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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07.21.1964Minutes of the City Council of Laurel . J~al.y 21, 196tt A regular m~s~ting of the City Couneil o~ the City off' Laurel, Montana, was held in the Cotzriail Chambers, and was brought to order by President of the Couneil~ Jacob Ruff, in the absence of the Mayors at 7x30 o~elock~ P. M.~ on 3'ttesday' July 21a 1964. Upon t~.k3.rag roll calls the following aldermen an~wer~d px°~sent: Kenneth 01.son E. H. Ebersviller, Sr. Cseil Rave G. L. Gasp William Palm Ed Leuthold Roy Edward The minutes of the previcaus meeting of July 7th were read. Motion was m~d~ by Ebersviller and s~cand~d by Olson that the minutes be approved as ~~a,~.. Motimn carried. Minutes of the grevious special me~~ing of duly 2f~th were read. Mo- tion was made by Qlson and secoxxied by Leuthold that thss~ minutes b~ approved as read. Motion carried. Certain tax resolutions were pres~nt~d ag follows: RESOLUTION N0. 124 RESOLUTION N0. 1251, B~TNG A RESOLU`rldA1 T~EtIYl"D1G AND ASSESSING G~,'~TEE~AL A1VD SPECIFIC TAXI WITHIN THE CORPORATE` LIMITS dF THE CITY ~F LAUREL, MONTANA, was presented. Motiar~ was made by Ebersviller end s~ccsnd.ed by Olson that this Resolution be passed anc~ approved. Upon taking roll ca11. vote, X11 alderman pr~s~nt voted nAy~~' and said Resolution was declared passed end adopted. RESOLUTION ND. 1255 RESOLUTION N0. 12.5 , BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SPEC- TAL TA% AGAINST CERTAIN I~t~PIl~TY DESIGNATED AS GAR.BAG~ DISTRICT N0. 1., FOR TfiE R~NIOVAL OF GARBAGE, SNOWT WEIDS AND REFt1SE, was presented. Mo~3on was made by Olsen and seconded bq Ebersvill~r that this Resolution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll. ca~.1. votes all aldermen pr~sen~ voted "Aye" and said Resolu- tion was d~clarc~d passed anc3 adopted. R~soLt~rzo~ No, 1256 RESOLUTION N0. 12'6, B~INQ A RESOLUTIOI3 LEVYING AND A5SES5T~'G A SPEC- IAI, TAX AGAINST CERTAIN PROPER~'Y DESIGNATED ~S GARBAGE DISTRICT N0. 2, FOR THE RII~SOVAL OF GARBAGE, SN(~nT, WEF~DS AAiD RE E, was presented. Motion was made by Olson and seconded by Ebersviller that this Resolution b~ passed and act.opted. Upon taking ro7.1 call v~~e, all aldermen present voted ~~Ay~" and said R~~olu- tion way declared passc~d. and ~di,apt~d. ~ESO~Urzo~v ~o. i257 RESOLUTION N0. 1257, BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYI~+TG Al~3D ASSESSING ALT, OF `~'FtE PRQ~'ERT'Y EMBRACED WTTHII~ GARBAGE DI~'~'RICT NOS. 1 & 2 0~' T'f3E CITY OF LAIIRE~,,, MONTANA, F0~ THE SPRAYLNG OF INSECTS' was presented. Motion was made by Ebers- r~ill~r end seconded by Navy that ~sid R~~olution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll call vote, all aldermen pr~:sent voted ~~Aye~~'~ and said Resolution way declared passed ~d adopted. RE~OLt1TI0AT N0. l~~'8 R~'SC3LUTION ND. 1258, BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASuESSING At,L OF 7'HE PROPERTY BRACED WITHIN LI(~iT DISTRSCT ND. 1 OF TfiE CSTY OF LAURELS MONT- Al, WITH 'I~iREE#FOURTHS OF THE EI~TTTRE COST 0~` MASN'TENANCE AND ELECTRICAT~ CUR- AENT F()R THE YEAR 196lt-1965, was presented. Motion was made by Olson ar~d sec- omled by Edwards that this Resolution be passed and ac].opted. Upon tak3.ng rol]. eal.l votes all aldermen present voted "Aye~~, and paid Resolution was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTI01~ N0. 1259 RES(7LUTSON N0. 125 , BEING A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND ASSESSING AT,L OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WI~'HIN SPECIAL IMPROV~EMEATT LIC,~iTING DISTRICT N0. 2, f9F THE CZTY QF T,A.UREL,, MONTANA WITH THINE-FOURTHS OF THE ENTIftE CAST OF 1~AINTE1dANCE AI~TD ELECTRICAL CURRENT FOR THE YEAR 196lt-1965, was presented. Motis~n was made by Olaon and s~eond~d by Palm that this Resolution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll call votes all aldermen pre~~nt voted "Ay~'~, and said R~~olution was d~clar~d passed and adopted. RESOLUTION ISO. 1260 RESOLUTSON N0. 1264, BEING A RESOLUTION I~E"VYSNG AND AS~ES~ING ALL OF THE PROPF~TY k~M'SRACED WITFi~N STREET SWEEPING DISTRICT N0. Z, OF THE CITY OF Minutes of the City Council of Laurel LAUREf~, MONTANA, FOR TfiE' PtJRFf~aE OF THE SWEEPING QF STR.EETS III THE DO~a~iNTt~+iN OR BUSI:~SS DISTRICT, ws.s presented. Mohan was made by ldave ar~d seconded by Olson that this Resolution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll call vvte~ all aldermen present voted ~~Aye", and said Resolution ~a~ declared passed and adopted. ~sc~U~zor~ r~o. 1261 RESOLUTION N0. 1261, BEING A ftES~LUTTON LEVYING AND ASSF~SING ALA OF THE PROPERTY EMBRACED WITHIN THE SF'R,INKLIN~, (~iIPPING AND SEALSN~ DISTRICTa F~ 196J~.-1965 QF' ~:'HE CTTY 0~' LAURELS MONTANA was presented. Motion was made by Ebersviller and ~eeonded by Nave t~.at this Resol~.tion be passed aad adopted. Upon taking roll call vote: all aldermen present voted ~~Aye", and said Resolution was d~clar~tl passed and adopt,~d. A litter ~ra~ read from d. J. Parker, Chairmen of the Recreation Board ~ugge~ting that the pool be covered with scsme start o~ wire mesh' since they pool mint necessarily be closed whin there ~.re baseball ga~~. After ciiscu5~ion, it was d~~id~d ~o budget X200.00 for ma~e~ial and ~1~0.00 for labor to da this fob. Motion was then made b~ ~bersviller and s~,conded by 01son that this amount b put in the budget and then referred to the Park Com~nitt~e. Motion carried. Motion was then made by Palm and seconded by Ebersviller that Mr. Parker be informed that the COUnei1 i~ in favor of his suggestion, and that he should contact the Park Committee, which will then repor,~ back to the Council. Mastion carried. City Clerk reported a lift of X355.67 far the Perpetual Care Fund of the Cemetery given by Nets Vordahl in his w3.11~ by Vera Anderson. Mo~io~a was made by Olson and s~eonded by Ebersvill~r that a card of thanks be sent to Vera ~ndersnn for this gift. Motion carried.:. Bi11 Bray and several others appeared before the Council to d~mon- strat~ on the city m~.ps where th~;y would like to have curb-to-curb blacktop and the big ditch covered and the Richardson ditch re-tao~t~d. He ~~ated that he world like to have a committee appointed to look into costs acid possibil- i~ies. Ruff then appointed Naves Palm, Ebersvill~r and Olson to this commit- tee. Bray then said that in cage this could not be done this year, or i~' this was impog4ible, t~s~y would like to get in a sprinkling petition for the 28~:•~at~ ~o ~e p~.aced this year if possible and if note to be the first one r~xt apr~u g. Motion w~.s thin made by 41son and seconded by Palm that this petition be ap- prov~d, provided a special improvement district for the whole thing could not be worked out. Motion carried. Ebersviller reported that the Ma~ror~ who way absent, had thought that the dormer City Trea~urer~ Edgmond., could handle dust oril.y th~+ Treasurer s duties and his regular 3ob~ too until the end of hip term ~.t which time an- other Treasurer would take office. Ruff stated that the Council had already accepted his resignation, and must now take b~.ck the a~ceptanee. Palm Mated that Mrs. Fisher did not want to fill the vacancy, and that h~ would not re- seind his second to the motion accepting Edgmond~s resignation. After di~cus- sion on this matter, since it has been agreed between the members of tie office force and the Mayor ~Q try the new system for at least thrity days, motion was then made by Ebersviller and seear~led by Palm that the Council approve the Mayors appointment of John Ecigmond for the City TreasurerTS fob only, for a thirty-day trial period beginning August lst~ 19d1t, since F.~lginond is on vac~.- tion at the present time:' Motion carried. Nave asked that the Park Co~uaittee check on the foot baths at tY~e Pnnl _ 7'ihnr~villn~?+ find Ti`riTa~rri~t i:n nhc.nk nn f:hia~t_ . a.~~..._ ~ Edwards stated that prier to Centennial wEek, two strips were painted across main ~tre~t to b~ used as a pedestrian crossing. He says that they sho~zld eith~.r be marked or painted out. After discussions since this is a State Highway, City Engineer is to be instructed to paint them out. Qu~s~tion was raised about the Burling~Gon ar~.d N. P. trains sometimes blocking both aros~ing~ to the South Sidi at the same time. After discussion, motion was made by Leuthald and seconded by Ebersviller that the City Clerk cari~e the Burlington requestit~ that at least one access road to Laurel be kept open. Motion carried. Palm re~por~ed on violations of City Ordinances regarding low-hanging trees overhanging hedges etc. that involved about 95;~ of the population of '~',~1C ~',11'i~e Gass asked permission to leave the State. Motion was made by Palm and seconded by Olson that permission b~ granted. Motion carried. Ruff sta~~d that the City is out of essentialub~ and asked whether or not the Council cared to purchase some more. After discussion' oration was Minutes of the City Council of Laurel made by Pa1tn and seconded by Gass that the u..~~ of es~~ntialube be discontin- u~d. Motion carried. Ruff opened the ~ub~ect of the Highway going over our Water 1i.ne. After discu5~ion motion was made by Gass and seconded by Palm that the City file an in~unetion again$t the proper authorities to either stop construction of the highway, ar grant the easement required in order to move the City wader line. Motion carried. Leuthold suggested re routing of certain traffic. Motion was then made by him and s~±conded by Falco that the City Clerk write Paul Johnson, Re- gional Manager of the Montana State Highway Commission expla3.ning the problem. Motion carried. Because of the fact that there. have been several. drownings in Mont- an~, due to persons going rimming in municipals pools after they are cl.osed~ it w~.s suggested that the P41ice be asked to make an inspection of the ~wi~- ming pool several ti~r~es a nigh. Poss3.blyuthey could be given a key. Motion was made by Olson and s~scond~d by Nave that the Polies be so instructed. Mo- tion carried. Ruff reported that the garbage situation is getting out of hand. Calvert suggested writing a t~Letter to the Editor" spelling out this situation to the Public. There being no further busir~ s~ to come before the Council at this time, motion was duly made and seconded that the meting be adjourned. Motion carraed. oro y 'un y, ty er Passed by the City Council of tree City of Laurels Montana, and ap- prov~d by the Mayor this ~.th day of Augusta 19bW.. o slan tc , ayor ATT T: orothy ndy, City C erk ~ i ~