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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/26/53 August 26, 1953 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor's ~ffice, City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, August 26, 1953. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commission- er Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nut- ter going present. Several bidders and persons interested in the annexation hearing were in attendance. Motion by Mr. Whaaton and Miss Cullin the minutes of August 19, 1953 be approved as written, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for the opening of bids on two billingJmachines for the Water ACcounting Office and also a hear- ing on annexation to the City of Bremerton in the vicinity of Olympic Manor. Motion by Mr. ~neaton and Mr. Yowell the bids be opened on the billing machines, carried. The City Clerk opened the bids'and read fro~: Remington Rand Inc., enclosed certified check $413.40, $8,360.04, includ- ing trade-in and state sales tax. Burroughs Corpora~ion, enclosed certified check $307.00,'$5,390.65, in- cluding trade-in and state sales tax. National'Cash Register Company~ enclosed certified check, $500.00, $8,696.17, including~trade-in and state sales tax. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yow~ll the ~ids be referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, i Water Superintendent, and City Auditor to study ~ and report back to Council, carried. There were four people who attended the Council meeting interested in the annexation hearing; three were in favor bf the annexation and one neither for nor against. Th~ City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2040, "An Ordinance accepting and in- corporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain land lying outside the limits of the City of Bremerton and being contiguous to the City of Bremerton and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Yo~ell the passage of Ordinance No. 2040, carried. The City Clerk read an employment notice forWayne Lichter, Water De,art- ment at $1.77 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the employment be accepted, carried. The CityClerk read a letter from Robert E. Giles, President, Bremerton Lions Club, transferring complete ownership and control of the Bremerton Mem- orial Swimming Pool to the City ~£ Bremerton. The City Clerk read a letter from the pacific coast Building Officials Conference requesting that the Building Inspector be permitted to attend the Annual Business Meeting in Pasadena, California,'october 6th to 9th and cit- ing an opinion of the Attorney General with referemce to tbavel out of the S~ate of Washington by City Officials. The City Clerk read a letter from John W. Cunningham & Associates with which was enclosed a contract for professional engineering.services at the Forest Ridge Reservoir. The City Attorney revised the last part of Section 6 and suggested that the ~ayor and City Clerk sisn the contract and mail to John cunningham for his approval. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the contract and mail it to John W. Cunningham for his approval, car- ried. The City Cl~rk read Ordinance No. 2041, "An Ordinance providing for fire districts and amending Ordinance No. 1972 by adding thereto a new section and declaring an emergency." Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to adopt Ordinance No. 2041, carried. Mr. E. Jenks Beard, CAP squadron commander appeared before the Council re- questing a 100 foot strip o2 watershed land adjacent to ~he airstrip at Sin- clair Park. Commissioner Wheaton requested time to study the matter and a meeting was se~ at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon for the ~ayor, City Clerk, Commissioner Wheaton, Water Supertendent Casad to meet with the members interested in the air strip. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the bills be allowed if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, Carried. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.