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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/27/54 44i October 27,, 1954 Regular meeting of the City Council. o£ the City off Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor's uffflce, Oity Hall at 10200 o~clock A.M., October 2?th 1954. Mayor Yowell presidingw ith Commissioner ullin, Commissioner Wheaton, ~ity Clerk McUowan and Assistant City Attorney Holland being present. A rep- resentative of the press was also present. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting of October 20, 195A be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk read the followln~ reports of separation: Lon C. Lawrence and Claude R. Day, Water Department extra labor. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the separations be approved, carried. October 27, 1~54 (Cen~t) The City Clerk read a letter from the City F. ugineer recommending the pay- ment of Estimate No. 2 in the ~mount of $12,605.[6 covering the downtown street lighting on L.I.D. No. 260. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. lowell to concur in the Engineer's recommend- ation and pay the voucher, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the Bremerton Housing Authority advis- ing the City of Bremerton they have vacated the Sheridan Park Fire Station. The letter will be filed in the Clerk,s Office. The City Clerk read a letter from Mr. Casad, Water Superintendent, recom- mending payment of Estimate No. 9, of the Ted H~de Construction Company cover- lng the construction of Forest Ridge Reservoir in the amount of ~10,943.73. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the voucher be paid, carried. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 882, authorizing the execution and de- livery of a contract with Puget Sou.ut Power & Light Company for furnishing municipal water pumping power. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell Resolution No. 882 be approved and the contract signed, carried. A large delegation attended the Meeting to discuss the two hour parking limited on Montgomery South of First Street. Several persons discussed their problems and the Mayor asked if it would be agreeable to place a 12 hour limit on the street but not all were in favor of that suggestion. The City Clerk suggested re-circulating the petitions and the Mayor con- curred and advised the people to mark either in favor of two hour parking or twelve hour parking and submit the petitions again to the Council. 'r. Henry St. Laurent, 2619 N. Lafayette, appeared before the council with a proposal for annexation covering an area north of 25th and Lafayette. He explained that if approved by the Council he had a petition in the Engin- eer's Office with signers covering 7§% of the valuation of the area. The Council could see nothing wrong with the proposal and Mayor Yowell referred the matter to the City Engineer. Commissioner Cullin handed the City Clerk the following letters written by the City Engineer which the City Clerk read to the Council: Change Order No. 3, covering acoustical tile on the ceiling of the Court Room in the amount of $53?.66 and Change Order No. 4 covering acoustical tile on soffit of stairway going to basement and the first floor hallway in the amount of $27S.lO. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~eaton the change orders be approved, car- ried. Commissioner Cullin brought up for discussion the possibility of mother change order to cover the painting of the Jail. A misunderstanding as to how far the painting was to extend in the Jail was brought to Miss Cullin's at- tention. 'l~e City Clerk felt that this painting should come under the terms in the specifications "all other painting." This change order would amount to $42.00. No action taken. Miss Cullin asked Mr. Wheaton if another door could be cut through in the Trustee's room before any painting is done and he reported that his department will take care of it. Commissioner Cullin reported that the Sea Scouts would like to occupy part of the Second Street Wharf and they will pay their own lights, water and heat. There will be no charge for the rent. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. The City Clerk read a proposal for engineering services in connection with the design and construction of the proposed Union River storage development submitted by John W. Cunningham & Associates. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to emploY~Cunningham & Associates to take care of the engineering on the Union River Dom authorizing them to go ahead, carried. ~ Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City Ole~k