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10/05/59 City Council Minutesr•, 32 Mayor appointed Harmon to replace Ryder on Employment Committee while . screening Meter Maid applications. Residence Requirements of Police: It was moved by Huggins that the residence requirements of Police Officers after appointment be referred to the Safety Committee for a report at next regular meeting. Motion seconded by Horstman and carried. Moved by Horstman that Resolution No. 24089 a resolution authorizing the City Treasurer to invest $20,000.00 of surplus Water and Sewer funds in 37. Bank Time Certificates, be rescinded and that Resolution No. 2311 be passed authorizing the investment of these funds in 180 day U. S. Treasury bills, under the same procedure as provided for in Resolution NO. 2407 for investment of "Reserve Funds." Motion seconded and carried. Report by Huggins of Sewer and Water Committee of no objection to a sewer connection for Mr. Purdy south of City limits. Moved by Vick that report be accepted, seconded by Horstman and carried. Moved -by Huggins that the request of Mr. Purdy for a water -connection for a new residence south of City limits be denied. Motion seconded and carried. Councilman Metcalf submitted a list of surplus items at the warehouse. Moved by Huggins that report of this committee be accepted. Seconded by Fisher and carried. Meeting adjourned on motion of Harmon, seconded by Haddow and carried. Read and approved this 5th day of October, 1959. ATTEST -�Vv', Ctty Clerk REGULAR MEETING Mayor The Regular Monthly Meeting, of the Kalispell City Council was held October 5, 1959, at 7:30 P. M., with Mayor Hammer and all Councilmen in attendance. Minutes of the regular meeting of September 8th and special meeting of September 16th were read and approved as read. City OfficialsO Reports Approved: Report of Fire Chief for 3rd Quarter -of 1959 was approved on motion of Vick, seconded by Horstman. Report of Health Officer for September on motion of Huggins, seconded by Haddow. Report of Police Judge for September on motion of Haddow, seconded by Fisher. Report of City Treasurer for August on motion of Fisher, seconded by Haddow. Report of City Clerk for August on motion of Horstman, seconded by Haddow. Report of City'Engineer for September on motion of Vick, seconded by Ryder. Report of Chief of Police for September on motion of Fisher, seconded by Metcalf. Councilman Ryder reported for Finance Committee that all bills had been audited and moved payment be allowed. Seconded by Vick and carr ied. Resolution No. 2412, extending City limits to include !*Ted's Addition" was presented and read. Moved by Vick that resolution be adopted. Motion seconded by Horstman. Roll call vote all voted for adoption. I Jack Burg, on behalf of Flathead Post f7 American Legion, presented an American Flag to the City of Kalispell, to be displayed in the Council Chambers, Mayor Hammer accepted the flag for the City and expressed appreciation for this appropriate gift. Mr. Ward, residing 1028 8th Ave. East, reported a drainage problem. Referred to Street and Alley Committee and City Engineer. Mayor appointed Safety Committee to investigate proposed traffic light at 5th and Main Streets. Bid Openings: In response to published call bids were received and opened for the following items: Power Loaders, S. I. D. No. 297, Water Works Warehouse, Ambulance, Police Patrol Cars, Gasoline, Fuel Oil, Cast Iron Pipe. and fittings, and Radio Equipment. Bids on Power loaders were referred to Street and Alley Committee for recommen- dation to Council, on.=moti:on:of Vick, seconded.by Harmon and carried. Moved by Vick that bids on Water mains in S. I. D. No. 297 be referred to Sewer and Water Committee for their recommendation to Council. Seconded by Horstman and carried. - Moved by Harmon, seconded by Horstman, that bids on Water Works Warehouse be referred to Sewer and Water Committee for their recommendation to Council. Motion carried. Bids on Ambulance were referred to Safety. Committee on motion of Huggins, seconded and carried. for a recommendation to Council. Bids on Patrol Cars were referred to Safety Committee for recommendation to Council on motion of Harmon, seconded by Horstman and carried. Moved by Vick that bids on gasoline be referred to Finance Committee. Seconded by Horstman and carried. Moved