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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 11.07.1961Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 7, 1961 A regular meeting of the City Cotaa~cil of the City of Laurel, Niontans~, was held in the council chambers aid way called to order by Ma~ror John ~eslanwitch at 7;3~ o'clock, P.I., an Tuesday, November 7, 1961. Upon roll ca11 the following aldcrm~n answered present: Jacob Ft~ff Gerald Gass Harold Wilson Henry Kaiser, Jr. Gecil Nave K~nn~th Olson Sieve Romee Rod Edwards the minutes of the previous meting wire read. Motion was made by Ftu~~ and seconded by Nave that the minutes be ~.pproved as read. Motion carried. Utter from the State Board of Health was read as follows: S~A~E OF M~IQTANA BOARS ~F H~A.LTH To All Water and Se~rage Works October 20,1961 Operators and Manager : Thy Annual school fcm Water and Sewage ~Torks f)perators and Man.~~;ers will be held in Mon~~na State ~~oll~g~ i.n Bozeman on November 3.5,26, and 17, 1961. ~nTe vrge that you plan to attend, and if pos~ibl~, arran;~ for meaabers o.f your st~.ff to.att~nd this meeting. 1 Yours very truly, (~ign~d j Claiborne Brinek, Director Div. of Enviro~rner~tal Sanitation The Mayor ret~o ended that the City Engineer and the superintendent of the water plant be allowed to attend this meeting. Motion was made by Ruff aad seconded by Gays that t~.e recommendation of the Mayor b~ accepted. Motion carr3.ed. The City Clerk reported that the money had been received from the Civil D~f~nse body to pay for one-half of the expense of tY~e base station. Application was read from the Billings I~~~.ted Qv.adrille to rent River- side Half. on the night of Saturday, Nove~ab~r_18~h, 1961, for a dance was presented anc~ read. Motion was made by Kaiser and seconded by Gass ghat the request be granted. Motion carried. Beslanwiteh stated that the P.T.A. would .Like to rent Riverside Hall for a dance. Motion eras made by Ruff and seconded by Nave that the r~que~t b~ granted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION Nt3. 1.201 R~S~LtTI'ION N0. 12Q1, BEING ~ RFS~LU`~~ON TRANST'F.~T~tRING CII3.TAN1 ~'UND~ THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, was pr~scnt~d. Motion eras m ads by Ruff and seconded by Olson that this E~~solution be adoptesd. Upon taki ro11 call vote, all aldermen ~resc~nt voted "Aye" and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. I Claims fcjr the month of October, 19bZ, were pr~~ent~d for payment as follows: Price'g F'~armacy ?.59 W~yerheauser Co. ~ 32.2 . Laurel outlook 189.20 Mo~znta n States Tel. & `del. 9~.7~ Gasoline Street Stores 16.06 Gasol3n~ Street Stores 8.(~0 ~aur~l Auto Parts 3.36 I.~aurel ~~rvicenter 1.25 H R pxygen & Supply, Inc. 8.2Q National Fire Protection 27.59 Montana Power Co. 90.53 Montana Dakota Utilities 3Q.55 Laurel street Dept. 8.00 Weyerhaeuser Co. 16.07 Montana Municipal Lague 14.00 Yellowstone County Treasurer 1,0lt5.~8 Imperial Carbon Co. 13.25 Alex Vogel 16.00 Laurel General Fund ~ 6.00 Laurel Water Dept. 20.Q0 Industrial Equip. Co. 7Q.E19 Gambles 3.92 Gasoline Street Storey 39.~'(~ Gasoline Stree~G Stores ?9.87 Farmers Union Cent. Ex. 77.57 Kruk Brothers 151.80 Yellowstone County `Preasurer 2(?9.C~2 Laurel C3utloo~ 15•(30 Laurel Auto Parts 120.0(? Laurel Service~ntesr 17 ..91 Dave~s Mobil Service 129.50 Power Transmission ~,~.81 Roscoe steel & Calvert 56.52 Peter a. Thomson x.00 Mc~u~ta3n St€~tess Tel. & Tel. 9.~0 Yellowstone Valley E1ec~trie 12.20 I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Yellowstone County Treasurer x.9.34 Yellowstone Bank ~t)('.