HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/17/58 December 17, 1958
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was
held Wednesday, December 17, 1958 at 10:00 o,clock A.M. im the Mayor's Office,
City Hall, with Mayor Domstad presiding and present were Commissioner Clark, Com-
missioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Also present
were representatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to approve minutes of regular meeting
held-December 10, 1958 as written, carried.
Clerx stated this was time and place set for openino bids for claim shell
bucket, gas and oil, and tires, tubes, recaps and repairs and that several bid~
had been received.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the Clam Shell Bucket bids and read from:
Feenaughty Machinery Co, certified check for ~VO.O0 enclosed, ~1,215.00, Al-
ternate, ~1,310.00o
Air Mac, cashier's check enclosed for $85.00, $1,535.O0, alternate $1,700.00.
Western Tractor and Equipment, cashier's check for $80.00 enclosed, $1,533.00.
Hatten Machinery, certified check for $104.29 enclosed, $2,018.00.
A.H. Cox & Co., certified check for $83.00, $1,648.50.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to ~urn the bids over to a committee and
award the contract at next Council meeting, carried.
Clerk opened the bids for gasoline and motor oil and read from:
Standard 0il, Cashier's check for $50.00 enclosed, Chevron Supreme (ethyl)
~.252 per gallon, Chevron (regular) 0.22~ per gal. RP~.Delo Special Motor Oils,
0.803 per gal.
December 1V, 1958 (CCh't)
Union Oil, Royal 76 gas, .246 per gal, 7600 Gas, .216 per gal.,~ Un~t~c 0il,
.53 per gal.
C. Jack Jones Co., Inc., Ethyl, .2401, Regular, .2139. No oil bid.
Tidewater 0il Co., W.~; Dane, Distributor, Check attached for $50.00, Flying A,
.2065, Flying A Super Extra, ..2280, Tydol H.P., .65 per gal.
Shell 0il Co., certified check for $50.00 enclosed, Shell gas, .2023, Super
Shell .2283, Shell Rotell.a 0il .668 per ~al,
Richfield 0il, certified' check for $50.00 enclosed, Hi-Octane, .2075, Richfield
100 plus Boron .2385, Richfield H.P., .64 per gal.
General Petroleum, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, Mobilegas Special,k2529,
Mobilgas .2159, Delvac #700 Series ~il, .7785 and Delvac #900, .828 per gal.
Texas Company, certified check'for $50.00 enclosed, Sky Chief, .2233, Fire Chief
.2020 per gal., Texaco Urea 0fl H.D., .535 per gal.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to turn the bids over to a committee, carried.
Clerk opened the bids for tires, tubes, recaps and repairs and read from:
S~indon's, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, bid on all items.
Tidewater 0il Co., W.R.Dane, Distributor, bid on ties and tubes only.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Hr. Wheaton to turn these bids over to a committee,
carried.
Clerk stated that Commissioner ~heaton would like 5o have a change made in the
1959 8udget in the Water Supply Department. The 1959 Budget provides for seven
P~mlp Operators and six are employed at prssent; there is a need for ~nother equip-
menc operator rather than for another pump operator at'the salary provided of $354.
per month, A resolution is required to legalize using the pump operator money for
an equipment operator.
~otion by Mr. Domstad a~d Mr. Wheaton t o instruct the City Attorney to prepare
the resolution making the change in the budget, carried.
clerk read letter, dated Dec. 15, 1958, to Mr. McGowan from Richard Thorgrim-
son, Attom'~ey, asking if the City Commission wishes to proceed with the immediate
sale of City Hall G.0. Bonds or wait for a while. Letter set forth several other
bond sales which are now set for January or first part of February in other parts
of the State. Also, suggested the bond ordinance should be adopted prior to the
first publication of the notice of sale, which notice must be published once a week
for four consecutive weeks.
Mayor Domstad stated the Council will make a decision by next Council meeting
and discuss this in the meantime.
Clerk stated that the CiSy Treasurer has asked that a resolution be adopted
~irecting her to sell the property owned by the City at Sheldon and Cogean an~ set
a m~nimum price; howe~ver, Mr. Wheaton informed the Council the City owns a small
strip of property there which ~as not known at the time the lots were discussed and
this strip is being used as a private driveway. If the lots are sold thg~ this pri-
vate driveway could not be used any further.
Qmestion was what to do with this problem and Mr. Wh~aton asked that it be re-
ferred to the City Attorney to see just where the Citys position is on the proper-
ties.
Clerk read Report of Separation for Alfred James, extra labor, Water Dept.
~otlon by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. blark to approve the separation, carried.
Clerk read notice of employment for Roland G. Fijulka, EnA~ineering Aide P.T.,
at the ra~e of ~300.00 per month effective Dec. 18, 1958.
Mo~ion by Mr. Wh aton and "'r. Clark to approve the employment, carried.
Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended Dec. 15, 1958, ~43,292.90,
audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by M~. Cl~rk and ~r. Domstad 'to ~pprove the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk read £aylor ~nd Bruckart, Inc., statement datedDec. 8, 1958, covering
st~i~pase l~or short logs, pulpwood and alder for November, 1958 showing receipt to
the City of $2,312.30, approved by Water Supt. E.G. Htumble.
Clerx presented general claim voucher for $500.00 from J. David Jensen and
Associates on the Park and Rec. Fund for preparing preliminary plan for Lebo Field
Recreation Area; approved by Andrew Pendergast; audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r.Wheaton to approve the claim vomcher, carried.
