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Minutes of the Cit Council of Laurel v
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A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel., Montana,,
was held 3.n the Council Chambers, and way e~.1.1ed to order by Mayor Nt.
Yovetiah, at 7s30 O'clock, F.M., can Monday, November 1, 197.•
i Upon taking ro11 call, the following aldermen answered preser~~s
Tom Hard Jackson F. Parker Tam K3.lpatriek E. H. Ebersviller, Sr. Chick Rc~dger~
BQb Burns Dune Behm Ere3n Metzger
The minutes of the previc~u.s meeting wire read. The Mayor d~5ired it put in the m3.nutes th~.t, while he did not open the meeting, h~ was pres~n~
a little later. Nirs. Elsie Johnston wanted it to be known that shy is
associated with the L~ure~1 Women~s Glub not the Federated Tdomen~~ G1ub. With
these ~orrectione noted, motion was made by Kilpatrick and ~e¢o~.ded by ~let~ger ~
that this minutes be approved ~,s corr~~tEd. Mot3.on carried. j
RESC)I,UTTON N0. 1.l~1l~
I AESOLT3TION N0. llt1~, SING A RESOLUTION REQ~ARDIi~(~ TIC TNTERG~VERN-
A~ENTAL PER.SC~i'NEL AST CAE' 197Q ~~,s presented. Eb~r~v~11~r ~tsted that it way i
the r~ccm~raendation of the per~onri~l co ttee tY~at this r~solut~.on bey passed
aid adopted. Aft~,r cl~.acus~ion, motion wAS duly made by Parker and s~cond~d by
Burns that this re~olutican be pa~s~d and adopted. Mot3.on cs~rr~d.
RESQLUTTON N0. l1;t15
RE~OLUTICJ~i N0. 1lt15s DECLARTATC~ 6N EMERGENCY EXISTS REQUIRING
ADDTTTONAL EXF'II~TDSTURES FRAM SEVERAL FUNDS A~1D DTR~CTING PUBI,ICATTOI~ OF PTOTIGE
t7F PU~3ISC FiEAF~ZZNa WA,S PRESENTED. After discussion, motion way made by
Ebersviller and ~~conded by Parker thAt this resolution be declar~sd passed and adopted. Motion carried.
~~~icial Bonds of the pity of Laarel EniployESes and C~.ty? Officials
were p rented for approval. Motion way made bar Ebersviller ar~.d seconded by
Behm that these bonds be approved. Motion carried.
Certain reporta of the City of Laurels Montana were pr~~en~ed ~'or
approval a.~ follows a L~.brary reports for the montha pf 3eptemb~r axed October, I
and report of the sa~?itarian. ~iot~.or~ was made by Eberaviller and s~eonded bar
burns that these reports b~ approved. ~iot3.on carried.
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Reports of the pat~olrr~en were presented. lotion was made by
Badgers and seconded by Behm that thee. reports be approved. Motion ~arri~d.
Claim. for the month of October were presented for payment a~ follows
Payroll Fund ~25,~.83.9lt .1Zay & Rosse~a~y Bloht~ 133.~~
Social. Security 2,116.62 St~.t~ Bard of Equa~li.~atior~ 2,600.x.9 I
Ray & Ro~em~ry Blmhm 113.7 Social ~~urty Divisiom l,$2~.7 Petty Cash 99.a~ De~arlo ~onoca 1 .35
Mont. Lague of Cities & 317.2. Water Dept 16,~.~~
Vol. Fire Dept. 180.00 Harald Gremrn~r 25.0
Vol. Fire Dept, 1d~.0~ Y~llo~stc3ne I~ar~k 50 .00
~tr,~na Frank lt2.00 Mont. I,i.t~raz~ assoc. 15.00
Petty Cash ~6.0~ stare Kinney 18.60
Petty G~~h 1.04 Victor Herrman 6 .04 ~n _L _~i mow. _'__'_s ~f re+ nn . .n. _ . m 1 .n .u..
