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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/01/51 August l, 1951 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held at 10:O0 o'clock A.M., D.S.T. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Wednesday August l, 1951. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Commissioner Haddon was absent. Also present were Paul Ryan, Brem- erton Sun, Jack Rogers, Radio Station K.B.R.0. and several others. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the minutes of July 1951 as corrected, carried. City ~lerk~read letter from N.G. McLeod, Building Inspector, regarding the approval of the use of the Van Packer chimney in the City of Bremerton. Mr. NcLeod reported the Underwriters, Inc., have approved this type of a chimney as a substitute and he recommended an amendment to the Bremerton Building code in order to make permissable the use of same. Notion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the recommendation and refer to the City Attorney for the preparation of the necessary papers to allow it, csrried. City Clerk read reports of separations for the following: F. Ichard Scale, Park & Recreation Department; Kenneth 0. Thompson, Street Department and Jean Uber, Library Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried. City Clerk read notices of employment for the following: Floyd Williams, $282.00 per month and Lynn R. Simons, $282.00 per month, Fire Department; Jack Dunn, $1.50 per hour, Park and Recreation Department; Joseph A. Hackett, Jr., $1.60 per hour, Street Department; Beverly Mutt, $0.75 per hour, Library Department and Jack E. Minger, $292.00 per month, Police Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. V~heaton to approve the employments as written, carried. City Clerk read changes in pay for the following: Eugene R. Storebo, from $240.00 per month to ~1.53 per hou~ and William L. Zinter, from $1.58 per hour to $2~2.00 per month, both in the Mater Depart, ment; Agnes M. Whit- more, from $190.00 per month to $210.00 per month, Treasurer's Oepartment. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the changes in pay, except the one who has to be approved by the Commissioner of Finance,-carried. Application for three trade stimulant boards at the Rendezvous Tavern, signed by Charles O. O'neil, was rea8 by City Clerk. Application approved by the City Treasurer and the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to grant the license, carried. City Clerk read claim voucher, approved by the City Auditor and City Eng- ineer to Superior Construction Company, covering estimate No. 2, L.I.D. No. 241, in the amount of $2,361.78. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to allow the claim, carried. City Clerk read claim voucher approved by City Auditor and City ~ngineer to Superior Construction Company, covering estimate No. 2, L.I.D. No. 246 in the amo~mt of $213.23. Motion by Mr. Wheaton aud Mr. Kean to allow the claim, carried. City Clerk read letter and claim voucher attached, covering final esti- mate No. l, L.I.D. No. 24? and recommending payment in the amount of $1,680.13. Claim approved by City Auditor and City Engineer. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to concur in reco~nendation, carried. Augua£ 1~ 1951 (Con't) City Clerk read letter I'rom Tony Hatch, Manager, Bremerton-Charleston Transportation Company, enblosing a check in the amotmt of $7,243.14 being of their 1950 gross income. City Clerk remarked that this was $758.88 short of the City,s estimate for that year. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. "heaton to note the contents and accept the check, carried. City Clerk read Ordinance No. 1941, second reading, "An ordinance dedi- cating a portion of Ivy Green Cemetery as a public street and to be a part of Fifteenth Street in the City of Bremerton, Washington." Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to passage Ordinance No. 1941, a~ried, all members voting Yes. City Council agreed the lease and agreement between the City of Bremer- ton and Horluck Transportation Company be read next week when Mrs. Haddon will attend the meeting as it is her department. City Clerk read letter from A.M. Morelli, Partner of Fuget Service Com- pany, dated July 30, 1951, offering to lease a portion of the property known as the head-of-the-bay which is Jointly owned by the County of Kitsap and the City of Bremerton, for the purpose of erecting at their expense one or more Simplex Incinerators for the destruction and disposal of garbage as collected in the City of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~heaton to endorse the request and refer for consideration to the County Commissioners because it is Joint ownership, car- ried. Mr. Merkel, attended the Council meeting, and reported that the County ordinance provides that none of these things should be less than 100 yards frsm any highway and the zoning ordinance 500 feet from the highway. City Attorney brought up the matter of the Kiteap County Sewer District No. I refund of ~130.00. Mr. Merkel stated that there has never been one single drop of water used through this meter and after discussion the ~ouncil requested a letter be written ma~ing particular request in this connection and ti will be re- ferred to Mr. Casad smd Mr. Wheaton for their recommendations. Mr. Leach, Manager of the Puget Sound Power & Light Company, appeared before the Council and presented a check in the amount of $30,805.36 to cover their occ,~pation license and franchise tax and requested a permit for tion for onelyear in advance of this time. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to accept this check in the.amount of $30,805.36, which is $1,805.36 more than the budget estimate and that we auth- orize the issuance of the permit for the franchise, carried. City Clerk read letter from Arthur B. Langlie, Governor State of Washing- ton, requestin~ the purchase of winter fuel supplies during the summer months for all departments within the City; urging hospitals and other institutions within the city to purchase fuel to their full capacity as soon as possible and spreading information to all people within the city requesting cooperation in purchasing winter supplies of fuel during the summer months. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. %~neaton to approve the program and make the communication available to the press and radio, carried. Motion by ~r. Kean and ~,~r. Wheaton that the bids on Log R~ft No. 35 be opened, carried. City Clerk opened the bids and read from: Nettleton Timber Company, $10,269.90, certil'ied check for $1,027.00. Eclipse Lumber Company, Si0,101.50, check No. 1195, $1010.15. Pope & Talbot, Inc., $9,828.80, check No. 2924, $982.88. Motion by Mr. '~heaton and ~r. Kean to sell to Nettleton Timber company, carried. City Clerk reported no bids were received on galvanized steel pipe and requested authorization to go out and buy where we can. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~ir. Wheaton in view that there are no bids and that we need the pipe, the Oity Clerk and Purchasing Agent be authorized to buy the required pipe on the open market ii' obtainable, carried. City Clerk read letter from Mr. Wm. Paddison, dated. July 31, l~S1, in which he discussed the City as a whole. Mr. Kean requested the contents be noted and filed. City Attorney reported the garnishment of Mr. Admiral C. Ross' salary and the City Clerk reported than an agreement had been reached whereby $40.00 will come out o~~ this week's pay check, leaving a $30.00 balance. August 15,1~51 (Con't) Discussion was held in regard to the annexation of ~larine Drive and the surrounding districts. A meeting is being held Tuesday at ~orrison Hall and at that time all questions will be brought up. Nr. Nheaton reported that thirteen million gallons of water a day had been used in July, but so I'ar ~o need for ~a~ioning. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. '~heaton that all bills be allowed if approv- ed by the majority of the Commissioners, carried. Dr. Benham appeared before the Council and reported that ~r. Banchero and Mr. Norelli accompanied him out to the fill site and they agreed that it was not satisfactory and Mr. Morelli went up to the operator of the cat and told him how he wanted it done and they gave Dr. Benham their word that it would be done better. Motion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Wheaton that the meeting b e adjourned, car- ried. APPROVED: Cfty Clerk Nayo~