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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10.04.1960Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ~ctob~r !t, 19b~ A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers, and was called to order bg Mayor J. J. Faker, at 7:30 o ~ cloche, P.M. on Tuesday, ~etob~r 196c~. t7pon roll call the following aldermen answered present: J. E. Freebzzry Steve Romer John Beslanwiteh Jake Ruff Herman K. Frank "Cecil Nane ilex Henry Henry Kaiser The minutes of the previous meeting of September 2f~th were read. Motion was made by Beslanwi~ch ~d seconded by Ruff that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. Chet Scott and George Strand, members o~ the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department appeared before the council to state that the fire department wished to go on record as offering whatever help to the Council if they needed any help with a prolale~n. Parker gave a lengthy tally on Civil Defense. application fvr liquor license signed by the veterans of For~ig~ Wars was presented, with check in the amount of X150.00 attached, Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by~Henry that this application be granted and license issued. Motion carried. Letter of Agreement stating forth fees and duties of George ~I~tzger for the board and disposal of stray dogs was read. This letter, containir~ all pertinent informations to be signed by Mayor Parker and George Metti~er. Motion was made by Ruff axed seconded by Henry that this agreement be entered into. Motion carried. I Certain monthly reports were presented for approva3.: He.=~lth Officer's report, Report of the Police Judge, reports of the ~'atrol.men, City Clerks cash balance, City TBeasurer~s reports and Iribrary report. Motion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Freeburg that these reports be approved. Motion carried. xEuE~LU`~Tt)N No. 1167 R'~SOI,UTIDN N0. 1167, BEING A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING +~RTAIN F~7NDS 4F ~.'HE CITY ~F LAURA, MON`TA~tA, was presented. Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded by Beslanwitcl~ that this resolution be adopted. Upon t~~kirig roll call votes all aldermen i, present voted itAye'~ and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. Claims for the month of September were presented as follows. Mountain States Tel. 8~ Te1. ~ 1$.25 Gasoline Street Stores ~ 21. 0 Kuker-Ranken, Inc. 21.$~ Dave~s Mobil Ser~i~e 32.3 Willis Sales Co., Inc. 5.07 Montana Power Co. 85.9 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. ~t.35~ , Hindy~s Plumbing & Heating l0.Ot3 Laurel Street Department 2.50 Laurel Water Department 2.50 Krug Brothers 6.3~ Alex Vogel lt7.5~ T~~aurel Water Department 101.75 Laurel Servieenter 8.95 Gasoline Street Stores 1.9.37 Farmers Union Cent. Exchange 31.20 Krug Brothers 67.00 Laurel. auto Parts 1.95 ~ Industrial FquipmE;nt Co. 13.26 H. & W. Ltamber Co. 1.36 ~ 0. M. Wold ~o. 1l~.29 Industrial Equipment Co. 100.0 Dave's Mobil Service 17£~.l?_ Laurel Servicenter 129.~~ Laurel Co-op Assoc. 129.50 Laurel Street Department 36.~~ ~ Mountain States Tel. & Tel. 6.75 Yellowstone Valley electric 3~•~t? ~ Mrs. Emil TJntersecher 11.57. Parker's Husky Sex•vi.ce , 3.5~ Gasoline Street Stores l.zY W. ~3aker lv.ty Farm and Garden tenter lt.l7 Bundy's Plumbing & HE~ating 1.3~ Sears Roebuck and Co. 229.E Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 2.55 Jean Kerr Co. 17.06 Doubleday & Co. Ine. 28.73 G. W. Petrick 1(~.fi~ Laurel Street Department 20.On Laurel Water Department 81.0 Krug Brothers 11.0 j Elk River Concrete Products 1lt8.(~8 Laurel Water Department 1f~.7S Johnstone 11.70 Mountayn States del. ~e Tel. Go. 6.25 Montana Power Co. 32.2.4 ~torthern Pacific Railway Co. 16. 1 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 36.15 Bundy~s Plumbing & Heating 10.55 Gasoline Street Stores 1.3Q Laurel Servicenter .7E~ Dorr-Oliver, Inc. 51.23 Laurel Street Departmen-~ 20.C~ Laurel Water Dept. 1.(?0 Peter D. Thomson 3 •(10 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 1.20 Montana Power Co. .94 Dave's Mobil Service .80 Parker's Husky service 10.88 Coast to Coast Stores 1.00 Big Ditch Co. .50 Mountain States Tel, & del. 11.f?C~ Montana Power Co. 58.12 AROntana Power Co. 1.~i0 Montana Dakota Utilities Co. 12.55 Herman Schessler, Contractor 20.0~? Krug Brothers 57.9 Johnstone 99.25 Laurel Street Department 12.00 Laurel Water Department 1.00 Montana Power Co. ~7.~3 ~ Ted's Electric 3~.~~? Mountain States `Tel. ~c Tel. 26.7 Montana Dakota Utilities Go. 2.55 Gasoline Street Stores 81.]:8 Dave's Mobil service 1l~.73 ~,aurel Servicenter ?+20 I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Hays Conoco Service 6.25 ~l ~£6 ~ 2•~t5 Billings Neon Manufacturing Co. 9.5~ 'City o~ Billings 18.00 Dr. Turcotte 56.00 National Cash Register 1y3•~~ Van Watery & Roger Inc. lt8.75 NIountain States Tel. ~ del. ~.3•~5 Yellowstone Valley Electric 3.x'0 Montana Dakota Utilit3.es ~o. 4.35 P~Iontana Power Co. 1, 263.98 Power ~.'ransrni.s~ion equipment 2l~0.76 Bearings Supply ^~o. 27.3 Industrial Towel & Cover Supply 9.0~ ~ Krug Brother: 5C?•~0 Laurel C~neral F"uzzd 6•~~ Laurel street Department 16.00 ~-I. Fowler Co. 6.99 Western ~COnstruction 17.32 Construction Machinery Z~•~5 ~mithis duper Service 58.24 Gasoline Strut ~tor~s 96.60 Modern Chevrolet Co. 22.6 Paul's Body Shop 12.1t? Lew 'Chevrolet Co. 2.18 'Laurel Servicen~~r 11.75 Rockwell Manufacturing ~o. 29.?_8 Grinnell ~o. of the P~.cific ~i??.9b H. D. Fo~rler Co. 62.13 smith's Super Service ~5.5~ Gasoline Street Stores 16.06 DeFrance C~I~ 2.9lt Johnston Inc. 2.69 Laurel Servicenter. 1.12 General fund 2.~0 5mith~s Super service 76.72 Gasoline Strut Store$ X18.1.7 Johnston, Inc. 8•~7 Laurel ~ervicenter 3.3~ DeI'rance C~'iC 8•~l Krug Brothers 5.5~ Montana Power ~o. 375.66 I ~(?1.7? A. N. Larson ~-~•5~ Montana Power Co. 681.00 Laurel ~nlater Department 87.5Q Latarel street Dept. General Fund 13•~~ ~~rEeping District 114.5 hTestern construction b6.C~0 Midland Materials Co. 6,927.72 Krug ~3rothers 337.0 4d. M. Baker 5.00 L~.urPl Water Depaxtm~nt 3.75 Gasoline Street Stores 18.65 Industrial Equip. Co. 100.00 Motion was made by k'reebury and seconded by Ruff that these claims be allowed. Lotion carried. City Clerk asked for permission to leave the State. Motion was made by* Ruff and seconded b~ Beslanwitch that per.~~ion be granted. Motion carried. _ Parker asked permission to leave th~,'City for four or five days. Motion was made by Ruff a.rid seconded by Kaiser that permission b~ gr~.nted. Motion carried. pity engineer reported on the signs that have been requested by the City council. He stated that all had been taken care of except one stop sign. Tn th3s same connection, Dick stated that at some later date he would like to replace sorry; stop signs a few at a ti~~. He also said that the regulation color was being changed I to fed an~.~hite to make them uniform color througho~zt the country. Motion was made by Ruff. and seconded by Nave that this be allowed. Motion carried. Dick also reported that Phil Schreiner was finished with the +City of Laurel ~ as of this date. Question was raised as to whether or not he could be given a leave of absence and then put back to work when he could work. pity Clerk reported on a statement received in her office from I~r. Hayward stating that Mr. Schreiner would j never again be able to do anything but light work. I Dick stated that the City Employees urould be working down at the intake. He reported that the C3.ty should have a few hard hats for safety purposes, acid requested that. he be allowed to purchase a few. Motion was made by Ruff~a.~d seconded bar ~ Beslanwitch that the City purchses six of these hats, on the condition that the employes ~ be instructed to wear them if needed. Motion carried. I~ Dick reported on the cost of the sprinkling districts at about $3,OC~~.00. He said that we should have a little left over. Also he reported that they were _ , , , _ ..,,;a +L,~+ +t,c cwccY,; nrr eli Rt.ri.Ct fuTid WSFi ri0'~+ 111 using the Sweeper in all tine a~~~~ ~c~„~, ~~u ~•~Q~ ~--r----a very good shape. ~~e said that he had raised the rental of the sweeper f'ro~ ~3•Q0 per hot~.r: plus the cost of the man to ~6lt,0~ per hour. He also asked permission to buy a steel brush, at an approximate cost of $~250.(?0,~•'~ Ater discussion, motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Kaiser that this request be granted. Motion carried. Much discussion on the matter o~ railroad street, and the bad dust condition there. Dick reported on this. Tn view of last year's discussion with members o~ the Great Western. sugar Company, it was decided to write to someone else, to try to get some cooperation on the matter of fixing thi.~ street and make same into aheavy-dut~r road, with the Sugar Company the N.F.Rail.road and the City all participating in the cost. Motion was then made by have and seconded by Beslanwitch that a letter b~: wri~ten to Frank A. Kemp of the Great Western Sugar company, of Denver, Colorado. Motion carriede Ruff reported on a meeting that was held with members of -the Kmerican ~.egion Club in regard to the Athletic Park Lites, after which he stated that it was the recommendation of ~Ghe Park committee that the charges agreed upon at ~~e beginni.r~g of the season rett~ain unchanged. Motion way then made by P`rsnk and seconded by Nave that the recommendation of the Park committee be accepted. Motion carried. Parker asked for a report from the comYnittee appointed to investigate thy; chinchilla question and the :question of the beauty shop in the home. Letter was read Minutes of the City Council of Laurel signed by Charles Eggert to Dr. D. A. Nottingham, chairman of the Board of Appeals. It was the opinion of the ~ouricil that we should wait on this question until we receive a recommendation from the Board of Appals. Henry stated that h~ had reported a stray dog in his neigY~borhood to the Police on two separate oecassinns, and the polio h~.d dons nothing about it. Mayor Parker said that he would take care of it tomorrow'. Parker stated that he mould like to appoint Harold 5. Collins as Auxiliary Police Chief. Motion was made by fluff and seconded by Nave that this appointment be approved. Motion carried. Parker reported that Barry O~Leary cement work was not up to specifications. Dick stated that Mrs. O'Leary had been called, and definite appointments made on two separate occasions, but that she had not attended these meetings. A~otion was made by Ruff and seconded by Beslanwitch that the Mayor and City Engineer take wh~tevex~ steps neee$gary in this matter. Motion carried. Report given on the meeting with the Nest End 1~ater Association. After much discussion, motion was made by Freebury and seconded bey Kaiser that the matter of the difference in costs of pipe, et:~., between an 8-inch line and a 6-inch Line be handled in the sa~rie manner the Trace Lane wader line. Motion carried. Parker reported that the Federal Grant-in-aid had been allowed by the State Sanitary Board, but ghat this matter was not official as yet. Parker stated that this was the time to appoint three clerks and judges for the co~riing election. After much discussion, motion was made by F`reebtiry and seconded by Ruff that the same clerks and judges be appointed as were appointed for the last City election, pro~rided they ~rere available. Motion carried. There beiMg no further business to came before-the City Council at this time, motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be ~.djourned.. Motion carried. orothy P. dYs City (~~ler~~ Passed by the G`i.ty Council ar~d approved by the~Ci~y Mayor this 18th day of October, in the year 1960. i J J~? Parker ~ Mayor ATTESTz orothy P. dy, ity 1er1~ I l I i I I I