HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10.16.1956Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
16 October X956
The City Council Q~' the City of Laurel, met in pegular session in the
Council Chambers, ar~d w~.s aaliea to order bar Alderman Freeburg, at 7,3~ p.rn. Tuesdr~.~, ootober 1b, 1956,
Upon roll Qall the following alder~.en r~nswe~ed present:
Ebersviller Leuthold
Freeburg Horning
. P~.rk~r Williams
The Reverend Allen capened the meting with a prayer, and two verses from
the book o~ P s a12ns .
The mi~.utes of the previous an~etirig were read. It uvas moved by P~.rke~
and s~oonded by ~ill~.ams the- minutes be approv~;d. The Motion. Carried.
Bob Freund appeared before the Council in ~eg~rd to whither or not
some~hir~g ~uas going to be done to the alley between Th~.rd and Fourth ,~.v~nu~,
and eighth end Ninth Streets. Bar'. Freund ~a~rs that ~h~ alley is t~~ feet
higher than their grope rt~r.
After sQrt~e c~isaussion, during which tirr~e the Cor~rn~.t~ee appointed to inspect this alley, and -the ~i~y En~~.neer reported to the Coun~i.l, motion was
made by Le~.thold and seaond~d b~ Ebersville~, to give the ~it~ ~ngin~er
authority to go ~.he~d and Qut the alley down ~o grade. Also to haul in
gavel to be put in the alley, and the property o~ner~ to pay for the graval.
Motion Qarried.
Claims fog partial pa~ymen~s were presented bq Barry ~1Lear~ in the
amount •of X8,702.10, and Hitt Gonstruc~ion in the a~n.our~t of ~7,2~5.77. Tt
was moved bar Parker and seconded by i illiams that these claims be approq~d.
Motion Qarr3.ee1.
Letter from Clerk of School District No. 7 was reed as follow ;
LAUREL„ PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School Distriot No. 7
La~.r~l, Montana.
oa ~.o, 1956.
off ~.a~ of the aLerk.
Miss Ti113.e Hohendorff
City ~1erk
Laurel, :~Zontana.
Dear T~w7adam;
In as much as the school has : coopera~;ed u~i~h the
ci uy in relighting the a~hletiQ perk, the tr~zstees feel
there should not be charged an inspection fee for any
of the work.
- Very Truly Yours,
~Ir9. Roxene Harman, Clerk
Counailma~ Freeburg sated that the School was nat charged an ~.nspection
fee on some of the wing, but that this par~i~ular inspection fee was charged
for ~riring done on the office and the ticked booth. A~'~e~ some d~c~us~ion, i~
was movea ny ,t~eu.tnola, ana sedonaea ag uux~.~lXams ~t3.a~ tr~.e c~.~y tler.~ snou~.a
write the Clerk of School D~.~tr~.at No. 7 a letter, explaining that the Council
felt that ~h~.s was ~ leg3.~imate fee, and should be paid. Motion aarr~.e< .
Lettor from the stag of Montana, Stag Board of Health was read, s.s
follc~~s:
3T.ATE OF MONTANA
G.D.C~.rlyle Thompson, M.T1. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Executive oP~~.cer 8c Searetar~ Helen, 1Vlontana.
October 9, 1956
Att:: Honorable Mayor ar~d City Council
Dear Sir:
Enolased her~vu~.th ~.s a preliminary outline of information rel~~3,ng to the Federal dater Po11u~Gion Control pct, dated
august 1~., 1956, with a suppleffi~nt rela~~.v~ to grants for Qon-
struat~.on of sevuag~ treatment works, dated September 13, 1956,
for use in providing your community w~.th prel3.minary~ ~.r~Pormat~on
a ona erring e ors truQ ti on grans for sewage treatment works. The
rn.aterial in this brochure stzppl3.es the information that will be required to make application for grants in aid under this ~.et.
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. Ths ap~lioation fors have been delayed. It is ~.ndiQated that
they will be ~vail.able within the near future. However, no
def finite dale hag been set for fi~.eir distribution. When ~he~e
forms beaom~ ~.va~lable, they will. be distr~.buted bar this off3.oe.
