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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08.15.1922Minutes of the City. Council of Laurel. Laurel, Montana, . Aug. 15s 19224 The City Council of the City of Laurel met in regular session in the Council Chamber in the City Hall at 8:00 P. M., August 15, 1922, and was called to order by Mayor Frank Wright, Upon roll call, the following Aldermen answered present: Hageman Told - Knudsen Clark Richardson The minutes of July 5th, July 38th, July 25th and August lst were read and approved. RESOLUTION NO. 268 Resolution go. 268, being a resolution levying and assessing all the property embraced within Special Improvement Lighting District No. 1 with-three-fourths of the entire cost ,of the maintenance and electric current for the year 1.922 f ' was presented and read. It was moved and seconded that the resolution be provisionally passed as read and upon roll call, all Aldermen present voted aye and said resolution was declared provisionally passed. RESOLUTION NO. 26-9 Resolution No. 269, being a reeol-a.tion levying and assessing all the property embraced withINSpecial Improvement Lighting District No, 2 of the City of Laurel with three-fourths of the entire cost of maintenance and electric current for the year 1922, was presented end read, It was moved by Hageman and seconded by Clark that the resolution be provisionally passed as read and upon roll call, all Aldermen pr esent•_4ot ed aye and the said resolution was declared provisionally, passed. RESOLUTION NO. 270 Resolution No, 270, being a resolution levying and assessing taxes for the payment of the cost of sprinkling in Sprinkling Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Laurel, Montana, and for the improvements made therein, was presented and read, It was moved by'Mold and seconded by Hageman that the said resolution be provisionally passed as read. Upon, roll call, all Aldermen present voted aye and the said reso- .lution was declared-provisionally passed, RESOLUTION NO. 271 _a Resolution No. 271, being a Resolution levying and assessing a special tag for the removal of garbage and refuse upon the property described in said resolution., It was moved by Hageman and seconded by Wold that the said resolution be provisionally passed as read, Upon roll call, all Aldermen present voted aye and said resolution was declared provision- ally passed, Estimate No. 2 of Special Improvement District Nq# 50 ead. was submitted by T. A. Rigney, City Engineer, and dul W0410011, Said estimate showed work completed to the amount of less the amount allowed August ist for $3500.00, It was moved by Knudsen and seconded by Richardson that the Mayor and. City Clerk be authorized to execute bonds in the denomination of five hundred dollars each to the amount of $5000.00. The motion. carried, Estimate No. 2 shoring the amount of work completed in Special Improvement District No. 51 to August 15th, was pre- sented and read. The total amount of the estimate being $3612.00, m* less $2500.009 the amount of Estimate No. 1. It was moved-by Fold and seconded by Knudsen that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute bonds in the denomination of five hundred ? - dollars each for $1000.00. The motion carried. This being the time set for receiving bids on the con- struction of a City Jail, the Mayor instructed the Clerk to open and read all bids. Thereupon., the bid of Harry Pehn.inger, being the only bid submitted, was read. -He proposed to construct the jail in accordance with the plans and specifications, using hollow the and brick for the outer walls with concrete partitions for the sum of $900,04. It was moved by mold and seconded by Richardson that the contract be awarded to Harry Penninger for the amount bid and that the :Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to enter into a contract for the construction of same, The motion carried. After some discussion as to the distance from the sidewalk for the construction of the jail and the advisability of placing the transformer for the lighting districts in the front room, it was moved by Hageman and.seconded by dark that the Mayor appoint a committee to decide upon these questions, The motion carried. Thereupon, the Mayor appointed Hageman, Wold and Richardson, . A petition, signed by a number of property holders in Blocks Thirteen (13), fourteen (14), Laurel Realty Second Sub- division and Twenty-seven, Allard Subdivision for the oonstruction of sidewalks, was presented and read.. It was moved by Knudsen and seconded by Richardson that the City Attorney and City Clerk be instructed to draft a resolution of intention for the next regular meeting of the City Council. The motion carried. A petition for the construction of a lateral sewer on. Idah€l Avenue for one-half of a block, between fifth and Sixth Streets, was presented and read. It was moved and seconded that the City Attorney and City Clerk be, instructed to draft a reso- lution of intention for the next regular meeting of the City Council. The motion carried, This being the time set for receiving bids on eight- inch and twelve-inch cast iron pipe, the :Mayor instructed the Clerk to open and read all bids. The bid of the American Cast Iran. Pipe Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was read.. The price of eight-inch was $1.85 per foot and twelve-inch 03.35 per foot F. Q, B. Laurel. It was moved by Knudsen and seconded by Hageman that their bid be accepted, provided, they would ac- cept water, ,warrants in payment. The motion carried. A contract whereby the City released their claim to a,disputed sixty foot strip of land lying south of Main Street, between first Avenue and Alder Avenue, along with agreements::-on street corssings, was presented and read. It was moved acid seconded that the Mayor and City Clerk be instructed to sign contract as read. The motion carried. A cancellation of lease for the property on which the filling station is now located between the Continental Oil Com- pany and the City, was read. t was moved and seconded that the lease be terminated, effective August lst. The motion carried. After some discussion of the growth of weeds along the side walks, it was moved and seconded that the Street Commissioner prepare notices and have the Police Department serve said notices on property holders who had failed to cut the weeds in accordance with the notice published. The motion carried. It was moved and seconded that we do now adj ours.. The motion carried. Approved this ? day ATTEST: le f?7 I T ayor