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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/55 November 9, 1955 The' regular meeting of the City Councl~ of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Court Room, City Hal~ at 10.O0 A.M., November 9, 1955. Mayor H.O. Domstad, presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, C~ty Clerk Gowan, City Attorney Holland, City Auditor Vaa, City Engineer Severance, represent- atives of the radio and press and a group of business and professional men in at- tendance. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk announced that it was the time and She place set for the open- ing of bids on lO,O00 feet of 3/4" type K, copper tubing for the Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Domstad that the bids be opened, carried. The City Clerk announced that two bids had been received and proceeded to read: Alaskan Copper and Brass Company, Seattle, Washington, accompanied by a cer- tified check in the amount of $225.00. Unit price: .0045, Total, $4,500.00. Utilities Supply Company,.Portland, Oregon, accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the amount bid. Unit price. $45.04, Total, $4,504.00. Motion by Mr. Wh~aton and Mr. Domstad to refer the bids to the bids to the Purchasing Agent and the Water Superintendent for study, carried. The City Clerk announced that it was the time and the place set for the hear- ing on the revocations of taxi driver's permits of Ella Marie Hegdahl and Russell 0. ~innis for illegal sale of liquor and the revocation of a taxi cab owners lic- ense and drivers permit of Jack Stocker for the illegal sale of a pistol. The City Clerk asked if all three dr vets were present for the hearing and as Ella Marie Hegdahl and Russell 0. Ninnis were not in attendance to speak in their defense a motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton that their permits be revoked, car- ried. Mr. Shocker was present with Attorney Ray Greenwood representing him. Mr. McGowan read the charge against Mr. Stocker, which was the unlawful sale of a pistol to Ivan Kvistad. Attorney Greenwood then entered a plea that Mr. Stocker's Owners Permit not be revoked but that the permit be transferred and the business be sold to Mrs. Stocker, who is no~ the dispatcher for the company and will be able to take it over. He asked that the case be deferred for two weeks to give the Council en~o~l! time to come to some decision. Mr. Greenwood then presented the City Clerk with an application cov- ering the transfer of the licenses from Jack Stocker's name to Naomi Stocker and paid Mr. McGowan $15.00 to cover the transferring of said license. Mr. Stocker then gave a report of his actions in the case. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to defer the decision for two weeks, carried. The City Clerk read notice of employment for Kenneth C. Flint, provisional police clerk, extra labor, at $315.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employment, carried. November 9, 1955 (C~n't) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. DomStad that the action taken by the City Council on the proposed amendment o£ the zoning maps on the 2nd day of November, 1955 be rescinded and held for naught.' The City Clerk read Ordinance No, 2130 amending the Use and Area Maps of Ordinance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to pass Ordinance No. 2130, carried, unanimously. The City Clerk read proposed ordinance providing a name for a certain unnamed street e~ alley between Naval Avenue and Olympic Avenue north of 15th Street. Motion by Mr.~neaton and Miss Cullin to approve the ordinance on first read- ing, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2154 which provides for the appropriation of funds for which an insufficient appropriation was made in the 1955 budget and declaring an emergency. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr', Domstad to pass Q~dinan~e No. 2134 on first reading, carried. The City Clerk read a resolution from the ~itsap County Bar Association in which they stated that the Bar Association does herewith voice its disapproval and its opposition to the increase in the business and occupation tax that had been proposed. Mr. Darrell Tracy, Secretary of the Retail Clerks Union then read a resolu- tion that had been drawn up at the me,ting of the Union, which stated that they are not in disagreement with the budget, but they believe that a more Just system of taxation should be used in place of the proposed business and occupation tax. The City Clerk read a request from H.B. Farwell, the contractor who bought the building on the first street dock, in which he requested an extension of 40 days to complete the removal of the building. Mr. Wheaton stated that due to Mr. Farwell having a heart attack the work had been held up. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to extend the time, forty days from the 6th of November to instruct the City Attorney to draw ~p t~e necessary resolution to cover the extension, carried. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Domstad that the City Council rescind and per- manently table its action taken on the proposed amendment of Ordinance No. 1917 ~., read on October 5, 1955 and the proposed amendment of ~rdinance No. 1917 read on November 2, 1955, carried. The City Clerk then read an Ordinance relating to and providing for the ex- action and collection of a license upon the act or privilege of engaging in cer- tain business activities, occupations, pursuits and privileges, amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1917, as amended by Ordinance No. 2002 and Ordinance No. 2221 to take effect on the 1st day of January, 1956, Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on the first reading, carried. The City Clerk then read a report from a~ty Auditor Vaa in which Mr. Vaa pointed out a few things in the November 1st Taxation Committee Report wb~ich were incorrect and misleading, as listed in the minutes of November 2, 1955. Mr. Domstad stated that he would like to see something worked out and some- thing should be done and he stated that he believes that the Business and Occupa- tion Tax is not a fair tax. Mr..Lloyd Dunning then reported that over a month ago the Commissioners in- vited a committee to examine the budget and make recommendations, and at a Council meeting a group of men volunteered to go over the budget and make some recommend- ations, and these recommendations have not been used. Then when the business and occupation tax ordinm ce was brought up for passage the committee asked that they be given time to study this problem further before the Ordinance was passed. Mr. Dunning stated that he and i~r. A~en have spent a lot ~ time studying this problem and they have gone into it as thoroughly-as possible. He then went over the report that his committee presented to the Council on November 2nd and wb_ich was entered in the minutes of November ~, 1955. He said that if the Council goes ahead and passes the ordinance the committee will rescind all help they are now giving them, and if the Council passes the Ord- inance to raise the tax all they can do is let them do it and then Judge the ac- tion accordingly, as they are making plans on that. Mr. McGowan then read a letter from the State Tax Commissioner, signed by James F.' Ryan, relative to Mr. Vaa's inquiry about the amount of tax reported to the s~ate and they answered that the figure they gave the tax committee Covered all business with a Bremerton Star Route and R.F.D. address as well as street addresses. Mr. Holland then stated that he was still of the opinion that it would be il- legal for the City to increase the water rates because the city is now charging a rate that makes a pro£it and to increase ~hem now would increase the r ate too much. November 9, 1955 (Con't) Mr. Domstad then asked for a discussion on the matter and the following men gave their opinions: James McCallum, Darrell 'Tracy, Lloyd Dunning, Mr. Halliday, Mr. Parker, Hal Fischler, Mr. Pineo, Barney Thompson, Merle Budd, Jack Couse, 0l- iver Helm, Mrs. Btonebridge and Mr. Bee var, but no new ideas were advanced other than ones brought up in the previous meetings. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~heaton that the bills be paid, car~ ed. Motion by Mr. Domstad and Mr. ~q~eaton that the meeting be adjourned, carried. APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk