HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/22/59 July 22, 1989
Regular meeting o£ the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was
held Wednesday, July 22, 1989 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 Etton. Also
present were representatives of the press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve th~ minutes of the last reg-
ular meeting held July 15, 1959 as written, carried.
Clerk stated th s was time and place set for opening thr~types of bids:
Copper Sulphate; demolition of wooden water-tower; sale and removal of Building
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton .to open the bids, carried.
July 22, 1959 (eon't)
Clerk opened the bids on copper sulphate and read from Van Waters and Rogers,
certified check enclosed for $310.00, $11.85 cwt$ L.H. Butcher Co., certified check
enclosed for $255.00, $248.00 per ton, total $4,960.00.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to award the contract to low bidder, Van Wat-
ers & Rogers, Inc., carried.
Clerk opened bids for demolition of wooden water tower located near Sinclair
Park and read from:
Frank M. Schantz, $32.00, cash enclosed, $840.00.
J.B. Hartstrom, Post Office money order enclosed for $82.50, $1,650.00.
Horton Hackler, post office money order for $50.00 enclosed, $§00.00.
Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to award to low bidder, Horton Hackler,
carried.
Clerk opened bids for off-eite sale and removal of Building "B" and read from
Horton Hackler, cashier,s check for $180.00 enclosed, $1800.00 to be paid him; Leon-
art S. Davis and Troy G. Taylor, enclosed $1.00, agree to pay city $1.00 for the
right to remove building except to leave any solid concrete footing below ground
level; Richard B. Watts, $2,900.00 to be paid him by city, no bid deposit enclosed.
Notion by Mr. Domstad to give the mard to the one with the dollar.
Discussion followed as to the cost to the city to remove the concrete footings
and Mayor Domstad agreed to wlthdrawhis motion in order to hold up the award for a
week.
Notion by Mr. Domstad and. Mr. Clark to refer the bids to a committee for study
and investigation, carried.
Clerk stated this. was time and place set for hearing on sidewalk repair .imp~ove-
ment for property of Leonard Albro at Lots i and 2, Block 3, Original Town of Brem-
erton; that this hearing was to hear protests against the assessment and that no pro-
tests had been received and no one was present to protest.
Clerk read letter dated July 21, 1959 to the Council from City Engineer Elton
reporting on the costs incurred in carrying out this improvement, known as Project
X-1V: 'Total contract cost $560.00, sales tax 14.40, total, $3V4.40 due contractor
charges by Street Dept. for concrete sawing $~9.4~; engineering char~es $45.9~, pub-
lications, interest and service charges $15.00, total fixed charges $83.41; Gran~
total of Project X-l~,
Attached to this letter was a letter dated July 21, 1959 from Josef Linden,
which stated the Job was completed on July lS, 1959 signed by George B. Morris as
inspected and approved on July 20, 1959.
Also attached wa~e two claim vouchers: one to the City Treasurer for the fixed
charges totalling $8~.41 and the second to Josef Linden for $320.~G; both vouchers
approved by Earl W. Elton and audited by W.R. Vaa.
Mr. Elton stated there is some question about sales tax on this claim; that he
had one ruling from local tax commission office and Mr, Vaa has had some other rul-
ing; and may not be authorized to.pay the sales tax; and recommended that the voucher
be approved subject to final approval of whatever the amount should be.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to concur with Mr. Elton's recommendation
carried.
Mr. Elton stated it would now be necessary to authorize the drawing up of an
ordinance to make the assessment against the property of Mr. Albro.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Cl~rk to authorize the drawing up of an ordinance
to made the assessment, carried.
Clerk read notice of employment for Keith A. Stevens, Communications Technician
II, Traffic Control Dept, $418.00 per month, effective July 16, 1959.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the employment, carried.
Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended July l~, 1959,
audited by W.R. Vas.
~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk reported on the bids opened last Wednesday for sale of two surplus police
cars that he had discussed the bids with all members of the Council and the Chief of
Police and determined should make award to the high bidder, Mr. P.W. Brown, $878.00
one one car and $6?2.00 on the other car.
Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to make the award as recommended, carried.
Clerk stated on the new stationwagon bid for the Street ~ept. ~hat there was
some question as to whether Halverson Motors could get a station wagon for delivery
at this time; that Mr. Halverson had called the other day and he had found that one
was available which would meet the speciyications except for the low cut-in genera-
tor and chat the city garage could install it for $120.00 plus labor which would be
a little less than Halverson's could install it. Mr. Halverson has been out of the
City this week and not available to discuss the availability of the car and the cost
of installing the low cut-in generator.
