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Home My WebLink About12/18/57 December 18, 1957 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, w~s held Wednesday, December 18, 1957 at 10:00 A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton with Mayor Domstad presiding. Present were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, CitY Attorney Holland and City Engineer Elton. Also present were representatives of press and radio. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve minutes of previous regular meeting of December 11, 1957 as written, carried. Clerk stated this was time and place for opening bids on two items; the recall for bids on maintenance of equipment and one bid has been received; and the bid call for a dump truck for Street Dept. and s~Veral bids have b~en received. Motion by Mr. W"neaton and Mw. Domstad to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened~the bid for maintenance of office machines for 1958 from Tri-County Typewriter Company, $708.05, and cash enclosed in the amotuut of $~7.00~ Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. W~eaton to refer to a committee of the City Clerk and whoever he would select, carried. Clerk opened the bids on the dump truck and read from Kerr Motors, certified check for $154.00 enclosed, total price $3,076.00 for Ford, less trade-in of $300.00 net $2,776.00; Jacobsen Motors, bid bond enclosed. GMC truck, price . including sales tax $3394.89, less tz'ade-in allowance of $500.00, total $2894.89, Kluge Chevrolet Co., certified check for $129.87 enclosed, price $2,906.45 less trade-in allownace of $309.00, net $2,597.45; Craaford Motors, International, $2957.61, lees trade-in of $700.00, net $2257.61; and alternate bid on International, $3109.51, trade-in of Sv00.00, net $2409.51, and cashier's check for $120.50 attached. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullln that these bids be referred to the Purchasing Agent, the Garage Supt., and the Commission~ of Public Works, carried. Clerk stated this was t~and place set for hearing on vacating a portion of High Street, adjacent to Block l, Gale and Miller's Addition and that nonces had been posted and mailed as required by law ard no written protests had b~en received. Edna J. Croas, 1205 High, was present and asked questions relating to what plans the city had to' correct the grade of the street or curbing the sidewalk because the sidewalk is a water catah-all at present a nd cars drive on and over it. Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Elton assured hercthat the prob~m is being studied and that part of it should be solved by returning the property to the adjacent owners so they can fence the area up to the sidewalk line. Motion by Mr. W"neaton and Mr. I~mstad to vacate the area according to description on file and direct the City Attorney to prepare the ordinance, carriede December 18, 1957 (Con't) Clerk read Reports of Separ~ion for Edward B. Forbes, Ray Johnson, Nell A. Devitt and Grover Dee Floyd, Water Dept. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin t o approve the separations, carried. Clerk read Notice of Employment for James Greet Carphin, Extra Labor, Park and Recreation, $1.60 per hour, effective January 1, 1968. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Culltn t o approve the employment, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended December 15, 1967 $42,765.18, audited~-by W. R. Vas. Motion by Miss Cullln and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Halvorsen Motors, audited by W. R. Vas, for $1899.00, plus back, up lights for $12.09; total $1911.09, on ~he Water General Office Fund, for a new Plymouth for Mr. Casad. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approv~ the voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher from Northwest Grouting Co., on the Water Works Betterment 1967 Fund for a net s~m of $6,~28.~9, approved by C. C. Casad and audited by W. R. Vas, covering Estimate No. 1, less 15% retained, for grouting Union River Dam. Motion by Mr. Whe~ton and Miss Cullin to approve payment of the voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher on C~lone Fence, Cemetery Fund, audited by W. R. Vaa, Tot sum of $1,000.00 Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk presented claim voucher on LID 272 Marvin Consbruction Company, for Esti~.ate NO. 2 (final) in the amount of $~,007.64, approved by Earl Elton and audited by W. R. Vaa. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to app~ve the vouduer, carried. Clerk pre~ented claim voucher on LID ~7~, Bremerton Monument Works in the amount of $~,210.98, covering Estimate I (final) approved by Earl Elton and audited by W. R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Whe~on and Miss Cullin to approve the payment of the voucher, carried. Clerk read letter dated December l?, 1967 to Mr. D. B. Whea~on from J. Harvey Leach, Manager, Western Division, Puget ~ound Power and Light Company, asking the city to g~ant an easement for right-of-way for a line to be constructed across part of the City of Bremerton water shed; also, the easement wo~ld include permission to construct a second transmission line. The area or.the land is 0.98 acres. Mr. Wheaton stated he had gone into the matter carefully and felt the easement should be granted. A sketch was presented by Mr. Wheaton to show the area involved. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to grant the easement and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the easement, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~9, "An Ordinance relating to the retirement and pension system for certain superannuated and disabled officers, and employees of the City of Bremerton, providing for the payment of retirement allowances, fixing rates of contribution, and providing for the adjustment thereof, and amending Section 6 par. (b) of Ordinance l~?~, and ~eclaring an emergency." Mr. Holland explained tha~ this ordinance had been passed before but not published as there had been found an error or two in the previous ordinance and this was drawn up to correct the provisions. Notion by Miss Cullin and ~r. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. ~69, carried, as follows: Mr. Domst~d, Yes; Miss Cullin, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 988, transferring $~6.00 from item travel expense in the budget of the Commissioner of Public Norks and U~lities to the item travel expense in the budget of the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. 988, carried. Clerk ~ead 0~dinance No. ~80, "An 0~dinanc~ p~oviding fo~ an app~op~iation of funds for which an insufficient appropriation was ma~e in the 19~? budget and transfers funds ~etween classes in several departments of the city and decl~ing an emergency." Notion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to pass 0rdtn~nce No. 2280, carried, as follows: Mr. Domst~d, Yes; Miss Cullin, Yes; Mr. Wheaton, Yes. Clerk read Letter dated December l~, 19~? to Mayor Domstad from Andrew Pendergast, Park and Rec. Supt., which stated that the Park and Recreation Commission had passed a motion recommending that the City Council grant permission to the West Bremerton Pee Wee Association to develop a portion of the southwest corner of Forest Ridge Park adjacent to the Marion Avenue School playfield in order that that playground could be enlarged to accommodate official ba,~eball and football games played by elementary school; and that the work would be done by members of the Pee Wees at no cost to the Park Department. Motion by Mr. Domstad ~nd~Mr. ~neaton to approve the recommendation, carried. December 18, 195~ (Cch't) Clerk read a letter dated December 5, 1957 to Mayor Domstad from Bremerton Eagles R&P Club, signed by Gene Moran, Secretary and Francis Miller, President, which stated the Rifle & Pistol Club of FOE ~192 was.gc~ng on record as being strongly opposed to the new BB Ordinance as.propoSed by the City Commissioners; as they feel it is not worded correctly, is too all-encompasslng and would be a dangerous ordinance if not handled properly. Mayor Domstad stated that the City Attorney has recommended holding up passage of the ordinance until all the epposition comes in and then take up the matter again. City Attorney stated his office had almost completed preparation of an ordinance amending the sick leave and vacation ordinance. Mayor Domstad stated this should be brought up at the department head meeting to he held Monday at 8:30 A.M. Mr. Wheaton reported the bridge' constrmction Job is progressing satisfactorily. Mayor Domstad stated that this coming Friday at 6:45 P.M. there was going to be a lighting of a community Christmas tree on the balcony of the Elks Building. This is being done in connection with a "Christmas Pageant for Peace" which was started by Calvin Coolidge in 1924. Special program has been arranged, and all the peeple are invited to attend. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that all bills be paid that are approved by a majority of the commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Whe~ton to hold the next City Council meeting on Thursday, December 26, 1957 because of Christmas falling on Wednesday, carried. Mayor Domstad introduced Mr. Temple, new business agent for Auto Mechanics Union to the City. Council. Mr. William Paddison, 704 12th, spoke on the BB ordinance and said he believed the proposed ordinance would be impotent; also, suggested that certain projects which have been under advisement for a long time should be completed. City Attorney discussed the various ways that proposed amendments to the City Charter could be handled; also, discussed a study he was making relative to the publishing of ordnances by title rather than in wholep No Action taken.~ City Attorney stated that charter amendments should be placed before the voters in the March election rather than in the primary in February. The commissioners and city clerk wished ~veryone a Merry Christmas. Meeting adjourned. CITY CLERK APPROVED: