HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/52 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton, was held at 10:CO o'clock A.M., D.S.T., May 21, 1952 in the Mayorts
Office, City Hall. MayOr Kean presiding with Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk
McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treast~er Nutter being present. Com-
missioner Haddon being out of town. Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun, and Bob Gleason
K.B.R.0 were also present, as was Mayor-elect Yowell. This meeting was broad-
cast.
Motion by Mr..Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the minutes of ~ay 14, 1952 be ap-
proved as written, carried.
City Clerk read the following separations: Harold Moore, Benson Johnson
and Gerald Bonnema from the Water Supply Department.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried.
City Cler~ read the following notices of employment: Ada Lane, Park and
Recreation Department, extra help at $1.2§ per hour; Ernest,Napoleon, Ted Banic,
George M. Ewing, extra help at $1.72 per hour, Water Supply ~epartment.
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the employments, carried.
City Clerk read letter from Robert Murray, r.questing the use of Civic
Center on Thursday nights rather than Tuesday nights for the wrestling shows.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to comply with the request and maes it
part of the lease agre®ment, carried.
City Clerk read general claim voucher in the amount of $41,927.73 covering
payroll for the period ending ~ay 15, 1952~ audited by City Auditor Vaa.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Kean to approve the payroll voucher, carried.
City. ClerE read letter from the City Engineer recommending payment of
~9,813.04, estimate No. 2, on the storm sewers, Winfield and Trenton Avenues.
Voucher for that amount attached to letter for payment to Joe Avery, contractor.
It was explained that to secure proper drainage and avoid interference
with existing water lines it was necessary to issue an addendum stating that any
additional manholes or inlets would not change the original proposal and would
be paid for at the unit basis. This change increased the cost o~ the project
by $1,532.62.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the estimate, carried.
City Clerk announced tha~ the Joint Fact-Finding Commltte~ on highways,
streets and bridges have requested use of the courtroom on Friday, June 20th
for the full day, 0eginning at 10:30 A.M., D.S.T.
Eotion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton.to comply with the request and author-
ize ~he City Clerk to maEe the necessary arrangements with Judge Johnsen or
anyone concerned, carried.
City Clerk announced that two voting delegat®s to the Yakima Convention
of the Association of Nashington Cities would have to be selected.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to appoint the Commissioner of Public
~orks and Mayor Stan Yowell, carried.
City Clerk read a petition, signed by Merrill Wallace and 19 other property
owners, for vacation of alley in Bolck 8, Port Orchard Addition.
Mayor Kean stated that he did not like ~o vacate streets but this property
is such that it will never become an alley due to the bank and that it is a dead
end alley.
Mr. Wheaton also stated that he was very careful a~out vacating streets
but he had a recommendation from the City Engineer to vacate this ~ley. City Attorney read Resolution No. 801 as follows:
WHEREAS, there has been filed with the City Council of the City of Brem-
erton a petition to vacate the alley in Block 8, Port Orchard, according ~o
plat thereof recorded in Volume i of Plats~ page 96~ records of Kitsap County,
Nashington, more particularly described as follows: Alley adjac,nt to and
abutting upon Lots 9 to 26 and 4 and ~, Block 8.of the above described ~lat,
and
WHEREAS, it appears that more than two ~hirds of the owners of ~he lots
abutting and adjoining said alley have signed such petition, and that said
alley has never been opened up or used as such, and it appears that the peti-
tion should be granted,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of Bremer-
ton that said petition 0e heard and determined on ~ednesday, the llth day of
June, 1952, at the hour of l0 o'cloc~ A.M., D.S.T., thereof in the City Coun-
cil in the City Hall in the City of Bremerton, ~ashington, and that the City
Cler~ give notice of the filing of such petition and to post a written or print-
ed notice in three of the most public places in the City of Bremerton, and to
further post a copy of saidnotice in a conspicuous place upon the alley to b®
vacatmd.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Kean to approve the passage of Resolution
No. 801, carried.
May 21, 1952 (Continued)
City Treasurer reported he is going to hold a puOlic sale in front of
the City Hall tomorrow morning at 11:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T. of Lot 15, Block
2, Town of Charleston. Min~ price, $~0.00. ...
City Attorney reported he had a proposed ordinance repealing Ordinance No.
1866 on Fire Zones and establishing new zones in the City of Bremerton, but due
to the emergency clause it would be held over ~til Mrs. Haddon's ret~n to
Co~cil, next week.
City Attorney re~rted he had ~ ordinance reg~ating the use of loud
spea~ers which was handed to him yesterday by Mr. Yoder, who now holds a so~d
truc~ license. He recommended that the ordinance be held for study by ~e
Mayor-elect and Commissioner of Finmce-~lect.
Motion by Mr. Ke~ ~d Mr. ~eaton to concur in the City Attorney's re-
commendation and leave the proposed ordinance in the City Clerk,s file, car-
ried.
City Attorney read letter from George F. ~glesby, Chief, Timber Unit,
Branch of Land, ~nnevtlle Power A~inistration, requesting ~ easement for
right-of-way for ~ich, they in turn, wo~d move a tower.
Motion by Mr.~eaton ~d Mr. Kem to ~prove the easement ~d authorize
the ~ayor md City Clerk to sign the easement for transmission line, carried.
City Attorney read letter from H. Kamna, Chief Real Estate Negotia~ion
Section, Branch or L~d, requesting the construction of ~ additional trms-
mission line on rift-of-way ~own as All~-~tsap line.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton ~d Mr. Kean bo approve and authorize the Mayor
md City Clerk to si~ the Guy and Anchor easement, carried.
Mr. ¥¥hea~nr~read letter from Pope & Talbot, Inc., L~ber ~vision, grmt-
ing permission to locate, construct ~d maintain a barbed wire fence on the
South bo~dary line of the S~ of Section 35, Township 24 North, Rmge I West
Motion by Mr. Ke~ ~d Mr. ~eaton to approve the contract and authorize
the ~ayor and City Clerk to sign the s~e, carried.
City Attorney reported rec~ ving a letter rrom Mrs. Beatrice L. Coleman,
regarding Lots 3 ~d 4 "C" Oyster Bay Addition to Port Orchard Navy Yard.
felt ~hat $1500.00 a lot was a fair price but Mr. Wallace, City Attorney, re-
ported he wo~d write onemore letter offering Mrs. Coleman $1500.00 for both
lots before conde~ation proceedings were started.
Motion by Mr. ~e~ and Mr.. ~eaton that all bills be allowed ir approved
by a maJo~ty of the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Ke~ and Mr. Wheaton to adjoin, carried.
APPRO~D:
Dity Clerk
Mayor