HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.15.1958~Vlinutes of the City Council of Laurel
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A reg~.7.ar m~seting of the t~ity COUt~c l of the ~i~y of Laurel, ' I~n~~.na,, waa~ ;
held in t~~ ~ounail Chamb~rs~~ ~d wag c~.l~d to order by M~.yor J. J. F~rl~er~ ~t
7:30 0 ~ alock~ P.M., an ~ue~da~*~ Api~3.l 1~, 1~~8.
the m~et~ir~ way opined with a prayer by ~h~ Et~vere~d Wafer 5p~.uldi~.
Upon -faking roll. ~a11~ the follow3~ng alderni~n an.swer~d pre~~nt:
A. ~euthold Roy Hornier J. Freeb~y J~kea Ruff
1~alt~r Menella H. Eber~villsr JoY~ Be~lan~w~.tcaY~
The ~3.r~utea~ of the previo~~ r~etir~ were r~~.d.. It ~~a~ moved by ~be~r~vil~er
~d acseonded by RufF ~h~.t the Yn~tnu~e~ be appro~sd a~ read.
A 1~~ter rend f'rcxa the Unity aarc9..~r~ ~.t~b e~rea~in~ ~er~~3ments a~ai~~?t
the ere~~3.n~ of any bi1~. board si~n~ within the City Lim~.~~.
A letter w~.s read from the Lattr~l 4~`oman~~s Club ~~a~irig that they were also
opAo~ed to the erecting of any bi11 boards within the G~ty Limits.
~ latter way thin read from the Todd Advertising CmEnpany asking th~~ they be
issued their licen~~s~ end a~fe;~r n~ to don~.~~ ~200.(~ to the Park.
Mr. Todd and Mr._Hauck~ owners of Todd ~.dverti~3.r~ wire then called upon ~o defend ~he~r sand on these a3:~ns Mr. Menello el.arif3.ed -~h~s aomg~y ~ s a~~nd on this
~ matter for the Course l and for the repr~a~ntat vas of ~h~ss~ dubs that wars at the
meeting in protest. Mrs. Roaselo~ appeared be~are ~h~ ~oumc3.i ar~d stated th~.~ ~th~
'Clubs wota7.d be willir~ ~a di~e~as the m~.~ter of billbo~rd~ provided that the "ladies
would be ~.7:7.aw~sd ~o sit in 3uci ant on ~h~ ma~Gt~r of any ~i~;n prapoaed ~o ~be erected.
Mrs. ~F gratae~ww~ky appeared before the Co~cil ~o Mate ghat the wom~n~~ cl~.bs wire ~~in~st any, anal a7.1, ~ign~ of any k3.nd i~ ~h~ ~3.ty of ~.a~rel. ~
Pte. Harlan Ru~ae11 ~.ppe~r~d before the Cotarici]. to sate ghat-he had 1ese,sed
property acsro~~ from h~.a Motels and. h~.d 3.r~~nd~d to pla.d~a a s3.~n ~.c ver~ising hip Ma~~l
~M order to stimulate hi.~ buy n~~~. He stated th~.t h~ fell that tk~~ ~Tcunen~ ~ dubs .
wire discp mina-~ing against the small buy n~ss min who depend,~d o~ the tmiar~.s~~ ~ra~l~.
Mr. Menello ~e~.~ on record as approvir~ th3:s type A~ ~c].ver~isi ~o ~t .rn~lat~ 10~a1 business.
Mr. ~e~.thold made the motion that ire r~~ect the ~pp1.3.ea.~ion of they Todd Adv~r-
tisir~~ Comp~r~y for a City ~ cena~. 5eeond~d b~* Ruff. Mr. P~rk~r then ca7.l~d for a
roll Qa11. vot~~ wh3.~h gQe~ on record asp fo~.low~: ~?euthold~ yes; Nienello~ Aic~;
Eb~rsv ller~ Yes; B~al~witch, No; Hor~nir~g~ Rto; R~f~ .Yes; ~'reebury, .Fes. ~Motimn etas caw ed to reheat thy; ~pplic~,tian fc~r a ~lt~r ~,icen~e.
