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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.06.1941Minutes of the City Council of ~,aurel I~ay 6, 1941 j ~ The C3.ty Council o~ the City of Laurel met 3n re~u~.a~ session in ~ the Council CS~amber end was called to order by Mayor Conrad at 7;30 i otclock p. T~, Tuesday, May 6, 1941. I i Upon ro11 ca~.~ the fo11.owir~g aldermen answered present Jo ~.l ey Fulle r i Thomson Feuerbacher Gomer Parker V ordah The minutes of April 15th were read ar~d approved. The itZayor stated tkia~ this, being fih.e first meeting of the new eou~eil, nomir~atior~s for President of the Coune3l wou~ci row be in order. I~Zr. Gomer nominated Mr. Thomson. It was moved by Jolley ar~1. seeor~ded by Parker the nominations be closed and that Mr. Thomson be declared elected President of the Council. The motion carr3.ed. The Mayor presented the following appoiratme2ats to be for two years and ef~'ective ~Iay 1, 1.941: Rosel.la Fritz, City Clerk B. L. Price, City ~:ttorney 'Jayne "Willis, Ch3.ef of Police G. tN. hirschfelt, Pol3.~e Of~'icer Joseph Nichols, Po~.ice Officer ~6~. A. Good, City Engineer, Street Commissicner and Sewer Commissioner J. S. Brohaugh, Water Commissioner Mrs. Joseph Cehret~, Library TruS~ee Mre. R. 0. Steele, Library Trustee Mrs. 0. K. Chapman, Library Trustee Dr . E . C . Ha11, Health Officer Lyle ~~ard, Fire Chef Kenneth ~i~.l.ton, Asst, Fire Chief St was moved by Thomson ar~d seconded by Feuerbacher the appoin~- ments be approved. After cliscussior~ it was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Parker that the mod ion be amended that the appointments be approved, except the appo3ntffie~tt of the Mater Commissioner, said appoint~m.ent to be held in abeyance until a later date. Upon roll ca~.l Jolle~r, Fu].le~, Parker and Vor€~ah~. voted yes and Thomson, Feuerbacher and Gomez voted no, and the motion was declared passed. Thereupon, ro~.l call was taken ox~ the original motion ~.s amended w3.th Jolley, Fuller, Parker and Vordahl voting yes and Thomson, Gomez and Feuerbahc~r von ir~g r~o ar~d the motion was declared passed. +Ll.V t~'1Rj V1 GL ~lr/V11;UOtd 4l/Qd~~.tily~ WV1131ll.L (IUGGw7 Gta 1V.L ,L.VYY i,7~ `:{Vordahl FINANCE (Gomez (Parker ( ~'homson LIGHT & WATER (Vordah3. (Jo11eg ('I'homsox~ STREET & ALLEY (dolle~r (Tubana n (vordahl SEWER (Gome r (Feuerbacher (Gom~e r FIRE & POLIGE (Fuller - (Parke. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel May 6, i94i (Fein rba~]a.er PARK (Thomson (Tubmar~ ~ (Feuerbacher PIIRCHASING (Parke (Fuller It vuas moved by Goner and seconded by ~'homsor~ the committee appointments be approved. The motion carried. The »~eport of the -Chief of Police for the month of April. was pre- seated az~d read, It was moved by Gomer and seconded by Feuerbaheer the report be approved. The motion carried. ~'h.e re~~ort of the Police Judge for the month of ,~.pri1. vas pre- sent ed and read . It was. moved by Thomson ar~d seconded by Gomer the report be approved . The mot i ors carr3.ed. The re port of tY~e FIealth Officer fob the month of .1~.pri~. ~ra~ pre- sented anc~ read. St was moved by Vor{dahl and seconded by Parker the report be appraveds The motion carried, The report of the Citg Treasurer for the month of April was gre- sesated arad read. It v~a~ moved by Vordahl and seconded by Thomson the report be approved. The motion carried. The report of the City Clerk for the month Apr3.7. eras presented and read. It was moved by Feuerbacher aid seeor~ded by Gomer the report be approved. The motion carried, The report of the I,ibra~~ Board for the period from May 2, 1940 to May 5, 1941, was presented and read. It was moved by Vordahl. az~d seconded by Parker the report be approved. The mot3.on carried. Z'he bills for the month of ~,pril. were referred t o the F3.nar~ce Comanittee ar~d after due deliber~t3.on the committee reported back recommending the paytner~t of the fallovuing bills: Lucius Conrad et al ~ 88.00 Montana Power Co. ~ 4.75 Rasella Fritz 51.65 Bi7.lings Gas Ga. 10..41. Philip E. Noel 50.00 Mt. States Tel, & Te1.. Co. 4.25 L. A. Hedenstrom 50.00 Art Burnside 8c Co. 5.'79 B. L. Price 41.65 OwZ Cafe . 3.40 F. C. Scheidecker 25.00 Charbor~r~eau Motor Co. 798.00 Fenton Agency 20,:,20 .A1.ex Michael 4.~0 The Ysllowstor~e Bank 3.89 Jake Fox 8.00 ,Alf Malcom 30.00 Geo, Michaelr~ Jr. 8.00 Laurel Vol. Fire Dept . 36.4 A1.ec M3.11er 21.75 Mt. States TeI• & Tel. Co. 3,50 Lou3.s Arrest 3.75 Yellowstone Motor Co. 2.30 Henry Schmidt, Jr. 3.50 Geo. G. Oster, County Glerk 11.3.65 Sam Ehrl3.ek 4.00 Carr3.e E . Erb 5.00 H. C . Y~est 4.00 Mrs. E1.izabeth Klein 3.00 Pete Schreiner 4.00 Nrs. John Branstetter 3.00 t Geo. Philip Schuman 2.40 Nora A . Bohan 3.00 Her~~y Michaelis 4.00 J. Harry Crutches 3.00 Carl RZ~r~weiler 4.00 Mrs. Margaret Lae~nar~ 3.0~ Edward Ludwig 3.50 xoselee tsurr~s ;~.vv ~ienry t~az~ ~.~v J. A. Spencer 3.00 Carl Lehr 6.00 E. D. Sessions 3.00 Peter Herman 2.00 Harriet Bl3.ss 3.00 Henry Hettinger 6.00 Frances Fisher 3.OC} ArtY~.ur Hambid~e 3.75 School District #7 5,t}0 H. Y. Frank 1,50 ~ Maude Blain 3.00 L. W . Haber~e~ 2.40 May M . Tharal.s ors 3.00 ~ . N. Ph3lpott 2.00 J. H. Jordan 3.0~ Fred B. Herman 2.0 T3.m Reardon 3.00 Fred Lofirlg 2.00 Mrs. Rose L. Fo1e~r 3.00 J. G. Frank 2.00 Tony Collova 5.00 A. N. Ea~Gan Metal Prod. 398.20 Mrs. Katherine Kisdro~uski 3.00 Connelly Machinery Co. 3.49 Sam DeFrance 3.00 H. Y. Frank 7.75 W . E . Chambe~.ir~ 3.00 Henry Hettinger 2..40 Margaret M. x3rschfelt 3.00 Henry Kaiser 16.25 Mari B. Wi~gir~s 3.0~ Victar L~;ikam 5..50 W. A, Good 200.00 Alex fox 11.25 William A. Good 25.00 Lester Boylan 6.50 City Water Dept. 66.0 Bud F3ranstetter 4,50 Mor~~ana Power Co. l9.'76 ~tan~'artl ~rutcher 10.25 Mox~tar~a Power Co. 3.35 Charley Edmond 2.50 J . L , Hodges 55.00 Henry Batt 2.25 Wayne VV31lis 125.0 Dave Behm 2.75 G . W . Hir schfelt l25 . ~(3 Edward Ludwig 2.25 Joseph Nicholas 125.00 Alex ~:ichael 3.75 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel May' 6, 1941 Geo. RZichael, Jr. ~ '7.50 Henry Flagler ~ 4.00 ,A~.ec M3.11er 6 ,75 Edward Ludwig 10.0 James Nu~t3.ng 6.75 Henry Kaiser 126.57 Geo. Philip Sehurnar~ 2,00 Peter Herman 14.0 George Spomer 1.50 Henn Hett3.nger 3.00 Sam Ehrlich 1.25 J~cab Fox 4.00 Hsr~ry Schmidt, J'r. 33.25 I~~ueller Co. 5.55 ~l~stract Guaran'~y Co. 85.00 G. N. Tflol & Supply Co. 10.25 D. G. Foley 1.80 Marshall V'de11s Co. 51.,76 standard 031 Co, 23.22 Her~e~r Mfg. Co. 1'7.05 Burdett ,Adams 10.75 Pac. Sates C. I. Pipe Co.217.08 Henry' Hett3.nger 10.75 f~ " " 'r 466.14 Dave Hettir~ge~ 10.75 t1 f' " x° 12.00. J~. S. Brohaugh 200.Q0 Billings Used Pipe & Sup. X15.13 Paul Brohaugh 100.00 0. M. Wo1.d Co. 3.96 Henry Sturm 100.00 Laurel. Service S~a~ior~ 1.72 Ros~lla Fritz 73.35 Crane Co. 10.53 Philip E. Noel 75,00 Pete Cash 10.93 Montana Power Co. 604.67 Petty Cash' 35.55 Billings Gas Co. 19.43 Henry Schm3.dt, Jr. 2.50 Mt. States Tei.. & Tel. Go. 14.30 Frank Miller 19.10 Burdett Adams 1.00 Independent~'Refining Co, 208.12 It~rs. I~. Preikszas 1.25 Laird Radio Electric 16.35 Emanuel Zier 4.00 L3.ter~ir~g Service Station 5.75 Geo. Wombol~, Jr. 23,50 Laurel Trading Go. 152..02 H. C . ~r~est 6.00 Thompson Xards, Inc . 