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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/55 January 12, 1955 The regular ~eeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor's Office, City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M. January 12, 1955. Mayor Yowell presiding, with Commissioner Cullin, Comm- issioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Holland being present. A representa$ive of the press was also present. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting of January 5, 1955 be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk read a report of separation for Ralph T. Hutchison and Alfred L. Johnson, Street Dept. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the separations be approved, carried. The City Clerk read notice of employment for Ronald E. Danielson, Municipal Court, $300.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the employment be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a change of pay notice correcting one previously issued for Julie Sipes in the Police Dept. to $295.00 per month instead of $ 1o.oo. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the change in pay be approved, carried. The City Clerk read the following applications from Paul C. Delaney Hal,s Corner Tavern; shufflebowler, pinball location license, and shuffleboard. Motion by Mr. ¥owell and Mr. Wheaton the applications be approved and licenses granted, carried. The City Clerk read a voucher from Clark M. Davis & Associates in the amount of $1V8.32 covering 8% of the $2972.00 for plans and specifications and supervision for the installation of a warm air heating system for the Municipal Repair Garage. The voucher was approved. The City Clerk read a request from the Chief of Police that a call for bids be granted to replace a ~ wheeler parking meter motorcycle in the Bremerton Police Dept. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton authorizing the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids for one new motorcycle, carried~ The City Clerk read a bulletin from A. P. Carroll, regarding a proposed holiday plan. The Mayor requested the matter be held until further study is made. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance second reading vacating a portion of 9th Street. Attorney Bishop, representing the Waagas, attended the meeting and raised an objection to the passage of the ordinance on the grounds that 9th Street was an access road to property owne~ by the Waagas and others. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the matter be deferred until next Wesnesday to allow time for the City Attorney to study the matter, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from J. Harvey Leach, Manager Puget Sound Power and Light Company, and attached were three copies each of Municipal Water Pumping Power contracts and Municipal Sewage Pumping Power. contracts to cover the furnishihg of power service for the operation of the Twin Lakes and the sewage pumping plant at Lift Station #3A. These agreements were renewals of similar contracts which expire on January 24th and February l, 195§. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to adopt Resolution No. 888 and Resolution No. 889 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the contracts, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from Mrs. Bonnet Richardson, President Bremerton High School Parent Teachers Association, regarding the City Library being closed on Saturdays. Mr. McGowan was requested to answer the letter advising Mrs. Richardson that the hours maintained by the Library is a matter of policy to be determined by the librarian and the Library Board. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 890, covering the sale of property to Nero T. Terry in the amount of $850.00. This sale was made after a public auction was held December 30th, 1954 at the City Hall. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell Resolution No. 890 be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance regulating the installation and the use of oil burners, oil storage tanks, oil stoves, oil burning furnaces qnd other mechanical devices and equipment used to store or burn fluid fuel, etc. January 12, 196§ (cont) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the Ordinance be approved on first reading, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.