HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08.06.1963Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
A~~st 6, 1963
A regular ding of the G~.ty Cotuaeil of ~h~ City o~ L~,urel~ MQntana~
~a~ held in the Coc~ricil Chambers a.~d wag aa].led to order by Prssiden~ of ~h~
Cou~a3.1 Jaaob R~f'f~ 3.n the absence ~f the Mayor at 7:3Q o~clock~ P. M.~ an 'T~es-
day, August 6, 1963.
Upon t~ki.ng roll ea11, they fe7.1.c~~riag alder~ea answered pre~~nt s
Wi1lia~m J. Ps].~ E. H. Tbersv3.11er,~ ur. ~ L~u~hald
Ray Ed~ard~s Cmci1 ~T~v~ Kea~ne~h t3lsoxt
The ~inute~ of ~Y~e prev3.ou~ re~;;ular meeting of July 16th were read. Mo-
tian made by ~1~on and seconded by Nave that the ~ai.m~~es b~ approw~d a.~ read.
Motion carried.
The mint;~es of the Speaisl Meeting Af duly 18~h were mead. Mm~ion was
made by Pa]~ and. seQOnded b~ ~1so~t ~hs~~ tl~e ~i.nutes be ~ppraved sus read. Motion Qarried.
The ~inute~s c~ the S~aee3.a1 Meeting of July 2~~h mere read. Mot3.on was
made by Olson. awl. seconded by Nave that the ~iriute~ be approved as r~~d. Motion
carried.
City Clerk reported on a ~~etix~g oY the Laurel ~em~~ery Association.
Request frexnn Albert Eiseman ~o rend 1Ri~rside H~Il on the e~reni~g of
Deaer~besr 7th ~c~r a wedding dance W~~ pre~~r~t~d. M~+~3.on way made by Ol~cn ~d
~~csor~ded by Nacre tMa~ ~Mis r~q~e~t be gr~n~ed and placaed on the calendar. M~btioa
aarr3~d.
Letter was read from the Ma ern Chevrolets a~ follor~~ s
A~g~~~ 1963
Honorable Mayor and Ci~~ COU~cilne~
City of ~a~nr~l
L~Lar~l~ Mo~t~,na
G~n~l~men:
As rsgard~ the 196 Chevrolet Passenger aa~r p~rehased fro~a gas for the Police Departmea~ o~ Anne ~9, 1963 w3.th the 3~7 cam. ice. e~ir~e ~ 3~~ ~or~~pox~r, aom-
pra~sior~ rai~~o 10.E ~o 1.
~Te have b~aen adr3.~ed by ~henrolet~s acne Serv3.~e ~?aasg~r that it is necessary
that ~ 98 or bitter oet~ne ethyl ~asgoline be used in ~~iis p~ticular ermines.
a He also advised u~ that in t~ie~ n~ regular ~a~olina with a ].mw~r octane and.
l~~d Qon~er~t then ~pea3.fied above mere ~s~d d cg~~a a~~~~ to the ~ngir~e
that Chevrolet Motor Diviaion could nod assumes raspon~ib3lity for ~hi~ s1~a~e.
I feel that ~hos~ responsibly should ~alee node of the above ~n~ion~d. T world
like to paint ou-~ that thg airs previ.~a~aly Wised ~.d drivear~ by yc~r Po1.i c~ Dap~r~- is~nt weere of a Qonsider~bl~ lo~?er co~pressia~a ratio, therefore, ncrt requ3r3.Mg the
higher fta~l specifications.
Thaaki~ yon in advance for gozar a~t~ntion ~c this aiatter~
~incser~iy yc~ur~s
(aigned)
Clay Qre~~i~g
co: Po~ia~ Hep~rt~ent
City Engi~ee~r
Refer to Oxner's fide Page 31
Chia' of Police Casten pepart~d cn this aid rsqu~s~ted that this r~at~~r b~ turgid
over to the Police ~~i.~tee. Motion xaa made by Palm and seconded by Lbersv3.ller
that this be turned over tm ~h~ Polio ~c it~~~. Mo~io~ c~rri~d.
Library report for the month of duly was pre~s~nted. M~ition was made and a~conded that this report be approved. Motion carried.
Cl~im~ for the ~on~h of July were pr~a~ent~d sus folle~wa s
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
T ie Mo~nt~3.n St~~~~ Teal. & Tel. 3b.~~ lye M. Staley ~3~.()0
Stre~~ aag4line Stares 13.11 .ursl. Auto Pare 12.E
Montana ~aksta tTtil3.t~.e~ Gm. ~t.~t9 Mflntana Pmwer Co. 8l~.9b ~~,ird Radii E'].e~trics 1.98 Laurel Water Department 2l~9.3$
5che~~ler ~ea~dy-~3.x, Inc. 6tt.~~ ~ar~1 C. ~r~w 16.0
~Tillia~~ Agsn~y 1~~8.5C~ Mo~tait~ fi~a~effi Tel. 8c Te1. 6~.7~
Laurel ~ervie~r~t~r 3.7~ Y~11 tong Pyre ~c~aipmen~ ~ .69
Ei~rris A~enc,~ ~O.f~ laurel Water Department 41.2
Laurel Cooperative Asap 76.66 Laurel 3~rvieenter ~9.~t0 Laurel Auto Party ].3.3~ Western Constr~aetian E~ip. 11.13
a ~ w Bia~tc~~.tM i.~5 0. rt. ~ro~.a. co. ~3.5~
str~~t c~ol~.~e st~~~ i~8.oi r~ia1. r~~~~r~.~ o ~~z.so
Fawners U~.on Cen~r~.l ~c~h. 369.9 ~ Brae. 161.14
Cma~t to Cost Sore x..66 Laurel Cmeperativ~ Association l~~.l~l~
Sta~.ard Oil, H. K. t~1to~,A~t. 126.0 D~.v~a Mob3.1 Sesrw3.~~ 126.0 Laurel Cm~perati~ A~~ 126.On Laurel ~er~a~an~er lib.
Williams Agency ~92.a~0 I;aiarel ~3tr~e~ Department 8.
Yell. valley Elegy. Coop. ~.7.~1 ~ears~ Roebuck ar~d Cc. .84
S~~ee~G Ga~s~lir~e Stores lt.Q3 Billings Pipe & Pip Supply Via. 19.70
W3.lli~s A~errc~ lt0.4a 8iehard Hatah~~ 16.4Q
I~. P. Buz~ek~ Posh. 4ffi.ee C1e~r~C 10.4 Mond . EJa~ica~~, Utilities Co. 2.68
Better Homes & (~~rden~ 5.t~0 Lomk Maga~3.ne 6.74 ~'].e>~t~sr & ~r~d~a 6.~ Readers Dige~~ ~~s'n. $.91
Harvest Years P~.bli:h3~g co. I~ House ~ Q~rden 7.50
Amerieaa Baak ?.65 F. ~Ce p~Qn Er Via. 13.25
Dotableda~ & Cc~~gaay~ Inc. 72.aa T~ar~ Albin Cc>. l~8.38
Williams Agene~ ~i0.1~~ Laurel 4~atex~ Departxment l11.
galley Welders ~t~pply, Inc. 12.1a Mm~az3~a3.~ ta~~a del ~c del. 1,x.7 Morearia Dakat~ 2$.$B Moz~~at~a Paarer Ca. 136.83
Street f3~sdline S~cres '~.~6 Alli~~ Flardware x.06
laird ~~,d3.a Electric 7.93 ~TilZiaias A~~ncy 21.70
Mo~~ar~a Pcnrer Co. ~t'T.30 ~pc~r~sme~n~a supply ICE. 112. 0
~hrif'tw~y 1$.6,~ Coast to ~Caast ~~or~ 10.3?
Calbor~ ~eho01 9~pp1y Cu. 9~1.4~ ~.~tt~rel ~r~amery 1.3~ Hesteed~~ b.79 tia~ar~i s~r~~t ~e~~r~~en~ ib.f~l
~tontan~ ~ako~a U~3.lities ~o. l.~t~ Mo~~a~t~a Pater Go. 2.7
4. M. Wold Co. Ei.3'~ Street Ga~soline~ Sores 26.I~b
Johns~on1s 8.~~ ~3i~ ~iteh Co. 1.00
Willi~ns A~~ncy 8.66 ff' ~B. ~Checal Co. 13~t.80
Mmt~r~t~.i.~ ~~~~es ~~1. & T~1. Mon~ari~ Per C~. ~~.~~t bd. P. l~.ller & Ca. 1~6.~2 Sches~ler Ready~+ii.x, Tn~. lt4.
za~rr~1 w~,~~r nep8rt~er~t 269.2 t3a~blee 3.91
Co~s~ to Coat store .89 Mcntaua Dakota t~~il ~tie~ ~c>. 13.^
Mcr~tar~a Po~r~r Co. 8.55 Wllias~ Age~aay EtB.
Montaz~~. Power Ce,~. ~l~.13 Thy Mo tair~ Statma Tel. & T~sl. 11.44
Manta Da~Yco~a Util3.ti~a Cc~. 2.69 I,a3.~d Radio Ll~ ctrie ~1.~~ Sh~rwin-~nT3.l.liams ~d.)~b ~t~reet I~asmline Storey 77.11
Halts Cc,~0a0 Service 2.E~f ~~.nrel A~a~m Party ~7.~8
f3e~se~: Phar~aay 3.~1 Thriftx~yta l.~t
M~rv~ ~ ~~andar~l l.~o Kgil co~Par~3? 4.10
~.aird ft~udio ~lea~ric 51.f~0 Or~rl Cafe 3.
Harris Ag~nay~ Wi113a~as Ageaey 8.81
bu~dq~i$t Comrneraial R~aciio 32.~tJ City of Bi1lia~s a.l3 Yellc3~r~~o~ae Bak ~.1~ Mox~o~ Calcul~.tin~ Mch. Co. ~6.
Pennwalt ~.~iaal~ Corporatimxa 97.~~ Wyo-Bear Prcad~,ets ~Co.~ 69~.
~lmunt~ia S~a~e~ Tel. & gel. t~l..~? Montana P~~r ~o.~ 1, 2tJt3.83
Yellarws~o~e Vs11e~ Elea. Coop. 3.0~ M~~t~,ria Dakota U~iliti~s Co. 1 .19
Midland I~pleinent Cm., Inc. 19.1 Satre Mm~c~r service 7.~4
B-I P' Indus~rie~, 37.~~ Aach Che~icsal 3.6~ s _ _ • ~ .w a w_~_~ 1 n R!1! T ~...~~1 C~i...~..i T...~....«~4wn....~~.. "1{
iAQ1~8~7.'1$LL '1 E7FTe4i tft LiC7~ClI' L€i77 .uril~is ~s u b~ t~~a ~r y~yaa Wnavsiw ~ ~'Q~
c~~b~~ ~ Crarb~ge Z
J & ~T Blae~mith Slap 2.0~ Qambles 13.7 City Water Depart~men~ 1~~.12 f~. 1~. Wold 17.~a
Street G~cline .Shea 13 .57 F~r~g Broa. 173.~Q
L~ure1 ~~rvi~en~ter 59.53 L~~arel Amato Pars 13.19
~innell Co. of the Pa.cifie lt2.3lt Laurel ~o~p. Asa gyn. 8.30
Public ~~rvice C~nmi~~in ~.~0 Willisu~ Ag~~Qy 776.f~3
Va11~9 Tdeldtrs ~~.PP13*s Inc. 3~.?,~ Fairbanks Morale & ~o. lt68. ~~irba~k~, Morse & Co. 891.t~0 Pow Tra~~s~ai~sion~ equip. 3~~•3n
Sche~~ler~: 16.f~ Co~~t to Coa~~ S~ar~ 1.1~
A1lieas Hardware 15.6 C~3.sanell Co. of the Pat~~.fie 203.72
S~reat ~asolin~ Sores ~1.8~ DeFran~ t~I~ Co. ~i.12
Laurel ~erv3.c~r~~sr 3.^~ Williams Agency 18.'T0
street C~aaoli.ne Store 70.68 DeFra,~c~ t~C Gay. X8.38 Laurel Ser~i.center 3 7~ Williams A~eeny 13.7
L~~arel Water ~3epart nt 58.7 Str~e~ Gamalir~ Store x.57
La~°eI Coop Asp gyn. 30.04 ~a~able~ 1.16
Ha~ema~ Elev~~or 16.~~ Williaza~s Ags~ay 18.7
l~oxi~~na Power Co. l~19.95 Mon~an~ P~~r Co. X83.30
Eta~arel S~re~~ De~p~rt,~ent 27~.4d Laurel Water Depar e~~ ?8.7~ Sxeeping District 3tt.4~ M3.dland Materials +Ce~. 594.3
Street Qa~dli~e 5tore~ 7.x.10
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Minutes of the City council of Laurel
Motion was made by ~lsan aa~et seconded by Nave that th~s~ cZaim~ b~ allo~rrmd.
Motion sarri~d.
Qt~~ Stormont argil. David K. Powers appe~r~d before the ~~neil with a
report on the ~inar~c3~l situa~ion~ and the plans df the Airport ~ ai~sion ,for
improving the Airport. Pre~id~~~ of the ~Ca ci1 th~.nk~d the m~i~sion for ids
report.
Rudy t~ru~hellea appeared before the council ask ghat h~ be allctiw~d to hook are ~o the City Wat~r~ and staffed that he had one dap cc~i.ng. P~7.~ reported
oz~ this mater, end read an free n~ ~i~n~d. by the w~.t~r ~.sers~ ~ and a pmr~ior~ m~'
the ~3r~~~s which a~a~ed that ~hc~ City had aea~pt~d the agre~mtsn~. He ~ta~ea~ ~h~,t
h~ would tY~~sn recommend that tie previous agree~nen~ be deemed ~a13d ar~e~l tM~t E3ro-
shelle bee allcr`red hip other tap. ecoraded by ~b~ravill.~r. Af'~~r dis~3ta~~ia~' Rut~f
cal]~sd for s vct' atad ~hi~ motion Was defeated x3.th twa '~Ayss~, aa~d four teNo~a'~. Eber~vill~r then wade mo~io~ which was seconded b~ ~lsom~ that the eon~ni.ttee lomk
iate~ the minut~~ for at~y layer inforina~io~~ and the sub~e~t be brough.~ ~p again
at a ~p~eial Meeting to be held after the budget hearings W~dneaday~ Asst
1963. Motion carriead.
Ebersv3.~ler reported that the City Mechanic hid a~k~d for a neW grease gu.~. City Er~ine~r r~p0rt~d on this also. Thins i~~a~ is to be puraha~~d.
Eber~viller at~,ted that there his be~e~ Bch comment on ~h~ eonditio~n ~~iae?~
the streets are left in after ~h~ Qas Cm~pa~y and otherffi have dug them up. He s~.d
ghat in hip opinion the Ci~~ is the wc>rat off~~lsr.
Ebersvil.].er also eaxpre~~ed the desire to do array wi.tM the b~rnir~ of
g~bage, and co~~quently get rid of the bur~3.n~ barrels. After di~e~: ic~~~ motion
was m~da byr 41so~ ~d s~aond~d by Ld~rarda that this mater be tarried mver ~o tY~~
s~re~t and ~11eg com~ait~~e. M0t3.on ~arri~d.
Nave reaported on water a~ Sehesaler~s. City L~rigine~r reported ors tMi~.
Nam also r~pmrted ~hs~ ~t the Cherry residence there i~a a combination
rabbit h~,~ch and p~~eo~ pew. After di~sec~~sion Nave a~a~ed that h~ would tell 1Kr.
~herr~r to get rid of the odor. Motion was ~h~~ made by Eb~rsviller aid s~~orrded
by Edwardas that t~3.~ matter be darned oar to the Fourth W'a~xd Ald~rme~. M~+~ion
aarri~d.
Diasct~s~ion abcnzt several. old b~.ildir~~ that should b~ torn dcro~ or /
e].eaned ~.p. Aldermen to brim 3.n tMe a~ddr~~s~~ of ~h~ae 'bro~,ldings ~r~d turn theme
oner ~o the G`3.ty Cl.er~~ ago ~ha~ she can ir~for~ the owners of the Couac3.1 ~ s d~-
ei~ion. several a~ddr~~s~s were handed t€~ hers a~ foll~s s 616 Fifth Aver~t~ei
21~ South Fourth ~~ree~, tad ?~20 Fc~rre~t Ave~e.
Le~.~I~oZd reported that the J~ior CY~amber ot~ C~aerce. members world
stark pa~.~ting a~ the park after Labor Day. also rep~?r~ed ~h~.t ~h~ d. G.~~
wr~ld Lake permi~~3on to use Athletic Park fop a donkey ba~ebs~ll gene. ~Ie
stated they r~c~ld ~ ~i.11i to p~.y for the lig'~~~. Prag~a~ startffi at 8s
PI 1~.~ and ~o be held on A~g~~s~ lath. Motion ~a~ made by 0].~ar~ a~ci s~cond~d by
lave ghat per~ni~sion be given to use the Park under th~ae cir stances. Motion carried.
01ffion brought up the ~ub~ect of the Cit~ts Agreement with 3~r~eker~ Hs
~~~.ted ghat the s~re~ment called for Strecker to r~aeiv~ ~36~.~ per moa~l~~
whereas he had been geeing ~364.~0 since April lat. He rteommeaded that he be
pa3.d ~36~.OC? per month for the ~or~tM of A~t~uat~ end back pay of ~~.~0 per ma~~~h f Aprils Mays J ~ end J~a1g. lotion was made by N~~e and ~eeonded by ~d~ard~ ~h~,t
J~1nA ~w~w.vvY.nwa~r~.~7n~~i .~vn loves wa~w~r4 ~n7 Me~~~l eats we~wyw~m~.
4L3{Ti L61?V!l1iAQi WIaY Fii V11 VG3 QV M{'ililO~aii~ 1'aV YIi W1a VRii l~va•
Edwards r~por~ed ghat the United Fund would be starting th~3.r annual.
drin~ for funds are Oetob~r lst thrat~gh October lath, ar~d would 1ik~ ~h~ Council~~
permission for a hou~g to houase can~a~s during those tWO w~eka. Motion was made:;'.
by Nave and seconded by Eberse3.ller that pesr~isaio~. b~ granted, Motion c~.rried.
City Clerk ~c m~e a note to ask the Mayor is givre phis pro~ec~ some publiei~y.
City EMgi~eer asked p~xmLi.sssion to leave the State over the coming w~ek-
end. Motion way made by Fbersv311er ~d seconded by Palm that perisi~sion be
granted. Mo~ior~ carried.
Bradley presented a plat oP wane lota~ which certain parti~~ wish to bring
into the citg limits. There i~ ~om~ question of not ena~gh land ciedicat~d for an a11ey. After discu~sien, motion was made and seconded that the City Engineer
check info phis alley clearance, and repart back at the r~sart meeting. Motion
carried.
After discussion on s3.de~ralk, barb end grztter, motion was made by Olson
that this ma~~e~r be referred to the Street grad Alley Committee. Motion carried.
There being no f~.s~the~ business to comp before the Counc~.l at this ses-
sion, motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. until Wed-
nesday, August 7th 1963, at 7=30 P. M., to hear any ~nnd al.l protests to the pra-
posed budged levy o~ !~7 mj.l1~' and announcing there would be another Special M~~t- ing at 8:C~Q Otclock P. M., on the sam~s evening, Motion earri~d.
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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Pas~~d by the City Council of the ~i~g of ~:auresl Montana, and approved by the Mayor this 2C)th day of Augus~~ 1963•
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