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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/14/54 April 14, 1954 The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Wednesday April 14, 1954 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commission- er Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Wallace being present. A represntative of the press was also in attendance. M~tion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the regular meetings of March 31st and April 7th, 1954 be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk read a separation notice for Earl E. Ellis, Engineers. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the separation be approved, carried. The City Clerk read notice of employment for Dean Irwin Smalley, Engin- eering Department at $321.10 per month. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the employment be approved, carried, The City Clerk read a petition, signed by Arthur S. Storey and three others requesting the preventing of the proposed construction of two garages on a triangular piece of .property bounded by E. 9th, Nlpsic and Shore Drive. The City Clerk read a letter from the Building Inspector in which he quoted sections of the Zoning Ordinance and at the end of the letter stated that Mr. Hall, whose property is in question, was allowed a front yard of 13 feet instead of the required $0 feet as Mr. Hall granted the City an easement of 2 feet on Shore Drive for the making of a wider street. The City Attorney requested the matter be delayed until he had time to contact the Building Inspector and obtain all the facts in the case and will report beck at the recessed meeting scheduled for Friday A.M., April 16, 1954. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the City Clerk instruct the Building Department to hold up a building permit until the matter is discussed at the recessed meeting, carried. The City Clerk read voucher from the Tudor Engineering Company in the amount of $7,500.00 for engineering services in accordance with the agreement between the City of Bremerton and Tudor Engineering Company. Motion by Mr. Wheaton a nd Mr. Yowell the voucher be paid, carried. The C~ty Clerk read a voucher from Ted Hyde Construction Company in the amount of $17,6B0.20 covering the amount due on Estimate No. 2 on the construc- tion of the Forest Ridge Reservoir. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the voucher be appro~d, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2065 providing for the appropriation of~ funds for which an insufficient appropriation was made in the 1954 budget, Motion by Mr. W~eaton and Mr. Yowell to approve Ordinance No. 2065, car- ried. The City Clerk read voucher from the Burroughs Corporation in the amount of $5,390.65 covering the cost of two billing machines for the Water Depart- ment. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the voucher be ~ proved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer with voucher attached, in the amount of $237.49, the amount to Oe transferred to the General Fund from L.I.D. No. 258, Part II, llth Street between Rainier Avenue and Montgom- ery Avenue. The City Clerk also read a letter from the City Engineer, with voucher attached in the amount of $275.90, the amount to be transferred to the General Fund from L.I.D. No. 258, Part II, Alley in Block 8 of William Bremer's First Addition. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the vouchers be paid, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer wi~t~ voucher atSached in the amount of $226.55, the amount to be transferred to the General Fund from L.ID.No. 2§7, Scott Avenue from E. llth Street to E. 13th Street. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the voucher be approved, carried. The City Clerk r~ad a letter from Arnold E. Rukan, Real Estate Represent- ative, General Petroleum Corporation, stating that the deed to the City of Bremerton covering the south four feet and the west ~our feet for the propos- ed service station at 8th and Warren has to be channeled through various de- partments of their corporation for approval and executed by their home office in Los Angeles; therefore it will be impossible for them to have the deed pre, sented to the City Council by the time of the hearing April 18th. It was suggested that on Friday a t the hearing the Building Department be instructed to hold up the issuing of the building permit until the deeds are received. April ~, lg~4 (Oon,t) The City ~lerk read the results of the election for one member to the Board of Administration, Bremerton W~ployees Pension and Retirement System as follows: J.L. Hatfield 8§ votes; Edna Odden lg votes; John Short, ~ votes. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance relating to outdoor fires and requiring a permit therefore from the Fire Chief and providing penalties. The matter was referred to the City Attorney for study and she drawing up of the necessary ordinance. The proposed ordinance on Civil Defense was brought before the Council and was referred to the City Attorney for review and the drawing up of the necessary papers. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer to which was attached a correcting quit claim deed from James E. and Elleen M. Bkirving to the City of Bremerton for property which they deeded to the City for National Avenue which was not required for right of way. Motion by Mr. ~neaton and Mr. Yowell to accept the quit claim deed and instruct the City Clerk to have same recorded, carried. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 887, authorizing the sale of the *lO0,O00.O0 bond and the proceeds to be deposited in the Cumulative Reserve for Water System Improvement Fund and to be paid ~herefrom for the cost of the Forest Ridge Reservoir. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the passage of Resolution No. 887, carried all members voting Yes. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 858 authorizing the sum of $2,000.00 to be borrowed from the Cumulative Reserve for General City Structures to be credited~to the lg4~ Sewer Funding Bond Fund as a temporary loan and to be repaid without interest by the Sewer Fund to the Cumulative Reserve for Gen- eral City Structures Fund on or ~fore June lB, Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the passage of Resolution No. carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Wheaton reported that he had received a report from Tudor Engineering Company and Cloverdale and Colpits regarding the feasibility survey of the proposed Warren Avenue Bridge. He further stated that with the exception of a very few minor details it is a very complete report and answers the City's purpose for ~hich the feasi- bility survey of the proposed bridge was made. It is now necessary to see what reaction there is with the various organized groups aroUnd Bremerton and they hope by June Bth to know the results of these reactions. There are now available 20 copies of the report to ~ loaned out to the groups. The Wash- ington Toll Bridge Authority has acknowledged the feasibility of the bridge subject to toll being placed on both bridges. The Mayor stated that this was a matter to b e discussed as a big commun- ity project and not Just the people on the Manette side. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to accept this report in its entirety except i'or a few changes as the City goes along and that this report be circu- lated to various groups for their reactions, carried. Miss Cullin reported that the City of Bremerton is now completely ouE of the ~'red" and ~cause of tax receipts and other revenue will remain off a reg- istered warrant basis for the balance of the year. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to recess the meeting Until lO:O0 A.M. April 18, 198A~ carried. APPROVED: City Clerk