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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Februaxy 5~ 1958
A regular meeting of the pity Council of the City of laurel, Montana was
held in the Council Ch~tbers, and was called to order by Mayor J. J. Parker, at
7s30 o~clock~ P.M., Qn Tuesday, February 5th, 1958•
GuEStg of the Gity council vaere asked to introduce the~selv~s at this time.
They were Sandra Moran,, Patty !Gross, Richard H~ames~ and Kenny Knight.
. Minutes of the previous meeting were read. St Baas moved by Horning and
seconded by L~uthold that these minutes be approved as read with the ~:xception of the
one "Not vote by Fr~ebus~y. should have been ~tNa" on Resolution No. 1 31, instead of Resolu~io~ No. 1032. Motion Carried:
Upon ro11 calf the follo~i.n~; aldermen answered present:
Ira D. Rodgers A. E. ~,euthol.d Roy Horning
J. E. Freeburg E. H. Ebersviller Jake Ruff
John Beslan~ritch
Library report for the month of January was presented. Tt was moved by
Horning and seconded by Leuthol~l that this report be approved. Motion Carried.
Application to open up a new flower shop at 301 East N~ain~ was presented.
This application way accompanied by a check for license fee, and ~~.s signed by Mrs. V. C. Knoll and Dorothy Ostwald. Motion was made by Rodgers and seconded by Ruff to
approve this ~.pplication. Motion Carried.
Letter was read from Mr. Al Klingler, Montana Municipal League, regarding
licer~g~ fees, and also regarding an anticipated raise of 65¢ per person on league fees,
to be paid by the City. Motion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Horning that
the entire license ordinance be revised, ar~d a cornmitt~e be appointed by the Mayor to draw up another ordinance to be presentee) to the council for appreaval. ueeonded by
Horning. Motion Carried.
Mr. Parker then appointed Mr. Be~lanwitch, Mr. Horning, Fr~ebury, Mr.
~ber~viller, as this committee to work with the Mayor and the City Attorney.
Motion way made by Fbersviller and seconded by Rodgers that this committee
be approved. Motion !Carried.
Report of the Police Jude for the month of January was presented. It Baas
moved by Ebersviller ~.nd seconded by Ruff that these reports be accepted. Motion
Carried.
Reports of the Polies Chief and the Patro]men were presented. Tt was ~ov~d
by' Eber~viller and seconded by fluff that these reports be accepted. Motion Carried.
RE50LtT`.~I~N N0, 1430
Resolution No. io3~, being a r~solutio~ authorizing ~h~ Mayor of the City of Laurel, to sell and convey the following-described property:
Lots Eleven (11~, Twelve (12}, Thirteen
(13)~ Fourteen (7.J.~.), and Fifteen (l~}~
in Block 2, in the West La~.rel Subidivion
to Mr. J. F`razee, Laux°el, Montana, for a~i in cor~~ideration of the gum of ~~.ght
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present mooted "Aye" with the exception of J. E. Freeburg who voted tiNca'~. ftesalution No. 1030 was declared passed and approved.
?RES~LUTI~N ND. 1.03.
Resolution No. 103, being a r~solutio~ tx~an.sferring certain funds of the
City of Laurel was present~,d. Motion was m~.de by ~'reebury and seconded by Rodgers that this resolution be approved. Upon taking; roll call vote, all aldermen present
voted «Aye'~, and resolu-~ion Ito. 1Q34 was declared p~.ssed and approved.
RESOLUTION N0. 103
Resolution No. io35, being a resolution transferring certain Tunas of the
City of Laurel was presented. Zt was moved and seconded that this resolution be approved.. Upon taking roll call vote, all aldermen present voted f'Ayer~~ and Resolutimn
No. 1035 was declared passed and approved.
Mr. L~uthold called to the attention of the City Council ghat the sidewalk
throughout the City should be repaired.
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Minutes of the City .Council of .Laurel
The fo1l~~uing bi11~ for the month of January were presented for ps~yrr~ent.
State Board Equ~li~Ation l 0.1.3 I~urel ServiQenter pQ
SoQ is~l Security-Pere 8~3.1~ Laurel Ga-gip Assoc . 61~
City Couno~Imen~ Ls~urel 160.00 ~~3~ strme~ Standard Serv. l .
I,s~urel Vol.. Fire Dept. i3o.00 ~o~ormiok+ s Food Ms~r~ 1~. 7 Bundy?s Plumbing & ~3eatg x}.32 Industrial ~,ooident Bird
Mt« S'~s~tes Tele & Tele. Co. 5 ~
4~•l~ ~Ior~tana Highway Patrol ~.Qp Victor H. ~'rnnk 9 Yellowstone County 1}2.00
Pe~er~on Typewriter Exchange 8.10- Mt. Sts~tes Tele & ~ele ~o !}3.82.
L~u~el Qutlook 877.8 Montana Ds~kota Utilities 10.94
. Laurel Outlook 45• Wm. R. Reinhart 2!}~g~. Petty Cash •53 Payroll Fund 1,62~,~3
Lowell ~i. Rathbun 1}~, 00 yv~ $AQ~j,AT°ACk'1~ Inc . 1, 02 .8$
Gazette Printing Co. Z.~ 0. R~. Wo~.d Co. 7.55
Ms~rshall-Wmll~ Store Laurel Co-Op A~~oa. 16.69
Main Street S~tandArd derv. ~.63 ~rr~ne Co. of Minnesota 530.73
0. M. iR~old Co. Z~.~2' John~ton~ ~ Lumber 1.Q0
Montana Power Co. 86.1 ~ontnna-Dakota Utilities 123.1} Montana DAko~s~ Utilities 10. Industrial Accident BoArd 161.61
Fenton A~enQy 308•~~. Mt. StAtes Tele &~Tele ~:0 21.78
~'el.lowstone County .Clerk 2~.1.1~0 ~on~afla p~,~a~ ~o~ 6.6.43
Wute~ Dept. 15 .00 Laurel Servioenter 3.00
Barry 0 ~ Leszr~r, Ina . 1.2~ ~argen~-So~ae11, -Tao . 9.4$
Laurel Trs~ding Co. 12.90 Try D. ~odger~ p Street Dept. x•00 Hach ~hemieal Co., InQ. 11. 1
Marshall-Wells S~Gore 1.2~ p~o~,~~,a yyta~erwo~k~ Supplies 2. 8
. Coast to Coast Store 21.85 p~eg~} Machine Co. 5.p,
V~inter HurdwA~e Co. 26•E)8 (7ATt1bTa~ Store 16.59
Water Dept. - 36.75 PriQe~'js Pharms~ay 1.79
Industrial Accident Board 5•.~9 Eec~~ings ~3upply Co. 18.6
VV~ter Dept. 1 .OD 9 Street Dept. ~5,~p Thomas L. Bradley 50.00 ~a~shall-Wells Storm 7.8p
Payroll Fund 1,262.30 ~~,~ley Welders Suppler, Ina. 2 .13
Ps~~roll Fund 7.~9•~4 Payroll Fund 3, 62 .78
John~~oM~ ~ Lumber Co. 1. 0 D. ~oy~~,er Co. 5 357.78
Laurel Co-0p assoc. 12. ~ Fenton ~,gena~ 2 .04
Interstate Truck & Equip. 1.~2 Laurel Co-4p As~oa. 1 .1 Marshall-~iVell~ Store 8 ~ ~
5 Indus trial ,A.a a ident Board 3p.56 Modern Chevrcalet Co. 7~.~ Inte~stsate Trunk & Equip. 1 .3
a Industris~l Equipment Co. 112.6- Street Dept. 3~~
Water Dept. ~Z9.5~ Water Dept. 12,~p
Ls?urel Serviaent~r 2. Ps~yroll Fund 363.86
~'s~;~roll Fund 389• 9 Inte~sta~e Trunk 8c Equip. 38.66
.A.ugu~t Me~~~er 10,0 Fenton Agenag p,pp Joe Nicholas 1~..Q~ Laurel Go-Op ,A,ssoc. 2,72
Mt. States Tele & Tel.e Co ~.~5 DeFranae GMC Go. .78
Yello~tone Vs~11ey Electric 3 .79 Industr3.al ,~eoident Board 10,56
Petar D. Thomson 1.00 Water Dept. ~.5p
Indu~triai Accident Board 9.4~- Payroll Find ?59.0
~Vnter Dept. 20.00 M"on~ana Power Co. ~5p~ 3 Payroll Fund 194.6 Montane. Power co. 359~~}1
Conaordis~ Publishing House 1.~~ Renne~h Walton 10.00
Doubleday & Co., Ina. ?.88 L~,e11s~ Brohs~ugh 2..16
Frances Fenton 2.3~ Lois Russell 11~3•~~-
Mon~Ans~.-Dakota Utilities 32.73 ~T. P. Railway Co. 5
Childrenfs Play Mate Magazine 5.0~ Jacob & Augusta Batt .~9
Laird Radio Electr3.a 9.60 ~(ra,~ilda RrohAUgh 2 .5 r, Johnstone Lumber 4~~.~.0 Chsis. A. & Mari Dunasin
rt. w , afc Lea; t!1 L. L^~`i1.9 toII~ 3. Pagroll Fund 2 ~.4= R. W.(Sr.) Edith I, Ga lord
Montans~-Dukots~ Utilities }8.75 gc R. Val. Easton, Jr. 6. 8
Industrial ~.~o3.dent Bos~rd 10. 2 Ben 8c Verda Jo~dun ~c Lee & 5
Fenton Agency 11~..~4 Bertha Embry 6~~$
Mt. Sts~tes Tele & Tole Co 7.~0 c~~,~~ g~ Carla Geo~g~ 6.58
Water Dept. 27.00 Alex & Marie Henry 1.65
Street Dept. 28.00 Jessie F.& Winifred Holland ~..13 Marshall-Wells -Stare .9~ JaQOb & Ms~ry Reiahart ~}.1
Thompson Yards 2.9~ A. VIi. ~;_iohArd~on, e~ al •~.9
Payroll Fund 7~;}b.gb ,plea & Jeannette SQhmidt .39
Montana Power ~o. .7~ Chester G. & Helen L. Scott .5$
Industrial ~Aaoident Board 22.39 P. StAC~.AI.I11iiT1 ~,4..9~.
l~anta,na Ds~ko~a Utilities 1.20 ~a~?r~ g~ ~1. Smart 4.~~. Feter D. Thomson 5.00 Robe. A. & Patrioia Baille~ 3.29
Street Dept. 16.00 E~.~ene M. & Louie Barsnes~ 1.65
Ws~ter Dept• 7~ A~.lea 8c Lorene Beh.rn ~,j~q
T~s~l~ s El.eatri~ ~.3? Tony & ,A.ngAlina Collova 6.5f
payroll Fund 12Q.27 Minnie ~onvery 6,5$
~onta~~-I3s~kot~. Utilities ~1. 0 Berniee Dobson 1.6~ Alex Roberc~ua~ 196.3 N. J. & Evelyn Edi~or~ 3.29
M'ontAna. Power Co, 3.53 ~!ohn & Marian W. Frank- ~.4
Mont~ra. Power Co. .7~ Sim & Lydia, FrAnk •94
Industrial Accident Board 3 •11, Maude Gerken 3.2c~
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Herman C. & Jo~~phine Moon 9.32 Clu~renoe J. 8c Loi~~ se E. Rooley Bernard J. Kiedrowski 6.58 Lois Russell 15.71
Fr,~r~k ~c Lucille Miller 6. ~8 Roy 0. & Annabelle Srandman 3.29
~Tohn H. & Pe~r1 M. Moran L}•94 Adam P. & Celestine Smheeler 9.37
George J. & Marian 1~'V. Prill 3.30 Edith & Bert Sherrova 9.87
~1V~lter & Helen Reiter 5.49 Js~mes & Barbee H. Whitney b.~8
Rom~~z C~ holia Bishop 32.90 Harold E. & LsiRue Williazn.s 7.13
It ~,~.s moved by Freeburg and seconded by Horning that these claims be allowed. Motion
Carried.
Eber~viller ~tat~d that since the fire at the Refinery, it would b~ a good
idea to revive the idea of a rural fire department ~~t-up. Mr. Chet Scotty a member of
the Fire 13epartment~ appeared before the Council and su~~ested th~.t this mater b~ tabl~:d
~uritil the neart meeting when the Council could ~xp~ct a recommendation from the Firs D~part- ment.
Mr. Be~lanwi~eh brought up the question of the ~City~s insurance. Mr.
Beslanwitch Mated that he had made a complete ~tarvey of the insux°ance, and he sates ~ha~
he finds that ire are paying ~3,30l~.62 per year. I~Ir. Beslanwitch Mated that he would like
to make a motion rescinding the motion that he made on January 7th, 19a~$, to place the insurance out for bids. seconded by Horning and the motion carried.
Beslan~3tch made a motion that the Mayor ~,nd Council 3.nstruct the downstairs
office to keep an insurance ledger. Seconded by Horning, and the motion carried.
Mr. Bradley Mated that a date should be set to tY~oroughl.y inspect the dater Plant officially.
Mr. Rathbun reported on a claim that dogs Mot appear ~o have been paid. It
was moved by Freeb~wry and seconded by Ruff that all warranty and claims be checked to tr~r
to find out whether or not this claim has been received or paid. Motion harried.
Mr. Beslanwitch requested the use of the City Jail. for an initiation of the new members of the ~.0 ~C 8. Motion was ~nad~ by ~euthold and seconded by Horning that -~hi~
be allowed. Motion Carried.
I'fir. Farker reported briefly on the meting that h~ attended in Butt.
It was suggested that a~ we have in oar hands a p~:tition signed by most o~ the property own~r~ involved in a blacktopp~trzg project, that we start proeeeding~ inunediately
to push this through.
ORDINANCE N(3. X16
ORDINANCE N0. 51b, BEING AAl~tt QRD]T~TAN~E P TAINING TQ THE ~'Ou~ESSION ~F
INTO~S~ATI~1G LIQUOR BY PER50~S NQT HAVING READ THE kC~ OF TWF.~t+t~`Y-ONE, AND ~EG?~ftIIVG THE PRESENCE OF AN ENIERC~NCY, was present~;d. After .discussion, it c~as moved by Beslanwitch
and seconded by Ruff that we approve this Ordinance. IIpon taking roll call votes Aldermen
present voted as follows:
Rodger~~ ~~A,ye"~ ~euthold~ rrNo~~, Horning, "Ayei'~ Besl~.nw:itch~ 'rAS,~f~~ Ruf f
'iNo~~, Ebersvill~r, "Aye~~, Freibury, ~fNo~T. There being four "A,yesR'~ and
three 'Noes"~ Ordinance No. 516 was declared passed and approved.
There being no further business motion was made and ~eeonded that this meeting
be adjourned. Motion Carried.
IYorothy F. BUr~dy, City Clerkl
Passed by the City ~ouneil and approved by the Mayor this,Ei~hteenth day of
Febr~.ary, 1958.
J J. artier, Mayor
ATTEST:
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