HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/31/52 December 51, 1952
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was held at lO:O0 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, December 31, 1952 in the Mayor's
Office, City Hall. Mayor Yowell presiding with Commissioner ~ullin, Commis-
sioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer
Nutter being present. A representative of the ~ess was also present.
Motion by Mr. ~eaton and Mr. Yowell that the minutes of the regular
meeting of December 24, 1952 be approved.as written, carried.
City Clerk announced it was the date and time set for opening of bids on
gasoline and oil for the different city departments and for Fire Alarm Cable
for the Fire Department, and on motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton, City
Clerk opened bids and read as follows: Gasoline and oil.
The Texas Company, enclosed certified check for $50.00 and bids on Item
l, motor oil, $.5175, Item 2, Heavy duty oil, $.63.
Tidewater.Associated Oil Company, enclosed cashier's check for $50.00
and bids; Gasoline, $.213 less $.0~5 per gallon; Eth~l, $.233 less $.005 per
gallon. Item l, motor oil, $.61V5, Item 2, motor oil,
Shell Oil Company, certified check for $50.00 and bids: gasoline, rea-
ular, $.218 less 1~ per gallon in 400 gallon ~anks; Ethyl, $.238 less'l~ ~er
gallon in 400 gallon tanks. Motor Oil, $.685,-heavy duty motor oil, $.619.
R.L. Lursen, enclosed cashier,s check for $§0.00, and bids, gasoline,
seller's posted price, less $0.033 per g~llon; Ehtyl, seller,s posted price
less $0.03~ per gallon. Motor oil, $.83, heavy duty motor oil, $.79.
Richfield Oil Corporation, enclosed certified check for $50.00, motor
oil, $.70, heavy duty motor oil, $.70.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that the bids be referred t o the
City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and the City Auditor with power .to award,
carried.
City Clerk opened bids on fire alarm cable and read as follows:
Globe Electric Company, enclosed certified check for $47.14 and bid of
$942.88, alternate bid, $960.84.
General Electric Supply Company, enclosed certified cehck for $31.84 and
alternate bid of $636.80.
Home Electric Company, enclosed certified check for $~5.00, alternate
bid, $666.00.
Graybar Electric Company, inc., enclosed certified check for $50.00,
alternate bid of $636.00.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Wheato~ that the bids be referred t o t he
City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and George Rothenberg, electrician for the
Police Traffic Department, with power to award, carried.
City Clerk announced this as the date and time set for the hearing on
the vacation of 5 feet at the foot of Trenton Avenue as requested by F.J.
Hagan.
Mr. Frank Knox, Poggie Club representative, appeared before the Council
and asked if a precedent would be set by the City in allowing vacations of
this type.
Mr. Wheaton explained that he didn't feel a precedent would be set up
in this particular area as there is still ample parking space available and
if necessary more room could be made available. Mr. Wheaton also explained
that there are two available locations on the East side which could be made
into ~ood places to launch boats.
~r. Knox was satisfied with the explanation so City Cler~ McGowan read
proposed ordinance vacating a 5 foot portion of Trenton Avenue situated in
the City of Bremerton.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell to approve the proposed ordinance
on first reading, carried, all members voting Yes.
City Clerk reported that he had received the changes in pay, as allowed
in the 195~ budget, effective the first day of January, 1953, for all employe~s
of the City.
The Commissioners decided that the changes would be studied at a meeting
of the Committee of the Whole today and will be ready to be read at the nex~
regular meeting.
City Clerk McGowan read general claim voucher from the Northwest Casualty
Company in the amount of $46.87 due Florence M. Owen, covering property damage
done to her car by a City car.
City Clerk advised the Council that this was definitely the fault of
the City.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and ~. Wheaton that the claim be paid, carried.
City Clerk announced that the committee for the study of bids on a new
car for the Police Department, recommended the bid be awarded to Bechtel
Motor Company as the best bid for the City.
Motion by ~. Yowell and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation,
carried~
December 31, 1952 (Con't)
City Clerk McGowan announced that after study of the bid for office mach-
ine repair it was recommended that the award be made to Peninsula Btationers,
the lone bidder. Mr. McGowan advised that the bid, generally, was lower than
last year's bid.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to concur in the recommendation,
carried.
City Clerk read porposed ordinance vacating certain property heretofore
conveyed to the City for an alley. The hearing on this vacation petition was
held last regular meeting but the ordinance was not ready for reading at that
time.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Yowell that the pr0~osed ordinance be ap-
proved on first reading, carried, a~l members voting Yes.
City Clerk read Ordinance No. 2010, "An Ordinance providing for the aband-
onment of all unexpended fundssappropriated in the 1B52 budget, except certain
designated funds, and providing that certain designated.funds shall be carried
forward and remain in full force,and effect and be held available for,the pur-
pose of such budgetary appropriation, and declaring and emergency."
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin that Ordinance No. 2010,be passed,
carried unanimously.
City Clerk read Resolution No. 820, rescinding Resolution No. 806 and
setting up rules and regulations for the operation of Ivy Green Cemetery. (See
Resolutions, Volume 2, Page 133)
Motion by Miss Cullin and Mr. Wheaton to approve the passage of Recolution
No. 820, carried, all members voting Yes.
City Clerk read Resolution No. 821, loaning $25,000 from the Sewage Dis-
posal Construction Fund to the Water Improvement Fund. (See Resolutions, Vol-
ume 2, Page 138.)
Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Miss Cullin to approve the passage of Resolution
No. 821, carried, all members voting Yes.
Attorney Ralph Purvis, representing Mr. Payne on whose lot construction
has been halted by the City Engineer because of the fact that two sewer lines
crossed his lot, appeared before the Council requesting information for neg-
otiation regading the 30" sewer line on vhich the City has no recorded ease-
merit.
City Attorney promised to review the facts and write a letter to Mr.
Wheaton as to what could be done to clear up this situation.
City Attorney reported that he had received a request from Charles S.
Rhyne, General National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, for copies of
franchises now in effect in Bremerton.
The Council favored furnishing this i nfon~ation.
Motion by Mr. Yowell and Miss Cullin to allow all bills if approved by
a majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Notion by Mr. Yowell and Mr. Nheaton to adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: - City' Clerk