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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/20/52 February 20, 1952 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held Wednesday, February 20, 1952 at 10:O0 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Of- fice, ~City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with Commtsatoner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun and Jack Rogers, K.B.R.O., were also present. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the minutes of February 13, 1952 be approved as written, carried. Mayor Kean announced that City Attorney Wallace was unable to attend the Council Meeting this morning as he was in Olympica, Washington. City Clerk announced that this was the date and time set for opening bids on liability insurance, car for Fire Chief and car for Detectives, Police De- partment. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. 'Wheaton that the bids be opened, carried. Clerk op~ned the b~ds, as follows, on public liability insurance: B.A. Getschmann Company~ $7,755.50, total deposit premium. McCain, Beard & Giles, Inc., $7,940.00, total deposit premium. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon t~at the bids be referred to the~City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, carried. Clerk opened the bids on automobiles and read as follows: Crawford Motors, Cashier's Check for $259.91 enclosed; Detective car, 1951 Nash Amb. 6 four-door sedan, $2,640.09, sales tax to b e added. Fire Chief car, 1951 Nash Amb. two-door sedan, $2,558,11, sales tax to be added.. Allow- ance on trade-ins: 1942 Oldsmobile Sedan, $250.00; 1950 Buick four-'door sedan, $1250.00. Bechtel Motor Company, certified check for $11~.75 enclosed, Detective car, 1952 Dodge, $2437.24, less tnade in for 1950 Buick four-door sedan, $17,37.24, $700.00 net cost. Fire Chief's car, 195~ two-door sedan, $2289.28, less trade in 1942 Oldsmobile Sedan, $?14.28, $157~00 net .cost to City. Alternate bid: Fire Chief, 1951 Wayfarer two-door sedan, $2137.25, less trade in 1942 Oldsmobile sedan, $?17.25 making net cost to City of $1420.00. Chief Pontiac Company, certified check for $267.00 enclosed; Detective car, 1952 Pontiac 4-door sedan, $2,642.15, less trade in 1950 Buick Sedan, $1242.15, $1,400.00 net cost. Fire Chief's car~ 2-door sedan Pontiac Chieftian, $2688.72, less~trade in 1942 Oldsmobile Sedan, $288.72, making total cost of $2400.00 to the City. Ace Pierson Motors, certified check for $277.98 enclosed, Detective car, 1952 Studebaker Regal Commander 4-door sedan, $2,387.57, less trade in of $1625.00 for 1950 Buick Sedan; Fire Chief's car, 1952 Studebaker Regal Comman- der 5 passenger Coupe, $2,381.66, less allowance of $350.00 for 1942 Oldsmobile Sedan. Halvorsen Motors, certified check I~r ~126.02 enclosed, Detective car, 1952 Desoto Custom 4-door sedan, $2,520.30, less trade in 1950 Buick Special 4 door, $1,321.00, total cost, ~1,199.30, plus sales tax. Fire Chief,s car, certified check for $119.09 enclosed, 1952 Desoto Custom Club Coupe, $2,381.80, less trade in 1942 Oldsmobile, $332.00, making total of $2,049.80, plus sales tax, to the City. Smith Oldsmobile, Inc., certified check for $175.00 enclosed, Detective car, 1952 Oldsmobile 88 DeLuxe 4-door sedan, $2,921.84, less trade in 1950 Buick, $1,721.84, making total of $1,200.00. Fire Chief's car, 1952 Oldsmobile 88 DeLuxe 2-door sedan, $2,856.82, less trade in, 1942 Oldsmobile, $556.82, making cash difference of $2,300.00. These prices do not include sales tax. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the bids Ce referred to the City Clerk, Fire Chief Tillett, Lieutenant'of Detectives Flour and anyone else who wants to discuss the matter, with power to award, carried. City Clerk read report of separation for Richard C. Coombs, Water Depart- ment. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the S~paration, carried. City Clerk read notices of employment for the following: 0tva Calvin Thompson and James R. Parker, Water Department at $1.72 per.hour and Ruth Hoffman, Civil Service at $252.65 per month. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. City Clerk read change in p=$ classification for Louis Holland, Water Sewage Plant helper from Extra Labor at ~1.64 per hour. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the change, carried. Clerk read application for pinball lo~ation license, signed by E.H. Liven- good for the Playhouse, 330 So. Wycoff, approved by Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the location license, carried. February 90, 1959 (C~n't) Clerk read General Claim Voucher covering payroll for the period ending February 15, 19~2 in ,the amount of $~8,9~2.90, audited by WeR. Vaa. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the voucher, carried. Clerk read letter from the Superintendent of ~ark and Recreation Depart- ment, recommending that a call for bids be made to purchase a new half-ton pick up truck to replace the existing 1942 Ford half-ton pick up which has become obsolete and unsafe to operate. Notion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation and refer the matter to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, 6arried. City Clerk read general claim voucher, change order No. 2, from Hal Burton, Contractor for paint shop at the City Garage, necessitated by the change in design of the footing and amounting to three cubic yards ol' con- crete. Voucher approved by the City Engineer. -Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the Engineer's recommend- ation, carried. City Clerk read letter from the City Engineer recommending'payment of Estimate No. 2 in the amount of $~,288.5~ on the paint shop addition to the Municipal Garage. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the Engineer's recommend- ation, carried. Clerk read General Claim Voucher from Joe Avery, covering Estimate No. ~ for retained percentage on the Evergreen Park Storm Sewer, in the amount of $887.45.- This voucher had been audited by City Auditor Vaa. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and~Mrs. ~addon that the claim be paid, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 1957, second reading, relating to intoxica- ting liquor and amending Ordinance No. 1~67. Motion by Mr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1957 on final reading, carried,, all members voting,Yes. City Clerk read lette~ f~om 0.M. Nordquist, in regard to a two inch water main which he stood the expense of laying, along ~nyder Avenue. Now this system has been discontinued and the water meter removed and he felt he should be entitled to some reimbursement £rom the City for this personal expenditure. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and ~r. Kean to refer this letter to the Commiss- ioner oI~ Public ~orks and the ~ater Superintendent, carried. City Cler~ reported that at the meeting last week one bid had been re- ceived on carpeting the Superintendent's Office at the Recreation Center and that after considering the matter it was recommended by the ~ark ~nd Recrea- tion Superintendent that we reject the bid and follow a different procedure using carpeting from two reception rooms and replacing them ~ith asphalt tile flo~ring at an approximate cost of $250.00. Motion ~y Mr. Kean and Nfs. ~addon,to concur in the recommendation and reject the bid, carried. City Clerk reported that the award on printing will be made on the basis of prices quoted. Kitsap News - l0 items; Fletcher - 5 items and Bremerton Printing - 19 items. Fletcher and Bremerton Printing tied on item 13 and the award will be decided by the flipping of a coin. City Clerk reported he had ~hree claim vouchers covering salary of elect- ion workers and one was rental due. Mo~ion by ~rs. Raddon and Mr. Kean that the vouchers be approved, carried. City Clerk read recommendation from the City Attorney that Rule XIII, Sec- tion l, of Civil Service Rules and Regulations, be changed permitting City employees a period of l~ive years for reinstatement to the eligible list, in- stead of one year, and requested at least one publication in the official news- paper. Mrs. Hadd0n did not wish any designated time set. Mo~ion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~eaton to concur in the request oI~ the City Attorney and authorize the City Clerk to make the necessary publication, car- ried as I~ollows: mr. Kean, Mes. Mrs. Hadden, No~ Mr. Wheaton, Yes. City Cler~ read, first reading, an ordinance ~'~mending Sub-Section (a) of Section 13 of Ordinance No. 1572 relating to retirement of city employees. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on first reading, carried. City Clerk read Resolution No. 790 as follows: February 20, 1952 (Con't) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City oI' Bremerton, Washington, in adopt- ing a budget for the year 1952 included an item of the sum of One Hundred Fif- teen ~l~ousand ($115,000.00) Dollars for reconstruction of streets~ and WHEREAS, the source of revenue for said sum was to be the proceeds of a proposed six-mill special levy upon the ta~able property in the City of Brem- er~on, and WHEREAS, it appears that wi::hout the imposition of a special levy said sum will not ~ realized nor made available to the City of Bremerton for such purposes, and there exists and hereby is declared to exist in the City of Brem- erton an emergency affecting the welfare of thecommunity and the citizens thereof by reason of the condition of certain streets therein, NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED that a special election be called for March ll, 1952, at which time there shall be submitted to the qualiI~ied elect- ors of the City of Bremerton for their approval or rejection a proposition as follows: "Shall the City Council of the City of Bremerton be authorized to levy a tax of 8 mills on all of the taxable property within th~ city~ limits of the City of Bremerton in the year 1953, in addition to the 15 mills allowed by law for general purposes, for the purposes of construction and re-construction of certain paved streets in the City of Bremerton." YES Every voter desiring to vote in favor oi' said proposition above set out shall place an "X" in the square opposite the words "YES". Every voter desiring to vote against said special levy shall place an "X" in the square opposite the words "NOt'. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Cl~k of the City of Bremerton be dir- ected and authorized to give notice of such special election by publication and posting in the manner provided by law for giving notice of a general, elec- tion. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Kean to adopt Resolution No. 790 carried, all members voting Yes. Mayor Kean reported that after investigating the air raid sirens he re- commended that the City Clerk ~ authorized to call for bids for three sirens and that there is a possibility that we can get some State Aid and as there was no appropriation in this years' budget an emergency appropriation would be necessary. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Yfneaton to authorize the City Clerk to call for bids for three air raid warning sirens, carried. Mr. Eubanks, representing Modern Home Builders, attended the Council and asked that a ~ew date of hearing on the annexation of Olympic Manor be set for March 19th and new notices be posted with reference to the change in the hear~ ing date, as the time was not included in the notices published and that they have started vacation proceedings with the County and it would be necessary to start vacation proceedings with the City if the adoption of the ordinance was made now~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ¥~h~aton to postpone the hearing until l~ o'clock A.M. Mar~h 19th, 1952, carried. City Clerk read report of separation for James R. ~arker, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separation, carried. City Clerk read letter from Mrs. Eliz. J. Turner, Rt. 6, Box 2683A, regard- ing the dangers of adding fluorine in our water supply. Mayor Kean asked that the contents be noted and filed. Motion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that all bills be allowed if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: Ci~ty C1 erk ~ t ' Mayor February 20, 1952 Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was called at ll:l§ A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton, for the purpose of eoflsideri~g a letter delivered by Mr. Raymond Sethney regarding the City Cen- ter Farking Lot. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner ~eaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Treasurer Nutter being present. City Clerk read a letter signed by Morris Soriano, Isaac Soriano and Ed- ward Bremer, doing business as the City Center ~arking Lot, requesting the City,s cooperation in assisting them in obtaining permission from the National Production Authority of the United~..States Department of Commerce to purchase the steel necessary for the construction of this facility. Mayor Kean felt that this was a step in the right direction toward solv- ing parking problems in Bremerton. Notion by Mayor Kean and Commissioner Haddon to comply with the request and direct the City Cler~ to write a letter to the National Zroduction Auth- ority for the signature of the ~ayor and/or the City Clerk, carried. Notion by Nr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourns, carried. APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk ~' Nayor