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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/51 December 12, 1951 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held at 10:O0 o'clock A.M., in the Nayor's Office, City Hall, Wednesday, December 1951. Present were: Commissioner Haddon, presiding; Commissioner '~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, Assistant City Attorney Gates and City Treasurer Nutter. Nayor Kean being in Washington, D.C. Notion Dy Hr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon that the minutes oi' December 5, 1951 be approved as written, carried. City Clerk stated it was date end time for opening bids on inspection and repair and service of office equipment. Notion by Mrs. Haddon and Hr. Wheaton that the bids be opened on repairs, service and inspection o5' office equipment, carried. Clerk opened the bid and read from: Tri-County Typewriter Company, Item l, $11.52; Item 2, ~11.84; Item 5, ~9.50; Item 4, ~15.82; Item 5, ~15.58. Bid bond enclosed. ~otion by Er. V~eaton and ~rs. Haddon that,the bid be reI'erred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent for recommendation, carried. Clerk announced it was date and time for opening bids on liquid chlorine and ant~ydrous ammonia, but no bids were received. Notion by ~r. Wheaton and Nfs. Haddon that the City Clerk and the Super- intendent ct' Water purchase the necessary chlorine and ammonia on the open market, carried. Clerk read general claim voucher for the payroll for period ending Nov- ember ~Oth, 1951 in the amount of $Z8,~2~.09, which was audited by the City Auditor. D~otion by Mrs. Haddon and ~.'Ir. Wheaton that the payroll voucher be ap- proved, carried. Clerk read Change Order No. i on Evergreen Park storm sewer in the amount of $114.05, covering additional materials required for the completion of the project. ~otion by ~r. ~eaton and ~rs. Haddon to approve the change order, carried. Clerk read general claim voucher from Bremerton Concrete Products, Estimate No. 2, in the amount of i~4,289.~, which was approved by the City Engineer and audited by Auditor Vaa. Motion by Nr. Wheaton and ~rs. Haddon to allow the claim, carried. Clerk read Change Order No. t, on widening of Washington Avenue from 5th to 0th in the amount of $2,517.80, plus $89.~4 sales tax, less 15% retained, which is required on account of placing 8 inches of concrete in place of ~ inches as anticipated, also the use of Hyurly cement in place o~' the regular mix in order that the traffic could be moved sooner. Motion by ~r. ?~neaton and ~rs. Haddon to approve the change order, car- ried. Clerk read general claim voucher in the amount of $~,O29.25, estimate No. I on widening of Washington Avenue which was approved by City Engineer and aud- ited by City Auditor Vaa. ~otion by Hr. Wheaton and Nfs. Haddon to approve estimate No. l, carried. Clerk rea~ claim for damages from George F. Titrington, incurred when his car collided with a City oi~ Bremerton Harley Davidson motorcycle, November l~th whil~ driving west on Burwell Street about 50 I~eet west of ~acific Avenue. Clerk reported a copy of ~he claim had been sent to the insurance company alon~ with two estimates for repair of the damages. Clerk reported that he had a memo on his desk I'rom the Garage asking that nine j~k batteries be declared surplus and sold at ~B.00 each. Notion by Nr. ~eaton and ~rs. Haddon that the batteries be declared sur- plus and sold, carried. City Clork recomm~ended, aI'ter study, that the gasoline bid be awarded to R.L. Lursen; the oil bid to Tide Water Associated 0il Company; the Tires and 'rubes to Kress & More and the recapping and repair of tires to Firestone. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and ~rs. Haddon to approve the recommendation and that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be. authorized to make the awards, carried. AssiStant City Attorney Gates ~ead Resolution No. 784 as follows: WHEREAS the assessment roll I'or Local Improvement District Np. ~4~, pro- viding for the assessment to pay the improvement of Lafayette Avenue from 15th December 12, 1Wbl (Con't) Street to a point 150 feet north of 21st Street and from 24th Street to 26th Street; Cambrian Avenue from 15th Street to 24th Street; Veldee Avenue from 24th Street to 26th Street; the Alley between Lafayette Avenue and Veldee Avenue from 26th Street to a point 540 feet South; Wycoff Avenue from lbth Street to ~6th Street;~the Alley between Cambrian Avenue and Wycoff Avenue from 20th Street to 21st Street; Easement between Wycoff Avenue and Callow Avenue North of 19th Street and west of Callow Avenue; Callow Avenue from 15th Street to 24th Street; Snyder Avenue from 15th Street to 25th Street; Easement between Callow Avenue and Snyder Avenue from Montgomery Avenue tension north and east to Snyder Avenue; Rainier Avenue from 15th Street to 20th Street; Bloomington Avenue from 15th Street to Anderson Cove; Taft Ave- nue from 19th Street to 20th Street; Olympic Avenue from lbth Street to ~ Anderson Cove; Naval Avenue from 15th Street to 19th Street; 15th Street from Lafayette Avenue to Naval Avenue; tVth Street from Lafayette Avenue to Wycoff Avenue and from Rainier Avenue to Taft Avenue; 21st Street from Cambrian Ave- nue to Wycoff Avenue; 24th Street from Wycoff Avenue to Onyder Avenue; 25th Street from Wycoff Avenue to Onyder Avenue and 26th Street from Lafayette Avenue to Wycoffl'Avenue has been l'iled with the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that Wednesday, the 2nd day of January, 1952, at 10:00 o~clock A.M., P.S.T., of said day at the Council Chambers at the City Hall $f the City of Bremerton Da and the same ishereby fixed as the time and place of the hearing upon said assessment roll and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of the time and place of saidhearing to all per- sons who may desire to object to such assessment roll to make such objections in writing and file the same with the City Clerk at or prior to the date fixed for such hearing, by written notice to the owner or the reputed owner of the different properties whose name appears upon said assessment roll, by mailing a notice thereof at least fifteen days before the date herein set for such hearing to such owner or reputed owner at the address of such owner as shown on the tax rolls of the County Treasurer for the property described on said list and shalJ further give notice of such hearing by publishing said notice at least five (5) times in the ~official newspaper, the last publication of which shall be at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date herein fixed for such hearing. 'l~e above mentioned improvements including the construct~.on of sanitary sewers and providing for the drainage, together with the,doing Of any and all other work in connection therewith as may be necessary to make such improvement a complete job. Motion by Mr. ¥~eaton and ~rs. Haddon to approve the passaga of Resolution No. V84 carried, all members voting Yes. Discussion was held re,larding the ,alleyway cleanup and Mr. Glenn Hallman, Sanitarian, reported he would make another trip around town and talk to the businessmen verbally and then it would be up to the Council to decide what should be done. Mrs. Haddon announced she would i'ile again for the Office of the Commis- sioner of Finance. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to: adjourn, ,carried. APPROVED: / City Clerk Mayor (Acting)