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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.01.1928 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laure l,y Montana, May 1Vs 1928 The City Council of the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council Chamber in the City Hall and was. called to order by Mayor James gucera at 8:00 o'clock P. M. May 1, 19284 Upon roll call, the following Aldermen answered present; Porter Weber Chamb er lin G= P e rry Graves Hartley The minutes of April 17th and. 21st were read and approved, The Police Judges report was presented and read. It was moved by Chamberlin and seconded by Weber that the report be ap- proved. The motion carried, The report of the Police Officer was presented and read. It was moved by Graves and seconded by Porter that the report be approved. The motion carried, The report of the City Treasurer was presented and read, It was moved by Gum End seconded by Graves that the report be a:p- proved. The motion carried. The report of the Water Commissioner was presented and read, It was moved by Perry and seconded. by Gum that the report be approved. The motion carried. Mr. Fifield,. engineer for the Billings Bench Water Association, appeared wi th two other members of the associati on to discuss right of way across City. lands at the sewer filter bed. After some discussion, the matter was referred to the Sewer C om- mittee with instructions to met with the association, go over the land and co-operate with the City Attorney in drafting a cont ract which should be presente d At the next meeting. The bills for the month of April were referred to the Finance Committee and af ter due d eliberation, the committee r eported back recommending the payment of the following bills. Montana Power Co. $616,57 Thompson Garage $ $.Go Billings Gas Co. 42.02 N. P. Railway Co. 30,22 Thompson Yards 1.45 City Water Dept, 22,24 Ind. Accident Board 69,78 City Water Dept, 71.28 Vera Sturm 5000 B. L, Price 41.65 T. A. Rigney 91.65 The Texas Co, 24,26 James Rollman 20,75 Fred Reil 99,50 B. D. Shaffer 22.00 M. S. T. & T. Co., 10,95 R. E. Rishel 1,75 R. J. Williams 25.00 wens Lorene 6.20 Fed. Pipe & Tank Co. 31.50 Henry kaiser 120.62 A J. Ranger 30.25 H. M. Rishel 13412 Ira D Rodgers 8,28 0. M. Warfield 105.32 Holmes `hbr, Co. 204.85 Ryniker Winter MI. Wks. 5.75 J. B. Williams 33,75 J. S. Brohaugh 240400 Russell Oil Co,. 6.50 T. A. Rigney 158,35 0, M. Wold Coo 7150 S. L, Tebo 3,00 Vera Sturm 75.00 Henry Herbert 115.00 0. C. Bundy 16.75 James Kueera 40.00 W. E. Porter 6,00 J. F` Weber 6.00 W. E. Chamberlin 6100 E. A. Gum 6.00 C. E. Perry 6.00 Nels Vordahl 6.00 Geo. Graves 6100 J. A. Hartley 6.00 Mrs, Effie L. Cranston 130.00 Cont, Oil Co. 21.40 Laurel Trading Co, 40,63 It was moved by Perry and seconde d by Hartley that the report of the Committee be adopted and that war rants be issued in the manne r re- I commended by the Committee. The motion carried. It was moved by Perry and seconded by Hartley =that the bill of Montana Power Co. for $4.20, Thompson Garage for 5.25 and Bil- lings Gas too, for $1,77 be =paid, out of the Operating .Fund. The motion carried. The Park,-Committee reported they had made arrangements With Mr. Bailey _to mow the lawn at the jail for $3,00 a week, after some discussion of the cinders at the depot, it was moved by Hartley and seconded byTorter that the Street Commissioner be instructed to spread..two or three loads at the depot, The motion carri-ed, An indemnity bond in the amount of $260000 by Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co and Effie L Cranston to indemnify the City against loss in the matter.of lost Bond 11o, 4 and coupons in Special Improvement District No ; 25, was presented, It was moved by Perry and seconded by Weber that the bond be approved, The motion carried. A petition from B. L, Price requesting pexm s'oion to move a 6 X 12 frame store room on Lots 19-and 20, Block 3 of East Laurel Subdivision t-o a point 30 feet north and west, was presented and read, It was moved by Porter and seconded by Gum that the re- quest be granted, A communication from T. A. Rigney, building inspector, condemning frame building on Lot 11, Block 2, East Laurel Sub-, division and recommending that notices provided for in Ordinances be given. to the property owners, was read. It was moved by Hartley and seconded by Perry that such notices be be sent and- building declared condemned. The motion carried, It was moved by Perry and seconded by Porter that we do now adjou:rn* The motion carried. C y er Apprdved_ this / day of 1928. ?v . I.