HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10.18.1971Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
October 18, 1971
~ regular m~et3.zig of the City Council o.f the City of Laurel, Montar~r~,
was he7.d in the ~oun~il Chambers and called to order by President of the ~ Coun~31 E. H. Ebersv ll.~r, Sr., a~ 7s3~ o~clc~k, P.M., on Monday, ~eteber 18,
1971, in the absence of the Mayor who way a 13.~t1e 1~.te.
Upon ta~dn~ roll ca3.3, the following aldermen an~w~red presents
Tc>m Hard Jackson Parker Tom Kilpatricl~ E. H. Ebersviller, Sr. Gh~ack Rod~~rs Bob ~3urns Ervin l~etz~er
The minutes of the previous meeting o~ October 1~, 1971, weere read.
Kilpati^~.~k reque$ted that the mot3.on appointing Gaston a~ Chief be carr~a~t~d
to read "apPoi~ted a~ fu11 time chief." With this corrQet3.on motion way made
by Burns and seconded bar Hard that the minutes be approved as co~r~cted.
Motion c~.rried. I
Certain reports of the City of Laurel., Montane., wire presented for
approval. a~ follows s City 'Tre~.~urers Financial Statemen~~ City C1e~k~ s Cs~h
report for Aug. & Sept. and City Cl~rk~~ Trial. Halana~ for Aug. & Sept. Potion
way made by Metzger and secand~d by Rodgers that th~~e reports be appro~red.
Motion earr3ed:
Clerk repart~d on the clsa~ification of the increase in water re~te~.
~i1.((~ per month 3r~~r~~,~e to tike effect the ls~ of T7ecember.
Letter was read frc?m the Mont~a Le~.gue of Cries and ~owr~~ ~oncex~ain~
the Tntergovernm~ntat Act a~f 1970• This matter r~Perred to the Personnel Co tter
far furtk~~sr study and a report at the ttext me~t3n~;.
Hard reported o~ the me~ti~g with the Commun~.ty Aetiom Program.
Parker reported that the Water Com~i.tte~ would like tm ree~mm~nd
that one man from the Suter Flat~t, one man fre~a the Sewa~~ Di~po~al Plant, and
Daley be allowed to attend the Water School in Bozems~n from ~Si~~r. ~ 1~-19. Motie~a
way made by P~.rker and seconded by Kilpatrick to accept they r~comtnend~.tion of the Water comYr~i.ttee, Lotion e~,rried.
Elsie Jotul~ton from the Laurel Women. Club appeaared before tY~e
Ccrt~ncil to ask i~ the Gi~y would gurn3.~sh a small metal shed to pub across the
street from the L~br~ry Por people to put thmir newspa~~rs in. Mrs Johnston
~tat~d that the bc;~y ~cou~~ wo~3.d keep it empty. Da].~y st~te~d ths~t the bau~el Golf and R~creatian Club hs~d a ~ms~ll shed that t~~y w~:ren ~ ~ using and maybe
they would l~~ ups hive it.
Mrs. Johnston also asked i.f the City txruck would pick up leaves and
gr~.ss clippings anal d~r?p them .M a de~i~nated place at the damp. Da1~y stated
that a sepas~at~ compost pit would be dug azsd a ~3.~n put up for anyone ~rishing
too place their le~ve~ and clippings ~.n this trench. I
Kilpatrick asked 3.f xe had heard anything from the treat Yde~tern
Sugar Company about filling in the holy at the old beet dtunp.
K3..lpatrick asked if we heard from ftev. Ho1li.day cona~rni~g M3a b3.11
on arced ~uttin~.
Kilpat~i.ek reported that the street on south ~~h needed ~o be rep~i.red.
Rrr,r7lov mt_mt.mal i~.l~at. t.hia ~:t.rcmi~. vas nt+~ivai:aRly ntmw~c7 nnr~ i:hFx nnly vav this t!ii:v I
a+s v«.a...vJ vvv.vvw w..ww v..w..~. ,~..~...Y. r. d .~,r .y ^..d Y could het this street is tc~ condemn it. The street and r~7.l~y comt~t~~e to
study this street and see what could. be dcane.
Kilp~tr3ek reported tha.~ ~am~thing sho~.ld be done abort ped~stris~n
tra.ffie at the corner of lst Av~~. and lit Str~~t. it was ~u~~e~t~cl that a
serainble light be put up. Sheet and alley c4mm~itt~e to check this matter.
Metzger ~,skEd if the city was go3.n~ to pay the $3•~~ p~~' month for
the light on the v~tc~ran~' monument. Committee to cheek to $~e 3f this amowci~
could be put on the bi11 w3.th the rest of tY~e park lights.
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Burns stated that them was no money other than $1~40.~~ de~i~ated .
for new parks. This money was put into the perk fund for park maintenance.
Burns reported that the city c~~w worked on Columbus Day which way
a holiday for the off3.c~ and wondered i~ they aho~.d b~ paid double t3.mm axed
a-ha1~. F~rsonnel Carmmitt~~ to eheak this matter and say what other cities
did and report at the next ~c~et ng.
Rodgers reported th~~ the P~.rk Ccmm~i.ttee met acid drew up pr4posr+l
for renting ft3.vcrside Hs~1.1 ~s 3€o1low~s
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Minutes of the C~t~r Council of Laurel a
Com~3.tte~~s Proposal for R3.verside Hall
1 Hall fees for one day of uae ~3~.~
I3a]1 fey for two days of u~e~ $ 0.04
2 Clean3.ng fey $1~.~~ a
Qptimn: Clean yourself 3.r~ tie fallowing manner:
1. Scrub all floors
2. Scrub all ~raod surfaces (Wa11a)
3. Scrub all eats grid table
Wax al]. file floors ~
A11. decorations removed
3 Drainage dc~po~3t ~10~. ~
A1.1 or part depending on damage to be refunded.
Renter to be respen~ible for ~].1 damages under or over the $100.40 fee 'I
Policing: 3 po13.c~men (in uniform) $10. 0 for 3 hr. ae$~icm
$16.~~ for ~ hr. sess3.on
$3.~0 for each hour over the ~ hr. period
A7.1 deposits made in cash
6 ~tent~r to s~.gn rent ~gre~ment. I
After making ~ few ch~nges~ the committee to present a ~or~ to be filled out by the person r~ntin~ the ha11 at the new meeting.
There being no further business to came before the cou~~ l sit this
tom, motion W~ duly made end se~ond~d that the meeting be Ad3ourn~d.
Sharon Heuer, Deputy ~~.ty Clerk
Paas~d by the Gity Council and approved `~~e ayor o~ the City o~ 9
La~~l, Mcmtarla, this lst day of No~mber,
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LOII- ~ $1C~~ ~IB~T
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orcrth~r P. ely, City C].~rk
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