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RESOLUTION NO. 202
WHEREAS, a citizens committee in March, 1941, appealed to the City Commission
to apply to the Federal Government for assistance in obtaining adequate recreat-
ional facilities for the City of Bremerton, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Bremerton appointed a committee of five, known as the
Parks and Playgrounds Commission, (Resolution No. 5?) to conduct a survey of local
recreational facilities and to advise and recommend to the City Commission as to
the needs for additional facilities, and
WHEREAS, as a result of the afore mentioned survey, two applications, to the
Federal Government, were prepared. One for improvement of playgrounds end parks,
and one for a City Recreation Building, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Bremerton approved and desired
the application for a City Recreation Building be submitted to the Federal
Government (Resolution #105, August 6, 1941) and
WHEREAS, the application for a recreation building, (Docket Wash. 45-133)
was approved as submitted, by the Federal Government, to the sum of not to
exceed $150,000.00, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission accepted the Offer of the Federal Gover~uuent
and appointed the Bremerton Housing Authority "its agent and attorney in fact for
the purpose of constructing Project known as Bremerton Recreation Building,"
(Resolutions 140 and 141, October 15, 1941) and
WHEREAS, the United States Army sought to construct on the same site a
recreation building not in accord with the original plans or designs but were
prevailed upon to withdraw, (Resolutions 144 and 153, October 29, 1941) and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has gone to considerable expense in conduct-
ing surveys, drawing up applications and purchasing property for afore mentioned
building, Ordinance No. 1421, October 27, 1941) and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Bremerton has appointed a
Recreation Commission of five members for the purpose of promoting and maintain-
ing adequate recreational activities for the defense workers, their families
and all other citizens of Bremerton (Resolutions ll6 and 117, August 27, 19411 and
WHERP~S, there has been again an endeavor to alter the plans of the Recreation
Building, such alterations being not in keeping with the original plans, designs,
and purposes
NOW THE~EFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the C~ty Commission of the City of Bremerton
that said building be constructed according to the original plans, and that any
and all alterations be made only with the consent of the City Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the maintenance and operation o£ said building
shall be administered by the Bremerton Recreation Commission who shall have fu].l
supervision and control and responsible only to the City Commission of the City
of Bremerton.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton signed by the Mayor,
and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 28th day
of March, 1942.
Mayor
Attest:
~City ~lerk