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Minutes of a regular 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
December
, A, D. 19_33__ at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Clarence A. Graves
28th
Present: Mayor Clarence A. Graves Trustees: B.J. McConnell, C.L.
Herzog, Henry Dannels, M.J. Poling, George H. Watson.
Also present: V.H. Fanton, Town Clerk
Absent: Trustee G.E. Casey.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on December 14th, read and
approved as read.
Thereupon Trustee M.J. Poling introduced and there was read in full
the following entitled Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 139
AN ORDINANCE TO CONTRACT AN INDEBTEDNESS ON BEHALF OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, AND UPON THE CREDIT
THEREOF BY ISSUING BONDS OF SAID TOWN IN THE PRINCIPAL
SUM OF $ 200,000 FOR EXTENDING AND IMPROVING ITS WATER—
WORKS SYSTEM, PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SAID BONDS, PROit
VIDING FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES TO PAY THE SAME, AND DE—
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
It was then moved by Trustee H.J. McConnell and seconded by Trustee
George H. Watson that all rules of this Board which, unless suspended,
might prevent the final passage and adoption of. this Ordinance at
this meeting, be and the same are hereby suspended.
The question being upon the adoption of said motionand the sus—
pension of the rules, the roll was called with the following result:
Those -voting "AYE" Trustees B/J. McConnell, C.L. Herzog, Henry Dannels,
M.J. Poling and George H. Watson.
Those voting "NAY", None.
Five members of the Board of Trustees having voted in favor of said
motion, the presiding officer declared said motion carried and the
rules -suspended.
Trustee M.J. Poling then moved that said Ordinance be passed and
adopted as read. The question being upon the passage and adoption
of said Ordinance, the roll was called with the following result:
Those voting "AYE" Trustees, B.J. McConnell, C.L. Herzog, Henry
Dannels, M.J. Poling and George H. Watson.
Those voting "NAY" , None.
The presiding officer thereupon deolared that five of all the
Trustees elec4ed having voted in favor thereof, the said motion was
carried and the said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted.
On motion duly adopted, it was ordered that said Ordinance be numbered
139, and after approval by the Mayor, be published in The Estes Park
Trail, and be recorded according to law.
The Clerk presented an application from the American Legion Club,
Post # 119 Inc. to transfer the location of their Club Liquor License.
Trustee Watson moved that Public Notice of the application be pub—
lished according to law. Trustee McConnell seconded the motion.
Upon roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those
voting "Yes" Trustees Dannels, Herzog, McConnell, Poling & Watson.
"No" none.
Trustee McConnell, chairman of the Water Committee, reported that the
Committee had met together with the Mayor, Clerk, and Water Superin—
tendent on December 21st, that the committee had further analyzed the
bids received on December 17th for the purchase of pipe and upon re—
commendation of Town Engineer Carroll Coberly, had proceeded to accept
the bid of the Thompson Pipe & Steel Company. Trustee McConnell also
reported that the committee decided to withhold the Black Canyon
phase of the project from the original construction bide, in order to
be sure that sufficient money would be avaliable for this portion
of the project. The Board confirmed the report.
Trustee Wat
reported on the monthly meeting of the Lig & Power Com
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