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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 Dec • , A. D. 19-57.. at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Clarence A. Graves
23rd
Present: Mayor Clarence A. Graves Trustees: Ronald C. Brodie, Henry
Dannele, Charles Herzog, John Ramey, Richard Snart.
Also Present: Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk
Absent: Trustee N.L. Bartlett.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on December 9th, read and approved.
Mr. Vic Walker appeared before the Board, appealing the decision of the
Building Inspector regarding a roof that had been repaired on his property.
The Board reviewed the building code as quoted by the Building Inspector,
Dallas Tanton, agreed that the repair was probably non -conforming, however,
that nothing would be gained by requiring compliance at this time, there-
fore approved the repair; providing a non -conforming permit be purchased.
A letter from Mr. Herbert Miller was read, asking that action on the liquor
license application of the Timberline Cafe, be delayed until the next meet-
ing. The Board agreed to the request.
Trustee Dannele reported on the meeting of the Water Committee, as itimized
in the Committee's minutes of December 21, 1957.
Trustee Brodie reported on the monthly meeting of the Light & Power Committee.
In acoordanoe with the report, Trustee Brodie moved that all light & power
statements of January 1, 1958, be reduced by 50%, for the one month billing
only. Trustee Dannels seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion
unanimously carried.
At the recommendation of the Light & Power Committee, the Board proceeded
to oonsider the purchase of lots 36 through 40, of Riverside Subdivision,
for the future site of the Power Department's sub -station. Following a
detail discussion, Trustee Brodie moved that the Light & Power Committee
be authorized, but not instructed, to prooeed to purchase the property,
at a total price not to exceed $ 32,000.00, with all proceedings to be
approved by the Town Attorney. Trustee Dannele seconded the motion. Upon
roll call said motion carried by the following vote: Those voting "Yes
Trustees, Brodie, Dannele, Herzog, Ramey and Snart. Voting "No" none.
The Board again reviewed the proposed budget for 1958. Trustee Herzog moved
that the operating surplus fund be set at 14,283.84 and the Contingent
Fund at $ 4,000.00. Trustee Dannele seconded the motion. Upon roll
call said motion unanimously carried.
Trustee Herzog introduced the following entitled Ordinance and moved that
it be passed and adopted:
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
JANUARY 1, 1958 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1958.
Said Ordinance was then read in full. Trustee Snart seoonded the motion.
Upon roll call said Ordinance was passed and adopted by a unanimous vote.
Whereupon Mayor Graves declared said Ordinance adopted, ordered it numbered
176 and published according to law.
There being no further business, it was regularly moved second=-i and
carried that the meeting adjourn.
Attest:
Town Clerk
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