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Home My WebLink About1945-07-09 Council MinutesMUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL 7'40. COUNCIL 11EETING HELL JULY 9th, 1945. Page 1 The Council of the iiAunicipal 'district of hneehill #48 held a regular meeting on July 9th, 1945, starting at 10.00 a.m The following Councillors were present. John ' :. Olson, John A. Ohiheuser, P,atthew Schmaltz, Hugh Parry (Reeve), Frank C Petersen, Stanley Schmelke and C C Campbell sir. Ohiizauser moved that the minutes of the previous meeting on June 12th, 1945, and the minutes of the Court of Prevision held on June 12th, 1945, be adopted Carried Motor Mr Parry moved that instructions be sent to the operators graders of the motor Graders to notify the Councillor concerned i.vehen they start work in his division. Carried. !,ir Schmaltz moved that the Financial Statement for the month of June, 1945, be adopted Carried Carl i,Tr. Ohlhauser moved that ir. Parry anal i, r. Schmaltz be `'chmeltz appointed as a Committee to investigate the conditions in the household of Carl Schmaltz, Beiseker. Carried. Petersen Mr. Petersen gave a brief outline of the program of Div 5 public works he proposes to carry out in Division No 5 in 1945 Each Councillor was given copies of Form 1°A'" to be completed by next meeting of the Council. Mir Parry reported on the progress being made in the build- ing of the vault at the office Pump 'sir. Sclunaltz reported that he had endeavored to purchase a pump for use in watering the lavins at the office, but had little success as pumps are scarce at the present time, and are purchased under permit He advised that the purchase of a pump be left to some future date, when regulations have been eased dump- There was discussion on the matter of disposing of four or wagons five dump - wagons, previously owneC :, by the Municipal District of Carbon No 278 !, =r Schmaltz moved that these wagons be sold at Public Auction in the Village of Carbon at 2.30 p.m. on .nugust 4th, 1945, and that S N 'right be engaged as auctioneer. Carried. S.S.B. P.rr Campbell reported that he had investigated the complaint N17- 36 -34 -22 of the Soldier Settlement that the fence on the North side of N-�i- 36- 34 -22 -4 had been destroyed by the road crew of the municipal District when road work was being done on the road 11r Campbell reported that the fence was found to be encroaching on the road allowance, and that many of the posts were broken off; that the road crew of the 'Munic.*�pal District had :dove : :i the fence back so that road �: ork could be done. Correspondence read. Brownlee, Baldwin, Brownlee re Estate of Gottfred Hager It if f' re Accident in Drumheller Department of Health re Three Hills municipal Hospital Hornibrook and Powles re Liability Insurance R. C. ME P re Rasmussen Highway Traffic Board re' Permit to move machinery Residents of Hesketh re "sell for Hamlet Director of Surveys re. Cancellation of Survey L. u Casewell re. EI- 25- 23 -20 -4 Caal Controller re Coal supplies Girs L. J. Kennedy re' Lot 28, Block 4, Lluxley Banff I:;ineral Springs Hospital re. 1,rs. Adamson Calgary General Hospital re. Fred Jennings Louis Garage re Anti- freeze J. ' . McCulloch re Appeal on business tax assessrit Industrial Equipment re. Blade graders C T Sherring re. Highway "Y" north of Grainger Rmi 1 Fi Rr.har re. Ponnd ah rL7es R»smussen Hager Hesketh Hotel Klanzuski Diversion Sutherland Paget Coal posters A. S Board Fentiman Fawcett house COUNCIL MEETING HELD JULY 9th, 1945 Page 2 llr. Schmaltz moved that TYr. Campbell and 111r. King be appointed a Committee to investigate the conditions in the Pa.smussen household at Huxley, and report on same at next meeting of the Council. Carried. :ir Ohlhauser moved that the suggestion of 1.1r. Brownlee, as given in his letter, viz that order be drawn on the estate of Gottfred Hager for the amount of relief advanced to lirs Hager, be aarried out, that Mr Brownlee be instructeI' to prepare the said order, a. nd that Mr. Schmelke be authorized to present the order to %.Irs. Hager for her signature. Carrie_'.. Secretary- Trea.surerwas instructed to inform all operators of municipally -owned machinery that great case must be taken to avoid accidents, especially when moving through towns and villages, and whenever children care present. 1,,r Petersen moved that the old hotel property in the Hamlet of Hesketh be retained by the unicipal District, and the well on the said property reserved for the use of the residents of the said hamlet. Carried. I�Ir Ohlhauser moved that the action of the secretary- Treasurer in leasing E1- 25- 28 -NO -4 to Walter Klanzuski for one year for X50.00 be approved, and that lay -Lava to authorize same be prepared. Carried. Mr Schmaltz moved that authority be given for the cancellation of that part of Read Diversion Plan 1859 in NVa- 2- 30 -25 -4, and 1,71- 11- 30 -25 -4 which has been superseded by a plan of survey made by George Z. Pinder, .L. L C. Carried. lair Ohlhauser moved that the Secretary- Treasurer be instructed to interview 1.1'r Frank Paget and Er. Robert Sutherland on the matter of leases for 1945 for NE- 25- 29 -�4 -4 and aE- 36- 29 -24 -4 in the case of 2.1r. Paget, t-tnd N10- 36- 29 -26 -4 and S..1- 1- 30 -26 -4 in the case of lair. Sutherland. Carried. Mr Schmelke moved that the Secretary- Treasurer be instructed to have posters printed, advising the public to order winter supplies of coal nova, a.nd mail of supply of same to each Councillor. Carried. lvir Boon, representing the Provincial Department of Agriculture, was present, and discusseL1 with the Council the matter of setting up ".�.n .€ gricultural 'Service Board" in accordance with the provisions of !:The agricultural Service Board net 't %r Schmaltz moved thr-L an ).gricultural Service Board be set up in this Municipal District Carried. Mr. Petersen and !.'r Schmaltz were elected to represent the Council on the said board, it J Purvis was appointed as :secretary of the said board, and lei F Dell will represent the Department of Municipal affairs on the said Board %der. N. F. hell was present, and indicated that he would accept said of Vice. 11'r Petersen r.loved that Chas. Fentiman be appointed as '.geed inspector for the balance of 1945, and that he paid at the rate of 80� per hour and 10� per mile for the use of his car Carried llr Schmaltz moved 1, r Campbell and Mr. Bing be appointed a. Committee to investigate the Fawcett house in Huxley and report on condition of same at next meeting of the Council Carried Yard & Son Court of Revision Grainger A.F.U. Gehring Fischer Andrew pound Elvin pound Truck Hudson Heeter Gress -seed COUNCIL 14EETING HELD JULY 9th, 1945 Page 3. 1`..r. Schmaltz moved. that refund of :1 74 be made to George Yard and Son for 1945 taxes paid on ineral assessment �No 5406 Carried. (This refund is made as 1945 amendments to the assessment Act exempt all minerals from municipal taxation Per. Petersen moved that a Court of Revision be held on August 13tH., 1945 at 12.00 p.m. Carried Secretary - Treasurer was instructed to acknoviledge letter from Highway Local of A F U and report that the road from Grainger north to the gravel high ^ao.y has recently been main- tained Carried Er. Parry moved that 1.1r aclualtz be appointed a Committee of the Council to investiggte the claim of Gehring Bros. for damages of r*8.00 caused by black stallion, the property of Gottfred Kimmel!, of Sunnyslope; and that the account of Emil Fischer for '412 65 for pound - keeper's fees in disposing of the said animal be paid Carried. I:r. Ohlhauser moved that ,715.70 for pound - keepers fees impounded by Raymond M. Hagel Hagel be paid '65 00 for captu animal. Carried the account of Emil Fischer for in disposing of gray stallion be paid; and that Raymond 1d1. ring and impounding the said ;r. Ohlhauser moved that Teddy Andrew be appointed as pound - keeper to operate a pound at S'I- 28- 29 -21 -4, that � J Ziegler be appointed to operate a pound at 0'ee. 19- 28 -21. Carried Mr. Campbell move::;. that Clarence Elvin be appointed as pound- keeper to operate a pound at 3E- 25- 32 -22 -4. Carried Pair Ohlhauser moved that Council proceed to pass a Hy -Lava authorizing the purchase of a i ton Ford truck from Canadian 1otors, Three Hills Carried. Iar Ohlhauser mioved that refund of ;'x500.00 be made to James Hudson, of Carbon, alto. (reference Receipt ,',= 2541), the said amount being a deposit made by llvilr Hudson for the purchase of land Carried. Mr. Campbell moved that approve.1 of the Council be given to the application of Dietrich Esau for license as a ::rotor I :Mechanic Carried. k. J. Purvis made an offer to buy the heater, formerly in the i,11unicipal office, Acme, for i35.00 Mr Ohlhauser moved that this offer be accepted. Carried Secretary- Treasurer was instructed. to carry out the following assignments. d 1. Send sample of the Prome Grass Seed recently received to Dominion Seed 'ranch, Calgary, for a purity test 1j r. Order "School Lone' signs. J 3 Write to A G Eullum, of Lougheed, Alta. for renewal of gravel contract . Er. Ohlhau.ser moved that each Councillor be paid ti 300 UO on account of Council vleetings and Road Supervision. Carried U.Ins. George 'Walker Three Hills Drumheller rosd Motor grader 7 screpers Ford truck Snow- plow Public works costs Cemeteries COUNCIL I T.L HELD JULY 9th, 1945. Page 4 ILr Campbell moved that. Whereas Gordon G gyring and Charles J Christie have been appointed iissistant._:')ecretary- Treasurers, and -Illan J Purvis has been appointed Secretary- Treasurer for the Ivlunlcipa 1 District of Kneehill Tao 48, and WJ�ereas these appointments are, having regard to the normal practice of these appointments, permanent in character, Now therefore be it resolved that the said appointments be declare6( to be permanent in character.. and Be it further resolved that the Reeve is hereby authorized to sign a certificate to this effect, and forward same to the Unemployment Con)jnission. Carried iIr Ohlhauser moved that i.r Schmelke be appointed to interview the executors of the George Wal ker estate on the matter of the late 11;Ir. 'r all.er's account for Council fees. Carried. the Council unanimously agreed that the route of the Three Hills - Druraneller DistrzcV Highway be as outlined on map (=-nd as per minutes of Ilay 1511h, 1945. Third reading was given to By-Law No. 7U2 (�� By -Law to provide for the purchase of a Motor Grader from Canada Ingot Iron Co Ltd for '412,584.00) I.ir Ohlhauser moved that third reading of By -Law No 32 be approved. Carried Third reading was given to By -Law -No 33 (A By -Law to provide for the purchase of seven turn - over "cra ers from the Richardson 'Road Ilacuinery Co Ltd for �;1, 225 00� IIr. Schmalke moved that third reading of By -Law No. 33 be approved. First reading was given to By -Law Rio . 