HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 05.07.1918Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
LAUREL ,!,!ONTA' A Hay7th, 1918.
The City Council met in regular session at the Council
Chamber in City Hall at 8 o' clock P. `1.
The meeting was called t.- order by the 1.1ayor.
The following aldermen were present; Price, Davis,
McCauley, Gill, Ahlstrom and Alden.
The minutes of the two previous meetings 14liere read
and approved.
Reports of the Chief of Poliod and the Police Judge
for the months of Feburary and April were read and upon
motion made, seconded and carried were aprnved.
-'�,eports of the City Treasurer for the months of
Febu2ary, .1.1arch and April were read and upon motion made,
seconded and carried were approved.
Letter from the Sta-e Examiner read and u -,on
motion made, seconded and carried was ordered placed on
file.
Letters from the State Board of Health and from the
State Board of Defense were read and upon motion., made, seconded
and carried were ordered placed on file.
This being the time to open bids for the installing
of Lighting District f7ll, the Clerk was in structed to open
the only bid submitted, that of the '11-ontana flower r"Mnrip-any.
The bid of this Ccmapn y was Y'4784.00.
'Notion made by Price and seconded by 11,11c(-Ja,uley that
the bid of the I'lontana Power Co be accepted and the contract
a-xardedt o them and that the Ylayor and the City Clerk be
authorized to enter into a written contract in accordance
with ordinance r 154.
Upon roll call the vote stood as follows;
Ayes; Price,, LIcCauley, Davis, Gill, Ahlstrom and
Alden.
Nay; No.
Absent; hone.
The same being the unanious.consent of the Council
present.
Petition asking that an Improvement District be
created for the purpose of building a cement walk and
curbing on the East side of Block 16 and the west side
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of Block 15 in the Laurel Realty 2nd Sub was refered to
the Steet- and Alley Com'..-,ittee.
The I-Tayor appointed JMr-. Jordan to the office
of City Clerk et 1 -Vater Com-...issioner and Sam, Turner as
assistant.
Motion made, , seconded and carried tliat these
appoitments be ratified.
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iviotion made, seconded and carried :that
Reece Price be elected President of the Council for
tlie ensuing year.
The 11,111ayor appointed Geo. W. Graff., C. E. Sande
and I'Irs. T. A. Rigney to act as the Library Board.
Motion made, seconded and carried that -04111,i
the action of the T,,Iayo:-.- be ratified.
The followin g appoint-ments were made by the
layor;
Street &- Alley Commmitt`e; Davis, Price and Gill
Auditing Committee; Ahlstrom, "LlcCauley and Alden.
Water & Sewer; Price, Davis and Gill.
Park Cont..ittee; McCauley, Ahlstrom and Davis.
Uri dance Com -.,-:it tee; Gill, Ahls-11,rom and Alden.
:'"finance Com:,-rittee; Alden, 1,11--Cauley and Price.
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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T otion made, seconded and carried that the Clerk be
authorized to advertise for bids on the following crossings;
Hotion made, seconded `"nd carried that the salary of
the Chief of Police be increased 120.001 per month.
Rayor appointed F. 7, Quinn, Chief of Police for the
ensuing year at a salary of Q85.00 ;ger month.
Hoti-n made, seconded and carried that the action
of the Hayor in this appointment be ratified.
Notion zmade, secondsd and carried that the City
'>-Clerk be authorized to advertise for bids for a combination
Grader and oscarifier for use on the City Streets.
got ion made, seconded and carried that the _iontana
Power Co be granted a ten days extension in which to procure
a Dend covering their contract.
.lotion made, seconded and carried that Recce Price
be appointed Chief of the Fire Department for the ensuing
year.
Notion mad., seconded and carried that the Clerk be
authorized to advertise for bids on Sprinkling the streets
in Sprinkling District 11, bids to be submitted on work
by the day.
The following bills were audited and read and
warrants ordered drawn on their respective funds to
pay same.
N. P. F<y Co
224.18
Montana Power Co
16920
nrs J. G'er tzen
3,25
Barry Tabor
2.00
Lobby Cafe
4.90
J. A. Spenscer
2.50
mrs U. T. ,,,,bite
3.00
0. G. Kassner
2.00
aurel Trading Co
1.90
i . H. Quinn
65.00
W. L. G. Unger
25.00
... R. Walton
1.80
It. States is T Co
7.25
Chase National Bark
1.0
T. J. Gold
2.00
X. Schneider
2, 0C
G. E. Settregren
83,30
Cloyd Coal Co
2,50
Geo. R. Alden
20.00
L. Aj Wilkerson
14.030
Industrial Board
13.48
Chas Davis
10.05
Anna Lay
3.00
Belle McFadden
3.00
Gilpin & Wilkerson
6.25
Ernest Wilson
1G0.00.
Montana !'over Co
7.55
Montana Power Co
48.00
J. HI Jordan
100.00
0. C. Bundy
5.25
Laurel Plumbing & Ele
Co 62.45
James Phillips
84.00
do
86.00
W. L. A. Calder
30.00
H. J. O'F'allon Su.ply
Co 1091.45
D. S. Clinger
7.50
Gehrett t Price
58.00
Ad j ournec? on motion.
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Clerk
Approved this day of......1913
Attest; ' :?,
e` Clerk ayor