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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/30/39 December 30, 1939. Regular meeting of the city commission of the City of Bremerton,#ashington,held on Saturday December ~0,1939 at ten o'clock A.M., Mayor Jones presiding, Commissioner Bruenn and the city attorney being present; Mr Casad being absent on account of sickness Clerk read minutes of the previous regular and intervening meeting and on motion of Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn same were approved as read, both members voting Yes. Clerk read report from Mr Casad on comparison of bids for 24" steel pipe showing the Beall Pipe and Tank Company of Portland,Oregon as lowest and best bidder and re- Co,handing that the contract be awarded to that company. Motion by M~r Jones and Mr Bruenn to approve the Engineers recormnendation and award contract to the Be~ll Pipe and Tank Company, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn Yes. Mr Casad Absent. Clerk read resolution fixing the date of hearing on the proposed vacation of a por- tion of 18th Street in the City of Bremerton, as follows: 20 feet on the north side of 18th Street abutting Tract 7, Block 5, Warren Smith's Acre Tracts, being the south 20 feet of said Tract 7, Block 5, Warren Smith's Acre Tracts, Mitsap Cmmty, ~ashington. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to adopt ~esolution as reed end fix Saturday Feb. 3,1940 as date of hearing, carried as follow~: Nr Jones, Yes. N~r Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Cased absent. The City Attorney reported that the right of way deeds referred to him at a previou~ meeting had been eorrecte~ and were in proper form except the one signed by Mr. Baker. ~otion by Mr Jones and ~r Bruenn to accept the deeds which had been a?proved by the City Attorney and order same filed with county auditor, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Ye~. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad Absent. Motion by Mr Bruenn and Mr Jones to instruct the clerk to advertise for bids on su?ply of gaeoline and oils for use of the dI?ferent departments of the city during the ensuing year begiuning February 1st 19~0, carried as follows: ~r Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Hr Casad, absent. ~otion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to allow all bills approved by a majority of the co~mnission, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. ~r ~ruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Absent. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to adjourn until Wednesday January $, 19~0 at ten o'clock A.M., carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Ye~. ~r Casad, Absent. APPROVED: January 3, 1940. Pursuant to adjournment the regular meeting of the city commi.~sion was reconvened January 3,1940 at ten o'clock A.M. I,~yor Jones presiding, Commissioner Bruenn and Commissioner Casad, and the City Attorney being present. Clerk read resolution deposing E. J. McCall as purchasing agent for the City and designating and appointing Mr Bruenn, Co~mmissioner of Finance as Purchasing Agentfor all departments of the City of Bremerton Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to pass and adopt resolution as read, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn., Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. City Attorney submitted report on proposed ordinance relating to taxi parking and read the ordinance as proposed, the commissioners discussed the question at some length but decided to take no action until they had carefully considered the possib- ilities of the new arrangement. Clerk read a letter from the Bremerton Concrete Products Company requesting an extension of t~e on their contract for supplying and installing 24 inch water pipe, Th~'Cit~yEngineer reported that the recent rains had delayed the work and he re- co~mended that the time be extended to January 15,1940. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Bruenn to approve the recoramendation of the Engineer and grant the extension of time for the completion of the contract to January ]_5,1940, carried as follows: Mr Jones, Yes. Mr Bruenn, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Bruenn reported that after careful study he was convinced that all vouchers submitted to the commission should have a serial number and that the co'mmi~sioner of any department should passon all vou~hors affecting his department before said voucher was submitted to the other members of the board; that all a~proved bills and payrolls should be paid only on the fifth and twentieth day of t~e month, for the period ended five days prior thereto. Motion by Mr Jones and Mr Casa~ to a2prove and adopt the recommendations as sub- ~tted by ~r Bruenn, carried a~ fo~ows: ~,~r Jor~.~s, Yes. Mr Brue~n, Yes. Mr Ca, ad,Yes ~[otion by Mr Jones and Mr Brue~n to a~l~ a~l bills from #1 to #72 when aFproved by a majority of the co~?~ssion, carrie.: a.s fo]lows: Mr Jones, Ye;, Mr Bruen, Ye]. Mr C~ad, Yes. Motion by Mr Jones and ~ Bruenn to adjonrn, carried as folio:we: [ir Jones, yes. M~. Brue~'~n, Yez. ~[r ik,::a~, Yes.