HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/06/39 ~ay 6th 1939.
Regular meeting of the city co~muission of the City of Bremerton,Jeshington,held
on .~aturday ~.~iay 6,1939 at ten o'clock a.~., Co~nnissioner Helverson presiding; Comm-
i;~ioner Cased and City Attorney Bryan being present.
Clerk read minutes of the previous regular m~:eting and adjourmnent thereof and on
motion of Mr Halverson and ~lr Cased same were approved as read,both members voting Yes.
Clerk re~d petition from Maurice B. Anderson and nine other property owners request-
ing the improvement of Ohio Avenue from a point 480 feet north of the north margin of
15th Street to Port #ashington Narrows, by clearing, grading, grubbing the construction
of concrete sidewalk,the construction of curbs and gutters, concrete pavement 26 feet
wide,providing for drainage and all other work necessary to make a complete job.
Mr Cased informed an interested property owner that it would be necessary to instal
say, ers to make such work a complete job.
i.~iotion by Mr Halverson and ~ir Cased to refer petition to Engineering Department for
checking, carried as follows: Mr Halverson Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
Clerk read resolution authorizing the sale of Lots 28,29,and 30 in Block ~eventeen
to Abe Shifrin and Aaron Shifrin for the sum of $765.00 on terms of ~100.00 down and
balance in monthly payments of $25.00 each with interest at 7% per annum.
Tdotion by I¥[r Halverson and ~ir Cased to pass and adopt resolution, carried as follo~
~,.~_r Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes.
Clerk read resolution authorizing the sale of Lots 20,21,22,23,24,and 25, in Block
13 Port Orchard Addition to Charleston and Lots 5,6,7,an~ 8, in Block 14 of said adtn.
to the Kitsap Developement Company for the sum of $1000.00 on terms of ~75.00 down an~
balance on a~nual payments of ~185.00 with interest at the rate of %?. per annum.
~otion by Mr Halverson and ~'~r Cased to pass and adopt resolution carried as follows
~r Italverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
Clerk reported having receive5 one bid for the old Chevrolet coupe, bid was opened
and found to be from Edna L~ndsey for the sum of ~,16.00.
~,[otion by Mr Halverson and ldr Casad to accept the bid of Miss Lindsey, carried as
follows: I~,~r Halverson, Yes. ~r Casad, Yes.
Idotion by Mr Halvers~n and Mr Casad to qllow all bills approved by two of the co~,mmi.
ssion, carried as follows: Mr ttalverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes.
DLr Cased reported on his visit to the Regional Director's office in Portland and
that he had made out a new application for grant to the ,~eter Department. he also re-
ported having visited one of the foundries at Tacoma in reference to pipe necessary
for improvements in Water Department.
Motion by Mr ttalverson and Mr Cased to adjourn until ten o'clock a.m. Wednesday
i.iay 10,1959, carried as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes.
At~PR OV .ED: ~ Acting ~Jlayor.
May 10th 1939.
Pursuant to adjourrnnent the regular meeting of tile city co~nis~ion was reconvened
at ten o'clock a.m. May 10,1939 Conunissioner. Halverson,Connnissioner Casad and the
city attorney being present.
Clerk read letter from Blyth and Co in reference to the $200,000.00 water bonds
sold to them on December 29,1939. letter ordered filed.
Clerk read letter from F. L. Lewis, 3ecretar. y Charleston Business Club endorsing
~.r A. E. Todd for idayor and withdrawing the former endorsement of Mr Bruenn. letter
ordered filed.
City Attorney reported having received a letter from the ~mirm of Preston, Thorgrim-
son and Turner in reference to the bonds sold to Blyth and Company and requesting the
city clerk to send them certified copies of all of the bids submitted for the bonds.
Clerk reported having prepared the information requested and deliveded same to
Dryan.
Clerk read a resolution reciting the facts in reference to the election and a~ld
the subsequent ouster of I~,~r Jesse A. Knabb as Mayor of the city of Bremerton, and
d.~claring the office of Mayor vacant.
~dr I~nabb mede a statement in his own behalf and said that his attorney had advised
him not to turn over his office until it was determined if he could have a rehearing
before the Siate Supreme Court; Mr Halverson stated that there w~s nothing pez'sonal
in this matter, but the business of the city had be'en delayed for the past six months
and he was of the opinion that Mr Knabb had been given every consideration possible
by Lr Casad and himself.
~.~otion by L1r Halverson ~nd Mr Casad to pass and adopt resolution as read, ca~'ried
~s follows: Idr H~lverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
hotion by Mr ilalverson and ldr Casad to take a recess for half an hour carried,both
members voting Yes.
]/~eeting was ca~led to order after recess and Mr Halverson stated that co~m~issioner~
had not &~ rived at any definate conclusion in their selecetion of a Mayor.
hotion by Mr Casad and Mr Halverson to adjourn until two o'clock this afternoon,
carried, both members voting Yes.
t~rsuant to adjournment the regular meeting was reconvened at two O'clock p.m.
flay 10, 1939. ~,[r Halverson, Mr Casad and the city attorney being present.
~lr Halve:~'son reported that the co~aission had arrived at a desicion and the clerk
read a resolution a'~pointing l.'~r Homer R. Jones, to the office
of I,iayor for the unexpired term.
~/lotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to pass and adopt the resolution as read,
carried a~ follows: i,lr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
lir Jones was then sworn in as ~layor of the City of Bremerton, by I'~Lr James ,,'. Bryan
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idayor Jones then took his seat, as mayor and was welcomed by the other members of
co~mi:~ion after which he made a nice little sp~eck of acceptance ~nd of thanks for
the confidence of the members of the conm~isJ~ion; the i~iayor,s remarks were received
with aoplause by those present.
Motion by Mr Halverson and idr Casad to adjourn, carried as follows: Mr Jones,Yes.
Lit Halverson, Yes. [ir Casad, Yes.
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