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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07.19.19551 Minutes of tl~e City Council of Laurel- T;, 1955 1 ry ~'he ~'3.ty Cow i1 of the City oP laurel met ix~ regular session in the Toun~il Chambers and was called to order.. b~ Mayor 'rhorn~o~., a~;7.30 6 clock p.m., uesday J~1~ z9~~., 1955. Upon. roT1 ~a11 the- following aldermen ansvee~ed present: ~QO t~ ~bersvil.ler Hod~ers Parr ker Har n ing !~i l l 3:ams Le uthol d the minutes of t he lash nleetin~~ were read. St was moved. by ~aott and seconded by Parer the minutes be approved. ~'he .motion car~ri~d. Mrs. George B~.gert appeared b~~or~ the Co~.ncil request3:n~ t~i~.G .the ~i~y replace the 30 feet of Qurb and gu~~er, which had been darna~ed b~ the street Pa~ro1. the was ~,s~ured by the ~'ouncil tf7a~ the pity arould replaQe the same... The. Treas~er's report for the month of June was presented. It was moved by Scott end seQOnded by codgers that the report be approved. 'the motion parried. The ~1erk t s report Por the monfih of June eras ~ e~ented. I~ was moved by Scott and seconded by Rodgers ~ha~ the report be ap~ro~ed. The o~Gion. carried. ~ ~rhe '~~ter~ report fdr June 20th was presented. 1t was moored b~ Scott and seconded by Ebersviller that the report be approved. '7.'he motion Qarried. `rhe ~xa~iners report +aas read ~s Follows: ~TA2'E OF MONTA~T.A OFFICE OF STATE EXAMINER Helena duly ~s ~-9~~ ro ~rY1Q ~OriflZ'8.b1.8 MEifOI° and Council of the ~'~y of .Laurel, Montana Genttl.em~n.t ale herewith submit a report of the rn~ular annum. exam nation of the reeord~ and acaou.~~s of the pity of Laurel, as made by Norman ~immer~~.~. and B. H. Kennedy, Deputy Sate E,~arnin~r~, paid e~am~nat3.on commencing on the. 1st day of May , 1g55~ and cone hiding o~ the 5th. of May, 195 • i Please node in the F~aminer~ s ~ omments ghat ~h~re have been s everal statutory niol.ations in handling ~3~~ funds. hem QorreQtions hava been made, won't you please .advise this of'~'~.~e. ~'i Re~peatPull~, R . TQWLE Mate examiner - i ~ GITY OF IA UREL OFF T CE`R ~g~o~ Mr. Peter v. ~~hom~or~ C1e~~ Mi~~ T111.3.e HohendorP Treasurer n~r~. ~.~ara L, ~r it Police Jude Mr. l~~ D, Chapman Chief of PoliQe Mr. ~harle s food - i ~I VAL~Jt~TIQN i Assessed Value ~o~ Yeas 1954 ~ 1'~9~~88 .00 T~xab1~ Va1.ue .for Year 1954 X499 I ~ TAX: LE ~Y F 0 E~ 19 ~~I. ~I Fund rev Ge~ral 20.04 iii ~ls Streets ~ ~ll~~s 10.40 ~ Parks ~c Pla'~ground s t}. DO Lib r ark 2.00 ~r ~~.I.D . Revolving 3.00 Bond Interest & ink~.ng 8.~~ ~ Lt. ,~2 l~air~.tenan~e p ~r loyal Levy .fl0 OPERATION ~F .GENERAL CASH A+~COUNT ~o Balance 3.r~ all ~~und~ at tune oP the last examination on ~To~rember 30, X953 i~ l~!-.3,32 4 98 _w _ , m _..w.. ~ _ . _ w, . _ ~ _ I~ II' i I ~ i I i i j'', I~ ' ~ i I i', i i ~.9 Juiy~ 1955 o Receipts from ab4v8 date to A ril 0 1 1 6 16 ~ T P 3 a 9 ~5 21.1.:. a5 By Disburser~en~~ during earns period 1 28 .2 ~ ~ Balance in a11. ~and~, App~.1 3~, ~95~ 11 X33.91 `j Balance April..~~~ 19~~ ~~-Z~s~33.91 .Less ReQei~~ts Prom ~iar~h 31, ~9~5 ~o Apri1 3~, 1955. 1 6.:68 97, 77 ; ~ Plus Disbur~erner~~s, earns date 22 87 .13 Balana~a l~arah 30, 1~~~, a~ per'.. 1.2Q, 0.3 ~t~ternen CASH RECQPdCIL~ME~'T Cash an Viand ~ 83$.l~o ~e11'~w~tone Bank, Lat~e1, Montana 1.1. Z 11 ,233.91 I~~ C I'~ 0~' LAU~?EL ~~~~E~E .~s of c~ 3~- , 1955 A~~3~T~ a 4 c~~~ c~~n ~ i~o~550.34 i Pe~tp.~~;sh 10.0 Wader ~nvestm~n~ ~ 3~s~}~~•00 cemetery 'In~r~~~me~a~G , , ~s~0~.4~ 35s~6~.00 ~ocaux~.t~ Reae3.vable: V~a~er 2, 981.61 Licsen~s~ ~ J 1, 208..E :sewer 506.00 4696.11 Ta~~s Receivable ~ 53~7~3.5~ Lin. d and ~.iildi~gs 381,099.9 ~torba 3e~er 32,0~~.4 sewage ~ispo~a7. P~.an~ 81,~. 1.55 r r -~wirnmin:g Pool 37,9~~.76 6 6 ~ urni-~ re 3. 4. Bqui.pment -Park ~ ~,~6 .~9 Equip~en~ -Fire ~epa~tment ~ s 257.33 Too1.s & Maehir~ r~ 4~~89~-•52 Library Books and Equip ~t 15 375.11 Polies Equipment ~ 2•~~ LS~.BTLITTE~ j Bonds ~ ut s parading t l 19~-I-9 ~wimmin~ P o01 ~7 , 500.00 ~I 193 ~i~Y Ha11 ~9,~4~.0~ i~ 9 ~ 9 3 Storm Viewer _ ~ ~ X500.0 ~ s~ A ~oria~ 56,200.00 132, 200.00 i "~la~ran~~ ~u~sta~ding 363,E-1-? i i Reserve fog ~~p~~e~at on 3?3 892.1 Rever~~.e ~oauznulat~.on ~ '531,9 EZ - - - - - TREASLTR~R ~ S CASH FUND BAZANCES MARSH l 1 i ~'w~d Balance Dutstand n~ ~arrarst~ _ { General ~ 6, 627 . fl7 ~ 315•-~ ~ Zr~tere~t on "~?ar Bondi 1,Ob3.~7 ~r~terest on Cerneter~ Bonds 505.2 r Folios 286. 09 ~Q ,G rba e 1 , 5~9. 9 _ 3• I ~ g # Garbage ~2 - 5~382.~2 .~•~O street 6.062.34 t 1 Ps~~rk ~y79~.2 dater '2 ,3~+5.9~ 26.98 j Water Deposit ~,~10.50 5.00 r - Lib rar~ 4 s~-6~ .8 8 1 plater epreciation 2,70 .28 r ll F3,remen ~ s Re1~ef 86~.~5 .~t~iet~~ ~~x L;.~nnts 304.5 Sewer Disposal Plant 2,63:1:~.~. ~ Sewer Users 5,862.06 G. 6..,:.~. f,.~,..:.,._ ~--~"--...-~----*°e_'- ~r,._,~,. ._..:....._-n°-ar~ ^=-r;-F~--,.-r.;°•r-.--„. gr.eFrz~r. ~rw fita'~r~~~ -a~~'rtttsn~l+.tees,.......,,~:~'w°M".c.~.n'-e;~:~'e ~*,'*:".ww..i~-F ya,x.,,, I I I ~I I' I i 'i' i I I I i i I III ~ i,d II III r- i 1 19 J~~.~r X955 l r { y r l0 561 68 ~ alk 126.OL} 3aeW~~~ ~ Athletic Park 531..62 fight Ma~.