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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.20.1941Minutes of the City Council of Laurel l~Tay 20, 194. The City Council off' the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council Chamber ar~d Baas called to order by Mayor Conrad at 7:30 otclock P. Tai. May 20, 1941. Upon roll call the fol.lowin~ aldermen answered presen'~ Thoms ors Feuerbacher Gomer Parker Vordahl The minutes of May 6th and May 13th were read: and approved. An application for a permit by Geo. Ruff to construct are add3.tion 406 Yellowstone Avenue was presented ar~d read. I~ was moved by Comer grad seconded by Feu.erbacher the permit be granted. The motion carrisc~, l~n applicatic~r~ for a permit by v. J, Gary ~o dear down two rooms and build an addition on Lots 13 ar~d 14, Block 10, Laurel Realty Sub. was presented end read. It was moved by Thomson ar~d seconded by Feuerbacher the permit be granted. The motion carried. mhe report of the dater Departmen'~ for the month of April was presented and read, It was moved. by Thomson and seec~nded 'k~ Feuerbacher the report be approved, The motion carried. ~'he City Engineer's report was presented and read. gftEr discussion it was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Feuerbacher the City Engineer be authorized to have the box ear at the reservoir moved to the sewer plank site to be used for storage facilities. The motion carried. After further d3.scu~sion it was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Parker the City Engineer be authorized to purchase a box car and have it moved to the sewer plant s3.te in addition ~o the one from'.the reser- v~ir. The motion carried. ,p,. report of the Water Coz~nittee was presented and read ire which they recommended Joseph Nicholas for the job of pumper and repairman a~ a salary of X125.00 per month for an eight hour shift. It was moved by Vordahl ar~d sacoraded by Thomson the report of the committee be accepted. The mo~3o~ carried. ~ .A report of the Finance Committee was presented and read in vuhich they recommended that the 13cezase of the Ben Franklin Stare be X3.50 per quarter for r~otior~s and X1.00 per quarter f'or confectionery, a total of X4.50 per quarter, ef'~'ec~ive the first quarter of 1941; and tha~G Sectiar~ 200 of the City Ordinances be revised ehang3.r~g the Photographer ~ s license from `'x`'3.50 to 5 1.00 per quarter and that IV~r. VanNice + s license be based ors this recommendation from the first quarter i~ 1938. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Parker the re~aort of the Finance Committee be accebted. The motion carr3_ed. The Finance Committee reported the it approval of the Poll Tax List. It v~a9 moved by Vordahl. and secoz~d~d by Feuerbacher the report of the Finance Committee be accepted. The mot3.or~ carried. A report from the Finance Committee was, presented ar~d read in which they recommended that the county commissiar~ers cor~tir~ue their eoratribution for the W.P.A. Sev~ing room project. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Gomer the report of the Committee be accepted. The motion carried. Pair. F. H. Suddith appeared before the Council st~.ting that 3t was necessary to bring in a~.ditior~al beet labor and that housing was not available and made application to rent several cabins in Riverside Park for two or three vueeks. After d3.scussior~ it was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Gomer the cabins be rented at ~p5.U0 per month for each cabin. The motion carried. l~~irs. R. 0. Steele, NIrs. E. ~1, tTaught axed I~rs. T. ~I. Evert, rspreser~ting the Garden flub, appeared before the council asking that the city construct a curbing aro~ux~d ~~.e triangular block at the ir~ter- section of First ar~d Fourth Streets az~d UVasa~i~a~gt~ar~d Idaho Avenues, stating that they were ready to landscape the block. It was moved by Thomson and seconded by Parker the curbing be constructed. The motion carr3.ed. Minutes of the Cif Council of Laurel ~2a~ 20, 1.941 The mater of a sidewalk across the triangular block a~ the intersection of First Street and Colorado ,Avenue was discussed. I-t was moved by Vor+d.ahl and seconded by Thomson the matter be re~'erred to the Street and ~11ey Committee ~,rith authority to act. The motion carried. NIA. Chas. Gib in, Mr. Chester Scott and Mr. Vim. Goick, represent- ing the Commercial Club, appeared before the council ar~d expressed ~ their thanks for the cooperation of the c'Lt~ ire the clean-up campaign, az~d asked that the five hour parking orz3ixaa~ee be enforced ar~d ghat the sheets be marked for parking spaces. The Mayor reported that the committee was not reader to report on the petition previously filed but that the committee had contacted business men about keeping the 3.r cars ~ off