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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/54 395 May 5, 195~ The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Wednesday, May 5, 1954 in the Mayor,s Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commission- er Wheaton, CommissionerCullin, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Wallace being present. A representative of the press was also inattendance. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss C ull~n the ~inutes of the regular meeting of April 28th be approved as written, carried. X~e City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on Log Raft No. 61. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. X~we~nthe bids be opened, carried. The City Clerk o~ened bids and read from: Buchanan Lumber ~ompany, enclosed check fo~ $707.02~ $7,070.17. Pope and Talbot, Inc.~, enclosed check for $593.88, $5,938.85. Motion by Mr. Wheaton~nd Mr. Yowell the Buchanan Lumber Company be awarded Log Raft No. 61, carried. The City Clerk read the following reports of separation: James Chase, Library~ and james Lewis, Cemetery. Motion by Mr. Yowell and miss Cullin the reports of separation be accept- ed, carried. The City Clerk read voucher in the amount of $A1,595.24 covering payroll period ended April 20, 1954, approved by the City Auditor. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell to approve the voucher, carried. Mr. K.0. Nordquisg, 1910 llth Street, appeared before theCity Council this morning regarding a notice of assessment due the City of Bremerton in the amount of $5.00. Mr. Nordquist explained to the ~ouncil that this charge was for lowering a side sewer in 19~8; the sewer was never lowered on his property and he so explain- ed to the City officials at ~hat tlme$ the Mayor at that time, according to Mr. Nordquist, directed the City Attorney to draw up the necessary legal papers to remove this amount from the records and ~r. Nordquist thought the matter had been settled until he received this notice the other day ~r $8.00. The City~Attoen~y advised Mr. Nordquist that a check would be made of the assessment roll but i~ this was certified as part of the roll the Council could not waive it. The City Clerk read a letter from Burroughts. Corpn., regarding a misunder- standing of the billing machines traded in on Contract No. 383. Discussion followed and it was felt that both sides were at fault, the City because they did nOt specify in their bid call the serial numbers of the t fade- ins and the~Burromgh~sOorporation because the salesman a t the time of the call was not advised by the original salesman what machines were robe traded in. Zhe BUrroughs OsmPany wished an adjustment in the amount of $75.00 to cover the old machine they have in their possession which no allowance was made. The Mayor requested the City Clerk to write a letter to the Burroughs Cor- poration to propose a compromise and split the idfference as both parties were at fault. The City Clerk read a letter from the Fire Chief requesting permission to acquire an AC generator in place of the 3" Dacron hose which was previously ap- proved by the Council. The 3" Dacron hose will not be manufactured for some time due to the back-log of 2~" Dacron hose and the Fire Department is i~ need of an AC generator. £he City Clerk stated that he did not Z'eel that such si.procedure should become a matter of policy with the City as he felt that trading surplus for new equipment was not good accounting practice and was probably contrary to State Budget Laws. The City Clerk further stated that he had asked the Fire Chief, if this proposed trade was effected, would his department find it necessary to re- quest an emergency appropriation to purchase Dacron hose later in the year and was assured by the Chief that this would not occur. Motion by Mr. Yowell and ~r. Wheaton the Fire Department be authorized to purchase the generator, carried. The City Clerk read various letters concerning the proposed downtown street sighting project. The Puget Sound Power and Light Company estimated the cost of providing the necessary clearance for the City of Bremerton street lights would be $2,780.00. The City Engineer suggested in his letter of April 13th that if the City Council approved the project the City Council should initiate the resolution calling for a hearing to form a Local Improvement District. Motion by Mr. Wheatonand Mr. Yowell to concur in the City Engineer's sug- gestion, carried. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 880, setting the date of hearing for the proposed street lighting project for June 2, May 5, 1954 (Con,t) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin Resolution No. 860 be approved, caPri,d, all members voting Yes. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance for the conveyance of certain property of the City of Bremerton to Sinclair Community Church for $600.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to approve on first reading the proposed ordinance, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2069 providing for the appropriation of funds for which an insufficient appropriation was made in the 1~54 budget for the City Library. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton that Ordinance No. 2069 be passed, carried. The City Clerk read renewal of a joint lease with Kitsap County, the City of Bremerton and the Pacific Towboat Company for a period of five years. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to approve the lease, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer recommending an ord- inance be passed naming the streets in the Plat of Olympic Manor No. 3. City Clerk read proposed ordinance naming the streets in Plat of Olympic Manor No. 3, first reading. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the ordinance be approved on first reading, carried. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance dedicating certain property as a public street and to be a part of Burwell Street, being a portion of the Water Tower Site. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Oullin to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading, carried. Mr. Short, Chief Accountant of the Water Department and Mr. Vas, City Auditor, were called into the meeting to.discuss the tax assessments filed as a result of a fts~d audit by D.H. McLennan of the State Tax Department. The hearing on the appeals of Moses Lake and Ephrata for similar tax audits were held in Olympia on May 3, and was attended by Mayor Yowell, Mr. Vas and Mr. Short. This hearing was discussed by the Council and Mayor Yowell stated that the Tax Commission had been requested to consider items in our field audit which were similar to those appealed by Ephrata and Moses Lake and the Tax Commission agreed to do this. City Auditor Vaa was directed to request an extension beyond May 18th for the paymen~ of these tax assessments pending a further check and a deter- mination by the Tax Commission on the items appealed by Moses Lake and Ephrata. He was also directed to request consideration oS certain other items in our audit not included in the appeal of the above cities,namely; wholesaling of Junk by the City Garage, the distinction between magazine subscriptions and memberships and retailing tax on casual sales. Mayor Yowell announced the appointment of Mrs. Lawrence Haddon t6 fill out the term of Mrs. Jackson on the Library Board as Mrs. Jackson is moving out of town. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the appointment, carried. Miss Cullin requested an amenc~hent to the regulations governing the op- eration of the Cemetery to provide for instances when the State Welfare De- partment maximum allowance for burial is less than the amount required in Hesolution No. 820. She wished the maximum amount allowed be accepted as full payment. The City Attorney agreed to draw up the amendment to the Resolution. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commlssionens, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.