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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1944-07-24383 dCotnn of QEsteo park, Larimer County, Colorado,.... July . 24 _. , 19..44. Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in sand Town of Estes Park on the ., day of, . __ July ... A. D. 1944. at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor._ .. Glen...H.._Preston Present: Mayor Glen H. Preston Trustees: G.E. Casey, S.M. Hurd Paul J. Monahan and George H. Watson. Also present, Town Clerk, Verne H. Fanton, Supt. of Works, Lee H. Tallant. Absent: Trustees R.C. Brodie and R.H. Lindley. Minutes of ghe regular meeting held on July 10, read and approved as read. While discussing the present activities at Stanley Park, the Board being of the opinion that the present grand -stand is not safe for further use, Trustee Watson moved that Mr. J.N. Lott be notified to tear down the grand -stand and aalavge the lumber, before August llth. Trustee Casey seconded the motion. Upon roll call the above motion carried by the following vote: Those trustees voting "Yes", Casey, Hurd, Monahan and Watson. Those trustee voting "No", None. Following a discussion regarding the acceptafnce, by the Town, of money donated and ear -marked for Stanley Park, Trustee Hurd moved that the Board adopt a policy of keeping Stanley Park free from any and all plagues or names inscribed or placed on any structure in Stanley Park and that all seats in the proposed grand stand be made available to all persons alike for entertainment purposes. Trustee Monahan seconded the motion. Upon roll call the above motion carried by the following vote: Those trustees voting "yes", trustees Casey, Hurd, Monahan and Watson. Those voting "no", None. A proposal from the Public Service Company, offering to sell the entire Estes Park electrical distribution and plant facilities, was read to the Board. The Board decided to withhold any action on the proposal, pending legal and engineering advise. There being no further business to come before the meeting it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the meet- ing adjourn. Attest: Town Clerk Colon of Coto Jatk, Larimer County, Colorado, , 19 Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of A. D. 19.___._.. at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF LARIMER TOWN OF ESTES PARK ) SS. The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, in the County of Larimer and State of Colorado, met in regular session in full conformity with law and the ordinances and rules of said Town, at the Town Hall, in the Town of Estes Park, being the regular place of meeting of said Board, on Monday, the 14th day of August 1944, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., at which meeting there were present and answering the roll call: Mayor: Trustees: Glen H. Preston George Watson S.M. Hurd G.E. Casey Paul J. Monahan Robert H. Lindley Also present: Verne H. Fanton Absent Ronald C. Brodie Thereupon the following proceedings, among others, were had and taken, to -wit: Trustee G.E. Casey introduced an ordinance entitled: "An ordinance adopting a plan for the acquisition of an elect- rical generating plant and distribution system to be owned and operated by the Town of Estes Park; providing for an election at which the question of approving this ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified property electors of the Town of Estes Park as shall in the next year preceding the year of election have paid a property tax therein: and declaring an emergency." which ordinance was thereupon read in full and is as follows, to -wit: ORDINANCE NO. 99 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A PLAN FOR THE ACQUI- SITION OF AN ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK; PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION AT WHICH THE QUESTION OF APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED PROPERTY ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK AS SHALL IN THE NEXT YEAR PRECEDING THE YEAR OF ELECTION HAVE PAID A PROPERTY TAX THEREIN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, at an election of the qualified property electors of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, held on the 7th day of ceptemb=r, 1943, it was determined that said Town should acquire by purchase or condemnation, the present electrical 385 Colon of Caro Park, Larimer County, Colorado, , 19 Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of , A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: distribution system owned by the Public Service Company of Colorado, and serving the Town of Estes Park and its inhabitants, such acquisition to be financed by the issuance of municipal bonds in an amount not to exceed Ninety-five thousand (05,000) Dollars payable solely from the revenues of the system to be acquired; and, WHEREAS, the plan so adopted at said election, did not contempl,Lte the acquisition of any facilities for the genera- tion of the electrical energy or for the acquisition of any of the distribution system or facilities of the Public Service Company of Colorado lying outside of the corporate limits of said Town of Estes Park; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park Colorado, has instituted condemnation proceedings to acquire said distribution system as authorized by said election held on the 7th day of September 1943; that said condemnation pro- ceedings are now pending and incomplete and no part of the Ninety-five thousand ($95,000) Dollars of revenue bonds so authorized at said election has been issued and sold; and, WHEREAS, the Public Service Company of Colorado, has offered to sell to the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, for the sum of Two hundred twenty-five thousand ($225,000) Dollars, its entire generating plant and distribution system now located near the Town of Estes Park, Colorado and used to serve said Town and its inhabitants, as well as the surrounding territory, and, WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer Ccunty, State of Colorado, has determined and does here- by determine forthwith to accept said offer of the Public Service Company of Colorado, subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified property electors at an election to be called and held for such purpose. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK; Section 1. That the Town of Estes Park, Colorado acquire an electrical generating plant and distribution system (said electrical plant and distribution system to be acquired in the manner hereinafter set forth in section 2 of the ordinance) to be owned, managed and operat9d by said Town and to consist of poles, wires, insulators, transformers, meters, drops, hydro electric and diesel electric power generators and all of the usual components of an electrical generating plant and distri- bution system. Section 2. That the Town of Estes Par, Colorado, shall acquire by purchase the electrical generating plant and distribution system now owned and used by the Public Service Company of Colorado, for the purpose of distributing electrical energy to the Town of Estes Park, and its inhabitants and the surrounding territory, but excluding the sub -station and the equipment used in connection therewith now connected with the trahsmission line of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; that the Town of Estes Park shall acquire by purchase the complete electrical generating plant and distribution system owned by Colon of gEOtC0 Pork, Larimer County, Colorado, , 19 Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of , A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: the Public Service Company of Colorado, and including the hydro electric plant and two oil engine generators located on Fall River west of the Town of Estes Park, together with all auxi- liaries and appurtenances relating thereto, as well as all land, penstock, buildings, rights of way and easements. Section 3. That the Town of Estes Park shall also acquire by purchase, tools, equipment, supplies, materials and such other equipment as may be necessary or proper in connection ith the ownership, management and operation of said electrical generating plant and distribution system to he acquired. Section 4. That the full purchase price to be paid by said Town in acquiring said electrical generation and distribution system is the sum of $225,000.00. Such price will be paid by issuing municipal interest -bearing obligations for such amount, payable, interst and principal, solely out of the income of such utility; and the obligation of said bonds shall be chargeable solely against the income of such utility. No obligation by way of general obligation bonds shall be incurred by the Town of Estes Park in making such acquisition. Section 5. That a special election is hereby called and shall be held in said Town on the llth day of September, 1944, at which time there shall be submitted to such qualified pro- perty electors of said Town as shall in the next year preceding the year of the election have paid a property tax therein, the question of approving this ordinance. Section 6. That the question so submitted shall be voted on at said election by the voters qualified as aforesaid at the following polling place in said Town: Polling Place Town Hall The vote shall be by ballot of the form hereinafter provided, and said election shall be held and conducted in all respects as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by law in cases of elections for municipal officers. Section 7. That the ballots to be used in voting upon the question above submitted shall be prepared and furnished by the Town Clerk and Recorder to the judges of election, to be by them furnished to the voters, shall be substantially in the following printed form, and shall be deposited in a ballot box provided by the Town Clerk and Recorder for such purpose. TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT AND DISMRIBUTION SYSTEM ELECTION. September 11, 1944 OFFICIAL BALLOT Question submitted: Shall Ordinance No. 99 of the Town f Estes Park, approved the 14th day of August 1944, adopting a plan for the acquis- ition of a municipal electrical generating plant and distri- bution system to be financed by the issuance of municipal bonds in the amount of not to exceed $250,000, payable solely from the revenues of the system proposed to be acquired, be approved? 87 totun Of !EstePark, Larimer County, Colorado, , 19 . Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of , A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: For the approval of Ordinance No. 99 and for the acquisition of a municipal electrical generating plant and distribution system Against the approval of Ordinance No. 99 or the acquisition of a munici.;1 electiical generating plant and distribution system. et; Each elector shall prepare his ballot, indicating his approval or disapproUal of the proposition submitted by placing a cross (X) opposite the group of words on his ballot which expresses his choice, and shall then deposit his ballot in the ballot box provided for such purpose. Section 8. No ballot for or against said question shall be received by the judges unless the person offering the same shall be a qualified property elector of the Town of Estes Park and shall in the next year preceding the year of the election have paid a property tax therein. Section 9. The following named persons are hereby appointed as judges and clerks of said election, to -wit: Judges Charles A. Chapman Ora Carr George W. Smith Clerks • Haze Baldwin Grace McConnell Section 10. The vote cast at said election on the question aforesaid snail be canvassed and returned, and the return made and the result declared in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as provided by law for the canvass, return, and declaration of the result of votes cast at an election of municipal officers. Section 11. A notice of the time and place of said election shall be piblished in the Estes Park Trail, a newspaper of general circulation printed in the Town of Estes Park, in the County of Larimer and State of Col. rado, at least fifteen (15) days before such election; and also a copy of such notice shall be posted at the place of voting at least fifteen (15) days before such election announcing the time, place, and object of the election; and the Town Clerk and Recorder of said Town is hereby charged with the duty of effectuating this provision. Such notice shall be in substantially the following form: TOWN OF ESTES PARK COLORADO NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION SEPTEMBER Ili 1944 PUBLIC NOTICE In pursuance of Ordinance No. 99 of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, adopted and approved on the 14th day of August, 1944, PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called to be held on Monday the llth day of September, A.D.1944, at the pollingplace hereinafter designate3 in the Town of Fetes Park, at which election there will be submitted to such qualified property electors of the Town of Estes Park as shall in the next year preceding the ,,ear of the election have aid a property tax therein, the following question: 388 Colon of eau; park, Larimer County, Colorado, , I 9 Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day ............. ........ A. D. I9 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: "Shall Ordinance No. 99 of the Town of Estes Park, appr- oved the 14th day of August, 1944, adopting a plan for the acquisition of a municipal electrical generating plant and distribution system to be financed by the is uance of municipal bonds in the amount of not to exceed $250,000, payable solely from the revenues of the system proposed to be acquired, by approved?" The pone will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. The ballots to be used in voting upon the question above submitted will be prepared and furnished by the Town Clerk and Recorder to the Judges of election, to be by them furnished to the voters, and shall be deposited in a balltt box provided by the Town Clerk and Recorder for such purpose. The question so submitted will be voted on at said election at the following polling place:: The Town Hall, in the Town of Estes Park, Colorado. The election will be held and conducted as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by law in the case of elections for munici,t-al officers. At said election only qualified property electors (duly registered) of said Town as shall in the next year preceding the the year of said election have paid a property tax therein will be permitted to vote on the question submitted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, in the County of Larimer and State of Colorado, has caused this notice to be published and posted as required by law, this 25th day of August, 1944. Verne H. Fanton (SEAL) Town Clerk and Recorder. Section 12. This ordinance, after its adoption, shall be recorded in the book of ordinances of the Town of Estes P, rk kept for that purpose; shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and Town Clerk and Recorder; shall be published in full in the Estes Park Trail, a newspaper of general circulation published in the Town of Estes Park, in its issue of August l8th, 1944, a, d shall take effect and be in force upon the expiration of five (5) days after it has been so published. Section 13. That by reason of the fact that the Town of Fetes Park and its inhabitants are not properly or adequately supplied with electric light and power service at the present time, and by reason of the necessity of effectuating without delay the legislative policy of the Board of Trustees as herein declared, it is hereby declared that an emergency exists and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, healthand safety. Section 14. It is the intent of this ordinance to provide the board of trustees of the Town of Estes Park tithan alternative method of acnuiring a municipal electric light and power system for said town by purchase of an electrical generating plant and distribution system as herein set forth, but should the board of trustees of said Town fail to acquire an electrical generating part and distribution system from the Public Service Company of Colorado under the provisions of this ordinance, then said board of trustees may proceed to acquire a distribution system under the terms and provisions of Ordinance No. 97 of said Town, passed and adopted on the 9th day of August 1943. PASSED AND ADOPTED; SIGNED AND APPROVED this 14th day of August 1944 (SEAL) ATTEST Glen H. Preston Mayor Verne H Fanton Town Clerk and Recorder Cotun of Coto Pork, Larimer County, Colorado, , 19 Minutes of a meeting of +he Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County. Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of , A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: It was tnen moved by Trustee S.M. Hurd and seconded by Trustee George Watson that all rules of this Board which might prevent, unless suspended, the final passage and adoption of this ordincance at this meeting be and the same are hereby suspended for'the purpose of permitting the final passage and adoption of said ordinance at this meeting. The question being upon the adoption of said motion and the suepension of the rules, the roll was called withethe following result: Those voting aye: Trustees Watson, Hurd, Casey, Monahan and Lindley. Those voting nay: None Five members of the Board having voted in favor of said motion, the presiding officer declared said motion carried and the rules.euspended. Trustee Robert H. Lindley then moved that said ordinance heretofore introduced and read in full at this meeting be now placed upon its passage. Trustee George Watson seconded the motion; and the question being upon the placing of said ordinance upon its passage, the roll was called with the following result: Those voting aye: Trustees Watson, Hurd, Casey, Monahan and Lindley. Those voting nay: None. The presiding officer declared the motion carried and the ordinance placed uron its passage. Trustee George Watson then moved that said ordinance be be passed and adopted as read. Trustee S.M. Hurd seconded the mot ion. The question being upon the passage and adoption of said ordinance, the roll was called with the following result:. Those voting aye: Trustees Wateon, Hurd, Casey, Monahan and Lindley. Those voting nay: None The presiding officer thereupon declared that a magority of all the trustees elected having voted in favor thereof, the said motion was carried and the eaid ordinance duly passed and adopted. On motion duly adopted, it was ordered that said ordinance be numbered 99 and after approval by the Mayor be published as in said ordinance designated and be recorded according to law. (SEAL) Attest: Verne H. Fanton Town Clerk and Recorder Glen H. Preston Mayor Trustee Casey moved that the following bills be allowed and paid and that the Clwk be instructed to draw warrants for same; Trustee Hurd seconded the motion: 390 Colon of auto park, Larimer County, Colorado, , I9....._... Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Lorimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the day of A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: Orville Heck, wages Estes Park Chamber of Commerce, License Chas. R. Grey, Refund The Texas Company, Supplies L.J. Hesser, Services R.W. Brand, Services Petty Cash Fund, Supplies Griffith Lumber Co. Supplies Estes Park Lumber Co. Supplies C.F. Hix, Ins. Estes Park Plumbers Monahan Motor Company, Supplies Estes Park Hardware, Supplies Public Service Company, Service Preston's Garage, Supplies Estes Park Trail, Supplies Mt. States Telephone Co., Services Mine & Smelter Supply Co., Supplies Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. Co., Supplies Wm. C. McConnell, Supplies Linde Air Products Co., Supplies Equt.uent & Depreciation Fund, Depreciation Rocky Mt. Motor Co., Freight Jess Poling, Services C.F. Hix, Premium Vern Parker, wages J.H. Woodward, wages F.S. Wilson, wages Wm. Miller, wages G. Vern Parker, wages Lee H. Tal]ant, salary V.L. McCracken, wages Lucile M. Close, salary Verne H. Fenton, salary Carl Hyatt, wages Walter J. Selberg, salary E.E. Holton, salary 5.00 403.75 10.00 58.94 3,000.00 150.00 26.61 19.08 16.85 146.45 4.89 202.24 65.12 101.70 109.16 56.80 18.45 27.46 26.02 3.50 4.48 136.11 3.13 46.50 5.00 71.40 12.10 7.00 7.50 46.40 191.80 202.85 100.00 137.40 65.15 142.80 173. 70 _Upon roll call the above motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" trustees Casey, Hurd, Lindley, Monahan and Watson. Those voting "No", None. Following an explanation by the Clerk, the Board ordered the Clerk to refund an Occupational License to Chas. Grey and issue him an amusement licnese. Mr. Ross Seybold and Glen White appeared before the Board with a proposal to sell their priv#ate water system in High Drive Heights to the Town. Following the discussion they were informed that the Town would investigate the possibility of such a purchase. frOtUn of Lotto UCk, Larimer County, Colorado,..._ 19,._ Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the A. D. 19._, _, at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor. Present: Mayor Trustees: Plans and Engineers estimates on a new heating system for the Town Hall and Fire House were presented to the Board by Supt. of Works Lee H. Tallant. The plan was turned over to the Public Buildings Co ittee for action. The Town having acquired the Estes Park Golf and Country Club property by long term lease, Mayor Preston appointed F.E. Brainard and E.C. Gooch as a committee to operate the Club House and Golf Course, with all operations subject to Town Board approval. Trustee Watson moved that said appointments be approved. Trustee Casey seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes", trustees Casey, Hurd, Lindley, Monahan and Watson. Those voting "No", None. The Clerk reported to the Board that an excess number of disturbances had taken place during the su +rer at The Switzerland Inn and that the Police Department had not had full cooperation from the propriiters. The Clerk was instructed to infmrm the proprieters that the Board would take action upon further complaint or distirbunces. There being no further business to come before the meeting it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn. Attest: Town Clerk & Recorder