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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/65 July 7, 1965 Regular meeting of the City Com~cil of the City o£ Bremerton, Washington was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M.D.S.T. July V, 1965 with k~ay- or Jarstad presiding;. Also present were the following: Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Scboneman, City Clerk L~cCowan, City Attorney Fisher, Police Chief Plouf, Fire Chief Uillett, Water Supt. H~nnble, Civil Service Examiner Southerland, Acting City Engineer ;~'.ebus, and representatives of the press and radio. L;eeting called to order by ~'~ayor J~-~stad who led those present in the flag salute an~ the invocation was given by the City Clerk read the minutes of the. last meeting and they were approved as read. (Hty Clerk read the minutes of the review board on the annexation of Valle-Hi~ and slso a letter from Fred Mebus stati~lg the petition ~iIed had been checked and signed by V©.55 per cent. 4etlon by 1.~r. Jarstad and J'~r. Clark to accept the minutes of the Review Board as filed today as corrected, cattiest unanimously. City Clerk announced it w~s the time and place set for opening bids on Park Avenue cur~:.s, ;utters, and sidewslks. ~,]otion by L~r. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the bids be opened, carried unanimously. The City ~Jlark opened the following bids: Solie Construction Company, enclosed bid ~on~, ;~15,650.92; Weisgerber ~rothers, Inc., enclosed bank money order ~]~10~8.47 a~-~d a ~.ickle ~n coin, ~20,770~0; Eberha~,ter & (]aunt, Inc., enclosed i~id bond, ~27,258.00; O, eorze ~,ia~sen Company, Inc., enclosed bid bond, ~16,029.12; H-G Contractor~ enclosed bi~ bond, ;;~14,942.74; Valley Cement Construction Inc., enclosed bid bond, ~15,058.92. l~,iotion by Mr. Schoneman and Rjr. Jarstad the bids be referred to a committee for fur- ther st~ty and award to be made next week, carried unanimously. July V, 1965 (Cont'd) City Clerk read a notice of F~nployment for Loren L. McKinney, Police Dept. ~449.45 per month effective July 16, Civil Service eligible. Motion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the emplo~unent be approved, carried unanimously. Cit~ Clerk read a change of pay for Fred C. Johnson, Police Dept., from Patrolman to Ser ean~ from ~535.20 to ~575.6~ per month effective July 16. ~otion by ~r. Jarstad and ~r. Schoneman the chanEe of pay be approved, carried unan- imo~sly. City Clerk read the following applications for pinball location licenses under the master license of Bremerton Amusement Co. and all approved by the Police Chief: Maple Leer Tavern sif~ned by John H. Coleman; White P~g Tavern signed by Donald VanRuth; ~cf~ill's Tavern signe~ by Josephine Bucher; Hillside Tavern signe~ by James E. Routh; ~en~ezvous ?avern signed by Bernard Burden; Ted's Ltmch signed by Vernon W. Jones; ~n f: Out Cafe signed by Berneice V. Abbott; Last Chance Tavern signed by Ray Presson; Trammelers Cafe si~cned by G. W. Dexter; Cheerio Tavern signed by Alvin H. Johnson; ~/ramerton Bowlfng Recreation si~n~.~ by ~etty J. Walton; Ss~nmy's Triangle Cafe signed by Sam Aline; Ol~m~pic Recreation signed by Warren Martin; Way~e's Lunch signed by Wayne ~. Simkins; Dug Out Tavern signed by E~ward B. Whitlock; The Sportsman si~ned by Clyde E. Gou~ie; Pop's Inn signed by I. E. Brown; Jolly Inn signed by Virginia ~. ~alley; [;'. G. E. #192 signed by Joe Starosky. Also applic~.tions for a music machine signed by J~mas A. Trotman st the Eastsi~e Tavern and one shuffleboard at the Eastside Tavern. ~[otion by Mr. Jarstad and Mr. Clark the approval of the applications, carried unani~ us 1 y. City Clerk reaJ the ~eneral claim covering the payroll period ended J~ne 30 in the amount of ii~$5, 064. 