HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/03/59 3une ~, 1959'
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, June 3, 1959 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City
Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also
present was a representative of the press.
NoR on by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of Nay 27, 1959 as
written, carried.
Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for one station wagon
and one half-ton pickup truck for the Street Department and several bids had been
received.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Ur. Clark to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from:
Imperial Motors, cert~ ~e~.enclosed for $99.10, 1959 Dodge .6 cyl. 1/2
ton pickup, net $1,982.505/t~o ce~T~ed checks enclosed for $115.00 and $90.00
each, $2,294.21 less $50.00 trade-in on Plymouth, net of $2,244.21, for 1959 Ford
6 cycle 4 dr. 6 pass. Range Wagon, and 1959 Ford 6 cyl. 1/2 ton pickup for net of
$1,726.90.
Crawford Motors, two Cashier's Checks enclosed for $90.55 and $106.37, 1959
Hambler Station Wagon, $2252.46 less trade-in allowance of $125.00, and one 1959
International 1/2-ton pickup truck for net of $1,811.00.
Halverson Motors, two certified checks enclosed for $91.29 and $110.40, 1959
Studebaker Lark 6 Pass. Station Wagon $2,219.22, less trade-in of $100.00, net
$2,119.22, 1/2 ton Studebaker Truck net of $1,755.65; also Halvorsen Motrs, certi-
fied check enclosed for $115.21, 1959 Plymouth 5 cyl. ~ pass. Station Wagon,
$2311.80, less $100.00 trade-in allowance, making net of $2,211.80.
Kluge Chevrolet, certified check for $225.00 enclosed, ~ pass. station wagon
$2,223.77, less trade-in of $75.00, ne~ of $2,148.77, and 1/2 ton.pickup, Chevro-'
let, $1,696.54.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to refer the ~ds to the Purchasing A-
gent, Garage Superintendent, Commissioner of Public Works and Street Superintendent,
to check, carried.
Clerk presented report of separation for LeRoy E. Bohlman, 5emetery and Wal-
ter W. Porter, Park and Recreation Department.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve the separations, carried.
June 3, 1959 (C~n't)
Clerk read notices ~f employment for Darrell R. Hunsaker[ helper, Street De-
partment, $2.08 per hour, Earl Kent Heathershaw, playleader, $1.75 per hour, Charles
Paul Semancik, Pool Bupervis0r, $400.00 per month, Richard Joseph Bennett and Gary
E. Wortman, lifeguards at $9,00 per day; Pat Kaye, part time lifeguard at $10.00
per day; Glance Chase and Mabel Jennie Dickson, swimming pool attendants at $1.50
per hour.
Motion by Mr. Dcmstad and Mr. Clark to approve the employments, carried.
Clerk read notices of chan~e of pay status for Ronald G. Fijulka, Engineering
Aide I, $354.00 per month; Max E. Neigs, firefighter Z/c, $39B.00 p?r month, Fire
Department; Viola 0trin, ~xtra helP, Municipal Court $1.00 per hour, Lyle T.D. Ben-
nett, $400.00 per month, Traffic Maintenanceman.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton'and Mr. Clark to approve the changes in pay, carried.
Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended May 31, 1959,
audited by W.R. Vas.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk read claim for damage application from Horton Hackler, llll Dibb St., for
$29.12 to cover damagessto his car from lodging on a large rock placed too near the
curb at alley north of 208 State Street, On May 22, 1959. City Clerk stated the claim
will be referred to the insurance company.
Clerk read letter dated June 2, 19§9 to the City Council from Engineer Elton
which stated the petition to improve the "T" alley in Block 1 of Deitz's Addition
had been checked and letter set forth the.findings, and recommended the project be
authorized by the Council; also, recommended that it may be advantageous to combine
this project with the improvement of the alley in Block 6, which directly adjoins
Block l, for which a petition was previously approved by the Council. Letter also
asked authority to combine these projects if it proves to be in the best interests
of both groups o~ property owners to do so.
Motion ~y ~.. Wheaten and Mr, Clark that the Engineer go ahead with the improve-
merit, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 105~ which authorized the execution and delivery of a
contract with Puget Sound Power &~ Light Company for furnishing Municipal Sewage Pump-
ing Powe~ for period of ten years for Lift ~tation No. 10, located at lnter~ectlon of
Trenton Avenue and Stoneway; also, included authorizing the execution' and delivery of
s contract covering transformer rental at same lift station.
Motion by Mr. ~eaton and Mr. Clark to approve the contracts and pass Resolution
No. 1059, carried.
Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance establishing a Sidewalk
Projec~ Fund to implement Ordinance No. 2351; making an appropriation to said fund;
providing for revenue to said fund; providing for expenditures therefrom; and de~.~
claring an emergency."
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading,
carried.
Mrs. Littell and Mrs. Ewbanks, former employees at the Grand Theater, asked if
the City Attorney had a meeting yet with the ~rosecutin~ Attorney on the mmtter of
"art" shows and Mr. Holland stated the Prosecutor has not been available for about
eight days.
City Engineer Elton st~ed Dhat at the last Council Meeting an ordinance was
passed based on a Planning Commission resolution in which the legal description of
the area to be rezoned was in error.
City Attorney requested Mr. Elton to furnish a correct legal description and he
would prepare an ordinance to make the correction.
Mr. Ken Crawford, a real estate operator, stated he had a client who wished to
put up a recapping plant and distributorship at llth & Warren ab the former Sailor
Jack Kuphal property which was zoned commercial; however, he said that Bldg. Inspec-
tor Irish had turned down the application for a permit. Mr. Crawford stated that
there were a number of exceptions to what could be placed in a commercial area and
he didn't feel this was proper to restrict a zone which was commercial.
Mr. Elton advised that the matte~ is not in the hands of the Planning Commis-
sion officially, however, he stated that ~he ordinance would not permit the plant
because there is a residential area within 100 feet.
M&yor Domstad stated that the City Council could not take any action and that
the application must go through the Planning Commission first.
Mr. Crawford was advised to contact the Planning Commission in order to get the
matter before that group.
~r. Clark stated that the architect has now ~he plans for the new City Hall in
completed form and hopes to call for bids within the next two or three days.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad that the Council approve the plans as sub-
mitred subject to review of the plans and specifications by City Attonney and Build-
ing Dept. and the City Council and approve call for bids, carried.
June' 3, 1959 (Co~'t)
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
City Attorney stated that Architect Stuart'has used the City of Bremerton's
"general conditions for all'contracts" which have already been approved by the City
Attorney and City Engineer, and City Attorneys tated that with the exception of
some punctuation the conditions are G.K. with him, and the punctuation can be changed
at the time the contract is let.
Meeting adjourned. ~~~
APPROVED: ~ity Clerk