HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/52 April 2, 1952
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held Wednesday, April 2, 1952 at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Mayorts
Office, City Hall. 'Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commis-
sioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and city Treasur-
er Nutter being present. Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun, and Jack Hogers, K.B.R.0.
were also present. This meeting was broadcast.
Motion by rMr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the minutes of March 26, 1952
be approved as written, carried.
City Clerk announced this was date and time for opening bids on Log
Raft No. 44, and on motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean the same were opened
and read as follows:
Renton Boom & Storage; .~Special~y Log ~ompany; Pioneer Towing Company;
Nettleton Timber Company; Portable Lumber Mills; Baker-Gardner Mills and
Eclipse Lumber Company. All submitted bids of $5,31V.27, ceiling price,
and enclosed checks in the amount of $531.73.
Mr. Kean asked the Council to proceed in the regular order and have
Fire Chief Tillett draw the names from the hat. Fire Chief Tillett drew
the names as follows: Portable Lumber Company, Pioneer Towing Company,
Specialty Log Company, Henton Boom & Storage, Eclipse Lumber, Nettleton
Timber~and Baker-Gardner.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~Vhaaton that tho award be made to Baker-
Gardner, carried.
City Clerk read report of separation for Aldon R. Bell, Water Distrib-
ution Department.
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Kean to approve the separation,.carried.
City Clerk read the following notices oI' employment: Lyle Gauthier,
~1.50 per hour and Grace Bays, extra labor, $1.25 per hour, Park & Recrea-
tion DepartmentS Pearl Titus, ~xtra labor Municipal Court, ~1.80 per hour;
Sherman Robert Stevens and Henry E. Stivers, extra labor at the Cemetery at
~i.V2 per hour.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-civil
service appointments as read, carried.
City Clerk read the following changes in pay: Edward T. Roberts, Lib-
rary from $200.00 per month to $225.00 per month; George E. Brown, Police
Department from $30~.90 to $~08.90 per month.
Motion 0y Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the foregoing ch~ges in
pay, carried.
City Clerk read applications for music machines for Dolly & Mac's,
506 Burwell, signed by Dolly Dell NcCrary and the San Diego Chili Bar,
23? Second Street, signed by Azad Khan.
Notion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to grant the licenses, carried.
City Clerk read application for shufflebowler license at the Triple X,
2~16 Sixth Street, signed by Mr. Zimmerman and approved by the. Chief of
Police.
Notion by Mr. Kean aud Mr. ~heaton to grant the license, carried.
City Clerk read general claim voucher covering payroll I~or the period
ending ~ar~h 31, 1952 in the amount of ~$~,845.77, which was audited ~y
City Auditor. ~
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. H~ddon to approve the claim voucher, carried.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 1962, second reading, "An Ordinance relat-
ing to the municipal water supply and sewage disposal system of the City of
Bremerton, providing for ~he sale of sludge from treatment plants and fixing
prices thereof."
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the passage oI~ Ordinance
No. 1962 on final reading, carried, all members voting Yes.
City ~lerk reported he had checked with the insurance company on the
cost of products liability with reference to the sale of sludge and the min-
imum premium is ~50.00 per year and the City could sell ~125,000.00 worth
o~' sludge before exceeding this amount of premium. No action was taken.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 1960, second reading, relating to electri-
city and amending sub-section 3, of section 9, of 0r~nance No. 1948.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the passage of Ordinance
No. 196~, carried, all members voting Yes.
April 2, 19~ (Con't)
City Clerk read a thank you letter from a.R. Rolls, Tour Chairman of
the Apple Blossom Festival, for the kind hospitality afforded them during the
19~ Washington State Apple Blossom Festival royal party's recent trip to
Bremerton.
JacX Sutherland, Bruce Williams,and Kenny Crawford, .representing Boy
Scout Troop 500, requested t~e Council's approval of erecting a memorial at
the entrance to Bremerton on Highway #14 and Cambrian Avenue.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to accept the request and refer
the entire matter to the Commissioner of Public Works and the Engineer's Of-
lice, carried.
City Clerk read letter from Eltz Turner, Rt. 8, Box B885A,~ re~arding
daylight saving time.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon 'to note the contents amd refer the
letter to the City Clerk for answering, carried.
City Clerk read letter f~om'0.M. Nordquist regarding his claim for the
~40 feet of water main, which he laid along Snyder Avenue some years ago.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to note the contents and refer the
communication to the Commissioner of Public ~orks, carried.
