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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/53 April 22, 19§~ Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., April 22, 19§3 in the MaYOr,s Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner~Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. A representative of the press was also present. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Yowell the minutes of the regular meeting of April 15, 19§~ be approved as written, carried. City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for the continuation of the hearing on the proposed L.I.C. between 6th and 9th on North Lafayette Ave. City Clerk reported that there were no further letters of protest. City Engineer Severance reported that after checking the petition of pro- test the percentage of deed holders was over the required 60%. He recommended that the Council accept the petit~dn and reject the work to be done. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to concur in the Engineer,s recom- mendation, carried. City Clerk read a petition from Modern Home Builders, Inc., for annex- ation to the City of Bremerton c~vering the northerly l0 acres of the follow- ing described property.' NE¼ of the NE~ of Section ll, Township 24 North, Range i EWM except the Easterly 602.71 feet. City Clerk McGowan expressed his opposition to this proposed annexation because of the fac6 that it left an area in the County which was enclosed on three sides by the City. He felt that an effort should be made to straighten out the City boundary. City Attorney Wallace suggested that it might be possible to interest others in this area in Joining the move for annexation and thus straighten the boundary. Mayor Yowell referred the petition back to the City Engineer to see if the petitioners would be interested in attempting to influence others in the area to join in the move for annexation. City Clerk brought up again the license application submitted by Thomas A Vernon last week for a license to operate a coin operated amusement device called the "Catalina". Discussion followed and there was a question as to whether this was a form of pinball machine and what license fee should be charged. Mayor Yowell requested the Treasurer's Office and the City Clerk's Office to make an investigation. City Clerk read payroll voucher in the amount of $41,489.39, covering the pay period ending April 15, 1953, which was audited by the City Auditor. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton that the payroll voucher be accept- ed, carried. City Clerk read a claim for damages, submitted by Mrs. F.J. Page, 82§ Warren Avenue, in which her car was damaged by a dectective's car in the approx- imate amount of $100.00. City Clerk stated the claim had been reported to the insurance company and because ~here was no question of the liability the City Clerk suggested to the insurance company the claim be allowed as Mrs. Page was leaving town. City Clerk read claim for damages from Jack W. Crouse, ~16 Lebo Blve., in the amount of $187.0~, in which his car was damaged by a city owned truck on Chester Avenue. April 15, 195~ (Con't) The City Clerk reported having received a letter from Mr. Crouse,s Insur- ance Company, in which they had paid the claim and were now making-a claim against t~e City. The City Clerk stated that he had reported the claim to the City,s Insurance~Company. City Clerk read a letter from the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association in which they returned the claim for damages in the amount of $5,000.00 submitted by Emery Carl Berg, stating that ~he claimant's allegation of mental anguish would not fall within the coverage provided in their contract. City Attorney suggested the matter be noted in the minutes that the surance Company denied the claim and that the City take no further ~ction at this time. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~heaton to concur in the Attorney's suggest- ion, carried. City Clerk read a petition from the Bremerton Charleston Transportation Company requesting t~at one parking meter be eliminated and a loading zone be instituted on Fifth Street at Pacific Avenue to facilitate the movement of traffic. Mr. Haynes, representing the Bremerton Charleston Transportation Company, ~ppeared before the Council in regard to this request. Mr. Wheaton requested the petition be referred to the Traffic Department and the Engineer's Office. City Clerk read a letter from Branch & Branch, Architects, for the Drill Tower, in which they certify that John Hanberg has satisfactorily completed the Drill Tower according to the contract, and they enclosed a change order omitting the painting of the smoke room in the amount of $48.00. It was pointed out that prior to the decision to eliminate the painting, the contractor had submitted his check in the amount of $100.00 to guarantee that the Job would be completed. It was now felt that the deduction of $48.00 would not approximate the cost of the painting. The City Clerk also noted that the Architect's Certificate of Completion did not indicate a completion date. It is not customary to release the retained percentage until thirty days have elapsed from date of completion during which time any possible liens against the contractor may be submitted. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and mr. Yowell the correspondence be referred to the Fire Chief, City Engineer and Branch and Branch to determine the amount due and also to the certification of the completion of the Job, carried. City Clerk read a letter from the Bremerton Housing ~uthority in which they enclosed a check in the amount of $24,4~.15, covering voluntary payments in lieu of taxes for the Lanham Projects for the year ended December ~1, 1982. City C~erk read the results of the annual election of the Pension and Re- tirement System held April 15, 1~: Irene Dick, 48 votes; Jim Lougheed, votes. City ~lerk read a letter from the Association of Washington Cities advis- ing that the City of Seattle Engineer~, Office have received $~,000.00 from the County Treasurer which represented the transfer of road levy monies from ~he county for annexed areas. Discussion followed that the City of Bremerton would like to receive money from the County also to cover annexed areas and it was suggested that it would be brought up for discussion at the Association of Washington Cities an- nual convention in June, 195~. City Clerk reported that he had received an executed revocable permit from the Northern Pacific Railway Company to cover a private grade crossing on the Government railroad near the Bremerton Junction. He stated that the property damage insurance was changed from $50,000.00 to $10,O00.00 in order to meet the requirements of the C~ty'm property damage limitations. City Clerk read a proposed ordinance, first reading, relating to and regu- lating hotels, providing for the licensing thereof and for the revocation of such licenses, and providing penalties for the violation. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading, carried. City Treasurer gave a report of the meeting he attended in Seattle of the Retirement Officials. One of the problems confronting the Retirement and Pension Board Officials is whether or not the State of Washington would be like Oregon where public employees have gone under Social Security. City Attorney reported that he had not received any word from the letters he wrote to Spokane and Yakima concerning the "Curb Tellers." Mr. Wheaton gave a report on his recent trip to Portland where he attended the Water Works Convention. He stated that the Water Superintendent, Mr. Casad, was elected a National Director of the Association. April 22, 195~ (Con,t) MOtion~by Mr. Yowel~:~a~d~Mi$s~Cullin,the~bills b~ a~lowe~lf~aDproved, b~.~ A'maJority~o~the~Commi~sioners, LCar~ied, .... ~ .... Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adJourn,.carried.