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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 09.07.19651Viinutes of the City Council of Laurel September 7, 196 A regular meeting of the G3.~y Coune:~l of the City of Laurel, Montarr~a~ was held in ~M.e Coa~neil Chambers, and was called to order by P~ayor John Beslan- ~uritch~ at 7=30 o~clock~ P. M.~ on Tuesday, September 196. Upon taki.n~ ro17. calls the following aldermen answered present: Jacob l~u~f Donald R. Bradford Richard Black Kexine~h 01son Wa~~er Parker Louis Yovetich Gerald L. Gass Roy Edwards Minutes of the regular meting of August 17th, 19b,~~ were read. Motion was made by Parker and secc~neie~. by Bradford that the a~3.nutes be approved. Motion carried. Minutes of the special meeting of August 18th i9b5~ wire read. Motion was made by Black ~,nd seconded by Ruff that these mirnztes be approved. Met~.on car~3ed. Minutes mf the special meeting of September 2ndD 19 5, were read. Mc~- tion w~,s made by C}lson ar~d s~eonded by Yovetich that these minutes be approved. Motion ca;rri~d, Reports ofi' the Police Judge end the Patrolmen for the month of August wex°e presented for approva?. Motion u~as made by Olson and ~econd.ed by Bradford that these reports be approved. Mo~Lion carried,. City Clerk's cash report anc~ reports of the Health officers were pre- sent~d. Motion was made by Ruff a~ seconded by Olson that these reports be ap- proved. Motion carried. Cla3.m~ for the month of August ~rere presented for approvals as follo~a~ r Petty Cash X13?.~?0 Thomas L. Bradley $2~.~0 Ric~.ard Black 6.00 Don Bradford 6~r}p Rey Edwards 6.no G. L. Gasp 6.QQ Kenneth E. Olson 6.00 Walter Parker 6.~~ Jacob Ruff 6.00 T,ouiS M. Yovetich 6~pp petty Cash 27.35 water ~~partment i9o..50 Gaylord Easton 1~'.~0 Volunteer Fire Department 121,~J0 P~tt~ Cash .n9 Petty Cash .70 Larry Parlor 25.tJ0 Peter D. Thomson 15.40 Daly Seavey 3.58 Petty Cash 60.~J0 Peter D. Thomsen l~~.OQ J, J. ParYcer 25.00 Peter D. Thomson ~.t~0 Petty Cash K~-3~ 12lt.50 Peter D. Thomson 10.00 Wm. R. Reir~Ysart 14t3.n0 Petty Cash 8.40 Petty Cash 2.(~2 Payrc~T1 ~`ttnd 18,620.15 T~aurel th~.tlook 37.5 Mounta3.n States T~1. & Tel. 35.1 Tr~bax~e ~'r~:nt~~g 3C~7.?_0 United Building Centers 6.6'I I3M Corporation 37.98 Stx°eet Storey Gasoline 10.7 Laurel Auto Fars l~5.66 Montana Power Co. 95. 2 Laird Radio El~c~ric 37.7]. Montana Dakota Utilities ?x.31 Allies Hardware ~..?_l W~.~er Operating 5.~J0 ~~b~~ 8.75 Garbage #2 26, 25 Street Fund ~.00.~0 Kruk Brothers 12.50 B3.g Sky Bio Chemical 167.1.0 Laurel Servicenter 1.32 Laurel Cooperative llt.~J Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 69.75 a~cau.~ c.r~ vci vlvritu6S ~ • (l! 17eI16 ° S rnarmacy 1].~ ~3 Sweeping D3strie~ 1~.f?0 Water Operating ~,~'p Street Storey Gasoline ?Q.27 Laurel Co-oP ,55.2 Kr~.g Brothers 13.25 Laur~1 Auto Pa~°ts 1~,7~, ~cTail~~ welaer~ 2~..3~ o, r~. woia. co. ,20 Standard Qil 192.00 Yellowstone Valley Elec. Co-flp 5 .20 A11ie's Hardware 6.79 J & W B1aek~mith 1.00 Laurel. Co-op 3'P.93. Al~~ Robertu~ ~,~,g Gambles Stores 22.1.1 Street Stores Gasoline .96 xrug ~~otners i~.. ~5 0. r~. viola co. x,.91 Hageman Elevator 27~Up Leo ga~.man 17~~0 Jean Karr & Co. 7.25 Montana Dakota Utili°~i~s 1.3~. Laird Radio Electric 6.~0 Curtis Publish3.ng 7.00 Doubleday & Co. 98.25 Todays Health (,(70 Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 1~.?6 Montana Power Cm. 183.16 Montane. Dakota~_Utilities 2 .20 N. P. Railways fit. Paul !~l~..3$ Smith & Lovc~le~s 20.1:ED Laurel A~zto Farts x.,07 Industrial. T~Vae~. 7.00 Laurel Creamery 2.70 United Builcling Centers s.75 Laurel Co-oP .75< 6da-ter Operating 6.~0 Garbage #1 #2 2.b?_ Street Fund 1 .00 Montana Dako~a Uti7.ities 1.~0 Montana Power Co. 1.90 Krug Brothers 5.1{3 Street Stores Gasolinet 13.82 Coast to Coast l~.7,~ Gambles Stores ~ 10.6 il~ ill Minutes of the City council of Laurel Big Ditch Co. ~ 1.Oa Hageman Elevator $27.Qp 1~. P. Railway, Laurel 285.60 Mo~iss~tte'$ 21 .25 Mountain States Tel. 8c Tel. 11..20 Montana Power Co. 9b.9~t Laird Radio Electric 3.54 Water Operating 7.~Q Garbage #1 ~1 Garbage ~#2 1.l~.1.~4 Street 19.2 Montana Power Co. 7.60 Montana Dakota Utilities 23.54 A7-ex Robertus 29. 5 Krug Brothers 5~.2t1 N P. Railway 9.3~ Fark Foc~cl Shop 9.03 Gambles Stores 3.3$ N. P. Railway 9.30 United Building Centers X7.30 Monta~.a Por~aer Co. 35.6 Moun~a3n States Tel. & Tel. 14.27 Montana.Dako~a Utiliti~~ l.~I Laird R~d3o Electric 1.~~ Laurel S~rvieent~r 119.3.5 Smiths Super Servie~ 8.1,E Hals Conoco i~.P30 Yellowstone Countq 3.~0 City of Billings 10.00 I3r. R. J. Rosselot 8.00 Reliably Sales 3I~.~d Peterson Typewriter 26.8It National Cash Register 293.2 Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 10.87 Pennsa~t. Chemical 97.5 Hach Chemical ?~.~i~ MantanaDakota Util3tiess 13.27 Montar~~, Poorer Cn. i,3~9.~6 Yellmwstone Valley Elec. 3.~J0 Alex Robertus 3.85 Lat~el Auto Parts 21.69 Gambles Stores 1.~~ Garbage #1 Z.32 Garbage #2 3.93 Strut Fund 11~.CJ~ Laurel Co-op 21.8 Allis Hardware 3.?~~. Street Stores Gasoline lt9.92 Krug Brothers 27.5 Modern Chevrolet l~.9 S~i.ths Super Service 3.~.~ Industrial Equipment Co. l~9.8~ Grinnell Co. 373.0 Rockwell Manufacturing 85.1lt Hersey Spading 158.32 Standard Magnesium 575.10 Water Operating 76.Q~ Garbage #1 .88 Garbage #2 2.62 Stre~-t 2l~.5~J Krug IIr~thers 5.50 Water Operating ~.0 Street Stores Gasoline 8.n2 HCL Equipment .96 Million Brothers 249.7 WaterOperating 1~0.t?0 Street Stores Gasoline 2l~.05 HQ; Equipment 2. Million Brothers 729.?_5 Water Department 72.5 Laurel Co-op 780.85 ~tr~et Stores Gasvlin~ 8.26 Allies Hardware .3~ Mantaraa Power Co. 396.5 Montana Fowsr Co. 392.6 Water Department 7,5p Street Department ~29.Od Krug Brothers 1i~8.40 Indv.str~al Equipment 50C?.00 Street Stores Gasoline ~,9~ Zaurel Auto Parts 5.19 Motion was made by Ru£f and seconded by Yovetich that the elaim5 be a7.lowed. Mo- tion carried. Alik Madill appeared before the Cauncil to ask that he be per~~ted a dip in front of hip homy instead of a c~zlvert because the culvert does not carry array the grater. His address is at I~th avenue and 7th str~~t. After diset~s~ion~ this matter way referred to the street committee' and,~he City Engineer to cem~ back with a recommendation to the City Council. Mr. one Knaw appeared before the Cozancil in regard to two way radios, _ and r~qu~steci the Council to ask questions if they had any, During the discu~- ~ion~ it was ~uggestea tn~.t 3 radios b~ for the water department, (one for Daley~s trucks one for Tinnes~ truck, and one for the engineer~~ office. The other to be a citizen"s band radio for the auxiliary police. After much discussion, motion was made by Bradford and seconded bg Ruff that the Council authorize the purehas~ of the four radios and equipments ar~d that the purchase be r~f~rred to the pur- ehasing committee with authority to set. Mation carried. Cer~ta3n persons appeared before the Council in regard to their petition 'to come rota the city lim3.ts if they could have city seer, and di~cuss~on as to the cast, and hour this et~uld be financed. There are 18 building sues to die on this line, with only five washing to come into the City at this time. It way sug- aested that t~i~ line which would cost in the neighborhood c~~' X3,375.50 be divided by the 1$ building site, wgth the City standing the cost from the Sewer Improve- ment Fund at the present time. This would mean cost to each property owner of X187.53 for the sewer tap. The City to charge any ~hiture persons tapping ofl to the line at least this amount. There was much discussion as to this item, since