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Home My WebLink About1957-07-25 Min - Boardan orderly procedure should be adopted in extending the street lighting system in the Gateway area, and after some discussion the Directors instructed the Manager to inform Mr. Vind and others interested that extensions in the Gateway area would be made by blocks only. Further discussion relative to the street lights along Main St. and the advisability of having lights installed under the Assessment Act. The Manager stated that he would contact some of the Owners along the Main St. and get their reaction to such a move, he had spent the n' °s f of Wednesday Y Jul 10 with The Manager reported that p � � Mr. Siler of the State Highway Dept. going over the various relocations and moving of the District's utilities due to the freeway construction. The Manager, informed the Directors of a credit adjustment in the District's power bill for February discovered by Mr. H. Straine in his audit and that the same had been adjusted by the Sierra Pacific Power Co in our June bill. The Manager requested permission to purchase a new Dodge Power Wagon for use on the water s�s tem, due to the rundown condition of the present jeep that used for this purpose. After some discussion it was moved and carried that the Manager be authorized to call for bids for a Dodge Power Wagon or its equivalent . No further business appearing, Board adjourned. Xcing-Secretary Charman Truckee, California July 25, 19 57 The mi�mbbrs of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Public Utility District met in regular meeting at the office of the District on Main St., at 9:30 a m. Upon roll call the following Directors were noted present: George Kaspian Jack Neugebauer Hal Welch Also present was A B Cook The minutes of the regular meeting of July llth were read and approved, and the following bills were read and upon motion made and carried were ordered paid: Patsy R. Andres- sal off help -July 1 to 15 Eve D . Hal lett - sal bill clk " Winifred Kamp- sal treas " D T Anderson- whse help J A Anderson - lineman " W L Christensen- app " Ef George W. Kenyon- lineman " B 1VI Quart ly- app " 't J R Sout er- " " r' ICI G Vieu- It n " District Dir Int Rev- WH Tax 2 quarter Department of inployment- U i Tax State Employees Retirement System -OAS I Armanko Office Supp Co- off supp Union Oil Co- gas & oil Shell Oil Co- " E C Bavier- stamps- for mailing bills & corresp 113.24 143.02 161.60 125.60 170.96 118.02 220.59 171.60 171.60 123.$5 1520.08 1105.04 �.- 3$4 * 64 467 * 82 13.05 27.17 10.34 30.00 T4 From Water Dept - George W, Kenyon- car mileage -July 2 4 * 0 0 State Bd of Equalization- Use tax 10.75 Cash- miscl cash exp & dep refunds 175,$6 C B White- sal auditor July 10.00 T L Chamberlain- July ret fee 75.00 Truckee C of C- July donation 50.00 Smith -Blair- couplings 52.22 Richfield Oil Corp- gas & oil. 52.55 Standard Oil Co- gas & oil 35.62 Peavine Transfer Co- drayage 4*05 J R Bradley Co- ells -tees cplgs etc 31,2,0 Fairbanks Morse & Co- pump brockway rd 427.45 Crane Co- tees- ells bushings etc 70.63 miledg =. July --Lo- 21+.Q6 W Cole- labor July 1 to 17- quit 131.57 Roger L. Halbert- labor 't It 141*08 R G Campbell- it July 1 to 15 105*44 Sherman Green tt It 110*44 Charles J Harvey it it 107.37 Neil Henderson it It 42.64 E J Hintz 't it 151.3 5 George W Kenyon, Jr. " t' 130.60 K S Kolos- tt t' 202.53 Lester Lazzari- 't " 118,02 W Robles 't " 130.33 District Dir Int Rev-W H Tax 524 *80 Dept of Employment -UI Tax 149.07 State Employees Retirement System OASI 181.2$ 1371.37 total E & W 2891.E+5 The Manager reported that the firm of Harry M. Straine & Sons had completed the audit of the books and that he had commented on the fact that our full coverage insurance only protected us against liability in our opera- tions other than automobiles to the amount of 25,000.00. After some discussion, chairman Welch requested the Manager to have Mr. CZSmith, our insurance broker, review the policy and report in writing to the Board. Communications were read under date of July 16th from Paul H. Chamberlain to the District and under date of July 18th from J H Sanders to the District relative to the final settlement of the sale of the Sanders Water System to the District. Communications were read under date of July 22 from Paul H. Chamberlain relative to the 10 San Francisco County Sales tax and stating that he would give us an opinion as soon as he got further information.from the City of San Francisco, A communication was read under date of July 16th from the Division of Highways relative to certain relocations of the District's facilities on account of the new freeway. Manager Edmunds reported that he had met with Mr. Siler of the Highway Dept. and gone over the proposed changes and that Mr. Siler stated that he would submit a map showing t e proposed changes for the consideration of the Board at an early date. T� V��.J rT1 Cr A communication was read under date of July 23 rd from John S . Longwell, Coordinator of the Division of Utilities of the California Disaster Office, explaining the joint venture agreement, which a number of the Utilities { have entered into and inviting the District to join. The letter was referred to the Manager to get further informclion on the contribution required for membership. Chairman Welch announced that an executive Board meeting would be held on Thursday, August 1, at 10: a m for consideration of the appointment of two additional directors to the Board. The Manager reported on the progress to date made by the County Airport committee in its negotiations for the use of a strip of land from Joe Joerger and explained that the committee had asked to have the Utility District hold a temporary lease on this property until the formation of the Airport District so that the Airport comittee might arrange with a suitable airline to commence the service froi# Truckee to the bay area. It was moved and carried that the Board would be favorable to entering into a temporary lease if all other conditions were favorable to the Airport committee. The Manager reported that Mr. T G Schmitt and family had arrived from Clarksdale, Mississippi to assume the position of Superintendent of the District, but that Mrs. Schmitt did not like the locality or the living conditions and refused to stay, so Mr. Schmitt and family have returned back home. The Manager reported that he was making efforts to contact a suitable man through the offices of the California Municipal Utilities Association and the Bureau of Power and Light in Los Angeles. The Manager reported that Mr. K. Kielhofer had called in reference to the possibility of having some of the District's land set aside for recreation -purposes and that he had advised him to have a petition along these lines for presentation to the Board. Mr. A B Cook asked to have the letters read from the Contractors State License Board relative to their jurisdiction over the District. The letters of June 19th and July 3rd from that body were then read. No further business appearing, Board adjourned. /00,01�'* Acting --Secretary ;Z(lref Cha� � irmdan I August 8, 1957 The members of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Public Utility District met in regular meeting at the office of the District on Main St., at 9:30 a m., Upon roll call the following Directors were noted present: George Kaspian Jack Neugebauer Hal Welch (absent) In the absence of Chairman Welch, Director Neugebauer presided. The minutes of the regular meeting of July 25th were read and approved, and the following bills were read and upon motion made and carried were ordered paid: Patsy R. Andres- off help- July 16-31 113.23 C. Edmunds- sal Mgr.- July 526.57 Eve D. Hallett-- sal bill clk- " 143.01 Winifred Kamp-- sal treas " 161 60 D T Anderson- whse clk " * 150.86 J A Anderson- lineman " 222.72 W L Christensen- app lineman " 157.31 George W. Kenyon-- line., an " 268.41. J R Souter- app " " 2a6. 73 M G Vieu- " it 160.96 Louie Ramirez 'R it " 160.97 D T Anderson- whse clk Aug 1 to 5 incl 37.64 laid off -lack of work Masonic Temple Asso- off rent- Aug 65.00 Hal Welch- sal dir July 10.00 Jack Neugebauer " it 10.00 George Kaspian „ it 10.00 Sierra Pacific Pwr Co- July sery 5800.85 Sierra Sun- July adv 32,w00 Linnecke Elec Sales Co- transformers Popo 578.48 Kitchen aec- guy grips 42.50 2310.01