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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/24/52 December 24, 1952 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held at 10:00 o~clock A.M., Wednesday, December 24, 1952 in the Nayor,e Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner Cullin, Commis- sioner Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. A representative o£ the press was also present. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin that the minutes of the meeting of December 17, 1952 be approved as written, carried. City Clerk announced it was date and time set for the opening of bids on official publications, office machine repairs, police car and chlorine and smnnonia. Notion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. ~heaton that the bids be opened, carried. City Clerk opened~the bid received on official,publications and read as follows: Bremerton Sun,.?a~los~d certified check for $50.00, and bid of $1.10 per column inch for each insertion of any type size specified, 8 point or larger Ideal type, set in l0 em columns; ~1.25 per column inch for each insertion of any type size specified, 6 point or larger Ideal type, set in ll.6 em~coltubn~ ~iotion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. ~heaton that the award be made to the Bremer- ton Sun, carried. December 24, 1952 (Con't) City Clerk reported that one bid, also,had been received fo~ office mach- ine repair and read as follows: Peninsula Stationers, enclosed certified check for $50.00; Item l, $11.50; Item 2, $11.75; Item 3, $9.55; Item 4, $15.75; Item 5, ~15.25; Item 6, $25.00; Item V, ?15.00. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton that the bid be referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agen$, City Auditor for a report back to the Council, carried. Clerk opened the one bid received on chlorine and ammmnia and read as follows: Hooker Electrochemical Company, enclosed certified check for $267.00, and a total bid of $5,340,00. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that the contract be awarded to Hooker Electrochemical Company, carried. City Clerk opened the bids on car for the Police Department and read as follows: Settle Chevrolet, enclosed certified check for $110.O0 and bid of $1,954.43, alternate proposal of $1,754.83~ Bechtel Motor Company, enclosed certified check f~r $145.00 and bid of $1,837.00; alternate bid of $1,930.005 alternate bid, $2,063.00; alterr~te bid, $2,155.00. Crawford Motors, enclosed cashier's check for $132.25 and bid of $2520.87; alternate $2,644.92. Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. ~lheaton that the bids be referred to the ~ayor, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and the Chief of Police for a report back to the Council, carried. City Clerk announced this was date and time set 'for the hearing on the vacation of an alley lying in the block surrounded by Naval, llth, Olympic and 12th and that no written protests have been received and no wne was pre- sent to protest in person. The necessary ordinance will be ~ead next week at regular council meeting. City Clerk announced this as date and time set for the hearing on L.I.D. No. 250, the improvement of East 17th Street from Ironsides Avenue to Trenton Avenue, etc.; no protests have been received and no one was present to protest. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2008, adopting and confirming the assess- ment roll for L.I.D. No. 250. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the passage of Ordinance No. 2008, carried. City Clerk read a letter from the City Engineer recommending payment of ~368.15, less $10.00 overpayment, to the United Paving Company, adjusted fixed estimate on L.I.D. No. 251. City Clerk reported that *10.O0 was overpaid on Warrant No. 4, L.I.D. No. 251, and as the same contractor is constructin~ L.I.D. No. 250 the $10.00 is being held out on that job and being paid to the General Fund to correct this error. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to pay the voucher, carried. City Clerk read letter from the City Engineer recommending payment of ,~169.79, adjusted fixed estimate on L.I.D. No. 249 to the General Fund. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to concur in the Engineer's recom- mendation and pay the voucher, carried. City Clerk read a letter from Superintendent of the Park and Recreation Department, Mr. Pendergast, listing old unpaid accounts in the total amount of ?145.00 and suggesting that these accounts be turned over to the City At- torney for collection or the Park Department be given the authority to charge them off their books. City Attorney suggested that he would write a letter to each account for collection. City Clerk read a letter from the City Treasur?r recommending that a res- olution be drawn authorizing the loan of $25,000.00 from Sewage Disposal Con- struction Fund be made to the Cumulative Reserve for Water System Improvement Fund in order to meet their obligations for pipe. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up the necessary resolution authorizing the loan, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2009, "An Ordinance relating to electricity and amending Ordinance No. 1948, second reading. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approv~ the passage of Ordinance No. 2009, carried, all members voting Yes. ~ City Clerk read postal card from the Federal Power Commission acknowledg- ing the receipt of an original and 14 copies of notice of withdrawal of peti- tion for permission to intervene under docket No. G-996. £73 December 24, 1952 (Con't) City 91erk read petition, signed by H.A. Norden and 864 other persons, requesting.a stop and go signal at the Junction of Highway 21, ShorewOod Drive and Arwenal Way. Mr. Wheaton suggested the petition be referred to the ~ngineering De- partment and the Traffic Department for their consideration and a report back to the Council. City Clerk Eead letter from C.A. Norman, Secretary Treasurer, Building Service Employees International Union, which was attached to an agreement be- tween the City and Local #262, Building Service Employees Union, which would cover a few of the City employees. Discussion followed and Mayor Yowell stated that the ~ark Department would be notified that time and one-half would have to be paid any employees working over 40 houra per week or over 8 hours within one day. Mayor Yowell also stated ~that he felt it was not necessary to sign this agreement as the City already abides by all the sectionsof the agreement, ex- cept the one above mentioned in the Park Department and ,they will be so notified. Mayor Yowell announced the members of the insurance Committee as ~ollows: Howard McCain, GeDe 01dham, Cecil Brown, Louis Fehlberg, Tommy Pierson, Homer Fowler, Austin Cl~rk and Jack J. Mitchell. The committee will select their own chairman, and recommend to the Council regarding renewal of $500,000.00 fire insurance. Cit~ T~easurer reported that the County Commissioners have rescinded their action of last week when they sold p~.~pe~t~adjacent to the Watershed near Heinz Lake to the City, and have sold the property at public auction for $2,250.00. City Attorney reported that after checking ~nto the matter of City employ- ees taking Friday, December 26, off without charging it against their leave, this could not be done as Ordinance No. 1938 designated the holidays and this was not a regular holiday. City Attorney reported that there will be an amendment to Ordinance No. 1495, the Milk Ordinance, and that he will prepare a proposed ordinance and present it to the Council and the Health Department for their approval. Mo~ion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin ~o allow aL1 hills if approved by the majority of the Council, carried. Motion by Mr. Yow~ell and MissCullin to adjourn, carried. .... , M~yor /