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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 12.02.1958Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ~e~~mber 2, X958 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of ~~.ur~l, Mon~ax~a, way he1.d 3.n the Council Chambers, and was called -to order by Mayor J. J. Parker at 7:30 otclock, P.M., on Tue~day~ December 2~ 19~f3. Upon roll ca11 the following aldErmen answered pres~:n~s Ira D. Rodg~r~ E. H. ~'bersvill~r A. E. ~,euthold Walter Menelln John Beslanwi~eh J. Fre~ebury l~oy Horning flake Ruff The minutes of the re~.l~.r mee~in~ of l~ovember 18th were read. Motion was made by Eb~rsv3.ller and seconded by ~,euthold that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. Thy mi.r~ut~s of the Special meting of ~tovember 21st were read. Motio~a wa,~ made by ~'ber~villc~r and seconded by Be~lanwitch that these minutes be approved as read. Motion carried. Library report for the month of November was presented. Motaon w~ m~d~ by Horning and seconded by Leuthold that this report be approved. Motion carried. Report o~ the Polio Judge for the month of November was presented. Motion was mad~s by Eb~rsviller and ~s~conded by Beslanwi~eh that th3.s r~:port be. approw~e~. Motion carried. Reports of the Polia~ Chief end the Patrolmen ~r~re presented. Mo~ior~ was mad. by Leuthold and ~~cor~d~d by Horning that these reports be approved. Motion carried. I;etter was react from the Laurel Public Schools asking that a s~re~t be e~zt in aro~.~nd to the West School for better acoe~s to the building. Motion was made by Horning and secondad by S;~uthald that this mattar be referred to the b gineer~a office. Motion carried. Trea~surer'~ reports for the months of f}ctober and ~Tovc~mb~r were presented; Motion was made by Duff and ~~eonded by Eber~~ill~:r that these reports be approved. Motion carried. ~~sh report for the ~?onth of Q~~Gober way presented. Motion w~ made by B~slanwi.tch and seconded by Horning that phis report b~ approved. Motion carried. Treasur~rfs ~inar~cial report for the month of November was pre~sen~~d. Motion was made by Horning and seconded by fluff that th3.s report be approved. Motion carried. Utter ~a~ read from Motorola Communi~~,~ior~s regarding a different kind o~ t~ra way radio. Motion was made by ~euthold to rifer this matter to the Po13.ce committee, and letter way handed to Mr. Hc~rni.ri~ for study and clari~ic~taon. S~eaonded by Eber•~v311~r, motion carried.. Cl~,iaaa for the month of November were pr~s~nted ~ fo~.lows: Mt. Sts. T~1. & Tel. Co. 51.60 Marshall We11~ ~t4r~ l~.08 Thompson Yard inc. l~.l.ls Vol deer Firs D~partr~ent 220.00 Montana Power Co. 8lt.31 Montana Dakota Utilities ~6.1tl~ Water Department 1~~.~0 Water Depar~~en~ 8.(X3 ~,r~.~+.H~ G+.oml c~„ _ 1 f1~ _ ~h .Tnhn~st can ~ ra L»mbPr f o. fit. av era vaa.a.ea.w vvrv... vv - 6Jater Department 5.d0 Wa~cr I9~p~t~anent~ 7.~0 Yapuncich, Sander~fln 7.~0 Wat,~r Department ~6.~Q Tndustr3al Egt~ipmen~ ~~0.~0 Ga~o1~e Mares 3~.~3 Laurel Cooperata.v~ ~8.~d Laurel 5ervicente~ 7.Lt3.97 Laurel Cooperative 1 7.00 Marshall W~11~ Store x.33 Mt. Sts. del. & Tel. 8.~;~ Yellowstone Valley kleetr3.e 19.6 Rey~n?er Machine Co. 6.30 Johnstone 69.8 Herman Schessler 16.f30 Montana Dakota Utili~iss 11..83 Hearst Ma~azin~~ 3.98 ~arles M. (~~rdne~ l~3.$~ St. Paul Book & atationery 3.7~i Water Dep~xtmen~ 2.,~0 Herman Sche~sler 15.0 Tr~a~er D~.partment l~.~~ Mt. Sys. Tel. & 3'eZ. ?.50 Montana Dakota Utilities l~1.~ Dave's Mobil S~rvic~ Laurel Cooperative As~ociatic?n 9.19 Jamey Bari 3~.0~ ~homspon yac~clss In.c. 1..22 Montana Pawer `~o~r?pany ?7.93 Montana Pc~~ter CQrapany .90 Montana D~kot~ Utilities 1.~0 Northern Pacific Railway 1.Ot3 Big Ditch ~ompat~y .~0 Montana Power Company x.77 Frank ~n~.neth lt0.~0 Montana T3~lcota Uti7.ities 32.' 7 Montana Power Co. 3.79 Herman Sehe~sler 16.Q0 Marshall wells Store 6.5~ Vii. L. Polk & Co. 28. 0 Mt. Sty. Tel. & Tel. 23.90 Montana Dakota Utilities 11.8. Laurel S~rvieenter 3.17 aasol3.n~ Stores 62.3? Lundquist Gammercial. Rad. 31 .61 W. S. Darley & Co. 7.70 Fenton Agency 1].3.00 Charles TnTood 100.00 i, ~ ~ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel W. H. Gaston 100.44 Donald C. Lenhardt 26.00 Robert Sehm3.dt 2~.OQ T~Tater Depax~tznen~ ~.~0 StrQet D~partmen~ 12.00 Gasoline street ~tore~ 3~•1~~3 Laurel Ser~r3.~enter 18.~~ Marshall Wells More .ll~ Garbage ~`2 22.~~ Wat,~r Department 20.Q~ Strut Department 16.~~ Gasoline Stores 3b.~7 O.M.Wold Co. 8.~0 Mon-~ana Power Compsr~y ~ 37 .66 Montana Power Company 38~.1~ Mt. Sts. Tel. & Tel. 21.8 Montana Power Compar~r 1~09~t.9~ Montana ~a~lcflta Utilit~.es b~.l.lt L~.urel Cooperative ~.C'1(3 Marshall Wells Store 8.93 Valley Welders supply 2.l~~ Street 'Aepar'ttn~nt 80. 0 Stre~-~ Storey 10l~.02 Laurel Servieent~r .~0 De~'ranc~ G.~i.C. 6.1~ Q. M. Wold Compa~r~y 7.73 Tho~p~on Y~rd~ .7~ Midland Materials 19.72 Vin Watery & RogErs ls8.7~ W. M. Baker 11~.~0 Alex Vogel 3p.OQ Joe Niehol~~ ~~.32 Marshall Weslls Store 18.63 Northland Stes1 Co. ~0.6n Mars:nall W~llss Sore .76 Q. M. Wold 30.0 Great Northern Tool 3l~~.73 Consolidated Freighte~ays 7.01 Motion was made by Fr~ebur~ and a~cond~d by Eberswiller that these ~laima b~ alloyred. Mot3.on carried. Mr. ~odgerffi repox~t~d that. ~ tree owned by T. F. Mi1.~.i~an, Sr. ~ wa.~ n~er- ferring with the City s iri that n~,ighborhood. Mr. Milligan have verbal perm3.s~ion for the City to remove ~?~e tree. Motion was made by Ruff aril seconded by Horn y ghat the City Clerk writs a l~tte~ ~o Per. M3.].1.ig~n asking for has permission in meriting ao that. the City would be in the clear. Motion carried. Sub,jeet was brought up about the ten ~inu~e parls3.ng sins in front o~ the Liquor Sore and ~'].oyd Bean Motor. Rathbun reported th~.t ~om~ of the Signs mere a]x~;ady put up. Mr. Floyd Bean hid. complained to some of the Council that he did not feel he should pay a double license fey because he had. one business under two roofs. Motion was made by Ebersviller and seconded by L~u~hoZd th~.t NIr. Been be allowed to pay only the one license. Motion eas~rie~d with Mr. Rodgers voting '+~to", until he had checked info the matter mare fully. Ebers~.~ller inquired as to ~rhether or nod a permit was needed ~o move a house through town. He way wormed tha-~ application for perm3.t should be made, and a routs mapped out. Be~la~nwitch brought up the sub~eet of the Western Transit Company Billi~gs- I;aurel Bux Easa~nent chax~e. Motion was made by Ruff and seconded by Beslanwit~h that the City Clerk write this company a letter giv.rig them fift~~n days to ~nsWer or their es~,sement would be discontinued and the signs taken down far individual parki.n.