HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/18/51 July 18, 1961
Regular meeting o£ the City Council o£ the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held at 10:00 o'clock A.MWD. S.T. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall,
Wednesday, July 18, 1961. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon,
Commissioner Wheaton, City Auditor Vas substituting for City Clerk McGowan
who was called for court duty, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer
Nutter. Also present w ere Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun, Jac~ Hogers, Radio Sta-
tion K.B.R.~., Mr. Glenn Hallman of the Public Health Department and others.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the minutes of July 11,
1951 as written, carried.
Mr. N.B. Wright, Industrial Relations Department in the Navy Zard, ap-
peared before the Council regarding Lloyd Jones, 724 So. Summit operating a
rooming and boarding house.
Mr. McLeod, Building Inspector, stated that the electrical wiring and
plumbing were not up to the code and also that Mr. Jones had remodele~ls
home without obtaining the necessary building permits. Also he was in viola-
tion of zoning regulations because his home is operated as a rooming and
boarding house, a ~esidential 2 occupancy but is located in a Residential 1
zone,
Mr. Wright stated that the housing shortage was serious and that places
for board and room were few and that the Navy Yard could not,keep its men due
to this condition. Mr. Jones remarked that he had gone to great expense to
remodel and furnish his home and asked if he could continue until the expenses
were paid and also that he would be willing to make any necessary changes to
come within the codes.
After discussion the Commissioners felt they could not change, their build-
ing codes or ordinances. It was suggested that~ Mr. Wheaton, Commissioner of
Public Works and UtiLities, look the situation over.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lane, owners of Blue & Gold Taxi, appeared befOrem the
Council regarding a letter which was read by Mr. Vaa, pertaining to Mr. Lane
obtaining a taxicab driver's license.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1474, where the procedure to follow in
obtaining a driver's license (taxi) was to pay the City Treasurer $5.00, get
an application from the City Clerk and turn it over to t he Chief of Police,
who in turn will take it to the Identification office and he will either ap-
prove or disapprove the application, and bring before the Council. Mr. Lane
had been misinformed and thought a letter was necessary.
Mr. Vaa, Deputy City Clerk, read reports of separations as follows:
Shirley G. Armstrong, Municipal Court; Claude A. Jones and Carl E. Bieck,
Police Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the separations, carried.
Depty City Clerk Vaa read notices of employment as follows: '±~omas A.
Walton, $160 per hour, Street Department; Ronald W. Jones, $1.53 per hour
and iEugene R. Storebo, $240.00 per month, Water Department; Fred C. Johnson,
$282.00 per month and William R. Burr, Jr., $282.00 per month, both in the
Police Departments Lenora E. Jones, $1.25 per hour, Municipal Court.
Mr. Kean approved Mr. FredC. Johnson's employment with reluctance as he
is underweight and he she~ld not have been permitted to take the examination
but he has left other employment and has purchased a uniform and side arms,
and has been working since July 10, 19§l.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve all the temporary non-
Civil Service appointments as read, carried.
Mr. Vaa read change in pay status for the following: Stephen C. Devery
from $292.00 to $292.00 plus $8.00 per month, Police .Department and eack En-
helder from $1.53 per hoUri~t$o$268.00 per month, Water Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to approve the changes in pay status
carried.
Application for three trade stimulant boards at Skipper's Fish & Chips,
signed by Kirk F. Ransdell, 1722 Marlowe, approved by City Treasurer and
~hief of Police, was read by Mr. Vas.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to grant the license, carried.
Mr. Vaa, Deputy City Clerk, read payroll voucher covering period ending
July 15, l~S1, in the amount of $38,098.65, which had been approved by the
City Auditor.
Motion by Mr. Kean and mrs. ~addon to approve the voucher, carried.
Mr. Vaa read letter from the City ~ngineer covering LID No. 24~, Change
Order No. l, which included 5 cubic yards of gravel in place for foundation
material at ~4.00 per cubic yard with a total additional cost of
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Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean ko approve the change order, carried.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to open the log bids on Log Raft No.
54, carried.
Mr. Vaa opened the bids and read as follows:
Eclipse Lumber Company, $9,288.40.
Pope & Talbot, $8,982.15.
Dickman Lumber Company, $9,280.2§.
Checks enclosed with each bid for ten per cent of the amount bid.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to award the log raft ~4 bid to Eclipse
Lumber Company, carried.
Mr. Vas read letter from Mr. Eugene C. Best, dated July 14th, advising
that the co-signers will not be in a position to accept such an appointment as
a committee to investigate the garbage system, past and present and that for he
being the chairman he could not say at present whether he would accept the Hay-
or's appointment.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon the contents be noted and filed, carried.
