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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/04/59 November 4, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,was held at 10:00 o!clock A.M., Wednesday, November 4, 1959 in the Conference Room at the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce, with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Com- missioner Clark, Commissioner ~fneaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton and Water Superintendent Humble. Also present was a represen- tative of the press. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held October 28, 1959 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for the purchase of one piece of radar equipment and that one bid had been received. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to open the bid, carried. Clerk opened the bid and read from F. Morton Pitt Co., $62.00, certified check enclosed, one Electrofab Radar Speedmet~r, F.O.B. Bremerton, $1240.00, sales tax $49.60, delivery 30 days or sooner. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to award the bid to the Pitt Co., carried. Clerk stated this was date and place for hearing on final assessment roll,LID 280 and no written objections had been received; however, there were four persons present from the district. After hearing from one of these persons, the Council decided to hold up the hearing while the City Engineer checked with his dffice on the roll. Clerk presented notices of employment for Avis Roche, extra help Building De- partment at $1.65 per hour; Roger L. Evitts, extra labor, Water Supply Department at $1.90 per hour and Marion L. Fish~r, extra labor, Water Distribution at $1.90 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the emplgyments, carried. clerk presented application for transfer of dancing and entertainment license at the Rendezvous Tavern, 218 First St. from Gordon Bolt to Warren J. Hedin; approv- ed by Chief of Police Lewis; also, applications to transfer the same firm's music machine license and pinball location license. Motion by Mayor Domstad and Commissioner Clark to concur with the Chief of Police and to permit the transferring of the licenses, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended 0ctober 31, 1959, $45,557.26; aud- ited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk read letter dated Nov. 3, 1959 to Mr. Clark f~m Housing and Home Finance Agency, Seattle, thanking the City for the check sent in repayment of the advance for the City Hall Project. Clerk read letter dated Nov. 3, 1959 to the City council from city Engineer which submitted Estimate No. i (Final) and general claim voucher for payment to Robert L. Marsh for work completed on.PrqJect X-13 on the Lebo Field Recreation Area. Submitted also was a notice of eompletion a~nedt~n~app~eymdnbyoEh~4~6~2?, Eh~inme~b ~tt~ ~e~mm~ed that the City Council approve the completion date as shown on the completion notice and authorize payment of $4,967.~7, the amount of the estimate. The completion notice stated that the job was inspected and approved Nov. 2, 1959 and was signed by George B. Morris, Field Engineer. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve the payment and accept the Job completed as of Nov. 2, 1959, carried. Clerk read Change Order No. 2 on the City Hall Building, W.G. Clark Const. Co., contractor, to increase the price by $409.40, signed by Architect Stuart. Mr. Clark gave a detail of the changes proposed and stated they were all practical. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve Change Order No. 2, carried. City Attorney stated that Mr. Horace Burks, who was to have been given notice by the Clerk under Res. 1082, desired to have the sidewalks repaired by his own contractor but was unable to get the work underway as fast as required by the City~ and has asked for time to get his contractor on the job. City Attorney dictated Resolution No. 1083 repealing Res. No. 1082. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to passResolution No. 1083, carried. City Clerk read Resolution No. 1084, memorializing Sophia Bremer, wife of Wil- liam Bremer, expressing gratitude for the Bremers who were the founding family of our naval shi.pyard. ~tion.~y M~. ~°ms~ad and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1084, carried. Clerk read letter dated Oct. 27, 1959 addressed to Mr. Roy Holland, City Attor- ney, re: Christiansen v. City of Bremerton, etal, thanked Mr. Stanley B. Garrison, Asst. City Engineer for his willingness to assist with his own personal background information obtained with regard to the problem involved near the Manette Bridge which was most helpf61; the City of Bremerton~ as defendant, was dismissed from the lawfuit. November 4, 1959 (Con't) Mr. Clark reported that next Wednesday afternoon he would be leaving for Spokane to attend a one-day meeting of the Assn. of Wash. CitDes, a conference of first class cities; also, on Wednesday evening he would attend a meeting in Spokane of the Fin~ ance Committee, of which he is a member. Mr. Clark stated that he thought it was interesting to note the Mayor of Rich- land, Pat Merrill, had sent out a questionnaire listing 29 sources of potential rev- enue and asked which of these was being used; that the City of Bremerton was using directly 25, indirectly 3, and the B9th w~s to do with revenue from public utilities which does not apply here. Also, of interest was the statement that Bremerton lists seven additional revenues above those given by Mayor Merrill. Commissioner Clark commented that Bremerton stacks up very well among the first class cities. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton'that all bills be paid that Ere approve~ by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. On the matter of the hearing held today on L.I.D. BSO, final assessment roll, one of the ladies present had a question ~hich could not be answered without the City Engineer checking the legal description; therefore, it was felt the hearing should be delayed. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to delay the hearing on Final Assessment Roll, L.I.D. BSO for one week, carried. Mr. Wheaton reported that he and Mr. Elton went to Olympia on Monday and Mr. Bugge promised outright that the money for the Sixth Street project would be ready for the City when the work is ready to proceed. Mayor Domstad stated that Council would adjourn until next Thursday, November lB, 1959 at lO:O0 A.M. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk