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November 12, 1952
Regular meeting of the ~ity Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, November 12, 195~ in the
Mayor's Office, City ttall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner ~ullin,
Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan and City Attorney Wallace being
present. Representatives from the press and radio were aleo in attendance.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. V~heaton that the minutesof the meeting
of November 12, 1952 be approved as written, carried.
Oity Clerk announced it was date and time for opening of bids on the
sale of Log [laft No. 53, and on motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Yowell the
bids were opened and read as follows:
Buchanan Ltnuber Company, enclosed check for,S559.76, bid, $5,597.63.
Kinsman L~nber Company, enclosed check for ~610.00, bid, $5,500.00
Motion by Mr. Wheaton m~d Miss Cullin that the sale of log raft No.
be awarded to Buchanan Lumber Company, carried.
City Clerk read separations for ~lobert D. Peterson and Melford Loop,
Water Supply Department.
I~otion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r. Yowell that the separations be approved,
carried.
City ~lerk rea~l the following notices of employment: William Derfling-
er, wlo72 per h~ur, plus 20~ differential and Clay Madden, $1.V2 per hour,
Water Distribution Department.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the
Civil Service appointments as read, carried.
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November 12, 1952 (Con't)
City Clerk read claim for damages from Mrs. Herbert H. Owen, in the amount
of ~46.8V, when her car was damaged October 20, 1952 at Sixth and Roosevelt.
City Olerk stated the claim has been reported to the insurance company.
City Clerk read a letter from the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association,
to which was attached a claim in the amount of $39.75 from Karmen A. Bugge
covering d~mages to shrubs.
Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell to approve the claim, carried.
City ~lerk read a petition, signed by Proksyda M. Bugie and 198 others,
requesting the withdrawal of the present local rent control office.
Several interested parties were in attendance in favor of the petition.
City Attorney Wallace read the Federal Law which provides that a public
hearing could be called by the City Council and both sides of the issue dis-
cussed.
Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Yowell that the public hearing be set for
10:O0 o,clock A.M., November 25th, carried,
City Clerk read copy of a letter, dated November 6, 1952, from the
City Engineer ~o Joe Avery, Contractor for L.I.D. No. 252, instructing him
to proceed with project according to the plans and specifications on or
before November 16, 1952, the same to be completed on or before February
14, 1953.
Contents were noted.
City Clerk read a letter from Aaron E. ~'oraker, requesting a pathway
through Forest Ridge for school children attending Marion School.
Mr. Wheaten requested the City Clerk write a letter in answer to Mr.
Foraker advising him that when time permits, a strip will be cleared which
will eventually be a street.
City Olerk read Ordinance ~o. 2004, "An Ordinance creating the positon of
additional cashier in the City Treasurer's Office, providing for an appropria-
tion of funds for which no appropriation was made in the 1952 budget and de-
claring an emergency."
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. ~heaton to approve the passage of Ordinance
No. 2004, carried all members voting Yes.
City Clerk read a letter from V~m. P. Harper & Son &'Company, advising
that the City,s ~mctio~n in withdrawing the petition for intervention before
the Federal Power Commission to obtain an adequate supply of natural gas, was
not technically correct so far as procedure was concerned and that a letter
from ~r. Mann would advise what exactly should be done.
Commissioner Wheaten requested a Committee of the Whole meeting be called
for 2:30 today for discussion, with Mr. Cunningham, bids on pipe for the Water
Department which were opened last week.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that all bills be allowed if approved
by the majority of the Commissioners, carried.
~otion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried.
APP~{0VED: City Clerk
November 12, 1952
Special meeting of the City Council was called at 4:30 P.M., Wednesday
Now~mber 12, 1952 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding
with Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City
Attorney Wallace, Water Superintendent Casad and Mr. John Cunningham, Con-
sulting Engineer hired by the City to advise on work being done by the
Water Department.
Mayor Yowell explained that the meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of awarding the bid on pipe for the Water Department which were open-
ed November 5, 1952 at regular meeting.
Water Superintendent Casad recommended the award be made to American
Pipe and Construction Company for 27" pipe, at a saving of $~,698.60 over
the steel pipe.
City Clerk stated that he had spoken h~nd on this bid call in the
meeting of the Committee of the ~hole held earlier and that he still felt
that the specifications were not properly drawn. Mr. McGowan requested that
in the future an estimate of the entire cost of jobs, such as this, be filed
with the City Clerk's Office for publication in compliance with State Law,
before calling for bids on any material.
Commissioner ;'~eaton stated that a form would be prepared to take care
of future estimates of this sort.
Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. ¥owell that the award be made to the
American Pipe & Construction Company, carried.
Motion,by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: Cityz Clerk
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