HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/13/57 November 13, 1957
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, W~.shington
was held Wednesday, November 13, 1957 at 10:00 otclock A.M. in the Mayorfs Office,
City Hall, Braner~on, with Mayor Domstad, presiding. Present were Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton~ Absent
was Commissioner Cullin ~ho was ill. Also present were representatives of press and
radio.
MOtion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to,prove minutes of previous regular
meeting of November 6, 1957 as written, carried.
Clerk ~tated ~his was dabe and time for opening bids for ammonia and chlorine
supplies for 1958 and for servicing of office machines for 1958.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to open the bids for bo~h items, carrie~
Clerk opened the bids for chlorine and amonia and read from Penn Salt,
check for $418.13 ~nclosed, chlorine in 150~ containers, 11~ per lb. total $2~070.00;
ammonia 100-150~ containers, .17~ per lb., total $?65.00; chlorine in one ton containers
· .0725 per lb., total $5,437.50, grand ~otal $8,2?2.50; Van Waters and Rogers,
certified check enclosed for $~50.00, 150# containers of chlorine, 1t~ per lb.,
$2,0?0.00, ammonia 100-150# containers at .19~ per lb., ~otal $855.00, one-ton containers
of chlorine at .07~ per lb., total $5437.50.
Motion by Mr.-W heston e ad Mr. Domstad to refer to Water Supt. and Purchasing
Agent for recommendation, carried.
Cler~ opened the bids for furnishing service to office machines for 1958 and read
from Peninsula Stationers, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, written amount $910.~0
and fi6ures $9A0.10; Trl-County Typewriter $910.~0, and cash enclosed for $46.00.
Mr. McGowan pointed out that Peninsula Stationers wr~it~en amount and figure did not
agree and the bid would have ~o be checked to see which was correct.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to refer to Mr. McGowan and Mr. Vaa and
have the bids checked, carried.
Clerk read ~Report of Separation for Glenn C. Hampton, Street Dept., helper.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad ~0 approve ~he separation, carriedl
November 15, 1957 (Con't)
Clerk read Change in Pay Status for Max E. Meigs, Firefighter 2/c,.Fire
Dept. $571o00, effective 11-8-57.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the change in pay, carried.
Clerk read letter dated November 13, 1957 to Mayor Domstad from Fire Chief
Tillett requesting that the Sheridan Park Fire Station and Grounds be sold and the
receipts either be placed in an Accumulative Reserve Fund for Land and Buildings
or Accumulative Reserve Fund for Equipment; that this station is too far away f~om
the high value district on the East Side and is too large to be operated economically.
Mayor Domstad commented that the Sexton-Clarke lease expires tomorrow and the building
has been inspected by the ~ire Dept.~and there is no damage to it except a piece of
plywood will need replacing.
Clerk read statement for Taylor and Bruckart, Inc., dated November 6, 1957,
coverln$ perio~ through October 30a 1957; Short sawmill logs, 32,840' ~ $10.00
per M, $328.40, Hemlock pulpwood, $263.45 cds. at $2.00 cd. $528.90, total $855.30,
approved by C. C. Casad.
Clerk read applications fPom Gordon L. Bolt, owner of Beach Tavern, 209 let,
approved by C. Lewis, Chief of Police, to transfer from Bruce Logg, Jr., the license
to operate pinball machines and the license to operate music machines.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the transfers, carried.
Clerk presented claim voucher from Anderson Construction Company, on L.I.D. No.
271, for Estimate No, 4 (final) covering retained percerZage on the Perry Avenue Job
in the sum o f $2,875.9A; approved by Earl W. Elton; audited by W. R. Vaa.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve payment of the estimate,
carried.
clerk r sad letter dated November 12, 1957 addressed to Mr. ~hea~on from
Mr. Casad, Water Supt., requesting approval to install 738 feet of 27" concrete
pipe and 108 feet of 18" concrete pipe and fittings from the existing 28" steel
main on the Old Belfair Highway to the Twin Lakes settling basin; total cost
for the work $18,175.33. Attached to the letter was a copy of the publication for
placing in the newspaper.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the installation of the pipe,
carried.
Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the sale and
possession of certain weapons and providing for punishment for the violation
thereof."
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first
reading, carried.
Clerk read an ordiaance, first reading, "An Ordinance establishing a Bureau
of Fire Prevention, providing regulation for fire prevention and protection in
connection with hazardous materials and processes, providing officers therefor
and defining their powers and duties; providing penalties for the violation thereof
and repealing Ordnance No. 1973."
Motion by Mayor Domstad and. Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading~
carried.
Clerk read an ordinance, first reading, "An Ordinance relating to the constructlo~
and reconstruction of sidewalks, requiring supervision thereof by the City Engineer,
fixing fees for services and work performed by the City."
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the ordinanceon first reading,
carrie~
Clerk read letter ~ated November l~, 1957 to Mr. Domstad from Andrew Pendergast,
Supt., Parks and Recreation Dept., requesting that a transfer of funds be made within
the Park Fund in the amounts of $300.00 from the Roosevelt Field receipts and $300.00
from the Sheridan Park Community Building receipts and credited to the extra labor item
in the Park Department,s 1957 budget. This request has the approval of the Park
and Recreation Commission~
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton .to approve the transfer of funds, carrie~
Mr. Wheaton reported in the absence of Com~isminer Cullin that Miss Cullin~
the City Engineer .and he went to Olympia y~sterd~aorntng to the Land office trying
to set up a basis so the city can get le~ses, on docksites brought up ~to date so
something can be done on them; and that the City Engineer is sending down some
plans today and the matter should come to a head pretty quickly.
Mr. Domstad stated he had rec~ved a copy of a letter on the letterhead of the
Joint Fact-Finding Committee, on Highways, Btreets and Bridges, dated November 5th,
which stated that there was to a public hearing in Seattle at the Chamber of Commerce,
on Nov. 18th, at 1:80 P.M. The hearing is to be on the subject of the highways tax
structure.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to pay allmbills that are approved by
a majority of the commissioners, carried.
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