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December 21, 1949
Regular meeting of thet¢t~y Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington
was held Wednesday, Decembers21, 1949 at ten o,clock A.M. in the Mayor's
lice, City Hall, Bremerton. Acting Mayor Lulu D. Haddon presiding and Com-
missioner Wheaton, City Treasurer Nutter and City Attorney Wallace being pre-
sent. Mayor Kean being absent from the City, on business, as was City Clerk
Notion by Mr. Nheaton and Mrs. Haddon to approve minutes of December 14,
1949 as written carried.
Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bios for: I~rnishing tires
and tubes for 1950 and several bids had been received.
. Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids carried.
Clerk opened the bids and read from: Time 0il Company, Saindon's Tire
Service Inc., Speed's Super Service Station, Dane's Service, R.L. Lursen, and
Firestone Stores. Bid deposit of $50.00 received, from each bidder.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to refer the bids to the City Clerk
and Purchasing Agent, Garage Sul~erintendent and the Traffic Department carried.
Clerk stated it was date and time for opening bids for furnishing a gravel
screen for the Street Department and that a numbe~ of bids had. been received.
Motion by Mr. WheatGn and Mrs..Haddon to open the bids carried.
Bids were opened by Clerk and read from:
Washington Machinery and Storage Company, check enclsoed for $80.00,
0verstrom Vibrating.Screen F.O.B. factory with.freight allowed to Bremerton,
$1,293.48, standard motor mount, etc., $104.75, Standard 1800 RPM Sterling
motor $79.50, or 5 HP Sterling motor $11,.32, together with dust tight motor,
start and push button station, etc., $133.68, delivery in about three weeks.
Pacific Hoist and~Derrick Company, E1 Jay Vibrating Scrsen, complete with
motor, F.O.B. Bremerton, $1,748.00; if motor not desired deduct $106.005 de-
livery in ten days at Bremerton, and bid deposit check for $100.00 enclosed.
Nelson Equipment Company, bid deposit, check for $125.00 enclosed; 3xlO
Symons 2~deck horizontal screen, $2,460.00, P0B Bremerton, including screen
cloth; alternate: 3X8 Symons~2-deck Horizontal?Screen $2,~6§~00,~F.0,B~j
Bremerton, delivery within ten days.
Columbia Equipment Company, check enclosed for $135.00, Simplicity Engineer-
ing Company, Model 0A screen, f.o.b. ~remerton, $2,424.00, standard make 5 H.P.
electric motor, $153.00, shipmen~ on screen approximately 5 weeks; alternate
bid: Simplicity Engineering Company, Model. S$Screen $1,718.00, electric
motor, $111.O0.
Clyde Equipment Company, Telsmith Double Deck Vitro-King screen f.o.b.
Bremerton, $1,708.00; add if wanted, the following: steel motor support, etc.
$1~5.00, motor $126.00, automatic starter $25.00, delivery in three weeks;
alternate: used Pioneer Double Deck Screen with motor, $1,750.00, without
motor, $1,600.00, subject to prior sale, check for $178.00 enclosed.
F.J. Balzer Company, new Double Deck Lippman Positive Eccentric Type
Screen, f.o.b. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, $2,135.00, complete with screen cloth,
one V-Belt drive, $47.~0, motor $153.00, items less 5% discount, delivery
30 days, bid bond for $250.00 enclosed.
Link Belt Company, chec~ for $82.2~ enclosed, Link-Belt ~ype "CA" screen
without screen cloth or motor, f.o.b. Philadelphia, $1,645.00. ~
Howard Cooper Corporation, Cedarapids screen without screen cloth, $1,
8~1.00, f.o.b, factory, add for screen cloth $89.00, Fairbanks-Morse motor
$158.40, one Fairbanks-Morse Electric Motor, $189.90, electric motor pullsy,
$13.20, five V belts, $12.~0, frefght on screen from factory, $314.~0, ship-
ment immediately, check enclosed for $130.00.
