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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 01.06.1959- ~ 1 Minutes of the City :Council of Laurel r January 6, 1959 A regular meeting of the City council of the City of L'aure~~ Mon~ana~ was held in the Council ~ChamMers, and way called to order by Mayor J. J. Parker at 7:30 otclock, F.M., on Tu~?sday, January 6 1959. Thy meeting w~ opened with a prayer offerred by ~he~ Reverend Holland Vernon of the F~.r~~ Methodist Church. Upon roll call the following aldermen answ~,red pr~ssnt: . Ira B. Rodgers E. H. Ebersviller A. E. T;euthold Wa1t~r Menello John Beslanwi~ch J. Fr~;~bury Roy Horning Jake Ru~~ The minutes of .the previous meet3.ng s~£ December 1.6th w~r~ read. Motion wa.g made by Eber~viller ar~d seconded by M~ne11o that the m~.nute~ be approved as read. Motion earri~d. Mr. dim Deleeuw appeared before the Council relative to the contract to ~.andle the g~.rbage collectit~n for the City of Laurel. Zn this connect one Z~t~~r w~,s read from Tim's Enterprises. as follows Tim's Enterprises Azrport Road Billings Montana ~ Billings, Montana December 27, 198 Laurel. ~C3.ty-Sanitation Dept. Attn. City Cotasic3l Dear firs : We would like to submit a bid for the collection of garbage with the C3.ty limits of ~aurel~ Montana. We (Timis te~rpris~~) of Billings Montana, offer the price of ~?10,000.QO {Ten Thousand dollars and no/10t?) to purcha~~ the busine~~ and ~x st3.n~ equipment, con~i~t3.xig of.a 1953 GMC truck and Garwood Paaker. This offer ef~'ective only if a con~raet with the ~Ci.ty of ~au~el is drawn up making T3.m~~ Enterprises the ~o1e collector of garbage withix? the City of Laurel, Montana, for a period of not less. than f3.v~ years from date of contr~et. W~ wlll obtain and maintain the garb~.ge dump accard3ng to sanitation laws,. by %bur~i.ng and land fi7.1.~ and of course would appr~eiat~ any help frmn the City Council ar members in obtaining the proposed dump ground, Rates to b~ as ~'oZlnws; One day a week pickup service including dumping of incinerators or barrels and garbage collections X12.00 per year. T'wo days a week service, including ~am~ as above X18.00 per ~Fea~. Daily pickup on commerci~. aceount~ ~3.x days per. week deluding dump3.ng of inc n- erator barr~Is price to be worked out and approved by the City Council. All moneys contracted within the City 13mits wi:11 b~, paid to the City of ~aurel~ according to the accounts on record and Tirn~~ EYiterprises to be pa3:d by: monthly billing on or b~:fore the iQth of thy, follo~r3.ng month. Equipment necessary to perform the proper service to the customer is available ~-~y' immed3.atel~r upon negotiation o~ this contract. TnTe w3.11. make a1Z effort po~~ible to satisfy the Customer' Sanitation Dept. and City of Laurel .and operat.~ under their specifications sincerely your 7.'imi Enterprises Tim i7cF~Eeuw~ manager Mayor Parker called for opin3.ons of the Council. It ways the opinion of most of the Counc3.1 that the City would keep on with th~;ir own-.set up for nowt and s~~ how ~ would work out. Mr. Ruff staffed that he f~l~ that we could not accept this bid until. we have advertised and r~cei~ed other bide. Mr. Deleeuw s~a~ed that he would like to have us keep ham informed. Report of the Health officer was presented. Motion way made by Ruff and seconded by,Rodger.