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Home My WebLink About06/04/58 June 4, '1958 Regular meeting of the City ¢ouncll of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, June 4, 1958 at 10:00 o~clock A.M. in the Mayor's Offlcs, City Hall with Mayor Demstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner ~aeaton City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad that minutes of regular meeting held May 26, 1958 and Statutory Meeting held June 2, 1958 be approved as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time a~d place for opening bids for motor and domestic fuels and t' at several bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mro ~omsted to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Standard 0il, DieselFuel, $.138 per gallon, furnace oil, ~1135, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, stove oil, $,158. Richfield Oil Corp., Diesel Fuel $.123, stove oil $.138, no bid chec~ enclosed. Union Oil Co., certified check for $50.00 enclosed, domestic diesel $.1096, stove oil, $.1246. C. Jack Jones Co, Inc., Bank money order for $50.00 enclosed, diesel oil, $.11225, stove oil, $.12725! che~k FC~ ~.0.~0 J.E. Adams, check for $50.00 enclosed, diesel fuel, $.11575, st~ve Kitsap Petroleum Co., certified check for $50.00 enclosed, diesel fuel $.117 per gallon, stove oil $.143. General Petroleum Corp., no bid deposit enclosed, automotive diesel, $.157, R.L. Lursen, certified check for $50.00 attached, $.153 less 5~ per gallon for diesel oil. Lent's, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, diesel fuel,_ $.1199, stove oil, $.1419o Lofthus Oil, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, fuel .103, furnace oil .137, s~ve oi~ .157. Bremerton Oil, bnak money order for $50.00 enclosed, fuel oil $.103 per gallon. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to turn the bids over to committee and a- ward the bid at next council meeting, carried. Clerk read reports of separation for Robert C. Left and Paul C. Wallace, Ceme- tery. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Dom~tad to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for Charles Paul Semancik, swimming pool Sup- ervisor at $400.00 per month; Donald Edward Ellis, Playleader at $1.69 per hour; Don- ald J.~Faoemke, Sylvia Funk, Karen Marie. Rolstad, playleaders at $1.35 per hour; Mic- hael Donahue, Myrna Siegel, Roy Floyd Critser,. playleaders at $1.50 per hour; Carol Ann Jacobs, Vicki Sinkunas, John Vincent Gallucci, playleaders at $1.25 per hour; Mabel Jennie Dickson, $1.25 per hour, pool attendant; Robert Smith, $1.69 per hour as playleader; Phillip Burroughts, lifeguard at $9.00 per day; Charles Leafy and Robert Leslie Bailey, lifeguards at $10..00 per day, all Park and Recreation Depart-. ment; Edward Max Mimter, Part Time plumbing inspector at $200.00 per month, building Department, effective J~ne 2, 1958. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employments, carried. Clerk read,notice~ change in pay status for Joanne Derflinger, Clerk-Steno., at $300.00. per month, Park and Recreation Dept. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the change in pay, carried. Clerk stated the committee had met to study the bids for furnishing three pol- ice cars and has recommended the award be made to Kerr'Motors for $5,989.80, plus sales tax, low bidder. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and award the bid to Kerr Motors, carried. Clerk stated that the Charter provided the elective officials' bonds must be in by the time they take office and that the bonds were in and approved by Judge Ryan prior to installation and they are now on file. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended May 31, 1958 in the amount of $44,720.02 audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr.C!ark and ~r. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk read letter from Public Employees Mutual Ins. Co. of Seattle attaching a claim for damages from James W. Poellnitz for $550.56 caused as a result of an ac- cident in Br merton on May 25, 1958, due to absence of a stop sign which had been removed and not replaced. Mr. McGowan stated the claim would be referred immediately to the insurance company. Clerk stated he had letter of transmittal from Washington State Liquor Control Board, dated May 26, 195B, covering receipt to the oity of $14,238.63 from the Liq- uor Revolving Fund. June 4, 1958 (Con,t) Letter dated May 31, 1958 from Bremerton Metal Trades Council to the City Coun- cil was read by Cl~rk which stated t~at at' their last regular meeting on May 28, 1958 the Trades Council went on record favoring the appointment of a full time plumbing inspector for the City. Clerk read letter dated May 20, 1958 addressed to the Building Inspector and signed by Charles W. Magerkurth, 1749 Trenton Ave., which stated he was complying with the demands of the City and would give the City permission to tear down or des- troy his house at 813~ 5th Avenue and that this could be done after June 1st. Sev- eral photographs of this house were passed around the Council room which showed the state of disrepair of the dwelling. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2276, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to the regulating and licensing of punchboards, spindle games and similar devices, fixing fees, providing for enforcement and for the issuance and revocation of licenses, repealing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2248 and amending Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1809 as amended." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 2~76 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Mas. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2277, second reading, "An Ordinance establishing a fund in the Park Department Budget to be known as Recreational Facilities Redevelop- ment Fund specifying the purpose for which moneys from said fund may be expended and appropriating funds thereto and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wh~aton to pass Ordinance No. 2277, carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2278, second reading, "An Ordinance appropriating $10,000.00 to the Public Works Revolving Fund and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2278, carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance changing the name of Olympic View Drive to East Phinney Bay Drive.!! Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to.approve the ordinance on first read- ing carried as follows: Mr. ~omstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance changing the name of Western Avenue and naming an unnamed Street lying in Section 16, Township 24, North Range 1EWM." Motion by Mr. Who a ton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried as follows: Mr. Demstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Who a ton, Yes. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the estab- lishment and fixing of the boundaries and voting precincts in the City of Bremerton, amending Sections 41 and 42 of Ordinance No. 1781, as amended." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read petition for Water Mains signed by LeRoy W. Clauson and thirteen others asking the City Council to approve the extension of water mains and services on Dora Avenue from Burwell to First Street, replacing the existing 13" main with a new 8" water main. Mr. Casad stated the trouble here was a war-time installation now resulting in low pressure and recommended the Council approve the petition. Mayor Domstad commented that he felt study should be given in connection with such requests for such areas to be annexed to the City. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the petition, carried. Merrill Wallace, Attorney, appeared before the Council and stated he was Coun- sel for a group of apartment house owners and asked the Council to set a meeting time so the matter of the proposed water ordinance could be discussed. Mayor Domstad set meeting date and time for 8:30 A.M., Thursday, June 5, 1958 in his office. Also present and interested in attending this meeting was Mr. Frederickson, representing the Retired Men's Organization and Chile Norman, representing Central Labor Council. Commissioner Clark reiterated his previous stand to work with the Council and the public on all matters that come before the Council. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to apy all bills that are approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Commissioner Wheaton stated that the present StreetSuperintendent will retire June 13, 1958 and that he will appoint Fred S. Schoneman, now Street Engineer, to take his place. June 4, 1958 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to appoint Fred S. Schoneman to the posi- tion of City StreetSuperintendent, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City Glerk