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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/29/45 August 29~ 1945 Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Wash- ington, held in the Council Chambers at ten otclock A.M., Wednesday, August 29, 1945. Mayor Kean presiding; Commissioner Hsddon, Commissioner Gorst, the City Attorney and the City Treasurer being present. Clerk read authorizations for non-civil service appointments of: Narle 0 Norrfson and Norton N. Fires to the P&lice Department; Harold L. Littlefleld to the Water Department; Roy Glen Baxter to the Ehgineer's office; Benjamin R. Profitt, Robert Co NontJoy and J~mes L. Dewitt to the Sanitation Department. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the temporary non-civil service appointments, carried. Clerk read notice of employment or change in pay status for: Theodore Lawrence, Marie O. Morrison, Norton N. Fries, Benjamin R. Proffitt, Harold L. Littlefield and Robert A. Larson. Notion by ~rs Haddon and Mr. Keanto approve the rates of pay for the foregoing if approved by the Department Head, carried. Clerk read report of separation for Ernes~ Brough, helper at the Ivy Green Cemetery. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to approve the separation, carried. Clerk read report of local sharing of state-collected revenue from the Nunlcipal Research & Services. Notion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that contents be noted and referred to Mr. Davisson for budget informatioh, carried. Clerk read letter from Ralph Davisson, State Examiner, advising that the City is exempt from the payment of Federal Excise ta~, and enclosing a list of the federal excise tab percentages leeied on various types of goods and services. Contents were noted and referred to the City Clerk and Purchasing Agent. Clerk read letter from Ralph Davisson enclosing an a~dit on the bill of the Bremerton Oil Delivery Company and a corrected voucher, showing the amounts of overcharge that has been deducted from the final bill. Notion by Mr. Kean and Nrsl Haddon to concur in the recommendation for adjustment Made by Mr. Davisson and refer the letter to the City Clerk for files, carried. Clerk read letter from L. R. Durkee, Division ~ntineer of the Federal Works Agency advising that federal funds will not be available beyond~ October Ol, 1945 for Civilian Recreation purposes. Contents were noted and referred to the City Treasurer an~ Assistant for action and filing/ Clerk read letter from Lester L. Wright advising that he is the owner of lots ~ & 4 of Block 24, Decator, East Bremerton which he would be willing to trade to the City for a strip of property 18 feet east of his property line, so that the City would have the use of the tide lands. Contents were noted and referred to the City Enginee~ for survey and recommendationt o the Committee of the Whole. Clerk read Resolution No. 468 as follows: WHEREAS, A.L. Rockwell, General Contractor for Fire Alarm System, Project Wash. 48-267-CN, Bremerton, Wash. has requested an extension of time of completion ~f said contract from September ~, 1945 to December 2, 194~ or 90 days. WHEREAS, the overrun in ~he specified contract completion time is due entirely to the supplier of certain equipment being unable to make ship- ment before lste in October, as describe~ in Contractor,s letter of A August 24, 1948. AND ~?~EEEAS, liquidated da~nages were not specified in the contract, AND WHEREAS, no damage of any nature whatsoever occurred by reason of failure of the Gontractor to complete his work within the time specified, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED (1) That no liquidated damages be asserted by reason of A. L. Rock- will's failure to complete the work within the time specified, and (2) That the resolution of unqualified, unconditional ~aiving of damages be transmitted to the Regional Engineer of the Federal ~0rks Agency for his approval. Notion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the resolution, carried. Clerk read Resolution No. 469 as follows: ~HEREAS, PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY has offered to furnish for a period of five years, upon the terms set forth in the following proposed form of contract, to-wit: N0~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE~) BY THE Council of the City of Bremerton that a contract be antlered into with the Puget Sound Power & Light Company August 29, 1945 (Con't.) i'or the furnishing of Electric water pumping service upon the terms aboue~ porposed, and that the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to execute and deliver such contract on behalf and in the name of the City, and the Clerk be and he hereby is authorized and directed to attest such contract and to affix thereto the seal of the City. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean to approve the resolution, carried. Mrs. Haddon reported that the window at the dock had been repaired at the expense of the City. Mr. Gorst reported that some time ago he had received a resolution from the Federal Defense Homes regarding the lighting for streets in ~ Bremerton Gardens and so far nothing had been done about it due to the fact that in his opinion the resolution should include the sewers and water system, and he would like the authority to instruct the Defenee Homes Cor- poration to draw up a new resolution including the sewer and water systems. Mr. Bryan advised that in his opinion it was a good idea and his office would be glad to cooperate in any way possible. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst to concur in the recommendation of the Commissioner of Public Works and authoriz.e the Bremerton Garden,s to prepare the necessary resolution and conveyances and submit the same to Mr. Oorst, the City Engineer and the City Attorney for study and recommendation, carried. A delegation representing the taxicab owners of the City appeared be- fore the Council, and Mr. Greenwood, as spokesman, asked that the City Council take under consideration the proposed plan of the Taxi owners limit- ing the number of licenses to be issued and giving the City Commission more power in granting and refusing licenses to future applic~ ts. The City Attorney expressed the opinion that new laws should be set up governing the issuance of licenses for taxicabs and his services are at the disposal of the Council for any changes to be made. Mr. Kean advised that the Council was concerned with the num0er of new applications and explained the present procedure for issuing licenses. Mr. Kean further advised that he would like Mr. Greenwood to confer with the City Attorney and this matter be delayed for two weeks, during which time no new licenses would be granted by the Police Department. Mr. Casad, Water Superintendent, informed the Council that new steel pipes were needed to replace worn out wooden ones now in use. Motion by Mr. Gorst and Mr. Kean that the City Clerk be instructed to issur a call for bids for 2000 feet of 16" steel pipe for the Water Depart- ment to be returned September 12, 1945 at eleven o'clock A.N., carried. The City Attorney read Resolution No. 470 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton that the City Clerk and City Treasurer be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to transfer the sum of $14,700.00 from the Park Fund to the General Fund in repayment of the transfer loan made to the Park Fund by the General Fund pursuant to the action ~ the City Council by Resolution No. 334 dated December 29, 1943. Motion by Nr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to approve the resolution, carried. Mr. Bryan reported that pursuant to the instructions by the Council he ha~ written a letter to the Spokane Council requesting information re- garding the legality ruling in a recent suit over the new state law govern- ing elections in Cities of the First Class, and had received an answer. Mr. Bryan read l~tter advising that no such action had taken place in Spokane, but had taken p~ace in Pierce County, where it was ruled that in the suit the state law applied only to cities fo the First Class over lO0,000 population. Mr. Bryan reported, regarding the three letters from the State Examiner referred to his office at the last meeting, that with regard to the County paying the medical f~es for persons taken for medical attention b~the Police, the County had been notified by letter that in the future that pro- cedure would apply, and the Chief of Police had been instructed to notify the County office before taking people for needed medical attention. Mr. Bryan further reported regarding the fines made by the City Justice Court, advised that this matter had been taken up with the County Authori- ties to the County, the amount of which would Justify the action. Mr. Bryan reported that with regard to the payment of taxes on the Daffy property he recollected that a verbal agreement had been made with the owner that the City w~uld pay the 1942 taxes for the reason that use ~ hsd been made of the property before the purchase could be made, and that the 1943 taxes had been billed to the City by mistake, and in his opinion the amount paid would not Justify the necessary court action for it's re- covery. Mr. Bryan advised that the reccmmendation made by the State Ex- aminer be filed. August 29, 1945 (Con't) The City Clerk, reporting for the Committee for the c~:onsideration of oil bids, advised that since the bids had been returned a change had been made in the price of oil by all the companies bidding, and it was his recommendation that all bids be rejected and a new call issued. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Clerk be instructed to issue a call for stove and diesel oil, returnable September lB, 1945 at eleven d'clock A.M., carried. Mr. Kean advised that as no bids had been received on the remodeling of the Poundmaster,s house in Forest Ridge Park the Building Inspector be authorized to go ahead with the work; a motion so made by ~Ir. Kean and Mrs. Haddon, carried. ~otion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that as no bids had been received for the furnishing of three three-way radios for the Fire Department that the City Clerk, the Purchasing Agent Md the Fire Chief be requested to purchase the radios in the open market, carried. Following a discussion of the procedure for the applications for the various licenses of the City a motion by Mr. Kean and Mr. Gorst that the City Clerk be instructed to have made a form for the use of applicants £or City licenses, Carried. Mr. Kean advised that the lease with the Central Labor Council for the ~arf had terminated, and the leasing would run on a month to month basis until after the First of the Year. Motion by Mr. Kean and Mrs. Haddon to allow all bills presented at this meeting and approved by the majority of the Council, carried as follows: Mr. Kean, Yes, Mrs. Haddon, Yes. Mr. Gorst, Yes. Notion by Mrs Ha~don and ~r. aean to adjourn, carried. APPHOVED: ~