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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial City Council Minutes 04.13.1953Minutes of tie pity council of Laurel 13 April 1953 The City council of the Ci~Gy of Laurel met in s~eoial session in the Council. Chamber in the City Hall to canvass the election returns of A~~r _1 6th, 1953, and w was called to order by Mayor Thomeon at 7::30 0' clock P. IUI. k~ril 13~ ~-~53• Upon roll call the f'ollowi~l~ Aldermen answered present McTUlanus ~od~ers McCormick ~'reebury Feuar~3ach er Turman Scott The Mayor stated -ghat tho purpose off' thQ meeting Was to canvass the elee~Gion returns of April 6th, 1953 end thereon named tellers to check the returns. After reviewing the returns the Committees reported ?~~ack the i'ollowin~; vo~Ges:: Peter D. Thomson Mayor I~96 Charlo s S~aiger V~ 35b L. H. S~ickelk~erger " 3J~ W. V. D. Gha,~man Pnl. Judge 752 A11ie Dolven 1 Nels Vordahl Z Clara L. Orr Treasurer 760 Mrs . She ar° e r "ti' 1 Elizabeth ~aiserrnan " 2 Frank Alf ers " 1 Fred Feuc~rbacYier 1s~G ~'Uard Alderman 76 George McCormick 7 Henry Kaiser 7~ R. J. Harris Jr. Jacob Ruf'f' " X30 B. ~1, A~~S 57 C. U. ~coGt 2nd Ward Alderman. lI}.7 J. E . Fre ek~ury rr 1,~~ John Dud i s '°t 1 Z9 John Be slanwi tQh 3rd U4~ard Et 90 Alb ert Leuthold '1° 75 Harold BVil liams ?h Sieve domes 7~ C . J. McTuTanu.s n 78 Charles Harman " 57 D. G. Ricci 35 Melvin Williams " 2 John Tub~a.n ~..~th V4'ard " 102 Ira D. Rodgers " 9~ T. VII. SQhesslor " 3 Russell Hand ~-I-3 0. Anderson l Ward 1 Ward 2 ~Tard 3 Ward 1~. ~~~0~9 General pity. Hail ~3o~ds ~'~'or'~ 11 7 15L~ 1L}.7 105 553 ~~y7 X32,000 General S~Gorm :;;ewer Bons "£or 15b z6~ i55 llq l~l "a ai ns t " 51 X20 2UU 22U 11~ 7~~ Tt; way moved by fl~cNjanus and s econded by McCorniiak the roports of the Commi~GGee be adopted, the o.'~'icors declared elected and the City Mork be diree~God to issue cartifinates of olc~etion as follows:. n i_ _ r Tl.. T~r.~ Tr r~v~ ` rc~ ~c;i' v. 1i1V111~ V11 '•-U~y ~1 V~. V. D~ 17hapman Polio Judge Clara L. err Troasurer J. Harris, Jr. Alderman lst Ward Jacob Ruff " t1 C. G~ ~QOtt Alderman 2n.d U11ard J. Freeburg rt rr r~ John Be~lanwi~G:~h'._. Alderman 3rd Ward C. J. 1t~Tal~anus r ,r John L . Tubman Ald~rn~an ~.}.tl~. tiV~rd Ira D. Rod~;e~'s it rt rt i i I I I I I Minutes of ~l~e~~~it~9~~,ouncil of Laurel This being ti~.e time f'or canvassing; the returns of the Special Bond ~lec~Gion held in the pity ~f Laurol on ,A.pril 6th, 1953, and pursuant to the requirements of the Revised Coades of the State of Pvton~ana, the City Couno it met as a canvassing beard for the purpose of canvassing ~~h.e returns of the special Bond Elect3~on held in the City of Laurel, M on~Gana, on April 6th, 1953, 14~ayor Thomson. presiding. The Tellers h€~ving opened and canvassed t1~e said returns, reported as follows; Shall the City Coupe it of the Czty of Laurel, jm~ntana, be authorized to inour an indebtedness of said City by issuing in the name of said City its negotiable General City Hall Bonds in the total principal sum of 22,000.00, said bonds to be ~?ayable on tho amortization Man or to ~~e serial bonds as pro provided by lavu, and to bear a.nterest at a rate not exceeding per annum, payable semi-ara.n.ually, said bonds t n be is s~.~d';t>o provide funds to be used fnr the purpose of procurii~, oons~ructing, establishing, ~.~..%n~Gainin~ and opera~Ging a City Hall and Fire Dopartment Station within rho Qorporate lirni~Gs of said City, and may the Ci~Gy council levy a direo~ annual ad valorem tax upon all the taxable prop~r~y in said City, suff'3.cien~ to pay the principal. of and in.teres~G an said bonds as the same becomes due. and Shall the City council of the City of Laurel, Nion~aria, be authorized to incur an indebtedness af' said City by issuing s~..:tho name of said City i~t;s negotiable General Storm Sewer ~oncts, in the total principal sum of ~32,000.00 said bonds to be payable on the amortization plan or to '~o s:~rial. bonds as provided by law, and t;o ~~ear interest at a rate not exceedin~% 4/ pQr ar,.n.um, ~a~zalbe semi-annually, said bonds to ~~e issued to provide funds ~o be used for the purpose of procuring, constructing, estak~lishing, maintaining and opPratin a main outfall storm sevver vuithin anal vui~GY:tou.t, file corporate limits oi' said City, end rnay~ the Ci~Gy council levy a direct annual ad valorem fax upon all the taxak~le ~aroper~Gy in said City, sufficient to pay the principal of and introrest on said k,oncis as the same becor~zes due. It was moved by McNrarius and seconded by P~oCormiek tree reports of the tellers be ac~pted. Upon roll ca11 all aldermen are sent votod 1PAye'~ and the rnotiron was declared gassed. Alderman McManus pre sent ed the fallowing mot ion:. "V~IHEREAS, ~h~ returns from she various iurecincts of the various wards of Ghe City of lia;a:rel, l~'Iontana, f'or the Special Bond ale ct;ion ai' qualifiE3d electors vvho ~,re t&xpayers upon prnp~;rty within said City, anc~ whose names app~:ar upon the list prec~d~_z~ completed asse~smAeni~ roll s or state anr~ county faxes as 'Gaxpa~gers ~~vithin s~.id City which said Special Bond ~lec~ion was ~iald on ~Ghe 6~h of April, X953, have been delivered t she City Gounci.l; anc~ 'rViTHEREA~, said r.~turns have been duly canvassed; and 1NE ~ftEAS, said returns shove the ~'cllowin~; proposi~;ion, to-wit: "Shall the City Council of ~hE> Ci~Gy of Laurel, 14~ontaria, '~e au~~zorized t o incur an indebtedness of said City gay is~suin~; in the ri€~me of said City its ne~;otiab General City Fall Bonds in the tiotal l~r:incipal sum of y~22,G0U, said ~~onds to be payable on the rnaoritization plan or to be serial ~ioncis as prova.ded by l~.w, and ~l;o bear in~orest at a rate not exce~din~ der annum, p~Cyable semi-annual said bonds to C.,e is sued to provide funds 'Go bo used for the purpose off' procuriri~, construc i~ ink , o stak~lisnirl~~, mainCairiiri~; and. operaG ink a City Mall and Fire lle~artrnent Stati ~n vuithin tha c orporate limits o~ said. City, and may the City Council levy a d~roct annual ad valorem ~rax upon all ~Ghe taxable property in said Gity, suf'f'icient to pay she pa~inci~al of and :int;erest on said bonds as the wine becomes duary" receivod 553 ~n~es for tha answer "~~'or" and 18g vat es for the ansuver "Against"; and "Shall the pity ~'ouneil of tho Gity of ;~,aurel, il7on~Gama, k~e authorized 'Go incur . an indebtedness off' said City by issuing Zn the name of said City its nego~ ~.l~l General Storm Sewer ponds, in 'the ~ota1 principal sum of 32,000, said k,onds to be payak~le on the amortization flan or ~Go hc~ serial bonds as providod by law, and to ~k:3ear interost ~t a rate not exceedir~; per annum, payalbe semi- annually, said ~,ond~ ~Go ~~e issued ~o pro,>ide funds 'Go :3e used f'or tike purpose of procuring, constructiri~, estak3lishing, maintainir~ and apera~ing amain ou~fall storm sewer within and without, the Qorpora~e limits of said city, and may the city Counoil levy a direct annual ad valorem fax upon all the taxal3lo proper~Gy in said City, sufficient ~o pay ~Ghe principal of and interest on. s~.id k~ands as the same becomes due?'~ received 59~ votes f'or ~Ghe ansvuere "For" and 151. votes for the answer "Agains t'''; and WHEREAS, it a~~pears ghat there were 1,206 registered olectors, wrio a:r°e tax- payers 1a.pon property vv_ithin s~.id City, and v~ho were qualified and entitled to vote at said special pond Election and on the propositions, and th<~t more than :Forty per cent um (J+O~) o' tYie eloctors so qualified and entitled to vole on said I~~ I~~ IVlinutes of the City council of Laurel 13 April 1953 proposition did in fact vote on t}ie propositions, and that a ma jority vote was cash in favor. of the propositions and in favor of issuin bonds as provided in said propositions. NUZIU, THERLF+'ORE, ~3E 1T F~SOLVED BY '1~'HC CITY COUNT CL 0~~ ~rHL CZ 2'Y OF LAUREL, 1VION'I'ANa ~ee~Gion 1. That said proposi~Gion, to-wig: "Shall ~Ghe City Council off' the city of Laurel, Nlontan.~, be authorized to incur an indebtedness of said city by issuing in the name of said City i~Gs n~agotiable General city Hall fonds iri t~~e total iorincipal sum of ~~22, 000, said bonds to be payable on the amortization plan or to be serial bonds as provided by law, and to k~ear interest a#~ a ra~Ge not exceeding por annum, payable semi-annually, said bonds to k~e issued to provided f ands to b e used for the purpose of procuring, construc~in , establishing, maintaining; and opQraLi~ig a City Hall and Fire Department Station tivitriin the corporate limits of said City, and may the City ~ou.n.ci1 levy a direct anrLUa]. ad valorom fax upon all she t axal:.~le pro~orty in said City, sufi ~cient ~to pay the principal of and intorest on said bands as tho same becomes due? and '"Sha11 the City ~'ounoil of 'G he City of Laurel, ~`Zonvana, be aut~~orized to incur an indebtedness of paid ~i~y by issuing in the narle of said. City ids ne~;otiak~lo General Storm Sewar fonds, in the total ~rinci~al su.m of X32,000, said k~onds to be payable on ~h~ aznoritization plan or to ire s~r~al bonds as rovided by lativ, grid to Y~ ear intero~ L at a rake nod exceeding per annum, payable semi-annually, sa-~d ponds to be issued t;o provide funds to b e used for the purpose of procuring, consi~ructin~;, os~Gal:3lisi,in~%, maintaining and operating; a main ou~~'all storm sevvor vui-thiri and without, ~Gho corporate limits of said Ci~G~, anc~ may the Ci~y ~ounQil levy a direct annual ad valorerri ~;ax upon all ~;he taxable Y~roperty in said City, s~.ffica.ent -Go day tale principal of and inter°es~ on said bonds as the same f:~eQOmes duel be and the same is hereby declared a~~proved and carried." ~rhe mot ion having been seconded by Aldc~rm.an McCormick and roll c al.l ordored~ the following; alderr~~en vr~ted ~'aye`~':~ J. Mclvlanus, Ira D. nodgers, George H. McCormick, J. E. Freeburg, Fred Feuerbacher, John L. ~l~ubman, and C. G. Sco~;~. ~"No"" none . 'T'he motion oar:l ied, Lt vacs _rnoved and seconded we do n.ow adjourn. The =~~ot ion car~~. ed. City Clerk Approved this 21 s~G day of Aril, 1953• "`ATTEti T: Mayor r w ~ , 1 ~