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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/08/53 July 8, 198~ Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., July $, 1955 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Commission- er Cullin presiding with Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attor- ney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. A representative of the press was also p esent. Mayor Yowell was out of town. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of the regular meeting of July 1, 195~ be approved as written, carried. City Clerk announced it was the date and ~me set for the continuation of the hearing on the proposed L.I.D. covering improvements on Veldee Avenue be- tween 2~th and 26th Streets. City Clerk read a letter signed by Marvin J. McCray opposing the improve- ment. TWo petitions we~e~reCeived~this~morn~r~in~av~h~nd two more letters were received opposing the improvement. The petitions and letters were refer- red to the City Engineer for checking and the hearing was deferred pending a report from the Engineer later in the meeting. City Clerk read a report of separation for Richard O. Larson, Clerk's Of- flce. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the separation be approved, carried. City Clerk read the following notices of employment: James F. Bchlief, Cemetery, $1.72 per hour and Ivan George Kapovich, Park and Recreation, $1.00 per hour. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~heaton to approve the notices of employment, carried. City Clerk read a change in pay for Clara Louise Barbrey, from $208.00 to $218.00~per month, Library Department. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the cha~ge in pay, carried. City Clerk read a payroll voucher in the amount of $43,33~.48 approved by the City Auditor, covering the period ended June 20, 1~53. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. W~eaton the payroll voucher be approved, car- Pied. City Clerk read a statement and receipt attached f rom McDonald, Taylor and Bruckart, Inc., in the amount of $784.74 covering stumpage for logs from the 1~8 burn. This payment to the City was in accordance with a supplemental agree~ merit to the watershed logging contract. City Clerk read an application for a pinball iocation license for the Eagles Temple, 205 Sixth'Street, which w~s approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ?Fneaton the application be approved, carried. City Clerk read a letter f rom the City Engineer recommending an L.I.D. be established fop the improvement of the alley in Block 8 of William Bremer's 1st Addition. City Clerk also read a letter from the City Engineer recomme~ding an L.I.D. ~ established for the improvement of Eleventh Street ~etween Rainier Avenue and North Montgomery Avenue by the construction of concrete curbs and gutters and five foot concrete sidewalks. City Clerk read Resolution No. 83~ setting the date for hearing August 5, 1~5~ on the two above proposed L.IeD.'s. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the passage of Resolution No. 838, carried. July 8, 1953 (CCh't)' City Clerk read a letter from the Chief of Police requesting a call for bids be authorized for the purchase of three new automobiles for the Police Department to replace three four-door sed~ue. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the City Clerk be authorized to call for bids, carried. City Clerk read a claim for damages from Arthur M. Oesterhaus, Rt. 2, Box 1255, covering damages to his car in the amount of $70.76 when a Fire Department car rammed into the rear damaging rear doors and tall light assembly. City clerk reported that the claim had been turned over to the Insurance Company and the estimates were also received and delivered to the Insurance Com- pany. City Treasurer made a comparative statement of the Business and Occupation Tax for the period March 'and April 1955 and the same period 1952 as follows: $9,575.44 and $9,807.90, which shows an increase in business in 1955. City Treasurer reported that Mr. Paddle Ryan wished to purchase Water De- partment property, SW~,SW~, 52-24 1E. The Council referred the request to Commissioner Wheaton. City Engineer returned t o the Council room vdth the following results of the Veldee study: Against 58%, For 62%. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 202?, "An Ordinance approving and-adopting the maps, plans, a~ specif£caticns for the improvement of Veldee Arc,me'from 24th to 26th Streets by the construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters and ornamental lighting." Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton Ordinance No. 2027 be approved, car- tied. City Clork read Ordinance No. 2028, "An Ordinance establishing and c resting a Local Improvement District for Veldee Avenue, District No. 288." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin Ordinance No. 2028 be appro~d, car- ried. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to recess the Council meeting until 10:00 o'clock A.M., Friday, July 10th, 1985, carried. July 10, 1965 A recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., July 10, 1955 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. City Clerk read a notice of employment for Robert Lamber, Park and Recrea- tion Department at $1.80 per hour. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve the employment, carried. City Clerk read a letter which will constitute an agreement prepared by the City Attorney between the United States Geological Survey and the City of Brem- erton providing for cooperative investigation of the surface water resources of Kltsap and Mason Counties. The Mayor and the City Clerk signed the agreement~ City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2029, "An Ordinance defining an~ regulating second-hand dealers and the sale, trade, barter or'exchange of second-hand goods, repealing and amending and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the Ordinance No. 202B be approved, all members voting Yes. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2050, "An Ordinance relating to the appoint- ment of a Police Judge pro tempore and fixing compensation to be paid and de- claring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the ~Ordinance No. 2050 be approved, all members voting Yes. July 10, 1955 City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2051,"An Ordinance amending the Use and ~rea maps of Ordinance No. 1792 and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell Ordinance No. 2051 be approved, all members voting Yes. City Clerk read an easement over, along, above and across Lot 10, Block 11, Second Addition to Charleston for the operation of a storm and sanitary sewer. The owners are as follows: Jessie T. Pineo, George J. Payne and Buelah Fay Payne. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the easement be approved upon the sig- natures of the owners, carried. City Clerk read a copy of a ~etter written to Mr. Casad from Nelson E. Lytle, Secretary Phinney Bay Water District, reporting the thePhinney Bay Water District Commissioners have signed a resolution requesting the Election Board to c all an election of the district for the purpose of conveying the water system to the City. Mr. Wheaton handed a sheaf of correspondence to the City Clerk, relative te the proposed Warren Avenue bridge, with the suggestion that it be read for the information of the Council. Abase letters were from the A.C. Allen Company and the Tudor Engineering Company and contained an outline of the procedure to b · fol- lowed in setting up the preliminary engineering and which followed it was brought out that it would be necessary for the City of Bremerton to make available a sum in excess of $52,500.00 to finance this preliminary work but, if it was considered feasible by the State to proceed with construction, the City would be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds by the State. Accompanying the above-mentioned letters was an agreement dram between the Tudor Engineering Company and the City of Bremerton covering a study of engineer- ing and financing relative to the construction ~ the bridge. The City Attorney stated that since there was no specific mention of a firm of bond attorneys in any of the correspondence he would like permission of the Council to negotiate for that service with the Seattle firm of Preston, Thorgrim- son and Horowitz and to so advise A.C. Allen Company. This authorization was granted by the Council and the correspondence and agreement were turned over to the Attorney and Engineer for stud~ and recommend- ation. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to accept this proposal and adopt the resolution upon the approval of the City Engineer and City Attorney, carried. Commissioner Cullin brought up for discussion the request from Puget Service Company to raise the garbage rates. It was suggested the matter be held over until the next Council meeting. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.