HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.07.1920Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Laurel, I;rorlt ana .
September ;nth.. 1920
The City .ouneiI of t i i e Ci iy o?- Laurel, ?ontana,
met in re„ulEr session at tf_,e Council ChEmber of the City
Hall and was called to order by . ayor DG.vis. at 8:20 t'.
Thefoliowing Aldermen viere preseiit at roll call,
Alderman 'enyon
irmud s en
P, hageman
n Bundy
ITorris
" Vor Bahl
The clerk then read. the minutes of the meetings
of August arc. 1716h, and 23rd. On rotion duly made and
seconded. it was moved that the minutes as read be approved.,
?Motion carried.
Report of the Police Judge for August was read and
approved. The report of the Police Judge for July was
also approved upon the recommendation of Alderman Xenyon.
The clerk then read a petition sip?ned by certain
property owners in blocks 5 and 6 in tre Yellowstone
Si)udivision requesting an ex-tention of the water ;Mains
for two blocks along 'Test Avenue of the said Subdivision.
After some deliberation. this petition was referred to
the `;;pater Power Committee. with a rec:uest that they
report back- at the next regular meeting of the Cou,._cil.
`1.'he matter of allowing the N.P. Railway. Twenty-
five (4>25.00) Dollars for first ann-Lzal rent". 1 for that
tirangulEr portion of the N. P's. right of way, sounded
on the north bE- the south line of main street, on the
east by the north and south center line of section 9.
Township 2, South Range 24 East, and on the west side
by the east line of lot 78 in Block B, in the Railways
Company's Subdi.visior_ of the said right of way. After
due deliberation it was moved and. seconded that the clerk
be instructed. to trite i,r. Bald.v,,iyj_, President of the
Billings-Cody HighwLy that the City of Laurel did not
feel disposed. to allow payment t'_ereof. :;-loti; n carried.
Request of Dr. cCauley, asking permission for
the erection of a steel fire escape on the rear end. of
the building. known as t?_e Spencer-T,_eCauley Apart aenis
was read and referred ;y tree .ayor to the Street and
Alley Committee for iiispection, with a request that a
report be made at the next _lee-cing of t -lie Council.
Ale ,ter from the Stage hign.way Commission, re-
ia t ve to prices on a automobile truck was read and refer-
red by the _".ayor to the Finance and. Purchasing Committee.
The request of the Thompson Yards, inc., for
permission to build a new lumber yard, was appoved as
recommended by the Committee appointed at the last
regular meeting of the Council to investigate said
request. It was moved and seconded th<,t the clerk write
the Thompson Yards, of the Councils actin. Said
approval to include the instala.tion of fire h`idrants
suitable for adequate protection. It was then Moved and
seconded that the report of the Committee above appoint-
ed be add.opted. i", otion carried..
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The clerk then presented t' 'e bills filec for the
month of August. the same were referred by the d_--yor to
the auditingn,- Committee with the direction to audit same,
and report back. at this r.?eeting. In the u.bsence of
L.lder f;an Saus:ra.n, the Trayor appointed alderman iorris
to act ir.t nis stead, on the suditing committee. .lfter
due deliberation the auditing committee reported back
recommending payifient of t1}e following bills.
E. J. Uiedekorn 41.65
E. J. _,iede turn 13.82
TT TT TT 10.02
TT it IT 20. 2:6
Petty Cash 23.88
E. It. iedekorn 65.61
Jeannette Larimore 50.00
Overland Billings Co. 850.00
7. 5. 4.Calder 41.65
Ja 7e Kifer 150.00
Ono Spencer 20.00
T;els Vordahih 6.00
Chas Davis 30.00
Herb Bundy 6.00
Tt. STs. ,'_le. Co. 17.00
N-lodel Colo Co., 17.6-0
Olive Taird 3.00
V.B. Mead 3.00
u. T. .7bite 175.00
Ira Ballar,' 3.00
Berry.-en Bros. 92.10
,. Snith b.00
Horders Sta. Stores 2.14
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Al. Smith
2.00
Ea.urel Outlook 59.25
Overland Billings Cn. 850.00
Potel 5.00
A a.no ver N""t. Bar"x 3.15
J. 7. Smith 3.00
ersey :Tfg. C'•o.. 246.88
Ald. 3roheuF7h 6.00
J. S. Fidelity & Gl)aranty 20.00
Frank-iin Parker 62.50
Hall Lub. Co. 5.53
Adll.nd Iron "orks 240. 10
TTeinz Drug; Co. 36.95
E. L. Wenton 25.00
B.B. Hageman 6.00
Ise oBodke 136.88
Chas .;.orris 6.00
T. X. Saus nan 6:00
H. D. Kenyon 6.00
H. C. Knudsen 6.00
Geo. Broha.ugh 6.00
Electric Blee. Gas Co. 33.72
Ben Nix 136.88
Crane & Ordway 54.96
Crane & Ordway 5.48
Crane & Orrviay 86.40
prane & Ordway 20.57
0. C. 31)- dy 141.00
0. C. Bundy 12.00
0. C. Bun#_y 266.50
Davis Transfer Co. 16.25
For Two fire calls 29.25
T.A. Higney 108.28
Geo ,ikels 190.00
Geo vlickels 142.12
TT TT 190.00
TT IT 190.00
TT TT 190.00
TT TT 190.00
ulbert Snooks 15.00
Vere Sturn 3.70
Stevens raloney Co. 5.83
G. 7. mikels 48.00
A. D. 7alliger 31.00
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Geo Niikels 190.00
Mont. Rower Co 7.75
Geo ,Tikels 26.45
Walter Green 60.00
Yellowstone Garage 44.30
T.,Tont. Flower Co 349.00
Laurel grading Co. 57.40
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R,B. Broughton 20.00
R.-B. Broughton 558.00
Leo Bodke 50.00
The bill of W, J. Jones, was -referred. back
to C. C. Ed.-ell for 0. X. It was -moved and. seconded
that tile report of the euditing commmittee be approved and
that the clerk be instructed to draw warrants upon the
proper funds in payment thereof. T.-otion carried.
The clerk then read final estimate on District
No. 36, handed in by T. L. Rigney , City Eng. ? was
referred. by the vl yor to the Street & Alley, an the
City Eng. for inspection with direction that their find.
ings, if favorable be reported to the clerk so that
bonds in payment thereof may be issued.
Ordinance 217, providing for the advertisii:ent
for sale of the Nutting bonds was read and referred to
Committee on Ordinances. After due deliberation the
Co.mnittee reported back reco?maending its passage. It was
-moved and seconded that VE e report of the committee be
adopted and thL=t unanimous consent and vote o the Council
be had to place ordinance Eo. 117 upon its immediate
passage. Upon roll ca_1 all Aldermen present voted
"Aye". .1oti,:n made and seconded that ordinance No. 217
be passed and adopted. Upon roll call all Aldermen
presen, voted "Aye" and the said ordinance was declared
passed and adopted.
Ordinance Do. 218, providing for the receiving
of bids and the letting of a contract for the construction
of inrprovi.,ients in Special Im Yovment District No. 48 was
read and referred to the Co mittee on Ordinances. After
due deliberation the committee reported back recom.dnding
its passage. it was moved. and seconded that the report
of the Com_i?ittee be adopted and that unanimous consent
and vote of the council be had. to place Ordinance No
216 upon its immediate passage. Upon roll call all
Aldermen present voted "Aye". Notion :Wade _nd seconded
that ordinance No. 218 be passed and adopted. Upon roll
call all A.lderinen present voted "Aye" and the said
ordinance was declared passed and adopted.
Ordinance No. 219, providing i'or the purchase
of the ITutting dater System, was read and was referred
to the Finance and _lurchasing Committee- with direction
to report back at this meeting. After due deliberation
the Committee reported bac'r recommending its passage .
It was -moved and. seconded that the report of the co<<imittee
be adopted and that unanimous consent and vote of the
Council be had to place ordinance No. 219 upon its
immediate passage. Upoi_i roll call all r':lderrme-_1 present
voted "Aye% Mioti:?n made a.nd seconded. that ordinance
No. 219 be passed and adopted. Upon roll call all
Aldermen present voted "Aye" and the said ordinance was
declared passed and adopted.
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_ryesolu? ion No. 195, providing for ti-i.e creating
o Speci,J Improve :e i t• o ?,w rout its rr:?as m*re+ ana sec6-nted that so
No. 195 be passed and adopted. Upon roll call all .old.
present voted "Aye". and tf:.e said resolution was declared
passed and adopted, and Special Improvement District No.
48 created.
The matter of Whet'}er or not the City should
purchase pipe and material for the installation of the
improvements in Special Improvement District No. 48
came up for discussion. The matter was referred by the
"ayor to the Committee on Finance and Purchase, w th
instruction to report back at the next regular mee;in?.
The necessity of employing a traffic cop
whose duties it would be to protect the City against
excessive speed by motor veichles, was d.iscussev. at
considerable length. Upon motion duly made, seconded
and carried, the council instructed the Iayor to employ
some suitable person as traffic policman.
The clerk Elias instructed to notify the owner
or owners oif lot 9, boleti 4 of the Laurel Realty Sub-
division to East Laurel. to remove the present corcrete
wal& now installed in front of said property upon >?;,ga.in
St., for the reason that the same is several inches above
grade, and unsafe and liable to cause injuries to those
using the wall, The owner was to be notified th4-t
unless said tirald was removed the City Mould have sarne done
and charge the extoence to the property.
The Council upon motion duly made, seconded and
carried, instructed the clerk to have published in -the
next issue of the Out Look, sections 5 and. 6 of attiele
3 of chapter 9, of the City compiled ordinances, relatinp,
to the removing of weeds from private property. and to
include with. suc'^ publication a notice to the e-f-rect that
any person. failing to comply w-i.th the provisions thereof
would be dealt with according- to such provisions.
An affidavit Was presented to the Council by
T. A. Rigney, the City Eng. setting forth that the follow'
- ing discribed warrants issued to him as such Eng. for
serviced perforned for the City, had been lost or stolen,
and req-nesting the City Council to authorise and direct the
City Treasurer to enter such warrants as canceled, and to
issue others in the place thereof. The following is a
discription of the warrants lost towit;
No. 5483, dra-'n against Sp. I. Dist.
'i 5484 TT 11 11 ?T IT
IT 548 5 ST 11 ST IT ST
ST 5487 drawn azainst St. fu, d
Upon motion duly rinade, seconded and
Treasurer was directed to enter such
and to issue others to T. J.. 1",igney
carried.
ATTEST:
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No. 42 Amt. 1;1130.49
It 34 TT 18.20
IT 3,d? IT 19.40
tf 67.83.
-Ia-r -ied the City
warrants as canceled
in the place thereof.
L Clerk.
M ayor.
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Moved and seconded that we adjourn.. Motion