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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/18/40 SEPTEMBER 18, 1940 Regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, ~ashington, held on Wednesday, September 18, 1940, at ten o'clock A.M. Mayor Jones, Presid- ing, Comm£ssioner Bruenn, Commissioner Casad and City Attorney Bryan being present. Clerk read minutes of the meeting held September ll, 1940 and on motion by Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn same were approved as read, carried as follows: ~. Jones, Yes. Mr, Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk reported having received two bids on L.I.D. 210; two bids on L.I.D. 211; three bids on the purchase of a mechanical Street Sweeper; and one bid for vitrified clay pipe. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Casad to instruct the Clerk to open the bids, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~Ir. Casad, Yes. Clerk read bids submitted hy Wm. E. For$,Bremerton, and the Central Construct- ion Company, Seattle, on the improvement of Yantic Avenue by the construction of a system of storm and sanitary sewers under Local Improvement District No. 210. Motion by,Mr. Casad and Mr. Bruenn to refer to the Engineering office for computa- tion, carried. Clerk read bids submitted by Wm. E. Ford, Bremerton, and The Central Construct- ion Company, Seattle, on the improvement of the Alley in Block 8, Original Town of Charleston by clearing, grubbing, grading and paving with concrete twelve feet wide and six inches thick under Local Improvement District No. 211. Motion by Mr. Casadand Mr. Bruenn to refer bids to the Engineering office for computation, carried. Clerk read bid submitted by Gladding, ~cBean & Co. for 790 feet of vitrified clay pipe at a total price of $1766o80. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to refer bid to the Committee of the Whole, carried. Motion by Mrs. Jones and Me. Casad to instruct Clerk to open bids on mechanical Street Sweeper, carried. (1) Bid from L. A. Snow Co., Seattle--"Gutter-snipe" type $4085.00 (2) Howard Cooper Corpn.--Jr. Elgin Motor Pickup Sweeper ~6069.50 Howard Cooper Corpno-'-Model 20 Elgin " " ~7745.00 (3) Columbia Equipment Co.--Augstin-Wester Patrol Sweeper $4250.00 with extra accessories add $480.00 Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Casad to refer bids to the Committee of the Whole, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, YesJ Mr. Casad, Yes. At this time the Mayor asked if anyone in the audience had any matters to bring to the attention of the Commission before the Commission proceeded with its regular business. Mr. Patnude, owner and builder of a house Just across the street from the city limits requeste~ permission from the Commission to hook on to the sewer line which runs in front of his house. The matter was referred to the Engineers. The Engineering office submitted the tabulation of the bids received on Local Improvement District No. 210 and 211. L.I.D. 210 Wm. E. Ford $1736.55 Central Constn. C0 $1680.05 Motion by ~Lr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to refer bids to the Committee of the Whole, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. L.I.D. 211 Wm. E. Ford $2216.2~ Central Constn. $2137.15 Motion by ~r. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to accept the low bid and award the contract to the Central Construction Company of Seattle, carried as follows: ~r. Jones, Yes. ~r. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. Clerk read letter from the Forest Ridge Improvement Club petitioning the City Commission to install street lights at Highway #21 and Adele Avenue, and Burwell Street at Adele Avenue. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to refer letter to the Engineering o£fice, carried. Clerk read petition from the Forest Ridge Improvement Club petitioning the City Commission to install fire hydrants at Ninth and Adele, and Burwell and Adele. ~otioh by Mr. Jones and ~r. Casad to refer letter to the Fire Chief, carried. September 18, 1940 (cont) Clerk read letter from Dr. D. H. Polk, Health Officer, recommending that a permit be issued to Mr. Abbey Thomas to transport food wastes in covered containers through the streets of the ~ity of Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Jones and Mr. Bruenn to grant the recommendation of Dr. Polk, carried as follows: ~vlr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Er. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. ~ (second reading) declaring an emergency to exist on accouht of the inadequacy and disintegration of the Park avenue sewer, and appropriating funds to meet such emergency. Motion by Mr. Jones and ~r. Casad to pass and adopt said ordinance on second reading, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk reed letter from J. A. McDonell requesting the vacation of 15 feet from the South side of East Eleventh abutting his property and on motion of Mr. Jones and ~r. Casad, letter was referred to the City ~ttorney, carried as follows: ~r. Jones, Yes. ~r. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes. Clerk read letter from the Department of Commerce requesting information on employment and payrolls for the City of Bremerton. Motion by ~r. Jones and Er. Bruenn to have Clerk send them the information requested, carried as follows: ~ir. Jones, Yes. Dir. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Casad, Yes. Clerk read Resolution filing the Assessment Roll for L.I.D. 207 for the improvement of the alley in Block 7, Original Town of Charleston, by paving with concrete twelve feet wide end six inches thick, with the City Clerk and setting the 23rd day of October, 1940, for the date of hearing on such assessment roll. Motion by Er. Cased and Mr. Jones to pass and adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes. Clerk reed Ordinance No. 1340 (second reading) providing for the improvement of Ohio, Lincoln, Chester, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Also Chester in accordance with the maps, plans and specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk, establishing Local Improvement District No. 212 and making such improve- ment payable by bonds. Motion by Mr. Jones and ~r. Cased to pass and adopt ordin- ance as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Er. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Cased, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance No. 1340A approving and adopting the maps, plans and specifications for the improvement of Ohio et al. Motion by ~r. Bruenn and Er. Cased to pass and adopt ordinance as read, carried as follows: ~r. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. Mr. Cased, Yes. ~lerk read Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sell Lot 1£, Block l, Central Addition to Bremerton~ Kitsap County, Washington, to G. Howard Bechtel, for the total purchase price of $500.00, $100.00 down end the,balance in monthly installments of $10.00 per month with interest at the rate of 7% on the unpaid balance. Motion by Mr. Bruenn and Mr. Cased to adopt resol~tion as read, carried as follows: Mr. Jones, Yes. Mr. Hruenn, Yes. ~Ir. Cased, Yes. Mr. Cased reported that he had answered the letter from E. W. Granger, requesting the vacation of an alley in East Bremerton. Motion by Mr. Bruenn end Er. Jones that all bills approved by a majority of the Commission presented at this meeting be paid and t~e Clerk instructed to issue warrants for same, carried as follows: Er. Jones, Yes. Mr. Bruenn, Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes. ~otion by Mr. Jones and ~Lr. Casad to adjourn, carried. E. J. ~cCall, City Clerk Approve d: