HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/24/59 June ~4, ~959
Regular Meeting of the City Cp~m~il of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday June 24, 1959 at lO:00 o'clock A.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall
with Mayor Domstad.presiding. Present were Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan,
City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were representatives of
press and radio. Commissioner Clark absent.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve minutes of meeting of June l?,
1959 as written, carried.
Clerk Stated this was time and place for opening bids for sale ors urplus Water
Dept. property on Montgomery Avenue and that one bid had been received.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to open the bid, carried.
Clerk read She bid from Lloyd White, 100~ Pennsylvania Avenue, en~10sed cash-
ier,s check for $400.00, $?,159.99.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to accept the bid, carried.
Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for sale'of surplus welder
and two electric motors.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to open all the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and r~d from:
M.S. Winger, cash $5.00 enclosed, welder, without leads, $78.00 and with leads,
$91.00.
Mr. Mc Gowmn commented that the welder is to be sold without leads.
Clerk opened the following bids:
Robert B. Eckright, welder, check for $2.00 enclosed, $50.00.
Neil Wadsworth, welder, check for $1.'75 enclosed, $~.00.
Henry M. Simpson, cash enclosed for $9.50, $40.00 without leads for welder and
$50.00 with leads.
Phil Disney, cash enclosed $~.Q0, $~0.00 for welOer.
Herbert Reed, $5.00, cash enclosed, $~.99 for welder.
John H. Short, $10.00 cash enclosed, $40.00 for the welder.
H. Strandskov, check enclosed for $5.00, $59.00 for the welder.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to award the bid to high bidder/ M.S. Wing-
er, carried.
Clerk stated this was time and ~ce for hearing on .assessment roll for L.I.D.
No. 2?7 and that no written protests had been received.
Clerk then read Ordinance No. ~47, "An Ordinance adopting and confirming the
assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 277, providing for the improvement
of Cherry Avenue, from Sheridan Road to 875' North; Lindberg Place[ Sunset Vista (for-
merly Giblett Place) and both alleys in the Plat of Halverson Thirc Addition, South
of Giblett Place, as in said Ordinance described; providing for the levying and assess-
ing for the costs and expenses thereof against the parcels and lots of land between
June 24, 1959 (Con't)
the termini and within the boundaries of said improvement district;.providing for the
collection thereof; creating and establishing a special fund therefor; and fixing the
date for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof."
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2347, carried as
follows: Mr. Bomstad, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Clark, absent.
Clerk read notice of employment from Water Department for Daniel Hoard, extra
laborer, $1.90 per hour.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the employment, carried.
Clerk read notice of change in pay status for Fred S. Schoneman, Street Supt.,
from $490.00 and $10.00 I0ngevity to $5.0.00 and $10.00 longevity, effective July l,
1959.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the 'change in pay, carried.
C~erk gave the following committee recommendations for awarding oil bids:
Stove Oil, C. Jack Jones, low bidder at .12375 per gallon.
Diesel Oil, Eddie Admas, .11175 per gallon.
PS-300 (heavy oil) both Bremerton Oil and Lofthus 0il were the same except that
Lofthus offered~the mixing oil at less than Bremerton Oil, so recommended bid be a-
warded to Lofthus Oil at .149 for the diesel and .098 for the heavy oil.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. Wheaton to concur with the recommendations, carried.
Clerk stated it was the Committee's recommendation to award to the following low
bidders on cast iron pipeand appurtenances:
Pacific States Cas~ Iron Pipe Company 3,000 feet 6" C.I. mechanical Joint pipe
at $2.112 per foot; 30,000 feet 6" C.I. Roll on-Joint pipe at $2.032 per foot; $,000
feet 8" C.I. mechanical Joint pipe at $S.00 per foot; 5,000 feet 8" C.I. Pipe Roll
On Joint C.I. Pipe at $2.89 per fbot; 1,O00 feet, 12" mechanical Joint C.I. pipe at
$5,064 per foot; 1,000 feet 12" roll on Joint C.I. pipe at $4,894 per foot; 100' ~0"
C.I. pipe bell & spigot at $3.65 per foot; l0 6" solid' sleeves at $9.40 each; 5 8
soli~ sleeves at $14.40 each; § 12" solid sleeves at $36.68 each; l~ 6x6x6 tees at
$23.20 each; 4 6x4 tees at $21.60 each; 8 SxSx8 tees at $34.55 each, l0 8x6 tees at
$31.65 each; 8 12x6 tees at $55.B0 each; 2 12x4 tees at $84.05 each; 4 2"~90 degree
bends at $15.85 each; 6 12" ll~obendS at $37.90 each; 3 12"'22~o bends ~t $37.90 each;
2 12" 45o bends at $37.90 each.
.Halgren Company, 4 4" split repair sleeves M.J. at $25.20 each; 8 6" same sleeves
at $29.40 each; 4 8" same sleeves at $34.65 each; 4 10" of same sleeves at $52.50 each;
4 12" of same sleeves at $64.05 each; 5 8x6 reducers at $16.70;each; 6 6" ll~o bends
at $12.90 each; l0 6" 22~O.bends at $12.90 each; l0 6" 45° bends at $12.90 each; 4 8"
ll~O bends at $19.70~each, 5 8" 22~o bends at $19.70 each; 8 45o bends at $19.70 each;
5 ~x2 tapped plugs at $4.00 each; 5 8x2 tapped plugs $4.85 each.
Western Utilities,.15 6" gate valves at $43.72 each~ 15 8" gate valves at $68,03
each; 4 12" gate valves at $135.72 each; 2 6x4.tapping sleeves with valve at $79.88
each; 2 8x6 tapping sleeves with valve at $106.70 each; 3 8x4 tapping sleeves with
valve at $87.64 eachp 2 12x4 tapping sleeves with valve at.$134.24 each; 2 12x6 tap-
ping sleeves with valve at $152.81 each; 2 12x8 tapping sleeves with valve at $187.18
each.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Dom~tad to concu~ with the Committee's recommenda-
tions, carried.
Clerk reported on the bidsto furnish copper tubing, galvanized steel pipe and ap-
purentnaces: lO,O00 feet 3/4" copper tubing type K identical bids from Western Util-
ities and Pacific Water Works Supply at .3764 per foot; and low bidders were as fol-
lows on the remainder of the call for bids: Palmer Supply, 150 3/4" copper unions at
.556 each, 200 3/4" adapters at .557 each, 25 l" adapters at .945 each, 20 l~" adapt-
ers at $2.67 each, lB0 3/4" adapters at .877 each; 20 l" adapters at .945 each, 20 2"
corporation stops at $12.33 each.
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H.P. Flower Company, 250 3/4 Angle Meter Couplings at .95 each; 25 2x3/4 saddle
corporation stops at $3.80 each; 5,000 feet 2" galvanized steel pipe at .4558 per
foot~
Pacific Water Works Supply 275 3/4" ang~e~c~bns~opssa~t$2119"each~;
~, ~:Ha2gren.'~0ompany, 20 2 adapters at $4.~6 each, 275 3/4 corporation stops at
$1.58 each; 50 1" corporation stops at $2.60 each, 20 1~" corporation stops at $6.18
each.
Clerk stated it was committee's recommendation on the tie bid to award by flip
of a coin. Mr. William Paddison who was present at the Council meeting was asked to
call for the winner of the flip of the coin. He called heads for Western Utilities.
The coin was flipped by the City Attorney'and it came up heads.
Motion by Mr. ¥~eaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the recommendations on the a-
warding of the bids, carried.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to authorize call for bids for demolition
of the water tower, Sinclair Heights, carried.
Clerk read letter to Mr. Wheaton from Mr. Humble, Water Supt., dated June 15, 1959
requesting authorization to have bids called for the purchase of a supply of copper
sulphate fo~ the Water Supply Dept. in a quantity of 2~-25 tons depending on the price
break.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. ~omstad to authorize call for bids as requested, car-
ried.
June 24, 1959 (Con't)
Clerk stated that last week when call for bids for LID-281 was authorized the
City Engineer wanted call for bids authorized for a storm water sewer project known
as X-9; that drainage had been listed in the over-all improvement but it was not too
clear that this work was to be don~ as an addition to the improvement of LID-281.
Mr. McGowan stated the call for bids had been issued and he would like to have the
Council confirm his action.
