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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 01.20.1953Minutes of the ~i Council of Laurel 20 anuary 19 The fit y ~QUr.~ail of the City flf Laurel met in regular ~essi on in the ~ounc~3.l CYiarnber and was. called to order b~ Mayor Thomson at 7X30 0~ clock P. M. Tuesday ,Tanuary 20~Gh, X953 • Upon roll call the f'ol:lowing aldermen answered present:. Rodgers Tubm~.n MaM~.nus Rornea Freeburg ~eo~Gt The minutes of the last meeting were read. ~t wag moved by Ma~`anu~-and seaon.d~d by Ro~nee the minutes be aaproved. The motion Harried. Mr. R. B. r~u~by appeared before tha Council in regard to license for hint busine~~. It rovas moved by Scott and seconded by I~omee the rna~ter be referred to ~Ghe Finance Cornmi~tee for deoision. The motion carried. An application f'or a permit by W. S. Mooney to build a 2~.x31~ frame house on conQrete foundation on LOt~ 11. & 12~ Bloc k. 5, Park subdivision, at _an approximate emst of ~z,040 w~.s read. It vas moved bar Scott and seQOnded bar Me~lanu~ the mater be referred to the ~Yater Committee and the Aldermen of the First Ward for fur~h~r study. The meat ion parried. Mr. Virgil Barnett a~pe~red before ohs Council in regard to ope~a~ir~g a Skating Rink at Riverside Park. I~ was moved by Ma~anus and seconded by Tubman ghat Riverside Park wi11 not be rented fora skating Rink at phis time. 'Phe motion carried. The Council Mated that oMe license ~zl.d cover all vending maehine~ under one management. Mr. roger Montgprnery appeared before the Coune it relative to ~h~ license ~'ee for hia business. 'the H~al~h ~ffiQer~ s report for the month of December was read. Tt was moved by F'reebury and seconded by Rvdgex°s the report be approved. The motion ear :°i~d. The Trea~urer~ ~ report fc~r ~he~#~m,~~~h off' DeQember w~~.s read. T~ was moved by ~~ott ~.nd seQOnded. bg Ma~anu~ the report be approved. ~'h.e motion Qarri~d. The ~lerk~ 9 report for the month of ~~cember way read. I~ vas moved by Romee and seafln.ded b~ Rodgers the report be approved. The motion Qarried. RE~OLUI'TON N0. 891 R~soluG3,on No. SOl being r~solu~Gion transferring certain funds of the City off, Laurel was presented. I~ ~va~ moved by ~ubman and seconded by xomee that R salution No. 801 be passed and approved. Upon ro11 call all aldermen present vated "aye"' and said HASOlution way deol~red passed and approved. The Police Chief ~p;~eared before the council in regard to enforcing the exi~~ing Traffic ordinance in the Residential area, in regard to '"ui' turn9 and parking of vehicle It way moved b~ Scott and aseonded bg Fpeebury that the Mont ana dower bs ins ~~eucted to install lights north of Maryland Lens, in ~h~ First Avent~,e ~ubdivis= ion. the motion e a~°rie d. It vas deeideel by the council 'Ghat the owner of Lod 18, in Block 3, of the Fist ~ven~ze ~ubdivis3.on would be as~es~ed hip proportionate share of Trunk Line Water on First Avenue. A design of the proposed nevu City fall was sh~v~n to the Council. 2'he City Era,~inser Mated ghat his e~timate~ v~er~ app oxirna~ely X22,200, which oos~ would including the Demolishing of 'G he present building. The City Engineer stated that the estimated Bost of the p~opos~d `~tor~r Sewer in the East end. of the City, and bepond the Easy C~.t~ Lirrlits, ~ou1d be ~'32,~00~ whiQh would be covered by a Bond Issue. Tt was moved by Freebury and seconded b~ Romee that the Mayor pr~oalaim ~ day J~,nua~y 22, 1q,~3, Fire prevention day . The mod ion Q arried. A letter from the Laurel Commercial club was read, in which they approved the City1~s recent storm Sewer and ~.11ied projects, I~ was moved by t~odgers and ~eQOnded by Tubman th~.t ~ lettQr of appreoia~ion from the ~~.uneil be written 'Go the ~ommerci~.l Club. The motion carried. It was mov~rd and ~eeonded we do now ad~ou~n. City Clerk I Minutes of the City council of Laurel r ~0 a 295,E ~ ~ l~pproved ~h3.a 3rd dad of F~bruar~ 1.9 3. ~o ATTES~t -''.-~.~.P.e~G- ~ _ City C1e rk s r,: - - : ~ ' G ~ .x i ~ i ~ n,. n~.~~ i ~ ~.~a... ~ i,....r. i-.,.. i ;...ia ~,F~. y,. i irm. , i .i ~ , q. - ~ ~ _ i, .x,l~l P'il'I` Y i I o:~ ~ ~ i I ~ I I i ~ i ~ it f i ~ I i ~I ~I I i