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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/05/50 3S:l. April 5, 1950 Regular meeting o~' the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held at ten o'clock A.M., April 5, 1950 in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner ~q~eaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and the City Attorney being present. Mayor Kean sai~ there were two or three corrections which should be made to the Council minutes ol' Narch ~9, 1950. The first correction was to add the name hAndy Pendergast" in the first line of paragraph 6, second page, to dO'with concession bids. _The second correction was to change a period to a comma and add the words "and that" to the third line of paragraph 10, page three, which has to do with the new printed claim voucher forms. Mayor Kean stated that paragraph (ll) on page three, which has to do vRth the pinball setup, did not present a true picture of his remarks. Clerk stated that this paragraph had been re-written Just before this meeting in order to correct it as follows: "Mayor Kean stated that the City'of Bremerton seemed to be ahead of some of the other citieh in the State of Washington in handling the pinball setup. In the course of discussion, Commissioner Wheaton commented that he understood that there were still some payoffs being made in the City and the City Treasurer also said that the way the pinball receipts were holding up indicated some payoffs were being made. Further, Mr. Nutter commented that some of the pinball operators had told him that some payoffs were being made. Mr. Kean said it was difficult for a pol- iceman to catch such violators; however, ii' a policeman does observe a viola- tion he will make an arrest. Any citizen is privileged to sign a complaint and the ~ayor assured that the violator would be stopped." The fourth correction was to correct the word "repairs" in line three of paragraph three, page four, to "vessels." The last correction was to correct line three, paragraph four, page four, by adding the word "opinion". Motion by Nfs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to approve minutes of Narch ~9, 1950 as corrected, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for period ended Narch ~l, 1980 for ~otion by Mr. KeRn and Mr. Wheaton to approve the voucher, carried. Notice of change in pay status was read by Clerk for Laurence L. Francoeu~, fireman l/c, $~.00 per month, I'rom fireman~i~/c at $~87.00 per month. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve carried. Clerk read claim voucher from Price Bro~. for removing overflow garbage in bay at Head of Bay fill, Notion by Nrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to allow the bill carried~ Application was read by Clerk for license to install a shuffle-lane mach- ine at the Navy Yard CaI'e~ 8~8 Burwell Street, sigded by L.A. Bellosillo; ap- proved by ~. Lewis, Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton to approve the application for lic- ense,~ carried. /Cler~ read letter from Eleanor vanElten, ll8 N. Nontgomer, dated ~l March 19OO, addressed to the Mayor and City Commissioners, regarding a spring in the N.E. corner of the R0 acres which the City purchased for garbage dump site from Mr. Skirving. Letter stated that VanEltens land Joins this property on the north and explained that the former owners, Mr. and ~rs. Don Losey, did not realize they were piping water to their house from adjOining property; further, that when ~r. Skirving became owner of the property on which the spring is located, he gave herbal consent for its continued use. In order to secure the water sup- ply and to protect from contamination, Nfs. VanEl~en asked what prive the City would ask for ~ater rights, or purchase price of five acres, or purchase price for ten acres. Nfs. Haddon commented that she would not favgr the sale of the land in portions. Nayor Kean stated that pending further~dispos&tion of the property and the possible sale of timber from it he wgul~d~a.~e th~ following motion~ Motion by Nr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to'~cknowledg~ th~ letter and file in the Clerk's Office, carried. Clerk read letter dated March ~l, 19~0, addressed to ~he City Council from Phil Pesco, Head Basketball Coach of the Olympic Junior College, Brem- erton, thanking the Gity on behalf of the Olympic Rangers for the kind tele- gram which inspired them to place seventh in the National Basketball Tourne- ment at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mayor stated if there were no objections that the contents shouldbe noted and filed. April 5, 1950 (Con't) Clerk read letter addressed to the City of Bremerton dated 31 March, 1950 from Captain A.C. Eberhard, Officer in Charge, District Public Works Office, Thirteenth Naval District, Seattle, regarding Contract N0y(U)-19686, which is the negotiated sewerage service contract between the City and the Navy. Letter stated that it is expected this contract will be executed by the Government within the next few days, and asked that three sets of drawings showing the sewage disposal facilities against which the Government connection charge will be applied, be submitted to the Navy for use in connection with countersigning of withdrawals from the special bank account. The forwarding of the drawings would expedite receipt by the City of the advance payments. ClerX stated that this letter had been forwarded to the City Engineer, who had prepared the drawings and Clerk then read a letter dated April 5, 1950, from E.°. Severance, City Engineer, to Captain Eberhard, enclosing the draw- ings. Carbon copy of the letter went forward to James W. Carey and Associates. Mr. Wheaton commented that this should have been handled by Carey and Associates. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to note contents oI~ communications and file, carried. Clerk read letter dated March 30, 1950, from the County Auditor, Kitsap County, to the City Clerk enclosing Quit Claim to the City of Bremerton, which was approved aha executed by the Board of County Commissioners, for certain property all in Block 2, Leibley & Blumer's First Addition to Bremerton Heights. City Attorney stated this deed w~s in'connection with the gravel pit and would eliminate the County from the condemnation; that he had prepared the deed and checked the description and believes it is c6rrect. Attorney recommended that the deed be referred to him. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to refer to the City Attorney for fil- ing, carried. Mr. ~rneaton stated in connection with the gravel piti that Mr. Searle, Executive Director of the Bremerton Housing %uthority,'had been in yesterday relative to some lots east of the others and has granted verbal permission for the City to use them and that a letter will follow. Clerk read letter dated April 5, 1950, from Commissioner Wheaton and City Enginee~ Severance, addressed to the City Council, reporting that they and the Assistant City Engineer met with Mr. Fatland in reference 6o a street of some 490 feet in length across his property, connecting North Cambrian Avenue with North Lafayette Avenue, such street being very essential to the development of the development of the district North of 24th street, and if the street is put through Mr. Fatlana will have an ad~ttio~al~sewer assessment of some $2,500.00. Letter stated that it is believed the right-of-way can he'procured for ~l,000., anG it is recommended that the entire committee view the site and if approved, negotiations be completed. Clerk sai~ he ana the City Attorney made up the balance oI' the committee, and that he would like to see the property. Mr. Wallace made arrangements with Mr. ¥~heaton to go directly after the Council meeting to see the Fatland pro- perty. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to refer the recommendation to the City Attorney ~s a member of the committee, carried. City Treasurer made a report of progress on canvassing the property own- ers in Blocks 9 and 10, Port Orchard Addition, where the City is contemplating ma~ing a sanitary fill to improve some below level lots, some owned by the City and others by private par~ies. Mr. Nutter reported he had mailed out sixteen letters, had received eleven replies, ten of which were in favor of the proposition ana one against. He sai~ there are 52 lots concerned an~ a tabulation gives 36 lots for approval, including ~he two owned by the City, leaving 16 lots that have not approved as yet. Mr. Nutter th~n gave a verbal list of those from whom replies had not been received. He said that Mr. John Schmid who owns Lot 12, Block 9, is not in favor. Among those from whom answers have not yet been received was the Summit Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Mayor asked Mr. Nutter to co~tact this church. Mr. Nutter said he expected the church to ta~e action this week. ~ir. C.W. Gale, who is purchasing Lots 6, 7, and 8, Block 9, Port Orchard Addition, from Olga M. Poindexter, was presen~ at the Council meeting to dis- cuss the proposed fill. Mayor Kean gave the City's side in the proposal, stating the the City is trying to eliminate rat infestation and to improve the property, which at this time has practically no value due to being in a gully. He said the fill, if done, would not be in summer but in early fall, and the fill would be ac- complished according to proper ~ealth standards and procedure. Mr. Gale stated he has been fixing up his place for sale as the location on the h~ll is hard on his wife's health, as she has difficulty going up to their home, and he felt a fill being made there would ruin his chances of sell- ing at the present time. 383 April 5, 1950 (Con't) Nr. Gale said further he hoped he was wrong but ii' anyone can improve his place, he would be ~lad to sell to them. Also, that whatever decision he made on the fill, he said Olga M. Poindexter would be satisfied with it. He felt the Council would receive complaints from property near Blocks 9 and l0 and the Mayor assured him that after the canvass is completed in those blocks that adjoining property owners would have an opportunity to speak whether they favor the fill, or are against it. Mr. Gale said he would go on record at this time as objecting to the sanitary fill. Mrs. Haddon commented that Seattle and other cities are doing this eat- isractorily. Mayor said further that ii' a satisfactory job was done at this site, then the City might be able to do this elsewhere in the City to im-' prove property. City Attorney teac letter dated March 31, 1950, from United racific Insurance Company, regarding the claim for damages of Monsanto Chemical Company, stating that this case appears to be one o£ contributory negligence and asked that a getter be written by the City Attorney denying their claim for damages. City Attorney reco~mmenmed that the City Council deny the claim. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to deny the claim, carried. City Attorney read a letter dated March 31, 1950, from United PaciI'ic Insurance Company, regarding claim for damages from D.R. Quigley, stating that this claim was not filed within the 30 day period as required by City orainance anm that there is no liability on the part of the City according to a letter from Mr. Severance. Asked that the City Attorney advise Mr. Quigley that his claim has been denied for these two reasons. City Clerk said that he believed he had received a letter from Mr. Quigley within the 30 day period notifying of the claim ann then he had sent Mr. Quigley claim forms which were filed after the filing period; however, ~. Quigley hag notified the City in the only way he knew how at the time. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to deny the claim, carried. City Attorney read Resolution No. 730 as follows: WHEREAS, on or about the 10th day of February, 1950, the City of Brem- erton and McDonald & Taylor, Inc., a corporation, entered into an agreement concerning logging certain of the City's watershed on Anderson Creek and which contract provided for a division of the net proceeds from the sale of logs from the said land on a basis of 25% to the City and 78% to McDonald & Taylor, Inc. after payment of costs of advertising the sale of the logs, and WHEREAS~, the first lot of logs has been sold under call for bids there- For and some provision is necessary for the authorization to pay McDonald & Taylor, Inc. and to pay the costs of advertising, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that all funds arising from the sale of logs from logging operations on the watershed or the City of Bremerton shall be deposited in the "Cumulative Reserve for Water System Improvements Fund" and from such deposit in the "Cumulative Reserve for Water System Improve- ments Fund" there shall be paid the c~sts of advertising the proposals for bid for the sale of said logs and 75% of the remaining net proceeds from their proportionate share of the proceed~ of the sale of said logs under the agreement of February lC, 1950, and it is further RESOLVED that the~balance of the proceeds after payment of the advertis- ing costs and the share to McDonald & Ta$1or, Inc. shall remain in the "Cum- ulative Reserve for Water System Improvement~ Fund" until such time as the Council of the City of Bremerton shall determine to expend the monies in the fund for the purposes intended, and be it further RESOLVED that a copy o£ this resolution be forwarded to Mc~Donald & Tay- lor, Ino. City Attorney stated that in the third paragrap$ of the resolution he had used the wording."logging operations on the watershed of the City of Brem- erton." He said this was done because if the present operation on Anderson C~eek was successful, the City may desire to negotiate for further operation on ~he watershed., Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass the resolution, ~arried, All members voting Yes. City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1876 "An ordinance adopting dsylight saving time for the City of Bremerton for the year 1950, and declaring an emergency." Notion by ~r. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to pass Ordinance No. 18V$, carried aS follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. ~rs. H~ddon, Yes. Mr. ~heaton, Yes. Mayor Kean asked that one copy of the daylight saving time ordinance be sent to Chester Bies~n, Executive Secretary of the Association of Washington Cities, as it might be of assistance in having other communities in the s tare come under the same time as Bremerton and Seattle for the sake of uniformity. 