HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.18.1956Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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The pity council of the Cit~T of Lau~~el, met inr~rular session in the Council
Chambers, and was called to ordor b~j 1`~iaT~o-r li~o~nson, a~ .:7;30 o+clock p.m. `I'uosday
September 18th, 1956.
Upon roll call the f'ollov~ing aldermen answered ~re7ent:
Ebersvillcr Horn.in~
r~ad~ers Le~athold
Freek~ury
'The F~ev~rand i1a1e opened the mee~~n~; VVltrl a prayer.
The rliriuces o' the me~tin.a_; of aeyotem?~~er 4th wire read. Tt was moved ry E~i~rsville
and seconded by Leut~7old the minutes 'he approved. l'he motion carried. '
'the ~iriutes of the >~~~ecial meet~i n~ of Sot~~ember 6th were road. I~t wag moved by
Ebers#~i.ll~r anc~~~:econded by Le~athold ~~ze m~n.uGes be approved. 'rhe m~tiori carried.
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1 :.~trictsb`;~°1 and~82,mthe~ Cler~nlor•~.~ena~dl~r ooh' lo~ou~~'onds in ~~pec ial Im~rov~rn~.t ^ ~ t- bl ication in the Laure 1 Outlook
and vvas instruct~~ tolopen and read all bids. 1'h~ follovvinn bid was received 1'rarn
t~~e Mat o~~dl "~c~iriLies Corporation of Soattle:
C ounc i 1 of the City of L our o 1
Laurel, 11ontana
C~en~lemp n,
For ~p53,000.U0 nar value of let,~ally issued Laurel, T~fontan~ Sr~ecial
Trnprovement District No. 81 bonds to b~ dared Octo~~er 1, 1~~~ and
ma turin~l January l., 1972 and bearzn~; inhere st at ceie ate of 6~ we will day your ~10U foz° each 1~0 par value thereof, plus accrued
interest to date o~ del iverv, plus a ~rernium of X60.00 cn k~he Uvhole
issue.
'~'~iis o~~'e-r is made in full corn1oliance l~iich the terms and c onditions
c ontainc~d in your official ~~ubl fished Notioe of Salo, ti~hicri b~= this
reference is ~~de a ~~art ti~ereof
rn~.s af~'er is made subject to receijrin~ ai, or prior.-:~to dolivery of
the ponds the ur~cuali~'ied a~~~rovin~ opinion of our munica.~a1 f inarice
attorneys with L e~;ard ~o le~alittT of i:he bonds end to your f'urnishiri~
u.s with d su~1°iciently compl~~e tran.scri~?,t of ~roc~~din~;s to satisfy
such atl;ornoys. '~Ve vaill ,gay the cost o~ the l~g~I opinion.
'~~"Je have delivered our cerLi~'ied c~ieck to the City clerk fi~3r 5,300.00
as required in thQ Ivctice cf' r-",~1.e. lids check is to Y:~e a~nli~d upon
the purchase ,rice off' C'rl~ t?ond~ if awarded to us, oth~rvvise it is ~o
be r ~ C urns d ~rom~ tly.
If this oL~er is accepted please pass on appropriate resolution awarding; the bonds ~o us and have ~rle proporly authorized City Off icials sign the
co~;~ uu~:~.i~ri i~ a~tac±~ed hereto and send it to our oi' ice.
Ras.~ect~'ully submitted,
NAI'I::`I~]AL 7.ECUFiI`I'1~a COI?i'OIi~'~`l'ION
Rntnrarr~ 'n!i` .Tnnca e Ira ei ~lan1-
And
council ofi' the amity of Lauri..
Laurel, 1'~r on Cana
~antlemen:
For ~~~.4,000.00 nor value of legally issued Laurel, Iv'lontana, SpeQial
:improvement district 1`~0. f32 bonds to be datod Oeto~>>er 1, ly5b and
marurin~ Jamaary 1, 1972 and bearing iriter~st a~~ the rate of 6~, we
will ~a~ you 100 for each y100 far value tk~.ereof, plus accrued
interest to date o~ delijrery, plus a ~rom~ium of X50.00 on the whole issue .
T~lis oi'~~'er is made in full compliance vvith the terms and conditions
containod in your official ~ublisl~ed Not ice of male, which b~~ th~.s
ref eronc e is made a dart thereof.
'rhi.s o~~er is made su'riec~ ~o rec~ivin~ at or prior -~o ~~livery of
the ?aonde the un~,uali~ied a~~rovin~ opinion of our r~iniaipal finance
at~toasneys vuith r~~;~rd to leality of L:h~ r~onas and to your furni~hin~
us vuith a sufficiently co~n~~le~te transcript of ~~roceedin~;s to satisfy
such a ~torneys. will pa r the co -;t of the laa1 opznion.
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Minutes of the ,City Council of Laurel
18 ~~ntember 19;6
'~~e have delivered our certi~'ied check ~o the City ~1ei~k i'or ~~.,400.00 as requ~.red in tYie Notice of male. L'llis chec~~ is to be-> a~pl~ed upon
the purchase ~~rlce o1° tho bonds ~.f awarded to us, ot~.erwise it ~.s to
be retuned promptly.
If' this offer is accepted p~.ease nays an a_~~ropriato re~oluti~ri ativard-
in~ the binds ro us ~c1 have th.e properly a~zt'r~orized City O:~f icl~:als sign the co~J r~~hich is a ~~aeriod ~.ereto anc~ ~~~turn it to our office.
a~.r s very t#~uly,
NA~I'TOT~~~L ~LCUHT'I'TES CORPOS~A'rION
~-Iowarcl ~V. Jones, ~res~.dent
A recess was declared tivhile the council ohecked the Y~ic~s. After recess was over,
it was moved by ~'re~~k~ury end seconded ~~y ~~~e.r~viller that the bids of the Na L-ional
Securities corporation ~?e acceptod, end ~h~~ there be a no~~ce in the gaper that- all
ov~ner~ can pair their assa ~~ments in cash, if .hey ~o desire, until Octok~er 1, 19,6,
after w~lich tine, ini~erest void be c~zar~od on i~11e a.~sessr~ent. I'he motion car°ried.
't'he Nlayor ex~lairied chc: m~:etin~ of r~riday ~;Qpterrl'aer:,li~th, in re~..ards tc~ the avvardi
of she Contra~.ts Go Ritz construction ~o., for war1~ in ''p~cial T:riproverlent Listriets
No. 81 and fl2. ~l::erman lieuthold spaced ~h~t he read talked vuil:h the pity l~ttornoy,
and ~'r~e ~i~sl A~~,orney had ruled chat vue could nod rev~rso tho awarding of (she contract
to ?Ii~z construction. lle also statzd ~~Yiat the decision had been made in t cod faith Ud~~hOL1t discrimi~~atzon a.t,;ainst any ba~dder, and in cl:~e suture, it way she intention
of tkze council t~~ „ive ~~.1 bic-lders the same just and lair consideration. Alderman
Ebersviller a fired Leutr~iold's decisicn. Whereupon 1`Jir. Merman ~uke~ stated what
Barry C}~Leary, Inc., vvas en~itled to a~ least ane l.~ic~., rind gnat he 3"elt unduly
discriminated axainst, in not having received it.
~.~so~u~zloN zvTo. X82
~~esolut~on No. X82, ~e ink a resolution transl'e r•rin£ cer vain funds of the City of
Laurel , ~~r~as ;;resented and read. It w~.s moved by ~Tornin~ and seconded by Lbersv~.ller
Chat Resolution ;•~T~. 9B2 ~o ~assec~ and a;~proved. Upon roll call. all aldermen
l~r~esen~ voted "ay~~e''~ and ~~~id ~tesolut?on was declared Massed and a proved.
A petition was presented cc ~i~e council requestinf,~ t'ne City vouncil to take tho
necessar°~,~ steps to discontinue and abandon a ~aortion os the S~re~t on 1~th Aven.u.e.
It was moved by E~orsviller and seconded by Rodgers that the City duly publish
notice, and that l~lr. cooper ~e billed for any eY~enses that rrli ht b~ ~neurred. the
mot ~ on carried.
