HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/03/52 December 3, 1952
Regular meeting of the Oity Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held at 10:05 A.M., Wednesday, December 3, 1952 in. the Mayor,s Office
City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commissioner
Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter
being present. A representative from the press was also present.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the minutes of the meeting
of November 26, 1952 be approved as written, carried.
City Clerk NcGowan announced this as date and time for opening Of bids
for the sale of two public Address amplifiers by the Park and Recreation De-
partment and on motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton the bid was opened and
read as follows:
.Roy W. Yoder, $50.98.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. ~heaton that the bid be referred to the City
Clerk and Purchasing Agent and Andy Pendergast, Superintendent of Park and Re-
creation for study and a report back to the Council, carried.
City Clerk read notice of employment for Violet Griffith, Library De-
partment at 90~ per hour.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to approve the notice of temporary
non-civil service appointment of Miss Griffith, carried.
City Clerk read a claim voucher from Traffic & Street Sign Company in the
amount of ~201.96, covering t~.e purchase of traffic signs.
The Commissioners signed the voucher.
City Clerk read payroll voucher in the amount of $39,628.31, covering
payroll period ending November 30, 1952.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton that the voucher be approved as read
carried.
City Clerk read a letter From City Engineer~ Severance recommending that
two deeds for twenty feet each along the sauth side of 24th Street between
North Wycoff Avenue and North Cambrian Avenue, for the widening of 24th Street,
be accepted and recorded. He furthem advised that the property belongs to
Severt M. and Linda M. Fatland and W. Harold and Olga L. Christensen.
Motion by Mr. ~'~heaton and ~r. Yowell to concur in the~-Engineer,s recom-
mendation, carried.
City Clerk read a letter from the Chief of Police requesting a call for
bids for 2,oo0 feet of fire alarm cable, to join Callow Avenue to the West
Side Fire Station, approximate cost will be from $1500.00 to $1800.00.
Mayor Yowell suggested the matter be investigated further and delayed
until next meeting.
City Clerk read a letter from J. David Mann, Jr., enclosing a formal
notice to be signed, withdrawing the petition for ~ermission to intervene in
the allocation of natural gas for Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin authorizing the ~ayor to sign the
withdrawal and instructing the City Attorney to mail it back to Mr. Mann,
carried.
City Clerk McGowan read a notice of L.I.D. 250 Assessment against the
Water ~epartment in the amount of $586.64, covering a corner lot at 1Vth and
Ironsides.
Mr. Wheaton was given the notice of assessment.
December 3, 1952 (Con't)
City Clerk reported that the committee for studying the bids for the deluge
set for the Fire Department recommended that the award be made to L.N. Curtis in
the amount of $699.20 f.o.b. Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the committee's recommend-
ation, carried.
City Clerk McGowan requested authorization to declare surplus and sell a
supply of copper wire and multiple conductor cable which is stored in back of
the Manette Fire Station.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mi~s Cullin to declare t~e wire and cable surplus
and authorize the City Clerk to call for bids, carried.
City Clerk requested authorization to call for bids for the year 1953 on
the following: Gasoline; oil; tires and tubes; recapping; office machine ser-
vice; ammonia and chlorine and printing.
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Yowell to authorize the City Clerk and Pur-
chasing Agent to issue calls for bids for the foregoing, carried.
City Clerk McGowan brought up for discussion the petition for the vacation
of a strip of land in and along the West side of Trenton Avenue, submitted by
Mr. Hagan last week.
Mr. Wheaton suggested that the.matter, be taken up at a Committee of the
Whole meeting directly follo~ng this meeting.
Commissioner Wheaton reported that he had attended the meetings on the pro-
posed second Manette ~idge;
City Attorney Wallace reported that he had talked to Attorney Cohen, who
represents Mr. Byrd, the man who has been picking up garbage from the Thriftway
Market without authority, and Mr. Cohen stated that Mr. Rosario of the Puget
Service Company was to make arrangements wit~ Mr. Byrd, but so far Mr. Wallace
had heard nothing further.
City Attorney reported that no word has been received from the Washington
State Toll Bridge Authority regarding the damaged dock.
City Clerk read a letter from Mr. Taylor's Office, Commissioner of Public
Lands, attached to which was an application to re~lease~:hhe 1st Street Dock
area, advising the matter had been held up since the State acquired the Ferry
System.
The letter and application were referred to the ~ity Attorney for checking.
Commissioner Cullin requested that a call for bids be authorized for new car-
peting in her office.and the Mayor's office.
City Clerk McGowan stated he would check with the City Auditor as to the
amount of money available in the budget.
Notion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. E~eaton to pay all bills if approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to adjourn, carried.
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