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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 1944-09-18393 Caton of eitC0 Park, Lorimer County, Colorado,....September 18 ,1944. Minutes of a. special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park„ P...6virner Couni-y, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said ToWrit of Estes Park on the Sqptemlber ,..0 day of.. A. D. at regular meeting hour. Meeting cared to order by Mayor Glen H. Preston Present: Mayor Glen H, PreOtOn Tmstees: George H, WatsonSM. Hurd, G.E. Casey, Paul J Iorhahan an Robert H. Lindley. Also Present: Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk, Absent: Trustee Ronald. C. Brodie. In accordancewith the la the Mayor and Town. Clerk presented to the. Board. of Trustees an. abstract of the votes cast at the Electrical Generating Plant and Distribution. System Election held in the Town. of Estes Park, on Monday, the filth day of September, 1944, said abstract of votes being as follows; Tan pF ES„TES PARK, caLwpo ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. ELECTION SEPTEMBER 11, 1944 ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT THE ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT. AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. ELECTION HELD IN THE TOWN. OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, ON MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1944, Question Sub. itted: Shall Ordinance. No, 99of the Town. of Estes Park, approved the 14th day. of August, 1944, adopting a plan for the acquisition of a municipal electricai. generating plant and distribution system to be financedby the issuance of municipal bonds in the amount of not to exceed $ 250,000 payable solelyfrom the revenues of the system proposed to be acquired, be approved? FOR the approval of Ordinance No. 99 and for the acquisition: of a municipal electrical generating plant and distribu-: tion system 107 AGAINST the approval of Ordinance No. 99 for thc acquisition of a municipal electrical generating plant and distribution system : 1 STATE. OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIMER ) SS. TOWN OF ESTES PARK ) We, the undersigned, the Board of Canvassers of the Electionreturns of an Electrical Generating Plant and Distribution. System Election held in and for the To n. of Estes Park, County of Lorimer, and State of Colorado, on Monday, the llth day of Sept- ember, :1944 called and held under the provisions of Ordinance No, 99, passedand adoted on the 14th day of August, 1944, for the purpose of submitting to the duly qualified taxpaying electors of said Toren the following question: totun of Coto 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 of , A. D. 19 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Present: Mayor Trustees: 'Shall Ordinance No. 99 of the Town of Estes Park, approved the 14th day of August, 1944, adopting a plan. for the acquisition of a municipal electrical generating plant and distribution system to befinanced by the issuance of municipal bonds in the amount of not ts exceed $ 250,000, pa hie solely from the revenues of the system proposed to be acquired, be approved?' do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a. true and correct abstract of the votes cast at said election, as she n by the returns thereof. WITNESS our hands and the seal of said Town this 14th day of September, 1944, Verne H, Fenton Town Clerk. (Seal) Glen. H. Freston Mayor Whereupon, the following resolution was duly introduced and feed in full: BESOLUT ; 0 N WHEREAS, in accordance with. Ordinance No. 99 of the Ton of Estes Park, passed, adopted, and approved on the 14th. day of August, 1944,.in. accordance •ith the laws of the State of Colorado, the fonowing question was submitted to the properly qualified taxpaying electors of said Town for their. determination —It an election. duly: called and regularlyheld in said Town on the :.Lith day of September, 1944, said question be- ing as follows, to -wit: "Shall Ordineree No. 99 of the Town of Estes Park, approved the 14th day of August, 1944, adopting a plan for the acquisition. of a unicipal electrical generating plant and distribution system. to be financed by the issuance of municipal bonds in the acunt of not to exceed. $ 250,0 0, payable solely fro the revenues of the system proposed to b acquire be approved?" and WHEREAS, on the 14th day of September, 1944, the Clerk: of the Town of Estes Park opened said returns and, calling to his assistance the