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Home My WebLink About1966-04-29 Council MinutesLn _R C AGENDA FOR COUNCIL MEEMG APRIL 29, 1966 -//,,l ✓ Specify rates of pay for cooks, etc. --2- /Office hours --3 /By-Lair to set water rates, etc re Grantville .✓`4 �/Corre pondence, etc., re 2 -way radios f 5.v Bridg planks needed � 6 ✓ Dept of Highways - 6,000 c y. gravel from MID pit .A 7. ✓ P.-epor of S. Schmelke re Socony & water over road east Wimborne g ✓ Prov Director of Parks - grants approved 9. ✓ Pensi n Plan - pay $28.50 re H Hanson ✓ O Work ens Comp Board - shop at Carbon O.K. - 111.I/ Repo t of R. W. Brown - C.P R Crossing S- 18- 29 -25 -4 -1`12.! Boar of Transport Comm - C P R crossing north of Wimborne ✓'13 / Beck r +s Painting Service - estimates re office painting -/`14., Alta. Wheat Pool, Equity - thanks for gravel --15--'Hospital Districts - Elnora, Drum , 3 Hills - no requisitions 16 Apprenticeship Course Report - Allen Koch ✓A 17 t/ Robe tsteel Ltd - picture of Council May 9th 1$., Town of Three Hills ", A agreement re Grantville water, etc. I approval re Motel addition vQ water pipe line E- 26- 31 -24 -4 19. Report of insurance, list firms to bid K 20. Budget 21. Road program FORM 11 -P SPECIAL MUNICIPA SUPPLIES LTD. C+7 14 N COUNCIL MEETING April 29, 1966 (cont4d from April 25/66) Page 18 The Council meeting that had adjourned from April 25/66 is reconvened in the Municipal office, Three Hills on Friday, >ril 29th, 1966 at 9,09 A M with all Councillors again °esent. Mr G.G King, Secretary- Treasurer, was present irouahout the m eting to record the minutes. Mr D C. Da a, representative of the Three Hills School Lvision, was present during a portion of the forenoon as zown later Mr Ned Ellithorpe and John Whitesell met with Council. hey represented Sundre Contractors They asked about Pt. of E2 -16- etting gravel from for use the Municipal pit in a on Highway #27 for a contract with the z -z6 -4 epartment of Highways. They stated that, if given the do the stripping according contract, recommendati they will ns of our committee which will meet them o t that location They also stated that they would like to id on our paving project when we have the specifications eady Mr Peters moved that Council approve sellin g the gravel o the Departme t of Highways for use on Highway No.27 at a cu on condition that the Contractor do ,rice of 10¢ per .he stripping a yd cording to mur specifications, the estimated juantity needed is 6,000 cu yds. Carried Mr Whitesell thanked Council and Mr Ellith rpe and ;hen left the meeting D C DAU SUNDRE CONTRACTORS ✓ Mr Ralph 3rown advised that any accounts for any ACCOUNTS RE ouncillors of bhis District in connection with the road ROAD STUDY tudy should be billed to our office and we would then collect later from the Road Study Group Accounts of our ommittee Members to the meetings in Calgary would be aid direct from the Road Study Group Mr. Brown moved that Da'_e Fox be granted a permit to D.FOX erect a hog ho se in SE- 25- 29 -25 -4 on condition that it , Hog Hiuse e set back at least 100° from the road. Carried. Mr. PeterE moved that the cooks for the road crews be paid the minimLm rate per hour, but with a guaranteed monthly rate o $300. per month, and that A R Sommerville & Lorne Boese be also paid at the minimum rate per hour, but with the guaranteed wage as set in previous Council meetings (Carried Mr Loosm re moved that Orval A McArthur, as gravel checker, be pa -id $1 65 per hr. but no overtime, as from his L start of work in 1966. Carried Mr Campbell moved that Council approve of the following hours during w ich the Municipal Office shall be kept open for business Each Monday to Friday - 8 30 A M. to 12 00 noon and 1 00 P.M to 5:00 P M Each Saturday - 8 30 A M. to 12 00 noon Exception to be made for all statutory holidays and with these hours to be in effect as from May 1st Carried Mr. Loosn being a by -lav Grantville as 1. For e, up to 4,000 g, gallons there, FORM 1q8 -P SPECIAL MUNICIP SUPPLIES LTO, COOKS PAY V 0 A McARTHUR PAY OFFICE HOURS ore moved lst Reading to By -Law No. 504, this J BY-law to set the water rates for residents of follows WATER ch house using water services - $7 50 per month RATES llons as a minimum charge and $1 50 per 1000 fter r See Page 19 LN N FORM 2. Motel:1 - month and for each $7 50 per month - Carried unan COUNCIL MEETING April 29/66 Page 19 for the owner's residence - $7 50 per Motel unit at 1/2 the regular rate of any overage at $1.50 per 1,000 gallons Mr. Peters moved 2nd Reading to this By -Law Carried unan Mr. Schrielke moved 3rd Reading to this By -Law Carried unan WATER RATES l (cont'd ) Correspondence and other information pertaining to 2 -WAY two -way mobile radios were referred briefly to Council. RADIOS Approximate cost for 6 units minimum would be $40 00 per unit per month on a rental basis Mr. Loosmore moved that this be t bled for one year. Carried Mr Donal Dau, representative of the Three Hills School D.DAU Division, was resent during the balance of the forenoon only. Mr Church moved that the Secretary- Treasurer get prices PRICES and further in ormation regarding fir bridge planking of RE 3 x 10 or 3 x 2 in fairly long lengths, with the following BRIDGE suggestions to be considered PLANKING 1 Get pr ces from Beaver, Crown, Revelstoke and U.F.A Co -Op 2 Quanti y to be 10,000- 12,000 bd.ft. 3. The ma imum truck load, weight 56,000 lbs.gross 4. Foremei to be contacted for suggestions. Motion carried Mr Schme ke reported that he had met representatives MOBIL of Socony MobiL Oil Co regarding the water over the road OIL RE east of Wimbor e, the Company has purchased a culvert and , WATER ON made the necessary improvements It is O.K now Mr BCAD Poole moved thlat the report be accepted Carried. A letter from the Provincial Director of Parks advised PARKS that the Grants for Parks at Keiver's Lake and Tolman have GRANTS been approved as per application Mr Peters moved that this information be accepted and filed Carried. Council TAas advised that the Provincial Pension Board PENSION had refunded 128 50 to this District in respect to the RE pension monieE of Harvey Hanson, but that this money should H HANSON have been applied against the arrears in connection with his earlier s i rvice. Mr. Poole moved that $2$.50 be paid to the Pensio Fund to apply on the said arrears of Mr Hanson Carred. Mr. Browr reported that, due to car trouble, an official C.P.R of the C.P.R. ad been unable to meet with him at the crossing CROSSING south of Acme at the south of 1$- 29- 25,*4, so no decisions S_1$_29 =25 had been made to date in regard to improvements A report of the Workmen's Compensation Board stated that CARBON the Shop at C rbon had passed inspection. Mr Campbell V SBJP moved that th's be filed Carried. A letter confirmed an responsible f of Wimborne filed. Carri Mr Chur Board of Tran asking why th the C.P.R. cr Carried SPECIAL SUPPLIES LTD. from the Board of Transport Commissioners C P R arlier decision that the C P R would be CROSSING r maintenance of the new crossing just north N.WIMBORNE Mr. Schmelke moved that this be accepted and h moved that a letter Fort Commissioners with Warning lights had not ssing northeast of Wimb r V be written to the WARNING a copy to the C P R LIGHTS yet been installed at N WIMBORNE Drne at S- 2- 34 -26 -4. See Page 20 CM A COUNCIL MEETING April 29/66 Page 20 A quotatiom from Becker's Painting Service for painting PAINTING he inside of the municipal office and also some work on the OFFICE utside blocks were referred to Council Mr