HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/26/57 December 26~ 1957
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington,
was held Thursday, December 26, 1957 at lO:O0 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 18, 19§7 as written, Garried.
Clerk Stated this was t~e~and place for opening bids for oil and gasoline
supplies for 1958 and that several bids had been received.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from Richfield 0il Co., certified check enclosed
for $50.00, Premium Gas .2454, ~egular .2164, Richfield H.D..Oil .741, WeSlube
.5105; Tidewater Oil Co., certified check enclosed for $50.00, Premium Gas.2439,
regular .2219, Tydol H. D..67, Tydol .59; Piston Service Co., certified check for
$50.00 enclosed, Valvoline Oil detergent .70, non-det..70; General Petroleum Oil
Co., certified check for $50.00 enclosed, Premium Gas .2489; regular .2199, Delvac
Spec. 0il .8595; Union Oil, certified check for $50.00 enclosed, Premium Gas .251
regular .219, Unitec Oil .786, Triton T.B. .7175; Shell Oil, Premium Gas .2452,
regular .2172, Shell Rotella 0il .678,.Shell Talpa .6275, and certified check for
$50.00 enclosed, Standard Oil, Premium Gas .2504, regular .2184; SO Penn 0il .956,
RPM Del Spec..803 and certified check for $60.00 enclosed; Texas Co., certified
check for $60.00 enclosed, Premium Gas .2421, Regular .221, Ursa 0il .765, Texaco
Oil .641.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Whea~n to refer the bids to the Purchasing
Agent, Garage Foreman, Capt. PhilliPs, Mr. Hatfield and Mr. Eckland to make a
recommendation and award at the next Council meeting, carried.
Clerk stated that the committee to which the truck bids had been referre~
had met and recommended award be made to Crawford Motors, low bidders, for 1958
International with Aristrocrat body, for $2,257.61.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to.concur with the recommendation and
ma~e the award, carried.
Clerk stated that it was ~hi~ .recommendation to award the office equipment
maintenance contract to Tri-County Typewriter Co., the only bidder. Mr. McGowan
Etated he felt the amount being spent for a service contract may be too high and
that his office was going to undertake a study to see if some other type of bid
call may not be possible but this study would take time and it would be best to
keep the machines under service for 1958.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to award the contract to Tri-County
Typewriter Co., carried.
Clerk stated that it has been the custom to pay on t~ last day of the year
and if the Council wi shed to appro~ the same policy for this year the payday could
be the 31st if the departments get in their payrolls.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cull~n to pay on the 31st of December, carried.
City Attorney presented Quit Claim Deed dated Dec. ~4, 1957 from Mary E. Brin~
Hughes for a ten foot strip on E. 19th to be used for street purposes; consideration
being the release of the LID 271 assessment of $49.74.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domsta4 to accept the deed, carried.
Clerk ~ead separations for Dallas N. Erickson, Max E. Meigs, Fire Dept.~ and
Lon C. James, Police; and William S. Magee, Elmer 0. Halverson, Norval C. Nelson,
Water Dept. (Supply)
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Miss Cullin to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk read Notices of Change in pay status for Roy A. Holland, $450.00,
01ur Johnsen, $125.00, Jack E. Horton, Fire Dept. $385.00.
Notion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~eaton to approve the changes in pay, carried.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pay all bills approved by a majority
of the commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to hold the next Council meeting on
Thursday, January 2, 1958, carried.
Meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
MAYOR