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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/53 October ~, Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held in the Mayor's Office, City Hall at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, October 7, 19B~. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commission- er ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. A member of the press was also in attendance. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the minutes of the regu- lar meeting of September 50, 195~ as written, carried. The City Clerk recommended the budget ordinance be held until the close of regular business to allow time for anyone interested to have time to attend the meeting. The City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening bids on Log Haft No. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin the bids be opened, carried. The City Clerk opened the following bids: Eclipse Lumber Company, enclosed check, *1,01§.00, bid, $10,180.00. Buchanan Lumber Company, enclosed check,.$856.00, bid, $8,650.00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell the award be made to Eclipse Lumber Company, carried. The City Clerk read the following reports of separation: Walter F. Wag- ner, Finance Department; Joe McSmlth, Water Department; Btanley Brainerd, Pol- ice Department. Motion by Miss cullin and Mr. Wheaton the separations be approved, car- rind. The City Clerk read notice of employment for Orion Ormiston, Police De- partment at $~1~.~0 per month. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the employment be approved, carried. The City Clerk read a change in pay status for Jack F. Saunders, Fire Department from $~18.50 to $5~5.~0 per month. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to approve the change in pay status, carried. The City Clerk read payroll voucher in the amount of $41,890.52, cover- ing the payroll period ended September ~0, 195~. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher, car- ried. October 7, 195~ (Con't) The City Clerk r6ad a letter from the City Engineer wherein the Engineer recommended a~ L.I.D. be established got the improvement of East 17th Btreet from Perry Avenue to Nipsic Avenue by the construction of fiv. e foot concrete sidewalks and concrete cttrbs and gutters. Lotion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Yowell to concu~ in the C~ty Engineer,a recommendation, carried. The City Clerk read Resolut&on No. 84~ setting the date for the proposed g.I.D, hearing for Wechaesday, November 4th, 1955. Lotion by Nr. Wheaton and kiss Cullin the passage of Resolution No. 842, all members voting Yes. Niss Irene Eldred from the Olympic College and five students entered the council room at this time in connection with their study of municipal activities. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer recommending payment o£ Estimate No. 1 in the amount of $1,888.78 for L.I.D. No. ~otion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Yowell the approval of the voucher, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer recommending payment of Estimate No.' 2, in the amount of $2,159.18 for L.I.D. No. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Niss Cullin the approval of the voucher, carried. The City Clerk read a general claim from Tudor Engineering Company in the amount cf ~5~000.OO for engineering services in accordance with the agreement between the City of Bremerton and Tudor Engineering Company. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Yowell the payment of the voucher, carried. The City Clerk read a letter from Jack C. Btocker, owner of Black and Yel- low Cab Company, requesting permission to have the parkin~ meter removed at 10~ Washington on the Black and Yellow stand. Notion by Nr. Yowell and Nr. W~eaton the letter be referred to the Traffic Division cf the Police Department, carried. The City Clerk read a copy of a letter written by the City Attorney to the Puget Service Company requesting them to review the Garbage Ordinance and amend- ments before letters are written to the list of individuals and businesses with- in the City of Bremerton who are not paying garbage collection fees; as the City Attorney felt that under an investigation of the premises of certain of the vio- lators thattthey have no garbage and that by burning on their premises what paper they have is proper and no charge can be made. The Council was in ac~rd with this request. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. BO~?, An Ordinance approving and adopting the Financial Budget for the several departments of the City Government for the year 1~8~. No one was present to protest. Lotion by Nr. Yowell and Niss Cullin to adopt the Ordinance No. BO4?, all members voting Yes. The City Clerk r~ad Ordinance No. ~0~8, An Ordinance Levying municipal taxes against all of the taxable property within the City Limits of the City of Bremer- ton and approving the assessment roll made by the Assessor of Kitsap County to be collected in the year Notion by Nr.~heaton and Nr. Y~well the passage of Ordinance No. ~0~$, all members voting Yes. The City Clerk brought up for discussion Ordinance No. 2045, which was pass- ed last week but which Commissioner ~eaton ~equested be held up for publication until further study could be made. The question was the amount to be charged if any, for laying larger water mains in front of property which had been receiving water through a wooden main or smaller main. It was decided that it would be up to the Commissioner in charge or the Water Buper~ntendent to decide about the charge. The City Clerk requested authority f~m the Council to call for bids on a new boiler and-burner at Fire Btation $1 as it would cost half the price of a new one to repair the present system. Lotion by N~. Yowell and Nr. Wheaton to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids,,carried. The City Clerk reported that the Committee appointed to study the billing machines for the ~ater Accointing Office had recommended the purchase of the Burroughs Nachines but two members of the Committee, Nr, NcGowan and Nr. Vaa, strongly u~ged bi-monthly billing and post card billing. Nr. Wheaton suggested a meeting of the Committee of the Whole to study the billing problem. Lotion by Nr. Wheaton and ~r. Yowell to award the bid to the Burromgha Com- pany, carried. October 7, 195~ (COn't) Mr. Casad requested authority to call for bids forvalves and fittings for the Forest Ridge Reservoir Job. He reported that Mr.. Cunningh-m, Engin- eers for the Job, would be sending the plans and specifications through the mail today and Mr. Wheaton requested a meeting with Mr. Cunningham to discuss the plans before approval of the plans be given. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to authorize the cd 1 for bids on the valves and fittings for this Job, carried. ~he City Clerk read two applications for pinball location licenses at Bills Cafe, 2204 E. llth Street and American Legion Post ~201 which were both approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the applications be approved, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin the bills be paid if allowed by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried.