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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 06.06.1960Minutes of the City Council of Laurel June 6, 196 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana. ~,r~s held in the Council Chztnbers and was called to order by Mayor J. J. Parker at 7:00 o'clock, P.M., on Monday, Jung 6, 1960, rather than on June 7, 196 , as ath~t date T,~as the primary eleetian date. Upon roll c~ll~ the following ald~rm~n answ~rcd present: John Beslanwiteh J. E, Freeburg Jake Ruff StevE Rome Alex Henr~r Henry Kaiser Cecil Nave Herman K. .Frank The minutes of the pre=rious meeting were read. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Beslanwitch that the minutes be approved as reed with the exception of a change in dates of the Montane Municipal League meeting. Motion carried. The following reports were presented for approv~.l; Cash ~.eport, Clerk's Trizl Balance, Treasurer's reports, report of the Police Judge, report of the Patrolmen, budgs-~ report, revenue report, and. library report. Motion eras made by Beslan~~,ritch and seconded by Ruff tY~~t these reports - be approved. Motion carried. Claims for the month of May were px~esen~ed f'or payments as follows J. J. Parker ~ 7.0.0 American Legion Post #123 ~ 10.E Price's Pharmacy .25 N!ountain Stites 'Tel. & 'I'el. l~2.70 Selby ~e-Print 2.4~ Gasalin~ Sgreet Stores 12.~.l~ Laurel Serv~_center 9.55 ~xgyen & Supply, Inc. 16.x. 0. M. WoZd 5.25 Montana Fower Co. 91.3 Montana T~akota Utilities Co. 2..05 Laird Radio Electric 12.78 Williams Agency 6~..l~~ Fenton A~eney 8y.87 Sta+e Examiner I~(30.D0 Laurel Water Department 79.2 Laurel Water Department 1Z~.00 Laurel Street Dept. 56.0 Laurel street Dept. 12. Q Kxv.g Brflthers 12 ..25 Montana Municpal League 7.l~0.00 Bill.in s Bl~.e Print 3.~0 E~Telyn M. Stahley 52.0 l~l.lie's .2.9 B~rrough Corp. 1I~.92 Alex ~Toge1 20.00 Thomas L. Bradley 50.0 Howard S. Guenthner 86.0 Fenton A~;encp 89..87 Laurel Water Dept. 87.50 General find 5.00 UJestern Construction Equip. Co. 5.70_.. J. & W. ~3lacksmith Shop 5.25 Gasoline Street Stores 76.1la Kx~ag Brothers 86.OQ Floyd Bean Motors 9.95 Laurel Servic~nter 83.50 Allie's 1.~8 Johnstons 1.30 Wi7.liams Agency 6~..1~1~ R. ~rJ. Bates 265.93 Northland .Steel Co. 21.3l~ Industrial Equip. Co. 100.00 Standard Di1 ~o. 137.27 rave's Mobil Service 129.~fl Yellowstone Valley Electric 1.6,79 Fenton Agency 3.91 Peter D. Thomson 16. 0 Wil~.iams Agency 2.80 Laurel Water Dept. 11.00 Laurel Street Dept. J~3.00 r3ountain States Tel. & Tel. 10.25 Priee~5 Pharmacy 1.25 Al~ie's 6.98 Gaylord Brothers l~6.8~ Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 9.3 H-W Lumber and Milling Co. 5.~.1~ American Girl Magazine 5.00 > McCall Corporation 5.00 Strut & Smith Pu'r~lications 10.00 P. F. Co1l.ier & ion Corn. x.25 Bertha Geh~ett S~.Q The Book Supply ~o. 17.6. Double 7~ay & Compan~r x..30 Laird Radio ~lectrie 7.65 Laurel Water Dept. 43.75 Krug Brothers 2.25 General Fund 3.00 Zaurel Water Department 10.5 Laurel Street Dept. 2.50 Allie's 6.29 Gasoline Street Stores 3.24 Fenton Agency 3.90 Zau-rel Street Dept. 2.50 Laurel Water Dept. 7.0~ Mountain States tel. & Tel. b.25 Montana Power Co. 36.72 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 40.00 Bob's Lawn Mower Service 6.00 Laurel Cooperative Asst. 5.30 Laurel Servicenter .70 H W L~umb~r Co. 6.1~1~ Williams Agency 2. BO Mc Cormicks Food i~1art 2.53 Fenton Agency 7. &1 Allie's 27. E41 Laurel T~Tat~r Dept. 8.5~ Laurel Street Dept. X1.50 Peter D. Thomson 21.00 Montana Power Co. .qp Montana Dakota Utilities Go. 1.2~ fob's dawn Mower Service 12.5t? Johns~ons 97.55 Ha~eman Elevator 3.45 Williams Agency' x.60 American Playground De~,~iee Co. 11la..98 Zaurel Street Dept. 1.25 Laurel Water ~p~. 4.7,E Montana ~'ower Co. .90 Allie's 3.2~ .Frank Emineth 8.00 Montana Power Co. 6.x.0 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 2..00 Laird Radio Electric S.OQ 1Vlinutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel Street Dept. ~ 4.0~ Zaurel Water Dept. ~ 2.50 Laird Radio Electric .70 Montana Power Co. .90 Cash & Discount Station 11.60 Fenton Agene~ 25.63 Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 29.15 Montana Dakota Utilities ~o. 9.3~ Laird Radio & F,leetrie 18.0 Gasoline Street Stores 47.91 Laurel Servieenter 2.25 Dave's Mobil Service 1,x.73 Lundquist Commercial Radio 21.82 Williams Agency 11.20 Owl Cafe 5.3~ R. ~inhart 22.00 National Cash Kegister Co. 11.0. Peterson Typewriter Exc. 18.30 Trott printing ~o. 7.,~5 Mountain States ~'el. & Tel. 39.9 Montana S~~kota Utilities Co. 21.05 T~ontana Power Ca. 1,326.33 Yellowstone Valley electric 3.00 Stan's Machine Shop 13.50 Great ~torthern Tool & supply 5.00 Interstate Truck & Equip. Co. x.0.08 Price's Pharmacy 7.50 William Agency 128.87 La~re1 Street I3~pt, 9~t.75 general Fund 12.fl0 Barry ~'~eary~ 88.25 A11ie's 5.93 Q, M. Wold Co. 2.38 J. & W. Blacksmith shop 27.50 Coast to Coast Store 7.711 Fenton Agency 179.73 Gasoline Street Stores 7..07 Krug Brc~th~rs .75 smith Super Service 3.15 ]~eFranee x.96 Bundy's Pl~~.mhing & Heating 19.95 West End Lumber 3.59 Laurel Servicenter 13.~Lt Montana Public Service Commission 8.~0 Power Transmission Equip. Co. 123.78 Grinnell Co. of the Paeifie 5 1.75 Grinnell Co. of. the Pacific 298.63 Barry O~Leary X8.75 General Fund 1.50 Gasoline Street Stores 12.18 Laurel Servicenter 6.9~. Laurel Co-Operative Asst. .6~. J. & W. Blacksmith Shop .1~~. DeFrance GMC .79 - General Fund 1~.5~ harry O~Leary 179.25 Gasoline Street Stores 36.77 J. & W. Blacksmith shop 1.31 Laurel Cooperative Asst. 1.86 Laurel Servicenter 20.81 Montana Power Co. 375.6b Montana Power Co. x.01.77 Laurel Water Dept. 2.~0 Laurel Street Dept. 16. 0 Industrial Equip. Cfl. 100.00 Gasoline StrFet Stores 1.02 Laurel Water Dept. 2.~0 Motion was made by I'reebury and seconded by Tseslanwitch that the claims be allowed. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NU. llt~l~ RESOLt1TIpN N0. 11~.1~ ~EII~?~ A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE CI'T'Y LIMITS 0~ THE. TTY 0~' LAUT-~EL TO IiVCLUDE t1LL OF LQT O~tE Iti BLOCK SEVEN AND AT;L OI' BI UCK ETGHT TN LAURM~iC SU}3:DI`?ISION IN THE CITY OF LIa~.Tt~EL, I~I~NT~tA, was presented; motion was made by B~~lanwiteh and seconded by Freeburg that this resolution be passed and adopted. Upon taking roll ca11 votes all aldermen present voted ErA~ne"~ and sai:~ resolution Pto. 11!.t~. was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION N0. 17.x.5 ~'.ESQLi1TI0N N0. 11~.~.5, B~~+'ING A RESOLUTZOI~t TKANSFERRTNG CERTAIN r"UNIk Q~+' THE CITY OF LAUREL ~r~AS PR.~SENTE~. Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded by Kaiser that this Resolution be adopted. Upon roll call votes all aldermen present ~roted 'Aye",, a.nd said resolution No. 11~~.5~ was declared passed a.nd adopted. Application for Beer and Liquor License for the Lat~r~l Bar, with a check in the amo~znt of ~300.Q0 attached way presented. Motion was made by Rvff and seconded gay Fre~bury that this application be approved. Motion carried. Application for beer and li_quar license from the Cheerio Bar, with ~D300.00 cash attached was presented. N.i.ation was made by Haft anct seconaea by Tr~ebury that -phis a~p].ication be approved. Mfltion carried. Ax~plication for Beer and Liquor License for Slick's Inn, with a cheek in the amount of x$300.00 attached was presented. Motion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Henri that this be approved. Lotion carried. A~:.plications for ~,rork in the City of Laurel signed by Robert Juncan~ Martin Zawrenz and Gary Christian were presented to the council. Motion was made Ruff anc?. seconded by Kaiser that these applications be elated and placed an ii1.~. Motion carried. T,etter was read from the Chamber of Goz;;merce in I-~ed Lodge regarding the placing of a banner or a street sign in Laurel, advertising Red ~,e~ge to the tourists. A delegation from Red Lodge to appear at the council Meeting later in the evening. Ruff reported that a truck .for the 'ark can be rented for 8¢ per mile incluain~; the gasoline for said vehicle. He stated that the Park Committee had accepted this offer. I I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel -Harold Gollins appeared before the council to ask about. his applicata.on for a relief policeman for the summer. He requested permissa.on to ride with the patrolmen on their rounds and Learn the routine. After much diseu~sion, during which Frank stated that he ciid not feel that this should be allowed because of the liability to the City in case of an accident or other incident in~~olvin~; the Police and Mr: Collins. It was decided that this could not be allowed. Thy question of getting money for the police fund from the Light Fund and other departments was referred to the police committee and the finance committee. -Frank reported on the Civil I~fense Frogram. Dave asked whether it was a State Law or a City Ordinance which governs the closing of Bars on Election days. `1'he City Clerk explained ghat because of the State T~egislative action last ,years it was no longer necessary for the bars to close on an~r election other than a General Primary or general Election day. PETITIQN Petition to bring in Blocks y, IDS 11 and 12 of the Ziourth avenue Subdivisions and Blocks 7, 8, and 9 of the Mountain Vista Subdivision was presented. Motion was made by Ruff ~ncz seconded by ~~ave that this petition be accepted, and resolution No. 11.6 be adopted. FtESULUTION NQ. 1116 RESOLLT`I'ION N~. 111.6, BEING A RESOLUTION PRQPU~SITdG zU EX`T'END THE BOITN~~ARTES 0~' THE CITY OT' L1~I1FiET,~ MONT~~Nk~ 'I'0 INCLUi7E 1~LL 0~ ~?LQCKS 9~ ICJ,, 11~ anc3. ].2, of the F~UP~T~i AVF~I~IU~' SLTBDI~JIS~~N~ AN:U _~LQCKS 7~ 8, and 9 0~' Mt~LTN'PAT~T VISTA SUBUNISIUN was presented. Motion was made by Fr~eebury and seconded by Henry that this ReSOlution be adopted. Upon taking roll ca1.l vote all aldermen present voted "!~y'~"~ and said Resolution was declared passed anti adopted. The delP~ates from Red Lodge then appeared before the council to e~alain exactly what they woli.ld propose to do in regard to a banner type advertising, After discussions motion was shade by Ruff and ~:econded by ~reebury that this matter should come up before the Ma~ror, the City En~in~er~ and the Chamber of Commerce here. Motion carried. .Henry reported setreral complaints on dogs during the last week. Motion was made by ?~.i.ff and seconc~Pd by Herman Frank that two old trucks ~elon~in~r to the City of Laurel be traded to the Krug Brothers :for x$100.00 worth of gravel. One old Tord and one old Chevrolet. Motion carried. Nave requested a petition .for street sprinkling work on f'if'th street from Alder to Elm. P~~~TITION Petition for creating a sprinkling; dtstric~ on l~inth Strut from First Avenue to rif'th Avenue was presented, carrying signatures of q1.3~% signatures of property owners. Motion was made by ~~uf~' and seconded by have that this pe-~ition be accepted. T~Iotion carried. Freeburg as Chairman of the Finance committee,, and the committee which wi11 meet with the Gity Union recommended that the City offer a 10¢ per hour wage increase for all regular City Employees. Union to either reject or accept this nffnr_ Recommendation was made by Freeburg and seconded by Ruff that a vote be put to the people to put on a spECial mill levy for the purchase of equipment. This eq~a.ipment to be budgeted for at this ti.me~ in case this levy is voted in. Motion was made by Henry and seronc3ed b~T Kaiser that the recommendations of the committees be accepted. I~lotion carried. Clay Greening; and Dominic Ficci appeared before the council 'with a fire hazard. problem caused by shacks ar_d trash in back of 516 ~i~ashington and in ~~,he alley. Motion ~aa~ made by Ru_E'f and seconded by Henry ghat the City Engineer check into this matter. Motion carried. It was discussed when the swimming pool. wild open. rreebury stated that there was only money enough in the fund for two weeks. Tt tras decided that the pool be offi~,ially opined on June I9~h, weather permitting. Dick asked the'couneil ~`or permission to leave the State to attend a two-week Marie Camp. Motion was made by Fre~bury and seconded by Ruff that this be allowed. Motion carried. Dick asked that 'the council allow a subscription to Zoning bulletinat a fee of X10.00 per year. Mo~ion was made by Freeburg and seconded by Kaiser that this be allowed. Motion carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Mayor Parker reported that the Mate Entomolo~i~t was here Monday, and made an inspection prior to recommending chemicals, etcetera for iizsect control. He wi7.1 be back around June 27th. The City to contact the bounty and try to gel the spraying machine. Ruff asked r.~hAther or not any one had had any reports on ~or~eign matter coming through`:the water main. dick reported one. The water office had several. There being no further business to comp before the council at this time,, motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. lotion carried. ~~V ~5~~~~'~ Doroth p~ T3 nd City* Cl rk .Y Passed by the City Council and. approved by the City Mayor phis 21st da~T of June ~ in the ,year of 1960. Parker, Mayor ATTEST: Dorothy undy, Gity Cle i ~ ~ i i I ~ ~I i i I I I I i