HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/02/58 J~nuary 2, 1958
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Waahlngton,
was held Thursday, January 2, 1958 at 10:00 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall~
Bremerton, with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Cullin,
Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk Mc~owan, City Attorney Holland. Also present
were representatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve minutes of previous meeting
of December 26, 1957 as written, carrtede
Clerk read Notice of ~M~ployment for Roy Fast, Park and Recreation,
per hour, effective January 2, 1958.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve the employment, ca~ried.
Clerk read Notice of Change in Pay Status for Lenora E. Jones, Clerk-Pt.
Municipal Court, .$282.00 effective January.i, 1958.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~eaton to approve the change in pay, carrie~.
Clerk read letter from Civil Service Office attached to which was a list of
changes inpay for city employees. Inasmuch as the commissioners had not seen the
list~previously, they decided to delay any action until the following week.
Clerk stated the committee on the gasoline and oil bids had met and made
the following redommendations for awarding bids: Premium Gasoline award be made
to the Texaco Company,~ low bidder at .2421 per gallon; Regular Gasolime award
be made to Richfield Oil Co., low bidder at .2164 per gallon; oil to Shell
Oil Company, low bidder - Shell Retella T e678 per gallon, and Shell Talpa at~
.5275 per gallon.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheat0n to award according to the recommendations
of the Committee, carried.
Clerk presented payroil voucher for period ended December 31, 195~, in the
amount of $42,677.87, audited by W. R. Vaa.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
C~rk stated the city had received its final distribution of profits from
the Liquor Control Board in the amount of $4~,381.24. This makes the total
receipts from this source for 1957 about $15,000.00 less than re~pts for 1956e
Clerk stated the Use Permit Agreement between the Housing Authority and the
City for a portion of the Sheridan Park Community Building expired on December ~1,
and a new extension had been drawn up for the year 1958, with all terms and conditions
the same as before.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the Use Permit Agreement for
1958 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 989, setting hearing for Assessment Roll on LID
2~2 on Wednesday, January 29, ~958 at 10:00 A.M. and directing the City Clerk to
give notice of the hearing by mail and newspaper publication.
Motion by Mr. W~eaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Resolution No. 989, carried.
City Attorney presented a lease for signature o£ the city between the
city and the Pleasant Valley Community Club. Mr. Holland explained the various
provisions o£ the lease.
Motion by Miss Cutlin and Mr. Wheaton t o approve the lease and authorize
the Mayor ~nd City Clerk to sign for the city, carried.
Clerk read an ordinance, first re~ding, "An Ordinance vacating a portion of
High Avenue."
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the ordinance on first
reading, carried.
City Attorney presented~Right-ofWay Agreement between the City and Robert H.
and Helen F. Dewey whereby the Deweys agree that for the sum o f $~0.00 they will
quit claim to the City for road purposes certain real property; also, part of the
satisfaction for making the quit claim deed would be the improvement of Perry
Avenue and the resulting benefit to their property.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the Agreement as written,
carried.
Pat Nicholson, State Representative, was present and discussed the proposed
rate increase in the telephone company, and said he was encouraging all legislative
bodies to protest the proposed increase.
Mr. Booth, 2802 Hemlock, asked that the city do something soon to get all the
home owners of the veterans, section of Sheridan Park to obtain their individual
water meters. Mr. Wheaton discussed what has been done and promised to have his
departments look into the situation ~gain.
January 2, 1958 (con't)
Mr. Verhaege, candida~e for Mayor, was present and was introduo~d to the
Council by Mayor Domstad.
Mayor Domstad proposed the name of Jim Elzey to fill in on the next term
on the Library Board. This will be to take the position now held by Mrs. Jane Niles,
and is a five-year term. Mr. Elzey is willing to accept and he has talked with
Mrs. Bowen, the Librarian.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to appoint Mr. Jim Elzey to the Library
Board for a five-year term, carried.
Mr. Domstad stated that he is chairman of the blood bank and discussed the
need for blood for Mr. Fred Irish's wife; also , suggested the citizens be informed
there is a need for blood for the bank and transportation is available at the
Elks Club.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that all bills be paid that are approved
by a majority of the commissioners, carried.
Meeting adjourned.
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
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