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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/25/56 April 25, 1956 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at lO:00 o'clock A.M., April 25, 1956~ in his office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Cullln, Commis~sioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. ~lso in attendance were re- presentatives of the press and radio. Rev. L.T. Cotterill of Navy Yard City Bible Service and Mr.R.D. Kennedy, Secretary of the Boilermakers, attended the Council meeting. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written,.carried. The City Clerk read a re::~ort of separation for Vernon Hegdahl and Bernard Schmide from the Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad the separations be approved, carried. The City Clerk read notices of employment for: William N. Cole, Water Distri- bution, ~1.90 per hour; Harry D. Singer and Vernon A. Hegdahl, Cemetery, $1.$O per hour and Dorothy Meacham, Building Department at $265.00 per month. Z~he City Clerk explained that the resolution of the City Council revising the 1956 Budget reduced the appropriation in the Building Department from Clerk-Typist at $265.00 per month to Clerk-~'ypist part time at $132.50 per month and now a res- olution will be necessary to raise the pay back to $285.00 per month. Mo~ion by Mr. ~,heaton and ~r. Domstad the employments be approved, except the one for Dorothy Meacham in the Building Department until the resolution is drawn carried. The City Clerk read a voucher in ~he amount of ~15,000.00 for the Tudor Engin- eering Company covering engineering services as per agreement. ~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the voucher be approved for payment, car- ried. The City Clerk read a letter from ~he City Engineer recommending paymen~ of a voucher in the amo~mt of $3,570.09 covering Estimate No. l, on L.I.D. No. 264, to Hunsaker 8robbers. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and ~iss Cullin to concdr in the ~ngineer's recommenda- tion ~nd the voucher be peid, carried. The City Clerk read a copy of a letter written to ~r. Wh~aton from Mr. Casad requesting the Water De~rtment be authorized by the City Council to replace the existing 12 inch wood main connecting Reservoirs 12 and l~ in East Bremerton. The estimate~ cost of this work is ~4,334.45. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad the notice of estimate of cost of public work be published and the Water Department be authorized to do the work, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer, together with a petition requesting the improvement of Perry Avenue from East 10th Street to Holman Street by the construction of five foot concrete sidewalks and concrete curbs and gutters. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer requesting fifteen Quit Claim Dee~s dedicating a large portion of the required right of way for the constr- uctinn of ~he sidewalks, curbs and gutters be accepted and recorded. He further stated in his letter that four tracts will have to be condemned ~nd the descrip- tions of ~he property have been given ~o the City Attorney. Notion by ~r. Wheaton and Niss Culltn the City Engineer cooperate with the City Attorney for the condemnation of the property and the quit claim deeds be aC- cepted and recorded, carried. '£he City Clerk read a copy of a letter written by James W. Bryan, Jr., to Mr. Roy A. Frost relative to the damage done by .the storm sewer which empties at the corner of North ~ycoff and 26th and runs to the bay along 26th Avenue north of Mr. Frost's property. April 25, 1956 (Con't) In the letter Mr. Bryan stated that apparent damage is the condition of the chicken coop which has partially slid into the. ravine and the City Engineer has oromised that he would recommend to the City Council that a proper storm sewer ~hrough a covered pipe be installed and that as dirt is ava%lable it be used to Fill in over this pipe to replace dirt washed out by the sewer. Mr. ~heaton reported that he had talked the matter over with the City Eng- ineer and Attorney Bryan nd for some time has thought a storm sewer should be installed to run into the bay and he wished to refer the letter to the City Eng- ineer to make the necessary adjustments. The City Clerk read a letter addressed to the FireChief from Frank Longo, Ohairman of the King ~ounty Fire Dist. ~0, congratulating the fire prevention work iR the Bremerton Fire Department did during the year 1955, and to announce that the Bremerton Fire Department has won second place for full paid department, State of Washington. The ~ity *lerk read a letter from Poster & Marshall