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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/29/48 September 29, 1948 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Mayor's office at the City Hall at ten o'clock A.M. Wednesday,. September 29, 1948. Mayor Kean presiding with the following being present: Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Treasurer and the City Attorney. Clerk announced this as ~he date for the opening of bids on the sale and removal of the Sheridan Park Dock, Bremerton, Washington and one ~id?had been received, on motion by Mr. Gor~t and Nr. Kean clerk opened and read bid as follows: Manson Construction and Engineering Company, 821 Alaskan Way, Seattle 4, Washington with a check for ~80..00 and a ~etal bid of $~1,0~9.00. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer ~he bids to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, the City Attorney, City Auditor, City Engineer and ~r.. Branch carried. Clerk announced this as the date for opening of bids on the construction of a community building at the Manette Playfield end two bids had been received. On motion by Nr. Kean and N_r. Gorst Clerk opened and read bids as follows: Solie Construction Company, P.O. Box 128, Manette Station, Bremerton with a bid bond and a total bid of $27,68Z.00. Commercial Builders, Bremerton, 120 First Street with a Oid bond and a total bid of $~1,0Z9.00. Notion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the bids to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent, the City Attorney, City A~ditOr, City Engineer and Mr. B~anch carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the minutes of the previous regular meeting as written carried. Clerk read change in pay status for Irene E. Dick, Clerk-Stenographer to $220.00 per month, effective September 16, 1948. ~otion by Nr. Kean and Nrs. Haddon to approve the change in pay carried. Clerk read letter from John H. Short, Chief Accountant oI' the Water De- partment, recommending that a call for bids be issued for one addressograph. Commissioner Gorst advised that with the taking in of Sheridan Park it would bring our monthly bills up close to 9000 an~ the accounting department was badly in need of the new machine. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon that the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent and the City Auditor be authorized to issue a call for bi~s for the ad- dressograph carried. September 29, 1948 (Con't) Clerk read letter from R.V. Beach, President of the Kitsap Good Roads Ass- ociation advising t~e the City of Bremerton should not sell the Sheridan Ferry slip a~ this time due to the fact that the condition of the Manette Bridge is so uncertain and the prospects of repair so indefinite that they believe it might be well to have assurance of the use of the ferry slip for a further period of time. ~(1~ Contents were noted and ordered referred to the City Engineer and the City Clerk on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst. Clerk read application for location license to install a pinball machine at the Top Hat Cafe approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean end Mr. Gorst to approve the application and grant the license carried. Clerk read application for license for five billard table, fifteen card tables and a restaurant license for the Olympic Recreation approved by the Chief of Police. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the application and grant the re- quested licenses carried. Clerk read letter from Gerald Jenness, 1541 Marguerite Avenue, protesting the fact that his neighbors keep chickens, advising that the pens are dirty and unsanitary and the chickens are a nuisance to the neighborhood and requesting that the City Council take steps to eliminate the nuisances. Following discussion a motion by M~. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the matter to the County Health Officer, Dr. Benham, for further action as the City has no ordinance prohibiting the keeping of chickens within the city limits carried. Clerk read letter from the City Clerk and the Chief of Police recommen~ing that the bid ~or gasoline pump and storage tank on the Police parking lot be awarded Do the Commercial Builders of Bremerton as the lowest end best bid for the City. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Go rst to concur in the recommendation of the Committee and, so award the bid carried. Clerk read letter from Mrs. Thelma M. Ledder, signed by five other residents of N. Montgomery, requesting that a street light be placed midway between Thir- teenth Street and Fifteenth Street on Montgomery Avenue. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the matter to the City Engineer with &nstructions to comply with the request carried. Clerk read general claim voucher from Darrell B. Floyd, fireman, in the smount of $6.48 for hamburgers and coffee served to the men who were working on the salvage Job a t 641 Fourth Street and Craven Center alley last Saturday. The City Clerk explained that this amount was spent when the crews were work- ing to pump out the water from the broken water main. Mayor Kean exp2essed the opinion that the~ fact that the men worked hard was appreciated but the expen~ture had not been authorized. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the claim for $6.48 be disallowed car- ried unanimously. Clerk read general claim voucher for payroll period ending September 18, 1948 in the amount of $37,409.94 warrants No. 10648 to 10692 inclusive. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the voucher carried unanimously. Clerk read Estimate No. i on L.I.D. No. ~36~ Unit l, Ohio Avenue from 13th Street to North end, Bremerton in the amount of $~,493.76 from E.S. Severance, City Engineer, and recommending payment to Ted Hyde, Contractor. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the recommendation and authorize payment of the estimate carried. The City Clerk reported ~at the Claim Agent for the Allstate Insurance Com- panies had been in with a check in the amount of $313.90 for damages sustained by the police car in a collision with the car of W.G. Liner on the 13th day of July and release which is to be ezecuted by the Mayor in the name of the City of Brem- erton. Following disucssion a motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the May~r and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the release of W.G. Linner from all lia- bility for damage sustained by the City of Bremerton as a result of accident on July 13, 1948 at or near Sixth and Warren and that the City Treasurer be authorized and directed in the name of the City of Bremerton to endorse the draft dated Sept- ember BSth, 19~8 in the mum of $313.90 and deliver the same to Arnold Bender Com- pany carried unanimously. Clerk read Claim for damges from Kate E. Bartelt, Rt. 5, Box 320, Port Orch- ard in the amount of $15.o0 for damages to her car by being hit by Police car. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to refer the claim for damages to the City Attorney for further action carried. September 29, 1948 (Con't] Clerk read Claim for damages from Naa Albright, 648 Sixth Street, Bremer- ton in the amount of $40.00 for alleged damage to rug on basement floor when the Street department was flushing the street and water flooded her basement. Notion by Nr. Gorst and Nfs. Haddon to refer the claim to the City Attor- ney carried. Mr. Nutter reported the completion of the sale of part of lot 4, block 5 · to Mr. De Jmal ant added that the City Attorney.had prepared, the papers for pre- sentation this morning. The City Attorney read letters from the National Institute of Law Officers in reply to a letter he had written re!payments in lieu of taxes. Contents were noted and ordered filed. The City Attorney read letter from the office bi~ the Secretary of the Army acknowledging the receipt of Resolution No. 656 (Acquisition of Sinclair Park). The City Attorney read copy of a letter from Nr. Kramer, Chief of the Nat~ ional Guard Bureau to Senator Magnuson regarding the acquisition by the City of Sinclair Park~ for use by the National Guard. The Attorney read letter from the Assistant Commissioner of the Housing and Homes Finance Agency acknowledging receipt of the resolution. Contents of all letters were noted and retained by the City Attorney. The City Attorney read Resolution No. 688 as I~ollows: WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton, a municipal corporation of the State of Wasb~ington, has acquired title to the following described real property situated in Kitsap County, to-wit; Lot 4, except the southeasterly ~0 feet thereof, Block ~, Bayview Addition, according to the official plat thereof on file in the office of the Auditor of said County in satisfaction of certain local improve- ment district assessments; and WHEREAS, said City now desires to sell s~id real property and it appears that the fair market value thereof is $10.00 an~ the City has received an offer for that amount for the purchase thereof from Jim DeJmal and Lois A. De Jmal, husband and wife, and the City Council believes that the sale of said premises for that amount is for ~he best interests of the City of Bremerton; now, there- fore, BE IT RESOLYED BY T~ CITY COUNCIL of the City of Bremerton that said r'eal property be sold and that the Mayor an~ City Clerk be and they .a~e hereby auth- orized and directed to sell said premises to the said Jim Dejmal and Lois A. Dejmal, his wife, for the total purchase price of ~10.00 and for that purpose to execute a deed in the name of the ~ity of Bremerton in favor of said purchasers and to ~eliver said deed at such time as the purchase price ~as been. fully paid, ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to pass the resolution carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Nfs. Haddon, Xes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney read Quit Claim Deed for a portion of Lot 4, Block ~, Bayview Addition to Jim and Lois A. Dejmal for the sum of $10.00. Notion by Nr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to authorize the Mayor and $~e City Clerk to execute the deed carried. ~.