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Home My WebLink About07/03/57 July 3, 1957 Regular m~eting of the City Co~cil of the City of Bremerton, Washingtcn, was held Wednesday, July 3, 1957 at~ 10:O0 o'clock A.M..i~theM~vor's Off~ce, City Hall, Bremerton, with Nay~ D~nstad, presiding. Present were Commissim~er Cullin, C~.~ssioner Wheaton, City C~srk McGowan and Attc~y Holland. Also present were ~reRreser~atives of pre~s an~d radio. ¥ Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve th'e ~inutes of the regular ~meeting of June 26~ 1957 and recessed meeting .of Jur~ 27, 1957 as written, carried. Clerk re~i report of separation of Pedro Mateo, Park and Recreatic~ Dept. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to concur in the report of s paration, carried. Notices of e~ployment were read by clerk for Willian Edward Bissell, P~k amd R$creati~ Dept. and Glenn C. Hampton, Street Dept. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~. Domstad to apl~e the employments, carried. Changesin Pay Status were ~read f~ Alviu Jack Harris, Jr. Fire Dept. and Jack O. Kvistad, Police Dept. Motion by Mr. Dcmstad an~d Miss Cullin to spprove the changesin pay status, carried. Clerk read applications for pinball renewals for the following places of business who carry their machines with the Bremert~ Mutual Amusement Comply; Eagles, Crossroads Drive Inn, Deluxe Tavern, Korner Lunch, Cheerio Tavern, Smoke Shop, John's Lunch, Ted's Lunch, Wayne's Lunch, In end Out Cafe, McGill's Tavern, Charlie's Place, White Pig Tavern, Palace Sport Center, Mapleleaf Tavern, Wilson's Jolly Inn, The Sportsman, Travelers Cafe, Olympic Billt ards, Sa.w.y's Trian~e Cafe, Dug-Out, Outside Inn, Red Rooster, Po~'s Inn, Seven Seas Tavern, Alibi Tavern, Service Tavern, Sullivans Tavern, Hillside Tavern. Clerk read application f~ shufflebowler and music at McGills Tavern~ Ail applications approved by C. Lewis, Chief ~ Police. Motion by Mr. Dcmstad and Miss C)~in to concur in the Chief's mcomendation end grent the license, carried. Clerk read license application for Dancing & Entertainment at 7-Seas Tavern, 337 S. Cambrian, submitted by Raymond Tague s~d ap[~oved by Chief of Police C. Lewis. Motion by Mr. D~stad and Mr. Wheat on to concur with the Chief's recommendation and grant the license, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended june 30, 1957 in the amount of $45,964.~14, audited by W. R. Vaa. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Whe~tan to appr~e the payroll vmcher, carried. Clerk stated the committee for study of the police car bids had met and recommended the following awards be made: Kerr Motors, for two Fords, 190 H.P. at $1,984.19 each; two Chevrolet sedans with locking differential at $2,062.65. Clerk stated that Kerr Motors was low w~thout the locking differential but that Kluge Motors was low when the locking differential was added acd since it was the city's desire to try out this type of differential the recommendation was to award the two Chevrolet sedans to Kluge Motors. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur ~ith the recommendatim, carried. Clerk read letter from Wash. State Liqu~ Control Board dated June 27, ~1~57 in which it was stated the board was making its 162nd distribution of liquor profits and Bremerton received $25,305.54. Comparative figures were given by Mr. ~cGowan for last year and thisyear. Clerk read an ordinance, second reading, as follows: "ordinanee No.. 2229, An Ordinance vacating an unimproved and unnamed street." Motion by Mr. W~aton and Miss Cullin to pass Ordiuauce No. 2229, carried, as follows: ~[r. Domstad, Yes; Miss Cullin, Yes; Mr. Wbeaton, Yes. City Attorney Roy Holland stated he had ~ceived a letter fram Assn. of Wash. Cities as to whether the city favored continuing study of a bill known as SenateBill 295, a minimum housing code enabling act. Attorney Holland explained this hasto do with the urbun reDewal program but this particuLurily has to do with renewal of blighted housing areas and that it was his opinion the city does not hs~e authority under p~esent laws relativ~ to slum housing, etc. so he recommended that the Council authorize him to write a letter rec~nm~nding the study of this Senate bill be continued. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that the City Attorney be designated to do this, carried. City Attorney stated the Council had referred to him the letter received frc~ a firm ~o ~.shed to m~et the Counciland discuss codification of city c~dinances. Mr. Holland stated he had discussed this with several ccmpenies in ~he past and their services cost about the same; however, he stated that he ~md Attorney Merrill WaLlace had gone over the ordinances som~ time ago and had brought them up to date and that the only thing that ~ight be needed was m~ index. Mr. McGowan stated his office maintained a good index. After discussion it was decided ~hat Mr. Hollend would write tl~ firm a letter and tell them the city was not going to havethe ordin~ce codified but if they w~mhed to come before the Council anyway 'they could do so. Miss Cullin stated she would not be here next week but will be attending national board meeting in Detroit of B.P.W. Mr. Wheaton commented that Mr. Buggee of State Highv~ys Dept. had informed him that ground- breaking ceremonies for t~e new Warren Ave. Bridge wo~15 be held July 15th at 2:30 P.M. and the majority of the highws~ c~mnissioncrs would be present. ~y~ Domstad stated he had received as invitation A~8~ Major General McGaw of Fort Baker, California, to visit the guided missile area in Red Canyon, New ~xico the last of July. July 3, 1957 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pay all bills approved by a majority of the commissioners ~ carried. Meeting adjour~ d. CITY CLE~ APPROVED: