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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/51 April 4, 1951 Hegular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton, was .,eld Wednesday, April 4, 1~51 at 10:00 o'clock A.I~., in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Present were Mayor Kean, presiding and Commis- sione~ Haddon, Commission r Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nut- ter and Assistant City Attorney Bill Gates. Also present during the meeting was Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun, Gil Jacobson, KBRO and several bidders. Motion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to approve minutes of March 28, 1951 as written, carried. Clerk announced it was date and timg for opening bids on concretg retain- ing wall on the ~est Margin of the alley at the rear of Fire Station No. 1, Bremerton, Washington. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~eaton to open the Olds, carried. Clerk opened bids and read from: Dan Solie, $2,220.00, 0id bond enclosed. Sam ~inden, $2,275.00, Old bond enclosed. Commercial Builders, ~,133.00, bid bond enclosed. Nick A. Rudman, ~2,335.50, bid bond enclosed. Bert Danielson, ~2,555.00, cashier's check enclosed. Motio~ by Mr. ~eaton and l~r. Kean to refer the bids to the City Engineer, Commissioner o~' Public Works and Utilities, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and Mayor, with power to award the contract, carried. Clerk read reports of separation for: Waldo Barber, Raymond F. Wilburn and Fayola Wethern, Water Department and Gerald C. Yeadon, Clerk's Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. V~eaton to approve the reports of separation carried. Notices of employment were read 0y Clerk for George E. Brown, $252.00 per month, Police Department; Agnes M. Whitmore, $175.00 per month, Treasurer's Office; Albert F. Born and Max F. Johnson, $1.60 per hour, Garbage Department. Motion by [~r. Kean and ,~r. '~'~eaton to approve the temporary non-Civil Ser- vice appointments as read, carried. Changes in pay status was read by Clerk for Lee 0. Easter from $1.68 per hour to $1.53 per hour; Jac~ E. Enhelder from $1.68 per hour to $1.53 per hour; Admiral Ross from $1.68 per hour to $1.53 per hour, all of the Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the changes in pay status, carried. Application for license to operate three trade stimulant devices at Pattie's Uinette, 536 Bu~ell, St., signed by Lydia M. Kee, was read by the Clerk. Ap- plications approved by the City Treasurer and Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to grant the license, carried. Cler~ read letter from ~r. A.E. Ha~mnond, Hammond Amusement Co.~ a~plying for renewal of Master Pinball Operator License in accordance with Ordinance No. 1645 of the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the Master PinOall Operator License, carried. ClerX read letter from Mr. Harry McGill, Bremerton Mutual Amusement, ap- plying for renewal of Master Pinball License. Motion by ~r. Kean and l~r. Wheaton to approve the~Master Pinball LicenSe carried. Clerk read the following applications for renewal bi' pinball location lic- enses, from Hammond ~nusement Company~ J. Coleman, Maple Leaf Tavern, 17~5 Marlowe; W. Henkel, Hillside Tavern, 60~ Wycoff; J. Vallela, Drift Inn, ~0~ First S~reet; Bonnie Ammel, Chili Bow~, ~20 Naval; B. Pearsall, Seven Seas, ~$7 S. C~abrian; A.F. Goldstein, Dock Concessions, City Dock; R. Mulnix, Muls Center, B~$ ~th Street; S. Basett, Stan's Drive In, ~05 llth E.; W. Curtis, Beach Tavern, ~09 First St.; L.A. Bellosillo, Navy Yard Cafe, 8~8 Burwell; B. Nelson, Nelson,s Drug, Sheridan Park; C.0. Nell, Rendezvous Tavern, ~18 First St.; C.E. Holzeman, Outside Inn, bls Fourth St.; C.J. Guindon, Smoke Shop, First St.; B. Williams, Casino Tavern, 8BO Burwell, all approved by Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the applications, carried. Clerk read the following renewal applications for Pinball Location License from the Bremerton ~utual Amusement Company~ Last Chance Tavern, NcGills Tav- ern; Nix After Six Shop, Palace BilliardS, Pantry Shelf Cafe, Pagoda Cafe, Leo's Lunch; ~hiteys Tavern, Service Tavern, Deluxe Tavern; Sullivans Tavern, Pounds Cafe; OlymDtc Recreation, Bluejacket Tavern, Ted's Lunch, Travelers Cafe; White Pig Tavern, Anchor, Avalon, Pat~ie's Dinette, Jaco~sons Tavern; Top Hat Cafe; Alibi Taverns Cheerio Tavern; Charlies Place; Twin's Cafe; The Crossroads; Grotto Cafe; Sammy,s Triangle Cafe; Coney Island Lunch, Rialto Bowling; In & Out; Lippert Drug Co.; Charleston Club; all approved by the Chief of Police. April 4, 1981 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaten to approve all applications, carried. City Treasurer reported that while he was checking punchboard and business licenses some places of business like Bert and ~rene~s and Snell's Drug Store sould not have pinball machines because too much of a nuisance for kids. Mr. Wheaten questioned why be~ter prizes were given on the punchboards. ~r. 'Nutter explained that the only step-up boards allowed if they are con- tained on one board and that the rew~nue is picking up on trade stimulant stamps. Clerk presented payroll voucher for period ended March 31, 1951 for $41,322.13, approved by City Auditor. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve, carried. General Claim Voucher was read by Clerk from H.P. Fowler Company, for $6~4.55 for payment of Ringstyle Angle Meter Couplings under Contract #273 for Water Distribution. Voucher approved by C.C. Casad and audited by City Auditor. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Madden to allow the c~aim, carried. Clerk read General Claim Voucher from Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. ~'or $1,7~9.80 for payment of gate valves under Contract #268 for Water Distrib- ution. Voucher approved by C.C. Casad and audited by City Auditor. ~otion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Kean to allow the claim, carried. General Claim Voucher was read 0y Clerx from Lent's for $5,927.38 for pay- ment oz' Estimate No. 8, approved by City Engineer and audited by City Auditor. Motion by Mr. ~heaton and Mr. Kean to allow the claim, carried. Clerk reported that he had received a copy of the State.Auditor's Report, A.C. ~iiller, covering period o~' January l, 194~ through December 31, 1949. Following some discussion, motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaten to note con- tents and file in the City Cl~rk's office and make available for the press, e~rried. Clerk read letter from City Engineer, dated April 5, l~l, regarding L.I.D. No. 245, Harkins St. from Winfield to Pitt, Pitt Ave., from E. llth to 210 ft. North, Bremerton, Washington, submitting adjusted balance of fixed charges for above named project to be transferred to the General Fund in the amount of ~126.72. Motion by ~r. ~heaton and Mr. Kean to approve the trans,'er as recommended by the City mngineer, carried. Letter from Mr. E.S. Severance, City ~ngineer, Dated April 5, 1951, was read by the Clerk regarding L.I.D. #241 and L.I.D #246, awarding of contract. I5 was recommended that the two jobs be awarded to the Superior Construction Co]npany witi~ their bids of ~lT,ell.O0 for L.I.D. #241 and $1,777.90 for L.I.D. #246 with provisional bid statement attached. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mr. Kean that the Engineer's recommendation be allowed and ~he contract awarded, carried. Clerk stated that under our present agreement with Kaufman Le0o it does not provide l'or payment of lights on space at the First Street dock. Mr. Kean raised the question of whether the City of Bremerton should order a meter' installed or pay ~'or ;he lights, to Mrs. Haddon, who will check further on the matter. Clerk requested action by the Council which would permit his office to snow on the monthly budget reports the fo±lowing reductions in budget figures which were voluntarily made by Pepartment Heads, with vhe approval of their respective Commissioners~ Planning Commission, $~25.00; Civil Service and Retirement, SZl~.O0; Park and Recreation Department, $10,000.00; Garage, $1~, o00.00; Engineer's, ~i~3,~8o.00; Street, $19,687.50 and Library, ~4,500.00. I~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaten that those reductions t~at were volun- tarily made by Separtment Heads and approved by Commissioners in charge be as- te~isked ar.bracketed, which would indicate that the funds were not available mad% carried. Clerk read petition, signed by Mildred A. Hill and ten other property own- ers asXing the Council to create a Local Improvement District for the improve- ment of Taft Avenue from a point 76 feet North bi' the North margin of 2Otb Street to a point 441 feet north of said margin 0y the construction of sanitary sewers along said street at such an elevation as would serve the 1st floors but not Oasements at a cost not to exceed ~5.00 per front foot. MOtion 0y ~r. Kean and Mr.