34 (k By-Law to provide for the purchase of a 1 ton ford Truck from Canadian Motors, Three Hills for `;:1,346 68) IIr. Ohlhauser moved that first reading of By -Law !,do. 34 be approved Carried Second reading was given to By- Law ?o. 34 ".ir Schmaltz movea that second reading of By -Law No 34 be approved. Carried First reading was given to By -La,14 �o 35 (k By -Law to provide for the purchase of a Snow -Plow attachment for an Austin `western b-1-99 I,'otor Grader) Mr Petersen moved that first reading of By -Law No 35 be approved. Carried. Second reading was given to By -Law No. 35 I.r Olson moved that second reading of By -Ijaw No 35 be approved Carried Er Ohlhauser move. that each division be charged for the use of any municipal machinery the actual amount paid for ;rages while the said machinery is used in the division plus 40% of labor to cover expense for fuel, oii, repairs, etc , except that in the case of Iaotor Graders, the division be charged u2 00 per hour for use of same Carried It was moved by Iir. Petersen that C E. Ruby be appointed as caretaker of the Sarcee Butte Cemetery; that ;airs J ivicarthur be appointed as caretaker of the Huxley Cemetery, that the charges of lots in any 1-1-unicipal Cemetery be :10.00 for double lots and r5 00 for single lots, that, the cabetakers be paid y',;;3 00 for each double lot sold, and �'2 00 for each single lot sold Carried t)ald' 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 110)6 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1144 1144 11,_4 1145 1145 1146 1147 1147 1143 1143 1149 1150 1151 1152 COUNCIL MEETING I -LD JULY 9th, 1945 Page 5. Mr Ohlha.user moved that the following accounts be A. J. Purvis C. J. Christie G G King Postmaster sirs. Louise 'Milt deding Tiros. Oscar Carlson Alfred Gibson C J Christie G. G. King A. J. Purvis Richard Evans I:Iike Freeze C N R Robertson Dros City of Calgary ivax Bercovich Lacombe Home Prov Iental Hospital Salvation Army Salvation Army Prov Trecsurer Village of Beiseker Farmers' Exchange Alberta P;iun. Guide King's Printer +1m Prysiazny Carbon Chronicle Trochu Tribune Canadian Utilities A. G. Telephones i ullicipal Supplies A -1 lGervice Station Jacob Goetz Imperial Oil Limited Union Tractor Co. J D : - dams Ltd Concrete Products Ernest 7ilson Emil Fiala Canada Ingot Iron Co Three Hills Hardware Trochu hae'aine -. orks Adams Tiotors Poxon's Auto Electric Carbon Transport R a11z Canada Creosoting 1 Canadian Motors Industrial & Road Equipment Ltd J. E. 1.1cFee Crown Lumber (3 H) it it Crown Lumber (Trochu) it tr Crown ('�J'ir_borne) Crown (Carbon) fi It B. B Gaetz B. B. Gaetz 14ax Bercovich Costello Equip. Co. Garrett 1otors 25.00 /for 25.00/ if 25.00/ tt 35 00/ 40 00/ tr 10.00/ 10851/ 20..00/ it 300 00/ " 164 75/ rf 184.55/ " 100.00/ rr 50.00/ " 1709/" 15 00/ it 25 75/ 't 25.00/ " 30.00/ it 30 GO/ t' 3O OG % it 99 50/ " 118.75/ 'r 34 63/ it 27 16/ it 2 0O/ it 6.20/ " 21.50/ rt 1.05/ t' 100/ " 12 78/ it 14.34 it 15.25/ it 1.80/ " 1 65/ ?' 417 14/ 262.201 it 150.36/ rr 767.72/ " 4.95/ " 3 Oil/ " 3,, 91/ ti 22..02/ tr 179.43/ 3 5O/ " 11 70/ :t C? 00/ rt 1.20/ " 548.00/ " 16 051 " 3 31/ " 128 00/ " 178 50/ " 13`,' 75/ " 1c2 85/ " 73.55/ " 50.25/ " 194.65/ " 126 79/ " 259 65/1' 8.95/ rt 79.15/ 35 50/ " 6 00/ tf 38 03/ it 82 12/ " 13.20/ tf convention exponses ii ft postage stamps pound settlement I t tf refund of taxes concession re roaa assessors fees June salary Ii it vault job it H freight Boronets' relief T J Elliott relief Iiagereak relief McCurrach relief Haining & Bertsch acct. I,lrs Bogart relief Laid, Robinson & Gordon iiothers' Allowance Taxes on Lot "x" Kostyniuk & Simon relief municipal guide book Acts & advertising gardening advertising It power accounts telephone account stationery repairs repairs fuel, oil, etc. repairs repairs culverts expense a canvas balance o materials repairs materials repairs cn.rtage iron materials repairs & ecounz n motor grader (Gen P 4.) materiel repairs lumber Division 4 '' vault job it Division 4 It it 5 ti tt 6 t1 9f 7 " General P to it General P. `1. 