by Fisher, seconded by Haddow, bids of Fuel oil be referred to Finance Committee. Carried. Moved by Harmon bids on cast iron pipe and fittings be referred to Sewer and Water Committee for recommendation to Council. Seconded and carried. Moved by Huggins that bids on Radio equipment be referred to Safety Committee and Councilman Horstman for recommendation to Council. Seconded by Vick and carried. Mr. Posey, heading a P. T. A. group from Edgerton School, requested stop light at corner of 5th Ave. E. N. and Idaho be replaced. Moved by Metcalf that this be referred to Safety Committee for a report at next special meeting. Seconded and carried. Moved by Huggins that the investment of S. I. D. No. 294 funds in short time government bills be referred to Finance Committee. Seconded and carried. Request for 3 lights at Peterson School was referred to Light Committee, with power to act, on motion of Huggins, seconded by Harmon and carried. It was moved by Councilman Harmon that Resolution No. 2409, a resolution describing the form and details of bonds of Special Improvement District No. 297 be amnended so as to change the date of issue of bonds of this district ffom September 1, 1959, to November 1, 1959. Motion seconded by Councilman Horstman. All Councilmen voted for the motion. Change orders on the sewer plant construction for a total of $1,083.80 were presented. Moved by Vick that these be authorized. Seconded by Ryder and carried. Request of Bethel Baptist Church to plade church sign on boulevard loth St. and So. Main was received with no action taken. Councilman Ryder was authorized to attend special meeting of Municipal League in Helena October 22nd. R 4 Lost Creek Lumber Company requested an easement for a private roadway to cross h� Stillwater River at their mill site. Moved by Haddow that easement be granted with the provision that it be effective so long as they continue tocperate at this location Motion seconded and carried. The Council then adjourned on motion of Harmon, seconded by Huggins. Read and approved this 2nd day of November, 1959. ATTEST Cit Clerk . SPECIAL'MEETING Mayor A Special Meeting of the City Council was held October 12th, 1959, at 7:30 P.M. in accordance with the following notice given and acknowledged: TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF -ALDERMEN CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA Gentlemen:' There will be a special meeting of the City Council Monday, October 12th, 1959, at 7:30 P: M., for the following purposes: ACT ON COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PURCHASE OF ITEMS BID OCTOBER 5th REPORTS OF OTHER COMMITTEES We, the undersigned, being all of the members of the City Council, do hereby waive notice of the date and purpose of the special meeting of -the City Council to be held Monday, October 12, 1959, at 7:30 P. M., and consent to,the transaction of any and all business to come before the Council as designated above. ATTEST H. J..Hunt Howard V. Hammer City Clerk Mayor H. A. Fisher George Haddow Tom Harmon Bernard Horstman Cal Robinson, City Attorney H. D. Huggins Fred Metcalf Walter Ryder Dick Vick . Mayor Hammer presided. Councilmen Fisher, Haddow, Harmon, Horstman; Huggins, Metcalf, and Ryder were present. Vick was absent. Harmon submitted report of Safety Committee on Ambulance bids. Moved by Ryder that Council accept bid on 1959 Superior Coach Ambulance at a net cost of $5,613.25 after trade in of 1954 ambulance, and that the Mayor be authorized to execute a purchase contract on -terms agreeable to Finance Committee. Motion seconded by Huggins and.carried. Haddow reported for Street and Alley Committee on loader bids. Recommended further study and possibility of repairing our Michigan loader and demonstrations of new machines with City operators. Haddow moved acceptance of report, seconded by -Metcalf and carried. Huggins of Sewer and Water Committee Recommended acceptance of low bid of Fishbaugh Construction Company for Water Works Warehouse @ $11,489.00. He moved adoption of the report, seconded and carried. Finance Committee recommended acceptance of Union Oil Company bid on gasoline of .2265 for regular and .259 for premium (price includes state tax - excludes federal tax), and bid of Texaco for fuel oil @ .1450. Moved by Horstman report be accepted. Seconded and carried. 1 1