HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/13/50 September 13, 1950
Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held Wednesday, September 13, 19§0 at 10:bO A.M. in the Mayor's of-
fice, City Hall, Bremerton, Washington. Mayor Keen presiding and Commission-
er Haadon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Mutter,
City Attorney Wallace and Water SupeFintendent Cased being present.
Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to approve minutes of September 6,
1950 as written, carried.
Mr. C.A. Lind, Route l, Box l~O?,'Bremerton, stated that he was on a
cemetery committee of the Spanish American War Veterans and wished to know
that the City would charge to take care of their plot annually.
Mayor Kean stated there is a study p~esently being made of cemetery
charges and suggested that the various organizations having plots in the ceme-
tery be contactea on the sa~e subject and arrange for a uniform fee.
Motion by Mr. Keen and ~rs. Haddon that the matter be tnrned over to the
Commissioner in charge of the Cemetery and others she may select to get the
groups together and discuss the matter from an, over, all standpoint, carried.
Clerk read reports of separations from William R. Brunke and Joseph M.
Hewitt, Fire Department; Lyle K. Eess, and Joseph C. Ives, Sanitation Depart-
ment; Leroy Mathews, Park & Recreation Department; Richard D. Cased and Mil-
ford D. Welsh, Water Department.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve these separations, carried.
Mayor pointed out that when firemen are leaving the City's employ, care-
~ullness should be exercised so that prior firemen do not receive refuna of
their pension contribution.
City Attorney(~commented that those who were .firemen on January l, 1W,? and
thereafter are called prior firemen and he suggested that a list be furnished
him oz' the firemen who owe the pension fund because of receiving refunas they
were not entitled to.
Mayor asked the City Clerk to take care of furnishing the Attorney the
list.
Clerk read notices of employment for Eugene L. 0,Brien, Police Department
at $252.00 per month; Milford D. Welsh, Helper, Sanitation Department and Rob-
ert Kimball, $210.00 per month, Cemetery.
Motio~ by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve notices of temporary non-
civil service appointments as read, carried.
Cler~ read changes in pay status for Carl Bieck from $252.00 to $252.00
plus $5.00, Police Department; Robert Calnan from $1.25 to $1.38, Water Dep~rt-
ment; John Bays, fxom $302.00 to $262.00, Fire Department.
Mayor Kean asked that action on these changes be held up for a few minutes
until the change in pay status or other necessary papers come in on ~oger Goschke.
Claim voucher was presen~ted from Lent,s, estimate No. l, on L.I.D. 242,
approved by City Engineer and Audited by W.~. Vaa, together with a letter from
Mr. Severance recommending the payment of $10,417.22.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the ~oucher, carried.
Claim was presented by Clerk from Kerr Motors for payment for two new Ford
pickup trucks for .the Water Department. Voucher was approved by C.C. Casad and
audited by City Auditor Vaa, for $1,714.90.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Wheaton to approve the claim voucher, carried.
Clerk read claim for damages filed Sept. 8, 1W50 by Smith Oldsmobile on
behalf of R.J. Coupe of Route 5, Box 419, Bremerton, for $2V.81 for damages
which occurred on September 7th on Smith Oldsmobile Parking Lot when a garbage
truck backed into his car.
Cler~ stated this claim had already been reported to the insurance company.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note the claim~ carried."
Changes in pay slips were again brought up and in addition t0~thos~ referr-
ed to above a change in pay status slip was presented for Roger W. Goschke, to
Fire Alarm Electrician, Police (Traffic) Department and pay change from $25~.00
to $275.00 per month.
Mayor explained that Goschke is taking temporary leave of absence from the
Police Department while Civil Service is prepa~ng examination for fire alarm
eloctrician.
City Attorney recommended handling his change in pay separately from the
others.
Motion by Mr. Keen and Mr. Wheaton to approve the changes in pay status as
recommended, carried.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to granb Officer Goschke temporary leave
of absence from the Police Department and that he be assigned as a temporary non-
civil service employee in the Traffic Division, Maintenance Department, carried.
