HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/30/38 ~pril 30th 1938.
Regular meeting of the city colm~ission of the City of Bremerton,~ashington held on
Saturday ~pril 30,1938 at ten o'clock ~.ivi. all merabers being present.
Clerk read minutes of the 10~evious regular meeting and adjourm~ents thereof and on
motion of L~r Cased and Mr Halverson same were approved as read,all members voting Yes
Clerk read letter from State Htuaane Society in reference to construction of a new
dog pound; the mayor instructed the clerk to advise the writer that a new pound was
now being built.
Clerk read letter from building tra,~.es and contractors requesting the repeal of
ordinance./illl9 and on motion the co~aunication was refez'red to the Co~muittee of the
whole and the city ~ttorney.
Letter read from the .ioolochet Bay Ltuaber Company in reference to timber of the
water and on motio~a of Mr .dalverson and Mr Knabb the co:~n~mnication was referred to
the City ~ngin~er.
Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on the propose~ improvement of
Marguerite =~venue between llth and 1Zth Str~.ets, and read a protest from ten prop-
erty o~ners who claimed the petition which requested the work also provided for pavin,
the petit~o~ ~,]~.o objected to the grades as proposed. ?
Liotion by Mr ~Halverson and Mr Knabb to continue the hearing for one ~veek and refer
to th~ City [~ngin~er, ca~mried as follows; Lit If~mbb, Yes. idr italvez'son, Yes.Mr Oasad es.
Cler~ ~. o'i;m~J~ this as date fixed for hearing on the proposed improvement of tlewit
~venne betweeni~Eleventhoand'i;Thi~t~en~h:[2t,~ets, and reported no protests had been fil~ d.
Clerk read ordinance ~providin~2 for the improvement of Hewitt ~-;venue frc~ Eleventh
~.tr~.~t to Thirt ~:nth Street by clearing,grubbing, grading,surfacing and the construct-
ion of sidewalks and doing any ~nd all other work to llmke the improv~ent a complete
job as provided by the plans and specifications~ and establishing an improvement diet
~,iotion by Mr tlalvcrson and Mr Cased to pass ordinance on first reading and file in
c].erk's ofiice one week; ca,?tied as follows: ~[r Lnabb, Yes. Mr ~alverson, Yes. Mr.
Cased, les.
Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on the proposed improvement of
Tenth Street f~om i~ ~.laval z~vanue to 0lyre:pie ~venue and the improvement of ~l~n~pic
~venue from midway between Eight and IWinth Street to the South margin of Eleventh St
by clearing,grubbing,grading, the construction of sidewalks and paving with a one cour: e
concrete pavement 26 feet wid.c on Tenth Street. and improving of Olympic Avenue by
clearing, grubbin, q~rading, the construction of five foot sidewalks on the East side of
said -~venue, and the doing of all other work necessary in connection therewith as may
be necessary to make such improvement a complete job; establishing an improvement dis':.
clerk reported that no protests had been filed in connection with this proposed impvm';.
some property owners present asked for infor~,~ation about sewers and other matters in
connection with the work but did not object to the improvement.
~.~otion by i~ir Ha!verson and Mr Cased to overrule all protests,caYried as follows:
i,r Knabb, Yes. ;~.r ilalv~rson, Yes. Mr Cacad, Yes.
Clerk read ordinance providing for the improvement of ~Tell2h S~est from l~iaval ~ve.
to 01y~npic ~venue also Olympic ~venue from midway between Eighth and Ninth Streets
to the south ~rgin of Eleventh Street, all as shown above.
i~iotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Cased to pass ordinance on first reading and file in
clerks office for one week, carried as follows: i;~r Knabb, Yes. i,~r Halverson, Yes. Mr.
Cased, Yes.
Clerk reported this as date fixed for hearing on proposed improve~aeat of Rain'er A' e.
from Burwell Street to First Street in accordance with the resolution passed by the
commission April 2,1938. and stated that no protests had been filed in his office.
~pril 30, 1938 (Page 2)
Mrs Lloyd o~ero~f several lots, stated she did not object to the improvement of
this street,as proposed, but did object to the rmuoval of the trees in front of her
property and made a strong .plea to have the trees retained; other property owners
objected to the trees as a menace to the sewer system.
Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to overrule all protests, carried as follows:
Mr. Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. I~ir Casad, Yes.,
Clerk read ordinance providing for the improve;~ent of Rainier ~venue fro~ Burwell
Street to First Str.cet by cleari.ng, grubbin,grading,, the construc$ion of concrete walks
five feet wide and paving with a one .course~ concret, e pavei:~ent 26 feet. wid~ and doi'ng
such other and further work as may be necessary to make such improvement a complete an~
establishing an improvement district.
