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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 07.21.1959Minutes of .the City Council of Laurel July 21, x.959 A regular meeting ofi the City Council of th.e City of Laur. e~, !Montana, eras held in the Council Chambers, and was called to order by I~Ta~or J. J. Parker, at 7:30 orelock~ P.I., on Tuesday', July 21~ 199. Upon roll ea11 the foll.owin~ aldermen answered present: ~J. Freebury John Beslanwitch Jake Ruff Geci1 Nave Steve Romee Alex ~fenry Henry Kaiser Herman Frank NZinutes of the previous mee~in, vrer~: read. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Beslanwitch that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. Mayor Parker asked for a report of the Budget Committee, - J. E. Freeburg, Chairman report~:d on tree proposed mi13. lever as follows; General - - - - - - - - - 17.0 mi11s Police - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 mills Light #1 I~Taintenance - - - - mill Light #~2 NZain.t~nance - ~ - - 2.0 mills ~tre e t - - - - - - - - - - - l0.O mills ~'arks~ Recreation- - - - - - 7.0 mil1~ Library- - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 mills Cemetery - _ _ _ _ _ - - _ .5 mill Swim Tool Bonds & interest - 1.5 mill Storm Sewer Bondi ~ Snt. - - 2.Q mi11s Airport Gomrrussion - - - - - mill rTotion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Freeburg that the report of the committee be accepted. Motaon was defeated on roll call vote, with F~reei~ury, and BeslanUritch voting "Yestr, and Ruffs Romee~ Henry, Kaiser, Nave and Frank voting rr~j~ rr Motion was then made by Frank and seconded by Ruff that the mill levy be set at i~~ mills, by deleting the one-ha1.f m 11 requested by the omrnittee for the Airports MOt,3.OTl carried with Freeburg and Beslanwitc~~ voting '~iVo'~. Freeburg and Beslanwit~. then asked to ~o on record as not willing to accept any responsibi].i~y for repayment of the loan to the Montana Aeronautics +~ommission~ in the amount of 2 ~ Qt?0.Ot). R~.,SOLUTIQN N0. 110. RESOLUTION ND. 1101 , BEING A ~aOI;U`r~f~RT T.,~VYING TAXES r~li~ GENF.~R.AL l~1ND SPE~ZFIC Pt~r OSES FC~R TI~.~ CITY a~' '[,AUREI,, h~It~NTAP1~~~ was presented. I~~lotion was made by Frank and seconded by Ruff that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking; roll ca1.1 vote, all aldermen present voted ~~~ye~', and said resolu-~ion was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION N0. 11€~~ T~SOLUTJ..~N N0. 110 , BEIPdG ~ Rr~SOLUTION LEVYING BIND ASS:~SSTI~G A SPECIAT.~ T~~ AG~T^dSi CF~.TA~tN T'R~PEftTY DESIt~TAT~ AS G.~iRBAGE ~ISTI~IGT N0. l~ was presented. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Romee twat this resolution be adopted. ITpon taking ro11 call vote, all a:Ldermen present voted ~~1~ye'~, and said resol.utaon was declared passed and adopted. RF`SOI~i7T'IOId N0. 11Q6 RF~OLUTiOIJ N~. 110 , B~+~?1G A RESOLU`1'_T_~N I.EVYITdG a;ND :ASE .S~N'G A SPECIAL , T1~1X AG.~IN.ST CT+~T~I1U PR.OPI!;~T~ DE.~I(~NA.T~D AS GARB~G:E DISTRICT N0. 2, was presented. l~Zotion was made by Fre~bu.ry and seconded by Fluff that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking; roll calf. vote, a31 aldermen present voted ~~Aye~+, and said resolution was dEClaxed passed and adopted. RESQLUTI01~ N0. 1107 RESQi.,iJTION N0. 17. 7, BTI~TG A RE5f3~~tTZ'TC3~T ~,~VYING ANU ASSESSING Ck~,~tTAIN PRt7P~.TY ~ESTUN:~TED AS LIGHT I7ISTRICZ' N0. 1, was presented, l~Totion was made by Freebury and Seconded by BesZanwitch that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking ro~.l call. vote, all aldermen present voted ~~Aye", and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. R~SG~L,IJT_C?N N(~. 1Z08 RFSOT,'f7TTON INTO. I'108, B~aING A RE~OLUT~f?N LEV`l'ING AND ~1S~FSSING ~RTAIN F'RO- P~!,RTY UESIGTdATEA AS I~IGFiT D2STRICT N0. 2 was presented. Motion was made by Freebury and seconded by Ftom~e that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking ro11 call vote,, all aldermen present voted r~Aye«~ and said resolut~..on was dec~.ared passed and adapted. R~~QLUTIQN N0. 1109 it i I II Minutes of the City Council of Laurel R~SOLUTIQN N0. 11.09,, BEING A :~SOLUTIOP~i ZEtilXING ASD ASS~,SSTNG CERTAIN ~C~PERTY II~'I~RACED WTTHZN SPRITIKC,SNG DISTRICT #1~ 199, w~,~ pres~:nted. Motion was oracle by F~reebury and seconded by Beslanwiteh that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking roll ca11 vote all aldermen ;resent voted "Aye~t, and said resolution. was declared passed and adopted. ftESOLUTIt~}N PTO. 1110 RF:iOLtTTZt~N N0. 1110 }3~+~`ING A RFaC~LUTI~~JN LEVYING ANI~ ASS~~ING C~R.TAIN ~'ROPERTY .F~IF3RAC~D WS~:['HIN ~PR17~TKLII~iG ~~'STRT~T ~2~ 1959, was presented. Motion was ma~3.e by Ruff and seconded by Romee that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking roll call vote, all aldermen present voted ~~Aye"~ and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. R~SQZiTTION N0. 1111. R~SOLUTT4~? N0. 1111, B.~~Iu A R~SOLUTT_~A~ ~,EVYING AND ASS;~SSING ~~TATN 1'ROI'~,T~ FA~BRA.CED tiyIITH:IN SI~RTNKLING :~ISTRI~ ~3i 19 9, way presented. Motion was made by Romee and seconded by Beslanwitch that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking roll call vote, all aldermen present voted ~FAyP'~, and said resolution was declared passed ar~c~ adopted. f~LUT_T_ON N~. 1112 RESOT,iTTIO~T 130. 1112, BEING A RFSOLUT~CON LEVXTIVG ANI) AS~ES~ZNG CERTAIN T'~.OP.~R,TY Il~BRA~ED WITHT~T SPR,T~KI',ING PTSTRSCT 1959 was presented. Motion way made by Beslasiwiteh and seconded by Freeburg t'r~a~ this resolution. be adopted. Upon. taking ro7.1 ea;11 vote, all aldermen present voted ~~~,ye'~,, and said resolution was dec3ared passed and adopted, RESOT~UTIQN ND. 1113 R~~OLi.TT~N N0. 1113 BEING A ?iF~QLUTI0D1 ~,EVYING AND .1~SSESS:LNG C~TATN P~ROPF~tTY FOR UDTPAID 198-199 SP~~CI1~ INT~'ROV'EM~,1~TZ' DISTRIC'~ ASS~S~N~1~T~ NQT ON T.~.X RILLS was presented. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by B~slanwitch that t~~is resolution be adopted. Upon taking; roll call vote, a12 aldermen present voted ~~Aye~s, and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. RESQLUTION ND. 117.l~. R~S~L:UTIIJN N0. lll~.~ BFINC~ A R~QLUT'ION LLVYIT3G ANA ASSESSING CERTl~l~ PRflP~RTY FOR t3NF'A~ T~SCE.LLAATEOUS 19 8-1959 TABS NOT ON TAX ROI~Z,.~;, was presented. Motion was made by Henry and ~econd~d by Ka?.ser that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking ro11 call vote, all aldermen present voted '~Aye~r~ and said resolution eras declared passed and adopted. ftESOLt1TI~N N0. 1115 RESOLL~TTON NQ. 111~~ BEING RESOLUTION RES~INDIPSG KESOI~UTTON N0. ' 833, SPRFADZNG TI~XES 4N SPE~TAL Ziv7PR.OVEM~,NT DI~TR? CT #71,x, .AND LEVYIT~'G AND ~SESSING SAS WAS PR~SENTFD. T~otion was made by Besl.anwitch and Seconded by Frc~ebury that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking; roll ca11 votes all aldermen present voted 1~Aye~', and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION NG'. 1.116 RFSOLiJTz~N NQ. 1116 BEIiVG A z~FSOT,tJT7C)N LEVYING AND t~SS~~SSIl~G ALL THE PROF'FRTX ~;~~RACED Z~TTHIN SPRSI~KLING DTST~ICT #1, 198, FQR SEAI~ ~O~iTSNG WAS PZ~S~tTED. Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded by ~tomee that this resolution. be adopted. Upon taking roll ca:l1 vote, all aldermen presented voted ~FAye~i, and paid resolution was declared passed and adopted. Rr~SOLUTION IVY. 11 .7 RESOLUTION Nth. I17.7, B~?'N(~ A RESt~LLTTTOTd LEVYING AND ASSESSING ~'E~i.TA:CN PROPgtTY EP•'IBRA~CED WITHIN SPRINKLING DI~TRT~:"I' #5, 1959, was presented. Motion was made by B~slanwitch and seconded by FreeY~ury that this resolution be adopted. Upon. taking ro11 call vote, a7~. aldermen present voted ~~Aye~~, and said resolution way declared passed and adopted. R~SOLt3`TIOI~T N0. 111II RES(?ZiJTl"C~i Np. 1118' BEING A I3F>dLt1TTQN L.~ING AND AS LSSII~tG ~ER.TAIN PROPERT~~ EI~iBRAC~U W_I"THII~ SPRIIVKT,T..NG DISTRICT ~6, 1959, was presented. Motion was made by Freeburg and seconded by Henry that tr.is resolution be adopted. Upon taking roll call vote, aI2 alderrr~en present voted ~~Ayerr, end said resolution way declared passed and adopted. i Minutes of the City Council of Laurel RESQLtTT"CQN ~tU. 7.1.19 ~tESOT,U'I'S~JN N0. 1119, BEING A RE~GT~UTTC}Pd LEVYING AND ASSE~STNG ~CERTATN PROPERTY F.~l~7BRAGED W~THIld SPRINK~,ING ~ISTR.ICT ~7, 1.~59~ Ta'as presented. Motion was made ley Kaiser and seconded bar Henry that this resolution be adopted. tTpon taking roll call vote, all aldermen present voted ++Aye't, and said resolution was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION 1V0. '1120 R:E'~dSaUTIbN N0. J..12f7, BEING t~ RESC~I,UT.L~N T~EVYING AND AiS~`"SING CERTAIN PFtOPF.~?.TY EMBRAC~7 WLTNIIvT SPRTNKi~ING i~T~T~tICT ,~8, 19, 9, was presented. Motion was made by Henry and seconded by Ruff that this resolution be adapted. upon taking; roil ca11 vote, all aldermen present voted T~~yett, and said resolution way declared passed and adopted. R~SQ.LIJTIC~RI NfJ. 11.x. R~'SG~LUTIOiV N0. x.1.21, BE?NG A RESf3LTJTIf~N I EVYING .STD ASSESSING C.~+FtTASN PROPERTY ~~3Rl~CED WIT~-TTN ~PRT.NKLING DT_STT~ICT #9, 1959, wa:3 presented. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Romee that this resQ7,ution be adopted. Upon taking ro'11 call vote, all aldermen present voted "Aye and said resolut~_on was declared passed and adopted. RESOLUTION N0. 1.22 RESOLt1TSQN N0. 122, BESNG A RESOLUTIOTd I,~VYING AND ASSESSING ~ERT~IN PROPERTY ~IBR,ACED ~GJIT?~IN S1~,INKLSNG DISTRICT ;~1C~,, 1959, was pxesent~d. Motion was made by Romee anal seconded by Beslanwi~eh that this resolution be adopted. Upon taking roll. call vote, al.l aldermen present voted ~t.A.y~'~, and said resolution was c1e dared passed. and adopted. REaO~iJTION Id O. 7.1.23 RESQLUTIQN N0. 1123 ~fi'~ING A R~~SdLUT ~ ON Ta?~iVY2NG AiVT) ASSESSING ~.F.~TAIN PROPERT`~ FINIBRA~m ~~1ZTF?SN SPRII~TKLING DISTRICT X7.1, 19~9~ was presented. N1o~~.on was made by Romee and seconded by Kaiser th~.t this resolution tae adopted. Upon taking ro11 call vote, all aldermen present voted i~l~ye", and said resolution was declared passed axed adopted. R~~OLUTIOIV Nf1. ~.12~. RPS~~.iTTION N0. 112., BEING A ~~.S~ZiTTTC~N ~FiTYING ~S+TD ~.SSESST_NG ALL OF 'T'HE. PROPERTY .L+,I'~R.AC~ W_T_`1'HIN GAFZBACrE I~TSTR2CT ~l & ~2 ~ox' ~i1~0~ I'~i. T.iOT FOFt. TH~ SF'RAYTNG ~F IN~~CTS WAS PRFS~NT~D. Motion was made by ~'reebury and seconded by B~slanwa.tch that this resal.ution be adopted. Upon taking rol3. ca11. vote a11. aldermen present voted ttAye"~ and said Resolution was declared passed anal adapted. Petition for Spr~_nkling mat on sixth Avenue from Main Street ~0 Seventh way presented. Motion was made by Ruff and second~;d by Rc~mee that this petition be accepted, provided that 90~ of the property owners signatures could be ok~tainec3., Mod ion carried. dRDINANCE TTO. 538 ORDINANCE N0. 538, BEING Al~T QRDTNANfi~ UE~~ILRING IT TQ BE A NUISANCE AND A MISDEIuIEANOR TO USE EXCESSTtJE W~.TER FOR IRRIGATSON PURPOSES WITHIN THE CIT`~ 0~' LAUREL, was presented. Motion was made by 'Ftu.£f and seconded by Beslanwitch that this Ordinance be adopted. Upon taking ro7.1 ca11 vats, a1:1 aldermen present voted ~Ayerr~ and said L7.~din~nce was declared passed and adopted. I~Zayor Parker called for a report of the committee on the gage problem. The committee recommended that Mrs. Salsbury be given a 2 .00 per month raise. S~lotion was made to that effect by B~slanwitch and seconded by Kai..ser. Motion carried. City Attorney was instructed to draw up an Ordinance covering wage scales, and making provision therein for inexperienced City Treasurers. Report on Railroad Street was made to the City Council.. Motion was made by. Puff and seconded bar F+'Y'at~k t'.o refer this matter to the r1~.aror~ the City Engineer,, and the Stre€~t and Alley committee. Motion carried. Frank reported on his talk with Alex Reiter. Corr~nitt~e to investigate caxter sidewalk problem made a report to the Council. Also made reports on several other sidewalks in need of being replaced. Motion was made by ~`reebury and seconded by Bes~anwitch to accept the reports of the coirnnittee. Moti.4n carried. It was suggested that a Reso7.ution be.drawri up borrowing money from Garbage ~2 and Light ~2 to finance the ~prink].3.n~ Districts until the tax money could be received.- Motion was made to that effect by Freeburg seconded by Ruff. Motion carr3.ed. Minutes of the City, Council of Laurel Report was made to the Council by the Comrn~.ttee appointed to investigate the da.tch situation. The ~mmittee appointed to investigate the costs for a new Library roof stated that they did not have a repor-~ ready at this time. Romee reported on the cement mixer and pickup spoken of at the last meeting. H~ stated that he would like to know whether or not there was enough work for a mzxer. Lo~,ael1 stated that possibly a, three cubic foot mixer would be suf£icien~. Romee stated that the committee had balked about purchasing a new pickup fcr the engineering department, ~~ineer stated that he would like a vehicle with an automobile chassis on the order of a station wagon. Motion w~.s made by Ruff and seconded by Beslanwitch that an economy station wagon b~ plae~d on the 1g59-1960 budget. Motion carried. Parker reported on the Northern Paci£3c man to cut the commercial club grass. The ~$131.~.1~ whim was paid to the Farmers Union from funds due to Cop Construction was discussed. Motion was made by ~'re~bur~ and seconded Y~y Ruff that the CiWy refund one-half of this amount to Cop. Motion carried. T~ayor Parker anno~.need the appointment of Robert A. Bai.Ilet to the Police Force nn a six months probation basis. A~Iotion was made by Ruff and seconded by Henry that this appointment be approved. f~Totion carried. Parker reported on drinking fountain a-~ u~'o1.d t s corner. Parker reported o~ water taps, and this matter to be investigated and set up properly. Parker reported that Fred Scheidecker was planning on tearing down ha,s buildings and asked whether or not the City would b~ interested in purchasing the ~hre~ lots behind the Library. ~'r~ebury reported on the have Murray water tap situations anal written report was read to tYie council. Motion. was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Romeo to accept the report of the Committee be accepted. Motion carried. Parker reported that October 21~, 1959, was Unified Nations Days and appointed Campbell. Calvert, Jr.~ as Chairman of this day. ~~Iotion was made by Freeburg end seconded by Beslantiritch that this appointment b~ approved. P~Zotion carried. It was reported that Phil Behm wanted to build his own swimming pool. Henry asked about the codifying of the ~ City C}rdinane~:s. .A i'~.aque was discussed for Peter D. Thomson to be placed in Thomson Park. Mayor Parlor appointed Jake Ru~£, Chairman,, Steve Romee and Alex henry as a committee with authority to act. Ruff reported on Light Poles at the Park. . Parker reported ghat there are only three lif~;~zards at the swiYnming pool, and they will fin3.sh out the seasons as one of the wards resigned suddenly. Frank and Nave asked about the ditch on A ld~r. Henry stated that he had received complaints about the height of a hedge on lst and Fourth. Parker referred this matte to the aldermen from the second ward Freeburg and Henry, Zowell reported on the meeting that he attended. Rathbun stated that he had been offerred a position in a larger city at a htigher salary, and would like to under his resi~;na~ion e~°fec~iaa~ in thirty days. Motion was made by ~ui'f and s$conded by Romer that this resignation be accepted. Motion carried. R~.thbun expressed his appreciation for the cooperation he has received from the City Officials. Parker asked that he be given the authority to look ~'or another engineer. Rathbun stated that the majority of the credit should ~o to Dick, as without him the word could not have begin done. Dick stated that the Park City School Board would. like to rent one of our distributors and a man with it for I'riday. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by B~slan~i.tch ~x~~~~~k that this rental be allowed. Motion carried. I I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel A.1ex Henry asked for permission to Leave the state. Motion was made by ~eslanwiteh and secanded by Kaiser that the permission be ~ran~~d. PZotion carried. There being no further business to come before the City Council at this time, motion eras du1.y made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. Dorothy P. candy, City C1 k amassed. by the Cit~T Council and approved by the Mayor this ~.th dad of August, 1959. ~ %.,:f:..._.,~ t~~. J,' Parker, Mayor ATTrST: D roth P. dCity C1P Y ~ ~Y~ it I i ii i I