HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.05.1944Minutes of the City council of Laurel r~
Dec member 5`, 1944
The City Council of the Ci~~r of Laurel met in regular
session in the Gaunt l Chamber and was called to order by Mayor
'T'homson a~ 7:~~ o~cl8ek P.M. December 5, 1944.
Upon tell eal.3. the folloaving ,~lderrnen ar~swe~ed present
McManus Wieber
~il9oz~ F~uerbacMer
McGra~ken Sm3.th
Gower Parker
letter from Coleman, Jameson and Lameg making an offer tca
pay ~ 5~.~a in `co~prom~e of the claim of the Cit~r of Laurel
against Balsam' and DeFrarace ~'or property damage sustained by
the City in an automobile accident which occurred Mai' 13, 1944 was presen~,ed and read. Vii. motion was made bar Parker and seconded
by Gower the Ci~~r accept the Offer. The motion carried.
mhe I~ealth Office,~s report for the Month of November ~ra~ p~~sented
aid read.- ~.'he mv~ion was made by McManus and seconded by Wieber
.w~ the repor'~ be accepted. The motion carried,
The Treasurers report for the month of November way presented
arxd read. motion ~a~ made by Goner and seconded b9 Feuerbaeher
~Ghe report be approved. The.. motion..~arr ed
The Police reports for the mflnth of .November were presented and
read. A motion ~uas made by Parker and secQ~ded b~ 14icCracken the reports be approved. The mr~tion carriad.
The Nove~bsr report a~ the Police Jude eras pre~en~ed avid read.
The motion was made by Parker ana ~ec4r~aed~ by Gamer the report.
b~ approved. The motion carr3:ed.
letter from the T~ireetor of the Cer~su~ was. read and the Citg
Clerk was instructed to mail them one. of the maps which the City
.has on .and.
Ordinance No. 385.
Ordinance. No 385, being a~a ordi~aance authorizing the City
of-Laurel to aaq~ re by purchase, the Laurel Cemetery, was react
for final pas~a~e'and adoption. It was moved by Parker and
ssconde~. by McManus Ordinance ~0, 385 be passed on the second
reading. Upon roll tali .all aldermen present voted aye and said
j ,I Ordina~ac e eras declared .passed a~ad adopted.
.The. annual report of the ~ta~e Exa~?iner ~va,~ presented and read.
The motion was made by Parker and seconded by Comer that th e
report be approved and entered in the minutes. ~'he motion carried.
nan~rmenTe
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aFFICE. OF ST;~TE EX,l4Iv1INER HELEN, November 17,.1944.
Tc~ tl~.e Honorable Mayor and. Council
of the City of Laurel, Montana.
Genf ~.emen
~e herewith submit a report`of the regular annual examination
of the records and accounts of the pity of Laurel, as made b9
F.E. Williams, deputy State'E~amina8, said examination commencir~~;
ors the' 27.9t dag of ~c~ober, 1944 and cor~cludin~ on the 2'7tYa dray of actober,1944.
Respectfully,
. A . Brown ST.AT E~R~iINER.
CI~~'Y OF LAUREL
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Minutes of the City .Council of Laurel
December 5, 1944.
OFFICERS
Mayor, Mr. Peter D. Thomson
Clerk, I~rs. ueorgia Rash Treasures, Nr. Philip Noel
Police Jude, Nor. F.C . Scheidecker
Ghief of Police, Nr, Wagne Millis
Attorney, Itlr. L.L. Price
dater Commissioner, l~r. J.S. I3rohaugh
~#a~er Co7.lector, I~r. Philip E. Neel
VALUATION
,assessed value for dear 1944, 2,261,970.00
Taxable value f'or year 1944, 644,288.0
TAX LEVY FOR 1944
Fund Lever
General, 15.5 l~~illa
Po~i~e, ,50 ~T
Street, 4.pp r' Park, Z ~ p~ r:
Librar~r, 1..50 t'
Revolving No,l, .47 "
Light Maintenance No.1, 1.~a
Light Maintenance Igo. 2, ,58 "
fond Interest and Sinking, 5.85 °1 Total Levy, x.00 ~7 s
OPERATION OF GEi~EFi~L CASH ACCOUNT
Tn balance in all Funds at the times of the - ~ " z~ ~
last examination on September 30, 1943, ~ 51~'~72.84 To Receipts from above date to September 30,1944 81 X18.50
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By ~i~bursements during same period, 66 526.44
liaJ.ance in all Funds September 30, 1944, ~ 66,~2f~`~::,~0
CAS~I REC011TGTLETIENT
The Yellovustone Bank, Laurel ~ 66,160.70
Less Checks Outstand3.n~, 245.54
~ 65,9 5.20
P1.us Remittance in Transit, 349.70
66,26490
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WATER INVESTPtiIENT FUND
To balance Se~atember 3d, 194, ~ 4~,000.OC3
•1~ 1.~lvestimerlLS purcriascu irvm ~.~uvc u~uc vv
September ~0, X94.4, 10,0~tJ. 50,G00.00
~y Investments sold or redeemed,same period, None
Investment September 3D, 1944, ~~0,00C3.00
Detail of Inveatmen~s:
Defense bonds:
X179958G, ;r ~;fi 1p,000.~~
M'749169 to 73G-SBonds «>,.~.;Od0.~0 ` ::5~r000.00 I D281535 to 4~G-10 " ~ ~C~~ .00 ::SyOQG.00
M~.367293 ~o302G•~ 10 bonds ~l,000.00 10,000.00
M1901.501 to IGG- 10 Bonds ~1,0~O.Oa 10,00.00
T~~I2225140 to 49G- 10 fonds 1,~~0.00 l~J,G00.00
50,000.0
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
December 5, 1944,
CASfi FUND ~AL.~NCES ANL INDEBTEDNESS
AUGUST ~ gel
Cash Bonds or ~ar-
Balance rants Outs~andin~;
General,. 13,350.19 ~ 52.0
Street , 2, 386 . C3~ 14 . ~
Polies 3,O~s8.11
Water, 14, 967.24 5.'75
Sewer L'isposal Plant, 14,02.52
Park, 2,056,58 Library, 1,1.96,75 144.00
Garbage i~1o.1, 8Q3.89 3.5
Garbage I~,ro.2~ 718.35 5.50
Sidewa7.k , 483.52
1936 Refunding ~3onds, 1,14Q.44 3,00.00
1938 dater Bonds, 2, 520. C~~ 16, OC~O. ~0
South Side Sewer, 264.84 Sewer Bt~nds, 1941, Sinking, ,532.93 20,500.00
Sewer Bonds, 1941, Interest, 21.21
Serer ~or~ds, 1941, Amortization, 81.0 5,781.35
Water Deposits, 3,799.~~ 4.~0
Interest on Savings F3onds, 1,375.00
Special Improvement Districts, 4 362.'7l 81 965.49 67~.~.28 ~ ~p ~27~,4~75.19
RECEIPTS T'OR PERIOD BY S~U1~CE
Taxes from County Treasurer, 29,678.07
Fines, 551.40 Doi Licenses, 443.7
Other Licenses, 4,508.92
Water Rentals, 42,858.03
Rental of Luildings and Equipment, 395.75
L3.brary I;~ees,, 228.65
later Deter Deposits, 495.00
Sale o~ Lumber, 27.63 Sale of Pipe, 5.00
Sa~.e of Gravel, 22.€?
Perm3.ts, 6,00
Payments for Tree Spra~r~ng, 39.75
Sale of Street Lights, X7.86
Interest on Investments, 1t~00.00 Firemen's Relief Association from State, 443..56
Refunds, 154.95
Miscellaneous, 75.58
Total, ~`p 8 ,018.50
CITY CLERK'S PETTY C.~SH
To authorized Allowance, ~ 10.00
Ly Cash on Hand, -45.49
By Claims I~ot Keimbursed, _54.51_
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SPECIAL RQ~U T.~X GOLJ~ECTIOI~TS
YEAR
To 4(7~ Kece~.pts charged G ~ 2.00, , ° . ~ ...:k.: ~ 80 .00
` By ....283 ~ecei_pts' used( Gash verified), ~~6.~G
By 11.3 Receipts unused G ~~~.Q~, 226.00
By 4 F~~ceipt~ voided ~p2.00, 8.00
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
December 5, 1944.
LIBRARIAN N~~iS. Carrie E. Erb
To Rentals €~nd Fines from. Au ust 31, 1943 to
August, 31, 1944, ~ 224.75
~y City Treasurerts Heceipte,sarne per3.od, 228,65 Over Remitt~nca, ~p 3.x#0
N F'o13.ce Judge, dir. F.G . Scheidscker
To Fines and. Forfeitures collected from September 30, 1943 to September 30,1.944, 551.00
By City Treasurers Receipts for same, 551.0
C01~P,ARI501V Ok` GEN ~'K~L OT3LIIG~ATlOItiT II~DEUTEI~IVESS
Total Outstanding September 30, J.943, ~ 49,544,92
Total Out~~andin~ August 3l, 1944, 45 510.10
Decrease, ~,,.0~(
~UI~fF~RISOPt SPECIAL In~~'RQVENTENT vISTHIGT INDEBTEDNESS
Total Outstanding aeptember 30, 1.°43, ~ 83,365.09 Total Outstanding ~u~;ust 31, 1944, 8Z 965.09
Decrease, ~0
EXl~1~°II~El3.' S ~Oi.~~EI~TS
Gity moneys on deposit in banks are amply protected. by legally pledged securities and Federal Deposit Insurance.
The off iciaZ bonds of the City Clerk, Chief of Po13ce and Water
Commissioner da riot show the approval of the Counci:~ by Endorse-
ment on the fonds.
The City C~.erk1s Ledger Account of Outstanding Special Improve-
ment vistrict Bands and Warranty is nod in reconcilement with the accounts of the City Treasurer.
The Librarian's ±^PcprJs of Fees and Fines collected are not we1.l
kept. Addi-~ions made of the month's business do not agree with
the arnaunt of remittances made. Entries should be made at the
time of receiving the rnone~ in the book provided for the list
of fees and f iraes .
The City Treasurer is carrying on his records several old checks
amounting to 240.40 which have been autst~ndin~; for some year.
These checks should be cancel7.ed by an order entered on the
minutes of the Council and the Treasurer instructed to issue a
receipt for the amount placing tk~e money in the General Fund
of the City, If in the future any of the checks should be pre- sented for payment, the Counc3.1 can pass a claim in the amount
of the check.
The Treasurer should not issue a receipt when issuing a license.
The Zicense should be issued-and entered in the License F~e,~~ste~
an<i the total collections carried frpm t ie Register to the Cash
LSUVIS 211, t+L1G Glat! V1 ~Gt a~+i1:;L11V i.i.u.,~„i.•
Soxn.e trouble wa7 experienced with the Water .~ccounta Receivable. Reconcilement was not made at the time of examination for the
reason that several entries made by a former employee could not
be verified. It is apparent that X17. dater rentals ~~a;~~ected
Y!ave been acco~inted for, and the Clerk should tike for the
balance off' the account as o~ august 31., 1944 the add~.tian of
the individual accounts unpaid on that data.. The C1erk~s Ledger Account should be corrected by Journal Entry to correspond
with tie Balance as shflwn on the Reconcilement of the Con~umers~
Register.
Respectfully stabmitted,
F.E, t~?lilliams,
Deputy State Examiner.
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Minutes of the City. Council of Laurel
December 5, 1944,
The Library report for the month of November was presented and
.read. The mot3.on was made by l~c~racken and seconded by ie~er
-the report be approved. The motion carried.
The application of R.J.- Barris for ~Va~er Commissioner avas presented and read, The motion was made by Parker and ~eeoz~ded
by Go~.er the applications be referred to th~r dater Committee.
~'he oration carried.
The grater report fr~~v the ~~z~th of November- eras pre~en~ed and
read. ~A m€~t3.vn way made by Feuerbaeher and seconded b~ Gomer the report be approved. the Motion carried.
The bi11s for the month of November wire presented for payment,
and after due deliberation ~Ghe Finance Corrm~ ttee reported back
recammerading ~agmer~t of the follo~in~ bil~,s
Peter.I~. Thomson & A11 ~ 88.0 dam Ehrlich ~ 5.76 Gea~g3.a Rash 51.65 8oy~don Fur.Store 32.50
Philip E. Noel 50.DO Font. Payer Co. 26.D4
B.L.Price 41.65 Tha~npson Yards Inc. 16.05
F.C. Scheidecker 25.~~ Billing;s .Gas Co. 22.78
Volunteer Fire Dept. 39, 0 Philip E. Noel 121,20
Vol.rire Dept. (R.B. Packard) 25.1) J.S. i~rohaugh 218.8 C . Duncan 1 .00 Georgia Hash 5~E.35
F'ar~ers Union Cent`. Exchg. 91.88 Philip E. Noel Treas~5.30
.Sande Drug ~ 7.63 ~Irs . ,A.lce Brittcan 1'7.1.
M~. States TEL.F~Tel. 3~5~ Mrs., MPr~.~kzsas 4.35
11~ontar~a Power Co. 13.24 Henrg Ka:is~r 163.63
,~da.;m Scheeler 1a.~0 Kenr~r Schmidt Jr. 23.8 Laurel Trading Go. X6.96 dam Ehrlich 4'Z.~4
: John Martian 1£~.DO Man~e~. Cahn 13,5~i
Steve RomEe 14.fl0 Hne~r Sturm 1~6.SQ
Henry ScY~idt Jr. 89.7 9 Paul Brohaugh. 170.207
Ir~d, Acc. Board 107.38 Hnery Kaiser 10.01
Laurel but look 26.0 7 ~'.S . $rohaugh 10.8 City fiat ~r Uept , 66 . Crane Companp 1.96
George: Hart 28. f1a ,A .N . Eaton C o 40.82
Sam Ehrlich 83.5 Vaughn8~ Ragsdale 12.63
Phi13.p E. Noel Tr~€~s, Tax 2.94 Crane Cpmpe~~ 24.00
Sim Ehrlich 23.G)4 Igo western ~,u~~s .83
Henry Schmidt Jr. 74..48 ~farshal~. T~ie~.l~ Go 120.0
Bayne V~illis 16~,2~ Montana Power C:o 614.48 Ja.~ne~ Bare 139.9 M~b.State~ T.8cT. J,2-.85
Philip E. Noel Treas. fax 24.4a Philip E. Noel 1.0
Dr. E.C . -Hall 3C1.~~ Pett~r Cssh 12.24
..Sam Ft~a~k 7.00 E.T. Heys 6,56
James }3are 2.O~T ~:tt~. E~a~ref.~ ~=a~« 162.22
1!~ontana Power Ca, 2.93 Mond .Power `Go. 104.98 Nit. Mates Tel.&Te3,, 7.25 Billings Gas Co 10.2
fillings Gas ~o. 5.35 N~ox~t . Pov~er Go. 4.04
?'etty Cash 11.5 C3.ty dater Dept. 2,100
B.,~. Sherrow 42.4!Q C~rri~:~E. Erb 54.40
Grand Garage& kepair Shop 15.44 Mrs. ,Alice Britton 4.20
Bud Branstet~er 5.~Q Frarace~ Fishes `7.'75
Philip E. Noel Treas. Tax 3.8~ Philig E. Noel,Tax .6D T:ea.'hnf' 7~»e.~I-'lhcnn S~ l f1
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The motion was nude b~ Gomer ar~d ~ecc~nded by l~c~a~aus the b~.l~.s
be paid as recommended. .The motion car~ie~.
The motion v~~s made ley Parker and seconded by Filson the City-
present ~ir.J'.S. Brohatxgh with a let-ter o#' appree3.ation for
past services. The ~Qtion carried.
.The ~.ation was made bg Parker and .seconded b~ n~cMai~us the c~~c~s
in the amount of ~24U.Oa b~; p3,aced in the General Fund accordi~a~'
to the examiners proposal. The motion carried.
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December 5, 1944
A motion was made b~ Parker anr~ seconded by WiebBr the ~3udget
be increased ~ 3,000.00 to cover the purchase price of the Laur~e~.
Cemetery and maintenance costs ~'ot the balance of the Fiscal
year. The motion carried.
A motion was made by I~!icCracken and seconded by Parker the City Treasurer issue a warrant in payment of the Laurel Cemetery
upon approval of the claim by the City ~ttorney. Tha motion
carried.
~i!r. J.S. Brohau~;h discussed an extension of the ornamental
Li htin~ District on ~~~ain Street from Smithf s Service Station to include the H.S a~Jay ~ipartment s .
znotian was made and seconded we adjourn. The motion carried.
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Git Clerk.
approved this 19th day of 3December, 1944.
~Zayor.
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