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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 03.18.1941it Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ~Iara~. Za, ls4a. The Cit~r Co~u~,cil of the Ci~~r of Laurel met i~a ~e~ula~ ~esaia in the Cotu~e3.1 ~~.am'ber and was called to order by Mayor Conrad at ~ 7:30 otelock P. Mareh l8, 1941. Upon roll call the following aldermen answered p~e~ent: ~mi~a. Jacobson Thomson i~~~+ianus t~m~e~ Wordahl. Law the mir~utea of March 4th were read and apprQVed. An app~.i~a~ltrr~ ~'or a permit by Jas McClella.~ ~o remodel the ft~o~~ of the build3.ng at l17 E. Maims street was presented arad read. Tt was moved bar VArdsthl and ~e~onded b~ ~mi.th the permit be ~ran~ed. The motion carried. A;n application for a permit by B.B. ~ageman to rebuild the elevatmr at ~2a i~. ~~in 3t. ~a~ presented aid read. Tt was moved by Vordahl and ~e~onded by Smith tY.~e permit be granted, The mo~3o~n carried. An applica~ion for a permit by H. McCauley to bpi1d an: add~.tion to the building ors I,ot I3, Block 1, Laurel Realtg Sub., was pres~r~ted ar~d read. 2~ vas mc>v~d by Smith .and se~ortded b~ Vordahl tYYtee permit be granted. The muti on carried. An appli~atiaz~ ~ a permit by C. W. Laird ~c~ erect a modern fame ~.~i painted dwelling on La~~ 17 and 18, BZoak 3, Lauri Hei to S~tbdiv3.~ on waa presented aid read. I~ Ra,~ moHed hg Law and seconded b~ Geer the permit be granted. Th.e matiQ~t carried. The repo~?t of the ~#ater Dept. for the mo~t~li of February eras pregez~~ed axed read, I~ was moved by vordahl and seaQnded bar Thomson the repo~~ be approved, Tie motion carr3.ed. ~Ir. Jahn All~rir~ appsared before the carurx~il ire regards to the constructl.on of a serer 13.~e o~ Colorado ,venue ~a ~er4e h#.~ p~ope~~~. - ~f~er di scups one it vas moved bg ~homgo~a quad seconded. bg Adc~a~3u$ the mater be referred to the Sewer Cr~ttitt~e for inve$tigatior~. The motion carried. This being the time set fog reeei~ing bids for the ~a3.e of a ~ portion off' Riverside park, the Ci~~ Clerk presented prao~' of publica~io~ ire the ~a~arel ~u~loak aid ~ra~ ir~~t~~tcted to t~p~t~ a~tt~ ~~ad 'x.11 bide, bid was received from the ~ioa~~ ~dountai~ 17is~rict, Churc2~. of t~.e ~ ~aza~~~ue, for ~~,~~O.Q4. ~'he bid eras referred to the Fi~aa. e Ccma~i~tee anti YSi~~ c;Em~n.l~~ee axtcx a recess was a.ec.caret~. 1r1e ~nai.ratar! yr ~+rze C+~mmit~ees reported back recommending that the bid of the Rocky Mvur~tain D3.~~riot, Chura~. of the i~aza~ene, for ~~,82Q.4(? be aceep~ed ~ub~ec~ to the c~n$er~t o.~ the W.P.A. to ~~11 the same. I~ was moved by Vordahl and ~ecc~nded by Ciomer tip ~apor~ of tie a ittee be accepted and ~ha~ the Mayor & Citg Clerk lae a~zthori~ed to sign the cor~vey~ance. Upon roll call Smith, J~et~b~oxt, Gome.r aid ~Farda~~.l voted yes ar~d Tb~omso~, McManus ar~d Law voted moo. The ma3oritg ~Q~ b~i~g ~wo~-thirds of all members of the cour~eil, the moti.or~ eras declared 10~~ a~ad the aheeg de,~osited bg ~h~ bidder vas ordered returned. ICI RESOL~TTIt~~i 1~4. 5fi3 This be3~r~g the tame set for hear3.r~~ protests against the passage oP Resolution ~'o. 563, being a r~s42ut3.o~ decla,~ing ~n ~+mergency~ ex3.s~s requiring addit3.ona1 expenditures from the Sewer Budget ire the General Fu~ad, the City Clerk prQd~~ed proof of p~bl3.cat3.on ire tie Laurel Outl.~ok and reported ~o pro~es~s re~e3.ged. ~ It,.w~.~ moved by ~hom~or~ and sec ozad~d by homer ghat Resolu~io~t ~o, Sfi~, be fi~aallg ~I passed and adopted, Upon ~01.~. call X1.1 aldermen preset 'voted aye and said ~eso3.u~io~ rra~ decls~ed passed arad adopted. A end -for ~3.4,aQ4 ~~.th the H&~~fo~d A~cide~t~ & Inde~uity Co. for Phillp E. l~oel, City Treasurer, fog ~ berm axpi~i~$ ~ka~ 5, 1.941, was preae~ted er~d regd. I~ was moved bar ~ordQhl ~.~d ~~aonded bg Smith the bond be approved. Tha motion parried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel larch i8, 1941 i peti~3.c?r~ signed by 1~ ci~i~ens requesting that ~eetivr~ f~0, prdir~anc~ No. 228, cozacernixx~ da,~s r~n3.~ag at large be e~Forcec~, way presented a~ad read. It was mowed by ~dcM~r~u~ at~d ~eaonded by Thomson the petition be placed €~m file, TZae mot3.o~a carried. T~.e Police Committee stated ghat they were not readg to report on the matte. A report of the Wader Committee way pre~en~er~ ~r~d read im which ~ they ~°ecc~ended that ~h~ rate tv the ~ef~~aer~ for e1e~~~ic poxer ~or~~tu~aed. for pump3r~~ yaw wader from the p~phou~~ ~a the refi~aery be changed f"rom 14¢ to 1¢~ per kilowatt, and that a eo~~rac~ be dra~rn for a p~~iod oP three years. It vas mov8d by Vardahl and ~ecarsded bar Thomaor~ tTia.t the repot of the 'ha'ter Co~anittee be accepted, the City ~i.ttortaey~ df.re~ted to prepare the. contrae~ accorclingl~r, ar~d the ~ayQr and Gity Clerk be authorized to sign the eon~ract. The motio~a ea~ried. The Police Committee and fir. Smith presented spec ifiaa~iox~s for a police gatr~l ear. It was moved by Gomez and sec+~~aded by V'car~dah.l ~GYae rep9r~ off' the committee be accepted aid the speeifieatior~s be approved. The mot ior~ cart~ied. I'~ was moved by ~c~kanu~ aid ~ eeondad by ~kiomsor~ that bids be adverti~~d fv~ the pur~ha~e of a police patrol cap accord3.r~g to ~ha specifi~a~tion~. Ths ~o~ion carried. Tt was moved by Vordahl acid seconded by Thomson that the follo~- ir~g named Polling Places and Cier~~ i~a~d Judges of election be appointed: First hard Polling Place; Mrs, Carrie E. Erb~s residence, l~rs. Ma~3r Breee Judge hrs. ~oh~ B~anste~ter Jude Mrs . Nero Bol~.an Judge ~Ir~. 3~arger~et Laekmar~ Clerk J. Barry Cru~cher C]e rk Secoaad ~Tard Pol~.ing Place: City fall Harriet Bliss Judge J. A. Spenser Judge ~d. Se~a~iar~s ~ud~e Fa~anae~:. Fishes Clark Rose Lee B~arr~s Clerk. Third ~~rd Polli~a~ Pla~~ez G~na.~ium buildi~ag. J. F3. Jordan Judge ors . C.T. Tharals~3~ J g~ Mrs. D~:n Foley ~ud~e Mrs. laude Blain Clerk Tim Reardc~a clerk. Fflu~th ~'ard Pollin~~ Place: Tox~y Callnva's store 'buil~.:Lr~g, Mrs . G. N. Wiggi~ts J~zdge Nt~s. l~arga~et Hir$chfel~ Jude X11. E. Chambe~lit~t Jude Mrst B. J. ~iedx~owski Clerk 3az~ DeFraa~~e Clerk ~iTne motion car~~,ea. The Street Committee recommended that me~81 culvert pipe be cor~s~ructed a~~o~~ 3.r~igati.o~ ditches vxt Alder Ave. ar~d an the youth si8e of Laurel, After discussion it eras moved b~ Vo~ciahi and seconded by Gomer bids be ad~rer~isted for ~3a~e p~,rchase of meal culvert pipe sad bandy. The motion ca~~3ked. The matter . of the pa~ra3 n~eed3.ng a ~ae~ fire v~a~ diseu~sed. Tt was moved b~ Thomson and seconded bg Ja~ob~on the matter be referred ~o tY~e Street Pu~ehasir~g committee with at~tha~itg to act, e motion carr3.ed. The City 8r~~ineer requested dr~a~ing ma~eria~. for maps for the Water ~s~t, and Viewer ~ep~. It was moved bar Thomson and seconded by Smith. ~lae material be purchased a~ requested. TY~e motion carried. fir. Fred Stroh appeared before the eo~uacil in regards to v~~.dening the street and ~.oving an irrigation di~c.h o~ Sd~~~ bth St. After d3.scus~iota it way moved bg Vordahl and seQanded by Gomez the matter be referred ~o the S~t~eet Committee ar~d the two .,~,lde~man of the First Ward for a repot a~ the next meeting. The motion carr3.ed. Minutes of the Ci Council of Laurel ~ ~areh 18, 141 Tate City Clerk reported tc~ the Cot~racil tha~G a getit3.on had beers filed ire office an March 18, 1941, bearing 8 ~uffi~ient number of i~ sign~r~ gt~al3.fied to sign the same, being mope ~haA 20~ of the ~ registered eleator~ whose ~ame~ appear upon the last eompletec~ asae~~- me~t'~ ro11 for s~a~'e ar~d county taxes as ta~pa~e~e ~rithin the City of I,aur~l, requestir~ the City Couxaci3. to call a~a eleetinn ~o vote upon the q~e~tiaz~ of i~~u3.r,~; and yelling general Se~e~ Bc~nd~, Seri~~ ~ ire the amou~t~ of ~7,{~OC>.OQ for the p~~pos~ cif ~o~~truc~in~g and ~~~ab~.ishirag a msir~ trunk lime public seer to be c~n~~c~ed Frith the present sewer system. of $aid Cit~r, and placed sa~.d pe~i~ior~ before the City Council toge~he~ wi~~. her certificate attached thereto, phis berg the first meeting Yj.eld af~e~ ehe had atta4hed said Qertificate thereto. The Cowneil thereupon examixaed such p~ti~i~r~ and found tress same in p~°ope~ form, ar~d that it bears the requisite ~amb~r of signatures of ~,ualif'ied pe~itioner~ axed is in all resp~c~~ su~fic3.ex~t. ,~.f~er c~..iscuss3os~ the folic~rixa~g Res€~1~~3.on No, 564 a~ad entitled, Re~olttt3o~t P~'ov3.di~g fob the calling aAd holding of a speQia:3. electio~a for the purpose~~of s~b- mit~3.ng to the qu~.lified s3ectors of the City of Laurel, Mor~tarxa, rho ar+~ ta~cpayer~ upon prop+~~ty ~rithfr~ said city, and whose games appear on the ].~.st ~omple~ed aa9es~msnt ro11 fQr Mate ar~d eo~nty ~axss, the q~to$~ion of whether the indebtedness of the said City of ~.u~el, Fontana, shall be 3.ncreased ire excess of t~iie ~hr~~ per ~en~ limit f'3.~ed bar t~i~e ~ const3.tutiox~ off' said sate, 'krry the i~s~aanae aa~d sale of borad~ of ss3.d pity in tkce amdux~t of Seven Thousand Do~.lar$ fur the purpose off' aoz~- st~cuc~in?g and establi~h3ng a maim t~uz~k lire public sewex to be coa~uec~~d ~?ith the prese~t~ sewer s~at~m of said City, and providing the full smo~nt required to be expeaad+~d for such pu~gose, providing the amount of the loam tQ be mgde for such purpose, providiAg the term over xhich fibs bor~d~ evidencing such ir~deb~ed~es~s will extend aid the ma~3murn rate of i~t~ere~t ~~3`be ps~.id on said bonds, and provi~,~r~g the manner of givi r~oti~e of said special election, the manner' of holdi~.~g such. special ele~tior~, sad the deta3.l~ thereof, this resolution e xpre~s- ~.ng the emergency for- its passage and approval aid declsr3.~g it an emerp er~cg measure aid effective immediatel~r of tisr its final pas saga ar~d adoption by the ~it~ Co~cil aid approval bar the l~ayor,~' way pro- po~sed b~ Lair and read in full. Thereupon it was moved bar Law arid' s~ecoxzded bg Thomso~z that ~a.id Resolution be passet~ aid adopted, with the follow v~tin~ ales Sm3~h, Jacobson,. Thon~sor~, ~c~anus, Gomez, Vo~da'~.l and Law, and the follc3wing vot3.xag nay: Done. The Mayor thereupon declared sa3.d Resolution carried ar~d the i~~~~pr and Cit~t Clem there~apor~ signed the said resolution ire approval thereof. the City Clerk re~arted to the Council that a petition had b~e~a filed i~a her office on l~a~ch 18, 1941, bear3.r~g a sufficien'~ ~tamber of signers qual3.fied to sign the game, bei~ag more tY~an ~0~ of the registered electors whose r~a,me~ appear upon the last completed a~se~s- ~e~t roll for sate and cawrtty ~~zes as taxp€~.yer~ ~i~hir~ the ,City of ~,aurel, requesting the pity Council to call an election to vote upon the question of issuing a~c3 se113.ng General Seer Bonds, Series A, 3.r~ the amour o~ ~25,004,Q0 ~'or the purpose of constructing ar~d establish- ins a main t rank ~.ine pvbli~ sewer a~ad to cor~struc~ axed insta~.1 a Sewerage d3.sposal end treating plant Frith the r~eQes~arg accessories, aid played said p~titio~t b~ifore the City Gounc3.1 tcgeth~r v~ith her certificate attached thereto, phis being the first meeting held after i she had a.t~ached. said certificate thereto. The Council ~hereupo~t examined such peti~3o~ ar~d found tie same ~~i ~~oper forte, ar~d that it bears the requisite number of s3. a'~ure~ of qualified pet~:~icara,ers 8~d i~ in all respects ~uf~'icient. ,after discussion the following x~sor.'u~ ors ~vo. 5a~ a~a er~'c~.'~sea,'•~, Hesor.u'cs.on prov~.a~.ng ror one G~R11iI:tg a~taad holding of $ spe~ia1. electivr~ for the purpose of su 3.t~3ng ~o the qualified electors of the Cit~r of Laurel, Montana, ~hv are tax- payers upon property w3.thir~ said Citg, ar~d vuho$e rtamea appear on the last completed assessment roll for Mate and eour~~g taxe~,~he que~~ior~ of whether the indebtedn~.~s of the said City ~f Laure3, Montana, ~hal1 bs increa~8d in excess of tYae three peg cwt Limit fixed bar the co~astitution of said state, by the. issuatac~ and sale of bonds of said city' inthe amount of T~renty-five Thousand Do3.la,rs for the ~ purpose of eo~a~tructin~; ar~d eatablishir~g a mein 'gunk line public, seer and ~o eons~~uet and install a se~eraga di~poeal and treatia plank with the necessary acee~sorie$, arzd pro4iding the full a~our~ j required to be expended for such purpose, prov3.d3.ng the mmoun~t of the c~ar~ to be made for such p~rpos~, providing the tet*rn over which the bonds evidendir~g such indebtedr~sgs will extend and the maximum rake of interest to be mid on said bonds, acid prQVidir~g the ~na.~n~r of giv3.ng a no~ie~e of said s pee3.a 1 e leetic~t, the manner of holding such special election, and fi~.e details thereof, ~h3.s resolution expressing the emerge~tey for 3.ts passage and declaring it an er~ergene~ measure arni effective i,mmediate3.y after its final pa.ssa~e and adopt~or~ by tYie City Council and approval bg the ~ayor,~' was ~ proposed b~ Law, and ~°ead 3n full. Thereupon it ass moeed by Lave a~ad seconded bg Thomson ghat said Resod~~xtior~ be passed aid adopted, with the f Qllow3.n~ voting; aye : Smith, Jacobsor3, Thomson, McMa~aus, Gamer, Vordahl and Law. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel March l8~ 1941 and the following voting ray: None. The ~&ayor thereupon deelar~d said resolution carried aid. the Mayor ar~d City Clerk thereupon signed the said resolut3.on in approeal ther~~af. I~ wa9 moved and s econd~d we do nom adjourn. The motion carded. C y G er Approved this 1st d~.y of Apr'~.li 1941. Mater. ATTEST: ity Clerk,. i I i --J I I