Peters moved hat the Secret ry- Treasurer have authority to proceed ith the arrangements and to have the v.7ork done Carried A letter f om the Agent of the Alberta Wheat Pool at ,/ THANKS quity expresse thanks for the gravel put ern the road there GRAVEL ecently This was ordered filed Council wat advised that the Elnora, Drumheller and HOSPITAL hree Hills Municipal Hospital Districts had each sent REQUIS nformation thall there would be no requisitions for ospital purposes this year. Mr. Poole moved that these e accepted and filed Carried Council wa or Robertsteel icture of the ay 9th meeting eporter Time s without cost oved that thes The follow ills were deal 1. Report ille Water end nce and servic o the Town was etails as agre tating that th he warranty ha esponsible for et forth in th 2 Letter hat the Town C ircle R Motel ent Mr Loos arried 3 Letter of . water line in 6- 31 -24 -4. Mr ore and Mr. Pe- regarding this i ct Carried Each Counc: olicies of thi; 7 /66, the name ate These we: r f erenc e to the f having them ugge --ted that assured but Coui eeting. It wa; assurance repor- ext meeting as or bids for rei advised that Mr Pat Paterson, traveller had phoned and asked permission to take a ouncillors and Secretary- Treasurer at the The picture will be given to the Municipal of 1 00 P M had been set for this This or obligation to the District. Mr. Poole arrangements be accepted. Carried. ng items connected with the Town of Three with f Committee meeting regarding the Grant - sewer system, and arrangements for mainten- A lotter of April 26th from our office read in this connection setting out the d upon by the committee, and in brief, Town would do emergency repair work after expired and that this District would be costs, Mr. Church moved that the terms as letter and the report be accepted f April 22nd/66 from the Town advised uncil had approved of the extension to the s it relates to the water and sewer agree - ore moved that this be accepted and filed pril 22nd /66 asked permission to construct the ditch along the east boundary of Sec Brarm moved that a committee of Mr. Loos - ers be named to meet with Town officials atter and that our committee have power to llor was given a written _report of Insurance District which are in effect as of April of the Company in each case and the expiry e discussed at considerable length with number of different policies, the advantage ombi.ned and other matters. Mr. Brown he metal building at Acme should also be cil took no action on this during the agreed that each Councillor review the and bring in his recommendations to the to the procedure to be followed in calling ewals. A proposed budget as drafted by the Municipal cmmittee of Mr. Brown, Loosmore and G.G. King was resented to Co ncil and the details of same were t was clearly jointed out that this was tentative ouncil should decide on various cost items before J. decision as tc the mill rates. /} FORM 1 -P SPECIAL p // MUNICIPA SUPPLIES LTD. / PICTURE OF COUNCIL TOWN OF 3 HILLS RE WATER & SEWER RE MOTEL RE WATERLINE 26 -3T -24 INSURANCE POLICIES Finance PROPOSED then BUDGET outlined f only and making See Page 21 X COUNCIL MEETING April 2966 Page 21 Mr. Loosmore suggested that Council should cut back PROPOSED the new gradi g so as to make more money and /or time BUDGET ailable to increase the paving program This suggestion CONTYD -vas tabled for c nsideration when the road grading program c is being drafted Considerable discussion followed regarding matters ertaining to gravelling of roads with the following information being noted Crushed gravel Miles of Average cu.yds Councillors iv on ro ds in Gravelled per mile in Estimate of 196 roads 1965 1966 needs 13,6V 167 $1 1,000 less 10,3 $ 152 6$ same 61202 159 39 2,000 more 12,3 2,2 159 77 same 16,3Q6 17$ 92 1,000 less 11,305 149 75 same 14,5 4 219 66 3,500 more OTALS 84,747 11$3 3,500 more From the a ove, it was estimated that 90,000 cu yds. of oad gravel mig t be needed for 1966, and therefore an ncrease of 350 cu.yds should be provided for which would ,ean approximat ly $7,000. extra cost for labor over that stimated in t original budget. Capital expenditures were then further discussed with he suggestions that provision be made for a Wagner snowplow t about $4,000 and for buildings and insulation at about 16,000. The budget as originally presented showed a unicipal .-mill rate of 17.7, but Council agreed that this should be increased 1 mill in keeping with the above notes. Mr. Campbell moved lst Reading to By -Law No 505, this BY -LAW being a by -law to adopt the 1966 budget and to set the mill #505 rates as shown thereon with a basic total of 59 mills with additional for Rural Fire Protection of 2 mills in the Trochu MILL RATE area and .5 mills in the Three Hills area Carried unan Mr. Peter moved 2nd Reading to this by -law Carried uaan Mr Churcl moved 3rd Reading to this by -law. Carried unan A copy of the budget and of the mill rates is to be supplied to ea h Councillor together with these minutes Foremen Ted Paquette and Allan Koch came into the T Paquette meeting during the latter part of the discussion regarding v A. Koch gravel and were present from there to the end of the meeting Mr. Churc moved that the Canadian Utilities be con- Cn Ut tacted and req ested to move one power pole at Sharples 'pole at Carried Sharples See Page 22 FORM 1 -P SPECIAL MUNICIPA SUPPLIES LTD, A Mr Poole ind asked to m ,oad grading b Mr Poole eing a by -law ontrol to make raffic control 1 Traffic corner of 32 2 Traffic - 35- 29 -24 -4 ( 3 Traffic - 8- 29 -24 -4 (M 4. Traffic W corner of 11 COUNCIL MEETING April 29/66 Page 22 oved that Canadian Utilities be contacted Can Ut e such poles as were necessary for our v/22 & 27 -28-23 ween sections 22 and 27- 28 -23 -4 Carried. noved lst Reading to By -Law No-506, this �o amend previous enes concerning traffic changes as noted and to establish new s as follows from the south to YIELD right of way at - 29 -24 -4 (Hiebert9s). from the south to YIELD right of way at Poff enroth) from the south to YIELD right of way at achka ) from the east to YIELD right of way at - 31 -24 -4 ( Twi_nin - )111. ;Y21) 5 Traffic from the north to YIELD right of way at E- 2- 32 -25 -4 instead of the STOP as previously required n By -Law NO. 292 lst Reading carried unan Mr Church moved 2nd Reading to this by -law Carried .Mr. Schmellke moved 3rd Reading to this by -law Carried an Mr Allan echanics cour rovincial req he Inter -Prov hese at a lat ere extended Mr. Churc ermission to and at Carbon uildings and arried och reported briefly on his heavy -duty and stated that he had passed the rements, but had not been successful in cial tests. He has the right to re -write date if he wishes Congratulations Allan Koch in his success By -Law #506 TRAFFIC CONTROL V/ A KOCH MECH COURSE moved that Mr Guy Severns be granted G SEVERNS ep his private bunk car in the Municipal OWN BUNKCAR f it is not nearer than 409 from our the Village Council has no objection The propo ed grading and related work as shown to the Council me bers during road tour were then outlined and discussed t length Mr Poole moved that Mr.R 0 Keglowitsch be asked to PROFILE RE take a centrel'ne profile to estimate work required to SW- 35 -29 -24 straighten the road west of SW- 35- 29 -24 -4 (Spitzig hill ) Carried. Mr Poole moved that the Bridge Branch be asked to Govt.culvert consider suppl in; a government culvert for the location I,/ S/SE- 17- 30 -24- S/SE-17-30-24-4 (3/4 mile west of SwalweW Carried Mr Brown moved that the Department of Water