping on the proposed improvement Scott Avenue from East Tenth Street, 998 feet North to Nosker's Alley and that no protests had been received. Motion by ~r. Bruenn and ~r. %~ilkes to instruct the City Attorney to prepare ordinances for adopting maps and plans and creating an improvement distr~ct, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, adsent. Clerk read letters from Dr. H. A. Barner and Dr. J. E. Haddon regarding the nuisance of gas ordors and smoke caused by the Western Gas Company. Mayor Bruenn reported that an ordinance is being drawn regarding the regulation of smoke aud fumes from the gas plant and further stated the C~ty could not enforce any restrictions until the ordinance was passed. Clerk read letter from the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company requesting permission to reestablish their Cable Crossing slgn at the foot of Second Street. Motion by Mr. ~ruenn and ~r. "ilkes to refer to the City Engineer for action, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Adm. Robert E. Coontz Post of Veterans of l"oreign Wars requesting permission to drill holes in the sidewalks near curbs for the pur- pose of displaying flags in front of the business houses of the ~ity of Bremerton. Motion by I~r. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to refer to the City Engineer, carried, both members voting [es. Clerk read petition from eleven property owners requesting the city to extend its sewer on Lafayette Avenue West on Thirteenth Otreet so that they could be connected to the city sewer system. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and mr. Wilkes to refer petition to the City Engineer, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk presented application of Anthony and Mae Scrima to connect their property located at the ~'ortheast corner of Fifteenth and Wycoff to the city sewer system, said application having been approved by the City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and ~r. ~llkes to approve application, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, absent. Clerk presented application of Leone l~azzanti to connect his property located at 3102 Eleventh Street to the city sewer system, said application having been approved by the City Engineer. ~otion by Mr. ~ruenn and Mr. Wilkes to approve application, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, absent. Clerk read petition from 56 residents in the vicinity of Twelfth and Stuart Streets protesting the erection of a tent for the purpose of conducting revival meetings. Mayor Bruenn reported Rev. Leonard had agreed to end his meetings at l0 o'clock. ~ayor Bruenn asked if anyone in the audience had any business to take up with the Commission at this time. ~r. Army Seijas presented the following application for pinball location licenses for the year beginning July 1st, as approved by the Chief of Police: Smoke Shop, Tiny's, Red Rooster, Beach Cafe, Aldrich's Tavern, King's Pharmacy, Log Tavern, Outside Inn, Chicken Coop, Crow's Nest, In and Out, Anchor Cafe, Bliss' Concession, Rendezvous, Traveler's Cafe, Jacobsen's Hound Pup, Ed's Cafe, Tony's, Sullivan's, Hillside Inn, Rialto Bowling Alley, Last ~hance, Sticker's, Walt & June 24, 1942 (cont) Mary's, Bremerton Locker Club, Grotto Cafe, Commodore Hotel, PSp's Inn, Just Bight Cafe, Lois Cafe, Tommy's Cafe, Park Avenue Cafe. Larry's Cafe, Pantry '~helf, Steven's Cafe, Squeeze Inn, Navy Yard Cafe, Park ~venue Drug, Charlene Brown's Cafe and the Del Marco. Motion by I¥1r. ~ilkes and Mr. Bruenn to grant applications for location licenses, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. *"r. Wilkes, Yes. ~lr. Casad, absent. Clerk read letter from Army SeiJas requesting the renewal of Pinball Operator's Licenses for the following firms: United amusement Oompany (Ken Crawford), American Amusement Company (Bob Crawford) and Bremerton Amusement Company, (Charles Parrott). r~Iotion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to approve application for renewal of Operator's Licenses, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. ~,ir. Wilkes, ~es. ~r. Casad, absent. ~otlon by Mr. Wilkes s~nd ~r. Bruenn thst the Mayor be authorized to sign letter requesting the P. S. Power & Light Co., to install new street lights on Wycoff, Cambrian and Lafayete where they intersect llth, l~th and 18th Streets and the street lights located at the intersections of Farragut and Montgomery, Farragut and Callow, Farragut and Wycoff and lights between Fsrragut and Porter on Cambrian and the intersection of Cambrian and Preble be transferred to poles across the street from present location. Notion carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk reak letter from the Bremerton Recreation Commission requesting that the salary of Les Walters, recrestlon supervisor, be raised to Two Hundred Dollars per month from June 1st to December ~1, 19~. ~otion by ~r. Bruenn and Mr. ~ilkes to refer to the Committee of the Whole, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk read letter from the Rensselaer Valve Company requesting an A-1-K priority on our order for fifteen fire hydrants. ~,1otion by Mr. Bruenn and Kr. Wilkes to refer to Mr. Paul Sheely, carried, both members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. ~Z9 renting Lot 1~, Block 18, Charleston, to H. W. Kuett under the terms of a month to month tenancy at a monthly rental of SB.O0 per month. I~otion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to adopt resolution, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Kr. Casad, absent. City Attorney reported he had filed suit against the Western Cas Company of Washington to collect ~% of their gross receipts due the City of Bremerton February 1~, 19~°. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes that the claim of the Western Gas Company against the City of Bremerton for ~$8~$.90, filed Nay ~1, 19~, be rejected, carried as follows: IVir. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. ~r. Casad, absent. ~he City Attorney reported he had sent an air mail letter to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation requesting permission for the City of Bremerton to sell bonds of Locsl Improvement Districts ~l~ and ~1~ locally and had received no answer. Motion by ~r. W~lkes and Mr. Bruenn that ~r. A. J. Harris be employed as full time parking meter collector and repair man at a monthly salary of $180.00 and Mr. C. L. ~,~oller, half time collector at ~80.00 a month, carried, both members voting Yes. Mr. Ernestt Yett, Fire Chief, informed the Commission that the Gas company had not remove8 certain inflammable material at t heir plant although the time set for removal ha~ passed. ~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to refer to the Committee of the ~hole, carried, both members voting Yes. Motion by ~r. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn instructing the City Attorney to draw a resol~tion for the sale of the South half of Lot 1~, Block 10, Second Addition to Charles ton. Mr. Hector McKenzie appeared before the commission complaining of the bus service in the vicinity of Karguerite Avenue. ~f. otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes that all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the commission be allowed, carried, both members voting Yes. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to adjourn, carried, both members voting Yes. Deputy City Cler~ Ap p r o~(~, /