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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 02.07.1922 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, February 7, 1922. The City Council of the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council Chamber and was A0 called to order by Mayor Frank Wright at 8:00 P. M., February 7, 1922. Upon roll call, the following Aldermen answered present: Bundy Cla rk Hage man Knudsen L Kenyon Richardson The minutes of the regular meeting of January 17th were read and approved. The reports of. the City Treasurer, Chief of Fire Depart- ment, Chief of Police, Police Judge, City Clerk and Water Commis- .sioner were read and approved. The bills for the month of January were referred to the Finance Committee and after due deliberation, the Committee re- commended the payment of the following bills: Wm. Fly :0 9.75 Laurel Outlook 3.74 Mont. Power Co. 237,76 11, S. T. & T, Co. 9.25 T. A. Rigney 158.35 Vera Sturm 55.00 C. E. Gilbreath 260.00 Davis T. & S. Co, 13,30 J. E. O'Brein 1.75 Laurel Trading Co. 14.85 Henry Kaiser 142.81 Ind, Accid. Board 41.70 Pett,y Cash 33.15 Wallace Tiernan Co. 5.41 atm. Fly 130.00 1. S. Alpau.gh 2.04 Laurel Outlook 8.00 Font. Power Co. 73.85 Vera Sturm 55.00 City Water Dept, 194,40 Tom Gary 5,00 John Gary 5.00 C. F. Edwards 5.00 Peter Krone 5.00 Harold Lonne 2.00 Reese Price 2,00 R. C. Roach 2,00 Vhn, Fenton 2.00 Geo. Mike is 2.00 E. W. Snyder 33.00 Jack Rees 2.00 E. M. Westbrook 2.00 YT stone Garage 20.10 State of Montana 150.00 A, L. Garvey 1.97 Frank Wright 40.00 Nels Vo rdahl 6.00 H. A. Bundy 6.00 H. H. Clark 6.00 B. B. Hageman 6.00 H, D. Kenyon 6.00 H. C. Knudsen 6.00 Turner=, H. Early 50.00 R. A. Richardson 6.00 W. X. Sausman: 6.00 A. L. Garvey 41,65"" Geo. Hudson. 25.00 T. A. Rigney 91.65 Jake Kif er 150.00 City Water Dept. 90.00 City Water Dept. 34.69 Mont. Power Co. 74.73 Mont. Power Co. 95:.56 The following bills were disallowed: The Owl Cafe Farmers and Merchants Bank of Arlington, Minnesota C. H. Horen Davis Transfer and Storage Co. It was moved-and seconded that the report of the Committee be adopted and the Clerk be instructed to draw warrants upon the proper funds in payment of the bills allowed. The motion carried. The Clerk read a letter from the Montana Power Company requesting information in regard to warrants which had been issued to them in payment of electrical current furnished. The Clerk was instructed to inform `t hem that a number of the warrants referred to would be parable as so on as the suit pending in the District Court was settled. This being t he time set for receiving bids for the fur- nishing of electrical current for pumping, lighting A etc, as set forth in the call for bids published January 5, 192 , the Clerk stated` that. he had received only one bid, that being that of the Montana ;Power Company. Thereupon, he was instructed to open and Minutes of the City Council of Laurel read the bid. The bid as submitted was in accordance with the schedules approved by the Public Service Commission of Montana. Schedules "A". % ",and H , effecting the proposed contract were , included. It, was moved and seconded that the bid be accepted and as soon as the Montaga PoweF Company had furnished a suitable bond to the amount ofd ?„Q 1 that the Mayor and City Clerk be ins'truc ed otenter into a contract in accordance with the bid submitted. 5-I.:he.:motion carried. Mr, Laird appeared before the Council to inquire ,if frame buildings were prohibited in the Northwest Quarter (NW ) of Block 3, East Laurel. After an examination, of Section 245 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Laurel it was found that .these lots, numbered 11 to 15, were includedlin the fire limit and after some discussion, it was moved and seconded that the Clerk be instructed. to issue a building permit for cottages upon these lots and the City Attorney-'be instructed to revise the ordinance relative thereto, excluding Lots 11 to 15 inclusive, in Block 3, East Laurel, from the fire limit district. The motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 2330 Ordinance No. 233, being an ordinance relative to the in- stallation of service pipes, fixtures and connections from the lines of the natural or, artifieial gas oompany to the buildings of con- sumers and all fittings pertaining thereto, was read. After some discussion, it was referred to the Committee on. Fire and Police who reported back recommending the immediate passage of said ordinance. It was moved and seconded that the report of the Committee be adopted and that the unanimous consent and vote of the Council be had to place Ordinance No. 233 upon its immediate passage. Upon roll call, all Aldermen present voted "Aye". It was then moved and seconded that Ordinance No 233 be passed and adopted and upon roll call, all Aldermen present voted nAge% and said ordinance was declared passed and adopted, ' Alderman Richardson inquired if license had been granted to the occupants of the Central Rooms or rooms over "The Lobby". Th C1 k d hi +'k t +11 d of +1' C'1 t Co '1 at i m s y tc i l e er in fo rme e eS 1C'e 8 meeting of January 5th to revoke license and refrain from issuing license to occupants` of said grooming house was communicated to the City Treasurer an& it was thought that no license had been issued to them. It was moved and seconded that we do now adjourn. The motion carried, Clerk. Approved this day of 1922. ? r i may 3^ « ATTEST C ? r I,