Mr. Elton asked it is is satisfactory to include storm water sewer projects with
local improvement districts inasmuch as it would simplify in planning and in obtain-
lng 0ids.
Discussion ensued and finally Mr. Elton commented that the combining of the pro-
Jects would not affect the L.I.D. whatsoever because all costs would be kept complete-
ly separate and the Council would be advised of the fignres.
Mr. Wheaton also agreed that it would'm~ke a lot cleaner Job if the City could
give out one call for bids.
City Attorney stated OK to coordinate the projects but must be kept completely
separate from the LID.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to confirm the bid call already gone out,
carried. ,~
Clerk presented general claim ~oucher from Graver Tank & Mfg Co. for $18,178.95,
on the Water Distributioh Fund for installation of steel water storage tank, approved
by H. Ecklund and E.G. Humble and audited by WoR. Yaa.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the ~oucher, carried.
Mr. Humble stated the steel water storage tank had been fully inspected and test-
ed and recommended that the City accept the tank as completed.
Motion by Mr. Wheatbn and Mr. Domstad. to accept the tank as completed, carried.
Clerk presented peition signed by Mrs. Helen S. Tierney, 1820 14th Street, and'
thirteen others, asking for vacation of alley descrlbed as that certain East-West
alley located within Tract 5, Moudy's Subdivision, being the South l§ feet of the
North 150 feet of the West 102 feet of said Tract 5. Attached to the petition was
request signed by J.B. Yoder~which asked that the fifteen feet originally donated
for an East-West ally, as described in the petition be returned to the original pro-
perty at 1902 14th Street.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to forward the petition to the Planning
Commisssion for further clearance, carried.
Clerk read letter dated June 19, 1959 addressed to Mayor ~omstad from Cam.Ar-
ness, Program Chairman, American Public Works AssociatiOn, Washington Chapter, ext~ad-
lng his appreciation to the City of Bremerton for the presentation given by Mr. Earl
Elton, City Engineer, at their recent State Chapter meet lng.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2348, '!An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ord-
inance No. 1792 mapealing Ordinance No. ~345, and declaring an emergency."
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2348, carried as
follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes; Mr. Clark, absent.
City Engineer Elton reported that on the ~ tition submitted to the Council ask-
ing for a meeting to discuss the improvement of North Lafayette, the petition has
been checked for percentage of signatures and ~here is a majority of s~gnatures on
the petition; and a meeting has been arranged for the evening of July 16 to discuss
the improvement with those people.
City Engineer Elton stated that the Planning Commission had a request for re-
zoning to accomodate the new retirement home and brought in the petition for checking;
That in checking it was found the petition short of signatures but the City owns
perry in that area and if the City would sign the petition it would put it over.
Motion by. Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to authorize the Mayor to sign the petition,
carried.
Clerk read letter addressed to the City Council from Farrell E. Cook, Secretary
Bremerton City Planning Commission, dated June 2~, 1959 stating that the City ha~ ask-
ed the Planning Commission it s opinion relative to vacation of two alleys; the first
was a request for vacating the alley lying' between Lots l0 and ll, Halvorsen~s Second
Addition and the Commission recommended the City retain eight feet of this alley for
a pedestrian walk with the adjacent property owners to build steps thereon; the sec-
ond was bo vacate an alley lying between Lots 9 through 17 and Lots 18 through 26,
Block lC, Plat of Port Orchard, submiuted by the Summit Ave. Presbyterian Church and
Commission recommended the alley be vacated.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~,heaton to concur with ~he recommendation of the
Planning Commissions carried.
Mr. Wheaton reported the light pole has arrived for the east end of the Manette
Bridge to be installed at the expense o~ the State.
Mayor Domstad stmted he had contacted Mr. Armin Jahr relative to reappointment
to the Park and Recreation Committee and he has agreed to serve again.
Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Wheaton to reappoint Mr. Jahr, carried.
June 24, 1959 (Con,t)
Mr. William Paddison complained of bus stops and street marking in vicinity of
llth & Park Ave., Mayor referred him to the bus company.
Mayor Domstad reported that there are seven prospective bidders so far on %he
new City Hall, two of whom are from Bremerton, and there is a possibility of some
of the others being interested in bidding.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, .carried.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: City Cl~rk