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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.06.1947Minutes of the ~i~y Council of Laurel 6 1~2ay 1947 `l~he pity Council of the Gity of Laurel, met in r e~u1~:r session in the ~%ounc3l Chamber and was celled to order at 7;30 ~tclock P. M. by Mayor Thomson. Upon ro11 call the following aldermen ansvuered present. ~~'eue rbacher Comer Parker Rodgers Freebury~mith dyol,d Tul~nan 2'he minutes of the last regular meeting were read c.nd a motion was made b~ Wold az~d seconded by Feuerbacher the minutes ~e approved with the exception of emotion regarding ditch digging machinery, v~hich was recal~.ed for further study. ~'ri.e motion carried. Z'he Mayor stated that this being the first meeting of the new council nominations were now in order f'or a President of the Council for the ensuing term. J, J~ ranker was nominated by Mr. Pa u1. fold and the nominationw as seconded by dir. lra Rodgers motion was made by nitM and seconded by ~1old the nominations be closed. `1'he motion carried, and Mr. J~. J. 1~arker was declared elected ~y acclimation. `1'he Mayor presented the following appointments fog two years, effective May 1st, 2947: Tillie Hohendorf City clerk B. L, price pity ~*ttorney James Bare Chief' of Police Manley K. Gerke Police Officer Dr. C. ~Cal1 Health Officer r1lrs. Joseph Gehrett Library 1'r~stee ~~rs. R. Q. Steele Library Trustee Mrs. 0. K. Chapman Library Trustee committees. F~anc~ ( Parker ( C, ~'aird ( Smith ( Fred W. gaff { homer cemetery ( Melvin Williams ( J. C. Durham ~'=!y t~ '~(01d ( J . ~ . P~ r ke r Lt; & Water{ Parker ( Fred F'euerbacher Tubman ( Peter L. Thomson ~t.&A11ev( Rod~er~ Turn Freeburg { ~'eu erbacher Sewer ( Gomer Rodgers Wo ld Fire & ( smith 4;- Po tic e ( Tubmar~ Feue.rbache r Park ( ~?arker Freebfiry Comer Purchase ( Wo1d ( Tu bman motion was made by ~o1d atad seconded by Nodgera the appointments be approved. ~l' he motion carried. Mr. T. Sehessler appeared before the council r egardin~ a new subdivision to the forth and Ytieat of First avenue in Laurel, for consideration by the council. Minutes of the C-~y"Council of Laurel - ~ 6 ~fa~ x:947 ~n application f'or a tempo~ar~r permit bar T, i~. `~chess2er to place a 14x2 frame building, ~tuceoed~ on canerete footings and on concrete blocks, a1~o to be s tuecoed, w ith asbestos and aspha3~ `roofing on Lots ~ & 6, dock 3~ Zau ref Realty to be on ~trin~~rs to Pac~litate ~I th moving' at an approximate cost of J.200 was presented and read, It eras moved by ~'arker and seconded by ~~oxd, a temporary permit, expiring May lst, 194$, be granted. !,~kie motion carried. Mr K. C: ~1i31ey, of the ~hrer~~ ~fg.,Co.! appeared before the Councix with a sma1.~ model of tie Miracle-'~'hiftl merry-~o-round, for the park. Tt was moved by ~#to~.d and s~conded by ~'arker that the Park Committee declare a r eae~s to diserass the matter, her~;upon a recess was declared and ~Ghe ~'a~k ~%omrnittee :investigated the. mc+del, and. after d3.scue~ion it was moved by ~'euerbacher and aecor~ded by F~eebu~y the ~%ity purchase bne of fide merr~r-~o-rounds for the North. City ~a~k. The motion carried, I~ was requested by, the Ca nercial Club that t~va members of the Council be appointed for a ~a~ebal~. Committee; whereupon the Mayor appointed Paul Wo1d and. J. J. Parker f'o~ paid committee. motion was made by Wold end secondedby Hodgers the ~ppointmer~ts be approved. The motion carried. 1~r. ~'au1 ~ailson a~pearied before the Council in regard to a _new building the B 11in~:s Uas Go., is planning to build at r'i~erside park. itt eras moved by ~'euerbacher and secandedby Parke. the C3,t~ Clerk write I~r. C. Nielson of the Bi113.ngs (was Co., `requesting the company to build the new building of cobblestones to conform w~.th the other build3ng~ at River~3de dark: 't'he motion carried. n app~.ication for a Retail eer License by the Safeway was p esent~d and.-read. It was moved b darker andseconded ba~~~es of Laurel ~i~y Treasurer clarify ~Ghe meaning of ''Retail" f~ Y~!'~euerbacher the end ~Nho le sa ~s~ in regard t o tha Mon~ar~a Beer Act, and be ~'iven authority top issue a a~h'olesale Veer Licesne to the S~ifew~y S~or~, v~a,~n the correction is made. ~'he motion carried. check in the amount.. of ~5 from. D~,~ H,, 1~e~aul~y in fu1~. .payment for repairs made oza ~~ree~ 3.~ ~}ctobe~ .was presented. It was moved by ~UOId and seconded by ~euerbacher ~h~ check-be .~~~epted 7'Y~e motion carried:. A letter of e xplanat.ion f~+~m Dry, E. Ha~~.; regarding his procedure irr cases of high bacteria count on mi~.k suppliers to ~Y~.e local dairias was presented and read. The letter was placed on file. This being the ~irne for opening .bids for t he sale of lots, the ~'ity clerk presented proof of publication in the Laurel Qutlook. ~ bid in the amount of ~1.5~ for lots 1.6 & 17, dock 30, tillard "ubdivision w as made by Ly~,~ Rodgers. bid in the amount of X225 for lots 18, 19 & 20, ~1ock 30, was made by Edward A~artian~, b~.d ~,n the amoum~ of X50 by John H. Kel1.y for lots 19 & 20, a nd a bid by ~hcessler in the amount of X179 fbr all 5 lots were opened. It was moved by ~odger~ and ~~conded by Tubmata that the bids of Lyle nodgers and ~~wa~d Martian be accepted and the Mayer and ~i~y Clerk be authorized to sign the convey nee of` title, 3'he motion carried It way moved by .Parker and seconded bg nodgers that the City Clerk return ~ the checks to the ` ura~uccessful bidders, The motion car ~•ied. ~~hi~ being the time set f'or receiving bids Yor the furnishing of materials and labor necessary for the installation of an ornamental lighting ay~tem in Special Improvement L ght3.ng Listrict No. 1.~ of t he said pity, the City clerk ~resen~ed proof Qf' t~tl~"1~'~C8'f;~nt!'1 '~Yt f;l'1P. Ls~t~t{al (lii~F:lnntz sanA ~us~a inaf-niin~!-cA +n nr,mr~ and read aZl bids, one bid ~ra.s received from thevLa~i~rd~Radio-~lec .tic, of Laurel fog ~R~,660. ~t .was moved by Parker atad seconded by omen that the bid' be accepted The motion carried.,, ~ applicat3.on for care of the ~~ad~n~ Pool for the coming season from hrs. ~1.ice Britton vuas presented and read,.. the application was referred to the park Committee with authority to ~ ct, j`he Police reports for the month of ~pri1 v~era presented and read. jt was moved by Feuerbacher and seconded by Par~€er the reports be :approved. The mot ion carried, `l'he Po~.iee ~uc~ge report f'or the month of ~pri1 vas presented and r ead. It `eras moved ~y Gomer ar~d seconded by ~oc~.~ers the report be approved, after correctio. had been made. The motion carried. RESOLUTIQN NC7. 649 resolution No. 649, be in a r egolution delcarin~ an emergency exists requirin addit3.anal ~ex~end Lures from ~arbage ~i~~riet No. 1, in the amount of X350 and from Garbage i~trict No. 2 btadget, in the amount of X500 was presented and read. It vas moved by Parer and. seconded by f~omer nec~rc~lution No. 649 be passed and adopted. Upon ro11 call all aldermen preset~~ed Qoted rtr.