HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/22/54 December 22, 1954
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
Washington was held in the Mayor,s Office, City Hall at 10:00 o,clock A.M.
December 22, 1954. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Comm-
issioner Wheaten, City Clerk McGowan, and City Attorney Wallace being present.
A ~epresentative of the press and radio were aleo present.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting
of December 15th, 1954 be approved as written, carried.
The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids
on ammonia and chlorine, official publications, and office machine repairs.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the bids be opened, carried.
The City Clerk opened the bids On the ammonia and chlorine as follows:
Pennsylvania-Salt M~..Co., enclosed certified check $404.24, Item
1-11~, Item 2-19~, Item 3 ?~.
Hooker Electrochemidal Co., enclosed certified check $404.2§, Iteml-ll~
Item 2-19~ Item 3-?~ f.o.b; Tacoma, Washington
Van Waters and Rogers, Inc., enclosed check $42.75, Item 2-19~f.o.b.
Bremerton, Washington.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the~bids be referred to the City
Clerk and Purchasing Agent, Water Supt. for study and report back to Council,
carried.
The pity Clerk opened the bid from the Bremerton Sun for official
publications during the year 1985 as follows:
Bremerton Sun, enclosed certified~check $50.00, $1.20 per colum inch
6 point or latter Ideal type, set in l0 em columns; $1.~2 per column inch
8 point or larger Ideal type set in ll.8 em columns.
Motion by Mr. Wheatoh and Mr. Yowell the award be made t~, the Bremerton
Sun, carried.
The City Clerk opened the bids on the office machine repairs as follows:
Bremerton Office Machines, enclosed certified check $80.00
Peninsula Stationers, enclosed $40.00 cash
Tri-County Typewriter Co., enclosed bank money order $50.00
Motion by Mr. Wheat0n and Mr. Yowell the award be made to the lowest
bidder, Tri-County Typewriter Comp-~y, carried.
The City Clerk read the following reports of separation frqm the Water
Dept,,~Ronald Jones, Worley Marts, Hermann Schumann, Allen Johnson, R. W.
Henry, Ralph Libsack, Donald Corey, Joy Little, John O'Neill, John Plouf,
Floyd Gingrey, zon Cunningham, William G. Wilson, and Mrlvin Personett.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the separations be approved,
carried.
The City Clerk reported that he had received the changes in pay as
allowed in the 19dB budget effective the first day of January 1~55, for
employees of the City.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the changes in pay be approved,
carried.
The City Clerk read the payroll voucher in the amount of $40,294.88
covering the payroll period ended December l§th, 19~4.
December 22, 1954 (cont)
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell the voucher be approved, carried.
The City Clerk reported he had received a purchase requisition from the
Water Dept. in the amount of $S$0.00 to Abeam Electric Co. covering the
installation of 1200 feet of 3 wire conductor French wire from National Avenue
booster pump to Dora Avenue water tower and the installation of an electric
heater in the pump house at National Avenue. The requisition is for the same
job for which another purchase order was issued and it turned out to be over
the $500.00 limit. A letter.of explanation was received from the Water SuD~.
but it was felt the Job was carelessly handled as there should have been a call
for bids on any Job exceeding the $500.00 limit as provided in the charter. The
City Attorney suggested the bill be paid in two parts thus at least complying
with the letter of the Charter.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to accept Mr. Casad~s explanation and
direct the bill to be paid with two vouchers, carried.
The City Clerk read a letter.from the Fire Chief requesting 600 feet of
3" double Jacket hose be declared surplus and recommended that a minimum ~r'ice
of 50~ a foot be placed on this hose for resale purposes.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to declare the hose surplus and
authorize the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to sell to the best interests of
the City, carried.
The City Clerk reqd a letter from the Executive Director of the Housing
Authority of the City of Bremerton enclosing for the Commissioners signature an
extension of the use permit agreement extending the present agreement on the
Cheridan Park Community Building.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mi~s Cullin~ the extension of the agreement be
granted, carried.
The City Clerk reported the City Auditor has determined some energency
appropriations will be needed to take,care cf some deficiencies in this year,s
budget as follows. Street Dept. $1,000;00; Street Engineering $40.00; also
it will be necessary to carry forward from'the 1954 ~udget to the 1955 budget
for uncompleted improvements in.progress at the end of the year 19~4 Garage
$9~2.97 for painting the garage, $$,~0.?~ for heating plant at the Garage,
and $1029.87 for Police Radios.
Motion by Mr. Yowell ~nd Mr. Wheaton authoriming the City Attorney to
draw the ordinance providing for t~e appropriation of funds, carried.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss CUllin~authorizing the City Attorney to
draw the ordinance to carry over those funds unencumbered in the Garage,
carried.
Mr. Wheaton reported that the specifications were now drawn for bid call
on clearing the 90 acres at the Union~River Reservoir site.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr~ Wheat0n~authorizing the City Clerk and
Purchasing Agent to call for bids, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Culltn to appoint Ron Danielson for Justice
of the Peqce effective January 10th, 1955, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to appoint Roy Holland as City
Attorney to fill the unexpired term until June 8th, 1955, carried.
Miss Cullin suggested renting the apartment on the dock to Mr. Donaldson
for $20.00 but she will check further and determine whether Mr. Donaldson should
pay more rent to cover the lights used as there is Just one light meter on the
dock.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if approved by. a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried.
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