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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.04.1926 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, May 4, 1926. The City Council of the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council Chamber in. the City Hall and was called to older by Mayor H. C. Knudsen at 8:00 of clock P. IUD. May 4 1926, Upoh roll call, the following Aldermen answered present; Coy Porter Gum Chamberlin Perry Vordahl Graves Hart ley The minutes of April 20th were read and approved. The report of the City Treasurer for the mont# of April and the Annual Report for the year ending April 30th were read and approved. The report of the Police Officer was read and approved. The report of the eater Commissioner for the month of March was read and approved. The report of the Police Judge for the month of April was read and referred ba0k for correction. The bills for the month of April were referred to the Finance Committee and after due deliberation, the committee reported back recommending the payment of the following bills; Laurel Trading Co.. 21.70 Billings Gas Co. 32,35 Sam Freund 140,33 City Mater Dept. 30074 Carl Lehr 16075 J. S. Brohaugh 240,40 0. C. Bundy 20.00 Henry Kaiser 71,87 Jesus Lonn.e 3000 Vera Sturm 65000 Mt. St. Tel. & Tel. Co, 9,25 Mathison Alkili Wks, 34;70 M. R, Cooper 25,00 Wm. Fly 75.00 City Water Dpe.t 37.41 Henry Strecker 2100 John Barthula 2,00 Oslon. Bros. Garage 3,87 Geo, F. Fahp 2,00 T. A. Rigaey 1584.35 Crane Co, 1.62 J, B. Williams 58,00 Laurel Outlook 7.00 Samuel Strand 2,00 Holmes Lbr. Co, 60'55 Wo' E. Chamberlin 5.-65 Montana Power Co, 505070 The Committee repor ted approval o f the following bills with; the recommendation that same be conditionally allowed and the Clerk be authorized to dr aw warrants up on the proper funds in payment thereof as soon as sufficient funds are available for payment thereof, but not ot herwise: To A. Rigney 91.65 H. L. Rrice 414"65 H. C. Knudsen. 40.00 w, E. Por to r 6100 R. E. Coy' 6100 W. E. Chamber lin 6,00 Ed Gunn 6,00 0. M, Wold 6,00 - C. E. Perry 6000 Geo, Graves 6100 John Hartley 6.00 It was moved and seconded that the report of the committee be adopted.and that warrants Sae issued in the manner recommended by the committee,. The motion carried. It was moved and seconded that the bills of Verne Johnson for 0-86:,53, Wm. Fly for $4,00 and Vera Sturm for $50,40 be paid out of the Operating Fund. The motion carried, It was moved by Coy and seconded by Gum that the Annual. Report of the City Treasurer be posted in the City Hall and not published in tt.e newspaper. The motion carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, May 4, 1926: RESOLUTION NO. 328. Resolution No, 328, being a resolution levying and assessing a tax upon all property in Special' Improvement Dis- trict Teo ? 63 of the City of Laurel, was read. It was moved by Coy and seconded by Perry that said resolution be provisionally passed and adopted. Upon roll call, all Aldermen present voted ape and said resolution was declared provisionally passed and adopted. The Mayor announced that it would be necessary to elected a president of the Council and stated that nominations were now in order. Thereupon, R. E. Coy was nominated by Geo, Graves. It was moved by Hartley and seconded by Perry that nominations be closed and that R. E. Goy be elected. President of the Council by acclamation, The motion carried, There being one vacancy upon the Library Board, the Mayor appointed Mrs. IJIS B. Speckeen as a member of the Board. It was moved by Coy and seconded by Chamberlin that the ap- pointment be approved. The motion carried, The Mayor made the following appointments on standing committees for the ensuing yea*--. FINANCE-Coy, Graves, Guth, LIGHT & WATER-Perry, Chamberlin, V o rdahl . STREET & ALLEY-Coy, Hartley, Chamberlin, SE TIER-Porter, Gum., Hartley. FIRE & POLICE-Coy, Perry,?Vmrdahl, PARKS--Gum, Porter, Graves, Mr. Heinz appeared before the Council and requested the Mayor and City. Council to defer action upon the appointment of a traffic officer in order that they might be able to have a representation of the business men to appear before'thern, There.- upoh, the Mayor stated that they were willing to defer action until the next meeting. r The Mayor requested the Finance Committee to begin work on the tax resolutions in order that they: might be presented at an_- early meeting. It was moved .and seconded that we do now adjourn, The motion carried. `1 C Approved this day of , 1926, Mayo r. y ATTEST: le .