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Home My WebLink About1951-04-03 Council Minutes0 JI FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD, held a r starting newly -el Div. 3, meeting ment for be adopt Reeve. Deputy R Municipal District of Kneehill No. 48. Council - Meeting_held- April_3rd1- 1951•_ The Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 lgular meeting on Tuesday the 3rd day of April, 19517 at 10.00 a. gin. Councillors present. Mr. J. W. Olson: Div. 1 Mr. J. A. Ohlhauser• 11 2 Mr. Zatthew Schmaltz. 11 3 Mr Hugh Parry: 11 4 Mr, F. C. Petersen: t1 5 Mr. S. C. Schmelke• If 6 Mr C C Campbell: it 7 The Oath of Office for Councillors was taken by the Icted Councillors, viz. Mr. Olson, Div. 1, Mr. Schmaltz, fr. Campbell, Div. 7 1. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that the Minutes of the previous e adopted. Carr3.ed. The Secretary - Treasurer submitted the Financial State - month of March, 1951: Net balance March lst, 1951. 957,.577. 10 Receipts in March, 1951: 737 852. 95 Sub - total. 169, 430 05 Disbursements: 1149 635. 92 Net balance March 31st, 1951: 547 794. 13 ------------------------------------------------- Balances March 31st, 1951. Tax Sale Acct. Royal Bank. 285. 73 General 11 11 It : 121 401. 57 11 11 Treasury Branch, 40, 524. 31 Cash on hand. , 702. 14 Sub- total: 567 913. 75 Less O.S. cheques 27 119. 62 Pet balance March 31st, 1951: 54, 794. 13 ------------------------------------------------ Moved by Mr. Ohlhal -iser that the Financial Statement ;d and approved Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that Mr. Parry be elected arried. Moved by Mr. Olson that Mr. Schmaltz be elected ve. Carried. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that Robertson, Anderson and Co,, of �ed Deer, Alta. be appointed Auditors for 1951 Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that i4r. C J Christie be appointed Assessor for 1951. Carried. Moved by Mr. Olson that Mr W S Backman be appointed Weed Ins ector for 1951. Carried. Moved by ?'sir. S. C Schmelke that the following appoint- ments be made to the Agricultural Service Board: Chairman: Mr. Matthew Schmaltz M. D. member: Mr. F C. Petersen Farmer 11 : Mr. P. J G Rock, Drumheller, It If Mr. A. P. L. Hogg, Huxley Govt II Mr, II F. Bell, District Agriculturist Field Supervisor* Mr. W S Backman, Three Hills. Secretary: Mr, G. G. King, Carried. Moved by Mr. J W Olson that Mr. J A. Findlay be appointe Child Welfare Officer of this Municipality Carried. appoint( Council "J✓ieeting held April - 3rd2 -1951_ 2 ------------------------ - - - -- Moved by Mr. F. C. Petersen that Mr. C. J. Christie be Inspector of IAlothers' Allowance Act. Carried. Mr Parry reported to the Council recent events in the househo d of a,Irs. Nellie Hart, of Sunnyslope, Alta. Correspondence read by Secretary,! Dept. Agriculture. re: Coyote control F. B. Connors: re: Balance of Grant 1950 Orme Funeral Chapel- re- Jacob Enzie A.S.Bd. Conference. re. Meeting June 14 -15 Dept. Agriculture: re: A S Bd members Acme Bd of Trade: re* Acme-North road J P Ferguson- re. Wyndham acct. Holy Cross hospital. re: J O'Hanlon It 11 11 re: Brian Mason it 11 11 re Mrs. Alex. Bordula Calgary General Hospital. re. Mrs. Williamson Dept. Public Welfare: re* Geo. Beckwith R McCutcheon• re* Surveys Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that