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1Vlinutes of the City Council of Laurel
~~e 6, 1961
A regular meeting of they pity ~~uncil of the City oY ~atxrel eras held in the
council chambers and was called to order by I~a~or John ~eslanwiteh at 7:3Q o~clock
P.M. ors Tuesday, June 6th, 1961.
Upon roll call, the following alderra~n ans~rer~d present.
Steve Romee Jake Rutf Roy Ecixards Harold Wilson
Gerald L. Gass Heru~y Kaiser Cecil E. Nave
The minutes of the previous regular meeting were read. Motion wa€~ made by
Kaiser aid seconded by Romee that the minutES be approved as read. Motion carried.
The minuted of the previous special meeting of May 23rd were read. Motion
was Made by Rom~;e and seconded by Nave that the minutes be approved as read. ~Zotion
carried.
Alex Qogel, Dick Metzger, De~rey Nunn and Chet Herbert, employes of the
City appeared before the council to ask that the council consider a substantial raise
for the employees in the City~s 1961-1962 budget. The Mayor sugg~:sted that this
matter be turned over to the Finance committee to Meet with the men. At the ti.~~e,
Roy ~aW~as being the only mEmb~r of the finances eonuni~t~e present, called a meeting with this co~nittee for 7:3~ o'clock P.Ni., on Friday, Jane 16th 1961..
Application for Beer and Liquor License, for the $oard of Trade Bar, signed
by Bob Lattir~er, owner, with ~3~0.0~ cash attached, eras presented. lotion was made
by Kaiser and seconded by Nave that phis license application be ~.pproved. Moti.o~
carried.
Application for Retail Beer lieen5e, for ~hriftway, signed by Qliver ~Toid,
owner, with check in the amount og ~15~.~f? attached was presented. Motion was made
by Nave and ~eeonded by Kaiser that this application be ~.pproved. Motion carried.
Letter was read as follows:
Mai 25, 1961
fie, the ~it~r Council o~ the pity of Laurel
Laurel, Montana
Gentlemen:
Z wish to give notice to the ~itv Cot~.ncil of an injury
incurred bar me by reason of a defective sidewalk approach, and
drain and lack of signal or marker regarding the same tin the
S~at3ae~.st corer of third Avenue ar~d 2'laird ~tr~et~ ~ri~hin the
City of Laurel.
the defect consists of a raised ~ul.v~rt across the inter-
section which fails to properly drain the same and a large n~o~and,
or ace talation of dirt around the e~cit of the same.
I way injured on the 27th day of March, 1961, by reason
of Slipping on the aceum~a].ated dirt which was particularly slippery beacause it had rained just before.
My estimated hospital ~.nd doctor bills are annroximately
~ ~ _ ~'3.ve H~andxed and no/10a (~OO.C~(~) Dollars.
Very trtaly yours
(Signed }
Olive H. Laird
After discussion, motion was made by Kai~~r and seconded by Nave-.that phis ~at~~r be referred to our insurance company. lotion carried.
Applicat3.on fay ~rork were presented as Pollowss Rheir{y Diedes Henry Krebs
Edward Anderson, Roger F''reeberg, Rop Gonzales. Potion was made by Kaiser and seconded
by Nave that these applications be placed on file. Motion carried.
Bonds for several City Officials were pr~sent~d as follo~ras: W,H.Ga~ton,
Dorothy P. Bundy, Francs P. Fisher, Leanne Hir~chfelt, Wayne Otto and John Ed.~nond„
Motion was made by Nave and seeo~ed by Kaiser that these bonds be approved. Mvti~n
carried.
RESpLUTION N0. 118
RESOLUTION NQ. 1185, B~II~TG A RESQLUTI~N AUTHQFiI2ING AND DTR~CTING I~AAY~3
dOFil~ BESLA~i6+ISTCH ~Q I~EGC3`I'IA.TE jryIITH THE MaNTARiA AERONAU~.'ICS BQARD FC3R A Lf~N TO BUIL6D
A G~'tTASN HANGAR AT THE AIftPE3f3.~, etc. Motion ryas ~acle by, Kamer axed. seconded bar
~ Gass that this r~solutian be admpted. Upon taking roll ca1.1 vote' all aldermen
present voted. Aye" and said resolution was ~eclar~d passed and adopted.
Claims for the month of May were p~~s ted as follower
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Mo~ra~ain States ~~1, &c Tel.. ~i ~.€3.lt~ Gasoline Street ~tor~s ~ 9.9~
Dave~s Mobil Service 15.22 laurel Auto Parts 5.30 Laurel ~ervicen~er 11.95 Smiths Super service 2.lt0
Q.M. Wold ~o. 8S•3d ~edT~ Electric 7 .38
Montana Power Co. 100.80 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 31.79
+C].erk -Yellowstone County 171.8 State E~a~iner l~00.0~
laurel ~Tater Department 10.0 laurel street Depart. 38.25
Roscoe Steel & ~taiwert Co. 225.20 Gable Store 3.9t~ Farmerts Union Cent. Ex. 2lt.15 Motorola 710.43
Roysdon Furn3ttxr~ Store 6.L~t1 Laurel Water Depart. 1.00
Alexander Vogel 18.0 Fenton Agency 89.96
Harris Agency ~.6.~.6 Williams Agency 62.08
Selby R~-Print 39.3? Fenton ~geney 232.00
Latarel Qratlook Ilt~.90 Daryl E. Engebr~gson 50.0 Harris agency 1~.la..~.1c Fenton Agency 89.96
Williams Agertey 52. ~9 laurel tnlater Depart. 'j2.0
t~t~stern Construction 31.77 O.M.Wold Co. 61.63
Industrial Equip. 7.56 Laurel Cooperative ~t7.61
Gas~lin~ Street Stores 62.16 Krug Brothers 19.f~0
Farmers Union Cent. Ex. 238.Ztb Laurel auto Parts 17. 1 Dave's Mobil Service 129.50 Laurel ~ervie~nt~r 129.50
Laurel Outlook l~.C'0 Fenton Agency 3.91
Harris Ag~~~y 2.02 Williaans Agency 2.70
Mountain Mates del. & del. 7.7~ Yellowstone Valley electric 35.~t0
Gasoline Street Stores 1.30 ~age~nan Elevator 27.60
Fenton Agency 3.91 Harris Agency 2.02
Williams Agency 2.70 1~ances Fenton 3,18 Montana Dakota Utilities 9.38 Better Homes 8c Gardens 5.00
Book Supply Co. 11.83 Jean Karr & Co. 7.(~1
Chapman Pharmacy 21.59 Doubleday & +Co. 8lt.19
Laurel Water ~Jepart. 2.(10 '~illiams xgeney 2.70
Harris Agency 2.02 Moantain States del. 8~ Tel. 6.25
Montana Power Co. 31..62 Northern Pacific Railway x..51 Montana 1?~.kota Utilities 41.lt0 Gasoline Street Stores 1.30
Ga~b1.e Story 5.70 T~illiams agency 5.~0
Benton Ag~r~cy 7.82 Harris Agency l~.0l~
laurel dater Depart. 17.5 Peter D. Thomson 40.(~~
Montana Power Coo. 2.?C1 Gamble Store 1.78
Gasoline Street Stores 11.13 Hageklan Elevator 351.00 Floyd Bean Motors l~9~.(?0 Laurel dater Depart. 2.50
Montana Power ~o. 1.13 Laurel Street Ilepart. 60.Ob
Montana Dakota Utilities 21.20 Montana Power Co. 3.67
Johnstons 1C~6.Ct6 Montana Power eo. .90
Fenton Agency 15.65 Harris Agency $.08
Williams Agency 8.1D Fenton Agency 1$.~0
Mountain Stateas T~1. & Tel. 25.80 Montana Dakota Utilities 9.39 Gasoline Street Stores 7~..(~8 Laurel Servicenter ._12.00
Laurel Auto Pats 3.l~2 NIa~..n Street Standard 2.0~
Dave's P~Iobil Service 1.35 Lundquist ~a~unercial Radio 9.75
Smiths Super Service 12.20 F. F. Kaser 5.('0
Laurel Radio & TV 6.1Q Board of Trade Cafe 5.C~0
City of Billings 16.(?Q Dr. R.J. Rosselo~G 6.~0 Gene's Pharmae~ 9.6~ Motorola 710.l~~
W7.11iam~ Agene~ 12ls.17 Harris Agency 92.9~t
Fenton Agency 17y.91~ National. Cash ~tegis~~r 6.14
Mountain States TeJ.. & TeJ.. 4f?.75 Montana Dakota Utilities 26.28
Y~1lowstone Va1Zey Electric 3.~0 Montana Power Co. 1,0]..83
I Fower Transmission Equip. 127.96 Gasoline Street Stores 6l~.22
Gamble Story 2 ..55 Tubmars ~ s Food dart 13. iq
~,aurel street Depart. 8.00 Industrial Equip. 11.12
Lat~.r~l ~.uto Parts 17.13 laurel S~rvic~nter 6.~0 Starers Machine Shop 13.75 4.M. Wold ~o. ~,~7
'carpenter Paper 6.F38 laurel Street Apart. I.8.~€~
Kra Brothers 1~6.~(3 Modern Chevrolet Co. ~t1~9.9~
Laurel General ~znd .5~ Gasoline street Stores 8.03
De~anee GMC 12.03 continental Oil !Co. 22.7
Laurel Qutlook 9.0~ Laurel C~neral end 1.50. Laurel Street Depart. 2.50 ~aur~l ~a.ter Depart. 33.~~
Gasoline Street Stores 2l~.3~ DeFrance (~I~ 36.10
MontanaPow~r Co. 375.66 Montana Rower Co. ~09.l~2
Laurel Outlook 27.x(? Gasoline Strut Stores 2.59
Bill. Ha~eh Sporting Goods ?72.07 Bergts Sports Den 2~~.3Q
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Motion was made by Edwards end seconded by Kai$er that these elai.ms be
approved for payment. Motion carried.
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
. ~eeerai ~o~~hly rep~rt~ were presented as foll .Report mf the Pol3.ee
Judges Cash Report, Library Report, Health Of~ieerts Reports and reports o~ the
patrolmen. Motion way made by Ftomee and s~eonded bar Nave ghat th~tae r~port~a be approved.
MotiAn carried.
Wayne Otto reported that ore ~priz~~1.i~ petition way mut acid two more were
reedy ~o be aireulat~d. He stated ghat h~ had.: ~.ceepted t~i~ bid of the i~ dlar~d
Materials parry, as their price was quoted the sane to Bi113.ngs as ~o laurel. Qum
staffed that he had ~or~taeted the bounty ~~rveyor o~ the Storm Sewer.
After discussion of the ~pri~sl.i~g I}is~rict~~ i~ was the opinion of the Council to ga ahead w:i..th thi:~ pro~ra~ ova 78~ prop~rt~ owner ~ ~ ~~,gnat~r~~. Motion was
made by ~dward~ ar~d seconded by x0~ee that the sprinkling programs fc~r ~.'hird street
frm~ First tm ~3.gY~th bes started provieded the necessary 78~ signatures cau7.d be
obtained. Motion aarri~d.
Navy reported that tY~ street on Alder should be repl.ae~ed the ~ra~ ~h ~,s.it ~a~s bef~x^e, with ~h~ w~.ter department sharing park o~ the a4s~. ~'h~ Ci~p ~r~~ weer staffed
tha~G the str~~t should b~ allowed 'Go se~~le~ befar~ ar~thi~g i~ ~I~e way mf bla~k~op
could be started. He also sugge~~Ged that the 1~`ater 1~epar~ne~,t ~~ould share a.~ 1ea~t
one-third m~ the cost ~ bl~ektop the street frc~x curb to curb.
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Report wade on the loan ~'ro~n the ~Sor~t~n~ Aeronaties A~~o~~,atimn. Nlr. Ellr~sd
expressed the d~sixee to lave an ove~~ead doer at the Hangar. Ellred then ~tat~d that he weuld be willing to pad a~ additional 1.~.c~U per month. Af`~er dise~~~ ate, i~, was
the opin3.on o~ the eQUne3.i that ~e should go alan~ with the 4v~rhead domr, aa~d apply
for the larger loan.
I~r. Diede appeared before the co~cil to aak fir a fob. Intr. ~eiwards
reco~ne~ded him highly. Mr. Ruff st~.ted that it had been our pol.iey tm employ only re dents e~' the city of Laurel, if available.
Loyd Shad appeased befar~ the council as a repres~r~tative of the Go eresi~].
Club to ask that, a place be found ~'mr street square dana3.r~g, Po$sibly d~~ a week,
or once every two weeks. Frr~ abo~~ 8.3~ ~m 1f7 3Q P.M ~3.s would be ~par~sc~red by
- the ~hantber df ~c mere. Ruff made a ~o~ an t4 try ~h~s"square dancing p~ogra~ fir awhile, seconded by* Nave. Mot a~ carried.
shay also s~a~ed that the wail carriers Piave to dross m~i~ street ~.bm~t s
times to deli~rer to the mv~el$. He ~ugg~:~t~ad ses~eral pedestrian lar~e~ ~crm~s tie
high~ra~. Much discussion ~.bdut this s~~tar~ d theme i.t was z~eFer~ed to tie Foli~e
~ ?i~tee by the Magor. Bracile~ eu6gest~d that we dry to psin~ a pedes~ra n lane across the Hi.~l~Way te~npararily. Motion. eras made by Kiser axid eecarided by Riff ~o
r~afer thr s to the Pfllice Ce+m~n ttee ~~h authArity to act. ' Mo~io~ carried.
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aas~ a~~ed Whether or riot tl~er~ was an ordinance preihibitirt~ peopl~a ~'ro~
Parking tt~~ir ears aerc~s~ the sidewalk. He was informed that this ~a~ter shou].el be
referred to ~he~ Police ~epart~nent, fmr Sarni aid fine.
G~~~ reported th~.~ s~~eral shiP~ workers who lire near the ball park nor~~i
of the ~.thelic ~~~rch were cc~nplainittg about tie noise. T~ was. the Ap ri3.on Qf the
evuncil that,the :d~ need ghat place to p].$y.
Rv.~f as~CSd Bradley ab+~~at ~Yu~ 4rdina,nees. Bradlee stated that h~ 'wotil.d try ~ get them ix~ Amon.
R~f~' stated that Bela still owed the City of ~aureZ fear Special I~aproneraer~
Di~tric~~ ar~d ta~~s o~ lints -that ~e had purchased ~"rc~n the ~ityy and ~r~3.eh faxes had
not been gut on the tic rolls . City Clerk i~for~ed the ~o~rieil ichaf thwr~ arc~rP ran
v~.tstandi~g bi11~ for taxes that were r~o~ Qr~ the rolls. However' tY~e City ~l.erl~ did:
get the bill o~eci by Beht~ the City ~'ar water taps and gravel. Tt ~a~ a~~~es d that
the present owners vii this property b~ informed th~.t the water tips and gr~veZ had Heger
been paid. Motion was ~a.de by ruff aid seca~led ~y ~dward~'that the Betun utter be
referred ~o ~h~ Ci..tg Clerk and thy` pity .~~~or~ey `for actimn. Mel ott cried.
~,i~t of delinq~.ent b~.si~ess lice~~es urns pres~nt~d tm t'he ~ur~c~ l.. Mot3o~
was made b~ ~~.f~ end seconded by Nave that the lisp be given to tY~e Pa~.i:c~~ ~tepart~e~
whe w~11 cor~tac~ these b~sinesseg o~see~ aid ea11 back within a short t3~e witY~ a
~itatior~ signed by the. ,pity Treasurer if the lie~r~se fed 3.~'''not paid.. ~mtian carried,
Ruff was asked fmr a report on the boi7.er instarance tier. kIe $t~ted that 3t was tie recommendation of the ccm itte~ that th3.s ~stter be tablee3 a~ ~,Y~~r~ are r~o
budget ~'und~ available ~.t this time. Nave made this reco n~ttdation i~ the forte mf a
inotien, seconded by Gass. Motion carried.
Na~~ sta~~d ~h~.t the water ~as~er~ sh~ld be gives citations.
' Ruff, berg absent when the C3.ty ~npioyee~s ease before the ~~nci1, r~~~est~d
that the wmrldng agr~er~er~t be investig~ ed~ aid -~~e Qontract op~r~ecl. H~ Mien ide ~I~~
motion, second~r~ by Kaiser that tk~e City +Glerk -write a letter tm tie ~r?plo~e~s ~'~aio
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
that the contract wi11 be re-opened. Thirty days notice rs~quir~d. Motion carried.
Kaiser asked i~ ~h~re could nod be a different rate for irriga~io.~ water
for the Schools and Churches. After much discussion on this matters the situation
eras referred to the dater committee.
Certain matters pertaining to the Cemetery were discussed. The q~.+~~~~~an
of raisit~ the cosh of cemetery lot•~ was brought up. City stated that ari Ordinance
was necessary. Motion eras made by Ruff ar~d seconded by Gass that an ordinance be
drawn up raising the cost of C~metary lots by 15.t~~ each. Motion carried.
There being r~o f't~rth~r business to cone before the council at this ti~r?e, motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
m~ti ' '
orothy P. ndy, t~3.ty ale
Passed by the ~it~ Council of the pity of bau~el, Mot~t~,na, this 20th day
of Jtj.ri~, 1961, anc~ approvEd by the Mayor.
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ohn BeslanTai-~ch, Mayor
ATTF~~T : 'l``
orothy P Bundy, City Lerk
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