HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.05.1964Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
May 5, i961~
A regular meeting o f the pity ~uneil of the ~i.ty of ~a~rel~
Montanan was held in-the council Chambers and was called to mrder bar
Mayor John Beslanwit ch at 7 :3D P. M. mn Tuesdag~ May 5 ~ 196F~.
upon ~ak3.ng roll calla tl~e FoIl~3.r~g alder~e~ a~ns~rered preset:
Jacob Ruff H. ~bersvi.ller, Sr. Cecil stave Kesririeth pl~or~
Rod Ld~~rds William J. Pa1~ Q. S~. Gass ~ci I~~uthold
TMe m3.r~ute~s of the previous meeting were read. Motion way made by Olson and seconded by Ga,~s that the ~ia~utes b~ approved ~s read. ration
carried.
Letter was read from the F.ir~t Baptist Cti~.rch, requesting per-
mi~sion for a 'fno p~rui.xig~ ar~s~ of about ~0 feet at the main e~atraz~ee t4 the e~ur~h fdr the purpose a.f loading and unload~.~g pa~aenge~rs. fihe lettear
stated that the ~M~reh X3.11 paint aid maintain the orb. Motion was made
b~ ~bersviller ~d s~co~ded b~ Palm that ~Ghis matter be burned over to the
PoI3.c~ Coro~i~tee ~i.th a~thori~y to act. Ma~i.on carried.
I~ett~r way rr~ad t'ro~a tl~e l~orthert~ ~'a~iPi~ Railwa3r Company staffing tY~a~ the ac+~p~y ca~.ld not par~i~i.pate in f'c~r~ishing an~r ~a~~rial for the
be~u~if~ring o£ the aria wl~i~h was reques~sd by the ~atirel Garden ~l~b~ be-
caus~ oP the fact that o~Mer tams end cities ~c~zld request the same con~id-
era~ion. The As~'t. S~.perintendent a~tated~ ho~reve~~ that the ~ar~r wa~Id
be glad to give ~ base on the property i~ the pity wo~].d came to go ahead
with the projee~. After discu~~ion in which ari approximate east of ~12~.(~3
was mentioneds motion wee made by Ruff and s~~ond~d by Nave that this matter be tur~aed over to the Park and ~'inarice ~o ittees with a~~l~ori~g to act.
Motion carried.
EE~~ITI~N N4. 121
RE OLUTI~N N4. 1251 B~I1VG A. RE~O~;,~QN D~[,ARSNG AN E~MEFiG~TCY E~TST3 F~QUIRIN(~ ADDITIONAL E~F'ENDI~UR P'R(3A~ PU~I+(~ . F i ~Tl) S
Ft1~TD~ AND THE PARK Ft~fiDS, AID I)IR~CTTNG PUBT,1'~CATION 4F A1C~'I'I~E OF A PU$~IC
HEARING, was presented. A~'~~r discu~si~n~ a~otio~ was made by Ruff aid sse-
conded by ~I~o~ that this resolution be passed. IIpo~ faking ro2.1 ca3~i vcte~
all alderina.~ present voted ~'A~e", ar~d said reso1~~~4~ was declared passed
and adopted. Motion carried.
Clams for the month of April were presented far payment, as ~ol-
le~~r~ s
~~ou d ~ 1~.,5?~~.ot~ Pettp easy ~ 23.c3o
Water Dsp~~men~ 186.04 Gaylord ~astoa 15.pp Volunteer Fire Departm~n~ l~l.f)0 Cligford A. Sd~~~ler ~~.00
Peter D. Thom~or~ ~.f)p ~~ter D. Th4msam ~p.pp
Petty dash 3.36 Pet~~* dash ?2.7
Harry E. P~rrigo ~37.~5 ~Io~ntain Mates Tel. & Tel. 33.~p
Ye1lo~rstaae Bank 3.~4 ~isa~a~aa Power Ca. 1t7~.~I
l~oatana Dakota Utilities Cc. lt7.1$ $ur~d~*s Plumbing & Heating 35.5 laurel ~tlmok 137.18 Petersm~ Typewriter ~rchari~e 26.5
Manta~rla M~i.~ipal Lea~g~e l~l~.t)4 ~a~c~lir~e Street Mores 1m.95
Harris A~er~cy 7.~.Oa T~aurel ~tr~e~ Depar~tmez~t S.E
~attrel Water Department 2.~~ Gett~ral Fnrid 8.t~0
Motain ~ta~es Tel. 8c ~e1. ?~.9~ Laurel Servicentcr 1. _ F,K
B3.llings Fire ~epart~e~t 6.f~3 Ger~ral F'~ii 6.~p
3'ower Trans~i.~~i0n equip. 30.8 Industrial Equi.p~eat Cm. 11.62
L. P. Anderson Tire Co. 11~.a0 ~~~rel Servieent~r ~1.3~.
Gasoline Street Stores. 51.~~ Hydra~ex Indtastries 49.24 A11i~~ Hard~rare 1.2~ Laurel ~mpera~ive Asaociatioa~ 114.7
International I3ar~ester 23.78 Laurel Auto Farts 1tJ.'T?
