HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.04.1957Minutes of -the City Council of Laurel
. ' June 1957
'The City Council of the :pity of Laurel, Montana, met ~n regular se~si.on in the Council Chambers, and was called to order by Ma~ror T'arker,
at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, June 195? •
Upon Roll Qall, the following Alcbrmen answered pre~en~:
Leuthold Ruff Horning Monello Beslanwitch Ebersviller Rodgers
The minutes of the previous meeting were read. .After mak~.ng a
minor correction, it was moved by Leuthold and seconded by Ebersviller that
these minutes be approved as corrected.
Mr. ~bersvi.ller reported. that the CQmm3.ttee appointed to investigate
the situation in regard to the li.guor li.Qenses pa3.d by the bar ovun~rs, had
met on May 31, 1 57. The Commit~e~: recommended that the grocery ~tor~s which
sell beer, have their beer liQenses raised from the X125.00 which they now pay
to X200.00, which the bar owners pay. The aommi~tee recommended that the
X35.00 soft drink license ~hiah only two establishments pay, be discontinued if' the others are not to be charged. The Committee recommended that the prim
of the beer and liquor licenses remain the same for th~.s year, and after w~
find out how the raise on liquor on Julg 1, 1957, i.s going to af'f'ect the p~xc~
of the li.Qenses, the Qornmittee vuill reconsider this matter of lowering the
priQe of the City 13.eenses.
The City is allowed to impose any license fee on beer and 13.quor
provided that the cost is not more than that charged by the State. Mr.
Bradley was ir~strueted to prepare an ordinance to r€~ise -the cost off' the
liQense fee for ~Ghe Groe~ry stores from 125.00 'Go -200.00, to take ~ffeot
in July of 1858. It was moved b~ Ruff and seconded by Leuthold that the
report of the committee be accepted. Motion Qarried.
~pplioation was read from the Palace Bar, asking for a renewal of
his beer and liquor liQense. It was rno~red by ~bersviller and seconded by
Horning that this application b~ approved. Motion carried.
Mr. Horning masked for permission to leave the Sate on or about the
8th of June . It wag moved by Rodgers and seconded by Ruff that phis per- mission be granted. Motion carried.
A petition s~~;ned by several property ovuner~, reading ~s follows,
vacs read;
PETITION
TO "rH~ HONORA.BT,E M~.YOR ,Al~D M~M~3ERS OF THE CITY COUNGTL OF THE CITY OF LAUREL,
MONTAI~T,A
GENTLEMEN
die, the undersigned, be3.ng duly qualified electors, tax payers, and
residents of the City of ~aur~el, Montana, do hereby respea~fully pet~.tion and
request that the City Council of the City of laurel take some immediate
positive cation ~n conneQtion with the requiring of the properly owners who
own the lots on Colorado Avenue, 'more specifically the 800 and 900 blocks, on , n , ~ w._.__"_ r_____l AR.... 1.. nl wnr •~r ~~n n~ lA~'d
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'ghat, therefore, we the undersigned petitioners have off~.xed our
names to phis Pet~.tion in order that uue -might get this City problem brouth~G ~o the attention of the City Council, and eve ask that their complete effort
and cooperation be given to this end.
~A ~.DDRE S S
Dale Dyer R16 Penn Avenue Larry ,Yeager 1300 Penn .Avenue
l~. M. Olson 804 Penn Avenue
M. E. Baker 810 Penn Avenue
Donald Albert 81~ Penn Avenue
Fred Herink 90 Penn ~.ven~ze ~1. E . Lamb 912 Penn l~iv enue
George Schre3.ner 318 Maryland Lan•
after discussion, it u~as moved by Ruff ~.nd seconded by Beslan.witah
that each of the ,Aldermen inspect hig own. vuard for vaoant property', and fend
out the names of the owners. The Clerk is them to write a letter to each of
these persons, sating that the lots must be cleaned up by a spec 3.f ied date, or that the City would clean the lots up and a bill be sent for the ahar~es.
Motion Carried.
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Mr. Hoff min appeared before the Council to state that the City Engineer had refused him a permit to build a car port. He asked
the permission of the City Council to build this ear port. After much
discussion, it was moved by Beslanwitch and seQOnded by Leuthold that
this building permit be granted. 142otion carried.
In the sar:~e connection, ~.t was moved by Beslanwitch and
seconded by Menello that vuhen the new zoning ordnance goes in~Go effect, that no exceptions be made, except as regards existing property. No ex-
ceptions to be made on new construction. Motion carried.
Mr. Parker reported that he had not yep heard from the Board of
County commissioners, and a letter was read that had been written by Mr.
Parker, asking for this meeting.
The Report of the police Judge was presented. It was moved by
Horning and seconded by Menello that this report be approved. Motion
Carried.
The Police Reports far the month of l~~ay ware presented. Mot3.on was made and seconded that these reports be approved. In phis connection,
~.t was brought to the attention of the City Council tha~G the monthly re-
ports of all the police officers were signed by Police Chief C.M.Wood. It
was moved by Ruff' and Seconded by Eeslanwitoh that all Poliae Officers make
out and sign their own monthly reports. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION N0. 999
RESOLUTION N0. X99, Being a resolution transferring certain funds of
the City of Laurel from the 'v'Vater Deposit Fund to tho Water Department,
vuas read. Upon taking roll call vote, All Aldermen present voted trAyeT~.
1Vlotion Carried.
RESOLUTION N0. l fl
TJ NO . 1000, being a resolution transferring a ertai.n f'~.c1~----e~~
the City of Laure r al ~~und to the F1Q,~.~..-.-~-e~~t;°~~F~und, was
read. Mot~.on was made and, second,~.~-~ ~ t.,~on be approved.
Upon taking ~Ro~~,~,.~.~ --~°~~'e~' 11. Aldermen present voted~Aye , - t~~.de~-°"~`~00 was deal~red Passed and Approved.
RESOLUTION No. 10~
RESOLUTION N0. 1001, Beim a resolution transferring certain funds
of the City of Laurel from the General Fund to the Pal ice Fund and from the General. Fund to the Flood Control Fund was read. Motion was made and
seconded that this resolution be approved. Upon taking ro11 Qall vote,
all Aldermen present ansvuered 'tAye", and Resolution No. 1001 was declared
passed and approved.
The following; claims for the month o~ May wera presented:
Barry O'Leary, Inc., 3,.87.05 Hitz Construction Co.~ 15,033.9
Payroll Fund 5,059.95 Harold `I'hrom 359.9
Emil Untersehe r 25. QO Charles 'Mood 275. 27
Charles Wood 2g.~0 ~1. H. Gaston 240..7
W. H. Gaston 15.00 Robert Schmidt 278.4
Robert Schmidt 15.OQ D.C.Lenhardt 266. D. C. Lenhardt 15.00 Sam Ehrlich 285.31
phillin~.`r,hrainar 7~h_1~ T~AT1Y'V ~'G}.1T11~C3t`, ~~~~28
Clayton Gaustadv~ 265.07 James Bare 255.86
Yellowstone Bank 206.70 Mate Bd. Equalisation 11.6~,~.
Social Security Tax 36.27 Pub. Emp. Ret. Sys. 16 .11.x.
Montana I'~unicipal League 11.16 Montana Municipal League 5~•9
J. J. Parker, et al 261.8 Dorothy P. F3undy 67.4
Tillie Hohendorf 2.1~} Lowell Rathbun 7.00
R.H.St~rr~tt 3.54 R.H.~terr~tt 18. Q0 Thomas L. Bradley 50.00 Thomas L. Bradley 119.58
Laurel Fire Department 93.00 Joe Larson, Treasurer 25.Q0
Gaylord Easton 15.00 H.~cR.Qxy~en Supply 25.1
Smiths Super Service 1.95 Selby Re-Print 6.
