HomeMy WebLinkAbout537 WHEI~EAS, the United States ~evernment constructe~l fire
stations, ~no~n as '~e-ette","Oepitel Hi~ ~estp~k" ~d
"~heridan P~" fire stations, ~ the 0ity of Br~ton, d~i~
I~orld War II, ~ ~rther~noe of ~e w~ effort ~d for t~ ~n
p~pose of assisting tb~ 01fy of B~m=ton in ~ fire protection
to war workers bro~t into the Oity of Br~erton for the p~se
of ~rk~g ~the ~get Sound Nav~ station, a~
~S, the Feder~ Wor~s Ag~cy has indicated by letter
that the U.S.~ove~nt proposes to s~l the said fire stations
~na desires to lea~ ~ether or not ~e City of B~rton is ~lling
t~ ~uy the ~e, a~
%'~R~S the 0ity Council of ~he City of Bre~rton belie~s
it is necess~y and ad. sable that ~e Manette and CapitolHlll
fire stations, ~ich ~e within the lim~ ts of the City of Bremer~n
aa they e~sted prior to the natlon~ w~ e~rgency, ~ould be
continue~ in operation, ~d
~~ the continu~oe in operation of ~e West~rk ~
station ~11 depend upon t~ population of ~e City of Bre~rton
in ~d n~r the Westpark Hou~ng ~ea, ~lch was t~n into the
city ltmi ts at the ~quest of ~e red. al go~nt In ~er~oe
of the w~ ell'crt, and
~S, it is ~ly probable t~t the o~ration of the
Sherid~ P~k fire station will be ~scontlnued ~e to the fact
t~t the project housi~ ~ the ~ea served by said fire station is
of ~ inferior qu~ity ~a it ls e~eote~ ~at per.ns now li~ng
in said ~ea wi~ ~ve therefrom ~d the operation of s~d
Sherid~ Park fire station ~11 ~t ~ necessary or ad. sable, ~
%~S, fed~ ~d extended to the City of Brem~ton
duri~ the w~ period by the United States of ~erioa, in the fu~ish-
i~ of police ~d fire protection ~d other city s~oes, ~s been
or ~11 be withdra~ and the 0ity of Bremerton has ~ adequate
so.ce of revenues with which to oo~st~ot Or p~chase fi~ stations
to a~equately serve the inhebitA~ts of the City of Breme~ton
ex9ept at a greatly reduced er nominal cost, now therefore,
BE IT RE~0L~'ED by the City Council o~' the City of
Bremerton that it is the aesire of the City off Bremerten ~e pur-
chase the four fire stations above named, eno that the City of
Bremerton does hereby offer to the Un2te~ 8tares of ~neric&
es and for the purch&se px-ice of the Marietta e~d Capitol Hill
end Westper~ fire stetsons, twenty-five per cent of the cost of
construction of sai~ fire statione; and does offer for the Sheridan
Par~ ~ire station ten per cent o~ the actual cost of const~uction
th ereof.
P~SSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor, an~ attested by the ~ity ~lerk in authentication
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