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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.05.1960Minutes of the City Council of Laurel April 5, 1960• A regular meeting of the City Gouncil of the `Cit~T of Laurel, Montana, was held in the C:;uncil Chambers and was called to order by I~iayor J. J. Parker, at 7:30 otc~_ock, P.I~1., on Tuesday', April 1960. Upon ro11 call -tY~e follo~r_i_ng aldermen answered present; J. E. Freeburg John Beslanwitch Jake Ruff Steve Romee Cecil TJave Alex Henry Henry Kaiser Herman Frank The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Motion was made Y~y ]3eslanwitch and seconded by Romee -that the minutes be approved as read. NTotion carried. N,~. Roger Briggs appeared before the Council to object to a proposed auto trailer court south of his property. After much discussion, Mr. Bradley stated that the C~_ty had no jurisdiction over any property' outside the City Lim?ts, and that if the court iaere built before coming into the Cit~r, the owner could not be forced to dismantle it. However, motion was made by Ruif and seconded by Beslanwitch that Mayor Parker talk to Mr. Cooper and convey to him shat a trailer court in that locality would not meet with the approval of the other property oT.~mer~ in that area. Motion carried. Application for a Club License in the amount o~ ~10(?.00 and one-half year s beer license in the amount of ~25.OC~~ with check attached was presented to the council. Motion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded bar Kaiser that this application be allowed. Motion carried. Mr. Myhre, representative of the ~+oote Sign Company, appeared before the council in company with 1~7r. Hugh Sweeney, Attorney, in regard to our proposed sign ordinance. NIr. Sweeney suggested passing the Bi1lin~s Ordinance. He a1.so stated that the City Engineer should be liven the authority to issue permits to erect these signs and he should ~.lso be given control_ over the building of sane. N1r. Leonard Foley, representing the ?I,F.W. stated that the ~x~ +~lub was losing re~renue from these signs. Mayor Parlor asked for a decis~_on of the Council. The date for accepting the Ordinance has been published for kpril 19, 1960. Motion was made b~ ~eslanwitch and seconded by Kaiser that the C~.ty Engineer be given the authority to issue permits for the four sins that the Foote Sign.. Company has now agreements for. ?°1Yien vote was called several dissenting votes were heard, and Mayor Parker then called for a roll call. vote. Upon roll call, motion carried with Frank anal Nave voting ~~No". RESOLUTION 11L~0 RES(~LUTI0~3 N0. 11L~0, BEING A RESOLUiIOiV TEtAAISF'!~RRI11G ~ERTASN FUNDS OF T~±E CITY OF LAUREL, TsONTANA, was presented. Motion was made by Beslanwi..tch and seconded bar Romee that this Resolution be adopted. Upon taking ro11 call votes all aldermen present voted T'Aye'~, and said resolut~.on was declared, ~~3~ passed a.nd adopted. RESOLU`I'I~N N0. ll~.l P~ESOLITTIQAI N0. 11I~1, BL~"ING A 1?.F~`if~LLTTION A~CCEPTT_~1G THE RE COP~iv1ENI)xTlO~JS OF THE A.DJUSTT~~NT BOARD I'OR ZONINCx PiTRPOSES FOR T~~1, C~lY OF LAiJR~ ?.N ft?+~GA~?T~ TO THE F~t"~NDrNG OF ORD"TNANC"E N0. 508, BEING THE 70NI1~TG QRL?:I?~1~1N~'E, AND At?'1~-?ORIZING AD,iD DTP~E~TING THE r?'~'Y CL~K TO GIVE NOTTGE OF PUBLIC H~AP~TNG mHERFOF, was presented. .This resolution was presented at the T~arch 15, 1960, council meeting, anc? accidentally left out of the minutes, so now appears in these minutes. P~lotion was m~ide by Teslanwitch and seconded by Ruff that ;his resolution be adopted. Upon. taking roll ca_l_1 vote, all aldermen present voted ~+Aye`~T, and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. Applications for work with. the City of Laurel. were presented, signed by the following Gerald L . Budge : George 1] _ Treml : R.1_c~ha.rc3 C:l_vr3P Rrav ~ Rnh T, _ R„ff ~ 11 ~~r; r~ Schreiner; Harold Stanley Collins. Motion was made by Ruff a.nd seconded by Frank that these applications be p~.:aced on file. Motion caxried. . Application for head Life guard at the Swimming Poop, signed by Z~rry Nlayes was read. Application for life guard at the pool, signed by Doug Heald was read. Motion was made b~T Beslanwitch and seconded by Henry that these be referred to the Recreation committee. P~'iotion carried. Official Bond for Harold R. Thram was presented. P~Iotion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Freebury that this bond be approved. Motion carried. Certain reports of the City of ?,aurel for the month of M~.rch were presented as fo~_lows; Report of the Police Judge, reports of the patrolmen, Water registrarfs report, Water Revenue repor-L-, C1.erk's cash report, clerks trial balance, budget report rev~nu~ report, and Treasurers financial report. Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded ~k~y Beslanr,~.tch that these reports be approved. ~Zotion carried. 1Vlinutes of the City Council of Laurel C1~ims for the month of March ~~re presented as follows: The Mountain Stags Tel. & ~eZ. lt~.~~ Fenton Agency Laurel Water Department 11.72 Selby' Re-Print 11~.8l~ Gasoline Street Stores 22.1Ja. ~'l.oyd Bean Motors 5.55 Weyerhaeuser Company l~.bc^ Laurel Volunteer Firemen 226.0 Laurel Servic~r~ter 5.~t2 D. M. Wold Company l~.15 The Montana ~'ower Company 103.21 Montana Dakota Utiliti~ss Co.69.75 Allie's Hardware 1.~~ Alex Vogel 16.00 Thomas L. Bradley X0.04 Industrial Accident Board 6.11 Ro~rsdon Furniture Story 150.00 Krug Brothers 2.~~, Weyerhaeuser Company 7.15 Herman Schessl~r 155.4 Lie's Welding & Construction $.DO Social security 1~~.79.75 Mate Treasurer 197.75 Laurel Water Dep. 14. 0 Power Transmission Equip. 1fl.7~ Gasoline Street Mores .23.82 KxRa,~ Brothers 218.00 Northern Paci~'ic R.R. Co, 6.00 We~~rhaeuser Compan~r 11.52 Allie's Hardware 13.95 Standard Qil Company 137.27 :Dave's Mobil service 1}.~.S.OL~ Industrial .Accident Eoard 21.02 Industrial Accident Bd. }.01.13 Industrial Equip. Company 10~.~4 R. W. dates 2b5.93 Big Horn Supply Tnc. 1~92.0~ Laiz~el Water Depart. 2.25 Peter T). Thomson 2~.0~ Mountain States Te7.. & Te.l 5.35 Yellowstone Valley Electric 17.3 Industrial ~iccid~nt Bd. 1.55 The H.W.Wil.son Company 2.50 Mont. .~akota Utilities 2t~.20 ` Parent's Institute, Inc. 6.0~ The Caxton Printers, Ltd. 3.9~i Mrs. Edna Chapman 8.00 The Book supply Go. 29.50 Jean Kerr & Company 15.39 .~oubl~day & Com. Inc. J~9.~t1 Mid-America Publishing ~o~. 3.00 ~,aursl Water Department 7.5 ~eyerhaeus~r Compan~* 22.72 Northern tacific R.R. Co. 1.1~ Laurel Water Department 5.75 Mountain States-Tel. & Tel. 5.5 `Phe Montana Power ~o. 38.~,~ Mont. 13akota Utilities Co. ~.1.~.0 Denison Machine Cc~ y Inc. 26.80 Al1ie's hardware ~ l.bfl Stan's Machine shop 5.2~ 0. M. mold Co. 3.25 Bi~nci~r's Plumbing & Heating 3.38 Indus+,,rial Accident Bd. b.6l~ Laurel Water D~par~ment 2.~t~ Lau~~.l. street ?epar~~ent l~.25 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 1.20 The Montana Power Co. .90 A11ie's Hardware 1~.~0 Industrial Accident ~3d. 2.96 Laurel +~ater Department 3.50 Montana Power Co. .90 Frank Emin~th 8.0~ Mont. Dakota Utilities Co. 65.75 The Montana Fower ~a. 3.05 Weyerhaeuser Gu. I.70 The Montana tower Co. .90 The Mountain Mates 'i'e3~.~c Te1.23.3 Montana Dakota Utiltitie~ Uo. 20.20 Gasoline Street Mores 91.95 ~,aurel S~rvicenter 2.00 k'].oyd Bean Motors 11..81 Allie'~ riardware 25.15 Montana Highway Patrol l~.0~ Scott's .dry Cleaning 5.75 C3~r1 Cafe 3.45 Nu-Toni Products Co. Inc. 25.60 Industrial 1~ecident Bd. 61.35 Wm. R. Reinhart 22.0 inTeyerhaeus~r ~o. x.33 R. Turcotte 7.00 General 10.00 Zaurel Street TJepartment 50.2 Barry O~Leary 8.00 Neptune Meter ~o. 16.78 1~eFranee G.M.C. 1.58 Laurel Cooperative Association 11.OQ Gasoline Street Stores 80.58 Power Transmission Equip. 1.47 Laurel Servicenter lt.UO Stan's Machine Shop 11.25 DeFranee G.M.C. 2.7i Industrial 2owe1 &c mover Supply 9.~~ Bundy's Plumbing & H sting 6.26 VanWaters & Rogers, Inc. ~t8.75 ~7a11ey Welders Supply Inc. 7.x.8 0. M. Wold Co. 16.29 Grinnell ~o. of the Pacific ~~..9~. H-W Lumber & Milling Coy 67.Ob Mountain States Tel.&Tel. 30. 8 Montana Dakota Utilities `'o. 78.5 The Montana Power Co. 915.93 Yellowstone Valley electric 9.00 West End I.tamber Co. 33.13 rr n _ ..A c~.. xt1l.e~s r~arawax~e i~V~+SL2T'Tl ~vns~ruc~ion 3~.0~ Smiths duper Service 8.06 Denison Machine Co.,Inc. 35. 3 Industrial Accident Board 111.~..5~ ~EStern office ~qu went 53.31 Kenneth R. Shag 15.00 Gasoline Street Stores 16.C?6 Ers~rir~ H. Johnson, Inc. 1.37 I~France GMC .71 I,aurEl Servicenter 3.76 Industrial Accident Bd. 2y.65 Gasoline Street Stores t~7.66 Erwin H. Johnson Inc. l~.12 3~France GMC 2.11 Floyd t3ean Motors .3D Laurel ~ervicenter 11.2. Wm. L. Schwab 1l~O.Ofl Industrial Accident Board 88.9. The Montana. Power Co. 37.66 The Montana Power Co. 1~~1.77 Industrial equip. Co. 1030.00 Snook Art shop 58.5 Peter D. Thomson 20.0 Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded by Ruff that the claims be allowed. Motion carried. Letter was read from Howard Guenther regarding the pity requesting that h.e replace his sidewalks. He stated that he feels the City should pa~,T for the alley portion. After discussion, motion way made ~y ~,uff and seconded by Kaiser that the City engineer contact the property' o~mers ?nvol.ved in this district and report at the n.~;xt meeting. Motion carried. Cit~T Clerk reported on a telephone conversation with T~Iayor Jimmy Shaw of Walkerville, Montana, on the subject of Auxiliary Police. I~~ I I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Letter was read from the Montana Sewage and Ind~zstrial Wastes Association inviting anyone who could to attend a convention at the ?Vortr~ern Hotel in Billings on April 28, 29, and 30th. Motion was made b~T Freeburg and seconded by Beslanwitch that the Engineer or the T'Ia~ror or both be authorized to attend any of these meetings. Mot?_on caxried. Zetter was read from the City o~ B~ii~n~~ Water department inviting Niayor Parker to the Billings Water Department open house on April 27th. Beslanwitch stated that the Police Committee would recommend that the Police Officerst pad be reduced by X5.00 per day, and that money returned to them in the manner of a subsistence allowance. 1~fter his report, Attorney Bradley showed a copy of a new State Law wt~.ich informs Governing bodies that this is no longer a legal practice. Mr. Bradley reported that -boo many of the towns and cities had adopted this manner off' pay for the Police and the government was loping too much revenue from income taxes. Nave asked if it were necessary to have ten-minute parking across the street from the Post Office, ~n.d from the Outlook coY~ner to the alle~r. Henry brought up the cost of painting the curbs. Frank reported that he had had a complaint that one of the Police hac3. given a speeding ticket to a driver who eras going 27 miles per hour in a 25 mile zone. Freeburg reported on the insurance at Riverside Park, and stated that there would be a delegation of underwriters here soon to go over the ~,rhole problem. Henrv was asked for a report on the land south of town with regard to a lagoon system. He reported that he had not contacted everyone yeti but that Strauch wanted X0,000.00 for fifty acres. Letter was read from the State Board of Health, stating that T,aurel was R eligible for a Federal gran-in-aid to build our Treatment P1ant~ ..~o Parker stated that it was time to designate aclean-up week. After discussion it was decided that April 18th through April 22nd 'be designated. Notice to be given in the Paper. City Clerk was asked what had been done about the new Rod & Gun, Glub lease. She reported that ~Zr. Bradley had recommended that the Rod ~C Gt~n. 'Club write a letter stating that they had incorporated, and ask for anew lease. This has not yet been done, and Mr. ftu~~ is to het such a letter as soon as possik~le. Insect control project was brought up. Parker reported on phis, as did Dick Throm. Ater discussion, motion was made by Kaiser and seconded by Henry that Mayor Parker appoint a comm~.~,tee to ~o over this thoroughly and report at the next meeting. Motion carried, with Parker appointing Franks Freeburg and Nave. Dick reported that it-would be possible to borrow a machine and try it out. If this is satisfactory this years alike machine could be.bud~;eted for in the 1960-1961 budget, and could be purchased in time for the spraying next year. lifter more discussions it was thought that the City Engineer and the Mayor could take care of this matter without benefit of corrunittee. In this connection Kaiser then rescinded his motion, Henry rescinded his secon and the suggestion will be carried out. Parker reported th~.t the American Legion feels that it should not pay the same rate for Athletic Park Liles, as the schedule that was set up last winter. He stated that it would have the ~'ffect of cancelling out the baseball program. It was fe.1t by the majority of the council that as the bites fund has been losing moneys that it should be gi;ren one try under the new set-up before the council could consider a different rate -f'nr ~I-l~o T.omi nn _ Parker reported that the name of Dave Powers which had been recommended by the Airport Commission as the person to fi11 the unexpired term of Dr. Nottingham had never yet been approved by the Council, and he recommended that tY~e council take care of tYu.s at this time. Dick presented Airport Commission minutes to b~ read to the Council by the City Clerk. These minutes contain new rates and charges for hangar rentals tie down fees, and use of the run ways by other parties. The minutes recommended cha,r~;es of X3.50 per month for hangar reritals~ X1.50 per month for tip;-down fees, and X1.00 per dad for persons using the facilities. Motion was made by Frank and seconded by Ruff that the recorrunendation of I~~ayor Parker for Dave Powers to serve on the Airport Corrunission be approved. Ttotion carried. After more discussion, motion was made by Freebury and seconded by Ruff that the minutes containing new rates, be approved by the council and hereby adopted. Motion carried. Dick reported that Mr. Wollan had ordered and received safety signs for all five schools. The school. evidently plans to pay far these. Dick asked whether or not the Council would approve his taking the men and furnishing the labor to place these signs, rather than have the school board take tt~.is on themselves. As the council had been asked for four safety signed, two each at the East School, and the High School, I i ~ i I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel it was the opinion of the council that the city should furnish the Labor to place these four signs only. The purchase and pZacin~ of the other signs was not authorized by the .City. Dick reported on the Laurmac subdivision, and the possibility of putting in sewer, As this property is out of the City limits, it was the decision of the council 'that the City hold with the decision of last fa1.l, and not allow any sewer or water to go out of the City Limits. Dick again reported on the height of certain foundations on eighth avenue. After discussion, it was the decision of the council that tkie contractor be informed that they must conform to the grade given for sidewalk and a11ey by the City ~gin.~er. It was thou,~,ht tha-~ it would be a good idea for Dick to meet with. the local contractors and inform them of this fact. Motion was made to this effect by Beslanwitch and seconded ley Nave. Motion carried. Dick stat$d that he would like ~Lo have a committee appointed to help him to decide on two or three more men, and to he1~ to screen the applications which the City has on file. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Beslanwitch ghat the Mayor appoint such acommittees -to meet on Thursda~~ April. 7th 1960. Motion carried and the Niayor then appointed Ruff, Rornee and Kaiser. There b~in~ no further business to come before the council at this time motion T,~as du15T made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion c ried. J ~ oroD thy P. B y, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City council this 19th day of April, in the year 1960. ~T J < J-i J~~` Parker, ayor ATTEST: . y Dorothy P. Bur , , City CJ..erk I i I I i I i I i I