HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.07.1968Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
A reg~a.Iar mee~irig of the G3.ty Cour~~il cf the City of Laurel, Montana
s~aa held in the ~otulcil Chambers end was called to order by M~.yor Kenneth E.
Oran, at 7:3~ o'clock, P.M., an Tue~d~,y, M~,~ 7, 1968.
upon taking roll ca7.1, the following Aldermen answered present:
C~rald G~.as Walter F'ar~Cer Richard Black ~~~i.s Yov~tich
E. H. Ebersviller, Sr. des Southworth
Thy minutes of the previ.o~.s ra~~ting were read. Motion was made by Parker and ~eeonded by Ebers~i.ller that the min~,tes be approved a~ read..
Motion carried.
Cards of thanks were read f~c~~n t~~ Roy Edwards and Les Stoltz family
for the flowers aunt them.
C~r~ai~ imports of the City of I,a~.rel were pre~ent~d, as fal.lows z
~l.~rk~e Cash Report, ~l~rk~s Trial Balances and the Health Officerts Report.
Motion way made by Black and ~ecor~d~d by Gass that the~~ r~port~ be approved.
Motion carried.
thief of Police G~.ston, Clinton Anderson, and Police Judges r~porta were presented. Motion Nay made bar Eberavill~r and seconded by (~aas that these
reports be approved. Motion a~rri~d.
Claims for the month of Aprii were presented for approval as follows:
Board ~f Railroad Commis. 2.00 Yellowstone County ~Cc~urth. 1,504.00 Central Ave. A~.ction 12.0 Pricy Phar~~c~ 8.89
Y~llowston~ Bank 3.54 Johr~ J. Daly ?.DD
Mountain States ~'e1~. 39.22 Montana ~'o~e~r 98.80
Montana Dakota Utilities l~8.71 street Qa~ Stores X9.1,
Water ('7~ierating ~'6.0~ Selbp Res-Pri.rz~ 7.8
Heart Ma~~.zi.nes 12.0 Harris Agency X79.68 Gontribution~ Fund 61.29 Peterson Typewriter 62.~C1
Fichtner Ghee, 1,97~t.~1 Mountain States Tele. 69.95
Hale Conoco 21.60 I,aur~l S~rvicenter 23.~~
Na#, ~ 1 Fire Protection Assoc. 12.51 Valle ~ Welders 26.10
Kruk Brothers l~.5~ Eafare~. Aiatp Par~~a 19.lt.~a.
O~D~~anell Fire Equip. 1 .90 HER ~x~rgen & Supply }~.2 Gene Knox Repair 1'7..~~ Cont °ibutions wand .57
L~~r~l Auto Party 2.QQ W's~t~rn ?~c~nstruetion 190.6
Street Gas StQr~~ 5.96 J & Body Shop 9.98
Valley Wcl.ders 1~.5~ Industrial Towel 11.3.
~m3.th Svp~r Serv3.ce 7~t.80 Davets Mobil 17$.96
Studer Tractor & Equip. ~50.4fJ Harria Agency 279.6
Contribtuior~s Fund 78.~.~ Cmntribu~ion~ Fund .20 Walter Mackin do Sow 2~70$.1~0 Water Operating 10.00
Yellowstone Valley Elegy. 18.b~ Allies Hardw~,r~ 28.98
L~tarel ~-op 3.99 Krug Brothers 12.84
Gazette Printing 19.0 Worthi~~;ton Cropors~ion 2Q8.6
Harris Agency 25.le3 contributions d 12.89
Kathy Roppelman ~.0~ Trott Printing 3.00 Mounta3.n state 2ele. 12.0 Montana Dakota Utilities 16. 9
LPi11 K i1.644.1V L' iG V Vi 1ti f ~~J Slili W6Y7 ~ 1~iQL ~ „C'{AI.,7Ltii ll.l.f~' /7 ~~'V
Par~nt~ Magazine 9.00 P~r~nts Ma~azin~ 9.f? ,Hart-A1bin 2 .99 Edna, T~i~ t'~apmari 17.]-6
Edna Shv.ey 8 .90 Edna Shiny 15.78
Harris ~genc~ ~5.~.3 Centributians Fund x.38
Cc~ntribtuio~~ Fund 19.37 Water pp~ratin~ ~.Oa
Garb Ie~± Corporation 1$~..Q4 Mountain ~tate~ Tel . l~t.b
Mr~ntanaPower 130.71 Mon~~,na, Dakota Utilities 1p6.C1J~ Krug Brothers 7.50 Gambles 21.18
Lanus C~met~r~r Service 29.90 Street Gas 5tor~s .93
General Signal Corp. 2Z.~1 Industrial. Towel 11.7
Harris Ag~±ncy 12." 7. Contrib~tiona~ Fund 77.1.].
Montana Dakota T7tilities 1~..9~ Montana Power .80
Street Gay Store 7.x.1 Gambles 1b.10 Big Ditch 1.~0 Harris Agency 25. 2
Contributions Fund iZ.3,~ Mont~.na Power l~.80
Pricea Pharmacy .79 Montan~? Pr~wer 8.3,E
Montana Dakota Utilities 53.2 James Whitney- 17.50
Krug Brothers 3.609 Contributions Ft~.rid 21. 8
Mont~n~. Power .$4 Con~ribution~ Fund ~,,7 Krta.~ Brothers 37.~o Ndounta3n States T~1~. 1l~..33
~i Mpntana Dakota Utilities 16.59 Street f3a~ Stores 1.36
I, Laurel Servie~n~er 6.00 Laurel Auto Party 1.25
Qwl Gafe 1.9~ Dr. Matthew Calvert 7.5~
Harris Agencg 50.85 Cc~ntribution~; Fund. 137.0?
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f)3.ty of Billings, 10.0 Dr. R. J. Ros~elot 3.00
Montana Law Snforcement ?~.~Q Laui~ Crow 7.00
Prig! Pharmacy 1.6~ Montana Ti~at~r Pollution 1~C.00
Mountain States Te1e. ~ 17.39 Sohn J. Daley 76.40
Montana Chapter A,W.TrT.A. 2~.~~ Street 16.OQ Montane ?akota Utilities 122.?!t Yellowstone Va11~y Elec. 3.
Fontana Power 9~~-.?6 Allis+s H~.rdware 3.20
~am~ie~ 33.01 J & w weiain~ ~..~o
Stz~eet Gas Stores 75.31 Industrial equipment 92.91
Laurel Mato Party x.8.10 A & I Distributors 2.95
p, t~To1c~ 6.~2 Industri~.l Towel 11.x.6 IInited Building Center 2Es.30 N. F. Railway 25.4
Harris Ageney 533.92 contributions Fund 267.7$
Peterson Typeyariter 62.50 Grinnell ~o. of Pacific !tl?.7Z
Drug Broth~r~ 19.0 Water Qperating lt1.60
Sleby Re-Print .94 ~on~ributions Fund 16.67
Gr~.nneil Co. of tMe Pacific ~'~5.0~ J & W Welding 113.E drug Brothers ~~.00 Garbage ~ 1 x.88
Garbage # 2 13.6 ~tree~ 17.5
?dater Qperating 127.25 contributions F'~nd 1.61
~tr~~st Gay Stores 21.19 J & L Body Shop .31
H~rri~ Agency 12.72 Con~ri~ution~ Fund ~5.3~t
~tre~t Gas Mores 63.7 J &c Body Shop .9lt
5tre~t 21.00 Water 4peratir~g 2.~0 T~arri~ Agency 12.71 ~ntribution~ Fund ].3~i•42
Harris Agency 12.?1 fiontribut~on~ Fund 2.19
Montana Power 396.05 Montana Power 392.76
Street G~,s Stores lt.08 Contrib~~ion~ Fund 3.~1
Motion was made by Black and seconded bar Southworth th~.t these cl$i~ns be alloHed.
Mention carried.
3'he Ma~ror then called ors Ald~rsnan Gass, since this wag the time and place for
nominations for a p~r~on to fi11 the unexpired term of Roy Ed~rards who passed array last month. Mr. Crays then nominated Lyle Jones, and ~ir~ee there ware no other nomination,
Parker m~.de the motion, seconded b~ Black that Mr. Jones be elected b~ voice vote. Motion
carried and Mr. Jones was elected unanimously to fill the une~ired term a~ Alderman from
the S~eond Ward.
