HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.19.1923Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Laurel, Montana,
June 19, 1923.
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. A. Carlisle at.8:00 P. Id., June 19, 1923.
UTOon roll call, the following Aldermen answered
present:
Price
Gum
Ha gem an
Nicola
Perry
The minutes of the regular meeting o:f?June 5th were
read and aPProved.
The Committee appointed June 5th to investigate
( and see what could be done in the. way of tiling the ' ditches
on Alder Avenue repor -ea that they had been unsuccessful
J ingettir_g the farmers to combine the two "'di aches . After
a lengthy discussion, it was decided that inasmuch as there
were no funds availaple to tile the ditch that the ditch on
the east side should be supplied ii th larger culverts. 1.r.
Nicola stated that he thought it would be possible to secure
the timbers from the car shops.
This be ing . the t ime set for rece ivir_g bias f or
electrical energy, the Clerk was instructed to open the
bids submitted. Thereupon, a bid from the Montana Power
Company, being the only bid submitted, was opened and read.
The bid submitted was compared with the old contract and
found to be the same except the lighting for the City Hall
which was reduced from 121 to 8,/_ per kilowatt hour. Mr.
MacDonald stated that all items mentioned in regard to
current were in accordance with the Public Service rules
and that the price charged for maintenance of lighting posts
was slightly under the actual cost for the .-oreceding year.
It was moved by Price and seconded by Perry that their bid
be acce-oted and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
to enter into a contract with the lJontana Power Company at
the prices set out as soon as said Company furnished a
.$500.00 bond for said work and current. The motion
carried.
A petition by Dr. McCauley to have alley grade
lowered on the alley between First Avenue and Montana
,F7 Avenue back of Main Street was read. it was moved b.y
Price..._a d"? ecen ed by Nicola that the petition be rejected.
The motion carried.
The City :`ngineer stated that Mr. Laird had
reryuested permission to slope the sidewalk back three
feet from the curb line for the approach in the Yellow-
stone Garage. It was moved and seconded that the City
Engineer be instructed to design the approach for this
type of approach. The motion carried.
It was moved and seconded that we do now adjourn
until Tuesday June 26th to consider the petition for water
bond issued. The motion carried.
Approved this d _V__1 923.
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