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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 04.06.1954Minutes. of the Ci Council of Laurel b April ~.g 'the L i ty C ounc j.1 of the C ~_i~ST of Laurel rn.e ~ in r e~ular session in the C ounei Charrl~ers and vvas called to cider by Mayor Thomsen ~t 7:30 o?clock P. ~2. Tuesday .~pri1. 6th, ? 954. Upon roll call tiie allowing,; aldermen an.svuered present; R~'~' Ftod~~ers ~'reek.~'~ Tubman ~e sl anvua,tch Ts~I~Ni~,~ Harris ~rre m.inu~Ces a~' t ree ~revicus meetiri~ were read. Zt tivas moved. bar Tubxnan and seconded b~ ~uf.f' the minutes k~e appro~red. Thy motion ear_~ied. T~1r. Delane E11~n~ son ap~e~.red ~e~'ore t:h.e Council, in .regard i~o le asin~ property ownod by the City. ~n advise of the the City Attorney, nn action was taken in ~Lhe m.a~~er at this time. l~ vuas movEd bar Ru~'~' ~.nd seconded by iJ1cNLan,us that no lase be given at the present, unt~1 title to property is cl~~.~ec~. The motion, carl~i~d. A petition Filed b~r ~~Za~;nus -,nc1 nu1'f,, for Chi inclusion of Block 3, of i~he Manus Surd3_v~ ,i~~n vvas read. Lt vuas moved by Tubman and sec c~n.ded by Besl~.n.with the t 'the 1oei~ion. be accepted 3.f the each is moved out of the City. The motion c arri ec~. I~~; iOLUTION N0. 8~8 P e s olu~i on l~ o. 858, bezn~; a r e soluti on proposing; t o extend t'ae C _%iy limits to inc lode Block 3, of -thy P?i~~;nus subdivision vu ds pre ~~nted. I t was moved by Harris and seconded ~y Tuk~man ~i~at Resolution 110. 85 3 bo ,passed and a~~proved. Upon loll call x.11 a1ae~Anon present voiced t~aye" and said resolution was declar3d passed and appro~rod. group from tre cnmm~ercial Club , hEaded by H. R, kussell a~~p~ared b~~'ore the C~unail ~.n. regard ~o ,he traffic on T~.4ain ~tr~~~ and first A enue. .Also asking t~zat_ a firaffic control date be installed orz ~h~ f'if'th Avenue Railroad crossing. l~ ~n~as moved by :~~od~~ers end sec~nc~ed by Harris th~.t the City adopt the plan of no left turn f' csr trr~~'i is c omin~; from the north on. ~~ir st Avenue, and draw tip ordnance protecting P~,a.lroad cressin~ with tra_f_~'ic ~a~es, end makiru~ Railroad S~r~~et a truck ~y-pass. The moti~.-r~. carried. Albert Leuthold, re~~r~senting the rural Fire de~ar~~m~n~ a~~peared k~ef ore the Council9 and ex~lainad :~?ow the dist~iet would k~e set-up; the boundaries end egu~.pment needed. Tyr. John Brohau~h ~.l.so appeared, statin~~ that iz Would not be neco~~ary ~'~r more ~~han. 4 or 5 rzlen. from the ~rolun~oor denartmen~ to attend each rural Sire. ~.lso teat the equipment which would be purchased b~T the disi~rict~ and d~.oused by the county, would ~e available for use by the Ca.~cy, if the need arose. Zt was moved by ~reebury and seconded by Rodgers that the Fire Chiel" have permission to deal vuith she `~rus~ees of ~i~~ proposed rural ~'a.re district, in regard ~o the equipment and necessary men ~'or handling such eguip- ~ent ~vhen on a fire call. ~rhe motion c arr~.ed. It vuas moved ~hy F'reebury and seconded ~a~ Harris Uhat the protest of James Dion to being; ?ut in L~i~ht District Tv o. 1. bo accepted. The motion carried. ~i claim f.'or refund off' Gasoline tam., was pr~santed. It vas moved by ~odg~rs d~~~, ~~UV~~uc~u ~y r.cd~u~,~r,y ~r~e csa~m pe approves. 1'ne mo~~.on c~rra~ed.. The 1Nater rep ort ~ cr t~ 20th ~f..TJlarch was pre sen tad. I t was moved by TvTcManus and seconded by Rodgers the re;,~ort b~ a~bproved. The rn.otion carray d. The Library repot ~'or the month of ~;2arch was presented. l~t was moved by Rodgers ~~nd see~nded by ib~.cPJlanus the report be approved. The motion carried. The Police reports for she month of 1Vlarell wero ~rosented. It was moved by Ruf'_f. and seconded by Harris tho reports be approved. The motion carried. The Police Judges s r~~ort ioz~ l.lhe month. of T~larch was presen~~d. It teas moved b~ Rr~~.