HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/28/57 August 28, 1957
Regular meeting of the City COuncil of ~he City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, August 28, 19~? at 10:00 O,clock A.M., in the'Mayor's Office, City
Hall with Acting Mayor Cullin presiding, Present were Commissioner.W heston, City
Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Also present were representatives of press
and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve minutes of last regular meeting
held August 21, 1957, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for opening bids for caulkXng lead for the
Water Dept. and that two bids had been received.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the bids be opened, carried.
Clerk opened the bids for caulking lead and read from:
Non-Ferrous Metals, Inc., Cashier's Check for $75.00 enclosed, bid for $290.00
per ton, total, $1,450.00.
Zidell, cashier's check for $V3.75 enclosed, bid f or $304.68 per ton, total,
$1,523.40.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to award the bid to Non-Ferrous Metals,
Inc., the low bidder, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for opening bids for one car for the Fire
Dept. and that two bids had been received.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to open the bi~ on the automobile, car-
ried.
Clerk opened the bids and read fmm:~~
Eluge Chevrolet, certified check enclosed for $9?.00, bid of $1,957.85.
Kerr Motors, certified check for $108.00 enclosed and bid f or $2,159.08.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to refer.the bids to City Clerk and Pur-
chasing Agent, Fire Chief and Mayor Domstad, carried.
~ Clerk stated this was date and time for hearing on preliminary assessment on
proposed local improvement district for an alley, 90 feet east of Warren Avenue
from 10th to llth and that no written protelts hadbeen received.
Present were George Benbenick, resident of the district and J. Harvey Leach of
Puget Bound Power and Light Company, which is part of the district, and both stated
they had no objections to the improvement.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2237, "An Ordinance approving and a~ pting the maps,
plans and specifications for the improvement of: The alley, 90 feet East of Warren
Avenue from 10th Street to llth Street, by the laying of 'blacktop 2 inches thick'b2
16 feet wide, and the providing of drainage thereof.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2237 carried as
follows: Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Domstad, absent.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2238, "An Ordinance providing for the improvement of:
The Alley':90 feet East of Wm~en Avenue f~!Oth Street to llth Street by the lay-
ing of blacktop 2 inches b~'!tB feet wide, and the providing of drainage therefor;
all in accordance with the plans, maps and specifications on file in the~Loffice of
the City Engineer; establishing an improvement district, providing for the levying
of assessments for the payment of such improvement and making such improvement pay-
sole by bonds."
Motion by Mr. Wbeaton and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2238 carried as
follows: Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Domstad, absent.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2239, second reading, "An Ordinance of the City of
Bremerton granting unto Puget Sound Power & Light Company, a corporation, hereinaf-
ter called the grantee, its successors, grantees and assigns, the right, privilege,
authority and franchise to lay down conduits, erect poles string wires, construct,
operate and maintain an electric plant for the generation, transmission, distribu-
tion sale and furnishing of electricity for light, heat andpower and other purposes
in, over, upon, along and across existing and future streets, boulevards, avenues,
alleys and other public places w~hin the present and future limits of the City of
Bremerton. ~
It was to be noted that a change was made in the wording of the last sentence
of Section 2. The words "Street Superintendent" were changed to "City Engineer."
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to pass franchi~ Ordinance No. 2239 car-
ried as follows: Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Dcmstad, absent.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2240, second reading, "An Ordinance relating to an e x-
cise tax upon the conduct of the business of an electrical public utility and amend-
ing Sections six and seven of Ordinance 1~24."
Motion by Miss Cullin andMr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 22~0, carried as
follows: Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Mr. Domstad, absent.
Clerk read reports of separation for the following: Andrew Phillips and Char-
les ~. Vermalin, Water Sept., and Arne Lee and Gwen Ganus, Park and Recreation Dept.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk read notices of employment for Jerry C. Dotson, $1.90 per hour, and George
L. Johnson, $1.90 per hour, Water Department.
Clerk read claim for damages filed by Mrs. Anne Quiring, 703 High Avenue, for
$20.00 due to fall on sidewalk.
Clerk stated the claim had been immediately referred to the insurance company
August 28, 1957 (Con't)
after it was filed with him on August 21, 1957.
Clerk read letter from City Engineer to City Council dated Aug. 26, 1957, sub-
mitting the amounts to be transferred from fixed cha~es to Street Dept., and General
Gund on L.I.D. No. 26?. Attached were two claim vouchers to transfer $900.00 to Street
Fund and $466.86 to the General Fund, signed by Wendell R. Vaa, City Auditor.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the vouchers, carried.
Clerk read letter dated August 27, 1957 from the City Engineer, E.S. Severance,
to the City Council, attention Mr. Wheaton, tendering his resignation as City Engin-
eer effective not later than October 1, 1957.
Mr. Wheaton-s~J~ated he had discussed the name of a prospective successor with the
other two Commissioners and that he was ready to make an appointment of
to take over on September 18th and that Mr. Severance had agreed to remain until Oct.
1st to help break in Mr. Elton.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to make it official that Mr. Wheaton em-
ploy Earl W. Elton to take over as City Engineer on Sept. 16, 1957, carried.
Clerk read from a copy of a letter dated August 23, 1957 from Mr. Casad to Mr.
Wheaton requesting approval for the construction of a 6 inch cast iron water main on
24th Street from Snyder Ave. to Wycoff Ave.' an-d on Callow from 24th St. South approx-
imately 300 feet to connect with the existing 4 inch mains. This main needed to in-
stall fire hydrants and to replace existing temporary mains. Total eltimated cost
given as $4,276.50 and work to be done by the Water ~)epartment.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to concur in the Water Dept,s letter,
carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 9?6 which stated that the assessment roll for LID 270
has been filed with the City Clerk and that Sept. 18, 1967 at 10:00 A.M., had been
set for hearing on the roll and that City Clerk was directed to give notice.
Motion ~y Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. 976, carried.
Clerk reported on another distribution from the Washington State Liquor Control
Board in the amount of ~15,906.47 and gave comparative figures.
Mr. Paddison, 704 12th, appeared before the Countil and complained of some low
areas on Park and McKenzie streets and gutter trouble on Park Ave., which caused
large puddles and Flooding conditions during'the rainy season. He offered to do some
pick work to clear blacktopping out of the gutter and asked Mr. Wheaton to loan him
a pick, which M~r..~heaton said he would make arrangements t~., .A~9~ ~r~ ..W~eaton
promised to look into the trouble areas. " " '' '"
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills approved by a majority
of the commissioners, carried.
Mr. Wheaton reported that everything is going fine on the bridge Job.
Miss Cullin commented that Mayor Domstad is taking a few days vacation.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROMED: Cit~ Clerk