Mr. Fre~bury thin made a motion, ~~~anded by Ruff that the City Clerk r~t~arn
the check to ~h~ Todd Advert ping Compares. Mo~3.dn ~~arr3.ed.
Mr. Walter Ingraham ~pp~~ed be€ore the Colan~il grid ~~at~d that ~hot~h he _;i~ out~3.d~ Ci.ty L3mitay M.e 3.~ only forty feet from -the C ter Tnt~.t~sr L. ~e~ aid he
queued wa~~r. It ~r~ the opi~i.on o~ ~h~ Gi~~ Gouncil~ ~ft~r ~tu~h d ~cusa~io~~ th~.t'
Mr. Tn~raham should ~~it3on to Doane n~Q the City b~for~ being allowed G`~ w~,~e~.
Nation way made by Leuthold end ~eeondsd by Horning th~.~ Mr. Tng~ ~m b~ giver~`watsr
3.f he would eo~ne into the City L~.m .ts. Motion harried.
Mr. Br~entlinger appe~ed before the ~ot~r~:c31 w~.~Gh a zo~i.ng problem. I~r. Le~.tholct ~epor~ed that the Zon3.ng Committee Board a~ ~ppe~la haal had ~~ver~.l. problems
of +.l~is~ saamca t~m~kx~ras~ ~:r~ e~nta~tir]ser~ Mr_ T~~tut;hnld rc~enmra~nrled ghat the Zori~lTlg' f}l'E~~ri~911~*e
tha~~ reads as foll0~rs s _ ,
ARTICLE TT
SE~TI~N 2.1 (e)
Faragr~ph ~
Where an ~,ace~~ory building ~~.eh ~ a garage i.~ located w3.th3.n fif~Y (~0) ~e~~ from the ~7..1ey ling and is not closer khan tw~l~r~ (12) feet from any building used for
residential purposea~~ 3.t may be placed within thr~ze C3) .~ee~ ~f the property or
w3.~hin two ~ee~ o~ the alley lire.
be amended to re~.d. a~ ~o13.ows s
~nThere an ~.ceessmry buil.d3.ng such a.~ a garage i.s located not le a than seventh
feet from the from lot line and i~ not closer than t~relve (1. )feet ~'rc~ any'
building used for residential purpo~es~ 3t may be plaE~d w3.thirs three (3) f~e~ of the
.property ling or w3.thin two ~e~~ o~ the alley 13r~e.
~Ir. Leuthvld then m~.d.e this recommendation in the form of a motion, ~~esonde~d . by Menell0. Motion ~arr3.ed.
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Mr. Jim Huff again appeared before the council 1n regard to hip water line.
In this connection, the ~3.ty ~1.erk pre~~nted the following Resol~ztion.
RESOLUTION N0. 10.1
RLS~LUTIC}I3 N0. lOJ~1~ being a resolution proposing to extend the ~`ity Limits
of the City of Laurel, Montana, to include all of B1~ck FQ~zr (4) in the Minus 5ub-
div3.~i.on. Upon ~ak3.ng roll call vote, all ald~rm~:n present voted '{Aye~~9 and
Resolution No. ].0ltl was d~clar~d passed and apprc~v~ed.
Treasurer~~ reports for the months o~ March and April wire presented: It was
monad by Beslanwitch and seconded by Menello that these reports be accepted. Motion
Carried.
Mr. Leuthold asked for a date that the Council antieipated opening the Swimming Fool offie3.ally. He st~.ted that the Chamber of Commerce wo~zlc~ like to have their Kid ~ s
Day not to coincide w3.th the opening of the Pool. After di~cu.ssion~ it was decided to
open the pool on the Monday follo~.ng Kid~~ Day, either June 16th or 23rd, depending
on the weather.
Mr. Freebury cal.l~d a mee-~ing o~ the Recreation Comm3.ttee, WEdnesday, April
30~h, at 7:3~ o'clock, P.M.. There wi11 be a discussion a~ to whether or not there • should be a charge on the swimming pool to defray some of the expenses.
Nlr. Zeuthold asked for permission to leave the st~.t~ before the next meeting.
Motion way made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Horn3.ng th~.t this be allowed. Motion
Carried.
