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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/25/40 September 25, 1940 Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, ~ashington, held on Wednesday, September 25, 1940, at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Jones presid- ing, Con~issioner Bruenn, Commissioner Casad and City Attorney Bryan being present. Clerk read minutes of the regular meeting held September 18, 1940 and on motion of Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn same were approved as read, all members voting Yes. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on proposed vacation of part of an alley in Tract #25, Tebbets Acre Tracts and stated that no protests had been filed. The Mayor inquired if anyone present had any objection to offer and there was no response. ~. Casad recommended the vacation as the proper thing to do. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1341 vacating the following described portion of an alley, to-wit: The East 14 feet of the West 20 feet of the South 115.5 feet of Tract 25, Tebbet's Acre Tracts; also, the East 14 feet of the West 20 feet of the North 78.4 feet of the South 193.9 feet of Tract 25 of Tebbet's Acre Tracts, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington. Motion by Me. Jones and Mr. Casad to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk reported this as the date fixed for hearing on proposed improvement of High Avenue, North from the North margin of Eleventh Street 2432 feet, by clearing, grubbing, grading and the construction of concrete sidewalks and read three protests as follows: National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, a Corporation; from John Ramm, 1536 High Avenue and ~rom Mrs. Baertschiber, 1310 High Avenue. The Engineers file the preliminary assessment and preliminary assessment roll. The Mayor inquired if anyone present had any protest to offer and there was no response. Mr. Casad stated that the filed protests amounted to about 14 per cent of the district. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to overrule all protests, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1342 providing for the improvement of High Avenue, North from Eleventh Street a distance of 2432 feet in accordance with the maps, plans and specifications on file in the Clerk's office, establishing L.I.D. No. 213, providing for levying assessments and for the payment thereof and making such improvement payable by bonds. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to pass ordinance on first reading and file in Clerk's office for one week, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, YeS. Clerk reported three bids received for one new pick-up truck and one neW!.heavy truck.~nd on motion of Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad bids were opened and read aloud from the following firms: J. C. Couse Motors, Cra~ord Motors and Bremerton Willys and Graham. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to refer all bids to Committee of the Whole, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on the Assessment Roll of L.I.D. No. 202 and stated that no protests had been filed. The Mayor inquired if anyone present wished to make any objection and none were offered. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1343 adopting and confirming the assessment roll of L.I.D. No. 202 and fixing November 20, 1940 as the dat~ of issuance and sale of bonds. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mrl Casad to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on the assessment roll of L.I.D. No. 203 and read protest from Mrs. E. K. Sheeley. The Mayor inquired if anyone present wished to make objections and none were offered. The Commissioners considered the objection of Mrs. Sheeley and Mr. Casad made satisfactory explanation and Mr. Sheeley withdrew the protest. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1344 adopting and confirming the assessmeht roll of L.I.D. No. 203 and fixing November 20, 1940 as date of issuance and sale of bonds. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Casad to adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. A large delegation of ex-service men~ appeared before the Commission in protest to certain persons appearing in uniform on the City streets, selling trinkets. The Mayor called on the City Attorney to explain what could be done and it was shown that these ment were hawkers and as such had no right on the city streets and the Mayor directed the Chief of Police to enforce the city ordinance. September 20, 1940 (cont) Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to adjourn until nine o'clock A.M. Thursday, September 26, 1940, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Appr ov e d: September 26, 1940 Pursuant to adjournment the regular meeting of the City Commission was reconvened at nine o'clock A.M., ~eptember 26, 1940. Mayor Jones presiding, Commissioner Bruenn, Commissioner Casad and the City Attorney bei~present. Clerk reported having received from the County Assessor the assessed valua- tion of all property within the City of Bremerton amounting to $5,228,350.00 Clerk read a letter signed by six persons claiming that an old building in rear of 712 Pennsylvania Avenue was a menace to public health and a fire hazard. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to refer to Fire Chief for recommendation, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read ordinance in reference to the inspection of meats offered for sale in the City of Bremerton and providing penalties for violation of said ordinance. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. M~. Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to instruct the Clerk to call for bids on the propsed improvement of Ohio Avenue and other thorofares as provided by Ordinance 1340 and in accordance with the maps, plans and specifications now on file in the office of the City Clerk, said bids to be opened October 9, 1940, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution authorizing the sale of Lot 2, Block 1, Olive ~i. Smith's Addition to Bremerton to V. P. Adams, price $750.00, ~terms $D50.00 down ahd balance at $15.00 per month with interest at 7%. Motion by D~r. Bruenn and Mr. Jones to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution authorizing the sale of the West half of Lot 8, Block 3, m~arren Smith's Acre Tracts to Mrs. Rose Lorenz, a widow. Price Si100.00, terms cash. Motion by Ur. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to adopt resolution, carried as follows: ~r. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Mr. Casad reported having appointed ~r. Howard Gorst as Assistant City Engineer and ~r. Everett Humble as office Engineer, effective September 23, 1940. Motion by ~r. Jones and ~r. Bruenn to confirm the appointments, carried as follows: Er. Jones, Yes. Er. Bruenn, Yes. I~.Casad, Yes. Mr. Casad reporting for the Committee of the ~nole recommended that the contract for vitrified clay pipe for Park Avenue sewer job be awarded to Gla~ding, McBean & Co. Motion by Er. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to approve recon~endation, carried as follows: Mr. Jones Yes, Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. ~otion by Er. Jones and ~r. Bruenn to adjourn until 7:30 P.M. today, carried as follows: Mr. Jones,Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. Approved: ~~--~ ~~$~ ~ ~t~ ~City Cl~rk September 26, 1940 Pursuant to adjournment the regular meeting of the City Commission was reconvened at 7:30 P.M. Thursday, September 26, 1940. Eayor Jones, presiding, Commissioners Bruenn and Casad and the City Attorney present. A very large ~ delegation was in attendance. The },~ayor explained the purpose of the meeting Y as follows: "Ladies and Gentlemen: This meeting of the City Commission, which is a continuation of our regular Wednesday meeting, now comes to the special order of business of considering ways and means to eliminate the parking problem in the City of Bremerton. A tentative and oral proposition, with a drawing of the improvement to be eventually made, has been printed in the public press, together with a brief statement of the means which are proposed for the making of space to accomodate approximately 350 cars. Commissioner Bruenn, who as Commissioner of Finance, has jurisdiction over the two city wharves at the foot of Second Street and Front Street, has carried on these negotiations with the Bremer Estate and we will shortly call upon him for a detailed explhnation of the tentative proposals. It is my feeling and the feeling of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton that it is our duty and responsibility to give close attention to any and all proposals that have been made or shall hereafter be made for the solution of the parking problem in the City of Bremerton. A former City Commission attempted a solution of this problem by parking meters. This solution was not favorably considered and was later dropped. With the situation as it exists now, however, due to the fact that the space used in the Navy Yard for parking cars, will very probably be needed for National Defense Emergency program, it seems imperative that considerable thought and attention be given toward the working out of the problem of space for parking autbmoblles. Inasmuch as the main business portion of the city is practically entirely built up with business structures, it would seem that the ohly available space for parking any large number of cars must be found either in suburbs or to fill in the water front, and in considering the proposals that have been made the Commission has felt that any proposed solution should be given careful consider- ation. The program as submitted is comprehensive and far-reaching and the City Commission feels that before going any further with the program, it was advisable to acquaint the public with all the facts and to hold this preliminary hearing so that the people who elected the Commission to office and whom we represent, could advise with us and instruct us as to their wishes and desires in connection with the entire matter. As I previously mentioned, ~ro Bruenn has carried on d~scussions with the representatives of the Bremer fami~in regard to the matters at issue, which involve leasing the two city docks and the street ends which they occupy. Such a lease cannot be entered into by the City of Bremerton without the publication of a formal notice of hearing on the matter. This hearing is not a final hearing and is therefore only a preliminary hearing. Ail of you should understand that the discussions are as yet only in a preliminary stage. No papers have been Signed and no agreements have been reached between the City Commission and the Bremer family. In the event negotiations should continue, all documents, leases, etc., would of course be submitted to the City Attorney for approval. In the event however the citizens of Bremerton feel that the proposed solution of this problem is not a healthy one, the City Commission can immediately discontinue any and all consideration of the tentative proposals by the Bremer family and can look for some other solution." Mr. Bruenn then called attention to the congested conditions due to parking of automobiles in the down town area and with the aid of a large map pointed out the possibilities of establishing a large parking area on the water front. He reported having discussed the question with Mr. Edward Bremer but no de2inite agreement had been made. ~r Bryan, President of the Bremerton Port Commission objected to any agree- ment with the Bremer Estate that would lessen the city's control of the water front and took over half an hour to explain the operation of the wharf for the past 30 years. He also questioned the jurisdiction of the City Commission to September 26, 1940 (cont) make a transfer of its leases from the State. Mro John E. Foss another member of the Port Commission supported the remarks of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Leonard Wager, Mr. Reginald Greer, Mr. V. P. Adams and others also supported Mr. Bryah in apposing the movement. Mr. Robert Driscoll, Mr. E. Lent, ~. H. E. Gorman and Hector Curnow and several others favored the proposition. The discussion lasted for nearly three hours. Motion by Er. Jones and Mr. Casad to adjourn, carried as follows: ~r. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. /City Clerk Approved: May6r~// '