¥~heaton to refer the petition to the Engineer's Office for study and tabulation, carried. Clerk read letter, dated March l~, 1951, ~'rom City Engineer to residents adjacent to the alley which has been petitioned for vacation between E. 13th Street and E. 14th Street west of Perry Avenue, advising that a new p~tition had Oeen presented to the City Council for the vacation of said alley and ad- vising that the former petition was protested by some 30 property owners for April 4, 1551 (Con't) the main reason that there was no sidewalk on Perry Avenue and further advising that inasmuch'as such sidewalk has been constructed the Engineer,s Office sees no reason I'or maintaining such alley and requesting that ii' the property owners have no objections to the vacation of the alley that they notify the Englneerls office by letter. Clerk read letters oi' protest from fifteen property owners, first slgnerj ~lrs. Irvine C. Williams. Clerk read letter from W.S. Severance, City Engineer, to CommisSioner Wheat- on recommending that in view of the number of protests received the ~tition be denied. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to concur in the recommendation of the City Engineer and deny the petition for vacation, carried. Mayor Kean reported that the City Engineer and City Attorney were not yet ready to report on George W. Martin, who is occupying the major portion of Chester Avenue north of 18th Street and also a part of l~th Street east of ~hester Avenue by a fence, fish pond, concrete bulkhead, shrub0ery, etc.~ in such manner that the street cannot be opened'to permit the owner on the West side oi~ the street to enter with equipment for the construction of a proposed residence. ~r. Roy H. Ellis, Chief of Block Wardens for the City of Bremert0n, and Mr. A.E. Pedersen, Deputy Block Warden, discussed with the City Council delay in perfecting Bremerton's Civilian Defense organization. Nayor Kean replied the delay has been occasioned by indecision oi~ the Fed- eral Government on how civilian deI'ense financing and organization is t o be handled. City Treasurer reported receipts on the occupation tax for ~he month of February in the amount of ~0800.00; also l~ delinquent noti6es were mailed out an~ t~at to date 910 business licenses have been issued. Nr. Nutter re- ported before the week is over he will start a rechec~ on the west side ~or those 0usinesses who haven't their license. Also reported by Nr. Nutter the parking meter collections continues to rise. Assistant City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1923, adopting daylight saving time i'or the City of Bremerton for the year l~51, and declaring an emergency. Notion by Mr. Kean and Nr. "heaton that Ordinance No. 1923 be passed, carried unanimously. Assistant City Attorney reported that next week there would be a m~e com- plete report made covering the request for wharfing privileges on the Sheridan Recreation Area. Asst. City Attorney reported, also, that next week there would be more com- plete report on t~e amendment to the Water Department ordinance. ~lr. ~Eaeaton read a letter £rom Mr. C.C. Casad, Superintendent of Water, regarding a request I'rom the North Perry Avenue Water District, that we permit the Water Oistrict to use the 150,000 gallon storage tank located on Sylvan Way near Schley Boulevard. This tank cannot be used by the Water Department with- out considerable expense. ~£he tank is 30 I'eet higher than the tank the City is now using an5 necessitates the operation oZ' additional pumps and to renew this line will require approximately 1920 feet of pipe. Due to these condi- tions it was recommended by Mr. Casad that the request be granted the North Ferry Avenue Water District with an agreement made to mutually protect both the City of Bremerton and the Wster District. ~otion 0y ~r. ~heaton and Nr. Kean to refer the request to the City Attor- ney and ~r. Casad for further study and prepare a lease to ~ drawn up~ carried. ~otion by Nr. Kean and Nrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved,by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: City Clerk Nayor