HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/60 November 9, 1960
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, November 9, 1960 in the Council Chambers with
~ayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Schoneman,
City Cl.~rk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, Water Supt. Humble and Adm. Asst. to City
Engineer,Albert Dial. Also present were representatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held
Nov. 2, 1960 as written, carried.
Clerk presented noti~ of employment for Maxine A. Ottele, Clerk-Secretary, Park
and Recreation Dept., $313.00 per month.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the employment, carried.
Clerk presented claim voucher from Ace Paving, Estimate No. 2, Project X-24,
(6th Street Widening), approved by W.L. Fortman and audited by W.R. Vaa for net of
$23,259.01.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Mr. Clark to approve the claim voucher, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2413 "An Ordinance amending Section 4 of Ordinance 2405,
establishing a new district boundary for Local Improvement District No. 285, and de-
claring an emergency."
Mr. Schoneman stated this was to include four pieces of property that had been
left out in the original plans.
Mr. Dial explained further that these properties were covered in the petition
for the improvement but it had been thought they could be served in some other way
rather than by the improvement but that it was found to ce better for the owners to
be in the improvement.
Mr. Holland stated it was permissible to amend the L.I.D. Ordinance No. 2405.
Motion by Mr. Schoneman and Hr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2413 carried as
follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Mr. Clerk, Yes; Mr. Schoneman, Yes.
Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the compensa-
tion of the lected officials of the City of Bremerton; amending Sections i and 2 of
Ordinance No. 2254; and repealing Section 3 of Ordinance No. 2254."
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Schoneman to approve on first reading, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Oct. 28, 1960 to Mayor ~omstad from R.R. Tucker, Presi-
dent, American Municipal Assn., notifying the Mayor of his appointment to A.M.A.
Committee on Fire Insurance Grading and rating; that the committee will meet Nov.
26th in New York Oity; and asked for answer as to ~e'ther he will be able to attend.
Mayor Domstad stated he had dismussed this with the other two commissioners
and they agreed it be beneficial for the mayor to attend and they would assist him
from their own travel budgets.
Mr. Clark discussed ~he possibility of investing Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
in real estate first mortgages which would ce very ~neficial in interest returns.
This particular type of.investment is allowed for Perpetual Care Funds.
Mr. John Hudson came before the City Council in the interests of a citizen's
committee on decent literature; read an excerpt from a Moral Rearmnament bulletin;
and stated he had turned over to the mayor a proposed ordinance in this connection;
and he would like to meet with the City Attorney to discuss some of the technical
aspects of the ordinance.
Mayor Dom tad stated he h~d gone over the ordinance this morning prior to the
meeting for the first time.
Pat Nicholson was present and Mayor ~omstad congratulated him for successful
campaign for reelection to State Representative; and Pat Nicholson suggested that it
might be constructive in the future for public bodies to get together on their pro-
posals to have the voters approve bond issues so that,particularly on long ballots,
there would not be so many propositions.
Mr. Clark stated there was a majority in favor of First Street Dock bond issue
but not enough of a majority to approve the levy; however, there is still a slight
chance that the absentee ballots may change the picture.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Schoneman to pay all bills that are ap~oved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk
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