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Home My WebLink About1956-02-13 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MEETING Page 1 Feb. 13, 1956 A regular meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill # 48 was held in the Municipal Office at Three Hills on Mon., Feb. 13/56, commencing at 9:30 A M. Those present were: Mr. A. H. Church Mr Noah Boese Mr Ralph Brown Mr. Dune Peters Mr. L. P. Meston Mr S C Schmelke Mr. C. C. Campbell Div 1 2 3 4 5 (Reeve) 6 7 ` Mr Brown moved that the minutes of Jan 9/56 be adopted as presented Carried The monthly statement for January, 19567 as included with these minutes, was presented and discussed, this showed a net balance of $96,722.26 Mr Boese moved that this statement be approved. Carried Mr. C J Christie presented the general accounts for consideration. Mr. Church moved that further information be obtained regarding the accounts of K & K Motors and J J E. Frere; and that the other accounts be passed for pay- ment as presented Carried. FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD Mr. Boese moved that the relief account for Mike Miller at Robertson's Store, Huxley, be paid to date and that no fur her relief be authorized as Mr. Miller has sold part of his ,farm Carried Mr Hanson presented the paysheets for consideration Mr Pe ers moved that these be passed for payment. Carried Mr. Campbell moved that 1955 holiday pay be given to employees as per the list submitted by Mr. Hanson, and that a record of these be included with these minutes. Carried. A brief discussion was held re the care of wells in certailL hamlets Mr Boese agreed to contact someone to look after the Swalwell well and Mr. Peters agreed to contact Mr. A. Scheurer regarding the Torrington well Correspondence was read as per the agenda forming a part o4 these minutes, and also including a letter from Mrs. Nellie�Hart re her daughter Shirley. Mr. Meston requested that the Sec - Treas. get further information re the construction of a Home for aged and infirm Mr Brown moved that the Dept. of Municipal Affairs be advised that we have no building inspector and that no one from this District will attend the short course on Better Building on March 22nd & 23rd., 1956 Carried Mr. Meston moved that the Sec.- Treas. acknowledge the letter form Mr. Geo Szaklay re water coming from the south Eide of # 9 highway on to his land in W- 18- 23 -21 -4 and th t he be referred to the Dept of Highways, Calgary Carried. See page 2 S I JI .J FORM 149- P —Speci 1 MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD COUNCIL METING Page 2 Feb 13, 1956 Kr. Church moved that this Ditrict pay $400. to the Drumheller Municipal Hospital for the account of Mrs Margaret Isaac, on condition that Mr Hugh Isaac at the same time pays to the said Hospital a sum of $300. so as to give a total of $700.,'the Hospital having agreed to accept $700. as full settlemjent of her account of $1,068 20 Carried ' Mr. Harley Dean, of Cruickshank - .Richardson, met the Council; no order was given Mr Robert Hogg, foreman, met the Council and dis- cussed repair work and snowplowing. Mr Peters moved that the Council adjourn for dinner from 1� noon to 1 P.M. Carried. ' Mr. Smith, of Costello Equipment, met the Council; no order was given Mr. Bell, of Industrial & Road Equipment, met the Council; no order was given Mr. Ron Ainsworth, of Ferguson Su f ply, met the il- Council and gxcs guaranteed deliver of U11 by 7 ft grader blades at $10.00 per blade, FOB our District, with delivery near the end of March. Mr. Price moved that our previous order for 500 blades be confirmed at this price Carried 'Mr Ainsworth a stated that he would like to demons� ate during this spring a new machine for spreading windrow behin# a motor patrol. IMr Schmelke moved that the Council agree to accept $500. full settlement of the Wm. R. Ferguson account for child lfare, etc. of $650.20, and that our caveat be release, immediately following receipt of the said sum of $500.00. Carried. Mr Boese moved that Jack Barber, C ar §on, be paid $12 90 pas requested for use of certain parts of his land for gravel �aul, etc., to the end of 1955 Carried Mr Church moved that this District refuse payment of the account of Mrs. Olive Monroe for $36.65 with the Holy Cross spital as she was not a resident of this District when the acc unt was received Carried Mr Brown moved that the following be tabled until the April meeting: Appointment of S. W. Pettem as Govt. Representative on our Service Board. s Application for work - -- Glen Maerz of 3 Hills - -- John P. Campbell of Trochu Request for grant - -- Salvation Army. Mr Schmelke moved that Mr Boese arrange to have Mary Haffner taken from the Linden Home to Edmonton for a medical examination as requested by the Dept. of Welfare Carried. See page 3. !