HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/28/21 Bremerton, ~ashington. November 25, 19£1.
S~tu~ory meeting of City Co~mni~sion ,of ~he City of ~rem~r~on h~ld in Council
Chambers in ~he Oily Hall of said oi~'y on ~,~ond~y ~t 8.00 a.m. November 28, 1921
with i',,,[a[~or E. J. Hc0all in the chair and ao:mnissio~ers T. 0. Burlington and ~. F.
Ha. rrison ~resent a~ roll call.
:~. z. ,~o~man was dul;f appointed as Clerk of ~he meeting.
The sure~y bond of E. J. ~.,[c0~ll in ~he sum of ~10,000 and of Ommissionera
T. 0. l~'fing~on and ~m. F. ii~rrison in ~he su:~ ,of ~9,000 ~ch having Been duly
approved by Wa.l~er i,,~[. French, Judse of the ~u-~rior Court of Kits~.p County, and
filed with t~e ~lerk of said 0our~, ~hey were ~ach duly sworn and ~heir oaths of
office filed in ~he office of th~ Ci%y
Clerk read ~solu~ion Fl, bei~g a resolution organizing ~he city of Bremerton
under, Gommission Form of Governmen~ and declaring ~he offices of may~ and c~un~il-
m~n, actin~ under the powers ~d duties of cities of the third class, terminated.
f,~otion by Harri, on, seconded by S~fina:ton ~ha~ i~esolu~ion be adopted; serried u~an~
imously on roll
Gl~rk read Resolution ~2, bein~r a resolution declaring yacht ~he offices of ~he
Oi~y Attorney, Ci~y ~reasurer, Gh[ef of Police, and o~her police officers,
Health 0ffficer, Su~perintenden~ of Garbage and the Board of Z~.rk Co~nissioners.
l.fotiol~ by Ha.rrison, seconded by ~ufffin~on ~ha~ %his ~esotm~i~n be adopted; carried
unanimously ~i'~ roll call.
~lerk read ~esolu~on ~s, being a resolution designating ~hat i~M. T. O. Burlington
be superintendent of Finano~ and a~coun~ing and B. F. Harrison be superin~enden~ of
the department of Otree~s and fublie Improvements~ ~ ~,'io~ion by ~uffing~on, seconded
by harrison that ~his Resolution be adop%ed; carried ~imously on roll call.
The i,[~yor appointed [[erm~ ~tenn ~.s Ca.p~a. in of Police; Arthur H, Ze~erson as
~a. trolman; ~m H. Givens as Patrolman; and harold V. Finley as P~.~rol,~an. Ho~ion
b~ Burlington, seconded by Harrison ~hat the appointments of the i,~yor be confirmed;
carried una~imously on roll call.
Captain of i~olica Herman Renn and ~atrolmen ~eterson and Givens were then duly
sworn by the
'Tbs i,~[~yor appointed ~. ~. Lsn~ asChief' of ~he ~'ire Da~r~men~ and
Hc!,fullin, Louis ?~ aslmn, Huber~ Lof~on and ~eo. W. '~homaa as Firemen. Mo~ioa by
Burlington, seco~]ded by karrison ~ha~ ~he appointments off ~he ~.~y~r be confirmed;
carried unanimously on roll call.
,0rdinm~ce ~745 read, being ~ Ordinance regula~in~ the ~ime and place of
~holdin:~, meetia~s of the ~i~y 0o~mission. ~,~o~ion by~B~fina'ton, s~conded
~H~rrison ~ha~ 0rdin~ae ~f745 be passed as read; carried unanimously on'roll call.
0:~diaance ~f746 read, being an Ordinanae definin~ and de~ermining ~he powers
~and duties to be performed in the respective departments of ~he _m.yor and 0i~y
~Co~m~issioners of the City of Oremerton under ~he co~ssion form off ~overnment.
i?[o~io~a by ~a~rrison, seconded by ~uffing~on, that 0rdina~ce ~746 be p~ssed as read'
carried ~nsmimously on roll call. '
Ordinance ~f747 read, being an 0rdiaance specifying' and rela~in~: to ~he apooia~in~
,~of officers of the city of ~remer~o~'~, defining their duties, affi~in~ their
~sa~ion and repealin~ ordinances in aonflic~ ~erewi~h. ~iotiom by ~rri~on seconded
'Xby oufffing~on, ~hat~'0rdin~.oe ~747 be passed as read; c:arried unani~ousl~ on roll oall.
The ~o.~missioner of ~'i~nce and accounting appointed ~.~. V. ,,i~C~ll as Ci~y
A. !. Anderso~ as Ci~y ~reasurer; R. ~',,L %Vard as ~irst As8'~ 0i~y ~'r'e~.surer; Jessie
White as Second Asa'~ Ci~y Treasurer; ~d ~lsie ~. Sherman as Third Ass'~
Treasurer. Mo~ion by i,[c0~ll, seconded by H~rrison, ~ha~ ~hese ap~oin~ments of ~he
Co~]issioner 02' finance and ~oao~tin~ be confirmed; carried u~ani[nously on roll
The Co~mnissioner of S~reets and Public Imorovements s~ated for ~he benefit of
Comm~ssion and the public ~ha~ a~ ~he ~esen~ time he is makins: no change of appointees
in his departmen~ and will re~ain for ~he ~ime be~n~ all persons now employed in his
department. ?[o~ion by ~.~u~,~a. ll, seconded by Buffing~on,~ ~hat ~he reco ~nenda~$h'of
,,fr. ~arrison as ~o emoloyees of his department be approved; carried unanimously on
roll call.
~. V. Hc~all, ~. H. ~ndsrso~, R. :[. f~-rd, Jessie [~[. ;;~hite, and Elsie ~. Sherman
came forward and were duly sworn by ~he ~i~y A~ozney.
i~he [~yor appointed ri. =. ~orman as 0i~y ~t~orney~ i~[o~ion by Burlington, seconded
b~: i~arrieon, %hat appointment b:e co~irmed; carried unanimously on roll call.
The ~yor ap?oinked ~. ,~. ~rr as folice Judge. )io~ion by H~rrison, seconded by
B~gfin:'ton, ~hat appoin~me~t be confirmed; carried u~animously on roll call.
The ~[ayor a~oooin~ed ~r.
~. ~. 5ray,he aS ~eal~ Officer, !~[o~ion by Bufffing~on,
seconded by ~rrison ~hat appoin~men~ be confirmed; carried unanim~ly on roll call,
The [~,Iayor stated ~hat there would be n~ ch~es in the employees of ~he F~rk and
Cemetery a~ ~his ~ime.
Hee~ing was ~hen duly adjourned un~il ~'~ednesday, November 30~h a~ 10.00 a.m.