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Letter dated September 7, 1950 was read by Clerk from Christian Men's
B~otherhood, First Christian Church, signed by Fred 0pperman, Minister, and
bearing the names of Wilbur Goff, President and James Reid, Secretary, exprese-
lng their appreciation for the Council,s stand taken bn the matter of liquor
and dancing in the taverns.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents and file, carried.
Clerk read letter dated September 6, 1~50 to Mayor Kean l~rom Puget Sound
Power & Light Company, stating that City Resolution No. 734 provided for fur-
nishing electric service to Lift Station No. 8 of the disposal system for a
l0 H.P. load and that it has now been discovered the ~nformation given to the
light company was erroneous and the load is 15 H.P.~ Revised contracts and re-
solution were attached to the letter.
Clerk read letter dated September 9, 1950 to Mayor Kean from City Engin-
eer recommending execution of the revised contract.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the recommenaation, pass
Resolution No. 745 and authorize the Mayor anG City ClerE to sign the contract,
carried~ all members voting Yes.
Clerk stated that the claim for expenses incurred by the Bonneville Power
Administration at the city. gravel pit for placing guy wires had been referred
to the City ~ngineer, City Attorney and Er. Wheaton by the Council recently~
for negotiation. Mr. Severance has brought the claim back with a copy of a
letter dated March 15, 1~80 from the Administration relative to possibility of
moving the structure ~nd transmission lines from the pit area.
Clerk read a memorandum from the City Engineer which suggested that a let-
ter be written to the power administration and sent along with a warrant for
$651.93 requesting cost ol~ removal as set out in the letter and request as to
whether any part of the $651.93 would be applied as a credit.
This matter was discussed and then the City Attorney suggested that be-
fore a warrant is drawn for the $651.93 they have charged without contractual
basis, that they be contacted by letter regarding moving the poles and lines
aug asked them if they can absorb the amount of this present bill.
Mr. Wheaton stated that if this can be done, then he would suggest nego-
tiation.
Motion by Mr. Kean'an~ Mrs. Haddon to refer the communication and the in-
formation to the City Attorney's office and request that he handle the matter,
carried.
Clerk read letter to the Council from himself dated September 8, 1950, en-
closing petitions filed by Mr. Austin Clark, of the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
entitled "An Initiative Measure, Petition for proposed initiative ordinance
No. regulating dancing' and all other kinds of entertainment in establish-
ments licensed for the sale of beer, wine, and/or spirituous liquor; providing
for licensing and the revocation of licenses; and providing penalties for the
violation thereof." Letter further stated that the signatures affixed to the
petitions were sufficient, and were found to be so after checking 1,442 slg-
natures of which 965 were valid; 927 were needed.
City Attorney stated the Council can either pass the proposed ordinance
or can certify that they want it on the ballot. If it goes on the ~allot there
will have to be an emergency Geclared in order to set aside ~he money.
Mayor asked if the Council chose to pass this initiative without a vote
of the people and allow dancing in taverns.
Commissioner Haddon stated that personally she did not.
Mr. Wheaton did not favor the 'approval either.
City Attorney suggested that the Council adopt by motion that a special
election will be necessary on the 7th of November, 1~50.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to declare the necessity of holding a
special election on November 7, 1950, to be hel~ concurrently with the general
election on that date for the purpose of voting on the ordinance allowing dan-
cing in taverns proposed hy initiative petition an~ the City Attorney be dir-
ected to prepare a ballot title for the initiative and sufficient funds are
being appropriated to cover the cost of election, carried, all members voting
Yes.
Cler~ reported for the committee which studied the bids for furnishing
the Sanitation ~epartment a dozer. He said the matter of awarding the bid
~as referred to 0he committee of the whole, consisting oD Mayor Kean, Mrs.
Haddon, Mr. Wheaton, Mr. Walker, Mr. Grauerholz, Mr. Severance and the City
Clerk. Because it had been brought out at last Council meeting that there
was a possibility of doing better by 0uying a second hand dozer, that question
was Giscussed. It was the opinion of Mr. Wheaton, Mr. Severance and Mr. Grauer-
holz that it would be a mistake to buy a second hand dozer. They pointed out
that a colD,ny does not keep a dozer more than.three or four years because the
cost of 9peration is too high. On those grounds award was made to the lowest
0iCder, Howard-Cooper Corporation.
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Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. ~addon to accept the report and approve the
action of the committee, carried.
Clerk read letter dated September 12, 1~50 to the Council from James W.
Carey & Associates, signed by H.W. Kramer, Partner, stating they have com-
plete~ their final inspection ti' the Hall-Atwater Company contract c6vering
construction of the West Bremerton Sewage Treatment Pland and ?Emp Stations
?, 8 and 9. They £ind that the contractor has completed the work in accord-
ance with the plans and specifications and re6ommended that this project be
accepted by the City. Attached to the letter was a claim voucher for estimate
No. ll in the amount of $14;888.43, approved by Mr. Kramer, Mr. Severance and
City Auditor Vaa. Also attached was Change Order No. 4 for a total of $6,~60,
.27, not including sages tax.
Discussion was held on having the change order presented after the work
had been done and Mr. Kramer explained that field change orders are permiss-
ible when it becomes imp~actical to wait for a Council meeting when changes
have to be ~ade.
Mr. Severance assured the Council that all'the changes have been made.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve Change Order No. 4, accept
the recommendation and pay the claim, carried.
Clerk read Ordinance No. 1897~ "An 0rdinance amending the use and area
maps of Ordinance No. 1792, and declaring an emergency."
Mayor asked Mr. Severance, who was present, ii' the description h~d been
checked by his office sand he said it had.
City Attorney explained that the orGinance was being presented a~ an
emergency because the teIephone company desires to build a warehouse anm start
immediately because of present conditions.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton ~o pass Ordinance No. 1897, carried as
follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes.
Clerk presented a petition I~or creation oi' a local improvement district
at Harkins Street from Winfield to Pitt and Pitt Avenue from East llth to
210 feet north by the construction of curbs and gutters. First signer Joaquina
Feek and containing six other signatures.
Mr. Wheaton co~nented that it was necessary to blacktop these streets and
that the curbs and gutters are necessary in order to Go the work.
Clerk stated he was agaihst the City blacktopping without charging the
property owners.
Mr. Wheaton'stated that there was not sufficient assessed valuation there
to allow for a concrete paving Job gaud thestreet is getting in bad condition
and unless fixed the City may face ~ damage suit.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Nhe~ton to accept the petition and refer to
the Engineer for the preparation of the necessary papers, carried.
Clerk presented the preliminary O~Gget to the~Council in rough form and
stated the toDal ~stimated revenue was $2,O02,943.~?, total estimated expend-
itures, $2,397,~7~.02, leaving a balance to be raised by business tax or other
methods, of $~95,O31.25.
Clerk read the oI'ficial notice of adoption oi' the City Budget which is
bo be run in the newspape~ and which also sets forth the dates for hearing on
the budget.
~ayor stated this budget includes the proposed Salary increases and wage
adjustments an~ the budget may be reduced but cannot be raised.
Motion by Mr. Kean'and Mrs. naddon to approve the preliminary bugger as
presented and the notice to be published, carried all members voting'Yes.
Mayor commented ~hat the commissioners Can elJ~nate some jobs and evaluate
some jobs and do anything necessary to aid in balancing the budget.
Mr. Wheaton stated he had placed certain items in the budget, such as for
a garage a~dition and for street improvement, because the work appears to be
necessary and essential, and that he had already gome over his budgets and has
cut some things down.
Mrs. Haddon stated she has gone through all her departments an~ has cut
down as close as she thought she could but sai~ she would still go over them
again and see what can be done.
Mayor stated that in the past the Council has drawn on reserves to balance
the budget and he didn't know how can cut thebu~get and eliminate some desirable
and essential operations without damaging the organization structures. Mayor
also commented that he favors a current census as a method of computing income
from the State.
Clerk'read a copy of a letter dated August 17, 1~50 addressed to Mr. Wheat-
on I'rom Water Superintendent Casad, submitting a report, comments and r ecommend-
ations for a program of the development of additional water supply for the Cit~y
from Union River and Tahuya River.
