HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/04/57 Beptsmber 4, 1957
Regular meeting of the City Council~of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, September 4, 1957 at 10~O0 o~Clock A.M., in the Mayor's Office,
City Hell with Mayor Doms~d presidimg;i Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commis-
sioner ~heaton, City Ol~rk~ MC~owam,landCity Attcrne~ Holland. Also present were
representatives of press and radio.
Motion b~ Wheaton and MissC~lin to appro~s ~inute~'"'0~ las~~ r~gul~r~me~-
ing held August 28, 1957 as written, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for openin~ bids for water meters for the
Water ~epartment and that severs1 bids had been received.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from:
H.D. FOwler Co., certified check for $4~0.00 enclosed, $24.27 each, total
$7,2$1.00;_alternate $24.56, total $7,56@.00, alternate $25.10, total $7,550.00.
Septemcer 4, lg57 (eon't)
Neptune Meter Co., Cashier,s Oheck enclosed for ~460.00, $2g.48 each, total
$8,844.00.
Worthington-Gamon Meter Dorp., certified check for $480.00 enclosed, $28.81
each, total $8,843.00.
Rockwell Mfg. Co., certified check for $430.00 enclosed~ $28.80 each.
Hersey Mfg. Co., Certified check for $42B,00 enclosed, $28.00 each.
Bad&er Meter Mfg. Co., certified check for $800.00 enclosed, $29.15 each,
total, $8,?48.00.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to refer the bids to a committee of pur-
chasing agent, Water Supt., and Commissioner of Public Works, carried.
Clerk read notice of employment fur Frank M. Powers, Water Dept., at $1.90
per hour.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton a nd Miss 0ullin to approve the employment, carried.
Clerk read notice of change in pay status for Raymond G. Baker, $1.92 per
hour, Street Dept.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the change in pay, carried.
Clerk read claim voucher for payroll for period ended August 31, 1987 audited
by W.R. Vas in the amount of $48,888.96.
Motion by Miss C ull%n and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk presented claim voucher on the Police Fund f~m Me~orola C & E, Inc.,
for $710.41 for radi'ophone equipment, approved by C. Lewis and audited by W.R. Vas
City Contract No. 480.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. wheaton to approve the claim, carried.
Clerk .read claim for damages filed Sept. ~, 1987 by Jack F.Goodwin for $148.02
to cover damages to his car by a city truck.
Clerk stated the accident had been reported to the City's insurance company.
Clerk stated the committee composed of himself, the Mayor and Fire. Chief had
met on the bid t o furnish a new car to the Fire Dept., and that the Chevrolet bid
of Kluge Motors was low. Also stated that the budget had only provided $2,000.00
to furnish this car and i~ was necessary to get a trade-in offer for the 1949
Dodge sedan from both Kluge and ~err Motors. When the final figures were in Kluge
was still low bidder and it was recommended by the Clerk, speaking for the committee
to make the award to Kluge and include the positraction differential. The figures
including trade'in were: Kluge $1,897.86, Kerr Motors, $1,902.A~.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to award to low bidder, E~ge, carried.
Clerk stated he had received a note from Commissioner Cullin requesting that
Council consider authorization for call for bids for 800 feet of fence similar to
Cyclone and a 18 foot two-way gate that opens in the center for the cemetery.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to authorize the Clerk to call for bids,
carried.
Clerk stated that the State Law provides the preliminary budget be in the
hands of the City Council by the first Tuesday in September and reported that the
Preliminary Budget is in the hands of the Council.
Clerk read a letter, dated August 26, 1987, to the Mayor from David B. Rowlands
City Manager, City of Tacoma, giving favorable comments relative to the firm of Ly-
brand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery who have conducted administrative surveys for
Tacoma during the past three years.
Mr. Rowlands recommended that th~ firm be retained if at all possible, since
they have done such highly satisfactory work in Tacoma.
Mayor Domstad commented that he had written to Mr. Rowlands about this firm and
suggested that a representative could 0e invited to meet with the Commissioners.
Both Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton were receptive to this suggestion.
Clerk read petition, dated August 29, 1987, signed by Joseph J. Lambert, 3708-
6th Street and 29 others, asking that the City install two stop signs on street
at a place where 6th and Bertha run t0ge~her at 3705-6th and at 371§-6th.
Mayor stated the petition would be referred to the Chief of Police.
Clerk read letter dated August 28, $987, addressed to the Mayor and City Coun-
cil from Norris L. Hunt, the ~oxy Theatre, setting forth information relating to
reduction of admission taxes.
Clerk presented a Loaned Equipment Agreement dated August 2, 1957 which cov-
ers gasoline pumping equipment and storage tanks located temporarily on City pro-
perty and used by Peter Kiewit Sons' Company in connection with the Warren Avenue
Bridge Project. The signature of the Mayor and City Clerk were desired on the
agreement in order to allow the General Petroleum Corporation to remove the eq-
uipment at any time.
SePtember 4, 1957 (Con't)
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk
to sign the agreement, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 9?? transferring all funds In the Port Washington
.Narrows Bridge Bond Redemption Fund to the General Fund ~nthe amount of $5,906.09
because the fund is no longer needed.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. 977, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 2241, "An Ordinance amending Use and Area Maps of
Ordinance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency."
Motion by Miss C~llin and Mr. ~mstad to pass Ordinance No. 2241 carried unan-
imously.
Mayor Domstad reminded the Council of the regional meeting of the Assn. of
Wash. Cities to be held in Port Angeles later in the fall and asked if some were
going. Several names were mentioned as probably planning to attend~ The Mayor,
t~o Commissioners, Clerk, ~uditor and City Treasurer.
City Attorney stated that several months ago Mr. McPherson and Civil Service
Commission submitted some ordinances for study and City Attorney suggested the
Commissioners arrange for a meeting to go over these ordinances in detail.
Meeting was set for Friday at 2:00~P.M.
Motion by Mr. D~mstad and Miss Cullin to allow all bills.~approved by-a.maJor-
ity of the Commissioners, carried.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED: City Cler~