HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08.02.1955minutes fk the C~itS-~ Coil ~f Laurel
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The C~.ty ouncil. of the Ci~Gg t~f Laurel, met in rogular session in tk~,e ~'oune~.l
Ghambe~s and vu~.s calecl to ord ° by-'May.or Thomson, at 7:30 ~~~lock p.m., luesda~r
~u ~ust 2~a, 1955.
Upon. roll call the f ollowing aldermen ansv~ered present:
Leuthold Rodgers
Freeburg ~illiam.s
Ebersviller Per ker
horning Scott
The minutes of th€~ previous meeting were read. Zt was moved by Scott ~.nd seconded by ~%ber~niller ghat the minutes be approved. The motion c~arr3.ed.
~qr~ Hunter appeared before the Council in re and to having struck the end
of a culvert on the c orner of Seventh street and ~ashin~to~i Avenue, c~.tnaging his
~u~omobile and slightly inuring his vuiFe. ~e stated that his Attorney had
requested him to p:c~esent theelaim to the ~it~ Council. It vas moved by Rodgers
and seconded bar ~bersviller that the bill be referred to the ~-nsurancs ~ompan~ for settlement. ~'he motion carried.
Mr. John Brohaugh, F3.r.e thief, a~apeared before the ~ounail in regard to the
stora~e.,of the nia.ral District fire truck. He sug es~ed that it might be housed
ire the ire Hall and No. 1 Unit belonging to the ~ity be hosued in a temporary
shelter created lby the City. He also sta-Ged mat the County would be willing
to pay rental f'or the stora~e un~i, ghat they might have a radio in the truck
and a receiver in the Fire all.
It was moved by '~cott and seconded by Rodgers that the r ecommend~ztion of the
Mayor's appointment of the Chairmen of the Fire, PoliQe and ~~'inanae ~~mmittees,
for study of the cost of such a plan, be approved. The motion c ar~~.ad.
Mr. H. Sterrett, Police Judge, appeared befo~~ the Council requestir
that a 2-car No Parking zone be marked off in Front of the Commercial flub Building, for use during bus3.ness hours. I~ was moved by Leuthold a1d seQOnaed
by Williams that tha zone be rn~rked o.~f, for business hours only. Zhe motion
carried.
aldermen. Horning, 4~iil3.ams and Louthold, requested p~~mission to leave the
Sate dur3.n~; vacations. `I~ie reguegts were granted.
The Library report for the month of July was presented. It was moved by scot
and ~ eQOnded by Leuthol.d the reports be appro~red. 'Floe motion Qarried.
A finan~~a1. statement f'or the Laurel ~l.ying Service for t he p s~ gear way
resented. It was moved by ~euthold and seconded by Rodgers that ~homas
~radleg be authorized to re-d~dif~ the ~3.ty ~rd~,~~t~8. `the motion carried.
RESOLUTION N0. 9~6
Resolution No. 916 being a resolution creating ~peeial Improvement
Distriot No. 8D vas prdsented. Tt was moved by ~'~rker end seconded by Rodgers
that R~soluti~n No. gib be p~s~ed and approved. ,Upon roll calla 11 aldermen
present voted "aye's and said Resolution was decl.arecl passed and approved.
RESOLUTION N0. 917
ResaZutic~n No. g17, be 3.ng a ~~es4lutio~ creat3.ng Spec3.a1. Trnprovement his triot
No. 81, ~v as presented. It was moved btT Scott and s econ.ded by Ebersviller that
resolution No. 917 be passed and approved.. Upon roll. call all aldermen present
voted "aye and said Resolution was declared passed ~n.d approved.
A 1et~er from the school district was read, in. vah~.eh they requested that
Viewer and eater be furnished to ~~.e new school at the "pest End of the ~i ty.
It was moved by Scott and seconded bar Leuthold that the matter be ~ePerred to
the dater Committee to bring in. reoa~mrnendation to the Count il. 'The motion
Darr ied.
I~ was moved by ~`~reebury and seconded by ~oatt that the Gi~y pass zesolution
in re~~rd to the sewer ~'o~ the new. school. 'the motion carried.
