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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/59 March 11, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, ~ashington, was held Wednesday, March 11~ 1959 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's'~0ffice, City Hall with Acting Mayor Clark presiding. Present were Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton and City Water Superinten- dent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Absent was May- or H.0. Domstad. Motion by Mr. W~eaton'and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held March 4, 1959 as written, carried. Clerk presented notices of employment for Walter William Porter,' extra Labor, $1.75 per hour, Park and Recreation Dept., George R. Moe, Civil Engineer III, Engin- eering Dept. at $490.00 per month; Ruth K. Holley, Clerk-2ypist, City Treasurer's Office, $1.47 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the employments, carried. Clerk re~d report of separation for ~aynard W. Gilpatrick, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the separation, carried. Clerk presented for approval and signature of Mayor and Clerk, two annexation certificates covering the two most recent annexations ~overing very small areas. These a~e for the Census Board of the State, who will forward a copy to the Secty of State. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to approve the certificates and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried. Clerk read letter'~dabed Mar6h'6, ~959.fro~ Earl W. Etton~ City Engineer, ~to the City Council submitting adjusted balance of fixe~ charges for L.I.D. 276, and stating the balance to be transferred to the General Fund is $559.17. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve payment of the voucher for $599.17 carried. Clerk presented amendment to City's contrac~ with U.S. Navy Dept., for furnish- ing wa~er to the P.S.N.S. and Naval Anmunition Depot, Bangor, for year beginning Feb. 2~, 1959, for the price of $0.165 per M-gallons. Ail other terms of the contract re- main the s~me~ Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the amendment and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried. Clerk read letter dated March 6, 1959 to Mayor Domstad from W.A. Holloway, Reg- ional Commissioner, General Services Administration, which stated that the Community Building located in West Park Annex, through an unexpected turn, is to be turned over to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which has filed an 'applica- tion for the building, and who plans to assign the building to Christian Schools, Inc. Clerk read an ordinance,first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the municipal waoer supply and sewage disposal system of the City of Bremerton; regulating the use of wa~er therefrom; providing for the sale of water and sewage disposal services; fixing t~e price or rates thereof and prdvidlng a method of collecting rates; pro- viding penalties for the violations and amending Sections 1, Paragraph Ic) of Sec- tion 5, Section 8, Section 9, Section 11, Section 12, Section 13, SectiSn 14, Para- graph (c) of Section 24, Paragraphs (c) and (e) Section 33, and Section 45 of Ord- inance No. 2288." Question concerning the repealing of the hydrant section was discussed. Mr. Humble stated there Was some'question ~s to advisability of per,mitring the loose arrangement relating to hydrants outside the city and suggested the matter should be clarified in the ordinance. After discussion, it was decided to eliminate the section which would repeal Section 14(A) and then consider the hydrant problem later so the rate structure may go into effect withou~ delay. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. Clerk read report as of Feb. 28, 1989 of the finances of the Port Washington Narrows Toll Bridge and the number of vehicles crossing the two bridges during Feb. Mr. Wheaton asked that the City Clerk be authorized to call for bids for a 4" meter to be used at the new college building, approximate cost $775.00. Motion by Mr.Wheaton and Mr. Clark to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids for a 4" meter for the~ Water Department, car~ed. Rev. Albert Wilson and Rev. Allen Lee, appeared before the City Council. Rev. Wilson spoke as Chairman of the Kitsap County Council of Churches, stating that Rev. Lee was the~V~ce-Chairman of the Council. Rev. Wilson spoke in opposition to the assignmen~ of the Morrison Building to the Christian Schools, Inc. and asked the City Council to join them in seeking to know the background of the reversal of the plan of General Services Administration to assign the building to the city for further transfer to the veterans group. March ll, 1959 (Con't) After the matter was discussed in detail, both Commissioner Clark and Commission- er Wheaton made it clear they would not take action in opposing the assignment to Chris~ian Schools Inc., but would approve a letter to be written asking for further details of the approval by General Services to Department of Health, Education and Welfare for assignment to Christian Schools, Inc. Rev. Wilson stated they would be satisfied if the City Council would go that far and that a letter was ~ing prepared for the City Council asking for the inquiry. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to auth~rixe the City Clerk to write a letter indicating that the City Council has had some question on the part of representatives of the churches in town with reference to disposal of this building and will appreciate all information, carried. Motion by Mr.Wheaton and Mr.~lark to pay all bills that are approved by a major- ity of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting ad journed. ~/~ ~_~/.~~ APPROVED: City Clerk t · - Mayor