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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 09.17.1957Minutes of the City Council of Laurel September 17~ 197 A regular meeting of the Cit~r ~c~cii of the Citg of Laurel, Montana, was held i~ the ~iuacil Ch~ber~, on Tuesdays September 17~ 1957, ~ ~a~ called tc oreder by Mayor J. J. Parker at ?:30 o~eloak, P.M. Upon roll ca11~ the follc?Hing Ald.~rmen answered present; Ira D. Rodgers E. Leuthold E. I~. ~'b~rsv~.l.ler Roy Horning ~+ialter Menella John B~slanwitch Jake fluff The Mirnztas o~ the previous ~aeeting w~r~ read.. It was moe+ed by Ruff aid seconded by Monello ihat the minutes be approved. Motion.~arri~d. ~hrce boys, Gary Michaei~ Jim Lutz, ~cl. Gary Groshelle~ appeared at the f~tsnc3.1 Meting to abser~. RESa~v~~ox ~o. io19 i~solution No. 1019 being s resol~t3.on transferring certain fla~ids from the Genera]. lid to the Police F'and was read. Upon roll call v+~~~~ all aldermen present aa~swer~d ~Aye~~ and Et~salution No. 1419 d~~~'~d passed and approved. RESOLUTION ~0. 102Cf R.~solution lac. 10^(:?, being a resolution tra~sf~rring aerta3.~ fuad~, namely Four Tho~.sa,~d Dollars (~lt~000.~0) from the Serer Users d to the ~e~g~ disposal Plant Fund way pre~~~ted. Upon rm].l gall ~rot~, ~T.]. Aldermen present voted ttAy~~ and Resolv.~ion No. 1 20 was declared p~ss~d and appra~e+ed. Wader ~.~g3.strer~a report for the s~onth of August was presented. It xas moved by Beslanwitch and s~co~ded bg Horning that this report be accepted. T~atio~ C~rri~d. The people mho li~v~e on Trace Lane ire intending to put in Hydrants, aid aa~e going to ask for sr~e sort of an a~reemen~ sc that they can get Fire protection. Iie wss s~ge'~ted that after the hydrants are installed, ~~e City ~it~or~ey and the Fire Depart- went be contacted for an agreement. ~h~ ps~ent of the Sp~dal I~prov~ent ~iistrict~s eras discussed. It way ~ov~ed by Ruff aid ~~cvr~ded bye Monello that the City Clerk be i.n~truc~ed to write to the persons who have received statements of ~derp~rna~nt ~d ~xpls3.n the situa~3,cn ~c th~a. l~r. Br~dl~y to assist. Md4ion Carr3.ed, I~'r. M~anella ~~ated that h~ had had complaiat from Mr. ~i~ O'L~aar~ r~gardin~ the eMarge that was made of ~75•~ p@r lot for his water mains when he heel. beep gaoted a eharg~ of $?:~.Ud per lot. Mr. Br~dl eye aad some of thy: other m~be~s of tie City Cou~eil stated that this matter had been gone over with l~r. D~T~ary'~aome time agA~ and hey had been informed at that time that no reduction could be made. A lettcsr was read from Mr. Alen Belvn regarding the sixteen lots that the City hsa for sale. Mr. PRen~11o also ha,d an i ixy r~garctisag these lots and stated th at he xoia].d like to have a prime quoted. It ~a~s suggested that Mr. Me~e].lo get a bid from this paurty and then the Co~aeil cou7.d ccampar~ the tiro bids. MQtio~? was made bar Riff and seccjnded by Horning that this ~at~~r b~ referred to the City En~3a~~ri The City Attorney, The Mayor ar~.d the Finance ~,mQaitt~e~ ar3..th authority ~o act. Motion Carried. , L- T''--i.~. 1,.. D...,.1 •~.eL, ~1~~+ +hm f!ii!v I'!1m~+1r 1!fe ITi wilag ~10V~Q i7y FLU~ll ~I1Gl tfCti(7 3U6t1 1.7~ y6siDi6faiwl~art's vsae~`i vase vav~ ,..+.w~.~ iristrueted to wr3.te a letter to Mrs. Victor P~~urson, aski.r~g that she comp in snd ~ettl~ up der ~.eco ~ Faith the City i ?edi~,tely, regareling the pest dui rent on ~i~rers3.d~ Park. Thy Garbage Situation was diseu~sed. ~t was s~.ggested that the Garbage Caen make a list o~ thaw p~rsens ~wY~o do not have the re~u7.atio~ Q~arbage can~c so that they can be prosecuted if necessary. It was also suggested that the 9].der~n~n i~ each ward make a check. Several eompl~i.~ts on the ~a~;sit~atiQn were reviewed. Aqr. Rodgers recommended that the era~ir~eear~s office gie~ anyp and all assistance ~fl the City Treasurer, with the idea of getting the taxes listed eorrec~ly~ aid th~.li~~ made on t3~ne. It Brae also ~ngg~sted that the work be checked for the possibility of errors. Mr. Parr reported t~iat he had had sc~~ eorrespo~denc~ r~g~rding a United Na~iox~s.Day~ to be set aside as October 2t~a 195?. He $tatsd that h~ had appointed Mr. A. B. Packard a~ cha3.xman of that c~nitte~, to rec:~3ve all corr~ffipondenc~ and lit- ~ratur~ on thi$ subject. Also this possibilitg that he would ham Melp f'ro~n the Lavr~l 9chievenner~t Ca~runi~tee. The pass~b313.ty of buu~ii.ng er r~anti~g sc~e~ nesw equipanent for fixing the streets tempcParily ~t31 a permaxient fob could be done Was discussed. Mr. Parker appo3.nted ~~i~ -Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Stre~st aid Alley committee, and the Fin~a~e ±Comanittee ~o inveatig~.te how this co~.ld dons ~s go4d and cheaply a~ possible. ~t xas reccuamead~d by the Engin~er~s office that Qayton Qaustad be given his ~tiae~ of a la4q~-aft'. Mr. Throm stated that NIr. ~u~tad had already been int'or~~d ghat this way ec~ni ng. It ryas them suggested ghat a ~a~ is ra~~d~d for the build3.~g pr4~~ct at the Cemetery, ~nnd that Mr. Caustad cc~~ald be h3~ed fcr this work. It eras mov+~d by Eb~rsvil].er aid secor~d~d b~ Ruff th~~ N1r. t~~ustad b~ give Y~i.ss notice, and then work at the Cemetery a,~t lang as he was needed. ~otia~ ~arri~d. Mr. Parker reported that the First Baptist Ch~ah had asked fvr per~ai.asion to erect a sign. Tt way ~ov~ed by Sb~rsviller axed seconded by Ruff that the Mayor aid ~ngi.~eer xork cut this sittzat3.on~ with authority to ~.ct. Motion harried. Mr. ~bersviller stated that he ~ra?s~ nsk~ed ~rh+~ther or not we haa~d $ Curfew or- dixi~n.cse~ and ~ask~d wh~th~r or not it could be enforced. N1r. Bradley stated that in only one. City lead a curfew ordi~aar~c~ been ~nforeeabl~. There being no f~x'ther bnsiness~ ma~io~ w~.s ~ad~ aid ~seonded that the meet- i.rig be ad~o~*n~d. Motion Car~iead. Dorothy 1'. ,City e~k Pasased ~d Appro~+ed this First day of Detober, 1957. ~~~1~,X:~.~,- is J. J,r' ~k ker, Mayor t ATTESTS i i ~ ~ ~ ---T-- I I i i j I I j i j I ~I i