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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.07.1966Minutes of the pity Council of Laurel ,tune 7, 19b6 A regular meting of the City Cc?uncil of the City of Laurel, I~ontan~., was held in the Council Chambers and was called to order by Mayor John Be~lanwitch, at 7s3(' otclock, P.M., on Tuesday, June 7, 1966. Upon taking roll call, the following aldermen ans~rered present: Jacob Ruff Kenneth Olson Gerald Gass Roy Edward Don Bradford Walter Parker Riehard Blacl~ Louis Yov~tiah The minutes of the precious meeting were read. Motion was m~.de by . Olson and seconded by Yovetich that the minutes be approved as read with the exception of the deadline yet for the curb and gutters to b~ finish~d,b~: changed to December 3Z, 19bb. Motion earri~d. Certain reports were presented. Bradford made the motion the Police Judge Report and Patrolman Report be accept~:d end Edwards seconded. Motion carried. Olson made the motion the Cash Report b~ approved and Edwards seconded. Motion carried. Claims for ~h~ month of May were pr~s~nted for approval and payment as follows Peterson T~ewriter ~ 26.5 Northern Pacific Etailway $ 1C~.C?0 Mountain States Telephone 40.0 ~lec~tronie supply 8.03 Street Gas Stores I~..51 Garbage 1 ~ 2~ Gambles 3.11 garbage ~ ~.5.?5 Montana Power 1~lt.~47 Street 26.Ot^ Montana Dakota Utilities 19.5 Water Operating 17. 0 Carpenter Paper Company 14.Lt5 Montana Dakota Utilities ~.£~0 Allies Har~waxe 1.98 Street Gas Stores ?.79 Industrial Accident Board 5.00 Laurel Cooperative Association x.00 Bundy~s Plumbing & Hating 32.90 Sears, Roebuck and Co. 69.99 Laird Radio & Electric 2.7~. Grinnell Company of Pacific 12.27 0. M. bold Company Montana Power 1.6~ State Examiner ~tSn•~C Montana Power .80 Montana Municipal League 1~~.^0 Stan Kinney 1Q.1.3 Mountain Mates Telephone 70.15 Water Operating 10.0 Hal.'s Conoco 5ervic~ 3.~'~ Street 2~.OC' Laurel Servicenter 55.72 Mont~.na Dakota Utilities 2lt.~0 Laurel Auto Farts 1.SC~ Montana Power 3.73 Water Operating. 107.00 Coast to Coast Store 2.86 Street ~•7~ Montana Power .8~ Thomas L. Bradley 2 .00 yaird Radio & Electric 67. 7 A & A Builders 6~2.~0 ~~~t~ pharmacy Water Operating 2~•5~ Mountain State Telephone 13.07 Western Construction L~•~7 Montana Dakota Utilities 8.51 Laur~1 Cooperative Association lt.88 ~~,~.d Radio & Electric 8.~i8 Allie~~ Hardware Smith s Super Service lt7.~,~ Street Gasoline Stores 69.13 Interstate Enco 1.~C? Farmers Union Central ~'xchange 73.20 ~~.~a~ ~~andard 1.~0 Farmers Union Central change 3~t.l~3 ~;org~ F. Cake 'Company 38.9 Hydrotex Indu~tri~s 68.70 G~blc~s It.~2 Carburetor & Electric 1C1.1a6 pal Cafe 9.2~ Laurel Moto*s Inc. •6~ ~n1m. R. Reinhart 50.00 Laurel Auto Farts 11.27 Dr. R. J. Rossel.ot 111.00 Krug brothers ~~'7•~n ti,Tyoming Communications Tnc. 1~i.23 T ~..a.__ _,~w~..._ n, ~ Q~ - - - ,,dw.~l UC,. V1(:Gi1l~G1 G14eV) Harris Agency t~.c~c7 Memorial Chaple~ ~~5.~0 National Cash Register Go. 13.20 Watsr Operating 8.~(~ pEnnsalt Chemicals Co~°p. 97.~~ Laird Radio & Fl~ctric Montana Dakota Utilities X2.$3 Street Gas Stores •8~ Montana Power 971.b1 Laurel Coorerativ~ Association ~t.6~ Laurel Radii & TV ~..6~ Coast to Goast Store 7.93 placer Stag Electric Supply ~..6 Yellowstone Bank ~~n•~~ 3ndustriaZ Equipment Co. 11.x(? National Chemsearch Corp. 11F3.83 Industrial Toil & Cover Supply 13.2 Montana Dakota Utilities ~•~l Garbage 1 .88 Laird Radio & Electric 13.73 Garbage 2 2.62 Parznts~ P~Ta~azine Enterprises ~.~0 Street 3.5~ Science T~igest Schessler Ready Min= 20.60 The ~3yron Company 3 .98 street G~.s Stores 73.63 Edna Tait Chapman 92.02 A11ie~s Hardware 1.36 Doubleday & Company 71.G2 ~~p~~ Heating & Cooling x,830.98 Edna Tait Chapman 10.00 Gambles 10.02 V~.n Waters & Rogers, Inc. 2~3.7~ p~~rc~ Packing Company 762.0 Mountain States T~lc~pho~~ ~5~~1 Billings C~.ty Water Dept. 136.39 Montana Dakota Utiliti~~ Santana Powder & Equ3.pment 3~~t.~0 Northern Pacific Railway '~4•~3 ~lectron.ic~s Associate No. 33 19. 5 Montana Fower 133.51 Billings Sand & Gravel ~o. 160.Q0 Smith & Loveless 11.00 Texas Refinery Crop. 91.62 Grinnell Company of Pacific 24.22 mane & Ordway 9'~2.~9 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Grinnell Company of Pac3.fic 98.0 Johnstone 4b.l~8 Mountain Sates Telephone ~.3.~~ 5tre~t 130. 0 Laur~1 Auto Pars 27.39 W~.ter Operating 1~5.Oa Laurel cooperative A~saciation 21.09 Laurel Auto Parts ?.26 Street 2.5C Bearkley Equipment 3e Machine 6.~6 Water Operating 18.7 Krug Brothers X2.$7 Strut Johnstone ]-39.l~2 Water Operating 5.~~? Street Ga~olin~ Stores 3~'.2? Street Ga.s Store 1~•~8 Smith Super Service 33.C~~ Smiths Super Service 1~-•~~ Montana Power 396.0 Laurel. Auto Parts Montana Power 392.71 Berkley Equipment & Machine 2.19 Street Gas atares 9.5b Kruk Brothers 1.7.63 In~u~trial equipment Co. 3,200. 0 Olson made the motion the claims be approved and Edwards seconded. Motion carr3.ed. Brad3e~r reported the balance of S .I.D . # 87 for ~9~ • 7~ eras paid bg Jack Frazee.. The City Clerk read a l~tt~±r from Willard E. Fraser ~e~ardin~; a dinner meeting at the ~3illin~s A.i.rport on Thursday, June 9, at 7:0(? o~clock, P.M., to discuss Civil Defense problems. The Mayor asked Bradford tc~ attend the meeting, and also Dick Black i£ he could make it. A letter from the Secretary-Treasurer, Ken Olson, of the Vol. Firs Department was read asking the council to approve the appointment of David Ruff in the abseric~ of Louis ~teckelburger. Olson made the motion the Council approve the appointment and Bradford seconded. Motion carried. A l~tt~r of resignation was read from Carol Sands, effective July 13, 196b. Bradford made the motion the council accept her resignation and Blacl~ seconded the motion. Motion carried. Yovetieh made the motion that a letter of thanks and recommendation b~: gent to Carol, and Parker seconded. Motion carried. Petitions were presented as follows P E T I T I O N t~Te, the undersigned property owners, hereby petition and cons~;nt that the City Council off' the Gity of Laurel, create an additional sprinkling District on THIRD At.:?ENU~: FROM MARYLAND LANE TO MOUNTAIN VIED LA?~TE for the purpose of paving street shoulders from the 2~.~ center mat to thy, existing curb with necessary grading thereto, etc., and carrying signatures of 93~ of the propert~r owners involved. Motion was made by Bradford and seconded b~ Gass that this petition b~ a.pproved. Motion carried. PST ITIO~T We, the undersigned pro~~ert~ owners, her~:by petition and consent th~..t the City Gouncil of the City of Laurel, Montana create an additional Sprinkling District on ~'S,M .AVENUE FROA~ NtAI~T STREET T~ S~VF;NTH STREET for the purpose of paving strut shoulders from the 2l~~ center mat to the existing curb with the meces~ary grading thereto, etc., and carrying signatures of 7(?~ of the property owners involved. Motion was made by fluff and seconded by Black that this petition be approved. Motion carried. Victor Hargett addressed the Council about adopting the Montana Pl~ambin~ Code along with the National El~etrical Code. After much discussion, the Counci3. was in agreement that without the completed, written, ordinance at hand, the matter could not be voted upon. at this time. A special meeting 3.s to be called. ~.t a later date. Dave Powers also addressed the Council stating that the State will contribute a beacon light to the city aixport ~.t no cost to the city. Gass made the motion to accept the beacon and Edwards s~cond~d the motion. Motion carried. Clinton Anderson appeared before the Council with a brief report on hip two week schooling at the Montana Police Academy. H~ thanked the Council for sending; him and added that he found the course to be intresting and very profi-Gable to him, knowledge wisp. Jake Ruff presented his letter of resignation effective as of d~axi~ 19b6. Yavetich m~c1e the motion. to accept the resignation and Bradford seconded and the motion carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Yovetich made three nominations for Rtaff~s replacement as Alderman of the lit War. d, they are as follows P. B. Marvin' Henry Kaiser, and John Eb~rsviller. Ruff made the motion that nominations be closed and Olson seconded. Motion carried. Vohs were cast by ~ecr~t b~.llot, with a unanimous vote of the Council, Henry Kaiser was elected. President of the Council will b~ voted on later. -Bradford reported on plac3nq a stop sign on the dump road. This matter way referred to the Police Committee. He also stated that he was pleased with the job Frank Graves is doing at the dump. Bradford also reported on making a parking lot on the 6Q0 block on Alder Lane next to the pee w~~ baseball park, b~eau~e of complaints o~ residents in this area of people