City Clerk read an inter-office communicatio~ from Judge Johnson, re-
questing the disposal of a small desk for which they have neither space nor
use~
Notion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to declare the desk surplus and re-
fer to the City Cler~ for disposal, carried.
City Clerk reported having contacted Mr. Schmid, of the University of
~ashington, regarding arrangements to take care of the census survey. Mr.
McGowan recommended that the City follow the procedure of hiring one director,
two assistants and ten or twelve enumerators.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Whe aton to concur in the recommendation
and authorize the City Clerk to negotiate and hire these census people as
recommended by the Census Board and direct the City Attorney ~o prepare an
ordinance providing for an emergency appropriation for $4,000.00 to cover
the const of conducting the census, carried.
City Treasurer Nutter reported the State Examiner was now examining
the books o£ the City.
He also reported that Officer Johnson, who has been making the survey
cZ~ delinquent licenses has changed shifts now so will not be able to continue
his checking.
Mayor Keen suggeste~ contacting Chief Lewis for another dayman, when
necessary.
City Attorney reported, that after checking, the City of Bremerton is
an "extractor" on log sales, and will have to pay the Tax Commission a tax
of
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 196~, "An Ordinance accepting .and In-
eorporating into the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton certain land
· ow lying outside of the limits of said City, lying contiguous to said City,
and declaring an emergency." This represented a 17 foot strip which was
erroneously excluded in the annexation of Olympic Manor and area.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Wheaton to approve the passage of Ordinance
No. 198& carried, all members voting Yes.
City Cler~ announced this as date and time for hearing of annexation
petition on additional area at Olympic Manor.
Mr. Eubanks, Modern Home Builders, appeared before the Council in
favor of the annexation petition.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon that the petition be' approved, car-
ried, all members voting Yes.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 19O~, "An Ordinance adopting daylight
saving time for the City of Bremerton I'or the year 195~ and declaring an
emergency."
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the passage of Ordinance
No. 19~5, carried, all members voting Yes.
~r. Whe eton reported that 20 street lights have been installed in the
Manette area north of 16th Street.
Mr. Cased, Water Euperintendent, reported that Friday, April 4th will
be the date of the first meeting of the Water Works School at Civic Center.
April 2, 1962 (Con't)
Mayor Kean announced that the site now occupied by the incinerator, ad-
jacent to Evergreen Park, had been selected for the proposed drill tower for
the Fire Department. He pointed out that this drill tower was one of the
facilities Which the City of Bremerton had promised the Washington Survey
and Rating oureau it would provide in return for reduced insurance rates in
the City.
Mayor Kean stated that the Fire Department Budget carried an appropria-
tion in Capital Outlay of ~6,000.00 for the construction of a drill tower
and ~2,000.00 for the necessary water connection to the tower. He felt that
the $6,000.00 was not adequate to cover construction costs but had received
the assura~-ce of Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Casad that the water connection would
not exceed $500.00 in cost, in which case sufficient money could be transfer-
red within Capital Outlay from the amount appropriated for water connection
to that of the drill tower construction.
Mr. Casad, who was in attendance, and Mr. ~eaton both concurred in
~ayor Kean's statement.
Chief Tillett advised the Council that the tower's construction will be
inspected by the City Engineer and Building Departments to save additional
costs.
Mr. ~Mheaton suggested the removal of the incinerator be made by use of
a crane with a swinging stell ball.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Whe aton to authorize the City Clerk and
Purchasing Agent to negotiate for and call for bids on the architectual
plans and construction oI' the drill tower as outlined, carried.
Motion 5y Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon that the bills be allowed if approved
by a majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Mr. Kean explained that the meeting should recess until this Friday
in order for Mr. Eubanks, Modern Home Builders to get mortgage clearance on
a portion of Robin Avenue lying to the South or Dibb Street, which had to
be cleared prior to the acceptance of Olympic Manor annexation No. 2.
Motion by Mr. Kean &nd Mr. Whe aton to recess until 2:15 P.M, Friday
April 4, 1952, carried.
APPROVED: City Clerk
Mayor
April 4, 19S2
Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held Friday, April 4, 19~2 at 2:1~ P.M. in the Mayor's Office, City
Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with.Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton,
Deputy City Clerk Bercot and City Treasurer Nutter being present. City
Engineer was also present.
Mayor Kean announced this meeting was held to approve a plat of Olympic
Manor #2 by the City Council.
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mrs. Haddon to authorize the Mayor and the
City Clerk to sign the plat, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: City Clerk