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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/03/58 September 3, 1958 The regular meeting o£ the Gity Council o£ the City o£ Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday~ September 3, 1958 ~ lO:O0 in the Council Chambers, City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner ~heat- on, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City Engineer Elton and City Water Supt. Casad. Also present were representatives o£ the press and radio. Motion by Mr. ~eaton and Mr. Clar~ to approve the minutes o£ the regular meet- in~ held August 27, 1958 as written, carried. Clerk re~d reports of separation £or the £ollowing: Charles Lear~ Oary Wort- man, Philip Burroughs, Robert Bailey, li£eguards; Charles ~emancik, Pool Supervisor, Mabel Dickson and Gladys Chase, Pool Attendants; Hobert S~ith and Carl Peterson, Part Time Leaders; William ~issell, ~usic Director; Dave Hay£ord, Roy Past, Elsie Cunninghs~n, Extra Labor; all of these are £rom Park and Recreation; and£rom the ~ater Department, Jerry Dotson, extra labor. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaten to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read notice o£ employment £or Donald ~o Kip£er, extra labor, ~ater Supply~ ~1.90 per hour, e££ective Sept. 2, 1958. ~otlon by Mr. ~heaton and Mro Clark to approve the emplo~en~, carried. Clerk read claim £or damages £iled by Esther Lott, ~044 Dyes Inlet Road, Brem- erton with the City Clerk on August 29, 1958 £or ~1,165o00 £or d~nages alleged to have been su££ered £rom a £all on a £aulty sidewalk. Mr. McGo~an ~tated he had noti£1ed the insurance company o£ this claim. Clerk read letter dated Sept. 3, 1958 addressed to ~r. McGowan from Alexander J. Boath, 2443 Perry, reporting theft of his daughter's wrist watch and birthstone ring from her purse while swimming at the city pool, No action was taken on this letter. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended August 31, 1958 in the amount of ~45,276.37 audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaten to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk reported that the City Treasurer had received a check for $14,238.63 from the Wash. State Liquor Con~rol Board. September 3, 19§8 (Con't) Clerk[ read letter dated Sept. 2, 1958 to the Mayor from Washington State Dept. of commerce & Economic Development, relating ko the City's participation in the Wash- ington's Century 21 beautification competition. Mayor Domstad outlined briefly what is being done here in Bremerton to 'get this competition into gear. Clerk read an ordina~ce, first reading, "An Ordinance of the City of Bremerton, Washington, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at a special election to be held therein on November 4, 1958 of a proposition of whether or not the city should issue its unlimited tax levy general obligation bonds in the principal sum of $400,000 for the purpose of providing part of the funds to recon- struct the existing City Hall and building adjacent thereto, as a new City Hall building and to make certain other improvements to property in the immediate vicinity thereof for civic purposes." Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading carried unanimously. Mayor Domstad reported that four Japanese Navy ships would be visiting Bremer- ton at the local shipyard tomorrow and stated he hoped the people of Bremerton would turn out to participate in the various events connected with their visit. Mr. William Schultz, l?00 Jacobson and Mrs. Harold T. Fisher, 162~ Jacobson Blvd., came before the City Council asking that the City rescind a bill for $96.00 which has recently been rendered to the users of water on the 01son Water Line which runs off Jacobson Blvd. The City has oeen charging for six users for many years and the Mater Dept. had determined thence are nine users so have issued an adjusted bill against the users. Clerk read a copy of a letter f~om Mr. Casad to the users which explained the City,s position. After~ discussion of the matter Mayor Domstad asked that representatives of the users meet with Mr. Wheaton in the Mayor's Office Friday morning at 10:00 A.M. The Council meeting mas recessed for about five minutes at this time so that Mr. Purvis of Purvis Construction Company and his attorney may have a few minutes before presenting the matter of the new Manette reservoir before the City Council. The City Council met after about five minutes of recess with the same persons in attendance and Mr. Harold Tollefson of Tacoma, an attorney, spoke on behalf of his client, Mr. Purvis. ~! Mr. Tollefson asked that the City Council consider the payment to M~' Purvis for the extra concrete used in the base of the Manette Reservoir, statin~ that it was necessitated by soft and wet ground and that all work slips for the extra con- crete were approved by the inspector who represented the consulting engineer, Mr. Cunntngham, and ~he City itself. After Mr. Tollefson had presented the case for Mr. Purvis, Mr. Cunningham sta- ted he recommended that the City Attorney and Mr. Tollefson negotiate and see if some agreement can be reached. Both Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Casad stated they were not aware the extra cement was being installed until after the base was completely p~nred, and Mr. Cunningham stated he did not believe the extra concrete was necessary to have been placed. Commissioner Clark reviewed his stand on the matter and referred to a number of provisions in the contract. Motion by Mr. Clark that the City follow the recommendation of the Engineer and deny the payment of the extra concrete and follow the clearly written contract and assess the penalty. Mayor Domstad annodnced after a few moments that the motion had died for lack of a second. Mayor Domstad called on Mr. Wheaton who reviewed the need for some extra con- crete in both the walls and the base but that he did not know anything of the large area where extra was put in. Mr. Wheaton recommended that the contractor be paid for the extra Concrete at the unit price of $20.00 per yard instead of the $66.80 on the premise~that extra concreto had to be put in. Also, Mr. Wheaton recommended that the penalty of $50.00 per day not be assessed. Discussion was held as to need for recessing until the afternoon so t!~at an a- greement could be worked out between the parties. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a mai-' ority of the Commissioners, carried. Mayor Domstad recessed the City Council meeting until 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, September 3, 1958. APPROVED: Cl~y C~erk Mayor Sept'ember 3, 1958 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held at 1:30 P.M., September 3, 1958 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton with Mayor Domstad presiding, present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaton City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, Water SUpt. Casad, Consulting Engineer Cunningham, Contractor ?urvi2 and his Attorney, Harold Tollefson and representatives of the press and radio. Motion by Mr. Whe aton that the City adjust the cost of the concrete which the contractor claims to $2800.00 and that the City eliminate the penalty. City Attorney Holland ~ave review of the discussions with Mr. Tollefson and stated the figure of Mr. Wheaton ts acceptable and Mr. Tollefson concurred with this as an acceptable compromise. Mr. Clark stated his Stand was unchanged. Mr. Hollafid stated a release will be prepared by him for signature between the City and Mr. Purvis and that when the release is filed with the City Clerk that will be the date of acceptance o'f the reservoir and there will then be thirty days there- after to hold the retained percentage. Motion seconded by Mr. DomStad. On the roll call on the motion, vote was as follows: Mr. Domstad, YeS. Mr. Clark, No. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: City Cl~rkv Mayor