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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/14/57 August 14, 1957 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, August 14,~1957 at 10:00 A.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall Bremerton, with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were representatives of press and radio. Absent was Commissioner Wheaton who was in Olympia as part of a del- agation from the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce Good Roads Committee to call on the Toll Bridge Authority. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve minutes of the last regular meeting held August ?, 19~? as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and date for opening bids for two 10 HP motors. Motion by Mr. Dom~tad and Miss Cullin to open the bids on the motors, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Charleston Electric Motors, total $781.48, cashier's check for $39.0? attach- ed. Bearing Engineering & Supply Co., total, $715.40, registered check enclosed for $36.00. Chicago Pump Co., total, $781.00 and certified check for $40.00 attached. North Coast Electric Co., total, $606.84 and certified check for $30.34 at- tached. Allen Bradley Co., total $616200 and certified check for $32.00 attached. Motion by ~issCullin and Mr. Domstad to refer the bids to a committee of Mr. McGowan, Mr. Cased and Mr. Whegton, carried. Clerk stated this was time and date for opening bids for valves. Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~iss Cullin to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from:F F~ed G. Graves Company, two 20" Kennedy gate valves $1,183.52 each; three 16" Kennedy gate valveK, $841.59 each and certified check enclosed for $245.00. Western Utilities Supply Co., $2,355.?8 total for 20e valves and $2,471.85 total for 16" valves and certified check for $300.00 enclosed. Halgren 0o., $1,203.20 each for 20" valves and $894.?0 each for 16" valves and certified check enclosed for $260.00. H.D. Fowler Co., $1,134.02 each for 20" and $848.66 each for 16" valves and certified check for $280.00 enclosed. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to refer the bids to a committee of City Clerk, Mr. Cased and Mr. Wheaton, carried. Clerk stated this was time and date for hearing on the revokation of license of Dorothy Funsett, Operator of the New Bremerton Hotel. August 14, 19§? (Cch't) Gerry ~isher, Attorney for Mrs. Funsett asked for further delay in the hearing to give Mrs. Funsett time to assign her equity to someone else and stated there are some parties interested in taking over the operation of the hotel. Mr. Bishop, attorney representing Mrs. Diamond, the contract vendor, stated they have not been advised of any concrete proposal as to sale of interest' and that her client has the power to refuse to consent to Assignment of the contract and that Mrs. ~Hamond wants someone who is acceptable. Chief of Police Lewis stated complaints are still coming in on Mrs. Funsett. City Attorney stated that Mr. Lewis may offer his evidence to the Council. and that Mt. Fisher may present counter evidence but Mr. Fisher declined the opportunity. Chief of Police Lewis recommended the Council cancel Mrs. Funsett's licehse at this meeting. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to cancel the license, carried. Clerksstated this was time and date for hearing on the Assessment Roll, L.I.D. 269, Bertha Avenue, eth to 9th. No written protests have been received. Clerk read a letter dated August 9, 1957 from Ray A. and Alice'Boley, 60A Ber- tha , which wtated that city equipment had cracked their sidewalk and curb on the corner of their property and then Clerk read a letter dated August 13, 1957 from the City Engineer in which it was stated that the street roller had passed over the cor- ner causing settling and cracking in walk and curb and that it was verbally a greed between Mr. Ray Boley ~nd Mr. Hatfield, Street Supt. that the city would replace that part of the walk in case of failure, unsightly or dangerous condition. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2251, mAn Ordinance adopting and confirming the ass- essment eoll for Local Improvement District No. 269, providing for the improvement of Bertha Avenue from 6th Street to 9th Street as in s aid Ordinance described; pro- riding for the levying and assessing for the costs and expenses thereof against the parcels and lots of land between the termini and within the boundaries of said tm- provement district; providing for the collection thereof; creating and establishing a special fund therefor; and fixing the date for the issuance of bonds in payment thereof." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No.~ 2251, c~rrled as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, absent. Clerk stated this was date a~d time for the hearing on the formation of a local improvement district for the improvement of Brashem Avenue and East 23rd from Oas- cads Trail to Nipsic Avenue by Concrete sidewalks and curbs and gutters. Clerk then read Ordinance No. 2232, "An Ordinance approving and adopting the maps, plans and specifications for the ~mprovement of Brashem Avenue and East 25rd Btreet from Cascade Trail to Nipsic Avenue by construction of five foot concrete sidewalks on the west side of Brashem Avenue and concrete curbs and gutters on both sides of Brashem Avenue and East 25rd Street." Clerk read protest letter signed by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Freese and protest letter signed by Mildred I. Saxton. Mrs. Saxton, Mrs. Graham, Jack Tracy, Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Mitchell asked questions concerning the improvement or discussed phases of the improvement. In some cases they were referred to the Engineer,s Office for clari- fication of their problem. City Engineer stated these two written protests were insufficient to hold up the improvement. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2252 carried as follows: Mr. D~mstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, absent. Clerk read Ordinance No. 2235, "An Ordinance providing for the improvement of Brashem Avenue and East 25rd Street, from Cascade Trail to Nipsic Avenue by construc- tion of five foot concrete sidewalks on the west side of Brashem Avehue and concrete curbs and gutters on both sides of Brashem Avenue and East 23rd Street; all in ac- cordance with the plans, maps, and specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer; establishing an improvement district, providing for the levying of the assessments for the payment of such improvement and making such improvement payable by bonds." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2233 carried as follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr.~heaton, absent. Clerk presented claim voucher from Anderson Construction Company for Estimate No. 2 (Final Retained Percentage ) L.I.D. No. 2?0 for $918.02, audited by W.R. Vas. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad t~ approve the voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher for $~,17~.97 approved by E.S. Severance and aud- ited by W.R. Vas on Sidewalk Construction Fund, District No. 2, Final Estimate and letter from Mr. Severance recommending the payment to Linden Construction Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk read letter dated July 31, 1957 from E.S. Severance, City Engineer, to the Council in which he submitted a quit claim deed dedicating a strip of land 10 feet wide and 71 feet long. Property covered is lying in the present Winfield Ave. running from E. lath St. to Harkins Ave., between centerline of Winfield and Pitt. Deed was signed by Frand Albert Jones and given for street purposes. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to accept the deed, carried. August ~4,['~957 (Can't) Clerk read copy cfa l®tte~ dated August ?, 19~7 addressed to City Treasurer copy to C.C. Casad, from Taylor and Bruckart, Inc. in which they reported activity under the loggin~ agreement through the period August l, 1957. Mr. McOowan stated he would have the reports approved after this before brought into the Council meeting. Clerk presented general claim voucher signed by Harold Fischler for $710.00 on the Warren Avenue Bridge Construction Fund and approved by Ray A. Holland and audited by W.R. Vas for acquisition of right of way for Warren Avenue Bridge pro- Ject. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the claim, carried. Clerk reported he had received right of way agreement signed by City Engineer Severance and G.F. and Janet Ryan and that the transaction had.been completed. This was the agreement approved by the City Council at last meeting. Clerk read a letter prepared by the City Attorney for the signatures of all three City Commissioners addressed to Mr. J.G. Melville, Director, Ban Francisco Field Office, Public Housing Administration which discussed the needs of the city in the proposed acquisition of right of way through Project WASH-45049 and attach- ed a Quit Claim Deed from the City to the U.S. Housing Authority which included some desired changes in the right of way of the access road. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve the deed and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the deed, carried. City Attorney stated that an ordinance which had been read last week was to have come up for reading again today and passage, This ordinance has to do with an excise tax upon the conduct of the business of an electrical public utility and amending Ordinance 1524, Mr.~ Holland suggested the final reading could be held over until the 28th of August when the franchise ordinance will be read. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to hold over until August 28, 1957 the final reading of the excise tax ordinance, carried. City Attorney stated that the Fire and Building Inspectors have been working onaa:~proposed ordinance to regulate the use of natural gas and he had now an ordin- ance to be read. City Clerk read, "An Ordinance relating to and regulating the installation and use of pipes, fixtures and apparatus used or intended to be used to conduct or consume natural, manufactured or mixed gas in the City of Bremerton, providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, providln~ penalties for the violation thereof and repealing Ordinance Nos. 1617 and 1528. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. City Attorney stated that the Shell Oil Company has brought suit against the retained percentage on the Union River Dam contract and the lmw says that all the City has to do is to certify certain facts to the court. Mr. Holland presented the certification of facts and asked that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign. Motion ~ry M~s Cullin and Mr. Domstad that the Mayor and City Clerk be auth- orized to sign the Certification of Facts, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that all bills be paid that are approv- ed by a majority of the commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: