HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.02.1968Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
April 2, 198
A regular meeting o~ the City ~~ancil of t8~ C~.ty ~f I~aureli Mont a, was held i~ the Co~an~i1 ~~bers, and was galled t~ order by Mayor Aeru~etl~
~1~m~, at 7z3~ o~elock, F.M. on Tu~~days April 2, 1968.
Upon t~.king roll e~.11, the folleaxir~g Aldermen ~nswer~d pr~~~nt:
Walter Parker Richard Black La~i~ Yc~vetieh Roy ~ornir~g E. FI. L~bersv~illery fir. James ~cuthh~ror~h
the ~in~te~ of the previous meeting were read. Motion was made tai
Bl~.~k ~.nd ~~conded by SAUthwarth th~.t ghee ~ia~~.tes be appre~ved as read. Motion
c~.rried.
Claimms for the month. of Nlarah were presented For payment, a~ fo3le~tss
fountain States ~'~1~. 36.9 Yellor~st~~e Bank 3.~
Street Gay Stores 1~.2~ General Tire Serv3.ee 36.E
La~rrel Auto Parts X7.58 Mo~t~na Poorer 101.81
Montaris-~'akot~. Util3.ties 5Q.~8 laird Radio Else. l•~d La~re1 t~t~omk 6.~~ Montana M~iaip~.l Leag~.~ 1~~'.0
La~er~l fhitla0g b1.65 Water t)per~ting ~7•~~
~tr~~t 30.00 ~ount~i.n Stites T~1~. T~.
Hines Motar ~gppig 3?.31 A ft (?~cyg~n 3~PPly ~t•~v~
Laurel Cooperative A~~oc. 1.~ Daeid F'oWer~c •~0
Na~tianal Fire Prvt~ation 20.Q4 Water ~pesrating L~•~ Garbage ~ 3. .8$ Garbage ,~2 ~•2
f~eneral dire uerviee 7?.~t6 La~~l Au.tO Party ~~•$0
Str~e~ Gaa ~tarea lt~.52 laurel Caoperative A:roe. lt7.7
Laurel ~erviceMter 1b8.1~ Farmers IInion C~~tr~l E~cch. 1.18.96
Btand.y~~ Plb. & Htg. ~.~Q Aeronauti~~ 'Co~nissio~.
Water ~?perat~ing 1lt.0~ Yel.low$tone oalley Elsa. 17.1
Coast to Co~~t 2.1~~ Johnston Limber d r 6.
~da,ter O~eratiz~g 2?.63 A~i.dl.~.nd Imp~~~:~t Co. ?~.1 ~a Lind. 8.x.0 Kathy Koppe]an~r~
Laurel f~atlmok 35.79 Mounta3.n States T~sle. 15.1
Mor~tan~ Dakota utilities 16.9 L~ure1 Auto Parts ~Q.QO
Comsbers Unia~ of U.~. 6.QC~ Con~~amb~r~ T?i$ea~t ~.8~
Nati~r~al Baeta~all 2.~~ Ldr~a ~apa~an
Hart Alb3.n 3.6~ Billings Public Library ?81.66 Natimn~.Z Library ~e~k ~..5~ ~idat~r Up~ratin~ 33.7
Elk Rimer Concr~:te Products 117.6 Strut 16.t
Water (jperating Garb-Ice ~rperatio~ 92.~~
Niouritain Mates Tele. 1li.25 Moatar~a Dakota Utilities 93.10
Montana Power 1~3.~~ laird Radio Elec. 6.1
Laurel Q~atlack 27.98 MQnt~r~a Dakota Utilit3.es fit. ~5 Montana Poxer .8(> ~.lex Robertu~a l~.00
Johr~ato 8.1.5 Coat to Co~~t X1.5
Street Gas Stores 7.~t3 F~~~~a~~' ~~~q• 13.9?
Johnsto~s ,umber l~3.8~t Water (~peratir~
Mo~ta~a Power 5.79 Frank inet~i
Mm~atana Power ~t.99 Mon~an~. Dak~t~ t7~ilitiea~ ~~1• Grinnell Co. of the FacifiE 13.19 Monta~~ ~'ow~r
R. I.. Pops & ~o. 3 •00 Gazette Pr3.ntin~
L~.~r~l O~.tlook 2b.35 Mountain ~~ate~ '~~1e. l~•~ L flea
Ma~t~.na Dakota IItilities ]:6. 9 utrcaet Gas ~tore~
laurel Servic~nter 149.~i0 S~it2~ duper service 1•
~'iel~tn~r Cheer. 37.8 Gambles ~•i3
McCor~ick~~ ~'ooci Mart x.60 City of ~illirigs 14.00
Dr. R. J. Ro~selot ~3.~ Laurel Ch~tl.ook
Cra~s~tte Printing 2.~f~ Street ~~•7~ Garb Ie~ Corporation 92.00 MO~aatain States Te1e. ~t0.91
Mo~~ana Dakota tTtiiities ].1~.~lt Yello tmne ~alle~ ~l~c. 3.00
Mentan~. Power 7 1.61 Lail ~o-op 5•?9
Tabun t s Food Mart 8.99 La~.re1 radio 8e ~ 3.8
Alliets Hardt~are 3.34, Street Gay Stmr~s ~t7.9?
Laurel A~.to Parts 12.11 General Tire ~~rvi.c~ ~9~~~t d & W ~eldin~ lt.50 Grir~ll Co. of tl~~ F'a~i~'ic 3~~t.86
Water Op~r~ting 21s.Ofl Grinnell Co. of the Pacific 1~9.8Lt
Laurel Cc~-op 1.~7 Street Gay Storey 11.68
Water I',~rati.rig 2.~0 Sheet x.00
Gasoline Street Stores 3 •31 T,aurel COOp~r~.tive 3•^~
Montana Power 396.~~ Montana Power 392.76 Laurel Auto Part: •3~?
Motion eras made by B1aek and aeconded by ~bersviller that the claims be allowed.
Motion ~~rri~d.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
A 1~~ter frg~ the Mayor of Billings mere read as follows:
Honarabl~ K~nn~th Ton & Council
~I~yQr' City o.~ L~.ur~l
pffice of the Mayor
L~~r~l, Mont~n~
~e~r Mayor Olson & Co~a~ac3la
I ~ppreei~te deeply the ~:¢tim~ t'~at the pity of I;atar~l took in
expressing willi~gn~ss to yet ~p a ~~~.dy committee to, tv-gather with a
s3~ilar eommitt~e t'rom the Gotar~ty Commi~sioners~ ~.nd the City of Bi11ir~~~,
explmr~ the possibilities of eonsolid~tion of City-Covnt~ Cromer nent$ in
certain are~~. Only by study and inve~ti~;ation, can progress be made, end T appreciate agaix~~ the action tak~a~.
To those mho would that w~ cannot get ~o-gather, I would point
out that there ane~stors said the same thing when it t~aa proposed by the
got~dir~ ~'ath~rffi -Adams, ~'ranklir~, Jefferson, Hamilton, end ~Tashing~on ago
others - prepo~ed the ~oir~ing of each of the thirteen eo].on3es into a IInion
of States that now comprise our great Nation.
A$ goon as i receive a reply from the County ConAmissivners, Z will
cont~et yoxi.
~incerel~r~
(9igzaed )
Wi1~.~rd E. Fraser
A form to be Pilled out requesti~ the presence of the Mayor at the
Governor~~ Conference ~o be held in ~i~lena, on April 19th. Z'he Mayer Mated that he would go' if farther 3.nv~gtigation ~ot~ld prove this cr~nfer~n~e tc~ be
helpful. Motion was then made by Southworth and seconded by Parlor that the
I~yor bps aila~ea to attend, iF he sees fit. Motion carried.
The Po1ie~ reports of Gerk~ and Gas~a~ were presented. Motion wad
~.d~ bg Horning ar~d ~e~onded by Eber~vill~r that t~ie~se reports b~ accepted. Motion carried.
Zibr~ry rEport was pre~er~ted for approval. Motion way made by ~ber~vill~er
and secmnded by Yov~tich that phis report b~ apprflved. Motion earri~d.
Lisa Bradley, da~zgl~ter of our ~i.ty Attorne~r, attended the me~ti~g a~
observer.
Parl~er stated that h~ would like to have the live ~vsic ordinari~e put
b~.ck on they co~aneil fleor, end made ~ brief report eta~ing that i~ the 9~-day
trial period there had b~~n no extra trouble acid that X11 the bars a~emed to be
hav3.~~; an iner~ased business. He Mated that the eoe~nc3.l co~xZd make this deeisic~~
and not put the taxpa~rer~ to tt~~ ~xpen~e aP an election. ~Fter d3~cu.~~ion, Parker made the ~aotio~ to r~~ci~d the motion that ~a~ m~.de to put this q~.eatimr~
on the ballot. Seconded b~ ~outhworth. Motion e~rri~d, with Alder~aan Black
voting 'ono.
Parker th~sn made the motion that the Mager.. yet ~p a ce~nittee ~a
r~ vrrite this ordinance, b~ir~g sure that the Council ~i11 still have complete
control. So~zthworth ~eemnded the motion. Nation carried.
B1aek reported that Pete Yenn~~ hay been elected to the Val~nte~r Fire Departm~r~t. I~otimn was made bJ~ Eber~vi~ler ~r~d ~ecanded by Yove~tieh that
this appointment b~ approged. ~Ietion carried.
Blac~C thin reported on the new officers of the Fire Y3epart~~nt.
It ~a~ r~port~d th~.t a3tho~ag2~ ~aylmrd had not r~~igr~~d from tMe Deparfiment~ that
he had re~ign~d from the fob off' Firs chief. Dave Po~cr~, Fire 'Chief
~a~id Ruff, Assis~a~t Firs Chief
Hal C~remm~r, Pr~~id~n~
Dick Black, Seer~+~arp-treasurer
Darr~11 McGilien, President of Fir~s~e~a~~ R~lisf Association
Don Hedges, Sec. af' l~~lief Association Jack Olson, Tre~~urer of Relief Asso~iatian
Trt~ste~~ of Relief Aasocia~ion - Qeor~e Str~r?d~ Ted Bundy, ~l~r~nse Hsrb~rt~
Scott ~l'altan, I~~rfk Smith
Motion eras made by Eber~~iller and seconded by Southworth that these offiaer~ be
approved. Motion carried.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Mayor t?l~on them-appointed ~av~ Powers to the Civil D~.f~nse Cc it~ee
Motion Was ~ad~ by Eb~rsv3.l].er and seconded by B1aak 'that the appointment be
~.pproved. Motion c~rri~d.
Da.le~ ~t~ted ghat the Co cil should ~~nd a 1~tter of ~omme~dation t0
Gad E~.aton, on twel~~ years of serviee a~ Fire ~hieg.
Parker reported on a new road grader, He asked that it be 1~ft iA
comrnitt~e for mother two wee~+e~ ~'Y~e ao~ni~tee i~ the Strut & Ally cc~ritt~Q,
the Pnrchasin~ Committee acid T~Talt Parker and the Ci~~ ~ngi.neer. Motion ~ra~
made by Eb~rsvill~r and seaorided b~ Black that the committee have authority to
act. ~Iotior~ earried.
So~.thworth asked that the Ma~ror ~.ppoi~t a eo~nitteea to study the
merits of municipal cable T.V. ~ ~ 1~~.~mr stated that h~ world li~Ce ~o l~~ve a
report frr~ the Co~nc3.1 e~bl~ T.V. committee ~3.r~t, and the chai.raaan Gerry Gass
~r~s not present.
Daley reported can the eon~tructian of the First Av~nne Water 1.i~se and
tMe water re~e~rvoir constr~.cti0n.
3'h~re being na farther bus3nes~ ~o come b~for~a the Cc~unc31 at this time,
the m~~tin~ was ad~at~.rned,
. ~ ~
F~.ssed by the City Ca vil and approved by the Mayor of the City of ~€~r~l~
Mmntana, this 16th day of April, 196.
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