HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/15/58 Jal11~ry 15, 1958
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday~
January 15, 1958 at 10:OO A.M. in the M~yor's Office, City Hall, Bremertou, with Mayor Domstad
presiding. Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City
Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were presentatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve minutes of previous regular meeting held
January 8, 1958, as written, carried.
Clerk presented Change in Pay Status notices for Iva A. Ridgeway, Clerk-Typist II (P.T.)
$1.65 per hour, Water Depar~ent; and Ruth Bercot, Clerk-Steno in the City Clerk's office $326.00
per month°
Motion by Mr. Domst~d and Miss Cullin to approve the changes in ps~, carried.
Clerk presented application for pinball locatio~ license fc~ deerge M. Moose, 3132 Highway 21-B,
disapproved by Chief Lewis.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to disapprove the application, carried.
Clerk presented claim voucher from Oluf Johnsen on the Warren Avenue Bridge Construction Fund
for $1!0.OO covering services rendered in acquisition of right-of-way and constructi~ easements;
a~proved by Roy Hollar~.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss CuLlin to appr~e the c~aim voucher, carried.
Clerk presented claim voucher frcm Marvin Construction Company, on L.I.D. 272 for $766.41,
covering Estimate No. 3 (retained percentage), approved by Earl W. Elton and audited by W. R. Vaa.
Notion by ~. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the claim, carried.
Clerk read statement of Taylor and Bruckart, Inc,~ da~ed January 7~ 1958, coverage production
through December 31, 1957, short sawmill logs $276.20, Hemlock Pumpwood $102.80, total $379.00
approved by C. C. Casad.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the statement, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 990, which stated that the assessment roll for L.I.D. 273, has b~en
filed ~vlth the City Clerk and set the date of hearing for February 19, 1958 at ~O:00 A.M., ami
authorized the City Clerk to give notice by mail and official publication.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. 990, carried.
Clerk read an o~dinance, first reading~ "An Ordinance relating to employment, vacation a~i sics
leave. Amending section 17 of Ordin~ce 1813 and adding a new section 7A to Ordinance No. 1813
as amended by Ordinance No. 2052, 2156, and 2189."
~otion by Mr. Doms$.ad and Miss Cullin to approve on first reading, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Jauuary 9, 1958 from Robert W. Thomas, 1947 Barnett St., to the City
Council, complaining on the improvement of Brashem from Cascade to E. 23rd, relative to the quality
of work. Stated that the concrete mix was improper~ and there is a crack through bobh the curb
and gutter at the property. City Engineer Elton stated this is not a crack but a cold-joint and that
the work is acceptable and cculd not require the cc~tractor to tear out the work. M~or Dometad
stated he had looked at the improvement yesterday. It was not certain which L.I.D. was involved here
so this was to be looked up so the letter could be handled proper~y.
~r. Wheat~ stated ~e would like to have authority given the Treasurer to sell t~e piece of
property at 17th and Nipsic, by sealed bids or obhsrwise, just as the Treasurer wishes.
Motion by Mr. Domstad. and Mr. Wheaton to give authority to the City Treasurer to sell the
property at 17th and Nipsic by saaled bids or in any way s~e wi~es~ carried.
~. Wheaton reported that good progress is being made on the Warren Avenue Bridge construction
job.
~r. Willi~n Paddison, 704 12th, complained of l~v lying sidewalks, one cn Park Avenue ani ene
at 913 McKenzie. Mr. Wheaton stated the crews were working on p~o~ects like these and would take care
of them soon.
The following persons were present at the Council meeting but did not speak; Austin Clark,
~,~. Temple~ Dee Floyd and ~ir. Verhaeghe.
Mr. A. W. Howard, 1123 Olympic~ thanked the City Com~cil for ~moving the brush which had
gr~vn between Olympic and Naval on 12th; ~lso, said he was grateful for the Cemetery fence ~hich
had been installed.
Mr. Robinson, lO18 Callahan Drive, stated he will have a w~er billfor adjustment when he receives
it as he has another user on this meter, putting him in the same classification as the former
person who had c~plained (1.e. Mr. Booth).
City Attorney stated the Pleasant Valley Co~nunity Club wo~ld like to have the clause stricken
from the propos~d lease ~hich states the lease may be withdrawn within 90 days if theproperty
is needed for municipal purposes. Mr. Holland stated he couldn't see where it would be objectionable
to havi~ this done and ~r. Whe~ c~ agreed with Mr. Hollard on this poLut. The lease will be broug~ in
to the Council again soon.
January 15, 1988 (Con't)
Commissioner Cullin stated she had been called by the resident at what was
1407 Marlow and stated the address~had been changed to 1919 Highway 21-B. This
lady had said she did not care about the street name chan~e but objected to the
house ntunber change. City Engineer Elton stated he would check on this as his
office works very closely on number changes with the Post Office Dept.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that all bills be paid that are
approved by a majority of the commissioners, carried.~
Meeting recessed to Monday, January 20, 19§8 at 2:00 P.M.
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
- 'MAYOR -