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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/53 January lA, lg~ Re~a.~ee~ing of the City ouncil of the City of Bremer~n, WaShingtOn was held a~O:00 o'clock A.M., We~esday, ~ua~?14, 195~ in the Mayor's Of' lice, Ci~ Hali~ Mayor Yowell presiding with Co~issioner Cullin, Co~issione~ ~eatOn, ~i~y ~01erk Mc~W~, City Treas~er Nutter and Assist~t City AStorney Holland bei~ P~esent. A representative from the press was also ~esen~. Motion by Mr. ~eaton and Mr. Yowell ~he ~nutes of the last meeting be ap- proved as ~it~en, carried. City Clerk a~o~ced it was the date ~d time set for opening bids on log raf~ No. Motion by ~. ~eaton ~d Mr. Yowell ~e 6ids be opened~,carried. City Clerk opened the ~ids ~d read from: Pope and Talbot, enclosed check $~00.00, $~,000.00. Buch~ L~ber Co., enclosed check $~0~.00, $8,0~O.00. Eclipse L~ber Co., enclosed check $~88.0~, $~,8~0.~. Motion bY Mr. ~eaton ~d Mr. Yowell log raft No. ~ be awarded Buch~ L~ber Comply, carried~ January 14, 1953 (0on't) City Clerk read the following notice of employment: Robert E~nest Leven- hagen, $1.60 per hr., Park and Recreation Dept. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve the employment, carried. City Clerk read the following change in employment: Mrs. Virginia Marshall, $185.00 per month, Library Dept. Motion by Mr. Yowall and Miss Cullin to approve the change in employment, carried. City Clerk read a change .in payfor the following: Clarence Stebman~ Police Dept. from $~13.90 to $318.30t 'W, Woody, G. Mottner, Curtis Hayes, Cliff Casad, Jr., Clay Madden, $1.77 Water DePt.; Ray Lobe, $306.70 per month. Water Dept. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve the changes in pay, carried. City Clerk read an application from Geo. W. Fox, for a location license to install pinball machines ~t ~Service Tavern, approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Yowelland Mr. W~eaton the application be approved, carried. City Clerk read a letter from the Chief of Police requesting a call for bids for t~o three-wheel:motorcycles for the Police Traffic Division. City Clerk explained to CounCil that the Insurance Company would either repair the motorcycle which was w~ecked on 6th and Naval or give the City a check in the amount of $~0.00 and the City Clerk stated that eh would have the check from the insurance over to the successful bidder on motorcycles. Motion by Mr. Wheaton authorizing the City Clerk and Pur- chasing,~gent to call for~bids for the two motorcycles requested, carried. City Clerk read a copy of a letter written by the City Attorney to the Brem- erich Gas Company reminding them that a City ordinance provides for approval by the Council of any transfer in ownership and change of name in the corporation and an examination discloses that no consent by the Council to a transfer from the original grantee to the Wes~$~n Gas Company of Washington was approv ed. City Clerk ~ead a letter frc~ the City Engineer racomminding pa2ment of Estimate No. 1 in the ~mount of ~4,719.20 to Joe Avery, on L.I.D. No. 252, Her- ren Ave and E 33rd Street. A claim was attached to the letter for this amount. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the voucher, carried. City Clerk announced that the ordinance passed last week vacating five feet of Trenton.Avenue (Hagen Petition) was to be published and recorded after Mr. Hagen moved his fence back to the p~operty line but according ~o the Charter the ordinance has to be published within ten days after passage so the ordinance will be published.and recorded after this meeting. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2013 vacating certain property heretofore de- dicated as street and alley situated in the City of Bremerton (Dixon Petition). Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the passage of Ordinance No. 2013 all members voting Yes. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2014 relating to milk and milk products and regulating the sale thereof and amending certain subsections of Section V of Ordinance 1485 as amended by Ordinance 1495, Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the passage of Ordinance No. 2014, all members voting Yes. City Clerk read a claim for damages signed by Myrtle F. Reese in the amount of $920.53 pluss medical expenses covering her expenses as the result of falling on a protruding portion of the sidewalk on the south side of Fifth Street West of Pacific Avenue December 10, 1952, City Clerk reported that he had no~ified the insurance company of this claim. Mr. Wheaton reported that he had received a report on this and ~;had ~aken the matter up with the Building Department and Police Department. He understood tha~ ~he portion of sidewalk needing repair WaS on private property and was taken up with Mr. Bremer and that l~ had been repaired. city Clerk reported that the Conmaittee on tires and tubes and recapping had recommended the award be made to Kress & More for the year 1983. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the award be made to Kress and More, carried. City Clerk reporte~ the committee on the 3/4 ton truck for the Police Traf- fic Division had recommended the award be given to Oalbraith Motors, Tacoma, Wash. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the award be made to Galbraith Motors, carried. January lA, 1953 (Con't) City Clerk reported that the latest monthly bulletin from N.I.G.P. had an- nounced that the Ford Motor Co. and General Motors had agreed to allow a discount on automotive parts in lieu of the deduction of Fe~ehal excis~ tax. He stated that the City'Auditor Vaa had previously had some correspondence'with both the Ford Motor Co. and'the Bureau of Internal Revenue in an effort to obtain a deduc- tion of excise tax. City Clerk reported that each year at this time the City passes a resolution making certain transfers within the budget to take care of over-drafts, etc. and the City Auditor would like to have until Monday Morning to prepare the necessary information. The Mayor suggested recessing until l0 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Wheaton reported on the safety meeting he attended in Seattle. City Treasurer read his annual comparative parking meter rep6rt for 1951- 1952. Mayor reported that he had received a oopy of the annual pol~ e report for the year 1952. City Engineer asked the Council if the City should go ahead and purchase the cast iron pipe necessary for the protection of the ~0" sewer line on Lot 10, Block ll, Second Addition to Charleston without first receiving an easement from the present property owner. Asst. City Attorney stated that he would recommend that the City acquire the pipe as soon aa possible. Mayor ¥owell rSported on the Mayor,s meeting he attended in Olympia. MotiOn by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to pay all the bills if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by M~. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to recess until 10 o'clock Monday morning, carried, January 19, 1953 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at 10:00 o'clock Monday morning, January 19, 195S in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, MayOr Yowell presiding, ~omm~ssioner Cullin, Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan. A representative from the press was also present. City Clerk read Resolution No. 822 transferring appropriations in the 1952 budget. SeeY~Resolutions, Volume 2, Page 13B. Motion by Nr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton that Resolution No. 822 be passed, carried. ' City Clerk re-read the letter from the Puget Sound Power and Light Company, which had been read in Council before, pertaining to an easement over City pro- perty so the Light Company could supply ~ ectric service to Mr. Melvin B. Winger Hr. 5, Box 43S, Sheridan Road. At the time it was read before the City Engineer questioned the description and at this timehhe has approved the easement for sig- natures. Motion by Mr. Yowell and ~r. Wheaton to approve the easements subject ~o the City Attorney's approval, carried. City Clerk read a telegram from the Mayor Of Idaho Falls, Idaho, requesting Mayor Yowell,s opihlon of Wesley Bintz's work on the design of the swimming pool being constructed by the Lion's Club. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City Cl~rk