384 April 5, 1950(Con,t) Mayor asked for report on the Hunt lease and the City Attorney stated Mr. Hunt had been out of town .and he ha~n~hing to report at this time. Mayor stated the vault door which is stored in the City Hall Basement is in the way and. wondered if it had ever been declared surplus. It was not definitely ascertained from those present that the door had been declared surplus. Mayor felt that the City Clerk could contact the firm who sold it to the City and see if they would be interested in purchasing it. Clerk stated that in connection with surplus items he would like to have a central storage space. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to declare the vault door surplus and refer to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent for disposing to the best interest of the City, carried. Ralph McKernan, sales representative of Howard-Cooper Corporation, was present and asked if the Council had received any formal report on the gar- bage truck demonstrat&r which the City was using the last few days. Mrs. Haddon said there was no formal report other than what had been told him previously. Mayor Kean asked the City Treasurer for a report on pinball collections and Mr. Nutter stated that both United and American Amusement companies, re- presented by Mr. Seijas, are paid up through January 1950, on their pinball percentages. Mayor Kean asked if the City Clerk had written to the United Veterans Council regarding a fire works display for the 4th of July and Mr. McGowan stated he had written but had not received a reply. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to recess until Friday at lO:00 o,clock A.M., April 7, 1950, carried. APPROVED: 'City Clerk -- ~- Mayor April 7, 1980 Recessed meeting of the City Council ~' the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held Friday, April 7, 1950 at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Of- lice, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean, presiding; and Commissioner Haddon, City~Clerk McGowan and City Treasurer being present. Absent was Commissioner Wheaton. Also present, were Del Taylor mud Mr. McDonald who are conducting logging operations on the Bremerton watershed, and Water Superintendent Casad. Clerk read a letter dated April 8, 1~80 from Kitsap County Chapter of the American Red Cross, thanking the City Council for allowing the staff of the City WaSer Department to insert the small Red 0~oss pamphlets in the water bills for the month of March. Mayor Keanaske~ that the contents of the letter be noted and the let- ter filed. Clerk stated this was date and time for opening bids for the sale of a raft of logs and that several bids had been received~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the bids carried. Bids were opened and ream by Clerk as follows: Forest Sales, Inc., $10,O072.18, with certiriem check enclosed for $100~W22.. Defiance Mill Company, $10,OSl. O0, with certiI'ied cnec~ I'or $1008.10 enclosed. Hobinson Plywoo~ & Mill Company, $1~,406.95, with certiz'ie~ check for $1040.70 enclosed. Buffelen Mfg. Company, $10,196.00, with certiI'ied check enclose~ for $1019.60. Mayor Kean asked ii' there was any need to wait for Mr. Wheaton before making an awar~ and Clerk stated that the logging firm would pro~aOly like to get the raLt out of the way an~ Mr. Taylor stated that the rai't would be in toe way and i£ it was sold to~ay that it probably woul~ be moved next week. Mayor Kean asxed i~ Mr. Casao had any reason to ~elay and he said that he ha~ no reason~to ~elay but that the raLt should be gotten out oi' the way. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Ha~don to award the bid to Robinson Plywood & Mill Company, carried. April 7, 1950 (Con't) Mayor Kean asked when another raft would be ready for sale ~nd Mr. Taylor amvised it woulm be tentatively a week from Wednesday and scale bills would be ready by next Friday. Mayor Keanasked if the Council should set the date and Mr. Taylor saim it would be all right with the understanming that anything can hap- pen in an operation such as they are conducting but that if everything went according to schedule the next rai't would be ready for sale on April 19tho Motion by Nr. Kean anm Mrs. Hamdon to direct the City Clerk ~ad Pur- chasing Agent to ca±l for bids to be opened a week from Wednesday, on April 19, 1~50, carrisd. Motion by ~rs. Haddon and Mr. Keau to cancel the call for bids for a Sanitation Department packer and truck carried. Nayor Kean announced that he is going over to Spokane for a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association of Washington Cities. He sai~ he will leave Bremerton April 13th and the meeting will be held April 14 and 15; and will return to Bremerton on April 16th. Notion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried.