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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/08/53 August 8, 1953 Regular meeting of~ths City Oouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor's Office, City Hall at lO:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, August 5, 1953. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. City Engineer Severance was in attendance as were attorneys representing the Puget Service Company. A representative from the press was also present. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that the minutes of the regular meeting of July 29, 1953 be approved as written~ carried. City Clerk announced this as the time and place for the hearing on the proposed local improvement district, composed of two parts: the alley in Block 8 of Wm. Bremer,s let Addition between Gregory Way and Burwell Street from High Avenue to Hewitt Avenue by paving and the improvement by construction of concrete curbs 'and gutters and sidewalks on Eleventh Street between Rainier and Montgomery AMenues. No written p~otests have been received and no one was present to protest in person. Two persons were present to express their approv- al of the improvement of the alley in Wm. Bremer,s let Addn. City Clerk read Ordinance Nc. 2036, approving and adopting the maps, plans and specifications for the improvement of the alley in Block 8 of Wm. Bremer's First Addition between Gregory Way and BurWell Street~from High Avenue to Hew- itt Avenue by the construction of a concrete alley and Eleventh Street between Rainier and Montgomery Avenue by the construction of Concrete curbs and gutters and five foot sidewalks. Motion by Mt. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell to approve Ordinance No. 2036 as read, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2037 providing for the improvement of the alley in Block 8 of Wm. Bremer,s let Additionb etween Gregory Way and 8urwell from High to Hswitt Avenues by construction of a concrete alley and Eleventh Street between Rainier Avenue and Montgomery Avenue by the construction of ~oncrete curbs and gutters and five foot concrete sidewalks. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 2037, carried. City Clerk read notices of employment for: Ruth Hoffman, $1.70 per hr. Jack Dunn, $1.60 per hour; John McComb Dlshman, 75~ per hour and Ronald A. "orkman, David Alvin Dolen and Roberta Jean mates at $8.00 per day, all for the Park and Recreation Department. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. City Clerk read office memo from Mr. Casad, Water Superintendent, to Com- missioner ~heaton, requesting that the pay status o£Dorothy Wilcox, Stenograph- er for the Water Department, be increased to $249.20 par month from $243.20, due to the accurate, fast and well assembled work and her past experience with the Water Department at Cashmere. Mr. Wheaton reminded the Council that he had reduced her pay thls amount when she was appointed and under the circumstances he felt that this should be restored to her and on motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the change in pay was approved. City Clerk read claim for damages, datedJuly 29th, 1953, from Daryl Harthun 1~26 Elizabeth Avenue, for alleged damages to his car when he was hit by a pol- ice car, while making a left hand turn. The City Clerk announced that this ~laim, together with the damage estimates, have been turned over to the insur- ance company. City Clerk read payroll voucher in the amount of $A4,339.33 for payroll ending July 31, 1983, audited by W.~. Vaa, City Auditor. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. City Clerk read letter from the Bremerton Community Theatre, dated August ~, 1953, and signed by Dan H. Stroberger, president of the Community Theater, Inc., o£ B~eme~ton, Washington, advising that they are contemplating install- ing a ~urnace in the dressing room. The dressing and storage room is the pro- perty of the theatre group, but the main building belongs to and is located on, City property, and they would like assurance from the Council that if and when they should move the dressing room they would be allowed to move the furnace. Following discussion the City Attorney requested the matter be taken under consideration in the hopes of finding the particulars surrounding the moving in of the dressing room and hoped to be able to give them an answer next Wed- nesday. City Clerk read letter, dated August 3, 1953, from the Bremerton Housing Authority, sighted by E.G. Humble, Executive Director, advising the City that August 5, 1953 (CCh't) they have Just been informed by the PHA they have been authorized to accept $3,408.00 for the.seven parcels of land in the strip connecting the Qualheim housing project with the Sinclair Site~ and stating that if the City is still interested in acquiring the land at this price there should be no obstacles to closing the deal quickly. Following'discussion in which Mr. Wheaton was advised by Mr. Wallace that there would be no possibility of getting the property any cheaper; it.was decided that even though this price was over the budget amount money would be raised from other sources, and a recommendation by Mr. Severance, City Engineer, that the City accept this offer, a motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that author- ization be given for the acquisition of this land, carried. City Clerk announced this as the date and time for the hearing on the re- quested increase in garbage rates by the Puget Service Company and their attorney Mr. Thorgrimson, was in attendance. Mr. Thorgrimson requested that the City allow a raise~in rates of i cent a week increase to residences, to ~ come effective June l, 1953, in order to grant an increase of about 8 cents per hour to their employees, and advised that the Puget Service Company would be abosrbing about 10% of the increase themselves. Miss Cullin, Commissioner of Finance, advised that anyone in private busi- ness would absorb all the increase without passing it on to the customer and she couldn't see why this increase should be passed on to the people of the city. Following discussion and upon t~e advice of the City Attonuey it was moved by Miss Cullin and seconded by Mr. Wheaton that thematter be referred to the Committee of the Whole for discussion and decision and the Puget Service Company would be advised of~the decision no later that AuguSt 19th, carried. Mr. Sevevance, City ~ngineer, reminded that on July 295h a petition for the annexation of an area adjoining Olympic Manor was presented to the Council; we have t~al~ in the highway but there wer~ some questions and a petition was pass- ed but onlY about 75%of the property owners, by assessed valuation, bad,signed. Mr. Severance stated that he would like to know what is going to be done about Robin Street and added that the County Engineer was out of town and could not be reached. Mr. Severance referred the maps and petitions to the City At- torney ~ith a request that he study them to see if there is any chance of annex- ing the area, and if there is he would recommend that the City take in the area in question. Mr. Wheaton announced that the City is getting pretty well along with the street oiling and will continue until the money runs out. Nr. Wallace, City Attorney, requested that he be given authority to draw up a proposed ordinance dealing with self-service gasoline stations, adding that it has been on his desk for some time now and he would like to get it out of the way by either drawing up the ordinance or forgetting about it altogether. City Attorney Wallace was given tha~ authority. Mr. Wheaton stated that it was his wish that Mr. Wallace would remain as City Attorney until the business of the Warren Avenue bridge is 2inished and Mr. Wallace, after discussion with the Council, agreed to remain until the First of January, 1954. Mr. Severance advised that a committee from the State Safety Bureau waso making ansinspection of the city wharves at an early date and requested that they meet informally with the Commissioners after the inspection and the Com- missloners agreed. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the bills be allowed if approved by the majority of the Commission, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. City Clerk APPROVED: /~