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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/17/56 October 17, 1956 The regular meeting of the City Council of the Gity of Bremerton, Washing- ton, was called to order by Mayor Domstad at 10:00 otclockA.M., October 17, 1956 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present~.at this meeting were Commission- er~Cultin, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland. Absent was Commission- er Wheaton, attending Good Roads committee meeting. Also in attendance were re- presentatives of press and radio. Motion by ~iss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve the minutes of the regu- lar meeting of October 10, 1956 as~written, carried. Clerk read report of separation for Barbara Nervik, City Attorney's Office. ~otion by Miss Cullin and ~lr. Domstad to approve the separation, carried. Clerk read notice of employment for John E. Plou£, Patrolman, Water Supply Department at $2.00 per hour, effective October 14, 1956 and Patrfcia Ann Carter, ~149.~0 a month, Attorney,s Office. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin to approve the employments, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended October 15, 1956, $40,569.78 audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad ~o approve, carried. Clerk read letters and presented claim vouchers on the following districts for the purpose of transferr]ng the adjUsted balance of fixed charges on these local improvement districts to the General Fund: LID-264, $703.58; LID-265, :~349.03; LID-266, $749.51. All claims approved by E.S. Severance and audited by ~i.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Domstad and l¥liss Cullin to approve the claim vouchers, carried. October 17, 1956 (Con't) Clerk read claim voucher from Hunsaker Brothers for Estimate No. 4 (Final) on LID No. 266, $362.30 to cover retained percentage on the contract; approved by E.S. Severance and audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad to approve, carried. Clerk read letter dated October 10, 1956 from B.J. Shearer, President, Roxy Dheatre of Bremerton, requesting to grant them financial relief by eliminating the present city admission tax. Mayor Domstad stated this matter will be taken under study and a letter will be written to Mr. Shearer probably next week. Clerk read letter from Naval Technical Supervisors, Puget Sound Chapter, Dated October 12, 1956 signed by R.N. Berry, President, addressed to Mr. Dave Wheaten, thanking him for the inspection tour made at Union River Dam. Also thanked in the letter were Mr. Cased and ~r. Severance. Clerk read letter from Mr. D.B. Wheaten, Commissioner to the Mayor and City Council, dated October 16, 1956 asking for authority to check and revise if nec- essary the plans to proceed with the building of a reservoir at 17th and Ironsides, end make an appraisal prior to offering for sale the piece of property not needed for the reservoir at l?th & Nipsic. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Cullin to concur with Mr. Wheaton's proposal, car- ried. Mr. Cased, who was present, asked if he should ask Mr. Cun~ingham to make a proposal for the reservoir work for which proposal there would be no expense to City and mr. ~omstad stated that he would contact Mr. Cunntngham for this purpose. City Clerk read communication from Fred Jenner, Chairman, Bremerton Planning Co~mmission, which stated that at a special meeting of that body held ~¥ednesday, October 17, 1956 a motion was passed asking the City Council not to approve on- site sale of any more war-built public housing dwellin~_s in Sheridan Park (Wash 45049) unless and until they are made to conform with the existing Bremerton Build- ind Code and Zoning Ordinance; in the best interests of long-range planning and the proper f~ture development of Bremerton. ~otion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that the City Attorney be instructed to draw a Resolution to confirm this request, carried. The substance of the proposed resolution was questioned by City Attorney and Mr. Domstad stated he would ask Mr. Jenner to come over and explain what is de- Sired. Clerk stated that the city has purchased so far nine houses and garages for street widening project in connection with Warren Avenue Bridge and that it was the opinion of the majority of the commissioner's to set the date for b~d opening on Nove~ker ~8; however, Mr. McGowan pointed out that speGific approvalhad not been granted by the City' Council to sell the buildings and garages and suggested a motion be passed in this connection. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad that the City Clerk be given permission to a~vertise for bids for the sale of the buildings and garages on the s freer widening project, carried. Mayor Domsta~ stated ~hat in connection with the letter read previously in this meeting from the Naval Technical Supervisors, the Council should commend Mr. ~heaton for his planning for future growth of Bremerton by developing water Sup- ply an~ that with Mr. Wheaten commendation shoul~ go to ~r. Casad and the Water Department. Mr. Domstad read a letter from an enlisted member~ the crew of ~he USS St. Paul which stated that he had enjoyed his stay in Bremerton. M Mayor Domstad commente~ that he had heard from other men who also had found this port enjoyable and that this letter was indicative of what the Navy thinks of Sremerton. Miss Cullin Srought up and discussed the subject of cleanliness of city alleys and suglgested teeth might be put in the present ordinance to enforce the need for keepin[[i alleys clean. Mayor Domstad stated there had been a study made of this situation several years ago and suggested Miss Cullin should read the report and City Attorney stated he would check the ordinance relating to this subject. Miss Cullin stated she and Miss Od~en would be going to Vancouver, Washington Thursday morning to attend the Washington Finance Officers meeting. Meeting adjourned. APFROVED: City Ct~rk October 17, 1956 A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington - 0 was called to order by Mayor ~omstad at 2.3 P.M., October 1V, 1956 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Present at this meetlngwere Commissioner Cullin, City Clerk R~cGowan and City Attorney Holland. Commissioner ~T~aton was absent. Also present was a representative of the press. Mayor Domsta5 explained that this special ~eetina was called to pass:.a res- olution authorized at this morning's meeting. Clerk read Resolution No. 936, whtsh has to do ~ith the intended on-site sale of public housing dwelltnga in Sheridan Park (WASH 45049). Motion by Mr. Domstad and Miss Cullin that Resolution Ho. 936 be adopted, carried. Meeting adjourned. APP[~OVED: City ~ler~