Resources Creek at be contacted f r advice in respect to diverting the creek SE- 16 -30 -25 in SE-16-30-25-4 to prevent erosion near the adjacent road Carried Mr. Chur,3 moved that the rounded curves at the SW -16- Curves at 28 -23 -4 and th junction of #9 be eliminated and that the SW- 16 -28 -23 intersection f om the north be a 'IT" intersection. Carried. * Mr. Peter moved that the Bridge Branch be asked to culvert supply a gover ent arch culvert for the location W -1 -32- ✓ re 26 -4 (Neumille ) Carried. W- 1- 32 -26 -4 See Page 23 FORM J -P SPECIAL MUNICIPA SUPPLIES LTD. COUNCIL MEETING April 29/66 Page 23 Mr Loosmo e moved that Mr R 0. Keglowitsch be asked o get a centre line profile for the straightening of the oad west of the bridge on the south side of 26- 31 -26 -4 vest of Keiver s) Carried. profile re 26 -31 -26 Mr Schmel e moved that the Bridge Branch be asked to culvert re upply an arch ulvert for the location W/SW- 27- 33 -25 -4 V W/SW- 27 -33 -25 H Buchert) C rried A rough draft of the proposed 1966 road grading program ROAD aid hourly estimates for machine work for the various jobs PROGRAM ere then listei by the Councillors with advice and assistance from the foremen A separate sheet showing the etails are enclosed with each copy of the minutes It as noted that the proposed program would have to be L; educed as time would not allow completion of all rojects listed using only municipal equipment Mr Peters roved that further discussion for the 1966 road program. be now tabled. Carried Mr Poole moved that this meeting do now adjourn "arri. ed Time of adjournment 5 30 P M Reeve Sec -Tre s. r MENIO Next re ular meeting - Monday, May 9th/66 commencing at 900 am FORM 1 -P SPECIAL MUNICIPA SUPPLIES LTD. Lvl - ?iv 2 - TENTATIVE ROAD PROGRAM COUNCIL MEETING April 29, 1966 LOCATION New r ute re Pope Lease & Culv rt N of Rowbottom from SW- 25- 29 -22 -4 to top of h ll Sharp es & N E hill in 17-29-22-4 Pierson south 2 miles W -1$ k 19- 2$ -21 -4 Groenveld Haymond mile 5- 15- 2$ -21 -4 - sometime S-5-28-20-4 - R. Lowen Colb rt inlet in 20- 2$ -21 -4 Carb n cemetery to Carbon River Flat - Orkney Road La le Fall if time permits 22/2'1-28-23-4 & west 2 mile Ohlh user and at SW- 16 -2$ -23 e?T 'i? at #9 Poff nroth - Spitzig W /SW 35- 29 -24 -4 W /Nw 9 & W/SW- 16- 29 -23 -4 Alf awrence - improve visi n on hill & grade south S /SE 17 -30 -24-4 - Wes Gore Fred Rieger Art Lecker Div 3 - Cre ells - Creek SE-16-30-25-4 Culvert - S- 4 -31 -26 Johnson - Gratz Sim n Ratzlaff - D Boese W -3 & 10 -31 -25 CPR crossing S of Acme Goe lltz south FORM 149 -P SPECIAL MUNICIPA SUPPLIES LTD HOURS 1500 400 700 300 100 50 50 3100 400 300 100 150 50 1000 APP MTLES 5 100 500 6600 50 50 1300 See Page 2 1 2 �7 1 z 12 i 1 4 2 12 � 2 Div 4 - TENTATIVE ROAD PROGRAM COUNCIL MEETING April 29/66 LOCATION Wm Peters-Koch Pt-S-15,16,17-32-24-4 I Ferguson east S-27-32-25-5 W -1 & 12- 32 -26 -4 A eumiller S.of Ray Knight W-6-32-26-4 A K fiver West 5- 26- 31 -26 -4 Mt Clive 31/ 2- 31 -24 -4 Alsc to consider To rington south Oe ke- Morley bus route? Div 5 - Joc Hill S-30-31-22-4 Cre m Coulee corner SW-1-7-31-22-4 Harry Stanger W/ - 8- 30 -21 -4 Len Cole corner to foot of Orkney hill NE- to 5E- 4- 30 -21 -4 Div 6 - Tor ington- Wimborne Paving Buc ert- Schneider W -2 & W- 34- 33 -25 -4 Bru e Hastie north of bridge W-36-33-25-4 Slo gh at Art Peters E -W S-30-34-25-4 Div 7 - Tro hu west S-18-33-23-4 Alf Meehan -VV -4 & 9-33-23-4 Pau SStrohschein W- 36- 33 -23 -4 Gag i -Bob Kennedy W-14 & 23-34-23-4 Jim Ross - Issler W -1 & 23- 33 -24 -4 FORM 1 -P SPECIAL ..' I,.PA SUPPLIES LTD, Page 2 HOURS APP MILES 400 2 100 2 400 12 100 2 400 1 300 1 1700 1200 re paving 4 1 200 1 100 4 100 2 1200 2 1500 6 500 50 7. 100 5 . 2150 1300 I 1,1/8 700 2 250 1 500 2 v J OO_ 2 / _J 3150 C 7 5°