HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08.06.1946Minutes of ~~he~"~~ity~ ~~ouncl of Laurel
6 ~ugu9t 1946
The City`Council oP the pity oP Laurel , ~~t in regula~'se~s on in the Council
Chambers and ~r as called to orde.~ by Mayor Thomson &t 7:3 3 0 clock P M.
~u~ust 6th, 1946.
Upon roll call the following ~~.derrner~ :answered presen'G
Gome.~ Feue.rl~acher
Parker ~i~ ber
Rodgers Smith
Wold ~tilson
The minutes of the last regular meet3.t~g ~ee:re read and it was moved by Parker ar~d
seconded bar Comer the min~te~'be approved as read. The motion carried.
The minutes of a Special meeting held o~ Jc~1~r 30 1946 mere presented and
regd. It was moved by Gower and seconded b~ Smith, the minutes of the Spec3.a,l
mee~i.n~ be approved as read. The motion carried.
RESOLUTION N0. 643-
Rasoxutio;n provid~.ng place's and dates for regis~Gra~ on for Special Gasp Franchise Election ~Go be held on the 18~~ day of S~ptemb~r, 19 6 was presented
and read.
It was moved by ~o1d and seconded by ~mi~Gh that the following named
Registration Places and Re~i~~r~ea~~'` for- Spec~.al has Franhhise Election be
aPPoin~ed i
1st Ward.-~-C. H. Frank, 1~ss ?t. .Carl Barthuly C. H. Fran1~' ~ reaidet~ce
2r~d ~'ard--Gladys I. Gar~trell,
~i~~~t. Edna ~ Chapman City Hall
3rd hard--J. G. Thzrha~n, As~'t G. Fole~~r J. C. ~1ur~:am~$ red dense
4th lard--G. N. ~ggin~, Lola R. Elliott G. 1~. ~iggn~ r~a~idenc~
The motion carded.
l~~se on Cabin$ at riverside Park, with l~r. E. McKenney, was presented
and read, It was moved by Comer and seconded by ~o1.d, i~~.t,i~~i~ctr~~9 e~. s~.p~oved .rt,$liag'~t~d~ycxl~~:~re autho,~3.zed to execute the same.. The motion carried.
~HI~ ri~.NTLTAE, made and entered into th3.s loth day of July 1946, between
.the CITY OF L~.IIRE, R~~NT~,N,~, a municipal corporation, :the party of the first part, az~d C. ~~Icl~ nney o.P Laurel, Fontana, the party of the Second :part s
~1TTNESS~THt `~;ha~ the paid party of the fist p~r~ does by these presents
d e se a d h 9 demised and leased unto the art of the second art _...I demise an 1 a n a _ P ~ P
the f o1lo~ving city property in R3.verside Park situated in section 22, Townah3.p
2 youth, Range 24 East, ~I.P.~,, in Yellowstone County, Fontana:
line (9) 10~ e~,bin~, one stucco cabin, and otae Bath Haase, together
w~tl-, +:h~ rilarht s,nc~ nrivt lecre €c~ dt~ine in to and out frd~n said buildiTl~s.
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for the term of three (3) years beginning on the 10th day of July, 1946, azad
ending on tY~.e 10th day of July, 1949, ~ the s~ or rental of X50.00 per month
for the rnonth~ when the city mater can be used, and when the city water is shut
off at a rental to be fixed b;~ the City Coune it of sa3.d pity and second ,party,
paid-rend to b~ paid in advance.
Zt is further agreed that ~h~ party of the second part accepts said
build~nga in their present condition and as they now are, and that the first
party shall not be required to 3.mp~ove the water and se~?er systems, That any
improvements to the bu ldi~:gs~, water and sewer $ys~ems sha11 be done at the
expense of ~ecand party and. no ~nprov~ments sha11 be made without first getting
the consent of first party and the rnprovement~, if any, ~hal1 be paid for in cash so no lien for ~aterial~ car .labor shall be attached to sa3.d ;property. belonging
to first party.
It is also agreed tYiat-said property and buildings will not be used for ang'
unl~~~u~ purpose.
f~" ~eco~d party`hereb~ agrees to gent said property end pay the rental at the.
time and.. ~n the manner above spec~.fed.
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It 3s hereby a~~e~d that i~' anp rent be due or unpaid acid if d~Pault
sY~.a11 be made in any of. the coveriar~t~ herein contained, or and of them, it
shall be Lawful. for the party cif the first part to re-enter tYie said. premi ses
and to remove all per9ons therefrom, and at the expiration or' termf.nation of
tY~i~ lease second party agrees to quit and ~~rre~ader the pr~m~.~~~ in as 'food`
cond tia~ sus uses and ~r~ar wi11 permit, damage bg the el~ment~ excepted,
That the said lease can be term~.nated in 9~ dais by either party o~i
written notice.
Executed in duplicate, th3~ day.' of July, 1846,
~I~'Y 4F L,~tJREL
b9 Peter ~ Thomson
D~ayor
ATTEST ;
T113.e ~io~iendorf by G . E. 1~cKenn~y
City Clerk Pa.~ty of the ~ecor~d Part.
Zt vas moved by Gamer and ,s~eQ~ded by ~Vgld ghat the Park ~ammittee meek
v~ith Mr. ~IcKinne in regard to his request for land at t~.e Riverside Yank, and
- have authority to sct on a lease for th~~ propertyr The maton carried.
dir. Joe. Jolleg, ~Ir. Fred Griffey, and fir. ~-tuart Johr~so~a, aIl' of thy: Laurel
Saddle ~1.ub appeared bef4~e the Council in regard to a petition that had. been
submitted oppo~3:z~g an organisation of such a club vui~hin the City Limits, Thy
matter vas ref~s°red t o the aldermen of the ~ ~'our~h ~1ard
dir. Charles ~VVells, of the Ut3.1 ~y Builders appeared before the City Council
requesting .the calling of a special or ~d3ourned meeting of the Council o
Friday evening August 9th, 1946, at '7:30 o~clock P. M
the ~i~.yo~ presebted ~ Deed for a plot of ground 'hest of the Laurel Cem~~erg, to the City' t vas moved by Goner ~.~ad seconded by Smith the deed be accepted
by the ~itg.~ T~, otoz~ carried.:
described ~ follow. `
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tract of Land deaer3.bed a~ follows, to wit : Big nnin~ at the southeast corned cif Lot 3 i.n section 4 ~o~vnship 2` South
~.ange 24 East, ~d.P.~, and runn3.n~ thence north along the east
line of said Lat 3 a distance of 341 feed, -thence west 1.65
feet to the easterly line of the' highway, thence its a south-
ea~terl~r direction slang the east ].izae of sa~.d h~.ghwa~, 467.5
feed to the point of beginning, con~~.in ng 0,5~ of acre,
mare or leis, r-
This deed is gl~~ren subject ~ o an easement for a county goad o~n
th:e east side of said tract;
The 'date Comm3.ttee ~ a report eras presented and read. It ~uas ~r~:oved by V~o1.d
end seconded by Gamer t~.e deport be accepted after the elasue ~°for the additiana~
work they mould have to perform in conn~etian ~r~.th the cemetery" was stricken from .~L _ ~ _ _ _ r.. mL.,. a. ,e ; ~ a
. G,L1G i'G ~J Cli U • 1tiG 1t1V gJ..VL.F V al t 1v W.•
~t our last meeti of the pity ~%ouncil on July 16th., a committee
~a$ appointed to make. ara ~.d~ust~nent of vn~ges for empJoy~es. ,l~
meeting of all emplo~ee~ met with the members of the. comm3.ttee ova
Ju1~.23rd, and the following v~ages'were agreed upon,
bra increase of ~10.4~ spas ,given the City Treasurer, ~n~ineer and
~le.rk, fo.~ the addi~ 3.ona1 vuork they would have to perform in conneetiori ith the Cemetery.
the committ e recommended the follo~ning increases far the following
parties: R~ s. Britton and I~rs. Prei~szas to be paid 65~ per hour.,
instead of he present 60~G ~cQmmon labor v~ould be paid 80¢r per
hour; .A. T. T~ick~rson to be paid 90¢~ per hour; Saris Tinnes to be paid 95~ pe hour; dam ~h~~ich and Henn Ka3.ser to receive X1.,00
per hour a d Henry Schmidt,. Jr., tQ receive ~13.~.~ per hc~~r for hip
work, and t 3.9 to be ~1.5~ per haur v~hen he does l~echan3.es work;
t~ilbur ~i~e to receive 94~ per hour.
This committee considers .the length of service of the ernplogees and alaca their qual f cat3.on~ an the merit system ~th~~eb~ as a man merits
_ a raise in ~vage~ he can be raised to any cif the `abaQe rakes.
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e recommend this new wage scale 'take effect July lst.
Yours ver~r truly,
J. J. Parker
P H. 1lson
Sieber
].ette~ from the police Department, PQli.ce Judge and the Tleputy ~he~iff,
regtass~Gin~ tl~.at the s~Grc~et extending from the Polio ~~ation north to the
sidewalk across Main street, _be striped for a v~a1.k for Pedestrians, was presented
and read. It was. moved b~ Grnner.and seconded by Wilspn that the matter be turned
over to th8 Police Cozr~m ttee. .The motion carried. .
claim for the re~'und of gasol3.ne tax in the amount of X144,00 vas presented
fo~° approval, T~ was moved bg Parlor and seconded by Gomer the refund claim lie
~PProved. The motion carried. _ .
le~te.~ from the State Board of He~Z~Y~ approving the pla~~ and s~i~ciPicQtion~
foss the sewer ~on 6th .Avenue, addressed to the City Eng~.tae~r waa presented and read..
I~ was moved b~ ~ar~ker and. seconded b~ ~mi~~, the letter b~ approved. ~'he ~ot3.on carried.
Thy Librarian t s report for the mt~ntY~ of July vas pr~se~t~d ar~d read. It
` ' was moved by cold end seconded by ~ l.san, the report be approved. The motion Carr
. the report QP the ~'ity '~atar ~~partrnent for the month of July waa presented snd read. It vas moved by F'euerbacher and ~aconded bar Filson, the report be
approved as read. The motion car~r~ied.
The Tr~a~~ir~~+~ report fQ~ the month of July x~;s pre~e~ted ar~d read. Zt ~a~
moved by Feuer'baeher and seconded bar '~ieber' the repo,~t be approved as read. The
mot ion carried.
"the reports of the Police T3ep~rtment for the manta. of J~~l~ anere presentees and
.read. ~t was moved by Feuerbacher and ~ecanded by Filson the reports be approved
a~ read. The motion carried,
The' repflrt of the Police Judge. for the month of July ~va~ presented and read. It was mowed by Gower and seconded b~ 3:eber the report be approved as read.. ~'he
motion carried.
The ~'rea~urer+~ Financial St~.~~~.ent for the.. year eras resented and read. I~
~uas waved by Parer and ~eeonded by Gower, the regort be approved as read. The
motion carried.
