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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/07/49 September 7, 1949 Regular meeting of the City Council oi' the City of Bremerton, Washington was held September 7, 1949, Wednesday at 10:O0 o'clock A.M., in the Mayor's office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding; Commissioner Haddon, Com- missioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter, City Attorney Johnsen being present. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Ksan to approve minutes of regular and re- cessed meetings held on August 31, 1949 as written carried. Reports of separatio~ read by Clerk for Mary RutherI~o~d ann Georgia Sealoff, Library; Don Kttt, Shirley Phillips, Jack Dunn and Bill Guttormsen, Park and Re- creation Department; Robert G. Besser, Street Department an~ Wilbur F. Benskin Water Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations carried. Notices oI' employment read by Clerk for Robert G. Besser, Janitor (Extra) City Hall at 1.32~ per hour; James H. Melton, Jr., $1.50 per hour an~ Wesley H. Mortimer, $23§0 per hour, Water Department. Motion by Mrs. Ha~don and Mr. Kean to approve temporary non-Civil Service appointments as read carried. Clerk read notices of changes in pay status for ClifI'o~d N. Aardahl and Frederick Williams, both at $1.54 per hour, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the changes in pay as read, carried. Payroll voucher was ream by Clerk for period ended August 31, 1949,' War- rants No. 17690 to.18022 inclusive, for $40,921.1B approvedby City Auditor Vaa. ~ Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~neaton to approve the payroll voucher for $40, 9El.lB carried. Clerk read claim voucher from Ted Hyde Construction Company for Estimate No. 2, final, on L.I.D. 239, I'or $580.63, constituting the payment of the retained 1S%. Voucher carried approval of City Engineer Severance and City Auditor W.R. Vaa. Motion by Mr. Wheaton ann Mr. Kean to approve the payment oI' Estimate No. 2, final, on L.I.D. 239 for $590.63 carried. Claim voucher read by Clerk from Henry Finch on State Development-Sewage Treatment Contract, Estimate No. 2, for $6,048.64 approved by City Engineer and City Auditor and H.w. Kramer of James W. CareySH.W. Kramer & Associates, consult- ing engineers. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean to approve the claim as read carried. Clerk presented a claim voucher from Hoagland-Eindlay Engineering Company, contractors on State Development-Sewage Treatment System, for Estimate No. 10, in ~he amount o~ $26,812.67, approved by City Engineer and City Auditor, with note attached from W.R. Vaa, City Auditor, that it should be approved subject to ap- proval of Mr. Kramer of James W. Carey & Associates. v~ Discussion followed submission of the voucher anG Mayor stated he favored having the consulting engineers, James ~. Carey & Associates, approve the voucher before it was submitted to the City Council for action. Mr. McGowan stated he felt the Council could safely approve the claim subject to the approval of the consulting Engineers. Motion by Mr. Wheaton that the claim be allowed subject to approval of con- sulting engineers. Further discussion followed and mayor pointed out reasons for holding up the claim until approved by the engineering firm. City Clerk McGowan stated under the circumstances as outlined by the ~ayor that he favored withdrawing the claim voucher an~ Mr. Wheaton stated he withdrew his motion. The Claim voucher was thereupon laid over until the approval of Mr. Kramer of the engineering firm. Mayor stated he would like to know something about the law governing the re- taining of 15% on city contracts. Short ~ scussion followed. Motion by ~r. Kean and ~r. Wheaton to refer the matter of 15% withholcing to the City Attorney l~or an analysis or advice of what it constitutes, carried. Claim for damages read by Clerk from Earl Zentmire for $18.00 for alleged damages to his car when struck by Street Department Water sprinkling Stuck on September l, 1949. Claim filed with City Clerk's oI'fice on Septembe~ 3, 1B49. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer to the City Attorney carried. Clerk read protest petition dated September 3, 1949 signed by Mrs. Harry A. Morris, 1527 EliZabeth Avenue and eight other residents of 1BO0 block on Elizabeth. September ?, 1949 (Con't) * Petition protested the keeping of numerous Siamese cats as a commercial enterprise at 1523 Elizabeth Avenue, owned by W.G. Husbands, who allows them to run loose on other peoples property and are a public nuisance and menace to health; that the prosecuting attorney and Health Department'have been notified but have been referred to the City Council. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to note contents and refer to the Build- ing Inspector and Police Department for the enforcement or any possible viola- tions of the Zoning Ordinance carried. Notice of.the Planning Commission Hearing read by Clerk, for September 21, 1949, Wednesday at ?:30 P.M. in the City Hall, for public hearing on two appli- cations: (1) Re-zone city property I'rom Residential One to Manufacturing (por- tion of Anderson Cove area); (2) Re-Zone from R1 to Business'Zone, Lots I to 15, inclusive, Block 12, Midway Addition. Notice stated that all persons in favor or opposed to said re-zoning are urged to b e present. Mayor Kean commented that the City Commissioners passed a resolution asking for the re-zoning aha saic he felt the com~issioners should attend the hearing. Clerk read copy of letter from Bremerton Housing Authority d~tedAugust 31, 1949, addressed to Oluf Johnsen, City Attorney, advising that the proposed agree- ment for garbage collection submitted to the Authority has been approved by the Public Housing Administration and the Commissioners of the local Authority. Clerk also presented a copy of excerpts from Housing ~uthority minutes show- ing the action by the Authority Commissioners when they approved the proposed gar- bage agreement. City Attorney stated the garbage agreement has never been officially approved by the City Council although unofficially a~proved prior to forwarding to the Housing Authority. The City Attorney was requested by the Mayor to read the agreemen~ and Attor- ney complied after which the Mayor commented that the Housing Authority over in Sheridan Park have been violating by dumping rubbish and refuse at the former dump on Lebo Boulevard. He said he had notified them to cease dumping there and the Housing Authority gave their reason for dumping that their truck was too small to haul out to the Head of the Bay dump. Mayor reported that he had ordered the Auth- ority to cease dumping and suggested that they make arrangements with the City Sanitation Department to assist them. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the agreement carried. Clerk read ~ap~lication for location license to install pinball machines at Keystone Cafe, 318~ N. Callow, signed by Norman Mawson, approved by C. Eewis, Chief of Police, application stated this was for renewal license. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve carried. C~erk read letter submitting budget estimates f~r 1950 in accordance with the law, from W.R. Vaa, City Auditor, dated September 7, 1949. Letter set forth the difference between estimated receipts and estimated expenditures, stating that with the cooperation of various department heads expect to be able to reduce the proposed expenditures in the Sanitation, Street and Water funds and balance these budgets within the next day or two; but there will then remain the General, Lib- rary, Park and Recreation and Cemetery funds to be considered in detail by the Council and make such reductions as are necessary or provide additional revenue to balance these budget~. For information, the letter stated the assessed valu- ation for 1950 has been estimated at $12,900,000.00, 'which will raise $193,500.00. Mayor Kean and Mr. Wheaton commented on equipment needs and improvements which would be affected if budgets are cut down, and Mrs. Haddon cited the need for new garbage trucks. Attorney r~commended referring the letter and budget estimates to the Committee of the Whole. Mayor Kean asked the City Clerk to read into the record what the City of Va- llejo is proposing to do and said that sometimes the people in'Bremerton don't appreciate the administration they have as much as they should. Clerk read from newspaper clipping that the City of ValleJo, California is facing the prospect of doubling the present one~$alf per cent municipal retail sales tax, necessar~ to yield sufficient~ revenue to balance the 1949-1950 budget. Clerk ~ead Chamber of Commerce lett~er of September 2, 1949 stating a five- man committee has been named to work with the City Commissioners in making a study of the City Budget, as follows: J.C. Couse, E. Jenks Beard, Edward Bremer, George Pfaffenberger, Charles White, and Walter Burlington will work as ex-officio mem- ber. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to note contents and place on file carried. Clerk read letter from Andrew Psndergast, Superintendent of Park and Recrea- tion Department dated September 6, 1949 to the Mayor listing items which should be declared surplus: One ~50 gallon iron tank, four large metal Venetial blinds, two large restaurant type grills and ovens and one combination oil burner r~ge. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton that this matter be referred ~o the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent in order to~ ring his surplus list up to date, carried. Septem~r 7, 1949 (Con't) Clerk read letter dated September 6, 1949 from Andrew Pendergast, Superin- tendent, Park and Recreation Department, addressed to Mayor Kean stating that at Sheridan Park C0~ ~ck t~e~e are three'two-room buildings and one large coal bunker on the site. Recommended that two of the buildings and We bunker ~ de- clared surplus and ~sposed and the other building remain on the site for use as a storeroom, tool-shed and recreati6n leader's office. Also many feet of water pipe under and above the~ound wt~ich plan to salvage at late~ date and recommend- ed that the water pipe remain as is until such time as Park and Recreation De- partment can salvage it. Also, many ton~ of coal within the area and recommend- ed that the public be given the privilege of salvaging the coal until possibly next spring at which time most of the coal should be removed, making it possible to cover the area~with dirt without creating a fire hazard. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendations and re- fer to City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and declare the buildings surplus as re- commended carried. Mr. No,wan, City Clerk, informed the City Council of his selection as 'Chairman of Community Fund Drive in connection ~th public employees. Discuss- ion followed. City Clerk stated he had a letter the other day from War Assets Administra- tion in which they reported bids would be called on the sale of ~at portion of grodnd located near Civic Center which has been under discussion for placing the Lion,s Club swimming pool. Mr. Kean commented that the Superintendent of ~arks and Recreation and the City Engineer have approved that site but the Lions-Club do not 'favor it and Mr. Kean said further the City has plenty of land and does not feel the City should interest itself in acquisition of additional property. Mr. Mc~wan said the Lions Club is not anxious ~ spend money for purchas- ing property. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to announce to the Ci~ Clerk that the City has no interest in the site at present carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to congratulate ~r. Mc~wan on his selec- tion on heading Community Fund drive for ~arious public employees and wish him luck and that we expunge the discussion f~m the records carried. The City Attorney reported on the Amende Suit against t~e City, that Judge Sutton has handed down a Judgment dismissing the case entirely. Amende has thirty days to appeal and don't know whether he will or not. The City Attorney reported progress on ~e condemnation case on sewage treatment plant site for West Bremerton Sewage-~sposal Plant, and progress on securing some of the property before the condemnations become effective. Mayor Kean asked what is being done about sewage disposal and~intercepte~ sewers on Shore ~rive and down below Fourth and Fifth Streets. City Attorney stated this matter has been cleared up and that he has a copy of a l~tter written by Pollution Commission setting forth the details. Mayor asked about the area known as Sheridan Strip located below Eas$- park and Sheridan which is out in the coun~ and Mr. Wheaton said he believed the Pollution Commission ~uld demand they connect with the s ewer line and there would be a charge of $125.00 for making the ~nnection. ~r. Kean said he favored notifying them that if they were not going ~ come into the City that there would be a $125.00 charge and that no protection would be given from the City for fire and police. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to allow bills if approved by a maJorit~ of the Commissioners carried. Mr. Kean reported there would be regular department head meeting this after- noon in his office at 2:~0 P:N. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to adjourn carried. APPROVED: City Clerk