HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.19.1967Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Septer 19, 167
P A regular ~a~etiAg of the Ci~~r Co it of the Citg of La~r~l.~ Montana,
was held iia tt~e Cot~~il Chambers sad t~a~ called tc~ order b~ I~ivx I~ nth 41sc~ra~
at 7x30 o~clcick~ P.M., on `Puesday~ aepte~ber 19th, 196?.
i?p~an taking X011 call, the follc~iag Al.der~~ ans~rered presea~t:
~rald 4a.as Ray Edwards Wafer Parker Richard Black
Louis Yovetich 8. 8b~r~i.].ler domes So~tl~weact~??
~h~s ~t..~ute~ of the previo~ meting cf September 5th mere regd.
Motion was made by Ebers~3.iler ~d seaoaded b~ t~aers that the and notes be approved
as r~aad. Motion earr3.~d,.
City G1erk read a written ~~por~ by tie Ci~~ l~ttorney regarding
propertq ~1esn-~xp~s and ditches.
Certain reports of t}ae City of 1a~arel~ Montanan were presented fmr
approval ss follc~ss
Tre~s~r~r~~ fte~ort, Glerk~s Trial Bal~~e, Clerk~~ Cash Report. Motion was made bar Eb~rsvi.ller aid seconded by Parker that these reparta be
appr~nred. Ma,tian carried.
~fa~~ repe~rt~d that the coi.ttee appointed to inv~s~igate an ~xchan~~
of property with the Yello~+ratone Bank, with the City tr~.ding the old city
bin property even up for the Scbe~idecker property won7.d ~ao~end. that ~h~ tr~d~s net 'be made. ~ot3on made by Par~ax~ ~d e~ecmnded by Eber~ll~r that ~,he
City keep the old.tsi~y barn property. Motion carried.
Qa~sa r~p~rted. that the cv~ri~~;,ee ~.ppoirz~d to iavesti~at~ a~bl~ T.n.
for Ls~ur~ i~ nod a~ yet ready Vic: make a defi.~.~e reek ~~datia~ s eve' 'they are
~tili going into the re~snu~ pes~ibilitiasa and eking with officials o~ ~c~wns and cities Whfl h~vs t~iis .cable. ~.e l~ror reported that on October 1st
he ~rowld 'be mraet~i.n~ with the ~iayar of Big Tiber, and that he xo~.l.d ia~c~ more
after that t~~. The Mayor al~c reported that Red Lodge has been pe~Eitioned
and mould like to have mtu~ opi~iort. Yovetich stated t~iat die is atill ~tgain~t
this cable T.~. at this ti~ae.
At ~hi~ tune, the a~eetin~ Has twined aver to the Ci.~y ~ per who in~f~oduced Dave Mc6ul].och c;~f Marriaioa-Maierle fmr a det~?~.led report an xhat
hay been dan~ ao far on our 'Water Res~r~voir pro~~et.
Parker as3~ed about plastic reflectors on nth Strut aid F1~~.
Ebersv~.ller stated that k~e h~,d ~ ~ti~inn to bla~ktap Mou~ata m ~~.eQ bane frc~ 1st Avenue to 5'~h Av~ue, ~ a~~ s€~uth of Kiwani~ Park. ~o~ty s2~ould
go half and tY~e ~.ty to ~c? ha~.f e~f the co~t~ ~.th the work being done this
fall i.f ~ao~sib3t~. City ~i~iz~eer stated 1tha.~ he didn~t think this could be e3c~~~.
After di.scus~i.on, ~atio~. s~a~ wade by Parker and seconded bar Eb~rsviller that
this be left to the City ~nginee~ a~?d the Street and. A]J.ey Go~mi.ttee, ~o tty
to work with the Gotau~ty. Mo~isr~n parried.
~bers~vi.ller~ rep€,rt~d mat n~ agr~e~en~ a~ yet has been. reachesd r~.th
the :~hao1 ~1Qard regarding ~~Yil.etie Park.
-~mr~trh~orth rep<rrte~l tt~a~t the ~Ja~cess mere going to hanc]le a communit;~
audi.~.
&tack b~ough~ ~p the subject of ad~justiag and r~plac rig the lights
~.t they Park. It wa~~ siag~;estcd to get iua touch with the football' coach ~.nd
me~ibers of the Sebaol Board. Ths Mayor appointed Parker ~bersvill~sr and South~ortt~.to work with Slack, tc see how matey 1ig~i~s are out. C ittes has
anthmrltg to act.
Black brought tap the subject og a new ~~ri.mt~i~g poal which ~~tot~l.d'bey
covered., and. worked into the school sy€~tem with the idea of sharing. the ,cost.
T~.e ,Ma~ror thought matching fends cfluld. be wc~rl~ed in. Black sugg~stsd: tuning this over ~o the recreation. co~nnittee end the recreation bawd be eaI].ed into
meeting.
Signs a~rota~tl. KiHe~i.s ~"arke were discu~s~d~ motion then made by Black
and sec~d~d b~ aa~as that l~~.le per h@ur sfgns be pcssted. Motu carried.
Qa~s stated. that tie ~ello~r curb had been fainted around Weld's
corn~r~ and that ~~ople ~r~ still parking in that area.
Ed~rards reported on a traffic purvey. He reported that the aeb~ool
Beard has received the signs.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Edwards brought u~? the. s~b~eet of r~.dar. It w~.s suggested ~o contact
the Stag Hi.ghwa~ Patrol. phis ~a~ter turned over to the Poli~~ Ca~m#.ttee.
Soutt~worth t~e~orted briefly gn ~ propo~eet inareaele in r~.tes b~ the
Mount~i~.~n States Telephone and Telegraph Co~apa~y. ~Ioti.on was thin made bar
South~rorth, seconded by Ebersvill~r that the City Ceuncil go on record as
prQt~stin~ phis proposed increase. Mot3.c~r~ carried.
~h~ Mayor st.~tec~ that it was the a.n~an~ian of giving ~h~ College
students why worked for the City duritag the s aber a 2~~ per hoar bonus,
providing they had worked all ~easox~,_ and done their work ~zati~fac~~rily.
Cit~r F,~~eer and City clerk both reported their stwdea~ts had done very we11.
After discussion, mo~i.c~ was made by Gras and seQandsd by Parker that ~Eh3.~
bonua be give.. Mot ors, parried.
The Mayo reported opt weed cut n~ at 141 Woadland.. Fie stated ghat
it xas a good dab. Howe~er~ tie properly per 3.s ~ Billings resid~t, ~Ad
he ~ta~~~ tl~t h~ way not ~nPcr~ed.
A letter was read~raw the C°u~ta~ Balers ~d Sal~a~e~s of America.
~l~on rep0rtod ~la~,t a special meeting was h~1d wit~ii tl~e ~t~.~e 'Eaca~at.ner
t regarding the l~t~er read. to the C€r~ncil i~ri.tten by ~h~ City' ~'reasurer. She
VIII nct t h ~ was presea at ~ e eeti~g. Z'he Mager reported that frc~ the inFAr~:~ion
that tMe ~ca~iner could gather, he saw no reason far a special audit at this
t3,~e~ aad it could wait until time for the regeal.~r audit. ~'he question of a
l~~ut~? City Treasurer was r~ssolved by an or~inanee saritt~z~ s~~reral years a.~o,
~xid the ordinance stands unt31 ~t~h time as the ~E~miner or tie CAUr~c3.1 chows ~o xksp~sl or end it.
Them being no ~czrther bua~.ness to come before the Council at tliia
t3ane, motion was dulq m~.d~ end seconded that the me~~ing b~ ~d~oarned. Motion
carried,
Qro~Ghy P. u~d~~ C3.ty Clerk
Passed. by the Gi~y ~atmcil of the City of Lsure7., A~oa~ana, end approved
by t?t~~ Mayor thi.a 3rd day of October, 1967.
Keene Ulao~ Asa~r
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