~ that this report ~e approved. Motion earr~.ed, L~.brary r~por~ for the month off' December was presented. Motion w~,s ~nad~ by Menello and s~cancled by Rodgers that the report be approved. Motion carried.. Vetter was read fro~? Modern Chevrolet r~gardin.g 2J~-hour wrecker service. Mx°. I,euthold suggested that -this Zetter be turned over to the Polies comm3.tt~e who would meet with the patrolmen and inform them that Smith~~ Super ~~rv3.ce and Modern. Ch~vroiet be given every other wrecker call. City Clerk repor~~d on charges being paid by custc~ers who had to b~ charged additional on their tars. City Clerk reported on ].3.eense fees not. being paid by Doc ~ka~es. Mot3.on was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Leuthold that this mattEr be called to the attention . _ _ i , . ~ - --T- ill Ii ~ i~ 'I II Minutes of the City Council of Laurel of the Police Depar~rnent, «~nd that citation be issued. Motion carried. ~icen~e fee paid by Beverages of Billings was paid uz~d~r protest. Motion was made by Freebury and seconded by Rodgers that th.i~ letter be turned over to the City Attorney. Motion carried. Report of the Poliee Judge was presented. Motion was made by Menello and secancied by Rodgers that, the report be apprav~d. Motion carried. Reports of the Patrolmen were presented. Motion. was made by M~n~llo and ~ecai~ded by Rodgers that the reports of ScYrmicit,, ~enhard~~ and Gaston be approved and that the report e~f Mr. Woods ~e rejectcsds and turned over to the Police Committee with instrvetions fir a meeting at E:30 o~clock on Thursday, January 8, 1959. Cl.aim~ for trig month. of DECernlaer wcr~ preseni~ed as follaw5s Mt. States Teo. & Tel. 38.8 Main Street Standard Station 21.~> Montane Power Company 92.1!.? Montana Dakota Util.it~ie~ ~;o. l~2.1;.6 Ted~s .Elec~r3.c ~~.l~I~. Water Department i5{}.~p T_auxel Qutlook 2i?.3n Williams Agency 88.09 Victor H. Frank 2.6L~ T~Tater department 3,7~ Y~.pun~ich, Sanderson & Br. 3.~C~ Suter Bepartnz~nt j~~',~+p Kr~zg Brothers ~5.7~ Smithts Suer S~rvi.ce ~.2t~ Keefe Auta Supply 17.9 Riarthland Steel Co. 6b.2~i Laurel Service~nter 8.OU 5tre~t Depas~tment 1(~~~ Mt. Sty. Tel. & Tel. 7.9~ Y~:11. VaZ~.ey S2ectx~ic X0.08 Ted's Electric 1.7,E Krug Brothers 4.~0 O.M.1r?old Gomp~ny 2.38 NTon,t~,na-~ako~a Utilities 17.26 T,aird Radio Electric 22.4$ Reader"~ Digest 9,p~1 St. Paul Boob & Stationery 6.15 Jean Karr & Company l,j.~,~g Dout~leday & Comp~.riy 13.71. Doubleday & Company 3.9~. T~'ater Department ~1.?..~ street ~epartrnen~ 16. b0 John Wiley & Sons 17.0. Mt. Sts. Tel. & Te7.. 7~Kp I~. P. Railway Gompa~ny 11.67.. Montana Dakota Utilities 1~n,7p Buridy's P7.um~ing & Heating 273.9 Neptune Miter ~;ompany 4.~6 G`rdne Company l~.08 Street Department 133.50 Wader DepartrnEnt 2.50 Montana Dakota t7tilities I~~ Montana Power Corz~r.~ny .90 Montana Power ~Compan„y~ ~9p Frank F~mineth 24.00 N:ontan.a Pourer 10.L~2 Mon-Lana Dakota Utilities 1~7.?~ Twits E7~ctric ~.~pp Moi~svar~~. Power Ccam~ar~Y .90 ZaureJL outlook 5.0l~. P?t. Sts. Tel. & Tel. 2l~.l.~!~ Montana-B~,kota Utilities 17.27 T,a,ird Radio ~1ec-tric I.~iO Sargent-Sowe3.1, Inc. 2~3.~9 Sr,i.thrs Super 5ervic~ 8.40 Original Equipment 8.5.E Laurel Servieenter 5.~~ Ma3.n Stre~;~ Stand~.rd 19.2x_ U.M.~rJo~d Company 7.?0 H. 8c W. Lumber & M3.lling 12.96 Ind~.anapolice Badge Co. 28.?3 Ed. L. Stave, San~.taxa.an 23.pp Wm. R. Reinhart, San3.~tarian 21 .00 0. M. Wold Co~apany 3~p5 DeFranc~s G.M.G. Coanpany 17.82 Sm~.thls ~''Suger Service 8.75 Laurel Servic~nter 2.?.0 Pub. Adm.'Service 2.73 Sty ee~t Tiepar°tn~ent 26.25 Wa-Eer Department 52.50 Laurel Sexvicente~ I~.l~O Smith's Super ~erv3.ce 17.5n DeF'r€~,nre G.M.C. 3~.b3 O.M.~old 9.1~ Pub. pdm. Service ,~.l~6 Fr~.nk L. Baird l~~ D. 0. & Elenora Jackson 10.0 Herman Michael g,~Q M~.~i.e I. Moler 3.CX? Montana Power Company 37.65 A~Icrntan~ Power Company 3~~.12 National dash Register $~18 W3 Z~iams .Agency 8$.09 Trott Printing; Comp~.r~.Y x..23 I,aure7. Outlook 10l~.1.0 American Wader trForks Assoc. 1~.C~0 David Cogger 17.0 Mt. StS. Ted. 8e Te2_ 7_af~ Moiztana. Power Campany 1108.53 Montana Dakota Ut~.]].iti~s 93.31 Industrial Equipment l~9.1.9 ~,aird Radio Electric 3(?,9~ Industrial Towel & Cover 9.~3 N.P.Railway- Co. 67~,p~; ~ew~~r F~~,7~ow~ 6.6l~. Street Department ~~,.0~ Hines Motor Supply 21.25 Smi~hts Super Service ~ 43.10 Beady?s Plumbir~ & Heating 3.00 Lyon Chemicals Sr~c. 82G~~Op Selby R~Print 3.5C Harry H. & Jean McLane 16.9Fi Frank & Doris Baird 16,Q6 G-ehar~ J. Magn~.s 33.9 H. D. Fowler Co. 2I~9.08 H. & W. Mi7_].ing 1.89 Goanput~r Me~,sUr~ments 223.07 Home on the flange for Boys 1.7.16 Ervin & El~i~ Rieger 2.22 Jess F. ~C Winifred Ho1l.and 1~~7~ r"~vin & Elsie Rieger 5.~7 E. Grant Lawv~r ?.56 Wi~.l.iam M. Baker 16. ~7 Gustave & Tillie Bo7.~nsk~ 6.72 ixuy E. Bray ~.~..3 8 A;a~ilda Brohaugh 56.12 J. E. & Mar jorie DeF`rance 8]..81 Jess F. & Winifred Ho1.J.arzd 11.18 Ervin D. & Miriam Chester ].x..22 Vora E. Jaeob~an Z7~~p Kerman L. & V.Irene Harris 2.12 C~carge J. & Marion W. Pri11 397 ,.Tack Frazee 2.?5 Krug Brothers 1 188.80 9 Farn3er~ Un3,on Central Exch. $9 ..23 R. W. Bats 26 .93 - T-T-- -----r- Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Motion way made by FY~~ebury and seconded by Menello that the claims be approved. Motion carried. Lowell reported on the water rates for the lamer meter. Motion was made by Horn3.n~ and seconded by Ruff that this matter be turned over to the water committee for f'~rther investigation. Motion carried. Hoa~rLin~ stated that ~e was asked about T„aur~ l~s connection with arty Civil Defense Program. H~ stated ghat the American Legion has no programs and no other organi~zat,i.can that we have been able to locate has done anything about it. Mr. Parker stated that he had some literature on tYiis mater. Mr. Ruff stated that he had h.ad some requests as to where out of town peop7.e cou~d get w~.ter when we had afoot-day holiday. Mr. Rodgers st~.t~d that there way a shortage of manholes in c~;rtain pasts of town. He stated that he would 13.ke to see extra ones installed where they are needed. Mr. Rodgers also requested that the mechanics overhaul some of our equipment at this time arzd get all of it in first class condition for the time whin it will be needed. Rathbun recommended that the pity purchase asewer-roddin~; machine at an approximate cyst of ~l~,600.00. Mr. Throm asked for permission to advertise for bids for .street department truck. The truck owned by thQ Street Department now, would b~ sold to the Water Depar~,m~nt. Motion way mods by Rod.~ers and seconded by Horning the the engineerts offYce be given the authority to purchase a new truck. Motion carried with Ruff voting '~+No~~. Throm recommended to the council that the city pay the balance due to Farmers Union and Krug 13roth~rs~ from the Sprinkling District Funds. Motion was made by I;euthold and seconded by Ebersvill.er that these concerns be paid in full. Motion Carried. As the above transaction will overdraw -the Sprink3.~n~ District Funds by about Five Thou~ar~d Dollar~~ the following resolution was then presented: RESOLUTION RiO. 1086 M Resol~u~ion N'o. 3086, being a resolution transferring certain fronds of the .City of Laurel to the Sprink3ing District to close out the di~triet. Motion way made by Leuthold and seconded by Rodgers that tl~i.s resolution be adoptEd. Upon taking ro11. call votes all aldermen present voted ~~Aye~~, anal resolution No. 1086 was decl.are~d passed and adapted. Them being no further business to come before the council at this ~imei motion was made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motnin Carried. orot y B y, City C ~r Passed by the City Council and approved by the Mayor th3.~ 2Qth day of Jaxarz~ry', 1959. ~F J. ParkEr~ Mayor ATTEST: Dorothy B dy, City Clerk -----~-r-- -,-r-,--