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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/01/55 June l, 1955 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held in the Nayor's Office,City Hall at 10:00 o,clock A.N. Wednesday, June l, 195§. Nayor YoWell presiding With Commissioner Oullin, Commissioner Wneaton, City Clerk NcGowan and City Attorney Holland being present. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Ntss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting of Nay ~5, 19§5 be approved as w~itten, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for a hearing on annexation of property east of View Ridge. No protests were received and no one present in regard to the hearing. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. Slll, "An Ordinance accepting and incor- porating into the corporate limi~s of the City of Bremerton certain land l~Ing outside the limits of the City of Bremerton and being contiguous to the City of Bremerton and declaring an emergency." · Notion by Nr. %%~eaton and ,~r. iowell Ordinance No. 2111 ce approved for passage, carried. The City Clerk read the following reports of separation: Ray A. Scism, Harry W. NcLaughlin and Eugene O'Brien from the Police Depar_~ment and ~elvln Dinwiddie in the Fire Department. Notion by ~r. Yowell and ~iss Cullin the separaolons be approved, carried. The City Clerk read the following notices of employment: Ernest Charles Hopper, Fire Department at ~9.O0 per month and Elsie L. Cunningham, Park and Recreation Department at $1.50 per hour. Notion by Nr. Yowell and mr. Wheaton the notices of employment be approved, carried. The City Clerk read-change in pay for Glenda Ann ~eir, Civil Service De- partment, from extra help at ~1.50 per hour to Secretary at SZZ8.OO per month. Notion by Nr. Yowell and ~iss Culltn the change in pay be approved, car- ried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Hkagineer recon~ending four easements and one Warranty Deed for the property which the City acquired so taat the Bonneville Power Administration transmission line ~uld b~ relocated from its present site on the City's gravel pit, be accepted by the Council and recorded. ~otion by Nr. Wheaton and ~r. Yowell to concur in the Engineer's recom- mendation, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Water Department recommending Esti- mate No. ~ of Lynch Brothers, covering test drilling for the dam site on Union River,be approved for payment in the amount of $~,971.68. ~otion by Nr. Wheaton and ~iss Cullin the claim De p$id to Lynch Brothers carried. The City Clerk read a voucher from Service Fuel Company in the amount of ~48~.78 covering the balance due on Contract No. 4Or, the heating system at the Garage. June t, 1955 (Con't) Notion by Mr. Wheaton and mr. ¥owell the claim be paid, carried. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance, first reading, relating to the Peddlers Ordinance, amending Ordinance No. 1662 as amended by Ordinance No. 2004, by adding a new section whereby an annual license issued to any person employed may be transferred to another person employed by the same firm upon application and approval and upon payment of a fee of $1.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the ordinance be approved on first reading, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2112, "An Ordinance relating to Civil Defense, providing funds therefor and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton Ordinance No. 2112 be approved for passage, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2113, "An Ordinance creating the posi- tion of juvenile officer in the Police Department, providing for an appropria- tion of funds for which no appropriation was made in the 1955 budget and de- claring an emergency. Notion bF Mr. Yowell and mr. Wheaton Ordinance No. 2113 be approved for passage, carried. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 898, A Resolution of the City of Brem- erton employing Tudor Engineering Company to make estin~tes of costs, to de- sign and supervise the construction of the Warren Avenue Bridae and approaches; and to alter and improve the ~anette Bridge and approaches, such project to be known as the Port Washington Narrows project. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullln Resolution No. 898 be approved for passage, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2114, An Ordinance of the City of Brem- erton providing for the sale of general obligation bonds of the city in the principal sum of $200,000 to provide funds for certain purposes as authorized by Ordinance No. 2043 of the city, providing the date, form, terms and matur- ities of said bonds, incorporating Sections l, 2, and'3 of Ordinance No. 2043 as a part of this ordinance, and declaring an emergency. Discussion followed,with the City Auditor present, which maturity schedule to use and it was decided the long term f~om ~ to 15 years schedule be used. Motion by Mr.Wheaton and ~iss Cullin Ordinance No. 2114 be approved for passage, carried. The City Clerk reported that at a previous meeting of the Council auth- orization was given the City Treasurer to.invest money from the Firemen's Zension Fund into Savings and Loan Associations outside the City of Bremer- ton as the City has exhausted its limitations here. The Pacific First Fed- eral Savings of Seattle, Washington sent a card in the form of a resolution to be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign this card to open a savings account at ~acific First Federal Savings and Loan Association, carried. Fhe City Clerk read a letter from the City Attorney in waich he stated tha~ the surplus equipment sold by the Bremerton City Library should be cred- ited to the General Fund of the City. The City Clerk read a letter from the Puget ServiceCompany regarding their contract with the City of Bremerton. They stated in their letter that failure of the City to effectuate a rate increase of .ll?% is in violation of the understanding and agreement by the Contract and Ordinance 1991 and that it will necessitate action upon the part of the Contractor. Discussion followed and a motion was made by Miss Cullin and seconded by Mr. Wheaton that City Attorney Holland be instructed to write a letter to Pug- et Service Company stating that due to an unsatisfactory report of our Auditors who examined part of the books at Puget Service Company, the Commissioner of Finance cannot see the necessity of an increase in rates, carried. The City Clerk reported that there was recently rendered an opinion from the Attorney General that men in the Police Department who have served in the armed forces are entitled to contribute into the pension fund covering the time they were in Service and they will be credited employment time for the time they served in the armed forces. If this monsy is paid before June 9th 1955 they may pay it at the rate of not less than $5.00 per month and there are five men in the Police Department wo want to sign promissory notes to the City for Mension contribution due for time in service. The City Attorney will give an opinion later if this applies to the Fire- men as well as the Policemen. 489 June 1, 1955 Motlo~:by Mr~.Wbeaton and Miss Cullin authorizing the City Clerk and Pur- chasing Agent to call for bids for 4,000 feet of 15" cast iron pipe for Nat- ional Avenue replacement, carried. Mr. Casad reported that a 6 inch cast iron pipe and appurtenances would have to be installed on Halv~rson Avenue from East 31st Street to Sheridan Hoad; on Sheridan Raod from Halverson Avenue to Walnut Street; on East 30th Street from Halverson Avenue to Sanders Avenue; on Sanders Avenue South to Sheridan Road and he wished City forces to do the Job at an estimated cost of ~10,747.83. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. ~owel! authorizing the City Clerk to pub- lish a notice of estimate of cost of public work in the official newspaper and authorizing the work done by City forces, carried. Mr. Casad req~este~ permission to attend a National Water Works Associa- tion meeting in Chicago from June llth to June 18th. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. ¥owell authorizing Mr. Casad to attend the meeting, carried. Mayor ¥owell extended his thanks to the memb rs of the City Council and 9epartment HeaSs for their cooperation during his term as ~ayor of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to pay all bills if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to recess the meeting until lO:O0 o'clock Monday morning, carried. APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk