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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/28/54 The regular meeting of the City Council was he~d on Wednesday, April 28, 1984 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commission- er Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk Mc~owan and City Attorney Wallace being present. A representative of the press was also in attendance. Motion by Mr. 'Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting of April 21st be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on painting the exterior of Fire Station No. 1. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bids be opene~, carried. The City Clerk opened Bob Harris, enclosed certified check $10~.~l, $2,168.18 plus sales tax. A.G. Hebb, enclosed bid bond, $1,275.00 plus sales tax. Motion by Mr. Yowel~ and Mr. Wheaton the bids be referred to a Committee for study, consisting of the Building Inspector, Commissioner of Public Works, City Engineer, ~ayor and City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, carried. Mr. Bob Lursen, attended the council meeting, and introduced Mr. John Erickson with regard to deeds requested by the City on the 6th and Warren pro- perty. Mr. Erickeon of the Los Angeles Office asked the Council if instead of executing a dedication deed for ~he f our ~eet on Warren Avenue and four feet on Sixth Street some agreement could be reached at the time the street is wid- ened and be reimbursed at the same rate everybody along the street would b e re- imbursed. Discussion followed and it was pointed out to Mr. Erickson that it was on the assumption of these deeds being delivered that the property had been re- zoned, It was suggested ,a reverting clause could be written in the deed that if the .street w~s never widened the property would belong to General Petroleum or perhaps a letter from the City Council to the Los A~eles office explaining what had taken place previously would help clarify the matter. Mr. Erickson stated to Just hold up the letter as he felt it would not be needed and he would go back to t he Los Angeles Office and repeat what has been discussed here and see what their attitude will be. The City Clerk read notices of employment for: John J.Clements, Water De- partment, $1.77 per hour; James L. Lewis and Jmmes H. Davis, Cemetery at $1.72 per hour. · Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the appointments be approved, carried. The City Clerk read notice of separation for Ed Kraus, Park and Recreation Department. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the separation b e approved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from ~he Chie~ Librarian, Library Dep~rtment requesting an e~srgency appropriation to cover the recaulking of the windows and refinishing the sills at the Library. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin authorizing the City Attorney to pre- pare the necessary emergency appropriation ordinance, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2068, second reading, "An Ordinance re- lating to outdoor fires, requiring a permit therefor and providing penalties." Motion by Mr. Yowell and mr. Wheaton Ordinance No. 2068 be approved on fin- al reading, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Building Inspector and the Inspector of Bremerton Fire Department recommending the old log building at the Warren Avenue Playfield be demolished and the debris removed as the building is a life ~azard as well as a fire hazard. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton ~o concur in the recommendation and the people who are now holding their meetings in the building be instructed to discontinue immediately, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer recommending a quit claim deed for street purposes from Myra Allton Wright be recorded, ~he deed is for the South ~4 feet of Tracts l, 2, ~, 4 and 8; the East ~0 feet of Tract l; and the ~outh l§ feet of the North 180 feet of Tracts l, 2, ~, 4 and ~; all of Moudy,s Subdivision. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to accept the Engineer,s recommenda- tion and have the deed recorded, carried. The City Clerk read an easement, signed by William R. Holmes, Mrs. Evelyn J. Holmes and Mrs. Christine Barowske, granting the City of Bremerton right-of- way along, over, above, across and under Lot ~, Block l, Ole Hanson,s Navy Yard Addition for the purpose of installing, maintaining, using, operating, repair- ing and replacing water pipe line and appurtenances. April 2~, 1954 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss CulIin the easmment be accepted and re- corded, carried. The City Clerk read an easement signed by Karl Mehner and Pauline Watts, giving the City of Bremerton an easement over the East 20 feet of the Norther- lyextension of the West one-half of Charlotte Avenue for the purpose of laying, placing, constructing, maintaining, operating and replacing a water pipelin~ and fire hydrants for the purpose of affording fire protection to a building on adJoining property. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to accept the easement and have it recorded, carried. The City Clerk reported that the Committee appointed to study the bids opened last week on the repair of the trencher wished to recommend the award be made to the Construction Product~ Sales Company on the basis of their al- ternate "A", F.O.B., Bremerton, Washington at $4,980.00 plus State Sales tax. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to concur in the recommendation of the committee, carried. The City Clerk read a request for a call for bids on two dump trucks for the Street Department and a request for one dump truck and one flat bed truck for the Water Department. Trade-ins will be included in the call for bids. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to authorize the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids, carried. The City Clerk read a claim for damages from A.P. Carroll, covering dam- ages to his car when a police car backed into the f font of the hood and demol- ished the grill. The City Clerk stated he had made a report to the InsuranceCompany and this morning had received a voucher to cover the $50.00 deductible. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the voucher be paid, carried. The City CLerk read a letter from JamesW. Bryan, Jr., ~ommenting on the very satisfactory experience he had with the Street Department in connection with the oiling in the spring of 1953 near his home on Porter street and in- cluding the alley in Block 3, Port Orchard. Discussion was held on the renewal of the lease with Pacific Towboat Comapny. The Mayor stated that the matter had been discussed with ~r. Klinefelter and Mr. Swan, County Commissioners, and they were in favor of the renewal. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to authorize the City Attorney to draw up the necessary papers for renewing the lease, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: