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~egala~meetiag of the City Co~u~o~l of the City o£ ~remerton, Washln~to~
was held at lO:O0 o~clook A.~., Wec~esday, Nay ~1, 1~50 in the Nayor~s office
City Hall, Bremerton. Nayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Hadcbn, Commis-
sioner Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan, City Treasurer Nutter, a~d City Attorney
Wallace being pre~ent.
Notion by Nr. Kean and Nrs. Haddon to approve minutes of Nay 24, 19§0 as
written carried.
Clerk read letter dated Nay 28, lBS0, from General Services Administra-
tion, stating that the Census Bureau will not need the space presently occupied
on the First Street Wharf after June 30, 1~80.
Notion by Nr. Kean and ~i~ Haddon to accept the cancellation, carried.
Clerk read letter dated Nays28, 1980~ to the ~ayor fl~cm Nr. and Nfs. Al-
bert B. Gilman, 908 Hayward Avenue, thanking the stanc taken relative to up -
holding the ban on dancing in liquor taverns, ant rea~ ano6her letter dated
Nay 25 from Gregory S. Norony, Pastor, Sheridan Par~ Co~unity Church, also
thanking the Council for its stand on dancing and entertainment.
~ayor Kean ordered contents noted and letters filed.
Clerk presented a copy of Summons and Complaint filed in the case of Pearl
Chapman vs the City by Garland & Garland~ Attorneys.
City Attorney stated that a copy of these papers has already been turned
over to him.
Notion by Nr. Kean an~ ~rs. Haddon to note contents and refer to the City
Attorney, carried.
Clerk presented resolutions and contracts from Puget Sound Power & Light
Company for adoption and signing by the Nayor~an~ City Clerk providing for
power for lift stations 7, 8, & B of the West Bremerton Sewage Treatment Plant
anG furnishing transformers.
Clerk stated the form of the resolution and contracts is the same as
adopted recently by the City Council on other lift stations and the form has
been approved by the City Engineer.
Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Kean to adopt Resolutions Nos. ~33, ~4
and 935, and authorize the Nayor and City Clerk to sign the resolutions and
contracts, carried, all members voting Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1888, second reading "An ordinance vacating the
alley lying East of Lots ~l, ~2 and 33, and bounded on the East by Lot ~4;
and also the alley lying tast of Lot 34 and bounded on the East by Lots 38,
38 and ~?, all in the Pla~ of Wischhoefer Addition."
Notion by Nr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance No. 1888 as read
carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. Nrs. Haddon, Yes. Nr. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1888, second reading, "An ordinance providing
for the creation and establishment of a special fund to be known as "North
Perry Avenue Water District Reserve Fund" and providing for the deposit of
funds therein not to exceed the sum of $10,000~00 and providing for disburse-
ments from said fund and final disposition thereof."
Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nfs. Haddon to pass Ord~nanceNo. 1808 carried
as follows: Nr. Kean, Yes. Nfs. ~addon, Yes. Nr. Wheaten, Yes.
Clerk read proposed ordinance~ second reading, "An ordinance relating to
and regulating the installation, alteration, repair and inspection o~ plumbing
in ~he City of Bremerton; providing for boards of examiners and for the exam-
ination and licensing of persons engaged in plumbing; providing for the issu-
ance of permits for plumbing work to be done and the fee to be charged there-
for, prescribing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing Ordinances
14~ and 87~ of the City of Bremerton and all other ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict ~herewith."
Ernie Lent spoke against this proposed ordinance and in favor of keeping
the present ordinance. Some of the reasons given by ~r. Lent were tha~ pre-
sent code is more uniform than the proposed ones that proposed code has never
b~en approved by National Association nor International Journeymen; incr~aae
cost of plumbing; will have to call on the inspector before doing a Job; and
will cause a more confusing situation than now caused.
George Tinney stated he wanted it on the record that Plumbers Local 8~1
was apposed to passage of the proposed ordinance and the present ordinance is
satisI'actory.
Remarks were ma~® by Nr. Whitted and ~r. Wheaton. Nr. Wheaton explained
that a committee has been appointed to study and recommend~something that would
be an improvement over the present ordinance and that if the proposed ordinance
is not acceptable that he would like to have further study'made.
May 31, 1950 (Con't)
Clerk mentioned that the proposed ordinance involved increases in per-
mit and license fees and the ordinance would have to be effective prior to
July l, 1950 if these fees were to be collected.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to re-refer the brdinance back to
the'committee that has been studying it, carried.
Clerk stated this was date and time for opening bids on log raft sale
and had two bids.
Notion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to open the bids, carried.
Bids were opened by Clerk and read from:
Nettleton Timber Company, $?,585.00 and certified check enclosed for
$75~.5o.
Siler Mill Company, $7,687.20 aria check for $768.72.
Clerk stated th4t many times no certified check accompanied a bid and
wondered if this should be eliminated from the bid call. Mr. Cecil oi' Silerts
sta~ed that it was often hard to obtain a certified check because of the lack
of sufficient time between receiving the notice of sale and bid opening date;
however, he could arrange to get a certified check for about two thousand
dollars and have it on hand for each'big opening.
Mr. Taylor mentioned that many companies are not bidding because their
bid is pu01ished in the newspaper and complaints are received from people in
this area from whom they are buying logs because the price bid the City and
the price paid 9hem is different.
City Attorney explained that the city's business is public and cannot be
kept from the public.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to accept Silerts bid, carried.
Clerk stated he had a communi~ation from the Association of Washington
Cities asking for the names of Bremerton's voting delegates who would repre-
sent Bremerton at the convention to be held in Walla Walla.
Motion by M~. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Nutter be
delegated and authorized to select an alternate if neither one is there, car-
ried.
City Attorney read Resolution No. 736 as follows:
WHEREAS, heretofore the City Of Bremerton and Hall-Atwater Company'en-
tered into a contract for the erection, construction and completion of the
West Bremerton Sewage Treatment Plant and Pump Station, and
WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council of the City of
Bremerton Change Order No. 3 on said contract, and
WHEREAS, Change Order No. 3 will necessarily extend the completion date
of said project for a period of thirty (30) days and oill cost an additional
$3,418.90, plus sales tax to be based on the sum of $3,247.00, and
WHEREAS, liquidated damages are specified by said contract, but it ap-
pears that no damage of any nature will occur by reason of the failure of
the contractor to complete its work within the time specified by the contract
and that damages are waived by the contractor; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HESOLVED:
1. That Hall-Atwater Company, contractors, be g ranted an extension of
thirty (30) days within which to complete the Work required'by its contract.
2. That no liquidated damages be claimed by the City by reason of the
failure of the contractor to complete within the time specified by the orig-
inal contract and the contractor waives any claim for damages by reason of
such change order.
3. That a copy of this resolutisn be forwarded to the Hall-Atwater
Company and to the surety on the contractor's performance bond.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 736, carried,
all members voting Yes.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a
majority of the Commissioners, carried.
Clerk read letter, dated May 29, 1950, from Bremerton Housing ~uthority
to Mrs. Lulu Haddon, Commissioner of Finance, setting forth the total amount
of payments in lieu of taxes paid out by the authority since September 23,
1941, as well as giving'more current figures on the same subject.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Ers. Haddon to adjourn, carried.
AP PROVED: Ctt~ Clerk