Mr. Ebersviller asked for p~rrnis~ion to 1~:av~ the state for three weeks.
Motion eras made by Bes~.anwitcYi arzd seconded by Menello that this perraiss~.an be granted.
Motion Carried.
Mr. N~enello st~.ted that he had begin sen~G a letter .~`rcm the I~.a.urP1. Achievement
Council asking how the City Council. could participate in their program.
An OrdinaneQ in rough draft regarding the size of curb cuts was pres~nt~d by
Mr. Bradley. After discussion, it was moved by Beslanwitch and seconded by Ebersviller
that this ordinance be adopted. Upon taking roll call vote., a1.1 aldermen pr~~ent
voted +~~„ye", and this ordinance was d~claared passed and approved.
Mot~.on was made by E1~ersvi.ller and seconded by Ruff that we publish this Ordinance so that we can hear op3.nion5 and pro~~sts, if any. Motion ~~rr~.ed.
R~guest from Mr. Bud ~Znd to tap into the sewer was presented. Motion way
made by R~n~llo and seconded by Leuthold that we reject this application. until. such
t~m~ as he comes into the City, Motion Carried.
Mr. Freeburg and N.~r. Rathbun reported ern ~h~ir trip to ~ody~ Wyoming to
attend the International Building ~onf~rence.
Mr. Rathbun reported on the dead trees on the boulevard by Mary Whiteley
house. He r~~.d a l~ttPr he had written to the Welfare Board. He also read a letter
th~.t he had received from Mrs. Wilson, Case Zna'orker. Ruff made the motion that the
City Enga.neer be a~.~horiz~d to answer this letter. Seconded by Beslantiaitch. Motion Carried.
ftathbura. reported or_ an accident involving Mrs. Frank Andrews, and ~?eonard
Cantrell, whereby a tree and a hydrant were dammed. Mr. ~~ebury made the motion„
seconded by Beslanwitch that the City bring action against both these parties and the
insurance company if necessary to recover the cots of this damage. Motion Carried.
Mr. Rathbaan reported that ~h~y were 3.n the process of land~capir~g the water
plant. He asked far perm3.ssa.nn to purchase si.x evergreens to finish the landscaping. Motion was made by Horning and seconded by Beslarna~.tch that this be allowed. Motion
Carried.
Rathbun reported on several. different ideas £or a strut program.. In this
connection Har,an Russe~.l appeared befare the council with some ideas for macadam
str~et~. After much discussion' motion was made by Be~lanwitch and seccanded by Menello that the City Clerk draw up a resolution of Intention to cremate Special Improve-
~ ment District No. 89 on a five-year basis, to be City-wide, and to be a 2~.-fao~ strip,
w.~.th a l~°~ mat, at an approximate price of ~~6.00 per lot. Motion Carried.
I, Mr. Farber stated that the chamber of ~ommeree is going to give a dirin.~r on
April 21~,, 1958s for Fred W. Graff. A11 Cc~~.ncilmen and their wives are asked to attend, and in a body if possible. Tickets to b~ ~1.25~ and each is a~k~d to give something
towaxd a ca.~h gift for PZr. Crraff.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
A date for clean-up week was discussed. Tt was the opinion of the Council
that the week of May 12th through Z6th be set aside for this purpose, with the men
being asked to pick up all trashy tree limbs, empty the burning barrels, garbage cans,
and to place the charge on Garbage #1 and Garbage #2. Mot3.on was made by M~n~:llo
and s~canded by Ebers~ri.ller to that effect. Motion Carried.
Mr. Parker stated that the Seniors are ha~ri.ng a City Election. on April 23, 19, 8,
w3.th -the City to be turned over to the Seniors on ~.pri.l 30~'h, 1958.
Mr. Parker ~ta1~~d that the Council h~,d sent some flowers to NIr. Ira D. Rod.gers~
who is in the N. P. Hospital.
There being nee furtr~er business mot3.Qn was made and seconded-that we do now
adjourn. Motion Carried.
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Dorothy P. undy, City r
Paased by the City Council and approved by the Mayor, this bth day of
May, 1958.
.Parker, ayor
ATTEST:
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D rothy P. B y, City Viler
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