Motion by l~r Halverson and i.~r Casad to pass ordi.nance on firs't reading and file
clerk's office one week for public inspection, carried as follows: Mr ~abb, Ye~.
]~[r Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
Clerk read resolution of intention to order the 'improvement of Lafayette ~venue
fro~ the north margin of Farra~t Street to approximately 200 feet ~orth of Coontz Str~
by clearing, grubbing, grading, the construction of side¥~alks and paving with a one course
concrete pavement 26 feet wide, and doing such othe. r work as may be necessary to make a
complete job, and fixing June 4,19~ at ten a.m. as. date of hearing..
idotiom by Mr Halverson and Mr Casa.d to pa~s and adopt resolution as read, carried as
follows:. Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Idr Ceaad, Yes.
Cler~ read resolu'tion declaring intention of the city co~i~sion to order the improv~
ment of
~inth Street from 01~pic ~v,eaue to ]¥iontgom~ry ~venue,
T,enth Street fr~ 01~ap,ic ~v, enue to Rainier ~venue,
Eleventh Street fr~ l~aval ~venue to Hainie~ =~venue,
~ainier ~venue f~m l~inth Stre. et to Eleventh Street
by the c.onstruction of storm and sanitary sewers a~d appurtenances; also the
improvem.ent of Eleventh Street from Naval ~venue tq 01~pic A~nue by clearing,[
grubbing, grading, the construction of concrete sidewalks and paving with a one course
concrete~ payment 30 feet in width and doing such other and further work as may be
necessary to ~mke a complete job, and fixing June 4.,1938 at ten o'clock a.m. as time of
hearing on said improv~aent.
L~otion by ~dr Halverson and Mr Casad to pass and adopt resolution as read,carried as
foX, lows: Mr Ymabb, Yes. Mr H~lverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes.
bit H.E.Gorman attorney for ~r Bas~ eft stated th~ city had sold a certain piece of
property in ~dcTeigh's Garden Tracts to his client and now certain other property owners
want this property reserv~ as a city street; Mr Halverson stated he had inves.tigated
the question and was of the opinion that the city h~d made a mistake in selling this
property and stated that all monies paid should be returned.
Idotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to refer to the city attorney for investlqation
caz. ried as follows: Mr i[aabb, Ye,s.. Lit Halverso~, Yes. Lit Casad, Yes.
City ~ttorney reported ttmt the city had sold certain lots to Idr U.F.~nderson and
](itsap CDunty claimed ownership..
iiotioD by Mr Halverson and Mr i~Mbb to direct the city attorney to defend th~ suit
on behalf of the city, ca.tied as fo)lows:
Cler] read a letter from ~dmiral Felner,Co~mmnda~t of I.~avy Yard,calling attention to
the grading operations now in progress and requesting permission to use and fence in
a~bout half of Du~ell Str~:~et between .~arren ~venue and the i~avy Yard (~te o?osite the
~avy ~,rd ~!otel.
]~otion by ]~r ].[alvorson ~nd [fr Knabb to refer to ]the Jity Engineer with po'~,'er to act,
ca~:ried as i'o !o~vs: i[r !nabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, .Yes. ]ir .Jasad, Yes.
~ representative of the baseball team ask~ the Decommission to approve a !~mse,to his;
or-anization, of the Roosevelt lark. ~[r l~lnabb stated that he was opposed tq any ]ease
of tko ?ark to any organization. ~o action taken.
~ler~-~ read a resolution authorizing the ldayor to[ sign an ontion for the purc~mse of
certain land,in or adjoininf~ the watershed, from the ldcCormick Lmnber Company.
i~.[otion by ~ir ]talverson and [ir Casad to adopt res~olution, ca~ried as foJ~!ows: _~r ~nabb
~7o~. l,lr (a]v~I's~n, Zos. ~,~r Ca,ad,
Clerk read ordinance .~1213 establishing a ~ew r%te for water used for sprinkling
m~rposos,providing rules for tke regulation ~or tho use and sale of such water.
l[otion by 1Jr i[~lverson and L[r Casad to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried
follows: fir l[-~abo, Yes. [JrbHalverson, Yes. idr Casad, Yes.
12orion by i~zr !lalverson ~nd i~r Casad to adjourn until next wednesday morning at ten.
carried as follows: i.[r l~mabb, Yes. ~dr ~[alverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. .~ .
~i~PROVE~:
May 4th 1938.
Pursuant to a&Journment the regular meeting of the city commission was raconvened
at ten o'clock a.m. May 4th &958. all m~nbere being present.
Vouchers were p~esent a~dbil!s ap~v~l as follows
GURRENT EXPOSE ~' CURRENT WATER
Wm. Lombax~l $16.00 ~ Frank Mah~ et al Payroll $527.43
H.and M.Ribbon Co. 5.04 C.C. Casad 2.80
H. D. Baker Co. 10.45 ! Ohas.R.MoOormick 0o., 500.00
Fred W.Fein 0o. 255555 T.R.Reynolds '13.00
Kelly Sales 0o. 1.75 H. EcEland 20.00
News Searchlight Co. 18.42 W. Eckland 10.00
Water Department 141.55 Sheets Battery Service 19.35
Maryland Casualty Co. 10.00 Otto Jarstad 3.00
Western Auto Supply 78 Bremerton Iron Wks. 34.80
Railway Express 2.60 Bremerton Motor 0o. 47.10
Ohas.Lewis 5.00 Atlas Foundry 79.17
City Hand Laundry 30 Masher Plumbing Supply 68.60
Golden Gate Cafe 32.00 Parker Lumber Co. 3.06
Sheets Battery Service 1.50 J.S. Kenyon 33.82
K.E.Ericksen Co. 6.06. Western Auto Supply 1.15
News Searchlight 1.~5 H.M. Ribbon 0o. 1.68
P.O,Stamp Works 47.37 Rensselaer Valve Co. 167.40
Lofthus Lumber Yard 13.50 Hugh G. Purcell Co. 6175.75
Glenn L.Bonar 19.80 Kitsap Auto Freight 3.03
Howard Cooper Corpn. 8.10 LII~ARY
Bremerton Buick Co. 8.75 P.S.Power and Light Co. 3.00
Bremerton Heat and Plumbg. 4.85 P.S.Natl. Bank Tacoma 24,46
Lofth~s Lumber Yard 50.~0 Gaylord Bros. 11.45
Thompson's 1.00 H.R. Huntting 30.65
G. L. Clark 44.92 ~ Womrath Bookshop 23.95
W. S. Darley Co. 14.85 University Press 6.17
o~RBAGE Pacific Tel and Tel Co. 4.50
01son's Sheet Metal Shop 7.45 The Bookstore 4.00
Sheets Battery Service 8.56 i Lofthus Lumber Yard 3.00
Thompson's 50 i News Searchlight 3.26
H. D. Baker Co. 90 Sunior Literary Guild 21.00
Newlees Auto Par~s 24.08 , Macmillan Company 2.42
Union 0il Co. 3.00 LII~tARY CONSTRUCTION
Water Dept. 94.52 Lent's Incorporated 354S.00
C~ETERY WWA~F
H. D. Baker Co. 90 ~ Ohas. M. Phifer C 13.47
Water Dept 9.35 : H.D. Baker 0o. 90
PARK , L.I.D.SINEING (Charleston)
H. D. Baker Co. 90 , County Treasurer 818.12
L.I.D.Sinking (Bremerton) ~ Geo.L.Nutter 1.65~
J. L. Berry 22.00 I L.I.D ~175 continued
CITY STREETS i News Searchlight 14.96
E. C. Searle 50 ~ Lofthus Lumber Yard 10,i6
C. C. Casad S0 M.0.Peabody et al PayRoll 34.00
Sheets Battery Service 1.50
Newlee AUtO Parts 46.03
Water Department 156.20
J. S. Kenyon 2.08
0t~o Voll 8.00
Art's Battery Service 2.00
Masher Plumbing Supply 17.64
P.S.Power and Light Co. 125.91
MACHINE~YAND EQUIPMENT
Reynolds Texaco Service 8.25
Theo K.Phillips 150.00
BB Service Station 4.00
Water Dspt 187.27
Western Tractor and Eqpt. 1.20
P. S. Navigation Co. 50
Sheets Battery S~rvioe S.25
BR~ERTON SEWER GONSTIt.
Nordy Hoffman 90
E. C. Searle 12.30
C. C. Casad 10.60
News Searchlight 18.57
E. C. Searle 1.75
Pacific Testlng Laboratory 3.00
FIR~G~NS PENSION
S. B. Lent 50.00
PROPOSED IMPROV~M~t~TS
C. C. Ca sad 80
L.I.D.
Machinery and Equipment 360.75
L.I.D. ~175
Machinery and Equipment 445.85
Wm.E.Ford Et al PayRoll 598.70
L.Blankenship et al " 90.00
J.L.Berry $6.00
E.E.Warren et al PayRoll 17522