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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial City Council Minutes 07.30.1946Minutes of the City Council of Laurel MTNU~S 0~` ~PECTAL Ni~'E`~PING OF THE CITY CQUNCIL OF THE CITY C?~' LATJREL, MONTANA, HELD at 7.30 P.1?I. on fi~ze~de~y even3.ng, Jul~r 30, 1946. A special meeting of the e3.~y council of tha city of Laurel, Montana, was he Td in the coune3.1 chambers in tie ci ty Y~a.ll in the city of Laurel, countp of Ye2lawstone, sate of Montana, at the hour o:~ 7:30 0' clock P.?JI. on Tuesday evening, July 34, 194 , pursuant to a wr3.~ten call made bar the ~a.yor for such special meting a.r~7. delivered to each of the`' aldermen. There is inserted in this minute book immediatalg following the minutes of this meeting a copy of said call, signed fi~y the mayor and the same is hereby referred to and made a part of the minute-~-... of th3.s meeting. Z'~.e ineetin$ was called to order by -the mayor. The city clerk called- t~~.s ro3.1 oe a~aermen ana the following al.darznen were pre-sent: _ Henry Gomer, from First ~itiard Fred Feu~rdacher, from First ~Nard Paul Wilson, from uecond ~Nard Paul ~dold, t'rom "Second `J~ard I. N. Smith, from ~'h3.rd hard S. s. Parker, from Third ~fard A. E. ~T eber, from Fourth. ~~lard. Ira D. Rodgers from the Fourth lard eras absent. The Mayor deelar- ed a quorum pre sent. T,~.e c its clerk read tha nod ice for the sne c i.a]. meeting which had been delivered t o ~a 11 of the al.der:nen which paid notice Stated the objects of the meeting. The minutes o.f the last mee~G3.ng of the city counc3.1 were t~.en read by the I~ i 1-er n l ~'a'1~1t 9 n r1 Luc ~n a ~n r~»»ntso r7 o a ~nn n.-7 ~y ...i .~.,.aa .~.v.~ v c:.. Z..~~a..v v~vu a.u .a vci.u• There ,was then ~presen.ted to the mestin~ the written re- port of the special co~n~~it~ee of the c ity council wh3.eh ~~ad been appointed ~o pass upon the application of the Billings Gas Com- pany for a franchise. The wr3.tten report of .the cornmi~tes- is as nm i~ f'o 11 ow s "REPORT 0~~' SPECIAL COivIMTTT~ OF CITY COUNCIL OF 'I~IE CITY OF LAUREL, M0~?T~NA, ON APPLICATIi?N 0~' BTT,LI~~GS GAS GQ~iPA~Y FOR A FRANCHISE,.. GRANT AI~TD P~RT~ISSION FOR TIC ~"b~N~TRUCTION~ AND OPERATION OF A GAS DZSTRI- I i _ 1 I~I T III G P L.~NT 4R ~YS TENI IRT THE. CITY OF ' LAUREL, Y~LLO~STOIV~, COUNTY, MONTANA}', «TO THE: MAYOR ACID CITY' COUNCIL . La.ure 1, Montana _ M , ry G~.~tlsmen: , We.,; tY~e undersigned,, the: ~Y~ee memb-erg ~f. spec, a~ com- mitte;~. of ~Y~ e3.~y counc3]. -of .,the ,.c.3.tg o,f T~a,u~rel,; ,l~~ntana,. tom, wh.ozn was, referred the.... appli~~;~~.on,;..of fine $~.~.Zings -has Compa~ay for a , a gas ,franchise,.{beg leave to ~apor~ as ~'c~:~ ~,a~v~, to-w~:~«~ ,Thai -Ghe ~.p~lication :af.:t~ :.,Bi1l;ings, Gras- ~~ompany: fob, a .w~ Pp that the.. a~t~aehed pro~~s~d ,.Q~da.;nanc~~: franchise, bs {a .loved andv m~.rked, '.~Exhib.3,t, A~', ~~ran;~~.n~..to the. Bil~.ings Gas Com~an~r,,.i-ors r-, r, :su{caess;or.s ~z,~d ,~.,yss3.~ns,, frarach3.se for ,.~h.~ cor~struc~ian a~ad :opera- lion of atgas d~..s~,trib.u..~Gi~:g- p,lan~,.,or s~st~m .in., the..e3~t3r.,of, Laurel, h Man~Gana~, as how or rierei~afte~ .~onst,3~u~t,ed, for,.a off'. ~h3r~~- w ~h, sa 3. d ~ .a~p~1 ~.c.a;t 3~,r~za, ' tveo {32) dears, be the franchise, ~o~e~her, . w~a.3,ch shall be ~ub~itted ~,t a,;,~pee.~.~.l.,elec:t.i.on -~o the resident fr~eehalder~ of ~Ghe city of Laurel,,;: Mq~tana,,.who~e names ~.Ppear an . ~k~e town car county fax ro11. o~',..Yellows~one Coun~~J, &~on~~.~a, pre- t, _ aed3.ng ..such ~lec~3.on_,. and we ree,omme~ud„ -ghat proper resolu~;ion for the subm ~s~.on, ~f -paid; applica~~.~r~ . to ~Gh$ va~~rs o~ the c~.ty of Laurel, Montana, a,t ~~pecial el.eet; on,, to~ be called fog that ~~.rpc~se 'be prepared and adopted s,o,. that the~rna;t~er s1~.11 be pro- . perl'y subm3.~~ed to the res~.dent. ~'reeholder,s,,~vhm:sQ names. appear on the ~or~n,o~ county ~a~ ro~.ls .of Yel~.o~vs~one County , 1VIor~,~ana, ~p~~e' eedin~ such eZ~c~i~~n. _ < , . - ; ; ~ . DATED this 25th ,.day . of duly, 1.9, 6, . ; r,'. Paul 1~ilso~::. ; . ; . - , , ,,.,~~a....D. R~,c~~er~ , ~pE~~.cl.