~. Motion carried. ftiversidr~ Park Cabins was diseu~~~d. Motion eras made by Beslanwitch and seconded by ~bersv3.11~r that this matter b~ ~~arn~d over to the Park ~ommis~ior~er and the Park Co~nmj.ttee to report back ~o the City Council not later thin the nit regular m~etin~. Motion carried. House at the Sewage Disposal Flant was discussed. After mush diseus~ion, Mr. Rodgers suggested that nothing be done at this dime, but rather wait and see: what wi will be done at the Plant. Rathbun reported on figures bid for ~.0~000 pounds of aluminum sulphate. Rathbun reported on the price of the b0 s~ree~ sites that we intend to replace this year. He stated that he had rec~;ived a much lower bid this year. Motion carri~sd. Rathbun reported on prices o~ a Pipe-lwcater. He stated that on~* could be hack for x+250.(10 to ~280.E?0~ and asked permission to get one, Motion was made by Zauth.old. and seconded by Beslanwitch to allow the En~ine~r~s office to purchase this item. R.athbvn asked for ayellow-Tine-marking machine. This to cost in th.e neighborhood of ~91~.50. Motion way mad. by Ebersviller and seconded. by Rodgers that this instrument be purchased. Motion carr3~~. Garbage charge discussed at great length. Mr. gtod~ers reported that he was to have met with Nh~. DeL~eeuw from Billings who is still int~:re~ted in ~h~ Garba~~ contract. Mr. Rodgers stated that this meeting was to have been at 7:~~ o°elcrck, P.M., but ghat Mr. Deleeuw did not a,rri.ve. Ment3.on was also made that the Eaton Bothers are in~erest~d in a garbage contract if they e~ty dec3.des to contract the Garbage. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Mr. Bradley reported that the Librarian stated that certain people will nat return books which are borro~red from the Libt~:~a~y. Mr. Bradley suggested that the Police Department call at the Library once a month for a list of long QvEr-due books, and that the Police call at the homes for the return of the book. ClaiYris for Polio, over~~ne was discussed. It was brought to the Council attention that the c1a3.ms allowed la.~ year were for the one year only. Ho~~v~r, it was the opinion of the Council that the Policemen wire entitled to this avertime, and motion was made by Beslanwitch and seconded by Menello that the overtime at the r~.te of ~2.C~0 per hour for a ma~cimurn of 50 hours be allo~red. Motion ~arr~ed. Mayor Parker requested tY~e appointment of Frances P. Fisher to the office of ~G'~.ty Treasurer, with the apprr~val of the ~oune3.l, and the appointment to carry regular pay of City Treasurer, to fi13. the unexpired term of Mrs. Tlsie M. ~.'r~ml, who resigned. Motion was made: by Ebersvil.ler and seconded by Rodgers that this ~,ppoin~nent be approved No Deputy to be mppointed at this times and City Clerk authorized to hire part ~im~ office help. Motion carx ed. Mayor Parker reported on hip day with the Garbage Truck, and ~tat~d that he felt much be~tt~r service could b~ g3.ven i~ here were three men on the truck. It was suggested that s letter be written to the b~zsiness places which have bid caxdboard boxes, and ask that these b~: crushed or cut up to make it easier to pick up. ~.'her~ being no further business to come before the council at this t.imei motion was duly made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. ornthy P. , ity e Pa~~ed by -the Git~r Council and approved by the Mayor this 16~h day of Decembers 1958. ~ ~C 1~ ~~1_ ,:~-°d~ J. J. arker, Mayor AT2'ES~ s ,c,~,:-~ orothy P. uridy~ ty Viler .,..m r I I I I i i