HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/29/42 July 29, 1942
Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held Wednesday, July 29, 1942 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Bruenn presiding, Commiss-
ioner Wilkes, Commissioner Cased and the City Attorney being present.
Deputy Clerk read minutes of special, regular and recessed meetings held July
22, 1942 and recessed meeting held July 23,1942.
Motfon by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased to approve minutes as read, carried as
follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1482, second reading, declaring an emergency to exist
in the Wa~er Department requiring the appropriation of funds for the purchase of
equipment.
Motion by Mr. Cased an~ Mr. Wilkes to adopt ordinance as read, carried as
follows: ?,~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. "ilkes, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes.
Clerk read application of Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Company for re-
newal of their bus permit.
Hotfon by ~,~r. Casa~ and liar. Bruenn to refer application to Mr. To~y Hatch,
~anager of th~ Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Company with the request that
he oresent the number of bus~es to be licensed and their respective routes.
Motion carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. ~ilkes, Yes. Mr. Casa~,~.~Y~.
Clerk res~ a Dotice of public auction by the County of Spoksne~wtth accessories,
~s to be sold August 15, 1942.
Rotion by Mr. Cased and Mr. Wilkes to refer to Fire Chief Yett, carried, all
me~bers voting Yes.
Clerk read letter from C. C. Cased, Commissioner of Public Works requesting
the Police Department to see that parked cars are off the downtown streets at night
to facilitate the cleaning of streets.
Motion by Mr. Cased and Mr. Bruenn to refer letter to the Chief of Police
with authority to publish notices warning people that cars w~ll be towed from the
streeth if parke~ over night. Motion carried as follows: Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr.
Wilkes, Yes. Hr. Cased, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1483 adopting and confirming the assessment roll for
L.I.D. 221, and fixing the 21st day of September, 1942 as date for the issuance
sn~ ss!e of bonds.
~otfon by Mr. Bruenn an~ Mr. Cased to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 246 officially approving F.W.A. Docket No. 45-1V2,
Unit A, and authorizing the addition of an eight inch sewer line from the inter-
section of Cambrian Avenue and Burwell Street to the .proposed ~ountain Ridge Park
Hospital ~nd to the M, ountain Ridge Army Camp.
Motion by Mr. Cased and Mr. Bruenn to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes.
City Attorney rea5 Ordinance No. 1484 amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1478
entitled: "An Ordinance granting to the United States of America the right to
construct, ooerate snd maintain an electric power transmission line over and across
the bity's 24" water main".
J,~otion by Mr. Cased and l~r. Bruenn to adopt ordinance, carried as' follows:
Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Wilkes, Yes. ~r. Cased, Yes.
City ~ttorney read Ordinance No. 1485 regulating the sale and distribution of
milk and m~lk products in the Oity of Bremerton.
~btion by Mr. Bruenn sn¢] Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance, carried as follows:
?Jr. ~ruenn, Yes. I~r. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
Ndyor ~ruenn recommended the appointment of Ceorge S. Callahan as s member of
the Bremerton Housing Authority board.
?~bt~on by Mr. Wilkes an~ ~Jr. Casa~ to confirm the appointment, carried, all
~.embers voting Yes.
Hayor Bruenn read letter from the Civil Service Commission stating that Wallace
J. ,Uam~ ]~a~ passe~ his probationary period on the police department and was eligible
for employment on a pe,_'manent status.
~otion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased that all bills presented st this meeting
an~~o,.?~ovea~ by s majority of the commission be allowed, carrie~, all members
vo t~n~2 Yes.
Mr. Ed Gossett, one of the signers of s petition s~bmitted to the City Commis-
sion, June ~4, 1942, requesting permission to connect property o~ Ford Avenue to the
city sewer system, appeared before the commission to see what dec'~sion the Commiss-
ion had made. - -
July 29, 1942 (cont)
~(~. Casad informed him it would be necessary for the petitioners to deposit
.~75.00 to cover engineering fees and cost of drawing up plans and specifications
before the City Oo~mmfssion would consider it.
[~'[r. Ted Pruitt protested the erecticn of bowling alleys in the basement of the
Recreatio~ Building if they interferred with the installation of a rifle range.
No action taken.
~iotion by ~r. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to recess until eleven o'clock A.M., July
30, 1942, carried, all members voting Yes.
DePuty
~pproved:
~{ayor
J~ly 30, 1942
Pursuant to recess the regu!sr ~eet~ng of the City Commission of the City of
Dremerton reconvened at 11 o'clock A.~,.%, Thursday July 30, 1942. Mayor Bruenn pre-
siding, Co~missioner ~ilkes snd Cor, nnissioner Casad being present.
}~otion by ~r. Wilkes and f,~r. Bruenn to authorize the City Engineer to call for
bids for the purchase of 2000 feet of 16" pipe s_nd necessary appurtenances, carried
as follows: ~r. Bruenn, Yes. ~.~r. Wilkes, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes.
~.{otfon by I~r. Wilkes and Mr. Bruenn to adjourn, carried all members voting Yes.
D~I~t y Cler[
Approved:
?.~ayor