59 approved by Austin Clark and Audited by W. R. Vaa. ~otion by Mr. Clark and ~r. Schoneman the a~proval of the claim, carried unanimously. City Clerk read Resolution No. 1267, Transfer Resolution and request for the Direc- tor o£ Hifjhways to perfo~a Certain Work. (~550.O0 to be withhelf~ from the gas tax allocations prior to January 1966). Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarstad 'the Resolution be approved, carried unanimously. City Clerk roa~ a claim ~'or ~amages signed by Mrs. Leslie W. Hough covering Carla ~!ou~h who fell at the ~emorial ftwimming Pool and hurt her foot. The amount of the claim was ~i18.00 and it will be reported to the insurance company. City glebe reporte~i a resolution No. 1268 authorizing the execution and ~elivery of a contract with the Puget So,md Power & Light Company for furnishing water ptm~p- in~ power for the installation and maintenance of a transformer at 17th and North Lafayette. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to adop~ the Resolution and authorize the idayor and City Clerk to sign the contract, ca~ried tmanimously. City Clerk read a letter from Hainsworth Construction Company sit,ned by A. S. Hainsworth, Presiden~ expressing appreciation to the officials o~ the City of Br~m- erton in connection with i~he construction of the ~ome office building for F~rst Fed- eral Savimgs & Loan. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. $choneman to pay all the bills that are approved by a majority of the commissioners, carried ~animouslF. Co~mnissioner Clark reported receiving a letter from Willard B. Vadman, Vice Pres- ident of ~n. P. H~:rper & Son & Company regarding the propose~ sewer project. 2lotion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schon~man the bond attorneys Thorgrimson, Horowit~, and Preston be instructed to get in contact with Mr. Frank Osborne to prepar~' the plans an~ syst~m ordinance and to authori::e Thorgrimson, Horowitz, and Preston to be employed for tl~is project, carried unanimously. Co~missioner Clark reported the Commissioners will be attending a Puget Sound C~verrmlantal Conference meeting in Tacoma tomorrow which will be s preliminary budget meeting and Frida~ he[ will be in Seattle to attend the Association of Washington cities at an execui~ive boar~ meeting. Commissioner Schoneman gave the following[ progress report: Hospital signs ha~e now been ~lace~ on the East side; Park Avenue progressing nicely; taking out dirt at llth and Ad~le area; taking care of alley oiling jobs. City Attorney Fisher introduced the new Deputy City Attorney, Larry Soriano. ~ayor Jarsta~ reported the Fire Dept. in May had received ~2 fire calls compared to June 46 fire calls ~nd three first aid calls; Police Dept. made 335 arrests in ~ay of which 274 were traffic and in June made 332 arrests. July 7, 1965 (Cont'd) I~?layor Jarstad reappointed Gus Warberg and Dr. l',iasley to the Park Board for another five-year term. 1,~ayor re~orte~ yesterday the co~issioners attende~ the Equalization Board hear- in~ at the court house and today will be returnin~. ~.~ayor reported part two of the 701 study prepared by Clark, Coleman ~: Rupieks will be available soon.for those interested persons. ~,~ayor reported there is proposed legislation which will.low cities to acquire land for street extensions and this woul~ be a benefit to the City of Bremerton In regard to the Craven Center property. Co~m~issioner,Schoneman reported the pl~bing inspector had resigned June 30th an5 the ~osition is now open an~ applications are being accepted. l~h~s, id. Bugie, 1454 1Vth Street addressed the Council and presente~ her problem of two separate ownerships of houses being on the a~me meter and the one property owner paying for the minim~m of the bill and she paying for the remainder. ~,~ayor Jarsta~ stated that the matter woul~ be checke5 out and if a new meter has to ~e installed, v,,heth~r it is for her nei~hbor or for her, would she be willing to accept the findin,~s of the City and ~rs. Bugie sat~ she would be wfllin;: to do her part. A PPRO VED: blayor