~Q Postmaster-Loyd shay 10.00 Laux~~l Outlook 20.30 Mont~a ~(akota Utilities 8.60 Laird. Radio & Electric 6.80 Time, Tnc. 11.0 Edna Tait ~hapmas~ X3.39 DouY~leday & Co.,Ine. 2l~1.8~. Mrs. Joseph Gehrett 5.$0 Yellowstone Cotu~ty Treasurer 119.30 J.~.Penney Co. 16.68 Mr. Marvin Gauger 6.00 Laurel T~ater ~ep~. 1.2~ Mountain States del.. & Tel. 6.15 Northern Pacific Railway 10.21 Montana Power Go. 29.19 Montana ~}akota Utilities 37.90 Bund~~s P1b & Ht~ ]..72 W~;yerhaeuser ~o. 1.62 Laurel General end 12.00 Drake Henn;, Inc. 9,598.51. ~.aurel Wa~~r I3~pt. 5.(JO Laurel Street Dept. x.25 Peter D. Thomason Lt0.~0 Montana Power Co. 2.70 Weyerhaeuser Co. 1.6~. Gasoline Strut Storey 13.98 Krug Brothers 5.,~0 Big Ditch Co. .~0 Yellowstone County Treasurer 2,012.7 Billings Montam~nt Co. ~00.~0 Mountain Stags Tel. & Tel. 1.8lt Montana Power Co. 23.09 Frice~s I~armacy .98 ~hriftway .~1 Aurton Gillette 10~.~0 Laurel Water Dept. Ilt.~O Laurel Street ?ep~. 40.0 Montana Power Co. 1.x.83 Montana Dakota Utilities 29.0 Krug Brothers 6.b0 C-i.ndan, Htging & Cooling 539.0 Johnstone 21.61 Montana Power Co. 37.33 Mo~ntai.r~. States T~1. & Tel. 12.8 Montana Dakota Utilities 8.60 Gasoline Street Stores 5.00 Gasol3.ne Strut Stores 69.67 Laurel Servicenter 3.85 Laurel Auto Parts 3.12 McCormicks Food Mart 9.8lt Bundy's Plb & H~tg. 211.00 GambZ~s 35•~~ Lowell~s Studio 1.7l~ Owl Cafe 3.b~ C~ene~s Pharmacy 4.52 Fenton Agency 172.00 Dr. A.J. Rosselot 2~.O0 Weyerhaeuser ~o. 9.11 Yellowstone County Treasfzrer 26~.C2 A &c A Builders t3.OQ Mountain States `Tel. & ~'e1. !10.15 NTontana Dakota Utilities 40.~~ Montana Power ~o. 1,023.23 Yellowstone Val.l~y ~l~etric 3.Q0 Krug Brothers 17.3 Prices ~arrnaey .6~ Rental Equip. Cc~. 20.0 General F~:ind 6.(14 Street Equip.Dept. 13.25 Laurel Radio & TV x.95 J & W Bla~t~s~nith Shap 8.~0 Ga~olin~ Street totes 83.13 Gasoline Strut Stores 52.00 Mr. Marvin Gauger x]..60 Laurel Autp Parts 1~?.67 Montana T~deldin~ & Radiator 39.3 Gambles 8.36 Va11ey ~deld~rs 8~ Supply 8Q.I3 Mr. Marvin Gauger 13.50 Weyerhaeuser Co. 6.19 Gasoline Street Mores 2.2~ Gasol3.ne Street Stores 1Q.36 O.M. Wold +~o. 3•~8 J & 4+i Blacksmith Shop .~0 Laurel Servicenter .75 ~eF`r'aT~~g ~~•56 Yellowstone County ~'reasur~r 19.72 Laurel Water L)ept. 55.00 Laurel Street Dept. 57.0 Gasoline Street Stores 6.75 Gasoline Street Stores 31.3 ~.M.Wold Co. 10.117 J & ~ Blacksmith shop 1.5~ Laurel Servic~nter 2.2,E ~e~ance C~+'!C ?3.68 Krug Brothers 36.25 Yellowstone ~otanty ~'reasur~r 39.~~ Montana Fow~r ~o. 1tI9.9~ Yellowstone County Treasurer 19.71 Montana Power Co. 377.98 Laurel General ~'urid 12.t?0 Northern `Testing Lab. 3.~~ Barry O~Leary, Inc. 5,,55i•29 Gasoline Street 8tor~s 7.010 Laurel Street Dept. 81.50 Laurel. ~~ter Dept, 2.~0 A.~t. Richardson 2~.~0 Motion was ~aa.d~ by Ruff and secondEd by Kaiser that the claims be allowed. Moti4M e~.rri~d. Certain reports of the ~it~ of Laurel were presented for appra~wal as follow . Library report, Treasurer F'in~ncial Report, deport o.£ Treasurert~ Receipts, Clerk's Budget and Revenue Reports for the months of September and Qc~ober~ r~po.~s of the patrolmen, report of the Police Judge, ~it~r ~lerk~s ~a~h Balance, Motion was made by Kaiser and seconded by Edwards that the reports of the City be approved. Motion carried. wank Riesinger appeared before thy, council to ask that the water be shut off at, his address. Riesinger also complained abo~.t the mud between the street and the curb. H~ wants it graded out about four inches below the curb and states that he will haul is some gravel. It was the d~ci~ion of the Gouneil that this b~ done. Beslanwi-~eh asked about the reason for two water 1ine~. Ruff reported on this. Bradley also