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Minutes of a __re ':' lox 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 December , A. D. 19 47at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Ronald C. Brodie
22nd
Present: Mayor Ronald C. Brodie Trustees:G.E. Casey, Clarence Gravee,
S.M. Hurd, Glen Swearingen and George H. Watson.
Also Present: Lee H. Tallant, Supt. of Works
Maurice Cole Supt. of Power
Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk
Absent: Trustee Merl Morehead.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on December 8th, read and
approved as read.
The Clerk informed the Board that Mr. R.C. Benson, Larimer County
Co issioner, had asked the Town to lease Larimer County a plot of
ground at the city dump property, consisting of about one-half acre,
for County Garage and Shop purposes. After discussing the proposal
the Board declared the Town willing to lease the plot for a ten
year period at,an annual rental of fifty dollars.
The Clerk presented the proposed budget for the year 1948, showing
revenues and disbursements as compared with 1946 and 1947. After
inspection and discussion by the Board, Trustee Gravee introduced
the following Ordinance and moved that it be adopted:
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1948 and ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1948
Trustee Watson seconded the motion. The Ordinance was then read
in full. The motion being upon the passing and adopting of said
Ordinance, the roll was called with the following result: Those
voting "Yee" Trustees Casey, Gravee, Hurd, Swearingen and Watson.
Those voting "No", None. Whereupon Mayor Brodie declared said
Ordinance dulyrpaseed and adopted, ordered it numbered 116 and
published according to law.
After discussing the money budgeted by the Town for advertising,
and the law applicable to disbursements by the Town, the Clerk was
informed to request a budget for the coming year from the Ch-++ber
of Co#Rerce, covering the amount of money received from the Town,
also to have the disbursement of this money by the Chamber of
Commerce included in the Town audit.
The Board instructed the Clerk to employ Mr. Frank M. Holmes,
C.P.A. of Denver to audit the Town books for 1947.
In accordance with the improvement progr-+= of the light and power
department, Maurice Cole presented detail plans and specifications,
for a switching etation. Bids were presented for the equipment
from Westinghouse Electric Company and General Electric Comp .
Trustee Wateon moved that the bid of the Westinghouse Company be
accepted, at a net and firm price of $ 11,318.44. Trustee Casey
seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried by the
following vote: Those voting "Yes", trustees Casey, Gravee, Hurd,
Swearingen and Watson. Those voting "No", none.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was
regularly moved, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn.
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