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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/11/56 January 11, 1956 The regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bre~erton, Washington, was held in the ~ayor's ~ffice, City Hall, at 10:00 A.~., January 11, 1956. Nayor Domstad presided, with ~o~issioner Cullin, Commissioner -heaton, City ~lerk ~c- ~owan and citizens interested in the appeal of ~r. ~ordquist and counsel for both Nr. Nordquist and Puget Sound Power~and Light Oompany. ~obion by ~ir. ~heabon and ~iss Cullin that the minutes of the last regular meetin~ ~ approved as written, carried. The City Clerk announced receipt of the bids for the construction for L.I.D. No. 264, Nipsic Avenue from East 17th Street to Cascade Trail and East 18th Street. ~otion by ~ir.V~eaton and ~r. Domstad that bids be opened, carried. The bids were read by the City Clerk as follows: A. & H. Construction Co., accompanied by ~id bond: Item No. 1, fixed estimate, $900.00; Item 2, Unit price $2.50 or total $275.00; Item ~, Unit price, $~.15 or total ~4,41~.22; Item 4, ~nit price, $4.00 or total $788.00; Item No. 5, $2.20 or total ~5,~07.~6; Item No. 6, $2.V~ or to~al $622.88; total contract price $12,568.46. Larsen Construction Co., accompanied by bid bond; Item ~o. l, fixed estimate, ~900.00; Item 2, Unit price $2.00 or total $220.00; item No. ~, Unit price $~.15 or total ~4,066.65; Item 4, Unit price $4.50 or tc~al $866.50; Item No. 5, U~it price ~2.00 or t~l $5,061.24; Item 6, Unit price ~.00 or to~l $679.50; total contract price $11,81~.89. Hunsaker Brothers, accompanied by Cashier's check for $550.00 as ~id deposit: Item ~c. 1, fixed estimate $900.00; Item 2 Unit price $.75 or total $82.50; Item ~ ~2.88 or to~al ~,718.05; Item 4, Unit price $~.V8 or total $744.66; Item 5,~ Unit price ~1.97 or total $4,98~.~2; Item 6, Unit price $2.00 or total $4S~.00; Zotal contract price $10,88~.56. Commissioner ~heaton requested the bids be referred to the City Engineer ~or checking and recommendation of bi~ at the presen~ Oouncil ~eeting. Notices of employment were read by,the City 6lerk as follows: James Lawrence Essex, extra labor at i~1.~0 per hour and ~o~ert Lewis Dotson, part time leader at .~1.$0, Park and Mecrea~ion Department, effective January 7, 1956. ~iotion ~y ~r. Domstad and ~r. Wheaton approving notices of employment, carried. The ~ity ~lerk read the following changes in pay status: Rebekah ~utcher, Clerk ~achine Operator for the ~ater Department from $220.00 to ~255.00 per month effective January l, 1956; Rex Brown and Paul L. Donahue, part time leaders, Park and Recreation Department, at the rate of $1.69 per hour, effective January 1, 1956. Albert Campbell from fireman 2/c to fireman 1/c at rate of from $~Z4.00 to Szzg.00 per month efi'ective January 15, 1956. ~'Ioticn oy ~r. ~hea~on and ~iss Cullin approving changes in pay status with the s~ggestion ~hat ~rs. Butcher's change be verified with her, carried. Separation notice of Hobert Gilbert Fayette, Extra Labor, Park and Recreation Department re~d by City Clerk. Notion by ~.~r. Domstad and ~iiss Cullin that the separation be approved, carzded. The City Cler~ read no~ice of appeal by K.O. Nordqui~t from Purvis & Sanchez, Attorneys, f~om the ruling of the Plannin~ 6ommisslon regarding ~he ~ pplication of ~he ~u et Oound Power & Light Company for special permit to install a power sub- statio~ at the corner of llth and Hewitt Streets. £he City Clerk further advised the Council the minutes of the Planning Oom- mission and records relative thereto have been filed with Ohe ~ity. After ~rief discussion, i~ was moved by ~ayor ~omstad and seconded by Commis- sioner ~heaton b~'~at a hearing on the appeal Oe set for ~ednesday, January 18th at 11:00 A.~., motion carried. The City tler~ read application of Dick Irvine for a music machine lice~se for Dick's Cafe, 2204 East llth S~reet. ~,~o~ion by i~r. ~oms~ad and ~r. ~heaton approving application, carried. A Claim fo? Damages by Shirley Tratumann, 40 $chley Olvd., ~remerton, fo~ In,ur- les sustained in an alleged sidewalk accident on December 1~, 1955, on the ~orth side of Farragut Street, Bremerton, resulting ~n sevez'e sprain of right ankle, break ol. metatarsal and o~he~~ ~ones of right foot, was read by the City Clerk. i'he City Clerk advised the Oouncil t~at re~ort of accident and claim of acCi- dent have been forwarded to the insurance company and ~hotographs made by the Pol- ice 9epartmen~ of scene of defect alleged to have caused the accident. Contract of Pennsylvania Salt ~anufacturing Company for Chlorine and Ammonia for city in accordance with awarded bid presented for signatures by the City Clerk. The City Cler~ advised the Council of the receipt of the Heport of the ~l~enty- first Examination of the City by the ~ivision of ~uniclpal Corporations, State Aud- itor ~nd of the Eighth examination of the ~unicipal Water Department by the ~ame division of the State, which reports are on file in ~he ~ity Clerk's Office~ January 11, 1956 (Con't) The City Olerk presented for the Council's opinion, the City Attorney's two proposed titles for the ballot for the t,'ebruary 7, 1956 special election as follows: The first form: "Shall Ordinance No. 2136, on file with the City Olerk, which increased the license £ee upon the act or privilege of engaging in certain ~usiness activities, occupation, or pursuits be adopted or rejected. "For,the Proposed Ordinance ( ) Against the Proposed Ordinance ( )" The second form: "Shall Ordinance No. 2136, on file with the *iCy Clerk, which increased the license fee now exacted and collected by virtue of Ordinance No. 1917 as ~me~ded, upon the act or privilege of en~aging in certain .usiness activities, Occupations, pursuits, as £ollows, to-wit: on all persons renderin~ services from 1/10 of one per cent per annum to 4/10 of one per cent per annum of their ~ross in- come and upon any other business or occupation fron 1/10 of cae per cent per annum to 2/10 of one per cent per annum o£ its gross income be ~dop~ed or rejected." It was the concenus of opinion of the Council that the shorter title should be the title placed on the ~allot. ~he 0iCy ~ngineer made a report to the Council on the L.I.D. No. 264 bids, correcting the totals as follows: A. & H. Construction, $12,219.89; Larsen Con- struction Co.,. $11,813.89; and Hunsaker Brothers, $10,883.56, recommending that the bid be awarded to Hunsaker Brothers, low bidder. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Domstad that 0id for L.I.D. No. 264 be awarded to Hunsaker Brothers, lowest bidder, carried. Miss Cullin presented the problem of moving concrete pieces to support piling of the wharf, need for a sidewalk and the need for fencing or blocking the wharf off at the edge o the black top, which problems were briefly discussed and left for later decision. Mis. s Cullin also advised the Council that she had received a communication from ~he Garbage Company ~sking for another meeting. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and ~iss Cullin that the bills approved by the majority of the Council be paid, carried. Adjournment. APPROVED: - C~Ity Clerk