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03/09/64 City Council Minutes146 REGULAR MEETING Regular.monthly-meeting.of the Kalispell City.Councl.was held March 9, 1964 at 7:30 P. M. Mayor Flynn presided. Councilmen Bjorneby, Ellingson, ITomuth, Jerrow Lenon, Smyser and.Turner present. Roberts absent. Minutes of the regular meeting of February 17,'1964 were read. Bjorneby moved approval as read, seconded by Turner and,carried.. Monthly Reports of Officials: Monthly report of Chief. of Police, City Engineer, Police Judge and City $'anitari.an for :.February . `"City.,Treasurer and City Clerk for January were examined and, approved on motion by Ellingson. Seconded and carried. Committee Reports Finance Chairman, Homuth reported all claims audited and approved. Moved adoption of report, seconded and carried. Ellingson, for Employment Committee, reported Mr. Bowman had been hired for Park Gardener. Jerrow,,Street Lighting .Committee, moved acceptance of renewal contract ,with Pacific Power and Light Company for Street Lights. 'Seconded by Smyser and carried. The following bids were received for purchase of a new street sweeper and allowance for trade-in of used Elgin sweeper: Western Construction Equipment Company Great Falls Treasure State Equipment`Company Kalispell " 'Pioneer Equipment Company Butte Hall -Perry Machinery Company Missoula Homuth moved that these bids be referred to Street and Alley Committee with power to act. Seconded and ,carried. Bids..received for a new Turbine Pump for Water Department as follows: Davis Machinery Company Kalispell $2,300.00 Layne Minnesota Company Missoula 2,376.00 Berkeley Pump Company Berkeley,Calif. 2,272.60 Moved by Ellingson that these bids be referred to Sewer and Water Committee with power to purchase subject to favorable report from Fire Rating Bureau. Seconded and carried. Lenon moved approval of the following surety bonds, seconded and carried. Kalispell Plumbing & Heating Co. Gas installation Bond Ronald Caldbeck Gas Installation Bond Emmet Collier Electricians Bend Turner moved request of John Harris be granted to attend the Water Works Meeting in Great Falls April 2 -4th. Seconded and carried. r Moved by Bjorneby that sale of. old motors, pumps and miscellaneous junk items be advertised. Seconded and carried. Resolution No. 2525, a resolution fixing cost of sidewalk and curb con- struction for 1963 was presented and read. Smyser moved adoption, seconded by Bjorneby. Roll call vote ,was taken with all Councilmen voting for. Resolution No. 2526, a resolution directing City Treasurer to pay interest on sidewalk and curb warrants from maturity until paid was presented and read. Turner movedadoption, seconded by Bjorneby. On roll call vote taken all Councilmen voted for adoption. Ordinance No. 705, an Ordinance amending Dog Pound Fees was presented and read. Smyser moved adoption and seconded by Bjorneby. On roll call vote all Councilmen voted for. 1 147 Moved by Turner that Mayor be authorized to write to the 3-M Company of Minneapolis offering them the City Airport for a plant site for a $1.00 consideration. Seconded by Lenon and carried. Smyser moved for adjournment, seconded by Turner and carried. ,Read and approved as read this 6th day of April 1964. REGULAR MEETING ,11 Regular monthly meeting of the Kalispell City Council was held April 6, 1964 at 7:30 P. M. Mayor Flynn presided. All Councilmen and City Attorney Murray were present. Minutes of the regular meeting of March 9, 1964 were read. Bjorneby moved approval as read. Seconded by Turner and carried. City Official's Reports: Monthly report of Police Judge, Chief of Police, City Engineer and City Sanitarian for March. City Treasurer and City Clerk for February and Fire Chief's quarterly report were examined and approved on motion of Smyser, Seconded by Bjorneby. Committee Reports: Homuth, Finance Committee, - Reported all claims audited and approved for payment. Moved acceptance ofreport, seconded and carried.` Lenon, for Street and Alley Committee, - Accepted bid of Pioneer Equipment Company for a new Mobil Street Sweeper with trade-in of city's Elgin Sweeper at net cost of $7,560.00. Mrs. Graham, on behalf of Teentown group proposed that the City build ice skating rinks on city lots. Referred to Park and Recreation Committee. Mr'. Jerry Ebel asked for revision of transient peddlers ordinance to allow for magazine sales. Referred to Finance Committee. Layne -Minnesota Company filed written report on pilot well now completed, recommending additional depth and screen for the completed producing well, the total price to.be $37,000.00 as against original bid of $34,085.00.-Turner moved approval and authorization of the above a(Bitional cost. Seconded by Roberts and carried. Following bids were received for the sale of surplus items as advertized and described on numbered list. Andrews Eq-uipment Service, Spokane — Item #2 --2 General Electric Motors and Pumps @ $250.00- each. Pacific Hide & Fur Depot - Item 2 $90.00 3 100.00 +4100.00 ., 5 25.00 �7 20.00 8 58.00 plus $60.00 for 'Item. 8 if an 85 H. P. Motor is included. .These bids were referred to Sewer -[dater Committee with power to act. Motion by Lenon, seconded by,Roberts and carried. Resolution No. 2527, designating the Valley Bank a depository for City Funds was presented and passed on roll call vote. Motion by Turner, seconded by Bjorneby. Bond of Gamble-Skogmo Company for Gas Installation was approved on motion by Roberts, seconded and carried. Mr. Allen requested abandonment of triangular tract, lot 11 of Block 224. Moved by Turner to refer to Street and Alley Committee for 'a report to Council, seconded by Homuth and carried. Fire Chief, W. J. Price presented written request for retirement effective June 1, 1964. Smyser regretfully moved that request be granted. Seconded and carried. Fire Captain, Willard McPheeters submitted letter of resignation effective April 6, 1964. Roberts moved acceptance, seconded by Bjorneby and carried.