HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10.16.1962Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Qetober I6, 1962
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel,, PZontana,
was held in the Council Chambers, ~.nd was called to order by Mayor John Beslan-
witen. at 7:3~ o'clock P. M., on Tuesday, October 16, 1962.
Upon taking roll cal1~ all the following aldermen answered present:
Jacob Ruff Steve Romee Roy Edwards Gerald L. Gass
Cecil F. Na=re Harold ?:Nilson F~enry ~;aiser Kenneth 01son
The minutes o.f ~tti~e previous meeting were read. NTotion was made by
Ruff and seconded by Nave that the minutes be approved as re~.d. Motion carried.
Health ~~'ficer's report for the month of ~~eptember was presented.
Motion was made icy t~lson and secon~.ed by Nave that this report be approved.
Motion carried,
Certain correspondence was read. l~lotion wa,s ~rnade by Ruff and second- ed by Nave that t?~is letter be placed on file. I~lotion carried.
dopy of a report ~ rom the F(ea1_th, education and Welfare in regard to
an~tr~er portion. of our Federal Grant-was presented. T}~ey are holding back 10/
of this amount, and. have okayed payment of ~"31,7~~.~~•
City ClErk reported that the Notice for Sale of lots was at the printeris.
James Southworth appeared before t}ie Councils and he as Urel1 as the
others reported o~ his problem which regards the covering of a large drain
ditch. Petition was presented to the Council a,s follows:
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Tn1e, the undersigned, hereby petition the ~1t~ COl1T1C1J.. 't0 take the
necessary action to the and cover the Ricr~ardson Ditc~~ ~'rorn Pennsylvania to
UTa.shington l~venue on East 8th Street. This, providing the cost of such will
be held under Fifty Dollars per lot. 'Phis is a very hazardous ditch and unless
covered may cost the lives of children. This is also very unsightly condition and is a disgrace to our city.
As the School would be involved, but is at present outside tYle City
limits, the City engineer asked that the Nlayor appoint a committee to meet with
the School Board at tr~eir regular meeting on October 7.8, 1962, and ask that they
come into the City L,:im~_ts. `Phe I~Zayor then appointed Roy Ingraham, President of the Junior ~h ~nber of Cormierce, James Southworth and Jacob Puff.
Discussion as to tYi.e liabilz.ty of tr.e City ~'or crop damage on the Wm.
J. Bernhardt property was brought up. pity Clerk was to look up t~iis agreement.
t7pon. furt7i.er investigation the City Clerk eras informed that t?~~is matter was
between the Contractor f_or the Sewage Disposal Plant, and I~Tr. 13ernY~ardt, and the
C3_ty did not come aynto it a~ x,11.
St was reported th.a,t th.e windows in the Police Station that have re-
centty been repaired are not satisfactory, and tYze City Clerk is ~o write a
1_etter to Crown Ilzgineering informing them that their claim will not be allowed
until the Urindows are repaired satisfactorily.
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recommend that the holes left by the water breaks be repaired, and paid for nut
of the Water Replacement Fund at the time teat Birch Avenue is chipped in the spring.
Nave reported on the alley on the North ,Side between ~3irch and Cotton-
wood.
Nave stated that ohn Tubman would like to have the approximate cost of covering the Al~.er ditch.
Gerald Gass asked permission to leave the state. Motion was made by
Ruff and seconded by Kaiser that permi.,sion be granted. P~lotion carried.
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
City Engineer reported that Fienry Philhower had keen with the pity the
required six months, and that re was to take his physical examination in the
morning. 'City Engineer also requested that Philhower be given a raise in pay
now, from the X1.96 to X2.11 per hour. This request brought on a discussion of
Henry Strecker who was employed to work in tree Parks, but has been kept on over t]^e required six months. No':action was taken on the City Engineer's request,
and the City G7_erk was instructed to make an appointment for Strecker to take
his ~h;~sical examination.
'Tr~ere being no further business to come before t'n.e City Council at
this tire, motion was duly made and seconded t~iat t'ns meeting be adjourned. I~iotion carried.
orothy }3undy, !City erk
Passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, :d~agpro~ed by the Mayor this 9th day of Novemk>er, 1962.
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~,~ohn B~slanwitc , Mayor''~i
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