nvo~srv r~anwc~Z.i.~r ~g.~r rion'~. ~'~atie ireasu.rer ~~.uu
Fatty Cash 66.95 L~.urel Servicenter 26.69
Wi113.~m.s Agency 1~8.(?0 Price ~'harmacy 6.36 Nio,a~~sia Be11 38.92 Street Gay Stores 26.99
Hydrotex Tnd~~tri~s 19.9 ChuckTffi Rep~3.r 7.~0
Un3.t~d Building Center 2.80 Montana Power 116. 1
~ Niont~~na Dakota Utilities 26.6 Han~y~rell Ins. 81.01
St~e~t ~.~0 Water t)pera~ing 5.00
Laurel Oa~look 12.t~ Peterson Typewriter 9 .10 Western Printing & L3.th. 33.8 ~ontributiona 7 .91
~lo~antai.n Be7.~. 86.1~~ T~~.urel Seru3.center 17.6
Contributions 1.6~. 3we~ping Tn.~t. 36.~~
L~.urel Auto Parts 26.7 boast to Comet 5.38
Hydrotex Industries 99.7 " Str~eat Gas Storey ].l~.1~.05
Farmers Union 1.~t0.~3 Carpenter Paper 7.3 Laurel Servi.~~nt~r lt3~.22 Ccmtributions ~8~.1.0
Y~114wstan~ Va11ey Elie. 20.8 3ew~r 2~.0
1dat~r Gperati.~g 2.~0 Yellowstone V~11ey Elec. 63.71
~ Street Ga,s ~tore~ 3.9r~ Hydrot~x Tndustrie~ ~3«9~t
A & B Rol-Away 1~7~.40 Contributicros Fund 13.11
~iont~st Dat~o~~. Utilities 16.38 Mt. B~11 1~.3~
Water Operating 2.~~ Stormont Blacksmith 6. Contributions Fund 28.~~ E1k R3.ver Concr~t~: 21.E
- Water Op~ratin@; 2.5~ Hach ~henzie al 31.9
I Mountain ~3e11 16.8 Mont y Power 189.80
Montsrnu Dakota Uti13.t3es ~3.7~ Bif Auriit 111.x.0
Street Gas ~tore~ 8.99 Allie~a Hardware ,.~,7
Tndustria~l Towel & Cover 1Q.83 Con~ribution.~
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~Tat~r Operatir~~ ~.f?~ Montana D~lcota Utilities 2.84 j
Ramsey Lumber Co. 6.67 Coact to Cflast 3.39 I
Sa~re~s rotor 2q.9~ H~rcirotex Industries 27.93
Montane Power 1.~~ Street Qas'.Stores ~.1:~.67
Allie.~ Hard~,ra~~ .3D Cont~^3butc>z~s 44.~1~ P~ont~na Purer 81.93 Price Pharmacy 6.1~
Gc~z3tributon~ 147.86 €~arbag~ #i .88
G~rba~e #2 2.6~ Str~~t 3.~0
~icmt. Dakota Utilities 3~.8l~ N~ontana PowE;r 20.6 j
Sabre Motor Sarv~.ce 17.~~ St~ee~ Gas Sto~es~ 2.80
Don Lenhardt 300.00 Eldon Un~efug X2.00 ~ynik¢r Steel ~Z3.09 Montana Power 62.2
Contributions Fund 375.7 A11i~~ Hardware 1.O0
Z~aurel Outlool€ 20.1~~ Mountain Be11 21.48
~iontan~ Dakota U~i13.ties 16.38 Street Gas Stores 17~t.7
I~aus~l Auto Parts ?.96 Fiehfiner Chevrol~~ 2~.~2
Finks Laurel Gulf 63.04 Price. Ph ?a~y t~,29
Ramsey Lumber Co. l.l~5 Coa~at to ~oa,~t 2.6 Peterson Typewriter I~ount~in Bell X7.7,
Kenneth seven 110.0 fan Waters & fto~ers 936.66 II
S.E.C. Copp. 69.t~ Montana ~lakota Utilities ?1~•~3
Yellowstone Va11e~ Elec. 3.00 Montana Poorer 1,2b7.7..1~.
A11ie~ Hardware 5.9l~ Coast to Caa~t 8.04 !i
Industrial. Towel & Dover 13.3l~ Street 2.~~ ~
Viewer 35.00 Hydrotex Ind. 99.7 ~ Street (~a~ Mores ~l~.93 Krug Brothers X8.0
L~.ure1. Auto Party 12.~~ Friee~ Pharmacy 3~~2
Cr~.e Supply Co. 72.98 Gontribu~ions l~76.1~~ j
Con~r3.but3ons Fund 2.8t~ Tractor & Equipment 126.0 '~i
Hydrotex Industr3~s 19.9 Street Gas Stores 29.87
Tractor & Equ3pmen~ 14.~~ Johnson Distributing ~i Zaur~l Auto Parts 6.x.0 Yellowstone (~las~ 8.80
Contributions Fund 77.72 Str~~t ~,~.fl0
mater Operating 37.5 'Tr~.ctor & Equipment 379. 0
i Hydrot~x Ind. ~9.9~ ~'~reet Chas Stores 89.7 i
'i Traitor & Equipment lt2.1~ Johnson Dish. 16.6
j Laurel Auto P~rt~a 19.1€ Yellowstone Blass 26. 2 Krug Brothers 7.5~ Contributions Fund 2~1.~3
Street Qa~ Mores 3.82 Cor~tribution~ 20.34
~ l~ox~tarin Poxer ~t39.2~ Nicmt~na Power x.27.90
Tndu~trisa~. Accident 1,~$87.6fi Contr~.bution~ Fund 1~.l~~ i
j Hydro~~x Tnd. 7.98 Stx~et Gay Stores 18.08
old Dominion Bs~a.~h 2~fl.56 Allies Equ3.pm~z~t 1.10
Contributions Fund 18.81.
Ebers~ ller respox~ed that one cla3.a frcm2 Tr -Jack for the replaceYassnt of windows ~
in the F3.remen.'s Roam be challenged ~ nay: the firs ehieaf s~tat~;s that the windows
~ arcs riot satisfactory. After d3.sc~~~ion, motion was made by Kilpati^3.ak that tie
ICI City Et~~.i.n~er check with the Fixes Chief end that insp~at3.cu be made of th~:~e
windows. Tf they az~ satisfacst4ry, phis claim ~thoi~.7.d be pa3.d. Motion also
included approval. of the rest of the cla3.ms. Seconded by Behm, Motion c~,rri~.d.
~;1sie Johnston again appeared b~~'ore the council and atated that she
wished to thank the ~n~mbe~rs for the speedy action in regard to the paper drop, ~'I
end the City ~iginc~er for the trench that hay been dug for the compost pi1c~ at
the land fill. I
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one annottnc~d a me~.t~.ng ~.t the F'r~d Graff School on Air P4Llutior~.
~ Mrs. Johnston reported littering on First Ave. on the way to the land fi11.
Mrs. Johnston inquired s~ t4 wh~~her or not it way necessary to ham
permi.t to put pl~nt~rs for treys next ~o the downtown bu lcl3.~~s. AI~o et~~ed
'I same buildings were going ~o have trees growing o~.t of the ~id~walk. A~t~r much
dis~usssio~ the Ntayor suggested that she work with the Street Ca ttee and the City Engineer.
City G1erk r~portecl that Virg. Mayor w~$ ~.n the hospital for ~~zrgery,
end that flowers had been gent. Niayar r~por~ed that flowers were beautiful,
his w3.fe is doing well, and thanked ~~re~ye~e. I~
Thy Mayor commended A1de~a~n Metzger regarding hip prompt action ~'i concerning a ce~t~i.n founda~3.on being built.
Hehm r~por~ed on the Cemetery F3oard Meeting erid the purchase of a I~
used sod-c~tt~r.
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F3ehm reported that a shark had been moved in ~,particu].~ nei~hbor- hood ~rithout a p~r~ni'~ be3.ng 3,s~ued, and stated that the neighbors were aomplain~.ng.
~ Rodgers stated that the Stre~,~ Committee ~ro~ald like a 13tt1e ~?ore t3.me
~ to work o~ the problem on 5ou~h F ~'th.
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Rodgers a~l~ed about the scramble signal, aid ~itp Engineer reported
on this.
ftod~era pre.~ented a contract to be signed by p~rescm~ req~aest~.ng to
rent Rivers das Ha].1. After dis~us~ian, and few ch~ng~s to bps made in this
contr~.at, motion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded b~ Bohm that this can~ract:_
be approved and adopted for a p~mbationa~ry period. Motion carried.
Ebersviller brought up the sub~eet of the Po1~ce ,rid the !~~-hotar work-w~~k~ and mention that the police had been paid overtime for July end
August alread~r. He feels that it is the duty of the Cozancil to recover this
ov~r~3.me ~nc~ Stated that the pay should be at the July 1st, 1971 rate after
the last 3.ncr~asa 3n ply. Bradley stated that the Council should wait until
we het a full copy of the report of the law.
9,fter di~cussiem, motion way m~.de by Eberstir3.ll~r and ~eeonded by Behm that the City Council go on record ss being opposed to the Montar~~
Power Company proposed ir~cre~se in rate. Motion c~.rri.ed.
Ebersviller stated that he F~1t the personnel committee was being by-
passed by not being inelud~d 3.n some of the meetings. T2~e ~la~or then appointed
Eber~viller to sit in on any meet3.n~~ a~ Pre~iden~ of the Council,
Eb~rsvill~r also reported that he discovered the Couna3.1 had nppo ~t~~d
are &s~aista~t Chief of Police. Also stAted that during labor negotiation,
th3.~ request had been tuzmed down by the P~r~onnel Co~runitte~.. This matter ~o
be d3.~cus~ed at a later time.
Kilpatrick asked that another litter be gent to the Great W~~terrl auger Ccampany re~araing the matter of fill.in~ in a hole on cesr~ain property
vacated by the Compr~y.
Parker reported that with regard to the proposed w~,t~r inereas~ he
had heard noth~.n~ but good since the ir~er~as~ way ~o small.
Parlor also reported on mee~3.n~~ of they 1~mbta7.ane~ Committee, and an
audit on same. ~ber~vri].lsr st~.t~d that Parlor should b~ ec>mmended for the
expellent fob, and many hours spent in ~rorldn~ this ot~t. Parlor s~afi.~d that
he had had a lot of help, and that there wire still discrepancies too b~ worked
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City Attorney reported on the water aucl~.t. City Clerk to ca11 Stan Aby of the Firm of Dais, Kalman & Quail which has our water bands, and aa~k
that h~ r~ecrmmend a Firm of CPA~a to do this audit.
The Mayor read s l~;tter from srnne people in Butte, commending dike
Naglich, Bob ~owe11, end Dr. Calvert for ~xc~llc>nt help when they needed it.
There being no further business to come before the Council at phis time, motion wrap dimly made aid ~eeoxided that the meeting be adjourned. P~Icat3on
c ~arri.ed.
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