HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/03/58 December 3, 1958
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, December 3, 1958 at lO:00 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City
Hall with Acting Mayor Clark presiding. Present were Commissioner Wheaton, City
Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were
representatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of reguL, r meeting
held November 26, 1958 as written, carried.
Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids on a new truck for the
Sewage Di:~posal System and for office equipment maintenance for 1959.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to open both bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids for the new truck for Sewage Disposal System and read
from: Kerr Motors, certified check attached for $112.00, Ford one-half ton with
l'viorrisson Utility Bo× 700-6, $2,305.75, less trade-in for 1942 Oldsmobile of ~70.00,
net balance, ~2,235.?$, excise tax of $132.80 has been deducted.
Klu~e Chevrolet, certified check for $125.00 attached, 1959 Chevrolet, $1,602.
63, add ~574.00 for Morison Body Model 700-6, or add $493.04 for ~ D 1 Norysville
Body, and deduct ~50.00 for trade-in.
Bechtel Motor Co., certified check for $118.65 attached, 1959 Dodge with
rison Box $2,422.70 less trade-in of $50.00, or same truck with ~orysville Utility
5ox $2,350.30, less $50.00 trade-ins
Crawford Motors, Cashier's Check attached for $110.85, $2,217.00, including
Morrison oody Model 700-6, less $50.00 trade-in allowance.
Motion by Mr. Whe aton and Mr. Clark to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent,
~ater Superintendent and possibly the Garage Foreman, carried.
December 3, 1958 (Con't)
Clerk opened the bid's for maintenance of office equipment for 1~59 and read from
Peninsula Stationers, $35.00 cash enclosed, $740.30.
Tri-County, Bank money order enclosed for $37.00. $740.30
The bids being the same, Mr. Clark asked Err. Jensen, Bremerton Sun reported to
flip a coin to see who would receive the award.
On the flip of the coin Mr~ Jensen chose heads for Tri-County and the coin came
up heads.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Whea ton that the bid be awarded to Tri-County on
the basis of the flip of a coin inasmuch as the bids were identical, carried.
Clerk read memo from Ed. Peak, requesting the following equipment of the Water
Supply Dept. be declared surplus: one 1938 Chevrolet Panel Truck, one 1928 Star Well
Rig, mounted on a 1928 V~ite Truck, no motor number and no tools, one 1929 White Sp-
rinkler no motor number. Memo stated the equipment was worn out and unsafe to use.
~otion by Er.Wheaton and Mt. Clark to declare surplus anti'authorize.the City Clerk
to sell it for junk, carried.
Clerk read reports of separation for three water dept. employees, Extra ~abor,
Bert H. Hansen, Charles McFarlane, Wallace Day and Edward Sergeant.
Eotion by Mr. Wheaton and Mt. Clark to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk read application~r pinball location license under the master license of
Kiosap Amusement for Crow's Nest, 213 Pacific, Martin C. Baxter, approved by Chief
of Police C. Eewis.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr.01ark to approve the application, carried.
Clerk read request for exSension of twenty working days to complete L.I.D. 275,
from Marvin Construction Col, dated Dec. 2, 1958, cecause of three to four weeks de-
lay in receiving revised plans for the construction of retaining wall; curb and side-
walk adjagent t.: wall delayed to allow time for back-filling, settling, packing and
grading; and bad weather.
Mr. Elton recommended waiving any penalty for delay.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to allow the extension of time and waive any
penalty, carried.
Mr. El~on stated th~,t Marvin Const. Co. has asked that his monthly estimate be
presented at today's Council meeting and that it was impossible to have it prepared
~nd ready for today's meeting; however, he said that the City Auditor had suggested
the Council ~.:ould authorize paymemt if the estimate submitted was approued by the
City Engineer and auSited by the C&ty Auditor.
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mt. Clark to authorize payment of the e~timate when
submitted ii' approved by City Engineer and audited by City Auditor, carried.
Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended Nov. ~0, [958, in the amount of
i~43,571.48 audited by W.R. Van.
Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk read lette~!.da~ted! ~ov~ 28,~95~ addr~s~d.t~i~h~.~C~ty Council, sign~d
by Phillip L. Disney, President, Bremerton City Employees Assn., which stated the
majority of the members would prefer bi-weekly paydays and preferable on Friday,
and petitioning the City Council to consider maktn~ this change.
Mr. Clark commented the City Council should take this under admtsement for the
reason that it involves considerable study of its effects on the city's accounting
system ~nd the cost to put it into effect.
Co~issioner ~heaton agreed on the need for study.
Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the Munici-
pal Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System of the City of Bremerton: regulating
the use of water therefrom; providing for the sale of water and sewage disposal ser-
vices; fixing the price or rate thereof and providing a method of collecting rates;
providing penalties for the violations of this ordinance."
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to approve the ordinance on first reading
carried.
Clerk read proposed contract for sale of real estate, Lots 8, 9 and 10, Tract
6, Warren Smith's Acre Tracts (Civic Center) to School District iO0-C.
City Attorney commented that the County Prosecuting Attorney has stated he will
not approve a contract like this because he feels the school district cannot buy any
real estate on contract; however, Mr. Holland stated he has supplied the Prosecuring
Attorney with some law on it so he might change his mind by tomorrow night; other-
wise, it may have to be handled through lease and the City Attorney would have to
study this as it presents a different problem.
~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr.Wheaton to approve the sale on the basis of the con-
tract with the provision as to deed to read "quit claim" subject to giving the City
Attorney authorization to change it to "Warranty deed" if he determines it is entire-
ly proper and in order, carried.
December 3, 1958 (Con't)
~,Ir. Clark stated the City took a lot into consideration in agreeing to sell Civic
Civic Center on this oasis and the improtant factor is that the City will retain
the right of using tho building to some extent and will continue to have the cooper-
ation of the schools in the=future.which is an improtant factor as compared with
the cost of upkeep of the building.
Notion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Clark to authorize the City Attorney to prepare
.~or presentation to the School Board tomorrow night a bill of sale of the equip-
ment that is to go with this contract according to details to be furnished by Andy
Pendergast, carried.
Mr. Paddison, 704 l~th, complained of water and mud on or about the sidewalks
in the area of llth & Park, and a hazardous bulkhead at 110~ Park Ave.
Mr. Wheaten assured him that when the State had done all they would do in the
area, the Oity will have ~o correct e number of things and that the City Officials
are working on the State to do as much as they can be persuaded to do.
Mr. Dee Floyd, 1104 Walnut Ave., congratulated the City on the new bridge;
ond on behalf of the Eagle's Lodge thanked the City and the Police Dept. on its
very fine cooperation in working with the mid-winter conference, reporti~ there
were about 1900 delegates attending. Mr. Floyd stated he was unhapp~ with the
present water rates.
Motion by ~r. Clark and Mr. Whe ~on to ~y all bills that are approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
~eeting
adjourned.
City Clerk
Mayor