HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/22/58 January 22, 1958
Eegular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, January 22, 1958 at 10:00 A.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall
with Mayor Domstad presiding. Presemt were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheat-
on, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also pre-
sen~ were representatives of pr6ss and radio.
Motion by Mr.~eaton and i,~iss Cullin to approve minutes of recessed meeting of
January 20, 1958 as writben, carried.
Clerk stated this w~s time and date for opening bids on sale of two dwellings
and one ~arage building and that only one bid had been received.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. Wheaton to open the bid, carried.
Clerk opened the bid and enclosed was cash bond in the amount of $20.00 from
Ben Bredeck, 1219 llth St., who bid $75.00 on residence at 931 Pacific Avenue, $50.00
on residence at 509 llth St., and no bid on garage building.
01ur Johnsen suggested the bid be referred to City Clerk and himself for study.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~ro Domstad to refer the bid to the City Clerk and
Mr. Johnsen for study, carried.
Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended Jan. 15, 1958 in the amount of
~44,107.33, audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~heaton to approve the voucher, carried.
Letter dated January 20, 1958 from Mr. Casad to Mr. ~heaton was read by Clerk
which requested authorization to construct a 12 inch water main on Highway No. 2lB
from Lebo to Callahan and 16 inch main on Callahan from Highway 2lB to connect with
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Reservoir No. ll for a total cost estimate of $17,791.50, by force account. All
m~terials on hand except 2-16 inch cast iron fittings.
Attached to the letter was Notice of EStimate of Cost of Public Work.
Mr. Wheaten stated he had gone over.~ll the plans and Lhe work is necessaryj and
he explained details relating to the proposed installation.
Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Domstad to approve the Water Superintendent{s rec-
ommendation and direct the City Clerk to publish the notice, carried.
Clerk read letter dated January 10, 1958 to the City Council from Charles W.
Picketing, 623 N. Constitution, complaining of sewerage backing up into his basement
during heavy rain; Clerk read the City Engineer's answer to this letter giving sev-
eral methods which Mr. Picketing might employ to relieve the problem until the City
can install additional storm sewers.
Clerk presented a quit claim deed from Tex L. and Mildred H. Western to convey
four feet of property to the City for which the CitY would assume $3.80 in assess-
ments.
Clerk stated the claim voucher on the Street Fund would be drawn up for the
¢3.8o.
Motion by ~r. Wheaten and ~,~iss Cullin to accept the deed and dire~b the City
Clerk to have ib recorded, carried.
Clerk s~ated he had a requisition from the Fire Dept., for 500 feet of 3" hose
wlbh couplings and that it would be necessary to call for bids.
Mr. Wheaten asked that the ~d call include 200 feet of 2" hose and couplings
for the Street Department.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaten to approve the call for bids for the Fire
and Street Departments, carried.
Clerk. read letter dated January 17, 1958 to the btty Council from the City Eng-
ineer submiDting claim voucher on L.I.D. 274 from Ace Paving Company in the amount
of $1,020.48 covering Estimate No. I (Final); and ~i~at all work is completed and 15%
is being retained for 30 days from completion date of January 16, 1958. Voucher was
~pproved by Earl W. Elton and audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by ~ir. Wheaten and Miss Cullin to approve the voucher, carried.
Clerk stated the proposed lease with the Pleasant Valley Community Club had
been returned as the club could not obtain financing for ~heir new building so would
not need the lease.
Lease papers handed over to the City Attorney.
Clerk stated the City is on a registered warrant basis now and the interest
bearing indebtedness through Hune would be $35,000.00 in February, $80,000.00 in
March, $llO,O00.00 in April, $67,000.00 in May, $40,000.00 in June and that there
are funds available for loan from the Waterworks Betterment 1957 Fund which at pre-
sent is invested in Treasury Bills yielding 2.6% whereas registered warrants bear
3%; and bi, at the borrowing on this fund has the approval of the State Examiners.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaten that the City does as has been advised by
the Sta~e Examiners, carried.
Mayor Domstad stated the matter of Charter changes had been lai'd over to this
meetin~; from the recessed meeting held Monday and th~,~ it seemed to be the feeling
the proposed amendments should be studied further before putting them before the
voters. The possibility of an election of Freeholders to study the City Charter was
mentioned but under questioning from Alex 0ttevaere the Mayor brought out that the
amendments would be referred to a citizens committee first to see if, after their
study, Freeholders should be elected.
Miss Cullin co~ented that she felt the citizens of Bremerton should initiate
any election of freeholders by petition rather than the City Council initiating such
election.
Also, concerning the transfer of wharves and cemetery to the Public Works Dept.
the present method of handling these departments would be followed the Mayor comment-
ed.
Mr. William Paddison, 704 12th Street, reco~mmended closer inspection of work in-
volving putting sewers under sidewalks, which he stated should not be done but the
sidewalk should be broken and then repaired; also, suggested that new commissioners
should appoint new department heads when taking office rather than carrying on with
the previous appointees.
~ayor Domstad introduced new man from radio.~statton KBR~; Charles (Chuck) Stauf-
facher from LaCrande, Oregon.
Notion by Mr. Demstad and ~iss Cullin that all bills be paid that are approved
by a majority of the Commissioners, carried.
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Mayor Domstad stated that more visitors have been in attendance at City Council
meetings recently than in former years and ~e was considering promoting one evening
Council meeting each month to further inc2ease attendance and interest.
Mr. Wheaton commented they had Just had an evening meeting as preliminary to
petition for a local improvement district and the attendance and interest was favor-
able to having the meeting in the evening.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: City Clerk'
Mayor