HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/20/56 June ~0, 1956
The regular meeting of the City Council of the Gity of Bremerton, Washington,
was called to order by Acting Nayor Cullln at 10:O0 o'clock A.N., June 20, 1956
in the Nayor's uffice, City Hall, Bremerton, Washington. Present at this meeting
were Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan and City Attorney Holland. Absent
was Nayor Domstad. Also in attendance were representatives of the press and radio.
Notion by ~r. Wheaton and Niss Cullin to approve the minutes of the previous
regular meeting as written, carried.
Clerk announced this was date and time for opening bids for a heating system
for the City Hall and that three bids had been received.
Notion by Niss Cullin and Nr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from the following: Standard Plumbing & Heat-
ing, $22,62~.00 with bid bond enclosed. Lent's- ~21.916.00 with certified check
for $1,096.00 attached. Talbot ~lumbing & Heating, ~2~,760.00 with cashier's
check for $1185.00 attached.
Notion by Niss Cullin and ~r. Wheaton to refer the bids to committee of Pur-
chasing Agent, the City Engineer and the Commissioner of Finance, carried.
Clerk read reports of separation for the following: V.A. Hegdahl and H.P.
Singer, Cemetery; ~arie Audrene Rasmussen and Ron Norris, Park and Recreation;
Robert Sauer, Sewage Disposal.
Notion by Niss Cullln and Nr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried.
Clerk read notices of employment for the following: Nary Ellin Pendergast,
$1.25 per hour, Park and Recreation; James F. Schlief, Extra Laborer at $1.90 per
hour for the Water Supply and V.A. Hegdahl and H.P. Singer, extra labor, Street
Department at $1.90 per hour.
Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Niss Cullin to approve the employments, carried.
Clerk read change in pay status for Lawrence H. Pflughoeft, helper to driver,
Street Department from $1.92 to $1,~6 per hour, effective July l, 1956.
~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the change in pay, carried.
Clerk read applications for licenses as follows: Bremerton Nutual Amusement
Company, Nester Operators Pinball License with check attached for $2,000.00; Heb-
erling Bros., Master Operators Pinball License with check attached for $2,000.00
for the Kitsap Amusement Company; Pinball Location menewal applications for:
NcGill's Tavern, Cheer~O Tavern, Nission Cafe, Waynes Lunch, Crow's Nest, Travel-
ers Cafe, ~alace Sport Center, Korner Lunch, Ted's Lunch, Sulllvan's Tavern with
check attached for $20.00. Location license application for shuffleboard at Sul-
livan,s Tavern~
June 20, 1956 (eon't)
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the license applications,
carried.
Clerk read application for Pos£er and Handbill License for Dick Tyrrell
Jewelers, Inc., 208 - let St~, signed by J.F. Taylor.
Mr. McGowan commented the fee is $150.00 per year and this firm hands out a
little business card in f~ont of their place of business and he has advised the
manager, Mr. Taylor, that to make any outcry is prohibited under city ordinance. Mr. Taylor was present but made no comments.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the application, carried.
Clerk presented general claim voucher from General ~onetruction Company for
Estimate #7 on the Union River Development.Construction Fund for $218,411.60,
approved by C.C. Cased and audited by W.R. Vas.
Mr. McGowan noted that there should be a change order put through because
there is a smell amount of $31.50 included in this claim for thermometer pipe
which is not in the original contrae$ and Mr. Wheaton skid this would be done and,
also, a change order would be brought in for some conduit pipe to be used in put-
ting in some lighting not planned originally.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve payment of this estimate,
carried.
Clerk read letter from City Engineer, dated June 20, 1956, .recommending~ay-
merit of Estimate No. 2 (Final) on L.I.D. 265, in the amount of $1,729.68, with
general claim voucher attached, to John Hanberg.
Mo~ion by Mr.~heaton and Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation, carried.
Clerk presented general claim voucher on the Salary Fund for payroll for per-
iod ended June 18, 1986, salary warrant numbers 64188 through 64466, $4~,504.3~,
audited by w.R. Vas.
