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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.03.1960Minutes of the City Council of Laurel May 3, 196c3 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City o~ Laurel, Montana was held in the Council Chambers and Baas called to order by Mayor J. J. ~'arkesr at 7.3a o'clock, P.~. on Tuesday, May 3, 196f). Upon ro11 call the follawin~ aldermen answered present. J. E. Freeburg Alex Henry John Besl.anwitch Jake duff Herman K. Frank .Henry Kamer Steve Roznee Cecil Nave The n~i.nut~s o~ the regular meeting of April 19th were read. Motion way made by Be$lanwi~eh and ~eeond~d. by Henry that the minutes be approved gas read. ~?otion cara'~ed. T'he minutes of the special meeting of April 22nd were read.. Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded b~ Kaiser that these minutes be approved as read. Motion carried, RESOLUTION 1142 RESOLU'TZON N0. 111 2, BEING A RESO~UTIQI~ TRANS~'ER.RING CERTAIN Ft1N~S 4F THE GITY QF ~AUREI~, M~NTAATA, was present~c~. Motion was made by Beslanw3.tch and seeonc~ed b~ Ruff that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking ro11 ca11 vote, a1Z aldermen present voted "Aye", and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. fetter was read from the clerk of School district Rio. 7 protesting the proposed ehan~in~ of the zoning ordinance. This is not a council matter as it concerns property now outside the city limit. Notion was made by Ruff and s~eand~d by Nave that thi$ letter be placed on file. Following reports were; pres~nt~d for approval. ~ibraxy report, H~s~th Offi_eers report, Repor~G of the Police Judge, reports of the patrolmen. Motion wss tt~ade by Beslanwitch and seconded by Ruff that tl~es~ reports be approved. Motion carried. Claims for the month of April were pres~nt~d for payment as follows: Iraurel Water '~epartm~nt 36.~J0 Laurel Street ~~pt. 13.00 P~ter~on Typewriter lac^han~~ 17.~~. Se1by Re-Print 13.6 Mountain Stags Tel. ~C T~l~ 37.75 Gasoline Street ~torc~ 19.91 0. T~Told Co. 2.7,E laurel Outlook 2d1~.51 Yellowstone Bank Montana Power Co. 101.69 Montana '~~kota Utilities Co. 25.13 Alex Vogel 1C.~0 Thomas L. Bradley X0.00 La~zrel Water dept. 11.25 laurel Qutlook l~8.00 Q. M. Wo1d Coy 20.65 Gasoline Street Stores 92.57 Krn~ Brothers ~I~8.35 Allie'~ Hardware 11.9} laurel Cooperative A~~~t. 19 .75 Laurel Servicent~r 12q.50 Industrial equip. Co. 100.00 Farmers Union Cent. Exchange 100.0 R. W. Bates 26 .93 Peter Thomson 6.00 Laurel Street ~9ept. l~O.QO Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 8.85 Yellowstone galley Elec. 10.01 Al1ie'S Hardware 5.~? laurel Outlook 12.20. :?'lumfield RTurserie~ I2.C~~ Billing~~ Nursery 18.00 Laurel Qutlook 21~.K0 Montana Dakota Utilities 9.01 Fawcett Publication, Inc. 10.00 T. S. ~?enison & Coy 3.30 Historical society of Montana 3.I0 ~oublday ? Company, Inc. 13.17 sirs. ~osepn u~nre-cti 5.;~0 General 1.00 Gamble+ Store .67 Gasoline Street Stores 1.17 Laurel ~~later ~3ept. 29.50 Mountain States Tel. & 'del. 6.65 Montana Power ~o. 39.1£3 1~TOrthern Pacific Railway 3.08 ?~oritana Dakota Utilities 39.3p Gasoline street Sores 1.3p Laurel ziJater Dept. 2.p0 Peter Thomson 16. 0 Hest~d ~ s Store 3.55 Montana ~3~kota Utili-~ies 1.20 Montana Power Go. .90 Gamble Store 5.60 Bid ditch compan~r .50 Montana Power Co. .90 Frank Fmin~th ~~..00 Laurel ~tr~et ~3~pt. 16.50 Laurel Water dept. 1?~.54 Montana Dakota Utilities 29.60 Montana Power Co. 2.x.3 Allie's Hardware 9.50 Montana ~'ower Co. .90 laurel Outlook 134.54 Mountain Stites Tel. & Tel. 27.C3~ Montana Dakota Utilities 9.0lt rasol.ine Street Stores 71.08 Smiths Super Service 12.g5 laurel Standard Service 7.80 Laurel Servicenter .~5 ~2andquist Commercial Radio 1..15 Gamble Store 7,92 Wm. R. Reinhart 21.00 fir. R. Turcotte 25.00 laurel f~utlook 280.OQ National Cash 'register co. 32.40 H. R. Throm 15.00 Montana Dakota Utilities co. 29.9 . Mountain ~~ates '~'el. & TeI. 34.55 Montana Power Co. 899.73 Industrial '~owe1 8_ cover supply Co. 6.00 Hach Chemical Co. x.25 Fairbanks, Morse ~ Co. 332.11 Minneapolis-Honey~,r~11 5.7,5 II II~~ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Thrift~vay ,5, J.~3 General 3. ~0 Laurel street Wept. 33.0 B311in~s Water Dept. 77.8b Gasoline Street Stores 71.18 Kruk B~~hers 22.50 Industrial ~auip. Co. 17.~J5 I~aur~l Servicenter 1t~.~0 Modern Chevrolet Co. 1.50 Valley T~Teld~rs Supply, Inc. 7.18 Allie'~ Hardware 28.07 Gamble Stare 1 .70 smith's Soper Service 3 .35 Richard Metzler 12.00 Holm Sutherlan3 Co., Inc. 52.00 General 6. Q0 Gasoline ~tree-G Stores 12.95 ~eFrance GMC Co. 5.75 ~aur~l Street dept. 72.5~J Laurel Water I?ept. 5 .50 General 8.00 Gasoline Street Stores 38.07 ~eFranee GMC Co. 17.25 Montana Power co. lt01.77 S~ontana Power Co. 375.66 Industrial Equip. Co. 10~.~0 Gasoline Strut Stores 1.2.69 Laurel Street dept. 46.50 General x.00 I~aur~l Water dept. 176.4 Barry Q~~ear~ 26.0 Krug Brothers 5.00 Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded by ~vf~ ghat these claims be allowed. Motion carried. fetter was read frorr~ Northwestern ~avin~~ & roan Association in Faro ~?orth Dakota requesting that w~ honor five bonds for 1J0.00 each, dated dctober 29,192l~, for S.T.~3. #62. better was read from '?)ou~las S. ~o~e in Minneapolis, requesting that ire honor twenty-two S.I.D. X29 bonds due January, 1929. Mr. Bradley stated. that these bonds were outlawed by the statute of Limitation, anc~ could not be paid. `t'he City Clerk was requested ~Go ~rrite letters telling of this situation. After discussion of the sidewalk tha-G has b~~n brought up in previous meetings, motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Be~lar~witch that the city go ahead and put in the sidewalk and charge the property o~m~r on their next tax statement. Motion carried. Nave reported a hole in the street on the south side. Kaiser reported that Sonny ~J'1~ay was complaining about his water bill at Slick's Inn. Dick reported on proposed sprinkling district. dick stated that Watson should+be eompen~ated with a little gasoline as he hay to use his private car 3.n making trips to Billings sometimes if the other city vehicles are tied up. After discussion, motion was made bar Fx^eebury and seconded: by Beslanwitch That Watson should be allowed to ~;et den gallons of gasoline per month from the City bumps to b~ taken under hick's supervision and during working~hours._ Motion carried. Parker reported on Frank Falmer~s water, and ~ug~ested a 2" tap at the ~torth end of his property. He reported on a previous evidently verbal agreement and stated that the City should inter into some sort of a contract with him. Freeburg also reported on this. Bradley st~t~d ghat he would prepare a eon~ract to be signed by both parties. After discussion, motion was made by duff and seconded by Frank that this matter be taken care of ~.ncluding a contract. lotion carried. Parker stated that the flags authorized at the last. council meting ~ac~ b~~n ordered. fetter eras read from Chris Rubich, acting s~eretaxy for Yello~rstone County Convalescent Homy and ~?~sper_sary Board in regard to the Home and ~a..spensary. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Freeburg that this letter be placed on file. Motion carried. Parker brought up the sub~~ct of the School. youngsters taking over the City. HP stated that, they school officials would attend the next council meeting, and asked for suggestions from the council Parker reported that there was not eno~~ht'space for baseball diamonds ~hi~ year. Freeburg reported on this. After discussion, motion. was made by £ieslan~ri.tch and seconded by Nave that this mater b~ referred to the Park committee with authority to acts and investigate this matter. Motion carried.` Parker stated that there ~hmuld be a pick-up purchased for the Park. He staled that this should be done Taithin the next two weeks. Fre~bury stated that phis matter would. have to ~a3t to be budgeted for. A letter was read from the Montana Municipal League extending an invitation to attend a meeting far small cities to be Meld at ti~lhite ~u~phur Sprin~si h'fontana, on Monday, Mai 9th.. T-r- i ail ',II I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel _ Copy a~ a I~tter Witten to Anderson 79a ry, from 6~Tm. R, Reinhart, Milk Sanitarian statiM~ that he would need more money for hia ~rork or this district. wauTd b~ Pxeluded from hip t~rritor~. Bradley s~a~~d that Y~~ felt this way ~tzst a ~.3t~1.~ legalized blackmail and that he did not think t~i~t h~~ cv~1.d b~ dons: - ~Iotion way made by Ruf£ and seconded b~ drank that phis litter be placed ors f3.le and wait for d~velopment~. Motion carried. Letter way read from the ~~n.r~l Achievement Council grot~~st3:ng the Prection off' any b3.llboard~ in or around ~,aureL Parker r~por~Ged on the pc~s~ bii~~y oP a water shorta~~ in I~urel in the summer. Tt was bro~.ght tcs tl~e attention of the council that every year the same persons awe gu3.lty' of wa~tir~g water.. The coura~il was told that we do have a nuisance ordi~anc~ a~ain~t the wast3.ng of water, and it was the opinioa~ of ~h~ council that this ordinance X38 should be strictly ~nforc~d this year. Freeburg reported on the R~areatior~ Gomm~.t~e~ meting. Fie r~por~~~d that three 13_feguards, a basket girl, a recreation dir~c~or, and an as~i~tan~ dir~c~or heel been, h3:r~;d as follow: ~7.s.~o ~arr~r Ma~~s, .Head life gta.~rd - - - - - - - - -~'~~m.p~ per month 13oug H~al~, As~is~ant life guard - - - - - - - ~00.0~`p~r month Gary Hoppel, Assistant life guard- - - - - - - 2~0.UO per month Virginia ~rner, basket girl - - - - - - - - - 1.DO peso ho~:r =r_ Margo.AlZ~x, Recreational ~iree~or - - - - - - 17~.C3b per month. Ro:salinc~ He n, As~i~tan~ director- - - - - - 1.~J0 per hour for three : hours per day Freeb~.r~ ~I.~o reported: that w~ should have had ~n application in the fil~± for Gary Gro~helle who hid worked as 13:f~guard last year. It was brought to light that Gary. hid not filed a written app23:cation for the position. 11yJrr. ~'~eebux~y stated. that if Gary would writs in an application that h~ ~rould be ~on~~der~~d for the fourth Zife~uard fob, a~ them w~;r~ ari].y ths~ee that w~r~ qualified, aid we usually have four, Them b~3ng no further bu~ir~e~s to come before the cosaneil at this time, motion wa~~' duly made and second~d~that the meet~:n~; b~ adjourned. oroth~ P. dy, rk Pas~~d bar the. City GQUncil of the pity of ~au.rel, Montana, and apprroved by the Mayor this. 17~h day of May, 196f). r ~T Parker, Magog 1~T~'E T oro~hy P. nci~j, ity Jerk i ,',::1 F ~ ~ I ' r w• - H~ .,;p, I