HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/24/58 December 24, 1958
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of'Bremerton, Washington was
held ~,~ednesday, December 24, 1958 at 10:O0 o'clock a.~., in the ~ayor's Office,
City Hall with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Clark, Co~mlis-
sioner ,,heaton, City. Cl~rk McGowan, City Attorney Holland, City.Engineer Elton and
,~ater Superintendent Humble. Also present were representatives of press and radio.
~iotion by ~r. ~Wneaton and Mr. Clark to approve minutes of December l?, 1958 as
wri!tten, carried.
Clerk stated this was time and place for l~earing on assessment roll, L;I.D.
275 and no written protests had been received.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2309, "An Ordinance adoptin~ a~d confirming the asses-
sment roll for local improvemeat District No. 276, providing for the improvement of
the alley between Brashem Avenue and Eipeic Avenue, from Cascade Trail to East 23rd
Szreet, as in said Ordinance 'described; providing for the levjin~ and assessing for
the costs an~ expenses tnereog against the parcels and lots of land between the
termini and within the boundaries of said improvement district; providing for the
.c011eccion thereof; creating and establishing~ a special fund therefor; and fixing
the date for the issuance of bOnds in paym,~nt thereof."
~.~otion by Mr. Dostad and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2309 carried as fol-
lows: Mr. Domstad, Yes; Mr, Clark, Yes; Mr. ~heaton, Yes.
Clerk state~J it was time and place for opening oids for a wire mesh fence and
an elevated steel water tank and that several bids had Oeen received. I~.'lotion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opensd the bids for the wire mesh fence and read from three bidders:
Anchor Post Products, certified check enclosed for ~150.00, ~3,000.
Eldorado Fence, bid bond enclosed, ~3,802.00.
Cyclone Fence, Certified Check enclosed for ~160.00, ~3,065.00.
~,~ot. ion by ~,~r. Wheaten and Mr. Clark to refer the bids to a co~maittee and Water
Superintendent, carried.
Clerk opened bids for a steel water tank and read from:
W.E. Caldwell, certified check enclosed for ~2,300.00, alternate #1, ~45,930.,
#2 alternate, ~44,870.O0o
American Const. Co., bid bond enclosed, alternate #1, i~47,700.00; alter~mte
#2, W46,900.00.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., bid bond enclosed, alternate #1, ~4b,o70.00; alter-
hate #2, .[~44,515.00.
Graver Tank & ~[fg. Co., bid bond enciosed, alternate #1, ~45,619.00; alternate
#2, Q42,774.00.
Pi~ts~mrgh Des ~[oines Steel Co., bid bond enclosed, alternate "1, ~45,120.00,
alter~ate #2, ~45,050.O0.
Motion by [~ir. Wheaton and Mr. Clarkto refer the .bi~s to the City Engineer and
the :,~ater Supt., carried.
Clerk read letter dated Dec. ~3, 1958 to the City Water Dept. from District
Public Works Office, 13i~, Seattle, which set forth terms of new agreement with
the 0.S. Navy and the Water Dept., in order to ~aend Contract NOy-17171 so that
the city's new water rates would be effective at the.13th N.D. Publications and
Printing Office, Charlotte and. Preble Streets. All other terms of the contract re-
main ~he same.
~.iotion by I¥[r. ~%1~e aton and Mr. Clark to accept the contract and the [,layer and
0ity Clerk be authorized to sign for the City, carried.
Clerk read letter memorandum to the City Council dated Dec. 23, 1958 signed by
E.~. ~!t~nble, Water SuPt., for co~mmittee composed of ~,.~r. Humble, I~[r. Eckland,
~heaton an~] ?~ir. ~,~cGowan, which set forth the results of thei~, study of the clam
shell bucket bids. and recommending award to the low bidder meetin~d the specifica-
tions of the call for bids, A.H. Cox Company on an Owen bucket. The three lower
bids did not meet the specification as set out bY the City.
~otion by ~r. Domstad and Mr.W~aeaton to accept the reco~mnendation of the ~ent-
lemen who have si~.jned the letter, carried.
Clerk read memo dated Dec. 23, 1958 to l~r. ~'he aton from Fred S. Schoneman,
~treet Supt. which set fort['~ the need for a salt spreader for ~se on the two bridges
and that as far as can 0e ascertained the Scotcl~aan Salt Spreader is the only one
of its ty[~e manufact~red which has the needed essentials to do the job required.
'£he qmoted price is ~682.00, and the Seattle &gent (Caldwell Mach. Co.) will sell
the Gity a new one for ~632.00 delivered in Seattle.
~¥[r. i~,[cGowan called atte~tion ~o ohe fact this woulo be in excess of the Charter
on purc~asin.. ~,ithout calling for bi~s, however, City Attorney stated the City was
~o~ req~:ired t~. do any useless acts.
?dotion by Mr. Domstad and S~r. Wheaten to approve the request for purchase of
the spreader, carried.
Clerk presented two claim vouchers: One f~rom Lyorand, ~dontgomery and Ross Bros,
a. mdited by '~.R. Vaa for ~2,121.00 for management consulting services; and ~. Dudley
Stuar'c, architect, ~7,500.00 from City Hall Planning Dund, audited by ~.R. Vaa, ap-
proved by Austin Clark.
December 24, 1958 (CON'T)
~otion by Mr. Clark and Mr. ~eaton to approve both claim vouchers, carried.
Clerk read claim for damages from Erma C. Turner, 1225 Burwell, for injuries
smffered when she fell on a sidewalk at about 1034 4th Street. Damages claimed
ii59.00 a~.i will have 8 to 12 weeks time last at ~45.00 per week and possi01y more
X-rays.
Mr. ~c~owan reported he had submitted the claim to the insurance company.
Mr. McGowan reported that G.E. is apparently low oidder on the radio gear bat
t!~e~,e was som~ adjustin, to do yet in the equipment which 0.C.D.M. would partici-
pate in and he would have to check again with the Olympia office. He said the
Co~m~ittee recommended the award be made to the low bidder.
Idr. McGowan also stated he didn't feel it was possible that Motorola would be
low even after checking with Olympia; ho~ver, Mayor Domstad felt the low bidder
should not be named in the motion because of the possibility there might ~ a
c~ange in the low bidder after checking with Olympia. ~
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr; Domstad to award to the low bidder subject to
approval a~d checking with OCD~, carried.
Clerk rea~ letter dated Dec. 17, 1958 to ~r. Elton from State Highway Commis-
sion i_.iving authority to. permit the Pacific Mechanical Constructors Inc., to un-
load the steel water pipe on wooden chocks on the oridge and to mark off one lane
of traffic during the installation of the pipe; with the provision that the paint-
ina contractom must be allowed to complete his work first which will be about the
middle of January, 1959, and ~hat the City will hold the state harmless from any
and all accidents or incidents that may arise ~y reason cz the contractor's oper-
ation on the bridge or any accident caused by a third party.
Mr. I~cGowan stated he had checked the policy and it has a "save harmless"
clause; however, he would like to have someone else check it an,~ suggested Commis-
~ioner Clark.
~r. Holland] stated that copies of the letter and ~e~e~.al cond.ltions to ~o with
insurance should be photographed an~ sent to our insurer as well as ~acific ~ech-
~nical Constructors Inc.
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and ~r. Clark that the City accept thls letter from the
State and sign it, carried.
Clerk read letter from Lige Dickson Co., addressed to the City Council, dated
Dec. 18, 1958, petitioning the City to vacate Leonard Avenue with tract: Tract B,
let Add. to Sheridan Park, so they may regrade the property at.its new level.
Linage Dickson Co., listed themselves as the property owners of the described tract.
Mr. Elton commented the petition had been submitted to him and he had in turn
submitted it to the Planning Commission for approval and they have looked into the
req~est and recommend approval. Mr. Elton stated also that the street serves no
one but themselves.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~ heaton to approve the request and authorize
t~e City Attorney to draw the resolution, carried.
Clerk recommended, for the Co~mmittee, award for gas~line contract for 1959 be
~ade to low bidder on premium and regular gasoline, Texas Company, and lubricat-
in6 oil, Unitec, Union.Oil Co.
~otion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Clark to award as recommended, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 1030 from the appropriation for 19 patrolmen under
Salaries and Wages in the Police Pudget to Salaries, Wages, F~tra Help, in the
Municipal Court Budget; and that the sum of ~200.00 be transferred from the appro~
priation for meterman I under Salaries and Wages in the Water Con~ercial Office
Budget, to Water Supply, Salaries and Wages, Extra Labor.
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Domstad to pass Resolution No. 1030, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2310 "An Ordinance providing for the transfer of ap-
propriations in the 1958 Budget and for the appropriation of funds received in
excess of estimated revenues and declaring an emergency."
Motion by Mr. Clark and Mr. Yfh<~aton to pass Ordinance No. 2~10, carried as
follows: ~r. Domstad, yes) Mr. Clark, Yes; Mr. Wheaten, Yes.
Clerk stated that at last Council meeting he was instructed to write to Van
~aters & ~ogers, Inc., and cancel their contract due to a notice of price increase
of liquid chlorine. Following this, Mr. McGowan stated, he received a phone call
from i[r. Porter, Massager Van Waters & Rogers, who stated he was not aware of the
way t~e specifications read arid they would like 0o oive ~he City a firm bid and
would confirm their offer by letter.