~~enar~~e Dis tri~~ No. 1 7 s ~~7 • D6 Light l~ainter~ance District ~o. 2 3s7-2J:~:.1~ Improvement istriQts 5,~i06.8 Revolv~.n~ Fund 7~bo9. o '~wirnmi.ng Pool 6~~.~8 ~..49 ~wimrm~ng Pool Bonds & In~er~ s~ b,~.13. ~8 I t a1Z ond~ & Inhere st 2 ~5 . 5 ~ 9 4 ~tar~ Setter 2 16. total all. ~'und~ 120, 0.3 ~~3. 7 ~'ET~'Y CASH-, "~o ~tz~ho~i~ed Alla~~.noe ~ 104.0 B~ Cash on Hand ~ 98.80 B~ alaim~ ~o~ rei~bu~~ed 1.2~ 1.4.00 ~ GENE~t,A~ ~BLTGATIO~ INDEBTEDNESS rc~ _,l l . M~: h 1 arran~~ Du~~tanc~ir~ 2 ' ~ 363 •~+7 Bora.ds ~t~.~ s Sandi 3 q ~win~sr~in~ Pool _ ~~7,~00.~4 x-953 xal~ 19,000.00 I '19~~ dorm 'ewer _ ~9 ~ 5~~ .00 7 000. 4 otal 4u~~tanding lndebt~dne~s ~ ,r3 3. 7 CO~IPA~~TIVE STA'I'E14I~NT OF GEl~'ERAL OBLIGATTOTV INDEB`1'~D1~TESS ~Tov~mber 0 1 Marsh 0 1 War~an~ ~ ~u~ s tand3.ng ~ 1 0.71 3 3 • .Bondi ~ut~tand~.n~ 8 6 000.00 s ? ~ Cash: ~va3.l~ble ~`or ~eb~ Redua~ion 62 .26 11 20.f 6 ,6~2.8p ~ De~re€~se ~o~ Period - . 17-, D(1G LICENSE COLLE~~I~NS ~Z ~L3a~nse~ ~ Number's 1 to i9~. inalu~~.V~ a~.d Nr~mber 200 183 ~ 2.,~4 ~ ~ 7•~fl oo ~ 50 5 ~ ~ 5 oQ 1 Lieensesa .955 ~'ut~l~ers l to 182, Number 9~ mis ~in~: a.76 c ~~.50 ~ 440.00 4 @ lo.o0 40.00 " @ . 25 .25 8 ~ . 2 . `total ~olleetions ~ 9 .7 By ~~.ty ~rea~urer's receipts 98 •75 ~ _ SWIMMING POOL TNVESTIVIEI~`T'S ~ Inwe s tme nt s ~n hand, November 30, 19 3 ~ ~8• ~0 No purchases or ales ~rorn abode dale ~o harsh 31, 1~~~ ~ 1 Q r ~n~restrnent~ on hand, Mar eh 31, 1955 • . , r - - - l - ~ all 9z nv~~~~era~~: n r~ U, S. efense ~ond sties F Number Q17~F46'~' ~ 18.50 - - - I, i - j ~i LI:~rRARY FUND INVE~'~MENTS Glens ~'all~ T~s~arance ~'ompa~.y dares: Certif3.cate Number ,~~~}89.- One Share ~ x.00 C.erti~3.cat~ ~urr~ber 56 .30 -One share 1~•~ ~nve s trnents on Kand, M~reh 31 r 1955 l . fl0 Sl'ECIA~ I1VIP~IOVEN~ENT DS~TRTC'~ INDEB`.~EDNES'S ~,~J~7 CASH BAT~T CES, MARCH 31, Z9 . Gash Ou t s tend 3;r,?~, Di~triQt Number IMdeb~edness' ~7. 377.7 9~oQ 7~ 9 ,000. A 75 2; 276.15 13,5oo.QO ~1 76 1 0 .81 30,000.00 78 ~ ~~.33 8.500.00 i 7~ 10.25 0. D• ~ - Light ~onstru~tion lA 310.6.6 20~.(JC) ~pec3.a1 Sewer 59•.36 ~5, - o > 8~ ~6 goo oo I~ i i I~ t aui~ 1955 COMPAR,A~'~IVE STATEMENT l~F SPECSAZ~ IM~'ROVEM~fifTDISTRTCT II~DFB"'EDNES Outstand3.ng, November 3~~ x-953 2 ,600.00 } cat ~ta~a~,~~, n~ae~n 3~- i955 200.00 Znere~~e dur+3.ng peri ad - 31, ' ~~.0 WATEE~ FV~D TI~VE'~T~N'~S Tnve~tm,ent~, November 30, 19 8~,0~~.00 ~To Purmh~,~e~ ~'rc~n above dale ~o ~aroh 1.~ 19~~ ~l ~a1e of ~'ond~s ~.ame ~e~~.oa 49,54~.4~ . :~y ~o~ s on Bonds,' be3.ri~ gold be~'or ~at~tr ter 60.00 50.,000.00 ~~atal Inv'e~~men~.~ on hand, ~areh ~1, ,l~ ~3~,000.0~ ~~t~.il. of ~i~r~~~men~s 3 ` U. S'. ~Treasu~y onds, era. e ~ rah t~ 14i! C 'CRY PERPETUAL CARE TNVES'~1~Ei~ `~S Irawe ~tr~ent ~ on hand, 4v ~~b~r 30, 3.9 ~ 5, OOfl .00 ~ Np, Pc~ch~~e~ nr ~'a1e~ from abofe dale to ~ ~ar~h 31, 19.~~. { B&1. ~2~ ce on hand, 1~ arah ~ 195 , 00~ .00 ~et~ l vP Invest ~n~s3 U. ~v3.ngs onds, sties ~G~~ ~b~~ ~~6,7~.0~ ~ 500.00 rr D-5.~~00 50 0.00 ~r~be~ ~~c~1~~.8~ 500.00 a ~ w~~ er ~3i4 3i2 50 0 . o0 ~~,ber ~33~.8,~~7 500.00 ~Tur~k~er I~8~0,1~~ 1,00~.~0 -U. S~,vin~~ Bonds, ~er~.e~ ~K'~ ,~Tumb$r ~t15o861 _ 1,000.00 ~r ~62~81 ~ ~'oo.oo ,000.00 TNVE~3TMENfiS OF IN'~EREST ON WAR BONDS k I~v~st~en.t~ on hind, .November 30, 1g 3 4,700.04 '~nwe~tm~nt~ puraha~ed ~rorn above date ~ o Mar eh 3Zs 19.E ~~Q.00 ,'70.00 By sale of fonds, sa~~ Ye~io~ 00.0 Balance ors hand, ~~arQh 3~, Z9~5 ,000:.DO ~~ta1 0~ ~~.ve~t~.~nt~t ~ Laur~l pe~3.a1 angrovemen~ ~i~trid~ No. 75 ~ ond~, Numbers 24 to 3l ~.n~lu~3.ve 8 bonds @X500.00 _ ~ _ ~.,~~0.00 r f. ~ ~ LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. To ~ol~.ee~ions from o~ember 30, 1 3 to ~xpril 3~, 1955 x.95.75 F in+is News Sub~~riberg ;~'alle~~io~s ?9.40 Old ~3ubs~rib~rs ~olleo~ions 4 0 .2 - Le~s~ ~t~rnp~ p.ureh~sed b9 L~.brar~an .5~ ~ 583•? B~ City Treasurer's x~Qeip~s 583.7 - - POLTCE IUTA~ISTRATE ~o ~'i~.~~ and ~'or~e~tur~e~ collected ~ro~ ovember 3D, 1953 ~~o ~p~~.~ 30, iq, ~ 55559.00 'G.... S .t...~ m ,...V,.~.,-.. t ~ w.m ~ r~ ~1- cy an me t~ o» 'S ncl ~ L _ C'. 4, _ i ~a~r~ of~'iae 1.04.00 5,59 00 . - i OPERA TT ON ~F WATER A C~ U1~iT~ RECEIVABLE - To Aceoun~s l~eaei~ab~.e, l~o~-ember 30, 1953 ~1~9•'~~ To char es from above date t o larch 31. 19, 5 8 ~ • By ~~.ty Treasurer's .Receipts ~ 8~., 2g1. ~3 9,999.31 B~ Discounts ~llovued 7~6~ 90,`017.7 ~,acounts H~ceivable as shown~by 2,981.'61 ~ ~ Ledger; ~aroh 31~ 195 OPERATT OAT QF '~EV~ER A CC OUNI' S RECEIVABLE T~ ~leQOUnts heoeivable, November 30s 193 ~ ~9~•~? ~o ~har~es from above date ~o ~a:rch 31, .1955 l ~=~r.~~~~ 1~~91~.31 By ~~reasurer' s Re Qe ip is 12,l~Ob. 31. _f AQQOUx~ts Receivable as shown by Ledger Marsh 3~y X955 ~ 506. 0 r, I 4. ~~I'', i li ~I I! ~ ~I i ~,~i I I r Minutes of the Ci ~ Council of Laurel - 19 July ~55 E~fAMINER t ~ COMMENTS 1n~estments and ~~.k ~~.~~r~ce v~ere veri~~.ed by d~re~t in.speation. `the ~ity~ s Cash b1a~.~Qe is fully ~o~'ered by pledged depository seQUriti~s. Cla~.rns are generally Drell itemized, propertg~ ~3.gned and approved. The H~volving round shows a cash balance ofi' ~7,6og.94, a~ off' Marsh 3i, 19 S, which is over oP the ~ot~l indebtedness as sst forth 3.n section 11-2270, 19 7 R. C. M. A Revolving fund levy should be d~.scc~ntinued for the ensuing year. The dater Investment Account shows a balance of 30,~.6(~.00 on the ~l erk t s ledger, vah while the actual investments fatal ~30~00~.0~. This is due to the sale ,_c~ f pert of these bonds before maturity date, which resulted in a loss of }.60.0 . phis aocount should bs aorr~c fed through the doss and fain • ~a Quest. Vice question the legality of the above water 3.nvestments, as we find no provision in the ~t~tu~es~ authorizing s~.ch investanents. e find var3. o~,~ Q ash transfers author i~ ed by the City ~ ouna 1, ~hicl~ are in vi o1~t ior~ of the budget 1aws., ~~e lisp the following t~~nsfsrs wh~.ah repayir~.en~ has nvt be€~n made at the time of phis ~~amination. Genera ~~~and to City I3a11 nui~.ding Fund ~ 5s 779•.~~ Water and to garbage Fund 1 000.00 General ~~und t ide~alk and BOO , pp dater ~'ur~d tc~ ~tree'G Fund' 2.,404.40 Gesieral fund to Sidewalk ~'uMd 2 0.04 General fund to I. D. ~umbsr 7E~ Fund 8~$ •3Q Cemetery ~ and to T. D. Number 76 Fund 1,~9.~•~9 'dater Dep Qsit to T. D. Aiumb~r 7b Fund 3, OQ 0•~ Respectfully submitted, N. `~irr~merman and B. H. Kenned~r Depu~~ State ~'xaminers RESOLUTION NO. 913 Re solut ion N o. 913, being a r e s slut ion t ran of erring o ~r fain Funds of the Gi t y oaf' Lauri. was read, It was moved by Scott and seQOnded bq lei lliam~ thatResolution ~'o. 913 be passed and approved. Upon ro~.l ca11, all aldermen present voted ~aye'~ and said resolut3.on was passed and app~nved. RESOLU'I'IOI~T N4. 91~:~. R solution No. 91~., be ink a .r esolution t ran~f erring certain f ands of the ~i ty caf Laurel ~+~s read. It was moved by ~QO~t and seQOr~d sd by ~'i113ams ghat ~e~alutic+n No, 911 be passed.-end appro~red. Upon roll gall a11. aldermen present ~o~ea a~a ~a~.a Re~ol.ution was declared passed and approved. - `rhe clerk ~uas a.nstrueted to vu ride. Metcalf and ~ho~npson that t,~e City way i Qonsidering the question o~ sealed and open bids for I~. D. ~!ir. W. F~n~on appeared bef ors the ~'ounoil i~ regard tc? i~.s~r anae on Steam. Boilers, tae price quoted was X118 f~c~r 3 years, at ~,~Q,004 L~.abili~~, a~.d ~1~.6 ~.or 3 years at 100,0 0 Liabil~.ty. l'he inanc~e committee gill s Judy tl~ matter and bring- 3.M recommendation for the next mee~i~.g. St was moved bg Parker and,, s~caonded by Ebersv~.ller ghat the si~ni~.g o.~ lease end other mattes in r egard. ~o Mrs. y~.a~or Pearson at Riv~rs3~de Cala3.n~, be referred to ~Y~e P~.r~ ~omm3.