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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/19/49 October 19, 1949 Regular meeting of the City Council oI' the City of Bremerton, Washington was held'0ctober 19, 1949 at 10:00 O'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and Assistant City Attorney Wallace being present. Motion by'Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve as written, the ~inutes for special meeting held October 10, 1949, and regular meeting held October lB, 1~4~ carried. Notices of employments were read by Clerk for Fred S. Howard, Junior Eng- ineer, $2V5.00 per month in the Engineering Department; Raymond B. Macintosh, Sewage Disposal Plant Operator (Provisional), Water Department, $260. per month. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~'heaton to approve the temporary non-civil ser- vice appointments carried. Reports of separations were read by Clerk for Fredrick E. Malstrom, Eng- ineering Department, A.F. Nichols, W.G. ttardman, E.H. Brattu, A.~. Lockett and Francis X. 01anie, Water Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to approve the separations carried. Clerk read changes in pay status for Julia Farmer and Marjorie Llewellyn to $195.00 per month, Pauline Birkholz to $2V5.50 per month, Vera French, $1.10 per hour, all of the Library. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve the salary increases carried. Clerk read voucher for payroll for period ended October 15, 1949, salary warrants No. 1865~ ~o 18970, inclusive, in the amount of $37,386.7~. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to approve carried. Claim voucher was read by Clerk from Stateside Construction Company, Esti- mate No.'3 (Final) in the ~nount of $2,966.58, in connection with their contract to install a storm sewer on Snyder Avenue, lSth Street to North End. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and ~r~ Kean to approve payment of the claim carried. Clerk read letter dated October 18, 19~9 to the Council from the City Eng- ineer,'reporting an accident which occurred at lll3 Sixth Street, to the neon display sign of th~ Hart Accordlan Studios, when'an employee Of the Engineers struck the neon sign with a level rod as he was i~ the process of ~aising it from measuring the depth of the basement of the studios. The accident occurred at 1:30 P.M., October 13, 1949. City Clerk stated he would mail a claim fore to Mr. Hart. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to note contents and file the l~tter, carried. Clerk read letter da~ed September 13, 1949 from Fire Chief Yett to Mayor isting a number of items which are surplus and ju~c and no longer needed by the Fire Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wh~aton to declare this list surplus and J~nk and refer to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to dispose t o the best interest of the City, With the exception of the ol~ Model T. Ford truck, carried. Clerk read letter dated October 18, 1949 to the City Council from John C. Merkel, Secretary of the Planning Commission~ which state~ he was attaching to his letter a transcript of all of the matters relating to the hearing before the Planning Commission on the City's a~plication to rezone the property known as the Anderson Cove Pro~ect, from Residential to Manufacturing. Clerk then read from Pluming Commission minutes of September 21st and 28th, 1949, and from Planning Con~ission Resolution No. 31, which stated the City Council is requested t o pass an Ordinance amenGing ~he Use and Area Maps of Ordinance 1792 to change ~he Anderson Cove to Manufacturing, anG finally rea~ from the Notice of Appeal, signed by R.C. Ditty, protesting the reclassification and rezoning. Following ~he reading by the Clerk there was a general discussion as to the next step and the ~ayor saidhe felt there should be made a public announcement o£ the uses to be maGe b~ the City oI~ the Anderson Cove area in order to clarify the situation in the minds of the residents who have signed a petition against the reclassification. The Mayor said he ~elieved that many of the protestants wbul~t drop out if were assured of the uses of the project site. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. ~iaddon to refer the matter of rezoning to the Committee of the ~ole for a study and analysis and announcement ~f policy and procedure and use prior bo the hearing carrieS. Mr. Wheaton stated it was necessary for the ~ater ,Department to construct 273 October 19, 1949 (Con't) a settling basin at the end of the new pipe line and, also, a chlorinator plant and in this connection need ~ call for bids for steel and concrete. The work will be performed by force account. Also, need a new truck I'or Water Department trouble shooter and plan to turn the old truck over to the sewage disposal sys- tem. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be instructed to call I'or bids for stee~ and concrete I'or a settling basin on Twin Lakes, and for acquiring a new one-half ton pickup truck without any trade- in, carried. Clerk pointed~out that on force accoUnt will have to comply with State Law and will need an estimate of the job for publication; however, Mr. Wheaton stated this job wa~!all part of the complete project whech has been ~naderway for some- time. Mayor stated he appointed Mrs[ Zubli, lB02 Eighth Street to fill out un- expired term of Harry Sorenson on the Library Board, to expire in 1950. Major'stated that due to Judge Cart's age, wo~ld like to have the State ~ Examiner abandon what he is doing ,now and rUn a current audit oI' Judge Carr's b°°kS~otio~ by Mr. Kean and Mrs. naddon that it be suggested to Mr. Lockwood that he make a current audit on the books of the~Mu~icipal Court carried. Motion by Mr. Ke~ and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills,presented ii' approved by a majority of the Commissioners carried. Mayor Kean stated that as was done last year, the Olympic Junior College is proposing to have a Homecoming ~eek, and have selected November 7th to 12th. They are proposing to have a ceremony and parade. Mayor Kean suggested that out of respect and appreciation of the 0.J.C., the week mettioned be set aside and ask the community's support of the college. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to declare the week of November Vth to 12th as O.J.C. Homecoming Week and request the support of all the community oz'- ganizations and make it ~an outstanding event of the college car~ied. Discussion was held on DeMolay Day, October 26, 1~9 and Mayor suggested a tour could be arranged around the Fire, Police and Water Departments. Mr. Wheaton stated he could arrange the Water Department tour and would, also, provide soft drinks and hamburgers for the boys. Mayor asked.for progress report on the petition which is being circulated in the County strip located below Eastpard and Sheridan Fark Projects. Mr. ~heaton reported that Mr. Harden of the Water Accounting Office has seen everybody there ~and is waiting to hear from several of the property owners; how- ever, the picture doesn't look too good because some of the property owners feel they are getting fire and police protection now.without being City residents. ~rs. Haddon suggested that if the petition did not bear enough signatures, t then an effort might be made at the next legislature to have a law passed similar to the one under which Seattle operates, wherein a City would be al lowed to take in any county areas completely surrounded by city boundaries. Mr. Yesl~d, employee of the Public Works Department, U.S. Na~al Shipyard, entered the City Council room and stated he had in hand a revokable permit for the sewage line to cross the railroad right-of-way and needed signatures of City officials before sending the permit to Washington, D.C. for signature of Chief of Bureau of ~ocks in behalf of the government. Mayor asked Mr. Yesland to go to the Engineer's Office and discuss it with the Engineer and if satisfactory with him then the City officials would sign. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton that the Mayor and City Clerk be author- ized to sign the easement as requested by Mr. Yesland carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~eaton to recess until 12:00 o'clock Noon today carried. APP~0VED: Cit~ Clerk 274 October 19, 1949 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held October 19, 1949 at 12:00 o'clock noon in the Mayor's office, City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Auditor Vaa, City Treasurer Nutter and City Attorney Johnsen being present. Also present were a number of persons present who were interested in the bid opening. At 12:15 P.M. the City Clerk announced this was date and t ime for open- ing of bids for the sale of $450,000.00 bonds for the completion of the sew- age treatment project, and that four bids had been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the bids be opened carried. Clerk opened bids and read from: Grande & Company, Inc., Badgley, Fred- er~ck, Rogers & Morford, Inc., Otis & Co., and Weeden & Company interest rate of 2 .3/4%, with certiI'ie~ check for $23,000.00 enclosed. Foster & Marshall, Kalman & Company, Richards & Blum, Inc., Fordyce & Company~ bonds with maturities 1951-66, inclusive, 2¼% and 196V-V3, inclusive 2~%, or effective rate of 2.47019%, with check enclosed for $22,500.00° Estabrook & Company, and Harold ti. Huston & Company, effective interest rate 2.51195, and check enclosed £dr $22,500.00. Pacific Northwest Company, including ~lyth & Company, Inc., Wm. P. Har- per & Son & Company, Bramhall & Stein, effective interest rate 2.445% with check enclosed for $22,500.00. Discussion followed the opening of the bids as to what would be the best procedure to follow. Three of the bidders present stated they were out o£ the running and asked if they coul~ave ,their bid deposit back immediately as they wished to return to Seattle. The City Treasurer stated this was the custom in the past and the City At~orne~, Oluf Johnsen, made a recommendation that the three bidders be allowed to withdraw their checks and the City Auditor, W.n. Vaa, said he could see no objection to doing this. Motion by Mr. Kean and Nfs. Haddon to give the three bidders, who request- ed it, their deposit checks back, carried. Following the motion the City Clerk returned the checks of Grande & Co., Inc., Harold H. Huston & Company and Foster & Marshall. Notion by Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the City Clerk and Purchasing Ag- ent, the City Auditor, City Treasurer and anyone else the committee would like to have work with them, and the Committee of the ~hole carried. ~fr. S]~ter from the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, an impartial ob- serve~, stated there was no reason for not giving award at this time as it helps the men to start working on the sale of the bonds if sold now. Mayor asked for a recommendation from the Committee and City Treasurer re- co~ended that with the consent of the City Clerk and City Auditor the bid of Pacific Northwest Company be declared the highest and best bid. City Clerk and City Auditor concurred in the recommendation. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation and award the bid, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Wheat- on, Yes. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to recess until 2:15 o'clock P.M. to- day carried. : AP PROVED: City Clerk t~ Mayor 0ctoher 19, 1949 Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington was held October 19, 1949 at 2:15 o'clock P.M. in the Mayor's office, City Hall Bremerton. Mayor Kean, presiding and Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Wheaton, City Clerk McGowan, City Treasurer Nutter and City Attorney Johnsen being pre- sent. City Attorney Johnsen read a letter from himself to Mayor and City Council~ dated October 19, 1949, in which he stated that as a result of his appointment as Justice of Peace to fill the vacancy created b3 the death of Judge Cart, and~ in order to be,'~vailable for.appointment as Municipal Judge of the City of Brem- erton, t~at he tendered his resignation as City Attorney,effective at once. City Attorney also presented the City Clerk with a signed copy of his cer- tificate of appointment as Justice of Peace, Number 2, of Bremerton, Kitsap County~ Washington. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~Pneaton to accept the resignation of Oluf John- sen as City Attorney,carried. Mayor Keau stated he would like to~ropose Merrill Wallace as City Attorney. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the City Council confirm the ap- pointment of Merrill Wallace,as City Attorney carried. Mayor Kean stated that now that 01ur Johnsen.has been appointed Justice of the Peace and is now qualified he would like to ~ppoint him as Municipal Judge. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. %rneaton to appoint 01ur Johnsen as Municipal Judge for the balance of the term to succeed Judge Carr, deceased, and City Council concur in said appointment carried. City Attorney stated there were several cases to come up in Municipal Court on which he worked and would like ~ have the Mayor continue Arthur Hutton as Judge Pro ~em for today and tomorrow. ~iayor stated this would be taken care of by him. Motion by Mr. Keau and Mr. 9~heaton to adjourn carried. APPI{OVED: City Clerk ~ Mayor