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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/28/60 September 28, 1960 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, September 28, 1960 at 9:30 o'clock A.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, with ~ayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Co~issioner Schoneman, City Clerk McGowan, Asst. City Attorney Fisher, City Engineer Fortman and Water Supt. Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio, Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark t approve minutes of regular meeting held Sep'Zember 21, 1960 as written, carried. Clerk presented report of separation for Earl J. Sonier, extra labor, Water Dis- tribution. Motion by ~r. Schoneman and l,lr. Clark to approve the separation, carried. Clerk read notices'of employment for John E. Plouf and Joy H. Little, patrolmen part time, Water Supply, at i~2~O0~'~erhour and Patick A. Devitt extra labor at ~1.~0 per hour. ~otion by Mr. Schoneman an~ ~r. ~lark to approve the employments, carried. Clerk presented application for license for trade st]mulan~ operator, Beach Tav- ern, 209~st Street signed by ~ax S. Werran and license application for Trade Stimu- lant location license at the s~me address, both approved by Asst. Chief of Polic~ Morken. Motion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. ~choneman to approve the applications, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher fr~m Evergreen Upholstery & Rug Co for Estimate No. 1, padding and floor covering, two mental c ells contract, in the amount of ~1200. less retained percentage and plus state sales tax, net of ~1~060.80~ approved by Aus- tin M. Clark, audited by W.R. Van and approved by Architect Stuart. Motion by Mr. Clark and ~r. ~omstad to approve the claim voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Sam Linden Co,, covering Estimate No. 1, LID 278, ~8,272.87, less 15~ retained, net due ~V,031.94, approved by City Engineer Fort- man and audited by W.R. Van. Motion by Mr. ~choneman and mr. ~lark to approve the claim voucher, carried. Cl~r~ read letter dated Sept. ~2, 1~,60 'to the City Council from General Insurance Company recommending denial of liability in claim of Albert L. Keil. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to concur with the recommendation of the insurance company, carried. Clerk read letter dated Sept. 22, 1960 addressed to the Co~nissioners and City Clef from ~aste~, Planters Assn. of Kitsap County and Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 631 of Bremerton, recommending the city adopt the Western Plumbing Officials Uni- form Code, 1958 Edition, with amendments as they areissued, and have a full time plumbing inspector, and combine the City plumbing inspector with the County inspector under the leadership of the Kltsap County Health Dept. September 2~, 1960 (Con't) Clerk read letter from Robert W. Carlson, undated, addressed to the City Council asking to be allowed to continue dancing at American Legion Hall to 2:00 A.M., on Saturday night. Mr. McGowan gave some background concerning the request and ~[ayor Domstad ad- vised this matter s~ould be referred to the City Attorney ~nd the Commissioners will have to study the request before taking any action. Clerk reported that ~13,514.00 had been received from Liquor Control Board. Clerk read memo dated Sept. 27, 1960 to Mr. Schoneman from Ev. Humble, Water Supt., which listed a number of locations w~tere large hydrants should be installed or additional hydrants should be installed, and this would eliminate eleven deficien- cy points as reported by the National Board of Fire Underwirters in their 1959 re- port. The estimate of cost is about $6,400.00. Motion by Mr. Sc~oneman and Rir. Domstad ti~at the Water Dept. proceed with this work, carried. Clerk presented quit claim deed dated Oct. 19, l~b9 to the City from Tradewell Stores, Inc., covering thirteen feet of Lot i through ll of Block 8, First Addition to Charleston, for street purposes. Mr. Fortman recommended accepting the deed for possible street widening in the future. Motion by ~r. Schoneman and Mr. Domstad to accept the deed and file, carried. Mr. ~choneman commented re~arding the letter relating to plumbing inspector that there is a question on s full-time position and of combiniflg with the county; that a meeting had been held but Dr. Benham had not been present; and another meet- ing is scheduled at 4:30 with the smme people including Dr. Benham and Mr. Wetgel and th:~se points will be irone~ out. Commissioner Clark made a public appeal for support of putting across the bond issue for the wharf improvement. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mr. Schoneman reported that the Chamber of Commerce has recommended a change in mode of parking at meters on Fourth Street between Pacific and Washington and that Mr. Fortman has a plan available which shows the method ca~ be used and now the proposition is being studied to see if a change would be better than present method. The change would involve installation of a double-head meter at a cost of meters of about $800.00. Mr. Schoneman stated the hotel owners on Washington Avenue have requested that night parkinm ce allowed alternately on each side of Washington so patrons who come intc town late could have a place to park, and this request is under eonsideration. Clerk s~ated this was time and place for opening 0ids for some concrete for the Water Department and that two bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the olds and read from: Gorst Ready-Mix Company, cashier's check enclosed for $38.86, ~14.10 per yard. Kenyon Materials Co., Inc., manager's check enclosed for $40.1V, $15.16 per yd. Motion by ~r. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to award to low bidder, carried. Mayor Domstad welcomed visiting dignitaries of Phillipine Islands present to discuss possibility of Bremerton and 01ongapo, home of the Subic Bay Shipyard, be- coming a sister city. Also present was James Borgen, Bremerton Chamber of Co~mmerce; Irineo R. Cabitat, Phillipine Consul from Seattle; Vincent Barrios, past president of Bremerton Chapter of Phillipine Community. Mayor Domstad read several co~unications relatingto the r~ason and program of a sister city. The program has been initiated by President Eisenhour as a people- to-People approach to unity among nations. Manuel Barretto, Governor of Province of Zambales, ~f the Republic of the Philippines, spoke briefly, curling the desire of the City of Olongapo of becoming a sister city. Mr. Barrios and R~r. Borgen spoke in favor of the proposal. Con~issioners Clark and Schoneman commented favorabl~ in this matter. Clerk read Resolution No. 1112 declaring and proclaiming that Olongapo shall henceforth be known as Bremerton~s Sister City. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1112, carried. Governor Barretto stated that Olongapo is the first city in the Philippine Is- lands to be affiliated with a city in the United States. Mr. Borgen suggested a committee be appointed to see that interest is kept alive and ~ayor Domstad reported he is already working on this matter. The Consul General gave a few comments on this matter and Mrs. Philips, president of the women's chapter of the Philippine com- munity stated they would gladly help in the program. APPROVED: Mayor