~ye~ and said r e~oJ.utiot~ vas declared passed. I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel 6 May 1947 2ihe Library report for the month of April was presented and r ead. It was moved ~r ~~old and seconded by Parker the r eport be approved. The motion carried. The dater Lepartment report for the month of tipril was presented grad read. It was moved by '~Vo1d and seconded by dodgers the r eport be approved. ~'he mot3.on carried. It was moved by ~Jo~.d and seconded by ~l~ubman the Citg Engineer be ~utrorized to advertise fo'r a carload of water pipe. The motion carried. It was moved by Freeburg and seconded by Feuerbacher that when the proper signatures had been attached t o the peititions filed with the ~'our~cil for Water ~n~I ~'~~~r lines, the work be done as required. The- motion carried. ~j~he T'reasurer's report. for the month of ~,pril was presented and read. It was moved by ~'euerbacher grad seconded byGomer the report be approved. The motion carried. ~~he City C~.erkts report for the month of April was presented end read. It way moved by Parker end seconded by gamer the report be approved. 'bhp motion carried. _ ~n application for a permit by R~ike Se~mlller, to build an addition oP .4x16 on the forth side of present house ors L~ is 6 & 7! Block 30, 1~llard pub., to be made of used lumber covered with brick siding at an approximate co=!t of X300 was presented ar~d read. It was. moved by ~'odgers and seconded b~ Parker the permit be granted, The mot~.on cGrried. ~n application for a permit by Forest ~'omon to build ~ frame shop size 18x24 on lots 7 & 8, dock 11, Nutting dub., of part new and part used lumber and to be on concrete foundat3.on, with ~.~~.inglw roo#', at an approximate cQSt of X150 way presented and read. It was mo-~ed by '~~odggrs and seconded b~ ~'euerbaeher the pe.~r~ it be granted, The motion carried, ~n application for a permit by L. H. "arney to build a 12x20 garage on Lat 11 dock 9, Laurel, to be covered with asbestos shingles, on concrete foundation' and floor, at ~n approximate cost of X350 was presented, itw ~s moved by ~~old and seccanded by nodgers the permit be granted, The motion carried. ~n application fora permit by H. Varney to build a 14x20 garage on Lod 12, Flack 9, Laurel Sub., on concrete foundation with concrete floor with asbestos ahin~;les, ~ t an approximate cost of X400 ~uas presented. It was moved b y Wold and seconded by Ko gets the permit be granted. T!~~e motion c ar. tied. ~n application for a permit by John Nolte to move a 16x 7 frame house to Lot 1, Block 16, LGureZ Heights, to be on concrete foundations,'~and to be moved on rubber from 309 W. Main, a ~ an ap~;roximate cosh of X2500 was p ~eserlted. It was moved by omen .and seconded by ~euerbacher the permit be granted. ~~he moti.on carri - ~n application f'or a permit ~y John Nolte to build a 31x48 brick Crete hou ~ on concrete foundation on Lois & 16, ~1oek 12, Laurel Sub., at an approxima~ cost of X9,000 was ~r esented and r cad, It was moved by comer and seconded by Feuerbacher the permit be granted. The motion carried. ~'~n application for a permit by henry r~ichtner to build an addtion 12x24 f tame, on concrete foundation to be stuccoed when finished, on house on Lot 11 & 12, dock 12_ La»rP7 at pan t~nnrn~rimata nnai- ~f :~~~r~n r.. ,,~.,~~.,.a L_ - r -'rr"'~~~~•,"'~~ a~WV vvaa ~v~ ca~ct.te,vua iv w~t~ ifiVVt3ti U~ Gower and seconded-by euerbacher the permit be granted. The motion carried. ~n application fora permit by '`eery flstwal~ to build a 26x32 frame house on concrete foundation, on Lots 11, 12 & 13, Block 4, ~%ast Laurel 'pub., at an approximate cost of4000 was presented. Tt was ~r~oved b~ ``od~ers and seconded by Feuerbacher the permit be granted. The motion car.•ried. ''gi'n application f'or a reneural of a hermit by 'herald Hood to build a 24x30 hose of new lumber on concrete block fouzadatior~ on concrete footings, on Trot 10~ Block 29~ ~''llard Sub. at an approximate cost of ~P3500 was presented and read, It was moved by dodgers and secondedby Feuerbacher the permit be granted . The nlo~ion carried. hn application for a perr-it by henry Lehr, to add a 20x24. on present house, Lot 1 & 2, Block 4, Yellowstone ''ub., on concrete foundation at an approximate cost of 1, 000 was presented. It was moved by `comer and sec o~adedby euerbacher the permit be ~ran~ed. The mot ion c arried. ~r~ applicati.on bar Andrew Kirsch for a permit to build an addition 12x22 f tame ~r3th eonere~e foundat3.on under under rest of house on N 3/4 of Lot 15~ and ~ 3~4 of Lc~t 16, Mack 12, Yellowstone `'ub., at an approximate cost of ~~1500 was presented. 1t was moved by reuerbacher bnd seconded by homer, the permit be granted, The motion c a i~ri ed . An application byPHillip Kloekharr~ner for a permit to build an addition 12x1.8 Minutes of :the Cif Council of Laurel 6 N~a y x.'$47 on present house on concrete foundati~r~ on Lots ].0 8c 11, Block 3, ~ellawstone Sub.,, of used~car shop .umber' at an approximate cost of X400 was presented, It ~aa moved by omen and seconded by reuerbacher the permit be granted. The motion carried. ~,n applications by ,,~,lbert ~?h.~lich to build: a 26x38 f.~~me house and 20x3 frame garage on concrete fourz~.ation on Lots 19 & 2p, Block 26, ellowstone pub., at an approximate cost of x'3000 vas presented aid read. It was moved by ~'omer ands seconded by ~"euerbacher the permit be granted. ~'he motion carried, ~n appZica~ion by P. Johnston ~o c c~aatruct a 10 f~ Concrete dr~.vew8y at 501 3rd eve,, was presented. It was moved by Rocgers and seconded by reebury the permit. be granted , The motion carried . ~n application for a permit by ~f. J, ''chardt to build a 26x30 frame house of new lumber on ~o~s Z 8e 2 Block 20 Ye1l.owstone Sub. to be on concrete Foundation and to cost apprq~imate 5500 was presented and read. St way rr~oved by reuerbaehe and seconded by l'amer' ..the permit be .granted. ~h.e mot io,n carried. ~'n application :for a permit bar G. McCabe to build a 28x30 frame house on ^oz~crete foundation on Lots 11, 12 & ~.3, dock 4f Youngs 2nd dub., at an ~pproxima cost of X3500 vase ~r esented. Tt was. moved bar noc~~erg and secondedby ~euerbaeh~r the. perrriit be granted. The mod iota carried. ~n ~ppl3catio,~ fora permit by :~aam DeFrance to btaild 7 cabins and 1 utility room 20x1 0, on concrete blocks. with concrete footings, ~~~"~an approxima.te cost of ~~.S~000~ and a 32x40 frame house on con~M rite blocks on concrete footings on Lots 5~ 6~ 7 & 8~ Blo~~ 15~ Nutting Sub, ~t an ap~oximat~ cast oP X5,,000 was presented and read. It was moved by ~~~r~er ~r~d seconded bar ~'euerbacher the permit be granted . The ~noti pan carried. ,An application fc~r a ge~mit by Hubert fi~lalton 'Go move a 10~~~ shed from 508 Birch to 51.0 Birch, thru alley for. abau~ 2p feet t o be moved on rollers, vu as pres~r~ated, It was moved by Rodgers and seconded by ~reebur~r the pem it be granted, The m,ot-ion carried, ~`n application f'or a permit by Manley ~llingeon to build a 30x 4 f'rarr~.e house on concrete foundation on Lat 17, and Lot Z8, B1ac~ 22, Laurel xealty ~cond dub., at an approximate cost of ~3,GG0 vas presented and r cad. It was moved by Gomez and seconded by Modgers the permit be granted. ~'he motion carried, temporary Ea9em~r~t w~.th Jack wick and the pity of Laurel was presented and read. It was moved by Par~~.r and seconded by Rodgers the easement be accepted. TY~le motion c arr3.~d, The billy of the month of April were presented for payment and after due consideration the ~'~inar~ce Committee reeommeraded pagment of the following: Peter D. Thomson, et a1 ~~3.~Q 4. I~, r~tild Go. 57.15 ~i1~. e ~ohendo.~f 51.65 Joe Nichols 207.88 Phi~.ip Noel 50, 0 N1rs ~c~am Scheeler 2.6.0 Yella~sto~e Wank 4,20 Mont~n~ dower 2.57 Chet dyer 75.~~0 John Bean Mfg Co. 2.85 T,. Price 41,65. Laurel `T'rading Co. 41.95 . H ~uddith- 25.00 Thompson Yards, Inc.. 57.9Q fohn B.~ohaugh 15.00 Kansas City sport Goods 31. 