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August 12, lgS~
Hegular meeting oJ the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was held in the Mayor's Office, City Hall at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., Wednesday,
August 12, 195~. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner(iQulltn, Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter
being present. Mr. Severance and several bidders were also in attendance.
Mr. J. Harvey Leach, Manager, Western Division, Puget Sound Power & Light
Company, appeared before the Council, and presented an application for an oc-
cupation license for the year ending June ~Oth, lg54 and also presented a check
in the amount of $~8,@28.14, cOvering the 5% franchise tax due the City of Brem-
erton for the year ending June ~0th, lgS~.
Mayor Yowell requested the City Clerk to renew their application.
City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for the opening of bids
on LID do. 2~, improvement of Nipsic Avenue from East l~th Street to East lSth
Street; and L.I.D. No. 256, improvement of Veldee Avenue from 2 4th to 26th
Street.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the bids be opened on the two local
improvement districts, carried.
City Clerk apened the bids on L.I.D. No. 255 and read as follows:
A. & H. Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, $§,811.50;
Bert Danielson, enclosed bid bond, $6,4~6.2§.
Ted Hyde, enclosed bid bond, $4,6gl,00.
City Clerk opaned the bids on L.I.D. 256 and read a s follows:
A. & H. Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, $g,881.70; $11,1~l.70;
$10,561.02 and $11,811.02.
Sows Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, $1~,051.62; $1¢,~48.62;
$1~,750.44; and $15,245.44.
TedHyde Construction Company, enclosed bid bond, $9,249.75; $10,679.73;
$10,098.85 and $11,528.88.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that the bids ~ referred to the City
Engineer for tab~llation and study and make the award at the next Council meet-
ing, August 19th, carried.
City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for the hearing on the
recommendation of the Chief of Police that Mr. Bacil W. Curtis and Mr. Raymond
L. Shaver have their taxicab driver,s licenses revoked.
Mr. Curtis and Mr. Shaver were not present at the hearing.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation of the
Chief of Police and cancel the taxicab driver's licenses of Mr. Curtis and Mr.
Shaver, carried.
City Clerk read the following notices of separation: Donald J. McGilvray;
and Clifford W. Hasty, Police Traffic Maintenance and Fayola M. Wethern, Water
Department.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried.
City Clerk read the following notices of employment: Rita Ray fregnall,
75~ per hour and Charles Koon, $8.00 per day, Park and Recreation Department
and Wesley D. Harpham, $1.77 per hour, Police Maintenance Department, extra
labor.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to approve the employment notices,
carried.
City Clerk read a general claim from A. & H. Construction, assigned to the
National Bank of Commerce, for retained percentage, Estimate No. 2, L.I.D. No.
254, improvement of alley between 8th and 9th Streets from Rainier Avenue to
Olympic Avenue in the amount of $445.69.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the claim be paid, carried.
City Clerk read a claim submitted by David A. Dolen, in the amount of $139.95
covering damages to his car when hit by a city owned truck.
The City Clerk explained to the Council that a copyof the damage claim had
been turned over to the InsuranceCompany together with three repair estimates.
City Clerk read a letter from the Supt. of Park and Recreation, recommend-
ing the renewal of the lease, which expires Auguts 31, 1953, between the School
District and the City of Bremerton f or the use of Civic Center.
The City Attorney will prepare a renewal for necessary signatures and pre-
sent it to Council next Wednesday.
The City Clerk read a letter from L.H. Durkee, Regional Representative,
Housing asd Home Finance Agency, stating that the application for additional
funds for loan and grant assistance in the provision of a defense community
facilities and services will be held over until the beginning of the next
session of congress.
August 12, 19§~ (Con't)
City Clerk brought up for discussion the request from the Bremerton Commu-
nity Theatre regarding the installation of a new furnace in their building which
is on city land and adjoins a city building.
Mayor Yowell assured the Council that the City of Bremerton has never made
an agreement covering the building in which the furnace will be installed.
City Attorney suggested that he prepare a resolution and present at the
next Council meeting assuring the Bremerton Community Theatre that they may re-
move their building and furnace off City property within ~0, 60 or 90 days notice.
Commissioner Wheaton reported that he a nd members of the Kiwanie Club made
a survey of the necessary repairs to the building occupied by the Girl Scouts on
Warren Avenue Playfield. The ~ueetion was b fought up as who was reeponsible to
make the repaire and mayor Yowell suggested t o Mr. Wheaton that he talk this mat-
ter over with the Supt. of Park and Recreation.
The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 90~8, "An Ordinance amending use and area
maps of Ordinance No. 179~ and declaring an emergency" (Sheridan ~ark Area
zoned from Residential One to Business Zone.)
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that Ordinance No. 2038 be approved,
carried.
The ~lty Clerk read a notice of hearing on the petition for annexation to
the City of Bremerton in the Olympic Manor ~rea.
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell authorizing the City Clerk'to post the
necessary notices and publish once in the official newspaper setting the date
for hearing for Wednesday, August 96th at lO:00 o'clock, carried.
The City Clerk read a letter addressed to the City Attorney from Theodore
P. Cummings, representlgg the Book Publishing Company, submitting a price of
$9,500.00 for revising and codifying the City Ordinances in Bremerton and an
alternate plan costing $4,500.00.
City Attorney Wallace recommended against both plans at t his time but would
like authority to write Mr. Cummings and perhaps something could be worked out
at a lesser price.
Mayor Y~well felt that this letter should be writte~ by the City Attorney.
Commissioner Wheaton brought up for discussion whether or not a revolving
fund could be set up in the 195~ budget covering sidewalk repair.
The City Attorney will check with the City Engineer, City Clerk and City
Auditor about setting up this new budget item.
Commissioner Wheaton reported that work has been started on the new air
strip by the Armory in Sinclair Heights. He reported that some water pipe and
hydrants will be removed for future use by the City and a few trees will be re-
moved.
Commissioner Wheaton requested a start order in the form of a letter be
written to Tudor Engineering Company to start ~xecution of the contract on the
proposed Warren Avenue Bridge.
City Attorney Wallace recomm ended the letter not be written at this time
until Mr. Paul D. Speer, of A.C. Allyn and Company, Incorporated, arrives in
Bremerton at which time the matter will be discussed.
Due to a request from CommissionerCullin, the City Attorney'reported that
at next Council meeting he will have prepared the necessary ordinance covering
Social Security for elected officials.
Commissioner ~,heaton gave a report on the meeting he attended in Seattle
on'the proposed bridging of Puget Sound.
Commissioner Cullin r~orted that she is still opposed to the request re-
ceived from the Puget Service Company to raise the garbage rates.
The City A~torney s~ated that their request for an increase in rates in order
to increase the. salaries of their employees ha~ not been tied in with any cost
of living raise.
The matter will be decided at the next council meeting.
City Attorney reported that he will meet with Fire Chief Tillett and Captain
Buettgenbach to discuss the repealing of the Service Station Ordinance prohibiting
self service stations in the city limits. The use of the automatic nozzle is the
item in question.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the bills be paid if approved by a ~a~
jority of the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, c~rried.
APPROVED: ~'? Ci y Clerk