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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 11.09.1962Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 9, 1962 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, NIontana, was held in the Council Chambers, and was called to order kay T'resident of the Council, Jacob ~~-Zuff, at 7 :30 0' clock, P. T~., on ~`riday, November 9, 1962. Upon taking roll ca1:l~ the following aldermen answered present: Jacob Ruff Harold TrTilson Cecil Nave P~oy Edwards Kenneth Olson Henr~r Kaiser Gerald L. Gass the T~7inutes of the last regular meeting of CSetober 16, 1962, were read. Motion was made by Kaiser and seconded k~sr Nave tl~~.at the minutes be approved as read. 2~Iotion carried. The Minutes of the Special meeting of October 23, 1962, were read. P2otion was made by Kaiser and seconded by Nave that tree mixiutes be approved as read. T~lotion carried. The Minutes of tY~.e Special meeting of November 5, l5'62, were read. Motion was made by Nave and seconded by Kaiser that t},e minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. This being the time and place advertised for opening of bids on certain lots declared surplus by the City of Laurel, the City Clerk was ca7_l~d on for these bids, which she proceeded to open as follows: Laurel, Nior?tana October 31, 192 City of Laurel: I wish. too bid on lots 16 through 19 in block 5 oi' Yellowstone Subdivision. T~1y bid is ~35~.00 itemized as Follows: Lot No. 16, full lot °,p1o0.00 Lot ATo. 17, full lot 1~?0.00 Lot No. 18, park; lot 100.00 Lot No. 19, part lot 50.00 Total 3~ 0. (~0 Cashier's cr~ec~c in the amount of X35.00 attached. As this was the on)_y bid received, motion was made by Nave ar!d seconded by Kaiser that the bid be accepted and a deed executed. Motion carried. In this connection, Resolution No. 12?_3 was presented as follows: RESOLUTION N0. 1223 RFSOLTJTION TtO. 1223, BEING A RT~.SOLUTION AUTHORIZING 'I~-fF ~TAYOR xND CITY G~~FRK TQ EX?i'CT?TL A DE~.D Qi CONV~'YAN~E UPON CF~~TAIN MUNICIFAI~.-O~~~TIVET) I'~tOPER']'Y TO AI~~X- A[~tDER V(~GEL~ OF YF~I,OTrtSTOPF COi~I~TTY~ CITY QF I~At7REI~~ M~NTAlVA. The following resolu~Lion was offered b~~ Councilman Olson: PF IT RFSOT,tiTFD, t?~. t th.e here~_nafter described property, a surplus ~.nd un- needed municipal property, and that it is to the best interest of the public that the same should be conveyed and sold to Alexander Vogel, of tYie City of Laurel, YeJ_lowstone (".niin-F.v Nfnni-.~»~ ~f'nr thn Gi~m of TYirao 7-~iinr7ror~ T~'i f'i~.~r ~.~ra vin/inn ~~~'~2C:(1 nnl llnll ~r.c ..i... i vii vin.i ice..' v.. va v N..~... vi i....~ x. i.. k. i..+..~ .mow .i ~~y w.xv. iav~ v \YYl/v ~ ~r ~ Lv.~i w~. v a.nd that the Mayor and City Clerk do execute a deed to said Alexander ZTogel; said property being described as follows: Lots Sixteen, (l6 Seventeen (17 Eighteen (18 and Ttineteen (19 in -Block Five (K) of YeZloUrstone Subdivision, City of I:,aurel, bounty of YelloUrstone, State of Niontana, according; to the official plat thereof, now on f11.P. and of'record in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of YelloTastone bounty. Resolution being seconded by councilman Edwards and upon taking roll call vote, all aldermen voted "Aye", and said Resolution was declared passed and adopted. This being; the time and place to present protests to Resolution of~Intention to create special Improvement District Dto. 92, City Clerk was asl~ed whether or not there were protests received in her office. She reported receiving petitions with protest of 61/ of t'rze property owners involved in the district. Several individuals appeared before the Council to explain their views on this district;. After much dis= cussion, motion was made by~ Olson and seconded by Gass that decis~_on on this district be postponed until the next .regular rneeting on Tdovember 20, 1962, ~:o give persons who Minutes of the City Council of Laurel signed the petition the right to ask that their names be witYidrawn from the pe- tition if they s~ desired. Potion carried. Request for dance dates for Riverside Ha11 signed by `the Billings Mounted C~uadri~..le were presented. Notion was made by Kaiser and seconded by ~1son that these dates be approved and the hall rented. Motion carried. Formal requests presented from David Frank and Hilmar Waage for par- tial vacation were presented. Certain reports o~ the 'City of Lalzrel were presented for approval as follows: I-iealtYi Off'icer's Report, Librar~T Report, Treasurer's Report for Septem- ber. P~?oti~n was made by Olson and seconded by Gass th.~.t these reports be approved. 1~lotion carried. Claims for the montYx of October were presented for approval and pay- ment as follows Laurel Water Department :2.50 Mountain Mates Tel. ~ Tel. 30.20 Selby Re-Print 3.27 Gasoline Street Stores 1.88 United Building Center 16.25 Montana Power Co. 95.95 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 9.57 Laurel General Fund 6.00 Intern~.tional Conference of Bldg. Off6.50 Yellowstone County Treasurer 550.00 earl C. Crow 9.00 Mountain States ~.Cel. & Tel. 5 .05 Dave~s Mobil Service 1.60 L~aur~l Servicenter 75.56 H-R O~gen & Supply Inc. 3.x.5 Laurel TrTater Department 6.25 T,aurel General Fund 16.00 Laurel Co-op Association 110.98 Gasoline Street Stores ~37.7~ Kruk gyros. 193. 5 NTidland Materials Co. 9`x.00 Farmers Union dent. F~c. 39~.4~ ~,aurel Servicenter 3.~0 Starr Motors 3.99 Nu Tread Tare Co. ~t1.50 Laurel Auto Parts S.Lt~ Power Tr~.nsmission Equipment 7..7C~ laurel Co-op Association 1.50 Yellowstone ~'ounty Treasurer 23.00 Dave's P~'Iobil Service 126.00 standard Oil Co. 126.00 Laurel Servicenter 126.00 united Building Center 21~~.67 Peter D. Thomson 5.00 1~fiount~, n States Tel. & Tel. 3.25 Y~11~wstone Valley Elec. ro-op82.Z5 Farmers Union central ExcRnange, 68.97 Yellowstone County Treasurer 1~5.Q0 Mcntana Dakota tltiliti~s ~'o. 6.3~ Ideals Publishing Co. 3.~?~ Jean Karr & ~c~mpany 17.02 Doubleday and Co. Inc. 52.88 c~i7d Tourist Puhl~_cations, Iric. 2.96 Yellowstone County Treasurer X5.00 Krug giros . 29.1 0 Laurel TrJater Department 123.50 Laurel Street Department ?_?_.OQ Garbage 1 1.31 Garbage 2 3.9Z~ Street Department 16.Q0 Laurel General r'und 8.00 Laurel UJater Department 22.7.E Montana Dakota Util-~ ties Co. 1 ..35 NTontana Power Co. 6. 36 P~~lountain States Tel. & Tel. 32.63 N. P. Railway Company x.62 Olson's Color Spot 2.00 Valley Welders Supply, Inc. 22.08 Laird Radio Electric 20.50 Gasoline Street Stores x..28 ZJnited Building Center 2.12 Goble, Sar~~pson, & Smith ~.t0.48 P~iontana Power Co. 3~.~~ Unified Building Center 67.70 Laurel 1~Tater Department 4.00::' Peter D. Thomson I~0.00 Montana Power ~o. 2,70 Modern Chevrolet Co, 2.59 Gasoline Street Stores 12.60 Yellowstone bounty Treas. 690.3. Montana Po~ra~er Co. .90 Laurel Water Departr~en-~ 23.75 T~aurel (general Fund I~.00 Laurel Street Depa.~tm~nt 179.25 Garbage 1 x.38 Garbage 2 13.12 Burton Gillette 33.50 Laurel Street Department 2..00 LaureJ_ General I±urid 2.00 Laurel Z+~ater Department 94. 0 Montana Power Co. ~i.~0 A'Iontana Dakota tTtilities Co. 15.8 Krug Bros. csy.jU: ~oruzston's t,umber Lo. ~uj.u4 Johnston's Lumber Co. 1.62 PZontana Power Co. 7..53 ~Zountain "testes Tel. & Tel. 13.9 Montana IIakota Utilities Co:t. 6.30 Gasoline Street Stores 78.37 Laurel Servicenter 3~•~9 Laurel Auto Parts 3.~9 pity of Billings 2I~.00 fir. E. G. fIall 20.00 Dr. R. J. Rosselot 12.00 YelJ_owstone County Treasurer 290.00 Industrial Towel & Cover Sup. 9.~0 F. L. Flynn & ~o. X00.00 Pennsalt Chemical Corp. 97.5 TnTyo-~?en T'roducts Co. €30.00 Wyo-E3en Products Co. 500.00 ?~dyo-Ben Products Co. 660.00 Plountain States Tel. & Tel. 38.1 Montana Dakota Utilities ro. ?_7.98 Yellowstone Valley Elec.Co-op 6.00 Montana Power Co. 9~~.83 Transmission ~guipment 273.7 Tubman's Fooc1 Nlart 20.?~0 B-Z-F Industries 20.3l~ Garb~.ge 1 .~~3 Garbage 2 2.62 Z aurel Street Department 8.50 A11.ies Hardware >.99 Gasoline Street Stores 99.79 Krug Bros 18.90 - r-~-~--- ~I ~I I~ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel P~~Zodern. Chevrolet Go. 25.I~9 Lauxel Servicenter 12.Q0 J & W Blacksmith Shop 6.00 Stanis Machine Shop 40.00 Laurel Auto Parts £3.18 DT. P. Railway Co. 10.00 I~~ontana Dakota Utilities Co. 10.69 United Building Center 3. T,aurel General Fund 6.00 Farmers Union Cent. Exch. 22.87 N. P. Railway Co. 9.113 Krug ~3ros. 1 .00 T.~ausel Street Department 8.00 I;aurel General Fund 2.OQ I.;aurel?mater department 2.s~ Gasoline street Stores 16.6. Laurel Vdiater Department 71.2 Laurel Qen~ral Fund 6.00 Laurel street Department 79.50 Gasoline Street Stores K0.39 Montana Power Co. X19.95 Montana Power ~o. 377.9 Laurel Water Department 10.00 Laurel Street Department 61.2> Midland Materials Co. 99.~'~ Gasoline Street Stores 12.35 Laurel Auto Parts 9.3~ Motion wasT"mad.e:,:by Olson and seconded by Nave that these claims be allowed. Motion carried. Letter was read regarding a meeting at Montana `Mate t;ollege. After some discussion motion w~.s made by Kaiser and seconded by Kaiser tYi~.t one from t~a~,~ water plant, and one otti~_er employee be allowed to attend. Motion carried. Lease fir certain property now being used as a skating rink' and leased by liargaret Leis Stegriy w~.s presented for approval. lotion was made by Nave arr~i. seconded by Edwards that this lease be signed, for t~.e consideration of X17.29. Motion carried, Report o.f the Police Judge was presented for approval. 1!Zotion was made by ?+'dwards and seconded by 01sor. -ghat this report be approved, i~iotion carried. Reports of the Patrolmen were presented for approval. :lotion. was made bar edwards and seconded bt.~ Olson ghat these reports be approved. i~2otion car. ri_ed. Nave reported nn letter received from the School District regarding what tie School hoard considers excessive €;arbage and insect. control c}iarges. ~Te stated that the committee would recommend that t'~iese ch~ges remain as thet,T are, and th.e Cit~r Clerk to write a letter stating this fact. T7otion ti~as made to accept the committees recommendation bZ= Kaiser, and seconded by Olson. 1~1otion carried. At t?-?e `?pecial I~~Ieeting held P~Tonday evening, November 5, 1962, a certain 7_etter to Black & ~Teatch was discussed to be presented to tT~e c',olzn.cil for approval. P~ot~ on was made by P1ave and seconded by ~~a,iser t?zat this Letter of formal protest regarding; +.,hP 5eti~rer. Line be sent. T~otion carried. Bill Gibbs, represent at_ve of Blace & Veatch attended t~~.e meeting, and discussed tY~.is problem at length. Council to h.o1.d up any decision for one week for report From him. I~i_ghts at Riverside dark TnT2Y'P. discussed. A ~'ime cock tiaas suggested. Ruin' appointed a committee off' Olson and Fdw~.rds t,o cYxeck into t~~e cost of such an arrangement. Kaiser reported on tt~.e unit in the station which. belan~s to Tony (aol~_ova. It was sYZggested that the City Engineer cti7.eck L41f,~~ Z~~Tatson, and het a repro t as to tn.P. condition of this unit, and to p~,y N1r. Collov~. for it. Discussion of the Jahn T~iet~ger sewer. .uiseussion o~ the ~elepnone ~n one r zre ~tiatilon. ~~lsori do c.riecx !~ri~~~. the te7_eprone company to See wh.~t':~er or not interferes w~.th fhe fire ca1]_s. Ruff brought up t-.he subject of ins~irance on the new Sew~.~e Disposal plant, if and when it is accepted. Ruff reported on a meeting iJJith Bernhardt on his crop damage. Olson reported on insurance rates. City Tngineer reported on soil erosion. Dewy Nunn taunts to fix up his house, and after discussion, motion was made by Kaiser and seconded b~ ~,dwards tYtat tie City purc:ciase the materials if Dewey wi11 da tk~e Tao~1~. " i`2otie~n carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel City Engineer a~~.in asked for a raise for henry Philhower from ~p1.96 per hour to X2:11 per hour. beginning with November. Tuotion tiaas made by Olson and seconded by Pdwards that this request be granted. Motion Carried. TYZere being no ~'urt}Ler business to cor~ie ~aefbre tr~.e Council at this ~Lime~ motion was duly made and sec~~nded t~~ t t;: e rrieeting be adjourned. T~iotion carried. oro h~ P. undy, ity Cl k Massed by the City Council of the Laurels and approved by the T-Mayor, this 20+h day of November, 1y62. ohn 13es1anwitch, I~Zayor ATT ST: ' orothy P. ' undy, ity C1 'k i I 'I I i I ~ I I I I I I