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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/26/54 OZ., ' May 26, 1954 The regular meeting of the City Council was held on Wednesday, May 26, 1954 in the Mayor's Office, City hall. 'Mayor Yowellppresiding with Commis- sioner "beaten, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Wallace being present. A representative of the press and radio were also in attendance. Notion by Mr. Wheaten a nd Mr. Yowell the minutes of the regular meeting of May 19th be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk a nnotmced it was the date and time set for opening bids on two dump trucks of-the Street Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell the ~ids be opened, carried. The City Clerk opened the bids and ~ead as follows: Galbraith Motors, enclosed cashier,s check, $312.00, #3,423.91 each, $500. trade in on each truck. Settle Chevrolet Company, enclosed certified check, $160.00, $3,500.40 each, $400.00 trade in on each truck. American Motors, enclosed certified check, $323.29, $3,448.45 each, $405. trade in on each truck. Kerr Motors, enclosed certified check, $277.00, $2,853.10 each, $100.00 trade in on each truck. Crawford Motors, enclosed chasier,s check $369.52, $~,695.19 each, $450. trade in on each truck. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell the bids be referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, Commissioner of Public Works, Garage Superintendent, Street Superintendent to study and report back next week, carried. Mr. Horace Trimble, Business Manager of Schoo~ District 402 attended the Council meeting in connection with an estimate of the cost of replacing the 3" water main with a six inch main a t the new Pleasant Valley School. He felt the cost almost prohibitive and felt perhaps the Council could modify the cost as it was a public I nstitution. Mr. Wheaten stated that Mr. Casad was out of town and felt the matter should be brought upbefore the Committee of the Whole next Tuesday and next Wednesday morning be brought up again at the regular 0ouncil Meeting. The City Clerk read the following notiees of employment: Frederick Has- kins, Cemetery, $1.72 per hour; Dorothy Emily Luckhurst, $1.25 per hour and Elsie L. Cunningham, $1.30 per hour, Park and Recreation Department, Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheato~ the employments be approved, carried. Letters were ~e~d by the City Clerk endorsiBg their approval of the pro- posed Warren Avenue ridge as follows: Central abet Council, United Brother- hood of Carpenters a~d Joiners of America, Central Inter-Club Council, and the Eglon Improvement Club. The City Clerk read a letter from the Chie~ Assistant Attorney General commending the City Officials on theState E~aminer,s report of the recent exam- ination of the Bremerton Water Department. '£he City Clerk read a letter from Ted R. Hyde requesting an extension of 90 days for the completion date for the Forest Park Reservoir. The City Clerk advised that to date no letter has been received from Mr. Cunningham confirming the extension of'time, The City Clerk read Resolution No. 864 authorizing the extension of time of 90 days for completion of Forest Park Reservoir. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell that Resolution No. 864 be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the State Tax Commission granting an extension of time on the assessments due the Tax Commission until JunelS, 1954. The City Clerk read a letter f~om the Association of Washington Cities in which they enclosed an advance copy of a preliminary or tentative draft of a state municipal policy which is being submitted by the Executive Committee for the consideration of the delegates attending the 20th annual convention of the Association of Washington Cities to be held in Spokane June 10th and llth. Mr. Jack Stocker attended the Council meeting in regard to the disposit&en of the transmitter at his residence. The Council could see no reason against its use as long as Mr. Stocker operated his cab business in the downtown area and not dispatched cabs directly from his home. Notion by Mr. Yowell and Mt.Wheaten to rescind the previous direction to the Building Department and Mr. Stocker be permitted to operate the transmitter but not dispatch cabs directly from his residence, carried. May 26, 1954 (Con,t) The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer estimating the quant- ities and costs for a drainage and storm sewer on First Street from Hartford Avenue to alley between Callow Avenue and Montgomery Avenue in the amount of Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Lowell t~e City Clerk and Purchasing~Agent be authorized to call for bids for the construction of a drainage and storm sewer from the reservoir in Forest Ridge lark, carried. The City Clerk read two letters from the City Engineer submitti~ the prelim- inary estimate for the proposed L.I.D. Eagle Avenue in the amount of $9,316.37 and the other letter submitting the preliminary assessment roll, etc., and stat- ing the hearing will be held on the 16th day of June, 1954. The City Clerk read two letters from the City Engineer submitting the pre- liminary estimate for the proposed L.I.D., Holman Street in the amount of $12,36~.65 and the other letter submitting the preliminary assessment, etc., and stating the Nearing will be held on the 16th dry of June, 1954. The City ~lerk read a letter from Allen Peyser, requesting cooperation from the City Of Bremerton in assuring natural gas for the ~orthwest. A copy of a telegram ~ent from the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce was attached to the letter favoring natural gas in this area. Motion by Mr. Yowell and~ Mr. Wheaton the City Clerk be authorized to send a telegram to the Federal Power CommissiOn urging their commission to grant a permit to one of the two applicants to bring natural gas into the Northwest, car- ried. The City Clerk read a request from the Fire Department to call for bids to construct a fire engine pumper test pit at the Capitol Hill~Fire Station. Motion by Mr. Yowsll and Mr. Wheaton t he City Clerk be author~ ed to c all for bids,'carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Bremerton Planning Commission reject- ing the petition of Glenn Gillespie to build an addition on the rear of his house less than five feet from the property line as required by the zoning ord- inance. Discussion followed and the Council could see no reason for rejecting the building of new construction along the property line ~n the same manner as the existing house. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the Building Inspector be authorized to grant the building permit to Mr. Gillespie to extend the new construction out with the existing building, carried. The City Clerk read a claim for damages from ~r. Benny Woyvodich in the amount of~!$76.46 cOVering damages to his car When he was sideswiped by a pol- ice car at 6thand Pacific. He advise~ the claim has been turned over t o the insurance company but no word has been received from them. The City.AttOrney suggested waiting until further report from the Insur- ance Compan~yis received before any action is taken by the City. A letter from Mari~n Garland, Jr,, regarding the sales tax on stones set in the Evergreen cemetery by the Bremerton Monument Compan$ will be taken up st next Wednesday's Council Meeting. The City Clerk reported he had received an appeal from the City of Brem- erton Water Department to the State Tax Commission for an adjustment of the field audit. Motion by Mr. W~eaton and Mr. Yowell the appeal be sent to the State Tax Commission, carried. The Cityc¢lerk reported that two leases had expired. The rental agreement with Harry White at the First Street Dock and the lease w~th Gene Evenson at the Second St. Dock. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton authorizing the City Attorney to draw up renewals of the two leases, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and ~r. Wheaton the bills be allowed if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. City '