HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/31/51 October ~l, 1951
Regular meeting of the ~itY ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, was held
at 10:00 o'clock A.M., in the Mayor's ~ffice, City Hall, Wednesday, October
~l, l~l. Present were Mayor Kean, presiding; ~ommissioner Haddon, Con~nis-
sioner Wheaton; City Clerk McGowan, City Attorney Wallace and City Treasurer
Nutter. Also present were Paul Ryan, Bremerton Sun, Mr. Glen Hallman, San-
itarian and several others.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~heaton that the minutes o; October 24th
be approved as written, carried.
for the sale'
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. "addon that the blds/o£ the 1935 Chevrolet
Panel Truck, 1941 Dimnond T. Dump Truck, 1936 Ford Coupe and Mission Heavy
Duty Gas Water Heater be opened, carried.
City Clerk opened the bids and read from:
George Tillett, bcd on 1935 Chevrolet Pane±, $1~5.50.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon that the bid be referred to the City
ClerX and Puuchasing Agent, carried.
Clerk read bid from Jack Miller on the 1936 Ford Coupe for $51.60~ and
from E.L. Harris bid on 1936 Ford Coupe, $35.00.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. haddon that the bids be reI'erred to the City
Clerk, carried.
Clerk reported no bids were received for the sale of the Diamond T. Truck
which has been declared surplus by the Water Department~ or the gas heater.
Clerk read taxica0 stand application bi' Ro0ert F. Guy for one stand
next to l*l 1st Street, which is large enough zor two care ot'f the street
parking on State property, covered by a lease.
City Clerk also read taxicab stand application of George H. Swanson for
stand at blind alley at the South side of the Y.M.C.A. Building, ~etween the
building and the ferry ramp on First Street, for two cabs with drivers in
attendance at all times.
Motion ~y l~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that both applications 0e referred
to the Police Department and Traz'I'ic 9ivision oi' the Police Departraent I'or
consideration and recommendation, carried.
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Clerk read notice of employment for Kenneth O. Thompson, Wa~er Supply
Department at $1.33 per hour.
Motion by Mr. wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the non civil service ap-
pointment, carried.
Clerk read letter from the City Engineer, recommending payment of Estimate
No. 15, final, in the amount of ~7,~81.27 to Lentts, on L.I.D. No. 242, Shy-
der Avenue.
Also, a general claim was attached to the letter in the a0ove amount and
a bill from the Water Department to Avery Construction Company in the amotuut
of $2~.28, covering labor and equipment for digging gas hoe out of trench at
19th and Naval on March 6, 19Sl~was also attached.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to'approve ~he Engineer's recommend-
ation and that Estimate No. 15 be allowed, carried.
Mr. Glen Hallman, Sanitarian, appeared before the Council reporting that
the Alleyway Cleanup Committee seems to be stalled. 'l~e original Committee
inspected the alleys end made investigation, Committee from the various bus-
iness establishments sat down with the original committee and Mr. Hallman
wrote a letter to each one recommending what he felt should be done toward
cement slabs for the garbage cans, type of cans etc. Mr. Hallman now reported
that no answer has been received from these letters although some cases have
improved and others not. He also reported that at different times scavangers
have been seen dumping the cans of garbage~and leaving it in the alleys. Mr.
Hallman now requested that another letter be written to each specific estab-
lishment with specific recommendations.
~r. Kean suggested that the Committee prepare another letter as requested
andhave it approved on the face of the letter by Mrs. Haddon and before it
went out have it approved by Mrs. Haddon and the City Attorney.
City Attorney advised that the scavengers could be guilty oi~ disorderly
conduct.
Clerk read letter from City Engineer Severance, dated October 26, l~S1,
reco~mmending that a L.I.D. be established for construction of concrete curbs
and gutters on Trenton Avenue from E. llth Street to E. 16th Street and that
owing to ~he lateness of the season the call for bids should not ~e made until
early spring.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation, car-
ried.
City Treasurer brought up for discussion the sale of Lots 18 and l~, Block
4, Bremerton Addition. Mr. Pappas, 602 Washington, is desirous of purchasing
this property, as he now holds 18 bonds, $100.00 each, against the L.I.D. for
that district. City Treasurer reported that the assessments amount is $1,682.52
which is ~82.52 more than the par value of the bonds which Mr. Pappas holds.
The Commissioners agreed that the City has no use for these lots and mr.
Kean requested the matter be referred to the City Attorney for his recommend-
ation.
City Attorney Wallace presented an approved concessionbond in the amount
of $1,000.00, which was required in Mr. Hudson's agreement to operate concess-
ion facilities.
City Attorney Wallace read a supplemental agreement between the City of
Bremerton and McDonald & Taylor, Inc., relative to the removal of timber from
a portion of the City's watershed and providing for a reforestation program
for a perpetual or sustained yield on the property described in said agree-
ment. The legal description will 0e filled in later as Mr. Taylor was to con-
tact the City Attorney but did not do so and is now out of town.
Mr. McGowan questioned whether 6~ a tree was enough to be paid for the
Christmas trees cut in this operation and Mr. Wheaton stated that he had been
offered , at another time, 4~ to 6~, and that was from regular Christmas tree
cutters an~l was not a part of a thinning program.
Mr. Kean remarked that he knew there would be criticism of such an oper-
ation of this kind but he felt it was sensible to remove these trees at this
time snd receive money than to wait aud the trees would have to be thinned at
the City's expense.
Mr. McGowan questioned whether the original contract with McDonald Taylor
provided that they thin anywhere and Mr. Wheaton stated no trimming operation
was included in the original agreement and it would have to ~ paid by the City
to remove the old snags later on.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the agreement, carried.
Mr. McGowan stated that he felt ~r. Taylor should bring ~he legal des-
cription and have it approved by Mr. Wheaton or ~r. Casad before the agreement
with McDonald Taylor, for the thinning oI~ trees on the watershed property, was
signed.
Mr. Keana eked Mr. McGowan what he would suggest should be done; if he felt
a call l'or bids should be made.
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Mr. McGowan stated he, perhaps, did not have the same faith in McDonald
Taylor as the rest, but he still felt before any signing an agreement, the
legal description should have been inserted.
The Mayor stated that if there was a delay made now in getting the legal
description from ~r. Taylor, who is out of town, or calling I'or bids, there
might not be a sale for Christmas trees.
City Attorney announced that the necessary deeds for widening of Marion
Avenue were prepared. It had been agreed by the Oity Council that they spend,
not to exceed ~ES0.00, to recondition sidewalks, blacktop, etc., in order to
obtain l0 feet additional width to ~arion Avenue from Puget Sound Naval Nem-
orlal Hospital; lB feet from School District 100-C deeded to the City of Brem-
erton.
Mr. Whcaton reported that there had been no difficulty with traffic along
Washington Avenue as everyone was cooperating. He stated that the curbs would
be set otday and the paving would be back in by the end of the week.
C City Engineer requested a beam be installed in the new paint shop, which
will require a change order in the contract, at an estimated cost not to ex-
ceed $800.00. 'I~e steel is on hand and a change order will'be presented to
the Council next Wednesday, but authority was now requested to proceed with
the work providing the cost does not exceed the above mentioned amount.
Nr. Kean ~ sked if there were any objections from the Council and hearing
no objection, the ~gineer w~s told to go ahea~ and negotiate t~e matter and
bring in the change order next Wednesday.
Notion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. ~addon that all bills be allowed if approved
by the majority o£ the Commissioners, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton ~hat the meeting adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: City Clerk