A notice of a pu1~1 is hoarin~ of the ~''ederal Aid Hid hs~uay ~c t, uvas read. ~'k~e
C~rnrnore~al Club has a rzle~tin~ scheduled for "ep!:ember 19~h, ~t 7 p.m., in the Council
C~zarnber,~ for all interested parties ~n the highway program, in order ghat there
would be a uni~~ed front on i~he pr opos~.tion oi' k~epin~; the highway thr~u~h Laurel.
'rhP rlealth O~ficort s report ~Q~ ~u~ust was ~~r~lsented. Tt ~Nas movod b~ Leu~Chold
<~ri~ seoonded by ~Iorniri; the ~~e~ort 1~-e a.~~proved. 't'he motion car~ri~d.
A letter From Cop `'onstruction ~'ompnay, in wnic~l L-he~T guarantee to remove am9.
replace any of the cast s Cone sills :f urnished for i:;h~ Laurel 4"~ator "nor :s improvement
plant, which reads as i'ollows, was read:
COP COT1S`I'RUC i IOIV CO . c,~
~l~ ~c~~i:,sdl yvc~riue
~islir7~;,s, r~ontana
Sebtomber 13~ 195
City of Laurel'
Laurel, T~,lontan.a
C~en~lemen:
ti'Ve do horeb~~ ~ua-rantee to remove and replace any of tkae cast stono sills furnish-
ed i'or the Laurel `JUater ~yorks im~rov~m~~ is v~hich ~~:~ow defect for a j~eriod oi'
20 ~jears, s~~id defect to lie d~t~r~~ned b~T tYl~ ~ityT of Laurel. Defective sills
shall be ~ enlaced Vai - r.~iou t cost ~ ~ ~1~e ~ i z,y of Laui el within n~ days of re co ipt
of v~ritten notice 1_'rom the CittT ~~~~at a sill was unsatisfactory.
~inceroly,
C0~' CG`NS'I'RITC'i`10i~ CO.
J. P.,. Lyons
OT`I'0 ~UEHNEN. & CO . , `~onc re to ~roduc i;s
X40 tiV~l:nin~ton "ve.riue
~~1t Lake ~it~; 6, Utah
Minutes of the Ci Council of Laurel
18 September 1~5b
i September 10, 1856
C.O.P. Construction company
61.'7 Cenj~:c°al Avenue
lii:Lliri~;s, T:'.ontana
Gen~lem~n:
y~Ve do hereby guarantee that pie cast stone ~'urr~ished f'or
the UVatorworks Tmprover~ent at _~aLtrel, P~Zoni,,ana is a ~ii~;h quality
product. '~'liat it will f~it~~fully s~rva its intended use. That
it will not deteriorate b,:~t will withs tared Lho elements of na- ture, r~articularly ir~ezin~ and tna~ving, 'klat i. t v~~.ll slioW no
appreciable ,~i~ns of ware for a m nmm~.n ~~er~od of 20 years.
We do ~lerebz~ guarantee to replace i~hout cosh to owner
any ma to ria 1 tn~ C does no C ~ o~~~1y ~~Q :~::~h~ s standard.
Re spe c t~'ull~l s u'r~mzt ted,
O'I"I'0 F~UEHI~TER & C OIVZPANY
By Paul F~uehner
Secry & i"reas.
It was moved~b~ ~od~~rs and seconded bT~r Ebersv~:Ller Lho irt~ tier k~e referred to they
L"eater Corl~nitt~~, witn author~ttl to act, in ~acceptin~; or re joc~ing t~~e sills. `t'he
motion cal tied.
Maims _rom ~o;~ ~on~tructi~n, in the amount of p22,431.2~; ~ . tad. 3~acharach, f' or y~5, b70.~.~ az-ld Tarry 0 t Leary Ixne . , f'or work done in S. I.D . X80 in tkie amount
of ~7,b73.1~0 were ;resented. It was mav~d by Freeburv <~nd s eaondecl key nod~ex~s the
clams be mellow cd. the r1~t ion carried.
A l~t~Ler f'rorn the CAA in regards to Federal xid ~'ar Air_aorts was z°eaa. ALdorinan
Leuthold #~ave a report on tree pro.~~osed new loca~i on 1 c~ airport, vuhzch is Borth off'
town. on the hill. t1e stai,ed ~ria.~ it would be possible ~o have an 8,000 food runway that theie were no obstacles t;o interfere; hotivev~r, ~l~t there wire no facili~~es
at hand, and ~.-,:ne road is door. jle stated `~~:~_at the_re word 110 acres of land, and
that zt could be ok~tain~d f'or about <;~50 per acre. 'That ;he Host o~ tklerunway would be
offset '~y the fact that the land was level, acid would not need any further vu ark. pie
s tai,ed c11at the reason f'or a mee ~i n~, in v~ahich ~11~ Nidti or' s s i~;nature was needed on
an opCion, vvas in order t~liat i:hey W ould 'nave ,roof of the City s interest in the nev~~ Airport ~ro~osal.
At ~}.~e moet~n~ held Septer~~-:er 13th, D. T~;~~~~in~;ham was elected Chairman, bvi~h
I~ow~~~. Rathbun Sacretary. At tine meeting it vas recommended ghat all money be turned
over Lo tie CiC~ Trca~urer, and all claims ~o be paid bTr the City. T~.e minutes of the
last t~vuo mee-rin~s wire read, and approval o' he Council was requested on the
~om~:~i tee ~ s act:~ons i.o date.
1-.t was moved by Rod~;er5 and seconded by ~~~,crsviiler t:lat trl~ action off' the
Co:,~nittes b~ a~~roved, subject to tkle ~i~,~~~ having; a copy off' all records, with money
~o be turned over to 'the Treasurer. '1'Ze notion carried.
~r'_no council ruled ~~iat a now conf~ract be drawn up ti~vith Fitz, ta~inr~ t~ai~. a11a11cy a~proachos and ^ubstitu~in~ 5trai~ht curb and gutter.
Tdir_ P,anl~~r ;^ava a r~nnrt nn t;ha is<~~1- ~;1-nrsA c-i`llc. 1-{~ ct-at-ar~ f-'r~:ai- ;h- i~ I-.hn niiai-nm
` " h ~ 1 v » v ~ w v • v w~ v v ~ ~ . a u v ,a. v .a. w! w.~. v v~. ti~ v V at that any ~ornpany su~A~l_~r1n,~ si ~ ls, furnish an extra one, in or der that anyT one of the
sills ~nig~zt bo selected for ~es~in.~; oy' roquired specificatio~.s. also that a co~tin~;
of silicone ~ain~, and o~tainin~ a 20-,year ~?orld From Cor,~;~aliies involved, Vaould be
the best solution a~ t~1i~ limo.
It was ~:Zav~d b;T ~'euthold and. seconded bT,~ ~bersvi~ler tha'~ the Gi.ty Attorney v~:~ ite a 1~tt~-n c:~' e x~lanation to P~Zrs. C1Leary, on why the c or~tract had been a~~~aarded to ~~iw
Fitz Corictruction Com~~a~z~T, and iriior~rlin~; i~er that shy will recei.va ~~t~$ry consideration
for any bids in tl~ ~ut~u~H. The mot~.on cac~ried.
the Cit;~,7 En~;ine~r -requested in~ormat~on on cvnc would stand trie expenso of removal
of trees aloz~s~ the sidewalk .line. No definite decision vans made.
I'he Council ruled cl~iat all dirt- ~~er:~oved f_ corn the ;~~acin ; off' straight s idetivalks
would be removed by the ~ontrdc'~or, that tine City would rexno~7e s~nly that from
tivhero the Califm~nia-type s~.dew~lks were being ~~laced.
It was moved ~y ~iorninr and seconded by Leu~hold tr~a~ all drive-ways be left out o~ S.I.D.S #~31 and 82, and that it would bo up to i;he property owners tc~ have them
but in, wii~h o~~~ion to either ?ay directly to contractoz~ or to the City, or to put
them _ in themselves. `l'he motion ca_;~ried.
Minutes of the Ci Council of Laurel
18 September 1 56
~t was moved and seconded we do now adjourn. 'rhe mot ion c ai~ried.
C~ty~lork
kp~rovad this 2nd day of Octok~er, 1 56.
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