Clerk advised the Council thac a letter had been received, dated Dec. 12, 1958,
from Van Waters & Rogers, Inc., notifying the City that effective Jan 1, 1959 the
price on ton cylinders of liquid chlorine will be increased to $9.25
~r. McGowan called attention to the contract for 1959 w~ich allows for and in-
crease four times a yaar providing the 9ity accepts the notice of increase, and the
contract may be Cancelled by a ten-day written notice. Clerk also stated the let-
ter had bi'feted prices for carload deliveries but that a check with the City super-
visors involved reveals it would be impractical to consider carload purchases. Also
December 17, 1958 (CON'T)
that Pen~aalt had submitted a firm 0id and their bid could still be accepted.
~¥~r. McGowan suggested the Council authorize the C1 rk to advise Van Waters
~% Ro~!ers that the City is going to execute Section 4 of their conditions and then
~ubmit a contract to Pennsalt and do business with them.
Motion by ~,'[r. Doms tad and ~[r. Wheaton to instruct the Clerk to so do, carried.
Clerk read two letters from Edward~ J. Brandmeier, Attorney for Northwestern
[dutual Ins. Co., one dated Dec. l~, t95~ re David S. Dixon Claim, and one dated
Dec. ll, 1958 re Ida ~[. Sewell claim, which stated the insurance adjuster had paid
a loss to the Dixons for prol0erty damage in the ~um of $100.28 and to the Sewells
for ~iillS.00, and asked for a check to cover $50.00 on eac~ for the deductible por-
tion of ~he City's insurance policy.
Motion by [',ir. Clark and Mr.~Wheaton to instruct the City Clerk to pay the
~50.00 requested, carried.
Cler~ read letter dated Dec. 9, 1958 from Northwestern ~¥[utual Ins. Co., recom-
mending the claim for damages filed by Mrs.~ Clara H. Craft Oe rejected an~ she be
notified by leoter of the rejection..
i'dotion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Clark to reject the claim of Mrs. Craft and she
0e sc. informed, carried.
Cler~. read ~tter dated Dec. 9, 19~8 from Northwestern Mutual Ins. Co., return-
in~ the claim of Lt. Robert J. Michaels Tor $7.00 to cover a towing bill, because
tae claim was less that the $80.00 deductible provision of the liability policy.
Letter returned the claim for whatever disposition the City Council sees fit.
?,~otion by Mr. Domstad and ~[r. Clark to turn the letter o~r to the City At-
torney, carried.
Clerk read memo to the City Clerk, dated Dec. 1~, 1958, from Andrew Pender-
gast, Sul~t. Park and Recreation Dept., which stated the concession contract expir-
ed as of Oct. ~1, 1958 and requested call for bids to operate the concessions for
the ~.~ear 1~9.
Motion by ?~r. ~omstad and l~r.~ Wheaten to authorize call for ~ids, carried.
Cler~ read from a copy of letter dated Dec. 12, 1958, addressed to Chester
Biesen, Exec. Sect~y, 'Assn of Wash. Cities, signed by Phillip L. Disney, President,
Bre:~erton City Employees Association, whida set forth the contents of a letter dir-
ected ~o State Senator Purvis and State Representatives Morgan, Wang and Nicholson
in suppor~ o± the ?lans and efforts of the Assn. to secure a larger allocation of
Sta~e fax ~'unds for cities use.
Cl~rk read from a copy of a 1.~tter dated July 14, 19~9, signed ~y W.A. Bugge,
Director o~' Highways, which stated it is the responsibility of cities over 15,000
population to sand routes of Sta~e Highways within the corporate limits of the City
at the City's expense.
Clerk read copy of a letter, dated Dec. 11, 1958, written to I'.layor Clinton of
Seattle, by Howard Bergman, Captain, U.S. Navy, Thirteenth Naval District, Legal
Officer, asking that the Commandant be provided with copies of any ordinances which
may conce~ air pollution or smoke nuisance.
Cler~ read letter dated Dec. 13, 1958, addressed to Mayor Domstad f'rom Henry
,Slsaminds, Secret~ry Kitsap reggie Club, expressing their gratituSe for his part
in making th~ two Bremerton watershed accesses an{i corridors available to hunters
a]~rin_ the past hunting season.
Clerk read letter dated Dec. 13, 1958 to the I,.~ayo~' from Joe J. King, President,
Sremerton Aquatic Show, a~king him to discuss with the City Council the possible
[}articipation of the Police and Fire Depts., in the Aquatic Show in 1959.
~,'!ayor Domstad stated this matter would be taken up late~.
Co~muissioner Clark r~:ad letter addressed to the City, dated Dec. 12, 1958,
from P:~ter Kiewit Sons' Co., Vancouver Office, diving as a gift to the City 4,000
fcst of 4 x 1~ planks, which were used on the Second Street Wharf. GiDt given
as a tribute to the fine coope~ation the various city departments ga~.e the contract-
in,: firm while ouildin.~ the new'Warren Ave. Bridge.
I~'layor ~mstad asked that a letter be written ~o Kiewit & Sons~ thanking 'them
for the gi~t. '~
Co~nuissioner Olar, bays a resuune' of information gained in the trip to Everett
Cit[~ [iail yesterday when he mn¢~ [~ayor Domstad and f, lr. ~heahon visited the city of-
l'ices t~ere.
}Joti~on by ?~r. Domstad and ~{r. Wheaten that all bills ~e paid that are approved
by a majority of the co~mnissioners, carried.
~]ee ting adjourned. ~/~/6~~/~~
APPROVED: C~ty Clerk
l~layor