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Home My WebLink About1937-09-13 (Regular) Meeting MinutesREGUlAR r.fEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COlORADO, HElD SEPTEMBER 13, A.O. 1937. ayor Graham called the me e ting to order and asked for Roll Call. ROll CAll: Jenkins Aye Coombs Aye .Dolezal Aye Dunning Aye Walker Aye Weigand Aye 6 Present Absent none Clerk read the minutes of the previous meetings. Alderman Walker moved,) Weigand seconded,) ROLL CALL: that the minutes stand approved as read. Jenkins Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes Coombs Aye Walker Aye Nays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye Clerk read the Officer's Reports tor the Month of August, 1937. Alderman Walker moved,) Dolezal seconded,) that the Officer's Reports be accepted and tiled. ROLL CALL: Jenkins Aye Dunning Aye 5 Ayes Coombs Aye Walker Aye Nays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye All BillS READ BY THE ClERK AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE: (Warrant Register) SALARY FUND LIBRARY FUND LIGHT FUND FIRE FUND POl ICE FU?lD STREET FUND GENERAL FUND TOI'AL Alderman Weigand moved,) 471.00 100.00 400.3:3 296.44 1,1:3:3.59 1,:318.14 1,300.49 $ 5,619.99 Coombs aeconded,) that all by the Finance Committee, be allowed. bills read by the clerk and approved ROLL CAlL: Jenkins Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes Alderman Walker moved,) Weigand seconded,) pump, and that the departments ROLL CALL: Jenkins Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes Coombs Aye Walker Aye Nays none Dolezal Aye "eigand Aye that the city purchase a gasoline tank and affected split the coat ot installation. Coombs Aye Walker Aye Nays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye Clerk read a communication from the Secretary of the library Board, Mrs. Della H. Walton, notifying the Council of the expiration ot the terms of rs. Frankie Everett and leo Goorman; as well as the vacancy caused by the death of Ur. J.C. McCord. The board recommended the rea pp ointment of Mrs. Everett and Ur. Goorman tor the terms ot three years; and Mr. Edwyn N. Roberts for the vacancy ot two years. Alderman Dunning moved,) Co ombs seconde~,) that the recommendations of the library Board be approved. ROll CAll: Jenkin• Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes Coombs Aye Walker Aye RE(':'Ol UT ION Nays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye WHEREAS the following described property, to-wit: Lots 17 to IO; Block 15; Englewood; Lots 20 to 30; Slock 2; Taylor's Addition; lots 10 to 12; Block 3; Premier Addition; are each delinquent in the payment of special taxes over a period ot several yeara, and 735 WHEREAS the owner• thereof, W.J. Moberly; H.F. Bittner & Aubieteen Bittner; and E.L. Thompson; respectively, have offered to pay the amount ot the special delinquent taxes, together with interest thereon at the rate of six pervent (Sfo) per year; and the Council believes it to be to the best interest ot the City to accept such ofter; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RES OlVED: That the County Treasurer be and he ia hereby authorized to accept as payment in full the amount of the said delinquent install- ments, together with interest thereon at the rate of six percent; and to issue a receipt in full therefor. Alderman Jenkins moved, ) Dolezal seconded,) that the resolution be adopted. ROll CAll: Jenkins Aye Coombs Aye 'Dolezal Aye Dunning Aye Walker Aye Weigand Aye 6 Ayes Nays none 7 ~6 Alderman Jenkins introduced the following resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company has notified the City that they are unwilling longer to be surety on the official bond of D.M. eat as City Treasurer, and WHEREAS Chapter 87, Section 99, paragraph 2, of the Colorado Statutes Annotated 1935, provides that in such case the treasurer shall be notified of auch action in writing and if he then fails or neglects to furnish an- other bond satisfactory to the City Council, within ten (10) days, the City Council shall declare the office vacant and appoint some peraon to fill the vacancy, and WHEREAS such written notice has been served on D.M. West as City Treas- urer on September 13, 1937; O ~ T'EREF RE BE IT RESOIVED: That if said D.M. W~st as City Treasurer does not furnish another bond as required by Statute on or before September 23, 1937, t he office of the City Treasurer shall become vacant and said vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law. Alderman eigand moved,) alker seconded,) ROll CAlL: the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Jenkins Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes Coombs Aye Walker Aye Nays none Alderman Coombs introduced the following resolution: RESOIUTION Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye WHEREAS the contract for the construction of a Municipal Waterworks, entered into between the City of Englewood, a municipal corporation, and onroe Electric Company, a corporation, on the eighth day of April, A.O. 1935, has been heretofore cancelled and annulled, and WHEREAS, Monroe Electric Company furnished a construction bond to lnaure the said city the faithful performance of said contract, with the Standard Accident Insurance Company of Detroit, Michigan, as surety in the sum ot Three Hundred Ten Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($310,000.00)and, ~EREAS It is the desire of all parties, and for the best interest of all parties that they be released from further liability arising from said contract, n~ T ~E~EF RE BE IT RESOlV ~D: That said bond be cancelled and returned to the .!on roe Electric Company, the surety, Standard Accident Insurance Com- pany, be released from further liability thereunder, and the parties to the construction contract released from further liability thereunder and IT IS BY THIS RESOLUTION SO ORDE RED. Alderman Walker moved,) Jenkins seconded,) that the above resolution be adopted. ROll CAll: Jenkins Aye Coombs Aye Dolezal Aye Dunning Aye Walker Aye Weigand Aye 6 Ayes Nays none Dr. Weigand explained a proposal for housing dogs at the Dumb Friends league at a rate of 25¢ a day for a period of four days, pending their reclamation by their owners, or extermination at the end of that period. Alderman Coombs moved,) Jenkins seconded,) that the p roposition be accepted and that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up an ageeement to this effect. ROll CAll: Jenk ins Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes Coombs Aye Walker Aye Nays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye The City lerk was instructed to write .J r. E.T. Paca, 4306 So. Wash- in ton t., that it was the opinion of the Council that the ordinance ertainin to the keeping of goats in the city limits should be con- formed with; and that he would have approxi ma tely 30 days to dispose of his excess number above the two female goats allowed. \ The City Clerk reported that all the returns of the Municipal Ele~tttc light and Power Plant Election, held on Friday, September 3rd, A.O. 1937, had been returned and were then and there in his custody and possession. The Mayor thereupon directed the City Clerk to open the returns of the said Municipal Electric light and Power Plant Election in the presence ot the Council. The City Clerk thereupon opened the returns which were then canvassed by the Council, and the canvass showed the result or the election to be: Votes Cast For Acquisition of the Plant Against " " " 485 786 Thereupon the 'ayo r stated that a resolution ascertaining and declaring the result of the vote upon the questi on f the Acq uisition or a Municipal light and Powe r lant was in ord e r. I I I I I Alderman alker moved,) Dunning second e d,) the adoption of the following resolution. \"IHEREA S an election on the question of the Acquisition of a Municipal Ele ctric l i ght and Power Plant and Electric Distribution System was duly held on Fri'day, September 3, A.O. 1937, in accordance with Ordinance No. 2, S er i es of 1937, entitled, "AN ORDI NANCE ADOPTI NG A PIAN FOR THE AC- UISI TI ON OF A r.m J ICI PA 1 I y OWN ED El ECTRIC 1 IGHT AND POWER PLANT AND ElE CTRICAl DISTRIB UTI ON SYSTE M, AND PR OVIDING FOR AN ElECTION AT WHICH THE UESTI ON OF APP ROVI NG THIS ORDINANC E SHAll BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE UA LIFIED PROPE RTY ELEC TORS OF SAID CITY," and in accordance with notice duly given as provided by law; and WHER EAS all the returns of the election of September 3, 1937, afore- said h ave been returned and have been o pe ned by the City Clerk in the p resence of this Council and duly canvass e d by this Council according to law; and WHE REAS it a p p ears . from t he said canvass that the result of the election is: For Ac quisition of said Plant 485 Against Ac quisition " 786 NO .. THE REFORE BE IT RES OlVED: That the r e sult of the election on the question of the Ac quisition of a 1tunici p al Electric light and Power Plant and Electric Distribution System, held in the City of Englewood, on September 3, A.O. 1 937, is and it is hereby declar ed to be against said acquisition. ROll CA ll : J enk ins Aye Du nning Ay e 6 Ayes Ald e r man Co ombs moved,) Coombs Aye "T alker Aye ays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye J enkins secon ded,) that there being no further business to come before the Council, Council adjourn u ntil September 27, A.O. 1937. ROll CAl l: Jenkins Aye Dunning Aye 6 Ayes inutes of this ••eting stand October 1937. Coombs Aye ~alker Aye Nays none Dolezal Aye Weigand Aye a prov(] read thl/2:4c ~Clerk 737