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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/21/36 December 2~1, 1936. Statutory meeting of the City Commission called to order by Mayor McGillivray on Monday December 21,1938 at ten o'clock A.M., Commissioner Halverson and Commissioner Casad being present. Clerk read minut?s of the regular meeting held December 19,1038 snd on motion of Mr Halverson and ~ir Casad same were approved all members voting Yes. Mr I',IcGillivray made a nice little retiring speech ~nd thanked ?~ir Halverson and Mr Casad for their cooperation at all times during his tenu of office; the Mayor then ~dministered the otb of office to ~r Jesse A. Knabb and turned over the Mayors chair and the gavel; Mr Hslverson and Nr Casad shhok hands, with ~ayor Knabb and assured him of cooperation in any laudable e±'fort for the good of the City and ~ts people. Clerk read resolution making a distribution of the work of the city amongst the thre~ ~o~..-~issioners as follows: Mr. Knabb to be co~missioner of Public Safety having charge Police Deoartment, Fire Department Health Department,Garbage Department, Parks and Pla field Department, Legal Department and such other departments as may be assigned to hi~ .,~lr Halverson to be co~issioner of Finance and Accounting and shall have charge of and be accountable for the City Cle~rk's Office, the City Treasurer's Office, and all lng and bookeeping, the City Hall,and the Wharf Department. Mr Casad to be commission~ ~f Streets and Public Improvements, and to be City Engineer and to have charge of the '~ater Depart~ent and the Engineering Department. ~lotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to adopt resolution as read~, carried as follows: Ir Knabb, Ye~. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Mr Knabb announced the appointmmnt of Mr.W.A.Beakley as City ~ttorney; Mr Halverson ~tated that if the Mayor would make the appointment temporary for thirty days only he ~ould be in favor of such appointment, Mr Knabb agreed to this arrangement. i'..~otion by ~Ir Halverson and ~r Casad to make Mr Beakley's appointment temporary for ~0 days,carried as fOllows: Mr Ifnabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. ldr Ifnabb appointed ~&r Frank Ryan, Municipal Judge and on motion of Mr Halverson and ir Casad a~pointment was confirmed, all m~nbers voting Yes. 1. r Knabb then appointed the following police officers: Ben. J. Kean, Captain, Chas. ~/~ewis' Lieut. ,Patrolmen W.C.Sockwell, Rod Murphy, Arthur Morken, Garry Mason, C.S.Tays ~nd T.K.Phillips; and ~irs JUlia Hewitt Watson as Police ~[atron. Mr Knabb appointed Mr Earl Carter Foreman of the Garbage Department. I,.lotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to confirm appointments in the Police and Garbage ~epartI~ents, ca_.:'ried as follows: ~r tfnabb, Ye~. I~r Halverson, Yes. ~Ir Casad, Yes. ~dr Halverson named the following to serve in his department: E. Y. McCall,City !iiss Grace Young, Deputy City Clerk; Mr Homer Jones, Treasurer, Mr Geo. L.Nutter ~r.~asurer~' ~ ~nd ~ash~er,' · L.~.' '~lkes, ~'~harfinger, Jack Harris,~s~istant; Miss Nosker ~nt in the '.~ater office; Mr E.H.T.~,icGowan Bookkeeper and Assistant Cashier in Garbage De orion by Mr Casad and I'dr ~(uabb to confirm ~r Halverson's appointments, Mr Knabb stated he ~,'as in favor of all these appointments with the exception of Treasurer and ,,harfin~er. ~ppointments were confirmed as follows: Mr lfnabb, Yes (execpt as stated) 'I,~r .~[alverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. December 21,1936 (Page 2) Mr Casad appointed the following to serve in the in the Water Department: Otto Jarstad Foreman at the Distribution plant; Mr L. S. 0rrfelt, Maintenance Foreman, Ivir Henry Eckland, Construction Forera~n. He also appointed YLr George Crisman as accounting clerk in the Engineer's Office and Mr J. L. Hatfield as Streets Foreman. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Halverson to confirm appointments, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read letter from Mr Casad showing the work done by the city in conjunction with the P.2.i~.,together with a tabulation by districts showing the status of each. Lit Ca~ad credited this. progress to the one hundred per cent cooperation of the board ofco~issioners and took occasion to compliment Mayor McGillivray and co~mnissioner Halverson and the many city employees who had assisted in bringing about such a successful year. The Total of this work amounted to $333,015.65. (It should be noted that when Mr Knabb assumed the chair as Mayor h~ was greeted with considerable applause by the many friends who crowded the conmaission chambers) Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb that in vie~of the fact that the city hall offices would be closed on December 25th and 26th that we now adjourn until thursday December 24,1936 at ten o'clock A.M. carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr tialverson Yes. ~.,'Ir Casad, Yes. ~pproved: / M A~f O-R . December 24, 1936. The regular meeting of the city commission held December 21,1936 and adjourned until December 24,1936 was reconvened on that. da~e at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor J.A. Knabb presiding, co~amissioner Halverson, Commissioner Casad and City Attorney Beakley being present at roll call. The city clerk being on vacation was represen' i~iiss Grace Young, Deputy Clerk. Letter read from Mr P.W.Kerr of 829 Seventh Street complaining of the a~moyance caused by flying soot and ashes from the chimneys of the P.S.Laundry and the Kitsap Dairy and on motion of Mr Knabb and Mr Casad the letter was referred to City I~ response to request of commission the City Attorney submitted a letter ending that the assessment roll of L.I.D.#143 be made up as formerly in accordance with plan of City Engineer. Motion by Mr Casad and Mr Knabb to approve the endation of the City Attorney and instruct Engineer to correct the roll of L.1.D.14 accordingly; carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. -~r Halverson, Yes. Ivlr. Casad, Yes. The 1..Iayor a!~pointed Orville Shaw as Sexton at the Ivygreen Cemetery and on motio of Mr Ealverson and ~,.ir Casad appointment was confirmed. ~lotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to adjourn until monday December 28,1936 at ten o'clock A.M. carried as follows: Mr Kuabb, Yes. ~Lr Halverson, Yes.Mr Casad Yes E. Y. McCall, City Clerk B~ ~o ~eputy.., . 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