HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/02/26 J~ne ~, 19~6.
Regular meeting of the 0ity Commission held ~Vednesday June 2, Halverson
and Casad present at roll Oall, and ]~ayor C.E.B. 01dham presiding.
i,[inutes of the previous meeting read and approved by the following
vote, [,ir. Oldham Yes, M~r. Hmlverson ~es, 1~. Casad, Yes.
;?ritten application from M~r. George DJ. Sheeder for a license to operate
three card talbes ag the pl~Oe known as "The. Smoke Shops", in ~he City of
Bremerton. -'
i,,Iover by I~r. Halverson and seconded by L~. Oldham tha~ the granting of
the application be laid over for investigation. ~[otion carried as follows:
~,[r. Oldham Yes, ~,[r. Halverson, Yes, Llir. Casad, Yes,.
Letter received and read from the local branch of the International
ilod Carriers, Building and C~mmo~ Laborers Un-ion of .~uerica. signed by
~,Ir. L. Erickson as its Secretary, requesting the Co~nission to favor
the e~:~ployment of local tabor en all future City contracts, as 98% of
their members were property 'c~ners and tax payers wi(h homes in the City.
The Co:maission instruote~ the clerk' to file the comm~mica~ion.
Letter received from the-Chief of the Fire Department ~. S. B. Len~
requesting confirmation on'his,advance in salary of ~5.00 per mohth to LIr.
~. J. Harries, a Pireman and he be given a rating of truck driver beginning
Jm~e 1st. 1926, and as salary~provided for in the 1926 Budget.
[.ir. 01dham moved and sseon~ed by Mr. Halverson ~ha~ the request of
Fire Chief Lent be granted and raise in salary to I~M. A. J. Harries be
~onfirmed, I,{oFion carried ae follows: Mr. Oldham, Yes. Mr. Halverson, Yes.
l.~. Casad Yes.
This being the date set for the opening of bids for the improvement of
Highland Avenme, PleaSan~ Avenue; View Street and Ninth S~. the clerk announced t
there were eight bids received from ContraOtmOrS and on motion by ~,gr. Halverson and
by :,~. 01dham instructing the clerk to open and read the bids.
;~iotion carrie~ as fo&lows: Mr. 01dham. Yes. ~tr. Halverson Yes. ~r. Casad, Yes
The following bids were ~hen opened and read.
Bid No. 1, from R. G. SFevenson, Seattle, .$54,010.11
Bid No. 2. from ~. O. Buelette, Bremerton; ............ 5~,960.68
Bid No. 3, from EeHugh and Colucuo, Seattle ........... 54,514.70
" No. 4," Olympic Construction Co. Seattle, ..... 55,8~.10
" No. 5," .Erickson Paving Company, Seattle, .... 55,260.89
" No. 6," J.Bo.~urphy,~Seattle, 51.968.85
~' No. 7, " Rowland and Peabody, Se~ttle, 55,923.10
" No. 8," ?orbes and Wilber, Olympia, 55,215.28
The differen~ b%ds having been read by the clerk }~. Halverson moved and
seconded by I,~. Oldham that a recess of half an hour be taken to give the
]o~m~ission an opportunity of checking up the bids to decide on the lowes~
bidder, l,lotion carried as follows~ Mr. Oldham,'Yes. ~lr. Halverson. Yes.
l.[r. Casad, Yes.
Recess Declared..
~t ~he expiration of the half hour the Commission announced that
n~ acc0un~ of SO many bids beisg:s[bmt~ted, and so many items to be
e~amined, and compared, it wa~.imDossible to decide without further time.
l,Ir. Halverson moved and seconded by lgr. Casad tha~ an adjournment be taken
uhtil 3 o'clock P.M. Diction carried as follows: Mr. Oldham, Yes, l~[r.
llalverson, Yes. !,~. Casad. Ye~, Meeting adjourned until 3 o'clock P.M. this date.
3 O'clock P.E. ~ednesday June 2nd. 1926.
l,[eeting called to order by ~Myor C.E.B. Oldham with Commissioners Halverson
and Casad oresent ag roll call.
Co~nissioner Casad reported that on checking up the various bids
submitted for the Improvement of Highland Avenue, Pleasant ~venue, View
and Ninth Streets, it was found that the bid submitted by Mr. J.B.Murphy
of Seattle was the lowest and best bid, and further discussion of the bide
was eliminated by thr ~on~m~'ssion and therefore decided to award the contrac~
to I,,Ir J B.i~urphy as presenting the lowest and best bid.
~,.Ir 01dham moved and seconded by }~r Halverson that the contract
be awarded to Mr ~ B.I,iurphy of Seattle,Wash, provided he stipulated in .his bid
and contract that Vibrolithic concrete would be used for paving ,purposes which
wou~.d be optional with the fiommission,but if such were decided upon,an addi~ional
10~'per square yard for aoncrete would be allowed him ~o his price per ~quare
yard as submitted in his bid,and to this proposition Lir ~,Iurphy agreed.
T,,Iotion carried as follows,Mr Oldba~ Yes,~¢r Halverson Yes,Mr Casad
I~Ir Halverson moved and secomded by L~r Oldham tha~ all bills approved
and allowed by a majority of the Commimsoin ~he clerk be instructed ~o issue
warrants for same. ~otion carried as follows,~Lr Oldham Yes ~,,fr H~lverson Yes,
Hr Casad Yes.
Mr Oldham moved and seconded by I.~r Halverson ~hat the clerk be
instructed ~o recurn all checks submitted with bids to the u~success.ful bidders
i,lotion carried as follows ~r 01dham Yes,~r Halverson Yes, I,~[r Casad ~[es. :
I,,Lr 01dham moved and seconded by I~[r Halverson ~hat the damage
claim of i~[rs Jennie Jonas be laid over until the meeting of June 16th,1926.
~,[otion carried as follows ~fr 01dham Yes,Mr Halverson Yes, T.,ir Casad Yes.
There being no furthe~ business to come before the meeting ~,{r
Halverson moved and seconded by I~[r 01dham tha~ the meeting adjourn, ~.[otion
carried as follows Lit 01dham yes.l~Ir Halverson Yes,~,[r Casad Yes.
Lice ting adjourned.
~ .~ City Clerk.