Dave's Mobil Serni.ce 192.t)Q H. K. Elton 96.pp
Yellc~wstase Val. Elec. 3.7~~+ Johnstor~ ~~.p
xr,~g Broa. i3w~7 ~a~ble8 l~s~.G7
Gaylflrd Bros. Iae. 63.12 Mrs. das~ph Gehrett 3.4 Montana Dakota Utilities Cc~. 11 .37 Tdeals P~b3.i~hin~ Cv. ?.5D
F. E. Co~pta~ & Co. 1?.~3~ rich I archer
baurel t~tlook 2.0~ Mountain States ~~i. 8C ~cl. 5~
~or~her~ Pacific Railw~r Co. .96 Montana ~'ow~r Co. lb 15
Montana Dakota II~3.litie~ Co. 76. 169.1 ~t5 Ga~bl~s 1.~6 Smith & ~oe~le~~ 103.l~8 I;aurel Cooperative A€ssoQiatimn 50.!'
Garbage ~ d x.62 Garbage 1 I+~nd
Laurel street Department 83.5 Montana Power 1.8
Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 11.85 Jo#,~stans 5.~~
Gasalin~: ~~reet Stores 6.72 Laurel A~~o Parts 15.53
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Krug Bros. 73.b4 Mfl~t~a Pe~aer Co. .98
I~fil~o Div. of Fuller Cn. 58.5 Frank ~a3.xseth 8.4
~arbag~ ~ Ftu~d 7.88 garbage 1 Fund 2.62 Laurel S~?re~t Department 34.t~ ~aTarel Wester Dep~tmen~ 1]..~~
Mflr~ to P ~o. 5.82 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. lt0.5~f
Jo ~~or,~ 12.1 Krug Bras. 27.6
Ga~b~~~ ?.Z6 Montana Power ~o. .9D
I~avr~l t~i~look 107.62 ~ioun~ain Sta~~~ Tel. & Tel. Co. l~.(~
Montana Ds~kota t~'til3ti~s ].l~.37 ~ialis ~anueo ~rtir3.ce 5.50 ~",a,~zrel ~.u~o Paris 3.10 ~atzr~l Servicenter 1.~4
~i.~y` of Billings 10.f10 Dr. R. J. ~os~elot 1~..t3
ATa~Gi~~i~7. R~gist~r Co. l~.~9 laurel 4ra~t].ook 113.15
Bur~dy~s Plb~. ~ Ht~. 2.32 Pe~~srson Typewriter ~cchange 26.,5
Movn~~3.n S~~t~~ Tel. & Tel. 39.?~i Peansalt Chemicals +Cc~rporation 97.E
Hael~ ~mical ~o. ~t.6C1 MoataM~ Da~o~a U~iliti~s ~c?. 88.33 Yell~~rs~a~e Val. Elec. 3.~ Mont~.na Power Co. 76''x.93
A11i~s fIardware 3.29 dci~n Daley 5?.Z6
General mind b.t"~ aarba~e 2 F~ucid 1.31
garbage 1 F`n~d .l~It E~at~rel street ~~partmeat 3.00
~a~r~l Auto Pat~~~ 9.8b 0. M. T~'oId Cm. 21.93
great Northern Tool &c S~.pp1q 1 .63 Gambl.~s 2.36 Laurel Coop 6.4Q laurel Serviee~ter x..92
Gaso33~e ~t~~et S~mres 69.31 'Krug Bros. 53.4
Montana Welding & Radia~ar 58.50 J &c W' Blacl~s~3.th ll~.~
IIni.an Tank Car co. 3~5.f'D~ pity of Billing~~dater Dept. lt8.~E~
JohA~~anville Sale$ Grp. 21.2lt Aden 1~ider~on Valve Spee~ialty l~8.7~
H. D. Faxler Co. 52.9 Williams Agency 55.E General mid 16.0 Garbage 2 Fund 7.Zt.~~t
Garbage 1 Fauzd !t.$1 Laurel Str~~t Department 8~.f~f
Krug Bras. 89.64 trrinnell Cc. o.f the Pacific 675.6
~3~h-Blair Ins. X56.82 ~aur~l S~ree-~ Dep~rt~e~t ~.E94
T~aurel at~r Department 3.75 General i 1.54
Gasoline street Store 12.7 General d ~#.5 Laurel Water Depar~n~er~t 11.2 laurel street Dgpartme~~ 15. 0
Gasoline S~re~~ Sts~r~:s 38.34 ~oatana Parer +Cc~. 414. 1
Montana Power Cm It~l.3$ Gasoline S~rec~t Mores 2.~0
Na~ion~.1 ea~search Corp. 1Q0.
Motion ~das then made by ~bersvill~r aid ~eco~adesd by ~Tav~ that th~s~ elai.~s be approved for pa~ne~t. Motion carr~.ed.
Certain reports of the City of Laurel were preseatesd for approval ~
fAllo~rss City C1Grkta ~ria1 balances ~lerk~~ ~a~ reports City Treasurer's Fi-
~ancial repc~rt~ City Clerk~~ Bt~d~et F~eport and Revenge Reports Library Report
Motion was ~~cie by ~,~ff and seconded by ~bersvill~r that these reports b~ ap- prov~d. Motion carried.
A.~ports of tie Po1ic~ ~'~etge ~~ad three oP the pa~rclme~a w~r~ presented
for approval. Motion ~taa made by Olson aszd aes~onded by ~,eu~hold that them r~-
ports be apprmv~ed. Motion ea.rri~d.
x~q~.es~ f'roa~ the City ~'ress~rer for permission to iasue citations
against five b~s~ine~a places wl~o have mot yeat paid. their li~e~e fees Was .read.
Tt way suggested by ~'ber~viller that a letter be written giv3.a~ these p~rm+on
fifteen days to purchase th~~~ licenses. There was ~ueh disc~s~ion oa this
matter. City A~toraey way asked to write these lesttera, bit sa~.d that ~e had
already spent too ~au~h time oA th.is matter. ~do~hi~ x~~ decided.
Fal~ reported that the cc~~~i.~tee to invest3.~;ate tY~e keeping of pig-
~4r~ntt i tt the d^!i tv 1 i tlli tft T.t a~wti ~rl mr+~rm 4:i nou _ srad ~wmra. mlL ~h mr.1 +.lnm+ .n„n ta.,..e ,.,~,M, 1.,~
d ~r....r vw v ...vr v vrwv' waaw. a wfw. W'a vvw vasi Y Vii4~ iNVl ~ l~i~il NWr ,:y _ put on t~ii~ Eommittee. Palm theme nor e the motion to rep~sal the t}rdi~aance ~~n-
cerx~i.ng pigions ~n~il there was ti~~ for farther s~~dy. SQCOttdsd by ~b~r~viller.
Before ca11i~ a votesy ~lsoa mated that the ec~mi~tes~s report did nat re-
ceine proper consideration. ~i.ty Attorney way asked to find o~~ what could be
done rather thaw repealing ~h~ C~di~aa~ee. Action on phis mater way d~f~rred
for den ~ir~~~es ao that Mr. Bradley ~o~ld look it tip.
Committee was asked t~ report on tY~e q~e~tio~ of the Bennett prcrp-
erty ear~3~g info the City lia~ita. Pa1~ reported that tie ee~mnittee did nat
feel that this would be an asset to the City at this t3.~e. ~'Ysere ire several
problems involved ~rhich might become complicated such as garbage, sewer
~a-~er~ and street mai~t~nanc~. F~af'f reported on this also. After di~cussi4r~~ motion way made by Ebersviller and seconded bg Nave that the report of the
eo~mittee be accepted. Motion carried.
Olson reported that the sprinkling dis~riet in the Third i~Tarei is
going along all right. The ec>rn~i.ttee reports a pos$ible 54;~ sigr~~.t~ar~;s at thi.a
ti~n~. It is hoped to get above 9C~~ but 8~~ ~i.ll b~ acceptable. B7.actctop from curb to c€~b way disc~z~seel. 'City Lngi~eer is to get estimates o~ phis iA the
near #'~ture. Mo~io~ w~,s made by Ruff ~d seconded by* BTave th~.t the :City Fngir~-
~er be su~hori~ed to adveartis~ for bid$ on materials for ~~e sprinkling district~~
and the street work. I~otian carried.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
City At~orn~y retnz~ed wit~i his report to the +~ity council. After
which the foll~win~ erdi~ance Way pr~sented~ since a ~on3.ng problem sese~s to
be involved.