~ The City Attorney reported that he received, through the cOUrtesy of the Association of Washington Cities, copies of all the opinions of the Attorney General relating to municipalities. Attorney read opinion relating to the easements for sewers an~ the costs whether or not they (property owners) are connected with the sewer, which rules that property owners are liable. Contents were noted. The City Attorney reported that he is still dealing with Attorney Purves and Nr. Theo Peterson regarding acquisition for property for street purposes in ~anette. ~r. Peterson is asking $$00.00 for propert~ appraised at $80.00 and added that the adjoining property owner was asking $800.00 for property appraised at around $800.00. The City Attorney requested authority to acquire the property or set an amount over and above the proposed prices and he would then deal with the owners on that basis. Mayor Kean advised that if the Attorney could negotiate the Peterson pro- perty for $E$0.00 he would authorize doing so on that basis, and Mr. Gorst agreed. Notion by Nr. Kean and ~r. Gorst to refer the matter to the City Attorney with the power to act carried unanimously. Commissioner Gorst requested permission from the ~ouncil for a represent- ative from the Water Department to go to Sheridan Zark to sign new customers during the change-over of water service from the Housing Authority to the City. Adding that the other public utilities would have representatives on hand to Sake care of the persons signing in ~order to avoid having a conjestion in the offices, further adding that the Housing ~uthority had requested such action by the City. The Nayor and Commissioner of Finance agreed to the arrangement. September 29, 1948 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the City Treasurer be authorized to deputize someone to take care of the deposits for the first change-over for the Sheridan Park water users carried unanimously. · Commissioner Gorst reported that he would not be a candidate for the office of Commissioner of Public Works in the coming election. Mr. Wood appeared before the City Council with a plea that dog owners be requested to control their dogs and confine them to their own yards. Mayor Kean advised Mr. Wood that existing ordinances would be studied and the Council would do everything in their power to cooperate in this matter. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to allow all bills presented at this meeting if approved by the majority of the Council carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Mayor Kean reported that Captain H~mpheries, the new Chief of Staff and Aide to Admiral Bledsoe, would pay his first official call on the City officials this afternoon at 2:30 and requested that Mrs. Haddon, Mr. Gorst and the City Attorney be present. Mayor Kean asked the opinion of the Council on the amount of money for sal- ary for the Mayor and Commissioners to be requested from the ~o ters of the City at the coming Municipal Elections in December. Treasurer Nutter advised that the salaries as they now s rand are entirely in- adequate and he would recommend that a,sum of $5400.00 per year for the Mayor and ~4800.O0 per year for each Commissioner and the City Clerk be asked. Mr. Gorst agreed that this would be a fai~ request and Mrs. Haddon concurred. ~ Mayor Kean co~nted that this administration has negotiated and earned well over two million dollars for the City since they first took office. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon that the City Attorney b e instructed to prepar~ a resolution for a Charter Amendment (if the Council-Manager Amendment did not pass) to be submitted at the General City Election on December 4, 1948, to become effective only if the Council-Manager Amendment did not carry, raising the salary of the Mayor to $5400.00 and the Commissioners and City Clerk salaries to $4800.00 per year each carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to recess until.3 P.M. Wednesday, September 29, 1948 carried. Mayor September 29, 1948. Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton was held in the Mayor's office at the City Hall at 3 P.M. on Wednesday, September 29, 1948. Mayor Kean presiding with Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Engineer, the City Attorney, City Treasurer and H.W. Kramer of James W. Carey & Associates being present. Mayor Kean explained that the meeting had been recessed for the purpose of discussion ~ud decision of the' proposed sewage treatment plant and the award of bids for the project. Clerk read letter from Hoagland-Findlay Engineering Company, one of the bid- ders on the project, advising that if they were awarded the bid all mated als would be purchased locally and a local purchasing office would be established. Contents were noted and ordered filed. Clerk read letter from Scheumann and Johnson, General Contractors, a bidder on the sewer project, s~ating their position in regard to pending award of con- tract on the Bremerton-Manette Sewage System. Contents were noted and ordered filed on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst. Clerk read letter from H.W. Kramer of James W. Carey and Associates recom- mending that the award be given to the low bidders as listed. September 29, 1948 (Con't) Unit A, Sewage Plant, Hoagland Finlay Engineering Company $288,600.00; Unit B, Pump Stations, Hoagland Finlay En$ineering Company $116.800.00; Unit C, Outfalls, Malaspin0 & Napoli Company, $14,~O3.00; Unit E. Submarine Line, Henry Finch, $236,721.68; Total using Transite Pipe, $679,864.27. Unit Dt Pipe Lines using Cent. Concrete pipe, Nalspina & Napoli Comply, $260,285.70. Total using centrifugal concrete pipe, $703,398.29. Contents were oredered made a matter of record and filed on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst. Mayor Kean reported that at the meeting held on ~uesday a detailed study had been made of the bids and proposals and the