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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03.02.1926Minutes of the City Eouncil of Laurel Laurel, Montana, March 2, 1926. The City Council, of the City of Laurel, met-in, regular session in. the Council Cbambe:r in the City Hail and was called to order-by Mayor H. C. Knudsen at 8:00 o' clock P. M. March 2, 1926. Upon roll cal., the followingAldermen answered present; Coy Gum C I E Chamberlin Wo id Perr y Graves The minutes of February 16th were read and approved. The repast of the Police Judge was read and approved.- The report of the Police Officer was read:;- and` app rove d, The report of the City Treasurer was read and approved. The report of the Mater Coimiss ioner was read qnd approved. The bills for the month of February were referred to the Finance Committee. After due deliberation, the committee reported back recommend ing the payment' of the following bills: City Water Dept... 16,46 E. F,. Cole 6.50 J. S._ Brohaugh 37,50 J. S. Brohaugh 240.00 J. B. Williams 4.00 M. C. T. & T. Ca. 9.90 WM. Fly 75400 Laurel Auto Supply Co. 7.60 B. B. Ha gei-ii.n 3.00 Geo. Zo nne 3.00 Sam Freund 6.00 iv . A. Freund 3.00 Dennis Reardon 3,00 Harry Schrapps 3.00 Reese Price 3«00 Glen Kurtz 6100 Henry Herbert 3.00 dim. .Fenton 3.00 Harry Sorenson 3.00 Jacob Popp 4.00 }Montana Power Co. 502,10 City Water Dept. 125.00 City euater Dept. 60.60 Laurel Trading Co. 15.60 i'-lidland Iron 11orks 7.50 Vera Sturm 65.00 tM. R. Cooper 25.00 T. A. Rigney 158.35 J, H..Crut-cher 5.50 Farnham Printing Co. 8.31 Federal P. & T. Co. 18.00 Henry Kaiser 66.88 Sam Freund 131.58 Billings Gas Co. 55.75 Thompson Yards 13.65 Crane Co. 1.86 Continental Oil Go* 2 The Committee reported approval of the following bills with the recommendation that same be conditionally allowed and the Clerk be authorized to draw warrants upon the proper funds in payment thereof as soon as sufficient funds are available for payment thereof, but not otherwise: H. 0 -Knadsen 40.00 R, E. Coy 6.00 . E. Porter 6.00 E. A. Gum 6.00 E. Chamberlin 6,00 0. 1G2. Wol.d 6.04 C E. Perry 6.00 Geo. Graves 6.00 J. A. Hartley 6,00 B. L Price 41,65 T. A, Rigney 91 .65 it was moved and seconded that the report of the committee be adopted and that warrants be issued in the manner recommended by the committee, The motion carried. It was moved and seconded that the bills of City Water Dept* of $5.50, Laurel Auto.. Supply CQ# of $17.80, Laurel Outlook of $5.50, Vera Sturm of $60.00 be paid out of the Operating Fund. The motion carried. --" L Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, March 16, 1926. Clerks- Mrs* Nellie G. Click* Mrs. Ada B Duncan. 'I 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 H, C. :Knudsen at 8:00 o; hloek P. TV1. March 16, 1926. Upon roll call, the following Aldermen answered present- 00 y Gum Porter Graves Perry Chamberlin Hartley I The minutes of March 2nd were read and approved. The committee that had been appointed to investigate prices on wagon and tank, recommended that purchase of a wagon and tank from 0. tonne far 0155,00, It was ,moved and seconded l Phat the report of the. committee 'be adopted and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to purchase them. The motion carried. The committee also recommended that the price for the re.tal of the water tank be fi d. at 25V per hour for those living outside of the 6ity' for the pr6sent. It was moved by Coy and seconded by Graves that this price be authorized. The motion carried. i The committee that had been appointed to decide upon rchase of hose from the u. the dire hose to purchase, recommended p J. F. .Auel of Minneapolis at V1..10 with discount of 16 and 2%. It was moved by CoV and seconded by Graves that the report of the committee be adopted and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to purchase the hose referred to. The motion carried. A duplicate receipt from the City Treasurer to the ? Midland National Bank for $;1000.00 and Security Trust and Savings Bank for tI000.00, Liberty Bonds, to secure deposits in excess of $-10,000600 already covered by each of the said banks were presented and read. It was moved by COY and seconded by Gum that they be approved. The motion carried. It was moved by Coy and seconded by Porter that the folx owing places be named as voting places for the ensuing election: First Ward- Mrs. Julia Brohaugh,residence. Second Ward- City Hall Third Ward, Smith's Vulcanizing Shop. Fourth lard- N P. Hotel.. The motion carried. It was moved by Perry and seconded by Hartley that the following be appointed Judges and Clerks of election: First Ward: Judges Ellen M. Hall, H 0. Gunter, Ida L, Miller. I ;.Clerks- Paul Brohaugh, Qlive H. Laird: Second ward: Judges- Mrs. Ida Bundy, Mrs. Leeta M Ferguson:, Mrs, Loren V, Carlisle.