HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.01.1958Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
April 1, 1958 ,
A ~a~~ular meting of the pity Council of the ~.t~r of I~.~ur~l' Mo~t~na.~ way
field in the t~ocaneil Chambers and was celled to order by Mayor J. J. Parker at ?:30
otcloek~ P.M.s on ~vesdaya April l~ 198.
Upon roll call the following aldermen a~~wer~d pr~~en~s
Ira D. Rodgers A. E. L~utholcl. H. Eb~rsviller
J. E. F`reebtary John B~slanwi~rsh Rflg Horning
Jake Ruff Walter McM~7.l~
The 142i.nute~ of the previous meeting wars read. Mr. Le~.thold ca11~d the
attention of the pity Clerk to ~h~ f~.a~ that Harold Vin N~.cae way not ~h~ purchaser of tl~~ Alber~ta.~ proper~~' btt~ it rather the Msthodis~ C'l~urah. I~ way moved by
B~alanw:itch and. ~~conded b~• RufS" tha~G the mi~ute~ be approved a~ r~~.d sifter this
ec~rree~ion. Motion Carr3.ed.
Mr. Ha~.csk and Nir. Dodd ~p~~r~c1 b~for~ the Co~nail pr~~~nti.~g appl:ia~tion for
a City Li~~mae ~o put up pm~ter p~el~~ said appli.eatio~ being ~.c~or~p~r~i.ed by aback for 13.cen~e f~~. I~ was mov€~d by Ebersv311~r and ae~onded by Menello that ~hi~ li:c~ns~ be
granted. One dis~entin~ vflte b~in~ A. E. Lc~uthold.
Several of the City E~nploy~e~ appea~~d b~f0r~ the ~ovn~il with a proposal
writing which they r~gue~ted be a~t~.ehed ~o the working ~a~'~ r~~olt~~ian ~ r~ rider.
Motion was made by Bc~~l~nwiteM and seconded by Eb~r~viller that the r~~om~ne~elatio~ con- t~ai.n~d in this let-~~r be accept~ci. Motion Carried. Copg off' the xid~r ~o be sent to the
Union,
Jim Huff app~ar~d before the Cozar~eil r~gardi.ng hip water situa~tio~,.. I~ thin
c4nn~etior~~ petition was presented bar the pity t:7.erk $ign~d by certain prmper~y owr~~rs~
making th~.t Block Four of t~~s Magnin S~.bdivision, b~ 3.neorporated into thc~ City Limits.
Mx. Bradley ant~.t~d that a natic~ mint b~ published st~~i~ the intention ~0 bring ~h3.~ properly into the Cit~r. 2'h~n the next step would be intention to crs~~~ Q.T.D.#88.
Nation way made by B~glariwi.~c~. ~d seeo~ded by Ruff th~.t this m~~t~r be referred
to the Wader Cc~n~i~te~ ~rS.th authority to act. Motion Carried.
Cash r~parts for the months mf Jar~~aary~ T~'ebruary~ and Mar~h~ t~der the new
machine sy~~ were pr~~e~nted to the Council. Motion ~a~ ~ad~ by Be~lan~rl.t~h and ~ea4nd~d by M~ne11o that these reports be approv~sd. Mot3.on Carried.... ,
C1~rkt~ ~ria1 balarlce~ throv.~h Marsh 31~ 1958, were pre~~nt~d. Motion w
Made by Monello and $~conded by E'~iersvi,ller that the~s~ reports b~ approved. Motion
Carried. Mr. Eb~r~v3.ll~sr theme ao~np7.3ine~nt~d the q.erkis of~`ias for getting tha~~ reports
Qur so early.
Cl~rk~s B~.dget Report and ~,~svenue Report for the month of Larch were presented.
I~ was moved by IK~nello and seconded bg Horn3.ng that these reports b~ ~.pproved. Copy of
each was given to the City Lngineert~ office. Motion Carrieaci.
Report of the Polio Jt~dg~ ~raa press~nted. I~ way moved by Rocig~r~ and seconded by y~uthold that this report be apprt~vsd. Mo~1An Carried.
Report of the Palioe Judge was presented. Tt way monad bar Rodg~r~ end ~~cond~d
by L~u~hold ghat this r~par~ b~ approved. ~io~ior~~Carri~d.
Library r~pc~rt for the ~aonth of March w~.s pre~~nt~d. It w~ moved by Horr~ir~
ana ~econaed. ny t,eu~notc~. ~tMat tt~~.s r~por~ pe approv~a. motion arriea.
Cl~a3.ms for the month of March were pre~~an~~d ~mr paym~~t ~.s follows a
The>mas L. Bradley ~0.0~ Bundg~ ~ P].mnbing & H~a~~.ng 39.3
Burro~h~ Corporation 22.7 Harris Agency ~t1.36
~,aurel C~u~lovk 59.0 Laurel ~~rvieenter ~.~0
Holunt~er Fire Dept. 2~7.~0 Mont~a Dakota tJtiliti~~ 9.~6
Muntan~. Poorer e~n~~ny 82. ~1 Mt. its, lei. & del, 4s.1
Price~~ P~ ae~ x.5'8 S~nith~s S~p~r ~~rvice 3.69 rr. s-~~.~y~ 54.50 T~~ ~ s ~.~a~r~.c x.75
~hcxnpson Yards 34.72 Thc~npsan Yards 15.3
Uniform Building Cody 37.3n Water ~:ep~rtment 12.5
Water Department 1~0.0~ Bundy' P].bg. & Htg. 1.80
Hall-Perrr;~rr Machinery 680.0 Mar~hal.1 Wel1~ 2.86
Seat Covc~~ Center 114 Stox^mon~ ~ s Black~mi~h 3.~0 Water Depar°tam~r~t l~.C~ Davy t s Mobil Service 1?.8,
Harris Agency 17.98 klt. Sty. del. & T~1. 3.~0
Sa~g~nt-Sa~urell,~ Tnc. 20.9 P~t~r D. Thc~nsfln x.00
Yellowstone Valley Flee. 18.li7 Chi1.d Tr~.inin~ Assn. 7.0
T. Dennison 6.~~ Fra~nce~ Fenton 3.~5
Mrs. Joseph ~hrett 6.3~ Jean ~~.rr & Ce~r?pa~y 14.10 Laurel Ot~tlc~ok 1.58 Mo~t~na Uakot~ Utilities 28.~.U
0. M. Wold Company ?~.~1 Harris Ag~~cy 17.98
K6B Chemical Cc piny €3.00 Marshall ~T~17.~ 1.91
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Mbntan~ ~ake~a Utilit3.es 42.J~5 Mt. its. Tel. ~C Tel. ?.5D
S~n3.~h Super Service li6.~~ Water Departraer~t 22. 0
H~.rris Agene~ 19.78 Ment~na D~cot~. U~i13.ti~s 1.~~
Montana Pos~rer Coanpany .7~ Tha~pson Yards 15.3m Peter D. ThA~son 10.(?0 T~i~.t~r Depar~rnent ~.4~
Montar~~, Pov~er Ccunpany 1.~0 Ted~~ ~l~aetri~ ~.f'
~sr~lc Iln3.neth 2l~.0~ Montana Dako~~. utilities 50.15
Montana Power Cmmpar~ 3.~~ ~~ve~a Mob31 ~~rv3.Q~ 11.98
Cari~~~tor & El~ct~ia 2lt.9a W. ~I. Qas~on a9.6O
Qene's Pharmacy 5.6~ Hale ~ono~m 3.~4
Laurel f'h~tla~ok 68.OQ Laurel ~Qrvicen~er 1.40 D. C. Lent ~,rdt 37.~~ Mai.n ~tr~et standard 19.76
Mant~ra~, Daikvta Utilities 9.~? Mt. its. Tel. & Tel. ~lt.60
oc~l ca~£e ~t.75 Wig. R. R~3.nhar~ ~~.88
Robeet M. Sc~i.dt 37.0 ~mithi~a Super service .33
Water Department ~t8.((~ Charl~~ Wood
Ye11.ow~tones County 1.75 DeFrance G.M.C. 2.~.l~ Stan's Mzaehiae Shop 11.33 Barry' 4iF~ary Inc. 77. D
Davy ~ s Mobil Service 28.x.3 L~.rel Co-gip Assoc. .5~
Laurel aerv3.~~nter b.QO Stang Machine chop 8.67
W~.ter D~par~m~nt 63.00 Mont~n~ Fower 35.33
Mantan~. Power 363.511 b-i-f-Ixidu~trie$ 63.?~
Dave~~ Mobil 3ervir~a 69.21 DeFrane~ G.M.C. ~.2~ H & W Lumber Co. ~.C~) Hac2~ Chemical Co. 16.11
Hach Chemic~7. 1.0l~ Harris Agency 82.'2
Keefe Auto supply ~o. 11.0 Laurel ~~arvic~nt~r S.~Q
Marshall dells S-~ore ~t.4? Montana ~ako~a ~~3.litie~ 101.87
Montana Power Co~?pany ?66.83 Mt. S-~s. ~e1. & T~1. 21.78
Northland Steel Caa~pany 3~.6~ thnego M~ahirie Co. 1886
Paei~ic Water Works supply 67.07 Price's Pharm~.cy 1.9E? Seat Cover Center 57.0 Sl~ipton 5~apply Co. 9.18
Smith's ~~.per ~erviee X9.76 3tar?'a M~ehi~e chap ~0.~..
Street D~partm~~ 3.C~! Thompson Y~rd~ 18.9 .
~'ro~t Printing 1.8C~ VaZleyr Welders ~uPPlY' ~.Zt3
Vin W~,~Ger~ &z Rogers ~8.7~ ~Tater tt~t"orl~~ Z~ngineer3.ng 5.40
~taterwork~ Supplies 97.9 Wes~erM Q~fice Equipment ~~.~2 W37.13.~ns Agency 90.f~U ~.M.~dold Company ,~.9?
H & W Lumber Company 4~.~8 John~a~on~s 104.8
Ma~~h~l7. Willa 3.33 Winter H~~rdware 5.~8
March P~yrol]. claim 9~3~.9.63 P~t~y Cash 38.E
Petty C~sM 2.36 Pete Cash 12.1.6
Petty Cash 7,~.~
Motion was made by ~'reebury and seconded by M~~el.1.a th~.t these elaim~ b~
all~a~d. Motion Carx~3.ed.
Reports o~ tMg Chief of Policae end the Patrol~~n w~r~ presented for approval.
Motion wa.~ made b~ E3esl~nw3.tch and seconded by ~.uff' ~~at these reports be accepted.
Motion Carried.
R.~SOLUTION 100
RESOLU~IDItit ND. 10lt0~ being a r~solu~tion of intc~ntian to +~r~at~ Q.I.D. ado. 8?
was presented. T~ way moved by ~bersvil].er and ~~conded by l~er~~llo th~.~ thus r~sol~z~ioa~
b~ approved. Upon takir~~ roll call voles' x,11 aldermen present voted ~Ay~~~~ and 'Resolution ATa. 10~t~ was declared passed and approved.
After d3.scussion~ the en~3.ne~rta of~ic~ was instr~eted to prepare prices and
fievr~s to regent to the council ~o~r~rnir~ po~~ib1~ street csor~~,ru~icsn, ~i~h
intention to crenate. s ~p~cia~7. I~prowement ]3istr3.et in wind.
Rathbun eras asked to make a report axe a W~.t~:r Cc~r~m3.ttEe Me~~3.ng. He and
Thrc~ eliseusssed of the discrepancies in the charge for irrigation ra~~s. ~e
recc~nmended that the Council accept the new rates a,~ ~ figured to date. ~Ie ~.7.~a
~t~ted that a~ sa¢ne of our wester c~.stomers are consi~tent7.~ on the d~].i~c~a.~ttt water 1.i.st~ aid are consistently berg ~ur~aed offs h~ r~co vended that the eh~~~ for turning
on the water after ashut-off be ~2.~0 rather than the cus~omery ~1.4~. I3e also
recom¢n~~ded that those persons who had pr~aiously b~sen e~mpt for some mason mr ~o~h~r
be pl~.ced on the irrigat3.or~ 1i~t ~s in ~,ceordan~e with the Publ3.e Service Comrn3.~sion
regul.ation~. It eras suggested that a notat3.on b~ made to ask the State Examiner whether
or not new ~er-~ifiaates could b~: printed up to state that the w~,t~r deposit evczld be Wised to apply on a water bill' provided t~.at the p~rson~ 1~ave tom w3.thout paying ~hi~
bill.
It was moved by ~:odgers and seconded by ~eslan~i.tah tYaat they r~eeamm~ruiation~
of the ~Tater Co~nitt~e as report,@d by Rathbun be accepted. Motion Carried.
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Ra~hbu~. asked for pe~mis~3.on for him€~elf anel Mr. Jaek P'reebury ~o attend
the quar~~rly me~ti~~ of the Ir~tern~ti.onal Con erenee o~ Bu3.lding ~f~icial~ on April
11~h at Cody W~rom It was moved by Menello ~,nd seconded b~ Eber~vill~r that ~1~~,~
be allcr~r~d ~o ~.t~end. Motion Carried.
Rodgers inqu~.red ~ to the advisability of a~~k3n~ the Federal t~cc~verxime~~ to
create a Fub1iQ Worl~~ Projee~ here in L~.urel.
fir. H~.~zek ~d Mr. Todd left some li~er~,ture as to the kind o.~ po~t~r pan~l.~
they intended ~o erect with3.r~ ~h~ City ~~m3.ts o~ Laurel. After ~xamir~ing this
li~crature~ a,~d discussion of sam~y Mr. ~ber~viller ~tescinde~d Y~i.s motion to gram a City License to this fYr~. Mr. M~nellc~ ~Y~en re~cind~d h3.~ second to this ~no~ion.
3ah~n Nix. Rodgers made ~ motions ~~coMded b;~ Eb~rawiller to ~.ec~pt ~hi~ r~ver~e votes
with all ~id.~rmen present votir~ ~1A,~~" excaept Bohn B~~Ianwi~eh ~tho vmt~d ~~To~~. City
Clesrk was they. instruct~:d to write a letter to this firm explai.~ -ng that it was the
Co~a.ci1~~ I~a,~er cleai~sion to irrve~~igate ~Ghis matter a 13.t~1~ more? f'ully~ end rae~t with
the firm to get bitter idea o~ their intentions.
Them being no ftarther business, ~?Qtion way made and seconded that the
meeting be ad~ourn~d. Motion Carried.
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Dorothy dy, City Clerk
Passed by the City Cc~uneil~ and apprpv~d by ~hc Mayers ~hi~ Fi~~eer~~h day
a~ April, 19,8. _ ~-----a.
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DorvtYa~p P. dy, City Cl~r
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