HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/09/55 March 9, 1955
Regular meeting of the City Council was held at 10:O0 o,clock A.M.,
March 9, 195~ in the Mayor's Office, City ~all. Mayor Yowell presiding with
CommlssionerCullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney
Holland being present. A representative of the press was also present.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes· of the special meeting
of February 28th and regular meeting of March 2, 1955 be approved as written
carried.
The City Clerk read a letter fromRaymond C. Brumbach, Attorney repre-
senting the clients interested in leasing or buying the acreage owned by the
City as discussed last meeting, whereby they have three proposals as folXaws:
lease the property for $750.00 for ten years with an option to renew; lease
the property for three yea~s with option to by $7,500 exercisable at any time
during the term of the lease with a yearly rental of 10% of the p~posed~.p~r~he
chase~prt~e ~,$$80.00 and the rental payments made prior to exercising the
option are to apply to the purchase price; purchase ~he property for $6,000.
Commissioner Wheaton stated that the property will have to be appraised
and when that is accomplished a letter will he written to Mr. Brumbach as to
the value.
The City Clerk read ~he following ch.anges in pay: Edward R. Weller from
$3~.00~to Foreman of Services at $396.00, William Zinter from $320.00 to
1st Class Meterman at $3~8.00 and Donald Cunningham from temporary help to
Civil Service eligible, extra labor, at $1.77 per hour, all in the Water De-
partment.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the changes in pay and change in
status be approved, carried.
The Cl~y Clerk read an application for pinball location license at the
Last Chance Tavern, signed by E.B. Trent, Sr., and approved by the Chief of
Police.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the application be approved and lic-
ense granted, carried.
The City Clerk requested authorization to declare a Burroughs Billing
machine in the Water Accounting Department surplus and sold to the best inter-
est of the City.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent
be authorized to declare the Burroughs machine surplus and sell to the best
interest of the City, carried.
March 9, 1955 (Con't)
The City Clerk read the minutes of the Investment Board whereby they
recommended the liquidation of some of the investments in the Cumulative
Reserve for Water S~stem Improvements Fund to the following funds: Current
Water, Cumulative Reservie for Self Insurance and Cululativ~ Reserve for Gen-
eral Permanent Street Improvements. Also the Board recommended the City pu~-
chase ~egistered warrants from any fund available at the time it will be nec-
essary for the General Fund to go on a warrant basis.
Motion by Mr. Yowetl and Mr. Wh~aton to concu~ in the recommendations of
the Investment Board, ~arried.
The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2103, "An Ordinance providing fo~ the
issuance of General Fund Warrants and declaring an emergency.~'
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. ~eaton Ordinance No. 2103 be approved,
carried.
The City Clerk read a general claim from John W. Cunningham in the amount
of $900.00 covering services and expenses incconnection with planning prepar-
ation of specifications, assistance in purchase of materials and advisory
supervision of construction of a 27 inch line from Union River.
Mr. Mc~owan stated that the City of Bremerton has no agreement with Mr.
~nningham covering this claim.
Motion 5y Mr. Wheaton and Mr. ¥owell the claim be referred to t he Commit-
tee of the Whole for study, carried.
The City~Clerk reported that the State of Washington Census Board request-
ed the City of Bremerton to take an annual census either by an actual nowa
count or by estimating the count.
£he City Clerk recommended an estimate be made as there hasn't been too
many changes in the City of Bremerton's population.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin authorizing the City Clerk to make
an estimate on the cmnsus, carried.
Motion by Mayor Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the City Attorney prepare a res-
olution calling for an advisory vote through a special election for the de-
termination of the sole question of whether or not the citizens of the City
of Bremerton are willing to pay tolls on the Manette Bridge and any other
bridge spanning the Washington ~arrows for the purpose of financing such
other bridge and its approaches, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the bills be paid if approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.
APPR0 VED: City JClerk