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Home My WebLink About12/26/51 December 26, 1951 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Weshington was held in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton at lO:O0 o'clock Wednesday, December 26, 1951. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and Assistant City Attorney Gates being present. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the minutes oI' the regular meeting of December 19 and recessed meeting of December 21, 1951 as written, carried. Clerk announced this as date and time for opening of bids for construction of storm sewers on Winfield and Trenton Avenues and seven bids had been received. Notion by Mayor Kean and Commissioner W~e~ton that the bids be opened and read, carriedZ'- Clerk opened bids=and'~ead from: ttarold E. 01ds, Tacoma, chick in the amount of $1,650.00 en?losed. Bid ~s follows: Unit #1~ $9.21, #2, $7.55; #3, $5.80,' #4, $5.55, #6, $265.00; #7, $89.50; Total price $31,824.70. Starbird Construction Company, Br?merton, bid bond enclosed. Bid as follows: Unit #1, $4.00; #2, $3.50, #3, $3.20; #4, $2.80; #5, $2.40; #6, ~200.00; #7, $60.00; Total price $18,092.00. H. A. Bergman, Seattle, Bank Manager's check in the amount of $10,095.00 enclosed. Bid as follows: Unit #1, $5.45; #2, $4.55; #3, $4.10; #4, ~3.10; #5, $2.55; #6, $190.00; #7, $77.50. Total price, $21,908.00. Roberts Construction Company, Seattle. Certified check in the amount of $1,500.00 enclosed and bid as follows: Unit #1, $6.40; #2, $6.00; #3, $5.00; #4, ~4.75; #5, $4.10; #6, $250.00; #7, $90.00. Total price, $28,380.50. Gregg Wilson, Seattle with certified check in the amount of $1,000.00 enclosed and bid as follows: Unit #1, $4.38; #2, $3.86; #3, $3.46; #4, $3.14; #5, $2.80; #6, $146.00; #7, $87.50. Total price, $19,657.70. Joe Avery, Bremerton, with bid bond enclosed and bid as follows: Unit 1, $3.65; #2, $3~25; #3, $3.05; #4, $2.85; #5, $2.45; #6, $180.00; #7, $68.14. Total price $17,501.84. Hanson Construction Company, Seattle with bid bond enclosed and bid as follows: Unit #1, $4.10; #2, $3.92; #3, $3.20; #4, $3.00; #5, $2.25; #6, $187.69; #7, $99.32. Total price $19,598.39. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the City Engineer and the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent with power to act, carried. Mayor Kean asked the City Engineer how long it would tmke to tabulate the bids and make a recoo~endation for the award and Mr. Severance replied that it would take about two days, although it was apparent that the Avery bid was low. It was decided that the award would be made at a recessed meeting to be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. Mr. Ro~s Rebb and Mr. Don Narodick of the Ebenarn Construction Company appeared before the Council, advising that they represent the company which is constructing the low cost housing at Anderson Cove, and requesting that Section of the Building Code which requires that gutters and downspouts De put on all rosidences built in Bremerton be set aside in their case due to the fact ~at by including them on this housing would cost the company around $20,0OO.00 extra, and they were desirous of erecting their housing as cheaply and quickly as possible. They outlined their plan of disposing of the water from the roof. They were appearing before the Council on the reco~mmendation of Mr. NcLeod, the Building Inspector, who had declined to set aside any sections of the present building code. Mr. ~heaton advised that Mr. McLeod would have no'authority to deviate from the Code and it was decided generally that the Committee of the Whole would meet for discussion of this matter and it would be brought up for decision at Friday's meeting. City Clerk NcGowan reported to the Mayor what had transpired during his absence with regard to an application for a kennel license in a residential district made by J~w~es W. Bryan, Jr. ~ayor Kean advised he would like the matter referred back to the City Attorney 5o see if it was a commercial operation, and added that he could probably operate a kennel if it was found that it was a non-conforming business. ~ayor Kean requested that the matter be rere£erred to the City Attorney so that he could give a recommendation either to grant the license or refuse the application by the time of the recessed meeting on Friday. December 26, 1~51 (Con't) City Clerk McGowan read letter from the Pacii'ic Coast Building OZ~ficials Conference, Los Angeles, California, dated December 21, 1951, stating that the City of Bremerton is not operating tmder the Uniform Building Code; enclosing a resolution by the Conference advising cities of the State of Wamhington to adopt either the long form or the short form of the Uniform Building Code, whichever is applicable in order to achieve uniI'ormity in building codes in the State; enclosing a reprint from the December, 1951 issue of Building Standards Monthly, which gives technical analysis of three model building codes, and adding that the Uniform Building Code oI' the P.C.B.0.C. is the most highly rated and well recon~ended, calling attention to school for building officials and inviting the Council to attend the P.C.B.O.C. Chapter meetings. Mayor Kean advised that he had turned one copy of this letter over to Mr. McLeod, the Building Inspector, for a recommendation and Mr. Wheaton suggested that the Fire Department also be asked for recommendation. Mayor Kean commented that if this Code is less restrictive than what we now have it might be a good idea to consider it's adoption and suggested that the letter be turned over to Mr. Wheaton for study and a recommendation to the Council. City Cler~ McGowan read file copy oI' revocable permit N0y(R)-46396 issued by the Navy Department to the City oS' Bremerton covering the erection oI' a monument to Lieutenant A. B. Wyckoff, USN, within the northern boundary oS' the Shipyard, signed by Rear Admiral H. E. Haven and dated December 21, 1951. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~¢~eaton that the copy of the permit be referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, with a request~ that he acknowledge its receipt, and it be filed in his oI'fice in ormer to ~eep his records up to date, carried. City Clerk McGowan reminded that a hearing was to be held, upon the ret~n~n of Mayor Kean, on the application oI' the Arrow Cab Company for a stand at the ferry terminal, and a date should be set for continuing the hearing and Nr. Guy should be so notified. Mayor Kean suggested that the Committee o~ the Whole should meet with Chief Lewis and Captain of Traffic Phillips and make up their minds and the hearing should be concluded next Wednesday at the regular meeting, and sometime today it will be discussed with the City Officials concerned, Treasurer Nutter reminded the Council that the hearing on LID will be held next Wednesday, and Nayor Kean advised that there will be a Health Neeting today at 5:00 P.~. ~ayor Kean asked if there was anything hanging fire that should be straightened out and the City Clerk advised that at Friday's Meeting there will be ordinances and resolutions brought in for carrying over appropriations of money into next year. Assistant City Attorney Gates advised the Council that he has accepted a position in Seattle and would no longer be associated with the City Council. The best wishes of the entire Council were extended to ~r. Gates. Mr. Gates advised that he has particularly enjoyed working with the Police Department and the matters of the Police Court. Motion by Mrs. Ha~don ~d ]~r. Kean vo allow all bills if approved b~ t~e majority of the Council, carried. ~otion by ~£r. Kean smd t~rs. Haddon to recess m~til Friday, December 28, 1951 at 2:30 P.N., Carried. APPROVED: December 26, 1951 (Con't) Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bre~erton, Washington was called at 11:20 A.M. Wednesday, December 26, 1951 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding, with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaten and City Clerk McGowan, being present. Mayor Kean announced the meeting was called for ~e purpose of opening a bid on storm sewers which had been overlooked at the regular meeting and the fcrmal opening. Clerk opened bid from the Valley Construction Company, Seattle, f or a total price of $22,022.50 and bid bond enclosed. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the bid be referred to the City Engineer and the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent for consideration with the other bids, carried. Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. City Ole~k · APPROVED: December 26, 1951 (Con't) Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Was[~ngton was called at 2:25 P.M., Wednesday, December 26, 1951 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall. Mayor Kean presiding, with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaten and City Clerk McGowan being present. Mayor Kean announced that this meeting was called for the purpose of opening a bid from A. Jacoboni, Seattle, for the construction of storm sewers, which had beend elivered to the Police Department over the holiday and was not brought to the attention of the City Clerk in time to consider at the regular meeting. The Clerk was instructed to open the bid, which was read as follows: Total price, I~17,654.00 and bid bond enclosed. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton that this bid be placed with the others and considered in ma~ing the award, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: Mayor