~RDII~TANCE N0. 56
QRDINA~i(~ 1~0. 568i bc~in~ an ordinar~ee repealing Ordina~acs Dio. 56?
regarding the addition of pigeons to the urdiaa,~ce i~ order ~c give the com-
mittee more ~imE to study the problem. Motion havi~ already been ~ad~ to repeal No. 567,.. roll call Grote way taken as follow: Ruffs 'ry~sR~' Gass, "r~o~~
Palmy "yes ,Edwards, "yes", 01son~ "yeas, T~:uthold, "yes , Nav~~ ~no~, and
~bsrs~3.11er "yes". phis beia~ amore than atwo-thirds ma3ori~y, Chid a~a~ No.
567 was considered repea~led~ since the n~otio~ parried. Tie 1~y+or then Y~oa-
ored the request of the eo~mit~ee for addi~io~al meinber~ and appointed Ruff'
aid Gass to work with Falco ar~d Nave with Palm as the c2ia~rman.
Di~scus~io~ a~ ~o certain property which did mot have sidewalks or
orb and gutter in place a~ yet. City' ~ngine~r to check ors these properties.
Nave staffed that he weul.d Zike to get petitions out to keep thea 'Yel-
3.owston~ County Cot~r~honse open at last ha1.f days ors Saturday. I;euthold in
agreement. Eber~v3.ller stated it t~].d be better to ask the Cot~n~y ~Go~mia- ~ioAe~~ if sc~~ one co~zld be sent ~o Laurel mn~ day a meek for the ca~x~v~~ti.-
enc:e of those who had business arith the ~uaty, ~o ghat persons would no~C need
to fake time oPf fry word to go to Bi113.r~g~. City Clerk said that she would
call the Comity Cc ai.ssior~ers.
Leuthold rett~rr~ed a f~ warrant paid ~o him for ear rental for Marsh. Them ~ra~ dus~u~sion o~ this utter.
Claims fog Recreation suppl3.ea were discu~~ed, with Ruff static
that the Park ~omt~itte~ ~he~ld gel to~sther, and set st~~ sort of a limit
oxi p~rchasea for phis program. Motion w~~ ~a~eie by Ruff ar~d secor~d~d by Nerve
th at this matter be t~arr~ed over to the I'~rk Cc ittee.
Palm s~at~d that the Jani.or Chamber of Gc~m~r~~ wo~.Id like to knot
whether or riot the City intended to again participate i~ their Flag Programs
r ow that there is a flag that flie$ over ~~ie Ci.~y Hall every day. After di~-
eussioz~~ emotion was made by Ruff and aeco~ded by ~bepsviller that the ~3.ty
participate in this program.
Pa].~n presented request f`rc~a the ff.'s ~lso~ asking that the +~itg
drill so~tte holes iM the sidewalk ix~ frost of thog~ est~bl3.s ants which do
not Y~ave theme for the purpose of displaying the flag on certain holidays.
He Mated that them were members who could dv the work the ~l~res~ if the
~Cit~* wot~l.d loan the needed egtaip~ent. After di~e~ssion, this ~a~t~:r was re- ferred to the C3.tp ~ngine~r.
Gass requested a ~nee~ing with the street comm3.tte~ after the ad-
~our~ent of the r~:gn.lar meeting.
City Attorney Mated that Con~olidat~d Freightways would like two curb cuts on the SOUt~ side of t~.e FIighway, in ord~±r for them t~ park their
trucks on the I~. P. Right-of=way. He stated that they have obtained thesis
lease from they I~. P. 'They grant one entraa~ace and one ex3.t. Shia would be a
parkitzg advaAt~ge ~o the 'City. Motion ~ra~ maele by E~uff sAd seconded by Palm
that this ~na~ter be referr~id. to the str~~t committee with authority to apt.
Motion carried..
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sessiax~, motion was then made arsd seconded ghat the meetir,~ be ad~ourr?~d aid turneel ower to the duly elected City Officials of the School. Ma~io~ e~rried,
orot y, y ~C r
Passed by the 'City council of the pity o~ ~aurel~ Montanan and ap- praved by the I~ayar this 19th day of May,. 196l~.
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