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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/54 November 10, 1954 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor,s office, City Hall at 10600 Otclock A.M., November 10, 195A. Mayor Yowell presiding'with Commissioner 'ullin, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Wallace being present. A representative of the press and Mr. Severance, City Engineer, were also present. Motion by Miss Cullin andMr. Yowell the minutes of the regular meeting of November 3, 1954 ,be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on the painting of the Equipment Repair and Paint Shop at 15th and Warren Avenue. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cull.~n the bids be opened, oarried. The City Clerk opneed the bids as follows: Warb.erg Brothers Painting Company, enclosed bid bond~ $905.80. Lang Painting Company, enclosed certified check for 91,800.00. Bob Harris, enclosed~certified check, $1,594.60. Beauchamp Painting, enclosed certified check, $1,097.00. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the award be made to Warberg Paint- lng Company, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on one Barco "Pegson" Rammer or equal. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullim the bids be opened, carried. The City Clerk opened bid from Jack Sahlberg Equipment ~ompany, enclosed certified check for ~A2.50, $825.00 plus sales tax. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the award be made to Jack Sahlberg Equipment Company and to waive the performance bond which was required in the specifications, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for the hearing on the vacation of an alley north of Lots 10 to lA and south of Lot 9 in Block 5 Charleston Navy View Addition. No one was present for the hearing and no protests received in the mail. The City Clerk read proposed ordinance vacating the alley. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell the proposed ordinance be approve~ on first reading, carried. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 208?, An Ordlnanc~ relating to the reg- ulation of eating and drinking establishments and emending Ordinance No. iAAA. Motion by Mr. Yowell andMiss Cullin Ordinance No. 208? be approved, car- fled. ~ The City Clerk read Chan~e Order No. ~ on the painting o~the Water Shop in the amount of $218.87 covering the cleaning of the existing metal, treat with rust preventative and finish coal lead and oil the entire roof area of the ~ater Shop. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the change erder be accepted and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the~Oity E~gineer rec.mmending the pay- ment of Estimate No. 1 in the amount of $6~9~6.00 on L.I.D. No. 261, the impreve- ment of Nipsic, Cascade to Holman; E. 22nd, Nipsic to Trenton. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the voucher be paid, carried. The City Clerk read a claim for damages from Rebecca Mary Greene in the ~mount of ~100.00 covering doctor bills and medicine after she fell on the side- walk on Pacific Avenue in front of E~dyts Shoe Shop. The~City Clerk reported the claim to the Insurance Company. 445 November ~0, 1954 (Con't) The City Clerk read a recommendation from the. City Auditor that the Cumu- lative Reserve for General City Structures Fund sell $8,000.00 of L.I.D, 242 bonds to the Employment Retirement Fund to pay for the painting and repairs to the City HalL. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation and sell the bonds, Carried. The City Clerk read a recommendation from the Chief of Police to amend the punchboard ordinance in order to aid in the regulation of punchboards and other devices in the City of Bremerton. Discussion followed and the matter was held over until next Council meeting to allow time to study the recommendation. The City Clerk read a recommendation from Water Superintendent Casad that an agreement,between Joh~ W. C~mningham and Associates and the City.of Bremerton, be approved for consulting engineerin~'services on the construction of the pro- posed dam and reservoir on Union River. The City Attorney was ~iven a copy of the agreement to study and the matter will be tabled until the ~om~issioner of Public Works returns from his vacation. Commissioner Cullin reported to the Council that she had notified the Wharf- inger that December 8rd.will be his last day as wharfinger for the City of Brem- erton as his annual leave carrieg him until the end of the year. Discussion followed on the rental of the apartment he oc,cupies on the wharf but nothing was decided. The City Attorney brought up rom discussion the Waaga petition for clea~ of title on some acreage the City owns which has been discussed at various Coun- cil Meetings. ~r. Casad stated he didn,t think the Water Department would ever need the wells but Selt perhaps the City should be reimbursed for the property. The City Attorney and Mr. Casad reported they would take a look at the pro- perty so some decision could be made. The City Attorney reported he had some information on the sidewalk ordinance but felt he should wait until the return of Mr. Wheaton to Council before dis- cussing the matter. The City Attorney stated that it had been sug6ested that the City of Brem- erton Join as a plaintiff in a suit to test the validity of the recently enacted law governin~ Justices of the Peace. Mr. Wallace said that he would advise that the City Join as defendent in such a suit rather than plaintiff. After some discussion of the subject it was agreed by the Council that the City should Join aS defendent in the action. ,Motion by Mr~ Yowell and Eiss Cullin to pay the bills if approved by a maj- ority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by ~r. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adJoumn, carried. APPROVED: City' Clerk