Yovetich reported that the water committee had had mse~ing regarding Water
Revenue, and we~uld recommend rai~sin~ the irrigation rate double th~.t which i~ w~,a since
1933. Public Service Co~ruunission way requested to grant this xai~e bar phony, which way
done. Fublic Service Commission stated that written psrmi~~sion would be received by the
City bEfor~ the ~w rate take effect. After discussion, motion ~a~ made: by Ebersvill~;~
and ~econd~d by Black that the recommendation of the Water Committee b~ ~.cc~p~~d. Mention
c~xried, with the incr~ag~ being placed in one assessment on the M~.y water bi11.
Yov~tich suggested that the City* Clerk ~,rrite l~tter~ to the six young people who
qualified from Zaural to take the scholartie bests in ~lis~oula, ~i.~h font o~ th~am coming
horns with honor. Yovetieh made this in the form of a motion, seconded b~* Ebersvill~r, and
the motion parried.
Yovetieh di~cus~~d the A1d~r ditch.
Parker r~port~d on the rental purchase of a grader. This to b~ budgeted for in
July, with rental price beir~; applied on purchase prig:. ~i1so to be placed out fog bid,
P~rrker reported that there hid. been an electrical and plumbing board x~e~tin~
and the board appointed doe lYichoZag eZeetrical & plumbing inspector to take the pl~.ce of
Lei Stoltz wM~o passed sway.
Parer reported that on the reet~ ~nciation of the Zoning Board of Ad.~usstment,
the part of town ~a~t of Birch Ave~n~ae to the City I;3~ita, be sor~~d from an R3 to C-1 zon~~
1~0 feet P3orth of highway. Bradley states that there must be notice given, and a hear3.ng
held. H~ will prepare a resolution of intention to be publi~h~d. H~ st~.ted that since
h~ did not knoe~ an~rthing abort this, he asked that this matter b~ contin~.~d to the next
meeting so that he can prepare the papers.
Parlor stated that the Citg Treasurer, ~~annett~ Schmidt, had a~k~d for a ~~~.00
per ~on~h increase, s3ncs ahe is allowed to earn more now. After di$eu~~ion, it was the
opinion of the Council that this matter b~ considered at the next budget time, and any
recom~n~ndation for an increase be made retro-aetiv~ to July 1, 1968.
Blaek reported that Leonard Zarnb had been approved as a member of the Laurel
~'elun~te~r Fire Departments a~ of April 17, 1968. Motion made by Eber~vill~r and seconded
bar Parker to approve this appointment. Motion carried.
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Bl~.ek Mated that ~ 7.etter should be written to the St~t~ Eleatric~,l Board
regarding the jm~nediate appointment of Joy l~ichola~ a~ ~ St~.te In~p~ctor. He made this in the foran of a motion, ~~conded b~ Parlor and the motion carried.
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Southworth reported on tMe Nutting drain diteh. Thia matter should be
referred to Herold Knaub and the Drain ~mrni~~ioners.
Southworth reported on a mating of the ec~mmittee of the Citi~en~ for
~Cammunity' d~velopm~nt that h~ €~ttended.
Black brought up the s~zbjec~ of zanc~vered garb~.ge cans. Chief of
Police is to check these cans ~~peci~ll~ in the downtown area, and i~sac~ aarni~gs.
Thy Mayor asked the City Clerk to write lst~~rs of cor~dol~nc~ to the
Stoltz ~.nd Edwards families.
Report of Lyle dons regarding the functioning of the Swi. ink Pool
and the Recreation program for they summer was presented to everyone. Item ldo. 1
w~.~ di~cu~sed and it was the general opinit~n of the Council that son~~ aompen~ation
b~ allo~r~d for the Director of this program, any way•
the Magor asked that the entire Park Co~nmitt~e, and ~s y other A1.d~r~~n
~s possible attend the Recreation Board meeting on May lbth.
The Mayor reported briefly on his trip to Great Falls, and ~tat~d that
he way supposed to rec~3.ge a transcript of the entire proceeding, but that it
has not het arriged. He will report further wY~en he gets this information. H~ a1~o stated that he felt that the Latarel Chamber of Com~er~e should also send a
delegation to these meetings.
Them being no further business to come before the Council at this
session, motion was duly made and seconded that the meting be ad~ourn~d.
orothy P un y, icy C er
Passed b~ the City Council and approved by the Mays~r of thes City of Laurel, Mon~an~, this 21st d.ay of Ma;~, 1968.
enneth E. Ol~vn, Mayor
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