City Water Department 150.00 Pars . George Behm 36. 0
Social ~eaurity Tax 35.27 Montana l~7un3.aipal League 17.90 Yellowstone Bank, Withhold 51.00 State Board of Equalization 2. g6
Water Department 1.70 Water Department 23.L}.0
ilk diver concrete Prod. ~b.72 Hageman Elevator 5.00
Selby Reprint 7. .07 Trott Printing Company 1~.~0
Eaton Metal Products Co. 2.72 Valley ~Nlelders Supply 2~i.40
Laurel Outlook 3..70 Pub. Emp. Ret. System 76.OJ~
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Montana-Dakota Utilit~.es 137.1j.0 Mt. Sts. Tel & Tel.: 81.1.}.3 Montana Power Company 1,57 .89 0. M. Wold Company 77.13
Petty Cash 7.18 Bundyt s Plumbing & Htg. 76.2
Fenton ~genay 33.0 Laurel Trad~.n~ Company 8.70
D~France G.M.C. 50 Mrs. Carole Behm 18.Ja.0 2
Wm. H. Reinhart, 21.~~. Dr. E. C. Hall 1:x.8.87
Laird Radio Zlectri.a 1~.8.21~.. J~.mt s Conooo Service 7.~5 Colburn Supply Gomp~ny x}.,05 Main Street Standard 4.75
Chs~rles Wood 1..85 Bean Motor Company 61.5
Kruk Brothers 7 39.50 0. M. ~to~.d Company 121.. 0
Water Department 2~ 0 J. & W. BlaQksrr~~.th ~.~..50
Farmers Union Central 8~.~} Industrial Equipment ~}Q0.00
Laurel Servicenter 13.5 Tndustr3.a1 Equipment 11.58 Laurel Heating 8c Cooling 3.75 Yell.ow~tone Valley Eleotria 9.79
Crane Company 1~.~~ Tillie Kohendorf 85.71
Renetta Rathbun 82.69 Shipton Supply Compan~t 8.72
Laurel Outlook 67.60 Vall~;y Welders Supply 3,x.81
Sm~.th~s Super ServiQe 7.97 Gamblet~ Store 11.5
Western Office Equip. 65.00 P. M. Wold Company .7?
Vin ~1'atera & Rogers, Ino., 47.25 Cane Company 1 .77 Curley-Naylor ~leQtrifl 211.fl0 Curled-Naylor EleQtric 10.5
Laird Rad3.o Eleatr3.a 10.!}~ M~Graw-Hill Publishing Co. 5.0~
Marshall-b'Vell~ Sore 2~. .~9 DeFrance G.M.C. 22.05
Hines Motor Supply 16. 0 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., 11.50
Laird Radio-Electric 3!}.~2 Western 4ffiQe Equipmen~G 3~..8
Ryniker Steel Products 23.05 Manuel Campos 19.3} Water Department 323.92 Water Department 1::x.0.00
City Engineer, Blgs. 32.00 Water Department 138.66
_ Peter D. Thomson i5. ~0 Frank Er~ineth 2.~.~
J~.m Emine ~h 18.00 Don Em i.ne th 1.20
Bearings Supply 16.13 V~lesterra Sportsrn~an~ s Supply 182.06
Frank Miller 5.0~ Calborn Sehool ~upp19 30.81 Big Ditch Co.., ,50 Marshall-Welly afore 3 .12
Water Department 306.38 Lyle E. Jones 3~•
Dorothy P. Bundq 10.Q0 Elsie Treml 10.00
Water D~partmsnt 69.'27 Theodore Bieber 11.00
Johnston Lumber Company 15 :33 Tillie Fiohendorf 4.28
Street Department ~.00 Billings Pipe & Suppl,q' 103.69 Elsie Treml 31.2 Dorothy P. Bundy X0,00
Lorne 11 Rathbun 75.00 T x.11 ie Hobe ndorf 21.1}3
Mont~n~-Dakota Utilities 29.05 Water Department .66.73
Water Department 207.15 Water Department 31.20
Montana Povuer Company 95.4 1~Tater Department 1?..~..53
Water Departrnen~ ~}8.7~ Mrs. Joseph G~hre~Gt 9.95
Yellowstone Bank, V~Ti~hhold 20:6 P,~.R.S, 20.06 State Board of Equal~.zation .54 social Security Tax 7.6
Vroman~~ 1.~~ l~atiZda Brohaugh 34.60
Laire Radio & Electric 10.7 Frances Fenton ~-3~•~8
Mrs. George Behrn 1 .00 Frances ~~enton 2.18
Ira D. Butler ~}.38 Fenton A.genoy 537•Z9
N.P.Railway Company 5.00 Standard Oil Company 127.x# Petty Cash 8.2~ DeFrane~ G.M,C, '•5~
Yellowstone Valley Elea -3,00 Petty Cash 87•
Petty Cash 58.00 General Fund 900.J}5
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It vas moved by Ruff, and seconded by ~ber~viller that these bills
be allowed. Motion Carried.
Petition forms were presented regarding the General Storm Sewer.
~t~vo~ Parker reported that he had appointed Mr. ~enallo and Mr. Beslanwitah_
toJrepresent the City, and to serve with members of ~i~io Groups. Copies or
this pet~ti.on were handed cut for aist~ibut3.on.
Nir. Parker reported that the Library Board would l~.ke to have a floor
polisher to proteot their new floor. 3t vuas moved by Ebersviller and seconded
by ~todgers that this mater be referred to the Purchasing Committee.
Mr. Rathbun reported that there vuas need ~o~ some kind of air-
aonditioning for the off ice upstairs, the council room and the f~r~ department
room. He reported on the post of an adequate unit, and quoted approximate
cost as estimated by Bundy~s Plumbi.n~; & Heating. Mr. Bundy to take the
inadequate oooler in on grade. It was moved by Beslanuvi~oh aid s~eonded b~
Rodgers that Mr. Rathbun be authorized to purchase this un3.t vuith the approval of the Committee . It~iot ion Carried.
Mr. Rathbun reported on hip findings as to the charges to be made
for' survey work. He r~eomrnended a ~b.fl~ minimum for survey ~rork for s~.dewalk
and curb and butter, or both. This charge is based on 200' at the rate of .~J3~ per foot. Any additional footage to be charged at the- rake oP .03~L per
foot. ~~~Zx~~~3~~$ For a lot l~.ne survey, charge should be X6.00 rnin3.mum, up
to two lots, and X1.00 per lot in ~.ddition. Motion was made by Ebersviller
and seconded by Beslanvui.teh that 1~~. Rathbun prepare an OrdinariQe to that
effect. Motion Qarried.
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Mr. ~bersviller reported ghat the F~.re Departrnen~ hid puroh~.sed new hose, and had six lengths of used dire hose ghat they would like ~o
yell, at 85sC per foot. Mr. ~bersville r stated that posy ibly the Disposal
Plant could use three leng~Ghs, and the other three ler~~ths could be used
by the swimming Pool. fir. Bare is to be eantacted to see whether or not
he elan use this hose.
Mr. Ebersviller reported that the Police Department would like to
have some new signs. Some to be put outside the City ~i~riits. Spend Lim~.t
s~.gns stating 25 miles per hour, Striatl~r Enforced. The Sign on the South
Side should be moved, as the new Safeway Store interferes. also some two-
hour p€~rk~.ng signs, some stop sign, end some No-U-Turn signs. The signs
for the Streets was discussed. Mr. Rodgers stated that when the City w~.~
f~nano3.ally able to bup n~~ signs, that we should have them. He stated tha~G he would be vuilling to unds~write the pr~.ee of anew street sign on the
corner on which he lives. I~G vas also suggested by Rodgers that men could
probably be found w~~hin .the City~s Emplo~e~s who Qould paint and ole~r~ up
some of the existing signs, and oou?;d probably build some of the signs we
need at much less expense ~Ghan buying thsm new. It was moved by Ruff and
seconded by Rodgers that this matter be turned over to the Police ~ommitte~ with authority to cot. A member of the Police Committae is also on the
Finance Committee.
~Ir. Ebersviller reported on a situation of ill-feeling betvueen some
of the men beQause of the fact that Mr. l~Zetzger is not getting the same pair
- as Mr. ~i'atson, for doing the sarrie vuork. A~'ter disaus~ion, i~ was mov~rd by
Ebersviiler and Seconded by BeslanwitQh that Metzger be raised ~o ~2.0~ per hour instead of ~1.~0 per hour that he now receives, to adjust his rate of
pay as maintenance man up to the- same level as that o~ l~r. tlVatson. This raise
to be e~feat~.ve as of June 1, 1957. There being dissenting votes, Roll was
oall~d and the Aldermen voted as folZovus:
Ruff - "No~~ - - - Ebersviller - ~tYe~'" - - -Rodgers - MYes~' Leu~hold - 'tNor{ _ _ _ Horning -'"Yes" - - - Beslan~uitah - ~Yes~t
Nlenello - rrNon
`the vote taken being Four ",~yesfi' end three ifNaye~~t, MotiLon
Carried.
It was moved bg Ruff and Seconded by Besl~znw~.toh that Mr. Peter D. Thomson be given X15.00 per month for ~ gasoline allo~ranae, in aonnec~ion
v~ith the work that he is doing as Park Commissioner and Cemetery Board
Chair~rn~n, - 10.00 to be paid out of Park, and X5.00 to be paid out of
Cemetery. Motion Carried.
'here being no further bus~~.ness; it was moved and seconded that the meeti.n~ be ad journed. Motion Carried.
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Passed and ~.pprov~d phis 18th day of June, 1957•
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