8.,25 Henry Schmidt, Jr, 45.00 V . C . Johr~stox~ Lbr. Co. 272.16 Sam Ehrlich 31.51) The Freder3.ek Post Co. 1.9..68 Edward BarthuJ.y 1.50 T,aurel. Outlook 140.55 Pete Schreiner 4.00 Pennizager I~o~or ,upplg 3.25 Geo. Phillip Sch~nan 4.25 Gram Smith & Co. 31.65 01.d Henry Schmidt 3.00 Geo, FI. Smith 20,65 .~~.ex Rider 8.25 Nontar~a Power Co. 65,50 Phil3.p G. Ostwalt 8.75 l~ior~tar~a PowEr Co. 106.79 1~Zary R . Mogan 6 , 00 Dr . E . C . Hall 30.00 Jaoob Mi11er 11,50 C. L. Heath 5.00 Alec Miller 2.50 Mary R. ~ioga.~ 3.50 George Michael, Jr. 2.00 John Foos 9.6~ Ph31ip P. ~ikiel 10.00 Montana Pov~~er Co. 2.55 Alex Michael 4.00 City Water Dept. 2,25 Carl Manqueiler 6.50 Bi~.lings Gas Co. 8.37 Philip Bosch 20.75 Carrie E. Erb 55.00 Henry Bait 1..5~ Frances Fisher 1.0.00 ~I. Auchue 6.00 Laird Radio Electric 64,1.5 W . J . ArnoJ~d 8.00 Ezrn-na Klein 3.00 Carl Barthu3.y 18.00 It was moved by Vordahl a.~d seconded by Thomson the report of the cozrmiittee be accepted and warrants issued in the ma~ar~er recommended by the coxrm~ittee . The motion carried. A bill ~o Joseph Nicholas ~'or X5,00 for killing dogs was presented. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Gower the bill be disallowed, The motion carried. Bi11s for Special Improvement Lighting DistY~ict #1 were presented, It was moved by Thomson and seconded by Feuerbahcer the bills be allowed. lne motion carried. Ara application fora permit by D. H. 11~cCauley to remodel the from of the Laurel Cafe was presented and read. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Jolley the permit be granted. The motion carried. Are a.ppl3ca~ion fora permit by C . W . Laird to construct a modem frame and pair~~ed dwelling are Lots 19 & 2D, Block 3, Laurel Heights Sub. was presented asad read. It was moved by Thomson and seeor~ded by Feuerbacher the perm3~ be granted. Tla.e motion carried. An applicat3.on fora permit by H. C. Crowder to construct an addition at 2l~ Second ,Ave. was presented and read. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Parker the application be approved. Thy motion carried. An application for a permit b~ Geo. B~.r~gert to construct ~ar~ add3~ion on Dots 1l, ~.2, 13, Block 12, Yellowstone Sub. was presented and read. Tt was Yn.oved by Gomer and seconded bar parker the permit be ~;rar~ted. The motion carried. An application for a; permit by Geo. H. Smith to construct a modern frame and pained dwelling on Lots 11, & .12, Block 12, Laurel Heights Sub. was presented ar~d read. It was moved by Vm dahl and seeor~ded by Thomson the pe rmit be granted. The mot3or~ carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel May 6, 1941 .~lz~ applieat3on fob a permit by Vt?. P. Sexton to construct a frame and painct ed frame d~relling on Lo~Gs 13, 14, l5, B1.ock li, Nutting Sub. was presented and read. It ~,s moved by Thomson and seconded by Feuerbacher the perm3.t be granted. The mot3.or~ carried. An application fora permit by F. E. Jacobson to construct a modern frame and stucco dwelling on Lots 14 and 15, Block 9, East L~.urel Sub, wa.s presented and read. It was moved by Gomer ar~d seconded by Parker the permit be granted. The motion c~rr3,ed. A petition ~?as filed by the Yellowstone County Commissioners, The Great ~lesterr~ Sugar Company, Mervin W. Gerke, Donald C. Gerke and H . E . Starkey ask3.ng for the clo s ir~~ of the f o I1.o~ving streets : Oak Avenue between S . 4th St . and the N . P . ~ta3lway C ompar~3~ t s right o,f way; S. Second St. betvueen Oak ~.ve. ar~d the east line of the a11ey in B1.ock 22 and 23, Yellowstone Sub.; S. Third Street betvveer~ the N. P. Railway Company's right of way ar~d the east ar~d west line of the a11ey i~a B1.ock 21 and 22, Yellowstone dub.; all of the alley 3r~ Block 24 and all. of the alley in Block 25, Ye~.lowstone dub.; 1_!~taple Avenue between S. Fourth St. €~.nd the N. P. Railway Compa~yTs right of way. I~G was moved by Vordahl ar~d seconded bg Thomson that the City Clerk be directed to publish notice of the t3.me arad place of hearing which was set for hearing at the regular meeting of the City Council to be held May 20, 1941, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. The mot3.on carried. Properly owners petitioned the City Counc3.~. to have the city con- a~ruct ar~d lay a six inch vitrifisd tiZe sewer ix~ Co~.or~.do Avenue north of th.e sewer running east and west through the middle of Blocks 22 and 23, Zaurel Rea~.~y Sec o~ad Sub. , in which petition their agreed to have the cosh of ~~9.30 per ~.ot, respectively, assessed in the same manner as Special Improvement District assessments are levied over a period not' exceedi~ag three years. It was moved by Vordahl ar~d seconded by Jo11e~ the petit ion be approved and the work done as soon as possible. The motion carried. Prope~t~ o~vr~ers petitioned the City Council to have the city con- strzzct and 1~.y a six inch v3trif ied ti~.e sewer in Montana ,venue north of the sewer running ea~~ and w~s~ through the middle of B1.oeks 21 arxd 22, Laurel Really Second Sub.; in v~h3ch petition they agreed to have the cost of X9.30 per lot, respectively, assessed 3.n the same mar~ne~ as Spee~al Improvement District aasessmer~ts are Levied over a period riot exceeding ~hr ee years . It was moved by V or dah]. and s ee onded by Feuerbacher the petition be approved ar~d the work done as soon a.~ possible. The motion carried. letter was received from the Public Service Commission in which they suggested thatal]. of the surcharge for water users outside of the City limits be discontinued. After d3.scusaior~ it was moved by Thomson end seconded by Fuller th~.t applicat3.on be m~.de to the Public service Commission ~o reduce the surcharge f'or ~vaterusers outside the city limits from X1.50 to 50¢~ per month and that the R2ag'or and City ,Attorney by directed to submifi the appl3catior~. Upon roll. call all aldermen present voted aye and the mot ion was declared passed. Mrs. Lola C. Cooper, Supervisor of the W.P.A. Sewing room, appeared before the council. asking that the cit~r assume the rent and ma3.nter~ance of the building used fog the sewing pro~ec~. The matter was referred to the Finance Committee ~'or a.r~vestiga~ion ar~d report to the council. P. H. W3.1.son, Chester Scott, Chas. Giblir~ and ~~m. Goiek, represen~- ir~g the Commercial Club, appeared before the counc3.7. aski~ the co- operation of the c~.ty in a city-ride clean-up campaign ox~ May' 1.6th and 1'7th, also for more frequent and regular cl.ean3ng of all a1~.eys. It was moved b9 Vordahl and seconded by Parker that the city co-operate with the Cor?mmiercial Club in the clew-up campaign on ~iay l6th ar~d Z7th and that the matter be referred t o the Park Committee ~o meet with a committee from the Commercial Glub for further stuffy'. The mot3or~ carried, ~,nr, R. H. Sterrett, Prop. of the Ben Franklin Store, appeared before the council ire regards to his license for the stare compared w3.th other I similar businesses.. The matter was referred to the Finance Coxr~nittee along with Photographer t s ~.3.cer~se for :Ei. S. Var~Niee. Taxpayers and business mere petitioned the council. reques~i.~ag that an ordinance be enacted regul~~ing the park3.ng of motor vehicles on the north side of NTa3.n Sheet bet~nreen Colorado ar~d Second avenues to one hour between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and l2 m3.dnight. After discuss3or~ the mater yvas referred to the Police Committee, Police Off3.eers, and the Mayor. After discussion it was moved by Parker and seconded by Comer that 80~ per hour be paid for man, -team atad plow for plowing snow on the sidewalks. The motion carried. L Minutes of the City Council of Laurel I~;ay 6, 194 ~.pp~.ications from Mrs.. Alice Briton and Nirs. Daisy Ward for the position of attendant a~ the wading pool were presented ar~d read. It was moved. by Vordahl and seconded bar Parker the applications be referred to the Park Committee. The motion carried. ~,pplica~ions from Stanf ord W. Crotchet and Joseph Nicholas for the posit3.on of assistant Pumper were presented and read. Tt was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Gamer the appl3.cations be referred ~o the Water Committee. The motion carried. A letter from the Billings U~ilitg Co. was prese~~ed ar~d read making application for a franchise f'or the- di$tribution of natura3. gas. The le~Gter was order placed on file. bond with the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. for ~5(J0.00 for Lou Franzen, Police Judge fora berm of two years, was presented. I~ was moved by Gomer ar~d seconded by Feuerbacher the bond be approved. The mo~ior~ carried. A lisp of all persons elig3.ble for poll tax in the City of Laurel was presented. The list was referred to the Finance Committee. ,after discussion it was moved by Vordahl end seconded by Jollep that ~100.Ofl be allowed to build two cu~ver~s along the ~~s~ c3.ty l~.mi~G s at the intersect ions of 4th ~'~reet and 7th street . The motion carried. after discus si on it was moved by ~'h.o~son and seconded b~ Parker that the purchase of 2D feed of 24 3r~ch culvert be authorized, the same to be installed in ,gilder Avenue ar~d that the 18 inch culvert be removed and installed on the south side of Laurel. The mot3.on carried. The Mayor reconaner~ded that the Police Dep~r~ment assist the City Treasurer in collecting dog lieer~ses when the po~.3.ceman is off duly aid tl~.at he be paid X1.40 f`or each license colleted and for each dog disposed of and ~ha'~ a notice be published 3.n 'the Laurel Outlook. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Gomer the reco~mendatio~s be carried out. The motion carried. Tt was moved axed seconded we do now adjourn. The mot~.or~ carried. C3.~y Clerk. ,approved phis 20th day of May', 1941.. P~c~c.~ o . s • I i ~I i I i