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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/37 December 4,1937. Regular meeting of the City Comm_tssi.Q~ .2.f .She. City. oS. B~ma~ton,'¢[ashingto=, held on saturday Dec.4,193? at ten o'clock AmM. Mayor Knabb, ~presid'i~g,.Commissioner Iialverson, Co~m~issioner Cased and City Attorney Beakley being present at roll call. Clerk read minutes of the regular meeting of November 27,1937 and adjournment there. of held ~ov.30,1937 and on motion of Mr Casad and Mr Knabb same were approved as read. Clerk read letter from United Pacific Insurance Company stating that upon lnvestiga, t~on of the claim of Rose Roufs,the City is not liable,and reco~m~ending that the eleimi be rejected. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Halverson tp reject the claim of Rose Roufs and Frank Rou for aledged ds~nages, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, k~es. Mr Cased, Clerk read petition from B.0.Gibbs and others asking for the improvement of Hewltt ~venue from Eleventh Street to Thirteenth Street by grading and paving and the constru cti0n of concrete sidewalks. L~.otion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to refer to the Engineering Department, carrie~ as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. ~ir Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Clerk read Ordinance #1194 relating to vending cigarettes,cigars and Tobacco by vending machines, providing penalties and declaring an emergency. l,iotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to adopt ordinance, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. I~,.ir Cased, Yes. Clerk submitted bids from the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company and the Hooker Electrochemical Company of Tacoma for the necessary supply of Liquid Chlorine ~nhydrous A~m~onia; the prices submitted by each company being alike. Motion by Mr Cased and Mr Knabb to accept the proposal of the Pe-~msylvania Salt i~fg. Co. carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. I~r Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. Clerk read letter from several citizens complaining that Raymond Scott was a nuisance by burning trash in his garbage cans at or near his plase of business ~o. 1700 Fourth Street. i~lotion by Mr ~talvcrson and Mr Knabb to refer the complaint to the city attorney for necessary action, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Ye~. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased Ye ~:. idotion by ldr Cased and Mr Halverson to continue hearing on proposed improvement of Fourth Str et for one more week and notify property owners that this will be definate date for he, ring; carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased,Ye Clerk re~d petition from Fred .Haines and 8 other property owners on Rainier ~venu.~. z'equesting that the original plans be changed so that new sidewalks will conform to standard practice. The Clerk explained that the propose improvement of Rainier Avenue and be.~n set asi,~e until definate information be ~eceived about financial a~.sistance from P..,~.~. and it would now be nece~sary to commence proceedings as if nothing had been done. i~otion by ~'.r Halverson and Mr Cased to refer the question of proposed improvement o: ~ainier Avenue between First and Burwell Streets to the City ~ttorney, carried as fol- lows: i~ir lnabb, Yes. Idr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. The I.myor reported that he had purchased two Chevrolet Cars for the police d~partme: ;~otion by i,ir Halverson and Mr Cased to approve the purchase of Chevrolet cars for t~e ?lice department, carried as follows: l.~lr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes Mr. ~Jasa~d, Yes.. i,:otion by Mr ~,ialvcrson and ~,ir t(nabb to allow all bills approved by a majority of the co ~ission, ~arried as fo'lows: L.ir imabb, Yes. Mr ~alverson, Yes. i.r Cased, Yes. i. oti. on by ~,~r i}~alverson and Mr Knabb to adjourn until ten o'clock next monday mornin (sec.{',.1Q',~}?) ca:~'ried as follows: }~[r i(nabb, Yes. Llr Halverson, Yes. },ir Cased, Yes. December 6, 1937. ~lrsuant to adjourmuent the regular meeting of the City Co~u~ission was reconvened at ten o'clock ~.M. December 6th'1937, Mayor Knabb presiding, Co~m~issioner Halverson, Co~i sioner Casad and City Attorney being present. Mr.Wi]liam Rueter,Resident Engr. inspector of the P.W.A., Mr Chas.V.R.~ueger and Frank B. Smith Associated Architects on the ~ew Library Building were also present. The Mayor explained that the regular meeting had been adjourned until this morning for the purpose of considering bids on proposed new library building. City Clerk reported having received six bids on the general contract and three bids on the plumbing. ~otion by Mr. Knabb and Mr Casad to open bids, carried as follows: Mr Enabb, Yes. ~r i~alverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Bids were opened and publicly read as follo~s: Daniel Solie, Bremerton,~46,238.00 i~. P. Hendrix ~51,650.00, E. W. Stingl ~'47,827.00. Western Construction Company, Seattle, ~143,988.00, Allen and Early, Tacoma, $48,960.00 Lidrat Construction Company of Seattle, ~.43,934.00 (These bids were for General contract) & The following bids wz~re oPened and read publicly for the pluming in proposed buildi~ Lent's Incorporated $9,800.00 Y. E. Hein, ~emerton, ~9,862.00 and University Plmbg. Company, Seattle, ~9,917.00. ~11 bids were carefully compared and checked, and on motion of Mr Casad and Mr Halv- arson a recess was taken until one O'clock this afternoon, all members voting, Yes. Meeting was reconvened at one o~clook P.M. December 6, 193V all members and the ~rchitects and Mr Rueter of the P.W.A. being present. l~Ir Casad read the report of findings on the bids and stated that it had been deemed advisably to take advantage of the deductions from the basic bid