HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.21.1954Minutes of the Ci Council of Laurel
21 December 1~4
l~hs ~'ity council of the ~'ity off' La~me1, me~c in. r~~;ular session. in -the
council ~hartlb~rs, ~r~d was ca1.]_ec1 t~~ order ley 1~'Iaycr `~homson, at 7;30 o~cleck
pawl., 'l~uesday, December 21st, lySL~•
Upon roll call, brie ~'ollov~~in,~ aldormon answered ~~~~esent:
Rod~;e ~s PJIcManus
Ruf Beslanwitch
11 ree bury Harri s
~~~U Scot t
lho minutes of the ~b-r evious meeting avere .read. It vuas moved by I~ZcManus
and seconded Y~y RU.t'~' the minutes be approv :d. the mo~icn. carr~.ed.
~dTr. X1e~ ~'eh.m appeared before the ~'ouncil requesl,in~; gnat the ~iL-y adopt
Building; odes .
-fit was moved by Harris ~;nd seconded by ~e~slanwitch treat a building code
be drawn. up fog ttize next r~eta_n~;, and that the City Ln~ineer be authorized to purchaso the ~ uildin~ Cods of '.she :~~iorthtivest Ru.ildin.g bode Comp~n~r. -the
motion carried.
RESOLUTION I~! 0. 888
Resolution No. 888, ~ein.~ a res,~lut~on ~~roposin~; t~ extend t~~ie City Lymi~s to include ~~ocks 7 ofi' ~~,%ie TJlorris SuFdivision was ~~r ~s~nted. Z~G sro~s mov ed
by r~arris and seconded ~y ~esl~.nv~i~,ch chat: Resolution No. ~8B be passed and
approved. Upon roll call all aldermen ~~r e~,en~ voted tfaye and sa3cl. t{e~olu~ion
was decl~~.r•ed gassed ~.nd approved.
?alderman Scott Mated ghat property owners be in~'~rmed in ~'ilin~ that
litch is ~t~zei.r. proper. ty, and. ghat tie ~i Ly riold up vuater until z~roperty owners sign a~re~r!erlr to fake r~sponsik~ility ~'or any future expense in connection
with ditch.
The ~ollc~vin.g letter _rom the Viewer ~omnlitte and ~o~ser ~ornrnissioner vuas
read.
'lo tk~e Honerrarle 1!~tayor and C i'cy C ounc it
Laur ~l, l~jon Cana
G-en tlemen
r~~e sewer Committee re c orr~nlends i;he ollotivirig, pe rtain- in~ t o all sewors in tine ~ its o:t' Laurel
1. A-yl sewers ~o ~e laid ry City shall ~e paid ~:'~r by the
person regue sting same .
2. 1'he abov e mentioned sevvers sha1.1 ?~e Maid f'or in cash
r~.~°Ure work is started. l'h~y shall be ~~aid on basis of es~imated cost, Lhen adjusted at completion off' work.
i'his recommendation is not to he construed as int~rferr,-ink; with any
~uecial lm~roven~ent vistr~ci~ th:~.i, may re cre~i~ed.
Respectfully submrnttocl,
John Dennis, ~ew~r ~orlmis sinner
J. Harms Jr ~ Ira. ~.od~ers, ~'_h.airman
J~~ ob ~u.~'f
It was mcv~d btiT F}eslanwitch and sec~ncled bzr ~coi~t chat the rec ~~rr~iendation be
~pprc~vec~. Th.e moti on c arsried.
~ letter from. the ewer committee arr. Commiss~_on.er, vas read, r~comm~ndin
the :~'ollovvir~; ze.r i~he sewer in the Magnus Subdivision;
To the Flonorabl e lflayor
and ~ i ry C ounc it
L~rel, P,2 ontan.a
`~encl~men:
'I~he ~'~~er commiti~ee recommends -the follov~ain~, ~:~er~ainin~; to
the iVla~nus subdivision sewor. V'~ork and :~r ocodure to be z''o:Ll~wed as
sot forth:
1. Bt' sewer i~o l~.e instilled From 7.nl;ersect' li'~~st Avenue
and ~'eventh street, to intersection c~i' First A anus and
~i~;hth street, „t~ a_~ley k~o-tween r~irst and S ocond Av~nu.es.
-~stimaced cost ~1,000.
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2. 8`~ Sewer to 1~~~ installed ~hetween alle~ ~n iUious~~ain View
L~n~ end south and of A11ey in Manus ~ubdiviszon, ~l.oci~ 3.
~s cimated cost ~1, OOG.
Re spect~'ully submitted,
John ,Donnis, fewer ~onlmissioner
Zra L. dodgers, ~'hairman
Ja c o~h Ruf f
J~ Harris Jr.
It was rnov~d by l~uk~man and sec ond.ed by ~''re~~ury that the Co uncil accept the
recommendation of L-he committee. l'he rr~otion carried.
lie f. o1lov~in r~;commendati:,n of the Police Committee was read:
~j'o trie 1~onprak~le ~GRayor
and ~ i ty ~ ounc i 1 Laurel, P~ont~~n.a
Gentlemen;
l~he Pol:i.ce `'omrni~tee would like c o slake n oberL '~chrnidt
a ;~e Y~nanent policoman. 'j'hat he mlzst actand she Police 'school k~efi'or~ he can k~e recor~nended l:or a rasa~e in pay- .
`~n~~t his time based From the t~r~e -that he vvas appointed as the
fourth policeman.
Res~ec tfuily stxrmi_t cad,
~T. L . u~k~~rii~n.
John ~es~.a~w itch
Jae~b Ruff
It was loved k~;, lYOd~;~rs a_~d seconded by Beslanwitch the sec ommendati on be
€approved. L he motion ca~~i~~d.
A r~cc~mmendati~~ n from ire Park Cornmi~Gt~e, on rental of ~a~~ins at ~~iversid~
to Mr. ~ T~~Irs. Victor Pearson ~~vas read:
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`°'Ue sec ~mrnend l;he ~i~y of Laurel rent "fi'or one year i_,he nine cal ins, wash rtous~ and liv~r~;~, quarters to ~'earson~s f'or ~p60.00
a month,
Uve rec~nimend tiie Ciiy removE tine dead trees, repair outside
vuirin~, grid dig pits arld move outside toa.le~Gs.
lark ~omm~t~ee
C . J. McPY7anus, `'hai.rman
It vvas moved key ~co~t and. seconded k;y ~''reebury thE; r~eom~~ndati~n. be accepted.
j'he mo~~ ion c arri ed.
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l.C1C ~~~~.,yv~• d~.~cz ~ouric ~.y craerea zna c ~r.~e ~:~lmmirig off' trees b~ carried rutl
claim r cm Bundy ~ s ~lumbi n~ and Head n~; z n.:,7 the amount of ~26~_2.70, ~ or
s econd ioaymera.~c on Heai;ing L l~.nt f'or pity ;fall wds .>r e~ente,c~. It vuas moved
~y ~'~ree~ury and seconded by H oduers t'r~e claim ?~e ~~a id. ~'he motion carried.
~~he -~~rearyurer~ s report ~'o~ ;1~~ month of N~vembt7r was ~~r e ~eni~ec~. It was
moved by duff' 2a~d seconded by ~`eslanwi-Gc1~ the report; b~ €~.pnroved. the motion
carried.
T l':n~ Clerk's z~epor~L for 1~1i~ month off' :LVovelnberr°was presented. It was moved try
~.od~;~rs ~n.d seconded kr~T l~zY,man ~~`;_~c report lie approved. the motion carried.
'the Beal Lh Of'f icer' s rep or t for ~,:i~~ month of Dee~rn~er vuas ~~r esented. It
was moved key Huff and seconded ~y McN~anus the re~~o~ ~ be app roved. The mots on carried.
The ~ity;;r En,~ine~r was instructed to contact tote State Highway Departmor~~t
in re Ord ~o black-topping; that portion of fl~Ta in ~~r~=e~, on ~ r~~ South side, from
the under~~ass to east of ~:~e de_~~a-~.
l~h~ ~it~j ~n~;iri~er nave a .report on the c~z an~~e of ~`aCer rates, due to the
need f' o~ greater pirm~in~ facilities, distributi:~n maim ~snd a filer.
It was r~ov~d key 1'~r~eburzr ~Z}-~_d seconded b~ l~od~;ers ghat the City ~'n~;ineer
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be autl:iorized to advertise z"or rids z or pipe and fittings. l~he motion c ~rr•io d
~l'he ~oun.cil requested Lhat the rabies por~ti on n1' the Dog 0~'dinance bo
c handed.
It was moved and secol~d.ed, w~ do novu adjourn. ~~he motion carried.
ii~y~ Clerk
~l~proved phis 4t11 day of_ J~nu.ar~T, 1x55•
~1TI'E~l'. T~Zayor
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~i~~r lerk