The bills o~ the month of July werepresented for payment . Af ter due
c ossideration by thQ F ina~ee committee, i t was moved by Freeburg and sedonded
by dodgers that the following bills be allowed:
Mir~~.tes of the Ci Council of Laurel
2 August 19~~
Peter D. Thomson, et al 2b~}.17 Gibson ~ervi~e ~tat3.o~. 237.77 Til13e H ohendor~' 7 .00 Ir~du str3.a11. Equipment o. .00.40
Mountain fit. `del. ~ Tel. 77.76 J & rJ Blacksmith Shop. 64.00
Clara L . Orr 7 .06 Water Dept. 72.5p
John Dennis 75.00 'r3113.~ Hohendorf SO.dO
,American pity Magazine ~..00 ~lara~:L. Urr 50.0
.~hom~~ L. Bradley 118.38 John venn3.s 75.00
R. H. Sterrett 30.0 James Bare 2~5.~.2
John Brohaugh 1,~.04~ State Board of ~qua1. 11. 3 Joe Larson, Treas. 25.00 Montana-Dakota Uti1. 29. 5
Laurel F3.re Dept. 1C~~.00 Northern Pacif o Ry. 5.04
Ydoodra~' ~ yres. Shop 9.7.,E Northern Pacific Hy. 7~.~1
ilk River ~onare~e 612.30 Jack ~e~bner 173. 5
Mrs. :~eorge 13ehm 5.64 Bill Adams 132.55
Laurel outlook 1 .34 Roger ~+~old 132• 5
Peterson Typewriter ~xah. ~.80 Beverl~p, ~il.son - 13!}.7, pity Water Dept. 99.00 ~lyde rom~rell,~~Jr. 20.60
i'illie HoY.~ndor~ 10.00 lara L. Orr, recs. 3
~l~ra L. Orr 10.00 Chapman Yharm~cy 8.30
John Harman 20.00-1~L.-B ~he~iaal o. 6.75
Lloyd ~adn~i~ 16~3.7b a~ e1 rading ~o. 115.1a
Gamble's More 25.01 Price ~ s pha~mac~ 21.91 V. Joh~.ston Lumber 2.~.5 W. Taylor & o. 2.q1
Yellowstone Valley Elec. x.00 ~h.ompson I~rds 71.29
Charles '~Uood 2 C~0 Vaughn ~ Ragsdale 2.~.Q
Charles 'food 15.00 betty Cash 9 ..48
v~. H. Gaston 238.23 A. R, o~.~.een ~}.l8
H. Gaston 15.00 Raymond ~uhl.beier 4.91
~ Robert M. Schmidt 275.00 Richard Met~~er 160.26
~~obert M. Schmidt 15.00 Kerman ~chessler J~~..O~ D~ C, Lenhardt 268. 8 dater Dept. Payroll 4?59• 3
D. Lenhard~ 15.0 Dennis Barthud~y 17.25
Dr. G, Hall 50.00 Floyd Metzger 23. 0
Publio .Employees j'~etirsm~nt 198.39 Fred Miller 17.63
Art Burns3.de & Co. 2 00 Dewey Bunn 11 .00
Laus~e 1 G o-op ~.s soc . 261.. b3 Sam Tinne s .8.03
~icCormiek~ s Fgod Mast ~5~•$5 R. 1Watson 17.6.82
standard Oil ~'a. 00 Montana Power Co.
Lundq,~.ist ~ornr~~ 1 Radio 20.49 Mountain ~t . Tel. ~ Tel. ~ .12
`dam. ~'hrlicrh 84.1,E American Water forks Assoc . ~.00 Ph~.l.lip Shreiner 80.00 Grave Co. 1E30.55
1`~anuel Campos 124.84 ~:~ersey Mfg. ~o. b2.50
~a~.m Ehrlich l~}1.1.8 Indus tr9.a~,µEquipment 56.68
Phillip Schreiner 129.90 Thorlpson YaY~ds 8.15
Virginia Gamer 132.,55 tree r Dept. 112. Q0
Ralph '~atkin~ 132.55 Valley ~lslders Supply 1~., 1
Rolf'ac. Johnson 250.00 ~'~cr ~h3.n~~Gon-Garcon deter Div. 7.~6 "rank ~m3.neth 8.0~ Petty Cash 46.00
Forest F~'hayer 16.00 N~~' 1 mash Register ~.380.OQ
colborn~ s school Supply ~}0 Frances ~~enton 119.80
Gene's PharmaQy 6. ~~h.apman Pha.rrnaa~ 11. b7
Marshall-Wells More 55. 8 Mss. eorge B~~m 16.50
Reymer Machine Coy 3.e,~ Doubleday ~ Co. 7.8
Fenton Agency 133.87 Mont. fit. I~i~~rary Assoo. 1.00
Dan Brown 3,00 fit. Board of Equal. ..4~ Henry ~ chmidt Jr. 270.'~~ Pub. Empi. R~~~ t;i7~rement 17.85
I! !?»nr~ Ri vaa~ rr e~v~ ~1 ~ Z f:~ S]Y+fl ~}'Y~Y+ _ 1 A o C _ 1
u'1 QL1V .L 1.0. VV1 ~ v.ti~~~y~ -+~wau • y~+~fi t
Farrrr~..ers Union central 121.26 1
The motion carried.
't'he bond of the Poliee thief and the City ~.e~~r were presented for
.After being approved by the pity attorney, it was ~.oved by Parker and seoor~.ed b~
Ebersviller that the bonds be ~ proved. the rnot3.on carried.
The City Ai;torn~g have a r~o~t on the a11ey in Block 29, of the-~'YAllard
Subdivision whieh hid been closed in May, 1951. ~t ~r a~ moved by ~euthold ~d
s~rcondsd by Rodgers that the City Attorney's off ice handle the mater, in the
proper ~~ay. The motion carried,
the City clerk w as instructed ~o set up a Garbage llepreciation Fund, which
would place X500 from Ua~ba~e No. 1, ~1 X1000 from Garbage No. 2, into a ~peQial.
fund. on ayearly basis, to pay S'or a nsw Garbage unit and truck, when it was
needed. also ta~iat the Garbage No. 1 Find pay the Water ~''und. X1000 which i~ had
borra~ed ~o pad for the present Garbage truck.
RESOLUTION N0. 923
Resolution No. 923, bung a re solution levying taxes for ~neral and ape oi~ic
purposes for the year, i955s was presented.. It was moved by Freeburg and seconded
Minutes of .the City Council of Laurel
2 ugu st 19.5
b~ Scott tY~.at nssolution No. 923, be passed and approved. Upon roll call all
aldermen present voted "aye's and said resolution was declared passed and approved.
ox~~ r1~i c~ No . 489
OrdinanQe No. 489, being; an ordinance providing fog the re 48 iv~n~; of bids and
the letting of a contract for the construction o~ improvements in Special Improvement
y~strict No. 80, was presented and r cad. T~ was m~e by Leuthold and seaondsd by
Freeburg that the unanimous consent of the oounc33 be given ~o immedia~Ge passage of ~rdin'ax~ce No. ~.89. lotion parried on ro11. call as fallows~ Ayes; Leuthold,
Freeburg, Ebersviller, Horning, Rodgers, Will.iamsy Parker and ~eott. Nayes, None.
~~hereupon the Mayor declared said motion duly parried.
QRDINANCE N0. L~90
Ord~n~.noe No. 490, being an ordinance presaribin~ the form, denomination and rate of 3.n~ere st of bonds of ~peci~zl Improvement llistr~ict Vo. 80, end providing
for the time and payment and redemption o~ paid bonds was presented. It was moved by
~'reebury and seconded b~v Scott that ~rdinanc e No, 1~g0 be _ p~ ssed and approved.
Upon roll call all aldermen present voted "ay~e`~' and said ordinance was declared
passed and approved.
It vuas moved by Leuthold and seconded by Freek~ury that the City' Clerk advertise
for the sale of Bonds f'or ~peQial Improvement llistrict No. 80, and also f'or bids f'or'
the contract Por the work to be done in that District. the motion. Qarried.
Tt was moved and seconded we do now adjourn.. '~'Y~.e motion c armed. I
it y Clerk
Appz'oved this 16th day off' AU.~us ti 195 .
Mayor AT`I~~'ST:
City lerk
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