HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/39 April let 1939.
Regular meeting of the city co~i-~ion of the City of Bremerton,,~a~hington,held on
~aturday April 1,1939 at ten o'clock A.~i., ~ommi~ioner Halverson,pre~iding, Co~mmi~s-
ioner Ca.ad and the City Attorney being present. (Mr Knabb wan also pre~ent but took
no part in the proceedings.
Clerk read minutes of the regular meeting held on ~,~arch 25,1939 and on motion of
i~r Halverson and Mr Ca-ad same were approved as read.
Clerk read letter from Civil Service Cm~m~ission submitting the name of Vern Carey
a~ head of list for appointment to Police Department.
i'~otion by Mr Halver~on and Mr Ca.ad to appoint Vern Carey as Eight Clerk o~' Police
Department at a salary of ~100.00 permonth; carried a~ follow~: ~,,~r ]Ialver~on, Ye~.
i~r Ca.ad, Ye~. 2Ir ~abb not voting.
Clerk read letter from Mr S. A. 0la]ne requesting permission to cut huckleberry
brush in water department watershed.
~,lotion by Mr Halverson and ~,,'~r Ca.ad to refer th~ letter to the co~,~ni~ion and idr
Jet.tad; carried as follows: i,,(r Halver~on, Ye~. Mt,Ca. ad, Ye~. ~,ir l:nabb not voting.
~.hearing on.th2
The ,~lerk called attention to the fact that the propo~em_/zmprovm~en~ o~ the alley
in block 3 Coder'~ addition had been continued un2il this date and ~tated that no fur-
ther protests had been filed; Mr Lord a property owner in the proposed district
withdrew hi~ protest against the improvement.
ldotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Ca.ad to overrule all protests,carried a~ follows:
~.ir ~alver~on, Ye~. Mr Ca-ad, Ye~. ~'ir inabb not votin~
~ ~ul?rk read. Ordinance ~1276 provJdin~ for the improvement of the alley in block 3,
~oaer s A~ditzon, establishing Local Improvement District 198, providing for levying
a~se~ments for payment of such improvement and 1-~king same payable by bond~.
~'~iotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Ca,ad to pa~= on first reading and file in clerk'~
oI~fice one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Air Halverson, Ye~ Mr Ca,ad
Ye~. i.Jr }[nabb not voting. ·
Clerk reported this a~ date fixed for hearing on the a~e~ment roll of L.I.D.#179
established by ordinance #1217 providing for -the improvement of High Avenue from llth
gtreet to Port 'Jashington Narrows; Thirteenth Ctreet from ]~.~rguerlte Ave.to High Ave.
and Naval Avenue from from 13th Street to Eleventh Street by the construction of a
~y~tem of ~torm and ~anitary sewers.
Clerk read protests from the following property owners:
Joseph Y. Mo~'ri~; H. ~. Stubbs; albert L. Soike; E. C. Mortensen and wife;
Oliver Elliott; Harry S. White; Li. Y. Gleason; George Da]lay; J.0.Bullett; Kenneth ~.
Bank~; C. A. Tayler; and J. A. Risener.
~,[rs ~ara ~iason made oral protest as the owner of Block l0 Lot~ I to 18 ~2oody,~
:2ubdivision, that the a~e~ment against her property was unreasonable and~t of pro-
~ortion to benefit~. (i~r~ Ma~on reside~ at 411 N.50th ~treet, ~eattie,)
~ good deal of discussion arose and ~ome other property owners a~ked questions but
lid not file or make formal protest.
Motion by L'Ir Halverson and Mr Ca.ad to continue hearing for two week~ and refer all
orote~t~ to city oonmi~ioners Dot their consideration, carried a~ follows:
]~r Halver~on, Ye~. Mr ''~ o '
~aad, Ye~. ~.,~r Y~mbb not voting.
Clerk read resolution declaring the doors at the new municipal garage not according
;o ~pecification~ and declaring that if definate action is not taken by the general
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~ontractor tterbert ~ .Conway, Inc., to correct ~aid doors to conform with the plans and
~pecification~, by three o'clock monday afternoon, ~pril 3,1939 the city co~ni~ioners
~ill take over the work and charge the co~t of correcting the doors and the installation
~f ~ame to Herbert H.Conway, Inc.
~,iotion by i.ir Halverson and Mr Ca,ad to adopt re~olution, carried a~ follows:
,r iIalverson, Ye~. Mr Ca,ad, Ye~. Mr I~abb not voting.
Clerk read resolution declaring the automobiles owned by certain member~ of the
'ire Department as emergency vehicles,under authority of the bulletin signed by
ill]am Cole , secretary ~tate Co~muis~' ' · ~ ·
· . , ~. lO~O~ qulpment,cated Aprll 5,1938, so that
a~d vehzcles may be equipped w~th_/r$~ h ~showing fo~vard; and requesting the Ja~h-
ngton ~tate Patrol to authorize the equipping of the following cars with ~irens and
]th red light~ showing forward: T.T. Turpin, A~t. Chief. Lyle Gardner, Captain;
D.J.McGill, ~. C. Efnor, T.R.Tillett, Keith Yett, and E.Y.Brownell, Firemen.
~,lotion by Mr Halver~on and Mr Ca.ad to pa~ and adopt ~e~elut~en a~ read,carried
a~ follows: ),ir Halver~on, Ye~. Mr Ca-ad, Ye~. Mr i~mbb not voting.
~.lotion by Mr [dalver~on and i.lr Ca.ad to appoint Mr Sam Allen as Janitor for City Hall
for one month and fix the wa:re~ for ~aid job at ~50.00 permonth, carried a~ follows:
..Lr Halver~on, Ye~. ~.ir Ca~ad,Ye~, Mr ?nabb not voting. '"'
Clerk read petition requesting the improvement of 13th 9treat fromMarguerite to
[~igh ~venue and on motion of Idr Halverson and Mr Ca,ad petition was referred to the
~£ngineering Department for checking.
i.[o~ion by Mr Halverson and Mr Ca,ad to allow all bill~ approved by two members of th~
~o~mni~ion, carried a~ follow~: i'd.ir Halverson, Ye~. Mr Ca-ad, Ye~. LIr tfnabb not voting.
fir L.~dcAdams of East Bremerton a~ked for the vacation of Iron~ide~ Avenue and provid-
ing for an alley and on motion of I~.~r Halver~on and Mr Ca,ad the request wa~ referred to
;he city attorney to proceed with vacation preliminaries.
~.~r J.,'J.Bryan 9r. protested the action of the commission in adopting 0rd.1275
Motion by I,~ Halverson and Mr Ca,ad to adjourn,carrie~ both coi:Ei~ioners voted Yes.