HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08.02.1949Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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The ~'ity Cou~ci'l of the City of Laurel, met i~a regular session 3.t~ the Coat~cil chamber and was called to order by Mayor `l'homaot~ at 7~3Q o~clock'P. M,
~'uesday, ~~ugust 2nd, x.949.
Upon ro1X call the following aldermen ans~rered presents 1~cManu
~lcMataus DtteC ormck Feuerbacher Komee
~o~.d Fresburp
Tubrna~a
The minutes of the ~.ast meeting were read. I~ was ..moved by Romee and
seco~aded by ~`'euerbacher ~Ghe minutes be approved, ~l'he motion carried .
Mr, J, Gomoia appeared; before the Cou~zc it in regard to a r~ew water ma in
to replace t?~ one North of ~touvq, It was moved by ~~o~.d and seconded by Freeburg
'that the pity Attorney draw cotatract with Mr, Gomo~, Mr Sherrow and others
foaming the Comp~t~~r ii~s~tal:l ng a 3r~ 'V~ater 1it~e north of tov~~. The motion carriee~.
This being tY~e time -for opening bids :for the construction of a S wimmin g X001, ita ,the pity of Laure'I.,. the City C~.erk o~'fexed proof of publication, and
way requested to open atad read a1~ bids:
~ bid from Barry ~3iLear~r ~oristructiot~ Co., in the amount of X19,470
~ under ScheduJ.e B of the Bidding chedules ~rhich ready as fol~.ows
fork and/or NTaterial. ~~.1 ~.abor, materia]. ~X~~. equipment to comp~.ete Swrimmitag Pooh aid other structures a~ specified in Ttem No. 1, a1.~o
_i,ncluditag the insta~la~ioln of pertain fittings to be embedded in
conere~Ge, itac~udi~ag airy and all sales, atad uge taxes, for the sum
of X19,470 T~o~.lars, vas received
- ~ bid -from `'hri~tetasen Flumbi~ag ~o,, in the amount of X17,999, under ~chedale vuhich reads as follo~v~~
fork a~ad/or Material. Supply aid ita~t~Tl alX material and equipment
as epee fisd i~ Itet~s No. 2 & 3, 'except the installatioY~ of certaiia
fittings to be embedded its concrete, including an~r and a1~ ~a1es and
Use Taxes ot~ mafzerials ~o be furnished by the Contractor perf ormirag
wor~C spec if ed. in Items 2 & 3 for the cram of x$1'7, 99.9,. was receive,
bid from R ed~~el Construction Co., iii the amount of X14,930, under
Sched:u ~.e B.
bid from Ritz Construct iota ~o,,, iii the amount- of ~p17,lOD, under
schedule B.
bid from ~tickelberge~ ~ervSce, its the amount of 14,905., apd an
alternate bid of X12,493.43, both ta~ade~ ~~ihedule were received.
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bad from Herma:~i `'ck~essler, ~'ontractor, in the%~ amount of ~22,83~ under
'wchedule was received..
recess was d ec~ared while the members off' the Council, the ~ay qr, pity attorney aid ~ngine~r Chet dyer checked over bids and scheduXes. ~,i+lhen Lounci~
was again ca 1. led to ryorder, it was moved b/7y Tubma,~ at~d secogded by j~omee the
combination of the Christensen P1~~r~hin~r VA__ Ah/'~ R~[2/~GR4Ga~I ~~nb~~„~~~,,h n„ .~,.ti
vl.~u V 1 N W l! 1 V ,{1.. V V a' .L Vl a eombin~d 32,92 be aeceptedy atad the Gity Attorney to draw: up cot~tr~act
subject to the approval of CouX~cil~.before it goes into effect. The motion .carried,
It was moved by '~o1d and seconded: by ~ieMa~us that the Council;, having
accepted the bid off' the Ghriste~~eia plumbing Cc~., for plumbing ~uork and the bid
of the ~3ede~el Co~strtac~ on ~o., o~ ger~era~, work, the Mayor aqd City Glerk be authorized to s igr~ such c ontraet, he motion carried.
the Treasurer s repot for fk~.e month of Jung was p.~eset~ted. It was
mooed by Feuerbacher and seconded by jtomee the report be approved. `rhe motion carr
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the Police reports for the motath of July were. presented. It was ma`~ed by r~ubman atad ~ecat~ded by ~euerbacher the reports 'be approved. The motion carried.
The report of the police Jur~e for t he month of July was p.~esented. ~t
was moved by Freeburg atad aecot~ded by t'omee the report be appr~ovet+~. 1'he motion
carried.
A~ applica~io~a for a permit by ~ak~ Bangert to build an addition 10x12
~f t~ew and used lumber on`house at 316 ~url~nd hve~ue, raise present house and
place o1n coX~crete foutadation, addition also to be on eot~crete fou~adation, and
to remodel garage by putting 2 foot add itioh o~ present summer house, a~1 at
ate approximate cost of x].,000 was presented. It .was moored by McManus and seconded
by ~euerbacher the permit be ~r~nted.' The mot3.ot~ carried,
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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tits app~.icatio~a for a permit by 0. K. Chapman to build ate exteta~ion on his. garage at 3~9 ~es~ 3rd Str~:et, to be of iaew 1umbPr oq concrete foundation
was presented. It v~asm-moved by ~reebury end secoC~ded by r`omee the permit. be
granted, 'the motion carried.