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Mr. Casad stated that there were ~lO acres which the City should now ac-
quire but he didn't have an estimate of cost of purchase. 'Discussion was
helG as to how the City could acquire the lands owned, adjacent to the water-
shed, by Pope & Talbot and McCormicE, if they ~ecided to sell, and City At-
torney stated if they would accept an option to purchase this could be done.
Mr. Wheaton explained that if the Cit~ does not purchase these lanGs now,
they wi±l cost more in the future and Mr. Casad suggested the letter ~referr-
ed to the City Attorney and enter into negotiations.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the recommendation and refer
the matter of the acquisition of the.lan~s to the Water Superintendent, City
Attorney, City Clerk an~ Purchasing Agent and Mr. Wheat6n and City Attorney to
negotiate subject to report to the Council, carried.
Mr. Nutter reportea that he had investigated the charges being made by
local cemeteries and that his survey shows the proposed resolution which was
reaG last week sets up proper charges in comparison.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 746, car-
ried, all members voting Yes. RESOLUTION NO. 746.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of'the City of Bremerton that Resolu-
tions Nos. 517 and 524 be rescinded and that rules an~ regulations for the
operation of Ivy Green Cemetery be adopted by this resolution as follows:
IVY GREEN C~ETERY RULES AND REGULATIONS:
1. No Ourial shall be permitted without a permit from the City Health
Officer.
2. No disinterment shall be m~de without the authority bi~ the City
Health Officer an~ the lot owner, or on court order. (Cost of disinterment
$~0.00)
3. Only one interment shall be made in any one grave. (Except urns.)
4. Soliciting for monumental or other king of wore will not be permitted
insiGe the cemetery.
5. Burials on Sundays anG holidays, or after 5:00 P.M. on weekdays, will
not be permitted except as directed by the City Health Officer in emergencies.
6. To secure a proper harmony of development, the planting or removal of
trees, shrubbery, and flowers shall be under the control of the Sexton.
7. The construction of foundations for monuments, cement walls, or mark-
ers, and the setting of all markers, shall be done by the employees Of the
Cemetery and a reasonable charge made therefor. No wore of any kind to be done
in permanent care section without authority of Sexton, no extensions to be
placed on any marEer or headstone in permanent care section.~
Cement flat work to be charged ~ $0.35 per square foot
Cement wall installations ~ .6D per running foot
Cement base for monumedts ~ lO.O0 plain; $11.O0 receptacle
8. Open~anG closing of all graves and all labor in connection with in-
terments shall be performed by Cemetery employees.
Open and close grave, $20.00. Infant Grave, $5.00.
Urns containing ashes - open an~ close $2.00.
9. Care of graves: Service incluGes water, trimming, and mowing for one
season, ant is maintained by the City upon request of the~owner of the lot and
on the following schedule: Raise: $4.00 per grave. Water, trimming and mow-
ing 2 graves $8.00. Seeding: 15~ per square foot. Water, trimming and mow-
ing 4 graves $12.00. Water only: $2.80 per 2 grave~lot. Water, trimming
and mowing 8 graves $18.00.
lb. Cement liners shall be required in all graves~ So wooden boxes al-
!owed, except'to U.S. Government, see Resolution 564.
ll. Charges for perpetual care section: I grave, $50.00 deposit for
perpetual care, $25.00 for grave, $75.00 total cost. 2 graves, i lot, $100.00
deposit for perpetual care, $50.00 cost of grave, $150.00 total cost.
12. Organizations and Fraternal Orders providing sections or care there-
of for members only, shall mare special arrangements therefor with the City
Council.
13. It is declared to be the policy o£ the City of Bremerton that all
lots sola in the older section of Ivy Green Cemetery be hereafter sold under
perpetual care provisions with a deposit for Perpetual 6are of $100.00, and
that the cost of graves shall be hereafter: One Grave, $25.00; Two Graves,
$50.00. One-half of the purchase price of graves or lots shall be credited
to the Ivy Green Cemetery Bin~ing Fund.