� COUNCIL MEETING Page 3 Feb 4, 1956 Mr Boman, of Union Tractor, met the Council and quoted ;prices on D -71s and D -81s, both new and used No order Was given. Mr. Peters moved that the following payments be made in respect to land, etc., for the Ghost Pine road as per the agreements submitted by Mr. Meston and Mr King: W. F. Wilson, as attorney for J. M. Wilson 4.84 acres -- total of $343.00 Mrs Alice Devereux .69 acres -- total of $51.75, the Municipal District to roll and deliver wire from the fence. Mr. W. W. J. Stewart -- app 1 acre -- $75.00 to cover land and moving fence. Carried Mr. Peters moved that Albert Aumell be paid $175 00 as full payment for his contract for office painting, etc. I Carried G Mr. Schmelke moved that $21 18 of the taxes charged to Jes a Toews in 1955 be cancelled as a building had been remove from his property in 1954 but had remained on our record4 in error; property being 3 acres of 5E- 28- 30 -25 -4 (Card q59 -D). Carried. Mr Brown moved that an order be pxhm placed with the A. A. M. D. for elevating grader belts as follows: 46, of 42t1 5 ply for south camp 40' of 4211 5 ply for north camp Carried Mr. Peters moved that the Sec -Treas write to each forem and request that they keep old belts and grader blades so that same may be sold by the District. Carried. Mr. Boese moved 1st. reading to By -Law # 227, this being a By -Law under the Tax Recovery Act to sell Lots 2 and 3 Block 4 Grainger Plan 990 AO to the Grainger Community Society at a price of $1.00 per lot, said property to be used as the site for the Community Centre. Carried. i Mr. Brown moved 2nd Reading to the said By -Law. Carried. Mr. Campbell moved that Mr. Brown and Mr. Boese investigate and arrange to provide a source of water at Linden for those not connected with the water line. Carried. Mr. Church moved that the Council approve of the application of Mr. D. Peters to erect buildings and operate an Auction market within this District Carried Mr. Church moved that this District agree to partic- ipate Jn the Municipal pension scheme for any permanent employ (e who requests to be included Carried Mr Church moved that this District purchase a new land i dex file for the office at an approximate cost of $275.00. Carried Mr Boese moved that Mr. Meston and Mr King be authorized to engage Traders Furniture of Three Hills to supply and lay floor tile at a cost of $171 95 in the office Carried. See page 4 FORM 149 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD of his Ruby a a50g t he Ro COUNCIL MEETING Page 4 Feb. 13, 1956 Mr C. E. Ruby met with the Council and gave a report %cork as Field Supervisor Mr. Brown moved that Mr. range for the purchase of a Golden Arrow Sprayer with Llon tank and with Wisconsin Motor, and investigate L "0" Boom attachment Carried. Mr. Brown moved that Glen Dean of Torrington area be paid a further $15 00 for his work in connection with Bang's J Vaccinations due to the larger area covered and difficulty in travelling and for phone calls. Carried. °Mr Peters moved that Mr Meston and Mr. King 4rrange for the renting of N.E.4- 7- 31 -22 -4 under the provisions of the Tax Recovery .Act. Carried ;Mr Peters moved that Mr. Wm. J. Campbell of the Trochu area be appointed enumerator for Div. 7. Carried. Mr. E. McLennan, of Waterous, met the Council and made ar angements to show the Council some pictures on Feb 20 h, commencing at 10:00 A.M. Mr. MacKenzie, of Robertson - Irwin, met the Council re cult' its No order was given. iiMr. Church moved that the following accounts be passed for pay ent: Treas 5362 5363 5364 5365 5366 5367 5368 5369 5370 5371 53732 537+3 5374 5375 5376 5377 5378 5379 5380 5381 5382 5383 5384 5385 5386 5387 5388 5389 5390 FORM 149 -P— Special WUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD Drum. Municipal Hospital $12.00' Walker contract Alta. Govt. Telephones 12.655 Carbon accts Geo. D. Calvert 445.20T Gravel B. Pickering 237.00( labor Raymond Megli Paul Zilinski Art Scheurer Tom Sloan Hugh MacLean Paul Burgoyne Leonard Poffenroth Gordon Bramley Sydney Bramley J. A. Christensen Joe Dobler John Esau H. J. Gimbel Robert Hogg G R. Hunt 71 40� gravel 15.001 labor 85.00 Torrington well work 16.251 labor 25.00< labor 7.00 S it 8.00 S it 286.60 S ►' 228.83( " 321 312.W4' it 179.175 labor 370.90 " 390.605 " 384.40( ►' 252.95S Wm. Jewell 244.905 ►► Glen Maer2 20.001 " Earl McNeill 221.585 " Gordon Park 298.40 S " Ted Paquette 241.155 " A. M Petersen Norman Poole Edward Schmidt Lloyd Will Norman Will See page 5 237.555 " 169.524 It 46.98( it 310.85 S of 41.082 it & mileage I & mileage It it m 31 Treasui 5391 5392 539 3 53 94 5395 5396 5397 5398 5399 5400 5401 5402 5403 5404 5405 5406 5407 5408 5409 5410 5411 5412 5413 5414 5415 5416 5417 5418 5419 5420 5421 5422 5423 5424 5425 5426 5427 5428 5429 5430 5431 5432 5433 5434 5435 5436 5437 5438 5439 5440 5441 5442 5444 3 5445 FORM 149- P —Speel 1 !MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD. COUNCIL MEETING Feb 13, 1956 ,y Alex. Williams R. E. Bent Gordon Bramley Sydney Bramley J A. Christensen Page 5 $236.30 S labor 61.205 holiday pay 130.465 " 137-05f It 126.201 if Robt. E. Deans 35.851 of Joe Dobler 47.17 Z it John Esau 145.70 S If Gus Gieck 94.69 S James Grant 76.49t " Orville Hart 82,685 „ G. R. Hunt 137,915 Rex La Rue 16.505 " W. E. McNeill 131.615 A. M. Paton 49.02 � " Gordon L. Park 122.855 " T. C. Paquette 53.40 S „ A. M. Petersen 149.50( Norman Poole 102-78' " Marc Reed 45.855 " Edward Schmidt 50.205 " Henry D. Tippe 119.505 Chas. Whatley 2.525 Lloyd Will 139.60 " Norman Will 111.435 Alex Williams Twilight Rest Home P. C. Warkentin Jenkins Groc., Olds Nash & Son Linden Nursing Home 3 Hills Mun. Hospital Prov. Mental Hosp. Prov. Training School Dept. of Public Welfare Wm. Williams Oscar Gachal Mrs Conney Alta. Govt. Telephones Acme Sentinel A. A. M. D. Armco Drainage Attridge & Miller Ackland & Son AngloAmerican Expl. Bolt Supply House B C Bearing Engineers Beaver Lumber Canadian Utilities Calgary knxix Herald Crown Lumber Co.(Wimborne) Crown Lumber Co-(3 Hills) Dave's Welding Duncan Automotive William. Jewell See page 6 140.37 3 t1 52.505 Daubert acct. 30.001 Davidson relief 100 004 Hart relief 40.00( Dixon relief 80.004 Mary Haffner 54.40 i Davidson & Haffner 45.001 3 accts. 45.00 S 3 accts 214 OM Mothers' Allowance 10.00i comforts 10.00i it lo.00 t it 40.605 accounts 28.20 reports & advt. 446.515 tires 2.825 repairs 116.39 S it 80.04 " 52.50 office fuel 54.065 repairs 37-92< " 3.60` "- materials 230 28' accounts 7.325 printing 12 35S repairs & tools 2.00( repairs, etc 69 80S repairs 35.83 ( to 44.12 4. holiday pay COUNCIL MEETING Page 6 Feb. 13, 1956 Treasury 5446 A. W. Bremner $12.19( holiday pay 5447 Receiver General of Can. 280.00i inc. tax (labor) 5448 Postmaster, 3 Hills 72.805 din. Ins 5449 East Trochu Coal Co. 28.05f shop coal 5450 Farmers Exchange 2.58f repairs 5451 Garrett Motors 166.50( repairs 5452 Highway Motors 6.605 it 5453 Hutton Ltd. 28.38 S it 5454 Huxley Motors 15.35E misc 5455 Industrial & Road Equip. 500 55� repairs 5456 Imperial Oil Ltd. 968.411 fuel 5457 Jackson Machine Works 50.655 repairs 5458 Mirk's Heating Ltd. 11 641 to 5459 A. V. Lee 25.555 it 5460 II Can. Liquid Air 32.875 " 5461 Marshall Wells Stores 5 68� office repairs 5462 Motor Car Supply 137.945 repairs 5463 Municipal Supplies Ltd. 168.621 stationery 5464 Robertson Anderson Co. 694.045 audit & postage 5465 Royal Bank of Canada 5 00 � safekeeping box 5466 Standard Radiator Service 9.20( repairs 5467 Sturdie Propane Ltd. 22.004 propane 5468 Walter Schacher 26.005 r' 5469 Shea's Transport 11.18( repair hauling 5470 Sproule Bearing Supply 140 16 ( repairs 5471 Trochu Machine Works 115.485 if 5472 3 Star Service Station 10.25 it 5473 Turners Transport 27.65 hauling repairs 5474 Taylor Pearson & Carson 100.20< repairs 5475 Torrington Chamber of Cemm. 30.501 hamlet expenses 5476 Union Tractor 909.03(1 repairs 5477 Welders Supplies 86.315 it 5478 Wkmens Comp. Board 553 74S 1st. installment 5479 A A. Wik 16.84S fuel 5480 Town of 3 Hills 10.25< water & sewage 5481 Bank of Montreal, Carbon 5.50 5482 Waterbury Drug Store 5.34 stationery 5483 Waterous Equipment 87.74 repairs 5484 Waterous Equipment 741.94( If 5485 C. E. Ruby 129.50( Field Sup. mileage 5486 5487 G. G King C J Christie 13 30S Sec. mileage 14.00( Assessoefs mileage 5488 5489 Henry Weigum, Jr J. P. 150.001 Huxley well motor Ferschweiler 145 97C fuel 5490 Harry Morris 8.10 � fuel 5491 5492 5493 5494 5495 5496 5497 FORM 749 -P- Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD )bert Hogg Pickering Barber G. King 3bertson's Store Lta. Govt. Telephones )rth Drumheller Grocery See page 7 11.801 expense acct. 103.895 overpaid taxes 12.90( land rental- -road 13 781 petty cash acct 39.59( Miller relief 2.50 � bal. of accts. 60 00� Walker relief Roy al 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 COUNCIL MEETING Feb. 13, 1956 Postmaster, 3 Hills G G King C. J. Christie H. J. Hanson C E. Ruby Mrs. Joan deFrece cancelled Receiver General Land Titles Office W. F. Wilson (atty.) Mrs Alice Devereux A. W. J Stewart Page 7 $78.00 S postage & box rent 343.37f Jan salary 315.48f Jan. salary 234.90 S Jan. salary 263.40 ( Field Sup salary 25.00( janitor (Jan.) nil el" 84.10( Inc. Tax (Salaries) 200 00Sdeposit to acct. 343 00t land for road 51.755 75-00t It A E. Aumell 175.00( office painting Glen Dean 15.00 � Bang's work Motion to pay accounts carried. I Mr. Boese moved that this meeting adjourn, to reconvene on Menday, Feb. 20/56 at 9:30 A.M. Carried. k� la � iw FORM 745 -P— Special MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD Pa0i T� ®\ O ! t� X FORM 749- P —Speci 1 MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES LTD COUNCIL MEETING Page 8 Feb 20, 1956 (Being continuation of meeting of Feb 13, 1956 The Council re- convened on Monday, Feb. 20/56 Munici al Office, with all councillors again present. meetin opened at 9 :30 A.M at t he The Just prior to the meeting Mr Meston, Peters, Hogg, and King met with three Councillors of the Town of Three Hills Mr Jacobson, R. Grant, and Quigley) and inspected icing conditions at the bridge south of A. Borodula's -- caused by dra nage from the Town sewage system The Councillors of the To n agreed to endeavor to alleviate the conditions which existe The following correspondence was read: Elnora Municipal Hospital -- annual mtg March 21/56 Holy Cross Hospital -- account of Donald Kostrosky Minister of Highways -- special contingencies grant Wm. Haumell -- overcharge on taxes on Pt MCI -11 -29 -23-4 Mr Schmelke moved that Mr. Brown and G King inter- view D nald Kostrosky regarding his account with the Holy Cross ospital ($1,108.10 less $420 paid - -bal. of $688 10) I Carried Mr Boese moved that 3 54 of the tax arrears on Wm. Hammell land being Pt. NW- 11- 29 -23 -4 be cancelled as his assessment should have been reduced $20. for 1953 -4-5 due to purchase of land for a road. Carried. Mr. Meston moved that the District Engineer be invited to Mee our Council at its meeting on March 12/56 at 2 P.M. to disuss the Contingency Grant Carried. r After considerable discussion, Mr Campbell moved that t e old motion of charging for snowplowing lanes be resei_n ed Carried. R. Hogg, foreman, met the Council and reported that the mouldboard on the 99M Motor Grader keeps breaking Mr. Peters moved that a new mouldboard be ordered. Carried Treas 5498 Royal 1883 1884 1885 1886 pictu power Moved by Mr. Peters that the following accounts be paid: Drum. Municipal Hospital $400.00/Mgt Isaac acct. Dr. Ralph Hay 104 00/ Davidson acct. Dr. W. Cumming 25.00 /D. Haffner acct. J E. Frere Garage 6.01/ repairs B A Oil Co. Ltd. 90 59 i fuel Carried Mr. McLennan, of Waterous Equipment, showed sound s of some of their equipment stressing the torque f their tractors and their motor patrols. The Reeve's report and 1955 financial statement were discussed briefly. Mr Church moved that this meeting adjourn. Time 12:00 Noon. Carri d Reeve Seca - Treas. r