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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/21/54 July 21, 1954 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor,s Office, City Hall at 10:O0 o'clock A.M., July 2~, 1954. Mayor Yowell presiding ~ith Commissioner Cullln, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk MC~owan and City Attorney Wallace being present. A rep~asentative of the press waSlalso present. Bidders interested in the improvement bid on Holman Street were present. Motion by ~. Wheaton and ~iss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting of July 14, 1954 be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on the construction of five foot sidewalks, concrete curbs and gutters on Holman Street from Perry ~venue to Trenton Avenue. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the bias 0e opened, carried. The City Clerk opened the bids as follows: Linden Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, *10,641.20. A & H Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, $10,522.64. Larsen Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, $10,72~.55. Mr. Wheaton ased the Assistant Engineer to tabulate the bids and return to Council with a recommendation of award. Motion by Mr. Yowell and ~r.~heaton to approve the separation of ~arlene Newingham, Library Department, carried. Motion by Mr.Wheaton and ~'~r. Yowell to approve the notices of employment of Ira A.Ridgeway, extra help, Water Office at $1.40 per hour and Betty Earlene Mc~nrnett, extra help, Municipal Court at $1.00 per hour, carried. Motion by ~r. ~heaton and Mr. Yowell to approve the change in pay of mett Braun from $29~.40 to *~1~.40, Water Sewage D~$posal Department, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve renewal of pinball loca- tion licenses for the Drift Inn, sighted by Wayne D. Clark and Stan's Drive Inn, signed by Ralph Baselt, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and ~iss Cdllin to approve the shufflebowler appli- cation license at the DeLuxe Tavern, signed by Hilmer E. Nordby and approved by the Chief of Police, carried. July 21, 1954 Motion by Miss Cullin and ~r. lowell to approve the payroll voucher in the amount of ~43,263.68 covering payroll period ended July 15, 1954, carried. The C~ty Clerk read a general claim from the State Tax Commission in the amount of ~2,142.66 covering eXciSe tax due on the operations of the City Water Department for the.months of May and June, 1954. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Ur. Iowell the voucher be paid, carried. The CityClerk read two claims f~r expense: Edgar Elliott, $3.55 and John E. Plouf, $~80, both in the Police Department. Motion by Mr. [oweli and -r. wheaton the vouchers be paid, carried. The City Clerk read the minutes of the InVestment Board meeting whereby they recommended the investment of ,6,000.00 of 1949 Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds Surplus Cash and ~3,000.00 of Cululative Reserve for Water Self Insurance cash in certificates of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association at Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell to concur in the recommendation of the Investment Board, carried. The City(;Clerk read a letter from Ted Hyde requesting an extension until October 30th to complete the Forest Ridge Reservoir project. The City Clerk reported that if this extension of time is grmted, togeth- er with the extension already granted it will cost the City an additional ¢3,000.00 for the salary of the inspector. Mr. Ted Hyde was p,,esent at the meeting and he stated that the first request for an extension was due to the weather conditions and this request for exten- sion wes made more or less in relation to the quantities of materials. He fur- ther stated that possibly he could have helped the Job a little by putting more men on the Job butln the long run Mr. Cased and Mr. Wheaton felt they were get- ting a first class Job now ehich they wouldn't have gotten if he had to hurry with the ~Job. He stated that in the specifications it called for 1450 yards of concrete andhe was goin6 to use 2100 yards; 168,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and there will be 240,000 pounds used. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to allow the extension of time until October 30th, 195~, carried. ~he Ciuy Attorney stated he would prepare the necessary resolution for sig- nature and present it at next meeting. The City Clerk read a letter from the Inspector of the Fire Department, re- commending a route for gasoline tankers and other heavy trucks through the City. Zhe matter was referred to the City Engineer. The City Cl~k read a letter from the City Treasurer recommending a coin counting machine be removed from the regular repair contract on City equipment and it appears that the technical knowledge of an expert ~ould keep repair costs down and avoid expensive time losses. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell the coin counter be removed from the contract for the balance of the year, carried. Mr. ~heaton commen~ed~that an effort was being made to have certain streets back of the Navy Yard Highway vacated by the County commissioners. He stated that he had protested this action because of the fact that the Water Department would need these streets for the purpose of running water mains in the future. He also stated that he would at least attempt to acquire easements along these streets in the event they are ~acated. A discussion followed relative t o the need for closer cooperation.between the County and CiSy Planning _Boards, particularly in instances where the pro- perty in question is contiguous to the City. The City Clerk read a letter from the Assistant City Engineer recommending two deeds dedicating a portion of Cascade' Trail b e accepted by the Council and recorded. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Towell. to concur in the recommendation, car- ried. The CiOy Clerk rea~ a letter from the City Engineer in the form of a change order, No. 1, on L.I.D. No. 260, de~reasing the contract $246.51. Motion ~y Nr. Wheaton and ~r. Yowell the change order be approved, carried. Zhe City Elerk read a letter from ~he City Engineer in the ~orm of a change order No. 1 on Contract No. ~88. This change raised the grade five feet at the alley between Callow Avenue and Nontgomery Avenue. Motion by ~r. Wheaton and ~iss Cullin the change order be a~proved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Puget Sound Power & Light Company and enclosed were three copies of Resolution No. 866 and a contract covering the in- stallation of the mercury vapor street lighting. July 21, 9954 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the Resolution be passed and the contract be signed, carried. The City. Clerk read an agreement between Jack ~odes and the City of Brem- erton to use stoFage space at the First Street ~ck for, a period of sixty days from august l, 1954 without charge. 2he space will be used fO~ storing materials and equipment to~ used in the installation of street lighting. Motion by Miss Cul~tn md Mr. ~heaton to a~prove the agreement, carried. The Assistant ~gineer reported that A & H Construction Company was the low bidder on the ~lman Street improvement. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the 4ward be made to A & H Construc- tion C~mpany, carried. The City Attorney stated that he would check the State Law regarding zoning along the fringe area of the City limits. Mr. Wheaton felt that the Cowry Planning Commission should ~ork a little more closely with~e City Planning Commission. Zhe City Ol~rk read a letter from the Kitsap Cowry Sewer ~strict No. l, extending their appreciation for the loan of City equipment to clean the sewer line at ~" Street & Bayview Avenue. Mr. Casad attended'the Co~cil meeting and brought up for discussion the matteroof the timber tresspass ~y Mr. Turner on the City owned watershed. Mr. Casad requested authorization for Mr. Taylor of Mcdonald, Taylor and Bruckart to remove the logs which Mr. Turner ~ad cut before they spoiled. Discussion followed a~d M~. Casad was to take ~p the matter of the City receiving ~ercentage £rom Mt. Taylor from these logs ~cause of the fact that c ut. £he Git~ r Should be made and the matter will be dis- cussed with ~he Cit returns to his office. The possibility of purchasing also discussed. Motion by Mr. Yowell'and ~ss C~lin the ~lls be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried~ Motion by Mr. Yowell ~d Mr. WheatSn to adJourn, carried. APPRO~D:~/~~-