14. That a plot of ground in Ivy Green Cemetery shall be set aside and
designated for minimum cost interments where the interment is wholly or parti-
ally paiG for by funds supplied by a recognized welfare agency. Such mini-
mum cost interments shall be without curbing and without above ground monu-
mental york and concrete boxes shall be required. The following charges for
such minimum cost interments shall be made: Single grave, $35.00. Two grave
selection, $~5.00 each. The single graves shall b e smaller than the normal
size grave, ant the two grave selection shall be larger than the single grave
but smaller than the normal size graves. The charges provided for herein shall
include perpetual care.
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September 13, 1WSO (Conft)
City Attorney read proposed ordinance, "An Ordinance repealing Ordinal. ce
No. 1886 providing for the creation and establishment of a special fund to be
known as the "North Perry Avenue, Water District Reserve Fund.'t
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the ordinance on i~irst read-
ing carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheaton, Yes.
Attorney read Resolution No. 747 as follows:
WHEREAS, in the Fire Department budget ~or 1950 there was a provision made
i~or the position of Fire Alarm Electrician and the person holding such position
in addition to his duties for the Fire Department works un,er the supervision
of the Traffic Division oI~ the Pelice Department maintaining traffic signs and
signals, and
WHEREAS, the position ok' Fire Alarm Electrician is now vacant and the work
ok' saiG Fire Alarm Electrician is principally I'or the traffic department and
whereas it is deemed desirable that the work be done by an electrician not a
member of the Fire Department, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the balance of the appropriation for Fire Alarm Elec-
trician remaining in the 1950 budget be and hereby is t rans~'e~red to the Polic®
Departanent for the Traffic Division thereof, and the balance of saidmoney used
for the maintenance of traffic signs an~ signals and such other work as may b e
necessary or incidental theretom
Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to pass Resolution No. 747 carried, all
members voting Yes.
Mr. Wheaton stated that the City Engineer is t tying to find some way for
hurrying the work being donw on Snyder Avenue.. Mr. Wheaton said there,was a
delay in Lent's getting the pipe they ordered and the pipe is transite and is ~
not as suitable for the job as cast iron; however, when Lentfs bid they could-
n't get any delivery date for cast iron pipe. There were two possibilitie§
mentioned by Mr. Wheaton for getting the job done; one would be to loan Lent's
t~e pipe and the other would be to have the Water Department do the Job, making
a change order necessary in the Lent,s contract.
Mr. Wheaton said the latter suggestion is most favorable because the water
department has enough proper equipment and job know-how to greatly speed up
the job. One of the reasons for ~esiring a speed-up is that Snyder Avenue will
be impassable ~his winter unless the~Job is done and the street repaired.
Mr. Severance gave various I'igures on pipe costs an~ s tared that there was
going to be a change order in any event to raise the cost of the job but it would
be within the estimates. This would be dua to the fact that the pipe Lent's is
supposed to get is more expensive than the pip~ on which the bid was awarded.
The Water Department is concerned with the Job getting ddne due to certain con-
nections they must make on ~nyder Avenue.
City Attorney suggested Lent~s 0e contacted before any search is made on
lega±ity of the city ta~ing over from the contractor.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. ~a~don to accept ~he report, refer the matter
to the City Attorney, Commissioner of Public Wor~s anG Utilities, the City
Engineer, the Water Superintendent anc the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to
negotiate with the contractor and come back with a recommendation to the Coun-
cil, carried.
Motion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills if approved by a
majority ot' the Cemmissioners, carried.
Mayor Kean stateG there is to be a Good Roads Association meeting at Walla
Walla this weekend and he and ~r. Wheaton have been thinXlng of going. Mayor
said somebody from Bremerton should be there as some of the proposals, if adopt-
ed, would isolate Bremerton as far as highway systems are concerned. Also, the
Association of Washington Cities has expressed a desire I~or Mayor Kean to attend
to I~in~ out about some money which was supposed to go to cities and towns from
the state but which has not been forthcoming.
Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to adjourn, carried.
APPROVED: Cit~ Clerk