offering their services in connection with financial problems which may result from any municipal improve- ments. The City Clerk read a letter fnom the O~ster Bay Property Committee, to which was attached a petition with l0 signatures, protesting the Dixon-Stewart Outboard Sales Company's apparent planned use of their waterfront property at 4228 ~itsap Way for commercial purposes. At was pointed out in the letter that the property lies completely within the Oity of Bremerton limits and currently zoned commercial only to the extent of a 200 feet depth from the highway and land area extending north from the 200 feet depth point is currently zoned residential. Motion by Nr~ Wheaton and Mr · Domstad the letter and petition be referred to the Planning Commission, carried. Mr. John ~easlee, Pacific £elephone and Telegraph Company, appeared before the Council this morning in ~egard to t0rdinmuce No. 1272, permitting the tele- phone company t~ operate in the City of Bremerton and to use City streets which they have paid $1000.00 originally and 2% of their gross revenue annually plus twelve free telephones. Mr. Peaslee referred the Council to a court case between the City of Seattle verses Western Union who paid a tax for the use of City streets and it proved to be illegal. Mr. Peaslee offered an alternative to have a new ordinance passed elimin- ating the use of the street tax and call it an occupation tax, and elimAnate the concession service of twelve free telephones and beyond that the City to do as they see fit. Mr. Domstad stated the Council has discussed the matter with the City Attor- ney and bhe City Attorney stated it was now a matter whether or not the City felt they should increase the percentage of the telephone company's gross revenue. Motion by Mr. ~omstad and Miss Cullin to authorize the City Attorney to draw the necessary ordinance increasing the percentage on their gross revenue from 2% to Z% annually, carried. Mr. Domstad reported ~that the Central ~abor 6ouncil has recommended Mr. E.N. Justesen to replace Mr. 0akley on the Planning Commission. Mr. Justesen would £~ll this term until it expires on October l, 19~6. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that Mr. Justesen complete the unex- pired term of Mr. Oakley on the Planning Commission, carried. Mayor Domstad reported tha~t he talked to Mrs. Ramp, Civil Defense Director, who is looking for an assistant and after taling to Miss Cullin she is willing to be appointed to assist Mrs. Ramp as Civil Defense Director of Bremerton. Al- so Mr. Domstad talked to ~r. Wheaton and ~r. Wheaton was willing to be appointed to the Kitsap County ~ivil Defense Council as an active alternate member with vot- ing privileges, ~o~ion by ~r. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that Miss Cullin be appointed as Civil 9efense Otrector in Bremerton and ~r. Wheaton as an alternate member of the Kit- sap County ~ivil Defense Council, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2166, An Ordinance creating the position of dispatcher at the Shop in the Water Distribution Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that Ordinance No. 2166 be approved for passage and publication, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2167, An Ordinance declaring the need for the condemnation of certain real property in the City of Bremerton relative to the proposed LiI.D. on Perry Avenue. MotLon by Mr. Wheaton and ~iss Cullin that Ordinance No. 2167 be ~proved for passage and publication, carried. The City Attorney reported that he had received a letter from the Tudor Eng- ineering Company, along with a pa~t~f the Congressional Record which gives the Toll Bridge Authority authorization to reimpose the tolls on the Manette Bridge. Mr. Holland hasn't had the time to compare this with the bill introduced by Mr. Pelly. April 25, 1956 (Con't) The City Attorney reported that the amendments to the Retirement Ordinance were sent to an actuary and the actuary has found one objection ~o the. ~nendment as follows: Section 19B, whereby a member accepts one of the pension programs, option c, d or e, past age 62, retired, dies, a surviving spouse shall receive the money and to make it more explicit and clear the word "beneficiary" or surviv- ing spouse should be inserted. Nr. ~eaton reported that today .there will 0e another heavy cement pour at the dam and that everything is going in first class shape. Mr. Nheaton stated that he will be gone the rest of the week attending an American Waterworks Convention in Victoria. Notion by Nr. ~omstad ~nd miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried. Neeting adjourned. APPROVED: ~ City Clerk