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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/26/48 May 26, 1948 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held in the Mayor's office at the City ~all at ten o'clock A.~,~., Wednesday, }~ay 26, 1948. Mayor Kean presiding with the following 'ceing present: Commissioner Haddon, Commis- sioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and the City Attorney. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the minutes of the recessed meet- ing of May 18 and regular meeting of ~.{ay 19, 1948 as written, carried. Clerk announced this as the date for the opening of bids for pipe for the Wat- er Department and three bids had been received. On motion by Mr. Kean and l~Ir. Gorst Clerk opened and read bids as follows: Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, Portland, Oregon with a certified check in the amount of ~1,450.00 and a total bid on plain of (no bid), cement lined pipe, ~29,550.00o United States Pipe and ±"oundry Company, San Francisco, California with a cer- tified check in the amount of ~1,600.00 and a total bid for plain of ~29,300.00; cement lined, ~29,532.50. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Seattle, Washington, with a certified check in the amount of ~1,750..00 m~d a total bid for plain of $30,350.00, cement lined, ,i~;30,545.00. [~otion by ~r. Gorst and Mr. Kean to pek'er the bids to the Commissioner of Pub- lic Works, the Water Superintendent and the Purchasing Agent for study and recom- mendation, carried. Clerk announced that it is now time to call for bids for fuel, stove and diesel oil for the year. ~,~otion by,Mr. Kean and ~,~r. Gorst that the City Clerk be instructed to issue a call for bids for diesel, fuel and s rove oil for the coming year, carried. Cle~,k read letter from S.L. Kerr, Kerr },.Iotors, Bremerton, advising that they ~ ton pickup with have been unable to obtain a ~nit from the factory for a Ford ~ Standard Factory Equipment but advising that they do have in stock a FL ~- ton pick- up with additional equipment which they can deliver inm~ediately for an additional cost of ~158.00. The truck being purchased for the Ssmitation Department. Motion by I~[rs. IIaddon and 1,Ir. Kean authorizing the change order increasing the price of the bid carried as follows: ~;Ir. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. ~r. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read reports of separation for: Ray Whitney, Ray A. Johnson, Harold O. Webster, Vic Cleiand, Arthur Messick and Paul S. Challendero Motion by ~,'Ir. Kean and Mr. Gorst ~to approve the foregoing separations, carried. Clerk read notices of employraent for: E. Fay Ellis, Fireman 2/c, Fire Depart- ment at ,~242.00 per month; Shirley Phillips and Ruth Huntly, part-time leaders for the Park and Recreation at ~it. O0 per hr; Vic Cleland, Itarold O. '~ebster and Leonard Kelly, extra labor for the Park ~d Recreation at .~1.25 per hour. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~,Ir. ~orst to appro~e the temporary non-civil service appointments of the foregoing, carried. Clerk rea~ changes in pay for the following: Richard N. O'Connor, Fireman 1/C at i)247.00 per month; Ada Lane, night attendant, Park and Recreation, at ~175. per month. Le Roy },~athews, Jack Dunn~and Arnold Halpern, part-time leaders, Park and Recreation at ~1.10 per month; Kenneth Chase, part-time leader, Park and Re- ~reation at ~,~1.00 per hour. 1,/iotion by 1,~r. ~orst and ~"r. Kean 'to approve the ±bregoing changes in pay, carried. Clerk read application, approved by Chief of Police Lewis and Captain in charge oi' traffic Phillips, for a taxicab stand license from Robert F. Guy. 1/lotion by ~r. Kean and I~ir. Gorst to concur in the recon~nendation of the Police Department and grant the application for a stand anm comply with the ord- inance, carried. Clerk read letter from Fred B. Cohen, Attorney for the Bremerton Transit Lines requesting a chandle in route and bus stops for 5he Transit Lines, and ad- vising this change will '~ e a restoration of the route used prior to Feb. 1, 1948. This change has been approved by Captain Phillips. I,~otion by ~ir. Kean and ~,lr. Gorst to concur in the reconnaendation of ~ir. Phillips and approve the chan~e in route and bus stops, carried. Clerk read petition signed by the property owners of Block 15, original Town of Bremerton, consenting and approving the proposed improvement of the alley bi- secting Block 15 by an increase ,of grade commencing at Pacific Avenue and extend- ing 120 feet West in the amount of ~/~, with the unde_standing that the increase ir~ grade will be made by excavation and resurfacing of the alley on the new grade established. The consent and approval was given with the express understanding that no costs or charge will be made to the Oi'ty of Bremerton nor t o any of the signed property owners except.Bremer's, Inc. May 26, 1948 (Con't) ~,~r. Gorst explained that this was desired to facilitate parking and he explained to the Council the method which will be used. Diction by ~r. Worst and Mr. Kean to refer the petition to the City Engineer for study and reconmlendation, carried. I~ayor Kean announced that Attorney Garland and a delegation of Taxicab own- ers were present and wished to be heard at this time. Attorney Garland, as spokesman for the group, requested that the Application for a license for taxicabs be reduced to ~25.00 as the higher rate of ,~125.00 had not worked out as planned in keeping persons from applying for a license and now had become a hardship for the existing owners. Mr. Gorst suggested referring the matter to the Committee of the Whole for discussion. Mr. Kean asked regarding the saturation point of cabs in the City and was assured by ~¢Ir. Garland that there are now about ! cab for each 500 