Mayor of said. Town, in the presence of said' ayor proceeded to canvass saidreturns, akimg an abstract of the votes cast upon said questionk, from which it appears that a. total of 1 8 ballots were cast upon the questi n hereinabove set forth; that 107 ballots were cast whereon. were placed the words "FOR the approval of Ordinance No. 99and for the acquisition of a municipal electrical. generating plant and distribution syste "; that one ballot was cast whereon. were placed the words "AGAINST the approval of Ordinance No. 99 for the acquisition•f a municipal electrical generating plant and distribution system"; and that no ballots were spoiled; 395 eoton of Coteo Park, Larimer County, Colorado, 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,7 Mayor Trustees: NOW, THEREFORE, BE :.ET RESOLVED: That the question of the approval of said Ordinance No, 99, as he:re:nabrreset forth, has been. duly submitted to a vote of the duly qualified taxpaying electors of the Town of Estes Park at the Electrical Generating Plant and Distribution System Election. duly called and regularly held in. said. Tv6wn. of Estes Parkon the llth day of September, 1944; that a majority of all the votes cast upon, the question hereinabove set forth, was in favor of the approval of said Ordinance No. 99 as aforesaid; and, therefore, it is hereby declared that said election resulted in favor of said. question, PASSED AND ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED, this 18th day of September, 1944. Glen H. Preston. Mayor (Seal) Attest: Verne H. Fanton Town Clerk. It was then move by Trustee Robert H. :Lindley that said resolution bg passed and adopted s read. Trustee S,M, Hurd seconded the, motion. The question being upon the passage and adoption of said resolution, the roll was called with the followin result: Those voting Aye: Trustees Robert H. Lindley, S.M. Hurd, George H. Watson, GE, Casey, Paul. J. Monahan.. Those voting Nay: None. The presiding officer thereupon declared that a majority of all the trustees elected having voted in favor thereof, the said. motion was carried and the said resolution duly passed and adopted. (Sea... A Town Clerk i'on H. Preston Mayor Following a discussion., the following resolution was duly introducted and read in full: BESO IgT;pE WHEREAS, the taxpaying eloctors of the Town of Estes Park at an election held on Septemher 11, 1944, did authorize the acquisition by purchase of the Public Service Company's distribution system and generating plant located in, the Estes Park area, and didauthorize the issuance of not to exceed $ 250,000. of bonds for such purpose; AND WHBEAS, the Public Service Company has heretofore offered to sell its said distribution system and generating plant to the Town of Estes Park for the sum of $ 225,000.001 Colon of eats Park, Larimer Couni-y, Colorado, I 9 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 nusive$ AND WHEREAS, a :proposed contractbetween the Vublle Service Company and the Town of Estes Park embodying theterms and condltions of the proposed sale: and purchase has been read" and discussed NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY TEE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OFESTES PARK, COLORADO That the eyor and Town Clerk be and. they are herebyauthorized to execute said pro- posed contract for an on. behalf of the Town of Estes Park. It was then moved by Trustee G.E. Casey. that said resolution. be passed and adopted as read. Trustee George H. Watson seconded. the motion. The question being uponthe passage and adoption. of said resolution, the roll was called with the following result: Those. voting A ye: Trustees Lindley, Hurd, Watson, Casey and Monahan. Those voting Nay: None. The presiding officer thereupon declared that. a majority. of all the trustees elected having voted in favor thereof, the saidmotion. was carried and the said resolution. duly passed and adopted. W.M. Bevingtoni Earl Douglass, S.Warren Names, and Herbert Alpert, all of Fort Collins appeared before the meeting, at the inviatation of Malror Preston, and discussed plans and problems pertaining to the operations of a municipal electrical system. Mr. ]tott appeared before the Board and ask approval of plans for a proposed grand stand. at Stanley Park, The question was takiNg- tabeled for the next regular meeting. There being no further business to come before the aeeting, it was regularlymoved, seconded and. arried that the meeting adjourn. M44,1000 ayor A ttest: Town Clerk a a ma m 4, V