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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 05.21.1958-1--- Minutes of the City Council of Laurel May 21, 1958 A r~,gular meet3.ng of ~~e City Council of the City of Latar~,li Monta~a~ w~.~ held in the Co~acil Ghamb~rs ~ and eras called ~o order by Mayor ~3. Parl~er ~t 7 s3 o ~ clmek~ P.M. ~ on Tuesd~,V~ Ma~r,2~~a 195$• The meting was opened w~.~h a pryer bar then Reverend Green. Upon taking roll call' the ~ollaw ng aldermen answered present; Tra D. R<~d~~rs E. H. Ebersvll~r W~].ter 1vlenell~ J. E. Fre~bury A. E. Leutho].d Jake Ruff Sohn B~alan~.tch Ftoy Hor~3ng The minutes of the previous ~neetir~g were r~~d. T~ was s~.gge~ted ~~.at tie C3.ty Clerk correct the previot~~ minutes to exclude ~~mes regards ~i~r~~. , I~o~ion way made by ftt~ff and seconded by Rodgers that the minutes b~ approved a~ read w3.~.h th3.~ correction. Motion Carried. Petition wam present„~d tm the City Co~cil~ ~i~~d by: c:erta3n petitioners, asking that the City o~ Latu~~l purchase str~;et sweeper. PE~ZTSO~t ~p THE CTTY COUNCIL ~F THE CITY 0~' LAURF~: We, the unders~.~ed, being the owrier~ cif the prop~r~y u3.th3.n the ~a~3.ri Business Districst of the City of T~a~rel~ hereby pet3.tion the pity ~o~ae3.l ~o erea~e a tr~s~t ~weep3ng Dist~iet for the purpose of aac~uiring a street sweepers ~nnei for the p~arpo~~ of wing the ~ca~me wi,thi~z thy; District. The post of ~,cgui~3.tion ar~d use to b~ p~.i.d for by the levyi.r~g of a Sp~cia]. t~ against the property. In thi8 cor~neetic~n, Mr. Gene B~r~n~s~ appeaic~d before the ~otanc~.l ~a state that he ran into no opposition in taking the pit tiara aro~.nd fc~r ~igr~~.tures a~2d ~~at~d that he could h~.ve received mope names ~ ~xce~p~ that there way not ena~h time. Mr. Let~thold way asked wh~th~r or not the bank would hold the warranty for t~h~ ptarchas~ and operation of this machine pant .l the t~ money came ice. It ~ra~ hip opinion ~ha~ the bank world do this at a certain 3.ntere~~ rater the aam~ ~,s the arrange~~n~~ tentative],y made on the Sprirzicc7.3.r~~ District warr~an~s. Motion was made by Fr~~bury at~d seconded by Beslanwf.tch tY~at the necessary Reaolutians end Ordinances be dxa~ up of 3.nt~~tion ~o csr~ate ~hi~ Di~triet~ after more o~ the business people hard b~~~ eox~tact~d. Motion CarriEd. Mr. Er~.gebr~g~on appeared before the Coune~.1 regard .n~ cli~n~s of ka3.s who had paid a City Li~ens~ under pra~est. N1r. Beslanw:itch ~~ated that h~ wo~al.d 13.k~ to have the opinion of ~som~ mf the off3cer~ of the Montane Mynicipal T;ea~ue, which has a mee~i on the b~ 7, of June. Mr. Ea~~bregso~ ~adQ the st~ggestior~ that the City Clerk be instructed to r~f~nd this license fee to this insurance: company. After discussion! 3.t way sug~es~ed that this matter be t~.rned ov~;r to the City Attorney. MotioM way made by F"r~ebury and seconded by MM~nello that the City ~.ttorne~ handle this ~~,t-~~~. Motion carrieel. Petition signed by fir. & Mrs. Herman Pland a~ follows wasp read. P~TITI(~I TQ THE H~NORAB~,E 1~4AYt)Et & 'C~~.'Y C~UN C}F THE tGITY Q~' LAtTREL~ MORITANAs W!HE'REAS, the follaw rag described property tca-wit; A ~r~.c~ of land in the Russell S~bd~.vis~on, namely, B1oe1~ l: W~~ the und,ers gned~ being the ~najorit~ off' prmperty aTaners ia~ ~1~ he~~~3.r~aft,~r described real property hereby petition the City ~~n.ci1 ¢~f the City eaf L~.urel~ Mcu~t~n~.~ to include a said. prap~rty anc3. br~.ng the sain~ within the city 13.m3.t~; paid property being; Block Chie (1.)~ of the Ru~sel7. bdivision, Yell.c~stone Cc~unty~ Nlonta~aa. Mo~ien way made by Beslanw3tch th~.~ the Caunai7. accept th3.s petition to tak~z this property 3.n~o the City ~imit~* provided that the o~rners b~ informed that the Ci-~y would not b~ oblig~.ted to pay for their water 13.n~s. Se~cond~d by M~n~llo. Marion. Carried. Tn thi.~ ~onnectinn, Pair. Rodgers stated that th3.s r~servati~ ~ho~1d be written into thy; ~in~.t~~s, and an agreement drawn ~.p with these c~mers~ grid pl~.c;~d on fil.~. Mr. Bradley was ~~k~d by the Coianc3l tes make up this r~~:men~. Dr. No~-~ingham app~~sred before the Course l a~c1. staffed thAt h~ had had quits a t~1. with Mr. Walter Zimmerman of Bi1].ing~s r~gard3.~g eharg~;s ~o be maci~ at the Swing Pocal. Tt w~~ sugges-~ed that the Fteereation Board have another ~ne~ting and try to gel Mr. ~3.mmermari to come' and give some of his opinions. t~ieetirr~,g of ~h~ Recreation Board way called for Monday ev~nin~~ I~3~ ~6~ 19~8~ a~ 7:3D otclocks P. M. Le-~ter was read f'r~ the members of ~h~ Un:Lon, a$k3.ng for a mee~3~.g with the City Co~.vacil, on or b~for~, Jane 17th. It was sugg~s~ed that th3.s utter b~ t~bled~ until ~ f~.ture dale, and ~pe~3:a1 ~uneil meting be c~3.l~d. f~1NAN~E 1J0. X22 BEING AN ORDINAN+CE AMENDING A FQRTIt~Id OF' QR~TAT~1'G~ 1~0. 388, AND PR~VTDINf~ - ~ I I I I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel for sr~ inc~~ased lic~r~se fee far ~ wholesaler end. dec~eaa~d 1ie~n~~ fee for a retailer d.~fined by tM~ Montana Beer acts and rep~ali ghat part of C)rdi~ar~c~ No. 388 in confliet th~r~to. Motion ~ra~ made by duff end ~eemnded by Eber~v3.ller that tl~~ Ord3.nance: be adopted. Upon taking ro13. call vote, all aldermen present voted ~?Aye~~~ aid Ordinance No. X22 eras d~elared pawed and ~dopt~d. ORDINANCE N0. X23 ORDINANCE ND. '~23, BEIi+d(~ ~N ~RDINA~iCE AIaI~NDTI~G PC)R'~ION~ OF° ORDZ~TA~iC~ Nn. X08, being a city zon3.~g ordinance of the City of L~ur~l~ regarding yard requir~aae~ta. A~otian was made by Eb~rsvill~:r and seconded by Be~lanwa.~ch th~.~ this ordinance be adop~~e].. Upon ~~k3.rig roll call vote, all ald~srm~n pr~~s~nt voted ~~Aye~', and f)rdinance No. X23 way declared passed end adopted. AES~I.tJTION N~. 144 RESaLUT'TOPT N0. 1(?,~~, be3.r~g a resolution trar~sf~rring eertain funds off' thy, C3.ty o~ Laur~3 was read. Motion waa made by AeslaYiwiteh and seconded by L~uthol.d ~o adopt this resolution. Upon taking roll Qall vote, all tilde rs pr~~ent voted and re~olutian No. 10~~ way declared pas~~d and ~pprc~ved. RES4~'tJ`~TQN N~. 1051 Bing a r~solutiox~ decl~r3.n~ ~n emergency e .sus requa.rin~ additi~~al ~~pendit~ss from ~ev~ral funds ar~d directing publication of Notice of Publ3.~ H~aring~ way re~ud. Motion. was made by ~b~r~viller and seconded by Rodgers that thi€~ Resolt~t3.m~ b~ adopteel. Upon taking ro11 call votes all a~7.d~r~en present voted ~tAy~+', arsd R~a~alution No. 1C1~1 way declared passed and ~.pprnved. Aqr. ~'re~eb~ary stated that m~r~y more boys ~rerea ~ignirag up to p1~y b~1.ly and that more room w~.~ needed. Imo. Hor~3.ng stated that he wo~.ld ~slc Mr. Berns wh~th~r or not some of the school grounds could be used. Rodgers th~nlc~d x.11 of the Gounci7. .for the card and the plant -ghat way sent ~0 13i~ wkii.le he w~ in the hospita'I., Fem. Besl~,n~aitch made thy; motion that the Mayor be atzthori~ed to go ~o the lalQntar~a Municipal League mee~3.ng in Butt~~ std ~al~~ with h~.m. one alderma~l. ~ecanded bg ~len~llo. Fir. Rodgers will p1~n to attend thi€~ ~e~t ng with Mayor Pm~rker. Motion C~.rr .ed. Air. fttaff staffed that he thought tMa~ oar eq~3.prn~nt ~a~s being r~e~lect~d.. He ~~~.ted that he felt that some of ~h~.a machinery should riot b~ .n the ki~.d of condition ghat it was 3.n. It was su~ge~t~d that more equipment of diffe~~nt ~€3.nds ~ha~3.d be k~p~ in ~?i~d at next b~,al~~~ times w3.~h the pos~ibil.ity of poss~.b].y floating a bond issue to p~reha~~ some of this egu3.pmen~. Mr. Ebersviller made a report o~ ~he~ Pal.iee Gary and carne of ~.ts repairs. Rathbun pre~~nt~d a i.ty Map to the City Council regardir~~ a ~han~e in the City limits. Rathbun reca~nm~r~d~d that tM~ t~.ty Att~rneg~ the Ci~y~ C1.erk and tl~e ~3.~y k~g3.rie+~r pr~par~ a r~.zoltation to bring about, this ch i by the new eo ail ~aeet3~ag. Motion eras n~ad~ by Levthmld to th $ ef~~ct, aid ~ecorieled by Be~1.an~.teM. Mo'~io~ harried. R~.thbun read a letter from the ~'e1.~are Department r~gardir~g Mary Wh3.t~leyf ~ tr~e~. He Mated 'hat ~h ~ depa~rtme~t og Welfare requ~s~d bici.s from three persons . before they can ~.et on thi8. Mr. Rathbw~, way a~.~horized to ~e~ the ~ame~ a~ three bidd~r~ to subunit ~o the Agency. Rathbun read a letter c regarding so~ae property that the f~t~r is inaui:rinr~ abo~zt with the idea of ptu"ahasing ~ It way ~~a~ge~ted that the ask prig Hof ~6~~0O.~+Q was prop .bit v~. After di~eussion on this mater, mot3.on w~,~ made by Rodg~r~~ ar3d seconded by Le~zthmld that ~hi~ matter be Further inves~igat~d~ and pries ccnnpared with other propert3e~~ with the idea a~f po~sa.bly d .~pas3.n~ o~ a~h~~ c3.ty property if necessary. setter was read from the State Bmard of Hea1.~h. Mr. fta~hb r~que~t~d per- mt~~ion to attend a m~~t3.n~ ~.n Bi111:y..~s. Tt wa.~ ~~.ggested that Mr. Rocl~ers and Mr. Rathbun bath a~tt~nd this meet~.ng. Mr. Thr€~ reported on a slarvey of eost~ to propert3.e~ 3.~.vol~ned i~ Light Di~tr3.ct No. 2. there being no ft~rth~r bu~in~ss to come before the Co~wrieil this time, Motion was x~~.d~ and ~econd~ d that the meeting be ad~ournec . I~o~i.on harried. z Umrothy F. B , ity C er Pa~s~d by the ~Git~ Cow~c31 0~ the ~i~y of Laur~1~ and approved by they Mayor - this 3rd day of Junes 1956• - J~ J. Par er, IKaymr ~ ,::f ~ 3 ATTFAST :