HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/19/56 December lB, 1956
The regular meeting of the Oity Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was called to order by Mayor Domstad at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., WedneSday, December
19, 1956 in the Mayor's 9ffice, City Hall. Present at.this meeting w®re Cemmts-
sioner Cullln, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Holland.
Also in attendance were representatives of press and radio.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad to approve the minutes of the previous
meeting as written, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for opening the following bids: Gasoline
andoil; chlorine and ~mmonia; steel for building for Water Department; microfilm
equipment.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to open the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the gasoline and oil bids and read from:
Standard Oil, certified check for $1,200.00 attached, today,s posted price aa
maximum on gasoline - Chevron Supreme, 400 gals. and over, .278 per gallon, dis-
count .O1; RPM Delo Special Motor Oil .898 per gal.; B.O. Standard Penn Motor Oil
.870 per gallon; certified check for $1,180.00 attached, ~a~imum price today's
posted price, with discount of .015 per gallon with following net prices on gaso-
line - HlOctane .231 per gallon, Richfield Etheyl .281, for deliveries of
gallons add .008 per gal., 40-199 gallons add .O1 per gallon; less than 40 gallons
add .04 per gal. for Hi-Octane and .048 for Ethel Gas; Richfield Heavy Duty Motor
Oil .898 per gal., and Richfield Weslube Motor Oil .4298 per gal.
Union Oil, certified check for $80~00 enclosed, on gasoline the price bid was
on posted price less discount of .018 per gallon and present posted price of Royal
78 .2V1 per gal., and 7800 Gasoline .2~l per gallon; Unitec Oil .8888, Triton~TB
.6Z per gallon~
Tidewater Oil ~ompany, bid bond for $1,100.O0 attached, maximum prive to be
current posted price less discount of 0~78 for Flyine "A" Ethyl Gasoline, AO0 gal-
lons or more delivered at .2488 per gallon and add .008 for deliveries of 200 to
~99 gallons, add .O1 per gallon deliveries of 40 to 1~9 gallons; Tydor Motor Oil,
.~l~; and Tydol HD Motor Oil .81~ per gallons
Texas Company, certified check for $1,212.A0 attached, current posted price
today maximum on gasoline with .0~89 per gallon for deliveries of 1,O00 gallons or
more; present posted price .308 for Texaco Bky Chief Gasoline, making present net
price for Sky Chief, exclusive of federal excise tax of .2401 per gallon; for Tex-
aco Ursa Oil Super Duty Special .9428 per gallon, and Texaco Ursa Oil Heavy Duty
at .89§ and Texaco Motor Oil for .878 per gallon.
It was pointed here that the City does not have storage tanks large enough for
buying 1,O00 gallons at a time and the representative of the Texas Company stated
he had talked with his Seattle office who had informed him the same price would
hold for less than 1,O00 gallon deliveries.
December 19, 1956
Signal Oil Company, with check for SB10.O0 attached, posted price, currently
.9?6 per gallon and to that would be added .005 for single deliveries of from 40 to
199 gallons; Signal RPM Delo 'Special Lubricating Oil .695 per gallon, and Signal 4
Star Motor Oil .5465 per.gallons
Shell Oil Company, $1,'B80.00 certified check attached, Shell Premi~ Gasoline
today,s posted price of 2?.6 as maximum, less discount of B.87, giving net
for deliveries of B00-399 gallons add .5~ per gallon and for 40-199 gallons deliver-
ed add 1.0 per gallon; bcd on motor oils was given on a long list of various oils,
none specifically pointed out ae complying with city's specifications, except Pre-
mium .758 and Rotella .678~
Nr. Eddie Adams, ~istributor, Shell Oil Products, asked if it was necessary to
offer a protest on the Texas Company bid for the 1,000 gallon deliveries because the
0ity has no large tanks and Nr. Holland stated he would check on the matter and let
him know.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Niss Cullin that the bids be referred to Committee,
carried.
Clerk opened bids for furnishing supplies of chlorine and ammonia and read from:
Pennsylvania Salt, chlorine .ll per lb in 150 lb containers, ammonia .19 per
lb. in lO0-150 lb. containers and chlorine in 1-ton containers .07 per lb, with near-
est shipping point for all supplies at Tacoma, and certified check for $405.00 at-
tached.
Van Waters & Rogers, Inc., chlorine in 150 lb containers, FOB Tacoma, full
freight prepaid 11.75 cwt, or FOB, Tacoma, ll.00 cwt, or FOB Seattle, 11.25 cwt;
ammonia in 100-150 lb containers, FOB Bremerton .2016 and FOB Seattle .19 per lb;
chlorine in 1-ton containers, FOB Tacoma, 07 per lb., with certified check for
$404.25 attached.
Motion by Mr. Nheaton and Mr. Domstad to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent
and Water Superintendent, carried. %~
Clerk opened bids for material for a steel building and read from:
Armco, certified check for $600.00 enclosed and bid of $11,BlO.O0.
Craigin, certified check for $600.00 and bid of $11,$B4.00.
Soule, certified check for SB00.O0 and bid of $9,~B.00.
Taft Mercer, cashier's check for $610.00 and bid of
Hallidie, bid bond attached and bid of $9,B$9.00.
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Nr. Domstad that the bids be referred to the Purchas-
ing Agent, Water Superintendent, City Engineer and Commissioner of Public Works,
carried.
Clerk opened bids for p~urchase of microfilm equipment and read from:
Crampton, for Remington-Rand equipment, Nod el ll, $1,600.00S P.B. Feeder,
$498.00; PB Table and bracket $B5.00; alternate cameras, Nodal lB, $B,350.00; Nod-
el 8 Film-A-Record with counter $1,~15.00; Model 8 Film-A-Record with counter,
$1,~0.00; also made alternate bid for ~oerforming the microfilming of City records;
personal check enclosed which is t o be replaced by a bid bond.
Recordak Corporation, certified check for $107.50 enclosed, for a Recordak Re-
liant Micro-Filmer Nodal RN, etc., $1,BO0.O0 and Film Reader Nodal P-40 for $350.00;
Burroughs, certified check for $1B0.00 enclosed, for Burroughs-Bell and HoweLl
Style BH-B0§C recorder, etc., for $1,90~.00 and reader for $~17.00.
Motion by~r. Wheaton and Nr. Domstad to refer to a representative from the Wat-
er ~epartment, Clerk's Office, Police Dept., and any other interested departments,
carried.
Clerk read bid from Bremerton Sun for printing legal publications for
certified check for $50.00 enclosed; $1.B8 per column inch for each insertion 6
point or larger Ideal type set in l0 em columns; and $1.~8 per cold,mu inch for each
insertion 6 point or larger Ideal type set in ll.6 em columns.
Nr. NcGowan suggested the City accept the bid of the Bremerton Sun as the only
bidder.
Notion by Nr. Domstad and Nr. Wheaton to award the bid to Bremerton Sun, carried.
Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended Dec. 15, 1956 for $39,970.79~ aud-
ited by W.R. Vas.
Notion by Niss Cullin and ~r. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
Clerk read claim voucher from Hunsaker Brothers for Estimate No. B (Final) for
contract on LID 268, alley, $603.69. This covered the 15% retained. Approved by
E.S. Severance and audited by W.R. Vas.
Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Niss Cullln to approve payment of the claim voucher,
carried.
Clerk presented general claim voucher from General Construction Co., on Union
niver Development Construction Fund, for Estimate No. 13, total $10,417.80 after
1~% and 10% retained, approved by Nr. Short for Mr. Casad, and Jokm W. Cunnlngham,
engineer, and audited by W.R. Vaa.
Notion by Nr. Wheaton and ~r. Domstad to approve payment of the voucher, car-
ried.
December 19, 1956
Clerk read letter from the City Engineer, E.S. Severance, dated Dec. 17, 1956,
recommending the payment of Estimate NO. 1' for ~1,259.18 on Sidewalk Construction
~istrict No. 1 to Linden Construction Company.
Clerk presented general claim to cover this amount, approved by E.$. Severance
and audited by W.R. Vaa.
Motion by Mr. ~eaton and Miss Cullin to concur in 'the Engineer's recommenda-
tion and approve the claim, carried.