Motion by Miss Cullin andMr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
City Clerk stated that the Census Board of the State of Washington has not yet
given official report of the population of Bremerton but he has received a let-
ter from the board, dated June 1§, 1986, giving unofficial draft of the Board's
1956 population report of the 282 tomns and cities in the State. The letter
stated that before the final certification of the figures is made, theBoard will
be required to check with the Secretary of State to see if all annexations have
been reported to the State according to legal requirement and the letter expressed
the wish that all cities and towns who have made annexations file the necessary
forms with the State.
Mr. McGowa~ stated that the City of Bremerton has fulfilled all legal require-
ments relating to annexations.
City Clerk read letter dated June 18, 1986 addressed to Mr. Wheaton from Mr.
Cased, Water Superintendent, stating that the present agreement with the Water
Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey expires on July 1, 1956 and re-
commending that the City continue in the program of cooperative stream gaging.
The program involves UnionRiver, both near Bremerton and near Union, Tahuya Riv-
er near Bremerton, Gold Creek near Bremerton and the H~ma Hamma River near Eldon.
The City's share is $1,720.O0 for the fiscal year 1987.
Letter further stated that it has been decided to omit the Tahuya River,
thereby reducing the cost $1,~?0.00 and next year to eliminate the Union River
near Bremerton but to have at least one year's records of stream flow after the
Union River Dam is placed in operation.
Letoer recommended thi~ Cooperative program be continued as it would strength-
en the City's position on the water rights for the Hamma Hamma River as well as
supply the City wifh necessary data for future planning.
Motion by Mr. W heaton and Miss Cullin to approve the payment as recomended
to meet their,request, carried.
City Attorney presented a right of ~ay deed to be executed by the City in fav-
or of the County of Kitsap covering a strip of land 35 feet in width lying west of
and adjacent to Birch Avenue in the First Addition to O'Brien Manor.
Mr. Holland stated this was to 0e used for road purposes by the County and
was a part of the property sold to Allstate Sand and Gravel Company under contract
and that this strip together with another 88 feet which is to be deeded by another
party would make a ?O foot road possible.
Mr. Holland recommended the Council approve the ~ xecution of the deed and then
have the Mayor sign it when he returns to the City.
Motion by Miss Cullln and Mr. Wheaton to approve execution deed and'have Mayor
Domstad sign it when he gets 0ack, carried.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to authorize Mr. Wheaton to have bids
called for approximately 4,000 feet of 8" cast iron pipe for the Water De~ rtment
carried.
June 20, 1956 (Con't)
Mr. Merle G. Budd, President, Bremerton Chamber of Commerce, and Not'man Box,
Secretary-Manager, c~me in to the Council Room. Mr. Budd tha~ked the Council for
furnishing the report of city fins~nces and congratulated the Co~lssione~s on ~he
apparen~ heal~h~ oondl~ion of ftnanoes ~o da~e. He s~a~ed his le~e~ ~eques~in~
the report was not w~itten tn a critical vein but that they had a sincere desire
to assist the City in its financial p~oblems. He said also the letter was prompt-
ed as a result of inquiries made to him by people on the street. Mr. Budd co~ent-
ed that the ~eport was turned over to a co~ittee for study.
Mr. McGowan suggested that Ch~ber officials might assist the Association of
Washington Cities at State Legislation time and further suggested the officials of
other cities' Ch~ber of Co~erce organizations might be encouraged to work with
the Association of washington CitiSs when the legislator meets.
Miss Cullin reported she would be gone the next two weeks ~d would be back
the 9th of July and suggested that the Ch~ber of Co~erce take this into consid-
eration If they plan to meet with the Co~issioners.
Mr. Paddy Ryan a~peared before the Go,oil in behalf of the 38 foot strip that
the City had in this Oo~cll meeting approved the execution of a ri~t of way deed
and Mr. Wheaton advised him that affi~ative action had been taken which appeared
to satisfy Mr. Ryan and he left the Co--oil room.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~eaton to adjoin, carried.
APPROVED: ..... Clty~Cle~