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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/02/53 September 2, 1953 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the =ayor's office, City Hall, at 10:00 $~clock A.M., Wednesday September 2, 1953. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commis- sioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Several bidders were in attendance. A member of the press was also attended the meeting. Motion by Mr. VM~eaton and Miss Cullin to approve the minutes of the reg- ular Council meeting of August 26, 1953 end the special meeting of .September 1, 1953 as written, carried. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set ~or opening bids on the improvement of an alley in Block 8, Wm. Bremer's First Addition; con- crete curbs and gutters, llth Street between Rainier Avenue and Montgomery Avenue; three police cars; and two brails of piling. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Hr. Yowell the bids be opened, carried. , The City Clerk opened the bids on the improvement of the alley, L.I.D. No. 258, part I;andcu~bs and gutters, Part II, L.I.D. 258 as follows: A~& H Construction Company, Part I, $4,292.25, enclosed bid bond; Part II, $1,853.44, enclosed bid bond. Ted Hyde Construction Company, Part I, $4,202.50; Part II, $1,854.74, en- closed bid bond on both bids. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the bids be referred to the City Eng- ineer for study and if possible to report back to the Council this morning, carried. The City Clerk opened one bid on the two trails of piling from Ramsey Bro- thers Logging Company in the amgunt of $1,294.96, enclosed bank money order, Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the bid be referred to the Commis- sioner of Public Works, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and a member of the McDonald, Taylor & Bruckert firm, carried. The City Clerk opened the bids on the police cars as follows: Kerr Motors, enclosed certified check, $225.OOj $1,4~3.31 each, including the state sales tax. Bechtel Mot,or Company, enclosed certified check, $202.50, $1,170.00 each, including state sales tax. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Culltn the bids be referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, Mayor and a member of the Police Department for study, carried. The City Clerk read a notice of employment for Irene Olsen, Library, at $1.00 Per hour and William H. Miles, City Hall extra labor at $1.77 per hour. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the employments be approved, car- ried. The City Clerk read reports of separations for the following from the Park and Recreation Department: Janet Smith, Alene Key, Margaret Gustafson, Norma Munie, Barbara Theemke, Al. Williams, Gordon Minoza, Richard Berry, Ron Gillespie, Ed Madle, Elsie Cunningham, Charles Koch, Ivan Kapovich, Robert I, sdnbert, Ruth Hoffman, Jack Dunn and Ed Kraus. September 2, 1955 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the separations be approved, car- tied. The City Clerk read payroll voucher in the amount of $43,424.01 covering the pay period ending August 31, 1953, which was Audited by Mr. W.R. Vas. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton the claim be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from Harold D. Paschal, Assistant Buperin- tendent, Bremerton Public Schools, in which they enclosed the original execu- ted copy of the extended lease between the City of Bremerton and School Dis- trict iOOC, covering a portion of the ~ivic Recreation Center and also enclos- ing a warranty deed covering C~vernment Lot 2, Section 14, Township 24 North, Range 1 East, W.M., Kltsap County, WaShthgton for street purposes. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to accept the Warranty Deed and auth- orize the City Clerk to record same, carried. The City Clerk read two letters of appreciation from H.M. Martin, Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy and H.E. Haven, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, regarding the interest and support the City of Bremerton has shown the personnel in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The letters will be filed. The City Clerk read a letter signed "An Interested Party"~ objecting to the proposed emergency tanding strip, whereby they need administration build- ings, etc., in Binclalr Heights by the Civil Air Patrol. Also the City Clerk read a letter from the West Side Improvement Club, Incorporated, objecting to the request of the CAP for 100 feet of Watershed property on which to construct buildings. Several questions were contained in the letter which they felt should be considered before the City Council acts upon the request. Mr~ Jack Lichty, Mr. Frank Patterson and two other members of the West Side Improvement Club attended the meeting and they were all opposing the In- tended development of the air strip. Mr. Wheaton explained that no maps have been received from the CAP as to what they had planned to do and until it was rezoned nothing could be done. The Mayor suggested they attend the Planning Board meeting in regard to the zoning. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer in which he recommend- ed that L.I.D. No. 258, Part I be awarded to Ted Hyde Construction Company and Part II be awarded to A & H Construction Company, on the bids which had been opened earlier in the meeting. ' ' Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to concur in the Engineer,s recom- mendation ~d approve the awards, carried. The City Clerk read a proposed resolution in whihh application may be filed for Social Security of employees not preaently covered by the Retirement System of the City and including elected offiCials, part time and probationary employees and other employees except such officers and employees who are com- pensated on a fee basis. The proposed resolution was referred to the Committee of the Whole for study. The City Clerk read a proposed ordinance regulating peddling and it was suggested by the ~ayor the proposed ordinance be studied with the Chamber of Commerce group before approving the ordinance. The City Clerk was authorized to write a letter to Otto Case, Commission- er of Public Lands, requesting an appointment to meet and discuss the matter of the lease on ~ lst~ St. Dock. ~ Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be allowed if approved by a majority of t~e Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried.  City Clerk Mayor