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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.04.1933- -------------- I Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, April 4;,1933. The City Council of the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council Chamber and was called to order by mayor R. Broughton at 8:00 o!clock P. M. April 4, 1933. Upon roll call the following Aldermen answered, present: The minutes Of arch 21st were read and held over for a e?rrec?ion. The report of the City T reasurer for the month of March was presented and read. It was mo ved by Vordahl and seconded by Glick that the report be approved. The motion carried. The report of the Chief of police was presented and read. It was moved by Hartley and second ed by Click that the report be approved.. The motion carried. The report of the Police judge was presented and read. It was moved by Bull and seconded by Chamberlin that the report be approved. The motion carried. The report of the City C lem for the month of February was presented and read. It was mo ved by Vordahl and seconded by Dull that the report be approved. The motion carried. The bills for the month of March were referred to the Finance Committee and after due d-e lib=evation., the as tted report- ed back recommending the . payment o f the following bills; R. Broughton 79.20 T. A. Rigney 82.50 B. L. Price 37.50 W. B. Wiggins 54.00 Ida biller 2.70 1. J. ahiteaker- 2.70 Emily Shaffer 2.70 .Chas. F. .Fahy 2'.70 Carrie E. Erb 2.70 Carrie E. Erb 5.00 Minnie Miller 2.70 Alms. Wilson Fake 2.70 J. A. Spencer I 2.70 Lucy L. Chamberlin 2.70 G. B. Noel ? 2.70 Leo- Suddith 2.70 Ida Lonna 2.70 Marguerite Palmer 2.70 G. F. Wheeler 2.70 Alice Graff 2.70 'ff. B. Stauffer 5.00 W. S. Garland 2.70 A. M, Olafson 2.70 Antonia Scherger 2.70 Joe M. Price 2.70 Cora B. Olmstead 2.70 Perry & Tubman 5.00 L4urel Vol Fire Depit, 40.50 Am. La France Foamite Ind. 14.25 Yellowstone Garage 22.75 The Montana Power Co. 7.12 City dater Dep?t. 66,00 Leonard Baekhoff 2.5.0 Br. E, C. Hall 27.00 Laurel Outlook 77.20 W. B. Wiggins 4.36 R. Fritz 22.50 Herbert Bailey 31.50 J. P. Nicholas 3.45 Wm. Fly 100.05 The Montana Power Co. 2.20 Henry Kaiser 10.00 Vinton A. Brag 9.60 Harry Miler 6.40 H. C. Lonne 6.40 C. 'O. Larson 3.92 Henry Kaiser 25.00 H. C. isest 9.60 Harry Miller 19.20 laurel Service sta. 7.20 H. C. Lonne 22.40 1. J. Whiteakere 16.00 Sherrow Bros. .6.20 J. S. Brohaugh 216.00 W. B. Wiggins 58.50 T. A. Rigney 142.50 Henry Kaiser 95.00 Russell Barr 2.30 Roy A. Dawson 2.40 C. E. Rodgers 6.00 Harry Miller 4.80 John Martin 6.00 Harry Will am$ 2.40 Fred Reil 6.40 Wm. Sorg 6.40 H. C. West 27.90 George Scherger 5.60 1. J. Whlteaker 5.20 The Fontana Power Co. 444.22 Perry & Tubman 5.78 Federal Pipe & Tank Car Go 35.00 Billings Gas CO. 21.64 V. 0. Johnston lbr. Co. 11,07 1It. States Tel & Tel Go. 9.65 i a i I l Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana., April 41 1933, Con' t. Frank Miller 4.25 Gardner Oil & Ref . Go. 13.68 Sherrow Bros. 4-070 Gity Water Aep't. 11.72 City Water Dept. 27085 laurel Trading Co. 31.7fi Dr. G. E. Thomas 5.00 Sam Freund 19.20 Sam Freund 5.60 B. E. Wallace 3.20 0. D. Bradford 2.40 The Montana. Power Go. 77.50 The Montana Power Qo. 123.00 It was moved by Hartley and seconded by Slid that the report of the Committee be accepted and that warrants be issued in the man- ner recommended by the Committee. The motion carried. An application from the 1,uthern Church for a permit to reroof their; church was presented and read. It was moved by Hartley and seconded by Dull that the permit be granted. The motion carried. An application for a permit to reroof the Occident Elevator was presented and read. A=fter some discussion, it was' moved by Hartley and seconded by Hurless that the permit be granted for the Luthe-rn Church and the Occident Elevator Company providing fire proof material be used. The motion carried. An application by Harry Dull for a permit to build a porch and a garage on his property on Locust Street was presented and read. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Glick that the permit be grant- ed. The motion carried. After further discussion of fire hazards, it was moved by _ Hartley and seconded by Dull that the City Clerk be instructed to notify the 0. T. Mold Farm Machinery Company to remove two box cars, now located on the 1.. P. Hight-of-way near their implement building, to be moved out of the fire district. The motion carried. It was moved by Dull and seconded by Porter that the Fire Marshall be requested to meet with the Fire Committee. The motion carried. i i A report of expense incurred by mrs. Fthel DeFra4ae for instal- lation of water main and a fire hydrant on Cottonwood _,kvenne .,1as present- j ed and read. It -was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Hartley that the items lists be spread on the minutes and referred to the Water Co mittee 1 for a-o-croval.- The motion carried. The items listed were as follows; 6 pike and fittings for 418 feet of pipe of which WatE r feet was my water service ............... .....? 150.43 j wul Caber .........< ...... .. ...<t 19.40 . ,ve Kllpatr: ck............ .... 12.13 JmIrlman ................... ...... .. 12.15 1?6-al GAel ... .......................... 4.95 Dave Klpatrick........................... 17.80 3 Z. Streeter . . ..................iO James lRoliman .............. r; .Sys;`',.' .. 3C . u0 l .5 8, J. Seven.......... .......... S . Total expense. ..... The Water Commmittee was granted further time to rep- st on outside toilets It .-gas moved by Vordahl and seconded by Rur3:sss that tLe Sevres Committee be added to, the Water , GOmmm ttee for the purpose of solving'-the '.outside toilet praposition. The mation carried, It_ was moved by vcordahl_ and seconded by Jtzll that;ITr . Lzac Donaid tanager of The Montana Power C,Qmpany, be notified not to stub any more poles within the city without first getting a permit. The motion carried. After some discussion of water rates, it was moored by pull v and seconded by Vordahi that the Mayor appoint a committee to re::c'ommend; the rate changes. The motion carried. Therenpon the mayor named the ate-r Committee to serve on that committee. It was moved by Brag and seconded by Click that the Committee -Fire & Police study the existing license fees.in order that a more egtkitab1o distribution of charge be had. The motion carried. 1 It was :moved by Hartley and seconded by Dull that the Kayay j appoint a committee to serve with the Mayor and City Attorney to draft new-`heir' ordinances. The mo-ti©n carried. Thereupon the Mayor appointed Hartley, Porter and Dull I _ - h ?I ' I' It was moved by Porter and seconde by ;dull a e a e Of receipt of Rr-aminex's report be published. The motio, Barred. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, April 4, 1933, Cont. This being the first meeting of the City Council since the receipt of the Examiner's report, it was moved by Vordahl and seconded by Porter that the report be read and spread on the 'minutes. The motion carried. The Laurel Outlook submitted & ,price of 145.00 far print- ing the Examiner's report. It was moved by Vordahl and seconded .by Porter that the price' submitted be agreed `upon. The motion carried. d th t th d t Trusteed with the First National Bank in Minneapolis. Yellowstone County, Mt34ta La, Bonds .................. A0,000.00. MORTANA OFFICE OF STATE EXA. M12TER HELENA Februaxy 26, 1933 u<:ITY OF IAU R E L To the 110norable Mayor and_ 0ouneil of the City of Laurel, Montana. Gentlemen: We herewith submit a report of the regular annual exam- ination of the reeords and accounts of the City of Laurel, as made by R. A. Lathom, Deputy State Exami-ner; said examination commencing i on the 2nd day of February' 1933, and concluding on the 6th day of ' February 1933. C3F£IC?S Mayor .. . R BYOngl ton Clerk .. • • . • . • • .- • . .. • • • • .. .. • • .-. • .ljr • -?•-?:A._ .R1gney - - Treasurer ................... Wiggins Police Judge ....................a.•mr. R. Fritz Chief of Police ............ ....Ia . _Herbert Bailey Attorney....'....; : ..................fir:. B. L. Price VALUAT I O $2 year 2 ...:.................. for T 9 sses:sed Value ,003,688.00 ::: Taxable Val-me for year 1932....... .::.... ........ a .. . 627,889.00 1 TAB LEVY FOR 1932 :U7 T1 I&VY General.. ................................ .......:.•...... ilLa 11-L M Bight District.. No* 1 { District, No. G . •• • • r . • • • • .• • • • • ? • • a • ? r a ? . • • • • • • ? . •. •; light ?, 3.11 Mill Firemen's Disability ..................................... 1 Mill Revolving No. 1 .•.:.....•......•_ ............ ............ 1-ff mills i Bond Sinking..•..• ....................................... 7 mills Bond Interest................. •....•..................... 4 mills Park and Playgrounds .......... .........`.................. 1 -b1i11 Street .... ................................. ...... ....... 2 mills Library • s . • • . • . • • • s . . . • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • r • • • • ? • • • • • .. 11 Mills Total Le yv • • • • . • . • . .. • • • • • • • • . • • • • a . . • • . . • • . • • 6u mills QPERATIOR OF GENR AL CASH ACCOUNT I To balance in all Funds at time of the last examination on January 26, 1931.......` .........................• 32,984.29 To Receipts from above date to January 31, 1933........... 134,463.40 ?c 2 By Disbursements during same period ................. 3 r :? :157,4 120,009.36 Balance in all Funds January 31, 1933 .......... . ? CASH RECONCIL TEi_T Cash and Cash Items in 'office.... .......... 200.60 THE YBLIOWSTONE BANK, Laurel:. Bank Balance.* ....... $19,704.84 .... Less, Outstanding he cks....... . ..... 324.03 '.. Net Bonk Balance ................. 19,38 :84 TH:E MIDLAND RATIOIAL BZK,. Laurel, Bet Bank Balance (No Checks Outstanding) i9, 971.60 (Closed)... 4 ..... New York KO€ .TU. BROTHERS '?.. 885.29 , ,. Total ........... DEPOSITORY BOND$ AND SE UEITIES THE YELLOWSTONE BANK, Laurel, i J_ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, April 4, 1933, Can't. THE MIDLAND NATIONAL BANK, Billings , Trusteed with the Helena. Bxanch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: 4th 4go Liberty Ban.ds......... .............. 15,004000 Unite Mates Treas,u.ry Bands., 3? j4 ............... 5 000.00 SPECIAL RDAZ TA. COLLECTIONS 1931 To 500 Receipts charged..... .... ........... 1,000.00 By 271 Receipts used (cash),..:....... 542.00 By 289 Receipts unused (returned),.... 458.00 77 0 1,000.00 SPEC I. A.L ROAN? TAX C OLLEGT I OATS 1932 To 250-Receipts charged ..................... 500.00 By 191 Receipts .Used (cash),.... ... , .. 382.00 B9 59 Receipts.?ussd (returned), .... 118.00 5000 City Treasurer (Pormer) I4iiss Vera Sturm j To Licenses issued from January 27, 1931 to I -may 61 1333......... ..... ... ............ .. 735.40 ? To Dog Tax issued during safe period... ....... .... 82.50 Total ............................ By City Treasurer's Receipts for same........... 817.90 City Treasurer - Mr. Wilbur B. Wiggins To Licenses issued from May 6, 1931 to February 1,1933 5,040.65 I To Dag Tax issued during same period ................. 220.50 Total........* ., .-......... .......-.I-:5 By City Treasureri s Receipts for same........... 5,261.15 TREASURER'S FUND ACCOU14 TO JANUARY 31, 1933. Fund Balance - Genera,l.................... Street ............................. :....... .......... 1,042.41 Police......... .. ................................. 928.82 Water ................................................ 121007.72 Park ................................................. 488.96. Library ..................................... ... ... 838.12 . Garbage .................................. 664.60 ........... 1916 Funding Bond Interest ............ 1,089.32 1916 Funding Bond Sin.king............................ 8,456.02 1921 Funding Band Interest ........................... 1,461.58 ? 1921 Funding Band Sinking ................... ...... .. 5,938.06 1923 Water Bonds `A" ... .............................. 1,456.94 1923 Water Bonds 1'B.......... .... ........ ..... 990.29 Sidewalk ........... .......................... ...... 1$0.04 Light District Ko.1, -Maintenance .................... 1,105.58 Light District No. 2, maintenance .................... 1,088..38; Light District No. 2, 0-onstruction ................... 309.84 Montana. Ave. Walt . ...................... ....... 59.60 4th Street Sidewalk.."..... ................... .... 54.87, Penninger Sidewalk................... .... .: ... . . 78.26 Revolving Fund No. I................. . .... .... .. 357.00 Light: District FO. 3, Construction ................ 25.00 ,Firemen"s Relief...... ......... .... ........... 78'35 • Parking District No. 1.. ...... ... .... .. .. 137.52 Special Improvement Districts... ... ... ...... .. 2,,443.28 Total... .... ............................. . ?'? -.`J3 SPECIAL 11aR VE 2 VT DISTriICT TUND ACCOUITTS AND OUTSTAVD51EG WARRANTS .SID, BONDS JANUARY 311 1933. Fund - Balance Outstanding Warr ants and B-on.ds SiUe- Ik............................. ISIT M7 4th Street Sidewalt4.< ......... ...... 54.87 225..1)0 i Pennin.ger Side?$3k.. ................ 78.26 90Q.00 ReVOly ng Fund No. 1 ................. .55Y7 .00 Parking District No. 1 . ............. 137.52 300.00 ? Light District No. 1, aintenance.... 11105.58 Eight District o 2, maintenance ... 19088.38 Light District No. 2, Construction.... 309.84 39814.41 Light District No. 3, Construction... 25.00 400.0€ MQntana Ave. Walk.. . ........ ... ..... 59.60 Special Improvement District Bo-. 3.... 86.40 110200.00 Special Improvement Distract no. 6..4 500.00 Special Improvement District-- Io'• 7... 24.10 4-00.00 Special. Improvement district yo. 8... 100.00 Special Improvement district No. 90.0 619,57 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Lauxel, Montana, April 4, 1933, Con t. Special Improvement District No. 10...E 97.05 1,090.15 ,Special Improvement District No. 12,.. 123.58 1,484986 Special Improvement District No. 13... 42.09 582.50 Special Improvement District No. 14... 1,159.12 Special Improvement District Na. 17... 182.97 Special Improvement District No. 19..4 265.76 Special Improvement District No. 20... 235.50 Special Improvement District No. 22... 158.89 Special Improvement District No. 24,. 270.99 Special Improvement District Iio . 25... 175.22 Special Improvement District No. 26... 23.48 29,0781,78 Special Improvement District No. 27... 61.78 21,355,55 Special Improvement District No. 28... 11382.33 Special Improvement Distriet.No. 29... 29938.03 Special Improvement District No. 30... 50.81 2,405.85 Special Improvement District No. 31... 1,097.92 Special Improvement District No. 32... 35.98 721.19 Special Improvement Distrie-t No. 33... 20.77 44.62 Special Improvement District No. 34... 63.07 41,888.92 Special Improvement District lie. 35... 85.59 20117.70 Special Improvement District No. 36,.. 713.15 Special improvement District no. 37,.. 161.68 Special Improvement District No. 41.. 116.85 437.00 Special Improvement District No. 42... 339.55 Special Improvement District No. 44... 275.00 Special Improvement District No. 48... 11600.00 Special Improvement District Na. 50.... 151.11 .4,800.00 Special Improvement District No, 51..« 255.28 4,237.50 Special Improvement District No. «.. 35.38 780.00 Special Improvement District No. 53,aD 8.15 159000.00 Special improvement District No. 54... 19.93 109900.00 Special Improvement District NO. 55,.. 59.7.2 1,500.00 Special Improvement District No. 5-6... 112.67 12500.00 .Special Improvement Dist-riot No. 58... 185.66 280.00 Special Improvement District No. 60... 22.25 315.00 Special Itapr-ovement District. No. 62..4 75.86 800.00 Special Improvement District Na. 63..4 263.92 159300.00 Special Improvement District Yo. 64... 160.50 600.04 Special Improvement District No. 68... 238.22 39500.00 Special Improvement District No. 6.9«.. 67.38 3 100.00 Totals... . .......... ...... F,T45.Z3 10 -V04.7I Polioe Jtdg.d (Former)- Mr. R. J. Williams TOBalance due City last examination ............... 14.63 By City Treasurer'`s Receipts for same........ 14.63 Polioe Judge mr. R. Fritz To mines collected from January 21, 1931 to February 1, 1933 .......... .......4............ lq? 547.00 By City Treasurer's Receipt s for same........ 547.00 :A. number of cases on t he docket show a balance due on fines. Water Collector r. Collections from January1 1931 to February 1 193? .:... ;_. T Water Collection ........... ..... ............... ? 043.5 i 49 deter Deposits ............. .. ................. 787.00 Refunds to Str eet Fand ..... ................... 11.53 water Tank Sal es and Miscellaneous Collections .. ................... 1,307.09 Sale of Gravel .. ........... ................... 44.50 Sewer Inspecti ons .......... ................... 36.0.-0 Total Col lections ..... ................... 51; M By Balance due Coll ector last examination January 1, 1931 ............ ........ 27.18 By City Treasurer's Receipts for same... 51,203.20 Total .... Balance due Co ............. llector...... ........ 51,230.38 ........ Detail: Dver-remittanc e on Water Co llections in December 1932 ......... ........ .75 PETTY CASH To Authorized Allow ance ......... ........ ? 100.00 By Cash in Office .......... ... .....; 62.39 By Claims not Reimbursed... ........ 37.61 100.00 BOBW JANUARY 31, 1933 a€ aZANDING WARRAN jS AND outstanding' Warrants, None Bonds. Funaing,Series of 1916............... ••••?•.?.?. 13,000.00 EunA,ing, Series,of 1921 ......................... 37,744.20 ...... Water Works, Series A-9 1923 ........ 31 000.00 31, series i' 1923... . ... ....... ... Water No"-Wks 500.00 10 , Total....? ...................... :............. , . CITY INDEBITEDNESS AT CLOSE OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING J©UE 30, 1931 warrants Outstanding .................... ...... ....? 527.71 Bonds Outstanding ................................ ... 101 994.20 Total...... ... . ........ ......... Bess Balance in•SinkingFunds ................... ; 13,827.54 Net Indebtedness Zune 30, 1931.................., . CITY INDEBITEDUESS AT CLOSE OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING " J 14E 30, 1932, Warrants outstanding'. .................,. 9.............. 1?1 50.40 92 744.20 Totai...... .. ... ....... ..... ...... . Less Balance in Sinking Funds ................... ;7,5.37.62 Net Indebtedness Jtme ;30 , 1932.......... . .... CITY IH BTED-NBSS AT TIME OF E DATIOL I3RY 31, 1933 Warrants Outstanding.. , .. _ .... • ... ...... ....... , ... Igone < Bonds Outstanding.... ............ .................. 92 244.20 . Total.......... ................... ? . ,z Fuas ................... I<ess Balance in _Sias;king -16 841,31 Nei Indebtedness January 31, 1933 ...............E GOMPAWIYE STATE MT City Indebtedness June 30, 1931 .................. Ne_t 88,694.37 . Net as I=ndebtedness June 30, 1932.................. 75,256.98 Decrease during fiscal year ending June 30, 1932- 16, ,. }het City Indebtedness June 30, 1932 ..................E 75,256.98 Net Z ty Indebtedness J-anuary 31, 1933............... 75,402.89 Increase from close of fiscal year to January 31, 1933 ............... ....... ......... 145.91 OFFICIAL BONDS City TTeasurer, IVIr. Wilbur a- Wiggins National Surety company, Approved May 5, 1931......... .................................. 101000.00 City. Qlerk, Water Commissioner, City Engineer, Ivir. T. A. Rigney, xai?land Casualty Qompany .................. ......... 511000.00 Mended to`&ugust 1, 1933, Approved September 18, 1928. Police Judge, Mr. R. .Fritz, U._S. Fidelity and Guaranty Oompany ................ ..? 500.00 Apprbved'P cember 1, 3931. 0hief of Police, I1r Herbert Bailey, No Bond furnished (See Section 5017, R. 0. m. 1921). 7 L Uniform interest rate must be paid by the City depository banks as provided by Chapter 49 of the 1929 Session yaws. The Chief of Police has not furnished an official bond as provided by Seet on 5017, H. G. U• 1921. Such bond must be furnished and be approved by the City Council. Due care must be exercised before a claim is allowed for payment to see that the same is up to legal requirements as provided by Section 5078, 2. C. y? 1921, that the same bears a complete date, that the it is clear and explicit of the services rendered and supplies or material furnished, that the same is duly signed aria Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, 1,10 Rana, April 4, 1933, OonTt. No. 2172, Crane Company, 17.14, does not have the sig- nature of tie l otaTy -public on the clam.. 17o. 1473, -Petty Cas'_2 rt7nd, 50.00, Ti ,x-ease paid Special Agents by .:_?, a ?ror'' • Such eXpense items must not be Cash Fur-d. Also, the claim is not sviorn toe IT o . Department, ;2.25; 1-11o. 1541, The I-Iidwest Company, Billings Gas Company, X14.59; loo . 1674, Chap??les , claims are not sWorn to. paid. from t1ile Petty 1540, City fi-j'atex x;2.25; No. 1666, Inc. , z?9.97 ; these No. 1539, Iiontana Power Com .any, `51.00; 1739, T. ?'Ulkerson, ;")6.00; No. 1790, John Finninger, ;12.00; No. 1841, Sande Drug, ,2.w5; these claims are not signed and sworn to. 110. 1822, b=etty Cash .cund, .;41.82, cor_tair?s an item of :;25.00 for special police officer by theIayor; such items must not be paid from the --Petty Cash 'lund. A number of claims for labox show more than eight hours per day. Your attention is called to Section 3079, R. C. id. 1921, which provides that eight riours constitute a. day on public viork. A few other claims do not have complete dates. the levies for the 1923 ;eater Tgorks Bonds, Series "AST and "b" , must be made in separate items; one for SinkirGg Fund and the other for Bond Interest Fund. I Respectfully submitted, i z n,LllvxH. J OIUe uOr, , 6T2_ TIT, PRAZST. H. JOYESON, per R. I. Hawkins, Assistant State Examiner R. A. LA THOU, Deputy State Examiner. RAL:b It was moved by Olick and seconded by Hurless that we do now adjourn until 'Lionday April the 10th at 8:30 oT clock F. TI. The motion carried. Approved this 18th day of April, 193`= V ' -.-?- I,la y o ATTEST: