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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/16/57 January 16, 1957 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at lO:O0 A.M., Wednesday, January 16, 1957 in the Mayor's Office, City, Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner ~ullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Also. in attend- ance were representatives of press and radio~ Motion by Mr. ~neaton and ~r. Domstad to approve minutes of previous meeting of January lb, 1957 as written, carried. Clerk read report of separation for John P. Grande, Water De~rtment. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the separation, carried. Clerk read notice of employment for John P. Grande, Extrt Labor at $1.90 per hour, Water Supply Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Domstad to approve the employment, carried. Clerk stated that at least week's Council meeting a letter was read from First Presbyterian Church asking that they 'be permitted to take over the Harrison Hospit- al sign at Sixth and Chester and in this connection the Clerk read a letter from the Puget Sound Hospital to the Council, dated January 14, 1957, requesting permis- sion to move the blanked out Harrison Hospital sign from the present location and install it on the grass plot in front of the hospital. Mayor Domstad stated he had talked with Mr. ~cLeod and he felt it would be all right to move the sign as requested. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to allow the sign to be moved, carried. Clerk made mention of the necessity to pass a resolution and ordinance in connection with concluding last year's budget and suggested the Council recess to Friday. Clerk stated he had a sealed bid from a W.A. Lappen, Rt. l, Bbc 1823, Bremer- ton, for a dwelling en the Warren Avenue Bridge right of way. After discussion it was decided that nothing should be done with this bid. Mr. Tom Monroe, local house mover, was present to listen in on the results of the house auction sale, and two boys were present from West High School as observers. Mayor Domstad asked if anyone wished to speak about the auctions ale of the houses, Warren Avenue Bridge Project, and a Mr. Peter Walton protested that the notice of sale was not published in the newspaper so he didn't know about the date until after the sale was held. Ma$or Domstad stated that there might have been more publicity on the sale; however, nearly all the places have been sold andpaid for. Mayor asked that Oluf Johnsen, Assistant City Attorney, be called into the meeting to report on the auction sale. Mr. Darling, owner of Ralph's Fix-it Shop, was pres. ent and complained that there were some firms in town who handled their trade-ins in such a way that he claimed they should be classed as second-hand dealers. Discussion followed and Mayor Domstad stated he would call a meeting for the second-hand dealers on this complaint. Mr. Holland stated the other side should also ~e asked to come to the meeting. Mr. Johnsen came in~o the meeting so the matter of ~he sale of the houses by auction was taken up. Mr. McGowan read a letter from City Attorney Holland, addressed to the Mayor, dated January 16, 1957 in which it was stated that the City of Bremerton is under no obligation to publish or give notice of the sale by it of surplus personal pro- perty and that w~ether or not a public notice should be ~,Nen is a question of pol- icy and not a legal question. Louis Soriano was present and asked if any progress had been made on getting appraisals on Water Department property at 17th and Nipsic so it could be offered for sale and Mr. Wheaton answered that he had not issued orders for this yet but ~ill do so and the sale will be under the Treasmrer's Office. Discussion was held on lack of official notice of the auctions ale appearing in the newspaper and Mr. McGowan stated there had been a newspaper story about the sale when the Council decided on a public auction and then signs were put on all buildings offered for sale. Mr. Johnsen stated he had received a call a day on the average relating to the sale. Mr. Higgs, a bidder, stated he felt the Council should proceed with the awards because he had ~een in yesterday to pay for his bid and had not been allowed to make the payment. He said he had contracted for all the necessary work to place these houses and now finds he isn't going to be able to have them. Mr. Donstad asked Mr. Oluf Johnsen to gi ye the details of the bids and the auctioneer's recommendation in each parcel's case. Mr. Johnsen thereupon outlined the results of the bidding and stated that two parcels had been ~old subject to further order oL the City Council. January 16, 1957 (Con't) These were parcel 6, a residence at ll02 Park Avenue and Parcel 23, residence at 1744 Warren Avenue. Other than these there were no reservations by the auction- eer and Mr. Johnsen gave the bids as follows: Parcel No. 2, resid~nce, ll03 Elizabeth Avenue~ Ben Bredig, $200.00. Parcel No. 2, Garage, same address, Mr. Durnil, $5.00. ~ Parcel No. 3, residence, ll02 Elizabeth Avenue, no bid and can be included in next sale. Parcel No. 6,~ residence, ll02 Park, Mr. Higgs, $100.00, subject to Council,s further order. Parcel No. 8, garage, ll02 Park, Mr. Ford, $20.00 Parcel No. 7, residence, ?08-11th St., Mr. Sims, $1,980.00. Parcel No' 12, residence, 818 llth St., Mr. Durnil, $828.00. Parcel No' 18, residence, 814-11th St., Mr. Higgs, $810.00. Parcel No. 18, garage, 81~ llth Street, Mr. Durnil, $~0.00. Parcel 22, duplex, 1782 Warren Avenue, T.K, Phillips, $8,080.00. Parcel 22, garage, 17~2 Warren Avenue, Mr. Anderson, $88.00. Parcel 28, residence, 1744 Warren Avenue, Mr. Ford, $278.00, subject to ap- proval of the City Council. Parcel 28, garage, 174A Warren, Mr. Ford, $8.00. Motion by Mt.W heston and Miss Cullin that the City accept the bids on Parcel 2, Parcel 8, garage, ll02 Park Avenue, Parcel 7, Parcel 12, Parcel 18, both resid- ence and garage, Parcel 22, both the residence and the garage, that the City Coun- cil take under advisement Parcel No. 8, the residence, and Parcel No. 28, the re- sidence and garage, carried. It was announced that the City Council would recess until Friday a t lO:O0 A.M. and make decision on Parcel No. 6 and Parcel No. 28 at that time. Oluf Johnsen recommended bhat a lette~ be written by either Mayor or the Clerk to Mr. Bugge, State Highway Director, thanking him for cooperation and assistance insending up this auctioneer. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that such a letter be written, carried. Mr. McGowan suggested the City Council direct either the City Treasurer or City Clerk to insert the notice of a future sale w~en ready. Engineer stated should be the Clerk. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that the City Clerk insert the notice of sale at the proper time, carried. Mr. Johnsen stated t~ere was a piece of property located approximately at War- ren Avenue and 17th which would be of no value to the City and should go to the ad- joining property owner who is a Mrs. Peterson, a wfdown. mr. V~eaton agreed that Mrs. Paterson was logical to purchase the property and agrees with Mr. Johnsen that no use to the City. Mr. Johnsen stated Mrs. Peterson would pay $250.00 for it and after further discussion Mr. Holland recommended the City accept this amount. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Domstad to take the recommendation of Mr. John- sen and go ahead and get this matter settled up, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad that the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mayor recessed the meeting to Friday morning, the 18th of January, 1~57 at 10:00 A.M.