HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.17.1963Minutes. of the City Council of Laurel
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~epte~ber 1?, 1~b3
A ~egu].ar meeting of ~h~ City Cotu2ail of tl~~ L'3.ty of Laurels Mmr~taaa~
way held in the ~o~s~c l Chambers l was eallesd ~o order by Mayor John B~slanwitch
a~ ?s~0 o~clock~ P. M. an Tuesday, 5ept~mber 17th, 1963.
IIpon taking roll eall~ the-following a].d~rmen answered pres~r~ts°
Jacob Ruff E. H. Ebersviller~ Sr. Kenneth O1soM Roy L'dWards
Cecil Nave Willia~a J. Palm Eddie L~utk~old Gerald Qa~s
The m ritates of the previous meting Were read. Mot3.oM was Wade by Ruff
aid aeco~ded by 47.r~on that the minutes be approved ~s r~a~.d. Mo~ien carried.
Letter was read fre~m the Department of Health,, Education and Welfar~~
Mating that the final p~.y~er~t on the gramt for the con~trnetior~ mF the Sewage
Disposal Plant Mould be forthcoming within a few days.
I~ett~r wa8 resad ~i~om 5chcol District No. as follows s~
S~pt~mber 16~ 1963
dos Laurel City Council
f From: L. A. T~ollan~ S~zp. of Schools .
Gentl~mens
Z have previously ~equ~sted through your C3.ty Eng3.neer that the ~chooi
aig~s~ ~e~ bounding the old North school, be reloea~ed tm properly protect the
new senior High School.
I assume the request ~a.~ begin mial~id due to the confusion of ehang~r~g
. ~ngineerss. Therefor~~ T am asking that this request be chanri~~.~d to the proper.
authority.
- Respectfally~
(Signed )
L. A. doll
~uperintende~t
Chief of Poliee~ Darold Gaaton~ reported ors this and r~q~e~t~d "stop whin oc~upi~d" signs. The City Engineer also reputed on phis. Mr. Wollan, ~~perint~nd~nt, ~,p-
peared before the Council regardir~ th~~~ sign~~ also. After lengthy discus~ion~
the Mayor naked Wollan~ tie City Engineer and Easton to get together aid Qome ~p
with a Deco endation. Tt was deaid~d ghat the Police wou1.d allow no park3.n~ on
the wroMg side of the street.
Letter was mead f'rv~ A. L. Wieber~ The City Attorney reeom~?ended that
~ the C3.ty Clerk write a litter to bra,~e~Ienn~~ seed n~ th3.s ~~~te~enty aid aski
that thep ~ati~fy Shia bill. Litter to b~ ~ari~ten tc~ W ebers i~oz~3.~ him that
~ this is ~o~ pity respon~ib~.lity.
Certain persons appear~cl before the Council. to ask ~~.~.t sidewalks curb and. ~ut~ez~ be placed north of the (~raPf school. They wire i~form~d t~a~ ~~.is
property belongs to the 5ehool~ a~d.r~~~ the City. It wa~:~~geffit~d ghat the
~tr~set ~ommit~ee work with they school ~0ard and trp ~o eet tYiaa~ to build this
. sidewalk. Possibly t~,~ i~ up w3.th the PTA.
It was st~.ted that ~h~ G~i.~~ should ad~e~~ se for bids. for tie addi~iox~
tl~c~ new shop bu3.lding. Motion was made b~ Ruff ar~d ~eeonded b,~ Palm that the
City Clerk ~dv~*,rtise for bids. Motien carried.
It was reported that the Mo~ta~~, M~n3.c~pa1 Leagt~ meeting in Bi113n,~s
would be aept~mber 26th 7th and 28th. Thy Mayor ~t~~¢d that ~t~f~ should attend
arid. that he wmuld like to s~t~~nd~ alto. Motion way made by Ebersv3.Zler sad
seconded by I,eutY~vZc~ that the Mayor ar~d Ruff should be ~ii~~a to ~~t~~.. MotiAA
carried. The City Clerk -fie find out if the Alderni~n could ~o ~o t~~ meetings
w3.tho~.t paying the 1~.Q0 regi~tr~tio~ fey.
The Mayor introduced John ~T. Dale~r~ the near City Engit~~er.
Rom Ben~aen~ the pr~s~z~t City Engi~e~r~ sta~ecl that he Qo~.l.d ex~e~r~cl hiss
resignation date October 8~h, so that he could bey able to take his vacatimn.
'~h~s Mayor stated that the survival pl~.ns .for. the City of Laure7.~ ass
drawn up b~ the Civ31 Defense Com~ni~tee and ~'ahn Lackman~ City-Defense Director'
be apprmveact.~ and the appointments involved be made.- Motion was made by case
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and seconded by Nave that the committees recommendation be approved. Motion
carried.
Ebersviller asked that the City Engineer ~tak~ out that portion of
the North Park which is in the City Limits. The Mayer asked the park committee to con~~ct the County Commissioners, and a.~k-:for prcxr~ised help in developing
this park.
Ebersviller introduced suggestions that the City consider purchasing
a new broom for the sweeper. Ruff m~.de a report on the time spent usir~; thy; sweeper.
Ebersviller reported on the meting held with the park ~omQnitt~e and
J. J. Parker rega~ciing needed repairs at the swimming pool, and recommended.
that these be made before time for the pool to open. Motion Way made by Olson
and ~~secsnd~d by Palm that these repaixs be made. Motion carried.
Nave reported on suggested changes 3n the g~.rbage pick up -the third
man way discus~~d - and a no-burnir~ rile discussed. After lerg;thy d3.~cussion,
this ma~tep way ~~rn~d b~.ck to committee for further studyy_and a more dePini~e
recommerula~ion.
Ruff introduced the sub3~et of the pier at the water plant. After discussion, City Engineer way instr~.eted to contact Flynn and try to drag up
sp~cificatians~ to open the bids at the next meeting.
There being no:.:further business to cam before the Couneil~ motion
was duly made and seconded that the meting be 3ourn~d. Motion e vied.
orothy y~ City Cl~r
Passed by the City Council of the City of Laurels Mon~an~~ and approved
by the Mayor this 1st day of October, 1963. ~
~ oh~a Bes anwi.tch~ Mayor
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