HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/25/42 November 25, 1942
Regular meeting of the City Council ~D the City of Bremerton, Washington,
held Wednesday, November.2§, 1942 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Kean presiding,
Commissioner Gorst and Assistant City Attorney Merkel being present. Mrs.
Haddon was absent because of illness.
Deputy Clerk read minutes of previous regular and recessed meetings held
November 18, 1942 and on motion of Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean, minutes were adopted
as read, both members voting Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 274 granting permission to the U. S. Army to use
Lot 18, Tebbett's Decatur Acre Tracts for a balloon site.
Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Clerk read letter from Admiral S. A. Taffinder requesting the use of the
West part of Forest Ridge Park for a place to bury unexploded bombs. No action
taken.
Clerk read letter from R. C. Harding, Commander, U.S. Navy, thanking the
city for its offer of 15,000 cubic yards of dirt adjacent to the Recreation
Center. Letter ordered filed.
Clerk reported this as date fixed for the hearing on the vacation of part
of Bertha Avenue and part of Adele Avenue and that no protests had been filed.
Clerk read Ordinance vacating a portion of Bertha Avenue and a portion of
Adele Avenue in the City of Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to pass on first reading and file in
Clerk's office one week, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mr. Haddon, absent.
Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst directing the City Clerk to send certifi-
cates to the Joint Committee on Salaries and Wages, Dept. of Labor, regarding
the raises in pay for employees.in the Water and Street Departments, and to
attach certified copies of Ordinance No. 150~ to each of the three copies,
carried, both members voting Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 275 instructing the City Attorney to dismiss
without prejudice cause No. 16905, in the Superior Court, entitled: "City of
Bremerton, petitioner, vs. Sophia Bremer, respondent."
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to adopt resolution, carried as follows:
Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent. Mr. Gorat, Yes.
Clerk reported the hearing on assessment roll for L.I.D. 217 had been
continued until this morning.
Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to reject the two protests and instruct
the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance adopting assessment roll, carried as
follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
The City Attorney submitted the original contract with the R. J. Strasser
Company for the Anderson Creek Well Drilling and a copy of a letter notifying
the R. J. Strasser Company that their bid was accepted and to commence work on
the 4th day of January, 1943. Said documents to be filed with the City Clerk.
Clerk read Lease by and between the City of Bremerton, Lessor, and Richard
and Jane Nordean, Lessees, leasing certain rooms at the Civic Reacreation
Center where a restaurant will be operated.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the Lease and authorize the
Mayor and Clerk to execute same, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon,
absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean instructing the Clerk to call for bids
on a 24 inch meter, bids to be opened December 9, 1942, carried, both members
voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to authorize the City Engineer to negotiate
with the Federal Works Agency regarding the construction of a submarine water
main to East Bremerton, carried, both members voting Yes.
Mr. Gorst reported he had appointed the fo~lowlng men to positions in his
department:
Geo. L. Tinney, Plumbing Inspector
A. Bryce, Electrical Inspector
Geo. F. Tenge, Boiler Inspector
November 25, 1942 (cont)
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to instruct the City Clerk to,call fop
bids on a three-way radio set for use of the Fire and Police Departments; bids
to be opened December 9, !942, carried, both members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow all bills presented at this meat-
ing and approved by a majority of the council, carried, both members voting Yes.
Mr. Jas. W. Bryan, Sr. gave a resume of all action taken'by the City of
Bremerton toward purchasing the Light Company.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Attorney be instructed to
dismiss without prejudice the case City of Bremerton, Plaintiff, vs. Puget Sound
Power & Light Company, defendant and Hector McKenzie, Intervenor, carried as
follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent. Mr. Gorst, Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst instructing the CityClerk to call for bids
for two three-wheeled motorcycles for use of the Police Department; bids to be
opened January 6, 1943 and paid for in J~ uary, 1943, carried as follows: Mr.
Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, absent, Mr. Gorst, Yes. (out of Parking Meter budget).
Motion by Mr. aean and Mr. Gorst to adjourn, carried, both members voting
Yes.
Deputy G~lty Cl~rk
Approved:
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