HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/24/58 September 24, 1958
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
was held Wednesday, September 24, 1958 at lO:O0 A.M. in the Mayor's 0ffice, City
Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland. Also present were representatives
of press and radio.
Motion by Mr.Wheaton and ~r. Domstad to approve the minutes of the regular meet-
ing held September 1V, 1958 as written, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for hearing the petition for annexation of
Lot 12, Plat of C. Jack Jones Addition, together with all of l?th Street lying east-
erly of the extended west line of Lot 12, and that no wirtten protests had been re-
ceived.
Clerk read an Ordinance, No. 2298, "An Ordinance accepting and incorporating
into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain land now lying outside
the limits of the City of Bremen'ton, Kitsap County, Washington, and lying contiguous
to saidCity, and declaring an emergency."
~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2298 carried as fol-
lows: Mr. ~mstad, Yes; Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk read notices of employment for Robert Ira Belleisl~ and Harvey Hillyer
Simms III, Extra Laborers, $1.50 per hour, Park and Recreation Dept.
Motion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employments, carried.
Clerk reported that the con~ittee had met to study the water meter bids and rec-
ommends the award be made to Rockwell at $26.60 per meter, in spite of 'the fact that
Calmer Meters ~ave a lower bid.
Clerk stated he had a list showing troubles the Water Dept. had encountered
with Calmer Meters and the committee felt under the circumstances they were justi-
fied in recommending Rockwell.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to accept the Committee's recommendation
and make the award to Rockwell, carried.
Clerk stated he had received a form for calling for bids from the City Engineer's
Office for improving Clare Avenue from Ivy to Sheridan Road by construction of approx-
imately 180~ lineal feet of street, approximately 276 lineal feet concrete sidewalks,
curbs, gutters and driveways. This isnot in the form of an L.I.D. and it is expect-
ed the Toll Bridge Authority will reimburse the city for the c~sts, as set forth in
a T.B.A letter of May 5, 1958 which was read at a previous Council meeting, and as
set forth in T.B.A letter of July 29, 1958.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to authorize the City Clerk to call for
bids according to the plans and specifications, carried.
Clerk stated he had a req:~est for city forces to install 650 feet~of 6" g.I.
main on Dora Ave., between Burwell and First for estimate of ~2,426.34, an~ to re-
new 16 3/4" services in the same area for an estimate of $546.~0, and thaD~netice
will have to be published in the newspaper as requested oy State Law.
Motion by ~r. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the work being done by force
account and Clerk to publish the notice, carried.
Clerk stated that Commissioner Wheaton would like bids called for the purchase
of a used trencher for doing storm sewer work for the Street Depts.'s use.
Notion by Mr.Wheaton and Mr. Clark to authorize the call for bids and attempt
to puz'chase a trencher, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 1012, setting October 15, 1958 at 10:00 A.M. as a
hearind~ date to determine wi~ether or not a portion of Ivy Street should be ~acated;
a~nd instructin~ the City Cle~k to give notice of the hearing.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1012, carried.
September 24, 1958 (Con't)
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2299, "An Ordinance changing the name of Stuart Ave-
nue to Veneta Avenue and declaring an emergency."
Motion by ~'ir. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2299 carried as
follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk read letter dated Sept. 23, 1958 addressed to Mayor Domstad, from the
Commandant Thirteenth Naval District, inviting members of the Council to visit the
guided missell submarine, USS Grayback on September 28, 1958 in Seattle.
Mayor Domstad stated he had a copy of the U.S.S. Bremerton's Ambassador Cruise
0ook if anyone would like to see it.
~vlr. Newell E. Ward, 3306 llth St., came before the City Council relative to
the claim for damages he had filed for injuries to his son from a fall from a For-
est Ridge Park slide and which alaim had been denied by the insurance company and
the City Council.
Mr. Ward stated the insurance company adjuster, Mr. Murphy, claimed tha slide
was rusty upon his examination but Mr. Ward claimed t~lat Mr. Murphy had not examin-
ed it for several weeks after the claim for damages had been filed and that child-
ren had been using it after his son's fall so that it had become rusty.
Mr. Ward also said he was not claiming damages against the City but had accept-
ed the denial of 'the claim; however, he wished to enter a protest against the ~lide
as being unsafe in that the handrail had only a two and one-half clearance against
the four inch handrail cleamance of the slides at Evergreen Park.
Mayor Domstad assured Mr. Ward that he would look into the mat~er and would
check with the ~ark Supt.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Commissioner Clark announced that a bid call is just about ready to be put
out to raze the old building on the corner of 4th & Washington, said bid call hay-
intel bee~ approved b, the City Council some time ago.
Nayor Domstad reported he had been present at the Southworth ferry slip dedi-
cation and had asked Governor ROsselini if he would come up for the dedication of
the new Warren Avenue Bridge and that the Governor would be willing to attend but
he will need a letter of invitation.
Mr. Wheaton stated he would try to get a date set on the dedication.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: City Clerk
Mayor