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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/49288 November 16, 1949 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of ~emerton, Washing- ton, was held on November 16, 1949 at ten o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's Office City Hall, Bremerton. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Com- missioner ~heaton, City Clerk ~cGowan~ City Treasurer Nutter and City At- torney Wallace being present. City Attorney stated the minutes should be corrected on the second page in the paragraph dealing with obtaining either an easement or a right-of-way for a street over S.M. Fatland's property, to change the word "appraisal" to "acquisition". Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Madden to approve minutes oI~ November 9, 1949 as.corrected, carried. City Clerk stated this was date ~d time for opening of bids for purchase of four new prowler cars and sale or trade in of four used 1947 Dodge Sedans of the Police Department, an~ said that several bids have been received. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to open the bids carried. Clerk opened the bids and read from Bechtel Motor Company, certified check enclosed, Dodge Ooronet, $2,329.4V each, Dodge ~eadowbrook, $2,252.22, each, Plymouth, $1,878.48 each, trade-ins, Car 76,, $1,100.00, Car 70, $1,130.00, Car 69, $1,090.00, Car 67, $1,110.00. Couse Motors, check enclosed, Buick "Special" $2,~79.55, plus tax, trade-ins: Car ~6, Si,l?0.00; Car 70, $1,150.00; Car 69, i~l,190.O0; Car 67, $1,~00~00. Benbem~ick Motors, check attached, Kaiser Traveler, $2,129.80, plus tax. Another bid from Benbennick Hotors, check attached, Kaiser Special $1,9V1.48, plus tax, and offer for trade-in of each used car in amount of ~10V0.00 each~ Bid f~mm Lowell Sederberg to purchase car 67 for $876.00 or, 2nd choice, to purchase car V6 for t~851.00, check attached. Bid to purchase car 69 for $800.00 from Julian W. ~{olstad, and check attached. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to reject tho bids for outright pur- chase on cars because too low, other bids be referred to a con~ittee composed of the ~ayor, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, Chief Lewis, Captain Phillips and possibly Mr. Grauerholz if think it is necessary carried. C~ange in Day status read for Fred L. Walker, helper, Sanitation Dept., from ~1.46 to $1.42, and Oliver W. Jackson, driver, Sanitation Department, from $1.42 to ~1.46 per hour. Motion by Mrs. Ila~don and Mr. Kean to approve notices of change in pay status as read carried. Clerk read notice of employment i'or Ester Jo~mson, extra help, part-time in the M~licipal °o~rt at ~l.00 per hour, lii~ited to 100 hours per month. Notion by lit. Kean an~ Mr. Wheaten to approve temporary non-civil ser- vice appointment as read carried. Letter dated November 15, 1949 addressed to the ~ayor from Ernest Ye~t, Fire Chief, was rea5 by Clerk, stating one 1942 Oldsmobile Sedan, Motor No. G43118V, Serial No. V6C-8221 is surplus in the Fire Department. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~eaton to declare surplus and refer to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and City Auditor for necessary transfer from the Fire Department to Commissioner:~-~eaton's department carried. Letter read by Clerk from Captain T.K. Phillips, Traffic Division, Pol- ice Department dated November 16, 1949, addressed to the Council, statln~ that after meeting today with the Committee from the Oh~nber of Con~erce, he again reco~mmends to the Council that the northeast corner of 6th & Callow be c~t back and the fire plug and telephone pole at this point also be moved back, to allow two lanes of traffic to proceed West on 6th Street, and to afford better opportunity to make right hand turn for motorists. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to concur in the reco~endation and refer the matter to Commissioner of Public Works, the ~ater Superintendent and Fire Chief to select the site and remove the plug carried. Clerk read letter from Wm. P. Harper & Sons & Company, dated November l, 1949, addressed to the City Clerk, submitting a voucher for final payment in amount of ~250.00 for services to the City as set forth in Resolution No. 646, dated April 28, 1949. Audited by City Auditor Vaa. Mayor stated this voucher should be placed on the regular board inasmuch as the expenditure was authorized by the Council some time ago. Clerk presented a claim voucher and statement from Preston, Thorgrimson mud Horowitz, for amount of $1,352.58 due for their services in connection with issuance of water mud sewer revenue bonds and opinion as to validity of said bonds. November 16, 1949 (CCh't) Clerk said this voucher should be checked and approved by the City At- torney before the payment is made. Mayor asked the Clerk to refer this voucher to the City Attorney. Clerk presented a claim voucher from Hall-Atwater Company for $2,613oV5 Estimate No. 1, West Brsmerton Treatment Plant & Pump Stations, approved by James W. Carey, EcS. Severance and audited by the City Auditor. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation of Carey and Severance and make the payment carried. Clerk read letter from City ~gineer, dated November 16, 1949, addressed to the Council, recommending that a quantity of ~ncrete pipe for storm water sewers be purchased; existing sanitary sewers on Chester Avenue and Trenton 'Avenue are seriously overloaded during any storm rrm-off. These proposed storm sewers are of ample capacity to eventually serve storm flow f~om extend- ed areas at some later date. Attached to ~e letter was a copy of call for bids l~sting the approxi- mate quantities needed. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~eaton to concur in the recommendation and authorize the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent to call for bids as specified carried. Discussion was held relative to purchase of 200 feet of pipe. Nr. ~'~oaton stated the job was being held pending this p~rchase of this ~00 feet. Hr. Severance stated it could be had for $1.20 per foot less ~iscount which would be well under the charter limit of purchases and the Nayor suggest- ed this be purchased right away in order not to hold up the job. ~r. Severance said it could be deducted from the pipe on which call for bids is to b e made. City Clerk e~plained that he ha8 approved several purchase.requisitions for small quantities of similar pipe and t~at in order to follow the Oharter he felt ~he call for bids was necessary. ~r. Wheaton recommended that after the first o~~ the.new year a call for bids be issued which would take care of orders of pipe during the year, to b e handled similar to the purchase of oil, inasmuch as the City does not have any storage space and cannot take delivery all at once. Clerk read letter from Lent's dated November 10, 194~, addressed to the City, enclosing certificates of insurance in accordance with provisions of the contract documents, in ~ nnection with ,West Bremerton Sewage PrOject. Notion by Nr. Kean and Nrs. Haddon to note contents and file in Clerk's office carried. Clerk presented monthly consolidated activity report for County-City Health Department for months of Seotember and October, 194~. Motion by Nr. Kean and Nrs. n~ddon to accept the reports and make them a matter of record and make them available to the press carried. Clerk read lstter dated November 9, 19~9 from R.A. Oraker, Disposition Officer, Dremerton Housing Authority, addressed to the City Council, stating they were through with the use of warehouse located on ~he property the City sold to the American Legion, and asked that the City acknowledge the letter as a release from the City of Bremerton of any liability in connection with further use of this property. Notion by Nr. Kean aud Mr. ~heaton to acknowledge the letter and a~thorize the Housing Authority to turn thekeys over to the American Legion Post and correct any documents necessary to complete this transaction carrie4. City Clerk stated that Mr. Vaa, City Auditor, had asked that he bring up for action of the Council, a matter relative to State Industrial Insurance. A Water Department extra employee, Roberb F. ~aurer, was injured and Nr. Buchanan of the State Department of Industrial Insurance states the family is in bad condition financially, ~and that if the City will waive the usual notice of pending pa~ment, payment to Nr. Naurer will be speeded up by about two weeks. Clerk stated he wondered if it would be agreeable with the Council if he were authorized to consider these cases and waive notices when deemed necessary. Mayor Kean co~nented he ~elieved should authorize each one as it comes up as the Council can meet most anytime if there is any emergency. City Attorney stated the waiving of noti6e is more or less a formality. No re~son not to waive the notice if the Council is satisfied the ~mployee was injured on City time. City Attorney further said he did not believe there would be much reason for a municipality to ever want to appeal on a case. ~otion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the request carried. Clerk read ~et~er from James W. Carey, consulting engineers for the City, dated November 2, 19~9, addressed to the Co~uncil, stating he had received a November 16, 1949 (eon't) letter from Hall-Atwater Company, general contractors, West Bremerton Sew- age T~eatme~t Plant, wherein there is set forth a list of sub-contractors to whbm.sub-co~tracts are intended to be 'awarded by Hall-Atwater Company. Contract documents provide for permission by the City bef6re any sub- contracting may be ~one and Mr. Carey further said he did not know whether the City wished his firm to handle the situation; however, they had checked the qualifications of the four sub-contractors and if the City Wished Carey's recommendat£on it would be that they be approved for the 'work. Also stated that Carey would be glad to handle the approval of the four I'irms with the Contractor, if so advised'to do. City ~ineer, who was present, stated this was what the consulting engineers are hired for. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~'~neaton to approve the recommendation and authorize the consulting engineers to notiI~ the parties concerned carried. Clerk stated he had for presentation a modified proposal in connection wi~ the participation in sewage treatment by ~avy Yard City Sewer District No. 1. City Attorney stated this has come from City's committee and if the Council now approves it, then it should be forwarded to the sewer district for their consideration and approval. Mayor asked the Clerk to read the proposal. Clerk read the proposal which set forth that the City would receive sites for placing p~mping stations, and that the City will enter into an agreement with the district for disposal of sewage at a charge of ~l. O0 per month for each residence or other unit connected to their system; 50~ of which is to be collected by the City and 50~ by the chistrict. In the proposal, it was set out that there had been a conference on. this matter first with the sewer district commissioners and their attorney, John C. ~erkel; at which meeting Mayor Kean and Commissioner Haddon were also in attendance. Then following this meeting, another meeting was held with the City Committee, and then there was a subsequent meeting composed of the City Committee, the Conm~ittee of the Whole, at which time Commissioner Wheaton was in attendacne. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~r. ~heaton to approve the proposal and refer to the °ity Attorney for handling carried. Mayor Kean stated that the City Engineer~ Building Inspector and Fire Chief were present to discuss some fire district matters which involve the changing of the fire district map, following which change events might lead to adopting a new building code. Fire Chief Yett, using a map which ha~ with him ~d.which showed the proposed fire districts, pointed out some of the changes. Fire Chief stated this map has been to the National ~oard of Fire Underwriters, and gave the Clerk a letter from that organization in San Francisco, to read. After the reading oi' the letter, the Building Inspector stated the fire district grade was being lowered in Manette and in Gharleston, both involving lumbor yards, and in downtown Bremerton, where the Bremerton Lum- Ber Yard is located, there is to ~ a higher grade. This would highly re- strict the lumber yard at Second Street. ~r. McLeod stated he would like the Council, ii' possible, to place the l tm~ber yard at the foot of Second Street at least in Fire District Zone 2. Mr. NcLeod and the Fire Chief stated this area was surrounded by sufficient safeguards to warrant this grade. Discussion was held on how many points Bremerton would lose on such a re-grading and the Fire Chief estimated it womld be about fourteen points; however, this would still leave the City m~der theprevious number of minus points. Mayor said he realized this matter of Fire ~istrict Zone 2 for the lumber yard area was fair, ~d also realized tkn[s matter has been hanging ~fire for a long time~ but would like to see this cleared up in an orderly The City ~gineer co~mmented there would have to be a new fire district map showing the bo~aries of the districts. Discussion followed as to procedure'to dispose of this matter. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Wheaton to concur in the recommendation re- lative to the lumber yard, approve the map as submitted, and direct that the Fire Chief contact the underwriters and refer the entire matter back to the Committee for action carried. Mr. McLeod stated in co~n~ection with the building code study, it is re- commended that it be left in the hands of the present co~muittee and 21ayor con~nented that ~as what should be done. Clerk presented claim vouchers for various amounts due to the Washing- ton State Tax Commission prior to the ~Sthmof the Month and in order to avoid delinquent penalty would like to~havo them approved. ~otton by Mr. Kean and Mr. V~eaton to approve the claim vouchers for the amounts due to the tax conmuission carried. November 16, 1949 (Con't) Clerk read Claim for D~amages filed November 16, 1949, from Mrs. Samuel A. Beaulieu (Joha~u~a S. Beaulieu), Route l, Box 1793, Bremerton, for the sum of i~5,000.00 for damages she claims to have received on October 21, 1949 by falling on sidewalk on Pacific near Fourth, where there was a hole or break in the sidewal, and sprained and bruised both wrists, bruising left ~ g and fracturing right ankle. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~heaton to refer to the City Attorney carried. City Attorney stated that he has figured out the rate of the Preston, Thorgrimson & H~rowitz claim for services rendered on the issuance of water and sewer revenue bonds, and the rate is apparently about ~ mills. They have a standard rate ~nd the City Attorney reco~mmended the payment of the claim of $1,352.58. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the payment as recommended by the City Attorney carried. The City Attorney reported that deeds have been filed with the County Auditor on the property procured for building the West Bremerton Sewage Treat- ment Plant. The City Attorney reported that in co~mection with selective logging on the ~remerton Watershed, he has written to Mr. VanSoelen of Seattle to see if they have anything on such activity that might be of help to Bremerton. Attorney Wallace stated he had drawn up an occupancy agreement between the City and the Bureau of Census as requested by the Mayor. City Attornoy thereupon read the Occupancy Agreement for space on the First Street ~Waarf where the Census Bureau would occupy space in four rooms without rental charge but shall pay all utilities. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the agreement for occupan- cy, carried. City Attorney reported he had not had sufficient opportunity to investi- gate the claim for damages filed by Dr. Seward for damages incurred to a metal fince by a Sanitation Truck. Mayor Kean, reporting for the Committee of the ;~ole, stated that the Committee considered the proposal of Ralph Purvis and Mr. Holt for placing advertising matter on our parking meters and the committee acted to turn down the proposal. Clerk stated that the motion made at last meeting to call for bids for lumber for the Gorst Creek construction work did not include hardware and recomme~ded that the Council pass a motion to include building materials in the call for bids. Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mr. Kean that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be directed to call for bids for building materials sufficient to com- plete the job at the settling tank, carried. Mayor asked for a report on the status of the proposed North Perry Ave- nue Water District water contract. Mr. Wheaton stated it had not been signed and suggested the present City Attorney ~ given necessary information to bring him up to date on this mat- ter and then call on him for assistance in cleaning up this matter. City Attorney stated he would be gladto call on ~iss Graham, Attorney Por the District, and write her a letter that if the agreement is not signed the City will shut off the water. Motion by Mr. ¥~neaton and Mr. Kean to instruct the City Attorney to write to the Water District Attorney in or,er to close this matter up carried. Mr. Wheaton stated that the Illahee Water District wished to become di- vorced from the North Perry Avenue Water District and state~ he would follow throu~ on this. Mayor co~nented that the Illahee Water District should pay to put in any line necessary to make the change. Mayor asked for a report on the status of the 0.J.C. lease on Dormitory City Attorney stated he would contact the school board and if it is not ready, then would be taken up at the meeting this Thursday night. Motion by Mr. Kean mud Mr. ~eaton to allow all bills if approved by a majority of the Commissioners carried. Mayor stated he would be attending executive meeting of the Association of Washington Cities in Seattle on Friday and Saturday of this week. November 16, 1949 (Con't) Clerk stated that it was reported to him that the roof of the First Street Wharf leaked and needed to be glazed along with minor repairs; and that the roof on the Second Street ~narf had been shingled on one side last ~in~er an(] needed to be shingled on the other half; and that both jobs to- gether would rbu~ over $500.00. Suggested call for bids should be made. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Kean that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent be instructed to call for bids for repair of First and Second Street Wharves roofs, carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. ~Vheaton to adjoum carried. APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor