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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/31/61 May 31, 1961 Regu~ r meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, on Wednesday May 31, 1961 at 10:00 A.M. with Mayor ~omstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schone- man, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Fortman. Also pre- sent were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve minutes of previous meeting held May 24, 1961 as written, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for .Ruth E. Bercot, Clerk-Stenographer, Clerk's Dept., $354.00 per month, effective june 1, 1961 and Iola Ann Martinson, playleader, Park and Rec. at $1.25 per hour, effective June 7, 1961. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the employments, carried. Clerk read notic~ of change in status for Clarence V. Meigs, Fire Dept., from tem- porary firefighter to firefighter 3/c, at $404.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the change in status for Mr. Meigs, carried. Clerk read letter from G.C. Graep, District 7 Member, A.W.C., Nominating Committee dated may 25, 1~61 addressed to the City Council asking that names be suggested for the nominating committee to place on the ballot at the annual convention. Mr. McGowan reported he had given copies of this letter to the Commissioners. Clerk presented two quit claim deeds, one from Richfield Oil Corp., and one from Sidney Stras~burg and Sidney Strassburg, Jr., for ten feet of property at 15th and Callow for right-of-way. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to accept the deeds, carried. Clerk presented Resolution No. 1133 which approves a contract with the Puget Sound Power & Light Co., for furnishing power for sewage lift station located at Stevens Drive area for a period of ten years, which contract also provides for trans- former rental for the same location. Exact location is 2840 Stevens Drive, Lift Sta- tio~ No. 12. Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve the contract and pass Resolution No. ll~3, carried. Clerk read a copy of letter dated May '26, 1961 he had written to Calvin F. Schmid Executive Secretary, Census Board, asking for an explanation for the lower census fig- ures tentatively being allowed by the Census Board than the figure submitted by the City of Bremerton. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance establishing the position of Clerk-Stenographerwithin the Clerk's Office, making appropriations, and declaring an emergency." Clerk~ stated the amount of money being appropriated should be corrected to a tot- al of $2880.00. Motion by Mr. Clark and mr. Schonem~ to approve the ordinance on first reading with adjustments on the figures, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. ll~4 approving the petition for an election on annex- ation in the Crown Hill area and authorizing and directing a copy of this resolution be sent to the petitioners and the Auditor of Kitsap County and the Board of County Commissioners. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to pass Resolution No. ll~4, carried. Mr. Clark reported progress on the First Street ~ock project, stating there was a possibility that relief-rolls workers may be brought over from Seattle to work on the demolition Job; also Mr. Clark commended the supervisor, Iry Moritz, for his ex- cellent supervision and personal hard work on the project. Commissioner Clark stated this was his last Co~ucil Meeting and that it has been a real pleasure and personally satisfying to him to have served and he will remember his experiences for a long time. Commissioner Schoneman stated there will be a meeting of.the County Commissioners, City Commissioners and the State Highway Officials on June l~, at lO:O0 A.M., to study the proposed freeway to be built by the State near west Bremerton. Mr. Schoneman stated the blacktop is planned shortly for 6th Street and this will finish up the Job. ~ommissioner Schonemau stated that during'Mr. Clark's tenure of office he has done a good Job, has learned quite a bit in the three years he has been here and has been a real good man to work with during Mr. Schomeman's time as a Commissioner; and that he knows Mr. Cl~rk is going to be missed. Mr. Holland stated he would be in Seattle next Wednesday morning attending the City Attorney's conference at the annualc~nventlon. Mr. Schoneman stated he intended to go over to Seattle at noon on that day. May 31, 1961 (Con't) Mr. Holland stated he Las dictated an answer on the claim filed by Larry R. Freeman but it was not typed up for this morning's meeting. Will be ready for next week. Mr. Holland reported that the application for off-str~et parking preliminary funds would be in Mr. Schoneman's hands this afternoon for signing. Mr. Domstad read a letter received from an official of the Carling Brewing Co. who was in Bremerton recently in connection with the industrial-site tour, which letter s~ ted the official was favorablu impressed with his tour and was apprecia- tive of the fine treatment given the group. Mayor Domstad reported he ~ould be in Seattle tomorrow as a member of the State Tourist Committee to meet with a group of tourists to the Northwest and Alaska, and stated that this kind of effort meant a lot to the community. Me¥or Domstad stated on behalf of the City Council that the work of Jerry Yeadon has been appreciated while here and hoped the best for the work he is entering into. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to allow all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mayor introduced Mr. Vandegrift, new man on staff of KBRO coming from Olympia. Mayor stated that the next meeting would be at lO:O0 A.M., Monday for install- ation of Commissioners and that it is expected Judge Danielson would give the oaths of office. The public is invited to attend. Meeting adjourned. ~.~~~~ APPROVED: City Clerk