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11/02/59 City Council Minutes36 REGULAR MEETING Regular Monthly Meeting of the Kalispell City Council held November 2, 1959. Mayor Hammer -and Councilmen Fisher, Haddow, Horstman, Huggins, Metcalf, and Ryder present. Harmon and Vick absent. Minutes of regular meeting of October 5th and special meeting of October 12th read and approved.as read. City Officials' Reports: Report,of Chief of Police for October accepted on motion of Horstman, seconded by Huggins. Report of City Engineer for October on motion of Ryder, seconded by Huggins. Report of City Treasurer for September on motion of Horstman, seconded by Fisher Report of City Clerk for September on motion of Huggins, seconded by Haddow. Report of Health Officer for:October on motion of Huggins, seconded by Horstman. Report of Police Judge for October on motion of Fisher, seconded by Haddow.- Reports of Committees: Ryder of Finance Committee reported all bills audited and moved payment be allowed. Seconded and carried. Street and Alley Chairman Haddow recommended purchase of large 4 wheel power loader bid by Miller Machinery Company with trade in on old Michigan loader. Ryder moved that all bids received on loaders be rejected and re -advertise for a new 1� yd. 4 wheel loader with detailed specifications by the Committee. Seconded by Metcalf and carried. Invitation to address Council: Leonard Wolf, representing Municipal Employees Local asked that hourly employees be given a paid holiday on Veterans Day, November llth.- Referred to Employment Committee with power to act. Alex Sample, Myles Johns and Dan Korn, Jr. asked for stop light at Main and 5th Sts. Dick Taylor, ::_representing Chamber of 'Commerce Improvement Committee, Proposed solution to traffic problem at 2nd St. East and Woodland Ave. by construction of traffic island or by eliminating diagonal parking on Woodland. Referred by Mayor to Safety Committee and Dr. Huggins, with power to act. City Engineer gave estimated cost of proposed stop light at 5th and Main. Referred to Safety Committee with Horstman as Chairman: Moved by Horstman to authorize call for bids for purchase of. copper pipe for Water Department as per specifications of Water Supt. Seconded by Haddow and carried. Traffic control agreements for Idaho St. and North Main were submitted by State Highway Commission. Moved by Fisher that the Mayor be authorized to execute these agreements and that the City Attorney be instructed to revise the present City traffic ordinances to conform to the State Traffic Codes. Seconded by Ryder and carried. Chairman Horstman. reported on bids for purchase of radio equipment. Recom- mended hold up of purchase until new equipment will be available on the market. He moved that all bids be returned and bidders informed that another call-- for bids will be made. Seconded by Fisher and carried. Chairman Horstman of Sidewalk and Curb Committee on proposed sidewalks on 3rd Ave. E. N., property owners to meet with Committee and City Engineer. Given power to act on motion of Ryder, seconded by Fisher and carried. Mayor asked Street and Alley Committee to look into problem of removal of snow pushed onto streets from service stations and others. Moved by Huggins that a high school education be stricken from the require- ments for meter maid. Seconded and carried. 1 1 3 1 1 1 Moved by Haddow that curb cuts requested by Conrad National Bank to allow traffic from 5th Street through their property and exit onto Main St. be granted. Motion seconded and carried. Moved by Fisher that the foregoing motion be rescinded. Seconded by Metcalf and carried. Horstman moved that the Sidewalk and Curb Committee be authorized to investigate these curb cuts with power to act. Seconded by Haddow and carried. Fisher for Light Committee recommended installation of 2 new street lights at Westside playground, one -at west end of 3rd Street and one adjacent to tennis courts. Following bonds were approved on motion of Fisher, seconded by Metcalf and carried. Loretta Fraser, Assistant Cashier Water Department $2,000.00 Shirley Sakariason, Bookkeeper Water Department 1,000.00 Fisher moved Council adjourn. Seconded by Huggins and carried. Read and approved this 7th day of December, 1959. _j Mayor ATTEST / Cio Clerk SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of the City Council was held November 23, 1959, at 7:00 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, November 23 rd, 1959, at 7:00 P. M., for the following purposes: TO ACCEPT REPORT OF BLVD. AND SIDEWALK COMMITTEE ON CONRAD BANK REQUEST FOR CURB CUT STREET AND ALLEY COMMITTEE REPORT ON SNOW REMOVAL FROM SERVICE STATIONS AND PARKING LOTS ORDINANCE CHANGE REGARDING PARKING TICKETS 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, November 23, 1959, at 7:60 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, with Councilmen Haddow, Harmon, Horstman, Huggins, Metcalf, Ryder, and Vick present. Fisher was absent. �i