HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.06.1955Minutes g~ phe bCit~rS~ouncil of Laurel
The Cit~r Council of i;he pity off' Laurel met in r ocular s ession in the council
Chambers, and was ch~.led to order by Mayor ~~~omson, at 7:30 of clock m. Tuesday
~~pte~b~~ btn, 1g55.
Upon roll call the following aldermen answ€~red ire sent:
Rodgers Ho rn ink
Ebersviller ~cot~
Freeburg Leuthold
Parker
'rhe minutes of the last regular meeting were road. It was moved b~ ~'~reebury
and seconded by nod~ers the minutes be approved. 'the motion carried.
The rninu.tes o~ the special meetings were read. It was moved and seconded that
the minutes be changed to read:
A11 oiling by individuals, of the ~a.ty streets, be stopped, unless approved
by the Cou.nc il, or the al dermen of the ward in which the oiling is done.
I'he motion carried.
This be3.n~; the time f'or hearing bids for work in S.S.D. X80, the Clerk ar esente
proof' of, publication in the Laurel Outlook, and was instructed to open and read all
bids. the following bids were receivedt
Hitz `'onstruction Ca, 16,000 l.f. of Std. sidewalk @X1.83
7, 000 if . oP dal . :Type n 3.83
57 0 1. ~ . of Curb & Gut ter 2. z5 l0 1. of Drive 4.~o l'otal X57,357.5
Long ~ongtruction ~o. 18,6£35 1~ Std. sidewalk 2.10
n,20~ lf. dal. 'Type Sidewalk 3.~0
570 if . curb & gut ~Ger 1. ~
10 lf', drive 9.1~ total. 73, 232.60
Barry O~Le~.ry, Tn.c. 18,b85 if . Std. Sidewalk 1.50
8,200 lf. Cal. type "sidewalk 3.50
570 lf. ltd. Curb & Uut~~r 2.00
10 lf. driveway 5.00 fatal 57,~17.,~0
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It vacs moved by ''cott and s eaonded by Horning that~the En~ine~r's recornmendatio the bid of harry O~Lear~, Inc. be accepted. The motion aarra.ed.
This being the t ime for opening bids for the.,. sale off' bonds for S.I.D. #80
the clerk presented proof of r~ubl3.ca~ion in the Laurel Outlook, and was instructed
to open and read all bids. -The f ollo~v~ng bids were received;
~~err~y 'Thompson & Co., Seattle
"I will pay you X100.37 f'or each ~1fl0 principal amount , plus
~cerued interest from cz~te of issuance to date of delivery for X71.,000
S.I.D. #80 Bonds, and bearing; interest at the rate of 1~ 7~Bf
Grande & Seattle
"We will pay you par and accrued interest From the d ate of said
r~n~s to ~:hP d~tA ~f del iv~rv for bonds bearing; an interest coupon rake oP
per annum, plus a premium of ~2Q2.00.
It was moved b~ Freeburg and seconded b~ Rodgers that the bid of the ~'rande &
company be accepted. The mot~.on carried.
RESOLUTION NQ. 927
Resolution ,No. 927, being ~ resolution creating; S.Q.D. #82, being curbs end
gutters in the lh3.rd 'iNard, was read. It was moved b~ Parker €~n.d seconded by Leuthal
that due ~a insufficient protests, Resolution No. 927 be passed and approved. Upon
roll call all aldermen present voted t'ayet' and said resolution was passed and
approved.
RESOLU'T'ION N0. 928
Resolution No. 92~, being a resolution of intention to creme S.I.D. X83, being
a unitary `ewer to the Wiest School, was presented. It was moved day rreebury
end secondea by Scott that Resolution N0. 9~8 be passed and approved. upon roll call all aldermen present voted "ayes' and said Resolution uuas declared passed and
approved.
RESULUt~ION N0, g29
rj s lution No, 929, being a resolution transferring; certain funds of 1-l~.e city' of Laurel. was read. It was moved
by Sc~~t and seconded by Eb e sVill
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that Resolution No. 92q, be passed and approved. Upon roll call all aldermen present voted "aye" and said Resolution was declared passed and approved.
RESOLUTSON N0. 930
Resolution No. 930, being a r esolution transferring; certain funds o~ the city
of laurel, was read. It was moved Y~y Yarker and seconded by Leuthold that R s~lutlon loo. 930 be gassed and approved. Upon roll call all ~$s~ermen present
voted "aye ~t and said Re solut ion was declared passed ~n d approved.
the Li~~rary report for~.~~he month of hugust vuas presented. Tt was moved by
Freeburg and seconded by nod~er:~ that the report be approved. 1'he motion ear~ied.
