HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/06/60 January 6, 1960
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held at lO:O0 o'clock A.N., Wednesday, January 6, 1960 in the Conference Room, Brem-
erton Chamber of Commerce, with Nayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner
Clark, Commissioner.!~heaton, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Holland, Water Supt.,
Humble, Street Supt. Schoneman and Acting City Engineer Garrison. Also present
was representative of the press.
Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held
December 50, 1959 as written, carried.
Clerk read reports of separation for Joe Hoppe, Street Dept. and George R.
Crawford, Donald Nadltn and Ro er Evetts, Water Department.
Notion by Nr.Wheaton and Nr. Clark to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk presented notice of employment for Benjamin Davis Murray, part time
leader, Park and Recreation Dept., effective Jan. 9, 1960 at $1.75 per hour.
Motion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to approve the employment, carried.
Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended Dec. ~l, 1959, $4S,107.16, audited
by W.R. Vas.
Motion by Nr. Clark and Nr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Jan. 5, 1960 to the City Council from Stanley B. Garri-
son, Acting City Engineer, re: L.I.D. No. 279m and submitted the adjusted balance
of fixed charges. Attachedto the letter was a general claim voucher showing adjus-
ted fixed estimate to the General Fund of $1,8~4.21; audited by W.R. Vas.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Clark to approve the claim voucher, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Jan. 5, 1980 to the City Council from Nr. Garrison,
Acting City Engineer, which submitted Estimate No. i (Final) and general claim
voucher-for payment to Inter-Mountain Const. Co., for work completed on Project X-
22, Stewart-Wang Addition. Submitted also was a Notice of Completion signed and ap-
proved by the Acting Field ~ngineer. Letter recon~ended that the City Council app-
rove the completion date aa shown on t~e notice and authorize payment of the amount
of the Estimate. Completion date was shown as Dec. ~l, 19S9; and the claim voucher
was for $4,859.55; audited by W.R. Vas, approved by Stanley B. Garrison.
Notion by Mr. Clark and Nr. Wheaton to approve the completion date of Dec. 51,
19~9 and approve payment of the general claim voucher, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Jan. 4, 1960 (Completion No~ice) addressed to Nr. Gar-
rison, Acting City Eng., signed by Jane F. and Irwin I. Skelly, showing that the re-
moval of Building "B", known as Project X-B1, was inspected and approved Jan.4, 1960.
Motion by Nr. Domstad and Mr.Wheaton to accept the completion date of Jan. 4,
1960, carried.
Clerk stated that a claim voucher had been received from Kitsap County Auditor
for prorated share of election costs, November, 1958, covering Special City Hall
Bond Election, in the amount of $191.00 and the expenditure will require 'an emergency
appropriation. Recommended referral to the City Attorney for preparation of the
necessary ordinance.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur with the recommendation, car-
ried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. ~581, second reading, "An Ordinance vacating a por-
tion of an alley running between Nontgomery and Callow Streets and South of llth
Street."
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Mr. Clar~ to pass Ordinance No. ~81 carried as fol-
lows: Nr. Domstad, Yes; Nr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk read a "Proclamation" of the Nayor, H.O. Domstad, urging attend~ on
"Family Day", Jan. 10, 1960 at the church of their choice, to be followed with a
family Sunday dinner, and th~n invite the family to the Family Concert sponsored
by the Bremerton Symphony Association at Coontz Auditorium at ~:00 P.N. Nayor
Domstad stated he believed this would be worthwhile to do on the day chosen and asked
support of newspaper and radio to get the news out,
Nayor Domstad stated it ~ould be necessary ~o adopt the pay schedule at this
time in order to get the necessary paper work done for the next payday. It was
the concensus of the Commissioners that the pay schedule should be adopted in whole
and make no changes in it nor exceptions because of complications which would arise
particularly in hiring new employees.
Notion by Nr. Clark and Nr. Domstad to approve of the pay schedule for 1960 in
keeping with the 1960 budget, carried.
Fred Schoneman stated he was turning through a requis~ion for a number of street
signs which when received and installed would complete the uniform marking of all
streets in the City.
January 6~ 1960 (Con't)
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Nr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a
majority of the Cgmmissioners, carried.
%rED:Meeting a dJourned. C~t y~C/.l e ~~
"~"' ' ~ayor- - '