reported on this. Rie~in~~r stated that he had the sma11 house sold, and it is to b~ moved across the alley. He Baas i.riformed that the buyer would need a permit to move and remodel such a house. Beslanwitch reported that the employees wanted Friday, November ia,a.96i, with pay for Veteran's Day. After discussion, motion was made by Ruff and second~:d by Nave that we stay with the working agreement. State law does not recognize the day before a holiday which falls ors 5~turdau;, -though it recognizes the follo~ri.ng Monday if the holiday falls on 1~Zotion carried. _ ~c,,N.D Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Beslan~riteh called ~o thQ attention of the Council that Wayne had been hire for six months, and the ~'i.rst ~25.~Q raise ~rould go into effect with the November payroll. The A~ayor brought up the subject of the tutting drain being covered, btto r~port~d on this. Nave reported on Alder .venue. He asked whether or not there could b~ a way of draining the water from around the Co-op. City ~ginee~ wi11. look into this. Ruff ~uggest~d that the City ~].erk contact the Fower Gorapany~ with regard to the g0¢ per month charged to the skating rink. The Mayor asked for a report from the cor~ittee appointed to deeid~ on a loader with authority to act. Ruff report~d~that the Tro3an loader, beir~ the lowest bid had been purchased. Ruff reported that h~ would like to advertise for a near garbage truck as the e~enses are too high on the oId one. The street and a lley committee to make a study of the garbage truck situation and come back with a recommendation to the council at the next meeting. Th~.s committee to work with the City Engineer. Ruff stated that the City had started to purchase a garbage land fi11. some years ago, ar~ci nothing had been done about it. kft~r d~.seus~ion the Mayor appointed the Finance Ccm~it:tee, the City Engineer and the City kttorney. Ruff stated that the City had paid the caretaker a~G Riverside Park $1~0.C~Cl for taking; care of the campers this stuffier. He reported that the Park Co i.ttee had had a meeting, and recommended that the ear taker b~ paid at the rats of 25~ of the r-ioney which he takes in. He must be bonded. Tom i~ to look this r~att~r up and write up an agreement between Gi11~tt~ and thy; pity. Mot3.on was made by Romee and seconded by Nave that the reco~nrnendation of the corr~rc~ittee be accepted, provided it is found to be legal. Motion caxried. Ruff reported that requisitions ~houl.d be marked as to what the materi~,1. is for ~o that the office can separate these expenses into their proper categories. Kaiser reported on West Avenue where the new curb end gutter had been placed. Wayne reported that this street would have to wait until it dries up a 1ittZe. Olson asked about the 18" water pipe. ~nTayne reported on this. Engineer ~Iaydew from Black & Veatch appeared before the council with a report on the progress being made at the sewage Disposal Plant. Ruff reported that them would be a meting o~ the T,~gi5la~ive Co~nitte~ of the Montana Municipal T~ea~ue, and asked that he b~ allowed to attend. Motion was made by Nave and seconded by Qlson that Ruff be allowed to ~o. Motion carried. Otto commended the City crew and stated ghat t~.ey have dons a good fob. There being no further business to come before the council at this session motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be ~.d~ourned. Motion carried. ordthy P. undy, ity lex~Yc Passed b~ the City Council of the City t~f Laurel, Montana, and approved by the Mayor this 21st day of ATovember, i96i. qhn ~slanwitch, May:.. m7^~G+ ~l A 1 ml~j~.7 Lx.'p Dorothy P. B dy, Ci y Cler i I I