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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Jn1y 20, 196
A reg~l~ m~e~ .gig of tY~~ Cit~r Co~eil off' the Gi.~y of La~~rsl' Montaaa~
~r~~ he1.d i~ the Cot~cil C~ .~aber~, met was e~11ed to mrde~ by ~Is4yc~r B~sls~wi~eh~
at 7 s3C1 0~ clc~ek, P. M. ~ o~ T'~es~da~r~ Jnlg 196.
IIpo~a ~aldag roll aa11 tie fallcrwi.n~ aldermen answered pre~e~t:
Jaeab Ruff Donald R. B~adfc>rd I~e~3.s Yov~tich ~er~e~h ~l~oY
Qr. L. bass ftiehard Bleak W~,1.~~r Ps~t*lc~r Roy Edwards
T1~ minute ~f the last r~~~lar meet3~~ of July 6~h were read. Mod o~ was ~ by Z~t~fF acid seeor~ded bar Farl~r t~Mat these m3.n~~er~ be ~ppr4~nad a~ r~~d.
The ~isute~ ~f the lash sp~~iai ~aee~3.~g off' Ju1.y 19t~i x~r~ reael. l~otioa
was made by Parl~er l se~a~cied by Black ~~~°t t~.e~e mi~n~es b~ approved ~s read.
Mo~im~ carded.
2"~ie Maymr reported ttax~ Y~~ wmu3.d life to appo3.~~ ~or~er~ Mayer J. Par-
ker a,as Fa1i~ dude to fill the ta~xpir~d terms of R. A. rr~tt mho ia~ ~~si~~ir~gs
e~ffeQtiv~ July 3i, 1965. Mctim~ ~ta,~ made by Huff and as~acmde~d by Bra~cifard that
this appoir~t~e~~ be ~ppr~~d. Mo~ica~ carried.
Letter was reed f~a~ tl~~ Bmard mf C4tu~~y is~ion~r~ as followa~ r
J~,l.y 19b
l~~yar Jahn ~~l wi.te~
city ~~ii La~zrel, ~o~ta~~
Dear ~dayor Bess~la~wi.tahs
i~ i~ ~o informs gc~ that the Board mf Gc~~nty~ C 3s~ mr~ra of Y~lla~-
~tc~ne Cc~uraty did this date apain~ farmer ~4a~or J. d. Parlor to the po~i~ 4~ o~ d~ati~:e of P~s~ee of the I.~~r~i 'ship. The effective date of A~tt~. F'arkerts a~-
paint~er~~ is Aug~~t l~ 1~6~.
It X311 be n~ce~sarg #'Qr Mr. Parker ~o quaG7.ify by filf.~ h~.s aff3.cis~1
band in tMe Offiae of tie C~~rs~y Cl~rrk & Re~cord~er befar~ ~h~ eFfe~tive date of
hia appoint~~.
fiery tr~tl..y ym~x'~s
~1M~l~ DIATQ
Cotu~~y ~l.ark & lea corder
Bq: ~arotha de Gr~.t'f ~~pw~y
~e~rt~i~ tsuc re:+~lutior~a x~re pre~ar~~~d ~,s follows a
RLSflLi~TI(~T N0. 177
E~~E)LUTI~ 1~4. 177, BEI'~~ A ~St~L~If~T I,EVYII~Q ~'AX~~ FOR GIIJ~FtAL. ~AJD
SPECIFIC PURPt'k~ES Ff3~ NHL ~'IB~AL Y~R ~INhTi'~'~ dt~7.~+ 1~ 196. Motion was made
by ft~ff sx~d ~ecc~ad~d by Qrass ~~t this rea~ltation bee pis:ed and adep~ed, D'p~
tak3~g roll call vmte, all ald~r~~n pr~~e~t ~roted ~Av~~~ and said resoigtien wA~e
de~ls~red passed and ~,dopt~d.
RESOLIITI~N M~. 178
~Z,~TION N0. 1278 BT~+I~1TQr A R~~f?LIITIE~( I,LVYING ~D A~SF~INQr A SPE~'IAZ~ TAX AE~AII~S~ C~tTAIN 1'RflPF~RTY D~It~ATAT~1 AS t~A~BA~E DI~'.~ICP Di4. 1 FCC THE OVAL
OF ~ii9RBA~~, S~t~T, T~~ 'AND R~FETSL, ws~s presented. Motion was ~?~de by ~,nff a,~el
secobd~d by ~lw~rds' ghat this resolutim~? be passed and adepted. t1p~a~`;t .ng r~~.1
call rotes all old ers pres~xi~ voted ~Aye~ aid ffiaid re~c~lutio~ ~t deelare~d ga~-
sed aid ad~pt~ti.
R~S(~tl~ION N~. 1279
R~SOI.ifiPIOt~ N0. 1~79~ BEING A £~ESQLUTIQAT JYII~'G AND A~SF, I~G A P~CIAL
~'AX AGAINST C~tTATN I'Ft~PL~EtTY T~~IGNAT~ t~ ,GARBAGE DT' ~IC~ ~t4. ~'QI~ TIC REHQ~d'AA~,
QF (~ARAAf~~, I~C~i, ~ AIQ!? ~E1~U L, was presented. Mo~ior~ w~ m~d~ by Olson snd secmncied by Parker ~l~~t this r~~olution b~ passed and adopted. Upon taking rm1.1
ca11 vote, x.11 a].der~ses preseztt v~~~ci ~Aya~"~ and paid re~olutio~ r~a~ declared p~s-
sed gel adopted.
Rf~LUTI~~' 1~0. l~$~
RESOLt1TI4N 1~0. 180, BL~SNa ~ RES~9TI~At I,~PYIN~ AIdD ~ST~1f~ A SPECIAI? SAX AQ~AI~i~T C~TAIId PRQP~~Y' R,~1.~F~ WITHIN GARBAGE DIST'FtICTS N0.S. 1 c~ Ff~R 'T'~iE
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
~ ICING 4F INSECTS, ~a~ pres~n~~d. Mm~ia~ waa~ male by fl1so~? ar~d s~co~d~d by
Ruff that this resol~tiot~ be passed at~d s~dapted. IIpen taking roll e~11. vmte~ all aldermen pre,~e~t voted "Aye" aid paid r~~r~l~tion ^~as dealarad pasa~d and ad-
opted.
R~St)I?~2Ifl~ ~0. 1281
~tESOLUTI('~1 NQ. 12x1, BLII~G A R ~~UFTt31J L~IYTbiG A1~D AS~~STNf~ 1LT? OF PR~P~tTY ACEC! ~+iTTHIl1~ SPECIAL IMP~O~EM~T'~ DI TF'tIC~ bI(3E TIATQ ND. li W
PR~ENTEa. Motic?r~ was made by Ruff ar~d :e~or~ded by C?l.aon ~ha~ this re~elut3.ma
be p~~s~d and adopt~l. t~pc?r~ tal~ir~ rill call voles all. aldermen present voted
"Age" end said resml~.tiom w~~ declared past~esd and adapted.
I~ESQL~IT'I41~ N0, 12$2
R~OLU~'~QN N4. 1282, BEII~TG A R~t~LUTTC7N I~vYINQ A~YJ A~S~TNC3 ALIT ~F
" P~OPER~'Y ~+IBRACID WI~IIN SPECL~iL T~iP~00II~N~ ~T~FtICT II~H~TNa NA. was
pr~s~~~ed. Nation ~a~ ode by ~1~~~, d seca~~ded b~ Rift' t~ a~ ~h3e reaolt~tio~n
be posed sued. adopted. Uppn ~~k3.r~ ro11 call vole, aZl alder~ne~m prea~~~ voted
~A~r~~ ar~d said r~solutio~ was de~l~red peed ~d adapted.
RESOLU`PT~N ~f0. 1283
RLSQLIITT~I~ ND. 12~33~ BEING A RES4LIIT~0~' LEVYING A~'D ASS T~if~ AFL OF
gib 1~OPEftTY ENIBRAC:~D WITHTN STE~tEET ~PT~C DI~~FtICT ~i0. 1, waa pres~~?~ed. ~I~-
tio~ waa made b~ ~t~~f aad aeco lead by Black that this reaolt~tio~ be p~ts~ed at~d adopted. Upon takir~ ro11 call vote, a.].1 ald~rme~ pre~ea~ vo~~t ~ gel a~aid
resolt~ti~~ was dealar~d pasa~ead ~.nd audapte~d.
R~St'~UTI~~T ~T~. 128~t
RE~(7LtTI~N ~i0. ].28l~, B~I~tc3 A ~StTJ'~TQ~I I,SVYI~TG AND A~S~N(~ 1 QF TI3l~ PR~PEt~TY L~lBRA3 WITHIN ~FI~ SPRIl+I~Z'~TG, CfIPPIk~G ANF3 ~~ALII~G DISTRI~"P FQEt
196,~~ was prea~e~ted. Matios~ way made by 41~c~ azid seconded b~? ~as~ that ~t~i~
r~s~el~tim~ be passed aad adopted. Upon tak~.r~ rcl~, call votes all aldermea
preaar~~ voted ~+~~e~ ar~ci said re~ol~~icn way declared passed and a~tapted.
Cer~r~3.n reports off' the City of ~,aurel were presented for approval, s~ follm~ra : Bt~d~~t report ~ r~~v~aa~e report ~ casts report, trial bala~ee, aid ~Me
T'r~a~urer+s reports fc~r the month of J ~ 196. Motimx~ ~?~s ~a~eie by Riff ~~1
s~aaoaded by {~lsan that these resports be approved. Motion carried.
A~ this port the City Clerk r~eeived per~i:~ior~ ~o leave they meeting,
aid leer place xa~ tikes ovaa~ bye tMe City Attorney.
The ~i~y Attorney brought up the g~sst3.mn a~ ~Ine de~3r~.bil3.t~ of st-
~rti~g oar arty Ci~,y Go~nty- Pla~i.ng Board at tMe pres+~nt time. After aam~ dis-
c~~siea~ it was moved bar R~ff~ and se~t~nded by Bradford that the City write a
letter to the Ce ty Com~ission~rs, s~alfi.~ ~'or a date to disa~ats the ques~imr~.
Motion carried. ~1~e Mayor them appointed ~?arker, ~dward~ and R~Ff a~ a ~ 3.~- tee to 3.nvestiga~e the matter of C3.ty-Cc~.ntq Pla in.
D~.i~y 6d~rd appe~treci 3.r~ regard 'to a proposed plat fla t~.eir properly t~~rth
a~'the City. The Gail ffi~g~sted ghat the Wa~rd.~ ~a ~ til the L~ure1 City-Cou-
nty pla~i.ng queatio~ is decided on ~rhe~l~~r cxr aot to yet tip ~.~s owe City-~ou~t~r
Pli.r~.
The I~ay~?r ~~].led on ~t~~, asa chair~a~ og the c?ittee oa b3.ds~ to re-
port ~n the bidffi in rsg~ci tc bZ~clc~op. R~af~f r~pcar~esd that all bids dad been ~a-
cepted and lit. The Cotu~cil ar~d~red the C3ty Clerk to its a letter of ac~e~t-
ante to each sue~~~s~'al bidder.
~s~ Citg ~r~gineer reported that tie sign c~r~ the tusderpa~~ ~r3.11 be pmt
~p b~ the Hig~i~ray Depa~rtmen~~ stating Chas height e1~ar~.aae of ~Me nnd~rpas~.
Mayor reported that the Mate has approved. platts for tha Airport
canstr~~.ction a~et le~~. Howev~r~ the apprs~ral applies or~l~r to tk~e ts~te~ aid
ghat Federal approval mt~~t 3ret be ob~aLA~d.
Yov~tich peported that pex~i~sio~ Mad beep grated for the fro peo-
pls tm h~~ a dancm on tae terir?ia~ court for tha evs~ia~ of T~.e~~day, duly 20th. Since this el~.nce wou'~d. Tae Yield prior to the ~e~ti~~~ Mr. ~l~aa~ an,~ Park ~~aper-
in~e~cier~~ Pete Thc~~sfla had been co~tacted~ and Mai ~o mb~ectioa~~ so }~erm~~sioM
was grt~d.
YQVetich repor~~d that h~ h~ci haci se~-~eral calls for the seed of s atop
sign ova the corner of Third ~tr~e~ end Ye1lc~wstone Avis .e. Riff repented t~a~ several signs w~r~ obs ec by tr~~~, par~ic~tlarly the ar~~ by tie La,~t Sc~io41.
Thy matter was resferrec to the Police Gc~nnnittee.
Ruff ~t~ted that we should clean star own lots of we~ds~ before w~ r~-
quire the people to dean the3:rs. This matter referred to tl~e City E~gi~eer.
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The Mayor requested the Police CAanmitte~ to have a wreaked aar aea~ov~d from the ally at 52~ 3rd Av~nve. xuFf reported gather one an T~Ta~dl~nd Avetn~e.
Thy Mayor appo3.~ted Ruffs 01son~ Black ors a comu~ittee to see if
mor,~ag ears be b~.dge~ed and hcw ~ueh ~otald be ne~de~l ~Q have a eo~m~rci~]. firms reced-
iFy the city ordi~~c.~s.
Parkasr repart~d that the West Half of ~,ot i~a Ble~ck 12 of the Laiare3.
Realty Subdiv3.~io~ waa ~3v~a to the C'~.ty by Yellow~~oz~ Ccn~ty. T~ is ad,~aee~~ t@
the C3~y Park, however, t~t~ Park dc~~ nc~t tie thea same. Parker regwes~ed that tl~m
lot be disposed of. 3'hs Mayor req~st~d the Park Ca i.~t~e to gee if ~ny~x~ is
iratere~~~d ira purcha~in.~ the lc+t and fc>r IaoW eM.
