HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/02/51 Nay 2, 1951
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was held Wednesday May 2, 1951 at 10:O0 o'clock A.M., D.S.T., in the Mayorts
Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Present were Mayor Kean, presiding and Commis-
sioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan~ City 'Treasurer Nutter
and Assistant City Attorney Bill Gates. Also present was Paul Rye_u, Bremerton
Sun, Jack Rogers, Kitsap News and several bidders.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve minutes of April 25, 1981
and April 27, 1981 as written, carried.
Clerk reed report 6f separation for Wesley B. Martin, Cemetery Department.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and mr. Kean to approve the notice of separation,
carried.
Notice oi' employment was read by City Clerk I~r Leonard Kelly~ Park and
Recreation Department $1.30 per hour.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the temporary non-Civil
Service appointment as read, carried.
City Clerk read change in pay status for: Robert M. Br~a~.lett, Police De-
partment, from $2~2.00 to $307.00, acting Sergeant, per month, Archie Mottin-
get, Street Department, from $1.60 per hour to $1.64 per hour; Chester E. Wil-
burn, Cemetery Department from $1.60 per hour to $225.00 per month.
Motion by Mr. ~neaton and Mr. Kean to approve the changes in pay status,
carried.
Applications for licenses to operate three trade stimulant devices at
Art & Irene's Sugar Bowl, 1536 Sixth Street, signed by A.~. Thompson and at
the Basin Cafe, 417 So. Cambrian, signed by K.0. Evans were read by Clerk.
Applications approved by the City Treasurer and the Chief of Police.
Motion ~y Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to ~rant the licenses, carried.
Clerk read claim for d~mages from:Charles A. ~ichaels, $20.00, damages
to curtains ~y Fire Department as the curtains were pulled into the fan; Louis
W. Genzen, $26.01 damages to his car when hit by garbage truck; Allen L. John-
son, $4.79 damages to his car when hit by garOage truck. Clerk ~eported all
claims have been forwarded ~o the insurance company.
Mayor Kean requested the contents be noted and filed in the Clerk's Office.
City Cler~ read an agreement leasing the main auditorium of the Civic Re-
creation Center each Thursday evening to Ro0ert Murray, Civic Athletic Club
for wrestling matches between the hours of 7:30 P.M. to ll:~O P.M.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the agreement and direct
the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the agreement, carried.
Letter Lrom Harry P. Cain, dated April 24, 1wSl~ was read by City Clerk
regarding his prompt and favorable consideration to Bremerton as a critiaal
defense area. Mayor Kean ordered contents noted and filed.~
Clerk read letter from C.L. Klinefelter, Chairman Kitsap County Civil De-
fense Council, dated April 25, 1951, regarding the ratio of appropriations ~o
defray the expenses of Civil Defense for the ensuing yea~. A study was made
by the City Auditor of the population of Kitsap County and the cities within
the County~ an8 their proportionate share of the total appropriation of $8,000.
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Mr. Kean fei'erred the matter to the City Attorney f or further considera-
tion and to discuss it with the Prosecuting Attorney £or getting the matter
set up according to the proper and existing laws.
City Clerk recommended Mr. Cec. Brown of Crawford Brown & Trovato to fill
the vacancy in the Insurance Advisory Committee,. formerly filled by Ted Domn-
ing.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to concur in the recommendation and
appoint to the Insurance Committee Cec. Brown, carried.
City Treasurer reported he had checked on .the business and occupation tax
delinquenbies and out of the 23, there were only 4 left whose addreas is out of
town and they will be notified by letter again. The reason for the delinquen-
cies at this time was due to misunderstanding of the $1.00 business license and
wasn't for any tax payment due.
Assistant City Attorney read latter from Mr. Severance, City Engineer,
dated April 30, 19§l, regarding Schmidt-Decker, Garland and Garland, encroach-
ment on Lot 19, Block 7, Original Town of Oharleston, Bremerton.
It was his recommendation that the City Quit Claim so much of said Lot 19
as is now occupied by said building but the City Attorney is not ready with his
recommendation so will be taken up next week.
Asst. City Attorney reported there was no reason why the Finance Committee
could not make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the interest on
warrants.
Mr. Kean stated the City Clerk, City Treasurer and City Auditor will dig
into this matter and make a recommendation through the finance committee and to
the City Council.
City Treasurer stated he would write each bank and get their views.