'r Division 2 t° General " shop " Division 6 tr it 6 tr General repairs if COUNCIL fFEETING HELD JULY 9th, 1945 Page 6 1153 J P Ferschweiler 297 61/for material 1154 C J Christie 5 00/ " mileage 1155 ,'�Lrthur S'cheurer 16.75/ " repairs 1156 Eric Laird 5.001 'r comforts cello -wince 1157 George IacCurrach 5.001 It 1158 firs Iefar garet Bogart 5 00/ tr tt tt 1159 John Robinson 5 00/ 1160 Dan Gordon 5 001 If if It 1161 Mrs. 11. R. Jones 80.00/ " maintenance Mrs. Fleming 1162 Mfrs Date Iluir 30.00/ " relief allowance 1163 mfrs Amy Gore 25 001 " it If 1164 'aendel Schmaltz 57 00/ " labor Div 3 1165 A L Palderson 52 00 It 3 1166 John 1.1. Olson W 300.000 " Council fees 1167 John A. Ohlhauser 300.00/ " it It 1168 Matthew Schmaltz .• 300.00 1169 Voided 1 1' 1170 Frank C Petersen 300 ( " 1171 Stanley Schmelke A.-W 300.00P 1172 C. C. Campbell 300.00/ 1173 J. IleGarva 3.60/ " labor Div. 3 1174 '4alter Tetz 8 75/ 'r " " 3 1175 J H Schmaltz 6 00/ t1 '' " 4 1176 Receiver General 417 10/ " Income Taxes deductions 1177 Postmas -er 63.00/ " Unemployment Insurance stamps 1178 Emil Fischer 28.35/ " pound- keeper's fees 1179 Ra�rmond Tf Hagel 5 001 '' capturing stallion XX T -593 Gallelli &: Sons 3000 00/ '' gravel work (advance) T -594 John 14. Olson '10.831 " expense account T -595 C S Pearson 106 25/ '' gravel Div. 3 T -506 dilliau Howell 712 20/ " June wages (gross)/ T -597 Paul Elvin 45 90/ tt it It If T -598 ii. E. Staite 227.70/ " it if " T -599 H. J. Gimbel 333.94/ ;t it it it T -599 H J. Gimbel 21.64/ " expense account i' -600 John Esau 250.20/ " June wages ( gross amount) T -601 Neil Giesbrecht 197 10/ T -602 klfre . fulff 228 80'/ " rr tr " it T -603 Ernest Wilso,n 238.74/ T -604 Fred Liddle 36.00/ T -605 Charles Trumbley 130.001 T -606 I'llex. IAcNaughton 9-12 10/ T -607 Lrthur Tetz 201 90/ T -608 Percy Linden 167.05/ T -609 Floyd Johnson 200.70/ n It n n tt T -610 Harvey 14arkle 240.101 '' tt tt tr 11 T -611 Philip Idill 162 00/ tt : r :t tr T -612 Victor Gres! 230 40/ '' tt rt It If T -613 Ted Wilkinson 30 00/ '' labor in Division No 6 T -614 �L. E. Staite 46.68/ " June wages (Gross amount) T -615 hlf red c.ulff e 34.14/ T -616 F A Howie 230.00/ '' stuccoing Carbon shop T -617 Chris Diede 16 25/ " hauling sand for Carbon shop T -618 Lacoal Hation .board 67 50/ " 3 months donation T -619 i�iike Freeze 13 95/ 'r work on 'fault job T -620 Ross Irwin 12 25% " cartage T -621 Richard Evans 145 OO/ '' Vault Job T -622 Gallelli & Sons 5000 00/ " gravel work (advance) T -623 Raymond Hall 29.75/ `' labor Division No 4 T -624 James Hall 4.20/ 'r " ''` 4 T -625 i R 'Desilets 67 50/ IT If " 1 T -626 J. H. Coates 6 60/ " " IT 1 T -627 Sam Ohlhauser 390/ '` 'r it 2 T -628 Henry Rosza 13..00/ 't If If 2 T -629 George Northcott 7 20'/ " it T -630 Carlyle Bros 28.50/ It if It 3 T -631 Leo Clark 2 !0'/ 11 " if 4 COUNCIL 1MT- -.TING HELD JULY 9th, 1945. T -632 uric iull-inger 7.30 /for T -633 James Grant 228.001 't T -634 Edward Giguere 84.06/ " T -635 Hrs James Grant 24 GO/ tr T -636 J H Hager 169 14/ rr T -637 George Sauer 37.50/ rr T -638 'William J. Hein 2.001 � T -639 August Cruise 4.92/ 't T -640 T' H Ohlhauser 23 50/ " T -641 Cecil McArthur 5 40/ tr "' -642 Ed. Ohlhauser 9 90/ tr T -643 George P:icCurrach 112.84'/ tt T -644 Elmer Fraser 14.00/ t1 T -645 A Enzie 19 :25/ 't T -646 George " ;;eigum 30 40/ tr T -647 Fred iLlbrecht 21 201 is T -648 Elmer Albrecht 12 80/ T -649 4' . K. Poore 33.43/ T -650 Janes Hudson 500.00/° T -651 Ea,,-t r'rc)chu Coal Co (George Yard & Son) 12 74/ tt Carried. Pair. Schmaelke moved that Council adjourn. Time 8 15 P.M. Reeve Page 7. Labor Division No 4 11 !i 4 It tr 4 tt (Ed Giguere) " Division 6 It it 6 it 11 7 if :t 6 it it 2 t: it 7 rt General r' Division uo. 4 t1 tt 7 n :r 6 rt tt 6 tt r. 6 u rt 6 work on Vault Job refund of deposit refund of mineral taxes Carried. Secretary - Treasurer