05/08/61 SP City Council Minutes77
Roberts moved adjournment. Seconded by Bjorneby and carried.
Read and approved this. 5th day of June, 1961.
ATTEST
City Clerk
SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor
Special Meeting of the Kalispell City Council held May 89 19619 7:30 P. M.
in accordance with the following notice given and acknowledged:
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA
Gentlemen:
Th- May 89 19619
at 7:30 P. M
HAT,
REPO
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do hereby waive he
City Council to the
transaction of an i above.
ATTEST h _
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Lawrence Bjorneby
C. L. Ellingson
Vernon Homuth
Bernard Horstman
Mayor Flynn and Cc
Roberts, Smyser, and Tu;
A written applicati
distribution of gas in tl
ordinance was presented a ,
Vice -President of Montana posal.
Moved by Horstmen th ttee Composed
of the Council as a whole, gular meeting. Motion
seconded by Homuth. Voting th, Horstman, Turner,
Voting No Ellingson, Lenox , and . Mayor Flynn voted for the motion
to break the tie vote.
Roberts of Sidewalk and Curb Committee reported not in favor of granting curb
cut to Glacier Block on lot 14, blk. 64, which would create traffic and safety
hazard. Moved by Lenon Committee report be accepted. Seconded and carried.
Roberts also recommended City approve two curb cuts and ramps to be built by
County on Court House grounds for lawn mowers. Seconded and carried.
Sewer -Dater Chairman Turner mowed acceptance of low bid by Pacific States Cast
Iron Pipe Company for carload of pipe and fittings @ $6,464.19. Seconded by
Hormtman and carried. '
City Engineer described new steel forms for building curbs and gutters
available through True Mix Concrete Company.
Referred to Sidewalk Committee and Street and Alley Committee to consider along
with increase of street widths.
Petition of Howard Poston and others -for annexation of properties south of
City limits referred to Annexation Committee.
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Attorney Gordon Rognlien informed Council that Mr. Hartley, government
representative of re -development agency would hold a meeting in Kalispell
May 12th and asked Council to explore possibility of obtaining aid for storm
sewer through this program.
Council was adjourned on motion of Homuth, Seconded by Roberts.
Read and approved this 5th day of June, 1961.
ATTEST
City Clerk
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Mayor
REGULAR MEETING
Regular monthly meeting of the Kalispell City Council held June 5, 1961,.
7:30 P. M.
Mayor Flynn presiding, with all Councilmen present.
Minutes of regular meeting of May lst and special May 8th read and approved
as read.
Following City Officials' Reports were reviewed and accepted:
Chief of Police for May
City Engineer for May
Police Judge for May
City Treasurer for April
City Clerk for April
Committee Reports:
Finance Chairman Homuth - monthly bills audited - moved -payment be author-
ized. Seconded and carried.
Turner - Sewer -Water Committee - tested flow of sewer line at Fairgrounds
and found ample capacity to take_care of Lee Lewis property - to meet with County
Commissioners.
Horstman moved that Council favor making a test of the river flow by open-
ing Northwest Dam to determine -the drop in the water table in the slough area
and that a public hearing on said action be held at the regular July meeting,
seconded by Ellingson and carried.
Lenon recommended more notice to public by press and radio that City will
not mow boulevards.
Smyser - Annexation - presented written report on petition of'Howard Poston,
moved adoption of the report. Seconded by Horstman and carried.
City Treasurer submitted written report of licenses paid and delinquent.
Mayor appointed Mrs. Donald Schnaidt to Library Board. Confirmed on motion,
of-Lenon, seconded and carried.
Dr. Jerome Wildgen, Robert McCormick, and Vernon Homuth were appointed the
Board of Health, with Robert McCormick designated "City Unitarian". Lenon
moved confirmation of these appointments. Seconded and carried.-
Homuth moved the passage of Resolution No. 2437, a resolution calling for
an election to be held August 29, 1961, on the question of granting a franchise
to the Montana Power Company for the distribution of gas in the City of Kalispell.
Motion seconded by Lenon. All Councilmen voted for -passage of the resolution.
Moved by Smyser that a resolution be presented to the Montana Public Service
Commission asking for a fair rate increase to the Montana Power Company which
would make gas, available to the Flathead Valley. Seconded and carried.
Addressing the Council -
Arthur M. White requested curb cut on his property on 2nd St. and 3rd Ave. W.
Referred to Sidewalk and Curb Committee.
Howard Poston requested water service for new service station and market
on his property petitioned for annexation. Referred -to Sewer -Water Committee.
Letter from Municipal Employees Local requestigg meeting with Employment
Committee referred to Chairman Ellingson.
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