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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/28/58 Nay 26, 1958 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City off Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, May 28, 1958 at lO:O0 o~clock A.M. in the Nayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGow- an, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton. Absent, Commissioner Cullln. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Domstad to approve minutes o£ regular meeting held Nay 19, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place set for opening ~ds for three police ears and that four bids had been received. Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Halvorsen Notors, certified check enclosed for $340.98, 1988 Plymouth, $2,199.90 plus sales tax. Crawford Notors, cashier's check enclosed for $319.80, Nash, $6,3~6.00~ total plus sales tax. Kerr Notors, certified check for $310.00 endosed, Ford, total $5,989.80, plus sales tax. Eluge Chevrolet, certified check for $325.00 enclosed, $2,071.13 plus sales tax. Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to turn the bids over to the Purchasing Agent and the Committee to look over the bids, carried. Clerk presented location license application to install a bowler machine at Beach Tavern, 20? 1st ~t., submitted by Gordon L. Bolt, to be operated tmder Naster License of Kitsap Amusement, approved by Chelf of Police Lewis. Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to approve the application, carried. Clerk read claim for damages filed by Nfs. Herschel D. Barber, ~lV§ Coontz Street for damages sustained in an accident occurring Nay 12, 1958 in the total a- mount of $1,350.OO. Claim was filed with City Clerk on Nay 27 and has been referred to the City's insurance company. Clerk stated he had received a letter dated May 20, 1958 addressed to the City Council from Bremerton Housing Authority which enclosed two checks for total of $16,~81.4~ covering payment in lieu of taxes for year ended Dec. ~l, 1957 and this amounted to $~,350.43 over the budget estimate. ~lerk read letter from himself to the City Council giving results of election held Nay 26, 1958 to elect one member to the Bremerton Employees Retirement System Board of Administration for three year term commencing September 1958. Charles Taylor received 68 votes, Henry Eckland received ? votes and Henry Larkin one write- in vote. According to the results, Charles Taylor is declared to be the person el- ected. Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to contour with the canvass of ballots, carried. Nay 28, 1958 (Con,t) Letter was read by Clerk dated Nay 26, 1958 from Nr. Earl Elton, City Engin- eer which stabe~ the Engineers 0ffi~e had checked a deed Of dedication and f0U~d the description was correct. This is a deed which was presented to the City from the Housing Authority by letter dated April 26, 1958 and which the City Council ~ccepted subject to description check by the City Engineer. Clerk stated he would now have the deed recorded. Letter was read by Clerk dated Nay 26, 1988 from City Engineer Elton to the City Council recommending that Olympic View lying with the city limits he changed to East Phinney Bay Drive to conform with street renaming by the County Commission- ers of the portion of this street lying within the county. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Domstad to concur in the Engineer's recommenda- tion and instruct the City Attorney.~o draw up the ordinance, carried. Clerk read letter dated Nay 26, 1958 to the City Council from City Eugineer Elton submitting a street right of way deed from Day and Rebecca Senter to the City which right of way is needed to properly develop Patten Ave., west of Lafay- ette Ave. South. Attached to the letter was a sketch of the area in question. Letter recommended that the deed be accepted and recorded. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Domstad to concur in the Engineer's recommend- aalon, carried. Clerk stated the Fire Department has requested a call for bids be authorized for removing all of old roofing and insulation on center part of roof and then prime concrete deck and apply fiberglass base sheet and asphalt. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to authorize the call for bids, carried. Clerk asked approval to pay the employees early this men.th due t9 th~ holiday weekend. '~ ,,~ ~',~ Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. WHeaton to approve early pay day, carried. Clerk presented three cards from the Tacoma Savings and Loan Association on the following funds: Cumulative Reserve for Water Self Insurance, 19§§ Water Sew- er Revenue Bond Reserve, 1949 Water Sewer Revenue Bond Reserve. These ca~ds ap- plied for a Savings Account and contained ~ resolution authorizing Edna Odden, City Treasurer to withdraw funds. Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to pass the three resolutions authoriz- ing Edna Odden, City Treasurer, to withdraw funds from the three accounts, carried. Clerk read three letters protesting the proposed wafer'rate ordinance from the following: Carl E. Aaberg, 1~O6 Cprbet Drive; Edward J. Aaberg, 855 5th and J.A. Guy, 21~0 N. W~coff. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the regula- ting and licensing of punchboards, spindle games and similar devices, fixing fees providing for enforcement and for the issuance and revocation of licenses, repeal- ing Section i of Ordinance No. 2~@ and amending Section ~ of Ordinance No. 1809 as amended." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. City Attorney Holland took exception to an article which appeared in the Brem- erton Sun Newspaper on Tuesday, May 27, 1958 in which it was stated the proposed water ordinance was not available for reading by the public although it had been promised to be ready, by Wednesday May 21st. Mr. Phil Sewell had made comments, ac- cording to the newspaper, to the effect that copies had not been made available as promised. Mr. Holland stated he had worked overtime ~o see that copies were at the City Hall by the 21st and that two copies had been left in the Clerk's Office and four in the Water Office. Mr. Sewell was present and said the Clerk had told him copies were available by seeing Mr. Casad; however, he had talked to Mr. Short andhad been unable to se- cure copies; also, Mr. Sewell said he had not seen Mr. Holland on this matter. Mr. Domstad asked Nr. Sewell to contact Mr. Casad for a copy of the proposed ordinance. .1~ Mayor Domstad commented there is a very interesting workshop display at Civic Center and recommended viewing the display by the people of Bremerton. Motion by Mayor Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to appoint John Bishop as Judge pro- tem, carried. Mayor Domstad commented that he had received a very fine letter from Capt. Close of the Bon Homme Richard regarding their stay in Bremerton. Several members of the Plumbers Union were present and Mr. Bassett spoke in behalf of the Union asking that action be taken to appoint a full-time plumbing in- spector. Edward Mimier, who has been the County Plumbing Inspector also spoke on the same subject. One of the complaints given by Mr. Bassett was that the Union had never re- ceived an answer to a letter thay had written the city some time ago and Mayor May 28, 1958 (Con't) Domstad stated he had never seen the letter but would see that it was answered. Mr. Wheaton stated that Mr. ~Hed Irish had the letter. Mr. Irish was present and discussed briefly the suggestion made For a Full-time inspector. Mayor Domstad stated that some kind of action would be taken in the next week or tWO · Mr. William Paddison, 704 12th, recommended a Full-time plumbing inspector. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to designate Roy HZ Webster of Lybrand, Rom Bros. & .Montgomery as an a~ent of the City as provided by B & 0 Ordinance 1721, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: C y Clerk