Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/52 May 14, 1952 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held at 10:00 o'oloc~ A~M., D.S.T., May 14, 1952 in the Mayor's Of- lice, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commission- er Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun, and Bob Gleason,.K.B.R.O., were also present. This meeting was broadcast. Mayor-elect ¥owell was also present. Mayor Kean an- nounced that City Attorney Wallace was unable to attend the meeting this morn- ing as he was attending court in Shelton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the minutes of 'May 7, 1952 be approved as written, carried. City Clerk read reports o£ separation for Walter Thompson from the Park and Recreation Department and Clifrord Roger Carlson from the Water Dept. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read notice of employment for Raymond Frank McLaughlin, extra help at the Cemetery at $1.72 per hour. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheatonto approve the temporary non-civil service appointment, carried. City Clerk read change in pay status for Francis Chase, Park and Recrea- tion Department, from extra labo~ aU $1.50 per hour to provisional grounds- keeper at $268.75 per month. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr.. Wheaton to approve the change in pay status, carried. City Clerk read claim for damages in the amount of ~5.00, submitted by Rev. Ruben E. Johnson, 1150 N. Lafayette Avenue, for towing a car out oI' a mud hole at 1150 N. Lafayette due to construction of new water main. City Clerk recommended the claim be paid after discussing the matter with Mr. Casad, Superintendent of the Water Department. Mo$ion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and authorize the City Clerk to pay the claim, carried. City Clerk read letter from Julia Butler Hanson, Chairman Joint Fact- Finding Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges setting June 20, 1952 as the date for public hearing to review current highway problems at Bremerton. City Clerk read letter from E.F. Eldridge, Committee Chairman, Pacific Northwest Sewage Works Association regarding the yearly awards for the best report of plant operation prepared by operators of sewage treatment plants in this area. City Clerk handed both letters to Mr. ~heaten.~. City Clerk read letter from Mr. Short, clarifying the agreements between the City of Bremerton and Sylvan ~arE, Inc., Lewis Construction Company and Modern Home Builders for extension of water mains to supply the various pro- jects ~ud also attached to the letter was an estimate of the amount of cast iron pipe to be used at the various projects. City Clerk read lett®~ from the Navy Club of the United States of Amer- ica, requesting permission to show a mobile exhibit in Bremerton for a short period within the next sixty days. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Nheaton to approve the request and re£er it to the Police Department for selection of a location and to negotiate with the people on the time, carried. City Clerk read letter from the City Engineer regarding sidewalk repairs. The City Engineer advised that a bid with certain stipulations be called for, with the contractor to do repairs, for the year of 1~5~, and if no reasonable bids are rec~ ved some other means be employe~ to expedite the work. Mr. ~heabon reported that he personally had tried to get a contractor to do this repair but at this time they were too busy and at ~he present time he d~d not have sufficient help to let the City do the joOs. Motion by N~. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the communication he referred to the Commissioner of Public Norks, carried. City Clerk read agreement for extension oX' a lease between Harry White and the City of Bremerton for rental on the First Street Dock ~'or another year at the rate of Forty Dollars a month. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the renewal of the lease, carried. City Clerk read Resolution No. 800 as follows: FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the record owner has conveyed to the City of Bremerton the fol- lowing described property: Lot 15, Block ~, Charleston, Minimum Price, SBO0. and there were delinquent assessments against said real property payable to local improvement district or districts in the City of Bremerton and the City of Bremerton is desirous o~ selling said property, now thereI'ore~ May 14, 1952 (Con,t) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CIT~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, THAT th. City Treasurer of said City ~ and he is hereby directed to sell the pro- perty hereinbefore desc~bed at public sale to the highest~and best bidder and the~said City Treasurer is hereby directed to publish a notice oi' sale of Said~property in a~legal newspaper published and of general circulation in the City of Bremert0n in three consecutiMe issues of such newspaper, which said notice shall set forth ohe real property to be sold, hereinbe- fore described, together with the time andplace of said sale, which shall be between the hours of 9 o'clock a,n,m abd 4 otclock p.m. on a date to be fixed by the said City Treasurer, at the front door of theCity Hall in the City of Bremerton, Washington; and said:'netice shall further set forth 'that the said sale may be adjourned from day to day by said City Treasurer by public announcement, made by said City Treasurer, at the time and place desig- nated in themnotice of public sale or at the time and place at which said sale may be adjourned. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the passage of Resolution No. 800, carried. City Clerk read.proposed ordinance, first reading, providing an addition- Ri appropriation in the 1952 budget for txtra help in the Treasurer's Of~'ice and declaring an emergency. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading, carried unanimously. City Treasurer reported that he had held the sale of property, Lots 12 to 16, ~lo~k~l, Terrell~s Addition, as scheduled and the property was sold to R.A..~0raker, for $1200.00 or $325.00 oyer the minimum. Mrs. Haddon reported that she may be away next meeting and any discussion on the emergency appropriation be delayed another week if possible. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all 9ills if approved by a majority of the Cormaissioners, carried. Mrs. Haddon reported that the Army recruiting service now lo~ated in the 245 4th Street Building had requested any space available from the City for their office as the appropriations for recruiting are being.deleted and they need a place for free or close their office. This will be a matter de- cided upon by the new administration. The City Treasurer reported that the Bon Aire Flying Service are behind three months in their rent and he has tried to contact them by letter and the letters have never been returned. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to recess ~ntil 10:58 A.M., D.~.T. to open the log bids, carried. APPROVED: r Cfty Clerk Mayor May 14,.1952 Recessed meeting of the City Council was heldat 10:58 A.M., D.S.T. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Treasurer Nutter being pre- sent. City Clerk announced that only one bid had been received and on motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean. the bid on logs was opened~ and City Cler~ read from: Dic~man Lumber Company~ ~5,72~.00, bid check in the amount of $572.50 was enclosed. The ceiling price on Log RaI't No. 47 w~s set at $6,029.97. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the bid be referred to the City Clerk to discuss ~ith anyone concerned and the City Attorney before making an award, carried. Mr. Del Taylor appeared before the Council stating that this 1 og raZ't wasn't too desirable and he felt that was the reason fur only one ult. He suggested combining this raft with the next raft, Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried, ~ayor