HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Light and Power Committee 1968-12-16RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Light &Power Committee Meeting
December 16,1968
Committee:Chairman Tregent,Trustees Erickson and Petrocine
Attending:Chairman Tregent,Trustees Erickson and Petrocine
Also Attending:Superintendent Sweetland,Office Manager Bailey,
Accountant Duncan,Town Clerk Hill.
Superintendent Sweetland reported the department has installed one 150
KVAR capacitor near the Chevron station.Three more capacitors will be
installed before spring.
All members of the light and power department have completed a refresher
course in first aid.Colorado State Patrolman Richard Handy was the
instructor.
The following bids were received for the sale of the 1959 Ford C-750
truck and chassis:
Darwin Frgi &Fred Sckiclt $859.00
Dalton Truck Sales 1,260.00
Dry Gulch Motors 1,099.00
Kincaid Tree Surgery 1,262.00
The Committee recommends the high bid of $1,262.00 submitted by the
Kincaid Tree Surgery be accepted.
Superintendent Sweetland reported he has received requests from Otis
Wiley on Aspen Avenue and Charles Omer on Peak View Drive for street
lights.These requests will be added to the street lighting plan.
The Light &Power Department has received a request from the Estes Park
T.V.Company to install two poles.The Committee recommends Superin
tendent Sweetland be allowed to make these installations at cost pro
viding the department has the necessary spare time.
The Committee instructed Superintendent Sweetland to contact C.H.Hoper
and Associates as to the status of the current electric rate study.
The Committee recommends an overhead gas heater be installed in the
generator plant building.The cost of this installation is estimated
to be $325.00.
Dry Gulch Motors submitted an offer to sell the Light and Power Depart
ment a used 1968 Ford one ton truck and take in as açtrade the depart
ments 1961 Ford one ton truck for a net cost of $2,450.00 The Committee
tabled action on this offer for additional information on comparative
new trucks.
The Committee recommends the department be authorized to send Foreman
Dekker and Meter Reader Lamblin to a meter school at Colorado State
University,January 28 through January 30,l969.Expenses for this
school are $33.00 per person.