Council had made up it's mind and the City Attorney had been instructed to prepare the necessary papers. _Th City Attorney read Ordinance No. 1806 specifying and adopting a system of planefor the making of certain additions and.improvements to the sewer system of the City of Bremerton, declaring the estimated cost thereof as near as may be and providing a method of payment thereof and declaring an emergency. Mayor Kean asked if the Ordinance as written was complete enough and the Attorney assured him that he believed it.was. He added that the Council had the authority by law to proceed without an election as no bonds are required before passing this orCinance. Auditor Vaa advised ~at the ordinance does not aontain all the details but is complete enough at this time. On question by Mr. Vaa, the amount of money available for the project from the State Development Board and matching funds of the City of Bremerton was changed from $690.883.18 to $619,710.43, this amount being procured by Mr. Vaa from his records. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to pass the ordinance carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes.. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. The City Attorney read Resolution No. 689 as follows: WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has aB pted an ordinance entitled "An ord- inance specifying and adopting a system or plan for the making of certain add- itions and improvements to the sewer system of the City of Bremerton, declaring the estimated cost thereof as near as may be and providing a method for payment thereof and declaring an emergency, dated September 29, 1948; and WHEREAS, said city has advertised for bids for the construction of a sewage treatment plant on the Manette or East Bremerton side of Port Washington Narrows, together with pump stations, outfalls submarine line and interceptor sewer lines; and the bids having been opened and referred ~o James W. Carey &.Associates, con- sulting engineers for tabulation and recommendation; and WHEREAS, the consulting engineers have by letter dated September 28, 1948 recommended that contracts be awarded the following bidders to-wit; Unit A, Sewage Plant - Hoagland Finlay Eng. Co.; Unit B, Pump Stations - Hoagland Fin- lay Eng. Co.; Unit C, Outfalls - Malaspino & Napoli Co.; Unit E. Subma~ne Line - Henry Finch; and WHEREAS, the consulting engineers are not prepared at this time ~ ma~e any recommendation with reference to the type of pipe to be used in Unit D, Bdt it appearing that ~Ialaspino & Napoli Company are low bidders for said unit; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton that the City of Bremerton award contracts for Units A,B~C and E and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute such contracts in behalf of the City of Bremer- ton; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a letter be directed by the City Clerk to Mal- aspino & Napoli Company, advising them that they are the successful bidders for Unit D and that they will be notified of the type of pipe to be used prior to the date of expiration ~£ said bids and that upon advice from the consulting engineers as to the type of pipe to be used in said unit, the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the appropriate contract with Malaspino & Napoli Company. Mr. Kramer explained the awarding of the bids and,advised that the contracts required the ~ayor and the City Clerk to sign the agreements, accepting the offer of the contrmctors; the City Clerk will notify each named contractor that the City has acoepted the bid and that the contracto~ should submit an executed per- formance bond within five days of the date of the agreement and sign the agree- ments in the City Clerk's office. ~he Contractors would either sign the contracts in Bremerton or notify the City Clerk to mail the contracts to their offices~ which ~hey will ~etu~n accompauied by the bond within five days. Carey and As- sociates will mail the contracts and the City Clerk will affix the official City seal on same. Mayor Kean asked the members of t~e committee, Attorney Johnsen, Engineer Severance and Auditor Vaa, if everything in the contracts was in good order and was assured that it was. Mr. Severance advised t~t these contracts will give the City what the City is looking for. The City Attorney and Auditor assured the Council that they had done their best and it was their belief that all was in order. September 29, 1948 (Con't) Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to pass the resolution carried as follows: I~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read letter from C.C. Casad, Water Superintendent, to ~ommissioner Gorst advising that the Phinney Bay Water District has applied for the installa- tion of a fire hydrant at the corner of Wycoff Avenue and Fifteenth Street and further advising that the .~ater District will pay all expense connected with the installation and recommending that the hydrant be installed. Mr. Gorst advised that it wotuld be to the advantage of the City of the hyd- rant were installed at this time under the conditions named by the Water District. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean approving the recommendation and authoriz- ing the installation of the hydrant carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to adjourn carried. APPROVED: City Cle~/~ Mayor