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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/54 March 3, 1~54 The regular meeting of the City COu~eil of the City of Breme, rton, Wash-' ington w~slheld on Wednesday, March ~, lg54~,in the Mayor,s Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell p~esiding~with CommiSsioner CUllin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk~McGowan and Oity Attorney W~llace being'present. A representative of the pres~ was als0~present. Motion by Mr. Wheato~ and Mr. YoWell the minutes of the regular meeting and special.meeting be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk read the following separations: M. Scott Kennedy and Louis Hamill. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the separations be approved, car- ried. The City Clerk read a notice of employment for John Green, Police Depart- ment at $340.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the employment be approved, carried. The City Clerk read changes in classifications: Glen Smestad from 1st Class Pump Operator at $293.40 to Part Time Patrol at the same rate of pay and Benjamin Duke from 1st Class Pump Operator at $293.40 to Extra Help at the same rate of pay. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the changes in classifications be approved, carried. The City Clerk read applications to transfer licenses for: Maple Leaf Tavern, shufflebowler; The Playhouse, two shuffleboards and one music mach- ine; Hillside Inn, music machine and pinball location license. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the transfers of licenses be grant- ed, carried. The City Clerk read payroll voucher in the amount of $40,970.10 covering pay period ending February 28, 1954, which was approved by the City Auditor. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the voucher be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Chief Librarian, Mrs. Bowen, re- questing some lighting fixtures and conduit pipe be declared surplus. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton that the lighting fixtures and c on- duit pipe be declared surplus and authorize the City Clerk to dispose of same, carried. Mr. Wheaton re~4oorted that the Committee of the Whole had inspected the property at 1204 Park Avenue, which Mr. Tyra D. Green had requested a condi- tional use permit be issued to operate a service station, and the Committee wished to defer any action until Mr. Steinhart, Manager of Signal Oil Company, returns to Bremerton. Mr. Wheaton repo~ted that after talking to the Garage Superintendent about the claim made by~Duane Ewing, it was decided to deny the claim and Mr. Wheaton stated he would have signs posted at the City Garage that employees parking their own cars in the parking lot at the side of the Garage do so at their own risk. March 3, 1954 (Con't) Mr. Wheaten requested authorization to replace, with City labor, the exist- lng eight inch wood pipe on Fifteenth Street from Naval Avenue to High Avenue with twelve inch cast iron pipe at an estimated cost of $11,778.84. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell the City Clerk be authorized to pub- llsh the notice of estimate of cost of public work in the newspaper, carried. Mr. Wheaten requested the City Clerk to call for bids for the repair and remodeling of the trenching machine for the Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell the City Clerk be authorized to call for bids, carried. Miss Cullin requested that the City Clerk be authorized to write a letter to Otto Case, Land Commissioner, at Olympia, to inquire'about the wharf lease so repairs can be made to the dock. The City Attorney reported that the agreement between the City of Bremer- ton and the Washington Toll Bridge Authority had been returned with the request that certain revisions be made. He stated that he had redrawn the agreement in conformance with their request and that it was ready for approval and the signatures by the City 0fficials. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell~that the new agreement be signed as it was changed and forward it to the Washington Toll Bridge Authority for their signatures, carried. The City Attorney reported that the attorney representing Mr. Frost, 2536 N. Wycoff, stated that Mr. Frost was still claiming damages from the City of Bremerton for the water running down off the street into his property. The City Attorney stated that he would ask in the action for removal of the garage steps and road which are built in the street. The Mayor requested the City Attorney to draw an ordinance for an emergen- cy appropriation in the amount of $2,515.8§ to cover the Citys' chafe of Civil Defense. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss cullin the bills be paid if approved by majority of the Commissioners, carried. Meeting adjourned. APPROVED: ~'~~~ city crerk