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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/50 46t August 2, 1950 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing- ton was held in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Bremerton, at lO:00 otclock A.M., Wednesday, August 2, 1950. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Had- don, ~Commissioner ~heaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and City Attorney Wallace being present. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mrs. Haddon to approve the minutes of July 26, 1950 and July 28, 19S0 as written, carried. Clerk read report of separation for William J. Beatty, Police. Depart- ment, Traffic Maintenance. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. ~heaton to approve the notice of separation, carried. Notice of employment was read by Clerk for Richard Cl®mmer, $1.50 per hour, Traffic Maintenance, Police Department. Motion by Mr..Kean and Mr. W~ eton to approve the employment, carried. Clerk read application for shu£fleboard license at the Blue Jacket Tar- em, submitted by Raymond A. Roberson and approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Wheaton to approve the license, carried. Claim for damages was read by Clerk, from. Frank G. Macomber, filed July 27, 1~80; address lll So. Lafayette, Bremerton, for.$?50.00 for damages suffered to his~foot when a bone broke when he stepped next to a water meter and the ground caved in. Clerk stated he had already made the necessary reports to the insurance company. Mayor stated the contents should be noted. Clerk stated that at last Council meeting a reqmest for two taxi cab stands from George H. Swanson, Black & White and Blue and White ,Taxi had been referred to the Police Department and a letter had been received from Capt. T.K, Phillips, Tra£fic Division. Clerk read the letter, dated August l, 1950, stating that the Police Department does not recommenc ~hat the Ace Cab Company's I'ormer stand at 228 First Street be granted to any cab company, due to the traffic congestion at that point~ but do recommend that the one at ~e Elks Cl"u~ be gra~ted to the Black & White and Blue & White Cab Company.~'- ~ .... · ' ~ ~ , ~ Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Wheaton to approve the recozmmendation and refer to the Traffic Department for the necessary set-up, carried. Clerk read, for the record, a copy of a letter written from the City Attorney to the United Pacific Insurance Company, re: Cohen vs. City of Bremerton, et al, enclosing a copy of st~mons and complaint served upon Mayor Keen on July 25, 1950. Letter stated that as a precautionary measure the City Attorney put in a notice of appearance on behalf of the City of Bremerton to the plaintlXT and his attorney; an~ it is the City Attorney's understanding that this dam- age occurred during the time the City had coverage with ~nited Pacific In- surance Company and is thereI'ore referring the matter directly to them. Clerk stated that at the request of the ~ouncil, last week, he wrote to McDonald & Taylor and asked them what they wished to do a~out the log dt~p Just west of the Sanitation Dump on which the City had rec~ veda request for use by Mr. Jensen at $20.00 per month. Clerk then read letter dated August.l, 1950, from McDonald & Taylor, Inc., stating they are now storing logs from the watershed on the tidelands sug- gested for lease, consisting of both sold and unsold rafts and it is necessary to lay them on the City's unleased tidelands because of the arrangement of booming races and tie up dolphins. Letter suggested if it is considered ~esirable to lease to Mr. Jensen they recommend the lease be confined to a distance not to exceed 250 feet from the shore line and in the event the lease is not granted, McDonald & Taylor, Inc., would like to continue their present rental and retain this area for city log storage. Discussion followed and Mayor Kean suggested that if possible a lease be worked up with McDonald & Taylor, Inc., as the space is small and it would be diI'ficult for two diI'ferent companies to worx so closely without trouOle. City Attorney then suggested offering the area to McDonald & Taylor for $20.00 per month and Mr. Wheaton commented that he would favor a lease with them to be drawn up for any amount from ~12.~0 to $20.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Keen and ~r. Wheaton to fei'er the matter to the(;Gity At- torney anG authorize him to prepare a lease~for the rental betwen the City and McDonald & Taylor with the rental to be negotiated all the way I'rom $12.80 to $20.00 per month, carried. August 2, 1~50 (Con't) Clerk read application £or pinball location license at Bluejacket Tav- ern, 645-4th Street, signed by Raymond A. Roberson and approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to grant the license, carried. Motion by Mrs. Haadon and Mr. Kea~ that the bid on Kitsap Lake property be rejected and authorize the City Clerk to sell the property to the best ad- vantage oi~ the City but not less than the purchase price, carried. Mr. Wheaton stated.he would like to have purchased copper pipe, fittings and gate valves; also, concrete pipe for a culvert. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Ketu to call for bi~s~for pipe, fitting, gate valves and concrete pipe, carried. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Ke~ that the City Clerk be instructed to call for bids for a bituminous concrete and aggregate spreaaer and refer to the City ~ngineer for preparation of the speciI'ications,,carried. Clerk read letter, dated August l, l~§0, from L.J. Elias, Dean, Olympic Junior College, addressed to the Mayor and City Council, stating that they hag placed themselves at the disposal of the County Commissioners in connect- ion with civilian defense for the County and now offers the services of.the college to the City.as well. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to acknowledge the letter and refer the matter to the Kitsap County Red Cross and to advise Mr. Elias of our re- ferral, carried. City Attorney and the Council discussed ~he garbage ordinance.as it re- lated to business houses and to resiGences. The question arose because ~here are several homes over in Manette on Shore Drive that claim to have no garbage anG desire no service. The same applies to some business who claim to have no garbage. City Attorney stated he would like to check the Wording of the ordinance an~ then make a recommendation and Mayor Kean stated he would like to have do this. City Attorney reported progress on the negotiations in the Chapman case and saiG no settlemen~ has been reached yet. City Attorney reported that no settlement has been reached on the gravel pit suit although he has made a reasonable ofi'er for the taking of gravel and that this case may have to be put on the fall Jury term. City Attorney stated he hae written to Attorney Arthur relative to the water used by Bremerton Gardens, setting forth ~he City's position and what the City intended to do in order to get away from the objection made as to discrimination in water rates and suggestion that the owner put in meters at ~heir own expense. Mayor asked the City Attorney if an ordinance could be passed bringing up all orGinances to date on penalties and Attorney stated that the charter provides that each orGinance have one title anG don~t know whether could do this; however, most of the ordinances are already changed. City Attorney stated he would check further on this and see what could be done. Mr. Wheaton reported that t~he State has opened briGge approach 0i~s and a local contractor was low bidder. Mayor Kean asked what had been done relative to the petition read last week asking for the removal of an old shack on Water Department property. Mr. Wheaton stated that it was being torn down today. Mayo~ Kean reported that las~ Monday evening he met with a civilian de- fense group and ~hey more or less set up the civilian defense councilland made some appointments for a group to sit in with the Red Cross. Last night a group representing political subdivisions met and the Mayor moved that they recognize the Red Cross as ~he agency to look to in disaster an~ emergency and ~he motion carried unanimously. They will set up the disaster and relief program in the county, and they will be the coordinating 0ody. Mayor out- lined the me~od of handling reserve city forces and that this is ~eing hand- led in a practical manner. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to allow all bills ii' approved by a majority of the Commissioners, carried. Mr. Kean stated that perhaps the City shtuld retain Anderson C~ve land until it is seen what developes from the Korean situation. 463 August 2, 1950 (Con't) City Clerk said he had talked to Mr.-Searle on this and he stated it would be advantageous to the government because of all the improvements being in. City Attorney suggested the best way to handle this would be to sell back to the ~overnment as the City is supposed to aispose of it, rather than attempt to lease it. City Attorney stated that Mr. Searle, president of the Kitsap CO~hUty Fair Association, had wanted to be sure the $200.00 stipulated in the license under which the fair is to use certain properties at the Civic Center area is for application on Roosevelt Field. Attorney said he wrote a letter to Mr. Searle that the $200.00 is for clean-up at Roosevb~t Field only and the other properties are covered by other terms of the license. City Attorney explained that Bection 6 of the North Perry Avenue Water District provided for a fund of $10,000.00 to be established with the City for replacing the wooden mains which serve water to the district and that now the City is going to put in a short line which ma~es it unnecessary to replace the wooden main. The district has submitted a supplemental agree- ment to pay $2,000.00 to the City ~rtthe cost of the short line and do away with the reserve fund. Notion by Mr. Kean end Mr. Wheaton that the Attorneyts progress report on North Perry Water District negotiations be accepted, carried. Mrs. Haddon reported progress on garbage disposal ana that the Health Officer and the City Public Works Department all are cooperating fine and a solution will be worked yet. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to accept the excellent progress report on the garbage situation, carried. Nayor Keen stated the Council should discuss the proposal to abandon the providing of garbage disposal for all the other people in the County and make this exclusively a City garbage dump. Mrs. Haddon stated she would like to have the Council's support on this. She said the City has been taking care of rural garbage disposal but not sat- isfactory to do so. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the recommendation that 'the new sanitary fill be used exclusively by the City of Bremerton until fu~- 'ther action by the Council, carried. Clerk stated it was date and time for opening b~ds for the sale of a raft of logs. Motion by Nr. Kean and Mrs. ~addon that the bids be opened, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Nettleton Timber Co., $11,460.00, Anacortes Veneer Inc., $11,580.$$. Siler Mill, $11,697.20. Tacoma Harbor & Timber Company, Pope & Talbot, $11,827.,5. Robinson Plywood & Timber, $11,V?§.O0. Dickman Lumber Company, $11,5~5o00. And all bids had a check enclosed for 10% of the amount bid. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton that the bid of Hobinson Plywood and Timber be accepted, carried. Mr. Taylor, o~ McDonald & Taylor, was present and stated that Siler Mill Company have not been complying with the ~erms of the c all for bids and are delinquent on the rental of boom sticks to the amount of $~A1.~2~ and asked what the City could do to assist him in .getting this account settled. After diseussion o~ this matter the City Attorney suggested that the City ~could inform the Siler Mill Company to comply with the call for bids or the City will not accept bids. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to instruct the City Clerk and Pur- chasing Agent to write to Siler Mill as outlined by the City Attorney, car- ried. Cl~rk stated this was date an~ time for opening bids on L.~.D. 2A2. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to open the bids, carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from: Superior Construction Co., ASlO-~Tth Ave. S.W. Seat$1e, $118, ~28.§~. Utility Contractors, 10~ E. ~0, Seattle, $18~,8~1.~8. F.W. Riddle Company, Box ,5~, Springield, Oregon, Argentiere & Colarossi, 181~ Jackson St. Seattle, $1§§,8~.A0. State Construction Company 12A5 Poplar Place, Seattle, Valley Construction Co., ??0~ Rainier Ave., Seattle, Lents, ~2~ Fourth St., Bremerton, Stateside Construction Co., Ail bids accompanied by a bid ~ond for ~%. August 2, 1950 (Con't) Motion by Mrs. Haddon and ~r., Wheaton to refer the bias to the Commis- sioner of Public Works, Engineer and City Clerk for tabu~tion and p~er to act, carried. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. ~heaton to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: ~/~l t~C1 e r~k v t :m _ Mayor