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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/56 ~ay 16, 1956 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was called to order by Mayor Domstad at 10:00 otclock A,M., May~16, 1966 in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Bremerton, Washington. present at this meeting were Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Also in attendance were representatives of the press and radio and 20 Bremerton High School Btudents with their teacher, Mr. Peterson. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to up prove the minutes as written, of the previous regular meeting, carried. The City Clerk stated that the committee appointed to study the police car uids had met and it was the recommendation of the committee that the bid be award- ed to the low bidder, Kerr Motors. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that the bid be awarded as recommended, carried. The City Clerk asked for authorization to call for sealed bids for the sale of the four police cars which are to be replaced. May 16, 1956 (CCh't) Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~ur. Wheaton to authorize the City Clerk to call fop sealed bids for the sale of the four police cars, carried. The City Clerk read letter dated May 16, 19§8 from the City Engineer to the City Council setting forth the details of Estimate No. 2 on L.I.D. No. 284, and rec- ommending in the letter that the estimate be paid'to the contractor, Hunsaker Brothers, in the amount of $5,288.93, less 15% retained in the amount of $?93.33, making a net figure of $4,495.60 to'Os Paid. Clerk then presented a claim voucher for this $4,~95.~0, signed by Hunsaker Brothers, approved by E.S. Severance and audited by the City Auditor, W.R. Vas. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to concur in the Engineer's recommendation and approve the claim for $4,~95.60, carried. The City Clerk read letter, dated May 16, 1958, from the City Engineer, the Building Inspector and the Park Superintendent, addressed to the City Council recom- mending that Bert Danlelaon, Contractor, be paid Estimate No. i on the Rest Room at Evergreen Park. The estimate had a net figure of The City Clerk then presented the claim voucher from Bert Danlelson to pay the net sum of $3,649.~?, approved by A. Pendergast and audited by W.R. Vas. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and to approve payment of the claim as read, carried. The City Clerk read Claim for Damages dated May 8, 1956, signed by Lee P. Jones Claimant asking for $20,000.00 for injuries claimed sustained on a board sidewalk on First Street on April 19, 1956. The clai~ was submitted immediately to the City's insurance adjuster. Mr. Wheaton commented in this connection that he, Miss Cullin and Mr. Hatfield were going down to look at the situation where the accident was reported to have oc- curred, and Miss Cullin remaked that she felt the property owners adjacent to the area were liable. Mr.~Holland suggested the board sidewalk be removed entirely. The City ~lerk read claim voucher on Warren Avenue Bridge Construction Fund f~m Tudor Engineering Company for $8,780.00 for foundation investta~ions in accordance with the Agreement between the City and the Company. Supporting invoice attached showing detailed information. Voucher audited by City Auditor. Mr. Wheaton stated the claim was in order and recommended approval. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Culltn that the City honor the claim, carried. The City Clerk recommended that the Council approve combining certain precincts for the sake of economy. The precincts involve either closed-out ~overnment projects or Navy Eastpark; and although one consolidation would be putting 381 names into one precinct there would not be over ~00 votes because precincts 42 and 43 are in areas closed out by the Housing Authority. The City Clerk suggested that precincts ~, 4~ and 4~ be combined into 44 and precinct 33 and ~9 be combined into 33. Motion by Mr. Domstad and ~r. ~heaton to authorize the City Attorney to draw up an amending ordinance, carried. The City Clerk read letter dated May 18, 1958 from the City Engineer to the City Council recommending that an L.I.D. be established for sidewalks, curbs and gutters on Marguerite Avenue f~om 15th Street n~th, and attached to the lette~ was a petition reque~tin~ the improvement, bearing the signature of Donald M. Ire- land and seventeen other residents of the area. The percentage of Signers by front foot was 63.4?%. Motion by Mr. ~eaton and ~iss Cullin c~ncurring in the Engineer's recommend- ation, carried. City Clerk read a letter dated May 8, 1956 from Gall H~hu, 18~9 Warren Avenue in ~hich he tendered his resignation as a member of the City Planning Commission, effective May l?th due to his business activities now being centered in Seattle. Mayor Domstad commented that he had another person in mind to replace Mr. Huhn and would bring this name up at a later Council meeting. The City Clerk read a letter dated May ~, 1956 from American Municipal Assoc- iation addressed to Mayor Domstad in which the association thanked the city for its check for ~lO0.O0 in payment of the annual fee for membership in the association for period May 1, 1986 through April 30, 1957, and the letter set forth further in- formation relative to the program of the A.M.A. ~ffne City Clerk read a letter dated May 16, l~SS f~om Mr. Cased to Mr. Wheaton requesting that the Water ~epartment be authorized by theCity Council to replace the existing 4 inch wood water main on Division Street oetween State Highway No. 14 and the 01d Belfair Highway which was installed in 1935 and now serves ~bout 135 customers. This main has developed leaks due to heavy truck traffic and is in dan- ger of a serious break. Recommended.in letter that the wood main be replaced with approximately 158~ feet of 8-inch pipe and 500 feet of 6-inch pipe together with Ma~ 15, 19~G ~Contt) necessary appurtenances for an estimated cost °f'$9,544,00 and that the publicatio~ of notice of the work include an emergency provision so the work can be started im- mediately with completion hoped for by May 24th. Motion ~y Mr. Wheaton and mr. ~omstad that the Water Department be allowed to go ahead with this work, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2169, second reading, 'tAn Ordinance imposing a Business and Occupation Tax upon certain businesses, occupations and privileges of engaging in the general telephone and telegraph business, requiring a business license for the same, providing for the collection thereof; defining offenses, pre- scribing penalties and repealing Ordinance No. 1272 and Ordinance No. 1277." Motion by Mr. ~Taeaton and Miss Cg~llin to pass the ordinance on second reading, carried. The City Clerk read Ordlmnce No. 2170, "An Ordinance regulating the erection re-erection, operation, possession and control of signs, amending Section ?01 of Ordinance No. 2182 and de61aring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to pass the ordinancs, carried. The City Attorney slated he had prepared an ordinance for reading today which was adopting the entire Motor Vehicle Code inasmuch as both the Police Department and the Police Judge had recommended this be done and the Attorney suggested the ordinance be passed to fullfil the desires of the Police and Judge. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 21?l, "An Ordinance adopting certain chap- ters of the revised Code of Washington of the Motor Vehicle Laws of the State of Washington by reference, as provided by Section 1, Chapter 21~, Session Laws of 194~, provding for penalties for the violation thereof and repealing Ordinance No. 2115 and Ordinance No. 2157-A and providing for the citation thereof and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to pass the ordinance, carried. Mr. Wheaton noted good progress on the Union River Dam and commented on his trip to the American Public Works conference in Yakima last week. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve the bills if approved by a majority of the commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: .....