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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/58 February 26, 1958 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, February 26, 1958 at 10.00' A~.M., in the Mayor's ~ffice, City Hall, with Acting Mayor Cullin presiding. Present were Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were repre- sentatives of press and radio. Mayor Domstad being absent in Tacoma. Motion by Mr.'W heston and Miss Cullin to approve minutes of regular meeting held Februay 19, 1958, carried. Clerk stated this was time for opening bids for insurance and that two bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to open the bids, carried. Bids were opened by the Clerk and read from Northwest Mutual, $8,505.08; Farm- ers Ins. Group, $12,091,63. ~ Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. '~heaton to refer the bids to committee composed of City Clerk, City Auditor and Chief Water Accountant and report back. Thursday morning at 9:00 A.M., at recessed meeting, carried. ,..~ .... '~ ~' Clerk read reports of separation for Jack Enhelder and Frank M. Powers, Water Dept. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried. February 26, 1958 (Con,t) Clerk read application for dance hall license at Labor Temple, 850 Burwell, submitted by Lillian H. Grayson, 121 Washington Ave.; approved by Chief of Police. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the license as long as the Chief of Police has approved, carried. Clerk read letter dated February 19, 1958 to the City Council from Mr. ~aa, Chairman, Board of AdministratiOn, Bremerton Employees Retirement System, asking Council consideration and action prior to ~he adoption of the 1959 Budget so that the system may be supplemented by social security instead of present integration. Letter set forth the additional annual cost to various city funds. Clerk read letter dated February 24, 1958 to the City Council from T.R. Till, eft, Fire Chief, requesting that Fire Station ~5 be included in the petition re- ceived by the Planning Commission for rezoning of the territory known as Hal's Corner; also, requested that c~nsideration be given to acquiring a site for a re- sidential fire station at Walnut and Schley Boulevard on the southeast corner. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to refer to the Committee of the W~ole, carried. Clerk read letter addressed to himself from Fire Chief Tillett requesting that three pair of boots be declared surplus and transferred to the Police Dept. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to declare the boots surplus and City Clerk to dispose of them to the best interests of the City, darried. Clerk stated there were three windows remoYed from the Court Room which should be declared surplus. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to declare the windows surplus and City Clerk to dispose to the best interests of the city, carried. Clerk read letter from Assn. of Wash. Cities dated Feb. 18, 1958, asking that the Council set up a Local Legislative Committee which in turn shall become a part of a County Legislative Committee which further shall be represented in a State Legislative Committee. This new setup to b e formed to meet the problems of govern- ment and to formulate a stronger legislative program. Acting Mayor Cullin asked that the letter be referred to Mayor Domstad. Clerk read petition for vacation of an alley lying between the northerly mar- gin of Rod~ers Street and the southerly margin of Patten Ave., located easterly side of Block 6 if Charleston Navy View Addition and running north and south; sign- ed by Day Senter and three others; and accompanied by a letter from Puget Sound Power & Light Co., which stated they had no objection to the vacation but that the quit claim deed which will be made to Mr. Senter should include the proviso the P.S.P.& L. Co, will not be held responsible for any dirt slides which may occur from their property to the vacated portion. Motion by Mr..Wheaton and Miss Cullin to refer the petition to City Engineer and City Attorney, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 997, resolving that the Congress of the United States be and it is requested to keep in effect Public Law 27~ and pass no act amending or repealing said act; this act having to do with Sustained Yield units established by the United States Forest Service to guarantee long range resources for s~veral cit- led, Hoqulam, Aberdeen, Elms, Montesano, McCleary and Shelton. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 997, carried. Rev. Davis, 811 8th, Apt. 1, stated that the City had graded the street at llth and Roose~t and had shoved the dirt over on his lot and where the sidewalk had been repaired a big bunch of debris had been put on his lot. Mr. Wheaton explained that this was done by a contractor but that the City Engineer will be asked to check into this matter, Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr.~eaton to pass all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to recess this meeting until 9:00 A.M. tomorrow morning, February 27, 1958, carried. City'Clerk APPRO~ .... 1£1n~ - February ZT, 19~8 A recessed meeting of the Bremerton City Council was held on Thursday, Feb- ruary 27, 1958 at 9:00 A.M., in the Mayor,s Office, with Mayor Domstad presiding. Also present were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland and Erv Jensen of the Bremerton Bun. Clerk McGowan reported that the committee to which the Liability Insurance bids had been referred recommended that the award be made Go Northwest Mutual,B.A, Getschmann Co., local agent, low bidder. He pointed out, however, that two of the Policy endorsements had not been set forth in the wording prescribed in the specifications and that it was the op- inion of Roy Holland that they should be replaced by the company with endorsements which would comply with the specifications. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss~Cullin that the award be made in accordance with the committee's recommendation, subject to the corrections noted, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City/Clerk