Yours v~r~ truly,
CWBtgp Gla~.borne W. Br3.nch, Director
Enalo~~res D~.v. of En~rironm~n~~l ~ani~a~ion
Motion made by Parkes and seconded by Williams that ~h~.s letter plus
the enclosures be pl~eed Qn ~~.le . Nation ~arri~d.
Letter eras read from Pennsylvania Salt l~anufa~turin~ Comp~y, as
Pollo~s
PENNSYLV,~iN~A S1~LT M.~.lUU.~',ACTURING COMPANY
o~ 1Na~h~ngton
ManuP~oturin~ Chemists Taaor~a, ~1'ash ington
oa~ob~r~ 1, 19,6
City of Laurel
Laurel, Montana.
Gentlemen t
We have ~oli~ited your chorine b~zsiness in the p~s~ on the presumpt~.on
that you v~ould d~~~.re to pa~~or~~.z~ another i~ashin~ton m~.~u~aaturer. Our
manuPa~turing plant way put info mparation a~ TaQOina, " Ta~h~ng~or~ dur~.r~g
the dear 1929, and si~Qe that time, we have enjoyed supply3.ng ohlo~ine
to other oi~~.es in the Northwest.
pur services include*.
1.) Furnishing free of charge a clamp and adaptor to ~'acili~ate
c4nneating the chlorine Qylinder. A de~crip~ive bulletin is
attached.
Pre-payment oP fr~a~.ght mharges, with these Qharges being added to ~th~ fao~ oP our invo~.ae after having been checked for
~ccurac~r b~ o~zr ~ra.~fie Department.
3.) Supplying our oustome~s with stamped, self-addressed order
postcards, one of ~thi~h is 3.nolud~d herewith.
S~(~ are submitting for your pe~u~al our eontraQt covering your ohlori.r~• re-
qu~.rements, and i~ ~.t xr~ its ~i~h your ~appro~ral, we vuould appreQia~Ge your
signing both Qopies and ret~.irning them to u~ a~ Taaorn~ where the original
wi11 be ~ornpleted ar~d returned to you for dour files.
We hope that you will dec~.de in f'~vo~ o~ Penn Salt and that we rr~a~ look
fdr~aa~d to ~i.ving yaur orders our prompt attention.
Very truly goers,
PEI~NSYLV.A,NIA SALT M,AlstUFACTURING CO~VIPA.NY
A~~~~~o OF WASHINGTON
Enc. R.C.Sohae~fe~ dales Represent~.~ive
It moved by Parkes end seconded by W~.11~.a~n~ that th3.~ litter plus the encl4surea be placed on fi.l~. Motion a~rried.
4RDIN.~NGE N0. 5~7
Ord~na~ae No. 5Q7, being an ordinance di~QOr~tinuing, abandon3.ng and vacating
a portion o~ a eerta~.n highway and street in the c~.ty of Laurel, Montana,
described as follows:
B~ginn~rag at a point which is the northwest ~c~rner of Block
Three (3) cif' tha original to~nsi~e of East Laurel, thenQ~
running sough lg° 26~ east a d3.stanoe cif 1~0+ along the west
line of sa~.d Block Three (3) to the southwest Qorner o~ Lot
eleven (11}, thencm running south 74 3J.~:~ w~s~ di~~anc~ of
5~•9~' Peed and beirsg an extension cif the so~.th line oP Lo~G eleven {11) tk~enae running north. a distance of 159.~b feed to ~Ghe
po3.nt Q~ beginning, containing 39 9 sq~~re feet of ~rea.~~
It ro~as moved bar Horning and seQOnd~d by Le~athold ~ha~ Ordinance ~1m.
507 be passed and approved. Upon roll call, a1.1 Aldermen present voted
"Ayes' end said Ordinance was declaimed passed and approved.
C~.ty Attorney, Torn Bradley brought up the ~ub~eet off' the proper~Gy on
which the 01d City Jail ~~d to be. Mr. Clay G~een3.ng ~.s nvw using thy.
prop~rt~ for perking lot. Mr. Greening a~ ore 'Girne offered ~2,~00.00
provided the C3.~g would vaQ~.te the property, and ~iv~ h~.m Q1.ear title.
