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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/19/50 July 19, 1950 Regular meeting of the City ouncl± of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, was held in the Nayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton, at 10:00 o'clock A.N., Nednesday, July 19, 1950. Nayor Kean presiding and Com- missioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk NcGowan,, City Treasurer Nutt~r and City Attorney Wallace being present. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve minutes of previous reg- ular meeting of July lB, 1950 as written, carried. Nayor stated that Nr. Don Rolstad was present in 0ehalI' of the ~th Annual All-City Wheel Day Parade to be held July 28, 1950, in West Bremerton and that he had prepared a map Showing the parade route and would ltke Coun- cil approval of the route and the parade. Notion by, Nr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton to grant the request for Wheel Day andhave the streets reserved as requested, car~ed. Clerk read reports of separation for Charles McFarlane, Cemeter, Danny Lim, Park and Recreation and John A. Westerlund, Water Department. Notion by Nr. Kean and l~ir. Wheaton to approve the reports of separation carried. Change in pay status was read by Clerk for Valaria Rofidal, Library De- partment, $195.00 per month. Notion by Nr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to approve the change in pay status, carried. Clerk read two applications for shufflebowls, approved by the Chief of Police, for Hillside Inn and CharlesDon Club. Notion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~nea%on to grant the license, carried. Clerk read payroll voucher for perio~ ended July 15, 1950, $57,248.~0. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to approve the salary fund transfers carried, Clerk read claim voucher from Couse Notors for ~4,499.19 in payment of one 1950 GNC Truck for the Water Department, approved by Nr. Casad and audited by Ciby Auditor. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Kean to approve the claim, carried. Claim voucher, was presented by the ClerE from. Hall-&t~ater Company for Estimate No. 9, West Bremerton Plant & Pump Stations contract, for $45,621.£2, approved by Field Engineer Gorst, consulting Engineer Kramer, City Engineer Severance and City Auditor Vaa. Notion by Nr. Wheaton and Nr. Kean to approve the claim, carried. Clerk read letter from Forr~st 0. Jensen, dated July 19, 1950, to the City Council applying for use of the log dump lying immediately, east of the Sanitary Fill in Sinclair Inlet and offering the sum of $~O.00 per month as rent. The use to be made would be dumping, booming and rafting of logs and The question arose as to whether or not ~cDonald & Taylor, Inc., were Ohrough with their use of this dump and it was suggested that this ~e ascer- tained before approval was given to the request. Notion by Nr. ~heaton mud Nr. Kean that the request be referred, to the Water Superintendent and Commissioner of Public Works with power to act and to refer to the City Attorney for preparation of the necessary papers when clear, carried. ~Letter dated July lq, l~S0, to the City Council I'rom the Civil Service Commission was rea~ by Clerk, relative to a request from the Building Service Employees International Union #265, on certain inequities and increases in wages £dr members o~' their union in the employ of the City. This letter stated that the union request had been addressed to the Civil Service Commission because the City Clerk had informed the Union that the Commission was the qualified bargaining agent. Acting on this authority, the Commission recommended that if the financial situation of ~he City permits any increases for 1950 that the recommended figures of the union be tm ed as a basis for considering any increased granted in this general classification. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nr. Wheaton to note contents of the letter and refer to the Committee of the Whole for consideration at budget making time, carried. Nr. Nutter made a report of activitie~ in locating a new garbage disposal site. Discussion was held on various suggested sites and the City Attorney recon~ended that the City purchase a piece of property for this purpose and then operate it in accordance with whatever standards are necessary and the only thing that could stop such a site would be if the dump was endangering health or being a public nuisance. July 19, 19§0 (Con't) Clerk stated this was date and time for holding a public hearing on the recommended revokation of Frederick T. H~rke's taxi driver's license. No one was present,fneither Mr. Harke or any defense, to protest the proposed revokation. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to revoke the license as recommended by the Police ~epart~ent and based on the charges as submitted, carried. Mr. Wheaton reported that the state is calling for bids to improve the Manette Bridge Approaches,~to be opened August 1st. Mr. Wheaton stated he had a letter from Chester Biesen of the Associa- tion of Washington Cities asking that any information available on the sub- Ject of boiler and heating inspections be sent to Mr. Loop of t~he City of Bellingham. This request was referred to the City Clerk for handling. Mrs. Haddon stated she ha~ a request from the Association of Washington Cities to supply the Mayor of Bellinghamwith the surrent salary scales in effect in Bremerton and send a copy of this information to the association. Mrs. Haddon asked~the City Clerk to make this information available to her and she would write the necessary letters. Mayor Kean stated he ha~ a request from the Association of Washington Cities for information ~o be sent to Mt. Vernon on slot machines with a copy to the Association. Mr. Kem turned the request over to the City Clerk. Mayor Ke~ stated the appointment o~ Mr. Russell to the Bremerton Hous- ing Authority Commission has expired. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to ~n~irm his appointment for a term of five years, expiring July 17, 1955, carried. Mayor announced there would be a meeting of ~epartment Heads tomorrow afternoon and Civilian Defense would be discussed. Mayor Kean asked what was the present status of ~he complaint of Mr. A.R. Larkin, who had granted the City permission to use a SO-foot strip of his property ~'or building the sewage treatment plant in West. Bremerton. This complaint us set out in last week's minutes. M~' Mr. Wheaton stated that the matter was taXen care of by grading and oil- ing the strip and that Mr. Larkin~ seemed to be satisfied. Mayor Kean asxed the City Attorney to dO whatever was necessary to pro- tect the City on this case. :~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to ~16w all bills if approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. James W. Bryan, Sr., retired attorney, appeared before the Council and asked that the City Council appoint the City Attorney to assist him as a friend of the court in an attempt to sway the decision of the State Supreme Court in the case of the PUD's. He stated that the eight county PUDs had their attorneys to help in getting a decision favorable to them from the Supreme Court and that municipalities in the eight counties should get their attorneys to put on pressure~to .get a decision rendering the PUD contract invalid. Mr. Bryan stated~that Cityownership of the light company facilities was nco involved in this issue but that some policy could be arranged to let the present power company continue in business. Mr. Bryan reiterated that the proposed sum to be paid by PUD in this county to P.S.P. & L. amounting to 20 million dollars was far too high and out of line with other counties. He complained that the Council was asleep on this matter and should awaken so that the County does not get hooked into this kind of a deal. Mayor Kean explained that the people of Kitsap County had validated the PUD by vote some years ago and that the question of the valicity of the PUD was not at issue but Just whether or not the proposed contract of purchase is valid. He stated further that-the PUD was set up by a legislative authority an~ was a municipal corporation and, therefore, he did not feel the City had any business interfering, but that if the people felt they were not receiv- ing fair treatment, then the law should be changed by the people's demands. The City Attorney suggested that as a private lawyer he could be request- ed to help on this without any fee and that there were other lawyers in the County who could be interested. Also suggested that the Council go slow be- fore appointing the City Attorney. Mayor asked the other Council members if they wished to take any action on this request but they ~idn't desire to do so at this time. July 19, 1950 (Con't) Clerk stated this was date and time f, or the public hearing on vacating certain portions of streets in Sheridan Park and that no written protests had been received. No one was present to protest. Mayor asked if the descriptions had been checked and Mr. Wheaton assured him that the Engineer had checked them. City Attorney read proposed ordinance, "An ordinance vacating certain potions of certain streets situated in the Qity of Bremerton." Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance, on first reading, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheat- on, Yes. The subject of the PUD came up again and Mr. Wheaton commented he was interested in ~this but didn't know what he could do at this time but needed more information. City Attorney discussed further the suggestion of Mr. Bryan to appoint him as City Attorney in the PUD case and recommended that the Council not turn Mr. Bryants suggestion down flat, and Mr. Wallace said he would like more information. Mayor Kean stated that the matter will be considered further by the City Council and the City Attorney. Mayor stated he had a letter from the County Auditor enclosing a Board of County Commissioners Resolution. The resolution stated that the County Commissioners deemed it advisable to establish a local civilian defense council and invited all Councils and Commissions of the municipalities of Kitsap County to enter into Joint agreements relating t o the coordination of such activities. The letter stated there would be a meeting held at Port Orchard on July 24, 1950 at 2:00 P.M. Mayor stated this matter will be discussed at the Department Head meet- ing to be held tomorrow afternoon and that some action will be taken follow- ing that meeting. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to ~ecess until ll:00 o'clock ~.M. Friday, to act on the biGs for sale of a raft of logs, carried. APPROVED: C~ty Clerk July 21, 1950 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held in the Mayorts Office, City Hall, Bremerton at ll:O0 o'clock A.M.~ Friday, July 21, 1950. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, City Clerk McGowan and City Treasurer Nutter being present. Commissioner Wheaton being absent.~ ClerX stated it was date and time for opening bids for sale of Raft No. 14, logs. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from:- Robinson Plywood & Timber Co., $10,100.O0. Pope & Talbot, $9,111.55. Siler Mill, $9,676.42. Nettleton, $9,~20.00. All bids were accompanied by check in the amount of 10% of the bid. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Ha~don that the bid Of Robinson Plywood & Timber Company be accepted, carried. ClerE read letter dated July 18, 1950, from Clark M. Davis & Associates, Consulting Engineers, offering their services toward helpint to solve the City's garbage incineration problem, and stating that they believe they can develop preliminary ~ata that would warrant commissioning them to proceed with working drawing and specifications. 454 July ~ , 1950 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note conten~m and refer the letter to the Commissioner of Finance and Accounting and the Superinten- dent of Sanitation, carried. Mrs. Haddon statea that Dr. Benham, Health Officer, was in yesterday and stated that invview of the fact. that the City is encountering diffi- culty in securing a new location for the garbage dump he advised that the City ask the, Judge for an extension of the deadline to vacate the present dump site. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean to concur in the recommendation and refer to Mr. Wallace for an extension of time because of the City's difficulty in locating a place, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn, carried.