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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 11.15.1955Minutes of the -City Council of Laurel 1,~ November 19~~ The city council of t?~.e pity of Laurel, met in r~~;ular session in the Council Chambers, and ~va~ called to order by iJlayor lihomson at 7 ; 30 0' clock P . M. , ue sday i~TOVember 15th, 1955• Upon roll call the ~'ollowin~; ald~rm~n answered present z Leuthold ~'arker Scott Ebersviller ~'~illzams ~ornin Rodgers Fr~~bury the miriuL~s of the previous meotin~; were read. It vas moved b~,~ Scott €~nd seconded by ~bersvill~r that the minutes 'r~~ approved. .the mot~.on carried. 1~Zr. :ion Behrenaenq~n appeared for l~rirs. Ethel DeFrance who v~iahed to protest the ~arba~e tax f'or daily pickup when ? n fact, the ,pickup ~.s only w eekly upon her premises. A general di;~cussion of the ~arba~;e tax situation foiled in Vahich the gu.~s- tion followed in vuhich t}Ze question vuas re~'erred back to the ~;arbag~; committee. Mr. Clay Greening a~~p~arod for the airport committee and inf ormed i~ne council that federal money was available in Ghe amouri~ of 53.~.°0 of the ~;otal cost for airport development. 'That if wo wish to take advanta~^e of this si~uat3.on, vve must prepare a proposed development plan and submit it to the Federal Government before vecemb~r 12th. ~~e regu~sted chatthe eit~T en~in~er b~ instructed to assist the committee in drav~in~ up proposed improvements of the airport. It vuas moved b~ ~5co~t and seconded by Rodgers that the comm.itte~ have the help of. the City Engineer, if the `'ity Zn~inoer could reasonablJ dive such held. 'j'he motion carried. P~Zr. G~eonin~ also requested th~xt the airport commit~~e be ~nlar~;ed and 1~at tvuo new members be ~;~point~d to serve on it. It w~9 moved by ~cot~ and seconded by Ebersviller that the airpo~~t committee be e nlar~ed t~ Five r.~embers and ghat D. A. No~tin~;ham and A1k~ert Leuthold be apL~ointed t~ serge on same. 'fie motion carried. P~Ir. Hobert 'Matson appeared ~'or the airy ~m.ployees and r quested that a working agreement ~e drawn up and signed ~+y the ~i ~y and she employees Union af~'iliated with the C.I.fl. and that he presented a proposed draft off' such agreement. It was. roved by Parker and seconded b;l 1`~od~;ers that a committee b~ ~.~poin~ed ,~,o ~~~a ork ~~vith the Union on this guy soon. 1'he mo~ion ca.r ied. alderman Scott requested inf ormation on ~,'r~e 'iusselt ~rarba~e question. alderman s~od~;ers inf ormed Fria council tYi~t he v~.ewed zhe property .and found that there was no v~a~ possible ~,o service the same and that it was his recor.~mendat ion that where it was impossible to service Zots for garbage collection, that they be not taxed for same. On such advice, ~N~s r~zoved ~~y ~~od~ers and seconded by ~l~ersviller that any property that cannot bo served f'or t arba€~;e collection be removed from she ~;~rba~=;e tax ro11. .pie motion carried. ~n application v~~as read from NIr. J. L. Purcell of ~'illirit;s, req~aos~in~ that he be considered f'or the job of pity engineer o~ she pity of Laurel. ~ft~r some general discussion, of ?!~'i~r~gt~alifica~ions, the letter was ;laced on file. RE~OLUTIOT`T N0. gJ~? Resolution No. 9~.7, being a resclution extending the amity roundaries of ti~.e `'ity of Laurel, to include property as set f'orGh in the r esolu~ion was regd. It was moved ~y Scott and seconded k~~;r Eiaersviller -that F~esolution No. 91 7 be approved. Upon roll tail all councilrlen voted aye, and said resolution vuas declared passed and a~~roved. n _ ~ n---- Li_ ------f- ~r-n-~-'-_i_a 1. -t,_t... a_i__ Li_._,__s't fl_'- -t-t,.. H lE L per vas z'eau ~ r~zri Brie c~~r~eri• s r ~uN.~•~ ~du luu vv v~,.c~ ~l 1 vl• ~c,.n improvement and use granted t~ them of the room in Thomson 'ark. The letter was placed on file. A claim from pop `'onstruction Company for partial payment on TNater irl~rovcrnent was ~~resented to t?~e council i'or payment. ~f'ter some discussion, it was moved bT-~ Scott and seaorided by r~c~d~ers f~~t the clim be allovuea and paid. l~he motion carried. a claim for parti~.~. payment b~ Barry OtLeary, Tnc., in regard to S,I.D. ~f80 ~uas presented to t~~.e cou.ncil .for payment. T~ was moved btir Freeburg and seconded b;r ~od~;ers that t~~ie claim ~e allovued~ if the amount of Soota€~e claimed as completed by ~'arr~ O'Leary is correct. The motior_ carp°ied. RESGLU'.I'IOi`Z I`T0. ~48 resolution No. g~-~ ~=ein~ a resolution to transfer certain funds of the pity of Laurel was read. I1; was moved by '.Scott and seo~c~nded by Eb~r~viller that resolution Nom 9~.8 be passed and a;;~proved. Upon roll call all aldermen present voted "aye~~' and said ~?esolution was passed and a_~proved. letter from r~airbanks 1VMOr:~e ~o., requesting plans and specifications on the new pump for the water imp~z~v~ment system was read. It. vuas moved by Freeburg and s~cond~d by Parker that .the lett~rr be referred to the sd'Vater committee. the motion carried. I Minutes of the Ci Council of Laurel 15 November l~~ 5 'the following collateral in the Yellowstone Bank was ;r~resenced for a;~~roval; ~i ~y of Laurel, wir~min~ fool "onds 2~;jQ 7-1-59 ~1,500.JQ 7 -i-6o 1, 500 . o0 7-1-61 1,500.00 7-1-b2 1,500.00 7-1-63 1500,00 7-1-64 1,500.00 -~~.65 l,~oo.oo 7-1-b6 z,5oo.00 7-~-67 x,500.00 7 -1-68 ~.,;oo . o0 7-1-b~ ~,,oo.oo ~ohool District 5, Stillwater 2 ~ 6-30-~8 2,000.00 6-30-59 2, ooo.oo 6-3o-bo 2,000,00 6-3o-6Z 2,000.00 6-30-62 2,000.00 6-30-6 2,000.00 6-30-6~ 2,ooo.ou 6-30-65 2,000.00 6-30-66 2,000.00 6-30-67 2,000.00 6-3a-b8 2,ooo.oa 6-30-69 2, ooo.oo pity of Red Lode civic Center 2~i~ 12-1-,~8 1, 00.00 12-1-60 1,00.00 12-1-b 2 1, Sao . o0 i2-1-b~} l,~oa.oo 12-1-66 1,500.00 12-1-08 1,00.00 1-z-6o l,ooo.oo 1-i-61 500 , o0 1-1-62 1,000.00 1-~-~ z,5oo.00 1-1-6~ 1,000.00 i-1-65 1,500.00 1-1-66 1,000.00 1-1-b7 1,500.00 1-1-b8 i,ooo.oo U. S. Treasur~T fonds of lg~l 2nJ 11-1~-61 150,000.00 after some discussion it was moved by r~reebury and seconded b~ ~eot~ ghat the Collateral be a!~proved. 1'he motion carried. Jack Parker reported that after a discussion ~~ith Dr. hall on the City Health SJrstem, it was h.is recorlmendation that we continue as we novv are doing. '1'heroupon P~ ker moved a~~«:~euthold seconded that we continue the City Hoalth check system as it is operating; a~ the :oresent tir~~e. Lhe motion carried. Jack Parker reported that large trunks ire using; certain residen~ial areas for trucking terminals end th~ref'ore distztk~rin~ the pe~~~ ~ta.~~~ of the n.ei~hbor- hood. l~he council requested that Parker .meet with the City Attorney ana draft a proper ordinance es;~eeiall~ covering such a situation. filbert Leuthold reported f'or the ;purchas~n~" oor~mittee on the purchase of a new traitor-loader. ~ used one being examined from "fillings was found to be inef'f'icient and undesirable. A committee thereupon c~ntact~d various equipment sales organizations and found that tih~ ~~est :~uz~chase could be made from ~1'Jold' ~ implement Co., on an International No. 300 Utili~iy tractor. Cosh ~o be X2,700. The same could be paid on a rental t~asis over a two year .period. It was moved by Freebur. y and second by Parker 'that we accept the r°ecorrimendation of tt~ k~urchase commi~~~ee ~.d approved the purchase of such tractor loader. the mot ion carried. l~he P.~ayor brought up the request of ti~.e governor of the Mate for the appointment of an ll. ~~~ector for Laurel. Alderman Leuthold volunteered for the ~ o~~ 'T'here ~ein~ no further ~usine~s before the Council, on unanimous motion, the same ad j ourn.e d a t 10:00 p .Ana. City Clerk Approved this 6th dad of r~~comr~er 1855 • U _ AT`I'~~ST: R~ayor c~-~Y Glerk