Clerk read Extension of Use Permit Agreement for extending Use Permit Agree-
ment dated December 30, 1955 for one year beginning Jan. 1, 1957 for Sheridan Park
Community Building, signed by E.G. Humble, Executive Director, Housing Authority of
the City of Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the Extension, carried.
Clerk read letter, dated Dec. 19, 1956, to the Mayor and City Council froml~W,~.
Vaa, Chairman, Board of Administration, Bremerton Employees Retirement System, which
stated that on December 15, 1956 Mr. Otto Jarstad rendered his resignation as a mem-
ber of the Board due to his retirement from city service on December 51, 1956 and
that Mr. Jarstad was one of the three members appointed by the City Council and it
will be necessary for the City Council to appoint some city employee to fill this
vacancy.
Mr. McGowan explained that the Board had appointed Mr. Edw. Peak to fill this
position and then had realized the appointment must be made by the City Council and
Mr. McGowan suggested Mr. Peak be appointed by the City Council.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. ~omstad to appoint Edw. Peak to the Board, car-
ried.
Clerk stated the Council had passed Ordinance No. 2204 in error last week but
the ordinance had not been published so recommended the Council pass a motion to
rescind the ordinance.
Mr. NcUowan explained the ordinance should not have been presented until the
hearing was held January 2, 1986 on assessment roll for LID 268.
Motion by Mr. ~Domstad and Mr. ~fneaton to rescind Ordinance No. 2B04, carried.
Mr. McGowan reported for the committee composed of Mr. Wheaton, Mr. Hatfield,
Mt. Taylor and himself who studied the Olds for furnishing a loader f or the Street
Dept., and that one bid had been rejected as not meeting specifications and the
concensus of the committee is that the award should be made to Howard-Cooper for a
Pay-loader for ~ll,~6?.l~.
Motion by Mr. ~Vheaton and Miss Cullin to accept the committee's recommendations
and award the contract to Howard-Cooper Corp., carried.
Clerk read letter dated Dec. l~, 1988 to the City Council from Judge Ronald E.
Danielson asking that authority be granted for the calling for bids~for a Receipt-
ing ~achine for the Violations Office and the letter gave details of the use of
such a machine.
Notion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to authorize call for bids for such a
machine, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. ~08, "An Ordinance provDding for the appropriation
of funds for which an insufficient appropriation was made in the 19§6 budget and
declaring an emergency."
Notion by Mr. ~omstad and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. ~208, carried as
follows: Mr. Domstad, Yes. Miss Cullin, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk read Resolution No. 980, ~eclaring Monday, Becember ~, 1986 a legal
holiday and that benefits accuring to city employees under the terms of this resol-
ution shall ce governed by Ordinance No. 181~.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. 950, carried.
Clerk read Resolution No. 981, authorizing the City to exchange property with
Arthur C. and Edna G. Wyatt in connection with the Warren Avenue Bridge ~ight of
way.
Motion by Mr. Wheat0n and Miss Cullin to pass Resolution No. ~1, carried.
Miss Cullin stated that she had read in last night's Bremerton Sun where city
officials agreed on the action taken on David Leroy Wise and that she wanted it on
the record that she did not agree with Judge Sutton~s decision in his case.
Mr. Leo Holliday, 1~80 Warren Avenue, stated he was against raising water
rates to help riase funds to pay firemen and policement wages and suggested forces
be r~duced because claimed population of the city is going down and should compen-
sate for population reduction in that way.
Mr. Erv. Jensen asked Miss Cullin a bout her comments on D.L. Wise and she
dommehted~furt~er~ha~sh§ had had an employee who had been dismissed because of
stealing from the City and that what was fair for one is fair for another and Mr.
Wheaton, upon question from Mr. Jensen, stated his stand was the same as set forth
in bhe newspaper.
December [9, 19§6
Mr. Jensen'asked about the proposed $1.00 parking violations fee for those who
pay in the first 24 hours and Nayor Domstad stated this had been under dicussion
for some time and that a decision would be reached on the proposal soon, possibly
next Wednesday.
Neeting adjourned.
APPROVED: Ol~y ClerR