HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/19/58 February 19, 1988
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, February 19, 1958 at 10:00 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall,
with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheat-
on, City Clerk McGowan, C~ty Attorney Holland and City ~ngtneer Elton. Also pre-
sent were reprsentatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approv~ minutes of regular meeting
held February 12, 1958 as writte~ carried.
Clerk stated this was time and place for hearing on the Assessment Roll for
L.I.D. 2?5 and that no written protests had been received. No one was present in
connection with L.I.D. 2?5.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2288, "An Ordinance adopting and confirming the as-
sessment roll for Local Improvement District ~o. 275, providing for the improve-
ment of East 18th Street, from Trenton Avenue to 500 feet West, as in said Ordin-
ance described; providing for the levying and assessing for the costs and expenses
thereof against the parcels and lots of land between the termini and within the
boundaries of said improvement district; providing for the collection thereof;
creating and establishing a special fund therefor; and fixing the date for the is-
suance of bonds in payment thereof."
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2Z88 carried as
follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Miss Cullin, Yes; M~. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids on City Treasurer's sale
of Water Dept. property at l?th and Nlpstc and one bid received.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to open the bid, car~ ed.
Bid was opened by Clerk and read from Forrest J. Felix, 2925 Cascade View,
$1,?08.00 for combination of Parcels A and B. Cash to be paid if procured.
Motion by Miss Cullln and ~r. Domstad to r eject the bid, carried.
Clerk presented change in pay status for Dorothy Meacham, Clerk-Typist (Part
?Ime) Building Dept., ~1.85 per hour, effective Feb. 5, 1958.
~otion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the change in pay, carried.
Clerk presented two applications from Bill and Tildie's Cafe, ~152 Highway
B, approved by Chief Lewis, for Novelty Baseball Game and Shuffleboard location
licenses.
~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation of the
*Chief of Police, carried.
Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended Feb. 1§, 1988 for
audited by W.R. Vas.
Motion by Miss Cullin and ~r. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried.
Clerk presented general claim on the Street Dept. to L.I.D. 271 for
to cover assessmen~ filed against four foot strip of property conveyed to the City
by Einar H. & Thelma L. Skar, by quit claim deed dated Feb. 10, I988, for street
purposes. Deed was attached to the claim voucher from Mr. & Mrs. Skar.
~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the voucher and accept the
quit claim deed, carried.
Clerk read stumpaE? report dated February ~, 1988 from Taylor and Bruckart,
Inc.; in the amount of
February 19, 1988 (eon't)
Clerk read letter dated February 19,1958 from the City Engineer to the City
Council stating that the San Francisco Office of P.H.A. has established the value
of five parcels of land needed by the City of Bremerton for bridge right of way at
$1,243.39, plus a small amount to cover their PILOT proration for 1988.
Mr. Elton recommended that the City Council approve the purchase at this price
for the needed property. Also letter stated that Tudor Engineering Company has
been advised that the plans for the north approach to the bridge do not provide pro-
per access to and from Clare Avenue and ~udor has requested the city to determine
the cost of securing right of way to permit an extension of Clare Ave., northward
to intersect Sheridan Road.
Engineer recommended that the City Attorney be authorized to negotiate with
the owner to secure the right of way and the actual purchase be delayed until TBA
authorize~ the construction of the street extension.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the purchase of the five
parcels of land and bill TBA and authorize the City Attorney to negotiate as recom-
mended by the City Engineer, carried.
Clerk read letter-agreement dated February 17, 1958 to the City from District
Public Works Office, Thirteenth Naval District, Seattle to amend the water contract
with Naval Shipyard, Bremerton and Naval Amunition Depot, Bangor and furnish water
until February 28, 1988 at $0.154 per M-gallons.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the new contract and author-
ize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried.
City Clerk stated for the record, that the City Commissioners and City Clerk
met as a convassing board on February 18, 1958 and determined the final official
results of the primary held February 11, 1958 which were as follows: Pot Mayor -
H.0. Domstad, 4130 votes; Henry G. Verhaeghe, 1278 votes. For Commissioner of
Finance - Austin Clark, 1691 votes; Myrtle Corcoran, 850 votes; Ruth Cullin, 1328
votes; Homer Jones, 1906 votes. For Commissioner of Public Works - Phil Devaney,
958 votes; Jack Driscoll, 1648 votes; Dee Floyd, 441 votes; Dave Wheaton, 2402 votes.
For City Clerk - E.H.T. McGowan, 4854 votes. Total votes cast, 5,519.
Mr. Wheaton reported excellent progress on the bridge project.
Mr. Domstad reported he had received a letter from Gallu Productions, Inc.,
dated Feb. 5, 1958, relating to Dennie Wasenfelder, Rt. 1, Box 1442, Bremerton,
who has been Judged as writing the best letter of 1957 in connection with the Navy
Log TV program. Special attention is to be given this boy here in Bremerton a-
board the USB Missouri on February 20th.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that all bills be paid that are approved
by a majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Meeting adjourned. ~~~
APPROVED: Cit~ $1erk
Mayor