HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/30/57 OCTOBER 30, 1957
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was
held Wednesday, October 30, 1957 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City
Hall, Bremerton, with Mayor DomStad presiding. Present were Co~missioner Cullin,
Commissioner Wheaton, 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 previous regular
meeting of October 23, 1957 as written, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for opening bids for a new car for the
WateerDepartment and that two bids had been received.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from Halvorsen Motors, certified check enclosed
for $94.95, 1958 Pl~outh, $1899.00 ~ich included sales ta~; E~uge.Ohevrolet,
$1923.19, mb ich did not include sales tax, and certified check for ~125.00 enclosed.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to accept the low bidder, Halvorsen
Motors, carried.
Clerk read an ordinance, f irst reading, "An Ordinance establishing the compensation
of the elected officials of the City of Bremerton e~fective the 2nd day of June,
1958 and fees for declaration of candidacies."
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr."Wheaton to.approve the ordinance on first reading,
carried.
Mayor Domstad turned the chair over to Miss Cullin at this point of the meeting.
Mr. Domstad was going to Seattle to attend a meeting at which the Secretary of Navy
was to speak.
OCTOBER 30, 1957 (Con't.)
Two claim vouchers were presented for approval by me City Clerk: (1) Linden
~Qonstruction, Sidewalk ConstrUction ~2 Fund, for $1,077.11, covering Estimate-~2
(retained percentage), approved by Earl W. Elton and audited by W. R. Vas.
(2) Bremerton TitXe Company, on Warren Ave. Bridge Construction Fund for $83.45,
covering owner's policy and ~ther fees on the Olsen property recently purchased by
the city for widening llth street in connection with the bridge project, approved
by 01uf Johnsen and Roy A. Holland.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payment of the vouchers,
carried.
Clerk read letter dated October 30, 1957 from City Engineer Elton to the City
Council on L.I.D. No. 289, which submitted figures on this L.I.D. showing the adjusted
balance of fixed %harges which is to be transferred to the General Fund in the amount
of $346.23.
Clerk stated that he had f~gnees shewing ~he need for an emergency appropriation
to the salary fund of the Police an~ Fire Department necessltat~d by the provisions
of Initiative Ordinance 2203.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton that 'the City Attorney be instructed to
draw up the emergency appropriation ordinance, carried.
Clerk stated a request had been received from Mr. Henning, Asst. Mgr. of Peoples
National Bank, to have the Council authorize Miss Cullin and Miss Odden to sign checkg
on-the City of Bremerton - War Bond Account and to affix their signatures to some
new bank cards.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to authorize Miss Cullin and Miss Odden
to sign checks on the City of Bremerton - War Bond Account and to affix their signatures
to the new bank cards, carried. ~
Mr.'Cliff Casad, Water Supt., was present and stated the stream gaging program
had been carried on since 194~ a~d should be continued and would include the'Hamma
Hamma River and Jefferson Creek. Clerk read letter from F. M. VeAtch, District Engineer,
U. S. Department of the Interior, Water ReSources Division, Tacoma,~ dated 0ctober 22,
1957, which stated the new gaging station on Jefferson Creek has ~eeh comp!eted~
and set forth the program suggested for this fiscal year and the total cost of $3,220.00
for it. Mr. Casad gave some explanatory remarks on the program. .
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to core, hue the~greement and approve the
program and payment of the cost, carried.
Mr. George Hardesty, 1319 High, complained of cars and trucks driving o~er the
sidewalk in his block, located across from the high schooI, due to narrow street, and
no curb. Mr. Wheaton said he would look into ~is matter, both from the police department
standpoint and that of the engineer's.
Mr. Dee Floyd, 1104 Walnut, complained of cars parking on both sides o~ ~arrow
streets in Eastpark. Mr. Wheaton 9ointed out that Eastpark was owned by the Navy
and he didn't believe the city controlled traffic there; however, he? sai~ the Navy
was. cooperative and asked Mr. Dee Floyd to have a letter brought to the Council and
the matter could be taken up with either Eastpark management or Navy officials.
Mr. Wheaton gave a progress report on the bridge construction, stating that only
one more pier to be poured and that progress was excellent.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to pay all bills approved by a majority of
the commissioners, carried.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried~
CITY CLERK'
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