HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.18.1963Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
J~zn~ 18, 1963
A regular mc~ting of the City Council of the L'`ity of La.~r~I.~ Montana.,
eras t~~ld in the Council Chambers, aa~d w~,s c~~.led ~c~ ~r~er by President of the
Councils Jacob Ruff, in the ~.bse~ce of the A~aycsr~ afi; 7x34 a°clock, P. M., on
Tuesd~.y, Jung ].8, 196. _
Upon taking roll ca~.l' ~h~ ~~~.7.o=~a~.ng ~.ld~rm~n ~.nsw~r~d pr~s~nt
J~.cob Ruff E. H. Eb~x'sV'ill~~'' Sr. Cc cal IV~.~r~ Gera:Ld Gass
Poy ~'dwards Wiltiam.~J. Pa7.m Kenneth Olson Ed Leuthold
The Minut~v of the previous meting of June ].963, were read. Motion
was made ~a;~ I~av~ and seconded by Fbcrsviller that the minutes be approved a~ rEad. Motion c~.rried.
Thy mi.nut~s of the Spy vial Meting c,f June ~ ~ 1963, were r~ac~. Motion
w~.s made by Eber~viller ~,nd sccond~d bgr Nave that the minutes b~ ~.pproved as
read. Motion cas°ried..
Application ~'or wholesales b~.~r licensa, signed by Clifford H. Frank, of
Frank's Gr. oce~y, ~ri~h cashier's check in the amoa~n~ of ~1~0.Od att~.ched was pr~-
sentc~.;
App~ic~.tion for wl~oles~le bier licens~~ signed by 0. Nf. Wold~ of Thrift-
way Stars with c~a~ck ~.n the amount m~' 15 .40 attached, was pres~nt~~l;
Appli~a.tion for retail beer 1i~ense, signed by Hai old B~nd~~°, of Har-
cs1~3~s Beer Mug, with eh~ek in the amount of ~1~t7.00 att~ehed, was pr~sen~ed;
A~plic~.tion for retail bier and liquor license, signed by C. A. Mark,
~fl the j~~starn Bar, t~i~h cheek in the amount of ~300.Q0 att~.ched~ w~.s presented;
A~p~ication fox° ret~.il b~~r ~.nd liquor license, signed by Foul Gjc~'le,
of tn~ Cheerio Bar ~,nd. Lc~unoc, ~i~Lh check in the amount of X300.00 attached
~=as pre~~nt~d;
Application for retail beer a.r~1. liquor 1ic~ns~, signed by Henry and
M~c~~ha RydC±'~ of the L~.~:rel Bar, with check in the amount of ~3~0.00 att~.chcd~ wsas pres~nta~.;
Application for r~t~.il beer and liquor Tic~~sa, signed by the s~cre-
~~.sy o~ tYi~ I`raternal Order of Eagles, with checx in the am~a~:n~ of ~3a0.C~fl at-
t~.eh~d, was presented;
~p~lic~.tion for retail b~~r and liquor l~.ccnse, signed by Cha.~les A.
George, of Slicks Inn, with check in the amount of X300.00 attached, was p~e-
sem~~~.;
Application for retail beer ~,nd liquor licenses si~;n~d by Darrell Me-
Gi1:Len, of the pa1~c~ Bar and I,ounge~ with check in the amount of X300.00 a.t-
tached, wa.s presented;
Application for retail bier and liquor Zicense~ signed by Bob ~;attimer
of the Board of Trade B~,r end Lou.n~~~ with check in the amount of ~3~0.00 attac-
hcd, ~a~.s x~r~s~nted; Appii~~~ior~ for ~holes~.l~ b~;~r ~i.cens~ fs°~m S~.feway-~fil~'O.OCD;
Motion was made by Eb~rsv3.ller ~.nc~ secondsd by Olson ~h~.t X11 the a~b~ive
~g~giiC~~~~ns ~e ~,c~~p'Ge;cxy ~t2~ Ia.e~nsE~ l~sue~. r7ozlon c:~rri~a.
Let~P~ way read From the Xe~.low~vone Elec't:cic Co.' Billings, Montana,
c~t~ c~.~ri~
city of L~.urel
ngont~,na
D~~.x° Sim
Z~,ro'ald you please furnish us ~ri.th ~h~ name of the bondix~~; comp~.ny and the
agent fog t?n~ bonding com~~ny ~,s f~.arnished by Dr~.~C~ Hennes Inc., General
C~ntractor~ ors the Scw~ra~~ Disposal Flant in ya~,,x city.
We w~r~ the elect?~ica,7. sub-contr~.ctor on this job and have not received
fin~1 p~.ym~n~L to date.
Your prompt ~.tt~ntiox~ tiail~ b~ gr~~-tI~T appreci~ tad. Thank yau.
Very truly youx° s ~
Edw. G. C~s~tnik
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L~-~t~r w~.s read from Palice Judges R. H. Stcrrett, r~qu~sting pcrmi.s-
szon to be absent from t~~ Statc at v~.r~.ous short in~t~rvals during -thm months q~
Jung,, July, anc? A~zgust. Motion was made by lYav~ ~nc~ seconded by P~.1m th~.t per-
missi~n ~e grartad. Lotion ~r~nted.
Liter was read from H~r~Id L. ~,ee~ 3~~ ~acksen St.~ ~3illin~~, Montana,
a~ folZaw~:
G~nt~ azn~n:
Ja~n~ 3 ~ ~ w~.:~ ;~roc~e~.ir~g wept on ~h~ autslcirts of y aux Ci-~~. T turned c~~'~ into an ap~~°o~.~l, to ~,dd oil to my' car ~s~rh~n I clrov~ into a ~wat~r-filled fbund-
~~i~~i.
I couldn't back the c~ out and one o.f yr~-az° city policemen pulled m~
out. How~ver~ the c~,r r~~.d been d~a~~d to the point that it was no longer
d~ iveabl~.
Th.~x ~ w~.r~ n:o waz ~3.ng signs whatsQ~v~r, warning of the open hole.
On -the ~dvi~e of the Bi11ir.~~ Cozen±~y Attorney, w~ felt w~ should notify
you end feel it is your obligav~on to repair the damage to the ca.~.
Al~hou~;h the car is quits olds it is ~ss~nti~,l as a work car of my hus~
~an~'s f~.ther.
Pl~:.v~ T~it~ us as goon as passible vo that we m~,y know wh~.t you plan
to do.
Sincerely,
Mrs e Harcld L. Lc~
'~h~ pity Attorney st~.ted that this w~.s matter° for the insurance com-
~any. City Engineer reported. that the holy ha.~ been fix~:d.
Certain reports of the ,City of Z~,urel wire pr~s~nted ~.s follows : H~a3.th
~~'~'iuer'~ Report; Tr~~,s~ure?°4s Financial Rcpc~rt; pity Clerk"s Trial. ~~.lanc~; Clesrk's
C~.sh Report; C1~rk's B27,dget R~pcrt and Clerk's R~ve~au~ R.~~ort; Motion was rn~.d~ by
O~se~~ ~=nd ~~can~.~d by Nave ~ha~ these reports be approved. M~~ion carried.
ORDSNANCE N0. X62
ORDINAtit~"E N0. X62, BEI?~TG AST ORDIRTANCE PLACING JURISDICTION IN THE PQLICE
COtT~T OF 'IHE CITY QF Li1L'REI, OVER MIi~TORS Ih THE UNLAWFUT, 0~'ERATIOiv~ Q~' MOT~J~. VEHICLES
1~i~'D FRO~'IDINCT rOR THE P~TTSNP~NT 'TxiERFOF, was pi~~ented; NIation was made by Eb-
~rsy~r ll~r, seconded. by FdT~a:~rds that this C)x~din~,nc~ be passed a.nd adcspted. Upon
~ak~ng moll call vo-~e, all ~l~~rm~n present v~tP~ "Aye", and said Ordinance was dec:Larcd ~asscd a.nd adopted.
Lett~s° was r~~.d from ~~~is~ Frances Fenton, ~.s follows
June 12~ 1963
Thy T,ibrary Baard Laare~. Pub1i~ Library
Laurel, ~~ontana
Qn I~~y~ Doctor. ~s c~rd~r, i.~ is r3~c~ss~.r~ to submit my notice of .r~s~.gnation.
intith n~ ~~ctr~. Yi~lp during the summar months' which ~r~ fr~qu~n~ly as h~aJy
a~ ~rir~t~r, it s~~ms aavis~,bl~ to ask you ~o find ~omeon~ .for my place.
T wisiz to -th~.rYk ~~c11 oaf you for yQUr sp? maid. ec~~-~pcr~.tian duri~rig the ma~-sy ;~e~r~s.
earr,~st hope is th.~,t the Li~irary T,~~11 brow a.nd grow...with more boak's, more
p~.~rons and mor°~ p-rsonn~l.
Si~.~erely, F`ran~~s Fenton
Lett~~° was ~th~n r~~.ct from the Library Board, ~.s ~'ollow~:
Laurel, Mon•t~na
June 18, 193
To the k?~n~rab3e M~ynr and
T~c~mb~rs o~ t'ne La~r~l City Council
G~ntlemcn:
W~, of the Laurel Public Lihr~.rry Bard, regret th~.t Miss Francs
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' F~:~ton fir~d~ it neC~ss~ry to tender her resignation as Librarian.
We 4~av~ voted, at a sp~ci~.l meting of the Board, to acc~~t her
r~7ignatia~ for tha re~.sans tat ~ in her letter which we are ~~c3c~sin~;.
Ysaurv tru.1~9
L~.u ~l ~'u.blic Library ~{oarc~,
By Elsie Johnston' Sic°y
,Ia°ti~n was m~d~ ~y Olson and s~cended b;~ Ebers~rill~r that the recorn-
:~~~.r_dat~,i.o:~ cif the Library Board be aecep~ed~ arxd that this body be given the au-
~th~rity to find ~ r~pl~.c~~n~nt for Y~~.ss Fenton. Motion carraed, wit~a -~~a~ sti~-
u~ ation t?~~.t the City ':1.~rk c~it~ a letter of appreciation ~o ifiss Fentaz~.
~v,T~.lt~r Nienc~~o aricl I~~nr.~~3~ ~?ag~m~n app~~~d before the Caunci3. 'to in-
qu~r~ a~ to the Council's decision. regarding irri~~.tion rats for the 5cf~ool~ for the ~ ~mm~~r iod o They ~c~r~ the commit ~ d~ cis -ic~b~ t~ bi? 1 ~.Li areas
of 1j,CK~~ square fact or over, £or 1~¢ ~~r 300 square f~~t far the ~~a~on, pro-
vs~~:~ th~s~ ~~.:r~i~s ~Ta~? c~ p~,y ~'ar mah:i~~ th~i:~ m;ar ~t~~a~r tads sam~wh~re ~h~~ of
g?-i~ T~aat~r m~t~r. ~I~ ~~~~~r cha~~~ tc~ ~~ac~d an this irx°ig~ pion T~rat~r. This
~~~,r~,~ of abo~-~ 3.~?!? per rror~-th fa~° the five-month irrigation period was mot
-`,~;~?g= s~.uiCf~~°tory Mr. L~~,o~ma~, xiovsev~r' t:~~ Cc~u~a~.il did r~c~~ r.~v~r~;~~: its de-
~ic~~^~.
Johns ~ac~nan~ civil d~fens~ dire^-~or for t~?_~ Ci±y oy Laar~l, a~}z~s~ be-
yor~ t'~~ ~c~~ncil wi.~t~ ~ ~^ec~~rt of wh.a~ Yz~~. been ~,ccompli~h~c3. and why,-~ more h~ in-
±~nr~~~. to ac~~mplish. Tie stated that, t?~~z°~ ~,a~,~ ~ ~~ttl~n~clc dui to rzat ~~in~ ~~h~.~
tcs get a ~yrr~ g ddzz~. u~ wi~.l ~'~.~st s u~°t ~~tc~r~; out ~n ad~qu~.t~ ~a~;~^~in~; ~y7~- v~~i. f~sA ~~Y~~ ~~.u~~~ns of Git~, a~~~ h~ nr~~~nt~d pries and pl~~~a.~ ~o ~it~~~~ cQ~-
~~et ups T,~~th ~~h~ t~~ ~iren~ ~l?^~ady ~xistin~ ~.~a La~a.r~~. along with t,h~ N. P. T~azis~l~;
sy~tt ~ jai fhr~e ~m~,ll~r ~ir~ns; c~x° oa~~ l~r~ r siren. H~ c~azc~~d pres. ~Ie
sta,t~~ th~.t the Civil De.f~~.~~ Corrs~nitt~~is r~coznn~~~.d~,~,:i~z~ ~r~s to ~urch~,se the
lar~~r siren a~t ~.n. ~pproximat~ eost ~f ~~w3,360.00. !~ft~r r~~s cussian, motian T.~~.s
zr~~a~ day Olson ~.nci. s~c~on~~~ by Eb~~°svil~~r phut this ma~~~r be turned beck to ~t~l~
c4~~~r~:s..~,t~~ ~;~r a i~I:~~;iara ~;~,rri~;~.
R~~~~ ~ Olen, c~cr~t~ry of thc~ Riff Grub ~,~~~ar~d b~for~ the Council
~~o~rdix~~ the 1~al~n.~~ dui ors th~v i.ns~r~~r&~~, ~nc~ t.h~ar ~~~s~, ~~hich h~ stated h~.d
~xpir~d on 1'~1~,;~ 31, H~ ~°t~.ted that h~ cc~;~l~. ~a~.~ ~~O.CC~ or? ~t;h~ ir_~~~r~e ~'t
u~,:~s ~,,~~r:~3 ~nct t~o~ o~;r~~r~ ~C.~?~ in t~~ s~r~i~~. The Si~~-~T~~z° ~cl:.cgf ~~ill. c~rr:~
z~tz~ ~.b~~.n. ~.i ~.~~~.st L2, 1~6lt.. After disciisszon mot~.c~~s Baas m~.d~ gas= Eb~rsvil~~r end ~~c~nc~~~ b;~ C~~s~;~~ ~,;Y°~~t this Y~~ ~11.~w~~, ~.rcl w~•.~ ~~.~:rl~ d~.r~ct~d t,~ :~~r<~~
ul:~ ~ ~f°~.~; C? u~ f~z° ~.r~~~~:~r i;~n ~ ~~rs carp ~vk~e u;~r~i~; ~~~rrr;s. g~c~~Liax~ c~.rri~~'~.
TJTi~~ ~~~~~v~~.ch a~p~~r~~i b~~'or~~ -~h~ C~~a~~cg~ z ~~?r~~~ra~ing the merc~h~rat~ caf
Git~;~ caf Lau~°~'~ . H~ L~~.ted tY:at they rner~h~ritu Tfr~r~ pl~ann. r~~ c~~,u,~ days on
ziuly ~ 2th end July ~.3th, a:~~? ~~gaar-:st.,~d th~,v tY:~ E~s°~ v~ ~~l~uT~u t~c~ ha~r~ live n~us~s:
on those t~c~ days. Motion was ~°r~~.~~ bey :?~.~csi: ar~:~ ~e:~;~srd~d by Vass that live music b~ ~.11r.~Ua~d i.~z i-~~^~~ ~-,~.a°~; ~~a f,,~~c~~~ tr~ac ~a,tc.s, ~ri~t;h the s~t~i~~at~~.ti~n that the regular
~:lcss~.n~ ~a~~z~~~ 1~~* obs~r~,=~~. N:otion ca,rri~d.
i~~a:~,'~_c~c: r~~~c~°~,~c~ ±3h~~ tP~~ C.'s ~1~r~ spc~n~oz°~ng th.~ Gr~,r~c~ ~1€~ ~~a~~
Shr~~~T c~ra Ju~y° >t~' ~~.~d ~~kv~ t,~~~t; t~~ City w~iv~ ~h~ ~+'7~.00 la~~rau°~ f~~ char~~d for
t,~p~ of ~rr~~a.scm~n~;. t~~t~.~rz =P3~.~ ~:a~~.~ by u~J~~~~~~_'s.?..~r• ~.a~. ~v~~cncie~ My Nave that t4?.~ f~c b~ ~;a.i r~~. M~t~~on. c~rr~~d.
~dwaxds r~t~~~A•i,~d. in~'~~°rratic~n 7n ~t;?~~ irzs~ct control sprayitz~. Cit,y~
~r~~~~~~er r~~ox~~,~:c~. on this..; ~?at~.c;n car°ri~a.
Eb~~~~vvi~.Z~r ~$~~t•~~ -~I~w`j ~'c~~°rri~~ M~,~Tar P~,rk~~ was usixi~ his cas° a ~r~~.~
c1~~T, hav~~~ ma.~~ ~~v~~ ~zl ~t,~? ~s ~s~ Bi~.l.i~~.s, ana sr~ far+•h' ~.n hip c~~~c'Lty as
~Yiu.~~r:~.r~ of thc~ R~cr. gA~ti~n cc~mmitte~, aria rec~iz~s~~d tY~~.~ he b~ gsv-en a ~~r al-
~.c,~,~~,nc~~: the ~,rr-~c~un~ ~f ~2~.00 der mont?~ fora £our or f~.ve-~ror~th period. ~ft~c~r d.iscu~si~rz, ~i~ ~?~~~s ma~.~ ~,Ys.i~ i~a t,h.e foam cif a a~~a~ion. S~cond~d by Edw~rc~s.
~i~~:~_~rs c~~~°~~d, G:~~~w~n~ ~~2~.CG ~~r rtionth c~.r ~l~:ots~.rBc~ ~f:=c ~s•. P~s•~~er ~'ar uh~
~r~t7th~ cif ~%iay, J~a'-'-~ ~ ~~d. 1?~,~~;u~ t.
El~er~~~~~..~r at3v~d tha-~ tn~ ~e~~~r commit~e~ had met and diucu.ss~d the s~i~~~~° ~3~~s°g~ c~~n m~~~r~~ ~~~t~r ~~~cur~t~. Ike ~~;at~d that he felt -~Y:~ se~u~~~~° ~raar~~
}~:~~.ld b~ j~s~t f1~~ r~.u~ d.uring t~~ ~x°~igata.on ~e~son, ~.a~d for ins~d~ city water
u~~~~, anly. P~-uff st;dt;~~ that he ~aou~d ~nt~rt~,in ~ motia~a. ~c send this m~.tt~r
3~~.~~ t~ ~~~~r c~mmitt~~ fc~ fkr°th~r s~u.dy ancz r~~pcart b~~k to t~i~ n~~c~; cou7°~cil
me~~ira~. ~b~r~vi~ler made such motio:~, s~ ~~nd;~d by Olsan9 grad tY~e m~taon car-
ried.
EberN~vi.ilcr s~at~c~ th~,~-~ h~.ci as yet no r~por~1 to 7rsak~ can the pdirting
of the ho~xs~ ~t the S~wa~e Dis~as~.~. Pl~.nt.
Olson repor~~d on a meeting with the Labor committ~~ r~~ar~in~ w~.g~
rz~gcat~a~-~ir~ns e Thy ~cnun~t v~~ of ~°err~d the ~mplay~e~ Per hour ~ tiaith ar~at~ae~x°
cent, ~c~inb t~s she R.eserv~ for sick leave Fund. He stated the min. requ~st~d 16¢ ~~r ~atu.•, Trit,h another goira~ tee the Reserve fir Sick Lea~r~ Fi,.nd. No furht~r
rr~~e;~;ings have been held as yet. He stated the commi ~~t~e Tnrould welcora~ sugg~st,i~n~
from m~r~~bers of the Council.
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Ruff' stated ±~hat; r~~ had an inq~.ir.3~ a~l~i~~ whetl°,~r ~.nother 150 feet
could be cleared of Conses~.~,~ed Freigh~T,u~,y trunks i so th~.t t~~~ ~,r~dividual could
have used car lot dir~et~y east of Starr Motor. L~u~„hold r~port~.d that h~
'h~.cz been to~.d. that Consolicla.ted might ~,lre~~dy b~ looking to an~th.~r town t~ move
toy as they w~r~ ~,lr~ady crar~ed far sp~.ce. After discu~sic~nj Ruff staffed this m~tt~r would bey turn~;d ever to the Str~e-G Conlin ~ t-~~~.
Discu~siG~< on the sewer backir!b up at ~~J2 Da~.t~ Averau~, ~~lex FrickeZ'~
~.c~us~ .
n _s c~saior of the ~x°~.inage situation at Four ~h c3 Forrest. Notion ties mace bar Nave end s~canded by Palm th~.t the vi.tg ~ngii°~~er b~ authorized to
carr~ct this situ~.~ic~n. Lotion c~..rrric~~.
City Engin~~r asked permission t~ ~.~uzz~ the Stag c~v~r the lath of July.
Motion was m~d~ by Navy any seconded by 01sc~n thy, permission be grcan.~vd. Nlotic~n
carri~cl.
01sen asked p~~nxissinr? to 3~eav~ the Sta.tc for -the first twee weeks of
July. Mot?cn was made by Palm ~Lnc~ s~ccnd~d by Ctlson that ~~rm~~ssion b~ granted.
N!o us.~n earn, i~d.
EbPrsvil.l~~ asked permission to leave the Stag for lour ar five days
~~gir~ns~a~g Jizi~~ 29th.. Mo-~icn eras made by Edwards end seconded ~y Falm that perm- i~sion be gra.n~t~d. Motion carried.
Ruff announced a specs a.1 m~~~in~; on June 2>, 19b3, ~'or the purpose ~f
opining bids can a, dis~tributar, and for the purpose a~ approviri~; th€~ 7_ast claim
of this fiscal. year.
Caty Clerk ~.YZOUnc~d m~~tin~;~ r~quir~d by law on ~uly~ 17th July 25th,
A~u.gust 7th and August 12th, wi+.,h regard to budgets.
The~°e bPin~ n.e further business to come be£or~ the Council at thzs
session, motion. was d~~.ly made and secc~c~~d #:•~i.at the meting lay adjotxrn:~ct. M~t~.an
~.a?~r~ie.d.
orattly P Bundy, City irk
P~,csed bar the City Council anc~ approved by the Mayor of the vity of
Laiar~~.~ ~'~esz~l`e~~1~t' this 2nd d~.~ of JUI.~~ 1963
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