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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/54 September ~ 1~54 Regular meeting of the City Cokincil of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held in the Mayor's Office City Hall at 10:00 o,clock A.M., Wednesday September 8, 1954. Mayor Yowell presiding with CommissionerOullin, Commis- sioner "heaton, City Attorney Wallace and City Clerk McGowan being present. Representatives of the press were present as were Mr. Severance, City Engin- eer, Mr. Cased, Water Superintendent and a delegation of persons interested in L.I.D. hearing scheduled to be held on this date. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullln to approve the minutes of the meet- ing of September 1st as written, carried. City Clerk McGowan announced this was the date and time for the opening of bids for caulking lead and three bids had been received; on motion by Mr. Wheaton and Sr. Yowell the bids were opened and read as follows: ' E.N. Hallgren Company, Seattle, Washington with a certified check in the amount of ~70.00 and a bid of .169 per pount of $1,352.00 total bid. Non-Ferrous Metals, Inc., Seattle, Washington with certified check for $65.00 and bid of $15.80 per hundred weight or *1,264.00 total bid. Bremerton Plu~bing and Supply Company., Inc., with certified check of $61.20 and bid of $15.30 per hundred weight or ~1,224.00 total bid. Motion by Mr. Whea~ona~d Mr. Yowell to refer the bids to the.Purchasing Agent and the Water Superintendent for report back ~ the Council after check- ing qualities, carried. 429 Sept. 8, 1954 (Con,t) City Clerk Mc~owan announced this as date and time set for hearing of protests on Local Improvement A~istrict for the improvement of East 22nd Street and Nipsic Avenue and two protests had been received. A protest was handed to the Clerk from one of the delegates. Letters of protest were readfrom~ E.J. Wickstrom, D.M.Baldwin, Don L. Masters, H.L. Irvin andD. M. Hoffman. These per- sons were objecting to being included in the LID when sidewalks have already been constructed on their property, and in the case of Mr. Irvtn, curbs and gutters. Following discussion, during which the City Engineer and the City Attor- ney both advised that adjustments could be made if it is found that errors had been made, the City Engineer announced that the protests constituted less than 4% of the district and he recommended that the improvement carry. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to concur in the recommendation as made by the City Engineer, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2079, approving and adopting the maps, plans and specifications for the improvement of East 22nd Street from Nipsic Avenue to Trenton Avenue and Nipsic Avenue from Cascade Trail to Holman Street by the construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, exee~tlng sidewalks fronting iota 15 to 24 end'lot 30 in Wischhoefer,s Addn. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 2079, carried unanimously. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2080, providing for the improvement of Nip- sic ~venue to Trenton Avenue and Nipslc Avenue from Cascade Trail to Holman Bt. by construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, establishing an,',improvement district, providing for levying of assessments and making improvement payable by bond. Motion by Mr; Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 2080, carried unanimously. City Clerk Mc~owan read Ordinance No. 2081, second reading, relating to electricity and amendlng Ordlnance NO. 1948. Motion bY Mr~ WlleatOn and Mr. Yowell to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 2081 on final reading, carried. City Clerk read letter to Mayor Yowell, dated September 6, 1954, from R.E. Hensel, President of the Kitsap County Fair Association, extending their appre- ciation for the cooperation o~ all City Departments during the fair. City Clerk read letter from John H.~hort, Chief Accountant, Water Depart- ment, dated September 7, 1954, presenting Estimate No. 7 on the Ted Hyde Con- struction~Company covering the construction of Forest Ridge Reservolr~ advis- ing that the estimate h~s been checked by the inspector and found to bbe correct and recommended payment be made. Accompanying voucher audited and found cor- rect by Auditor Vaa in the amount of ~12,919.60. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that payment of the estimte be made, carried. ~ ~ City Clerk McGowan read application for a license to allow dancing at the Rendezvous Tavern, signed by Arthur P. Surfluh, 218 Front Street. The City Clerk explained that this license was contingent upon the secur- ing of a State License by the applicant, and was to become effective on October 1st. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to ~rant the license, carried. City Clerk McGowan read general claim voucher, dated September 1, 1954 in the amount of ,45,023.~9 covering pay period ended August 31, 1954. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~heaton to approve the voucher, carried. City Clerk McGowan read letter from W.B. Cook, Secretary-Treasurer, Tee~- stets, Chauffeur~, Warehousemen and Helpers Union, dated September 1, 1954, requesting that City employees in the Street and Water Departments be given fair consideration for a raise in wages in the budget for the coming year and also that City Employees be allowed to change their present retirement plan to soc- ial Secruity, and further requesting a meeting with the City Officials at their convenience. Discussion followed during which Mr. ~cGowan advised the Council that he had learned that City Employees would be allowed to change to Social Security only if the State Legislature passed a law t6 that effect. Mr. WHeaton explained, for the benefit of the press representatives, that in most instances the motors were left running in city owned vehicles, ~ile parked, in order that th. full volume of the battery could be used in aiding radio transmitting and reception. This was in answer to a criticism published in the paper. Miss Cullin reported that Mr. Severance has completed the specifications on the painting of the City Hall, but that a considerable amount of repairing would have to be done also and asked that the City Clerk be authorized to issue a call for bids for painting and repairing the City Hall. Sept. Motion made and carried approving her request. The City Clerk reported that the committee appoSnted for consideration of ~he bids on caulking lead had met and recommended that the bid be awarded to Bremerton plumbing Supply Company, ~nc., the lowest and best bidder. Motion by Miss Cullln and Mr. Wheaton to concur in th~ecommendation, car- ried. Miss Cullin reported that she had received a letter, dated September Srd, from the Peninsula News Agency, renters at the Second Street Dock, that they will vacate the premises by October 4th, and it was her ~nderstanding they were vacating because of lack of adequate heating facilities. Mr. Wheaton reported that nothing has b~en heard from the Game Commission with regards to the new ruling for allowing hunting near the City Limits. Mr. Paddison appeared be£ore the Council with a request thst the Mayor take immediate and drastic steps to remove all obscene literature from the news stands in the City and was advised that steps are now underway for a statewide program~£,r the study and withdrawal of some literature from the n~westands. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to allow all bills presented if ap- proved by the majority of the0COuncil, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City Cl~rk