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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/59 April 1, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, April 1, 1959 at 10:00 otcloek A.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with ~ayor L~omstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City, Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton and Water Superintendent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio~ Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Clark to approve minutes of.regular meeting held ~arch 25, 1959 carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for one 4" ~ater meter and sale of surplus logs. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the 4" water meter b~ds and read from: Rockwell, $~64.40, certified check for ~40.00 enclosed. Hersey Mfg. Certified check for $40.00 enclosed, $764.40. Badger Meter Mfg., certified check for ~50.00 enclosed, 9V64.40. Clerk recommended referring the bids to a cormmittee for study of the meters themselves. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wh~aton to refer to a committee to study the meters, carried. Clerk opened the bids on the sale of surplus water dept. logs and read from: 0;,M. Nordquist, ~13.00 cash enclosed, Horton Hackler, money order for $16.05 enclosed, ~160.50. Alfred J. Bubb, bank money order enclosed for 915.00, $150.00. Walter C. Kimbel, $12.50 money order enclosed, 9125.00. J.B. Harstrom, $28.00 bank money order enclosed, $280.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to award the sale to the high bidder, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for William J~ Markwell, extra labor, Water Sup- ply Dept, ~1.90 per hour, effective 3/23/59 and Philip B~rroughs, extra labor, Park a~]d Recreation Dept., ~1.50 per hour effective 3/30/59. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the employment slips, carried. Clerk reported for the committee who had studied the bid for furnishing a sta- tion wagon for the Fire Dept., and stated it was their recommendation to award to the iow bidder, Kluge Chevrolet. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~;heaton to award to Kluge Chevrolet, carried. April 1, 1959 (Con,t) Clerk presented Contract Change Order No. i on the Sewage Lift Station project, to change from low level electrode to adjustable time delay relay for starting eject- ion of sewage; no change in price; signed by the contractor and City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the Change Order No. 1, carried. Clerk read letter dated March 30, 1959 to the Mayor from G.S.A. Regional Com- missioner, setting forth details of the transfer of the Morrison Building to Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare for further assignment by that department. Clerk read letter from Wash. State Liquor Control Board, dated March 24, 1959, which transmitted to the City the sum of $14,028.09 as share of liquor profits. Clerk read letter dated March 25, 1959, addressed to Mayor Domstad from Charles Lewis, Chief of Police, requesting call for bids for two new patrol cars to replace two 1956 Ford Sedans. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to authoriz~ the call for bids, carried. Clerk read letter dated March 27, 1959 to the City Council'-from City Engineer Elton which submi ted a letter addressed to Mr. Clarence R. Williams of Toppenish, Washington, asking him to repair sidewalks in front of his property, adjacent to City Cleaners on Callow Avenue, and asking authorization to mail the letter to Mr. Williams, also, Clerk read letter from Mr. Elton to the Council, dated March 31, 1959, asking authorization to send a letter to Mr. John S. Driscoll concerning needed repairs in front of the property now being used by Durnil's Auto Sales on 6th Street. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve mailing both letters, carried. Clerk read petition to the City Council, signed by Irene E. Dick and sixteen other City Hall employees requesting change of working hours of the City Hall from 8:15 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday, with 45 minutes lunch period to 8 A.M. to 5 PM..-with one hour for lunch, Monday through Friday, effective immediately. Mayor Domstad requested the petition be turned over to Mr. Holland to prepare an amendment to the present ordinance which would be effective as soon as written. Clerk read petition dated Feb. 20, 1959 addressed to the City Council, signed by Thomas Kono and ten other persons, requesting that the street now named a~ "Giblett Place" be changed to "Sunset Vista", located in Halverson Third Addition. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur with the petition, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2333, second reading, "An Ordinance vacating a por- tion of Lincoln Avenue from 15th Street to its northern terminus; also a 7 foot alley lying parallel to and 90 feet West of Lincoln Avenue from 15th Street to its Northern terminus; and that alley lying East of Chester and South of 15th Street North of the Shepard Addition." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2333, carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Mr. Clark,~ Yes; Mr. ~heaton, Yes. Clerk stated that'last week the Council had a petition to vacate an alley west of Summit Avenue Church and it was accom~anied by a check for $25.00 which was pres~ed to cover costs; however, can not find anything in the law which requires costs to be paid by the petitioner. Mr. McGowan suggested that if the City Attorney does not find anything in the law covering this matter, that an ordinance be drawn to cover collection of costs. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to refer to the City Attorney for an Ord- inance, carried. Clerk presented a petition, dated March 30, 1959, requesting that the City pre- vent any construction on the Washington School grounds which does not fully comply with zoning regulations and protested the moving of an old multi-story building on the grounds for use as a storage building; and that the City recognize that this area is zoned 1st class residential and to permit only the types of development that are normally permitted in such areas. Petition was signed by Nalvin Roe~ 31~ Bryan Avenue and 54 other residents. Er. Meal Bercot, $18 Bryan Avenue, was present and Mayor Domstad informed him he had discussed this matter with Mr. Armin Jahr, School District Supt., and that there was nothing definite about this building coming in on the school grounds. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to refer to the Planning Commission, car- ried. Clerk read Resolution No. 10~8, stating it was the intention of the City to sell certain property ~ocated on South Montgomery to the Bonneville Power Adminis- tration, and that there are certain encroachments on the northerly edge of said property and in order to clearly define the boundary of said parcel of land the city is selling to Phillip H. Washington and his wife, Rebecca, the owners of the adjoining property, the north lO feet of Lot 19, Block 7, Charleston for $250.00 on the following terms: $~0.O0 down, the balance to be paid in monthly installments of $15.00 or more, including interest at 6% per annum; first payment May l, 19~9. Resolution authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a proper contract for the sale and a deed conveying the premises; and the contract to be delivered to Mr. Washington and a copy and the original deed be delivered to the City Treasurer in escrow and the City Treasurer be authorized to deliver the deed to the purchaser April 1, 1959 (Con't) upon payment of the full purchase price and interest. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Re~olution No. 1046, carried. City Attorney presented the real estate contract for selling the above describ- ed land to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip H. Was ~ington, and explained the terms of the agree- ment to the Commissioners; then passed the contract to the Mayor and Clerk for sig- nature. City Attorney presented an agreement to be entered into between the City and Uilliam and JesephineTTartaglia, owners of Lot 8, Block 3, Olympic Manor, granting the Tartaglias the right to utilize the area in which the City has an easement. The agreement set out the conditions in detail. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Domstad to ~pprove the agreement and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried. An envelope was brought in to Mr. McGowan addressed to the Surplus & Salvage Office, Bremerton, Washington. Since it was thought this may be a bid on the surplus logs, which bids had already been opened, the City Clerk Inguired what should be d~ne. City Attorney advised it could be opened and then returned if it ~es a bid. Motion by Mr. Domstad~and ~r. ~fneaton to open the letter and check the contents and see if it is a bid, oarriedo Clerk opensd the envelope and found ti was a request for Bert Amick of Seattle to b~ on the City,s surplus disposal list. Commissioner ~heaton gave the following list of needed items and asked thst authorization be given for bid call: 10,000 feet ~/4" copper tubing; 5,000 feet 6" cast iron pipe; ~,000 feet 8" cast iron pipe; e,O00 feet 1~" cast iron pipe; ~0,000 lbs. cast iron fittings; ~ gate valves. Motipn by Mr. Clark and ~r. Domstad to authorize call for bids, carried. ~r. Uilli~m Paddison s~ated the intersection of Yark and llth should be com- pleted and ~ay~r Domstad informed him that ~r. Higgins was expected in town today and will be going over all the items to do with tbs Warren Avenue approaches. Mr. Paddison complained of water covering most of the sidewslk in ~n area loc- ated between 8th and 9th Streets on Park Avenue. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that ar~ approved by a majority of the Commissioner~, carried. Reported Jansen asked if the money received via Ron Danlelson, Attorney, from ~ummit Ave. Church would be returned. City Attorney stated that it need not be returned and that money offered to a municipality, whether by mistake or not, does not have to be returned. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City C~ r~ Mayor