HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/13/51 June 15, 1951
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton, was held Wednesday, June 13, 1951 at 10:00 o~clock A.M., D.S.T. in the
Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Present were: Mayor Kean, presiding;
Con~issioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer
Nutter, City Attorney Wallace. Also present during the meeting was Paul Ryan
of the Bremerton Sun and several bidders.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve minutes of June 6, l~51 as
written, carried.
Mr. Searle, Executive Director, Housing Authority, attended Council meet-
ing and reported that an act of congress, passed in April 1950, Public Law 475,
Section 604, pertaining to temporary housing made it mandatory, after July l,
1951, that these temporary houses, as they were vacated, they could not as-
sign new tenants. He further stated that under this law there would be an
average of 20 units a week vacated due to people leaving. Mr. Searle asked
that a Joint resolution in House and Senate for extension of time for six
months be made, with copies going to the Mayor of San Diego and ValleJo, City
Manager of Richmond, California and all Oongressional Delegates in the State
of Washington.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to direct the City Attorney to prepare
resolution and adopt such resolution and send copies as directed, carried.
City Clerk read notices of employment in the Park and Recreation Depart-
ment for the following: Donald Mull, ,1.39 per hour; Jay Williams, $1.00 per
hour; Larry Keifert, ~1.25 per hour; Norma Jean Munie, ~1.25 per hour; Charles
W. Koon, $1.25 per hour and William W. Erwin, $1.25 per hour.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the temporary non-Civil Ser-
vice appointments as read, carried.
Changes in pay status was read by City Clerk in the Water, Sewage Dispos-
al, Department for the following: Albert 0. Herrmann, $310.00 per month, from
~270.00; Harold J. Davis, from $290.00 per month to $315.00 per month; Raymond
B. Macintosh, from $290.00 per month'to'$31$.00 per month. Park and Recreation
Department: Helen Kelly from $1.10 per hour to $1.25 per hour; Dewey Favero,
$1.2~ per hour to $1.50 per hour. Water De~ rtment: Elsie I. Pry, from $206.00
to $220.00 per month; H~gh ~. Morse, $L72 per hour from $1.72 per hour; Henry
Larkin, from 4268.00 per month to $272.00 per month.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the foregoing changes in
pay, carried.
City Clerk requested a bill of sale be drawn to Puget Service Company,
covering items which were not part of their contract.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the list of items and de-
clare surplus or jun~ and refer to the City Clerk to dispose of to the best
interests of the City, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the list be referred to the City
Attorney Ibr the necessary bill of sale, carried.
City Clerk McGowan announced that arrangements had been made to call for
bids on the Library car (1906 Chevrolet) and would 0e sold accordingly.
City Clerk read letter from City Engineer, dated June ll, 1w50, regarding
L.I.D. No. 242, voiding Change Order No. 2 and making this Change Order No. 3,
which includes 360 feet of grade lowering on 20th Street, hand excavation of
200 lin ft of side sewers caused by the installation of a water main on Ta~
Avenue @ $1.50 per foot additional making the total change order No. 3 in the
amount of ~480.00.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve change order No. 3, carried.
City Clerk read letter £rom Defense Production Administration, Dated June
6, l~51, advising that the Critical Areas Committee has taken favorable action
and recommended the certification of Bremerton as a critical defense area for
the relaxation of credit curbs on 750 housing units.
~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~eaton that contents be noted and filed, car-
ried.
City Treasurer reported on the convention he attended in Seattle: Discus-
sion as to interest charged on L.I.D. payments whether to charge a full year's
interest on overdue payments or to accept the interest up to date of payment
only. Mr. Nutter asXed City Attorney to check this matter.
Mr. Norman Bingham is the actuary for the Firemen's Pension Fund; and
information on Business and Occupation Tax disclosed that Longview charged 1/10
of 1% on general business and 2/10 of 1% on professions with no minimum amount
which would result'in even writing a receipt in the amount of l~.
City Treasurer reported that forms are being sent out to the various tax
payers under the Occupation Tax ordinance who have 0een under $2.00 tax payment
June 13, 1~51 (Con't)
and have been receiving requests to be put on annual basis. 'I~ere are over
300 of them and there will be a saving in mailing and operation by doing so.
It costs V~ to process each application and mail out returns.
City Attorney read letter from A.~. Hankins, dated June ll', 1951, regard-
ing S~ssion Law, which holds that the additional mill may be used for the Fire-
Men,s Relief and Pension Fund, only.
City Attorney reported that the Puget Service Company would pickup dead
dogs and cats at the Dog Pound without charge to the City according to the con-
tract, unless there were a truck loa~ a week. Puget Service Company also will
warn all customers who have their garbage cans more than 20 feet away from their
trucks, that they can't pick up their garbage unless tbs cans are within this
distance and ii' the customers do not comply with their request the people will
be breaking the ordinance.
City Attorney reported M~at an opinion from the Division of Municipal Cor-
porations bad. been received and that revenue from the Water Department can be
diverted to buil~ storm sewers.
Discussion on the renewal of the contract with Marine Drive Water District
was brought up but no negotiations were completed.
City Attorney re~d letter from the Singer Sewing Machine Company protesting
their payment of the business tax.
Mrs. Haddon reported she would have to buy some fencing for the cemetery
and asked that the City Engineer. make a survey and recommendation.
Mr. Wheaton reported after attending the Association of Washington Cities
Convention that the City of Bremerton is getting along pretty well in accordance
with other cities.
Mr. Wheaton reported that after the meeting yesterday it was decided to s et
the closing hours of all offices in the City Hall, except the Treasurer's, Clerk's
and Traffic, for three weeks from 8:45 to 5:30, 45 minutes for lunch and a skel-
eton crew for the Treasurer's, Clerk's and TraFfic Violations offices..
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve closing hours for three weeks,
carried.
Mr. Kean asked if any protests on L.I.D. 246 had been received, hearing of
which was scheduled for this morning; no wirtten protests and no oral p~otests,
Due to some changes a new resolution had to be prepared aud new notices set out
to property owners.
City Attorney read Resolution No. 7V3 as follows:
WHEREAS, the assessment roll for Local Improvement District #246, providing
for the assessment to pay the improvement of Lafayette Avenue from First Street
to a point 230 feet north of the center line of Coontz Street, has been filed
with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton, and
WHEREAS, Wednesday, the 13th day of June, 1951, at the hour of ll:00 o'clock
A.M., D.S.T., has been set at the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City
of Bremerton as the time and place for the hearing upon said assessment roll,
and
WHEREAS, by error, inadvertence and mistake, the said assessment roll failed
to carry a proportionate charge against each lot, tract or parcel of land affect-
ed and assessed for said improvement for fixed costs of the said Local Improve-
ment District and that said assessment roll is, therefore, incorrect, and
WHEREAS, a corrected assessment roll has now been filed with the City Clerk
of the City of Bremerton for said Local Improvement District, #246,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That thehearing of said assessment roll be
continued to '~ursday, the 5th day of July~ 1951, at 11:OO l'clock A.M., D.S.T.,
at the Council Chambers at ,the City Hall in the City of Bremerton, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Clerk oe and he is hereby authorized
and directed to give no~ice of the time and place of said hearing to all persons
who may desire to object to said assessment roll to make such objections in writ-
ing a~d file the same with the City Clerk at or prior to the date fixed for such
hearing. Said notice to be in writing to the owner or reputed owner of the dif-
ferent properties whose name appears upon said assessment roll, by mailing a copy
thereof at least fifteen days before the date herein set for such hearing to each
such owner or reputed own~:r at his address as shown on the tax rolls of the Treas-
urer of Kitsap County for the property described on said list au~ the Clerk shall
further give notice of such hearing by publication of such notice at least five
times in the official ~ewspaper, the last publication of which shall 0e at least
fifteen days prior to the date herein fixed for said hearing, fhe above mention-
ed improvements include the construction of sanitary sewers and the doing of any
andall other work in connection therewith.
June 13, l~S1 (Con't)
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to pass Resolution No. 778, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Motion 0y Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the log bids be opened, Z~or raft
No. 32, carried.
City Clerk opened the bids and read from:
Eclipse Lumber Company, $8~808.82, certified check in amount of $850.88.
Nettleton Timber Company, $8,508. A0, check in amount of ,855.00.
West Waterway Lumber Company, $8,508.82, check in amount of $875.00.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that all names taken f rom the hat be
read and the last one drawn will be the successful bidder, carried.
Names were drawn in this order: Eclipse, Nettleton and West Watez~vay.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to award the contract to West Waterway
Lumber Company, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to open bids on cast iron pipe, carried.
City Clerk opened the bids and read from:
Industrial Iron "orks, Item 8 only 17~ per lb., Total $~AO0.O0, 80 days
after signing contract. Certified check in the amount of $170.00.
Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, Items l-A, $5A,282.~0, 80 days.
Item 5, 1A~, total $2800.00, 80 days after signing contract, certiI'ied check
in the amount of $2,800.00.
Hugh G. Purcell Company, Items l-A, $0~,A~2.50, lS0 days. Item 5, .1875~
total $3,1~0.00, 3o days after signing contract, Certified check for $3,000.00.
Atlas Foundry, Item S, 18~ per lb., less 10% f.o.b. Breme~ton, discount
2%, l0 days, net ~0 days. Certified check for $180.00.
City Clerk read letter from the Atlas Foundry, dated June 13, 1951, advis-
ing that ~hey purchase cast iron scrap at all times.
E.N. Hallgren Company, items l-A, $SS,777.~0, 2~0 days ai'ter signing con-
tract, Item 8 8" thru 12", ~28~A" O.131. Certified check in amount of $3,o00.00.
Motion ~y Mr. W~eaton and Mrs. Haddon to r ei'er bids to Water Superintendent,
City Clerk and Commission i'or authorization to award the bid, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that bids on L.I.D. #24? Oe opened,
carried.
City Clerk op~ned bids and read from:
Superior Construction Company, $2,185.50, certified check in amount of
~12 ~. O0.
Lent's, $2,~1~.75~ bid bond enclosed.
Arvid T. Larsen, $2,208.75, bid bond enclosed.
~otion ~y Mr. ~heaton and ~r. Kean to refer the bids to the City Engineer,
City Clerk and Commissioner of Public Works I'or check and awarding of contract~
carried.
City Attorney reported no inI~ormation as yet on ~orest Ridge.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all ~i±ls if approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
City Clerk read letter from F.M. Veatch, District Engin~er, U.S. Depart-
ment of the Interior, dated May 21, 1951, regarding cooperative agreement between
the Geological Survey and the City of Bremerton to continue the operation of the
eight gaging stations in the area west of Bremerton.
Mr. Casad recommended the extension of the agreement and that he be auth-
orized to ma~e the necessary provisions in the 1952 budget.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and
authorize the Water Superintendent to negotiate for the continued service at
possibly a lesser figure, carried.
Discussion was held on Borrow Permit Lease between the City of Bremerton
and the State Depar~uent of Highways on Primary S~ate Highway No. lA, Tide-
water Creek to Union River Pit Site No. 1-dl. Recommended that the City Eng-
ineer and the City Attorney check legal discriDtion.
Motion ~y Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to concur in the recommendation and re-
fer to the City Attorney and the City Engineer, carried.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the meeting adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: ~City Clerk