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HomeMy Public PortalAboutPAGE 462462 Regular Meeting July 5s 1961 t. Dept. of Revenue Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Ault called t order Mayor H. E. Robinson at 8 p. m. Members present: Armstrong Clary, Snow, Prange; Absent: Loewen and Wykert. Also present: Warren Kindler of Hanifen, Imhoff & Semford., Investment Bankers, and George Heberletin, Amos Keys, James Potter, Albert Allison, and Floyd Alkire. Minutes of the meeting of June 5 read and approved as read. Financial report for month of June presented. Weld County Health Dept. sent in two safe water samples for the month of June Moved. by Clary, Seconded by Snow to grant cemetery deeds as follows: to Mrs. Calvin Franks, Lot 12, Sec. 4, Block 2; to B1 'ido Martinez Lot 7, Sec. 3, Block 2 and to Gregory Hernancez SW* Lot 5, Sec. 3, Block 2. Roll call. Carried. Letter of resignation as police magistrate from Elizabeth Fothergill read. Moved by Clary,- Seconded by gnow to accept the resignation. - Roll call. Carried. James P. Johnson, assistant P. M. appointed to fill vacancy. A cammunicat ion from the Library Board explained -the State Grants to Public Libraries and a proposed board was submitted to the Town Board for approval. The proposed board was hrs. H. B. Smith, Mrs. Lillian Sanden, Mrs. R. W. Riedel., Mrs. Arvel Stewart, Jr., Mrs.. J. H. Burroughs, H. -E. Robinson, Mayor, Mx -officio, Mrs. C. A. Brayton, Honorary. Moved by• Prange, Seconded by Armstrong that the above named board be given approval by the Town Board, this Library Board to serve according to the statutes governing Colorado libraries. Roll call. Carried„ Mr. Kindler explained the procedures and complications in setting up a bond issue to finance paving. Two plans are available: 1. General Improvement District whereby general ad valorum taxes are levied and include the entire town. 2. Special Improvement District which is much more complex in the matter of coordinating the work of the engineer, bonding firm and in meeting the deadline. Procedure under this plan is as follows: 1. Petition set up by attorney signed by 9a) majority ofland owners and (b0 majority of frontage. 2. Resolution by Board to authorize the engineer to proceed and to define the area. This phase is technical and must be accurate in every detail. It requires a resolution to adopt it after it is defined. 3. Notice of intent - three publications within 20 days and notice must be mailed to all concerned. . 4. Public meeting 20 days after the first publication to hear the pros and cons of the proposed district. 5. An Ordinance creating the district and authorizing the bonds will passed by the Board. At this point a fiscal agent is needed to coordinate of cost and bonds. Ordinance must be published. 6. Notice of sale of bonds with financial information concerning the district. 7. Marketing of bonds: Last 20% to be sold locally. Mr. Kindler explained that in a special improvement district the amount of the bonds is related to the front footage. NT. Heberlein made a request for instructions for sidewalk and curb and gutter in front of his home and extending south past the property of Amos Keys. In view of the fact that the property on the west side of the avenue will eventually have E•ollywood sidewalk he pointed out that that might be the most attractive for his property. Moved by Prange, Seconded by Snow to authorize Heberlein and Keys to put Streamlined sidewalk from the Schnepf property line north with a 3 ft. top; 6 inch slope, 2 ft. gutter set on the present curb line with a definite cut for each curb box. Area to be surveyed by city engineer. Roll call. Carried. Moved by Armstrong, Seconded by Clary that the Mayor appoint a planning and zoning' commission with authority to hire an engineer to make surveys and reservations relative to sidewalks, curb and gutter, grade, width of street and any other planning necessary. Roll call. Carried. The following commisssion was appointed: Prange, Clary and Wykert. James Johnson explained that police pension was due to Mrs. Clara Woods and requested that the city Treasurer be instructed to make payment. So ordered. Armstrong and Snow (appointed in absence of Loewen) examined the bills: Petty Cash 29.96 Troy Jones George- Fothergill 16.56 Postmaster Blake G. Armstrong 253.148 Ault Sanitation Dist. Edgar L. Brown 97.00 Greeley 0 -as Co. Chauncey E. Carter 211.81 Home Light & Power Co. Thomas W. Grams 2141_.68 ht. States Tel. & Tel. Martha B. McCrumb 141.69 Robert R. Anderson & Co. Ethel M. Smith 148.50 Ault Hardware & Imp. Co. T. Gene Smith 213.84 Ault Progress Howard E. Robinson 22.50 Bopp Electric Co. Gilbert L. Armstrong 15.00 Brayton Agency Leslie Clary 10.00 . Clary's Service Eric kson ' s Paul Loewen 15.00 W. H. Prange 15.00 Joe Snow 15.00 Otho Wykert 15.00 Dept. of Employment - 256.62 Director of Int. Rev: 1446.140 43.148 114 & 85 , Service Gambles Store Glenn's Garage Hendrie & Bolthoff Sam McClure & Sons Pink's Conoco have to be estimates city and 50.00 39.20 14.00 8.06 317.43 14.10 175.00 13.82 16.03 10.37 12.50 19.08 14.90 26.142 32.12 71.76 8.90 136.75 1143.©0