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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 03.05.1968Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Mareh 5, 1968 A regular ~ne~t3.ng of the City Counc3.1 of the City of Laurel, Montana, eras held in the Council Chambers and was called to order by Mayor Kenn~~h Olson, at 7:3~ Ofelock, P.I., en ~uesda~, March 5, i~68. Upgn taking roil c a11, the following ald~rm~n answered present: Gerald Gass Richard Black Lo~zis Yovetich Roy ~iornixag E. H. ~bersvill~r, Sr. dams Southworth The minutes of the previous meting were read. Aft@r a correction regarding tk~~s purchase of pipe was m~d~, motion was made by Ebersviller and seconded by 331acis ghat the minutes be approved ~s read. Motion carried. Polio reports for January, 1968 were presented, ~otiesn way made by Horning and seconded by Gays that the ~a~por~t~ 'b~ a,~spr~ved. Motion parried. Po3.ic~ repots for F€:bruary, 1968 Va~;re pre~~nt~d. Motion was made by Horning ar~d seconded by Gags that the repcsrts be approved. Motion carried. Motion was made bar Gass and seeanded b~ Black that the Library report be approved. Motion ~arri~d. RESQLU^'IQN N0. 1336 R~SOLiJTIO?d N0. 133, BEING ~ I~2ESOLiT2'ION EXTENDING THE ZIMITS pF THE CITY OF LAUREL,, MONTANA, TO INCLiTD~ ALL OF LOTS ONE TIIROUCrF~ FORTY OF ~QCK SIX MATHIS SUBD_T_VISION 3RD FILING, was presented. Motion was made by Black and seconded by Southworth that this rc~solutian be declared passed and adopted. iTpon taking roll call vote, all aldermen present voted ~~Aye« and said resolution Baas declared. passed and adapted. Motion carried. Bradley reported on a possible double assessment for Garbage, Insect Control and Lights on newly acquired properly, the first y~,ar. Much discussion regarding the building o~ s~dc~~ralks, curbs, and gutters, streets and alleys. Claims far the month of February were presented a~ ~c,ll.ow~: Peterson Typewriter 3.?.3 Mountain Stites Te1e. 32.02 Trott Printing 3.~Q Street Gas Stoxess 20.K3 Montana Poi~er 116.99 Montana Dakota Utilit3.~s 81.98 Thriftway 29.2.7 Johnson Brothers 11.~la..35 Street 17.50 Water Operating 2.5~ La~r~l Outlook 34.Q0 Mountain Stags Te2~. 69.75 Laurel Auto Parts 1.~5 La,~~i c~-off? $0.1~~ Stormont Welding ~.~0 Valley ~vTeldez'g 8,x.0 Henrys Safety Supply 27.30 W~~ter~ Construction Co. 95.8 J & ~T T~telding 3.~0 H~.11-Perry MachiZery Co. 66.11 rest Dover Center 18.50 Laurel Auto Parts 7.~i0 ~3].i~~s Hardware 1?~..s8 Laurel Co-op lt~.81 Laurel Co-op lb8.l~ "treet Gas Stores 3.05 Johnson Ford 13.3 United Buildine Center 9.81 Commissioner of St. Lands 7.37 Water Operating 10.00 Yel~.owstone Valley Elec. 16.25 0. M. Wold 3.C~6 Bearings SuAPl~r 39.65 Kathy Kapp~lman 5.00 L~.tarr~l Postoffic~ 1.00 Mountain States T~1.~. 11~.lt.9 Montana Dakota LTt~.litiPS 21.77 Ch~,prnan Phara~acy~ 7.83 United Building Center 5.23 Water Operating 7.~0 Garbage ~ 1 2.63 Garbage # 2 ?.8? Street 10.5 Water Qperatin~; 2.K~ Water aperating S.OG~ barb-Ie~ Corp. 18 .00 HacYz Chemical 30.20 Mount~.in States TelE. 14.2 Montana Power 1E~0.3~ Montana L akota 116.85 Krug Bros. 97.s~ Laurel Auta Party 22.50 Street 10.x'(? McCormieks Food Mart 3.18 Trott Printing 9.x.3 Mt~~tana Dakota Utilities 2.5,E Montane, FowEr .EEO Strut Gay Stares x.30 Str~e~t x..00 Montana Power 2.91 Montana ~~.kota tJtilitiss 73.25 Montana Fow~r 7.51 Montana Power .£30 N~ p. Railway 1L~.~.~ Johnston Lumber l~7.78 Mg.meograph Ser~r3.ce ~~.00 Water ~p~rating 7.00 Laurel ~u-tlook 1Q.62 Mountain States Tile. 12.6b Montana Dakota Utilities 21.76 Fichtner Chen. ?~.3~' I,aur~l Auto Parts 3.90 City ~f Billin~~ 1p.00 Dr. R. J. Rosse~.at 33.CJ0 t~m~r~~a~r$.:~Wat~r Works Assoc. 1 .00 Johnstons Lumber 18.00 Laurel ~tztlb~k .5~ Trott Printing 9.l~2 i Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Mount~.in. States Te1~. l~0.32 Haeh (~emical ~.~5 Yellowstone Valley Elec. 3.00 Montana Dakota Utilities 15q.09 Montana. Po~~r 872.31 Montana Dakota Utilities 5.~5 F`redts TV 2.~0 z~au~tr~al ~o~~i 21.93 Garbage 2 ~.2~ Street 1?.5~ Garbage ~ 1 1.7~ Str~~t Gas Stores ~9.lt? Gambles 1.7~ Laurel Co-op 16.10 Laurel Auto Party 8.50 Talley Welders 8.05 Nation~ai.de Papers 31.38 Grinnell Co. of the Pacific 21..26 Wa~~r Operating 2.~~ ~trest Ga$ Stores 12.7. Hall.-Ferry Machinery Co. 16.70 H-G-L Equipment Co. ~t.~~ Laurel Auto Party 1.95 Henrys Safety Co. 3.~~ Street x,0.04 Street Gas Stores 38.06 Hall-Parry Machin€~ry Cc~. X0.11 H-C-L Equipment 13. 7 Laurel ~.uto Parts 5.~~t Henryts Safety Supply 9.~2 Montmna Pow~;r 396.5 Montana Power 392.76 Motion way made by Gass and seconded by Eb~rsvill~r that the cl~.ims b~ allowed. Motion parried. L~~ter was read From Ju~.nita Groshelle, as follows. Laurel City Treasurer & Gity Cotan.~il. Laurel Montana M~mb~rs: Enclosed i~ my ~3~.00')ch~ck for lieen~e for the Royal Theatre paid under protest. If the new regulations ire changed in the future Z understand S co~.ld get a refund. I hate to pay this at this ~im~ as Z may not be ably to b~ open another month. I cannot operate without an a~dienee. I mentioned to Mr. Blaek that I would like~.tr~ be a member working an the committee for new regulations. ~~1e have women who operate business~~ and T feel I am more diversified than any' of the others, and the ~romen should have a representation. Someone said Itd have to be a Chamber Member. But this is pressure and should have nothing to do with seclecting a committee, and whether we are Chamber Memsber or not we are still bu~in~~se~ in this town and are being billed for our licenses. So, I would like to be considered. Sincerely, (Signed ~ Juanita Gro~hell~ pity Clerk asked p~rmi~sion to lave the State. Madan was made by Black and seconded. by Yovetich that permi~~it~n be granted. Motion carried. Bradley reported on the summons restraining the City from .pro~ecutir~g any persons r~c~n.tly billed for licenses. It was discu~~ed as to getting a deadline for the payment of licences billed before the first of the year. After a ~0-minute discussion motion was ~nad~ by Yov~tieh and seconded by Black that Laurel wait on the lie~nse situation until such time a.s the suit pending in Billings has been settled. one way or the other. Motion carried. Yoveti~h reported on the: empty builelings in town. ~'ichtn~r states that he pays ~319.~~ per y~ar° for garbage. City Clerk to check on this. Yovetich commented on the water reservoir. Utter of resignation from Ernie b'og~lpohl was presented. Motion was duly made and seconded that this resignation bc~ accepted. ,Motion carried. Black stated that the auxiliary police should be given a pat on the back for the good fob they have been doing, and Mated that a letter be written to the a~u~tiliary to this ~gfect, to Dick Roach as secretary. Motion way made ~o this e~f~et by Black end ~eeonded by Ebersvill~r, Motion carried. I,ett~r from the County Commissioners was read a~ ~ollowss Hon. Kenneth C~l~on, Mayor 'Ci.ty of Laurel Laur~1., Montana Dear Ms.yor plson: Enclosed herewith please Find ecspy of communication from Howard Smith representing the Billing -Yellowstone County Planning Board and aam Haddon, Minutes of the City Council of Laurel attorney for this Board. You will note that this litter outlinea certain st~p~ that they beli~v~ shvu7_d be talon to make the Laurel City Cc~i~.nty F'l.~nn3n~ Board strictly l~~al. W~ are also sending copies of this 1~tter tQ `.t'homas Bradley and John Daley. TnT~ ask that you and the Laurel City Council study the r~comrnendations made hire, and after reasonable time, arrange ~ joint meting between yourself and the members of the City Council of Laurel and the Board of County Cornmissiener~ at the Court House in Billings to formulate specific Steps to be taken relative to straightening this matter our to the satisfaction of all concerned. You understand that these are recommendations onlyi and in no manner a directive of any type. We will await further cornmt~nicatian from you rel~a~ive to this matter. We are a~~o ~nclo~in~ statement from Mr. Logan Tax Equalisation Officer, relative to how much 1 mill would raise with~.n; a 2 miZ~± Limit and within a mile limit. Yours very tru1Y, Board of County Ccinuni~sioners (S3.gned ) M. C. McC13n~ock Chairman The M~.yor then turned this m~.tter over to the present City-bounty Planning Board for discussion and r~co~runenclation. Much di~cu~sion about this matter and Bradley reported. It wa,s su~gest~d that everything that i~ ne~d~d to complete this transaction be prepared and presented. to the Council at the next meting, and then sent by r~gi~tered mails since this work has all been clone; before. Southworth asked Braelle~r how to go .bout anns:xing an aria into the City limits. Bradley reported on this. Discussion about water pipe. Daly to check on this a little further. Yovetich stated that a trailer house for the custodian of the sanitary land fill should be purchased. There being no further business to comp '~~~ore the council at this dine, motion was dull made and seconded that the meeting b~ ad~ourn~d. Motion carried. t ~ orothy F undy~ City Cler Pas~~d by the City Council of the City of Latu~el, Montanan and approved by the Mayor this 19th day of Ma.reh, 1968. ~ / Keruzeth E. Olson, ayor ATTEST: Dorot y P. un y, City C1~rk