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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/22/42 July 22, 1942 Special meeting of the City Co~mission of the Oity of Bremerton called by the Mayor, Wednesday, July 22, 1942 at 9:50 A.M. Commissioner Wilkes, Cormmission~r Cased, C. A. Fulmer and Merrill Wallace being present. The Mayor announced that this m~eting had been called for the purpose of hear- ing the report of the Bremerton Planning Commission. Mr. Fulmer, Chairman of the Planning Commission, explained to the City Comm- ission just what had been accomplished toward providing appropriate zones for the city and recommended that the zoning ordinance be passed. The ~ayor thanked Mr. Fulmer for the splendid work he and his cormnittee had done. ~otlon by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. eputy Approved: M~yor July 22, 1942 Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held Wednesday, July 22, 1942 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Bruerm presiding, Commiss- ioner Wilkes, Commissioner Cased and the City Attorney being present. Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular and recessed meetings held July lb, 1~42 and on motion of Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad) minutes were adopted as read, al! members voting Yes. Clerk reported this as da~e set for hearing on the assessment roll of L.I.D. 222 and protests had been filed by ~rs. Ruby C. Lingg, Lot ?~ Block 2, Sunnyside Addition; Ralph E. Purves, Lot 5, Block ~; snd Wm. U. Mortland, Lot 14, Block ~. Clerk read Resolution No. 242 rejecting the assessment roll now on .file for L.5.D. 222, and direr-ting the City Engineer to prepare a new assessment roll and file with the City Clerk. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and ~r. Cased to adopt resolution, carriod as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. ~'ilkes, Yes. ~r. Cased, Yes. Clerk repo~ted this as date for hearing on the assessment roll of L.I.D. 221 and no protests had been filed. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance adopting the assessment roll, carried as follows: ~r. Brnenn, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes. Clerk read the following application for Pinball Location Licenses, as approved by the Chief of Police: Coney Island Lunch and Lasky's Beach Cafe. Motion by Mr. Wilkes and ~r. Casad to approve these two applications and instruct the City C~rk to issue licenses for same, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk reed claim in the amount of ~795.95, filed by the Western Gas Company of Wssh~ngton, against the bond of V. F. Walters. Motion by ~r. Bruenn ~d ~r. Cased t o refer claim to the City Attorney, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read claim for damages filed by the Wester~Gas Company against the ~ity of Bremerton, in the amo*Jnt of ¢260.05. ~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased to refer claim to the City Attorney, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn~ Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. ~r. ~asad, Yes. Clerk read letter from the Chief of Police requesting two additional patrolmen ~nd one man to replace James R. Plouf who is leaving for military duty. Motion by Mr. Cased and Mr. Bruenn to rofer to the Committee of the Whole, carried, ~ll members voting Yes. July 22, 1942 (cont) Clerk read letter from the Chief of Police requesting a leave of absence for James R. Plouf. ~otion by ~r. Casad and Mr. Bruenn that Mr. Plouf be given one week's leave with pay, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported having received two bids for the supplying of fuel oil to the City Hall, Fire Stations, Library and Water Department. On motion of Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn~bids were opened and found to be from Lofthus & Son 0il Company for supplying fuel oll at ~1.58 per barrel an~ Diesel oil at .O6~g per gsllo~, and from the Bremerton 011 Delivery for supplying fuel oil at ()1.58 oer barrel an~ Diesel oil at .O6~ cents per gallon. N~tion by Mr. Casad s.n~ Mr. Bruenn to refer bids to the Co~m~ittee of the Whole, carried, ail members voting Yes. ~r. Les Walters, representing the Bremerton Recreation Committoe, requested permission to install bowling alleys in the basement of the Recreation Buildi~ instead of a rifle ran£e. ~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to refer this matter to the Committee of the Whole, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. Mr. Deichen, representing the State Highway Department, requeste~ permission to excavate 5irt on Sixth Street west of Wycoff. No action was taken by the com~ssJo~. City Attorney read Resolution No. 243 authorizing the issuance of building permits on structures not strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Build- ing code for the period of the emergency occasioned by the state of war. Motion by ~r. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. B~uenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1479 providing for the regulation of boarding and rooming houses in the City of Bremerton. ~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to ado0t ordinance, carried as follows: Er. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 14S0 amending Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1456 relating to s~wers and the drainage of private premises. ~otion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilk~s, Yes. Mr. Cssad, Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1481 amending Sections l0 and ll of Ordinance No. 8v5. ~oti~.n by ~r. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Nr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. City Attorney read ordinance declaring an emergency to exist in the Water Department requiring the appropriation of funds for the purchase of equipment. Notion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance on first reading and file fn Clerk's office one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr. Br~enn, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. Nr. Casad, Yes. the City Attorney made a short report on the proposed tax levy of 5 mfl~s for Civilian Defense. Moti¢~n by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad ~ recess until 3 o'clock P. ~. this after- noon, carried, all members voting Yes. Deputy (~Ity Cl~k ~,pproved: ~,~ayo r July 22, 1942 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Commission was reconvened at three o'clock P.M., July 22, 1942. Mayor Bruenn presiding, Commissioner Wilkes, Commissioner Casad, t~e City Attorney mhd Assistant City Attorney being present. The Mayor reported that bids on necessary supply of fuel ell for ensuing year as submitted by the Bremerton 011 Oelivery and Lofthus and 5on Oil Company, were each at the rate of 6~ cents per gal?on, and diesel at ~l.5B per barrel. Motion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Casad to award the contract t o Lofthus & Son Oil Company, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. City Attorney read resolution No. 244 granting permission to Thomas F. Rowan to excavate the North 12 feet of Sixth Street abutting Lot 20, Block 12, Second Addition to Charleston and the East half of vacated Meade Avenue, providing that the work be done under 'the supervision of the City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt resolution as read, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. ~ir~ Renzey J. Smith doing business under the name of the Charleston Taxi report- ed that he had withdrawn from the taxi business and w~shed the City Commission to release his bond. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad t o release bond on condition that Mr. Smith releases license, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr. Bruenm to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by s majority of the Commission, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr. Casad an~ Mr. Wilkes to recess until Friday, July 24, 1942 st ten o'clock A.M., carried, all members voting Yes. ~ayo r July 24, 1942 Recessed meeting of the City Commission of the ~ity of Bremerton reconvened at ten o'clock A.~., Friday, July 24, 1942. Mayor Bruenn presiding, Commissioner Wilkes and Commissioner Casad being present. L~eutenant Nagel, U.S.A., submitted a form requesting permission from the City of Bremerton for use of the following described property by the United States Army: Beginning at the NW corner of the proposed Hospital Site thence North to 8th Street extended, thence East to the land occupied by the 202d Coast Artillery, thence South along said occupied land to the point of intersection formed by the line extending East from the NW corner of the Hospital Site. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and ~r. Casad to grant permission and ~thorize the Mayor an8 City Clerk to sign necessary papers, carried as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read letter from C.C. Casad recommending ~at the construction of a 16 inch cast iron pipe l~ne be omitted from the contract of the Valley Construction Company. Motion by i4r. Bruenn and Mr. Wilkes to concur upon the recommendati3n of the City Engineer, carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 245 awarding the contract for the furnishing of mater- ~als and construction of a 24 inch supply pipe line between the head of Sinclair Inlet a~ First & Wycoff Streets, to Valley Construction Company for $245,014.00. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Br~eun, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. I~otion by Mr. Bruenn ~d Mr. Wilkes to instruct the Clerk to call for bids for sup!olying 2000 feet of 1~ inch fire hose for use of the Fire Department, carried as ~ollows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Oasad, Yes. ~.~otion by Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to adjourn, carried, all members voting Yes. Approved: Deputy C~~ ~ayor