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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/53 May 20, 1953 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the bity of Bremerton was held at lO:00 o'clock A.M. May 20, 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 ~he press was also present. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the minutes of the regular meeting of May 13, 1953 be approved as written, carried. City Clerk anno~uced it was the date and time set for opening bids on Log Raft No. §8 and also the date and time set for the hearing on the petition for annexation~by Mcdern Home Builders. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the log bids be opaned, carried. City Clerk opened the bids and read from: Eclipse LMmber Comp y.an $6,920.75, enclosed check $692.08; Dickman Lumber Compahy, $6,285.~0 enclosed check $628.50. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the award be made to Eclipse Lumber Company, carried. City *lerk read a letter from 'McDonald Taylor and Bruckart, Inc. enclosing a check in the amount of $389.39 which covers the stumpage for logs from 1938 burn area in accordance with the supplemental agreement dated April 15, 1953. No one was present at the hearing on the petition for a~nexation signed by Modern Home Builders. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2020, "An Ordinance accepting and incorporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain land lying outside the limits of the City of Bremerton". Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the passage of Ordinance No. 2020, all members voting Yes. City Clerk read a letter from Puget Service Company requesting authorization to increase the garbage rates on the first can onl~ on residential accounts by .01~ per pickup an order to meet the union's request for wage increases. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the letter be referred to a Committee consisting of the following: Mayor Yowell, Commissioner bullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Wallace for study, carried. City Clerk read a report of separation for Morris Moe, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the separation, carried. City ~lerk r cad the following notices of employment: John Lawrence O'Neill, Robert Michael Flavin, and Herman Wilhelm Schumann, 313.30 per month, Police Department; Vivian Hering and Donna 0glesby, 1.25 per hour, Park and Recreation Department and Edward Joseph Madle, 1.60 per hr., Park and Recreation Department. Motion' by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the employments be approved, carried. City 01erk read a payroll voucher covering the~ period ended May 15, 19§~ in the amount of $A1,59~.19 which was approved by the City Auditor. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the vohcher be approved, carried. Oity Clerk read a letter from Mrs. Artte Brown submitting resignation from the Board of ~rustees of the Bremerton Public Library. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to accept the resignation, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss 0ullin to a ppo~tnt Mrs. Robert Jackson 1901 E. l~th, to serve the~ term which expires January 1st, 1986, carried. City Clerk read a letter from the Civil Eervice Commission recommending the rule covering employment in addition to Civil Service duties be changed whereby the employee must first secure a written approval of the appointing officer or head of the department in which he is employed. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission, carried. May 20, 1953 (Con't) City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2021, "An Ordinance providing for the' appropriation of funds for which an insufficient appropriation was made in t he 1953 budget and declaring an emergency in the Cemetery Department". An affidavit 'sig~ed by the Commissioner of ~inance was attached torthe ordinam~e. Motion by Miss 0~llin and Mr. Wheaton Ordinance No. 2021 be passed, all members voting Yes. City Clerkr cad a petition signed by Helen A. Hamm, and 4 others requesting to have the parking restrictions on the east side of Naval Avenue between Gregory Way and Bu~well 8treat be changed from "No Parking this Bdo" to a "Two hour parking limit" or "No parking between 4:00 and 6:00 o'clock P.M. zone". The Chief of Police recommended disapproval as the street was widened in order to t aka care of the existing traffic f rom the Naval Avenue gate and also there i~~ only one house faces Naval Avenue within the area. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation o£ the Chief of POlice, carried. City 0lark read a petition signed by John E. Jones and 12 others requesting a Local Improvement District £or the improvement of Nipsic Avenue between ~. 13th Street and E. 16th Btreet by the construction of a five foot concrete sidewalk and 'concrete curbs and gutters. ~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the petition be referred to the City Engineer fore'the necessary procedure, carried. City Clerk read a eptition signed by John A. Chittenden and 33 others toques ting a Local Improvement District for the improvement of Veldee Avenue from 24th Btreet to 26th Street by the construction of concrete curbs and gutters and ornamental street lights. Motion.by Mr. Wheston and Mr, Yowell the petition be referred to the City Engineer for the necessary procedure, carried. ~ City Clerk requested authorization to c all for bids on s tore oil, diesel fuel, automotive dies~i, and fuel oil. Ail these contracts expire June ~0, 19§3. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the City Clerk be authorized to call for bids, carried. City Treasurer read a contract between the City of Bremerton and James H. and Pearline Gtgganswho purchased the property, Lots 25 and 26, Block 4, Port Orchard, Addition, at a auction held May 6th, 195~ for $300.00. City Treasurer read a quit claim deed to cover the property s ale. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract and quit claim deed, carried. Discussion followed about enlarging the boundaries of the port district to include all of the Bremerton city limits, City Attorney suggested inviting the Port Commissioners to meet with the City Commissioners to discuss the possibility of improving the waterfront. Motion by Mr. W~eaton and Mr. Yowell authorizing the City Clerk to write letters to the Present Port Commissioners inviting them at their convenience to meet with the City Commissioners, carried. Commissioner Cullin reported she will be abse~ from the City for a period over thirty days to attend a National MFOA Convention in Miami, Florida. According to the Charter permission f rom the remaining Commissioners is necessary. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton granting the Commissioner of Finance permission to be absent from office until July 2nd, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cuilin the bills be paid if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. City Clerk PROVED: Mayor