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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 11.17.1964Minutes of the City Council of Laurel I~ov~mber 17, 196lt A regular ~eet3~ of the City Co~.ncil of the City of Laurel, Mo~~an~,, w~.s held in the Co~eil Chambers acid ~r~s~ called ~o order by Maymr JoY~~ Bealan- wi~ch ~.t 7s3~ 0'~1~~~~ P• M. ors ~t~e~day, November 17~ 1964. tTpor~ ta~tcing roll calls thy: Following aldermen ans~s~r~d pr~~~nt s Jacob Ruff E. H. Ebersviller, 5r. 8~nnetl~ Ol~o~ Cecil Nave Eddie Fie~rt Leuthcald Williams. Palm Edwards was absent sine he was att~ndir~g meeti.ng on Civil D~fens~ in ~Iardi.~s MAr~tana. The mirnites of the previo~~ ~~e~ing of PTove~ab~r 3~ were read. Mention w~ made by Ruff and ~eeonded by Palm that the znin~t~~ be approved as read. Mo- tion carried. Certain reporta of the City of Laurel ~rere presented for approval. as follows : Tre a~urer ~ s reports ~ City Clerks Cash Reports Clarks Trail Balance . Motion w~.~ modes by Ruff and s~seanded by Ebersviller that these reports be apprc- v~d. Motion parried. Davy Powers and Guy Stormont appeared before the Council W3.t1~ certain plans idea, and proposals regardir~ the Airport. Cert~3.n p~rgons would be w3.lling to pay a rental o~ ~~Q~.00 per year for aten-year l~:ase, a.~d ~.fter ghat t3~ie would pay ~8~b.OC} when tY~e new ~n way i~ built. Whey would ].ik~ an op~ioa to lease mother 20 years:~t the same price. The City would b~ obligated tm put in a ~aell~ a~ ~n approximate cost of ~3,4~~.00. After diac~.ssion~ ~otipn was made by Ebersvill~r that the Council apprav~ of these ideas with the nnd~r- star~ing that the pity d~e~ not go ahead with the well unless th~r~ i~ definite ~.ssurance that the building ~ri.ll b~ built. Seconded by Olson. Motion carried. P~rgency~ bndge~ world be ceded, end to be pr~~ented ~t thy: n~~rt cot~neil ~eet- ing if authori~~d. A~ori~~e~te appeared befores the Co~.t~cil to stake that there was a ~peccl- w~.y paa~ hip ~ous~, and h~ worsted ~o have a dip in the street to slow the gars de>wn. Br~dl~y sv,gg~sted t~arMirsg this matter over ~o the Police Com~i~t~e~ with a recoend~tion to be maele at tMe xt ~eEting. There was much discussion about 1~.,~ir~g a new grater lip. The Ma~?or in favor of b~ginnin~ the work iaur~di~telg. Aftesr phis diseu~sio~, motion was made by ft~.ff and s~conci~d by Leuthold that the water lip be delayed unt3.1 sgrir~. Motion carried. R~.ff asked to repc~~ on the ~l~.sh ice p~vblem. Ruff reported ghat the eommitt~e w~,s of the same opinion as it was befor~~ would continue to recommend bt~ryin~ the t~k to reli~;ve this problem. After di~cu~sio~ motion was made by Nav~? and seaond~d by Lenthold th~.t the recom~er~d~.~ion of the water ~o~xunittee b~ approved. Motion carried. Mayor motioned a reg~l~.tor at the S~~aag~ Dispos~.l P1sAt. This matter w~.s ~tuxn~d over to the Sewer Committee and the City Engineer to inve~tig~,te the cost of such ~ regulator. T'alm suggested sending the City En~~.n~er ~a tY~~ dater and Sewer ~ee~- ing for one dayr. Motion waa made by Ruff aid seconded b~+ Eb~r~viller that t~.e City Engineer b~ allowed to g~ to the r~e~ting on Thtarsday, and that he be paid mileage. Mcat~.on carri~a. In the utter of M~rray's problem of street work out~id~ tie City li- mit~, Ruff reported that the comm3.t~~es did riot care to fake the entire r~spor~- $ibi3.ity of this deemion, and was turning the utter back to the ~otzncil fir discussion. Mayor felt that ainEe this preperty w~.s ~o close ~o the City lim3.t~' that it should be dome anYy way. Nave stated ghat the recommendation of the co~- ~nittee would be that it eras opposed to sending men grid equipment out of the City l~.mits, d~z~ to the legality of the ~.t~er. After m~.ch diac~.ssio~~ motion way made by Navy and seconci~d by Riff that the co~nit~ee's recam~~rr~ciatioz~ be acaept- ~d. Motion carried. Ruff reported ors the Red~ar~~tater bill for October. He reported that the water meter was tested axed th~.~ it way found to be runn3.ng 2~~ slaw. Leger o~ explanatimn to be written to the Redmans. Mayer and City Engineer reported mr~ the drain and ditches. Copt would b~ about ~106.0~ per lot. Ruff r~ao~me~cled that the persons ~.nvoi~a ~ho~ld pre- ~ent a petition to the Council to regtaeat a Special Improvement District. Eb~rsviller reported that thes Latar~l Volunteer Fire~ne~ would like to na~~ the ~~a.ll park belonging to the N. P. as ~Fir~men~s Park11. Since the park i Minutes of the City Council of Laurel dc~s not belong to t'~e City, this name would a0t be official. However, after d3~c~ssion, notion was wade grid ~eeoxuled that this paz~k b~ unofficially named "Fix'entei~ t ~ Park" , Eb~rsvil.l~r reported a trailer house on First S~Gr~et and Third Avenue that ~ra~ mbstr~cti~g tY~e view. Matter tur~a~d over to tM~ Poliee. Navy r~port~d that the Police Department should have a current li~~ of all dog and bicycle licenses. He stated that this List r~a,~ not aurre~at. He was informed that a list i~ riot kept, but that s two moray card system is kept, and is etzrrent at all ti~?e~. Patin reported that (~r~ ~,Teiber wo~id 1ik~ to have about ten ~e~t Qf blacktop i~ franc of hip hawse on El.~a. After d3.~cus~io~, ~otio~ was made by Ruff and s~co~.ded by Ebt~r~vil].er that the City Engineer inve~ti~ate this matter. Mc?- tion carried. Ruff eliscw.s~ed various probl.~ms with the City L~ngineer~ re~arcl.irig aavai- lability of equipment far sr~cyw rernoval~ and tither ite~.s. Skating rinks were di~eussed. The matter of the East End Skating Rink to be tarried over ~o the Park Committae. Investigate the putting up of a little b~.ilding. Them being no fFarrth~r bt~~iness to come before the Cmuneil a~ this time, taotion Tetas duly made and seconded that the meeting be ad~ourr~d. Motion c~x°ried. ~ Dorothy F ~und~r, City C1~rk Passed by the City Council of the Cit~r of Laurels Montana' and approved by the Mayor th~~ lit day of December' 196l~.. ~.~n ( .1 , J~ah~a Bess3anw~tc~, Mayor ATTEST: Dormthy P nd~~ G3.ty Clerk i ~ i i i i I I I II