July 22, 1959 (Con't)
'Mr. McGowan recommended awarding the contract to Halverson's subject to avail-
ability of the station wagon and then check on the low cut-in generator later.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to make the award as recommended, carried.
Clerk read letter d'ated July 17, 1959 to the City Council from Farrell E. Cook,
Secretary Bremerton City Planning Commission, which stated that Mr. Strobe, business
manager of Doctor's Clirlc, wrote to Mr. Elton suggesting that Highway 2lB between the
Warren Ave. Bridge and the Manette Bridge be renamed and suggested it be Bridgeview
Way. Planning Commission has considered the request and had now submitted it to the
City Council for consideration with the suggestion that the following names be con-
sidered: Bridgeview Way, Manette Way, Garrison Way.
Letter further stated it is understood there should be a public hearing on the
matter and any other names submitted should oe duly considered.
Mr. Elton stated if a change was made he would recommend the change cover from
Manette Bridge clear through to the City Limits which would clear up the present use
of more than one street name.
Mayor Comstad suggested the matter be turned over to the City Council and the
City Engineer to discuss it.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr, Wheaton to table the letter for now, carried.
Clerk read two letters dated July l, 1959 one from the Pollution Control Commis-
sion addressed to the City Council; the second from Dept. of Health, to Mr. Elton;
both approving the plans and specifications for L.Z.D. 280, sanitary sewers.
Clerk read letter from Time Oil Company, dated July 17, 1989 to the City Council
petitioning the City Coundil that the action of the Planning Commission, denying their
petition for rezoning of the property, Lot 156,' First Addition to Sheridan Park, be
overruled and the petition be approved.
Clerk read notice bf appeal of Eugene E. McBride from Planning Commission denial
of his application for special use permit for property on Highway 2lB; also, Clerk
noted that he had a copy_of Transcript on Appeal from Secretary Cook of the Planning
Commission and a copy o£ a letter dated July 15, 1959 from Ralph E. Liffvendahl, Dir-
ector of Planning, addressed to W.W. Quistprff. Chairman, Planning Commission.
Mayor Domstad stated the two foregoing appeals will be tabled for the time being
and City Attorney Holland stated he will check on procedure to be followed as to hear-
ing and then the ~ouncil can decide the date.
Clerk read Planning Commission Resolution No. 82, which resolved that the City
Council is respectfully requested to pass an ordinance amending the Use and Area Maps
of Ord. 1792 by rezonlng from Residential One to Residential Two Tract B, First Add.
to Sheridan Park.
Mo~ion b~ Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to refer to the City Attorney for prepara-
tion of an ordinance carried.
Clerk presented Chanbe Order No. I to Project No. X-9, Inter-Mountain Const. Co.
for connecting three existing catch basins to storm sewer at $20.00 each, total $60.00
signed by Wm. C.Frost for Contractor and Earl W. Elton, City Engineer, on July 22, 1959
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to allow the change order, carried.
Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the mur~cipal
water sypply system of the City of Bremerton, amending Section 16 of Ordinance No.
2288."
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading,
carried.
Clerk read a proposed ordinance, l'irst reading, "An Ordinance relating to the
regulation of Public Dance ~alls in the City of Bremerton and amending Section 5 of
Ordinance No. 465."
~ity Attorney stated he had left the age limit out of the ordinance and this could
~ decided upon. After discussion Mayor Domstad stated the ordinance should be tabled
and be discussed.
Clerk presented two quit claim deeds from the City of Bremerton to H. Lloyd White
and wife for the Montgomery Ave. property an the other to the School Oistrict 100C
on Civic Center. Clerk suggested these be signed and then held in abeyance until the
contracts are paid off.
City Attorney stated no action was needed by the Council as the sales had pre-
viously been approved by the City Council.
City Attorney stated he had submitted to some members of the Council and to the
City Engineer and Street Superintendent a proposed ordinance relating to removal of
trees and shrubs obstructing sidewalks and streets and suggested getting together and
discussing the proposed ordinance to see if there should be any changes before submit-
ting to the City Council for reading.
Commissioner Clar~ stated the dece~ative hats being worn by those present today
are to tie in with the Acquatic Show and they may be purchased for 50~ each.
Erv Jensen, Bremerton Sun reporter, asked what had happened from the Planning
Commission submitted from Gordon Walgren on app&al on llth & Park area and Mr. Holland
stated he had advised the Council not to make a decision until he had ascertained if
the hearing they had held last week was a regular hearing.
July 22, 1959 (Con't)
Motion by ~r. Domstad and ~r. Clark to pay ail bills that are approved by a major*,
ity o£ the Commissioners, carried.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: G~lty Clerk
Mayor