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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/58 June 25, 1958 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, June 25, 1958 at lO:O0 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were ~ommlssioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and Water Superintendent Casad. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and mr. Clark to ~prove minutes of last regular meeting held June 18, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids on furni6hing one cash register for the Swimming Pool and that one bid had been received. Motion by Mr~Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to open the bid, carried. Clerk opened the bid and read from The National Cash Register Company, $50.00 postal money order enclosed, and to furnish one National Cash Register for the price of $697,00 plus sales tax to comply with all specificiations requested by the City. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to award the bid to the National Cash Reg- ister Company, carried. Clerk presented lease between the City and Al. G. Kelly and Miller Bros. Circus for Lebo Playfield, July 19 and one-half day Sunday, July 20, 1958 for $200.00. Clerk stated the lease money has been paid as has the license fee of $25.00 per day and that Mr. Pendergast, Park Supt., had added the requirement to the lease that the circus must provide adequate chemical toilets and had suggested the circus should provide proof of adequate public liability insurance. Clerk stated that the agent for the circus will have to initial the addition to the lease when he comea bac~ with his application. Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Clark to approve the lease and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign for the City, carried. Clerk presented notices of employments for Elsie L. Cunningham, $1,30 per hour, and David Keith Hayford, $1.75 per hour, extra labor in the Park and Recreation Dept.; John D. Sexton, Charles Chroqis and Duane E. Wilson, extra labor Water Distribution at $1.90 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark~to approve the employments, carried. June 25, 1958 (Con't) Clerk read notice of change inpay s~atus for Max E. Meigs (re,employment) ef- fective July l, 19§8, firefighter 2/c at $~1.O0 per month, Fire DePartment.. Notion by Nr. DomStad'and Mr. Wheaton,to approve the change in pay status of Max E. Neigs, carried. Clerk presented application for l~cation license to install a novelty bowler au Sportsman Cafe, ~36 S. Wycoff, signed by H.H. Hanley, to operate under the master lic- ense of Kitsap Amusement, and approved by Chief of Police; also, application for loc- ation license to install pinball machines at Fraternal Order of Eagles, 205-6th, sign- ed by Jos. Starosky, to operate Under the master license of Bremerton Mutual Amusement Co., and approved by Chief of Police, and accompanied by check for $20.00. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the applications, carried. Claim for damages was read by Clerk from Violet Chrlstiansen, 902~ Washington, Bremerton, for injuries to her daughter, Charlene, 12 years of age, in the amount of ~2,000.00; claim filed JUne 20, 1958. Clerk stated he had immediately reported this claim for the insurance carrier and said he had suggested to Nfs. Christiansen that she contact the insurance company of the contractor who dug the hole into which the daughter fell. City Attorney stated he had also advised this lady to contact the contractor. Clerk presented a claim voucher from Kenyon Materials for $556.25 for ready-mix cement delivered to Park ~k~ive for the Pa~k Dept., and stated this was $~9~.42 over the budget appropriation and~asked tha~ an emergency appropriation ordinance ~e drawn. Motion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Clark to refer to the City Attorney for prepata- tion of the ordinance, carried. Clerk presented two general claims; one from A.H. Burmaster, for appraisal re- port for extension of Clare Avenue, $200.00; and one from Bremerton Title Company fo~. services rendered in total amount ?f $50,00. Mr. NcGowan suggested these two claims be approved and charge to the Warren Ave- nue Bridge Construction Fund. Notion by Mr. ~he~ton and Mr. Olark to approve the payment of the two claims from the Warren Avenue Bridge Construction FUnd, carried. Clerk reported that he ~nd Fire Cheil Tillett had studied the bids received for re-roofing part of the roof at Fire Station No. i and it was their recommendation that the bid oe awarded to the low bidde~, O.K. Roofing Co. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to award the bid as. recommended, carried. Clerk read ~from a report of a meeting held by Puget Sounders, Inc., dated ~une 19, 1958 in which they asked for support of a proposed highway from Neah Bay, Cape Flattery to LaPush. Commissioners stated they were in favor of this proposed road and Mayor Domstad asked the City Attorney to bring in a resolution for passage at next Council meeting to that effect. Clerk read letter dated June 20, 1958, signed by Evelyn T. Bowen, Secretary, Board of Trustees, Kitsap Regional Library, addressed to Mayor H.O. Domstad, request- ing an extension of the present county-city contract to December 31, 1958 at which time the conSUmer should be renewed for a five year period. This extension of time was desired to synchronize the term of contract with the calendar year for budgetary purposes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2282~ "An Ordinance amending Use and Area ~a~s of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Notion~by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2282 carried as fol- lows: Mr..Domstad, Yes. Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2283, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of Ord- inance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Mo~ion by Mr~ Wheaton and ~r. C1 rk to.pass Ordinance No. 2285 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Commissioner Clark reported that the application to the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency for a loan has now been prepared and the selection of an architect has been given every fair consideration. Mr. Clark recommended the selection of B.Dudley Stuart of Seattle and Bremerton as architect for the proposed c~ity hall improvement. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. ~omstad to appoint B. Dudley Stuart as architect of the proposed new City Hall, carried. Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the municipal water supply and sewage disposal system ~£ the City of Bremerton; regulating the use of water therefrom; providing for the sale of water and sewage disposal services; ~ixing the price or rate thereof and providing a method of collecting rates; providing penalties for the violations of this ordinance; and repealing Ordinances No. 2045, 1924, 1871." June 25, 1988 (Con't) Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a maj- ority of the commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: · · Mayor