HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 09.28.1920Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
laurel, t:- ontana,
September 28th, 1920.
The City Council of the City of Laurel, Jen.tana, met in regular
adjourned session at the Council Charmer of the City Hall and
was called- to order by 1dayor Davis, at 8:20 -).m.
The folloAiin?_,° ' Al U
d_e G-men were -present at roll call.
Aide,:r.ian Kenyon
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9man
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" Knudsen
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" Morris
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Bundy
Alderman brohaugh and : lde-fm2n vordahl arrived at
8:30 and 8:45 -p-r?. respectively, after which they took -?art in
the further deliberations of the C;oi3,._ncil.
The Clerk read the minutes of the meetings of September
7th and 21st. It was moved and seconded that the mina--es as read
be a-orroved. 1E±otion carried.
The cord ni-'Utee a."P-ooin led by the .,_ayor at the meeting of
wept. 7th, 1920, to inspect the fire-escare in the rear of the
McCauley- 6-oence-1 11:nartments, reported that the Said fre-esca-oe
had been erected in a satisfactory -manner.
The water -Power committee an-moointed by the L ayor. at the
meeting of September 7th, 1920, to investigate the rerluest of cer-
tain property owners in block 5 and 6 in the Yellowstone 6-ib-Div-
ision for an extension of the water mains along the said two blocks
on '? est avenue reported recommending installation thereof. Lfter
considerable discussion concerning the financing; of these new im-
-orovements, the 1dayor instructed Alderman <nudsen to take u-o this
phase of the matter -vvith the -;petitioners, said conference to tape
place so as to permit of a report at the n6xtu regular meeting of
the Council.
The Mayor and the City Council instructed the 'ater Com-
missioner to order immediately 20 'later Keters for the water system.
The Clerk then read Resolutions 197 to 21 inclusive,
_!Droviding for the levying and assessing of taxes for payment of
bonds issued against Special Improvement Districts ;-26 to --39 in-
clusive, -j=41, 1,=42, y=44 and the Montana Avenue Sid ti^valk. ,It was
moved and seconded. that the resolutions as read e;n _sse _ and upon i
roll call, all -Aldermen -oresent voted aye, and the said resolutions
were declaredarse .'?
The Street and Alley Corunitte and the City Engineer, who
were appointed at the meeting of September 7th, 1920, to inspect
the completion of improvements in District ii-Z,6, re_orted that there
remained cracks in the walk to be filled.
Permission was reruested by L. -r. Hanson to erect a temp-
orary wooden walk along
It was moved and seconded that h1r. Hanson`s reouest be granted, pro-
vided the said -?LTalk be erected at his own expense and in compliance
with the City Ordinance on ralks. ,; otion carried.
The committee appointed by the iiiayor at the meeting of
duly 20th, 1920, to confer S, ith the laurel Commercial Chamber, with
the view of taking up with the T•Torthern Pacific itailway Co., the
installation of some form of safety device at the railroad crossing
on First Avenue, reported that they were unable to arrange for a
conference with the Commercial Chamber.
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Minutes of the city council of Laurel
The matter of e.-Mending the ??,ridth of said crossing on
First Avenue to 60 feet was discussed at length, after which the
Mayor appointed Aldermen Kenyon, Vordahl, Idorris and City Engineer
xigney to meet 1,iayor Davis at 4 o'clock p.m. on the afternoon of
September 29th for the )urpose of determining the width of street
approaching the crossing, and the possible length of the said ex-
tension to be made by the Northern Pacific Railway.
The Clerk was instructed to notify the owner or owners
of lots immediately in the rear of the Strand Theater to remove
the accumulated earth thereon.
The 1,1ayor brought lip for consideration of the Council,
the matter of cleaning out the irrigation ditch running north and
south at the t7,Test end of to-vim. After due deliberation, this was
referred by the 1vlayox° to the Ctreet and Alley Committee, with the
recuest to report at the next regular meeting.
The quality of service rendered by the night policeman,
J. Kifer, came up for discussion. It was moved and seconded that
the Clerk recuest 1dr. Pifer to be ;resent at the next regular
meeting of the Council so that the nature of his duties as night
_€ oliceman may be thoroughly aired. hiotion carried-.
The nnestion of whether or not the contract -providing
for the sprinkling of the streets about the business section of
Laurel should be extended beyond 3epter_Zber30th, after considerable
discussion of the matter by the Council and 11ayor, the latter in-
structed the Clerk to notify Street Commissioner Bundy that for
the remainder of the season, on and alter October 1, 1920, the
e` ester Commissioner would advise hire vtThen fu,-'-her sprin:_ling was
necessary and should be made.
It was moved and seconded that the :eater Conmissioner's
Salary be inc-leased X35 -;?er month, effective as' of Jctober. 1, 1920.
I otion carried.
On motion Council adjourned.
A-n-oroved this day
Clerk
of 1920.
Id ayo-r
City Clerk