Mr. Vaa read Ordinance No. 19~9, second reading, "An Ordinance fixing the
rate of interest on all general City Warrants issued by the City of Bremerton
and repealing Ordinance No. 1§9~ and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith."
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to pass Ordinance No. 19~9 on final read-
ing, carried unanimously.
City Treasurer reported that he would be out of the City next week but
would be back to work July ~Oth.
0ity Attorney reported he had received a letter from Hr. Charles Ryan,
Ohief Legal Officer, Attorney's Association, requesting information from our
City on the amount of income tax withheld, property tax collections and other
taxes collected by the City during the year 1950.
City Auditor prepared the report and Mr. Wallace read the letter reco~Aend-
lng that the indormation be passed on to Mr. Ryan.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the recommendation and for-
ward the info z~ation, carried.
City Attorney read Resolution No. 778 as follows:
~UdEREAB, the Water Distribution Department of the Water Department of the
City of Bremert~n, Washington, has, by resignation and transfer, lost a number
of supervisory employees and at the time has employed no employees classified
as "Leading Pipemen" provided for in the 1981 budget adopted by the City of
Bremerton, and
WHEREAS, certain employees of the Water Distribution Department have super-
visory ability, but have not been employed by the Department a sufficient length
of time to be classified as "Leading Pipemen", hut who, by their ability and
services for the S&~vic~swill~be~provid~g~.and~performing additional work and
services for the City of Bremerton, and should be reimbursed reasonably I~or such
additional duties and services performed for the Water Distribution Department
and
WHEREAS, there is an appropriation in the amount of $1,000.00, in the Wat-
er Supply Department budget for the year 1981 for paying a differential in sal-
ary for Supervisor and Trade Craft at the rate of ten to twenty cents per hour,
which will not be needed by the Supply Division of the Water Department for the
year l~S1,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That the sum of Six Hundred ($800.00) Dollars, in the Water Supply budget
for a differential for Supervisor and Trade Craft, at the rate of ten cents to
twenty cents per hour, be and hereby is transferred therefrom to the Water Dis-
tribution ~ivision, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That employees of the Water Distribution Division,
who may be temporarily placed in a Supervisory capacity, shall receive the ad-
ditional and differential rate of pay while ac~ing in such capacity and perform-
ing such additional duties.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to approve Resolution No. 778, car-
ried, all members voting Yes.
City Attorney reported he would have the necessary papers regarding the
l0 feet of Cemetery property ~ing dedicated for Street purposes ready next
Council meeting. He also reported that he had studied Ordinance No. 19~8 and
found that it was necessary to rewrite this Ordinance andhave it ready for next
meeting.
Mrs. Haddon reported people were going past the sign down at the incinera-
tor and leaving trash and rubbish around the burner. She asked the Council
whether they wished to have it torn down or Just boarded up and after discussing
the matter Mr. Wheaton suggested that if Mrs. Haddon would sign the requiAtion
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for enough planks to board up the burner, he would have a man from his depart-
~ent go down and do the work of ~oarding up the hole and Mrs. Haddon said she
would place the sign, "Anyone Dumping Rubbish will be prosecuted" back up a-
gain.
Mrs. Haddon reported that next Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock there
would be a meeting with Mrs. Kieske regarding her lease wi~h the City of Brem-
erton.
Mr. ~heaton reported that he had ~att~ended 'the Begonia Show spensored by
Kitsap Garden Club, and that many thanks were in order from Mrs. R.E. Hensel
to Mr. Andy ~endergast and the ~ark Department for the use of their building
and for their help in making the show a success.
Mr. Kean recommended the re-appointment of Mr. Harold T. Lebo as a mem-
ber of the Housing Authority. His present term expired July l?, 1951. Mr.
Kean asked the Clerk's Office to get the oath of office that is necessary for
Mr. Lebo.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the re-appointament be confirmed
by the Council, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by the
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Mr. Hallman reported that next week he would have a report on the inspec-
tion of the alleys but so far the merchants were willing to do something if
all the rest of the merchants followed. Mr. Hallman reported, also, that
there had been complaints received as to the rats ~ut all he could do would
be to recommend some kind of rat killer as he didn't have time to do any work
toward rat control. He had hoped that he could hire a man to do rat ~ontrol
work and knows of one he could get. Another problem was where the people
could dump rubbi.sh as the new garbage contractor charges for the collecting
and some people cannot afford this charge and were dumping along side o£ the
roads.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.
AP PROVED: City Olerk
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