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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 04.05.1938Minutes of the City Council of Laurel April 5# 1938 The City Council of the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council. Cha bef and was called to order by fir. Conrad, Pres, of the Council at : o o t c lock P. M* April 5, 1938. Upon roll call the following aldermen answered present Thomson Geo, Smit 8c oarse Dr. Smi. th footers Corner Law The minutes of March. 15th and 29th were read. and approved, Mr. Paul Wold appeared before the Council in regards to a application for a permit to install three underground gasoline tanks and pimps on Lots 11, 120 13, 14, Block 2,;fast Laurel and to build suitable approaches across the public sidewalk on Third Avenue , After discussion it was moved by Thomson and seconded by footers the permit be granted.. the motion carried, Mr.. Paul Wold also presented the matter of paving the alley in Block 2., East Laurel, After discussion i. was moved by Thomson and seconded by Corner the. matter be referred to the Street & Alley comew mittee and property owners interested. The motion carried... Mr. Harry Penn inner appeared before the Council in regards to installing four underground gasoline tax's and pumps on the curb approximately one foot from the sidewalk on Lot 8# Block 13.. Laurel Realty Subdivision and to install l two storage tanks on the N.. P. Right of Way south. of Lots 8 and 9. Block 15, Laurel Realty Subl"s divisioia. After discussion it was moved by Law and seconded bar Gomer the matter be referred to the Street and Alley Committee for investigation and report, The motion carried* The report of the City Health Officer for the month of March was presented and read.. It was moved by Lav and secoiided by Gomer the reT.�=ort be approved# The notion carried. The report of the Police Officers for the month of March was presented and reads It was moved by Law and seconded by Thomson the report be approved., The motion carried, The report of the Police Judge for the month of March ch. was presented and read. It was moved. by Law and seconded by Thomson the report be approved, The motion carried, The report of the City Treasurer for the month of March was presented and read. It was moved by Dome -r and seconded by Woot ers the report be approved, The motion carried. The report of the 101 at er Department for the month of Niarch was presented and read, It was . moved by Thomson and seconded by Scoarse the report be approved.. The motion carri.ed.. The report of the City Clerk for the month. of March was presented and read.. It was roved by Law and seconded by Scoarse the report be approved., The motion carried. The bills for the month of larch were referred to the Finance onmiittee and after due de -liberation the committee reported back recorraending the payment of the following bills R. Broughton- ", et al §55,e00 Eo M. Kucera 125,600 os el .a Fritz 51065 Montana Power Coo .20 A* J. Ranger 50.00 Billings Gas Co. 3.98 T,* A* Rigney 40.00 Dan Stephenson, Sheriff 15, o0 B. L. Prise 7, 50 Herbert Bailey 8..16 F . C. Scheidecker 2 .5o Billings Gas Coo 4*96 Cit 'Nater Dept-* 66 , oo Montana Power Co. 12 * ll Mont arca Power Co. l0, 88 0. 11.1% Wold Co. 2*50 ellowstoiae 1:11.otor Co.. 27*05 T. A. Kinney 185000 Laurel. Outlook 8 ,, 4 Ro sella Fritz 73,35 Wayne^ '' W. Hi.rschfe t 1 5.00 J. S. Bro ,au h 200000 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel April 5. 1938 - Continued am Henry Stun 1000 00 Billings Gas Co. 21*83 Moritana Power Co. 593*40 11t. States To & T. Co. 10,*30 Schessler Bros.. 36*76 Perry & .bman 3-a88 Wo B. Harlan 4*00 Independent Sales Co. 35*47 Continental it Co. 2,tOO Geo. H. Smith 15* o0 Litening Service Station 7*06 Craig's Service Station 4. o0 -Crab.. E* C. Hall 25*00 Yellowstone 1,1otor Co. 7o2O Laurel Service Station 11 *78 Crane Company 45 *04 Tqlarshallw#'I�Iells Co# 151*88 Burroup Adding li'll[ch, x..25ghs Chapplets Inc. 3*25 K0 P. Railway Co, 620oO4 0 * Xi * Wo ld C o'. 9,090 Van Nice Studio 5.94 Laird Radio Electric 1*40 Electric Service Co. 292*00 Frank 1,biller 6*50 Rybin Blacksmith Shop 14*25 City -Nater Dep't., Billings67.05 Petty Cash 16,o,85 Petty Cash 36*90 Laurel Trading Co. 150*97 Carl Barth-aly 13,o5O Virso 11J, Preikszas 11 1*25 H. G. Bradley 12,*00 Alex I.Alichael 12050 John Popp 10 0* 00 A*.Hazen 2*25 Fred Vogel 20#25 He C,, West 5*50 Phillip Klockhainmer 2*75 Edward Ludwig 3*50 Geo, Michael, Jr. 9*50 Jacob 1�11'iller 4*00 Paul I'Viogan 4*00 Henry Schmidt, Jr. 8o75 Fred Vogel, Jr. 4* 00 Aaron Weis 1*75 Henry Klockhammer 6*75 T* E. Bohan 9*00 Lewis Dawson 19*25 T. Fo Milligan 12,25 Old George I.Uchael 8,6.00 Henry Kaiser 172*86 John Fox 4*00 Peter Henna il 9000 C. L. Heath 5*00 Johnston Lbr. Co. 37097. Bud Branstetter 2*00 To F. Milligan 26*25 To E ♦ BobAn Carl Lehr 4*00 Jake Fox 1*50 Old Geo, Michael 8000 Fred Vogel 2,6 ,00 Henry Kaiser 5*63 Alex Michael 4*00 Carl Lehr 2*00 P * J Law. 4*00 Industrial Accident 82,,*40 J* S. Brohaugh 50*00 Henry Gomer., Sr. 5*00 W. J. Arnold 13*00 Peter Herman 4*00 Lon Orr 4*00 Jacob Miller 4*00 Paul Mogan 4.,a00 Geo, Wombolt, Jr. 8600 TO F• Milligan 12*00 110 C. West 5050 Old Geo, Michael 4*.00 Alex Michael 6*00 Edward Armstrong 3*38 Lester Boylan 2*70 H. 0o. Gunter 21000 W.M,, Baker 50#75 Thompson Yards,, Inc* 13*25 Henry Kaiser 5*00 John F ox 20.00 Fred Vogel 8*00 Alex Michael 2, 00 Montana Power Co* 65. 50 Montana Tower Co# 106*79 Po J. Law 10.75 Po J. Law 2*00 T* F. Milligaia 3oOO Yelo Ctyo Highway Dept. 872#38 Pacific States Cast 1 2729.33 A* M. Markuson 1000 Mrs, Carrie Erb 50 00 City Water Dept, 2* 25 Billings Gas Co. 14,o13 Montana Power Co. 2*54 C.app le's Inc. 24*02 St* Paul Book St. Co. 34#15 Pathf inder Pub, Co.. 2*00 Erma Reiter 1*75 It was moved by Law and seconded by Gomer the report of the Finance Committee be accepted and warrants issued in the mamier recommended by the com=ittee , The motion carried. It was moved b�i Law and seconded by Gorier the bill to the johiaw ston Lumber Company for 0104.76 be tabled, The motion carried, An application for a permit by Alex Fritzler to erect a frame and painted garage., concrete foundation, on Lots 18,, 19 and 20, Block 12., Yellowstone Subdivision was presented and read, 'It was moved by Law and seconded by footers the permit be"granted. The motion carried,,. An application for a perrait by Francis Tinnes to erect a frame . garage, concrete foundation, on Lots 30 4, Block 14, Nutting addition was presented and read. It was moved b7 'Law and seconded by Gomer the permit be granted. The motion carried, An application for a permit by Jo H. Moran to erect a garage, concrete foundation on Lots 6., EW3, 5 and Ww3* 7., Block 25,, Laurel Realty Subdivision, was presented and ,read. It was moved by Law and seconded by Scoarse the perit. be granted,, The nn-otion carried, An application for a permit by Jobn Tinnes to erect a frame and painted garage, concrete foundation, at 516 Hazel Avenue was presented and read. It was moved by Law and seconded by Gomer the permit be granted. The not ion carried, 11r. Wooters asked for a leave of absence. It was moved by Thomson and seconded by Dr. Smith the leave of absence be granted. The motion carried, Minutes of the City Council of Laurel April 5, 1938 e- continued am Mr. Clyde Decker and Ylr,, E. L. Mooney appeared before the CoU31cil in regards to installing a two iiach cast iron eater main on Washington .Avenue serviiig their property, They were instructed to attempt to get the petition signed by the necessary percentage. The resignation of Yrs, Edna a L. Morris as a member of the Library Board was presented and read.. It was moved. by :fir. Smith and seconded. by Gomer the resignation be accepted, The motion carried. The Mayor appointed Mrs. Edna T. Chapman to be a member of the Library Board in the place of Mrs. Edna L. 1111orris, resigned. It was moved by footers and seconded by Scoarse the appointment be approved., The motion carried, A letter from the Laurel Comdercial Club was presented and read in regards to the maintenance cost to the city of the museum building in the N* P. Park, A letter from the Laurel: Volunteer Fire Department recommending the appointment of J L Ward to ��.�. � e va a c - occas io ed. b the resignation of E. A. Sherro fh"110 f` ereup ,the ya or appointed J. L. Ward a member of the Fire Department. It was moved by Law and seconded by Thomson the appointment be approved , he motion carried, Property ownerse t it To ed the City Council to have, the City construct and lay a two inch cast iron water main on Montana Avenue between if and Sixth Streets and a six iiach cast iron water maill on first Street between First Avenue and Montana :Avenue, in which petitions they agreed to have the cost of$10.00 and. �20.0o, respectively., per lot assessed in the same manner as Special Improvement District assessments are levied over a period liot exceediing five years, It as moved by Thomson and seconded by Woofers the petitions be accepted, The motion carried., It was moved by Wooters and seconded by Dr. Smith petition for installation of water main on Montana .Avenue between First Street and Miain Street be approved subject to the filing of petition considered sufficient by the eater Cornmittee. The motion carried, The City .Attorney reported on legal steps to take in constructing he proposed suer on the south side, The matter was left with the Sewer con=-ittee. The Cit 'ngi peer presented the matter of Mr. C. L. Morris want. i g permission to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the west side of his store building on Second .Avenue. The matter was tabled pending other petitions. The City Engineer presented the-; mat -der of selling 4 and 6 inch .secondhand wooden water pipe, It was moved by s oot ers and seconded by Dr. Smith the secondhand wooden pipe be sold at l per foot, he motion carried, This being the time set for receiving bids on water pips' and fittings, the City Clerk presented proof of publication in the Laurel Outlook and was instructed to open and receive all bids.. Bids were received from the American Cast Iron Pipe Company and the Pacific States Case Iron Pipe Company, The bids were referred to the Purchasaw ing Committee and the likj'ater Committee and a short recess was declared, The committees reported back recommending that the bid of the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company be accepted and the pipe and fittings purchased, It was moved b coarse and seconded by footers the report of the Committees be accepted, The motion carried,, It was moved and seconded we do now adjourri. The motion carried. Approved this 19th day of .April, City Cl r * -- . 3 8, Ma