HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/01/57 May 1,
~he regular meeting o£ the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was called to order by Mayor Domstad at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, May 1,
in the Mayor,s Office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Cul-
lin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and Cit~ Attorney Holland. Also in
~ttendance was a representative o£ the radio and several members of the West Brem-
erton Merchants Association.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve minutes of April 24, 28, 26
and 29, 195V as written, carried.
Clerk read notices of employment for Wayen E. Hoff~an and Dale C. Loop, extra
labor, Cemetery at $1.90 per hour; Clarence T. Brickell, Inspector Water ~epart-
ment at $450.00 per month; Nell E. Wadsworth, serviceman-storekeeper at the Garage
at $1.90 per hour.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the employments, carried.
Clerk read claim for damages from Albert J. Williams, 1911~ Sth Street for
$72.78, auto damaged by city truck and stated this claim had been referred to the
insurance company, as well as the claimant.
May l, 1957
Clerk read letter, dated April 30, 1957, £rom Governor Albert D. Roselltnt
thanking the City for sending him a copy of City Resolution No. 96? and stating
that the resolution will be referred to the proper committee.
Clerk presented the following claim vouchers on the Warren Aven~e Bridge
Construction Fund: 01uf'Johnsen, $80.00, approved by Roy A. Holland, Bremerton
Title Co., $48.85, approved by Oluf Johnsen and Roy A. Holland; Washington Toll
Bridge Authority, $20,592.95, approved by Roy A. Holland; Wang Investment Co.,
fire insurance premium, $36.40, approved by E.H.T. McGowan; amd Kltsap County
Title Co., $60.25, approved by Oluf Johnsen. Ail vouchers audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve payment of the claim vouch-
ers, carried.
Letter was reed by Clerk, addressed to the City Council dated April 26, 1957
and signed by E.H.T. McGowan, setting forth the results or-election held on April
25, 1957, to elect one member for a three year term commencing first Monday in
September to the Board of'Administration, Bremerton ~nployees Retirement System~
Hatfield, 32 votes; Ed. Wetler, 3? votes, Edna Odden, 20 votes amd Dorothy Wilcox,
5 votes. Ed Waller was declared to be person elected as result of election.
City Clerk stated the steel warehouse building erected by Hallidie Mach. Co.
had been completed and approved by Henry Eckland, and would like to have formal
acceptance by the Council of its Completion.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad that the City Council accept the build-
ing and the contractor be paid for it, carried.
Clerk stated he had received a letter from Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz
in which they enclosed a copy of "Notice ef Bond Sale" to be published in the loc-
al newspaper and stated they would take care of publication in the Seattle Daily
Journal of Commerce.
Letter also stated they would attend to the printing of the bonds in Seattle
if the City wished; and, if so, that specimen of signature of Mayor and City Clerk
be furnished.
Motion by Mr. Domstsd and Mr. Waeaton to have the firm take care of the print-
ing of the bonds and specimen signatures be furnished them, carried.
Mr. McGowan stated he had received a letter from John W. Cunningham & Assoc-
iates dated April 29, 1957, addressed to the Mayor and Commissioners, setting
forth certificate of feasibility of issuance and sale of $350,000 of water and
sewer revenue bonds, copy Of which will be forwarded to Mr. Thorgrimson.
Clerk read statement of canvass of election received from Election Boa rd,.Kit-
sap County, concerning the annexation election held at Marine Drive and Crown Hill
precincts: For annexation, 116 votes; against annexation 166 votes.
Five men from the West Bremerton Merchants Ass'n. were present and stated
they were present to thank the City for changing the parking meters from one-half
hour to one hour for five cents.
Mayor Domstad mentioned that Dalton's Second Hand Store was being asked to
clean up the area outside their store.
William Paddison, City resident, complained that the City had a clean-up
week but.that the area around the City building at 14th and Sheldon B~vd was in
bad need of clean-up. He also wished information on how stores near schools were
able to get a license to sell alcoholic beverages and was advised it was not up
to the City but up to the State Liquor Board through recommendation of their field
inspector.
Mr. Wheaton stated there is a group from American Waterworks Assn., in the
City today and they are going to look at the dam and then go on to Tacoma where
Mr. Wheaton plans to go on Thursday to Join their meeting there.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: u y Cler~