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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 07.07.1964Minutes of the City Council of Laurel .Tu1y 19blt A reg~.lar n~eestitsg of the City Council of the City mf Lriurel, Montana, wag held in the Cot~nc31 Chambers and Way called t0 order by Mayor John Be~l~n- ~ai.tch at ?:34 o~eZoak~ P. M. on Tuesday, July 196lt. Upon taking ro1.1 ca11~ the YoZlm~ring alclerzn~n ~,r?swered pre~en~ Jacob Ruff E. H. Eber~v3.ll~r, Sr. Cec31 Nave Roy Edwards William Pala Eddie Leuthold Kenneth Olson T'he minutas of the prev3ou~ meting wire re~.d.. Motion was made by 41son and ~secanded by Rif that the Minutes be approved as read. Mat3.on car- r3ed. Resolution was presented a~ follt>w~: RF~OLUTION ISO. 12 2 RESQI;U~'TOA1 N0. 122, BEI~tG A RESOT.tJTION TRAF'~RRING CER'~AIN FUNDS OF THE CI~''Y 0~ LAUREL, ~~N2ANA, was presented, Nation was made by R~.ff and s~cond- ed by Olsen that the Resolution ~ posed and adopted. Upon tak~.ng roll call vo~~, all aldermen present voted ~tAye~~ and said Resolution was deelzr~d passed end adopted. ~'he Bond mf 5t~.nley Kinney, caretaker of the campers at ftiv~rside Park was presented for approv~.l, Motion way made by Eber~viller and a~~conded by dlson that the Bond be approved. Motion carried. Utter way re~.d the Montana Fire Rating Bureau, ~t~.~~ng that all the tests had been made on the r~e~t Fire Truck, and urging ~,cceptarsce of this truck. After discu~~ion~ emotion was made by R~f~ and seconded by Olac~n that the new fire tx~zek be accepted, and the warrs~.n~ in pa~rm~nt b~ issued. Motion carri~@. Certain reports of the City cry Laurel were presented for approval aa~ follc~rsz Library R~port~ Health Officers Reports Cash Reports Cl~rk~s 2'rial Balance, Tre~tarer ~ s R~port~ ar~i Police Reports. Motion was made by Olsan a,r~l aeaonded by Nane that these reports be ~cc~pted. Motion carried.. Report of the Paliee J~zdge was presented. Motion ~r~~ made by t3lsan and ~econd.ed by Ruff that this report be approved. Motion earr3.ed. Ciasms. for the ~r~l of the fiscal y+~ar w~r~ pr~s~n~ed a~ fallcrws: Payroll Fend 17~Q91.3~. Mate Board of Equalization 283.66 Soc. Sec. Divisions P.E.R.S. 2,689.14 Petty Cash 17~. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 32.86 Petty Cash 6.~9 Street Gasoline Mores ~ b.ltt Montana Power Co. 91,24 Montana Dakota Utilit3,~s 31.4? ~tu?dy~s Plumbing & Hating 59.31 Water Department 186.fl~ (3arba~e Nom 1 .8~ Garbage No. 2 2.62 Laur~sl St~ee~ Department 2lt.0~ Laurel Water DepartmeMt 3~.7~ Krug Bros. 2.f)Q Frances P. Fisher 3.7~ Wi11ia~ Ager~ey 229.00 Branst~tter Bros. ~~2.0~ Peter~or~ Typewriter Exehang~ 174.E Gaylord Eaton 1~.OtJ Volian~e~er Firs Department 82.00 Motantain 5tate~ T~1. & Tel.. 7 .16 Petty Cash 6.75 Jack's Fire Eq~ipmen~ 56., 0 Sweeping District 76.0 Laurel W~.ter Department 62.5 Montana Powder & Eq~.ip~ent 5~.7~ .7 R. W Rlanksxmith ~hci~ 7_()f1 Allies Hgrd~7are 28.50 Lal~e1?li0"Op r ~G~~K} U~r~~$PrV CT$~Q11.I~ ~J {i~xfRS 77~~G Farmers Uican Central Exchange ltfalt.31 Krug Bros. 16'26.(~J Starr Mt~~c~dRs 5.25 Western Gonst. Equipment l~Et.~ Laurel Junior Woman~~ Club 5Q.4d Gambles 1 .11 Laurel Servicenter 3Q~.50 Peter D. Thomson 5.C)0 Ye17.a~r~tone V~.11~ag Elec. Coop. 3.82 Johnstaa~s ~t.32 Bunciyts Plumbing & Hating l~.~0 Street ~asoli Stores .96 Kruk Brs~s. ?.5t1 Coat to Coast Stores 2.lsCl Montana Dakota Utilities i3.7? Laurasl Water Depar~~osnt ~.t3 Garbage No. 2 1.31 L~zarel Street 1)~partment X2.7 f~arbags ATo. 1 .1~ Krug Bros. 16.0 Sehe~sler Ready x' Inc. 26.4 Mo ~a~i~? States Tel. & Tel. 1~.9 Montana Power Co. 1~7.~~ Montana, Dakota Utilities 90.15 Smith & Loveless 39.l~l~ Street Gasoline Stores .96 T,aur~l t~Tater D~pa~tme~t ~2.l~7 Pet~sr D. ~"ho~ason ~O.tJO Petty Caah .SD Montana Power Co. 1.8~ Montana Dakota Utilities 8.65 Valley Welders Supply, Inc. ?.3 0. M. Wold Co. 16.69 street G~salin~ Stores 14.37 Krug Bros. 12.t~0 Krug Bros. 22.5(3 Gamblers 8.96 Johnston"s 28.7 Bag Duch Company 1.~0 Lapel Water D~par~~nt 6.00 Minutes of the City Council ofLaurel Montana Power Co. 2.19 Western Auto Aasoc3ate Stores 2.8 ~T. P. Fuller, Co. 36.12 GaYab2e ~ s 26.9 Va11ey W~lder~ Supply Inc. 28.6 Bt~dy~~ Plumbing & Heating 3.60 A11ie~s Hardware 10.1 Tubmari~s 1.79 Stan K3.nnsy 15.7 Laurel Street ?epartmer~t 2lt.~~ Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 3b.7~ Montans~ Power Co. 3.2? John~tvn~s 20.~T Gambla;'s 1.93 Cindan H~atir~ & Cooling 21.60 Kruk Brea. 57.6 Petty Cash 1.78 Park Food Shop 8.7,E Gambles 1.9~ boast to Coast Store 1.2 Krug Bros. 6C~.0~3 Mon~an~ Power Co. ~f~.~3 Bundy's Plumbing & He~,tir~g {~6.~Q Petty Cash .9$ Mount~.in States Tel. & Tel. 12.84 MoMtana Dakota Utilit3.e~ Go. 13.?? Gasoline Strut ~tore~ 113.4 Marv~~ ~t~ndard 3.25 Weffitern Sign Col 51.00 City of Billings. 9.0~ Dr. R. J. Ross~lAt 7.E~.~~ Petty Cash 7~.tt~ Morir~ Calculating Machir~, Co. x'6.00 Mountain St~te~ Tel. & Tel. 39.91 Montana Pe~r~r Co. 9115.23 Y~llaw~ton~ Valley Elee~ric 3.~0 Cram & Ordwa~r Ca. 5.97 Mo~~an~. Electric Supply 30.77 Bearings Supply Co. 28.32 J & W Blacks~i.th Shop 12.Of) Hach Ch~mi~al Co. ?.33 Laurel Street Dep~rt~nent l~2.7~ Montana Dakota Utilit3.ss Co. 69.b~;t l~ept~r~e Meter Co. 8.3~ Rockwell Mfg. Co. 2]..02 Hersey-Sparlirng Meter Co. 12.22 Ga~bl~~s i3.'~0 Street Ga~olir~ Stor~~ X7.60 Kruk Bros. ].02.10 DeFrance (SIC CO. .88 Valley W~Zder~ Supply, Inc. 7.3~ Sehe~~ler Rudy Mi~c~ Tn~. 10~.~2 Peterson Ty~writ~r Exchange 17U.~0 Laurel 5tr~et Department 9.50 L~sure~l G~rbag~ No. 1 1.7~ Garbage No. 2 ,~.2 John J. Daley 26.25 Laurel Water ~epaartment 5.62 Gasoline Street Storey 8.83 De~~ce ('~4C Co. .50 John J. Daley 78.?~ I.aure~l Water D~partm~nt 15.88 Gasoline Street Stores 26.0 De~'rance ~C Co. 1.503 Laurel Water ~ep~rt~~nt 20.tJ0 Str~e~ Ga~~oline Stores 6.91 Wyco International laP~..98 Montana Power Co. 410.11 Montana Pe~wer t;o. lt01.38 Laurel Street Depart~~nt ~6.~5 Laurel Water Department ?.5D 5tr~et Gasoline Stares 11.21 J & W Blacksmith Shop 8.0~ Motion wa~~ then made by Ruff and seconded by Olson that thee: claims be approved for payment. Motion carried. City Clerk a~no~nc~d that the first budget meeting would be held on ~ondap Evening at 7:00 o~clock P. M. on ~Tuly 13th. The Mayor requ~~ted that everyone wh.o po~sibl~ can make it at~en~d this meting. Joe ldicholas, Water Plata Superinte~dent~ ~,ppear~d before the Caun~3.1 to make a report ox~ the new chemical, Cepr3n, which is n~ being used in ~.ddi- tion tv alum, to make the water more clear. He ~~.mo eked that certain neede~ci equipment be p~areha~ed. This muter way referred-~to the water ecmmitte~. Gaston, Chief caf Polio, asked that the radar warr~i.r~g sign a~ the East Enid. of ~oa~ be moved ~lo~er to to~ra. City Engineer tot care of this m~.~ter, Bohn W. Ed~nond~ City 3'reasurcr, ~.ppeared before the Council ~o an- nounce his resignation ass City Trea~urer~ effective Ju1.y 31~ 19611. He stated that he will return tc the fob he held previous to being electeel City 2re~saarer. Motion was made by 01son and seaconded bq Pa1m that this resignation be aceept~d. Motion ca~rri~d. The Msyor thin stated that h~ would appoint ~e~aior D~p~.ty, F'ranc~s Fisher, to ~i11 the unexpired term of City Treasurer. Motion was made by Ruff .and seconded by 0lsoaa that tY~e appointmeant be approved. Motio~i Qarried. City AttArneq Bradl~;y stated that there should be a salary clarification in this case. Part of the Council approved the regular salary of the present treasur- er, and part did mot. Ebersvi.ller Mated that no o had even-asked the Trea- saaz°er the reason for his resignation and that there mint be somethi~ wrong in the office and that P~1.m was chairman of this ccmnnittee. Palm ~sid that he would have a balk with the T'rea~ur~r arui find outs arui report back at the r~xt meeting. After diseu~sion, during which Bradley s~.ggested a motion correcting the ~inut~~, 'motion way made by Ruff ar~el seconded by Palm that the mint~t~$ be corrected to read that the appointment of Mrs. Fisher be made to 'be voted ors at the ne~ct meting in Jt~~:y. Motion carried. The Mayc3r sated that there were many garbage problems and that the slsught~rho~se and persoas~ eleaMing septic tanks were dumping at the old gar- '~age dvYnp. Letters are to be written to the u£f~nders. Thy Maya stated that he wo~zld like ~o appoint a committee to cond~znn some sidewalks. After di~cusaion, it was ~u~~est~d t~a~t this problem be turned over to the aldermen from each ward, to report on broken sidewalks, low hard branches, eur~ aid gutters, overhanging hedges, and whateve~* other problems that are fmund by them, Minutes of the City Council of Laurel City Engineer reported on the cutting of weds. Mayor stated that ws could all be proud of our Centennial Week. Nerve a~a3.n reported on cars parl~~d in the alleys. H~ told the Polies D~pa~tm~nt about this. Nave said that he thought that the chipping of streets should b~ done before any new pro3ee~ way startead. He paid that h~; had reported this tm the City En~ine~r. He mentioned ~peeifically on Fifth Street f~~m Alder East. I~~thold are~ted san tY~e Library and Old Barn paint job. It was sug- gested to budget for some shingle. Leuthold stated th~~ a goad deal of credit should be ~iv~n to the Fire Dep~rtment~ the Polio and the Auxiliary Police fc>r a good Sob ~~Zl done during mur Centennial Week. Ol~cn reported that the No. 1 fire truck ~r~.s ready to b~ t~arr~cl over to the Refinery. City C1~rk ways instructed to put the City ~ s gay, ~~.7.~ ,and gre~e piar- eha~es out fcrr b3.d~. Ruff re~c~~ed on reapportiant. Heaters and.rr~w floor to be put on the City Shop budget. Ebersv~.ller reported that a person in his neighborhoe~ci has a fcuca a racflor~, a rock chuck and severa3. other animals. He said tk~~t they were not daira~ any ha~cm but h~, thought there ~ho~zld be a lieer~.se or something. Bradley paid that them should ~ a formal complaia~t. Eber~v311er Mated that it was ~u~t the ides that they may bite s<>~eon~. Cit;~ ~ngin~er reported that he hid been invited to ~a ~o Galleons Ohio mn t~se 20th, 21st and 22nd of Julys all expenses paid. Motion was made by ~b- er~viller arxd secor~d.ed by Leuthold that 1?aley be a11c~~,red to go..<on this trip. Motion carried. Olson stated that there were no bids on the police car received. It was the opinion of the Council that the Police Committee should shop ground and try to came up with a recommendation. There being n~ further business to camp before the Council at this ses- sion, ma~ion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned.. Motion carr~.~d. orotY~Y Ys tY Passed. by the City Council of the City of I,auz°e~., Mantanas and approve8 by the Mayor this 21st day of Julys 1.~E~.. o n es anw chi ATTESTS ~ Dor~th~r P. City C1~r ~f i ~ i