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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/19/52 March 19, 1952 Regular meeting of the ~ity ~ouncil of the~ity of Bremerton, Washington was held Nednesday, March lB, 1952 at 10:O0 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Of- lice, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Paul Hyan, Bremerton Stun and Jack Rogers, K.B.R.0. were also present. This meeting was broadcast. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the minutes of March 12, 1952 be approved as written, carried. City Clerk announced it was date and time to open bids on the ~ ton pick- up truck I'or the Pare and Recreation Department and also the date for the hear- ing on the annexation of Olympic Manor. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton that the bids on the car be opened, carried. City Clerk opened the bids and read from: Kerr ~otors, certified check in the amount of $V4.80 enclosed, ne6 to the City, $1,495.93. Galbraith Motor Company, certified check in the mnount of $57.92 enclosed, net price to the City ~1,158.47. Eotion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~heaton that the bids be referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, the Superintendent of Park and Recreation Depart- ment and Mayor Kean, carried. The City Clerk reported that no one was present to protest the annexation of O~ympic Manor area to the City. The Mayor asked if everything had been cleared to permit annexation of this territory. Mr. ~eaton replied t~at he had checked and everything had been cleared. The City Engineer reported that proper plans had been made for drainage and that Modern Home Builders would be responsible for the placing of drains. March 19, 1952 (Con't) Ci6y Attorney read Ordinance No. 1959 accepting and incorporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain land now lying outside the limits of said City but lying contiguous to said City and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 1959, carried, all members voting Yes. City Clerk read letter from Building Inspector recommending a change in Section IX paragraph 3 of the Electrical Code regarding change of material and type of construction. City Attorney svated he would make the necessary amendr~ent to the Electri- cal Ordinance. Motion by Mr. Wheaton a nd mr. Kean to concur in the recommendation, a~he change be allowed and instructing the City Attorney to prepare the necessary papers, carried. Mr. Neil Henly, Marine ~rive Water Commissioner, appeared before the Coun- cil and presented Resolution No. 108 of the Marine Drive Water District, where- as the Marine Drive Water District has been authorized by a majority of elect- ors residing within said ~istrict to convey the mains and laterals of the Marine Drive Water District to the City of Bremerton. A bill of sale.was next presented, selling, conveying and assigning to the City oi' Bremerton all the mains and laterals and the water system of the Marine Drive Water District. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1960 accepting a conveyance of the water 2ystem of the Marine Drive Water District. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 1960 carried, all members voting Yes. The agreement between the City of Bremerton and the Marine Drive Water District for furnishing water and services was then signed by the Mayor, City Clerk and Marine Drive Water District Commissioners. Mr. E.C. Searle, Executive Director of'the Bremerton Housing Authority, presented a check in the amount of $5,986.65, representing voluntary payment in lieu of taxes for Westpark, Project Wash 3-1, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1952. Summary of payment in lieu of taxes covering 1942 through September 30, 1952 was also submitted. City Clerk read the following notices o£ employment: Gra~e Gardner, ex- tra heldp, Clerk's Office, $1.80 per hour; Roger Clifford Carlson, Gerald James Bonnema and Jimmie ~ichardson, Water Supply all at $1.72 per hours and Edith McAlpine, Library Department at $1.10 per hour. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. City Clerk read the following report~ of separation: Grace Gardner; Ray- mond H. Everett and Ivan Fortin. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried. City Clerk read application for pinball location license at the Drift Inn, 204 First Street, signed by Wayne D. Clark and approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the application and grant the license, carried. City Clerk read the following applications for shufflebowler licenses: L.A. Bellsillo, Leo's Lunch, 231 Second Street; Howard E. Whitney, Armed Ser- vices, Y.M.C.A., Lst and Washington; Stanley R. Baselt, Stan's Drive Inn, 2003 E. llth and John H. Coleman, Maple Leaf Tavern, Manette. These applications were all approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~,~r. ~heaton to grant the licenses, carried. City Clerk read general claim voucher covering payroll for the period ending March 15, 1952 in the amount of $38,771.39, audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and mr. Kean to approve the payroll clA~mn, carried. City Clerk read copy of a letter from the City Attorney regarding the rental of certain space at the First Street Wharf for a period of ninety days to Mr. Kenneth Love and Mr. Donald J. Poulin of the USS Delta. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the rental agreement with the understanding that further negotiations could be made on the electric bill, carried. City Attorney read Resolution No. 793 as follows: WHEREAS, there exists in Lot 14, McTeigh's Garden Tracts, Bremerton, Kit- sap County, Washington, certain errors in description by reason of the fact that said Lot 14 is 224.04 feet measured along Trenton Avenue and conveyance of certain p~rtions thereof have heretofore been made on the basis that the total frontage of said Lot 14, was 200 feet and March 19, 1962 (Con't) WHEHEAS, dwellings and improvements have been p±aced upon~the 24.04 feet of said Lot 14 which are now owned any (and) occupied by LauranceL. Prancoeur and Lillian Francoeur, husband and wife, and Jack B. Mandeville and Nary E. Mandeville, husband and wife, and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has, or claims to have some right, title and interest in and to said 24.04 feet by reason of a conveyance from Kitsap County, Washington after foreclosurs upon said property i~r delinquent taxes, and WHEREAS, it is to the best interests of the City of Bremerton and the owners of the residence dwellings situated on said described property to ex- change the interest, or claimed interest, of the City of Bremerton in said 24.04 feet by acceptance of conveyance from the said Laurance L. Francoeur and wife, and Jack B. Mandeville and wife, to a conveyance of 12.02 feet of property in said Lot 14, and the City to convey to the said-Laurance ~. Fran- ~oeur and wife, and Jack B. Mandeville and wife, by quit claim deed, its in- terest in said 24.04 feet, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremer- ton that the City, by suitable quit claim deed, quit claim its~interest to Laurance L. Francoeur and Lillian Francoeur, and Jack B. Mandeville and Nary E. Mandeville for the respective portions of the said 24.04 feet now owned, occupied and used by them ~md to accept in exchange proper quit claim deeds from the said Laurance L. Francoeur and Lillian Francoeur and Jack B. Mande- ville and '~ary E. Mandeville, to their interest in the 12.02 feet, and that the Mayor and Oity Clerk be authorized to execute such proper and necessary quit claim deeds and to accept on behalf of the City conveyances to the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Wheat n and Mr. Kean that Resolution No. 793 be adopted, carried, all members voting Yes. City Attorney presented the qui~ claim deeds from the City to ~aurance L. and Lillian Francoeur and Jack B. and Nary E. Mandeville for the respective portions of the said 24.04 Feet now owned, occupied and used by them. Motion by Mr. Kean a~d Nfs. Haddon that the Mayor and City Clerk be auth- orized to sign the deeds, carried. City Attorney read Resolution No. 794 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREME TON: Section 1. £hat the public interest requires the following improvements to be made. Section 2. '£hat it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Bremerton to order the improvement of Trenton Avenue from E. llth Street to E. 16th Street by clearing, grubbing, grading for and construction of concrete curbs and gutters, together with the doing of any and all ohter work in con- nection therewith as may be necessary to make such improvements a complete job, all in accordance with plans and specifications to be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk in the City of Bremerton, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars. Section 3. The City Engineer of the City of Bremerton is hereby directed to submit to the Oity Council at or prior to theddate£fix~d for hearing pro- tests to said improvements, the estimated cost and expense of such an improve- ment, and a statement o£ the proportionate amount thereof, which should be borne by hte property within the proposed assessment district, and a statement of the aggregate assessed valuation of the real estate, exclusive of improve- ments, within such proposed district, according to the valuation last placed upon it for the purpose of a general taxation, together with a diagram or plan showing thereon the l~ts, tracts, and parcels of land and other property which will be specially benefited thereby and the estimated amount o£ the cost and expense oI' such improvements to be borne by such lot, tract or parcel of land or other property. Section 4. 