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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/26/58 November 26, 1908 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City o£ Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, November 26, 1958 at 10:00 o'clock A.N. in the Nayor's 0££ice, City Hall with Nayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Wheaten, City Clerk ~¢Gowan, City Attorney Holland,~ity Engineer Elton and Water Supertendent Humble. Also present were representatives o£ press and radio. notion by Nr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of last regular meet- ing held November 19, 1958, carried. November 26, 1958 (CON'T) Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids for radio gear, ammonia and sale of surplus scrap iron and brass and official publications. a~d chlorine Motion vy Mr. ~Vheaton and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids on radio gear and read from: Notorola, $17,842.57, allowance for trade-in, $2,185.00 on police equipment, and on fire $680.00; alternate bid from Motorola $12,882.57. C & G Radio Supply on General Electric Equipment, $17,551.17, trade-in allow- ance for police equipment $2460.00 and for fire equipment, $6@$,00; alternate, $25,7?3.40, trade-in for police $8826.00 and $2273.00 for fire equipment. Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaten that the bids be turned over to the Pol- ice, Fire Dept. and Purchasing Agent to come up with a recommendation, carried. Clerk opened bids on ~nmonia and chlorine supplies for 1959 and read from: Van Waters & Rogers, certified check for $450.00 enclosed and bid of $8,317.$0. Pennsalt, certified check for $420.00 and bid of $8,362.50. ~otion by Mr. WheatoH and Mr. Clark to award the bid to low bidder, Van Waters ~nd Rogers, carried. Clerk opened the bids for sale of scrap metal and read from: Lydia M. Ross, scrap brass, .02~ per pound. Bremerton Auto Wrecking, iron, $18.87 per ton, brass, .1678 per ~ound. Julie's Metal Salvage, cast iron $16.50 per ton, brass .14-~ per pound. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Domstad to let the bid to the high bidder, Brem- erton Auto Wrecking, carried. Clerk opened the bid for printing official publications and read from Bremer- ton Sun, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, $1.56 6 point type set in l0 em col- umns or $1.68 6 point, set in ll.6 em columns. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaten to award to the Bremerton Sun, carried. Clerk read minutes of the Investmant Board of the City of Bremerton, dated 'Nov. 26, 1958, which showed that the Board had passed a motion to authorize the City Treasurer to invest $1,000.00 in the First Federal Savings and L~en and $7,000 in ~.~etropolitan Savings and Loan of Cumulative Reserve for Acquisition of Lands Fund of the Water Department. ~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr..Clark to opprove the recommendation of the In- vestment Board, carried. Clerk read reports of separation for Eugene ~cBride, Water Department, and Wortey W. Earrs, Police Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and ~r. Clark to ~pprove the separations, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for Ruth Bercot, Clerk-Typist, Engineering Department at $1.80 per hour and Donal~ Wayne Kipfer, Police Patrolman at per month effective Nov. 2~, 1988. ~!otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaten to approve the employments, carried. Clerk presented notices of change in pay status for Florian S. Schooley, skil- led Operator, $388.00 per month ~nd Jesse Bell, $~7Z.00 per month, both effective December 1, 1958 in the Water Sewage Disposal Department. ~0~ion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Clark to approve the changes in pay, carried. Clerk present claim voucher from Linden Const. Co., on Warren Ave. Bridge Con- struction Fund, for Estimate No. 1, less 15% retained, net $~,069.42, approved by Earl ~. Elton an~ audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by ~r. Wheaten and Mr. Domstad to approve payment~f the voucher, car- ried. Clerk presented general claim voucher from Cyclone Fence Co., on Waterworks Betterment 1957 Fund, for $2965.~7, approved by H. Eckland and E.G. Humble and ~udited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Clark to approve payment of the claim voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Kitsap County Fair Assn., for $2,000.00 on the C~nnulative Reserve for General Permanent Street Improvement Fund, approved by D.B. ~heaton and audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and ~r. Clark to pay the voucher, carried. Clerk read claim for damages filed by Lt. Robert J. Michaels, USN, on Nov. 1988 for towingl bill of ~7.00 to cover cost of ~emoving his car from an excavation at about 1714 Pitt Ave., on Nov. 1, 1958. Clerk stated this was reported to the insurance company. Clerk read letter dated Nov. 17, 19~8 to the City from State Dept. of Natural Resources, enclosDng Harbor Area Lease No. 2325-3 in duplicate for signature, cov- ering Finest Street Wharf area. Notion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaten to approve the lease, carried. ' November 26, 1958 (Con't) Commissioner Wheaten asked that bids be called for purchase of various sizes of cast iron pipe for the Water Dept., Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad authorizing call for bids for various sizes of cast iron pipe for the Water Dept., carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 1022, fixing hearing date for assessment roll for LID-2?6 on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1958 and directing the City Clerk to give notice of the hearing by mail and official publications. Motion by Mr.R~eaton and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1022, carried. Clerk read Agreement dated Nov. 25, 1958 where Allie L. and Myrtle B. Beck authorized the City to raise the existing concrete wall along Pitt and E. 17th, con- struct new wall from the end of existing wall on Pitt north to alley and along the north boundary of said property line in an easterly direction, also construct new wall from the south property line north on the east margin of said property, fill in with concrete between the sidewalk and wall and fill in with concrete between the sidewalk and curb, for the sum of $2,502.39, plus state sales tax; and authoriz- ed the City to spread this cost on the assessment rolls in LID 275; and agree that this constitutes a lien on the aforesaid property; property is Lot ll, Panorama Gardens. Mr. Elton explained that the work will be done by Linden Const. Co. and the City will pay Linden and the owners will pay via the assessment roll. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and *er. Clark to approve the agreement, carried. Clerk read letter.from Bremerton Oil to the City dated Nov. 15] 1958 which stated they were interested in acquiring city property, Lot 1, Park Place Add., and Parcel 2 1-5 in Gev. Lot 1, See.l~. Mr. Wheaten said he could see no reason for the City to hold the property and Mr. Elton explained that there is no street dedicated there and the City acquired the property through forclosure for unpaid taxes. Motion by ~r. Wheaten and Mr. Domstad to authorize the City Treasurer to sell the property by calling ~or bids, carried. Clerk read letter dated Nov. 25, 1958 to the City Commission from F.E. Irish, Bldg. Inspector, which e tared that dwellings No. 100, ~19, $20 and ~24, located at the foot of ~ourth Street were inspected by.the Building and Fire Departments on Nov. 21, 1958 and were found to be structurally unsafe and to consitutue a hazard to safety, health and public welfare by reason of dilapidation; and asked that the City Council direct the City Attorney to take necessary action under Ord. Section Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. Wheaten to refer to the City Attorney, carried. ,~ Clerk read letter addressed to the Mayor from Dept. of Education, Juneau, Alaska, dated Oct. 28, 1958, thanking the City for cooperation in loaning personnel to conduct a training school for Alaska Firemen, The City of Bremerton had loaned Asst. Chief Hal. Gardner. Clerk read letter addressed to the Mayor from Phil Drouin, Chairman, Star of the Sea Booster Club, dated Nov. 13, 1958, thanking the Police Dept. for providing an escort for their "Home-Coming Parade" which was held on Sunday, October 26. Clerk read letter addressed to the Mayor and oity Councilmen, dated Nov. 18, 1958, from Mrs. Guy K, Wet ek and Florence Louise Turner, which stated they were appreciative of the kind a~d generaous gesture in the passage of Resolution No. lO19 expressing sympathy and recognizing the loss of Guy Wetzel. Clerk read letter addressed to Mayor Domstad from A.E. Foraker, W.J. Reddin, and H.K. Richstein, dated Nov. l?, 1958 giving suggestions to improve the appear- ance of Bremerton and its approach on Highway from Gorst. Clerk rea~ a~ ordinance, second reading, Ordinance No. 2307, "An Ordinance relating to the creation and establishment of a retirement and pension system for certai~ officers and employees of the City of Bremerton; providing for payment of retirement allowances, prescribing conditions and providin~ for administration of sai~ system and amending Section 24 of Ordinance No. 1572." Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 2307 carried as fol- lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes._ Mr. Clark, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Humble, Water Supt., sta~ed the Kitsap Lake Water District contract calls for negotiation of water rates and the district has objected to the oity not noti- fying them of the increase of rates. Mr. Holland cormmented that he thought all districts should be notified of the increase. Motion by Mr. Wheat0n and Mr. Clark that the Water Supt. and City Attorney be authorized to ~ake necessary steps so that there will be no obstruction in setting our new rates up, carried. November.26, 1958 (Con't) Mr. Oeerge Truemper, 2710 Holman, appeared 0efore the Council to speak in fav- or of having a dog leash law put into effect.~ l~ayor Domstad spoke of the difficulties in other cities with such a law and that it was questionable just-how it would work out here, as well as there would be more expense in attempting to enforce that type of ordinance. The Mayor gave Mr. Truemper a file of information on the leash law and asked him to study 't~e matter further in order to acquaint himself with the rmmificattons of the leash law. Mayor Domstad stated there was to ~.e a meeting of the Inland Waterwaya in Portland on Dec. 11 and 12, 1958 and heu, has been ivited but will not be able to at- tend. Mr. Wheaton stated he did not know what benefit this could be for this city but sai~ he was looking into ~he matter. Mr. ~omstad turned the letter over to Mr. Wheaton to see if anything can be done. Mayor Domstad reported he was going to Boston as a delegate of the Assn. of Washington Cities to the American Municipal Assn. convention and would be there for the first meeting to ~ held on Saturday Afternoon, Nov. 29th. i~ayor Domstad stated the Olympic College queen was taking a letter to the May- or of ~uba City, California, offering him a cha~l~nge~and the queen to accept the wager for I~ayor Domstad. Also, T.B.& M. marget is sending a couple of boxes of apples to give out at half-time during the football gontest. Mr. William Paddison, 704 12th, stating that the new llth,Street is very wide and has become a speedway making it difficult to cross safely. He asked that a crosswalk be painted at llth and Park Avenue. Mr. Wheaton stated that this:is being taken care of now and is being checked in~o. Mayor Domstad commented that Mr. Higgins is here today from the state check- ing on bridge traffic control problemm.; Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills that are approved by~a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: '