HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.04.1967Minutes of the City council of Laurel
April l~, 19b'?
A regular meeting of the pity Co~aneil of the pity of La~zr~l, Montane.;,
was held in the Coun~31 Ch~mb~r~ end ~a~l called to order by Mayor Jvha B~~lan~itch,
at 7z3a o~elo~k, F.M., on 3'uesd~y~ April i~, 196?.
Upon taking roll call the fAllowing Aldermen answered present.
Kenneth Olson Roy Edwards C3erald Gas, Walter P~.rk~r
Lour Yovetieh Henry K~.iffi~r Richard H1aek
~'he minutes of the pr~vions regular me~~tin~ of Maxch 21, 196?, Pepe read, Motion eras m~.d~ by Parker and s~eond~d by B1aek that the minute b~
approved as r~~d. Motion carried.
Tlie alai~~ for the month of Mareh wire pr~~ent~d a.~ fo110~rs
gazette Printing 12.~~ Mo twin States T~lepho~e 33.69.
Yello~r~tone Bic 3.5~ Laur~1 hoop 7.15 street Gay Stores 12.7~t Fichtner Chevrolest
Selby Ete-Frir~t 6.60 Montana Power 9?.~fl
Montana Dakota Utiliti~~ x.7.13 Ia~dus~rial Towel 10. 0
B~ndy~s Plb~. & H~a~ixig 10,0 Dcaro-~~~t Corp. ~~.67
W~s~ern Pimp & Meter 2.97 Mrs. f3ra Bar 17.54
Mrs. June W311i~s 17.0 Mrs, Cara Pommy 17. 0 Nirs. Harold Gollin~ 17.50 Mrs. Gh~.rles Barney 16.0
Mrs. Bill Moon 16.0 Mrs. Joseph Gehrett 16.00
Matilda Broh~.u~;h 1b.~0 Mrs. AtzstiM Kiram~y 16.p0
Mrs. Nellie fllm~t~ad 16.0 i~rs. lack Olsen 16«00
Nancy va~gh~ 16.00 I~Irrs. ~Cl.eo W~.lton 1l~.0
Mrs. f~arlottr~ c~ei~~l~ 1.l~.~0 Mrs. Sarah Everett 1lt.0
Mrs. J. B. Cr~,nwi11 1 ..00 Chapman Pharmacy ~.~.1 Street 11.2 Les Stolta l~0.0
Harris Agenc;~ 279.68 P~ouritain States Telephones 75.3
Laurel Auto Parts i9.~t Gene' a Phax'macv 5.7.0
National gins P~rtection 2~.~ David Ballen~~r 10. 0
Harris Agency 12.72 ~~.t~r Op~r~.tin~ X0.00
Carl Weissman & Sons 29.3 baurel Cooperative 87.4 Street Gas Stores }1.86 ~'ohnson Ford x.37
Havi.~ ~ ~ Tire Co. 1lt.0~ Laurel auto Parts x.05
Ga~nbl~s .60 Del Chemie~l corp. 13~«63
Western Pimp &c Meter 23.75 Standard ail 172.94
Harris Ag~ne~r 279.68 W~.ter flper~.tir g 21.00
Yellowstmn~ Vallee elec. 15.8 We~t~r~ Pump & Miter 2.9'? Harris Agency 25.~t~ I:~~rel Postmaster 1~.OC~
Dale Shuey 6.00 National Library Week 7.$
Mount~3.n States Tel~phon~: 13.53 Mon~an~, Dakota Utiitie~ 15.`16
~hrift~r~y l~.3~ Laird E1~satrie 1 .52
Fawe~tt ~'tablieation 9.~ Curtia Pe~bli~hiaag Co. 6.9
~dn~ ~ai~ Chan ?.73 National Baseball Con~r~a~ 2.00 Don Phillips Inc. 6.90 Doubled~.y & ~o. 6}x.86
Edema Shuey 2.39 JoMn~ston ~tiunbe~r 6.96
Al1ie ~ s Hardware 8.5i Harris Agency ~,~.lt2
T~"ater Opera~ia~g 13.7 Street 110.0
Garba~~ ~ 1 7.~..Q4 garbage ~2 ltC.~~
W~.t~r Op~r~ting 2?.5n 1'ennsalt chemicals Corp. 167.E
MOLlT1tr81T1 :7Tr8t@S 'i'@1F': C10Y1P3 tf~.•CJ' P'1oI1Toi~,1&i I~OWEr tGl 0..7~#
Montane Dakota vtiltites Co. 77.0 Laurel l~uto Parts 3.
