HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/24/52 September 24, 1952
Regular meeting oI' the City Council of the City of Breme~ton, Washington
was held at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., Wednesday, September 24, 1952 in the
Mayor's Offi'ce,' City Hall. Commissioner Cullin presiding with Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, 'City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the minutes of the previous
regular and recessed meetings be approved as written, carried.
City Clerk read notice oI' employment for Ervin Sumner Coakley, Asst.
Sext~n~ Cemetery, at $258.00 per month.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the temporary ~on-civil
service appointment, carried.
City Clerk read voucher and letter from the City Engineer recommending
payment of Estimate No. I to Larsen Uonstruction Company in the amount of
$1,463.73 on L.I.D. No. 249, the improvement of YanticAvenue from Farragut
to Porter Streets.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the claim be paid, carried.
City ClerE read claim Voucher in t~e amount of $4462.92, estimate No. 1
on L.I.D. No. 251, the improvement of Bloomington Avenue from llth 'Street
to 13th Street, to the United Paving Company; letter from City Engineer
Severance accompanied claim and recommended that payment be made.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the claim be paid, carried.
City Clerk read a copy o5' a letter sent to Admiral D.E. Barbey from A.E.
Hankins, Chief Examiner of the State of Washington, which contained an opinion
of the Attorney General to the effect that funds budgeted for Civ~ll' Defense
could not be used for the maintenance oI' the ground observer copts on contin-
uous duty.
City Clerk read a letter from Carl H. Chatters, Executive Director,
American Municipal Association, extending an invitation to city officials to
attend the annual American ~unicipal Congress to be held in Los Angeles on
December l, 2,' and 3rd, 1952.
City Clerk read a petition for annexation to the City of Bremerton, signed
by George Alfred LeFevre, Charles D. Avery and Nelma E. Avery, owners, the fol-
lowing property: the s~ of the ~ of the SE~ of the SW¼ of Section 16, Town-
ship 24 North, Range i East, W.M., in Kitsap County.
Discussion was held and it was decided that the petition would be held
over until the Mayor's return.
City ClerX reported that American Legion Post 149, American Legion Post
201 and the Moose Lodge were delinquent in their slot machine tax to the City
oi' Bremerton.
Miss Cullin stated that they have been noti~'ied o~' their delinquency.
Motion by Miss Cullin and ~r. ~heaton that the City Attorney take what-
ever action is necessary to collect the tax, carried.
September 24, l~b2 (Con't)
City Clerk read letter from the Puget Service Company to Mr. Weigle of
the He~th Department, reporting that Mr. Victor B~rd is hauling garbage from
the Thriftway Market at 5th and lark, without a permit.
Motion by Miss Cullin and ~r. Wheaten that the City Attorney write a let-
ter to hr. Byrd in regard to this matter, carried.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Nheaton to recess until ll:O0 o~clock A.M.
~.S.T., aC which time bids wi±l be opened on Park md playfi~t~ concessions
and on L.I.D. No. 253., carried.
APPROVE~ City Glerk
Rut~ C. Cullln, Acting Mayor
September 24, 1952
Pursuant to recess the City Council oi' the City of Bremerton reconvened at
ll:00 o'clock A.M., D.S.T. in the Mayor's 0£fice~ Commissioner Cullin presid-
ing with Commissioner ~heaton, City ~lerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and
City Treasurer Nutter being present.
Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Miss Cullln tha~ the bids on L.I.Do No. 25~ be
opened, carried.
City Oler~ opened the bids on L.I.D. No. 2o3 and read as follows:
Starbird Construction Company, enclosed bi~d bond, $4,665.00.
John M. Hanberg, enclosed bid bond, $4,1~V.00.
United Paving Company, encloseG bid bond,
Brown Construction Company, enc±osed certiI'ied chec~ I'or $2E~.00, $4,325.
Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Miss Cullin that the bids 0e fei'erred to the
City Engineer, City Clerk and the Commissioner of Public WorKs and Utilities
for immediate action, carried.
City Clerk reported that no bids had been received on the concessions at
the Par~s and Playfields.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaten to allow all bills if approve~ by
a majority bi' the Commissioners, carrie~.
Mr. Sherman Ellsworth of Wm. Harper Company and Mr. Earl Porter, represent-
ing a Consulting Engineering firm f~m Louisiana, appeared before the Council
to propose that the City ta~e advantage of an opportunioy to ma~e an application
t¢ the Feden~Power Commission for an allocation bi' natural gas for the City of
Bremerton.
They explained that there would b e no obligation on the part oi' the City
unless and until it was decided to proceed with the sale of 0ends and the con-
struction o~' a plant and distribution lines.
Because of the fact that applications must be in by September 29th, it was
moved by Mr. Wheaten, and seconded by Miss Cullin, that Miss Cullin, aa acting
Mayor, be instructed to send a wire immediately to a firm of attorneys in Wash-
ington, D.C., with instructions to I'ile an application ~'or an allocation of
natural gas for the City of Bremerton.
It was the opinion o~' the City Attorney that the Council would in no way
obligate the City by this action and it was pointed out that ii' the' City of
Bremerton should not choose to act upon this allocation it could 0e abandoned
or transferred to some private operator.
Motion by Miss Cullin and ~r. Wheaten to a~journ, carried.
APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk
Ruth B. Cullln, Acting Mayor
September 24, 1952
A special meeting of the City ~ounctt was held in the office of the
Commissioner of Finance on Wednesday, September 24, 1952 at 5:00 otclock P.M.
D.S.T. In attendance were: Commissioner and Acting Mayor Ruth Cullin, Com-
missioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan and C~y Treasurer Nutter.
City Cler~ McGowan stated that he had requested this meeting to consider
the matter of a concessionaire at the parks and playi'ields. He called atten-
tion to the. fact that no Oids had Oeen received at a bid opening scheduled for
ll:O0 o'clock this morning and t~,at an agreement could Oe negotiated with the
present concessionaire, Mr. Jac~ Bruns. The only change from the present
agreement would be the exclusion of Evergreen 'ark I'rom the areas covered by
the coneession and this was a part of the specifications as advertised in the
bid call.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the City Olerk be authorized
to negotiate an agreement with the present concessionaire under the terms as
outlined above, carried.
Motion by Miss Cullin and ~r. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: City ~lerk
Ruth ~. Cullin, Acting Mayor