7 Ken '~1alton ~5.G0 Tillie xohendo~f gg,45 k~ire Department 11~.0~ ~-hi ~ i u~~i " , .-v-~- ,~vv~vv Mountain "'t. Tel. & ~'e1. 3.5~ Chet Eyer 122.20 Montana ~'ov~er ~o. 9,51 hix ~ E. Noel, Treas 112..20 ~3t~r dater apartment 66.,.00 Pa u1 rohaugh 238,60 P. Stada~an 7.15 :..Donald ~cheidecker 195.20 bra. Leonard Cantrell 7..15 George ~lackfard 224,50 Mrs... Josephine Moon 7.15 ienr~r Kaiser 214.90 ~'lsie P. Johnston 7.15 l~rs. ~,1ice Briton 18.90 '~e,~tha Gehrett 7..15 Mrs. ~I. Preikazas 3.42 Rosa Kilpatrick 7.15 T. ~ic~.kerson 181.24 J. H. ~rutcher 7.x.5 Sam ~inne~ 202.75 ~+~.r~. ~1iv3.a Metzger 7.15 Joe Ries nger 188.x? Mme lia ~~rank 7.15 Henry _ ~t r ecke r 137.81 Carl ~ar~huly 7.15 Bing ~i~ch Co. .50 ~`im Rea~do~a - 7.48 Hooker ctroc~~em~cal 42,08 J. K. ~'ordan 7.48 ~hristen~en Plumbing 55.70 G. ~'ol:ey 7.48 Colorado Industrial 10.82 J. C. Durham 7.48 ~i11 n~.s ,~uta Wreck ,8.50 Nets Vc~rdahl 7.48 ~ittsbur~h equitable Meter 21.43 gig ins 7.15 Pederson Typewriter ~4.0~ i, Har. ry l~. hite 7.15 ~,auson tom an A 9' 1.68. Conrad 7.x.5 ~1311iam N. Taylor 8..4 . ~ . chamber 1~ in 7.15 Mine. 8c erne 1t er ~`°uPP~Y 350.10... D, ~~~Gt~ 7..15 Marshall-~e11s ~'o, ~ 164.90 atria rb 5.t70 American Gast Iron 244.1 Clerk & t1ecorder 1.43.18 General y7e ctric Co. 2. 80 Minutes of the ~ C~~ ~ Council of Laurel 6 ~~a y 194 4 Marshall-~~e11s Store Lr. 9.00 crane co. 30'7.31 Chef Ayer 60.25 ~.rchie ~'ochrane Motors 9'~~3g Abstract Guaranty X40.00 rett~r Cash ,6? nosy hotacopy 1`7.40 Laurel outlook 112.7 Montana Mate ~1'reasury 75. C0 B. J, nybin 8c Son 55.20 Til~.ie Hohendorf 10.Q0 V. C. Johnston Lumber 24i~.3'7 Philip ,E. ~oe1 1G.00 Laurel ~o-op 35~.,Q4 James ~omon 12.00 Smith duper Service 12.61 James Bare 147.50 Industria 1 accident hoard 127.02. Manley K. Gerke X77.20 M.ontar~a Power 936.74 Manley g. `~erke 62.50 &[our~tain Mates Tel. 9.75 Philip E. Noel, Trea~ 23.80 Billings Gas Co. 28.4.5 fir, C. Ha 11 _ 30.0t~ Teter 7~. Thomson 15.00 C . ~~eath 10.00 Chet ~~rer 15, C 0 ~lantana Power ~o. 4.12 Henry' Kaiser 10.00 Nlounta3:r~ St. Tel. & Tel.- 9.10 Petty dash 67.65 ~~.1lings Gas Co. 13.20 Chet Eger 50.00 . a.~ Ca-op 1.15 Pole Line ~%onstr. 403.08 Hines Mott~r ~uppl.y 1,62 Pole Line constr. 488.75. Price Pharmac~r 2.85 Montana Power 250.74 Fenton ~~encg 93.64 Montana dower 3.62 dam ~hrlieh 76.50 B3.1.1ings Gas Go. 7.50 Sam. ~%hrlich 133, 00 City Water '~ept . 2.00 Henry Schmidt S~. 2 .~Q~s:~ Philip E, Noel, `a'reas. 2,70 "'herrow~~s derv, 104.40 Carrie orb 57.30 ~~andard Oil 42,93 Mrs. ,lice ~r3.tton 6.0~ It was moved by smith and seconded by Parer the. report of the Finance Committees be accepted. The motion carried. The city ~1erk was instructed to write 114rs. ~ve1y,~ Cooke .about trailer house on aide of Hi-day impartments. also aboa~ frailer house belonging to ~'aul Patter on ~ou~h side.. I~ was moved by ~omer^ and seconded b9 fold the Citq participate in the proposed. recreational program for the coming summer, The motion carried., The pity ~1.erk was instructed to order another tennis net far the-_No~h Park. ~~~he City ~'ngineer stated that ~.e would need an additional 6 Fire ~~drants at a coat of X135,95 each, for the t' end of down, Tt rroas moved by F"reebury and seconded by Feuerbacher that the Engineer have authority to order the raeeessar fire hydrants for the protect ion of property in the ~~e s t end of town . Fjhe mot ion carried. Zihe Cit~r En~3,neer made a report on the recommendations of tY~e many towns on the neces~~ty of ~omminutors to be used at the ''ewage ~tsposal i'1ant, 3.n place of the wire screens which are planned f'or the present. No action vas taken, It v~ag moved and seconded we do now ad3ourza. the motion carried. ity Jerk , approved this 20th day of May, 194'7. ~~.d ~O~ l a or er