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Ordinance No. 413 be3.ng aJ~ .ordinance ame~adit~g ~?rditaatace No. 3~6, relating to City Buik~ ing i~aspectorts fees for t~ew wiring and additioia to ald wiring was
presented. It was moved by Tubman and seconded by ~'reebury t?rdi~ance No. 413
be passed on first reading. Upon ro11 ea~.1 all aldermela present vo~e~, ~'a~re~t and
said ordi~aance was declared passed ot~ first reading.
The Budget was presented for final approval. It was moved by p~IcManus and seconded by 'tNold the final budget be approved anc~ the mi~.1 levy set as
fo1].ows;
Genera. ~ a a ~.~~~~iTf1j.1~.9
~e . . 5 0
Street . 9.50-
Park 7 . DO 't 1 5 0 't Librar~r
Light No. 1 Ma iiat 1.0~ f'
Light No. 2 Mai~at .5Q tr
Cemetery.. .5~ r~
! Swim Pool Bolnds" & Int 2.5~ " ,-~O - n
The motion carried.
R~;SOLtTTTON N0. 703
Resolution No, 703, being a resolution 1ev~rin and assessigg all of the
property embraced within Special Tmprovemelnt Lightitag ~istrid~ No. 1 of the City of LaureX, Montana, with 3/4 of the entire cost of Naintenat~ce and electrical
current for the year X949, was preseiated and read. Zt was moved b~ McM~K~us
~+nd seconded by Feuer~acher Resolut ion No. 703 be provisiona~.~.y ~as9ec~, UpoX~ ro11
call, all aldermen pre9ent voted aye and said resolution was declared provisiotaall
passed.
R~~gLUTION N0. 704
ResoJ.utio~ No. 704 beiia~ a resolutiota levy3.t~g a1~d asse~sit~g a].1 of the
property embraced within ~ecial Improvement Li~,ht3.ng Listrict No. 1~. of the pity
of ~+aure~, I~2ontana, with 3/4 of the entire cast of m~ir~teX~ar~ce and eJ.ectric
current for the year. x.949, was presetated and r ead. It was moved by r~reebury aqd
secaiaded by jtome~ Kesolutioln No. 7.04 be proz~isiotaa~.Xy passed. Upon ro11 calls all
aldermen present ~roted aye and said resol.ut3.on was c~ec~.ared ~'~V~.9~OXl&l~.y p&99~ed.
RESOLUTIQN N0. 705s bei
Resolution Noy 705, being a resolutioln 1evy~.nb and assessing all of the
property embrace~:withi,n Special Improvement I,i~hting District No, 2„ of tb.e Cit~r
of Laurel, Mor~~ana,, .with 3/4 of the entire cosh of maintenance and e~ectr c current for the ..year 1949, was presented and .read. Xt was moved by t`omee and se
sec ot~ded by reebury, Resolut oia No. 705 be provi siona 11y passed , Upoia r o1~- calf.,
aX1 aldermen p_ went voted aye aid said reso~.u~iata wns dec~.ared provisioJ~al~.y
passed.
RESOLtTTION N0. '706
Resolution No, 706, b eing a reso~utioX~ levying alad a~sessi~g a special I
tax agaitast certaita property designated as Garba~,e district No; 1 f'or tree removal of garbage, staow, weeds ~ nd refuse, was prese;~ted end read. It was motTed by Wold
and sec onded by Romee Rest ~.utiota No. 7~6 be prov3.siol~a 11y pass-e d. LTr~on ro11 call
a1~. a~dermei~ present voted aye atad said resolution was declared ~.~ovisiolnall,y
pa eyed.
RESOLUTZQN N0. 707
Re~olutioi~ No, '707, being a resolution XevyiX~g and assessing a special
tax agaitast certain property designated as garbage District ~o. 2 for the removal.
of garbage, snow, weeds. aid reface, ,was presented and read. Tt was moved by I
~clt~anus end seconded by t'euerbahher Resolution No. 7.0'7 be pro~risionally messed.
Upon roll ca1~ a 11 a~.rlermen present voted aye and said resolution was declared
provis ions 1J.y p~ aced,
It was moved by ~~o~c1 and seconded bg~ McN;aiaus ~aew water 13.i~e o1~ Map1e
,Avenue be levied oi~ 5 mar basis on both sides of street, unless paid i!n cash
before. the. levy, The mot iota carried.
