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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.04.1937nil of Laurel . Minutes of the City Cou c lG~a 4 19 3'7 ~ ~ she pity Council fly' the City of T,au~el met ire regular session 3.n the Council Chamber and was called to order by T:~~~'or Bxo~.ghto~. at 7: 3D oT eloet~ ~ P. l;T. flay 4, 1937. Upon roll ca11 the follflwin~ aldermen ans~rered. presen'~• Geo. Smith homson Seoarse 4~ooters ~oylrad Gomex p~ • I . ~ . ~r~i th i ~~~tY I ~'he minutes off' ,April 20th: were read and approved. ~~x. J. ~al~onald, President end other members of the ~ommeresial flub ap~e~red before the ~ouneil and ~xesented the Cit~r with a ahe~l~ 3.r~ the i amour~'~ of 5~.Of~ to appl~r on the puresh~se prise of two ~~d one.-half (2~} acres of land in Section 15, ~ S. R. 24 It eras mowed by ~onr~,d and seconded by Thomson the ahec~: be aa~epted ~.~he motion c~.rried. i T~Tr. ~~2ael1ona7.d also prese~t~d the plans o~ the Commerc3.a1 ~1ub in bringing I~~ax Big Sian and family '~o la.ve in P« Park €~s tourist attraction 'i for the sumrnex aMd ~sl~ed ~'or the approval of the Council, the P, having. given their consent. T'~ was moved by Conrad and seconded 'by ~~oo~ters tie C~uneil a~pr~v~ the plans ofi the Commercial ~1ub. the n~o'~ion Qarr ed. the Ci'~y Attorney re.port~d on t~.e ~orrn of Lease wit~i -the rational Yout~i 8.dminis~xation for riverside "~ar4~ which the committee would li?~e to taave $mended as follows; No renewal privilege beyond I;~Iay 1, 19 8; reserve grounds ling so~.th o~ tk~~ east and west road where camp shoves ~.re located., and gxounds ling north o~ e~.st and vaes~ road and ~es~G o~ the dining room and ~3.tchen building; Cit~r make n.o repairs or alte~a~Ci~ns of buildings during term c 1e~se; Government install ~ permanent water main ~c~oss Yellowstone River, same to reve~t_ ~o City; Gove~nmen~ pa.~ actual COb'~ of pie insurance monk l~l~. ~'he matter of the pity regaining riverside P~z~l~ vas disaussec~. at length. It was moved by Lam and seconded by `~toot~rs the ~;ity retain Riverside ~art~. IIpon ro11 call all ~lderznen pxe~ent voted aye egce;~t Geo. mi'th who vo~sd na. the rz~otion was deolare~. passed. ~I~c, sari x~rziex appeared before the ~ou.~.~il in regards to pu~ohas- ing ~,ot~ 14 and 15, 131oe~ 9, E~~'~ ~,aurel. It ~uas moveel by ~anrad aid seQOnded by ~Ioote~s tlae lots be ac~.v~rtised for sale. ~lne motion carried. it The Tv~ayor stated this being the first meeting of 't ie new Qou.nail, nominations fnr a ~xesident of the Council would now be in order. Mr. ~homso nom~~~~ea 1v r. t;onraa. ~.r. homer nc~m2n~vea ter. ~~v. s711S1~L1• ~z~~ ~r~vau ~~u seconded the nominations be dosed. Voting °~y ballot 'was held, with I~~a~. Conrad receiving s~.x voles and. T~~ir. Gea, Smi'~h t~~o votes. ~~Ir, Cnnr~,d was ~ declared elected ~'residen~ o~ the Gouneil. i the Ii~.yor appointed Aosell~ Fritz Cit~r Clem. ~t ~~,s moved. '~y Zaw and ~eaonded by I. T~~ ~~ith the appp~.~,~men~ be appxoved. the motion carried. the I~~ayax appointed A. ~ign.ey its Engineer and dater ~o.r~missianer. It was moved b~ T,~w and sersonded by SeQa~se the ~.ppointr~en~ be app~oged. the motion c~,r~ied. the iYlayo~ appointed B, Price City ~.'~torne~'. It was moved b~ ~~00'GE1"S ana seconded b~' Thomson 'the appoxn~ment be approved. the motion carried. The ~,,Tay-~r appointed fir. E. C. Hall Cit~r health 4~~icer. Z~ was ~ moved bar Conrad and seQOnded bar Scoarse the appointment be approved, the zn~tinn carded. ~~.e T~~ayor appointed C. puno~,n Fire Chief. It w~,s moved bar Conrad and seconded b~ I, I~, smith the appoin~Gr~lent be approved. the motion carried. The ~Zayc~~ a~ppointe~. ~~rs. Joseph Geh~ett, ~,~rs. 0, T~~. ~o3d and I~~rs. C~ Z, ~~Ior~is members a~ the ~ib~~ry hoard. ~raa,s rnov~d ~a~ ~o~.rad and ---T-__`T--_. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Tt~a~r 4, 197 -Continued - seconded by Z, T~. ~mi'~h the appointments be approved. 2i~e motion Carrie d. The R=Zayo~ appointed the fallowing members of tl~e Manning Bfl~~d; seven ~ernbers including the l~ta~o~e, City .Attorney and Ci'~y Engineer as ex- of~'ieio members, Z. ~dut~ing, Q, z~ald, Joseph Gehrett, C. W. ~,aird, i~ B. A. Sherrow, C. Z. ~Taxris, Dr. H. McCauley. it was moved by Law-and seconded by looters the appointments be approved. .The motion carried. the 3~taya~ appointed tie following Committees; (Conrad FIN.~.I~GE {~~ooter~ (Geo. Srni~h (~'homson LIGI~~' ~ VY~~~R {Geo. Smith (3~ooters E~omson {~on~~d i _ (~homson S~~dER t I, ~ (~OTi18 x' I (Zaw FIRE 8~ PO~I~~; . Smit h (~QO~.rse ~I (Cvnr~d PARK (~7x , Smi t h (~oo~ers (fir . Smith PU~CHA.~I?`~YG ~ Law (~arne~ ~~r. ~~ac~3onald, President of the Commercial Club, presented -Ghe m~.t~ex of widening ~1ain Street and proposed asking the S~. P, for a twent;~ foot strip from the underpass east to the end of the pavem~n't. It ~a~s moved by Z~w and sec~a~.ded by 5coarse the ~a~ter be referred to the ~~reet g~ Gilley Committee ~~it~i authori~~ to act. The motion ca~riea. the report o~ the iie€~l'Gh ~ffieer for the month of ~,pril was presented ~,nd read. It w~,s moved ny Conrad and seconded bar ~a~ the x~~art be approved. the motion carried. the report o~ the t~a~er GQmmissianer for the month o~ ,~,pril w~,s pxesent- ed< end read. It was moved ~by ~,~w and seaaraded by Smith the report be ~pPx~ved. ~'he motion ~a~~~Ced. ~}~e rep~r~ off` the Chief of ~o1iQe ~'~r the rnont~ of ~.pril Baas presented ~i and read. It w~,s moved by Lew and seconded by I. TAT. Smith the xep~rt be ~~ap~oved. The motion a~.rried. ~ Thy report of tie Police fudge fay t~.e month o~ .Q.~~il was presented ar~d regd. I'~ ~uas mouse by lnomson ~.na sec~anaea p~ Geo. ~mz~cn one repvrz ~e ~ ~~pro~'ed. 'the motion parried. the report of tFie ~3t~r treasurer ~o~ the month o~ .~pril. was presented and xea,d. I~ vas moved bar ~onarad and seconded by yaw the report be approved. the motion carried. it `the ~epo~t of the ~it~r Cler4~ for the month of ,~pril was presented and ~ ~ea.d. ~t ~~~,s moved b~ Lam end seconded b~ Scoarse the repaxt be r~ppraved. i the motion c~r~ied. ~ phis being the time set for receiving bids on ~'~ots 5, 6 end '7, Bloch 7, T,~urel Realty Subdivision, the City ~,leri~ was instrue~ed to open and receive all, bids. Bids were receivea from J . ~~il.liams snbrnitting a price of ~~161.00+:;~nd from p. s~~T. t"fold submitting a p~iee o~ . 1gQ.00. I~ way moved by' Thomson and seconded bar Scoarse the `bids be xe~'erxed ~o the ~in~.nce Committee, Ci'~~r ~aineex and pity .8..ttorney. the motion carried. A snort recess ~~as declared ~.nd the commi~t~e repoxted back reco~~mending -G he sale off" the lots to H• u~lil.liar~~ for `~161.0~, tb.e highest and best bid received. I~ was moved by ~,au~ end ~econdec~. by I. fit. smith tie repox~ o~ the committee be tabled. Upon roll call all aldermen ;~rese~t voted. aye except ~~ooters and Cor_rad ~uho voted no. the mo~ior~ was declared passed.. It was moved `b9 ~onr~,d i I I I T, ~ - - ' nil of Laurel 1VYinutes of the City Cou c Maur 4 , 19 3'Y - e o nt in~.e d - and seconded b~ VVootere the bid off' H. ~Villi~ms for 16Z.C?t3 be accepted, grid the eheal~ submitted by dR ~Y~. ~a1d be returned. ~Tpon roll call all aldermen present vo~er~ eye except Z~~u ~uha voted no. the oration v~a~s deQlared passed. the bills ~'or the month flf April were rei'erred '~o the Fin~,x~ee Committee and after due del3.beration the commit'Gee reported 'bac4~ reQammendin~ ~k~e payment of tha fallowing bills: R. Broughton et ~l ~ 55.OQ ~rthu~ ~;~etz~e~ 12.4 Rosella ~r3tz 51.65 Phi3lip ~l€~ekhammex ~ 30.50 J . Rangex 50.40 ~'~cob ~hrlicsh 7.5D ~ Rigney 4a.(JO ~enr~r G~adwohl 4.00 B. Z. PriQe 37.50. Herman ~l,ril.ler 24.00 F. G. Saheidect~ex X2.50 Geo. I~,~. ~etersaM 2.0~ Coun~~ Clerk g~ recorder 10 .19 .A,. ~'ete~son 2.04 A. ~ . ~~ngex 4.00 ~R~tm. ~Iarper 2. EJO City Clem, Petty Cash 9.50 ~oseg~h i;~. Pxiee 2.00 Sv2ontan~ Power Ca. 1.24 ~ . ~renden 2.0 City ~~atex dept, 66.00 ~ a E. Bohan 12.0 Ba~r~ t~' Zeary "74.60 Geo. Philip Scb.uman 4.00 I3e~.ry ~~.iser 3.25 H. C. ~:~test 31.25 S,au~el Outloflk 45.6 He~~~~ :gaise~ 12.00 Ne~v Deal Garage 22.30 H. .~reund 53.50 smith's Super Service 5.10 lea. ~or~bolt, Jr. 8.00 ~r . C . Hall z5. UQ flst~ralt 12.00 Sande Drug 21.95 Philip Bosch 8.U~ ~a~te ~~dillis 100.(J~ Henry ~ck~nidt, ~ r. 25.25 E, SST. T~ucera lOU.UC~ date ~cbre~ ner X3.00 G. ~k~. Hi~sah~el'G 1~0.~0 Geo. ~~iohael, ~`r. 2.0~ Herbert t3aile~' 8.16 Thiel 16.04 Billings Gas ~o. 4.!96 xen~y Ysrger 14. 0 ~ionta~.a ~owex Co . 2.20 Henx~ Gomez 4.~0 i T,~,u.re~ Service S~ati on 2.55 ~'~cob Fog 4.~0 Rigney' 16~.0~ 14~i1~ie1 2.C3Cf ~osella :~;ritz 4f3.~5 I~es~ter Boylan 4«OD Broh€~ugh 240.0 ~~~id F~iakel, 8.00 4.. J. ttange~ 54.0 Jacob Ehrlich 16.~E) ~'xan~ ~iille~ 16.50 ~~'~ed. Foy 8.0~ Gamble ~'~ores 1.85 Henr~r Gr~d~ao~l 8.0 T;~~~s. G. A.dams x,10 edam Heberlein 2~.~Q B.. Pippengex 5.91 d o hnston ~,u~ib ~r ~o . 94.95 ~ede~al Wipe 8c Tank Co. 105. 5 Gent :~mit~i ~ Co. 26.Q0 Connell~r T~ac~.inery Co. 22.3Q ~~Tontama ~ov~er Lo. 8.'7 R. ~'~illiams 5.00 Sam ~hxlich 24.Q ~3illir~gs G~~ ~o . 20.87 T . Behan 16.00 IuTt. Sta~Ges li~l. 8~ ~~el, Co. 1 .35 Henry Sehmid~, ~'r. 16.0 I~arshal7.-'u~~ells Co, 411.03 Bud Bxanstettex - 4. U0 ~her~o~ Bias., Inc. 16.`71 ~v~rs. ~UorotFi~ Ja.c~son 250.04 ~~iontana ~3o~uer ~o. 645.69 '3ud Bran~tette~ X4.00 Crane Co. 21,84 ~'~~d ~o~ 8.fJ0 ~,aurel ~radin~ Cn. 34.69 Pete ~chreine~ 12.00 Car 1 ~3a~thu.l~r ~.~.0~ G. `~homa~ 10.0fJ Henr~r Kiser 106.75 Peter Herman 1 .00 ' Philip 4stwald 4.88 I~~n~Y GomEr 4.00 H, C. 'Vest 1tJ.25 1~Iontan~ Po'~er ~o. 10.95 H, .~~reund 1~.t~0 .~~'red Vogel 56.5 ~yysor 20.0 City ~~1~ter ~7~pt . 33.55 Sohn ~I. Stroh 41.00 Litiy uYatier ,ue~~c. ~.r. Conrad Borg 4.0~ ~"ot~ ~I, ~~~oh 12.OQ ,~a~l g~e~s 14. 0 Fxed Vogel 4.~0 Geo. ~~ilip Schuman 3.~~ hrs. ~~rie Exb 50.0 Geo. Lamerzel 20. 0 ~3illings G~.s ~o. 1.x.17 Geo. i~~orribolt, fir. ~.5a pity latex dept. x.25 ~;a~l Behr 2 .00 I~~ant~na dower ~o. x.75 Henry I~Iiller 4.04 Frank T~1~iller ~.CJD Philip ~3osch 8.40 Ed, righ'~ 1.22 T«rs. T~~s ~'xei4~szas 1.25 Johnston ,umber ~o. 67.42 Henr~r Schmidt, fir. 2.00 ~~urel ~~ading ~o. 1 .54 Pete esh~~i.ner 15.5Q Gaylord Bros. 3.09 ~d~~l~,rd T,udw3.g 2.50 Ga~lora giros. 7.7~ Aaron leis 8.a0 Henry ~ome~ 4,.04 Res Stoltz 8.a0 Jape ~'o~ 4.~0 ~etex~ ~Sexman 16.00 ~'~aob :~,e~t roger .50 It v~~s moved by I. T~. Smith and secondecz bar Lew the report o~ the finance Committee be adopted end w~~rants issued in the manner recommended the Committee. The motion carried. r,-- r---,--. . , Minutes of tie City Council of Laurel ~Ta~ 4, 193'7 -Continued ~f~Ger d3.seussion it was moved by Conrad and seconded by '~~oo~ers t~.e sum of 175. 0 be tr~.nsferred from the General ~~ptnd ~o -the ~,ihr~,~r9 rand. ~T~aon roll ca11 all ~ldexmen presen'~ voted afire and the motion was deela~ed passed. It was moved b;~ Conrad and seconded bar I. N, Smith the sum of ~6~8.52 be ~~ansfe~~ced from the General Fund to the ~~ree~ Fund. Upon roll call all aldermen presen'~ voted aye and the motion was decl~.red passed. It etas mQVea bar ~onr~d and seconded by ~~ooters the sum of 63.36 be transferred from ~Ghe General Fund to ~-~.rbage No. 1 ~~und. Upon roll call all alaerrnen ~aresent voted eye and the motion eras declared p~.ssed. A letter from Y~irs. Iola C. ~ovper enclosin; ~ bill in '~lae sum of X9.1 for lumber used in eonstxucting shelves in ~Ghe suing roam was presented and read. It vas ffiovea by haw and seconded day Conrad the matter be re~`erred to tie ~~in~.rlee ~oumni'G'~ee zor investigation. the motion carried. the I~~~ayor left and Y~~ir. Conrad, President of the ~ou~cil, presided during his absenr~e. the Cit~r treasurer presented eollate~al in the s~.m of ~29,ODn.00 for deg~eits at the Yellovrs~one B~nl~ ~'o~ quaxterl~ a~prov~l, ~s f~lla~vs; U. S. ~rea~ur~ Bonds <14,~00.00 '~elloevstone ~ot~at~r Bonds l~, 00.00 pity t~f Laurel 9A CJ~J~.~O J~i/~~ It vaas moved by Thomson and seconded bar ~QOarse the collateral be approved. ~Yze motion carded. It eras moved bar haw and seconded bar ~harnson the Xellorovstone B~nl~ be design~.ted as a depository for Ci~~ ~~unds. Upan poll cell all aldexmer~ present vo~tea ale and 1~he motion was declared passed. An application for a permit by Ed. ~3o~d to erect a tool house sa.ze 8~1~, to be painted a'~ 208 Thud Avenue, '~o cost approxirnatel~ >~~~,1QO.OQ was presen'~~d a.nd read. I't way moved by I. T~. Smith and seeondecl, by ~tooters 'the pexrnit be gr~,n'~ed. she motion carded. .An. ~pplicatiar~. fox a permit by ~3nria ~ir~dl~.~d to' erect ~ frame and stucco g~.rage size 20x22, to cost a~,proxim.~.t~ly 2 5.00 on sots 1. aid 2, 331oc~ ~l, L~.~~el R~a1.ty ~ubdivi~ion, vas presented anci xead. I'~ was maned b~ I~ Iti`. ~mi~~ ~.x~c~ seconded by ~honzson 'G he ;~err~it k~e gr~.nted. the ~a~tion carried. .~.n application for a permit bar ~~m ~innes to erect a game and stuoco house, sire 26x27, concxete ~`ouna~t3vn, to cost appro~ima~el~ 70Q.00, on dots '7, 8 and 9, ~locsk l4, ~dutting addition, was presented and read. I~ ~raas moved by ~,aw and seconded b~ Thomson ~~.e per~~i~ be granted. The motion aar~i~d. ,An application for a permit bar Chas. ~~.etchiarn tQ remodel house by add- ing to width, €~l~er roof, eonsi;ruct sidew~lt~, to cost approxirr~ately 12(J0.00 was presented ~.na read. It eras moved by' ~~iornson and secor3ded by Sooa~se the permit be granted. the motion c&r~ied. An application for a permit b~ ~v~rs. Anna ~~alsh to add room size 12$22, concrete ~oundatior_. to cost a~a-r~roxims,tely ~260.OQ at 511 ~b~i~d ~ver!ue way presented and read. It eras moved by Law'~and seconded by I. N. Smith the hermit be granted. 'the motion Qarried. An application for a permit b;~ Peter ~honison'to erect fr~xne and pair~~ed house size 24836, conorete fotzridation,to be ~nodexn, on ZQts 15 and 16, ~loe~ 10, T~ut~ing ~u'bdivision was presented and read. It vuas moved 'by Zaw and seaor1ded bar Seoa~se the perz~it be ~r~nted. The motion e~,~ried. .AAn appliQa,tion from ~3rs. A. H. B~'iel~man for a ppsition. as sttendent at the ~raclin~ gaol was pr~serted and read. S~ ~~~s moved b~ Za~r and seconded by Sac?arse the ~.pplication be pl~.~ed on file. the motion carried. .fin ~.ppliQation by 0. ~T. Harp ~'or a retail liquor license at the City Club Ix~n, ld9 E. ~~Iain street, was presented and read. It was moved by Z~.w and seconded by ~.'homsan ~Ghe license be granted. ~}~e motion carried. ~ESO~U`1'I~~~ ISO. 472 Resolution X10. 472, being; a resolution e~elt~dixlg ~ tract o~ land lying in the S~E~= off' ~eation 16, 2 S. H. ~4 E. from the Ci'~y ~f yaurel ax~.d altering ~he bo~.ndaxies ti~ereo~, was presented and read ~o~ Final approval ar~d ~dtiption. ~h~ ~i~~r ~lerl~ prod~.ced p~aof of publication and stated no ;~rntests ~.ac~ been received. It was moved bar yaw and seeo~ded by i. ~a. smith resolution I~Tc~. 472 be finally passed and ~.dopted. Upon tall call all aldermen present voted ale ~r~d the .~e~o~ution was declared passed and adopted,. . _ rt . ~ _ _ _ . _ 1Vlinutes of the City Council of Laurel 2~k~~ 4, 19 7 -Continued I~~a~ror Broughton returned and pxesid.ed during the remaa.nder of the meeting. O~nv I~~.AS~ CE T~ 0 . 346 Ordinance ~To, X46, being an ordinance revising and a~nendi~.g ~ect3.on 2 0~` pxdinanae X30. 329 relating 'Go the retail licensing of the gale off' bear in the Ci'Gy of I,aizr~l, was presented aril re~.d. I'~ ~~~~s moved by Conrad and seconded by ~hornson ordinance No. X46 ~e provisionally passed. Upon roll cal3 all aldermen present voted aye and the motion was dec~la~ed passed. bond with the ~~~etropolit~ Casualty Insurance company ~a~ Scheidec~er ~'ol.ice fudge in the gum of 1,(300.00 fvr a term beginr~i~~ ~v~ay 3, 193'7, was presented and regd. Tt ~a.s moved by I. Sm3.~Gh az~ seconded by ~~tooters 'the 1~ond be approved. she motion carried. A 1e'Gter from ~~aney registering a complaint a~;ain~t a dog owned b~ k~~. C. ~'hillips was ~~ssented end read. ~t was moved. by Conrad ane~ seconded `b;~ Thomson the ~itg clerk inform Ts.2r. Stanf~ey ~Y~e necessary p~aceedure. the motifln carried. .A.n application from TIr. 8c ~~~Irs. boy hones for the posi~ians off' E~~~atai~- ~nsn. and C~reta~er far Riverside 'ark was presented and read. It was moved bar Law and seconded b~ Thomson the ~.pplication be filed ~'ox futuxe ~eferenve. ~~ie motion ea~ried. 1~~Yr. Thomson presented the matter of A. ~ . ~:odges wanting permission I, to erect a ~empa~€~ry fence on the north c~.xb line o~ Sixtb. Street. .~~'ter discussion it was r~ogea b~ Zaw and seconded. b~ pa. smith the matte kae referxed ~o the street 8c Al1e~ Committee. Abe motion caxri~d. After disQUSSion it vas moved by Conrad a.nd seconded bar Thomson the Ci'~y engineer be instructed to c~.t the willows on north side of Alder ~.ve, ~'he motion ear~ied. It was moved by T. TJ. amith and seconded by 'hor~ison ghat we do now adjourn. The motion Barrie d. Cl y ,~,,pprovc~d phis 18~h da~r o~ a~`aa~r, 1937. mayor I ~ ,~~Tr1S~'; ~ A ~ ~ v • I ~I I I i i i , r, - - -