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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/14/51 February 14, 1951 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was held Wednesday, February 14, 1951 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Bt.morton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and City At- torney Wallace being present. Also present were the following: J.E. Skirving, Harold Staley and Paul Hymn. Mayor Kean welcomed the Boy Scouts who are taking over city positions for today. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve minutes of February 7, 1951 as written, carried. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bids fo~ furnishing brass fit- tings and copper tubing. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the ~ids, carried. Clerk opened t~e bids and read from the following: Western ~tilities Supply Company, $11,617.00, accompanied by a bid bond. Palmer Supply Company, $11,87§.08, and certified chec~ for $650.00 attached. E.N. Hallgren Company, bid on copper tubing only, $§,996.00 and bid bond enclosed. Consolidated Supply Company, $11,857.16 and certiI'ied check for $600.00 anclosed. H.D. ~'owler Co., Inc., $11,689.56, and bid bond enclosed. Pacific Water Works Supply Company, no bid on copper, and balance of the items, $5,265.50, certified check ~'or $2?5.00 enclosed. Motion 0y Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to refer to the City Clerk and Purchas- ing Agent, Water Superintendent and Commissioner ox' Public Works to award a contract, carried. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bids £or I'urnishing a crane for Water Department truck. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Evergreen Trailers, Gar Wood Truck Crane, $5,020.00, and bid bond enclosed. Nelson Equipment Company, Quickway Truck Crane, $10,280.00 and check for $540.00 enclosed~ Clyde Equipment Company, Bucyrus-Erie Hydrocrane, $8,600.00 and bid ~ond enclosed. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to refer ~o the City Clerk and Pur- chasing Agent, the Water Superintendent, Oity Engineer and the Commissioner of Public Works for study and power to award~ carried. Clerk~stated it was date and time for opening bids forpads for an Insley ~hovel. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened and read from: Star Machinery Company~ 1 Lot cf ?0 - 15" track pads, 68 pins and 136 riv- ets for Insley Model K'12, $1112.00, alternate, 1 Lot of 70-18" pads, 6~ pins and 136 rivets for $1428.40, and certified check enclosed for $75.00. Motion by Mr. ~Pneaton and Mrs. Haddon to refer to the City Clerk and Pur- chasing Agent, Garage Superintendent and the Commissioner o~ Public Works to award, carried. Reports oI' separation were read ~y Clerk for Edwardi~. Martens, Lee L. Wickersham, John Kramer, Paul S. Challendar, E.0. Halverson, Hudson D. Brady, Hans Jevanord, all of the Garbage Department; and Ho bert Thayer, Park and Re- creation Department. Motion by Mrs. ~addon and Mr. Kean to approve the separations, carried. Notices of employment were read by Clerk for: Neal McLean, Marion W. Kelley, Bill L. Hans,n, Chester E. Wilburn, all SL60.per hour in the Garbage Department. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the temporary non-civil service employments as read, carried. Clerk read changes in pay status for the following: Alexander A. McCall, from $220.00 to $235.00 per month, Janitor, City Hall; Everett V. Estler, from $218.00 to $230.00, William N. Bumcrot, from $210.00 to $228.00, Cemetery; Esther Hans,n, from $175.00 to $196.00, Municipal Court; Walter J. Donaldson, from $200.00 to $225.00, Wharf; Edith Dunlap, from $1.10 to $1.26 per hour, Treasurer's Office. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve changes in pay status, car- ried. February 14, 1951 (Con't) Clerk presented applications for location licenses to install trade s ttm- ulant devices: Margaret Goldstein, Dock Concessions; LaFina M. Soule, Artts Restaurant, 632 Fourth Street; Evan M. Maxwell, Horlunck,s, 137 Pacific; all approved by Chief of Police and City Treasurer. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wneaton to approve the applications, carried. Clerk read application for Pawn Shop license, Leo's Loans, 117 Washing- ton, signed by Howard Kaufman, and approved by Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur ,in the recommendation and trant the license, carried. Clerk presented an application for an additional taxicab from George Swanson, 215 ~'irst Street, Black and White & Blue and White Cabs. Motion by .Mr. Kean and Mr. "heston to refer to the Police Department for recommendation, carried. Clerk read letter from Municipal Judge, dated February 9, 1951, giving a report of the activities of the Court for 1950. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents and file in the Clerk,s Office, carried. Clerk read proposal, dated February 9, 1951, from Charlie A. Isackson to do extra work at the caretaker's dwelling at,Forest Ridge Park, beyond that which was originally ordered. This is an addition to Mr. Isackson's original proposal of $360.00 I'or the work originally outlined by the Building Inspector. The amount of the proposal which would be in addition to the $360.00, is the sum of $64.50. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the change order, carried.' City Attorney read Resolution No. 761 as follows: WHEREAS, there has been proposed a traffic survey of the City of Bremerton, Washington by the Highway Department oS the State of Washington, requiring par- ticipation by Federal, State and local governments and upon the basis of parti- cipation in the cost, estimated in the sum of $18,000.00, on the basis of 50% by the Federal Government, 25% by the State of Washington, and 25% by the City of Bremerton, and WHEREAS, it ~is considered that such a traffic survey would be of great benefit to the City of Bremerton and which survey could not be secured by the City of Bremerton at a reasonable cost without such participation by the Fed- eral and State governments, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Bremerton, that the City participate in such survey and contribute to the cost thereof on the basis of 25% with the contribution by the Federal Gowernment of 50% aI~ the cost and by the State of Washington as to 2§% of the cost. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 761, carried a s follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes. City Attorney read letter dated February 12, 19§l, from Lynn Peterson, ad- dressed to the City Council stating that pursuant to the terms of earnest money receipt and option agreement of November lB, 1950, between the City as seller and himself as purchaser, he was notifying the City that he is exercising the option to purchase the Anderson Cove property and is ready to complete the pur- chase. Letter asked that title insurance policy rep ortbe procured. City Attorney then read his letter to mr. ~eterson, datedFebruary 14, 1951, in which he stated the City Council has asked him to acknowledge receipt of the letter and the exercise of the option and the acceptance will be subject to~all the te~us and conditions of the option and subject to such further easements or right-of-way as the City may feel desirable in disposing of storm water, sewage, or for street purposes in order to make the property available for a residential area; also, a title insurance policy will be ordered at once and a t least 30 days allowed for examination of it and the conveyance will be prepared upon con- sultation with Mr. Peterson's engineers and the City Engineer, relative to the streets and other right-of-way and easements. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to ratify the action o~' the City Attor- ney in connection with the Anderson Cove Project, carried. City Attorney stated he had written to McDonald & Taylor, Inc., as request- ed by the Council, relative to ceiling prices on log sales and Attorney then read the answer from the logging fi~m, dated February 13, 1981, which set forth their schedule oi~ prices, listed by specie and grade. Attorney stated his next step would be to contact the property governmental agency I~r establishing the ceiling price. ~otion ~y ~r. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the action o~ the Attorney and authorize him to make further negotiations as necessary, carried. Mr. Wheaton gave a brief summary of the recent flood conditions in the watershed. Also, reported on the effect of the heavy rains on t~e streets~ February 2, 1951 (CCh't) Mr. Wheaton. stated that the report on rest homes was not yet ready. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a majority of the Commlssioner~ carried. Mayor Kean reported he was going to Olympia this afternoon and tomorrow. Discussion was held relative t o the possibility of calling for bids for a garbage hauling contract. City Attorney discussed the property of the Garbage Department on which there are bends outstanding and stated that in order not to complicate the problem it might be heat to leave the property out of a contract. He suggest- ed further that it would be well to have the contract, which the City would desire to have, drawn up and made a prt of the specifications. Clerk asked regarding the charter section which.provides that the Garbage superintendent shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Finance and the City Attorney stated he would check the charter but he believed this provision would only be applicable when the garbage department is operated by the City. Clerk asked the Council if they wished to leave the impression that they are going absolutely into a garbage contract and Mrs. Haddon a rated she did not want tQ leave such an impression and Er. Wheaton commented they were t~y- lng ~to set up a contract which would be satisfactory and then see whether a con- tractor would be willing to bid. Mayor Kean commented that if the City is going to get out of the garbage business, now might be a good time to make the change due to the condition of the garbage equipment. Mayor said he favored a contractor handling everything concerning the garbage problem, including billing, if garbage HauLing is con- ,tracted. Mayor stated he believed the approach to the problem should b e for Ers. Haddon and Er. ~heaton, who has agreed to write the specifications, to meet with the City Attorney to work out the details. Attorney John .erkel presented the Council with an application for three additional cabs sig~ed by Robert Guy, Arrow Cab Company. Eotion by Mr. Kean and Ers. Haddon to refer the application to the Police Department rot study and recommendation, carried. Eotion by Ers. naddon and Er. Kean to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: ~~Ci't~ ~ ' · Mayor