Strea~t G~.~ Stores .91 H~.rria Ag~sney ~~.42 Montana Power .a0 prank Emineth 8.00
Piont~.na Power 8.62 Montana Dakota tTtilitit~~ ~.7.~5
W~sterri Signs 5~«QO Street Gas Stor~~ 1.09
I~a~rel Auto Parts 2.'T5 Mon~~na Power .80
Mountain States Telephone 1~.~0 Montana Dakota t~tiltite~ 15.76
Strut Gas Sores 1 .29 Smith Super S~rvic~ 11«DO
A11ie+s Hard~rare 1~.6C) La~zrel Auto Party 3.9~ Duro-T~st Corp. ~8.6b W. ki. Gaston 9.6~
M. K. Gerke 7.2C) D.?~. Lenhardt 12.00
Harris Agency 50,8~t City of Billings 19.40
Dr. R. J. fto~selot 8Lt.0(J (razette Printing 12.0
rational Cash Register 13.20 Hi1i, Frank & Crow 7~.OQ Mountain State Telephone 39.6 Billings City Water dept. ~.(?.~0
Garbage 1 3.9~. garbage #2 11.81
Hach Chemical Co. 7.~0 Mor~tan~. Power 752'.x.6
Montana Dakota Utiltie~ 111.~.~ Yellmwstone Valley Elegy. 3.~0
Westinghou~~ Elec. 15.8 Ce~.~t to Coat 2.$9
Laurel Cooperative assoc. 12~.~1 Street Gas Storey 41.31 Midland Imple~~nt Co. l~.7~. Strut 18.2
L~.urel Auto Parts ~2.6lt (ambles .99
Western Pump & Meter 23.'7 ~:rane d~ t)rdway Co. 124.80
Grinnell ~o. of the Faeific ~I1.LU United Building ~C.~nt~r 19.9p
Harris .A~~r~~y ~0~.5Q Water Operating
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G~arb~ge # 2 5.25 Q~'b~~~ # ~ x.75
~~re~t 19.~~ t~rinnell Co. of the Pacific 177.x.1
Selb~r R~-Print ~.(JO Str~~t (has Store 13.29 Str~~t 1.75 bdestern Pump &clKeter ll.a?
H~rri~ A~e~e~ 1~.7~ Standm~rd. t1ii1 CO. l~~M~l~
Harris Agency 12.71 Del. ~hemic~.l ~Ccrrp. 381.63
Mantan~a Power 39 .31 ~aur~1 Auto Party ~.9
Monty Machinery Tnc. 1a~.99 Western Pip d~ Meter 23.7.E
Str~~t Qa~s Storeas 2.1i~ Montana Power 396.p W~~te~n Pump & Miter 2.97 John B~sl~witch 8~.~,
~io~ie~n way made bar Blson and s~cond~d by Edw~.rds that the elairn~ b~ ~1lowed.
Motion carried.
C~rtaia~ reports ~f the City mf Laurel were presented for approv~.l.
~'he Polies Judge Report ar~d Pa~rolm~n Reports wire presented for approval. Motion was ~nad~ by Black and seconded by Edwards that the~~ reports be aec~p~ed.
~Io~34n carried.
Thy Library ft~port for the month of March ~saa pr~~ente~d far approval
by the Co cil. The Motion ~~.s made bar Parker and ~~~ond~d by Yovetich that
the report be approved. NlotiOn carri€~d.
Report of the S~,n3.tarian was presentEel for approval. Black made the
motion and Parker seconded that the report be aQe~pted. Motion parried.
Mr. Y~'~ldo Wi1lon~hby, from ~mmtar~i~atiom~ 1~ubli~hing Corporat3.o~,
~ppe~ared before the Co cil~ ~tatin~ th~.t the W~~tern Micro Gompan~ may sit yap a~ te].evi~ior~ station 3.n Billin~~, ~d 3f soy 3.~ ~a~r me an fa~cter cable "'~VV hoe~C-
t~p for Laurel. yovetioY~ at~.ted that the eo i3.t~ee ~roul.d sti11 ].ik~ to have r~or~
time to ~tud~ the situation ~d wo~.ld contact Mr. Wi1lou~hb~ later.
Mr. Merritt Willi~uxi~ presented tiro proposals to the Council for a
blatak~t bond for City employees a~ fmllow~s
(3entle~en s
T~1e are? presenting two proposals. Thy only diff~ren~~ is ~h~ amount
of the bond. This is for ~ blanket bond covering X11 ~itg e~ploy~ea except
the City ~.'re~.~~.r~r and the A~~i~st~uat City ~'re~s~are~r. Their bond, d~e~ to the
type of work they ~.re doings have to be written ~~+paratelg.
A ~2,50~.04 blanket bond post X92.08 annually.
A ~5,~0~.0~ bl~.~ket bond cost ~12~t.~ ~nn~~,].ly.
~h~ advantage of this bond is not o~sly in ~avings~ to that Cit~~ butt
the bond rovers the position. then ~n ir~divid~.al q~it~ and some one else fillffi the pfl~ition no new bond i~ required. There would b~ m~ly one bond instead
of several ~s they are now ~ritt~n.
Thank you fog the ~ppart ity of prasenti~g this proposal.
Qery truly yours,
(~i a~,~,
Willia~~ A~~ncy
A. M. ~fii].1~
The bond ~over~ the followir~~s
Group # 1 Mayor Group # ~ City ~~ir~er
~it~ Attorn~~r En~in~esr ~ ~ ~e cy. City C1~r~ Foreman ~i.ty S~w~r Flan
2 ~~pu~y City ~lerk~ 2 Assisstaz~t LibrariaASa
thief of Police ~ Assistant Etadio firs.
I,ibr~ari~,n City Health Officer
~tadio Uperato~~
Polio J~ndge f~roup ~ 3 B~.1 ce of the 38 Riv~rsid~ Caretaker City ~mploy~e~
~t9 Cit~r empla~~es in a.1I
After discussion,, Yov~ti¢h m~.cie the motion that w~ accept the fira~t propo~m~l;
A ~2~50~.0~ blanket bond cost ~92.a0 ann~.~11~r. Blaek s~~onded the emotion aid the motion carried.
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D~.ve Murray appeared before the Council asking if anything had been
decided on lying a water line on certain properties o~ hia. C#as reported that
i~ ~ta~ still the r~co~menclation of the w~.ter cammitte~; that the City agpe~ to
stand the balance of the work which is approximately ~1~222.~E). parlor made this in form of a motion, B1.ack seconded and the motion earri~d.
Yovetieh reported that he had several aaLl~s complaining that the work
on the church on 3rd street was doing too almw, arici a~ i~ ~~and~ now is still
safe~g hazard. After discussion, Yov~~ich made the motion that letter be
written to Rev. Lonnie P~t~rsan,, asking if the work could be done Pa~t~r and that the Cotir~cil ~a~ contemplating a dead line for the work to be ec~pl~ted. The
emotion w~.~ ~~cond~d by Black. Motion earri~d.
Yo~retich reported th~.t h~ hid ~l~m had s~*ver~l eo~pl~.ints that th~a
company had m~d.e a pot holy in the ally between locust & J~.n3per. Daley
will cheek into this matter.
Yov~~i~h stated he would like to ace a crosswalk on Main ~tre~t, to
aid the gentlemen ~.si.n~ the ('kiamber of Co~nerc~ Build~.r~g in crossing the
high~ray. Thy Mayor ~.sked Daley if he ~ro~ld cheek with the State High~t~,y
~ep~,rtment to see if this could b~ done.
Parker and Daley reported there would be ~roubl~ with the curb gutter at the park on the South Side.
Bl~.ek reported t2~at h~ hid cem~plaint~ that the people hauling tr~.sh
to the land gill are very ea~eless .bout the trash blowing s~r._ f~11i~~ mut of
the trek. After discussion, the Cota~cil ~.aked the pr~s~ if they would male
an is$ue of this problems 3n order to reach amore peopl€~ and m~k~ them .ware of this situation.
Olson reported that he had noticed some of the sidewalks in town are
ire bad shape and in need o~ repair. the Mayor a~k~d the Aldermen to ~~ke
~t~.rvey of their wards and to report back, the sidewalks th~.t ~r~ irs need of
im~edi~~~ attention.
Blsan a.l.~o r~port~d that the te~nni~a ea~art i~ in bad ~shap~a and may weed
black tappir,~. After di~cus~ion the Mayflr suggested h~ talk raith Bill Sorb to
see if' the school bo~.rd would consider helpir~~ tie ~a.ty repair tY~e court.
~dward~ reported that w~ should advertise for bids for a mew police
~~r. Af~~r di~cu~sion, (~a~s made the mo~3.on that see advcrti~~ for b3.ds on ~ pal~c~ ear and a dump truck. Ol~o~ seconded the motion and the motion earri~d.
Gays r~port~d suing trailers p~rk~d behind th~a ~~~t ~~~ool. Daley
reported that hip property i~ out cf the City L3mits~ but the people installing
the sewer, right lead to a problem,iff in the future this property is brought
into the City Limits. Bradley suggested the sanitarian be contacted as ~c~on sa
possible to check into this matter.
Dale~r reported h~ had received our application for the grant on the
reservoir for further inforr+~ation. FIe also stated that h~ had talked to Calv3.n
Call and he had assured Daley that the needed information is minor.
Parker asked permission to leave the Ci.t~. Yovetich made the motion
~cnat perm~ss~on be granted. Edwards second~?d and the emotion c~.rried.
There being no further business to comp before the Council at th3.s tim~~ the motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be ad~otar~ec3. Motion parried.
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Dorothy P. -candy, City cork
Passed bar the City Council of the City of barrel, Montana, and ~pprov~d
by the Mayor this lath day of April,, 1967.
~Tohn Be anwit~h, Mayo
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