the Municipal District pay for the maintenance of Mr. Geo. Beckwith in the Salvation Army Hostel, Saskatoon, and that the Secretary be instructed to see that he makes application for additional Old Age Pension. Carried. The Secretary reported on the recent events in the Wyndham hospital account and caveat. It was moved by Mr J A. Ohlhaus r that the action of the Reeve and Secretary in engaging Mr. J. F Ferguson to take action to collect be approved by the Council Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that the re- location of the Acme -N'o th road on the west side of the C.P.R. right -of --way be approve , subject to approval of the District Engineer. Carried. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that Mr. Campbell and Mr. Schmelke be appointed a Comrr_ittee to interview Mr Emil Ziegler of Trochu on the natter of his claim for compensption for the trespass of his land by certain people during the period of blocked roads. Carried. Secretary was instructed to advise the Orme Funeral Chapel, Olds, that no authority was issued by the Municipal Distric in the funeral of the late Jacob Enzie. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that the Agricultural Service Board d al with the matter of delegates to A.S.Bd.. Conference June 14 157 1951. Carried. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that the letter dealing with the new olicy of the Dept. of Agriculture in Coyote control be turn d over to the A S.Bd for further consideration. Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that correspondence be filed Carried The renewal certificates of the three Fidelity bonds of the olffice staff were produced and examined by the Council. Mr. Dickinson., of Industrial and Road Equipment Ltd. met the 1council on the matter of road machinery Sam Eslinger met the Council and discussed gravelling of road in 1951. Moved by �Ir. Campbell that Mr. Mike Miller of Trochu be grant d relief at $30.00 per month Carried yi /�/7 FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. KIIt- cons idez S chool I I1lunicip, Council Meeting April 3rd, 1951 3. The Secretary- Treasurer submitted to the Council for ition the requisitions received from the School Divisions, Lstricts and municipal Hospital Districts within the L District. It was moved by Mr C C Campbell that the following requisitions be accepted, and that the Secretary- Treasurer be authorized to levy In 1951 the rates of taxation set opposite each requisition. School areas. 1951 requisitions Stettler No. 26$ 201125 16 Drumheller No. 30 1131929.82 Carbon No 1218 19500.00 Olds No 31 42017 17 Red Deer No. 35 3,674 58 Wheatla d No. 40 84,4o4 76 Acme S E No. 2296 568.25 Beisekei S.D. No. 55 11289 00 Red Deer Valley No. 55 624.60 Three Hills No 3048 49653 82 Trochu alley No 1742 4,200 00 Trochu Fontmiin No. 20 1,175 00 Elnora No 39 41.34 Drumheller No 2472 164.20 ''ospitalJ areas G�'sy 1951 levy � 23 1 /mills 21 0, ",, zoS/ 7.5/ ►1 24.8 x '► z3 $ 22 OOX 23 l/ " 5 2/ it 5 2/ 11 21 0 / " 21.31 " 19 1. X " /7 I 17 9/ " 23 7/ .1 21.001 " Drumheller No 3 101642 00 3.8/ " Three Hills No. 45 26,ol6 4o 7 0 l It Olds No 26 51628.15 9 4/ " Elnora No 44 4,507.38 11.0y " Trochu No 56 3,320.00 1.6 / " and the council proceed to pass a By -Law to provide for the said le i.es of taxes in 1951 Carried First reading given to By -Law No 142, and moved by Mr Campbell that same be passed. Carried Second reading given to By -Law No 142, and mowed by Mr. Petersen that same be passed Carried Third reading given to By -Law No 142, and moved by Mr Schmalt2 that same be passed Carried. The Secretary - Treasurer submitted an estimate of the ReceiptE and Expenditures for the year 1951; and it was moved by Mr. Chlhauser that the said estimates be accepted and ap- roved, and a r to of fifteen (15) mills for municipal purposes in 1951 be auth rized. `%arried. 6P ,,,p First reading given to By -law No 14 ,;�, and moved by Mr. O.hl auser that same be passed parried Second reading given to By -Law No 143, and moved by Mr. Ols r that samebe passed. Carried Third reading given to By -Law No 143, and moved by Mr Sch elke that same be passed. Carried. Mr. Fleetham, representative of Costello Equipment Co , Ca gary, interviewed the Counciil. Mr Ford 11allett, 814 Lancaster Building, Calgary, (phone 3436) interviewed the Council, and asked to be given consideration when the gravel work of the Aanicipality in 1951 is being considered. ,X/ 1��7 FORM 149-12—Special W)NICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. passed fl 2632 2633 2634 2635 2636 2637 2638 2639 2540 26 +1 264-1- 2643 26 5 2646 2647 2648 2649 2650 2651 2652 2653 26� 2656 2657 2658 2659 2660 2661 2662 2663 2664 2665 2666 2667 2668 2669 2670 2671 2672 2673 2675 2676 2677 2678 2679 2680 2681 2682 2683 2684 2685 FORM 749- P- Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. Council Meeti_rg April 3rd, 1951. Page l+ Moved by Mr Schmaltz that the following accounts be )r payment- Foothills Aviation 65.20% " Can Pac, Ry. 1 00/for rent of pipe -line Olds S D #41 10,579.27/ 11 requisition W. S. Backman 225.002 " March wages G. G. King 236 86/ " 11 C. J. Christie 232.41/ " It if A. J. Purvis 253.35/ relief it it W S Backman 50.10/ " expenses account Postmaster 128.007 " stamps It 96.00/ " U I. stamps Rrov. Treasurer 86 67! " Child Welfare Prov. Training School 30.00% " Christensen acct. C M Carter 40.00% " Mrs. Enzie acct. St. Mary's Hospital 42.72:: " Jas. Mayer acct. Sawdon's Drug Store 5.75/ " Mrs. Hart acct Trochu Funeral Home 10 00/ " Ambulance service Foothills Aviation 65.20% " Plane service C. H Nash 40.007, " Mrs. Dixon acct. Salvation Army 162 001 " 4 elderly men mantenance RoachBros. 25.00V E. Niemi acct. Farmers' Exchange 30.08/ " S Simon acct. Mrs Lydia Ernst 40.00/ " relief Mrs. Gore 25 00! " 11 Miss Dolly Petersen 20.001 " it Mrs J Kessel 16.004 Mrs. Benusic 10.00 " Verne Bogner 15.00/ C. Ruppel 5 00 /, 11 Ir J Seltr 5.00,E Bay -rite Store 30.00/ " " (Mike :filler) G E Postill 92.59/ " Election expense J A Meehan 10.95 11 11 11 H. T. Green 6 00/ it It " S B. Hepburn 8.30% 11 it 11 Velma Hepburn 11.007 it it it Canadian Utilities 76.58 " power accounts Acme Garage 17.487 " fuel B. B. Gaetz 28 33/ " fuel & repairs Ferguson Supply 511.00E " repairs Robert Grant 150 00/ " work at office Waterou Ltd (Cal.) 449.03/ " repairs Waterous Ltd (Edm ) 47 98/ D. Ackland & Son 31 33/ " Carbon Transport 7.16/ Trochu Tribune 4.35 " advertising Industrial & R. E. 116 55/ " repairs Motor Car Supply 167 73/ " It Arthur Scheurer 7.00/ Armco Drainage 1 X050.41/ Toole, Peet Co. 44.04/ " insurance Huttons Ltd. 29 96/ " repairs Municipal Supplies 37.50 " stationery A.A.M D's 562.14/ " Tires & Anti - freeze Imperial Oil Ltd. 546 66/ " fuel Beiseker Motors 18.75% " repairs Cruikshank R.M. Co. 257-95/ " if E Fiala 4.75? " P. McNeil 16.50 J. P. Ferschweiler 311.32' " fuel 2690 2691 26,2 2693 2694 9695 2696 2697 2698 269; 2700 2701 2702 2704 2705 2706 2708 2709 2710 2711 2712 2714 2715 2716 2717 2718 2719 2720 2721 2722 2723 2724 2725 270 -T 271 -T 272 -T 273 -T 274-T 275 -T 276 -T 277 -T C- 279-T 280 -T 281 -K 282 -T 283 -T 284-T 285 -T 286 -T 287- -T 288. -T 289 -T 290 -T 291 -T 292 -T FORM 149 -12— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. Council Meeting April 3rd, 1951. Page 5 Pepper Bros. C. Turner Roy Campbell H J Gimbel Alright Motors Waterbury Drug Store Highway Motors Three Hills Motors J, C Long & Son Traders Furniture Crown Lumber (3 H.) Louis' Garage B.C. Bearing Eng. J W Milan A. A. Wik & Sons A J. Purvis Rudy Wallz Taylor, Carson, etc. W. S Backman Smith's Drug Store 0 K Slauch R. C. Young Tom of Three Hills J Lipkind Co A. V. Lee Three Hills Hrdre. Wendel Schmaltz Andrew Richter Servie Schmaltz Nikolaus Garage Three Hills Capital P. Warkentin Union Tractor Gas & Oil Products R C Milligen Indemnity Ins. Co 2 75/,for 30 67/ 11 56.00/ II 12.30% 11 195 55/ " 1.30/ ►1 12.53 11 14.88/ '1 14 33 % t1 1510/" 13.45/ ►1 4 00/ " 19 16% " 342.67/ t1 5 00 i 52.66/ " 370.31% 11 60.98 r " 2 93/. 11 17.28! " 4.80? " 96,30/ t1 6 75/. 11 16.80/ " 184-33/ It 254.80/ if 5.101 ►, 4, 25/ ►� 4.80 / " 10.50/ It 81-35/ 11 389-92 y li 22.31% " 143.60% " 810 W " Royal Bank 30)000.00/ " Drumheller S. D 164 20/ " Paul Elvin 375.84% " Fred Petersen 79.50/ 11 Treasury Branch 50 ON " Wm. Howell 242.00/ " repairs It coal for shop repairs fuel & repairs office supplies repairs 11 bunk car mat material Fuel repairs Fuel hauling planks petty cash repairs it films, etc. f ilms f 1lm-- repairs water bill reaairs repairs repairs & Lino labor 11 n fuel ballots relief accts. repairs fuel eloction expense; insurance premium transfer of funds requisition labor & mileage If Wm Howell labor & mileage Dennis Dowell 273.90 Bert Christensen Robert Deans 361.o4/ 303.44,E Thos Sloan 301.32/ " Verne Bogner 267.80r John Diede A. M. Petersen 417.16/ " J A Christensen 387.067 It it Don Adams 329 007. Bert Christensen 464,70% " A. E. Holt 303.44,E Joe Holwegner 272.40/ Gordon Hunt 54.68/ John Diede 46.70/ John Gordon 204.84/ 11 It Gordon R Gamble 104 88/ 11 it John Esau 370, 3)-� It 11 YY L.�uv A. )U.0 0/ it 11 C. B. Mayes 165.14) it It & mileage I 1, 293 -T 294 -T 295 -T 296 -T 297 -T 298 -T 299 -T 300 -T 301 -T 302 -T 303 -T 384 T 305 -T 3o6 -T 307 -T 3M88T 3ID 9 -T 310 -T 311 -T 312 -T 313 -T 314 -T 315 -T 316 -T 317 -T 318 -T 319 -T 320 -T 321 -T 322 -T 323 -T 324 -T 325 -T 326 -T 327 -T 328 -T 329 -T 330 -T 331 -T 332 -T 333 -T 334 -T 335 -T 336 -T 337 -T 338 -T 339-T Council Meeting April 3, 1951. Page 6. Clarence Grose 326 54�for " labor it Matt Kary 245 80� if " Sydney Bramley 300.64Y Cancelled " " H. J. Gimbel 396.20 & mileage Rudy Wallz 165.00 Darrell Davidson 21235 007 Jas. T. Bishop 150.00/ Armstrong Bros. 2,227.501 A. E. Staite 777.33/ " J P Ferschweiler 349.327 A. E. Staite 17383.35/ " G. A. Cullen 21778.00' A. A. McArthur 3,848 70/ " Dan Toews 54.00% if it Rudolph Krenzler 10.00/ " it Emil Metzger 5 00% " It Arthur Buyer 40.00/ it it Dorman Ohlhauser 73 00/ it " I. W. McCracken 84.00% " " C J Fyten 365.00/ " Fred Wulff 185 00� J. -'. Regehr 17.50/ D J Brodner II. L. Brodner 69 00/ 6.50/ " Lawrence Edwards 25.00/ if if Brosseau Bros. 07 00? Solomon Ma.erz 100.00/ Fred Abramenko 25.00/ Arthur Vasseur, Jr. 4.251 Arthur Vasseur, Sr 4,25/ It it George Vasseur 4.25/ 11 it John Hugo 74.00/ it " Reuben iviaerz 42.00/ " Leonard Sa.nderman Eslinger 36.00 433.5 if " 11 Tim Whatley 6.00/ Theo. Knecht 12.25/ Jos. Dann 110.00/ Geo Dann 20.li0/ " Wesley Darn 8.50/ " Eugene Schram 8,50 Hubert Mickel 8.50/ 11 Lloyd Greig 28.90/ George Greig 16.15 :Receiver- General 340.00 / " " Income Tax H. J Gimbel 124 00/ Holiday Bonus Carried. At 7 50 p m the Council adjourned, to resumne busi- ness on April 4th at 10 00 a m. - - - - - -- ----------------------------------------------------- The Council re- assembled for business on Wednesday the 4th day of April., 1951 at 10.00 a.m. Councillors present. Mr. Olson, Mr. Ohlha,user, 1'fr. Sc altz, Mr. Parry, 2r. Petersen, Mr. Schmelke and Mr. Cam bell Moved by Mr. Campbell that Mr Pat Kneivel be appoint id Pound- keeper at NE- 11- 33 -23 -4 Carried. FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. 1 FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. Council ivieeting April 4th, 1951. Page 7. Moved by Mr. J W. Olson that the wages for all extra employee3 taken on the two large outfits for the month of 114arch be 21.10 per hour. (Dennis Howell, Verne Bogner, Gordon Lunt, John Die e, John Gordon Gordon ReGamle, Walter Gieck, C. B. Hayes, W ndel Schmaltz 3 Carried. Ivir Petersen moved that the pay - shuts be passed for payment Carried. Moved by Mr S. C Schmelke that application be made for an o t -right grant of $5,000 for the Olds- Trochu town -line. Carried. Moved by Mr F C Petersen that application be made for an o t -right grant of $5,000 for the Three Hills- Drumheller road Carried. Moved by Mr. J. W. Olson that application be made for an out -r ght grant of $5,000 for the "Pope -Lease road ". Carried. Moved by Mr. F. C Petersen that application be made for an op.t -r ght grant of $5,000 for the Morrin Ferry road. Carried. by Mr. C informed to tra.ve payer ma one -half Carried. the fo11( Bonus of A letter from A. F. Sigmund was read to Council Moved C. Carr!pbcll that letter be acknowledged, and that he be that Council regrets that he and many others were unable _ due to snow - blocked. roads, and inform him that any rate- r meet the Council at any regular meeting. Carried. Moved by Mr. Schmaltz that each division be charged of the expense of hired equipment for snow - plowing. Moved by 14r. Ohlhauser that the office staff be paid ing salaries in 1951: A. J. Purvis. $3,640 per annum G G King: $39240 " it C. J. Christie* 63,240 it " Carried. Mr Ohlhauser moved that H. J. Gimbel be paid Holiday $124.00 (4j of 43190 earned in 1950). Carried. The Secretary read the Blanket Liability Policy No. LB-12116, issued by the Indemnity Insurance Company of North America. Toronto, Ont Moved by Mr. F. C Petersen that the policy be accepted, and premium of $810.00 paid. Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that the FWD Truck be stored at Three Hills shop. Carried. Moved by i -ir Schmaltz that the rates of pay for 1951 be is follows* Casual workers. 900 per hour Each horse 100 " if Local Foremen: 1 10 " it Gravel checker* 1.10 " " (Mileage optional) Farm Tractors. 2.00 -3.00 " " Carried. The following employees were interviewed by the Council: Jos. Hol egner, Sydney Bramley, Clarence Grose, Matt Kary, Thos. Sloan, R Bert Deans, A. 14. Petersen, John Esau, A. E. Holt, Paul Elvin an Jack Christensen. Moved by i4r. S. C. SchmelXe that these em loyees (also R E Bent, Donald Adams ar_d Robert Hogg) be re -en aged under the same terms as last season. Carried. Each emp ogee present indicated that he would continue in the particul r job he had last season. /7 FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. Council ,Meeting April 4th, 19951 Page 8 The Council interviewed Wm Howell and H. Jr. Gimbel, road foremen.. Moved by Mr. Petersen that the two road foremen be paid 27kr 0 per month in 1951. Carried. Both foremenF accepted employment on this basis. Council agreed that i an increase in wages was found in order that it might be made retro -ac ive to April lst, 1951 Carried. Moved by Mr. J. W. Olson that mileage for workers be paid on ihe following basis: In the South Camp: 80 per mile and free gas it it Forth Camp • 101 per .mile to end of March Carried. Albert Mottern was interviewed by the Council. moved by 141r S hmelke that he be hired as cook for the North Camp wages- 65.00 per month. Carried. He accepted employment on this basis. Moved By Mr. Ohlhauser that a reconditioned motor be installe in the Ford truck used by the North Camp. Carried. 1dr Robinson, representative of Waterous Limited, intervie ed the Couficil. i4oved by Ar. Ohlhauser that the 1,ius.icipal District purchase from Industrial and Road Equipment Limited, Calgary, one new International TD -18 -A Trac- Tractor, complete with all tractor ttachments: Price X13,768.86 less 2' for cash. Net price: $13,493 950; and one Bucyrus -Erie P -25 Power Control Unit. Price. $1,663 5 less 2% for Cash: X1,630 00; and one Bucyrus -Erie 5 -91 Scraper. Price. $9,539.00 less 2% for cash: Diet Price. $9,348.00; and one Smith Hydraulic Bull.- Grader Price $3,980 00 less 2a for cash, net price $3830.00 Total cost of above units: $28,301.501 F 0 B Calgary. Carried. Moved by Mr. Ohlhauser that first reading be given to By -Law Teo. 141, and that same be passed. Carried. 9 q Second reading given to By -Law 1�o 14),P, and moved by I,Ir. F. Co Petersen that same be passed. Carried. Third reading given to By -Law ho. 14�', and moved by Mr. Campbell that same be passed. Carried. 9 Moved by i�ir. Parry that the above units be placed in the nort camp. Carried. I Moved by lair. Campbell that Iworth Camp do the road work in Divisions 4- 5 -6 -7, and the South Camp do the work in Divsions 1 -2 -3, with transfer of work to be arranged where desirable Carried. Verne Bogner and Dennis Nowell were interviewed by the Council Mr. F. C. Petersen moved that Verne Bogner be hired for work in the north camp, rate of pay 950 for first 200 hours, then at 51 10 per hour Carried Verne Bogner accepted er_mploy- ment on this basis. Moved by iyir. Schmaltz that the requisitions of the Olds and Elnora Hospital Districts be referred back for explan- ation fo, increase over 1950 requisitions. Carried. Council 1ieeting April 4th, 1951 Page 9. Mr R ;. i4chay, representative of Armco Drainage and Met Products Limited, Edmonton, Alta. interviewed the Council. Carried. FORM 749- F— Spwlal MUNIQPAL SUPPLIES LTD. Moved by �Ir. J. U. Olson that Council do now adjourn Time. 6.00 p.m. C/ Reeve Secy. Treas.