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COWf of QEateo park, Larimer County, Colorado, April 24 , 19_ 44
Minutes of are.gu.lar.........ameeting 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 ., _ 24th
day of, ,,,April
, A D 19 44 at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor.. .G1en..H. Preston
Present: Mayor Glen H. Preston. Trustees: G.E. Casey, Robert
H. Lindley, Paul J. Monahan and George H. Watson.
Also present, Town Clerk, Verne H. Fanton
Absent: R.C. Brodie and S.M. Hurd.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on March 27, read and
approved as read.
Trustee Casey moved that the following bills be allowed and
paid, and that the Clerk be instructed to draw warrants for
same: Trustee Watson seconded the motion.
E.E. Holton, wages,
V.L. McCracken, wages,
Carl Hyatt, wages
Lee H. Tallant, salary
Carl J. Hyatt, wages
V.H. Fanton, salary
Collector of Internal Revenue, tax
Linde Air Products Co, supplies
Petty Cash Fund, supplies
Hendrie & Bolthoff, supplies
Rowland Service Station, supplies
Depreciation Fund, depreciation
Public Service Company service
Estes Park Trail, publishing
Brinkley Drug Company supplies
C.F. Hix, Agent, premium
The Texas Company, supplies
Continental 0i1 Company, supplies
Estes Park Ic° & Fuel, fuel
Est4s Park Hardware, supplies
Hatfield Chilson, services
Preston Garage, supplies
Estes Park Plumbers, supplies
Estes Park Trail, publishing
Mabel Low, services
0ra Carr, services
Hazel Baldwin, services
Tele..nne Company, services
Kiplinger Agency service
Burns & McDonnell, services
R.H. Haverfield supplies
State Department of Revenue, license
$ 168.70
220.71
80.25
191.80
11.25
137.40
103.50
5.32
13.09
4.90
1.00
136.11
92.11
9 .60
1.66
20.00
54.60
68.60
37.86
1.70
26.90
146.75
94.22
42.90
7.00
7.00
7.00
9.90
15. 00-
2,000.00
2.50
127.50
Upon roll call the above motion carried by the following
vote: Those voting "Yes", trustees Casey, Lindley,
Monahan and Watson. Those voting "No", None.
In accordance with the results of the regular Town election,
held on "pril 4, 1944, the Town Clerk administeaed the oath
of office to the following elected officials;
Mayor, Glen H. Preston
Trustees, G.E. Casey, Robert H. Lindley, Paul J. Monahan
and George H. Watson.
R.C. Brodie and S.M. Hurd being absent.
Mayor Preston made the following appointments for the
coming term of office:
Colon of QEat¢S spark, Lorimer 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:
Mayor Pro Tem,
Town Treasurer,
Town Clerk,
Town Attorney,
Water Supt. & Supt. of Works,
Town Marshall,
Health Officer
Milk Inspector,
Police Magistrate
Electrical Inspec or,
Committees:
Street & Alley,
Parks & Public Buildings,
Public Utilities,
Building,
Collections,
Publicity
Robert H. Lindley
G.E. Casey
Verne H. Fanton
Hatfield Chilson
Lee H. Tallant
E.E. Holton
Roy Wiest, M.D.
R.W. Brand, D.V.M.
Verne H. Fanton
A.F. Anderson
Paul Monahan & S.M. Hurd
R.H. Lindley & Geo. H. Watson
Geo. H. Watson & G.E. Casey
S.M. Hurd & Paul J. Monahan
G.E. Casey & Robert H. Lindley
Robert H. Lindley & Geo. H. Watson
Trustee George H. Watson moved that the above appointments, as
submitted by the Mayor, be approved. Trustee Robert H. Lindley
seconded the motion. Upon roll call above motion carried by the
following vote: Those voting "Yes", trustees Casey, Lindley,
Monahan and Watson, Those voting "No", None.