'zhat'the cost and expense of said improvement to be borne by said improvement district and exclusive of any portion borne by either the State of Washington or other government agency, shall be assessed against said property included in said improvement district in proportion to said area, except certain units wherein the special benefits conferred upon the property are not fairly roi'leered by the use of the termini and zone method, the assess- ment shall be made against the property of the district or. any certain unit within the district in accordance with the special benefits it will d~tve (de- rive) from the improvement without regard to the zone and termini method, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 9365 o£ Remington~s Revised Statutes of the'State of ~ashington, the,remainder cz' said cost of the improve- ment to be paid for by arrangement, if any, with either the State of Washing- ton or other government agency. Section 5. ~i~ne City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to give notice o~' the date of such hearing to each owner or reputed owner of any and all lots, tracts, or parcels of land, or other property, specially benefited by the improvement, by mailing to the owner or reputed owner of the property as shown on the tax rolls of the County Treasurer, at the address shown thereon, a notice setting forth the nature of the proposed improvements, the total esti- March 19, 1952 (C6n'tl mated cost and the estimated Oenef~ts to the particular lot, tract or parcel, andthe date of the hearing before theCity Commission at least 15 days before the date fixed herein l'or such hearing. Section 6. That Wednesday, the 23rd day of April, 1952 at 10:00 A.M. of said day be and the same is hereby I'ixed as thedate of hearing protest against said improvements by any persons interested therein; and the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this re- solution in the official newspaper of said City for at least two successive issues, the first issue shall ~e at least 15 days prior to the date herein fixed for said hearing, and said publication, together with the mailing of the notices hereinabove provided to the owners or reputed owners of the lots and parcels of land included in such improvement as hereinbefore set forth, shall be due and legal notice to all concerned in said proposed improvements. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mrs. Haddon the approve the passage of Resol- ution No. 794, carried, all members voting Yes. City Clerk read letter from the City Engineer, dated March 18, 1952, sub- mitring,preliminary estimate for the improvement of Trenton Ave. between E. llth Street and E. 16th Street in the amount of $6,923.80. Mr. Kean asked that the contents be noted and filed. City Clerk read letter from E.~. ~ldrtdge, Director and Chief Engineer with regard to the construction of a sewage treatment plant. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note the contents and refer the letter to Commissioner Wheaton, carried. City Clerk read, letter from James E. Hill, dated Mar~h 6, 1952, regard- ing his assistance in making adjustments to the addressograp~ machine for the fee of $15.00 per month. Mr. Casad recommended this proposal be accepted and cancel the existing contract as it has been unsatisfactory.~ Motion by Mr.~lematOn and ~r. Kean to concur in the recommendation for a period of one year, carried. City Clerk read inter-office correspondence From W.G. Hartwell, Jr., Olympia, Washington, regarding the sale of Logs by the City and advising that the City of Bremer~on would be regarded as an "extractor~' as defined in the Revenue-Act at R.C.W. 82.04.100 and t[~at the City would be subject to tax on the sale price of the logs. , Motion by Mr. Keanand Mr. Wheaton to refer the communication to the City Attorney, carried. City Clerk read letter frc~ C.C. Casad, Water Superintendent, relative to the disposal of sludge from our treatment plants. He recommended that the City pass a resolution or ordinance to permit the sale of the sludge to per- sons making, application for same at the City Hall. Mr. Kean, advised that it would 0e good to make it available to the people but that if we try to sell it, it m2ght create certain hazards, to the people wothout sdlme restrictions on the sale. Motion by Mr. ~fheaton and Mrs. Haddon to refer the letter to the City Attorney for further study with the help of our own ~;~en and the City Clerk on the disposal of the sludge, carried. City Treasurer reported his recent survey of City licenses had been paying off as the delinquents were coming in to get their licenses. City Attorney reported that Mr. Schick, Associated Grocers, would like the commencement date of the rental agreement changed from March 15, 1952 to April let, as it was impossible for them to move in until some alterations were made to a doorway. Motion by Mr. Kean mad Mrs. Haddon to g rant the extension of time and let it become a part of the rental agreement, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer the alteration to Commission- er of Public Works and the Building Department, carried. Mr. Wheatonureported storm sewers on Winfield Avenue were progressing and that some sidewalks were being repaired already since the sidewalk improve- ment resolution was passed. Mrs. Naddon introduced Miss Ruth Cullin, newly elected Commissioner of Finance, who takes office in June, to the Council. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the bills be allowed ii' approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Narch 19, 1952 (Con't) Nr. John Lindburg, Commissioner of the Narine Drive Rater District, said that he wished to express, on behalf of the residents of that district, ap- preciation for the satisfactory manner in which the negotiations for a water contract were concluded. He also stated that he felt that someday Marine Drive and other well populated areas contiguous to Bremerton, would be a part of Brem- erton, Notion by Nr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City ~lerk ' ' Nayor