HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03.20.1917Minutes of the city council of Laurel
Laurel, Montana - - March 20th, 1917.
The City Council meet in regular session at the Council Chambers
of the City Hall at S o+clock.
Meeting called to order by the Mayor.
The following Alderman were present: Davis, Dix, Hanner, Jacobs
and Lamb.
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
Resignation of Nightwatchman Wilson read and accept9d on motion
duly made, seconded and carried.
Ordinance No. 139 providing for the Registration of the Names of
Persons Eligible to vote at Special Flections by Taxpayers within the
City of Laurel, Yontana, was introduced and read.
A motion was made by Hannar and seconded by Davis that Ordinance
No. 139 as read be passed and adopted. Upon roll call the vote stood
as follows;
Aye: Lamb, Davis, DixT Hanner and Jacobs.
Nay: None
Absent: Horen.
Whereupon ordinance No. 139 was declared, adopted and was approved
by the Rrayor, attested, by the Clerk and the seal of the City attached.
Ordinance No. 140 providing for submitting to the taxpayers, who
are qualified electors of the City of Laurel, the proposition of said
City extending the three per cent limit of indebtedness fixed by law
and incurring an additional indebtedness, (which indebtedness,
ing all indebtedness heretofore contracted which is unpaid or out-
standing, shall not exceed ten per centum over and above the three
per cent heretofore referred to, of the total assessed valuation of
the taxable property of the City as ascertained by the last assessment
for State and County taxes), by the issuance of negotiable coupon bonds
to the amount of Four thousand Dollars, for the purpose of procuring
a Water Supply for said city which shall own and control said water
supply and devote the revenues derived therefrom to the payment of the
debt, was introducedand read.
A motion was made by Jacons -and seconded by Dix that Ordinance
No. 140 as readd be passed and adopted. Upon roll cell the vote stood
as follows:
Aye: Lamb, Davis, Dix, Hanner and Jacobs.
Nay: None
Absent: Horen.
Whereupon Ordinance No. 140 was declared adopted and was approved
by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk, and the seal of the City attached.
Meeting adjourned on motion duly made, seconded and carried.
City Cleric.
Approved this day of April, A.D. 1917.
Mayor
City Clerk