Cleri~ read letter dated Dec. 18, 1958 from Mr. Porter, Van Waters & Hogers,
which assured the City the prices given in their con~ac~ were firm for the term
of 0anuary 1, 1959 through Dec. 31, 1959 and asked that the City adknowledge this
understanding. ,
Disc~ssion followed the reading of the letter. City Attorney advised that
their contract was not oinding on the Oity as a firm bid was called for in the
first place and they slipped in the esealat ~r clause in their contract and if they
~il! now sign o~r form of contract there is no question as to the terms of the 1959
contract.
December 24, 1958 (CON'T)
~.iotion by I~r. Domstad and ~r. Wheaton to approve their oiler and send them our
contract, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Dec. 16, 1958 from Captain N.W. White, Commanding Of-
ficer USS Hornet, add~ssed to ~iayor Domstad, in appreciation for the marked hospit-
ality e:~;tended to their crew by the I'~ayor and cordial people of ~he city:
Clerk presented petition bearing 124 signatures, asking that traffic conditions
be surveyed at llth and Naval intersection and corrective measures be expedited by
the installation of ~ra££ic lights at this place.
~Iotion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Whe aton tc turn the petition over to Police Chief
and ~,[r. Phillips and give it a study, carried.
Clerk read ~esolution No. 1031, declaring a legal hol~ay for Friday, December
26, 1958 and benefits accruing to the city employees shall be under the terms of
Ord. No. 1813.
fdo tion by Mr. Whe[ton and Mr. Clark to pass Resolution No. 1032, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 1032 creating an additional position entitled Equip-
ment 0perszor under the item Equipment Operator, SaLary and Wa~es of the Water De!t.
:.udget and the number of Pump Operators is decreased from seven to six, and trans-
£'er..ing from Pump Operators in the Salary Wages Section of the 1959 Water Dept. Bud-
get the stm~ of ~4,5V0.00 to the $,.tem Equipment Operator, Salary an~ Wa~es, Water De-
l2. rtment, 1959 Budget.
~[otion by Mr. Wheaton and ~,ir. Domstad to Dass Resolution No. 1032, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance, No. 2311, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area ~[aps of Ord-
inance No. 1V92 and declaring an emergency,u
['/lotion by Mr. ~eaton and Mr. Domstad to pass Ordinance No. 2311 carried unan-
imously.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2312, ~An Ordinance amending Use and Area ~p~s of
Or¢linance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency,u
Motion by ~,~r. Wheaton and Mr. Clark to pass Ordinance No. 2312 carried unan-
imously.
Clerk read letter dated Eec. 19, 1958 to the City Council from City Attorney
Hollana] setting forth his opinion from studies he has made thac the operator of a
police car was ne~jligent wt~en opening his car door into a passing automobile and
tha~ the City should pay this bill which is less than ~50.00 and had been referred
back tc the City for ~isposition.
~,~otion by ~dr. Domstad and ~lr. Wheaton to pay the claim, carried.
~r. Holland stated on the case w~ere the man has claimed for a towing bill for
towing2 his car ~['rom a place where the City was making an improvement, that the man
~:pparently lived near where the improvement was being made and, therefore, was a-
ware of the conditions and was negligent and contributed to the sitmation in some
extent. Also the City had provided a travel portion and the citizens t~_.ere were a-
~.are of' this. ~.[r. Holland stated the City might pay the bill as a pualic police;
however, in the discussion which followed Commissioner ~lark opposed payins the bill
because caation should b.- exercised in setting a precedent which might be ~ostly next
time.
Motion by [,.Ir. Domstad and ~,ir. Cl~rk to d~ny the claim and the claimant be so
notified, carried.
t','lr. William Paddison, 704 12th, Bremerton, stated he believed the bridge was
properly built, l'his statement was made in view of the recent controversy as to
whether or not the railing was safe. Also, ~[r. Paddison complained about the side-
walk at 612 Park Avenue.
Clerk stated it had been practice to pay cit/ employees the da? before the 1st
of January and sug~ ested a motion be passed if the City Counsil was in favor of pay-
in& early.
1,.lot:ion by I.,Ir. Domstad and 2~ir. Clark to pay city employees on December 31, 1958,
carried.
~iotion by I~r. Domstad and ~r. Clark to pay all bills that are approved by a maj-
ority' of the Commissioners, carried.
~'~ee~ing adjourned. ~~ ~~
APPJ~0 ~.~D: Ci6y Clerk
Mayor