`L'k~.e Health off icer's report was read, together w3.th a letter of explanation of
the reason for suspension of several producers. It vacs moved by ^'cott and seconded
by Horning the report be ap:~roved. `the motion c arTied.
It was moved b7, Parker and seconded by nod~ers that the pity ~'lerk write
Dr. Hfil 1 requesting irif orma~ion as to how to handle the necessary He~.lth inspec~~~r~a in t he ~i~y. 'I`he motion carried.
l~.e ~'~a~surer'9 report for the month oP July was presented. It was moved by
Freeburg and seconded by Eber~viller that the report be ap,~roved. I'he motion
cara~ie d
`rhe C1erk~s report for the month of July vas presented. It Baas moved ~i Horning and seconded by ~odge~°s the report be ap proved. 'The motion parried.
l'he Police reports f'or the month of ~'u~ust were presented. It was moved b~
Parker and seconded by Leuthold the reports be ap~v~ov~d. ~'he motion carried.
The F olive Jud e' s report for the month of august was presented. I t was moved b~ Parker and seconded by Ebersviller that the report be ap;~roved. 't'he motion
carried.
A letter in r ~gard to charges for s~rwer, vahere wall water is used, was read.
1t was moved b~ Parker and seconded by Eber~viller ghat tYze information rye turned
over to theVVater ~ommissi oner and the'U~Ja~ter committee, with authority to act. 'The
motion carried.
A referendum ~etit3.on, in regard to S.I.D. Igo. 80j which had been filed on the
lst day o~ September, in the offioe of the City ~'lerk was presented. It was moved
by Parker and seconded by l~od~era that the pe ti~ion be plaQed on ~'~le. 'I1ze
motion carried.
Tt way moved by r~reebury and ~econde~d by Scott that the pity accept the
p~t~~ions for storm sewer on d~yomin~ avenue, and that a special improvement distriot
be t armed. T'he motion carried.
'j'he bills of the month of August were presented for payment. after due
consideration by the ~''inance ~'ommittee, it was moved by Freeburg and secondedby ~co~Gt th€~t the f'ollowi ng bi lls be allowed; and that the water bill of the Sewage
llisposal Plant, by the Northern Yaci~'ic Railway, before payment.
Edward Anderson .a~,? 100.0 =jenry '~chmidt Jr. 3~8 x.17
Jack Heebner 123.2Q Gram `Traver 2l.~. .1.1
Koger Ldold 1 2.5~ Armco Drainage 1~.9Q Ye ter hums on., e t al 24.17 Farmers Union Central 1~0.~9
P.: l l 3.-. TI..L,...,-,.~7..~...~F+ 7G' (l (1 7~~~i:ri7~^1 Rnrli n Rr ~'i.l ontvai n ~i7 ~i 7
L1111~ 11 Vigo itu vll , IJ~vv u„a. vwu i•au,~v ,w +,+cvv u.i .+.v ~.I •e..F~
~ioun~a in Wit. del. ~ ~'e 1. 67.50 ~-ndus trial Equipment ~ o. ~.45.00 Peterson ~.~ypewriter Exchange 11.5' . Laurel Co-op As~.~oc. X5. 25
Clara L. err 75.00 Laurel ~ervicenter 38.68
John Donnis 7 .00 Reymer NTachine 2.05
4~fater Dept . 18 .75 ~mi th' s S~,p~~ Serv . 113.51
'Thomas I,~. Bradley 11 138 GVa~er Dept.,, 171.93
R, h. Sterrett 65.00 0, i~7, Wold ~o. 21.51 John Brohau~h 15.00 '~Vat~r Dept. Yayrol.l 1.}. 33.15
Joe Larson, treas. 25.00 Williams Bjornson 160.50
Laurel Tire Dept. 60.00 ~und,;~is Plb. 247.
home ~xggen co. 7.00 Bl~s City ~~tater 3..38
J. R. gammons ~ ion 25. 0 DeFrance GMC ~o. ],2~~,~
hrs. George E~hm ~.}.2.~}~ Hooker :~'lectrochemical. ~}~..51.
ilk River ~'oncrete 52~3.~.8 Industrial ~'=~~}a ipment ~{-55•g? Johnston Lumber `'o. 1.L~..58 J & Blacksmith 10.00
'~'~ater llept. 1706.55 Industrial Equipment 15.6
21 8.5!} Northern yac. Icy. 7.73
1'vi ~ ~ 271 3 5miph~s Suter derv. 1 •75
arshall.-Wells tore 2.~}5 p 81.07
Petty Cash ~.6.~1 Valley ~lelders Supp 21.50 ~aure 1. Outlook 11~. 96 Wallace Tiernan 3.08
Ted s Electric 2.71 ~~illis 'ales 9.~1
Water liept. 11.05 ~~neral Fund 1 .00
1'~ontana power 21?9.10 y~ater Dep~s~it Fund ?2 •39
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
6 September 19,5
RLSQLTJTION N0. 931
Rssol:ution No. X31, being a~<resolution providing; for the,.,~ale of X58,250
of special improvement ~'istrict No. St~~ Bonds, of the ~%3.ty o~ Laurd., Yell ows~one
County, T~Iontana, to the Grande & co., Inc. of Seattle, ~~~.shington, was presented
and r ead. I~ was moved by reebury and seconded. by xQdger~ that Resolution No. 931
be passed and approved. Upon roll c all all aldermen ~resent~ voted ~ye~' and
~~lid resolution was declared passed and approved.
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
6 September 1a~5
pity dater Dept. 99.04 General r`und 1320,18
Tillie ~ohendor~' 10.00 Williams ~~ency 1.566.64 C~~ra,L. err 10.00 Till3.e Hohendorf' ~0~~0
John ''''arman b3.00 Clara L. Orr 5Q. C~0
V'Jater '~~pt . 27,50 John tennis 75.00
Yello~ustone galley ~''lec. 6.2.J~. James E~are ~~5,~.'~ ~r
Charles ~t~ood 23.50 Montana-Dakota Utilities 30.50
Charles ood 15.00 Tater Le~t« 56.95
W. H. Easton 239.23 Bill ndams 5.77 H. Gastgn 15.00 Clyde Cromwell Jr. 2~.~.5,7~
Hobert M. '~chmidt 2?3.5Q Clyde Cromwell. Jr. 57.70
Hobert M. Schmidt 15.00 Hobert Hageman 1~7.b8
D. C• Lenhard~ 265.98 Beverly '~dilsorz 137.75
D, C L~~~~'d~ 15.00 Clara L. Orr, Treas. 334. 3~
Dr. Hall 50.00 iNa~~r Left. 9,'~g Wm. ~ Reinhart 20.00 Harris ~~~e s t end Lumber 245.85
Ed Stow 22.00 Price ~ s ~'harmacy 8,~.8
Public Empl. ~irement 17~.6~ yetty Cash 112.,39
~'Tain fit. Std. Ssrv. 3.50 ~oy~s I~Iarket 1.10
L; Polk & ~o. 30.00 Frances Fenton ~.~.,7~
Sam Ehrlich 95. ~ lloubleday ~ ~o. 2~j .~9
Phillip Schreiner 92.00 Mrs. George Rehm 16.50
1Vganue1 can pos 134.40 Liberty Book shop 12.87 dam Ehrlich 217.25. 'Thompson Yards 8.g7
Phillip Schreiner 1.8.55 Pub. ~np1,. Retirement 19.p~}.
St. Board of equal. 13 .66 Frances r ent on 127.5
DBFrance GMC co. 2.20 Clara Orr, Treas. 18. 0
Virr~inia Gomer 132.~,~ St. Board of Equal .~5
Lloyd Vadn~3.s 182.5 Laird Radio & Elec. 82. 0 }dal kph Watkins 132.55 Edna Tait ~h~pman 3 8. KO
eater dept. 7.65 1'horra s L, B~adleg 333.3~-
~olbornt s School supply 15.80
tae motion parried.
k report was given on the cost of im~arovements -along 8th ,venue, in. ra~ard to the school '~istridt~s request f'or grater. '~.e cost af' the rVrainf rpm 7th avenue ~1ong
7th ~t~eet, down to ~t.~i Street ~d 8th avenue, would be approximately ~~,713.9~•
The Qost to inclose the waste ditch, along the past side of the r pad, on 8th Avenue,
would be a~~rox~.n~ tely X9,250, for 3 cross inks and 2 blocks of covered ditch.
It was moved by Leuthold and seoonded by r~reebury that a district be created
f'or each of the moue projects. 'l~he motion car; ed.
It was moved by r'reeY~ury end seconded by ~%bersvill~r that the eater Committee
and the ~'ommissioner eontae~ Ueorge cooper, in regard to getting rid of his
irrigation ditch, on the west side of the road. 'rho ~'~mm3.ttee to ha ve the authority
to a ct. The motion carried.
A report was ~;~,ven on. the sidewalk on ~%ast side of 'Ifzird 'venue, and east anal north along Fourth 'streets, sidewalk is in very poor cond~.tion, being humped
by tree~;~ roots, and should be replaced.
Alderman Parker requested permission to leave the Mate.
It was moved and seoonded sue do now a~.journ. '-fie motion carried..
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approved this 20th day of September: 1955•
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