~~~rs and seecn.ded by Nc anus the rep orb ~~e a ~pr•ov~d. The moti on c~.rrzed. RESOLUTION ND. 859 Resoluta.on No. 859 being; ~ resolution transierrin~ certain ~'u.nds o~ -L-he City o~ Laurel, was road. Lt vacs moved bar Preebu.ryT and seconded by T~odgers what R solution Nn. 859 be passed and approved. Upon ro 11 call all aldermen present vnted Faye" and said resolution v~~as declared passed acid approved. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel 6 ~~?r i1 19~ RESOLUTT ON N0. II60 Rc~solu~ion No. 8b0, being a resolution trans~'errin~ c~r~ain funds of i~he Ci of Laurel, was read. 1t was moved by R-~d~ers and seconded by ~a.~ris that Fesol- u~ion No. X360 be gassed and approved. Upon ro11 call a7.1 aldermen present voted F'ayar` and said reso:LL~tion was declared passed and a:~proved. ORDINANCE N0. J~72 Ordinance No. 472, k~in~; an ordinance prescribing; the f' orm., d~nominat3_c~n and rate of interost off' bonds of Special Improvement District No. 79, and providing for the time and payr~en.t and redemption off' ;paid ronds was ,~resented. It was movod ry Tubman and seconded b:y Rodgers that Grda.nance ~~o. L~72 be based and a~provod. Upon rc1.1 call aa_1 Alder~~~n present voted rrayeFt and said ordinance was declared passed and appro~~ee. ORDINANCr~ N0. ~73 Or~,inance No. )~7~, being an ordinance providing for the receiving of bids and the 1 ettin~ of a contract for the c anstructi can of improvements in Spec3.al TmproTr~mont District N c~. 79 was presented. It was moved by ~~-~ubml~ andseconded by Rodgers ~h:at ~rdinanc~ No,~73 be passed and ap~rc~ved. Upon roll cAll al_1. aldermen. present voted "aye" and saidGrdinance was declared passed and approved. letter from Donald Lenhard~ for service with the Police department was road. Zt vuas moved by Ruff anc~s€~condod by Rodgers the letter ~~e placed on file. The motion c arri e d. A letter t;o the T.~ayor from governor Aronson, ~n vu~.ich he recommended. the ~crraation off' cota.nty groups ~o ~r;~} tc control tra:~:`fic accidents, ~uvas read. The 1ett~r vvas placed ~n File. A recorr,men.dation :from th.~ ~3~later Committee was p~~s~ ~~.,~~~~~u~,~,.~~io~hey authorized the City Engineer to use cement asbesto~~wator pa.pe ~ a~I. constructi connections and pipe use by the City, was read. Tt ~r~as moved by F'eslanwitch ~n.d seconded by Harris the r e.c~mmendation be approved. The motion carried. A recommera.dation from i~he Water ~ommittee~ that the City proceed with zhe plans ~'or anew filtration plant and accessory installations, as recommended bar Black & Vea~Gch, in an amount not to exceed ~32~,000.00 vuas read. Z-~ vvas moved by Reslanwitch and secon¢~ed by '~'ubman the recoxnmend€~t3.on be ~.ppraved. The :motion carried. ,A. rec cmmendati on o~ the ~Nater ~ ommzttee that a C ~rtified Public Accountan~~': be employed ~o study present acco~ard~ing met~7ods and charges, and make recor~menda- ~Eions, necessary to setting up City Water Revenue fcr bond issue. It was moved by Harris nd seconded by Tubman the reco-rr,~ncndat on be ~p~roved. The motion carried. A recommendation of ~~hQ 1 olive commit~~e that the Couneil advertise for bids for new police car was read. It was movod by `~ubman anal seconded by F3~slan.w~tch _ the recommendaf~ion be approved. Aldermen Ruff, Rod~~rs,~ Tubman., R~slanwi~ch~ 1VIa~~Zanus and Harris voted Faye"; A1c~erman rreebury, T'no.~' The motion carried. Tho bills of the month off' 1Vlarch were presented ~~or paym~~b.t. .~.fter due cons3,der- ~,tion by the ~'inaz~.ce Committee, it was moved by ~'reebury and secon.dod by 1Vlclvlanus tho f ollowin~; el.aims be allov~aeds P eter D. ~rhomson, et al 261,17 0 . T~2. jNo"ld G o. 33. ~7 Tillie Hohendorf 51.6 Till~o l~ohendc~~` ~pp,~.p Clara L. err 50.00 Clara L. Orr 206.70 John. Dennis 75.00 John Dennis 2 -•48 Selby Re-prim 3b.90 Joe Nicholas X77.08 Hugh Swoeney 118.38 Ronna.e 27~,~1 U~`. V. Chapman X5.00 Kenneth Iv1. Seven 26 0 ~IU. V. Chapman 36.00 C. D, ll~rber~ 210.37 Joe F~dhau~h 15.OQ Richard TVle~zge~ 24(,36 Joe Larson, ~Tr~as» 2~.d0 Fred Miller ~ 9,~Z Laurel ''ire Dept. 60.00 Adam Reiber 13.20 Lovell clay Products 772.Q9 Joesph Riesinger 230.6 Lovell Froi~ht Lines 112.5 Sam Tinnes ~~6.68 Fentcn .~~eno~'' 73.07 R~ VI1. Watson 1 53.io ~~~illiams Agency 189.63 Clara L. err, Tax 53b,g~ Laurel Outlool~ 13.02 Public Employees 3~etire 318.88 Peter D. Thomson 20.00 PJlontana-Dakota Utilities 155.55 City Ulta~er Dept, b6. 00 P~Zon~ana -~oWer l07?~.23 Tillie Hohendorf 10.00 P~Tountain Wit. Tel. ~i.~.~2p Clara, T , Orr 10.00 City ~~a~Ger Dept . Bl~;s g3.70 John Harman 66.00 Colborn~s School ~u,~ply 3.(~7 Billings Pi~~ & Supply 1~i7.1~1 Grinne 11 C o. 8 ~ 5~ Ye11oV~stone V~.lley Elec. 9.17 home Oxygen Co, ~9.ib Charles ?mood 3Q_l_.2~ Hooker ~l~c~rochemiaal 23.63 . Minutes of the ~ ~council of Laurel r 6 .~p~ 31 y9~>4 Charles ~~ood 1,x.00 Industrial. Equipment ~o. ~~~.00 Ever~~~ G, Moorman 2,7.32 K-B Chem3.Qa1. C o. ~..17 Everett G. Moorman 15.04 Laur81 Trading Co. ~1.0~ George Sehr~a.ner - 27I~.~.7 R. D. ~e~ _ x.70.6 George Sehre3.n.er 1 .00 Marshall-TNel1~ ,tore 7.~6 Dr. E. Hall 50.00 Herman S~hessler 1~S.~a William R. Reinhard 20.00 Mrs. Geot~~ Behm 9.20. Y811owstone County 7.00 Petty Cash }0.73 W. S . Darley & ~ o, X3.49 John Dennis 2~. O ~~p Lala.rel co-op Assoe, •9~ Sam '~nn~s 1.00 ~au~e1 Paint & Boc~,y ~.SQ John. Dennis 75.00 drank Lundquist 9.70 James Bare 7.6, a n Street Standard 3. D +~rane C o. ~.9~.72 ~Gri.~~ Che~r~ole~ 77.~~ H€~rris Wiest end Lumber 21.34 Arch3.e ~ochx~an~ Motor 33.~,~ Johnston Lumber 15.15 Sam Ek~lich 1.28.3 Henr~r Reiter Jr, 100.00 Ph3.11~.p ~ehreiner X20.80 Victor Vo~;e1 100.00 Sate. Ehrlich ~12,~1 Pei,ty Cash. 57.3 Phillip ~chrsiner 127. 6 Holborn school ~~~50 Texas G o. 10.0.. ~-B ChemiQal C o. Z}..18 Mrs, Jake Husahka 16. 0 Pta.blia Empl. Refire Z7.8 Midland Implement ~g Montara.a Power 8.5 Montana-Dakota Ut~1 ~.E.3.82 Henry Hold R~ ~o. 6.00 Thompson. Yards 73.29 Meredith Publish3.ng C o. 5.66 Heresy ~~hmidt Jr. ~5~.~0 Doubleday ~ Co. 26. DeFrance GMC 53.8 Mrs. George Behm 16.50 } Tn.dustri al ~qu3 pmen~G 31.3 Glam. L . Orr, Tax l7. 00 Laurel ~~rv3~c enter 15Q.87 0. M. 1Nold ~ o. 2.61 Smithy s ~upor derv. 138.f~2 Frances Fenton 118.35 Herman. Schessler 65.40 Mrs. 0. .A. ~3rok~.augh 75.00 Pub. Empl. Re~irem.ent 14.77 The motion c arr ie d. was moved by Rodgers and seconded by Reslanwit~h, the Mayor anal City En.~ine~r have authority to purchase second-hand motor for oil distrik~utor. The motion carrod. The City Engineer sated that he was allowing 18" curb cuts on' the ,south side of Phan Street, in Special Zmprovament Distr3.et No. 79. Z~ was moved and seconded we do now adjourn. The motion. carried. City C1er Approved phis 20th day off' 1~p~i1, 19 4• Mayor ATTESTt ~---7' ~ ' City Clerk s. , ~ , , ~,>>.,,.~...;E v . 1 x. I ii.: i ai:. 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