HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.17.1968Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
5~p~emb~r 17~ 1968
A regu3ar n~e~~.ng of the City Gc~~ncil of the City of Laurel, Manta,
ways held in the Council Chambers and was walled to order by Mayor Kenneth E.
fJlson, at 7:30 o'clock, P.M., on Tu~;sday, September 17, 1968.
Upcm ~akin~ rc~11 call, the following Aldermen answered present:
C,erald G~,~~ Richard Black Louis Yovetich xoy Horning
FI. ~b~rsviller, Sr. Jame Svuthwvrth Lyle Jon~~
Thy minutes of the previ.ou~ meeting were regd. Motion w~~ made by
Black and seconded by Ebersvill~r that the ~.nut~s be approved as read. Motion parried.
A letter ~ign~:d by Mr. & Mrs. Ward request~in~ that a certain allay
b~ e1c~~sd was read. Motion way made b~ Southworth, and ,seconded by Ebersv3.7.1e~
that this matter be referred to the City Engineer and the Zoning Board. Motion
carried.
ftepor~ of the Polics~ Judge way presented. Motion way made by
Eber~viller ~.nd ~eaonded by Gasp that t~iis re~por~ be approved. Motion carried.
Three claims were pre~~nted for approval., on Water Reg~rvoir
Gon~truction and the Airport, signed by the Finance Gommitte~. Motion way made b~ Ebersviller and s~±condEd by Gass that s~; cla3:~s be a~io~~a ' . Motion
e~ried.
City Tr~a~~~r'~ report way presented. iniotican w~.s made by t3a~s and
~eQOnded by ~la~k that ~,hi~ report be appro~red. Motion c2rri~d.
Resolution No. 13~fl~ being a Resolution of Intention t9 area~e ~pe~ial Lighting Di~trie~ ~#3, with accompanying petitions signed b~ ~~rtain
propErty owners involved, way pr~±~ented. Several person, ~.ttending the Council
Me~tin~ both .for and a~sin~t this resolu-~ion were liven a ~hanee to speak on
this ~ub~~et. After di~scugsion' motion was made by Sauthworth and seconded by
Horning that the City Council reject R~~olution No. 135th. The Mays~n stated
that h~ felt that ~inee over 5~~ of the per~or~s involved had signed the~~ petitions, that h~ would be in favor o~ a mot3.on ~o take this matter urid~r
further ~.dvisemen-t. However, since them was motion on the floor, the Mayor
asked for a roll call vote on the m~t~on. Upon t~ki.r~g roll e~11 with s~v~n
Aldermen pr~s~nt, the vote way four to three in favor o.f rejecting they
Resolution. Motion carried.
A let~~r was read from the honing Board recsommendin~ ~~rtain
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. After diseu~sion, motion way made
by Gass and seconded by Jo~~;~ that th~~~ reeommendation~ be aeeept~d, and
the City Attorney instructed to draw up the amendment to Ordinance No. X08.
Motion carried..
Health Officer's repot way pre~~nt~d. Motion w~$ made by Jones and seconded by Black that this rex~ort b~ accepted. Motion carried.
Ebersvill~r asked about the ex~r~ chips on thc~ str~~ts. City g?gi.n~er
rPport~d on this.
Eb~rsv3.11er reported that there would be a fi~hin~; d~rb~ for the
,youngsters to b~ held at the South L~,k~ on September ~8,, 1 68.
Yov~tich,: r~~or-~ed on the good fob of the City ~ngin~er on aixth Avenue and on Fifth Strut.
Certa3.n discr~panci~s on garbage cans arsd other violat,ion~ were
brou~h~ up. After diseussian, the Mayor appointed Dick Black and ~orc~thy Body
to draw up some form of tag, flr devise a ~yst~em for ~orreeting some of ~h~~e
~.olation~, and to begin with the South Side.
Cit~r ~ngin~er asked for permission to ca11 for bides to paint the
stand 1~7.p~ at the water plant. Motion mad. by Black and seconded by Jones
that permission k~~ granted. Motion carried.
It way reported that the W~.ter Reservoir had been ~.c~ept~d as o~
September 16, 1968.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
RES~LUTS~PJ AiO. 1
Re~oluti4n No. 132, being a resolution a~e~;pting, gdoptir~6a
approving and Authori~iang -~h~ ~xecutian of the fi.r~t amendment to the Grand
A~x°e~ment for Pra~c~~t No. 9-alt-t~7~-CSOl ~,t the Laurel Municipal Airport,
Laurel, l~ontar~a, way presented by Alderman Gays xho moved to aeec~ptD and
seconded bar Alderman Horning. After taking roll call vote, all Aldermen present vp~ed 'rAye"~ and said R.esc~lution No. 1352 was declared pa~~ed aril
adopted. Motion carried.
Them being no further business to comp before the Council at this
session, motion was duly made and seconded that the m~et~ing be ~.d~olarn~d.
Motion aarri~d.
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o~othy P. candy, City erk
Pas~~d by the C3.ty Couna3.1 and approved b~ tY~es Mayer of the City of
Z~aurel, Montana, this ls~ day of C3etober, 1968.
Kznneth E. ~on~ Ma~ror
ATTEST:
oroth~ uridy, City Cl rk
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