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Home My WebLink About1949-02-21 Council Minutesheld a s tarti Matt. S Council for the be app Municipal District of Kneehill #48. Council Meeting Feb. 21, 1949 mmsarmmmmsssasmssmmss�aaassssmmss ..smmasssasssssmmsmmss Page 1. The Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 gular meeting on Monday the 21st day of February, 1949 at 9.30 a.m. Councillors present: John W. Olson, John A. Ohlhauser, taltz, Hugh Parry, S C Schmelke and C. C. Campbell. Councillor absent. F. C. Petersen. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that the minutes of the last Feting be approved and adopted. Carried. The Secretary - Treasurer read the Financial Statement ,nth of January, 1949. Receipts: Bank balances on Jan. 1, 1949: 125, 550. 95 Cash on hand on Jan. 1, 1949: 559. 32 Receipts in January, 1949. 381 652. 90 0 -S Cheques Jan. 31, 1949: 1, 340. 23 1667 103. 40 Payments- O-S Cheques Jan. 1, 1949: 37 217. 89 Payments in Jan. 1949: 129 145. 14 Bank balances Jan. 31, 1949: Royal Bank* 61, 872. 83 Tax Sale a /c. 709. 12 Treasury: 88, 024. 99 15o, 6o6. 94 15o, 6o6. 94 Cash on hand Jan. 31, 1949• 133. 43 166, 103* 40 Moved by Mr. Schmelke that the Financial Statement ,d and adopted. Carried* Mr Jack Ceefried, 335 - 11th Ave. West, Calgary, was pres nt, and interviewed the Council on the matter of an accid nt in November, 1948 in which his truck, loaded with coal, rai into the Lone Pine Creek at NE- 13- 30- 26-4. After some dis ussion, Ceefried made an offer of settlemenj for the sum f $700.00. It was mowed by Mr. Ohlhauser that Mr. Parry anI Mr. Purvis be appointed as a Committee to interview Mr. Haro d Millican, Lawyer, for legal advice on this matter. Carried. The Secretary - Treasurer reported to the Council that Mrs. Sto rtes, of Swalwell, Alberta, who resides in the house on Lots 1 & 42, Block 3, Swalwell, is in arrears since Aug. 1948 wita payments for rent. The Secretary - Treasurer also reported that he has received information that Mrs. Stobries spends m ney in the Swalwell beer parlor. It was moved by Mr. Schur ltz that the Secretary - Treasurer be instructed to take the nece sary steps to have Mrs. Stobriest name placed on the list of hose prohibited from buying liquor. Carried. The Secretary - Treasurer reported to the Council that 11'r. E. R. Wacker, Swalwell, wishes to rent the small snow -plow attachment for the Huber tractor. It was moved by Mr. Schmaltz that this attachment be not rented, and that Mr. Wacker be advised that it will be sold to him for $300.00, cash. Carried. Form 749 -p— special Form 1494— Spacial XU7?JTrTPAi. C7iPPi.1FC 7_Tn_ to the al Old Age l Council Meeting Feb 21, 1949. s�saasoa +a : : =sai�aesaa =�as�s�saear :aae Page 2. Correspondence read. Mrs. Mike Benusic: re: Mrs Litvak Old Age Pensions- re, Barron J. J. Kerr Central Alberta A.A.M.D. re: Meeting Feb. 26, 1949. Holy Cross Hospital: re: Mrs. Frank Baerg City of Red Deer: re: Mrs. Dorothy Lentz John S. Mavor• re- Goertzen farm Fred Ohlhauser- re Pound sale Old Age Pensions, re. F. W. Yanke it ff it re: Abraham Reimer Mothers' Allowance: re: Rosie Schwarzenberger Wheatland School Division re: 1949 requisition Godfrey Kraft. re: Increase in Assessment Prairie Bible Institute: re: John F. Cunningham It was moved by Mr. Schmelke that approval be given )plication of Mr. Barron J. J. Kerr, Wimborne, for an 'ension. Carried. It was moved by Mr. Olson that the necessary steps be taken to'have Mr. Litvak lodged in the Linden Home, Swalwell, as a charge of this Municipal District. Carried. It was moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that Mr. Schmaltz and Mr. Camp ell be appointed as delegates of this Municipal Dist- rict to the meeting of the Central Alberta Association of Municipal Districts to be held in Red Deer Feb. 26th, 1949. Carried. Mr. Ohlhauser reported that he had interviewed Mr. W. R. Su lzle, Carbon, about his unpaid hospital account, and Mr. Suelile promised to pay this bill. Moved by Mr. Schmelke that $40.00 be paid to ,tU Mary P 4oertzen, owner of N� and SE- 1331- 26-.4, this amount being thg sum realized from the sale of green -feed grown on said land. Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that the account of Mr. Fred Ohlhauser, pound. - keeper, for $7.10 be paid. Carried. Mr John Harsch was present, and discussed with the Council he matter of the estray animal (one white Yorkshire sow) Sol in the Ohlhauser pound Jan. 31, 1949. It was moved by Mr S hmaltz that Mr. John Harsch be paid $5.00 for keeping the anim 1 in accordance with orders from the R C. M P. Carried. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that spi advance of $15,000.00 on 1949 equisition be paid to the Wheatland School Division No. 40, Carried. I Moved by Mr. Campbell that payment be made of the requisition (From Jan. 1st to March 31st, 1949) of the Drum- heller Health Unit- amount $170.00 Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that approval be given to the appl Wsion. tion of Mr. John F. Cunningham, Three Hills, for an Old Age Carried. It was moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that correspondence be filed. hrried. The Secretary - Treasurer reported that the residents of the Wimbmrne area wish to have their children inoculated, the same to 1be undertaken by the Municipal District. Moved by Mr. Schmaltzthat the Board of the Trochu Municipal Hospital Dist.. rict be �sked to provide this service. Carried. to provi( Sam John; reading c Council Meeting Feb 21st, 1949. iffffif •6f!!!f!f !!t!!!!!lf ltfflf lY Page 3. Third reading was given to By -Law No. 103 (A By -Law Le for the sale of Lots 3 to 12, Block 2, Huxley to ion for $50.00). Moved by Mr. Campbell that third >f this Tay -Law be passed and approved* Carried. Third reading was given to By-Law No. 106 (A By-Law to provide for the sale of North -East � of Sec. 1332 -22.4 to Mrs, Sames Bolton, of Big Valley, Alta. for $300,00). Moved by Mr. Olson that third reading of this By. -Law be passed and appr ved. Carried. Third reading was given to B Law No. 104 (A By -Law to provide for the sale of South-Eas t `of Sec, 10- 34.22 «4 to Mr„ Carl Knudsen, of Huxley, .Alberta, for $325,00). Moved by Mr. Schur lke that third reading of this By-Law be passed and approved Carried. The Secretary- "'reasurer reported that a payment of $681.95 has been received from the Department of Public Works, Edmonton This payment represents 50% of the cost of labor, and 100% of the cost of materials, used in repairing the bridge between Sections 19 and 20 -30 -25.4 in the spring of 1948. It was moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that the Secretary. - Treasure„ be authorized to pay 50% of labor accounts, and 100% of the material accounts, incurred on the said job. Carried. Moved by Mr, Schmaltz that $8,000 insurance be placed om the Three Hills machine shop/ in the agencies of Mr. J. GI Umbrite, Carried. Mr. G. G. King, Assistant Secretary- Treasurer, submitted the pay - .sheets for the _month of Kanuary, 1949, and it was m lzed by Mr. Campbell that all pay. - sheets approved by the Councillor concerned be passed for payment. Carried. Mr. C. J Christie, Assistant Secretary.- Treasurer, submitted the accounts for the month of January, 1949; and it was moved by Mr, Ohlhauser that the following accounts be passed for payment: Roval B"k 3 °50 H. J Gimbel 129.55 /for Bonus 3Q 51 John Esau 117,43/' " " 3952 Jos. Holwegner 115.18 / " " 3953 A. M. Petersen 107.29/ " to 3954 Clarence Grose 107.53/'" " 3955 Sydney Bramley 43.65J 3956 Robert Hogg 10.08/ 3957 William Howell 121.42/ 3958 Victor Gresl 103.17/'" " 3959 Raymond Petersen 85150/ 3960 Alfred Wik 63*93/ 3961 Grant Robertson 1595/ " t' 3962 Thos, Sloan 117.64/ " " 3963 Paul Elvin 107.98/ It " 3064 John Paton 7.67/ " " 3065 0. K Davis 34,64/ 3066 Tony De Boer 23.29/ 3067 Ronald E. Bent 35.,46/ 3968 Wendel Sander 24.64/ 3969 Dennis Howell 7.94/ It tt 3970 Elmer Schaffer 6,70/ " " 3971 Walter Giedk 3.92/ " tt 3972 James Grant 53.17 / 3973 Post master 106.20/ " stamps Form 149 -P— Special wTiiNl-DAT C TD TMQ 3974 3975 3977 3978 3979 3980 3981 3982 3983 3984 3985 3986 3987 3988 3989 3990 3991 3992 3993 3994 3995 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115 4116 4117 4118 4119 4120 4121 4122 4123 4124 4125 4126 4127 4128 4129 4130 4131 4132 4133 4134 4135 4136 4137 4138 4139 4140 Form 149 -12— •Special Council Meeting. Feb. 21st, 1949. tosasco�c ..a= osc.a.ss�osas === e..:sss Page 4. A. J. Purvis 217.33/for January wages C. J. Christie 199.53/ If If it G. G. King 201.23 / 'r it it W. D. Gentleman 195.40/ " it if Receiver - General 34.65/ " Income Taxes Helton Bros. 675.8-0/ " carpenter work Paul Elvin 135.00/ If January wages William Howell 250,00/ 0gf .0.0 If it If Thos. Sloan 60.00/ It it If Raymond Petersen 100,00/ / If it If " it it Alfred Wik 100.00 Victor Gresl 110.00/ " " It 0. K. Davis 150.00/ " " it James Grant 105.00/ " " If John Esau 120.00/ " " it A. M Petersen 110,00/ " " it H. J. Gimbel 250.00 / If If Clarence Grose 90.0o/ it " If Sidney Bramley 80.00/ If " it Joseph Holwegner 100,.00 / " " it Receiver - General 225.00/ 11 Income Taxes L. C. Courville 40.00/ " Carpenter work Treasury Branch Salvation Army 100,00 /for 3 indigents Prov. Training School 15.00/ It Christensen Child Welfare Branch 5.11/ If Budesheim Walter Ranta 3.00/ " hauling coal Prov. Treasurer 252.79/ If 0• A. & Blind Prov, Treasurer 212.50/ it Mothers' Allowance Farmers' Exchange 39.44 / " 2 indigents Drumheller Hospital 41.50/ " Ferguson family Union Tractor (Edm.) 43.10 /11 repairs Union Tractor (Calg ) 234,07/ If ►t Industriii R. E. 114,16/ " it Armco Drainage 1166.80/ " culverts & repairs Municipal Supplies 160.40/ " stationary Crown Lumber (3 H.) 545.72/ " material Canadian Motors 53,57/ " repairs & gasoline Three Hills Hardware Phoenix Press Harry Morris Imperial Oil Gas & Oil Products 40-33/ it n 28.08 / " printing 2.12/ " fuel 366.48/11 " 87„21 / If If Three Star Service St, 2.50/ " It Maclin Motors 55.60/ " repairs Waterous Ltd. 16766.86/ " Motor Grader, etc, Canadian Utilities 38.00/ " power & light A. G. Telephones 15.93/ 't rental & tolls Cancelled Templeton's Farm Equip. 88,29/ " repairs Three Hills Capital 3.50 / 't stationery Garrett Motors 92.45/ " repairs W. R. Jones 829.50/ " furnace "X/ IZ5::�7 4141 4142 4143 4144 4145 4146 4147 4 -148 4149 4150 4151 4152 4153 4154 4155 41JY6 4157 4158 4159 4160 4161 4162 4163 4164 4165 4166 4167 4168 4169 4170 4171 4172 4173 4174 4175 4176 4177 4178 4179 4180 4181 4182 4183 4184 4185 4186 4187 4188 4189 4190 4191 4192 4193 4194 4195 4196 4197 4198 Form 149 -13— Special Council Meeting: Feb. 21st] 1949. Rudy Wallz Acme Hardware Builder's Hardware King's Printer Dept, Agriculture Calgary Herald Traders Furniture Bettenson Cartage Co. Carbon Transport H. J. Gimbel Ghost Pine Store E. Weisenburger P. McNeil Fairbanks-Morse J. E. McFee L. C. Courville Service Garage J. Lipkind & Co. Trochu Machine Works Inland Coal Co. 6.55 /for 4.35/ fi 470.28/11 2.70 / If 11.87/ If 3,84/` ff '950/ .f 1937.00 /" 42.78/11 18.o8/, " 20.41/11 112.70 / If 43.75 / If 4,21/ If 23,38/ If 104.20/ " 3.00/ " 40.3 5 / 103.15/ " 39.55/ Jackson Machine Shop 29.85/ " Robertson, Anderson Co. 657.56/ If Crown Lumber (Carbon) 172,05,/ If Trochu Motors 78,43 /" Royal Bank of Canada 5.00% " Sawdonts Drug Store 2.65/ " Antler Coal Mine 46.75/ Cancelled John Robinson Westeel Products 3022.79/ Red & White Store 3.32 /" Page 5. repairs If if Acts poison bait advertising mat Snow-fencing hauling charges expense acct. fuel & repairs If of reppirs It material carpenter work repairs if If slack coal repairs Audit fees, etc, material repairs & fuel safety deposit box stationery coal culverts fuel A. J Purvis 24,79 " petty cash acct H. J. Gimbel 106.02 /" freight paid Helton Bros. 244.55/ " carpenter work Wm. Howell & Sons 40.00 /" hauling plank Mrs, Amy Gore 25-00/ " relief Mrs. Benusic 10,00/ " if Mrs. Ed, Puchert 20900 if It Miss Dolly Peterson 20.00/ " it Otto Bogner 15.00/ If If Mrs. Fleming 5000/ " If John Robinson 5.00/ " of Chris, Ruppel 5.00/ " If John Selta F. J Ohlha.user 5.00/ " 7.101 /'f It pound - keeper fees John Harseh 5.00/ " keep of animal Prov. Treasurer 170.00/ " Drum. Health Unit A. G. Larson 5.00/ " labor Oliver Parry 93.25/ " to Ralph Main 21,00% " it John Atkinson 283.55/ " If E. Rogers 6.00 /1" If James Diack 6.00/ " If N. Hastie 3-75/ " If Orval Hastie 9.45% " if J. McArthur 30,70/ " It R. W. Mashford 12.00/ If If F. H, Weis 38.30/ If it Fred Weisenburger 7950 '" to 4199 4200 4201 4202 4203 4204 4205 4206 4207 4208 4209 4210 4211 4212 4213 4214 4215 4216 4217 4218 4219 4220 4221 4222 4223 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228 4229 4230 4231 4232 4233 4234 4235 4236 4237 4238 4239 Carried, Form 149 -P— Special Council Meeting: Feb. 21st, 1949. page 6. George Dann A. F. Reimer 270.72/for labor 14.25/ it it K. Toews 12.75/ " it Arnold Baerg 5.62 /" It David Ratzlaff 3-75/ Abraham Klassen 3.75/ Edward Klassen 14.25/ Solomon Boese 15.00/ Paul Toews 12.00/ Abraham Thiessin 6.00/ If A. F. Reimer 12.00/ " it Ernest Schaffer 2.38,E " to Abraham Regehr 3.00/ ri ri George Christofferson 3.00% Joe Reimer 7.87/ Aaron Giesbrecht 3.00/ Isaac Shartner 5.62/ Claude Klassen 3,75/ Frank Klassen 5.63 /" " John Isaac 3,00/ John Thiessin 2.25/ David Shartner 7e50 / Henry Thiessin 6.00/ Sam Sarasin 3.00/ " 11 David Friessin 3.00/ " It Peter Baerg 3,,00/ " If Jacob L. Baerg 11.25/-11 if Walter Baerg 11251" it Raymond Megli 100501 Ralph Megli 8.25/ it if Aaron Megli 7 *00 " it Edward Boese 2.25/ It it Alvin Boese 3.00 it It Arnold Boese 3.001 it Cornelius Toews 6.00%` " " Norman Toews 9.00; Henry L Toews 3.00 / Arthur Davis 8.00, " cable Isaac Klassen 2 +50, " if Edward Klassen 12.50• " labor Linden Transport 2.00; Carried. Moved by Mr. Schmelke that Council do now adjourn. Time: 12.15 noon, Reeve Secy. Treas. Form 148- "peclal M17NTCTPAL ST}PPT.TPS T.7T_ Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48. Annual Ratepayers' Meeting Feb. 21,1949. ------------------------------------------------- The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the Municipal District of Kneehill No 48 was held in the Lyric Theatre, in Three Hills, Alberta, on Yonday the 21st day of February, 1949, starting at 1.00 p.m. The Returning Officer, R. C. Milligen, called the meeting to order at 1.00 p.m , and called for Nominations for Chairma . Mr. Matthew Schmaltz nominated Mr. Claude Webb. Moved by Mr E J. C Boake, seconded by Mr R. W. Brown, that nominations be closed. Carried. The Returning Officer declared Mr. Claude Webb elected by acclamation as Chairman of the meeting. The Chairman called for nominations for Secretary of the eting. Mr. R C 11illigen nominated A J Purvis. ' No further nominations being received, A. J. Purvis was declared elected as Secretary of the meeting The Secretary reach. the minutes of the annual Tmeeting held on February 23rd, 1948; and it was moved by Mr. E. M. Brown, seconded by Mr. Oscar Keirle, that same be adopted as read Carried. The Chairman asked the Secretary to read the Auditorts Financia Statement for the year 1948. This was done, and same was discussed by the meeting. Moved by Mr. Henry Davis, seconded by Mr. Ralph Loosmore, that Mr Roy Colwell, Secretary- Treasurer of the Three Hills Municipal Hospital District, be requested to come to the meeting. Motion lost. The Secretary - Treasurer's Supplementary Report was read, and it was moved by Mr. Rey Haymond, seconded by Mr. R Brown that same be continued in future years. Carried. At 3.00 p.m. the Returning Officer called for nominations for the following offices: Councillors, Division #2 and #4. Drumheller IVlunicipal Hospital. one member Eln ora if if one to Three Hills t1 it one it Trochu if it two it At 4.00 p.m. the Returning Officer declared nominations closed; and announced that he had received the following nomin- ations: Councillor for Div #2: John A. Ohlhauser if Div. #4. Hugh Parry Drumheller Municipal. Hbspite.1, George H. Webber Elnora Municipal Hospital: G. B. Cummings. Three Hills Municipal Hospital* Milton Smithers. Trochu Municipal Hospital: No nominations received. ii i elects Roy Ha adopted. Municipal District of Kneehill #48. Annual Ratepayerst Meeting Feb. 21, 1949 �-. rrrrrr. rrrr. .rrr�.-.rrrrr.rrrrrrrrrrrrr�r�. .- rrrrrrr�..-M r rrr rrrr r r rr r �. r rrrr. rrr r r Page 2. The Returning Officer declared the following by acclamation: Councillor for Div. #2• John A Ohlhauser 11 t1 11 #4. Hugh Parry Drumheller Hospital Board* George H. Webber Elnora Hospital Board. G. B. Cummings Three Hills Hospital Board- Milton Smithers It was moved by Mr. R. W. Brown, seconded by Mr. d, that the Auditor's Financial Statement be Carried. There was considerable discussion on the matter of snow plowing of roads; and it was moved by Mr. E. M. Brown, and seconded by Mr C. W. Edwards, that the Council be asked to dram up routes and regulations for the operation of the Munici al Distrietts snow- plows. Carried. Moved by Mr. D. J. Brodner, seconded by Mr. Ralph Loosmo e, that this meeting authorize the sending of a letter to the Department of Education asking for a more eqnitable distribution of Grants to Schools. Motion lost. Moved by Mr. George Park, seconded by Mr R. W. Brown, that this meeting authorize the sending of a letter to the Provincial Government, requesting the Provincial Governnent to assume a greater share in the cost of elementary and hi ph school education. Carried. Mr. Matt. Schmaltz introduced Mr. W. D Gentleman Field upervisor, and Mr Gentleman: briefly addressed the meetin . Mr. John G. Umbri_te, retiring Field Supervisor, also a dressed the meeting. Mr Ralph Loosmore moved a vote of thanks and apprec Rtion to Mr. Umbrite for his services as Field Super- visor uring 1946, 1947 and 1948. Mr. N. F. Bell, District Agrtculturist, briefly addres ed the meeting. Chai Brown, Form 149 -12— Special Yjr. Hugh Parry moved a vote of thanks to the of the meeting Moved by Mr. E. J. C. Boake, seconded by Mr. R W. that meeting adjourn Carried. C% Chairman / / J Secy. V