Feenaughty Machinery Company, check enclosed for $110.O0, new Pioneer
with screen cloth, $1,813.00,' General Electric Motor, $116.78,. f.o.b. Brem-
erton, motor mounting if desired, $135.00, delivery in 30 days.
Star Machinery Company, no bid deposit enclosed with bid, Model Vet 3102
El-Jay screen~ $1,518.00, Master Stand motor, $84.24, starter, $20.~4, or man-
ual starter, $11.41.
~otion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to refer bids to City Clerk and
Purchasing Agent and Commissioner of Public Works' office carried.
Clerk stated this Was time and date for opening of bids on repairs to
First Street and Second Street Wharves and that two bids h~d'been received.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to open the bids carried.
Clerk opened bids and read from:
Nanson Construction and Engineering Company, check enclosed for $100.00,
14~ minimum butt bark stuck piles, $1,890.00 or good second creosoted piles
in lieu of piles mentioned in speci2ications, $1,960.00.
Larson Construction Company, Seattle, check enclosed for $75.00, $~435.00.
Motion by Mr. ~neaton and Mrs. Haddon to refer to the City Engineer, City
Finance Commissioner, City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and Commissioner of Pub-
lic Works, carried.
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December 21, 1949 (Con't)
Clerk read minutes of Investment Board of December 19, 1949 as follows:
The Investment Board of the City of Bremerton met in the Mayor's office
on Thursday, Decenber 15, 1949 at 11:35 A.M. with the following present:
Acting Mayor Mrs. Haddon, City Clerk MCGowan, Commissioner Wheaton, City
Treasurer~Nutter, Auditor Vaa, and Mr. Lockwood, State Examiner. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Auditor Vaa explained that Water Consumerst Deposit Funds had previous-
~ly been invested by the City, but that two years ago a Water Department Exam-
iner had insisted that this practice is illegal, and as a result such invest-
ments were liquidated. Both Mr. Marley, making the Water Department Audit,
and Mr. Lockwood, who is making the General Examination, have informed us
that under R.R.S.. 5648-15 such funds may legmlly be invested. There is now
in excess of $20,000.00 in this fund. The Street Department has invested
$19,418.89 and this money will probably be needed before too long for current
operation.
Treasurer Nutter recommended that the Consumers' Deposit Fund purchase
$16,000.00, par value, U.S. Treasury 22A~ i967-V2 bonds from the Street In-
vestment Fund, and that the 194B Water Bond Reserve Fund purchase $3,000.00
par value, of U.S. TreasurM 24% 1967-V2 bonds from the Street Investment Fund,
both plus premium unamortized.
Moved by McGowan. that the Investment Board accept the recommendation of
the State Examiners that Consumers' Deposit f~ds be invested, and that in-
vestments be made as outlined and recommended by the Treasurer. Seconded by
Vaa and carried unanimously.
City Treasurer Nutter reported that ~since the Bremerton Trust and Sav-
ings Bank has been purchased by the Peoples' National Bank, it will be nec-
essary to have a new deposit agreement for collateral. He presented an agree-
meHt, with the City of Bremerton as the first party, the Bremerton Branch of
the 9eoplest National Bank as the second party, and the Seattle First National
Bank as the third party. He also reported there is $1V5,000.00 on deposit in
the Bremerton Branch of the Peoples Bank, anG that collateral in the amount
of $210,000.00 is on deposit. Also, the deposit is co~ered up to $5000.00 by
the F.D.I.C.
Moved by Mrs. Haddon that this agreement be executed by the City Treasurer
and the Commissioner of Finance, as other agreements have been si~ ed. Second-
ed by McGowan and carried unanimously.
On motion by Mrs. Ha~don and second of Mr. McGowan the meeting was ad-
journed. /s/ Wendell R. Vaa, City Auditor.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the
minutes of the meeting of the Investment Board of the City of Bremerton, Wash-
ington, held on December 15, 1949.
/s/ Wendell R. Vaa, City Auditor.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton that the report of the Finance
Committee be approved, with corrections as made by Mr. Nutter, carried.