It was recommended that. when airy more digging b~ jylachines is done by
the pity, the ras Company be notified aqd asked to be'o~a: hand, to point otat the3.r
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~ir~es. t~therwise party doing di~;giz~g be assessed Pox any dazna~es caused from
brokeJn ~.ine s
The bii1~ for the mok~th of July were presented for payment a~ad after clue
consideration the Fitaa nce ~omirittee recon~mezaded paymel4t of ire following:
Peter ~~~homson, et a1 88.00 Farmers Union Cent. Ex. X76.64
Tillie ~iohendorf 51.65 Industrial. ~qu3.pment 3,37
betty Stormont 50.00 Laurel Co-op ,~s9 oc . 123.50
betty Stormont 4.20 Marshal.-Wells More 167.00
Chet dyer 107.00 sherrow service 21.55
L. 1'ri~e 75.00 George H. Smith g,35 V. Chapman 37.50 ~1~i11ie Hohet~ciorf' 2.37.85
State publishing 24,Q0 Betty Stormont 131.20
Frank Hartley 15.D0 PauX ~rohaugh 26'7.00
Neville, ~~reas. 25.00 Joe Nicho~.as 258.70
Fyr-~'yter ~o. 55,20 George 73alckford 26.1.0
1vlour.ta3..n ~'t . T. & T. 4.5p 0. konnie 245.3Q
I;ROnta~a Pawer 8,78 Heia~~ry Kaiser 242,~g
ity ~:!~ra ter I:~ept . 66, 00 Bettg ~tormant, Trea s . 124,1E A~atot~ Koch ~.50.t)0 Mrs. .lice Britton x.8.$5
~Zontat~a ~Zut~ic~pa~. 2Q. C_0 Kfzztie Kiaaub ~,~~g
~~inkeXman Roofing x.70.90 Henry r~lagXer 16.00
~~=illie tohendorf ~G.OQ Billings Gag 1]..38
Betty Stormolnt ~.O,Ofl Cra,~e ~o. 2~ g~,
xichard Metzger 38.4. Hooker ~:1~etrochemica~. 15. CO YellawstoX~e Va11ey E~.~c. 4.98 ~ J, Kybiia & So,~ 2g~2~y;
J'oht~ston T,umber~ 35.00 Herman Schess~.er 50.00
Laurel. Trading 21.67 R. J, Williams & Son 1276.40
char ~.es M. food 192,50 Q. M. ~~old Co. 18.07
Charles M. food 75.00 Yellara store Va1~.e y E1ec, ~.2,pp
George Schreiner Jr , 18 ..50 pe ~ty Cash 83.73
.~1ex Rehm Jr. 35.50 P~ontana Pawer ~o« x.065.54 lir. E. C. Fia1~. 50.00 Mountain St. Te].. & Tg1 15.25
C. L. Heath 20.00 Peter D. Thomson 15.00
~~.bert Thorns, Sheriff ~.7.D0 He,~ry Kaiser 1G.~0
Uibsoka Se~rv. St. 26.40 Richard Metzger 1.47.20
GreeniXag hev. 7.00 Fredl,~~iller 228~~g
A2ok~tataa dower 5.03. darn inner 243,38 I~ountaiC~ St. Ted.. 12.30 Loho~' ~3rothers 95,pp
~i1lin~s Gas 2.00 P~oormaln ~.20.0~
Laurel paddle C~.ub, Inc. 110,00 Za~range S3.gn9 X555.00
dam Ehrlich 1.29,21. Mol~tataa dower ~.~.2,74
Sam. Ehrlich 1~5,1.~. Bil~.in s Gas ~.Op
George N, Frank x.44.20 Petty ash 31.93
betty ~'tormont, Treas, 5.80 Pa u~. Freier 4,00 ~~ice ~,ritt.oln 50.00 Henry Frank 6.33
E. N!cKinney 14.00 Motatana Power ~o. 275.0
George Blackford 3.13 N;ontat~a ~'ower Go. 3.83.
L, Scribiner 8.11 ~hi~.d Life Mag. 3.00
iamb le ~ s Store x.6.1,0 fillings Gas 2 .00
~il~.ings has 8.85 '~~a Xter rre~ 29.50
- Tillie ~ohendorf 20.00 Carrie Erb 59.60 betty Stormai~~~ Treas, 43.50 Alice ~rittoq 6.C0
-aur~~ Qutlook 183.80 Frances Fisher ~.~5
hos.s photocopy 41,40 Jack & Ji11 4. D0
Thdmps on Y&~d~ , Ii7~ . 141.70 C1•t~ r~n7 a t q -rr,r•1 ti o nn
Henry ~chmic~t Jr. 26F3.16 Newsweek v ~ X8.00
T. J. Wetsch 219.24 Betty S~.armont, Treas, .40
Archie ~'ochrat~e Motors; 8,77 ~%ity grater Dept. 2.5p
P~oorman 99.00 Collector of In~eri~a~. RQV, x.65.78
I~ was moved by rresbury and seconded by McN~at~us the ~~a~m~ta:~~f the ~''inance
committee be accepted atad warrants issued in the manger recommended by the
Committee, The motion carried.
It way moved by Woad and seconded by Pv2c#~a~aus for consideration, that the
pity does not raise pay at this time, but that co,~sic~eratiori from a~~. at~~~.es
giving all employees a 44 hotar week, at same rate of pay.. The motion carried.
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It was moved a,~d seconded we do now ad journ. ~l'he motion corr. ied.
- pity Clerk
approved this 16th day of .~u~;t~st ,k ' _ ~C~P `~~4-~--
R•~~~ ,Mayor ~~test;~
G ity C erk
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