Assistant City Attorney read Resolution No. 769 as follows:
W!~REAS, upon requisition of the Water Department the City Clerk and Pur-
chasing Agent of the City of Bremerton was requested to purchase l0 C-lO.6
sheave~ for 50 h.p., l0 C-16.0 sheaves for crusher drives, and C-22§ belts two
sets of ten and said purchasing agent was quoted by telephone by Nelson Equip-
ment Company of Portland, Oregon, a price of $403.00 therefor, and
WHEREAS, said quoted purchase price is below the limit set by the City
Charter requiring a call and advertisement for bids, and
W~REAS, it was the understanding of said purchasing agent that the full
and complete price, with the exception of tax, will be the sum of $403.00, and
order w~s made upon Nelson Equipment Company to ship and deliver to the City
of Bremerton the equipment herein listed, and
WHEREAS, a mistake was made in the quoting of the figure and price and that
the total price oI' the orde~~ should have been $806.00, exclusive of t ax and
freight and that since the delivery of said material it has been installed and
made a part of the city equipment of the City of Bremerton'and such installa-
tion took.place prior to receipt of the invoice and claim made by Nelson Equip-
ment Company,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton
that said purchase be approved and ratified and that a general claim be allow-
ed to Nelson Equipment Company in the total sum of $834.18, including price of
equipment, auto freight and sales tax.
l~otion by Mr. ¥$heaton and ~rs. Haddon to adopt Resolution No. 769 carried,
all members voting Yes.
AsSiStant City Attorney read Resolution No. 770 as follows:
WHEREAS, heretofore on the llth day of April, 1951, the City Council of
the City of Bremerton passed Resolution No. ?66 providing for the improvement
of Taft Avenue from a point thirteen feet north of the ~uth margin of BOth
Street to a point 433 feet north of said south margin of 20th street, by the
~onstruction of sanitary sewers not including basement drainage, together with
the doing of any and all other work in connection therewith as might be neces-
sary to make said improvemen~ a complete job, the same to be in accordance with
the plans and specifications to be placed on file in theoffice of the City Clerk
of the City 9f Bremerton~ and
WHEREAS Wednesday, the 9th day of May, 1951 at ll:O0 o'clock A.M.D.S.T.
was I'ixed as'the date of hearing protests against the improvement, and
WHEREAS, by inadvertance and error, thenotices to the owners or reputed
owners oI' the lots and'parcels of land, included in the improvement were mailed
showing May 6th as the date of hearing protests, the same being a Sunday,
NO~ THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton
that Resolution No. 766 be ratified and approved as to the making of said im-
provement and that Wednesday the 23rd day of May, 1951, at ll:O0 A.M.D.S.T.
of the said date be and the same is herevy fixed as the date of hearing pro-
tests against said improvements by any persons interested therein and the City
Clerk be and is authorized and directed to publish a copy of this resolution
in the oI~ficial newspaper of said City for at least two successive issues, the
May 2, 1951 (Con't)
first issue to be at least fifteen days prior to the said 23rd day of May~
1951, herein fixed for said hearing and said publication, toge~her wish the
mailing oi' the notices hereinabove provided to the owners or reputed owner~
of the lots and parcels of land included in such improvement as hereinabove
set forth and referred to as set out in Resolution No. 766, shall be due and
legal notice to all concerned in said proposed improvements.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adopt Resolution No. 770, carried.
Mr. J.H. RD ~rtson, State Commissioner of Unemployment Security, visited
the Council meeting, accompanied by John C. Kane, new manager of the Bremer-
ton State Employment Office and Oliver C. Hobbs, Field Supervisor f rom the
State Headquarters Office.
Clerk announced it was date and time for opening bids on hydraulic clam-
shell bucket, but there was one bid submitted along with a letter which stated
the 0id they submitted was not a hydraulic but a hook-on type clamshell bucket.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton that the bid be rejected as it was not
in conformance with the specifications, carried.
Clerk announced it was date and t.ime for opening bids on log raft #28.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to ~en the bids, carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from:
Henry V. ~neeler Co., Inc., $7,315.81.
Coos Bay Pulp Corporation, $7,315.81.
Siler Mill Co., $7,315.81.
Eclipse Lumber Co., $7,315.81.
Nettleton Timber Co., $7,315.81.
Defiance Mill Co., $?,315.81.
All bids were accompanied by checks for 10% of the amount of the bids.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that all the names taken from the hat
be read and the last one drawn will be the successful bidder, carried.
Assistant City Attorney drew the names and read in this order: Defiance
Mill Co., Stler Mill Co., Henry V. Wheeler Co., Eclipse Lbr. Co., Nettleton
Lbr. Co., Coos Bay Corp.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to award to Coos Bay Corp., carried.
Assistant City Attorney reported that the dog and taxi ordinaces were not
yet ready for the Council.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all Dills if approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to adjourn the meeting, carried.
Mayor