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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/30/52 January 30, 1~52 Regularmeeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held Wednesday, January 30, 1952 at lO:O0 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commis- sioner~Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Also present were: Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun and Jack Rogers, K.B.R.O. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the minutes of January 23, 1952 be approved as written, carried. Mr. George Eubank appeared before the Council in regard to the proposed annexation area around Olympic Manor and asked for the Council's approval to include into the City Limits about 80 I'eet of the property on the East side of Robin Street. This would mean eight property owners out of fifteen would have half of their property in the City and half in the County. Mayor Kean stated that the City Council was not in favor of strips of land or islands left out of the City.Limits and if Mr. Eubank could not ac- quire considerably over the 75% required on a petition of the people in fav-' or of coming into the City in this area the matter should be forgotten and dropped. City Clerk read report of separation for Charles Farrell, Recreation Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the separation, carried. City Clerk read the following notices of employment: Grace Gardner, Treasurer's Office~ ~1.35 per hours Owen H. Deuchler, Jr., $1.50 per hour and Marty Norton, $1.V5 per hour, Park and Recreation Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-Civil Service appointments, carried. Clerk read an application for a Master pinball operator's license from Albert DeLeon, which was accompanied by a check in the amount of $833.34 to cover the prorated amount due. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer the application to the Com- mittee of the Whole for consideration, carried. The license agreement between the City oi' Bremerton and Kitsap County Fair Association was brought up for discussion. Some changes were suggested and were approved by the Superintendent of Park and Recreation and Mr. E.C. Searle, President of the Kitsap County Fair Association. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the lease and authorize the City Attorney to make the changes discussed and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign, carried. City Clerk read letter from the Department of PuOlic. Health, dated Jan- uary 24, 1952 in which they expressed favorable action on the proposed charter amendment which will permit the City ~o do necessary maintenance work on water lines located outside the city limits which are owned by water districts or provate contractors. They I'elt this amendment is advisable in order to provide satisfactory protection to the City water system. January 30, 1952 (CCh't) Mayor Keanasked that the contents be noted and filed and made avail- able to the press and radio. City Clerk read letter from the Department of Highways, dated January 22, 19~2, requesting that the monthly statement of costs of City Streets be completed and returned to their office. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note the contents and refer the forms to the Commissioner of Public Works, carried. City Clerk read letter from the City Auditor, dated January 29, 1952, connnenting briefly on the condition of the tax supported funds and also transmitting the final budget reports for the ye.ar 1951. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to note the contents and make avail- able to the press and radio, carried. Moti'on by Mr. Wheaton an~-~ Mr. Kean to authorize the City Clerk and Pur- chasing Agent to call for bids for the purchase of one 20 inc~ flanged gate valve, carried. City Clerk recommended that a call for bids on our liability insurance be made to be opened February 20th. The total amount paid out by the City under the $50.00 deductible was $788.13 for the year 1951. This year that figure would be less as the Garbage Department would not be included. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and authorize the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids as re- cited, carried. City Treasurer Nutter reported having cleaned up the ten d~ inquent business tax cases but still there were one or two that the City Attorney would have to deal with. City Attorney stated that now there was no need to pass an ordinance dedicating the five feet as a public street and to be a part of Ironsides Avenue as was discussed last Countil meeting. City Attorney reported Mrs. Helen Graham Greear, Attorney, requested a deed to clear the title of a parcel of land on the southeast corner of 19th Street and Wycoff Avenue which was deeded in error when this area was in the County. Due to a question being raised with reference to the legal description, a motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to accept the above as a progress re- port and refer it back to the City Attorney and City Engineer, carried. City Attorney read proposed ordinance relating to the closing of streets to vehicular traffic, prohibiting the use of streets and/or imposing w~ght limits on vehicles during certain climatic and other conditions, and provid- ing penalties for viol tions. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading, carried. City Attorney reported that a letter is being written to 'the State Aud- itor's Office,. Division of Municipal Corporations, requesting an opinion as to whether or not one mill over the 15 mills may he levied for the Fireman's Pension Fund in accordance with the provisions of the State Law or whether our City Charter, which limits the City levy to 15 mills, controls. A re- quest for an additional mill had been made by the Fireman's Pension Board. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to accept this as a progress report and refer back to the City Attorney for any necessary opinions desired, carried. Mr. Wheaton reported that l? street lights will be installed in the area between Perry and Trenton and l?th North and Holman Streets. City Attorney reported having called Lieut. Lorenz with reference to the permit requested last meeting and,it was for permission to blacktop an alley, however if anything further comes up they will contact the City again. Mr. Casad, Water Superintendent, reported he had several requests to conduct a waterworks school in which demonstrations would 0e given in plac- ing pipes, making taps, testing meters etc. This school would take one whole day and he recommended sending invitations t o include Kitsap County and Mason County and requested using ~he lounge at the Civic Center to conduct the school. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and have the Water Superintendent prepare the letters for issuance by the proper City Officials, carried. January 30, 1952 (Con't) Mr. Ralph Pu~vis, Attorney, submitted a petition signed by Frank Bru~m and seven others requesting that the City's logging contract be submitted ~ com~etitive bidding and that they ~ advised of bid requirements and t imeo Mayor Kean explained that the present contract was not only for logging but also for protection of the watershed by good forestry practices. Mr. Wheaton remarked that the present loggers were doing ~ nsiderably more than Just logging. There have ~en 15,000 trees planted in one area. Mayor Kean gave the following comparisons on Raft No. 15 of logs: 180,270 feet sold as~umpage at $10.00 per thousand would have brought the City $1,802.70, but we received 1/4 of $11,775.00, less advertising, or $2,942.91. Raft No. 25, 156,530 feet sold as ~ttmpage at $10.00 per thousand would have brought~ ~1,B65.30, but we received 1/4 of $10,926.00, less adver- tising, or $2,730.77. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Had~n to refer the petition to the Commit- tee of the Whole for study Md any action to be desired, carried. Mayor Kean asked the City Clerk if anyone had been contacted to remove the trees from a part of Forest Ridge Park, end the City Clerk stated that no bids were received at the time he called and that now tb~ere may be some one interested in removing the trees for fire wood only. Mayor Kean announced that a meeting had been held and that Officer Johnson was assigned to check on the business establ~shmmts to see if the required City licenses were posted. Mayor Kean called attention to the fact that the City Clerk had ~en authorized to call for bids for cars for both the Fire Department and the Detective Division of the Police Department and reported that a meeting had been held which was attended by Fire Chief Tillett, Detective Lieutenant Plouf, City Clerk~cGowan'and himself to discuss specifications. He point- ed out that the City Clerk had obtained specifications which~estricted the bidding to ten makes of automobiles in the medium price, medium weight class. Because of the fact that such specifications might raise objections from dealers who have been elinimated from the bidding, the Mayor stated that he would like concurrence of the. Council in the proposed bid call. City Clerk McGowan said that he did not consider this type of specifi- cations nearly as restrictive as that which merely call for an automobile since such open specifications would draw bids from only the low priced cars. Charter provisions would then make it man~atory that award be made to the lowest responsible bidder. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the Clerk's ~ecommend- ation and call ibr bids as outlined, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that all bills be allowed ii'approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mr. Casad, Water Superintendent, recommended a change order to Contract No. 282 for 2500 feet of U.S. Mechanical Join~ Cast Iron Pipe 6" and 2500 feet oi' 8" pipe instead of the Bell & Spigot on order as with the recent employment situation the mechanical Joint pipe can be installed by anyone on the crew. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: ~/~Ci~y~Clerk Mayor January ~0, 1~2 Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held on Wednesday, January ~0, 1~52 at 2:00 P.M., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. In attendance were: Mayor Kean, presiding; Commissioner Haddon; Commissioner Wheaton; City C~k McGowan and Helen Graham Greear, Attorney. The Mayor announced that this meeting was c~led for expediting the conveyance by Quit Claim Deed to Mrs. Gladys Watkins, a piece o5' property which had been deeded to the County I~or right of way purposes. This property had been deeded to the County for road purposes by a for~er owner and subsequently the entire area in which it r~osed became a part of the City of Bremerton by annexation. The City has no need for the property for road or street purposes and in order to remove a cloud from the title ha~ been requested by the present owner to Quit Claim it back ~ her. This matter came up at the regular Council Meeting this morning but due to a question being raised with reference to the legal description it was referred to the City Attorney and the City Engineer for study and re- commendation. A letter from E.S. Severance, City Engineer, which had the verbal ap- proval of the City Attorney was read, in which it was stated that the des- cription was correct and execution of the deed was recommended. The Resolution authorizing the execution of the deed by the Mayor and City Clerk was then read as follows: Resolution No. 788. WHEREAS, heretofore and on or about the 2nd day of January, 1934, Roy P. Dowler, and wife, executed to Kitsap County, Washington, a municipal corporation, a certain right of way deed over property hereinafter describ- ed for purposes of the establishment of a county road, and WHEREAS, said description on saiddeed was in error and no county road was ever established over the hereinai'ter described property and no portion of said property was ever used by Kitsap County for roadway purposes and the county road existing adjacent to said property is removed from the herein- after described property and is not located upon any part ~ereof, and WHEREAS, by annexation to the City of Bremerton, the hereinafter describ- ed property together with other property has subsequently become a part of the City of Bremerton and the right of way deed and property covered there- by has become the property of the City of Bremerton and the saidCity does not now maintain a road, street or way on any portion of the hereinafter described property but has located a street or way near and adjacent to such described property, which is presently used as a public street, and the right of way deed creates a cloud upon the title of the present owners of said described property, NOW THEREOFRE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brem- e~ton that the property described as: The East 93.50 feet of the WeSt 113.50 feet of the following described tract; commencing at a point 350 I'eet West of the Northeast corner of Section 15, Township 24 North, Range i East, W.M. and running thence South 68 feet; thence West 313.50 feet; thence North 86 feet; thence East 313.§0 feet to the point of beginning, is hereby declared not to ~ necessary for any public way or street in the City of Bremerton and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ~ayor and City Clerk of the City of Bremerton are hereby authorized and directed to make, execute and deliver to Gladys A. Watkins, present owner of adJSining property, and of which the above description is a part, conveying any interest which the City of Brem- erton might have in said property by reason of the right of way deed to Kit- sap County, Washington, which is recorded in Volume l~l of Deeds, page 564, records of Kitsap County, Washington. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 788, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: ' Clt~ Clerk t ~ Mayor