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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/30/59 December 30, 1959 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M.,.Wednesday, December 30, 1959 in the Conference Room, Bremerton Chamber of Commerce with Acting Mayor Clark presiding. Present were Com- missioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, Asst. City Attorney Fisher, Water~Superinten- dent Humble, Street Superintendent Schoneman and Acting City Engineer Garrison; also present was a representative of the press. Mayor Domstad absent. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of regular meeting held December 23, 1959 aa written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for ammonia and chlorine supplies for 1960 and that two bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Pennsalt Chemical Corp., certified check enclosed for $486~38, total bid, $9,?27.50 and an alternate bid given on carload lots. Van Waters & Rogers, certified check enclosed for $495.00, total ~id $9,862.50, and an alternate bid on carload lots. Motion by Mr.Wheaton and Mr. Clark to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent and Water Superintendent, carried. Clerk stated the committee to whom the bids were referred on the calculating machines recommended award to Tri-County Typewriter Company; that the bid from the Monroe Calculating Company aid not moet the specifications. Motion by Mr. Clare and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and award to Tri-County, carried. December 30, 1959 (Cch't) Clerk stated the bids on gasoline and motor oils had been studied and made the following recommendations for awarding: Tidewater on regwtar gasoline at .204 per gallon; Texaco on ~remium gasoline at .2359 per gallon; and both companies will waive differential which requires slightly higher charges on less than 400 gallon deliveries; Shell.Oil for motor oil, .5175 per gallon for Rote~la. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mt. Wheaten to concur iB the recommendations and make the awards, carried. Clerk stated the bids for tires and tubes have been studied with Mr. Vaa and Garabe Supt. Taylor and have concurred that the tire and tubs bid should go to Mich- ie King for Armstrong Tires and Tubes; and the recapplng and repairing contract should go to Saindon's. Motion by Nr. Clark and Mr.Wheaton to concur in the recommendations and make the awards, carried. Clerk stated this was the time and place for hearing on vacation of all that portion of the alley lying between Lots 30 and ll, Block 23, Third Addition to Char- leston; and that no objections had been received. Clerk read an ordinance, "An Ordinance vacating a portion of an alley running between Montgomery and Callow Streets and South of llth Street." Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. Clerk presented notice of change in pay status for Herbert L. Clark, Heavy ER- uipment Operator, effective Jan. l, 1960 at $2.40 per hour plus .20 differential and .06 longevity, Street Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mt. Clark to approve the change in pay status, carried. Clerk presented notice of employment for Donald Edward Ellis and Frank White, part time leaders for the Park and Recreation Dept. at $1.75 per hour. Motion by Mt. Clark and Mr. Wheaten to approve the employments, carried. Clerk read claim for damages from Elton W. Braswell for $92.?3 for damages claimed when city sweeper ran into his parked motorcycle; reported to insurance com- pany; and claim for damages from Merlin E. Walker for $50.00 whose car was caught on a concrete block buried in parking strip, not yet reported to insurance company. ClerZ read letter to the Council, dated Dec. l~, 1959, from Street SmD~., ask- ing for bid call for sewer rodding machine. Motion by Mt.Wheaten and Mt. Clark to approve call for ~ds, carried. Clerk read letter dated Dec. 24, 1959 to Mr. Clark from City Treasurer, recom- mending purchase of stamping machine for punchboards, provided for in 1960 budget. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Clar~ to call for bids as recommended, carried. Clerk stated he has never had authority by motion of the City Council to buy furniture for the new city hall. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaten to authorize call for bids for furniture, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 10dS authorizing funds of CR Water Self Insurance funds to ~ paid into savings account in Tacoma Savings and Loan Assn. and for the City Treasurer to make withdrawals. Ci~?~ als~ re~d Clerk also read Resolution No. 1089 authorizing funds of the 1955 Water Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve Fund to be added to or paid into a savings account in Metro- politan Federal Savings and Loan Assn., and ~he City Treasurer to make withdrawals. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaten to pass Resolution No. 1088 and Resolution No. 1089, carried. Mr. Clark stated it had been a good year in Bremerton and gave several instan- ces of progress underway. Mr. Clark and Mt. Wheaten stated they had enjoyed working with everyone and wished a Happy New Year to all. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mt. Wheaten to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carrie~ Clerk reported the chlorine and ammonia bids had been studied and recommended award to Pennsalt Chemical Corp., as low bidder. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaten to award the contract as recommended, car- ried. Meeting adjourned. ~~~~ APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk