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Home My WebLink About1949-06-20 Council Minutesheld a i at 10.0( Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48 Council Meeting held on June 20, 1949 -------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Page 1. The Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 )eting on Monday the 20th day of June, 1949, starting a.m. Councillors present Division 1. Mr. John 1'V' Olson if 2' Mr. John A. Ohlhauser 11 3 Mr, Matt. Schmaltz t1 4. Mr. Hugh Parry !1 5. Mr. F C Petersen 11 6 • Mr S C. Schmelke It 70 Mr. C. C. Campbell The Secretary - Treasurer submitted revised estimates of Receipts and Expenditures for 1949; and it was moved by Mr. J A Ohlhauser that said revised estimates be accepted and approved, Carried. It was moved by Mr. Matt. Schmaltz that application be made o the Provincial Government for a grant of $800.00 to assis in the construction of a ditch in SW- 2- 30 -25 -4, the said ditch to eliminate a 40 ft. 2 span bridge. Carried. Mr. Robt. Currie interviewed the Council, and asked that eo ideration be given to the gravelling of the road* From the Sarcee School south 2 miles, East 1 mile, South 12 mile; E st 2 mile; South 2 mile, and East 2 mile, to join the Three Hills - Drumheller road at SW corner of 25- 30 -22 -4 The Council adjourned from 12.15 to 1.30 p.m. for dinner. Mr. Ellithorpe, representing the Sundre Contracting Co. of Olds, Alberta, interviewed the Council regarding gravel work. He was offered the contract to gravel 8 miles of road (4 miles from the pit on NW- 4- 28- 26.4, and 4 miles from the pit on N-1-10-370-25-4), at the rates quoted on page 4 of the nutes of March 14th, 1949. This offer of work was accepted by Mr. Ellithorpe on behalf of his company Mr. Shaw, of Shaw Construction Co. of Midnapore, Alberta, interviewed the Council regarding gravel work. Mr Ohlhauser moved that the Municipal District purchase approximately 18,000 Bd. ft. of used timber from C. P. R. at $25.00 per M., and that said timber be stored in the Carbon shop -yard. Carried. Mr. C C Cempbell moved that H. L. Duft, of Elnora, be paid � /per yard for the gravel that will be used on the Ashcroft road job. Carried. Mr. W. D. Gentleman, Field Supervisor, interviewed the Coun il, and reported on recent developments in the matter of farmi g operations on SW- 14- 29 -26 -4. He recommended that Mr. Arthir Cormode be asked to relinquish the lease held by him, so that the present owner (Elmer Fischer) may be able to cultivat the land and take possession of same, subject to the Foss ssion and Control order of the Agricultural Service Board. t was moved by Mr. F C. Petersen that Mr. Gentleman be autho ized to carry out these recommendations. Carried. Mr. C C. Campbell reported that he had inspected the plat orm scales owned by the Municipal District, and located n the Hamlet of Huxley. Form 148- P— Special scales b for $30, Council Meeting on June 20, 1949. ---------------------------------------- Page 2. Mr. C. C. Campbell moved that the said set of platform sold to Mr. E. F Moran, of Kneehill Valley, Alberta, )0. Carried. Mr. C. C. Campbell reported that he had investigated conditio s in the home of Mrs. Kessel, Huxley, and found that she is ii need of relief and assistance from the Municipal Dist- rict. M7. Campbell moved that Mrs. Kessel be granted $16.00 per monti relief allowance. Carried. Moved by Mr. S. C. Schmelke that Donald Stephenson be engag d as cook for the "North Camp" (from June 11th, 1949) and that he be paid $150.00 per month wages. Carried. It was agreed that Thos. Sloan be authorized to have the gaso ine cook -stove in his bunk -car repaired, or if advisa.bl , that a new stove be bought. �It ws moved by Mr. Hugh Parry that Pat Spragg be paid $16 .65 for gravel taken in 1948. (31393 yds. @ 5�Z). Carried.' It was moved by Mr. C. C Campbell that the old Sawyer -M ssey horse Maintainer No. 4580 be sold to George A. Cranston Huxley, for $5.00. Carried. It was moved by Mr. J. A. Ohlhauser that Mr. Fred Fuller o Carbon, Alberta, be advised that the 69 acres of land in .E.- 14- 29 -23 -4, now controlled by the Municipal District may be rented for 1949 for $'25.00. Carried. writer one be submi tt e that the R -228 R -229 R -230 R -231 R -232 submitte sen that R -233 R -234 R -235 R -236 R -237 R -238 R -239 R -240 hour wa Patrol. The Secretary- Treasurer reported that a new type- s needed for the office, and it was agreed that rchased. Mr. C. J. Christie, Assistant Secretary - Treasurer, i the accounts; and it was moved by Mr. Schmaltz following accounts be paid* Imperial Oil Limited. 488.36/for fuel, etc. Leo Deis 35.00/f-for hauling culverts Gaetz Hardware 56.16 /for lumber Peerless Coal Co. 82.20 /for cable Pat Spragg 169.65/for Gravel Carried, Mr. G. G. King, Assistant Secretary - Treasurer, i the pay - sheets, and it was moved by Mr. F C. Peter - the following pay - sheets be paid- Reuben Maerz Ben Maerz .filbert Stickel 32.00 /"for labor 12.00 /for " 35.00 /for " Alfred Maerz 15.00 /for '" Fred Brandley 3.40 /•for " Orval :Anderson 48.87/ for " Edward Frodle 48.87- for " Norman H. Ohlhauser 64.95/-for " Carried, It was agreed that Thos. Sloan be paid $1.10 per is for the period he has served operating the M -99 It was moved by Mr. r C. Petersen that the Secretary - Treasure be instructed to write to the Department of Public Works re arding the rights of the Municipal District to take gravel f 7om the Red Deer River Carried. II �/ Form 149- P— Speoial NTTINTCTPAT. CTIPPT.TI%C T_TT Council Meeting on June 20, 1949. Page 3. The matter of Divisional Allocations for Public Works (labor & materials) was discussed at some length. It was then moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that the Allocations be agreed upon as follows for 1949• Basic Less 1948 Plus Total Govt Grant Donat- Net llocation Overages Dist. High. Other Roads ions Allocai Div. 1 140172 3143. 4000. 1236. 512 50 16,777.; 2 11,500 1224. 4750. 2400. 17,426. 3 11,500. 2808. 5500 2640 780. 17,612. 4 11,500. 1047. 3500. 4470. 2136. 200559. 5 11,500. 2579 8000. 5400 2240. 24,561. 6 ].1, 500. Nil 8000. 3210. 1735. 24,445 7 11,500 2277. 5100 2700 1084. 18,107. Totals 839172. 13078. 38850. 22056. 8487.50 139487 Motion carried It was moved by Mr. J. W. Olson that application be made to Lhe Department of Public Works to have the following roads classified as District Highways, From S.W. corner of 3028.20 -4. North 2 miles, East 2 mile, hen on to Nacmine. (Via Nacmine Hill) From N.E. corner of 20.28 -20.4. South 4 miles, gest 4 mile, 4cross Rosebud Creek, and on south to -Beyncrm. From N.E. corner of 19 -34 -23.4, West 3 miles, and North 2 ipiles. Carried. It was moved by Mr. F. C. Petersen that Council do now adjourn, Carried. Time: 4.00 p.m. ,after adjournment the entire Council drove to the Morr n Ferry at Sec. 10- 31.21 -4, and inspected the recent work done on the "Dinosaur Trail ", which leads in a south-westerly direction from the Morrin Ferry crossing; also the Council inspected recent work done on the water- course a ross N.E.w10- 31.22 -41 4 mile south of Sarcee Butte School. /7 Lr��ivrili /Reeve / q�q v Secy. Treas. �y 3 of v4 Form 149 -P- Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD.