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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/24/51 October 24, 1951 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton was held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Mayor's office, City Hall, Wednesday, October 24, 1951. Present were Mayor Kean presiding and Contmissioner Haddon, Com- missioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace, City Treasurer Nutter. Also present were Faul Ryan, Bremerton Sun; Mr. Taylor, Commissioner of Public Works, Port Angeles; Mr. Hooker, Assistant City Engineer, Port Ang- eles; Mr. Glen Gallman, Sanitarian; Mr. Del. Taylor, Mr. Bill Cook and Ha~ld Staley, Temmsters Union. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton that the minutes of the October 17th meeting be approved as written, carried. Clerk stated it was date and time.for opening bids for sale of a raft of logs. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the log raft bids, carried. Clerk opened the 0ids and read from: Pope & Talbot, ~10,V20.90. Nettleton Timber Company, ~10,440.50. U.S. Plywood Corporation, $10,720.90. Eclipse Lttmber Company, All bids were accompanied by checks for 10% of the amount of the bid. Some discussion was h~ld as to Nettleton Timber Co~pany,s bid being less than the ceiling ~d but still stated in their letter they were bidding the ceiling price which they computated as $10,440.50. It was suggested that McDonald Taylor and Bruckert enclose the ceiling price in their notices of log sales to all the bidders. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to throw out the bid of Nettleton Tim- ber Company, return their check and advise them they had computed the bid in- ocrrectly, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that all the remaining names be taken from the hat be read and the last one drawn will be the successful bidder, car- ried. Mr. Taylor drew the names as follows: U.S. Plywood, Pope and Talbot and Eclipse Lumber Company. Motion by Mr. W~eaton and Mrs. Haddon to award to Eclipse Lumber Company carried. Discussion was held relative to McDonald, Taylor & Bruckert thinning Christmas Trees from the water shed property ~nd paying the City 6~ a tree, which is about 25% of the sale price of the finished tree. Mayor Kean stated that in his opinion this type of operation would be part of a reforestration program. Mr. McGowan stated that there aren't enough Christmas trees and if the trees were not to be taken from the thin areas an~ the trees from the thick areas were not quite so desirable he could see no reason for this program. He further stated that the City will be c~ticized for so doing. Mr. Wheaton stated that the price of 6~ per tree is the highest he was offered before and that ii' the trees were going to be thinned the City might as well get a little money for selling them at this time. Mr. Taylor stated that their proposal is to thin the trees in the thick areas and that they would cut only second growth stock. Mr. Kean stated that if this thinning operation was not done now the trees would ~e too bi~ and ii' we could get a tree price now he thoug~.t it should be do ne. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to let McDonald, Taylor & Bruckert go ahead and cut Christmas trees with some restrictions and under good forestry practice, carried. October 24, 1951 (Con't) Clerk read notices of separation for the following: Roy H. Sinclair, Wat- er Department; Ruth Hoffman, Eunicipal Court; E.J. Brownell, Fire ~epartment. Notion by Er. Kean and Er. Wheaton to approve the separations, carried. Clerk read notices of employment for the following: Richart T. Irvin, Firs Departmen~ $28~.00 per month; Alma I. Kirby, Eunicipal Court, $?5.00 per month and Joe D. Cartwright, Water Department at $1.53 per hour. Eotion by Nr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the non 6ivil ~ervice appoint- ments, as read, carried. Clerk read changes in pay I'or the Following: Anthony W. Balazic, Fire De- partment from $302.00 per month to $322.00 per month; F. Edward Eiller, Fire De- partment from $322.00 to $342.00 per month. Eotion by Nr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton to approve the changes in pay, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher i~or the period ending October lb, 1Wdl in the ~lo~t of ~38,995.~7, which had been audited by City Auditor. Eotion by Nfs. Haddon and Er. Kean to approve the payroll voucher, carried. Clerk read letter, dated October l?, 195l, from Chief of Police requestlng~ a call for bids be authorized fo~~ the purchase of three new automobiles for the Police Department to replace three four-door sedans. Clerk read letter from T,K. Phillips, Captain of Police Department Traffic, dated October 23, 1951, requesting call for bids be authorized ~'or the purchase bi' two new automobiles for the Traffic Division to replace vehicles now in use. Eotion by Nr. Kean and Nr. ~neaton to approve ~he requests and direct the City Glerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids, carried. Clerk read letter from the City Engineer, dated October 1W, l~Sl~ regarding annexation of Olympic Nanor and the lands adjacent. It was the Engineers recommendation that the City Council ini'orm the petit- ioners that it is not their desire to receive additional limits until the property owners comply with the County,s request to take over Robin and Eagle Streets, providing the property owners would deed the required right of waz. Clerk also re~d letter from John H. Pattison, Kitsap County ~nglneer, stat- ing that ii' the property owners would deed the required right bi' way the County would take over the street but only half of the property owners have done this. Notion by Er. Kean aud Er. Wheaton to concur in the recommeo~ation of the City Engineer, carried. Clerk read letter from the City, n~gineer, dated October 23, 1951, regarding deI'ective sidewalks, curbs and gutters. BeI~ore proceeding with the improvements it is necessary to pass a resolution, name the improvement, describe the pro- perty, give name o~' owner, estimate the cost bi' each improvement, establish a date for the hearing, a n~tice of hearing to be mailed to each property owner, and then an ordinance is passed ordering the improvement. After some discussion ~r. Kean requested the City Engineer to continue the survey and compile all the ini'ormation needed by the City Attorney to make ~he necessary resolution. City Engineer stated ~hat within two weeks he will have a list bi' 15o pro- perty owners, who have defective sidewalks. ~r. Wheaton stated that the City would have to do some of the work on the curbs and gutters. ~r. ~ean reported that the law is now set up whereby the City may asE for an emergency appropriation I'or Civilian Defense but until we know more about the number bi~ warning signals we will need and the cost o~~ t~ese signals ~he City wi±l wait and just make one emergency appropriation. City Treasurer Nutter repo~ted the Finance Officers Convention was very successful. ~here were 48 registered gues~ and everyone had a good time. City Attorney Wallace reported he had written the Wes~ Coas~ Grocery Com- pany, regarding a lien for rental in the amount bi~ $130.~3, and had also filed a claim into ~bankruptcy court for ~35.00 covering estimated business tax against L.~. Hage~an, who leased the 1st Street Wharf. City Attorney suggested removing the padlock on the building and Dutting what belongs ~o ~r. Hagerman in another section of the building so that the space could be leased to a new party. ~r. Kean asked Ers. Haddon to see that this was done. to know ~r. Bill Cook, Teamsters Local, appeared ~e~'ore the Council requesting/what consideration the City employees, whom they represent, were going to receive in wage increases and also what pay differential had been allowed for the ~rtvers of heavy equipment. October 24, 1951 (Con't) Mr. Kean ini'ormed him that the budget had been adopted with a straight V~% increase for all city employees and that some differential had been al- lowed for some heavy equipment. He suggested tO mr. Cook that he get a copy of the budget and read it and then if he thought it necessary to come Before the Council he could do so and the matter would 0e taken up at that time. Mr. Cook stated that at the time bi' the 0udget hearings all three o£ the men were out of town and ~d not know that the increase had been establish- ed. Mr. Kean announced that the term of Mr. C.E. Berg, as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, had expired and he had talked with Mr. J. Harvey Leach: to the Planning and Zoning Commission Z'or a six year ter~ be confirmed by the Council~ ~/Mr.[Leach had expressed his willingness to serve. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Wheaton that the appointment of Mr. J. Har- vey Leach to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a six year term be con- firmed by the Council, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to allow all bills if approved by the majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mr. Kean announced Shat this evening the Association c~,Waehington Cities were having a dinner and meeting to follow. ,Motion by Mr. ~Tsaton and Mr. Kean that the meeting be adjourned, car- ried. APPROVED: 'City Clerk Mayo r