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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/26/59 August 26, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce with Acting Mayor Clark presiding. Also present were ~ommissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Present were ~representatives of press and radio. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of August 19, 1959 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for sale of two steel tanks and removal of Building "N~' from site and that one bid hadbeen received on the tanks and several on the building sale. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to open the bids, ~carrled. Clerk opened the bid for the steel tanks andread rrm Robert B.~ Johnson, check for $4.00 enclosed, $20.00 on each tank. Commissioner Wheaton stated that they were worth more than this ~nd that mo~'e could be obtained for them. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to reject the bid, carried. Clerk a~ked that the Council at this time authorize the sale of one other steel tank to the Kltsap County Fair Assn.; that he did not handle this sale but it should be made~.~ma~ter']e~ re~o Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to sell the tank to the Kitsap Fair Assn. by negotiated sale, carried. Clerk opened the bids f~r the sale and removal of Building "~" and read from Raymond J. Beigle and Thomas Pruit, no bi~ deposit enclosed, city to pay $675.00 a · for removal in 90 d ye,-Jane F. Skelly, $21.00 enclosed, pay the city $125.00 and remove within 120 days; Leonard S. Davis and Troy G. Taylor, pay the city $280.00 and complete the work by July ~1, 1960; $~0.00 cash enclosed; Floyd Deitch, $2.00 cash enclosed, pay the city $1~.~, completion by January 1, 1960. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent and City Engineer and to select any one to sit in on the discussion, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for Clarence H. Eskrid~e, extra labor, water dist. $1.90 per hour; Gerald C. Yeadon, Jr., and Ronald J.Wagner, extra help, Clerk's Office, $1.50 per hour; David Hansen, extra help, ~rafflc Violations, $1.~0 per hour, Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr.Wheaton to approve the employments, carried. August 26, 1959 (Con't) Clerk read notice of change in pay status for Jerry L. McClain, helper, Street Dept., $2.08 per hour, effective Sept. l, 1959. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the change in pay, carried. Clerk presented for signature of commissioners a claim voucher from Van Waters & Rogers, Inc., on Water Supply Fund, $4,692.60, covering copper sulphate on which bid was awarded by Council on July 22, 1959. Voucher was signed. Clerk presented for approval a claim voucher from Josef Linden, Sidewalk Proj- ect Fund X-17, covering retained percentage, $68.50, approved by Earl Elton, City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pay the voucher, carried. Clerk presented Claim of Howard A. Shirey and Anna B. Shirey, received Aug. 20, 1959 for damages he claims occurred August 2~, 1959 when he fell into an excavation on his property made by contractor R~tzlaff in connection with an L.I.D. Clerk stated it was for total sum of $22, 636.15 and that he reported the claim to the insurance company. City Engineer suggested a copy should be furnished to the contractor because he has filed hold harmless agreement. Clerk stated he would furnish the copy to the contractor. Clerk stated he had a letter from the bond attorneys, Preston, Thorgrimson & Hog- owitz, enclosing notice of ~nd sale for the City Hall Bonds whichm ust be published fou four consecutive weeks (total four insertions). Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr.Wheaton to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids for sale of bonds to be opened September 23, 1959, carried. Clerk stated that Water Sql. Humble has been doing most of the negotiating to s sell 4~ feet of city property, (part of Lot 6, Tract 3, Warren Smith's Acre Tracts, about 1541 Elizabeth ), to Clarence L. and Josephine Johnson for $100.00. Clerk stated it'was recommendation of himself and the Water Supt. to sell for that amount. ~otion b~~ Mt. Clark ~nd Mr. Wheaton to s ell the property to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson as recommended, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2561, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. ~neaton and Mr.C~rk to pass Ordinance No. ~561, carried as fol- lows: Mr. Clark, yes; Mr. Wheaton, yes; Mr. Domstad, absent. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2562, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Naps of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wh~aton to pass Ordinance No. 2562 carried as follows: Mr. Clark, yes; Mr. Wheaton, yes; Mr. Domstad, absent. Cle~k read Ordinance No. 2565, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area maps of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2565 carried as follows: Mr. Clark, yes; Mr. Wheaton, yes; Mr. Domstad, absent. City Attorney presented an ordinance for first reading, stating that everyone has had an opportunity to study it for the past month. Clerk read proposed ordinance, "An Ordimance relating to the removal of trees, shrubs, plants, weeds and vegetation which interfere with the free use of sidewalks and streets, the expense ofwhich to be borne by the abutting owner and providing pen- alties for violations." Discussion foloowed the reading of this ordinance. Mr. Elton stated that viola- tions would be handled in the same manner as sidewalk repair projects, in that the Council would be contacted and'same procedure ofnotification, etc. would be followed. Mr. Wheaton discussed the need for proper t~ee planting to avoid sewer congestion by roots. Motion by Mr. V~eaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. City Attorney stated that in conection with a street vacation made two or. three years ago in which the property wen~ to Paul Lewis, the city reserved the right to maintain or place utilities on the property and t his makes a cloud on the title; that Mr. Lewis would like to clear this by having the city withdraw its reservation; that Hr. Holland can see no possibility of ever needing to maintain or install utilities there; also, Mr. Holland said that the City Engineer more or less concurred with this. Mr. Holland stated he needed authority to draw up a quit claim deed for giving to Mr. Lewis. After some discussion, Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton asked that no action be taken until further study had been made. Mr. Stuart, architect, stated he had received bids for the four vault door manu- facturers but that they amounted to over $500.00 each door. It was agreed that Er. Stuart would return these informal bids to the bidders and that bids would be adver- tised. Mosion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Clark to call for bids on the doors and open them two weeks from today, carried. August 26, 1959 (Con't) Mr. Rudolph Kueter, Box 1§66, sra. A., Bremerton, who stated he was acting as agent for the owner of residence at 1902 14th Street, stated a petition ha~ been filed for vacating the alley between 14th and 15th Street in the 1900 block and that the City Engineer had asked for a six months' delay in making any decision on the vacation. City Engineer Elton explained that.two residents there had indicated their de- sire to have the alley improved and to obtain the small piece of land between the two pieces of dedicated alley and in order to give time to See if these people can work out an improvement, the six months' delay was recommended. Mr. Clark informed Mr. Jueter that no action can be taken at this time by the Council. Mr. Clark expressed appreciation for the Chamber of Commerce in making their conference room available £or Council meetings; also, their cooperation and effort in fostering interest in a new City Hall is appreciated; also, thanked the general public for their kind attitude in this new move. Mr. Clark also expressed thanks for the several City Hall employees who came down Saturday to help in the move. Mr. Elton commented that a meeting place should be worked out for the Planning Commission who hold bheir regular meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the commissioners, carried. Mss ting ad Journed. /z~/~ ~ APPR~~~ C~ty Clerk ~c~/z~, Mayor