HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 02.15.1955Minutes of the Cit Council of Laurel
_ 1~ ~'eb~uary 1
Th pity ~our3.~i1 of the ~'ity of laurel,, met in regular ~~s~io~a ira. the council hambers end was called to c~ d~~ b~ ~a~or ~hor~.~o~., at 7:3~ o~ cloca
p.m.~ `~uesday, February 15th, 195•
Upon roll call the f'ollowin~ aldermen answered ~r events
~od~ers H~.rris M~tvian~.s s~o~t
Fr e e bur y ~utm~~a
Ruff Be ~lan~rit eh
'l~h~ mi~~a.t~s of the pr eviouu~ mee~Ging ~uermlread. zt way moped bg duff and
~econdsd b~ eslanwit~h thA minutes be approved. he r~ot3. ~n serried.
fir. earl ~:~ok, of the S~a~Ge ~ighwa~ ~omm~.ssiar~, app~ar~d ~~f a~et:°~he
C nuri~il ir3. regard ~o renewi.r~g the lease o~ We3.gh ~tatio~. Site on ~e~t Taira.
~~ree~, in Laurel. He ~tat~d that the ~~~.te would ~iav~ to sped betv~~e~. ~C
and 2,~,~0~ to ~'ix the scales and grounds, and tY~ey uuould like to have
25 year le~.~e, or purehas~ the prope~t~r, in order to insure ~ r~~urn. on their investmex~.~.
~~he pity would not b~ interes~~d in s~1.ling the property, nor would
they be interested in si~ni~g a 25~yea~ lease. ~'owe~er, the Ca.t~ ~ ould b~
interes~~d ~.n negot ~~Gi~.g a lease for 1D years, with option for add ~~.ona1 l~-yew
w3.th f'e~ to be ~s~abl~:~h~d by Z member of the C3.ty, 1 rnem ber of the ~~a~~ and
1 disinterested pare, I~ vas moved by ~aott ar~d ~ecc~r~.d~d by ~c~'~ar~us the ~.bovm ~n.o~i.on be passed. 'the 'ark ~'ornn~~tt~~ ~o meet with the ~ta~e o~fieial,~, and brira,~
in repor t and reco nendations at the ~.~x~ m•s~in~ of the Cot~~il. he
mo~ior~. carried.
Mr. ~ arrie s Dixon. appeared before the ~a~aa.c it prot~ s ~~ng and opposing
re-le using of 1 a nd ~o the ~tat• for ~ei~ht ~~Gation. 1 t was moved by ~c of
and se~or~.ded bar ~'~eebuz~~ ~ha~ the protest be entered into the rt~ir~u~es and the Cor~m.it~ee tike head of any other protests. the moti on carried.
The,_, `~~easur~r~ ~ r~po~~ for the moth of ~anu~.ry was pr e~ent~d.
wst~ rt~oved by ~'re~b~zry and ~e~onded by Scott the rep art b~ ~.pp~ove~.. '~k~.~e mot 3. of
~ar~i ed.
`the Clergy's report .for the month of ~anu~.~y way ended. ~t was mov
by Fr~~k~ury ar~d s~cox~d ed by ~ndge~s the report b~ approved. ~~he m.o~ion ~~.~ried
letter from ~'lrs. L. Dorris, addre~~ed to Mr. Bradley,
in why c h she was protesting the paying of a rill in the arno~a.n~ of ~~.~0 for
pumping ~va~e~ out of her ba~ernent, cau~~d by p1~.g~in~ up of the Sewer ~fa3.n, ~+a~ read. there was no action t~.ken ~.n this mat~e~.
K Letter' ~rorn the PoliQe Ch3.ef ~ooe~, in wh ieh h~ p~~omm~nded that
ll. ~'enhardt be gi~~n p~rmaner~t ~~Gatusl~ and ,~u~~omar~ raise ire pay, ~va~
read, It eras moved. by 8~1an~~.~~h and ~e~ond~d by ate, the l~~t~r be approved.
the mo~iox~ aarr3.ed.
A letter ~ro~ H. ~c~~.ule~ reading as t'o11o~V~, was prese~~~r
2/io/55
Hon Mayor ~c i t~ u ou~~ it ~
Laurel, Mont
Gentlem~~:
several business ~n~n have ~ri~ten me rslati~~ ~o v~.ea~.t
lots east of Post Off ie e.
`they f elu that the ci~~ might be in~er~ ~ted i~ cle~.ring of f
~e eds and pub on gravel s o i ~ v~ o u1d be aro~ailab].e for f're e p arkin~ .
If you ire ~a desirous you have my permission.
fours truly
D. H. McGau1.~~'
~t ~uas moved ~~ott and secora.ded bar ~ar~ris the letter be played. on file. l~he rnoti on ~ arried.
I~ vas moved by B~slan~itah and seeond~d by nuf~ the Clerk be
inst~ueted to wr3.te l.~t~~rs o~` appreciation and thanks to fir. NiQ~auley and ~oh.
Mora.~han. for expending ~Ghe use of the property for ofd-the-s~Gree~ parking. ~ he
motion carried..
~~~he bond for ~h~ rolice ~l~a.~f ws~s ar e~ented. fog approval. ~ftsr beir;
approved bg the-pity `~tto~n~y, it was moved by r~reebury and seconded. by ~~a~3.ta.s
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Minutes o~ the City Council of Laurel
5 ~ ~~~s~ 1955 S
the bond b~ ~.ppr owed. ~rh~ mo~io~ ~ ~rri ed.
RE~~LTJTI ~~t N0. 8
Resolution No. 899, be3.ng r~~olut3.on .t~ran~ferring eer~a~.~ Funds af"
the pity oP Laurel, was read. I~ ~a~ mo~~d by ~'ree~ury and s~~o~.ded. b~ ~QOt
~ha~ ~e~olution No. 8.99 b~ p~~~ed ar~d approved. Uppn roll. ~~.L11' a1.1 a d~rm.z~
pr.esen~ v~o.~~d ~~aye~ and said ~~solu.t3.om. was d.~~la~~d pass~cl a~.d ~p;~ ov~d.
ORDINAN~~ PTO. ~..8
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~d3.n~.ne~ ~o. ~8a,, ~eir~g an ordin~ae~ ir~.re~a~d to doh li~~~s~~,
was pres~n~ed fog final. r~~.din~. I~ was moved by ~?r~~~?ur3~ end se~onde~l bq~
B~~la~wi~~~i that prd3.naMaea No. ~.8~ tie .finally passed and ~ ~p~ o~~d. ~por~ mall
c~a11 the ~ol].ow r~g~ ~l.de~m~n ans~er~d ~a~r~~~ parr ~aiµlan~;~, ~em~t~ F'~~~~u~~s `~~abm , Ruff ~ .d Besla~~~.teh. ~'ot Rodg~~~.
oR DTN~N~~ PTO. ~.81
~rd~~ar~~e loo. ~$1 ~~ing ~,n Ordi~.a~~e alo~ing ~.Il~~s in Bloc~€~ 1 and
2 of the r ourGh ~ven~ze ~ubdivi~3.o~., end alo~~.r~~ ~tree-~ ~ wa~~ third a~3. ~'o~~h ~wer~~.~s~, o~ ~igh~~i. street, wad pres~r~t~d a~ad ~~~d. It moved b y
~~ott a~ad so~ond~d by Tubma~., that ~rdi~an~~ ~'o. ~.$1 b~ p~ ~~ed and ~p~r avid.
~'pon moll a~11 all aldermen present voted ~'~~s~ and sa3.d O~di~anae rov~.s
d~~lared pa s~md and ~pprov~d.
~ l~~t~r way p~de~.ved from ~la~k aid ~eate~i, ~+h3.ah ~k~e~
~ ~eques~~d ~ha~ the ~i~~r gi~• the a 3.e~~er o~ ~.uthor i~a~3.o~. for ~:.~o ~ ve~e~. ~i~h the plans for ~ ~'~i ,ration plant ~~d add ~io~al f as 3.13.tie s at the pip
ho~.s~. TTY was moved b~ i~e~burp ar~d s~~o~ded bg ~c>dgers that the Ci~g dive
au~horizatiom. to go ahe~.d ~vi~h tl~e p1ar~~. the r~to~3.o~. Berried.
~~he ~3.t~ ~ngine~~ was i~.etr~.et~d to ~ o~taa~ ~h~ ~e~'ix~~r~r, ice. regard ~o
so~n.~ fi~~ra~~.al ass3.stan~e in la~~.n~ i~.ta~~, and ~o br~n~ ~~po~~ ~o mee ding o~ ~~.e Got a 3.1,
~t way moored b~ ~'re~b~.r~ end ~ea~ond~d by ~arri~ ~ha~ axe Ordi~.an~e
p~ohibit3.~g Live m.usie, .and dancing 3.~ oa~k~ail. Lo e~ b~ drams ~zp. e
mot~.4r~ e~.rried.
'the ~ to rk way i~.s try tad t o not ~.P~ X13. B~.r s ~ha t s~~h o~di~aam~ e is ~Ga be drams. up.
w~.~ rnc7ved a~.d seconded vue do nom ad~o~.r~.. '~h~ motion e~rr3.ed.
'~pp~o~ved this lst day o~ Maras., 19~~.
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