HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/39 April 22, 193'9.
Regular meeting of the city cgr~ission Of She City~.~ Bremer~on, ~ashington,held on
Saturday April g2,1939 at ten o'clock a.m.,M= Halverson, preniding;Co~mi-tioner Caned
and City Attorney Bryan being preterit. (Mr Knabb was also pretent but took no part.)
Clerk read minute~ of the regular meeting held April 15,1939 and on motion of Mr
Halver~on and ~r Card tame ~ere approved as read.
Letter read from City zttorney ttating that L. I. D. bond~ could be made payable
annually or temi-annually as ~nay be provided by ordinance. (~ee sec.9400 Rem. Rev.otat.
letter ordered filed.
Letter received and read from Earle Carter sta~ing that a new truck wet nece=~ary f~
the garbage department.
~otion by Mr Halver~on and ~r Ca,ad to instruct clerk to call for bid~ on one new
trubk for the garbage department according to ~peeification~ to be prepared by the
Engineering department, carried a~ follows: Mr Halver~on, Ye~. Mr Ca=ad, Ye=. hit Knab'
not voting.
Letter received and read from Police department, =igned by Dr Polk and othert reque
ing that ~tate ~treet from the Navy Yard gate ~o Fourth otreet be regulated by two
parking. Letter ordered filed.
Clerk read ordinance #1279 authorizing the Chief of the Police Department to make
and enforce traffic rules and regulation~ in the City of Bremerton, and to place ~ign~
and markingt to inform the public of ~aid rule~ and regulationt; limiting the time
for parking or ~tanding of vehicle~ on State otreet, between the Navy Yard Gate and
Fourth ~treet,to two hours and providing penalties.
Motion by Mr Halver~on and ~r Ca=ad to adopt ordinance, carried a= follow~: Mr.
Halver~on ~. ~r Ca,ad, Ye~. ~r Knabb not voting~
Clerk read report of city Engineer on the req~ett of F. L. Lewin requesting diagona
parking on the we~t ~ide of Cambrian Avenue between Rodger~ and Farragut ~treets; the
~ttorney =ubmitted a report and recommendation from the police department together witl
a petition from nine property ownert in the block mentioned all in opposition to the
request of ~r Lewis. The City Attorney reported that he concurred in the reco~aendat-
ion of the police that diagonal parking be not allowed. Report ordered filed.
Clerk reported having received two bid~ for ~upply of material= for the improvement
of the alley in Block 3, Coders ~ddition under L. I. D. #198 and on motion of ~ Halve
~on and ~ Ca-ad bidt were opened and found to be from J. ~. Kenyon and Lofthus Lumber
Yard. Motion by ~r Ca-ad and ~r Halvernon to refer bid~ to Engineering department for
computation, carried a~ follow~: I~ Halvert~n Ye?. Mr Ca, ad, Yen. ~r Knabb not votin
Clerk read proposed lea=e by and between the City of Bremerton and the Younglove
Grocery Company for the u=e of the went fifty feet of the South 100 feet of the main
floor of the ~unicipal Wharf Building at the foot Of First Street in the City of Brem-
erton, together with and including the space now u~ed as the Wharfinger'~ office.
at a monthly rental of $100.00
l~otion by Mr Halver~on and ~r Cared to in~truct the City Attorney to prepare re~ol-
ution of acceptance authorizing the co,mmic=ion to execute -aid leate, carried
Iv~r Halver=on Ye~. Mr Ca,ad, Ye~. Mr Mnabb not voting.
Clerk read final e-timers on L. I. D. #196, the improvement of Callow Avenue betwee
~ixth and Ninth Otreet showing the total amount of the Job to be ~5,176.36 le~ extra
work and m~terial~ leaving the net cott $4,328.26. The City Engineer reported the jo
a- completed and recommended it~ acceptance.
Iiotion by Er Ca-ad and 1,~ Halver~on to approve the final e~timate and accept the jo
carrieO a~ follow~: Lit i{alver~on, Yet. idr. Ca~ad, Yen. Lit l~nabb not voting.
.['he ~ngineering Department ~ubmitted a~te=~ment roll of L. I. D. #196 and clerk rea
re~olution ~howing that roll had been filed and fixing ~ay 27,1956 at date of hearing;
Llotion by l~ir ttalver~on and ~r Ca,ad to adopt retolution, carrie~ a~ follow~: l~lr.
Halver~on, Ye~. ~r Ca,ad, Ye~. ~r Knabb not voting.
~lr J.~.Bryan Dr. representing the Holland Furnace Company appeared before the co~i
~ion and reported that the building in~pector'~ department had refu~ed to give hi~ eli.
ant a permit to inttall a hot air heating tyttem in an apartment building; ~r Bradley
the Plu~bing Inti~ector reported that the Holland Furnace people had attempted to do th
work without a permit and that he had ~topped the work; ~ Bryan offered to pay the
nece~-ary fee. ~lr Bradley claimed that the ~tate law prohibited the installation of
~uch a furnace. After a good deal of discretion the hearing wa~ continued until ten
o'clock wednesday ~pril 26,1939.
Complaint wan made that the high power lightt at the Ball Park wa~ interfering
~ith radio reception and on motion of ~r Ca,ad the matter wnn referred to Dir Halver~om
for invettigation.
Clerk read re~olution in,tructing and authorizing the =ale of Chev.Road=ter formerl
u~ed by the fire department and on motion of ~r Halver~on and ~r Ca~ad retolution
adopted.
Liotion by blt Ca,ad and l~{r t{alver~on to allow all bill~ ai~proved by a majority of th
co~mni~ion, carried a~ follow~: Mr Halvernon, Ye~. ~r Ca=ad, Yet.
~Ir Ca~ad reported fire in the water ~hed now under control and reco~maended purcha=e
of $500 feet of l½ inch ho~e.
Diction by ~.Ir Halverton and Dir Ca~ed to adjourn_/U~i~Ra~e~r~°w6~£~g~e~Yn
April 20, 1939.
Regular meeting of the city oormni.~sion was reconvened,pursuant to adjournment,
at ten o'clock a.m. Wednesday April 26,1939. Conumissioner Halverson presiding;
Co~issioner Casad and City Attorney ~ being present; 1~.~ Knabb was also present
but took no part in the proceedings.
~r Bradley city Plumbing inspector was called on and made a statement in reference
to granting permit for new apartment house building and giving his reasons for refusin
to issue same.
Clerk read a letter from the State Board of Health stating that such installation
was bad practice, and also stating there was no state law against it.
The City Attorney also made a statement which was followed by statement from the
State representative of the Plumber's Union.
L~r J. W, Bryan_~nd others spoke in favor of granting the permit at this time.
Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Halverson to grant permit for installing furnace at
1154 Highland Avenue as per plans submitted, carried as follows: ~ Halverson, Yes.
L~ Casad, Yes. ]~ Knabb not voting.
Letter read from Dr Baldwin County Health Officer granting permission for the main-
tenance of a sanitary fill month of the city limits.
Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to refer to the City Attorney for filing with
other papers in the case, carried as follows: ~r Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. ~.
~Knabb not voting.
Clerk read resolution in reference to the purchase of a new motor patrol grader~tand
~aking application to the State Highway department for assistance to the amount of
.~,~000.00, to be granted from the State Gas Tax Funds ~llocated to the City of
Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to pass and adopt resolution as read,carried as
follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Knabb not voting.
Clerk read resolution showing that the improvement of Adelle Avenue from Sixth St.
to State Highway #~l and Marguerite Avenue from Eleventh to 15th Streets; Thirteenth
3treat from Naval Avenue to High Avenue and Fifteenth Street from Naval to High Ave.,
by clearing, grading and grubbing is a necessary improvement to improve traffic con-
ditions, and for proper city street purposes and betterments. Showing it to be nec-
essary to receive assistance from other sources in addition to assessments on the
property owners, and requesting the !~tate Highway Department to grant $E500.00 from
She gas tax funds allocated to the eiZy for street construction purposes.
Motion by,ir Halverson and ~ Casad to pass and adopt resolution as read, carried
as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Kaabb not voting.
Clerk reported that the County of Kitsap had reconveyed to the City of Bremerton
title to the North one half of the Southwest quarter of Section 21; and the Northwest
quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section ~, all in TOwnship Twenty four North,
Range I East, '~.M. This property was deed to the County of Kitsap pursuant to city
ordinance #108~ and had not been used for the purpose set fourth in the grant.
Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Halverson to accept deed and instruct clerk to have same
recorded with county Auditor, carried as follows: D~ Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
~r ~fnabb not voting.
Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to adjourn, carried as follows: ~r Halverson,
Ye~. Idr Casad, Yes. ~r Knabb not voting.
/0ITY -CLERK
Ai~PR 0VED:
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