persons. Mr. Kean advised that he was afraid that a new reduction in any r ate reduc- tion there are apt to be more applications for operators. ~rs. Haddon suggested charging ~125.00 for the first cab and perhaps ~50.00 more for each additional cab. The City Attorney read excerpt from booklet from the Association of Washing- ton cities on license?fees and it was ~.bund that Bremerton is charging a higher fee for licenses than other comparable cities. ~/~otion by ~r. Kean and ~,~rs. Haddon to refer the matter to the Committee of the ~/~,ole for study and discussion, carried. ~dr. Andrew Teets appeared before the Council and advised that he had at one time given 30 feet of his property to the County for road purposes, he was in- terested in knowing if he would be given the unwanted 10 feet back. ~,~r. Teets was assured by ~[r. Gorst that his 10 feet of property would be re- stored to him with the vacation of that portion of the street. Attorney read proposed ordinance vacating a portion of Ninth Street. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the ordinance on first reading carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. ~,~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney advised that the City has not been able to acquire the ad- ditional ~0 feet and will probably have to use conder~ation measures as the pro- perty owners did not agree with the valuation as set. ~Ir. Ted Hayes appeared before the City Council with a plat of the Palisades approved by the Planning Commission and the City Engineer, for signature by the ~,iayor and the City Clerk. ~!otion by ~r. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the k"ayor and the City Clerk be author- ized to sign the plat as presented, carried. The plat was duly signed and turned over to Mr. Hayes. ~r. George Dexter of the ~,[utual Amusement Company appeared before the Council with a plea for the lowering of the fee for the location license for pinball ma- chines. He pointed out that the City d~rives most of it's money from the 10~ of the receipts of the machines and not from the licenses and with such a high lic- ense fee the owners of small businesses could not afford to install the machines. He suggested that the fee be reduced to ~10o00. Mr. Kean asked what the resultant action would be if a smaller license be put on each machine so that the big operator would be paying more than the small merchant. ~r. Nutter explained that .the license fees are now issued in that way and the smaller merchant did not benefit, and not to make a change will eliminate the small merchant. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to refer the matter to the Co~m~ittee of the Whole for study and discusaion, carried. Clerk read letter from Calvin F. Sc~mid, Executive Secretary of the Census Board of the State of Washington enclosing a copy of the latest series of popu- lation figures for the towns and cities of the State of Washington. Clerk read census figures for the City of Bremerton as follows: 1940 - 15,1~4; 194~ - 35~000; 1948 - 33,000. Motion by ~,~r. Kean and Mr. ~orst to note contents and file, carried. Clerk read letter from the Port Olakely ~ill Company requesting cooperation from the City of Bremerton in closing forest areas during the fire hazard season. Clerk read inter-office communication from Mr. Casad to Mr. Gorst advising that closing watershed lands during the fire season will greatly reduce our men- ace from fire and he reconm~ended that the City Council approve the joining with other land owners in applying for the closing of the areas. Y,r. Gorst advised that he has discussed this matter with Mr. Casad and this is practically the policy of the City now on the watershed. The principle aim is to keep these areas closed luring the fire season. ~[r. Kean asked if this would prohibit the picking of brush during that season and was advised it would not. ~,~r. Kean advised he wss in favor of the proposal. ~otion by L~r. Gorst and ~f,r. Kean that the City eoncur in Mr. Casad's recom- mendation an~ go in witl~ the other large land owners and the matter be referred to ~,~r. Casad for the necessary correspondence, carried. ,89 May 26, 1948 (Contt) Clerk read telegram from Mayor Fawcett of Tacoma asking if Bremerton is going on daylight savinL~ time and if so when. Clerk read ~ayor Kean's answer to Mayor Fawcett advising that Bremerton goes on daylight saving time for themonths of June, July and August. Contents were noted. Clerk read letter from Leo Terrell, Recording Secretary of the Automotive ~a- chinists Local 1545 advising that their local lodge concurred in the resolution to ask the State ~ighway Department and the City Co~l of the City of Bremerton to begin at once on a program of repairs and construction of the bridge and itts ap- proaches. C~ntents were noted and ordered filed. Clerk read letter from Andrew Pendergast, Superintendent of the Park and Re- creation Department advising that that department is in possession of one slide projector and for ~ich he can see no future use. Further advising that the De- partment is badly in need of a c~era to keep a suitab~le record in pictures of the recreational activities, and recommending that the projector be traded in on a c~[era, Mr. Kean advised that the Police Department has been making a~l pictures for that department at considerable expense ~d inconvenience and he concurred in Pendergast' recommendation. .~otion by ~dr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recon~endation and refer to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and ~r. Pendergast for the best possible arrange- ments for the City, carried. Mayor Kean suggested to Commissioner Itaddon that."exit" signs be placed at the door and fire escape in the °ouncil Chambers on the upper floor of the City Hall. A discussion ensued regarding improving the acoustics in the Council Chambers but no action was taken. Clerk read Ordinance 1777 regulating ~d licensing the business of selling or distributing liquid fuel oil, second reading. Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst to pass the ordinance on final reading car- ried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1778, second reading, regulating and licensing the business of selling, installing, altering, repairing and servicing of oil burners and oil-burning equipment ~aud providing penalties for the violation thereof. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to pass the ordinance on final reading car- ried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance 1779 relating ,to ~e installation and use of oil-burning devices and equipment and amending Sections ~,7 and 10 of Ordinance No. 1324 of the City of Bremerton, second reading. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to pass the ordinance on final reading car- ried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. L~rs. Harden, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. '~e City Clerk was instructed to order at least 100 extra copies o£ ~e fore- going ordinances for distribution to the 0il dea~lers and members of the various City Departn~ents. Attorney read Ordinance No. 1780 relating to soda fountains, soft drink bars and parlors, restaurants, cafes, cafeterias, lunch rooms, cigar stands, card rooms and card tables for hire, prescribing conditions for the issue and renewal of card room~licenses, muendi~g Ordinance No. 749 as amended, and repealing 0r~nance 840, second rea~ing. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the ordnance on final reading carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. ~rs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yss. The City Treasurer reported t~at the City property on WaShington and Sixth Street was infested wi~ caterpillars and as there is nothing budgeted for their extermination he recom~ended a transfer of f~ds to pay l'or spraying trees on City property. Following a discussion of the matter ~d it's problems a motion by I~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst to authorize ~e City Treasurer to have the trees on City property sprayed, carried. The City Attorney read proposed ordinance establishing and fixing the boundar- ies of voting precincts in the City of Bremerton, designating the number of each of said precincts and repealing Ordinance No. 1630 and all other or~ nances or parts of ore[ nances in conflict therewith. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. ~.~r~ Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney reported progress with ~e action of easements for the sewers on the beach; the easements have been mailed out, some will probably be returned as undeliverable and some owners are raising objections. He advised he would like to talk with the City E~gineer regarding handling of the si~ning of the easements for the right-of-way. Mayor Kean announced that a meeting of the Health Board was to be held this ~iay 26, 1948 (Con't) afternoon and following that a meeting of the Head of the Bay matter would be held. ~'~ayor Kean inquired as to the favorability of the City acquiring property adjacent to Forest Ridge Park and following a short discussion it wes decided that the City would not acquire any such property. Mayor Kean announced that ~,~onday, ~,[ay 31, 1948 had been ¢]eclared a le6al hol- iday and City offices would be closed. ~,~ayor Iqean announced that during the convention of the Association of Wash- ington Cities held last week in Spokane ~it had been recommended and approved un- animously by the budget co~mmittee th@t dues be raised .,~8~.00. He added this was being mentioned at this time for the information of the persons who will be making the forthcoming budget. The matter was referred to the City Auditor. I,~ayor K~an further announced that he had been placed back on the Executive Co~mmittee of the Association of Washington Cities, which is a distinct advantage for the City of Bremerton. I,[ayor Kean further announced the continuation of the current census bill ~,uatil such time as the population trend was established. Mayor [r~ean asked if anything was going to be done r~egarding thc garage storage building and if the City was going on with the plans to build. l~;r. Gorst advised that ~his project has already cost a lot of money but thought we should go aheact with the building of the wall. Mrs. Haddon advised she was in favor of putting t~ back wall in now with an idea of building there later. I,[otion by ~,[r. Kean and Mr. ~orst to authorize the City Engineer to proceed with the plans of the wall to be used as a retaining wall on the prcperty at 17th and Elizabeth, carried. ~,[ot~on by I~[r. Kean and I~[rs. Haddon to allow all bills presented a t this meeting and approved by the majority of the, 0o,uncil, carried. Mr. I£6an advised that he would havo no objection to re¢~ucin~ tile location lic- enses on pinball machines. [,'~rs. Haddon agreed and suggested cutting the fee to ~i~lO · 00. ~otion by I~r. Kean and I,,fr. Gorst to instruct t~e City Attorney to amend the pinball ordinance, making the Location License fee ,i~0.00, carried. Following a discussion regarding the lowering of rates for licenses for taxi- cabs it was u~animously agreed that the existing rate seemed a bit high at this time and could be lowered with convenience. I',~otion by ~r. ~orst and f¥Ir. I[ean to instruct the City Attorney to amend the ordinances reducing the annual license fee f~r taxicabs from i~125.00 to ~$0.00 and reducing the transfer fee license on cars from f~28.00 to ~)10.00 carried as follows: ~r. Iqean~ Yes. ~.[rs. Haddon, Yes. ~ffr. Go, st, Yes. ~[otion by ~r. J[ean and I,[r. Gorst to adjourn~ carried. Mayor