.fin application for a permit to move a 1281.8 frame building from lot 18 8c
n~ of 19', B1~ek 23, I~au~rel Realty 2nd Subdivi~iota to Lots ~.F & 16, Block 13
Yellovuatone ~ubdiv siot~ by :~ci.~ard Kindsfater, way presented and read, Tt was
moved b~ ~euerbach~r and secQndea ~y comer tr~.e permit be granted, The mot ior~
ee~rr3.ed«
,fin ap~.:~l cation fora permit to erect a ~Ox24 frame house, on concrete
k fou~datior~ on lcat s ley B1oc~ 29 .~llard ~ubdiv is ion at ~.n ap~rroximate cost of
X3500, by Jerald Kflod ~a~ presented and rear. Tt way moved bar i~b~r and
seconded bar ' iZson the permit be granted. `t'he mo~io~ carried,
,~.n applicatioza -fc~r a pe~em .t to congtriact an addition 7~8 feed of used 1 ..~.y.L.~. .L ~'1 ~ .~.L1. - 1 _L ~ YH A.. A r'f_ ~1_...A V. 1'.7 w. . i
1UU1Ut3~i•~ .y'L11L]~'.LC •UVt~ VFl .L.Ui,w9 l ~G fiSS; t51p4:K ~3~ et.Lt?@~«~3LOI]E r3'H.7DQ1V191DI7~ T,O G'U~'G
approximately 1.507 Q~, by George L. Franl~, was presented and read. It way
moved by Goer and- seconded bar ~etzef~ba.cher the permit be granted. the .motion carried.,
~n ~pplic~~ion bg Peter Groll to construct a crrncrete basement 36 28 on lot
13 & 12, ~31oek l3, Laurel Kealty 2nd Subdivision, at an approximate cost of
X2200, was presented az~d read. Zt was moved by Parksr and seconded by Gomer the
permit be granted; `3'he mot ion carried.
~n appZic~tian ~'or a permit by P. J. Law to construct a concrete driveway
ors lots 19 & 20, Block 18, Laurel i~ei~hts ~ubdiQ sio~ wad presented and read.
~t eras moored by Gomer a~ad seconded by ~Vie~ber the permit be granted. ~'he snot ion
ca~r3:ed.
~r~ application by Theodora FicMt,~et~, to con~truet a frame garage size 16x~~
on lots 18 & S~ 1?, ~31oc3~ 6 East Laurel Subdivi~ia~a, to be painted or brisk
sid3.ng, vuith sffiingle roof aid at are app~aximate cast of 25~ was presented and
read, It vas roved by 'S~il~on and seconded by Pas~ker the permit be g~ant~d, Thy
motion carried.
~n appli~a:tion by George N. Frank for a permit to bui7.d a house size 20x~Q
on rear of Lots 1 & 2, B3.ock 3 Youngs Subdivisio~t, to be on con~ret~ f'oundatior~
ar~d at arr appraxi~a.te cost of 35p~ was presented and- read. It eras xnaved by
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Gorner and seconded b Feuerbacher the permit b~ granted. The mo~i.on carried.
~n application f'or a permit by 0. Jackson, to bt~i3,d a coner~~re basement
26x28 feet on Lca~s 5 ~ 6, Block 15, Lattr~+Z ~iei~hts, at an approxi~.te cost of
~15~0 was p~ese~ated and read, It way moved b~* Feuerbacher and seconded bg homer
the permit be granted. ~'he motion carried.
I~ eras moved bar G~.~r and seconded by i~ber the fi~a1 bud~e~ be approved. The motion carried.
Tt vas maned b~ Gomer and $eeonded bg 3.eber the ~~.~1 levy' be yet as`
follt~ws:
Genera ..............................,..15.04 ~ 11~
Police.-.. x..50 Sheet 5.0~ ~
Par&.......,..... ,3?
Library 2.25
~avol.ving Fund T~r~.'71...: ~ , 1,30 ~
Light ~To.1 Maintenance 1.C~0
Light No.~ ~iai.nt~n~~c e . . . . .58 1.941 Seer Bond X25, 000) Int ~ , .75 "
141 Sewer Ba,e1d ~~5, 000) ~~~~d 2.34 n - .
1941 ~evner Band (~7 000) 5~.nk & Int ~5
1946 ~wi~n n~ Pool fond ( 25, a0Q) ~in2~.. 3:, aU
34 . C30
4 ~'he motion carried.
RESOLUTION 1~0, 637
R~,so1~4~3.an Ida. 637, being a resolution levging and assessing all of the
p#oper~~* embraced within special Tmprovemer~~ L3.~I 3.ng District No, 1, of t h~ Gi~y of laurel, Montana, with three-fourths of the entire cost of maintenance
and elee~~ical cur~retn for the year 1946, was presented and read. It was
monad by Parker and ~ec~onded by homer Resolution Na, 6~7 be provisionally
passed. Upon r41.1 call all A1d~rmen prsser~t voted ale and ~a3.d, resolu~io.~ way
. declared-..cc~v~.s3.onalZy passed.-
R~~LUTSC3N N0 638
Resolution No. 638, being reso~.l~tion lezryi:ng and ~99E3S3~I'~g 81a. of t ha
property embraced within special Improvement Lighting District Na, 2 of the
City .of Latarel, b~c~n~ana, with 'three four~h~ c,f the entire cost o~ maintenance
ar~d ~~ectr e c~rretr~ for the yeas x.946, was presented and read, It wasmoved
by. Parker and seconded by smith Resolution No, '638, be provisionally pa~.~d,
Upon roll: call all ~ild~rmen: pre~en~ noted aye and said resolution was de~red p.~ovisior~ally pa.ss~d.
RES~I,UTZ~~i Pd"4. 6~9
Resoluti;n No. 639, being a resolution leery ng and assessing a special tax against certain. property desi~;nat~d at Garbage nistrict No.1, for the removal
-~-Y of snows weeds, garbage and refuse, vas presented and read. Tt eras moved by
homer and seconded by Feuer~acher Resolution No. 639, be ~r ovisionally passed.
Upo~a ro1~. call. sl1 ,aldermen present 'rated ale ar~d said resol~~i.on ~uas declared
provisionall~r pa.s~~d.
RESOLUTIQN 1~0. 690
Res~al'~~ion No Ei!~(J, being a resolution 1ev~ing and a~s~s~ing a special tax
against certain properly ~d~sigr~ated as Garbage District No. 2, f'or the removal. of garbage, ano~t, weeds abd refuse for the year 1946, was presented a~ad read,
It vas moved bg Farker ar~d seconded bg 1~ieber~ Re~olt~tion No. 640 be ~r~ovisionally
r passed. Upon roll ca11 all ~1de~rer~ present voted afire and paid Resolution vas
declared provi~~.onall~ passed,
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Resolution No,: Ei41~ being a resolution levying ~€axes f"vr General and
Specific pu.~poses fir the year 1946 eras presenteci and read. It was moved
by ~o~ner and seconded b~ t 3.~ber Reeolut ~.on No. 641 be adopted. Upon roll
ca11 a11. Aldermen pre~en'~ voted aye snd gairr~.. reso7.u~ on was declared adopted,
The b 11s far th8 month +af Jul~r Hers pre= ''tinted for pa~nn~nt tt~ad after due
consideration the Fiance Comm3~t~e ~ecommend~d ;payment of the. following,:
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~eter T~.omson, et al 88.Q~ Mrs: Al c~ Britton 4 .04
i11ie ~ohendo~f 51.64 Ph~.ip E. ~~oe1: 10,00 Philip Nae1 5Q.Q~ Pb,ilip E. ~`oel, mrea~ 5.'770
