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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/24/54 March 24, 1954 The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Wednesday, March 24, 1954 in the NaYor,s Office, City Hall. Nayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Oullin, commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk NcGowan and City Attorney Wallace being preeent. A representative of the press was also present. Notion by Nr. ~eaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of Narch 17, 1954 be ap- proved as w~itten, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on Log Raft No. 60. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Yowell the bids be opened, carried. The City Clerk opened the bids as follows: United States Pl~ood Cor~oratlon, $7,677.26. Buchanan LUmber 'ompany, $8,092.85. Pope & Talbot, $7,026.48. Ecllpee Lumber Go,pa ny, $8,165.68. All bids were accompanied by a check in the amount of 10% of their bid. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Nr. Yowell the award be made to Eclipse Lumber Company, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from Arnold E. Rukan, Real Estate Represent- ative of the General Petroleum Corporation in which he explained their desire to acquire a building permit to construct a service station on the Northeast corner of Sixth Street and Warren Avenue. The City Clerk also read a letter from the Planning Commission stating they considered s.uch an investment advantageous to the City of Bremerton provided the necessary petition to rezone was acquired. Discussion fo!low~d; the petition will require signatures of at least §1% March 24, 1954 (Con't) of the property owners within a radius of 200 feet tO consent to rezonlng this property for a service station. Mr. Wheaton stated that he felt there would be no objection in getting a building permit if the petition was in order when presented and if an agree- ment could be reached so there would be no confllction with the proposed War- ren Avenue Bridge approaches. ~ Mr. Wheaton suggested the petition be presented as soon as possible so the matter could be discussed w~th the Planning Commission again and possibly by next meeting the matter could be settled. The City Clerk lntroduced'Mr~ Bramh&ll of Bramhall & Stein, Investment Securities,. and stated that he had discmssed with the City Auditor and Sup- erintendent of the Water Department ~ p~-,~to refund the outstanding $91,000. in bonds in order ko'effect an interest saving in such a manner as not to des- troy the flexibilitywh~ch the present bonds possess. The City Clerk read a letter from Mr. Br-mhill whereby he will pay 100 per $100 par value for $91,000~00 in bonds to be dated May 1, 1984 to bear interest at the rate of 1 ~/45 to be delivered to t~e Peoples National Bank in Seattle and to matur~ at $11,0OO due May 1, 19~5, $20,000 due May 1, $~0,000 due May 1, 1987,'$$0,000 due May 1, 19~8, except that the City res- erves the right to call the last numbered $80,000 in bonds at par in inverse numerical order on any interest payment date on and after May 1, 195~. A certified check in the amount of $4,5§0.00 was enclosed with the letter and also a proposed resolution for the City officials, signatures authorizing the redemption of $101,000 par value of water revenue bonds of the city and the issuance of water revenue refunding bonds of the city in the principal sum of $91,000. The Mayor suggested the matter be taken up at the recessed meeting to be held Frddmy Afternoon, March 28th at ~:~0 P.M. in his office. The City Clerk read a letter from the Superintendent of the Water Depart- ment wherein he requested that the Water Department be authorized to 'replace the existing 1~ inch wood pipe drain from No. 4 Reservoir to a point Just South of Sewage Plant No. 2 and the estimated cost of this improvement witll be $3,623.92. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Yowell the City Clerk be authorized to pub- lish the notice of estimate of cost of public work in the newspaper and the Water Department to go ahead and do the Job by force account, carried. The City Clerk read the foll~wing notices of employment: Dale Atteridge and John F. Sifferle, $180 per hour, Park and Recreation Department. Notion by Mr. Yowell and Nr. Wheaton the employment be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Washington Toll ~ridge Authority in which they enclosed an executed copy of Agreement between the City of Brem- erton and the Washington Toll Bridge Authority which was approved by the Authority at the meeting of ~arch 5, 1954. The Agreement will be filed in the City Clerk,s Office. The City Clerk brought up for discussion the advisability of continuing the insurance policy covering the Insley K-l~ Shovel and the Case Trac-Trench- er as the rates were high and he wished to recommend that the insurance policy be dropped as he felt the policy instated against loss or damage directly caused by fire, lightning, windstorm, cyclone, etc., were unlikely. After discussing the matter, Mr. Wheaton felt that as the equipment is old and the risk involved justifies the coverage the insurance should b e renewed for this year. The City Clerk read a letter from the Bremerton Housing Authority in which they enclosed a check in the amount of $?,~81.50 which represents vol- untary payment in lieu of taxes for Westpark for the £isc~l year ended Sept- ember ~0, 1~8~. The letter will be filed in the Clerk's Office. The City Clerk reported that Fire Chief Tillett and Lt. Darrell Floyd had contacted him regarding surplus hose which resulted from closing the fire stations at Westpark and Sheridan Park~ They have been made a proposition whereby they could trade the 1000 feet of 2~" hose for 100 feet of Dacron hose and some couplings which they need. In thais year's budget this purchase of hose was not anticipated and therefore is not a budget item. The question is whether the Council felt the matter should be a trade for merchandise of equal value or whether it would be necessary to make an emergency appropria- tion to buy the hose. The City Clerk further explained to the Council that if the Fire Depart- ment traded the B~" hose for the 100 feet of Dacron hose the ~fference would be around $210.00 and the cost of the two couplings would cost $78.00 leaving a cash balance of $1~4.00 and this way no tap on the budget. ,285 March 24, 1954 (Con,t) The City Attorney felt that a motion by Council would be all that was nec- essary and the members of the Council felt there was nothing wrong with the proposed method. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to authorize the Fire Department to trade the hose for what is needed and take the balance in cash, carried. The City Attorney reported that he had written to the Attorney General and had received an answer relative to t he speeding up of Mr. Nutter,s case and that they informed him the question of compromise was between the State Auditor,s Office and the Attorney General. Mr. Arthur, Attorney for Nutter, will be out of town until the 19th of April. The City Attorney still felt the officials of Bremerton, the represent- atives of the bonding company and representatives of the State Auditor's Of- lice should get together to say how much money to ask for a compromise. The City Attorney reported there was still trouble over securing an ease- ment for a water line to the Navy Printing Plant. The City Attorney stated that the people who acquired this property by conveyance didn't convey out this particular tract in question. Motion by-Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. ¥otion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to recess until 3:30 P.M. Friday March 26th, carried. March 26, 1964 The recessed meeting of the City Council was held on Friday, March 26th 1964 in the Maycr,s Office at 3:30 P.M., City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, CommissionerW~eaton,~ City Clerk McGowan and City At- torney Wallace being present. The City Clerk read a letter from the Chief Accountant, Water Department advising that a study of Bremhall & Steins proposal relative to the 1942 Water Revenue Bonds was made and he further recommended their offer be rejected at this time. He further recommended the City Treasurer be directed to call for redemption by publication before April 1, 1954, $11,OO0 principal amount of the issue for redemption on May 1, 1964. A proposed schedule of the Water De- partment for the redemption of the remainder of this issue was also shows in the letter. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. ¥owell the proposal of Br-mhall & Stein be rejected, carried. The CityClerk.read an application for shufflebowler license at the Elks Club signed by H.N. Ross, Manager. The application was approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the license be granted, carried. The City Clerk read an application for a dance permit at the Labor Temple by the Royal Dukes, and signed by Jake Hughes. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the application be approved subject to the approval of the Chief of Police, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City Clerk