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112r. Br~dle~ prepared a l~t~~r, and asked ~h~t the City Enginear be liven
authoring to send same to Mr. Greening. Leiter of~erred for approval as
follm~~
October 1~~6
Mr. C1~.y Greening
3~5 W. Ma~.r~ Street
Laurel, Montana .
Dear Mr. Green~.ng:
~.s ~rou no doubt reQall, several months ~~o th.ere ~uas a ps~~lir~inar~r
da.scus~ion between the City and yourself in r~~ard to the pity yelling
you those prez~3.ses ps~eviously c~eQ~zpi~d by the C3~y ~ai1, being a portion
of Fourth Avenues lying UVest oP and direa~lp ~d jaoen~ Lot 10, Block 3, of
the or~.gix~al Towns. to of E~.s t Laurel .
As far the City is aon~erned, the matter ~ Mill i~ ~h~ d~.~-
oussioz~ stage and until such t3. me as the trans~.~t~.on is ~.ctually ~ornplet~d,
~Ghe property belongs to the City. At the present t~.me i~ appears that you
are using the prapert~. Hovuever, it mush be ale~~lg understood that such
use is only permissive at ~hi~ t~.me, and ~.f you should se• fit to p~.t and
irnprovement~ an the grounds such effort on your part is done with the risk o~ lo~in~ suQh i.mprovernents if the City should d~~ide not to aornplete the
transaction or to retain the premi.~es or to sell. them to a~~other party.
~ 'phis letter is be3.ng v~r~tten on behalf of the City CounQil <af the
City of Laurel. so that there will be a el~ar understandi.n~ of they s~.t~za-
tion. Sf y4u f~~l ghat you are in need of any additional ~.nformat~n,
pl~,~se f~~l f`ree to contact th~.s office or the City A~tarney~ s Office.
Yours ver~r tr~l~,
L.AR/~
~e-Hon. Mayor Peer D. Thomson Lowell A. Rathbun, City Engineer
TQm Bradley, City Attorn~~r
It vas ~no~red by ~~.rke~ and seconded bar Ebersvill~r ghat the Citg
Engineer be given the authoritq to send the above letter, ar.~ ghat rho
Ckt'y ~.ttorney be given the authorit~r to write ~o the Stag of Montane.,
to find out vnhether or not the ~~.t~r Qan obtain ele~r t~.tl~, before
aeoepting any offer. Motion Carried.
The Couneilm~n present discussed putting the City's surplus property
up for bid, as there have been several inquiries as to the probable sale
og City lots.
Claims from Black ccea Veatch on Estirr~ate No. 13, for ~1~.,668.76,
~s ~imat~ No. 10 for ~1, 99? .1~, and Final Estimate for ~1, 933.00 were p~esen~ed for patent. It was moped by Williams and SeQOnd~d bg Horning
to a~aept and approve these claims. Motion carr~.ed.
Leu~hola stated ghat the gravel is piling up on the aorr~er~ of the
streets, and su~gestsd that this be picked up. Alm v~~eds ire eolleat~ng
debris, and should be ale~ned up. The City Engineer sated ~h:at his of~'~a~
has been ree~ivin~ many complaints dtze to the faa~ that the aontraa~ors putting in the Qurb and side talk are not eleanin~ up properly after their
job. I~G was moped by Par?~er and seconded by Ebersviller that the Eng~.ne~r
t~A given the au~horit~r to ~o ahead and take care off' these ~hin~s, and to be
r?~ors^firm with the con~Graators as to doing their fobs eor~ectly for the
good of the City and the Cornmun~.ty safety. Motion carried.
L~uthold then eongr~.tula~ed ~Ghe City En~~.ne~r and his ~ssist~,r~~ on they
wonderful job that they are doing. The ,Aldermen pre~er~t ~rere all un~ni.mous
in ~Gheir appro~~l.
There being no further business, it was moved and seQar~d~d the meeti~ag
b~ ad,~ou~°n~d. Motion earr3.ed.
ero~ y P un fir, Aat. ~ ~ Clerk
Approved this 6th dad of November, 1956.
P ter D. ms on, lUiagor
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