most of +he Council. was not fully informed. Motion way made by Bradford' seconded by Black that this sewer be put in. Motion carried with ftuf't' and Yov~tich voting nnoir The Mayor reported on the special meeting requested by the Civil Befense and the County Commis~ioner~. Since there has been no further word of this mat- ter9 the Mayor then appointed Bradfard~ Edwards and P~..rker to look into th3.s fur- th~r and. try to get some aid of some kind. Tt was then decided that this be a four man committee with the Chairman of the strut committee also. Z"he Mayor reported several r~qu~sts to have a through street going East and West through Laurel. It was the opin:Lon of some of th.~ aldermen and the pol- ice chief that the State Highway was enough of a through street, and that this is not necessary. This matter turned over t~ the polio committee. I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel The Mayor reported that letters had been sent out regarding h~dge~~ tree~~ ~teetera that were not in aceortlanee with our ordinances, and ask that this matter be followed up. There was discussion a~ to certain stores placing merehandi~~ on sale on the sidewalk right after the flood. Olson Mated that this was more or less of an emergency, and that otherwise he wo~zld reeorrimend that tY~e ordinance be enforced. Parker stated t~iat a Mr. Rehling would offer ~5Q.~0 for the West Half of Lot 5 3n Block 12 of Laurel Realty Subdivision which belongs to the City of Laurel. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded try Yovetich that this properly be advertised far sale. Motion carried. Black reported that the City-County Planning Board had a meeting at which they had elected John Daley City Engineer, as president, and Thomas L. Bradley as Secretary. Daley and Lradley to draft a set of by-laws governing this Board. }Mack reported a certain propert~r containing 3? acres more or less which wi11. have water in it affer the new highway goes through. Olson and Black are to contact the F`I.sh and Game Commission who tiaill send a r~presen~ative if there are any possibil3.ties. Black reported on th.e sugar beet dump. Olson reported on the Chimes. at the S.t. Johns Lutheran Churcha on which there had been a complaint. After discussion, 01son made the motion seeanc~ed by edwards that the Council disregard the protest of the chimes. lotion earri~:d. Ruff' stated that the water faucet by the old city baxn should be fixed. There was disc~zssion of the radio operators wY~o did not get nflr d~sir~ a raise in dimly of ~96~, and their request to b~ allowed an additional. week va- cation with. pays retroactive to July 1, 196. Motion was made by Olson and se- conded by Ruff that this extra week vacation be allvv~red. Motion carried. Bradford reported on hard hats. Chief of Polices Gaston, requested that his personal radio that he in- stall¢d in his private ear be narrow-banded. This tiaill be at a cost of X35.00 to l~0.~0. After discussion, it was the opinion of the ~Cc~uncil that this request be gran-r.~d. City ~'n~ineer asked permission to purch~.~e some water pipe. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Parker that one-half car load of pitae be purchased. Motion car~riecl. The City Clerk was requested to write letters to the Mayor of Billings the Yellowstone Cqunty Commissioners, and the Krug Brothers for their help in Lat~e1'~ Haar disaster f1o~d on August 22nd. There being no further business 'to come befe~re the City Council at this t? me, motion was duly anode and seconded that the meeting be ae~ journed. Motion carr~eel Do-r~~ ~ a~.ndy, C~ty~-C~er- k ~a~~c~ uy ~s,~ ~~s.,y t~Vll[1C:i1 v~ vla,y vs Lauc•~s' rl~n~;an.a~ dncz approves by the Mayor this 21st day of Septsmb~;rs 19b~. ..,~~o es anwitch, Mayar~ ATTEST: c~ro by n y, ity ~ Ili I