Payroll vouchBr' was read by Clerk for period ending December 15, 1949,
warrant numbers 19875 to 90168, inclusive, $36,409.90.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to approve the payroll voucher,
c~rried.
Clerk read claim voucher from Hall-Atwater Company, Estimate No. 2, West
Bremerton Treatment Plant and Pump Stations, less 15% retained, $13,070.98,
approved by Howard I. Gorst, Field Engineer, James W. Carey-H.W. Kramer &
Associates, W.R. Vaa, City Auditor and E.S. Severance, City Engineer.
Motion by Mr. Wheaton and Mrs. Haddon to approve the estimate an~ allow
the claim, carried.
Clerk read letter dated December 20, 1949 from E.W. Holbrook, Secretary,
Central Labor Council, requesting consideration to installing two comfort
stations in the Ivy Green Cemetery, for the convenience of the public and em-
ployees of the' cemetery.
Mrs. Haddon stated she would take the matter under advisement.
City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1858, second reading, appropriating funds
for payment of a Judgment against the City of Bremerton not provided in the
budget for the current year.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaton to pass Ordinance 1858 on final
reaeing carried.
Mr. Wheaton reported that he attenCed the second meeting of the Puget
Sound Bridge Association. Yesterday morning t~ Toll Bridge Authority ap-
propriated $V5,000.00 for planning and they will not ask for any Federal
money if possible not to do so, as that would slow up the work.
Mr. Wheaton stated the Water Department is placing orders for more hy-
drants and meters, under existing contracts.
December 21, 1949 (Con't)
Mr. Wheaten commented that is figured there will be enough funds avail-
able by April l, 1950 to allow the stopping of collections on the Manette
Sewer and he suggested a newspaper-article~be given out as a Christmas pre-
sent for these people over in Manette.
Mr. Nut,er said he would pass theinformation on to the press.
Mr. Wheaten asEed for a report on the gravel pit case and acquisitions
and the City Attorney stated that Mr. Fulmer has not finished his appraisals.
Mr. Wallace stated he was going into Court on the Horn case and then in March
can go into Court on the condemnation case.
Mr. Wheato~ asked for a report on Anderson Cove and Mr. Wallace stated he
is working on answering the Complaint filed by Attorney, Arthur and will have
to make some preliminary motions.
Mr. Wallace commented he had received information from Mr. Casad on those
who are b~tng served water under contract or ~rdinance, such as the Housing
Authority, Schools, Bremerton GarGens, and Navy Yard, and that he has written
them that there will be a change in rates in 1950.
Mr. Wallace said he had received a letter i'rom Mr. Vaa relative to two
items of steel which were never received but on which payment was made in
error. City Attorney suggested that the Council authorize him to write to Sex-
ton's Transfer I'or recovery.
Motion by Mr. Wheaten and Mrs. Haddon to authorize the City Attorney to
write a letter to Sexton.s for recovery of payment carried.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaten ~ recess until ten o'clock A.M.
Friday, December 23, 1949 carried.
APPROVED: City Clerk
~ ' ~cting ~ayor
December 23, 1949
~ecessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washing-
ton was held Friday, December 23, 1949 at ten o'clock A.M. in the Mayor's
office, City Hall, Bremerton. Acting Mayor Lulu D. Haddon presiding with
Commissioner Wheaten being present. Mayor. Kean and City Clerk McGowan being
absent.
Chief Deputy City Clerk read letter dated December 22, 1949 from the City
Engineer to Lulu D. Haddon, Commissioner of Finance and Accounting, giving the
tabulation of ~ids rece%ved on the 21st of December for repairs to Municipal
Wharf and Second Street Wharf. Recpmmended by the Engineer that used creosote
piles be used and that contract be awarded to Manson Construction and Engin-
eering Company in the amount of $1960.00.
Motion by Mrs. Haddon and Mr. Wheaten to concur in the recommendation
of the City Engineer, and that the contract be awarded to the Manson Construct-
ion Company carried.
Motion by Mrs. Harden and Mr. Wheaten to adjourn carried.
City Clerk
Acting Mayor ~