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05/01/61 City Council Minutes75 REGULAR MEETING Regular Monthly Meeting of the Kalispell City Council held May 19 1961. Mayor Hammer opened the meeting at 7:30 P, M., with Councilmen Fisher, Haddow, Huggins, Harmon, Homuth, Horstman, Metcalf, and Ryder present. Minutes of regular meeting of April 4, 1961, were read. Approved as read on motion of Horstman, seconded by Harmon and carried. Minutes of special meeting April 10, were read. Harmon moved acceptance. Seconded by Ryder and carried. City Officials' Monthly Reports Chief of Police for April approved on motion of Homuth, seconded by Harmon. Police Judge for April on motion of Fisher, seconded by Haddow. City Engineer for April on motion of Haddow, seconded by Harmon. Health Officer for April on motion of Huggins, seconded by Homuth. Cif Treasurer for March on motion of Harmon, seconded by Ryder. City Clerk for March on motion of Horstman, seconded by Harmon. State Examiner's report of annual examination accepted on motion of Horstman, seconded by Harmon. Finance Chairman Harmon reported Committee audited monthly claims and moved payment be allowed. Seconded by Homuth and carried. Huggins reported for Sewer -Slater Committee on Lee Lewis sewer problem, with decision City not able to meet request for required sewer connection. Harmon reported wiring of new water heaters for bath house completed - additional plumbing work to be done and painting of floor re -done by dealer. The Police Commission submitted written report with Doctor's certificate attached, recommending Police Chief James Curtis be placed on inactive list. Moved by Huggins, seconded by Horstman, report be accepted. Motion carried. Resolution No. 2435, being a resolution to close north 134 feet of alley in Block No. 256, Addition No. 8, was passed on motion of Haddow, seconded by Ryder - on roll call vote with all Councilmen voting for passage. Resolution No. 2436, transferring the sum of $511.61 from S. I. D.'s No. 288-289 and 291 to S. I. D. revolving fund, was passed on motion of Harmon, seconded by Fisher. Roll call vote taken - all Councilmen voted for passage. Retiring Mayor Hammer, in completing his term of office, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the members of the Council, the department heads, and to the press and radio. Frank Hazelton, representift Municipal Employees, thanked Mayor and Council for their cooperation and friendly relations. The Council then recessed. Upon reconvening, Mayor Elect Flynn and Councilmen -Lawrence Bjorneby, C. L. Ellingson, Vernon Homuth, Bernard E. Horstman, Franklyn Lenon, William Roberts, Doiel Smyser, and H. V. Turner, and City Attorney Appointee Marshall Murray, took the oath of office administered by Police Judge Palmer Christopherson, after which they were seated at the Council -table, Following appointments were made by Mayor Flynn: City Clerk - H. J. Hunt - confirmed by motion of Turner, seconded by Roberts and carried. I City Attorney - Marshall Murray - confirmed by motion of Lenon, seconded by Homuth and carried. Acting Police Chief - Elvin Christopherson - confirmed on motion of Horstman, seconded by Roberts and carried. Acting City Engineer - Lloyd B. McClintick - confirmed by motion of Smyser, seconded by Homuth and carried. Bldg. Electrical, and Plumbing Inspector - Byron O'Neil confirmed on motion of Turner, seconded by Smyser and carried. Health Officer - to be named later. President of Council - Bernard E. Horstman - elected on motion of Homuth, seconded by Smyser and carried. The following committee members were named and approved on motion of Roberts, seconded by Horstman and carried. Police Commission: Archie Patterson, Maurice Boorman, Gene Gillette Board of Adjustment: Darwin Hamilton, 3 year term - M. E. Ennis, unexpired term of Doiel Smyser. Library Board: Mrs. Maro Butchart, 3 year