10-12-1959 HUCMOctober 12, 1959.
Spefcial Meeting.
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Motion was made and seconded to grant an increase of $10.00 per
month to Hugo Mahs, making his monthly salary $415.00. This increase
effective October 1st, 1959.
Motion was made and seconded to employ the following;
Lester Ziegler
Frank Wittmann
DeWayne Rubedor
Walter Marshall
1.25 per hr.
1.35 per hr.
375.00 per month.
$375.00 per month.
Motion was made and seconded to issue a check to the Central National
Bank & Trust Company.. Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of 74,450.00.
70,000.00 being the principal and $4,450 interest.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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T.—W. �a�il, ecretary.
ATTES t R. heppard, Preside t.
October 13, 1959.
Special Meeting.
All Commissioners were present, also the following persons,
Leon Winter, of Buell & Winter Company, Jos. Casey, Carleton
Beh Company, Hubert Schultz, Attorney, T. R. Lovell, Buell &
Winter Company.
The reason for the meeting was to discuss matters relating to the
Gas Plant for Hutc bAnson, Minnesota.
Moved by Commissioner Thompson that Buell & Winter Engineering
Company be instructed to proceed with surveys, plans and
specifications for a natural gas system for the City of Hutchinson,
this being in accordance with the terms and conditions of their
agreement with the City under date of October 24, 1954, and
under date of April 10, 1959.
Commissioner Dahl seconded the motion, and upon roll call the
vote was unanimous.
R. I. heppard, President
R. W. Dahl, Secretary.
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p ( 187) Resolution 67
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Whereas, an appeal to
order of the Federal Power
which denied an application
and G- 17486, and,
the Courts is contemplated becau
Commission issued September 18, 1959
for rehearing in Docket Nos. G -17485
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WHEREAS, appellants are asking that the communities along the
proposed Willmar Branch make a contribution of $120,665.00 to
Northern Natural Gas Company to help pay the branch line construction
costs, and,
WHEREAS, the distributors of natural gas to the communities along
the branch line desire early construction of the Branch so that
natural gas service will be initiated in the fall of 1960.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HUTCHINSON UTILITIES
COMMISSION that the chairman and secretary be and they are hereby
authorized to enter into an agreement with the other distributors
and Northern Natural Gas Company pledging; that the Commission will
pay Hutchinson's proportionate share of said contribution if the
appeal is successful which share is estimated not to exceed $25,000000.
by Commission Dahl
Motion was made o adopt the above resolution and seconded by
Commissioner Thompso . The motion was unanimously carried.
WHEREAS, the Hutchinson Utility Commission on behalf of the City
of Hutchinson on October 29, 1954, entered into an agreement with
the Carleton D. Beh Company, Des Moines, Iowa, to furnish 'fiscal
agency service in connection with securing an allocation of
natural gas for the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota, said agreement
identified as "contract No. 311, and,
WHEREAS, said agreement provided that the Carleton D. Beh Company
furnish adequate legal representation before the Federal Power
Commission, and pro -Vide personal testimony of a qualified financial
witness before said Commission, as well as provide all legal
documents in approximate amounts of two hundred copies each for
prosecuting Hutchinson's case before the Commission and serving
all parties thereto, and
WHEREAS, the Carleton D. Beh Company has provided such agreed
service to the satisfaction of said Hutchinson Utilities Commission in
putting the case before on two separate occasions since 1954,
which application resulted in a Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity being issued by the FPC (dumber 324, wherein applicant
Northern Natural Gas Company, a common carrier, was directed to
serve the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota with an adequate allocation
of natural gas, for distribution by the Hutchinson Utilities
Commission through a municipally owned and operated gas distribution
system, and
WHEREAS, the Carleton D. Beh Company has paid the expenses in-
curred to date of allocation, and until this date, and have billed
the Hutchinson Utilities Commission for its Contract No. 3 amount,
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NOW THEREFORE, the Hutchinson Utilities Commission does hereby
approve the contract rat e for payment of 3% of the estimated amount
of the cost of establishing the natural gas system of $600,0000
with the understanding that if the final cost of the system should
amount to more or less than the $600.,000 estimated amount, that the
services billed at 3% of the estimated amount shall be adjusted to
3% of the final amount of the bond issue, and this adjustment mill
be made when the Carleton D. Beh Company is paid for services rendered
under Contracts No. 1 and No. 2 dated October 29, 1954, with the
Hutchinson Utilities Commission. And, the Hutchinson Utilities
Commission does hereby authorize payment of the amount billed under
Contract No. 3, $18,000, by the issuance of a Natural Gas Revenue
Pledge Order, to be included in the Natural Gas Revenue Bond Issue
when brought out at a later date, and to be payable from the future
net earnings of the Hutchinson Municipal Natural Gas Distribution
System, and the President and Secretary are hereby authorized and di-
rected to sign the said Pledge Order drawn in favor of the Carleton
D. Beh Companyp
Passed and approved this 13th day of October, 1959.
Ayes•,
A. J. Thompson
R. W• Dahl
Nays s None
ATTEST:
Secretary, Hutchinson
Utilities Commission
Ai9ya� /#V�
Dr. 'Ross I. Sheppardp
President, Hutchinson
Utilities Commission.