occuping parking space in the street while attending the baseball dames. This matter way referred to the City Engineer. Bradford suggested pvrchasin~ reloads, which can be bought for 2 or 3 cents each, to be used for target practice for the Police Department. This matter will b~ tak~;n up later. Gass requested permission to leave the state next w~~k. Ruff made the motion that he be allowed to do so and Yovetich seconded. Motion carried. Edwards reported there is to b~ a Civil Defense rr~eeting ~o be held in the Council Chambers June 19b6, at 7:Q0 otelock, P.M., to discus a lflcation for afall-out shelter for employees and City Government. Qlson reported the Civic Committee will m~~t next weep. Black r~po~°tP~. that the children patronizing Bob Lo~fellts pool hall were parking their b~.c~cles on the sidewalk in front of the establishment and by doing so are obstructing the sidewalk. Thy mayor appointed Black to make a stud, of the situation and make a recommendation at the next meting. Parker reported that there are large hole in the street leading onto the highway or. the east side of town, naming Date and. Cottonwood. The City t~ngineer eras instruced to look into this matter. Yovetich reported on the incapability of the ~torr~ drain . The Mayor appointed Yovetich, Black and Edwards to the ck into what can be done about this problem and rep4r~ back at the next meting. Yovetich also reported he had several complaints about unsightly weedy on private property. After much discussion it was decided that since the weeds on private property nothing can be dons at this time. Ycatretieh reported the gravel on 8th Avenue, across from the school, was washed away b~ the flood last year, and asked the Council to do something about this matter. City engineer was appointed to look into this matter. The Mayor presented a committee; change as follows Olson is Chairman of the Finance Committee. Bradford is Chairman of the Police Committee, Parker is on the Finance Committee, and Henry Kaiser on the Street and Alley Committee. Yovetieh reported he had a complaint from Jim Huff that De Carla Cmnoco Station had placed a sign next to the gutter on the highway. the i~a~or turned this matter over to the ~'o~.ice :committee. Bradford requested permission to leave the state June 18, 1966. Gass made t,h~ motian h~ be allowed to do so and Yovetich seconded the motion. Motion carried. }3raciley requested a. raise, along with other city employes, for the City Attorneyts fob. The request was turned over to Ken 01~on, Chairman of the I~abor ATegotiation~ Committee . Olson reported it way the Labor Negotiations Committee reco~m~ndation that the City Esrgineer be given a ~1(?.~0 raise a month. Yovetieh made the motion that the recommendation be accepted and Gass seconded. Motion c~.rried. G~.ss reported that Pets Thompson would 3.ike to have permission from the Council tc~ use some 8t~ piping owned by the Water Department. .Olson made: the motion that Thompson b~ allowed to use this piping at the approval of the dater Department and Bradford seconded. Motion carried. Pete Thompson addressed the Council with a report that Kiwani~ Park floods over everytime it rains. This matter was turned over to the Strut ar~i. Park Comma_ttee with the assistance of the Cit~r Engineer. Edwards reported the t~:nnis court had been repaird, and some materia~g were contributed bar the Refinery. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ?3radford suggested that the Gity do something about spraying the tree in town for worms. After much digcu~sion, the Council way in agr~em~nt that since there are pe~sple in town who earn a living spraying tries and who his purchased a City Li~c~~~ to do so, the City will nmt comp€~te against them. Eciward5 reported that the Council wag in agreement that Lyle Jones, Chairman of the recreation Committee, be slotted $~25.p0 a month for the months of June, July, and Aug~a~t for work he is doing at the swimming; pool. Them being no further business to come before they Council at th9.s tim~~ motion was duly made ~.nd secanded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion eaxried. it ~ ~ ~ ~~~°L-°.,~,~,,,, orothy F. B " dy, City Clerk Passed by the City Council, of the City of Laurel, Montana, and approved by the Mayor, this 21~~ day of ~3un~*, i9~6. o n Bes anwi eh, Mayor i ATTEST s d orothy P. n y, Ci y er ~ ~