HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/29/56 May 29,
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was called to order by Mayor Domstad at lO:O0 o'clock A.M.~ May 29, 1956 in the
Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present at this meeting were Commissioner Oullin, City
Clerk McC~wan and Assistant City Attorney Oluf Johnsen. Absent was Co---tssioner
Wheaton who is sick in a local hospital. Also in attendance were representatives
of the press and radio.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the minutes of the previous
regular meeting as written, carried.
City Clerk read employment notice for Earl G. Miller, Estra Labor in the Water
Distribution Department at $1.90 per hour.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve the employment as read, car-
ried.
City Clerk read no,ice of chmnge in pay status for Ernest C. Hopper from Fire-
man 3/c to E/c, from $329.00 to $340.00 per month and Chris T. Johnson, $354.00
in the Fire Dept.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve the changes in pay as read,
carried.
The City Clerk presented an Agreement to Extend and Modify Lease ~etween the
City and Irma C. Mitchell, on Lots 67 and 88, Block 30, Navy Yard Addition; lease
first effective February lB, 1954, extended to February 1956 and isnow being ex-
tended to February l§, 1987, under the same terms and rental of $80.00 per yeaP
which has already been paid for this year.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. D0mstad to approve the extension of the lease
under the terms and renSal set for th in the extenslon~ carried.
The City Clerk read a brief note submitted to him by the City Attorney, Roy
Holland, setting forth proposed toll schedule for use on both bridges as recommend-
ed by Cloverdale & Colpitts and Tudor Engineering Company, as follows: Proposed
tolls, passenger cars with or without trailers and all two-wheel trucks, 10~; com-
mutation rate for the above, l§ one-way trips for one dollar; making a rate
ride of .087~; all trucks or truck combinations with more than two axles 205;
May 29, 1956 (Gon,t)
all buses other than local transit or school buses 20~1 local transit and school
buses to pay a fixed annual fee for unlimited use, such fee to be negotiated but
it is amsumed here to be a rate of 10~.
Mayor Domstad stated no action was to be taken by the Council on the schedule
and ~iss Cullin commented that the rates appear to be the same as previously dis-
cussed.
Miss Cullin stated that Mr. Loyland of the Loyland Jewelers had been in to
complain about the u~e of a loudspeaker by Lent's at their entrance and she had
advised him to discuss the complai~with Mr. Lent inasmuch as the city had no ·
specific ordinance prohibiting the use of such equipment.
City Clerk commented that he had the right to file a regular civil complaint
a~ainst the use of ~he equipment as a public nuisance.
City Clerk read letter from City. Engineer, with attached claim voucher, dated
May 29, 19S6, setting forth Estimate No. 1 on L.I.D. 26§, and recommending the
payment to John M. Hanberg, contractor, the sum of $3,363.10. Claim approved by
E.S. Severance and audited by W.R. Vas.
Motion by Mr.' Domstad and Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation and ap-
prove the payment of Estimate No. 1 in the sum of $~,36S.10, carried.
Miss Culltn reported that Norman Box, Manage~, Chamber of Commerce, has been
appointed to an industrial board to encour6ge sites for industrial businesses in
the Puget Sound area and she hoped that through this appointment it might be pos-
sible to get someone for the Bremerton Port Commission who would be alive to the
needs of this port.
Mayor ~omstad commented that he felt a live candidate would file for the port
commission this coming election time.
Mayor ~omstad reported on his trip to Seattle where he attended a meeting of
the Mayor's-Maritime Committee.
Meeting adjourned by Mayor Doms~ad.