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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 02.19.1946Minutes of the ~ify Council of Laurel ~3~bruary Z9, 1946 The pity ~auncil o the City of Laurel rnet a~n regular session in the Council `'hAmbers and was ca~il~d 'to order by Mayor Thomson at 7:3~ P.~1. o~clock February l9th, 1946. Upon roll call the following aldermen answ~sre~d present: Feu~rbachcr nodgers Parker Wold ~~ilson 2'he r~. ntues of the last meting were read, and it was moved by F~uerbacher and sccond~d by' Filson the minutes ~e approved after the following insertion is made : `'h~ water committee had agreed to pag I~~r. Sturm salary for tv~o mon;th~ after his retirement. It was referred to the Water ~ommitt~~ to writs a letter to Nir. Sturm in a~.~precia.tion of his y~~rs of ~~rvice tc the pity. `j'he notion carri~~. Nr. R. J. ~phland, of the tats .~~ighway commission, app$ared before the council in r~~;ard to the highway commission r~ques~ for a site for a weighing station. After sor~~e discussion, it was moti~~d by darker and seconded by V~1ilson the City write to l~r. Swaney r~con~rnendin~; late 1 to 1~ in ~31QCk 7, Youngs s Second Subdivision, instead of 1ot~ 3 to 1f~ in ~ilock 6, b~ u~~d for the proposed wei~h~ng station site. 2'he motion carried. Ivor, N. T. ~T~atch of Black & Veatch, consulting; ~n~ine~rs, app~ar~d b~for~ the Council in regard to ~h~ V~~ater purification syster:~ for Laurel. kl~ stated that the - report rriad~ by his ccrr.pany covered auout all the points hs had to make, and that the present facilities wire as good as ar~y in an~r town the same giz~. l~rir 2~~. Grime and I~lr. Schudli~ from ~h~ N.P. Water Division wire pr~s~nt at ~ the m~~tin~;. I~~r. ~~rime app~;ared before the council, arxd gave his views on hove the i water from the stream, known as the Nutting Slough, could k~~ diverted and oarri~d far ~nou~h. away from the intake, to prevent any pollut~~.A vvat~r to be drawn into it, bar ~rectin~; a loz~g~r wing dowry the river. H~ ~;uess~~ the approximate cost of the ~ c"onstruction of a 1~~ft wing do~rn thy; river vv~uld b~ ~4,~00, and thought that the ~ N.P. might pay half af' the bill f'or the construction. ~ou~ad3n~s to be obtained bg~ the City Engineer and a r~nort tc~..be made on the findings. ~ 1~tt~r f'rorr~ the ~r~at 't~.~~;st~rn 5u~;ar Go. was pre~~ntc~d and read, in wr,ich they would 1ik~ to use the ~iv~rsi~e Park for prisoners of wAr to work b~cts this season. Thee dark Corrmittc~ reported that they had told L~1e ~Iurlburt he could leas ~i Ri~~~rside Park land and cabins, bathhou~~ ar~d the house of the caretaker at a rental of 5~ per month for the life; of the lease. Tn~ l~as~ would b~ drawn up by the city ,Attorney. l~tt~r from the P~ational Service Co. corr~ctir~g the amount of the ~1aim due them from X13.25 to 6.OG was read. It was moved b~ U~ilaon and seconded bj~ F'euerbach~r the litter be place on f~il~. `j'h~ n;otion caz•ried. Thy resignation of Hank t~er~ber~, frarn ~h~ Laurel ~~ire Department was read. It was moved ~~y Filson and s~conde~d ~y F~odgers a litter `ae written to l~~r. jl~rb~rt, in appreciation for hip many years of faithful s~rvic~, to the City. Thy motion carried. `j'he report of the health officer i'or the ~_onth of January was presented and read. It was rr,ov~d by v"aiison and s~corid~d by ~ark~r the report b~ accepted. The motion carri litter frozr~ Mayor ~siddir~~~r iti r~~;ard tc this cities sharing ire the fees of ,auto Lic~ns~s was presented and read. It was r~ov~d by G~o1d, arad seconded by ~.odgers, the 1~tt~r be tabled until the nesxt meting. ~'h~ P,~a;~or a~~point~d a committ~r~ of Parker, F'eu~rbacher F3Y'Id ~{C3C~~'@Y'4 'f:n S~C!'~: f1Y1 f:~")F! Yt75at:'~'~Y~_ ~~%~a4 n^.ni-inn non»imr~ _ _ _._V.. ra. v. ..vvr ~ rev a~av a~.t va? vG:~111VU• application f'or=_a permit b~ David C. Webster ~o build a 14x3 house, cancr~t~ foundation, ot~ 1ot9 24, 25 & 26 r~lock 1, Laurel Nutting; ~iuUdivision at an approxirnat~ cost of ~p15C~ was pr~sentcd and read. It was roved by F'euerbach~r and seconded by Vdold the p~ri~!it b~ ~rant~;d. j`h~ motion carr•i~d. An application f'or a p~srmi~ by r'r ank 0. Har~l~y, of the Laurel Saddle Club to build a fence, 7ft in height, ~ossi~lg~ wiry, arou-d Block 3, Nutting subdivision similar to ~h~ fence at Athletic i~ld, was pr~s~nt~d and read. It was moved by I~tils on and g~ccr~d~d oy tark~r, the permit b~ ~rant~d, 'j'h~ r~~cticn cax~ri~d. It was moved it was moved by Fold and seconded by Kodgers that try Clerk writs a letter to the Laurel Saddle Club, clarifying thes perr:~it to read as Follows: ~`~':~at rho City rc~serv~s the ri~;n.t to open the alley through the b1oc1~, at any time that the City vuould dcer~ are alley n~cassary. Also that no til~ is allawed to be used by the Saddle Cubl, a1on~ the side of the f enc~, as tr es;~~ had aril finally asked in their a;~;plication fora p~;rmit. The riot ion carried, ~n application for a p~rr~_it by riarlan Hu.ssell, to build a Tourist P~iotel with approxirrmat~ly 1 cabins, 16x24 with ~ara~e~ attached, size 14x2 , and a 5 room house on lots 1, 2, 3 4, Block 2'7 iaur~l-~'~llard subdivision, all to have concr~t~ foundations. It vas r~ov~a by W=ilson and seconded by Fcuerbach~r the permit b~ ~rant~d. The motion carried. Thy N~ayor appointed a cor~.mitt~e of Vold, Wilson, and Kodgers to m~~;t with the ~'omm~rcial ~'luu on a ~ousin~; Project. Minutes of tie City f ~ Council of Laurel February 19, 1946 I ~'h~ report of the Uity ~1erk for the month of January was presented and read. It was rr~ov~d by tNold and secone ed by ~lilson the report b~ a;pproved. The notion harried. Z~he claim of Ethyl ~eFrance for Penalty & Interest, in the amount of p49.51 paid on tax title lots was presented. It was moved by Parlor and secorad~d by ~ F'euerbacher the claim be paid. jhe r,~otion carried. 1'he City Engineer requ~st~;d that a sit of socl~et wrenches be purchased for the Strut Department. It vas r;~ov~~ by Wilson and seconded by ~od~ers the purchase be made. The motion carried. J. P~iurphyts unpaid account for supplies and labor on his s~rvic~ ling in NTay, 1945, was brought up. l~h~ pity attorney had written I~2r. Murphy in regard to this account, and there has been nothir~~ dan~ .bout it since his one f$ payrr~~nt in July 1 45. the C~.ty Treasurer was tc~ writs a 1ett~r to P~~r. I~urphg infor~nin~; hint that this account would have to b~ paid, or ~.is service mould be disconnected. Them b~in~ no otY~er buain~ss it was mo<<e:~ and s~;conded we do now adjourn. The motion carried. -~l'~ , pity G lark Approved this 5th day of l~ia.rch 1946, Mayor City Clark i L