~ oY~~YCli~t6e:~ `was `zii4ved b3* aZ de~mari _ . and 's~eonded bar c , p- alc~.'e~man _ , ` ~ha-~`'~Yie repor~~~of' 'th'e committee~~be ado ~Y r ted T,~p'ori ~ro11 ca13 `ali~ of 'the aldermen ~presen~ ~vo~ed ~r~~ye~':. The mo~ic~n vas declared carded. ~T~.ere was then presen;~ed, and read 'Go the c3.:~y council .a :a. x.. Resolution Na. 642 wh~.eh'~s~~~, resolut3:ora ~is 3.n we>rds ,and f3.gures t ~'ollo~ving, to~w3.t s ~w _._.v _ 'I i i I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel RESQLUTION N0. 642 A RESOLITTIUN PROVIDi71TG POR THE CALLT~VG AND HOLDING OF A ~PECIAZ ELECTION FtJR THE; PTTRPO~E (JF ~UBMTTTIN'G T4 THE QUALIFT~D ELECT@RS OF THE GTTY OP LAUREL, MONTANA, WHO ARE FREEHOI,UERS OF THE SA~~ CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, AND WHOSE NA11~S APPEAR ON THE CITY OR COUNTY TAX ROLL PRECEDING SUCH ELECTION,: THE FOLLOU'1ING QUESTION; "shall the cauneil of the city of Laurel, Yellowstone Count, Mor~~ana, grant to Bi111ngs Gas Company, a Montana carporat3.on, its successors: and ass3.~ns, a franchise for the . eon~~ruc~ifln and maintenance and operation of a, gas dis~r$buting plant or syst~rri 3n the c3.ty of Laurel, ~.s no~u or hereaf ter constitu~ec, fora term of thirty-two (32) years and f ix~.ng and prescribing the condi~Gions and berms ~here- o~'., pursuant. ~o the appl3.cation of the sa3.d B~.llings Gas Company now on file 3.n the off ~.ce of the city clerk of said city of Laizrel~" ~'ND P'ROVTDIldG FOR THE It'IANNET-i OF R~GTS~tATIQN F'OR SAID SPECIAL ELECTION, TH.~ ~~ANNER OF GIVING i~~TIC~ OF SAZU SPECIAL ELECTSUN,; 2~IE ~iNNER QF H4LDIN.G ~VCH SPECIAL ELECTIGIvT A~'~D ~H~ DETAIL; THEREOF, BE IT R~SOLV~ BY THE CITY ~G OjT~I'C I~L OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, MON TANA Section 1. That, ~NHER~AS, it appears that an appli- cat~.on for a franchise, grant and permission for the construction, maintenance and operation of a gas distributing plant or system in the ~cit~ of Laurel, as now or hereafter const3.~Guted, Yellowstone County, N~ontana, for a period of thirty-two (32) years, and f3.xa.ng and preseribirz~ the conditions and terms thereof, was f3.Ied by B3.Ilings Gas Company, a Montana corporation, with the city clerk of said c3.ty on the 16th day of July, 1946, ~uh3.ch said pet3.tion was addressed ~ o the Ma~ror and City' Cou~ze it of sa 3,d city and which said pet3,tion, om3.tting the full test of the copy of gas ordin~.nce at ~ach~;d thereto, is inro+Ards and figures as follov!is, to-w3,t;- ~'APt LIGATION Q~ BTLL.ING~ UAS COMPANY FOR SAS FRANCHISE TO 7~IE M~LYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF LATTREL, MGl~ TAi~A "The undersl~ned, a Montana corporation, hereby makes I applicat3.on for a franchise, grant and. permission fog the construction and operat3.on of a gas d~.stribut3.hg plant or system in tY~ ci ~y of Laurel Yellowstone County, 1~ontana, fora term of thirty-~nro (32~ years and fixing and describ- ing the conditions and terms thereof. "The undersigned most respee~fully requests ghat your honorable body subm3.t this apr~lication to a vote of the residezat freeholders of said town whose names a~pea.r on the last county tax roll of Yellowstone Count, Montana. "The undersigned hereby offers to dray alZ of the necessary expenses of hold3.n~ such special eZeetion. ~I ~I I i ~ , ~eTM.~ franc~z'i~~ ~hic~i tk~e undersgr~ad !de~fr~is sshaZl rt~n :rv,t~.~he ur~darsi~ned, ids suc;ce~sors or asp ins. t'`i'he undersigned pre~en~s ~a fo~~ of ord-irzar~ce ~rh~ch is fa9.r ~o a1.1 :~concer~ed sand herebp makes the same a 'part of DATED this 11~Y3, day of J~x~y, 1946. ~ _ , t ' BIZLNI U~ GAS COMPANY' . , - Bar -J. E'. Moc~~e , , . SSA L - ; _ ~ a ` _ y~ v . ~ ~ ~ ~~1~ ~ ~A.~-~' ~'rowbr ~.d~s ~ F ~ f` } , . , ~e~'ti~on,;:2;.; a~~, :~tH~R: ~,~_~.ths a:: ty~ clerk presented ar~d read .laid a~pl~;~`a~~i'on ~o the. ~.3..tp eounei~, af, ~~xe c .ty,,o~' Lau~e'1 ~ont::~.n,a, a t ..~e~ralar mee;tissg:cs~~~aid' c,i:ty ,.c.o~i%ci'1 -~he.1d~' on the M°~' 16~h day of ~'~zly, 1946, and on paid date the said appl cat3,on and yr , ~ r ,r , . ~ ~ , the .attached copy of gas franchise ~uer~ referred bg a mo~Gion cad the pity council 'Goa spec~.a3 committee cons s~in~ of Ak~i~~en _ , ~;r~ NTilson, Rc~d~ers and Pari~e~. _ _ f ~ec~ on 3. What, WHEREAS, sa3.d ~commit~ee Yza.~ now made i~~' . _ :..;.4 report tca the city douncil of the c3.ty of Laurel, Montana, which r _ ~ . sa3,d report has been adopted by the said city council, a.r~d Yias ry I * 1 i" n~corn~nended that thc~ paid application of said Billings Gas Company _ _ for a has franchise b~ subm3~~ed at a spec3,al election, and ha s_ _ attached to 3.ts paid report axed made a park thereof a form of ~a~ q _ . r _ fr~zneY~~.~~a marked "~:i.3.bi~ A", ~uhieh said committee i.n 3.ts said report reaommeMd~ that the city council of the C~,ty of Laurel. bran _ , . ~.o s~.id BlZin~s Ga.~ Comp~ng, provided th~~ t~,,~_or3..tg, of _resident , freeholders mho reg~.ster and vote at ~a3.d speeia~ _elect3.on vote f~vorabl~ for ~ran~ing said franchise. Said franchise 3.s in wards +w? i ~.u ' k w l.: ~ ..5. ~ t„ •r , , - t~. a; ~~-i , y ` ~ , r. ' ~Y' f ' x „ ~ , t f 'y r..t ~ , ~ 4.' + r , ~ . np - - ' ~ , S. . ~ f _ _ ,.ir.. „ r . e . r ~ s ~ , ' ~ xr. ' ~ r ~ i ~ ~ 4 ~ . t , . a ,;f 1n f y, _ ~t~ , ' i 4 i { 9 + . 'k= . W, ,.r~ w ' y` ~r i i ' . - i ' ,_~.a ...u:.~n. xG n..:s. o.za i,.rt ..a., ui a :.7. 1:;:. ~a. aF u~.x„ , ~ i .i~ _ ~o ,_ia i, v ,eor.:.,a aw „~,_~,.<~r i.t „ fl.. i t,.p. af. Ir 4{I..l ~i.a~,.sit i,• r,a :.,r n... 1. ~i, , ~ Y - e s i i i i i I ~ I ii I i Minutes of the City Council of Laurel tr ORD INANCE N 0 . AN 4RDINANGE GRANTING Ui~TTO BILLINGS GAS CQ~IP~I.NY, A MON~AN.A. CORPORA- TION, AT3D ITS SUCC~SSOR~ AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE POR T~3E CON~TRUC- TION r~ND OT'ERATTUN OF A GAS D15TRIBUTTNG PLAIY'~'I' OR $YaTEM TAT THE CITY G~' LAUREL, A.S i~O~N~ QR I3EREAF'I'~R ~UNSTITU':I'ED, YELL0~5~TtiNE COUNTY, MONTANA, FORA TERM; OF 'T.'FZIRTY-"1~0 (32) Y~AR~, AND FIXING AND ~RESCRTBTNG THE CC~NDTTTONw AND TERiVIS HET~.EUF. _ _ BE IT ORDAINED BY TIE GITY' CaUNCTL OF T:dE CITY 4F LAUREL, MC~t?TANA ~,ec~fon 1. That there 3.s hereby granted ~o Billings (gas Company, a Montana corporation, hereinafter called the Grandee, and ita successors and assigns, the right, privilege and fr~anch3.se to construct, maintain, end operate in the present and future streets, alleys and parkways, and other pt~blie places 3.n the City of Laurel, Montana, as nova or hereafter constituted, a system of has mains, supply pipes and laterals, ~nith all necessary or desir- able appurtenances,. for the purpose of supplying gas for light, heat, power and other purposes, to the City of Laurel., tl~e ~.nhab3.- t~.nts ~Ghereof and persons and corporations beyond the corporate limits "thereof, for the term and under the conditions hereinafter set forth. Section 2. ~ No ma3.ns or pipes s}a~.ll be 1a3.d vu i thin the 13mits of any public pasak belonging to the C3.ty of Laurel w3.thout special permission therefor being f irs~~ had from the City Council or other du3.y authorized represen~Gat~i~re of said city. Section 3. The location of all r.~a in pipe Sines ray be firmed under the supervision of the governing authorit3.es of the C3,ty of Laurel or their duly au~hor3.zed representa~G3.ve. If a t any time a change of the grade or plan of the street, avenue or alle~r ~ha,ll be made b;~ order of the proper pity affic3als, the Grantee, ids sue~essors and assigns, s~.a11., wi~hou~ expense to the G~.ty of Laurel, make such changes 3.n the location of its pipes as the change off' grade or plan of t~a.e street, avenue, or alley makes necessary, which change sha11 be ale as soon as possible after the Grantee, its successors and ass3.gns has received notice from the proper c3.ty officials hav ing the same in ch.ar~s. provided that no eh~.nge of loca~~.on of pies may be required except under the terms and cond3.tions hereinbefore st~.ted. t, 'fir ~ ,.4 'x ti . , a . _ q ~ - ~ i Seet~.on 4. Grantee.. w3.ll fi~.e in ~h.e- off3~e of the City Engineer of i~a.e Gi~y of Laurel a true ropy of its most reaen~ly revised plat, or set of pZa~~, shave ink ~h.e 3.Qea~io~ of -mains, - ser- vice pipes, ~a1ve box~~ and curb boxes, ~.nd uipon request from that _ ~ office, wi11 ~ur~n~.sh ~Go it a r~v3sed play, ors set of pZa~s, as of- ten as rev3.sions ~.re ma.de. Provided ghat Granted shall not be re- ~qu3.red to furnish such r~v3.sed plat, or set of plat, more frequent- l~r than once in each calendar year, and prov~,ded ftz~ther ~3~a, t the s. n. _ _ City o~f Laurel, th.~ough 3.ts ding au~.orized representative, may request ~zt any ~G~.me, and grantee ~.ha11 furn3sn a p1~.t or plats show- ink the location of Granteete facilit3,es in spec ifi.c sections of the ~ ~e., _ . city. y section 5. The. Gran~e~e shall repa~.r 'and cle~.r up and restore to ~.n approx3.mate ori~;ina~ 'condi~i,on all strae~s and a~l.eys disturbed durin~~and by reason of the cons~ruetion, maintenance and r~pa~.r of its has distributing system. Any questions as to eom- pl3.ar~ce v~i~h the te~°ms of phis pro~i~ion ~h~.11 be determined 3.n aee4rdance ~3.th the statutes and ard~.nances provided. s , 3~etion 6. ~.id cort~pan~r shall indemnify and save harmless x... the City of Laurel from x.31 damages which may be awarded against ~Y~e c'3~y result~.ng from. any act or phi done bg said company by vir~u~ of ~1~s authority ~.nd eons~n~ herein ~ran~~c~. ~eet3,an 7.' The City of Laurel reserves the right. to . admpt, 'from dime tv time, in addition ~o the, rules .and regu.lation~ , a.nd prov~l~3.ans hers3.n contained and subjec~G to s~zch rules, ,regu3a- . r s.,.,_ x. , z tioz~a, orders and revisions a~ may be presc,r~,bed from t~.me ~o dime f bg the P~.b1.3.~ Service Commission of Montana, such ordinances, rules and re uZations as die Ci~G Council of said cit, may see fit ~Go adop~G . Y Y 3.n re,~ar8 to ~Ghe re~ul.atiQn~. maintenance and control of the ri~h~s > and 'pr3.v3.1.e~e~ herein conferred; provided that such ord~.nances, rules ar~d regul.ation~ shall be reasonable and n.ot des~ruc~ive to the r3.gh~;~ ~ hereby gr~,n~ed ane~. not in conf'Zict ~ta.th the provisions of this ordin- ande. x ~ , ~ec~ion The ~i. ~.t 3,~ ~i;~reby granted undo tY~ sa3.d 4. Grantee, its suace~~ors a~td assig n: to furnish, distribute,, supply, sell and. require papr~~nt ~'or gay ~o all persons and corporations 3,n the C3.t off' Laurel throe said s ` ; ~ ~ y~tem of ~a~:mains, supP1Y PiP~~, and 1~.teraZs, and ~o, do any and ~.i1 ~h~~g$ n~c~s$~~~ and i.neident thereto, ~.n accordance with the ~errn~ acid fond eons herein sped- ~P. . ` , ~ ~ , , ,a I i M nutes_ of the City council of Laurel Sec~3.on 9. The gas furnished by the Grandee, its suc- ee~sso~'s` and asp gris, sha31$ be ~ saki and del3veryed ~~ca N the con~tzm- ; ens`' in accordance w3.thf the standard of ~;as service and the rules { and're~u~.a'tf.,c~n.~` prescribed, or ~o be~ p~escr3,bed, bg the Public.. , , ,j ~erv~.~ce' ~om~iss3.on cif' lsdontana, or' by such other p~b13c regu~.~- _ . ; to~~~body ~.s mag be duJ1y au~Y~:orizsd to perform. ~ueh. function, ,fog the regul~.~ian of publie2 u~ Zit3.es distributing ~a;s ~a the P~zb13. ~.n ~a State of Montana. ,w . ~ r ` ~a , ration 10. The Grantee, 3.ts su:~ces:sors ;and assigns, . ma.y ma'~e anct ~forc~e reason~.ble rules 'arid. regulations 3.n the ,con- , duet' "of .3.~s business and may require before furnishing se~vi~e~, ,.r . th€~ exeeut'3.on of a contract therefor; Grantee- shall have the.,, r3.gh~ to con~Gract wig. each consumer with reference t,o the instal- ; o r ~ Y lat~on of ~z~erviee pipes aid the control ,of service pipes frt~m the conne~ti.an the~eaf with Grantee's pipe 1i.nes 3.n the street, qr alleys to and ~irlelud r~ the meter located on, .e consumer'. s_ pre- . „ X w niises. For fi~.~ purpose of securing efficient. and good.,~ervc e., .ta ~ ~Ghe ~ consumers, and in the pubZ3,c interest, the Grantee shall ,h~.ve the right ~o pre scribe the sizes and k3.nds of pipe.; to , be u~:ed . by r: the consumers in ctinvE~ing gas on the consumers! prem3.ses.and F~. ~ t. sha,11 have the right, but not the duty, to refu,~e ,service , to .any con Sumer ronho neglects or refuses to compl~r v~i~h Gran tee's. ~u1e;a . _ ' and ~regula~ions prescribing such condit3,ons. Provided,; tY~at r~oth- 3:ng herein contained sh~.11 be cons~Grued as gran,t3.ng ~o Czr~ntee . . r.n ~Ta.e r~.ght' ~o refuse service where the consumerts piping con~'orzr~s f; , . in every respect _w3.th the provisian~ flf tY~.e Build3.r,~ Code .pre- 4 ~ scribed, or to be prescribed, by the pity of Laurel. ' , Sect3.o~ 11. ~'he rates and price, which the ,Grantee,; .ids ~ni~nis e.a cr.»~. e~. 'i..rl.~ r.. .o ..-t ~n.+y. L,~, .ia....., _ ~._a- _ -'.-'---e - _ ss--.~-- ~ - ~a~v vv u c~vy ~ c~,~x~+. rr~ a .~.,~'jsi~~ lYlL1.~/ ~i11~41 ~jrs 1 v.c'p ~~L ~ ta.L1u, ~fi.,~ t's~31' V1 E:.B 1 U..L'Tl-1 S.l7." . . , ~d and delivered under the terms off' this franchise_,. ~ha~.~. be ~'3.xed in accordariee Frith the rules, regulations and, rat~e.s ~esc~,ib~d~. . ~ b~" the Public Service Gomm~.ssion of Montana and in cod form~.ty w~.t? the ~a~rs; .~.nd constitution of the Sta~E of Montana. . Sec lion 12. :der ss ion i s herebg~ granted unto _ said: . - . Billings has Company, i~-~s successors and assigns, to .~ssig~., t~h3.s .frahch3se and a~.l 'r3:gY~~~ ereund~r and, upon ase3.~nmen~ . of -th3.s t~. franchise 3.n accordance herewi.t~i.,` said, succ.es~or,s,arzd ~.~si~ns, I i ~ s . _ ~ s..,.. gym, wha~h~r` indiv~.duals or corporations, sha1~. bse,ome ent3.~led to all of the r~,~hts argil. ~privile~es here~.n granted and ~ha11 assume a1J. , . of l6he obligai,3,ons and dudes herein contained, provided `that Mo _ ~ ass3.gnmen~ of phis f~aneh3.~e shall become effec~G3ve until,.fifteen (~.5) days .a.fte~4~ri~~en no~~,ce of inten~3:on to ass3.~ne shah. have... r been mailed ar oth~r~vi~e d~13.vered ~o the of ice of the C3,~y .C3,e~k a r -,.,.of '~Yie C3. of T,aur~l~ A.. Se a t3 on 13. This fra.ne~i se and all off' t~.e` ra.~ht s herein ~ , , '~,~anted ~ha1~. ~erm3.nate~ a~ the end of thin two (32) y- years after r r t~a.e date off' _~he passage of th~.s ordinance or thirty tvue> (32) y~€crs t~ a~'ter ~Povember 15 1J46 ..whichever _.is the la ter dale, unless sooMer terrri~nated °by vir~ti~ of the pro~3.sions herein c~n~ained. , . y N ~ . Th3.s f~~nchise ma.y be revoked by the City of ,L~,ure1 at - r.~ r , any, , time within ~~ie life of the grant, for gross viol~.tion of p c~:~y'ord,in~nces1 f`~r grossly unsatisfactory service to the co,n- f .A y,. b ' i~ sizmer~; or for ~ri.olat3.ons of or fa3.lure to complywith. .the ~e~m~s, , , . ~ aond3.t-ions, cflns .derat3.ons and requ3~rement~ of this grant, or ~.n -~iereof _ ~ 2 ~ , provid~d° tha, ~ tY~.e cit~r shall g3.ve not ice in err i tiny ~ `~o ' ti~.e grarit~e, spea~,fyin~ in what particular or particulars tl~~ G~~,r tee l~.a.s'be~nf 3n defaul.~ w3th3.n the provisions off' ~h'i~s ord . , ~ E nand; . ~~d Grantee s~.all have a reasonable time after the ~e~v e~ off' sucki notie~ to make food the default bef ore a re~r~ca- ~~:°an"' o,r f'or~~3tu~e shaZ1 b e claimed • . Provided nbn performance on a_ ~ , the' par ~ off' tie"` Grandee, 3.ts successors and as signs,. fir ~ ~ p t: y b~'est~blish=ed b a com et~nt . authority before th3.s franchise Y ~ ~ , . , can b~ ' ~evok~d or forfeited. _ ~ ~ , ~ec~3on 14, _ This ordinance and t~ r~i.ghts herein conf'err~d sha~l'1 be nu11 and... vo3.c~ ur~,Zess within ni.net~r C90) days after passage ..a iart .5 r.~ ~.b c p ~3.on he~~of ~sid Grantee, i is sucee sore and a ss 3.gns,., sha~.l f ile w tYi the G ty Clerk of the City of Laurel a written ~.ns- ~~rtarnen~~ deelarin~ its acceptance of the terms and condit~.on~ l~.~re- o~'~arid ~3ts ~,n~en~ion ~o be bound by and to perform the same. Section 15. A1Z ord3.r.~.nces or parts of ord3.nanee~ `i,n ean- her~v~ith are hereby repealed, effiect ire ~s of the date o~ r _ ~~~~~g'e of t~'3;~ ~o'rdinanee or as of November. l5, 1946,, whichever is the Iate~ date. ~ F PA~~~D on th3.s ~da.y :of O . ' 7.946. ;w. I i ~ I I Minutes. of the City Council of Laurel ~~.~Qr A'~'~ST: Clerk Section 4. That a special eleet3,on sha11. be held in said city o~ Laurel, Ysllo~ustans Couni~p, Mon~~.na, aecord~.ng :to ~F~a:e ordi- nance s of ~h.e said city and the laws. of t~.e state of Mon t~.na, on VVedne~day, t~.e 18th day of September, 1946, f'or the purpose of ascertaining the vui33 0~ such. electors of t}ae sa3.d city who re- gis~er as herein~.fter set forth and. wha are resident freeholders of the city of Laurel, Ye7..lawston~ bounty, Montana, and whose names appear on the city flr county tax ro11 preeedin~ such election, upoa~ the f'ollauu ing quES~3.on to-w3.t "Shall the counc~.l of the city: of Laurel.. in Y~ellow- stone County, Montana, grant' ~o B3.llings Gas Compang, a Montana corporation, its successors and assigns, a franchise for ~he~ construction, m~.intenanee and operation of a ga.s distribut~~ng pl~.n~ or system ~.n the c3.ty of'Laurel a.s now or here~.fter eons~~~uted, fora berm off' th3.rty-two (3~} years, and fixing -and prescriba.ng the conditions ~.nd berms thereof', pur- suan~ to the appl3.ea'~ion of the sa3.d Bi,113.ngs Gas Company r~~v on f 1e' 3.n the of f 3. ce of the c 3. ~r clerk of said ca~~y of Laurel?n That ~Yi.e time of holding said elect3.on sha11 be Wednesd~ , the 18th dag of September, 1946, from the hour of 8:00 of clock 3n ~he~ morning until the homer of 6:00 0' clock in t;Yie afternoon of sa3.d day. That the p1a~e of holding said ~peeial sZection shall be in sa3.d e3.ty and tY~.at the places of vat3.n~ a~ sa3.d spee3.a1 ~lec- t on within said town shall be as follows: PRECINCT N0. ZOCATIOI3 ADDRESS W-A-R D N-4. Z .11.0 4~ki Avenue 7 N(» R . 1t r'h 1 e! Ro e~ i e~ nw* n o T.e> » r a l '14A~v. ~ e u. u + w v +~v m.ruva.avv ++a u.+. v.+-~ a.svai uEa.uc~. tJ9-A-R-D N-D. 2 2 Ci~J Mall Laurel, Montana W-A-R-D N-0. 3 3 Hi~hschool ~gmnasiu~n Laurel, Montana... T~-A-R-D N-O. 4 4 Tubman's Food Mart Laurel, Montana That a speci~.l ba11o~ sha11 be use 5~c~ion 5. d at sa3.c1 election and that said b~.11.ot shall be white iri color, of conven- i i~ ii ient size, being only large enough to conta3.n the printf.ng herein- after required to be done and place thereon, which said print3.ng shall be in f air-sized legible type, in black ink, and said baZla~t sha11 'be 3,n tY~.e follovai.ng form, to-w3.ts r:OFF IC IAI, BALLOT "SPECIAL ELECTION ON APPLICATION OF BILLINGS GAS C Oi~i~'ANY THAT A GAS FRAN GI3ISE BE GRAN TET1 I T BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAUREL, MONTANA. 1$th day of September, 1946. This ballot sha11 be marked vaith an ttXf' in the square opposite the words, "For Grant3.ng Franchise.," if-the. elector intends to vole in favor of t1~e quest3.on submitted It shall be marked with an "X" in the sg,uare opposite the words, . tAga3nat. Granting Franch~.se,`r fi.f the e7.ector 3.ntend~ to vote against tie question submitted. For Gr~.nti.ng ~'ranehise "Shall the city council of the `city. of Laurels Y$1lowrstone Couzi- tg, M~n~an~., giant ~o Bill3.ngs Gas Company, a ~I4n~G~:na eorpora~ion, its successors ana a.ss3:gns, a franch3.se for the constr~,c~3.on, maintenance and. operation of a gas distrihu~ing. plant or system in the city of Laur- el, as n.ow or hsreaf der constituted, for. a term of thirty-t~vo (32) years, and- fixing and prescribing the con- dit~.ons and terms thereof, pursuant ~o the application of the said Billings Gas Company noav on i].e in .the office of the e ity clerk of the said cii~y of Lauxel?rt Aga3.nst Granting Franchise 't$hall the city council. of the c3.tq of Laurel, YelZows~one C4un- Mon~az~a., ~r~.nt to Bill~,ngs Gas Company, a l~Tontana corporat3,on, i~Gs successors and assigns, a franchise f"or the construe ~3. on, ma intenance and operat3,on of a gas distr3~buting plant or system- xn tY~.e city of Laur- el, as now or hereaf~e.r constituted, fora berm of thirty-~~uo X32} year, .and fixing and pr e scr3~'~3.n~ the con- dit3.ons and terms thereof, pursuant ~o the apblica~ion of the said Billings Gas Company now on file in the office of the.. c3;~r clerk of the sa~.d city o~ Laurel? t section 6. That all resident freeholders of t~.e c~,t~r of Laurel, Y'~1lowstone County, Montana, whose names appear on the ci ter or county fax roll of Y~1lowstone County, Mon~Gana, preceding said election and who shall. specially register for said eleet~.on in. i;he manner provided in section 98 ;to gection 117, both inclus3.ve~ of „thy Rev3,sed ~rdinanees of 1921 pf the city of Laurel, Montane, shah be ent3.~led to vote on said question submitted a~ sa~.d spe- vial e7.ection, ar~3, it is hereby ordered tract a spee3.a1 registrat3.on of electors who are res3.dent freeholders and whose names appear on F; Minutes of the City Council of Laurel F- the -city or county tax roll preceding such el:ae~3.on be had 3n r gu7.l cornp~.ia.nce and accord vui~h the provis3.ons of ~a~:d sections Sect3.on 7. That the city clerk is hereby authorised and r . directed \ta g~.ve n~stiee of saidi special election by publishing. ~ notice of said ~1~e~~.on a-~ leas't once a weed for three consecutive creeks prior ~o the dale of said elect3.on in the _ La~zrel Outlook, it - _ . a ~reekl news er ubl.ished 3.n ~a3.d. c3. and Y A P s P by poi t a,ng said neatiee of election ins'three {3) public places ~.n paid cit at Y . ~ least three (3) weeks rear ~o the date of said election, which a. ~.d D ti ~ n ce sha~l~be~ in the folZowin µform to-wit g , . ; _ , ~ _ 'NOTICE OF ~FECIAL ELE~TIf3IV' ~ F'. 2 _ ~ - , NOTICE IS H~EB~' GIVEN that under and by v rtue of A~so].u~~.on ~Ta. 64~ af, ~i~. city council of the c3~y of . T,a.urel, Mang, e1u~~~ .~Pa.ssed and ~,ppraved, a special e1e~ ~.~,o~.. ~l~~bet e~l~~l yid • and fi'c3r said ei~r on Wednesday, tb~ •18~~s~°c~a~.`o~ ~e ~~r'b'" 1946, From the haux of e3.~k~.~ t~t~cioek 3.n ,~h~- rnorn~,rag..~nti1 the hcaur of six o'clock in.-<', the afternoon of saa.d -da;~, for the purpose of ~ubm~.ttir~g to the re~is~ered` resident freeholders s~a.~d c3~t.;F.y ~u~io,~e....M~o ~ram~es appear on tYie last ci.t~r or ,~oun~y; ~°ta~.. X01'3 .p~~c~`~.~ng said eleet5.on and otY~.er~r3~se gta~l~.fied to vo~G~~.~M.ereon,,':e followring question, ~o-omits _ . . ; ~ ~~Shall the city council of the c~.t~r of Laurel, Yellov~- ~ a:.:~ - .,stone Co~~~y, ,;~font~:na : ~~a~t.; to B~1.li~;~s ::Gas f3b~pa~y,j a Montana corporation, its successors and assign, a .-;~'raneh~;s.~ or~ ,the, ~.a;ns true ti o;~ s- ma~.•r ~-~na~sce a~~d ~ °o~i~~=~~:- A ~ifln of a has di~tributin~ plank or system in the city of Lau re Z, as now or' he~ea~~er~,~;ea~:~~~~~.=t~~~ ~f'c r .a`~ ten~`= of th~.r~y-two (~2) gears, and f3.xing and prescr~.b3.r~ ;r~kie . cQnc~ ~:tion~.-end , ~,erms.-=the~~~:of.;~:.;pur~~ant. =.~~g~e~.~a~AZ~~ cation o~ the s€zid Billings Gas Company now on file in t~a.e ,,off~.ce of the aa. ~ e].erk iof ~~a.id .~',~~yn -of ~au~re~-`~`" 'Further p~.r~iculars as ~n the teems of said f~a~c~~:3~s~ rnay~ be,..had by consu~.~ing a copy of said fr~.nch3se ordinance on ~~.le 3;n the office .of ,~~.e e~t3r ;~:~:er~~ of the ~i~y of Laurel, Montana. . r1The places of ~o~in~ a,~ said= sp~e~~al.. el~et:3,on~ sY~.~11 be as . f of"lows ~ , z Pl~CzI~TCT r. . ~ NO'. L4CATT ON ADDRESS I, 1 t ~ ~ 1 ~ ^e~ j ` 4 i .nt i i ~ • { ~ l~ a, ,t» i ~ a ?.rtes : - . ~ • , MI ..M i e a i ;a n, T „ ! a t s,,..,.~ r 7 4 r , ~ . , v ~ ~ ~ > ? - e ~ . , E- r r ~ . - u>. ~ i. ' ~ e a..> , , i ~ . ~ ~ , „ r y k j n i.m i i , 'f n ~ ~ ~ w ~ x ,r > 5~ ' _ 4Y r.. y n w.. FYI ~ Y ,r``~~'/1 VA . t w. 4 _ ` ~y k ~ W yr= 111 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , . , ; ~1 D 7' it 'I I I I I. i I ' I i l i. i if Section 8. Th~.~ paid special elec~ian sha,11 be eonduc~ed, and the returns made anal canvassed 3,n the same manner as other city elections, and all election,:laws of the sate of Montana gov- ernin~ ci~r elections sha1.1. govern insofar ~.s they are applicable. Section 9. That th3.s resolution shall become effective thir~t~y {30) days after ids passage. Section 1~. Thai the cite clerk be, and h.e is hereby author~.zed and directed to ~ak~ al1 necessary steps and ~roceed- in~s r~qu~red by law for hold~.n~ said ~p~:c3.al election. PAS~~D b~ the city counc3.l and approved by the Mayor this 30th day of July, 1946. APPROVED: As ~ or o t o y o AT`~:EST: _ Laurel, Man~ana s 3.~~' G erk of one i~g bf Laur~Z,,Montana.u I~ was then moved bg Alderman Parker G~.nd seconded bar Alder- man W~i.ber that; said resolution b~ adopted. Upon roll call x:11 a3~derm~n, present voted 'Aye". The Mayor declared tha :motion car- ried ana the ~reso~ution aaoptea. .There was. ~l~.en prasen~ed `and read to the c3.ty council, Reso- lution No. 643. `Sa3.d Resolution is in words a.nd f~igure~ as foiio~s, to-wit: "R~50L`CTTION "N0. 643 A RESOLUTION PRUV2DI~TG PTaA.CES A1~T?J DATES F'OR REGISTRATION _FOR SPECl"AI, GAS FRANGHTSE TO BE HELD ON `i~E 18tH.' DAY OF SEP'~E~IBER, 1946. WkIEREAS, the city council has heretofore adopted a resaZution wh3.eh has been approved by the ma~*or, e~lling a special election for Wednesday, the 1~th day of September, 1946, to vats an the foZlovuing question, to-~vi.t; "Sha1T the ~~t~ council. of the city of Laurel, Yellovustone Gou~ety, Montane., grant ~o Bill3.ngs Gas ..Company, a ~Mon~~na ~orpora~3,an, i~~ successors and assigns, franchise for the construction, ma~.n~enanee aril. operation of a gss dis- tr3.buting plant or system in the city of Laurel, as nor or hereafter consti~u~ed, f ar .a term of thir~tyy-two (~2~ gears, and fixing snd prescribing the cond3,~ians and -terms thereof, pursuant 'Go the appliea~ion o~ the said Billings Gas Company now on°'~f31e 3.n the office of the eit~. clerk of s~~.d city of La~a.rel?~~ NO~i, THEREFOR;; BE TT RES4I,VED BY THE CI~'Y COUNCIL 0~' THE C I TY~ ~F ZAUR a~L, MQNTANA : - r_ _ Minutes. of the City Council of Laurel ~sct~~.cm Vie:,, p~.ae~~s, off', reg sdration _~ha:~~~-.. ~e as ~"ollow l;._ :~'or~~_t~eg~;.~.~r~ti$on =~3:str3.c~t o~..° l,, ~rh~.c~:: n~G~~zde~r ~f€ard.:~'o.: l; the residence off" C. H. Fra k 1 sted a~3~7 D~r1~1nd ~ venue ~h~.,~~ .~?~s a~ ?ice. ~a~s..:~~a~3.~1~~c :~.;ZB~t~~~~.-~t~:=~~~?=-~~~- ~~~~e n rie said city of~ _~u~'~.1, ~?Io~-,~a.•. . _ . w . 2. For Regis~ra~ion District No. 2, which 3.nelude~ ward N~. 2 shall be at 'the City Ha 11 located in the said city of Laurel, Montana. For Reg3.strat3.on District No. 3, v~hich ~,ncludes li~"ard No. 3, aside ce f J. I~ur am nca ed t X13 ~a Fifth street shall be at the ~I~g~-~e-~a~a~-~e~a.~~~.-~n the ~ai.d e~.~~r of Laurel., Mant~.na. 4. Far Re~istra~3.c~n D3,s~r3,c~G Igo. 4, which includes Ward ~Ta. 4, Zonated at 523 Elm „~vQ ue - s~sa11. be at G. N. ~ti,~~ins Residence in the said a~.ty of ~aurel, ~fon~ana. Section 2. Tha~the re~istr~J agen~~ appo~.nted 3.n said registration di st~3c~~ shall keep ~he3.r off 3.ces c~pem from the hours E~. r~ ~ clock A. M. to Ten O t clock P. an each of die f o11.4~ving days, to-vuit s September 3, geg~tembe~ :4' ~eptembe~' 3eptembe.~ 6, ~ep~~mber 7, 1946:, .for #~.s purpose of re~3 stir ng the n~.~es of all person a~ho app~:~r for register ng a.t such dime and rho are quaLi~`~.ed to vvt e at said special ele~~ion ~.fo~esaid. ~ee~ion 3. Th~.t the city c3 erk ~~.~re no~~.e~ of the daces az~d ~3,me of "said re~3,stra~ion i~. tyh.e Laurel. 0~~1003~, a weeklg newspaper, sa3.d notice to be published in one issue in said n~v~~- paper a~ iea~~ f i~ve days before tlye exp3.ra~ an of tie 'Dime p~ov3.de~ r for ~a3.d re~i.stration: and s~.~.d nod 3.e~ ~ha~.l dive ~h~ ~Gime ar~d p3aces ~ there the registry ag~ants for teach reg3.stra~~.ora dis~r3,c~-w~.Zl Deco- pY their off ices and receive the names cif persons who sha11 apply for re~i ~t ra ~ i on a ~ prov 3.ded for in the ord i.nanc e s of the e 3 t~y off' T,a.urel, ~+Ion~~.na. _ ~ec~3,fln 4. That th3.~ resolution ~ha11 become effee~ig th~.r~~r (34~ days -a:f'~er~ its pas~a~e« PASSE by the c t~ council and ap~raved by the ma9or on. th~.s 30~h day of J'utly, 1946. AP~'R~VED ayor. ATTEST: 1~~y erk. _ ~I j i I i l ~ I , ; ~ ~ * k r J y ~ . , ~ t > ~ F.. M d ,r n . ...1 i y. . - + W4 T / ~ t . F ~ e r l~ N~ I i t ~ . n~ , ' ' : . ~ i ~ i ' f " e r. ~ ,,v. c° ~ ,.~u 4. j 3 t { ~ ' t ~u'~~: 3 ~ ~ . { r P ~ - d _ .tl~ ~ .W a ~ - e:. y ~ a.F a: R ~ , , . ~ . } S i~ ~ 'k G y X ~ i.,. a 4=# V! w ~ . . k, _ , . .s ~ 9 ~ _ , , _ ..~LL~~ n. ~ ''~.~dop~ uoz.~.n~~os~a,z eT~~ P~~ '~8'Faa~~ uaeq x~~ rzo~~,ouz .eu~ •~~Fe~~~~ap ~zo~B~ ~ •~~~e~~~*~. pa~o,~ ~uas~a~zld ~~u~~~zep~~~ ,~T~ . l d;:,. ~tZ~'~ tZa~z uo,dIl. ..pg~dopB ~rq~ uo.~4~n1`o~~~z ~t~ ..PtoM uB~~z~pt;~ ~a, Pepuo~.as pug ~z~~aB:;~ ueuz~~P~~ :~q p~nouz .sBan .~:I _ i Minutes of the City council of Laurel NOTICE FAR ,`~FEGIAL MEETl"I~TG FAR CITY C4U~GTL . 0~` 7~iE CITY. 0~`, LAUREL, P1tONTANA To L~:ure 1., Montana Please take no~i~e ~h~~ a sp~c3.al meeting a~' the cfity council of tie eit~ of Laurel., County of Ye11c~as~one, State caf ~ont~na is hereby called Ica meet a~ 7 ~ 30 0 ~ clock P. M. on 3`ue day evening, duly 30, 1946, in :the Gouneil Chambers 3.n the city Pall in the city of Zawre~, County of Yello~as~one, 5ta:te of ~ontar~a, Ob~ect~ of the meet~:ng are as follows, ~o-wi.ts (1) To receive and act upon the report of a special. eommi~tee of the cit~r caunciZ appointed ~o act upon the app].ieation of B1,ilings G&s ~ompan~ f"or a gas franrYa.i"se. _ (2) To adopt ~a resolution providing ~"or .fie eaZ~.ing end haldin,~ of a. special election f~rv' ie:purpose of subrnitt~.ng to the qualified electors of the pity of Laurel., Montana, wYn are' freeholders of the said Qity of La.tarel, l~c~ntana, and ~rhose n~.me s a Apear on the a i ~y or county tax ro T1 pre eed n such eleet3on, the following questions ~?5ha11. e council.~;of the eir of Zaurel, Y~llowstor~e Gou;nty, Montana, gram to Bi1lin~s has Company, a Montana corporation, 3.ts sue- eessor~ and -assigns; a Franclli se for the cons- traction, ma~.n~enane~ and operation of a gas distribu~in~ p1an~ or sg~tem in the airy for a berm of thirty-~wfl (32~` years and fixing and. pr~~scribir~ the conditions and terms thereo~r~~ pursuant to the application of 'the s~3.d Bi1li.ngs Gas Company' now on f 1~ in the +~f,f i c~ of the... c~:~y clerk of said city of Laurel`?" {3) '~o adopt a resolution providing pl.ae~s and dates for registrat~ on for a special gas franchise elec- tion ~o be he 7.d in the city of Laurel, County a~" 'Yellowstone, State of Montana, sometime in ~ ~~am~- d~.ate future. C4) To ~onsiderr and; pass upon ariy,and all other bus3:ne~s wh~.ch may be presented and cons3.dered b~g the. city council. ~T.,.~,;. DATED this 4th dad of ~'u1J, 1946. a. Q~'# :~~u I I I , I III I I I, I I I j I I. I I'I. II I