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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/05/52 November 5, 1952 Regular meeting oi' the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, November 5, 1952 in the Mayor's Office, City hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wa[[lace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Commissioner Wheaton absent from City. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell that the minutes of Regular Meeting of October 29th and recessed meeting of October 30 be approved as written, carried. City Clerk ~mounced this as date and time for opening kids on pipe for the Water Department and on motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell bids were opened and read from: Beall Pipe and Tank Corporation; enclosed bid bond with bids as follows: (1) $6.71 (2) $6.85 (3) ~V.56 (4) 98.89 (O) $35.00 (6) $35.00 (7) $42.00 (8) ~42.00 (9) No bid (10) No bid, Delivery 140 days. Johns-Manville, enclosed L~id bond, alternate bid, transite pressure pipe ~ll.60. Delivery within 30 days. · Hydraulic Supply & Mfg. Co., enclosed bid bond, (1) ~7.02 (2) ~8,20 (3) I~?.91 (4) ~9.33 (5) $36.20 (6) ~45.55 (V) $38.V9 (8) {)49.40 (9) No bid (10) No bid, delivery 120 to 150 days. American Pipe and Construction Company, enclosed certified check rot ~3,000.00, (1) to (8) No bid (9) $8.95 145 lb. pressure (10) $9.75 135 lb. pressure; Alternate bids enclosed, delivery within six weeks. Consolidated ~estern Steel Division, United States Steel Company, en- closed certified check for ~2,750.00 (1) ~6.80 (2) $7.89 (3) $7.60 (4) $8.88 (5) t~35.25 (6) ~44.35 (V) $3~.80 (8) ~48.15 (9) No bid (10) No bid, delivery 150 days. Motion by Mr. ~owell and Miss Cullin to refer the bids to Mr. John Cun- ntngham & Associates, Consulting Engineers, for an evaluation and a recommend- ation to a committee composed of the Water Superintendent, City Engineer, Com- missioner of Public Works and Utilities and the City Clerk and Purchasing Al~ent, who will, in turn, make a reco~aendation for award of bid to the Council, carried. City Clerk read reports of separation for Gilbert Courier and Gerard Meuth, Water Supply Department. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell that the separations be approved, carried. November 5, 1952 (Con't) City Clerk read change in pay status for Robert W. Henry from Patrolman 2nd class at $308,90~to]Patr61man let Class at ~313~90 per month. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve the change in pay status carried. City Clerk read an application for six trade stimulant boards at the Last ~hance Tavern, signed by E.B. Trent, Jr. a~d approved by the City Treasurer and the Assistant Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that the application be approved, carried. City Clerk read claim voucher in the amount of ~41,649.90 covering pay- roll period October 15 through October 31, 1952. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell that the voucher be approved, car- ried. City Clerk read claim voucher from t~e Northwest Casualty Company in the amount of ~50.OD, representing the City's share,under the deductible clause in the insurance, of a claim submitted by the Bremerton Oil Delivery Company for damages sustained when a street department ~rader struck their truck on Oct. 6, 195~. lotion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that ~he claim be paid, carried. City 0lark read a claim voucher for the Larson Construction Company, covering estimate No. 2 for retained percentage on L.I.D. No. 249 (Yantic Avenue from Farragut Street to Porter Street, in the amount of $258.31; voucher approved by the City Engineer and audited by W.R. Vas. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that the claim be paid, carried. City Clerk read a claim voucher for United Paving Company, covering estimate No. 2 for retained percentage on L.I.D. No. 251 (Bloomington Avenue from llth Street to 13th Street), in the amount of ~787.57, approved by the City Engineer and audited by W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that the claim be paid, carried. city Clerk announced it was date and time for thehearing on the re~k- ation of the taxicab driver's license of Millard P. Smith. Mr. Smith was in attendance and stated he would like to have his license back as he enjoyed that kin~ of work. Chief of Police Lewis recommended denial of the license due to previous.. charges and said that he felt Mr. Smith was not the type of man to drive a taxicab. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullln that the recommendation by the Chief of Police to revoke the license of Mr. Millard P. Smith be sustained, carried. City Clerk read a letter from the Oity ngineer, to which was attached claim voucher to the General Fund, in the amount of $304.86 covering the ad- justed fixed estimate on L.Z.D. No. 248 (Trenton Avenue from East llth Street to East 16th Street. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that the claim b e approved, carried. City Clerk read copy of a letter written by the City Attorney to Mo~gan, Lewis & Bockius, Attorneys at Law, requesting the withdrawal of the petition of intervention in securing an allocation of natural gas, and also withdraw- in~ their employment as Counsel for the City of Bremerton. Copies of this letter went to Wm. P. Harper & Sons & Company, Porter, Berry & Associates and the Federal Power Commission. ~ity Clerk read a letter from Wm. P. Harper & Sons & Company, acknow- ledging their copy of the above letter, and stating they would be anxious to serve the City Officials of Bremerton in any respect for the best interests of the City. City Clerk read a certification, approved by Tony Bezer, State Examiner, that water receipt stubs to December 31, 1941 From January l, 1940 were de- stroyed October 31, 1952, in order to provide available space for the filing and storage of current city records. Notion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to authorize t he City Clerk and Pur- chasing Agent to call for bids for one portable type deluge set for the Fire Department, carried. City Clerk read copy of a letter from Branch and Branch, Architects, authorizing the low bidder, John Hanberg, to commence construction of the drill tower for the Fire Department. November 5, 1952 (Con't) City Clerk read a petition, submitted by Mrs. Seleta Mentor and signed by 175 others, requesting the withdrawal of the present local rent control office and the assignation of an advisory committee with the authority to function in case of any possible injustice. City Attorney advised he will check into the matter and report back to the Council as to what the Council can do when an area is classified ical Defehse". City Attorney Wallace reported that the City of Bremerton should have filed a claim ~th the Washington Toll Bridge Authority for damagea to the 1st Street Wharf'~t~hin~thirty d~ys'~f~o~-th&'~hcid~nt and the time now elapsed is sixty days. Mr. W~llace advised that he will write to the Wash- ington Toll Bridge Authority explaining that the City was waiting for the marine surveyor to examine the damage and estimate the~:coet of repair. He further stated that the attorneys, Bo~le, Bogle and Gates,had misled thm City by their letter when they suggested that a settlement could be reached when the survey of damage had been made. The Council felt that some consideration should be made as this involves a municipality and the State of Washington. Mayor Yowell announced the appointment of Mr. Gail Hune to replace J. Harvey Leach on the Planning Commission; term to expire October let, 1957 and the reappointment of Mr. James Skirving, jr., as his term expired Oct- ober 1st, 1952. Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell that these appointments be confirm- ed, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that all bills be allowed if ap- proved by the majority of the Commission, carried. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried. ' Ci~oy Clerk APPROVED: