HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/23/59 December 23, 1959
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held at 10:00 o,clock A.M.-, Wednesday, December 23, 1959 in the Conference Room of
the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Com-
missioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland,
Water Superintendent Humble and Acting City Engineer Garrison. Als~ present were
representatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Nr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held
December 16, 1959 as written, carried.
Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids. for gasoline, motor oil,
tires, ~ubes and recapping and repair and two printing calculators.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton %o open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids on Gasoline and Motor Oil and read from the following:
C. Jack Jones, cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, regular gas, .2144,
.2434;
Shell Oil, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, regular gas, .247, ethyl .287,
Rotella 0il .5175 per gallon.
General Petroleum, cashier,s check for $50.00 enclosed, regular gas, .2506,
ethyl .2856, Delvac #700 series motor oll .792 per gallon, Delvac ~900, .837 per
gallon.
Tidewater Oil Co., certified check for $50.00 enclosed, regular .204, premium
.2369, ve~dol motor oil .589 per gallon.
Union Oil Co., certified check enclosed, ethyl .258, regular .218, Unitec Oil
.5217.
Texas Co., certified check for $50.00 enclosed, regular, .2060, ethyl, .2359,
Texaco Ursa .549.
Standard 0il Co., regular .205, ethyl .245, Delo Special .807.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent
and his committee for study and recommendation, carried.
Clerk opened the bids for tires, tubes, recapping and repairs and read from
the following:
W.R. Dane, Dist. Tidewater 0il Co., check for $50.00 enclosed,.offering dis-
counts of list. nylon tubeless passenger tires 40%; rayon tubeless passenger 25%;
Rayon tubed tire passenger 30%, truck 50%, grader 50%, tube~ 50%, Flying "A" Air-
wing tires and tubes.
R.L. Lursen, Mobile products, cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, passenger
tires 37% off, truck tires 46% discount, Grader-Tractor, etc., 43% discount, ruges,
passenger, 42% others 48%.
C. Jamk Jones, cashier's check for $56.00 encosed, B.P. Goodrich products,
all prices bid according to "Confidential 8tare Prices" copy enclosed with bid; al-
so C. Jack Jones, cashier,s check for $50.00 enclosed, bid on recapping, prices to
be 40% from the attached B.F. Goodrich Retreading and Repairing Industry Price list.
Saindon's, certified check for $50.00 enclosedt Commercial Truck tube ~ype
52% off list price, tubeless 51%, traction tread 52%, heavy truck tires, 57~; pass-
enger conventional tread 44%, passenger traction, 46%, grader 50%, tractor 46%, truck
tubes 57%, passenoer tubes 55%, grader 57%, tractor 49% bid on Gates Products; al-
so Saindon's bid on repair and recapping, giving set prices for specific sizes tires.
Nichie King, Armstrong Tires and Tubes, bank money order attached for ~$50.00
bid set forth various discounts off list price and stated they represent 7% off
the attached net state price list~
Firestone Stores, manager's check enclosed for $50.00, pass. "500" Nylon tires
46.5% discount, Pass. town & country 44.3%, truck 750 and smaller 54.3%, 825 and
larger, 57.6%, grader 750 and smaller 51.4%, 825 and larger 54.3%, tractor 46.8%,
pass. tubes - Deluxe 55.4%, truck 750 and smaller 56.5%, truck 825 and larger 88.8%
grader 49.4%, tractor 49.4%, also bid on recap and repair by setting forth specific
prices for specific sizes.
Notion by Mr. Domstad and Nr. Clark to refer to the Purchasing Agent and his
committee to come up with a recommendation, carried.
Clerk opened the bids for two printing calculators and read from Tri-County
Typewriter Co., bank money or~er enclosed for $63.18, 2 Olivetti, $1,263.60 includ-
ing sales tax; Monroe Calc. Co., $926.94 including~sales tax and Manager's check
for $50.OO enclosed.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Clark to refer to Purchasing Agent and his Commit-
tee, carried.
Cle~r~'~Sented pay~bll voucher for period ended Dec. 15, 19~9, $44,963.50,
audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Dec. 22, 1959 to the Council from Fire Chief ~illett
which stated the Fire Dept. has been in the process, along with local Civil Defense
of negotiation with the Federal Government for matching funds for three walkie Talk-
ie~Radio Units for the Fire Service and it appears that the negotiations will not
December ~a, 19~9 (CON'T)
be completed during the current budget period; therefore, the Chief requested that
the sum of $400.00 be carried over into 1960 budget year.
Notion by Mr4 Domstad and Mr. Clark to concur with the request, carried.
Clerk read lette~ dated Dec. 18, 1969 to the City Council from Acting City
Engineer Garrison recommending that the Council authorize the construction of a re-
taining wall on llth Street for which the Washington State High, ay Department has
authorized the City to obtain reimbursement up to a maximum of $498.80 from the
State for the actual cost of materials which will be used. Attached to Mr. Garri-
son,s letter was letter from the State authorizing the City to bill the State up
to the amount of $498.80.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to concur in Mt. Garrison's recommendation
and get the wall done, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2380 "An Ordinance providing for the transfer of ap-
propriatlons~ in the 1959 budget and declaring an emergency."
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clar~ to pass Ordinance No. 2380 carried a~ fol-
lows: Mr. Domstad, yes; Mr. Clar~, yes; Mr. Wheaton, yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 1087 permitting the Mayor, Commissioner of Finance
and the City Treasurer to singularly or Jointly have access to safe deposit boxes
at the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, Bremerton Branch.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 1087 carried.
Mayor Domstad stated that. the shipyard by Presidential Order, is giving its
employees one-half day off December 24th and he would like to ~i~e the City employ-
ees the same privilege, keeping one-half the forces on the 24th and one-half on the
Jlst.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark~ to give the city employees~one-half day
off on the 24th of December er~one-half day off the 31st of December, keeping skel-
eton crews on duty, carried.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Mayor ~omstad stated on'behalf of the City Council and the rest of the City
of Bremerto~ he wished all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Meat. These senti-
ments were Joined in by Commissioners Clark and Wheaton and ~he other City Offi-
cials present at the City Council meeting.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: C~ty Clerk