Trustee Robert H. Lindley introduced the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE ACTION
OF THE MAYOR AND THE ATTORNEYS OF THE TOWN IN
OFFERING THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
THE SUM OF FIFTY*THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
("$ 53,000.00) FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE DISTRIBU-
TION SYSTEM OF SAID COMPANY SITUATED WITHIN THE
TOWN OF ESTES PARK AND SERVING SAID TOWN AND
ITS INHABITANTS WITH ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER
AND AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS
FOR THE CONDEMNATION OF SAID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, The Town of Estes Park and the inhabitants
thereof are now served with electricc light and power by meand
of a distributing system owned by Public Service Company of
Colorado, operating in the Town of Estes Park pursuant to a
franchise, granted by Ordinance No. 44 adopted July 23 1928,
for a term of twenty-five years from July 23, 1928, which or-
dinance provides that the Town may in form and manner as pro-
vided by law, upon payment therefor at its cash value, purchase
and take over the property and plant of the company situated in
and devoted exclusively to the service of the Town; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Estes Park is authorized to con-
temn and appropriate so much private property as may be necessary
for the construction of a municpal electric light works; and
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tOtim of QEZteZ 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:
WHEREAS, The Mayor acting on behalf of the Town, by
letter dated April 7, 1944, offered to purchase from
Public Service Company of Colorado the distribution system of
said Company serving the Town of Estes Park and its inhabitants,
at a price of Fifty-three Thousand Dollars ($ 53,000.00); which
letter requested an answer from Public Service Company of
Colorado within fifteen (15) days from the date thereof and
said offer was not accepted within the time limited; and the
compensation to be paid Public Service Company of Colorado for
said property cannot be agreed upon by the Tovm and said
Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK:
1. That the action of the Mayor, on behalf of the
Town, in offering to purchase the distribution gystem within
the area of the town limits of the Town of Estes Park from the
Public Service Company of Colorado at a price of Fifty-three
Thousand Dollars ($ 53,000.00) be and the same is hereby
adopted, ratified, approved and confirmed.
2. That the said offer not having been accepted by
Public Service Company of Colorado within the time limit set
for acceptance, and no amount of compensation having been agreed
on for said distribution system, the Town Attorney and the law
firm of Pershing, Bosworth, Dick & Dawson of Denver, Colorado,
are hereby authorized and directed on behalf and in the name of
the Town to institute appropriate proceedings in eminent
domain for the purpose of condemning the electric light and
power distribution system within the area of the town limits of
the Town of Estes Park, which system is now owned and operated
by Public Service Company of Colorado, or so much thereof as
may be necessary for the acquisition by the Town of Estes Park
of a municipal electric light and power distribution system.
That the property so to be condemned is more specifically de-
scribed as follows, to -wit:
All poles, wires, insulators, transformers,
meters, lightning arresters, drops, street lights, and
appurtenances and other components used to supply
customers with electricity for lighting, power, heating
or other purposes within the area of the town limits of the
Town of :.;;stes Park; but not including the substation structure
and equipment located on the land owned by the United States
of America within the corporate boundaries of said Town.
3. That the Mayor and other officers of the Town of
Estes Park and the attorneys acting on its behalf are hereby
authorized and directed to effectuate the purposes of this
resolution and to do any and all thfngs necessary or appropriate
for the acquisition of the distribution system of the Public
Service Company of Colorado as above described.
4. That by reason of the desirability of instituting
condemnation proceedings at the earliest possible date, and by
reason of the necessity of promptly effectuating the legislative
policy of the Board of Trustees, it is hereby declared that an
emergency exists and that this resolution is necessary for the
preservation of the public peace, health, and safety and shall
take effect immediately upon adoption.
Said Resolution was then read in full.
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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. ID. 19 at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Present: Mayor Trustees:
Trustee George H. Watson moved the adoption of said
Resolution, the motion being seconded by Trustee G.E. Casey,
said Resolution was passed and adopted by the following
vote: Trustees voting "Yes", G.E. Casey, Robert H.
Lindley, Paul J. Monahan and George H. Watson.
Trustees voting "No", None.
Whereupon Mayor Preston delared said Resolution duoly
passed and adopted.
There being no further business to come before the meeting
it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the
meeting adjour.
Attest:
Town Clerk & corde
Mayor