Ql~or~ as L'hairman of the I~abar Negotis~tions Co~m3.ttee~ repotted to tae
Co~ei~, th~.t ~h~, eoa~ittee and tt~e Cityt~ labor farce had ~gr~ed to ~~`tur~it~ to
tMe Cc~c3.1 the following propmsal for a r~i~e ire Wages:
$g~ per hour to department head, water plant ~~zper3.~~endent, crew 1..~ad
men, Ch3~f ~f Polie~a head shop ~att~ water service meager a:~d Carol ~d~.
2'he w~a,~es of the ~pe~r~.tcrr at the sewage disposal plant to be eq~.alized
with the p~per~s xages. In additiom, a bla~nke~ 11¢ per hour r~3.~e to iii eiapl.ay-
~ES. I~ a~ d3.tic~n, the of $ick leave money, which way prev3.a~sly paid b~ tie
~~ployee iota a special city f'a~d, will be dis~ontinu~d and this are hour ~ail1
be added ~o their w~es~, ma~cit~g ~a~~7. of 15¢ Per hour. Tkie City wi11. pay ~n ~ddi~icn~1. ~~.~0 per month on aturar~c~.
X15«(~0 per month will b~ gie+e~ t~ lif~~arda, aid the hmarl~ girls wi11
be raised Pram ~l.t~ to ~1.1.~ per hour. The rare to be effective the first day
of d~lg~ 196 , a.~d to cant~.nu~ fog two years. PSotion way ma~dc~ by Ruff aid sec-
ond~d bg Bradford that the negoti~tesd agreem~ex~t be accepted. ~4etian Qarr3.ed.
~l~on raised the question cf the En~ineer~s salary. After sc ~ di~cv.,~-
sion, ~1~ q~a~stion of the ~ngineerfs salary aaad the City Attor~eg~s ~al~ry waffi
referred book to the labor camm tte~ to r~par~ a~ the ~~x~ meetir~.
Yovetieh r~aported that the drai.~ag~ ditch for the SOUtM s3.d~ b~~t dtamp way ~ nuisance. Ruff s~.ggested that the matter be cali~d to the attention of the
Gre~.t Western Sugar Cc~pan~~ and Black reported that he would brim the ~aatter ~p
to ~'3.m Smith, t~.e car~pa~y r~pre~entativ~.
Ruff requested permisaion to leave the state July 29~h: ~t~`~~ aid 31~s~.
Motimn made b~ P~rk~r and seconded by B1~ck that p~rmiss.o~ be grari~~d. A4oti0n carried.
Ldw~rds reported t t ~l~e Park Commi~te~ hid. figure~~ on b~xy3.~~ cable
far the Park flagpole at er f0mt~ mad ~Y~e com~3.ttee desired ~o purchase 12p
feet. Motion roves ma~d~ by Bla~k,~ aecanded by Ol~a~ that the ~om~~.~t~e~s action be
approved. Motion carried.
Eciward~ reported that the 900 B1oEk an S~cmnd Ae~nt~e ec~nplaia~ed ~}~~t
the m~q~~.to spray i~ cia~agi~g the ~h~bb~ry. After scams discussion, the ex~gir~-
~er reported. that lie would ~o l~ng~r spray 'Ghat Meek.
t~a~s ~~qu~sted per~is~?ion to lave the stag an ~J~ly 29~~~ 3Q~h~ aid 31at. Mm~imn ws~ made bye Piker aid saemnded bar Black ~l~at per~?3.s~ion 1~ g~~ttted. Mo~i~n
carried.
The ~ew~r e~mittee reported m~ tie c~z~ i~ the ~roc~de~ newer li~ae~ that
z~ns dc~ South First Averxae ~ aid the ca ~t~e~ r~e~nme~ded that 3.n~tead of renair-
i~g tie line, that the li~~ be d~ap~d into the Tt~~.iatt ~it~h. The Engineer r~port-
ed that he etas ~t~e~pti~g to get a~ah permission, and would r~part later o~. the
ss.
~h~re b~3.r~g nm farther b~ai~ess ~o ease before tie Ce cil at th3.s ti~e~
~otio~ was d~alyr made and s~cgnded t~a~C the ~eetir~ b~ ad~cur~ed. ~fot3.on parried.
orot y y, ty er
Faased by the pity Council amt approved by the Mayor of the City of Ia~reZs
~Io~tan~.~ this 3rd day 0f A~g~st' 1965.
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