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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/14/45 February 14, 1945 Regular meeting of the City ~ouncil of the City of Bremerton, Washington, held in the Mayor's office at ten o'clock A.M., Wednesday, February 14, 19~5. ~"ayor Kean presiding. Commissioner Haddon, Commissioner Gorst, the Assistant City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read minutes of previous regular meeting and on motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Keen same were approved as read. Clerk read notice of certification of Ray A. Sclsm and Cornelius Lawson as patroment to the Police Department at salaries of ~205.00 per month. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~ir. Ke~n to approve the certifications, carried. Clerk read authorization for non-civil service appointment of Henry J. ~ioran, laborer, to the Street Department. Motion by hr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-civil service appointment, carried. Clerk read report of separation for B.A. Lounsbury, truck driver, from the Sanitation ~epartment. Motion by ~rs. Haddon and ~r. Kean to approve the separation, carried. Clerk read request from Ronsld LeClalre, fireman, for 14 day's vacation with pay, on account of sickness. Clerk rea~ request from E. Weller, pipeman for the Water Department, re- questing that his vacation for the year 1945 be granted at this time as he was being inducted into the Army soon. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to refer the requests to the Secretary- Examiner of the Civil Service Commission for certification of the amount of time to which the men were entitled, carried. Clerk read change in pay status of Bonny E. Brooks, ~ayor's secretary, to ~175.00 per month, ~125.00 to come from the ~ayor's budget and ~50.00 to come from the budget of the Co~r~Issioner of Finance, effective February 1, 1945. Clerk read change in pay status of Bonny E. Brooks, effective ~"arch 1, 1945, of ~175.00 to come from the Mayor's budget. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to approve the changes, in pay for ~rs. Brooks, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 421 for the sale of Real Property, whereas, the County of Kitsap, State of Washington, foreclosed for general taxes on the fol- lowing described real property in Kit~ap County, ~ashington, to-wit: Lots North 39 and Oouth 39 Block 10 Charleston, comprising 50 foot front- age, minimum price ~1175.00. Lot 14 Block 3 First Addition to Charleston, minimum price ~300.00 an~i directing the City Treasurer to sell said lots at a public sale. ~otion by ~r. Kean and Mrs. ~addon to approve the resolution an~ authorize the City Treasurer to hold the public sale, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 422 as follows: Wt~REAS, H.C. McBride, Contractor for the Refuse Burner of Contract No. 1 of Project Wash. 45-260(N) and the Crawford Motors, Contractor for furnishing of two (2) trucks and two (2) Load Packers of Contract No. 2 of Project Wash. 45- 260(N) have entirely completed all of the work under their Contracts with the approved ~ontract documents: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL'~/ED, that the work on Contracts Nos. 1 and 2 of Project Wash. 45-260(N) be and is hereby accepted and the entire Project is ac- cepted ss of the 2nU day of February, 1945. Motion by Mr. Gorst and ~r. Kean to approve the resolution, carried. Clerk read copy of a letter written Oy M.G. EcLeod, Building I~spector, to Mr. Herbert E. Wale, advising vacation of the persons living in his houses, due to the fact that there might be a slide in thai; area at any time. Contents of letter were noted and ordere~ file~. Mr. Johnson and ~r. Magi]err, property owners at Sixth and Adele Streets, were present. Mr. Johnson, as spoksman, presented a complaint on the ~ndition o~~ the road that runs down the hill to ~dele Avenue, and requested that some- thing be done to stop the washing ~own of water, hud and soil during the rainy seasons. Mr. Gorst advised them that an ~nspection would be made of the area and some improvements effected soon. February 14, 1945 (Con't) Clerk read letter from Mr. E.R. ~obeas and l,'lr. Ba~.ber, 1242~ Sixth Street, requesting permission to conduct a swing-shift dance at the Legion Hall on Saturday nights, and assuring the Council that only the persons who actually worked wwing-shift would be admitted, also thai; the dances would be conducted under a "club'~ form. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the ~ tter of request be made a mat- ter of record and referred to the Chief of Police for investigation and recom- mendation, carried. Clerk read letter from Ruth Pitzen and Hazel Dungan of the Latin Olub of the 6remerton High School requesting the ~e of fifteen tables fro~ the Re- creation Department on the evening of February 16, 1945. ~otion by ~r. Kean and ~rs. Haddon that the request ~ approved and re- ferred to the Director of the Fark and Recreation Department, carried. Clerk read letter from ~endell R. Vas notifying the City Council of the intention of Kitsap bounty to resurface portions of Arsenal Way between the City Limits of Bremerton and Westpark, and requesting that 2he City take imme~iate steps t~. replace the wooden water msin as they allego it is in very bad shape and would damage any resurfacing that would be done to the road. ~otion by Mr. Gorst and ~,rs. Haddon to refer the letter to the Commis- sioner of Public Works, carried. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1606, second reading, defining and prohibiting the business,-.of solicitation of subscriptions for magazines or periodicals for future delivery, in pu01ic places in the City of Bremerton, commonly known as "stemming", and prescribing penalties. [,~otion by Mr. Gorst ~d Mr. Kean to a~prove the ordinance on final read- lng, carried, all members voting Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1608 amending Use and Area maps of Ordinance No. 1~53, and declaring en emergency. ~otlon by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the ordinance, carried. Clerk reported that pursuant to cai1 for bids for pumps for the Water Department, three bids had ~en received, and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. lladdon same were opened and read aloud as follows: Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation, with a certified check for ~78.00 and a bid of ~1~58.50. h.M. Wade & Company, with a certified check for ~80.O0 and bids of ~1563.O0 for 30 h.p. motor and i~1650.00 for 40 h.p. motor. Spencer Jtachinery Company, no bid. [~otion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the P~rchasing Agent, the Water Superintendent and the Conmmissioner of Public Works, carried. Clerk reported that pursuant to call for bids for transformers for the Water Department, two bids had been received, and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst same were opened and read aloud as follows: Maydwetl & Hartzell, Inc., with a certified check for ~100.00 and bids of ~483.00 on the lb kilowatt transormer and ~1,398.00 for the 75 kilowatt transformers. Westinghouse mlectric Supply Oompany with a certified check for ~113.73 and bids of ~513.06 for the 15 kilowatt trans~'ormers and ~1,497.36 for the 7~ kilowatt transformers. Motion by Mr. G~rst and Mr. Kean to refer the bids to the Purchasing Agent, the Water Superintendeent and the 6o~tssioner of Public ~orks, carried. Mr. Nutter, repo~ting on the meeting of the Employee's Retirement Com- mission held last night, advised that two City Employees were recommended and approved for retirement. Mr. 0rrfett at ~59.41 per month aS of January 1, 1945 and Mr. Waltenburg at ~35.00 per month ss of March 1, 1945. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1609 declaring an emergency to exist on account of the need for emergency budgetary appropriations for the Sanitation Depart- ment, the Water Department, the Folice ~epartment, and the Recreation Department providing for the payment of certain employees of the Recreation Department on a monthly basis, appropriating funds to meet such emergencies, and declaring an emergency. Motion by Er. Gorst and Mrs. Haddon to approve the ordinance, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Raddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. February 14, 1945 (Con,t) Clerk road Resolution No. 423 as follows: WItEREAS, the Sanitation Department is dumping garbage and refuse in a sanitary fill near the Hea~ of the Bay on tide land property be~ngiAg to the Water Department, and no satisfactory method has heretofore been worked out for an accounting as between the Sanitation Department and the Water Department, which would fairly allocate the cost of this operation to the respective de- partments, and WHEREAS, it is to the advantage of the Water Departmen~ to have a more permanent type of bulkhead installed and to have a more substantial coverage of said fill with earth and dirt on account of the £act that tho filling of said property will make the ss me available for use for re-sale, NOW THERE~ORE, ~ IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Bremerton that the Water Department of the City of Bremerton shall have the full duty and respon- sibility of performing all work and labor and furnishing all materials in con- nection with the sanitary fill now being used at the Heed of the Bay on Water Department property, or on any other sanitary fill which shall hereafter be developed and used on property belonging to the Water Department, and the Water Department shall be fully and entirely responsible for furnishing such machinery, materials, equipment and labor, as shall be necessary to spread or disburse garbage and refuse to cover the same,to install bulkheads, and to furnish all other work and materials incident to such sanitary fill operations. ~E IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Sanitation Department shall have the full right, privilege and authority to deposit garbage, refuse, and other waste materials, paying to the Water Department the cost of covering the waste and bulkhesding the said property, on the basis of a schedule of feels to be charged on the time and material basis; providing however, that the total fees to be charged to the Sanitation Department by the Water Department for the balance of the year 1~45, shall not exceed the total s~am of ~15,000.00, and any improvements, bulkheading, or work and materials furnished by the Water Depart- merit, during the balance of the year 1945, which e~ceeds the value of ~15,000.00, shall be at the sole expense of the Water Department. Notion by Mr. Oorst and Mr. Kean to approve the resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read Resolution No. 424 as follows: BE.IT RESOLVED BY THE City Oouncil of the City of Bremerton, that the ex- penditure of $1,600.00, or so much t~ereof, as may be necessary, to be charged to the budgets of the following funds as set up for the year 1945, be and the said expenditure is hereby approved for tho purchase of two (2) l0 bank, elec- trically operated, calculating machines: General Fund, O.0. Office Equipment, $600.00 Sanitation Fund, C.O. Office Equipment, 200.00 Street Fund, C.0. Office Equipment, 260.00 Water Fund, C.0. Cai. Machine Emergency 540.00 Total BE IT RESOLVED that the purchasing Agent is authorized to call for bids for said calculating machines, returnable February 25, 1945. ~otion by ~r. Gorst and ]~rs. Haddon to approve the resolution, carried as follows: Nr. Mean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Nr. Gorst, Yes. Clerk read reGuest from ~ax Nondschein, doing business as the Standard Disoributors Company, for a hearing before the City Commission, at which hear- ing he desires to submit evidence tending to establslh that the license applied for, but rejected by the City Council, should he granted. l~'[r. Kean advised that the hearing was scheduled for 1:30 p.~., today. Motion by ~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Clerk be requested to issue a call for bids. for fire hose for the Fire Department, returnable February 28, 1945 at eleven o'clock A.M., carried. Motion by Mr. Kean and ~rs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by a majority of the Council, carried as follows: ~r. Kean, Yes. Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Representatives of the Pump Machinery Company and the Allis Chalmers Com- PanY entered the Council room, with bids on pumps and transformers, respectively, with the information that they had been unable to reach Bremerton before eleven o'clock ~ue to ~he fact that the ferry had broken down, and asked that their bids be considered with the other bids opened at eleven o'clock. Upon advice by Mr. Merkel and ~r. Davisson and on motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon the two late bids were rejected and returned unopened to the re- preseutatives of the bidders. ~otion by Mr. Kean and ~Jrs. Haddon to recess until 1:30 P.M. Friday, Feb- ruary 16, 1945, carried. APPROVED: /City C~terk February 16, 1945 Pursuant to recess the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, was reconvened at 1:30 P.~. Friday, February 16, 1945. ~,~ayor Kean presiding. Commissioner ttaddon and Commissioner Ga' st being present. ~,~r. Kean informed the Co~nlcil that the meeting had been recessed for the purpose of considering the bi,Is on pumps and transformers for the Water [.~e- partment. Mr. Gorst reported that of the two bids on trnasformers, the ~,~aydwell and Hartzell Company was the lower, but a later delivery date would justify award- ing the bid to the other .company. Motion by ~;r. Gorst an~ ~,]r. Kean to award the bid for transformers to the Westinghouse Comf~any of Seattle For the bid price of $~,010.36, carried, all me~bers voting Yes. ~ir. Gorst reporting for the Committee, advised that a saving of approx- imately ~80.00 could be made if the bid was awarded on the pumps to the R.M. Wade Company. ~,~otion by [~lr. Gorst and Y,r. Kean to award the bid for pumps to the R.M. Wade Company for the Pomona Pump at the bid price of ~1650.00, carried, all members voting Yes. Mr. Gorst submitted Fra~chise No. 1627 fz. om the State Department of IIigh- ways granting to the City of Bremerton the ri~ht to construct,~perate and maintain a water pipe line upon and along the Bremerton-~'~anette BriSge. f~otion by ~r. Gorst and ~[r. Kean to accept the franchise an~ t o authorize the City Clerk to sign same, carried. Mr. Kesn suhmitted a lease for Fire Fis£bting Facilities, Project ~jtash. 45-P, 67, and on motion by Mr. Kean and ~,lr. Gorst the ,'~ayor and the City Clerk was a~lthorized to execute the lease for the City of Bremerton, carried. ~,~r. Kean submitted the policies for the property and liability damages as proposed by the United Facific Insurance Company, ~ich had been held for the incl,~sion of a paragraph as suggested by ~,~r. Davisson, State Examiner. ~otion by Y~r. Kean and ~r. Gorst that the policies be referred to the Purchasing Agent for folllwing through, carried. ~r. Kean reported that the hearing, as i~equested by ~,~r. ~Jondschlen, had been hel~ at 1:30 P.I~.~., on ~ednesday, regarding the rejection by the ~;ouncil of his application for a Pinball Operator's lice~se, and on motion by ~,~r. Kean and Mr. Gorst the Cit[~ Clerk was instructed to comply with the Ordinance with regard to any further notification to l'~r. Ifondschien. ~Iotion by ~r. Gorst and ~,rs. iiaddon to adjourn, carried. APPROVED: Mayor