HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/56 March 7, 1956
'IRe regular meeting of the City Council of the ¢i$y of Bremerton, Washington
was held in the Office of the Mayor, City Hall at 10~'00 A.M., March-V, 1956, with
Mayor Domstad presiding and Co~missioner Cullin, Commissioner ~eaton, City Clerk
McGowan and City Attorney Holland present, as were interested citizens and later
representatives of the press and radio.
Minutes of previous'meeting were not read but will be submitted for approval
at next Council meeting due to the stenographer,s absence on sick leave.
City Clerk announced receipt of two bids on control valve for the Union Riv-
er Dam.
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Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullln that bids be opened, carried.
City Clerk read the following bids:
E.A. Finkbeiner, Manufacturer's Representative, Portland, Oregon, accompan-
ied by certified check for $400.00 and a letter giving further details and amount
of bid $7,325.00;
H.D. Fowler Co., Inc., accompanied by a certified check in the sum of $700.00
for one 20" diameter outlet flanged control valve, rather than the called, for 18"
valve, $14,000.00.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cutlin that bids be referred for recommenda-
tion to the Engineer, Superintendent of Water and the Purchasing Agent, carried.
Payroll voucher for period ending February 29, 1956 in the amount of
~39,66V.34 covering payroll warrants 62372 inclnding ~2878 and excluding watt, ts
62501 to 62571, due to error in use of warrants in rotation, read by Clerk.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton approving payroll voucher, carried.
The City Clerk read notices of separation for: Rober~ A. Jacques, Assistant
City Engineer and Robert Anderson, Music ~IreCtor, Park and Recreation.
Motion by Mayor Domstad and Commissioner ~heaton approving' the notices of
separation, carried.
Notices of employment were read by the City Clerk as follows: Mrs. Joanne
L. Derflinger, extra labor at $1.50 per hour, Park and Recreation and Patricia
Anna Bechtel, Draftsman, Engineering at $~54.00 per month.
Notion by Mr. DomStad and I~r. ~neaton approving the notices of employment,
carried.
The City C~rk read two applications for shufflebowler licenses, one from
Allan E. Dornfeld, 518 4th Street, known as Outside Inn, and one'from Joseph W.
Raper, 603 N. Wycoff, ~nown as Hillside Tavern, both approved by the Chief of Pol-
ice.
Notion by the Mayor and i~iss Cullin approving applications, carried.
A letter asking for transfer of city licenses on music and pinball machines
located at Drift Inn Tavern, 204 1st Street, from Wayne D. Glark to Olga E. Kopriva
was read by City Clerk.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton approving transfer of licenses, carried.
City Clerk advised Council of request from Water Superintendent Casad asking
authorization to call for bids for meter equipment for the Union River Dam project,
consisting of meter tube, indicator and recording device.
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Domstad authorizing the City Clerk to call for
bids, carried.
A letter ~rom the Bremerton Housing Authority which accompanied checks in
the amount of ~20,~96.62 as voluntary payments in lieu of taxes to the City was
read by the City Clerk.
The City Clerk further reported that the sums received had been transferre~
as follows: To the General Fund, $8,569.68; Street, $§,86~,47; Park and Recreation
$5,86~47, for which botal sum the Treasttrer gave Receipt 78514.
~e City Clerk noted that the estimate of $15,000.00 which the City had expect-
ed was the estimate furnished by the Housing Authority.
A letter was read by the City Clerk from the District Public Works Office,
Thirteenth Naval District, relative to the City Water Department contract with the
Navy on the allocable share of total cost of water supplied to the Fuget Sound Nav-
al Shipyard, and advising of the pertinent changes made in the contract, and asking
approval and acceptance of the changes, ~hereby the rate from 25 ~ebruary 1957 will
be $.13~ per each thousand gallons instead of the present $.127 per thousand gal-
lons. Acceptance to be indicated where shown on bhe aforementioned letter by affix-
ing of the authoritative signatures.
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the Mayor and"City Clerk sign let-
ter containing thechanges in the Contract with the Navy providing the new rate of
$.1~2 per thousand gallon, carried.
A long detailed letter f~om Eugene C. Best, 1524 Marguerite Ave., Bremerton,
which was returned to him by the Bremerton Sun, to be presented before the City
Council for consideration o~ the con~ents relative to the recent defeat of th&
B & 0 Tax and the methods of balancing the City Budget, including suggestions there-
for, was read by the City Clerk,
City Clerk read an ordinance amending Sections 4 and l0 of Ordinance No. 882,
providing for licensing and regulation of persons and firms and corporations engaged
in the pawnbroker business in the City of Bremerton, raising the license fee to
$150.00 and requiring a bond in the sum of $500.00, making violation thereof a mis-
demeanor.
Notion by Mayor Domstad and Commissioner "heaton approving Ordinance on first
reading, carried.
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A brief disc~ssion of the high increase in the license fee followed, with
Richlen stating he considered it out of proportion to population served and number
of pawnbrokers as compared to other communities of like population and that he had
made an offer on behalf of the pawnbrokers to print the necessary report fo~ms,
and taking this offer into consideration, the 200% increase in fee was rather ex-
orbitant.
Nr. Hal Fischler, Vice-President of the Chamber and Taxation Committee, also
protested the amount of the increase, stating that since the pawnbrokers had agreed
to pay for the printing of the registration sheets, that double the fee would be
more commensurate than to triple it, that $150.00 was a little heavy an increase.
Nr. Nayor: "Well, if you can speak for the pawnbrokers, if you can say that
you will pring the forms, we will consider the suggestion of the lower fee and study
your recommendation."
The City Clerk read an ordinance amendSng Sections Z and § of Ordinance No.
144~, effecting licenses for playing music for hire, increasing the fee to $Z5.00
per annum, payable annually and providing for a fine or imprisonment or both for
violation thereof.
Notion by Nayor Domstad and Niss Cullin approving the ordinance on first
reading, carried.
The City Clerk read Ordinance No. ~154, appropriating funds for taking of a
special census for the calendar year 1956, not provided for in the Budget and de-
claring an emergency, the sum apprepriated to be $3,500.00.
Notion by Niss Cullin and Commissioner Wheaton approving immediate ps, sage of
az,propriation Ordinance upon publication, carried.
Ordinance No. 21§§, appropriating funds for repair and alteration of parking
meters and declaring an emergency, the sum appropriated to be $3,800.00 was read
by the City Clerk.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton approving for immediate passage upon pub-
lication Ordinance No. ~lSS, carried.
Nr. Holland interjected the suggestion that second hand dealers should be lic-
ensed and fees increased accprding to present costs, that all amusement devices
should be licensed under an ordinance and fees commensurate with today,s costs.
Nr. Wheaton called attention to the fact he had received word from Nr. Pear-
on of the Housing Authority and that the Department was ready to purchase the
right of way. He spoke of the need for prompt negotiations and action, and the dif-
ficulty of waiting for Council approval.
~Iotion by Mr. Domstad and ~iss Cullin that Commissioner "heston be authorized
to purchase the right of way and be given authority with the help of the City At-
torney to write a letter making a stated offer of cash for a certain sum of money,
and bo act in all matters in connection therewith, carried.
Nr. Wheaton reported that they will be pouring concrete about a week from to-
day, that the foundation so far was so much better than they expected to run into,
they are very pleased about it.
The Nayor called on Nr. Branch for comment and ~r. Branch stated he wanted to
commend the City Council for attending the Urban Renewal Conference or meeting in
Tacoma, wherein it was pointed out by the Nayor that under the plan the Federal
Government will put up ~/3 of costs of improvements, and enabling legislation would
have to be enacted in the State Legislature so that Bre~'~erton could participate in
it.
Nr. Wheaton poin ed out to be really successful it called for cooperation be-
tween City and County Planning Bosrds, and that building codes would have to apply
both to the City and County, as well as a Housing ~ode that would allow the author-
ities to go into a place that was a hazard and conduct a slum clearance.
~r. Branch offered his assistance in any way to work on the Urban Renewal Plan,
for which the Nayor thanked him.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Niss Cullin approving the payment of bills approved
by the majority, carried.
Adjournment. ~/~/~ ~;~.,~z/,
APPROVED: City Clerk