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Minutes of the ~ ~~T Council of Laurel
15 atob~r 194£
.The Cii~ Cowacil of the Gity of Laurel met in regular ~~~~ion `in the
Count 3.1 Cha~~r, ar~d way cal~.ed. to order by Mayor Thoaa~son at T~ ~3Q P. ~I.
otclock, QctobEr l5, x.946. -
Upon ro11 call the following ~1.d~rm+~r~ anav~er~d present s
i~ber Parker
smith ~V 1~ o~?
Hodger~ Feue rbacher
~'he minute af' the last `~~et ng wire read, and it was moved b~ ~il~o~a ,arid
~eeot~d~d; by ~ieaber they minute b~ approved a$ read. Thy motion carried,
RE~aLUTION ~0. 644
Resol.utio~a loo. 644, a resolution d~clar3ng that the application of the
Billings Gay Ca. #'or a gay franchise, was presented and read for final pas~ag~.
~t was moved by Parker and seconded by Smith, that Resolution No. 644 be
finally pa~~ed ar~d approved. Ora roll call a11. aldermen present wot~d '~,~,g~~" and paid r~~o~t~~io~ was dee3.ared finallg pa.s$ed and approged.
ORDII~IANGF N0. 39
O~dibance No. 390 an ordinance granting unto the Billings Gay ~o., etc,
way presented and read for final pa~sa~~. It evas moved by Parker and seconded by
8~us;rbacher that Ordinance No. 390 be fi' ly a sed and approved. Upan ro11 ca11 aI1 ald~rm~r~ pr~~ent voted "Ay~~" and. $aid Ord nonce was declared finally
pa~s~d and appr4v~d.
A letter to the Mate Liquor Lontrol Board, regarding thy; Palau Bar' ~
requ~at for permission to move their place of business from 107 fain S~.
to 305 fain S~. was. presented and read. ~t was moved by Smith and s~cond~d by kod~~r~ the r~qu~~t to move be brant~d. The motion carried.
~t ~aat moved b~ Filson and Seconded by kodgers that the City reta~w t~t~
in~ura~c~ on the old Firs Truck, being u~~d f'or ~it~ work, with R. J, ill,iams
ar~d Son. ~'h~ motion parried.
Depart o~ thc~ City Engineer eras presented and read, in r~;gard to the
postal department stating 'that there is some t~3rritory that could bpi included
in the new delivery ~ervie~ nova in pro~res~ buA~` due to the fact that there are
no sidewalks the carriers do not have to d~aliv~r mail.' Thy 1~tt~er was placid
on Pi J.e .
The Water ~omQni~~ioner ~ a r~aport for tY~~ month of S~rpter~b~r way pre~ent~d and read. Tt way moved by Rodgers and ~~conded by ~'euerbach~r themport be
aF~d4~~ed s~ read. ~`h~ motion carried.
'Th+~ Water report for the month of ~~ptember was. pre~~nted and read, It
way moved b~ ~ilao~a and seconded by Wieber the report be approved as read. The. ' motion carr3.~d.
It way moved b~ Parker and ~esconded by F~uerbacher, that the Mayor writ
the Montana Povuer Go fora lower rate or an ~d~ustm~nt on the price of current
fnr the Pump ~ou~e. Thy motion carried.
The Treasurer~~ report- for the month of S~ep~~mber was presented and read. , , _ • _ _ _ _ ~ ~ ~ L~ L'"iW! Ll~ LL. .w tines w v..n vi ~.~xw~ en ea
1t ~v~s moved p~ r'~u~roacnez~ aucz ~~~~~~u~c~ uy ,~u~~~u u~~~s ~•~~,~~-v u~ ~~~,~-~V~u
read. `l'h~ motion carried:
It was moved by Parker and seconded b Filson tl~~t a new warrant b~ is~u~d
to Thy Neptune Meter Co., in the amount of F38.20, f'or the warrant which vas lo$t.
The motion carried.
I~ vuas moved by ~il~on and seconded by Feuerbach~r that a, resolutio~a
be draws up far the transferring of X391.87 from the General Find to the Garbage
No. 2 Fund,. .and in the amount of X6,51.3.94 from the General. Fund to the ~ewag~ vispo,aal Fund. Thy motion carried,
~3~er~d~ a. - a~,~n~.Yc~~~~~sport dated S~pt~mb~r 25, 1946, was ps`~~sent~d aid
read. It was moved by {~iil~on and seconded by Roc~g~rs the report be placed in
the rr~inute~ of the meeti~~. ~ motion carried.
I~DNT~NA
C}FFIC E :''4F S TOTE E ~tI lNER
HEI.,ERT,~'~
~ept~mb~'r 25, 1946
To the Honorable, ~agor aid Gou~cil of the Git~r of Laurel, l~onta~a.
Gesntl~msn
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Minutes of ~ the Ci ~ Council of Laurel
' ~.5 l7~ to ber 194 6
V~~ herewith submit a report of ~h~ regular annul examination of the records ar~d
BCCpU11t~ of the City of Laurel, as made by J. Kalberg, U~put~ Stag Examin~sr,
skid examir~atic~n eomznencin~ on the 2'7th day. of Au~a~~, 1946, and condludin~
on the 5th day of S~pt~mber, 1946.
Respectfully,
Vii. Bro~nra
Mate Examiner
CITY OF LAUREL
OFFIG~RS
~~yor, Mr. P. D. Thomson
Clerk l~~a~ Tillie Hoh~tadorf
Tr~a~ur~r M~. Philip E. Nc~~1 police Judge Mr. F. Ii. ~uddi~h
;~.ttorn~y Mr. B. L. Pries
V~ater Collector Mr. Philip k~. Noel.
V.~LUATI ON
~,~~~ss~d Value for Year 1946, ~ 2, 458,496.00 Taxable Value for Year 1946 695,012.0'0
TAB LEVY FOR 1946
~~und Levy.
General, 15.00 Mi11~
Fol.ice 1.50
Street, 5.0D "
Park, .37
Library, 2.25 t'
Light ~~a int enanc a No . Z, 1. C30 " Light ~aint~nanc~ No. 2, .58
1941 S~v~dr Bond Interest, 25,000.00 is~u~sd .75
1941 Seuuer Bond Sinking. 2.30
1941 S~v~~ Bond ~inkirag and Tntere st,
7,000.00 i~~u~, .95 t~
Special improvement District Igo. 7Z
Revolving, 1.30 Swimming Pool, 3.00
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OPEN~3,TION (~F GEI+t~R~,L C~,SH ACCOUNT
To Balances in all Funds at time of the Last examit~atio~t on Jul~r 31, 1945, ~ 64,173.6
To R~c~,ipts from above date ~o ~,ugU~t 27, 1946, ~11~ 5
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By Di~bura~m~nts during ~am.e period, ~100~ ~513.54
Balance in all Fur~da, August 27, 1946 S~,~I
GASH REeONCILEI~ENT
Gash and Cash Items in Office, ~ 1 4.67
~e1low~tane yank, Laurels ~ 82,090.35
Less Check #2669 5.00 82 085.36
`Proof:-
Balance a~ above, ~ 82,210.02
~irnus~ Collection sine July 3Z 3 749.97
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Plug Disbursements sine Jul~r 31, 8,818.53
~3alarac~ on Hand, July 31, 194
87,278.58
W,AT'ER INVE3T~+IENT FUND
To Balance, Tnve~tment~, Ju1.~r 31, 1.94.5 ~ 60,OOQ.00
No Purcha~e~ or ~ale~ -
Balance, Jiz1y 3Z, 1946, 60000.00
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Minutes of tie ~ ~~tt~y council of Laurel
15 Oc~~b~r 1946
Detail of Inve~tment~:
ease Bor~d~
X179958G 10,~0~.00 ~f749169 to 73(x, 5 bonds
~1~000.Q~, 5,00~.~0
~28153~ to 44G, 10~ Bor~d~
5~0.0~ 5,000.DO
X7.901501 t o 1~G, 10 Bond ~
1,000..00 10,000.OD
}1367293 to 302G, 10 bc~nd~ 1,000.00 10~000.~0
~i2225].40 to 49G, 10 Boz~d~ G
~1,000,~0 10,000.00
M3558045 t4 54G, 10 Bondi
~1,~00.00 1~,000.4J0.' ~ 60,000.00
CASH FUND B,~L~NCE3 AND IND~ l~ES~>
lt~arra~at~ aid
Fund Caah Balance Bondi out~ta~ding
General 26,818.6$ 2~6?4.23
Str~e~~ 2~3~6.36 64.5 Pa1ic~, y,~44.72
~'a~er, 29,894.30 23.28
S~w~r Di~po~al Fl.ar~t, -4.53
Y~~k - 2,535.2a
Libraxg 11,~48.~4
Garba~~ No. 1, 667.?2 3.50 Garbage N o . 2, 581. ~ 1 5.50
Sidewalks 17'2. 7
1936 Refunding Boyd, ~ 292.42
1938 ~I'atsr Bo~ad, 280.0 14,004.00
~o~tth Aida ~~rov~~, 124.32
1941 Se~v~r ~ond~ ~ir~king, 869.01 17,5(7000
1.941 Se~auer Bo~ad Tntere~t, 457.47 x.941 Sewer Bond ~mortizatio~ 187. 0 4,922.26
dater posit 4,251.50 8 ~0
I~ter~~t on War ~ond~ 3,75.00
special Tznprov~men~G Ui~trie~s, 5,81.8.22 95,733.x2
~'iremeM' ~ R~1i~f As~~., 399.18
Light Mairat~na~ce No. 1, x,665.07 L gYht B~aint~panet Ito. 2~ 864.12
RECEIP'3.'~3 BY rOURCE
JULY 3 , 9 5 to LY 31, 3.946
B~a~ira~~~ Lic~na~e~: ~ 4,883.27 Doi Lie~n~es 522.75
~''in~s, 7$.00
i~1at er, 47 , 81.7.33
Librar~~ 280.7 -
Tax~~ from C ount~ Treasurer, 3 ,827.98
Buildi.~ag Permit 301.50
~ows.n~ e~ea~, ' ~u.~u
aching Rentals 334.99
Rent 1, 4.5.87 Fires Ad~u~tm~nt, 5 .00
V~~ter Naing, 426.50
Lo~~ Sold., 1 101,x(
~p~ecial. Improvement ~istriet Bondi ~o1d, 15,674.23
• C~m~t~r~, 588.00...
~onatir~n~-, ~ 5,40
Fro~~~tate of I~or~tana, ~'iremc~t~ ~ ~ R~J.~f As~~., ~ 399.18 spraying Tree ~ , 3. QO
Refand~, 244.80
Sewer ~har~+~s, 18.50
Mater D~po~ ta, 51.1.Q0
Iratesrest ors M~~r Bor~d~~ 1,500,Q0
Tran~f~rs, 3,56.22
Miscella~eoU~, 56.86 A ~ •
CITY CLEFtK~~ PEATY C~~Ti
To Authorized pll~war~ce, ~ 100.00
By Cash o~ Hand, x.42.99. By Maims rac~t re3mbur~ed, 57.01 ].00.00'
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Minutes of the=~~ City--Council of Laurel
l5 Qetober 1946
Librarian Mrs. Carrie E. Erb
To Fines and Book Rentals, July 3Z, 1945 ~o
July 31, 1946, ~ 282,gp
By pity Treasurers Receip~~, game period, 282.90
Polio Jude Mr. F. H. Suddith
~`o Finis and Forfeitures co~lect~d from July 31, 1945
to August 19, 1946, ~ 818.00
By Citg Treasu.~erts Receipts, same period, 818.00
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0~:'EF~,TION OF ~1~?TER ACCOUNTS ~Iv"D C OLLF GTIO1tiT3
To ~Accounta receivable, July 31, 1945 ~ 3,924.83
1o Meter Charge, X23,444.00
1'c~ Flat Rate Char~~~, 24,719.15 ~'o Lawn ~harg~;~, 1,2.84.71
To Supplies Sold 2,356..78 51 804.64
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By City Treasurer~~ Receipts,
46,795.32
By Liscount~ Allowed, 5,645,48 52,440.80
,~ccount$ Receivable, July 31, 1946 3,288.67
COMP~RI~ON OF GENERAL OBLIGATION INDEBTEDNESS
To~a1 Outs~.andin~, July 31, 1945 44,048.36
Total Outstanding, July 31, 1946 39 197.28
D~cre~~~ - ~;~T1.6$
C011~IP~RI50N ~F SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INDEBTET?NESS'
Total Outstanding, July 31, 1945, 8.,265,09
motal Outstanding, Jaly 31, 1946, 95 733.32
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EX,~,AtiINER ~ ~ C ~M~ENTS
Bark Bala~c~ and ~~curiti~~ were verified during this examination.
Bank deposits are amply protected by legally pledged ~ecuriti~a~ a~ad F~deraZ
~epo~it Insurance.
Official Bondi are on file and appear to meet all legal requirements.
Su~gestion~ were made as to th+~ entering of City' Warrants numerical7.y instead
of entering claims in numerical order. This would allow for ~a~i~r check3.ng
for both the City G:Lerk and the Examiners.
The Balance dui the City in the case of "City vs. Rudd,' shown on our 1a~t
report, was ~u~p~r~d~d by the Mayor.,
Records are we11 kept bg a1~. Officers .
Res~pectful.ly ~ubmitt~d,
J. Kalberg
~~puty Mate ~xamin~r.
M D N T A N A
OFFTCE 4F STATE EXAMINER
September 25, 1946.
To the Pr~asident and Secretary of the Fire Department Re,li~f
.~,~90C3.&'C~fJI~~ and City ~1erk,
Laurel, Montana.
Gin t lemen
We herewith ~u~iit a report of the regular annu€~1 exarnin~tior~ of the books,
records and accounts of the Laurel Firs Department ~s~li~f .~s~ociation, a~
made by Vii. J. Kalberg, Deputy Stag Examiner, on the 2`7th day of August, 1946,
and covering the period from July 3Z, 1945 to August 27, 1946.
Re~p~ctfully,
~ • .A . Brow2a,
Stag examiner.
Minutes of the ~ City Council of Laurel
15 Qctaber 1946
CITY OF LAUREL FIRE DEP,~ARTR2ENT RELTLF ,~,S~QGI,~TION
OFFIGER~
'resident, I~r. "'rank rlart~.e~r
Treasurer, Mr. Phil ~lo~ll
5ecretery, Mr. Clarence ~1ex
TRUSTEES
qtr. Chet Scott
fir. Chet Harbert
Mr. Lou F'ramz~n
Mr. huss~ll. Packard b1r. Charley Duncan
OPERATION OF FUI~iD
To I3~lancc~ in Fund July 31, 1945, ~ 6,072.2
Ta Rec#~ipts from above date ~o ~.ugust 27, 1946, 399.18
~~'P7~~' By Disbursements during ~am~ period, 314. 5
Balance in Fund on august 27, 1946,
RECONCILEMENT
Y~llc~w st~n~ Ba~tk Laurel, ~ 642.37
U.b^aving~, S~ri~s B, Numbers G62586 to 605 inclusive, l~umber~ 48494 to 499 inclusivm, 3,000.00
U.S. defense ~ond~, Series F', I~um?~ers ~T93034 and
35F, 1,480.00
U.S. Defense Bond, ~erie~ F, Numbers G25948 ~0 56
and Number ~11327QF. 1 036.00 ~;T~'"l.~'T
OFFIC IAL F30ND
Mr. Philip No~$, Treasurer,
~T S . i~e~~ and ~uarant y C ompan~', 2, 50Q.00
I~at~~ ~pr3.1 18, 1946, Exp3re~ ~iIay 1, 1947.
DETAIL QF REGETPTS
~tat~ of l~lontana, ~ 399.18
DETAIL OF DISBURSEMENTS
Pexa~ior~s Paid, ~ 140.Q0
Bank Charges, 1.05
Kent, Safety ~'epo~it Box, 3.00
I~lanket Insurance, 150.00
Premium, Tr~asurerts Fond, 10.Q0
Examiner ~ s F~~s, 10.00 Total ~isbursementa, r~~
EXAM TNER ~ S C T~
Bank Balance and -~nvestment~ were verified ciuri~g this examination.
~tespectfullp submitted
J. Kalberg,
Deputy Stag E.~Qrniner.
,Are application for a permit by Jam~¦ Thorny, to build an addition 4 18
feet on garage on lots ll & 12, Block 5, East Laurel Subdivision, of frame aid
Stucco, on concr~t~ foundation, at an appra~c3mat~ cast of X75, was pre~~nted and
read. It vas rnov~d by Rodgers ar~d seconded by ~~ieber, the permit be granted.
Thy motion carried.
An application fora permit by Claude W. Reynolds to er~rct a 24x36 concrete
block house on canct~ete foundation, on lot9 15, 16 & 17, ~1ock 21, Y~1lowsto~e
dub., at an approx3matc cost of X3000 was presented and read. It was moved by
Rodgers rnd seconded by F~uerbacher this permit be granted. 2'k~~e rr_:otion carried.
~n app~.icati.on fora permi~G b~ H. VanNice to build a cinder block
garage size ].6x20 with 9hin~le roof on concr~t~ foundation on lot 8, Block 9,
Laurel Hei~ht~ dub., to cost approxiznatelg ~p250 and to be co~npl~t8d ins 184 days
was presented and read. It way moved bg F~uerbacher and seconded by Smith the
permit be gr~nt~d. The motion carric?,d.
Minutes of the Ci y Council of Laurel
15 pctober 2946
tAn application fora permit by A~~ar3orie Nicholms to move a 12x16 frame house
from E3i11in~s to lots 1~ & 17, Block 4, Laurel Park pub., to ~e p1ac~ ors
concrete foundation at an approximate cost of ~40C was p~~~ented and read. It
way moved by Hod~er~ and ~~cond~d by Feuerbacher the permit be ~rant~d. Thy
motion carried.
The report of the C _~y CZerk for the month of September was presented
and read. It eras moved by Wilson and secanded by t~~ieber the report bey approved. The motion carried.
It was moved by Parker and seconded b9 ~~ilsor~,_ that an adjustment of 65¢~ b~
allowed to a 11 ~ud~;c~ and clerks of tY~e Special Gas ~18ction held ora S~pt~mb~r
18, 1846. The motion carried.
I~ way moved by Parlor and seconded by '.~rieber that n4 charge be made
on Riverside Hall used by the '~.F.W. on ~ctob~r 13, 1946. `l'h~ motion carried.
It way moved and seconded eve do now adjourn. The mot~n carried.
City lark.
,~p~r4ved this 5th day of November, 1946.
c,,. M&y'Ox'
~iTT:E~ST
ity lark.