as hewn on Page 6 of specifications as follows: Alternate "A l" "B" "E" "F" and "~' these changes reducin the basic bids to the following figures. Daniel Sollie, ~44,483.00 H. P. Hendrix, 49,363.00 E. W. Stingl , 46,244.00 Western Constn.Co., 41,689.00 Allen and Early, 46,870.00 Lidral Constn Co., 41,194.00 Lents Incorporated 9,699.00 J. N. Hein, 9,795.00 University Plmbg. Co., 9,917.00 Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Enabb to award the contract for general construction to Lidral Construction Company of Seattle and the contract for plumbing to Lents Inc., Br~erton on the basis of the amended figures and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sig~. contract on approval of'the City Attorney and the authorized officers of the P.W.a. carried as follows: ~ Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution declaring the intention of the commission to award the general contract for the construction of the new library building to the Lideral Construction Company, of Seattle for the total sum of $41,19~.00. Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Halverson to adopt resolution, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution declaring the intention of the con~ission to award the plumb- ing contract to Lent's Incorporated, of Bremerton, for the total sum of ~9,699.00 Motion by Mr Knabb and Mr Halverson to adopt resolution, carried as follows: ~,~r Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Clerk read resolution transferring $5,000.00 from the Library Fund of the City of Bremerton, to the Br~erton Library Construction Fund Account Docket Eo.Wash.1265-DS. such transfer to be effective in~ediately. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to adopt resolution as read, carried as follows: Mr Kuabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to adjourn until eleven o'clock a.M. Wednesday Decmuber 8,1937. carried as follows: Mr tOaabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad,Yes. ~PPR 0VmD: M~YOR . December 8, 1937. Pursuant to adjournment the regular meeting of the City Commission was reeonvened at eleven o'clock A.M. Dec.8,1937, Mayor Knabb presiding, Commissioner Halverson,Com- missioner Ca sad, City Attorney Beakley, Mr Sims,Chm. Library Board and Contractors Lidral and Lent all being present? Clerk read telegram from Mr E. R. Hoffman,zcting Regional Director,~¥A Region ~ #7. stating that resolution in'reference to bids could not be approved in thm form es submitted and suggesting corrections w~ich would be necessary before basic bids on Library construction could be approved. Clerk read new resolution showing that bids for construction of new library building had been duly opened,read and compared and showing that the Lideral Construction Co. is low bidder after taking alternate deductions A1 to K on general and electric Con- tract, such bid being in the sum of $39.119.00. ~Iotion by Mr Knabb and Mr Cased to adopt resolution, subject to approval of Regions Director of IWJA; carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes, Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased,Yes Clerk read new resolut.ion showing that the bids for'Heating and Plun~ing the new Library Building had been duly opened,read and compared and showing that Lents Inc. is low bidder after taking alternate deductions A and B. such bid being in the sum oi ~9,699,00. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to adopt'resolution subject to action of Regional Director of ~NA; carried as follows: ~ Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. i~;r Cased, Yes. Li~ral ~onstruction Company and Lents Incorporated submitted bonds as required by contract for construction .of new Library building. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to'approve bonds subject to action of Regional Director of Pf~A, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Ye . ~dr Sim~ was instructed to wire report of a~tion taken by co~mmission, to Mr Hoffman at Portland,Oregon. Motlon by Mr Halverson and Mr Cased to take a recess until two o'clock this after- noon, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mt Cased, Yes. Co:;~ission was reconvened at two o'clock P.M. December 8,1937. Mayor Knabb,presidi g, ~o~mtissioner Halverson, Co~;tissioner Cased, City Attorney; Chairman of Library Board; Contractor Lidral; Contractor Lent; The Associated Architects and Mr Rueter Engineer~ Inspector of PWA all being present. Clerk read telegram from Mr E.R. HoffmanRcting Regional Director,approving the awarding of contracts for Library Building. Motion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to formally award the general and electric contract to Lidral Construction Company and the contract for plumbing,heating and ventilatinn to Lents Incorporated, carried as follows: Mr Knabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. LLr Casad, Yes. ~.iotion by Mr Halverson and Mr Knabb to instruct the contractors to begin work on new building on December 9, 1937 to comply with instructions from Mr Hoffman, carried asfollows: 2ir ~quabb, Yes. Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Oasad, Yes. 21r }~abb retired at this time and Mr Halverson took the chair. i.~otiou by ~Ir Halverson and l~'[r Casad to instruo6 the City Clerk to turn over all records pertaining to the construction of the new Library building to the Engineerin Depart~ent, carried as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Casad, Yes. ldr Knabb, Absent. ~otion by Mr Halverson and Mr Casad to instruct Clark to call for bids on Cast Ir ~'ipe for use of the ¥~ater Department on estimates to be furnished by the Engineering DeCpart~,~cnt, carried as follows: Mr Halverson, Yes. Mr Cased, Yes. ~,;r }~abb,Absent. ;..orion by Mr Cased and Mr Halverson to adjourn, 'carried as follows: i.~r ![alverson, Yes. ~lr Casad, Yes. Mr t~abb, Absent. M~YOR .