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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 11.03.1920Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 3rd,1920 A+Wt--1 if The Council met in adjourns session in the Council Chamber of the City of Laurel and w9re called to order at eight o' clock P.M. The Islayor being absent, the President of the Council,Charles Morris,presided as Mayor. On roll call the following Alderman were present: Kenyon Vordahl Bundy Knudsen Sausman B ro haugh The minutes of the meeting of October 19th,1920 were read and on motion duly made and seconded,were approved as read. The Clerk read the report of the Chief of Police for the month of October,1920 which after favorable report by the Auditing Committee,was approved as read. A coininunication from the Ball Lumber Company askin# that the rental upon the tract leased by it from the City be reduced below ten (? 10.00) dollars per month. After an extended dis- cussion the Council instructed the Clerk to inform the Hall Lumber Company that the rental would remain at ten (410.00) dollars per month, The report of the 2nd Assistant 6tate xaTiner John W. :Dawson,was presented and read to the Council by the Clerk, The Council instructed the Clerk to place the said report on file in his off ice and the file a copy thereof with the City Treasurer. A communication was received from J.L. Watson,Right of ffay Commissioner of the N.P. Railway Company, touching upon the City's easement upon and claim to the sixty (60) foot strip of ground on the south side of main street extending from lst avenue eastwerdly to alder avenue,being part of the N.P's orig1n.al right of way,he requested that some definite action be taken to specifically define the City's interest in said strip of ground. Upon motion duly made,seconded and carried the Clerk was instructed to inform Mr. Watson that a City bffiei.al would meet with an official of the railway company at the City of Laurel or if the railway company would furnish transportation,at the City of ST. Paul with a view to negotiating such an adjustment. At this point the Council recessed to permit the (Vor Bahl on Auditing Committee to audit the bills filed for the month (Ault. Comm. of October,vahich Committee reported back recommending pay-(for 14ageman ment of the following bills: E.J. Niedeko-rn ( express) 14.56 H.M. Roth 5.00 C.C. Edgell 70,00 Leo Bo dke 40.65 J. Vv'. Smith 2.00 M.W. Smith 2.00 Ira Ballard 2.00 V.B. Mead 2.00 E. Royalty 2.00 R.C. Roach 2,00 Carrie :orb 2.00 Elsie Gum 2.00 C.149. Laird 2.00 Petty Cash(f-rt) 8.13 C.E. Smith 15.00 Vi'alter Green 100.00 Laurel Garage 3100 E.J. Niedekorn 169,28 IT IT 41.65 Tom Nix 4 5.00 Central Elec. Co. 6.10 Chas. Davis 30.00 Chas. Morris 6.00 H.L. Kenyon 6.00 H.A. Bundy 6.00 vu.X. Sausman 6.00 H. C . Knudsen 6.00 B.B. Hageman. 6.00 J.S. Brohaugh 6.00 hTe is V o rdahl 6.00 El. Bleaching Gas Co. 33.44 L.C. Hays 20.00 Laurel Outlook 53,25 I.P. Railway 14,21 E.J. Winters 11.40 Burroughs Addi ng Mach. 2.20 Thompson Yards , Inc. 48.70 H.T. White 175.00 Minutes of the city Council of Laurel Davis Transfer Co, 442.45 Henry Kiser ? 30.00 O.C. Bundy 48.00 O.C. Bundy 294.30 H. Lambert 5.00 Mt. St. Tel. & Teleg. 13.80 Midland Iron Wks. 21.15 'red Sands 25.00 Hall Lbr. Co, 171.90 Yellowstone Garage 35.25 W.L.A. Calder 41.65 Joe Vozabel 5100 Mrs N.B. Nicholas 5.00 Ben Savage 19.00 Billings :elec. & Supply 45.00 1drs. E.S. McConnell 9.00 Harry E. Schnapps x.50 t00 J.A. Kifer 150.00 N.E. Nicholas 5100 J.E. O'Brien 14.00 E.C. Gates 10.00 E.C. Edwards 72.25 O.C. Bundy 2.40 W.S. Jones 22.35 ?'.5. Jones 7.80 A.D. Nallizer 10.00 O.C. Bundy 5.80 Petty Cash 18.38 Yellowstone Garage 20.70 geese Price 6.50 Hersey Mfg. Co. 43.88 Hersey Mfg. Co. 246.88 O.M. Viola Co, 19.60 Mont. Pwr. Co. 13.15 Tdont. Pwr. Co. 299.94 City eater Dept. 5.25 City Dept. Water 150.00 If IT IT 225,00 John Kennick 5100 G.E. Settergren 41.65 It was moved and seconded that the report of the auditing be accepted and the the Clerk be instructed to draw warrants upon the proper funds in payment thereof. Motion carried, Permit to John Darham and others to tap water main in Spe- cial Improvement District X11 on 5th street where it owasses Yellowstone Avenue and lay a galvanized iron pipe south along said avenue 1740 feet and permitting certain persons outside the City 11mi!tt; the use of water was read and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried,was approved by the Council. The City Clerk was instructed to write the County Uommiss- ioners relative to placing the Intake construction east of the south pier d9 the county Bridge in the Yellowstone river,asking them to write him in acquiescence thereof. DISTRICT NUMBER 48 Ordinance X220 being an ordinance providing for the method of levy of assessments in spe ci al improvement district 1148 to pay for the improvements therein constructed was read and refered to the committee on ordinances. The Committee reported back re- commending that said ordinance be passed, It was then moved and seconded that the -report of the Committee be adopted and that the unanimous consent an&,;-vot6 ,of the Council be had to place said ordinance upon its i_ mediate passage. Upon roll call all aldermen present voted "Aye." It was then moved and seconded that ordinance f220 be passed and adopted. Upon roll call all Aldermen present voted "Aye" and said ordinacne was declared passed and adopted. Ordinance ?E221,being an ordinance providing for the form of bond,the denomination and issuance thereof to pay for the improvements in 6pecial Improvement District f 48, was read and referred to the committee on ordinances. The committee reported back reemmending that said ordinance be passed.It was then 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 said ordinance upon its immediate passage. Upon roll call all aldermen present voted "Aye". It way: then moved and seconded that Ordinance f 221 be pa-,.sed and adopted.Upon roll call all aldermen present voted "Aye" and said ordinance was declared passed and adopted. it was moved and seconded that the clerk issue to %he 6ecurity Bridge Company 6pecial Improvement District Bonds in the sum of $1100.00 against the funds of Special, Improvement Distric t3in conformity with the provisions of Ordinance #216,be ? t balance due as shown by the City EEn.gineer's final estimate of the improvements made in said district. Tdotion was unanimously carried and the clerk so instructed. The Council discussed Certain defective walks within& the corporate limits of the City of Laurel whereupon the Clerk.was instructed to no- tify all owners of such walks to have same repaired within a reasonable time,and that upon failure to do so the City would have the work done and the cost thereof charged to the properly and collected along with other taxes. ? Approved this---of 1920 ATTEST ,, r _V 7?