Chet Eger 75.00 Fenton .~en~y 29.43
Frederick Po~~ Co. 6.~9 Mor~~ana Power- 2,78
L, Prig 41.65 ~'i~1i~ HQhendorf 99.45
F. H. Suddith 25.03 Ph ;l.ip E. Noel 15 .00
John Brohau~h I5.00 Chet.Eyer 122,2E3
Ken Walton, Tr~as ~>.-~~SOQ ~ FhiJ.ip Noel, Treas 101,OtJ fountain Mates T&T ~3~ 5{~ Paul ~rohaugh 238.60:
J. Bert Sammons 5a Q0 T3onald fiche decker 193.4
Fgr-~'yter Co. 20.E George BT.ackford 201.40
gamble 3tbre 1.74 T~enr~ Kaiser 2 7.7{
Frank filler 3.5~ I rs. dice Britton 16.9.0
~n~erraat3.onal Harv. Co. x.,4'73.82 ~Irs. I~. Preikszas 3.:41
Montana. Pov~~r 9,5Z T. T~icker.~on X4.96 'V~. laird 144..14 Wilbur rise 58. 5
J. J. Parkes 45:63 Laurel ~onstr~uetion Co. 4.5t7
Fontana ~tunicipay League ~0 0~ Panther Q~l A8~ Grease 36.~~
~ilZie Kohendorf 10.Q0 ' Gaixd E~~i~eering ~tark~ 18~.Ft7
Chit Viper l~ at? ~rarte Co, 161. 6
~he~ Eyer 4,00 Marshall ~TeY1s Co. 155.3 Sam..Tinn~~ 231,56 Hooker ~le~trachem3.ca1 3~.aQ
Sam ~hr lch 2 * C10 Neptune Get ~r ~ o. 88.20
Laurel Trading ~o, 9.54 Drss~er ~f~ Co. ' 5,94
~ V. C. Johnston Lumber 78.9 Fairbanks, ~-ores & ~o. lt?.63
City dater bept. 66.0 ~ellovu~tone Va~Zey Alec s 3.15
James ~3are 141,9fJ Petty C~:sh X30.44
Robert N. Kerrott 165.54' ~otatana Power 838.16' Philip Gael, Treas. 29 10 fountain ~~ates Tel & Tel 9.95
Dr. C, Half. 3~~~4 Bi~lin~;s Gas 4.50
. L. Death 5.~0 Peter Thomson 15.0
~ontacaa Power Go.- 3.5fi Chet Eger 15.00
I~our~~ain ~t . T&~. 6.~5 henry Kaiser 10.00
Billings Gas Co. 2.~~ Petty Cash 63.4
Gas Co-op 1.95 victor t7 ogel 4.Oa George FI. ~rnith ~er~.. 14,58 T. 1?ick~rso~ 168.1
dam Ehrl,i.ch 64.5E} Carburetor & ~lect.~3.c 7.71
dam Ehrlich 1$1.50 Firem~n`~g Re1i~~ ,assoc. 3~9.~8
~Ienry Sch~~dt, Jr, 238,98 Lohof ~3rothers 13.00
'~ic~or Hehr 2 ,88 Montana Pov~er Via, X50.74
Victor Lehr 8'x.75 F. Compton & Ga. 81.05 ~onnel~.y ~achir~ery Co 25.68 Montana Power 2.99
~~rmere~,,Bnian Cenral 12?.86 ~i~y '~flater Dept. 2.00
. A. Eton 4.9C~ Billings Gas Co 1,OU
4. I~, ~Sld co. 48.4 1 a~.ter Green 15.0
GrEezaing ~hevrol~t 31.6 ~a~r~ord F~ro~hers 3..05
Lteni~ag ~erv3.cs 25,0 ~mer3.cana Corp. &.00 R. J. ill~.ams ~C aon 34.~~ Carrie E. Erb 53.70
Gas Go-op 185.~~ Philip E. ~toel Treas. 1.30
George N. Frank 119.30 ~Irs.. .lice ~Sritt~or~ 6«00
.Frances Fisher 4 «25
~t eras moved by ~ark~r and seconded by Smith the report of the Finance Cr_,mmit~ee
`v~ be approved. The motion carried.
The bricks from the buildin a~G ~'utt3.ng Park were removed to the Pump House
and uv11 be sold at a pr3.ce of l per brick,
It was moved bar Parker and seconded b~ bold that the meeting be adjourned
until Frida~r 9th of ~u~ust, 1946, at %;3~ c~+cZock P. M. the motion carried.
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