of the streets and enforcing the present five hour parking o~dir~ance, I The Commercial Club presented th.e matter of uniform garbage containers and the matter of 1e~ting a contract f'or garbage collection. Mr. J. L. Hodges appeared before the Council 3r~ regard to pain~ir~g the outside of the City HaJ.I. It wa.s moved by Thomson and seconded by comer the matter be referred to the Finance Committee with authority to act. The mot3.or~ carried. ORDINANCE NO , 37l This beiza~ the time set for the hearin,, on the petition of the Yellowstone County Commissioners, The Great V~lesterr~ Sugar Co., l~~erv~.n W. Gerke, Donald G. Gerke and H. E. Starkey, to discontinue and vacate certaisa portions of Oa~i Aver~~.e, South Second S~ree~, youth Third Street, the alley in B~.ock 24 and Black 25, Yellowstone Subdiv3.sio~a and Maple „,venue, the City Clerk presented proof of publ3.cation of the notice of said hearing in the Laurel ~utl.ook and reported that no protests had been filed or made. Thereupon, Ordxnanee No. 371, being an ordinance, diacor~tinui~~, abandoning ar~d ~acat3.r~g portions of cer~.ain streets and alleys in the City of Laurel, Montana, was presented and read. It was moved b~ Vord~hl. and seconded by Gomer that Ordinance No. 37~., be passed and adopted. Upon roil call all aldermen present voted aye and said ordir~anee was declared passed. Victor Vogel, Miller and Frank appeared before the Couraci~. asking to rent a building in Riverside Park f or a dance on May 24th. It was moved by Park~,~ and seconded by Vordahl the building be rented to them for ~p5.00 and that they furnish a police officer at th8ir expense. The motion carried. The resignation of Mr. John L. Tubmar~, Aldermani of the Fourth Ward, was presented and read. It was moved by Gower and seconded by Feuerbacher the resignation be accepted. The motion carried. Pd~r. Thomson recomr~ler~ded Alr. C. J. McManus to fill the vacancy as alde.rmar~ of the 4th ~~1ard, caused by the resignation of Johra L. Tubmar~. Tt was moved by Gower and seconded by Feuerbacher the appo3.ntment be approved. The motion carried. ,~r~ applications from N1. G. Armstrong fora job as caretaker of the North Park was presented and read, I~ was referred to the Park Committee. The Pa7~k Committee x~resented the mater of building curb a1.on~ tha south side of the North. Park° and other improvements. ~_fter discussion it vas moved by Parker and seconded. by Feuerbacher the matter be referred to the Park Committee with authority to act. The motion carried. A bond with the Hanford Accident and Indemnity Co. for Philip E. ~ ATOeI, City Treasu~°er, for 10,000 for the term. of two years was pre- I sent ed. ~t was moved by Vordan.l and seconded by comer the bard be approved. The motion carried. A bond with the United States Fidelit~r ~C Guaranty Co, for ; 2,000 ~ for Rosella Fritz, City Clerk was presented, It w as moved by Vordah~. ar~d seconded by ~,~omer the bond be approved. The motion, carried. RESOLUTION N0. 568 Resolution Tdo. 568, being a resolution providing for the sa1.e az~d issuance of 'General Sewer Bonds, City of Laurel, Montana, 1941" in the • amount of ~~25,000, was presented and read. It was moved by V~rdahl and seconded by Thomson ~esolutior~ No, 568 be passed a nd adopted. UpQr~ roll ca11 all aldermen present voted aye and said resolution vas declared passed. RESOLUTION N0. 569 Resolution No. 569, being a resolution providing for the sale and issuance of ~iGeneral Sewer Bands, City of Laurel, Nontar~a, 1941' L--- ~ 1~~Iinutes of the Ci-~ Council of Laurel Iv~ay~ 2 0, ~ g4 ~ in the amour~~ of ~`~7~000, was presented ar~d read. It was moved by Thomson ar~d seconded b~ Feuerbacher that Resolution No. 569, be passed and adopted. Upon roll call alb. a7.dermer~ present voted aye and said resolution was declared passed. It was moved by Thomson ar~d seconded b~ Parker that the notice of sale of the General Sewer Bonds be publ3.shed in two issues of the Bi1lin~s Gazette. The mo~3.on carr3.ed. ~ Letters were read from Black R~ Veatch, Toltz, K3.r~g ar~d Day, Inc., and Ralph D. Thomas Associates, consulting engineers, in regard to reviewing pl.ar~s and specifica~ior~s of the sewage disposal. plant and giving an opinion on ~Lhe game . I~ v~ras moved by Thomson and seconded by Feuerbahher that the services of B1.ack R~ Veatch be engaged for an opinion ar~d azaalysis of the plans and specificatiozzs and a copy of the report be sent to the ~Ior~he rn Pacific xailway Co. The mo~io~ carried. The Chairman of the Street Committee reported tha~E certain pieces of sidewalk on Mein Street were in bad repair. The matter was referred to the Street Committee. ~ It vvas moved ar~d seconded vie do now adj ourr~. The mot3.or~ carried. City C Erk ,Approved th3.s 3rd dad of June, 19 1. I~Tay ATTEST: C ty Clerk. ar I i i