term - H. V. Turner, 2 year term - one additional member to be named later. Standine Council Committees: Annexation Smyser, Horstman, Bjorneby Employment Ellingson, Homuth, Roberts Finance Homuth, Ellingson,-Smyser Health Homuth Library Turner Parks & Recreation Bjorneby, Lenon, Smyser, Ellingson Parking Meters & Lights Horstman, Bjorneby, Roberts Safety Homuth, Roberts, Turner Sewer & Water Turner, Lenon, Horstman Sidewalks, Curbs, & Boulevards Rab erts, Smyser, Turner Streets & Alleys Lenon, Ellingson, Homuth A petition for annexation of tract IGC in Eh SEk Sec. 12 Town 28, Range 22 was received and referred to the Annexation Committee. Request for curb cut on lot 14,_ blk. 64, by Glacier Block was referred to Sidewalk and Curb Committee. Ordinance No. 673, providing for the qualifications, appointments, oath, powers, and duties of Board of Health and Health Officer, was presented by Homuth, who moved adoption. Seconded by Turner. -Roll call vote taken - all Councilmen voted for. Safety Chairman Homuth recommended purchase of.2 new Police Patrol Cars and moved purchase of 2 new Chevrolet cars from Flathead Motor Sales @ $2,460.00 each. Seconded by Bjorneby and carried. Bids for purchase of a car load of cast iron pipe and fittings were received from the following f-irms: Kalispell Lumber Company American Cast Iron Pipe Company Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, Consolidated Supply Company e Johns -Manville Company. Moved by Smyser, seconded by Roberts, bids be referred,to Sewer -Water Committee, carried. Following bids.were received for purchase of road oil: Big West Oil Company @ .11k 4; Humble Oil & Refining Company @ - .1290 C Phillips Petroleum Company @ .1325 Moved by Ellingson that Council consider telegraphic bid of.Big West Oil Company, postmarked 11:30 A. M., at Kevin, Montana, p legitimate bid. Seconded and carried. Moved by Roberts that bid of llk4G per gal. for road oil by Big West Oil Company be accepted. Seconded and carried. , Bids on Crushed Gravel: Engebretson Gravel, Inc. 5/80 @ ,906 ton 2" @ .65; ton Valley Sand a Gravel Company 5/80 @ .954; ton , a a a 2" @ 1.25 ton Moved by Smyser that bid of Engebretson Gravel, Inc. be accepted. Seconded and carried. Bids on Crushed & Washed Chips: Engebretson Gravel, Inc. 2.95 cu, yd. _ Valley Sand & Gravel Company 2.50 cu. yd. Moved by Horstman bid of Valley Sand & Gravel Company for chips @ 2.50 per yard be accepted. Seconded and carried. _ Radio Station K G E Z proposed, as a public service, broadcasting part,or all of some future Council meetings. Moved by Roberts that Council allow the beoadcasting of meetings subject to the discretion of the Mayor.. Seconded by Ellingson and carried. Moved by Horstman-that Council continue the study of possible removal,of Northwestern Dam along with land fill program for this area. Seconded by Homuth and carried. , Mayor appointed a committee of-Horstman, Ellingson, Lenon, Bjorneby, and Smyser for such study. , Mayor called a special meeting for May 8th to consider applications for natural gas franchise and report of Sidewalk & Curb,Committee. County Attorney Dean Jellison and County Sanitarian Mike.Behrens again -brought up the Lee Lewis -sewage problem and urged,Council to -reconsider. Mayor referred to Sewer -Water Committee. George Bliss, James Shew,_and William Schutz asked City to oil section of Airport Road where they reside. Referred to,Street and Alley Committee. Turner moved th4 approval of the following bonds: Una J. McMillan, City Tress. 10,000.00 Timberline Electric, Elect. Bond,19000.00 Edna Perkins, Asst. to Tress. 19000.00 H. G. Herbenson, Elect. Bond, 1,000,00 Seconded by Roberts and carried. 1 1 1 77 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 REPO, We, t, ' 1, do hereby waive he City Council to the transaction of an i above. ATTEST h _ C.' 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.