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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/20/40 July BO, 19AO. Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton,Washington, held on Saturday July B0,1940 at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Jones presiding, commissioner .Bruenn, Co~lssioner Cased and the City Attorney being present. Clerk rea8 minutes of the regular meeting of July 13 and adjournment thereof held July l?,lg~O; City Attorney called attention to the factnthat the minutes should show that the amoun~ ~tateadclon m~.nutes was in addition to the amotmt paid into the cou~t previously, on M cfi Motion by Mr Jonee and I~r Casa~ to approve minutes as reed and corrected, carried as follows: M_r Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Clerk read letter from Mr&V. A. Dua~etand 6 other ladies c(~plain~ebout a howling dog and on motion of Mr Casad and Mr Jones the matter was refere~ to ~he Chief of Poli¢ C~erk read ordinance 13~E providing for the improvement of Yantic Avenue from Farr- agut to Rodgers by t~he construction of a system of storm and sanitary sewers,establ~. ing ~mproveme~t district ~10,providing for levying assessments, and making such impro- vement payable by bonds. ~Second Reading[ Motion by Mr Cased and Mr Bruenn to pass and adopt ordinance, carried as follows; Mr Jones, Yes. Nr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Clerk read ordinance #13~2A adopting and approving the plans of L. I. D. ~10 providing for the improvement of Yantic Avenue. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Jones to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Clerk reported having advertised for bids on the paving of the alley in Block ?, Charleston under ordinancebids#BO? and four bids had been received, and on motion of I~{r Casad and Mr Bruenn were opened and read aloud as follows: Cen~tral Construction Company, Seattle $5080.00 Superior Constn.~;o., J. ~. Kenyon, Bremerton, $5557,~.5 and LO£thus L,,mber Yard $~-400.8~. I~otion by Mr Gasad and Mr Jones to refer all bids to the co~maittee of the whole for consideration, carried as follows: Nr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn Yes. Mr Casad,Yes. Clerk reported having received B bids for the ~mprovement of Cambrian Avenue et al. under ordinance ~1330 establishing.L.I.D,#209 and on motion of Mr Jones and Mr. Bruenn bids were opened and read aloud as follows: Lofthus Number Yard $4,988.~3 and Superior Construction Company $4441.40. ~otion by Mr B~uen~ and Mr Casad to refer to Committee of the Whole for consider- ation, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. ~Io$ion by Mr Jones and Mr Casad to continue the hearing on proposed improvemest Ohio Avenue for one more week, carried as follows: I~r Jones, Yes. Nr Bruenn, Yes. Motion by Mr Bruen~ and M~r Cased to extend time of H. E. nnghe~.to qualify under his bid for the ~mprovement of Pennsylvania Avenue, carried as follows: Mr Jones,Yes. Bruenn Yes. Mr Cas ad, Yes. ~iayor Jones reported that Captain Zeno Briggs who had been appointed Chairmen of the City Housing Authority, h~ad declined the honor because of other engagements,and the ~iayor appointed Mr James Russell to fill the vacancy~ and on motion of ~Lr Cased and ~r Bruenn the appointm~t, was~ confirmed, ali members voting Yes~. The Mayor reported that all members of the board werefunctioning now~ all having the oath of office required by law. The Clerk read a resolution revoking the licenses to drive taxi cabs in the City ~f Bremerton of the following persons: George E. Storey, Nilbar J.Walstvn, i and G. Beckner and on motion of Nr Jones and ~r Casad resolution was adopted. Clerk read resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and Clerk to sign a )ontract for the purchase a tract of land for use as a garbage dump at a total price ~f ~$4500.00 on terms of $1000.00 down and semi annual instalments of $250.00 each ~lus interest at not to exceed six per cent. and directing the issuance of a warraht the Health and sanitation Department in the sum of $1000.00 and that said warrant )e delivered to the vendees upon signing of the contract,pursuant to the terms of ~he option. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Casad to adopt resolution as read, carried as follows: ir Jones, Yes. M~r Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, yes. Motion by Nr Bruen~ and Mr Jones to instruct the City Attorney to prepare ordinance ;o c~ange the day of holdin~the regular meeting~of the commission from Saturday to Iednesday of each week, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruen~ Yes, Mr Casad,Yes. Clerk read letter from the chief of police requesting the commission adopt an ordin- .hca providing that any official or employee of the city entering the army or Navy be ivan leave of absence,without pay,while in training camp or other necessary government ; the city mttorney was instructed to prepare an ordince according to the Chiefs ~ ec ommendati OhS. Motion by Mr Bruenn and Mr Jones that all bills presented at this meeting and approv, ~d by a majority of the commission, be allowed, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Bruenn, Yes. Ivlr Casad, Yes. Motion by ~r Casad and Mr Jones to adjourn until next wednesday morning at ten carried. July 2A, 1940. Regular meeting of the City 0ommis~ion of the City of Bremerton,~ashington,held on Saturday July 20,1940 and adjourned to Wednesday July 24,19A0 was reconvened on July 24,1940 at ten o'clock ~.M. Mayor Jones presiding, Commissioner Bruenn, Commissioner and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read a letter from the Phinney-Snyder Improvement Club, re bus route and lette was ordered filed. Clerk read letter frcm the Board of School District #29 in reference to water serv- ice at the ~ district school, and Mr Cased promised to-write to the board and exp- lain the reason for the condition complained of. Clerk read an ordinance fixing the time and place for holding meetings of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton and repealing ordinance #?4§ and all other ordin- ances therewith, and providing that after the third day of August 1940 the regular mee' ings would be held on Wednesdays of each week instead of saturdays. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Casad to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Cas ad, Yes. Clerk read resolution applying to the. State Highway Department for funds to the am- ount of $2000.00 to be granted from the State G~s Tax Fund, to be used as a partial payment on a mechanical Street Flusher. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Bruenn to adopt resolution as read, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution showing the necessity of receiving assistance oM the propose~ improvement of Fifteenth Street and other thorofares, and applying to the State Highway Department for $2000.00 from the State Gas Tax Fund. Motion by Mr Jones and Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Casad reported that all bids submitted ~wwa for the improvement of the alley in block ?, First addition to CD~rleston were higher than the Engineers estimate and moved to reject all bids except the lowest, which was taken under advisement, and return the bid checks to all the other bidders, Motion seconded by Mr Jones, and carried as foll- ows: ~r Jones, Yes, Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casa~,.Yes. ~r Casad rep6rted on the bids submitted for the improvement of L.I.D. #E09 stating they were all too high and recommending the rejection of all bids. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Brueun to reject .all bids and instruct the clerk to return all cheeks submitted~ carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. M_r Bruenn Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Mr Casad submitted the preliz~inary estimate of wm0~SI~D improvement of High Avenue, ~ith a list of the Unpaid A~sessments, and the valuations, as follows: Preliminary Estimate Assessed value of land 18,?~0.00 Actual Land Value ~,~00.00 Improved Land Value Taxes levied 19~.~8.~9. Taxes unpaid 19~.~8.~9. 7~0.~8 Unpaid L. I. Districts Report was o~dered filed. ~&r Bruenn recommended that Miss Hazel Jones be appointed as a temporary clerk in the water department accounting office. Motion by ~&r Jones and Mr Casad to approve the recommendation of M~r Bruenn,carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Ocs ad, Yes. ~otion by~Lr Bruenn and Mr Jones that all bills presented at thi~ meeting and ap by a majority of the commission be allowed, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Motion by ~&r Jones and ~r Bruenn to adjourn, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes, I.ir Casad, Yes. APPROVED