HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07.16.1963Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
3s~.y 16, 196
A reg~.lar mee~~in~ of the pity Co~acil of the pity of Laurel: Montana,
was held in the Council Chambers and was called to order by Mayor Jc~hri Beaslra~-
~ritch at ? s3B o ~ cloet~ P. M. ~ an Tue~da~r~ au~.~ ib, 1963.
Upon taking roll calls the f~llcrwir~ aldermen ~ns~re~l present s
Jacs~b R~t'f ~ennett~ Olson a. L. Gs~s William d. P~1.m
Roy Ed~rards Ed I,euthuld Cecil Navy E. Ii. Ebersvill~r
The m3r~ute~ of the prev~.ous regular rae~ting of July 2r~ci were read. Motion was made by Nave ar;~ seconded by Ruff ~M~~ the m3.nnt~s b~ approved. Moti+~n
earri~d.
T~~ mi~ut~s of the Sp~eial Me~tir~ of J~a].y 9~ 1963 wire read. ~otio~
wat> made bye ~bersvill~r ~d s~eonded by ~uFf ~ha~ the minut~~ be ~pprov~d as
read. Motion carried.
Certain reports of the City of Laurel ~r~re presea~~ed for approval
follow8: Library Reports Health 4f~'3.c~r~s Report, B~adge~ Reports Rev~n~e Report
C~h ~~port, ~l.~rk?s Trial ~3alanee, Tr~astarer~s Repa~rt, a.rid reports of the pat-
rolmen. Motion was mad8 by Olson and seconded by ~bersvilZ.er ghat these report
be ~.pprvved. Mmt3m~ ~arr3.ee1.
fief of FoliEe Harold Gaston requ~st~d p~r~i~siar~ to 1e~ve the ~~~.te.
Motion w~ made by Ol~m~ and €~~conded by RttPS ghat p~rna3.~~ion be granted. l~tic~
carr3.ed.
Mayor Beslanwi~ch a~tked p~rnisaion to leap: the State b~for~ the next
r~g~.l~r mee~3.ng. MO~i~n was made by Edwards and seconded by Palms that t2ae req~~a~t be grabted. Motion earri~d.
Alclern~~,n Ed~t~rd~ asked permission to lave the Stag. Mot3.on was m~d~e
by Ruff and a~conded by Fa1m that the r~q~.~st be gr~~d. Motion carried.
The Mayor appoin~~d a l~dget ac~ramitte~, eonas~ting of the finance ~or~- mittee a,nd Bill Fa]sn. The first meeting c~.lled for Judy l~~h at 7s~0 P. M.
'the Ma~ror then asked for a report fi~orr~ the l~bdr commit~e~. ~lson~
Ghairma~, reported that 9¢ per hour had b~cen affex~ed, with 2¢ of this t~uo~~
go3.ng into the Sick I,~av~ Reserve Fund. This raise o be in effect fora two-
y~ar period. ~.].ess there is a, stabs~aatial incxeaae i~ the Ci~y~~ rev~n~ze~ to take effsc~ fe>r the J~.ly P~3'' P~ri~d~ beginning Ju~~ 26t~i~ 196,3. The pity Trea,~~rer 3.s
nod eligible for ~hira increase, a~ h3.s r~i.~e xa~ ~g~~3a~~d previously ~d the
City E'n~ineert~ salar~r w~ increased in Icy. the clerk in ~h~ water office to
receive an inareas~ of ~~~.00 per month, ~,lsa.~.;~aeg#.~3.ng dimly 1~ 1963.
Ebersviller atat~d that he f~].t tl~e Tr~a~r should be included in ~Me
9¢ 3.ncrea~e in addition to tie ~,3p.p4 per ~on~h rare allm~ed by law. ~ev~ral of the cv 3.~~ee Ec~nnented o~ this. O1~oA s~~.ted that he felt ~ bong as the
~~~.C70 per month was double the ae~o t that az~,pon~ ~l~e is receiving he felt it
was ~n adequate r~?i~e at ~hi~ time.
The pity Engineer r~eommended an increase of 3~.0~ per ~ont~ for tl~e
secretary in hip o~fiee.
After d3sc~.~si4n crf these ~aa~t~rs motion ~w~s made by R~f~' end ~econd~d
bS* Qrtgs3 ~~'tA.t that nAmm3'~tra~t~~ reo~ne~r~l: k?c nnnmr~ter?_ 1Y~n,*{.~,n .,~,~.s,ieet
v . ~ ~ ...r...~ .»._.....:.r...v... ~ ..v v avaa va.r a r.c+u •
Olson r~:port~d that tt~e radio cperator~ had requested six-hour ~l~if~s~
but that a ~~hedule crna.ld not be arranged. 9.'hen ins~~ad of the raise' they re-
quest~d a~ ~.dd3~3.ona1 one ~aeel~~s vacations in~~ead of three creeks. After di$-
ct~~$ion, motion waa made by Nave ~d seconded by ~bersvill~$r that the o~eratars
b~ allcaw~~ a,n ~r~, ~reekt~ raeat mn peach year. Mo~,ic~ carried.
Ebersviller respc>rted that Mrs. ~tRourk~ had ~,sk~d far ~ Wyomia~ ro~.cl
report and that the highway patrol will take cue o€ tl~i~a ~~.tt~r.
Eb~rsvil.l.er r~spc~rted ox~ ~h~ oii in the sewer ling. Iie s~at~d that the
con~m3.~~~~ would recommesnci that the City does not aae~pt the 5exa.~e Diapo~~1. Plant as yeti at lea~~ until the next regular mee~ir~g. Motion ~r~ made by Ruff and
ae cc~nd~d by aa~s ghat tie aomYnitt~e ~ ~ report be aee~pted. M~~ior~ carri~ci.
Eb~r~vill~r repc~r~ed that a study of the sewer charges during thes i.rr-
igaticn period. had been made, arad that the c a.t~eea r~ comtnend~d ghat ~t~r~ be
no irrigation ch~r~e on the a~wer dur~.n~ t season, and. this ~o ~~ce effect Jvl.~ ls~~, 196,x. Mention ways ~nacle by ~dward~ sand s~concied by Q1~an ghat the ca~-
mit~ee's report be ~.cc~p~~d. Motion carried.
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Palm r~por~ed ~ha~ there were two short portions of ~ew~r 13ne that
~houtld be repl~.ced~ mainly mn Date Areau~~ between Main atre~t and ~1~~ ~'or~h
side of Siac~th atreet~ aid 0~ ~a ~1:o from M~i~ to S~x~h Str~~t. Motion was
m~cie by Ruff and ~eemndsd by Le~.~held that the r~comme~da~ion~ of the commit~e~
be ~.cE~pted. Motion carried.
Mo~ia~n way th~~ made bar R~f.'f arzd sescondee3 by Leuthold th~,~ the City
Lngi~~er be aut~ori~ed ~0 advert3s~ for bids on the needed ~~w~r pipes and ~l~at
this itmm b~ placed oM the 1963-19~i budget. Motion carried.
The M~.ya~ stated ghat a n~~r city barn should b~ seriously eonsi desr~d for this ye~ar~ and. appointed a, coma~it~~e to intre~~iga~e crost~ awl te? repc?r~
back a~ the next meeting. Th3.s ~cnnmittee to canais~~ of ~eut~.otd~ Muff and Pa]~a.
Nave brought ~p the sub~eet ~f' ~~ie on tie ~idc~wal.k on +Crazy Days.
Tc~n ~r~?c11~y reported o~ phis, a1sc~ Chief oP Police Gaston. Milo ~amkovich
spoke briefly.
City Engineer r~quea~ted per~i~si.on to lave the State for the weep
esr~d aP July ?7th. Motion was made by f31~on and ~~coru~,ead bar Ruff that this
p~rmi~~ion be granted. Motion parried.
Ben,~a~r~ r~port~d th~.t appraxi.~iat~ly ~?Q0.0~ was r~~ded f're,~i the Park Rind fc~r aid walk, curb grid gutter near the school. About 360 nsecied. ~ber-
aviller ~ad~ the motions ~ecor?d~d, by Riff that phis be aceo~plished. lotion
carried.
~ert~in fax ~e~olutioals for the 1963-196l~ fi.acal year ~e~ce presented
for Tapprov~.l ~.a follows
R~Sf~UTIEE~T N~. 123
RE~f~,UTIQI~ NQ. 123~~ BE1~TG A R~ OL 1TI~N ~~VYING AND ,A.~~~aTNG TAB
F'OR GEN~tAL Al~'D SP~~SFIC PiTi~POS FOR TFIE GTTY 4F LA.tTR ,MONTANA, FQ~ Z'HE FIS~?
SAL Y1~AR BECrINNING JtJ~Y 1~~' 1963, waa presented. Motion was made by Ruff ar~d
~eeonded by ~bersviller t~hs~t ~hi~ r~solutio~ be apprav~d. Upo~t ~,~.king moll c~ll.l votes all aldermen pr~s~nt vot~:d ~~Aye"' and said resel~tion w~a declareel p~s~ed
and a~d.opted.
RLSOT?tTTTE~i N0. 136
RLS4LtJTZ~N ND. 1 36, ~3EII~(3 A ~ESOLt7~I(?N L~9YZN~ Aids 1~5~~; a aINQ A ~P~~IAL TAX AGAINST L~ftTAIN PRO~FtTY DLSIGNAT~Il AS GARBAGE DI TRI~T ATQ. 1 F(~t THE ~~+IOVA
Og CC1rAARBA~E~ ~N~nT, WEEDS", AND RL~+'tTS~, was prss~nted. Motion was made by ~berav311e~
and seconded by Nerve ghat ~Mis rea~olu~ion b~ ps~.ssed and adop~~d. Upon taking
roll call vote' all aldermen present voted "Aye"~ and said resolution was declared.
passed and adopted.
~E~OZi1TT0IQ ~fi0. 1237
RESOLt]TIOt~ ~T4~ 1237 BEING A RFSOLUTI~N I,EV'YSNG 1~tD ASaE~SSATG 1~ SI'ECIAI:
T,AX AGAII~'ST C~TAIN PR~PEftTY DE~TGI~ATEA AS C~RBAQ~ DI ICI' ND. 2, Ft~t THE REM00AL
OF GARBAGE', aN(~T, WE~US~, AND R,EFU5E, ws~,s presented. Motion was made by Nave and
seconded by L~utl~old that this resolution bey pass ed and adapted. Upon t~.king ro1.1
call emote, all alderrn~n present voted ttAye'r, and ~sid r~~ol~tion eras deelare~d pas~eact aril ad.op~eci.
RESOLUTION N0. 1238
RESOT~UTI~N N0. 12~~, BETI~iG A RESO~1TI~N L~VYINCr AND AS~£sv~IAiCr A SP~~L
TAB A~AI~ ALL OF TEiE PRaPERTY RACED T~TTfiIN BA DTSTRZ~"Na Nth. 1 and aF
THE ~IT'Y OF I.AIT~~- F'~ 'THE ~PRAT'TNG QI~ I~iS T~, xa~ pres~n~ed. Mo~~.on made ~r
~,euthold aid ~~econded by al~on ghat Shia re~al~.tion b~ p~,s$ed anc adopted. t~p0~
t~.k~..ng ro1.l call vote, all aldez~?en pre~e~~ .voted ~~ye~', and paid re~olntian ~raa declared passed and adopted.
R~SQI,tTTIQAT N0. 139
R~aLUTI~N NO 1 39, BEING A RE~'+C~UTI~N ~EVYIN(~ .AND A~~E~SING ALA, OF
PROPERTY ~MBRA~ t~TTTfiZId SPECIAL IMPRa9.~Nf~NT ~I~TRZC~ T~I(~iT ifs Nn, 1, ~F 'i'ce CITY OF I,At1ft~~ MONTANA, T~TTTFI Tf REE~FOUF~~HS f?F THE II~TIR~ CAST (7F MAINZ'.~~TANt~` AAIEt ~I,~C
fiRT~AL CURRENT ~`OR THE YE~t ~~63, w~ pr~~~n~ed. Mc~iAn Waa made by 0].~a~ i
~ecor~d~d by Edxard~ tYiat this reaol~ti.o~ bey passed and ~dop~d. Upon tak3.ng roll
c~a11 vale, all ~.ld~rn~n present voted. t'Aye"' mod. said r~aol~tien was d~aclared
p~ss~d and. adopted.
1~E~OI;tJTIO~T N0. 12l~0
RESOLt3'PIDN N0. 1~~0, BEING A ~~SC7G~~ON LEVYING APED ASSF~SSING l~Lt, OF THE
PROPE~t~Y ~IKBFtACED WI~HTN Sl'~GiI~ TMPI~OV~N~ ~I~T~ICT LIC~~IAT(~ ~0. OF 3'f~ CITY
~F I,AtJ~tET,~ MONTANA' ~TTTfi THK~L~-~DiJT~T~IS 4F THE I~TTIR~ Ct?~ST 4F MAIDi'i'ENAAi~ AND
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~~Ci'RS~AI. CUi~RLN~ ~'OR THEY 1963, way preserved. Motion W~.s made by <
~dwardsa ~d a~eeogded by Palm that this resolution b~ passed ar~d ~d.op~ed.
IIpor~ eking ro11 call vQ~~~ all aldermen p~asent gated "ASre"~ and said resol-
utian way declared passed and adAp~ed.
RESCQ,tJTION ATO. 1~~t1
RES~LUTTOId ISO. 12~i1, BEING A f~UTT~N LE9YINi~ AND A~~E~~IN(~ ALb OF
~.'H~ PROPERTY ~NlBRA(~'D ~ITFTIN STR~E~ SWEEPSNQ DISR'RICT ND. 1, 'ice ~CTTY OF LAt~.LL~
MON'~ANA, FUR 7.'~TE Pi3RP0~~ t~F THE ~'fi~EPTN6 OF ~TREE~~3 IN THE DUWNT(~liT OFt BL~SSN. S
DISTRICT, was pre~~n~ed. Motion ~r~s made by Palms and serecnd~ad by Gasp ~ha~ thine re~ol~ation b~ peed aid. adopted. Upon taking rc+l1 call votes all ald~rm~~ ~rr~~~xit
vo~~i "Aye", and paid resolution w~ declared pas~~d and adcp~ed.
RF~Sf3.~t~TT4N ~f0. 12~.
R~.SC?LUTS~t~ ND. 12lt2, BEI~iG A RESOLUTION LEVYING AND A~~1~S~I~TG ALI, OF' THE PR.OPLRTY ~MB~A~CED WI3'HII~ Tfi$ PRTNISLING~ {~iSFPTNG AID 5~LI1~G DZ TRI ~ FCi~
1963, BF C1TY OF I~AUR~I,, MO~TTAI~A, was presented. Mot3.on way wade by f~~.s~
s~r~d, seevrpded by E~er~vill.er that this resol~a~ioa be declared pissed at~d adopted.
tip~a eking roll. cell vc~t~, a].1 ald~rme~ pr~ser~t ga~ed `Aye grad said resolutioa~
way dec~.ar~d p~,a~sed ar~d adopted.
Mere beiM~ ao further bua~. ~s~ ~o co~~ befarea the `~o~~il at this ~iagjei
budget ~ee~ings Were oune~d~ ar~d motion waffi d~l.y made acid a~~onded t~iat the
m~eti~g b~: ad~ourr~ed. Motion carried.
ar'ot y . y~ C ~
Pa~s~d by the City Cakanc~i.l oP tha City ~f baurel, Mo~~ar~a~ a.~d approved
by the Mayer this 6~h da~* of Avgus~~ 1963.
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