~tee w;t~h authorit~r ~o aet. the motion a~rried. A discussion oP an ordinanQe f'or curb cuts along Vain ~t~eet was postponed until some inPorxnation oould be obtained from ~h~ ~Ion~ana Municaipa]. League. TheEnginser was in~truat~d~to Qont~o~G the H3.ghw~y ~omm.i~sion in regard to tY glaeing o~ a s3.gn, and the marking of the street for a gross walk on ~a3.r~ ~tree~. The report og the eater commissioner' in regard to the rat~on3.n~ of water was. given. He praised the fine ~o-operation of the ~~ter Users, and stated that it might be possible to lei 3.rr~.ga~ing Qontinue beginning hursday, if Aare was used not ~o waste w~.ter. It v~ as moved by Scott and seconded by Parker ~ha~ the City~ver~ise for bids for the construe ti on of a Filterat~on Plant for the VVa~er ~epartmsnt, on July 27th, and .~Iugust l~th~ and bids vuould be opened onkAugus~ 18th. 't'he motion aarri~d. i~ It was moved b~ Parker and seconded by Rodgers ~ha~ Bradley, Dennis, az~.d Leuthol and 2 outs3.de members ~e appo3.nted to forte a zoning ord3.nanae fog t he City, of ~~urel. the mota.an carried. Tt was moved by Scott and seapnded by Parker that a vuritten statement be given to i ' ,i - - ig J~.~~ X955 a k the County ~on~nissioners on the ~p~aoin~mer~t of R. H. ~~e~r~ett as Polies Judge to finis< the an~xpirQd term of W. V' ~h~.p~'han, the motion carried. ~ ~ ~t ~ua~ ~.oved b~ ~ao~t and s eaonded by berswiller that .the auditi.n~; report o~ i 'the Pol3~~~ Cc~rr~~.t~ee .mom the ~'olice ~u~ ge's records be approved. 'the motion carried. 4 Tt vase moved by Leuth4ld and seconded by ~%bersv3.ller -that the. ~3.~~r engineer b e ~llow~d to 1~~ve 'the ~ta~e from Thursday ewenin~ u,nti.l ~'uesday. The mot3.on carried. 4~DI~TANCE 11'0. ~.88 ~rd~na~a~ Igo. ~88 being a~ ardin~Aa~ fi~3.n~ the dime in which: building pe rmits may' .be i~ sued a p~ apa~ed area of peoial Z~.provement,c was presented, I~ w as moved b~ L~uthold and ~eoond~ed b~ ~cs~n3.n t hat Qrdinance No~l~t~8 be passed and approved. Upo ro11 Qall allden ~rese~~ voted aye `t ar~d said Ordinance wa~deolared passed and approved, ~~'~e~ studg o~ ~.ie prelirr~i~r~i~~ budget, i~ ~+as moved by Leuthol.d and ~eoonded by Horning t~ha.t the le~q bey ~ie~ at ,~0 mills.. ~e mot3.on Qarried. I~G ~uas moved anal se~ond~d w~. do naw adjourn. ~l'he motion ~~rried. i ----ice', Approved ~h~.s 2t~d day'. o~ August, 1955•. ~ ~..~1~ Y~1"` M€t~ol^ C it~r le rl~ _ 3 ~r I I ..L. _ I f . , ~ ~ - j i , II i. . ~ , I l r . k, ~ ~ _ i ` - ~ ' fl: I r: / ' n .1 ' ' i I - I i I. rt ~ ' ~ ? ti 'g v r4} i ; ' a I t.,.. e t~. ~ i fl . - S ; f a 1 n M. n 7... 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