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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 04.18.1916Minutes ®f the City Council of Laurel Laurel, Montana, April 18th,191S.. The City Coancil met in regular session at the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Laurel, Montana, at eiht o'clock P.M. The meeting -:as called to order by the Mayor. There were pres::nt, aldermen, Laird, Horen, Jacobsand Davis. The minutes of the last meetin_: were read and ---proved on mot -on duly :Wade, seconded and carried. Dater committee which wa to re -ort on the equip•rf.�ent at the pump mouse was continued and instructed to report at the next regular meeting. Communication from, the Industrial Accident Board concerning a balance of .�1.e5 assessment for month of July,1 X15, t as read. On motion d...ly made, seconded and carried clerk wa instructed to forward said 51. 5 for asses.:ment in July 1915, as rer their rs 1uest. Protests filed with the City Clerk in Improvement District No. 19 were found as follows; - Patrick Gormally Hannah Gormally Lots 1 t-nd 2 Block 1 Laurel Heights Sub. A motion was duly made, seconded and carded that the said protests be declare,' insufficient and overrulgA. IR-esolution No. 108 relating to the creation of special Improvement District No. 19,w_ ---s read. A motion was duly�y� made and seconded that the said Resolution be finallynand apir,roved as read. Ur.on roll call the vote stood as follows; - Ayes; Laird, Horen, Jacobs an'], Davis. :Toes;- None. Absent;- Hanner an' Hageter. Protests filed with the clerk in Special Iinrrrovement DistrictTo. '-0, were as follows; - Ella R. Flunk Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 13, Laurel Heights Sub. A motion was duly made, seconded and ca::_,led that the protest as filed be declarzd insufficient an,1 overrul Resolution No. 109 relating to the crea, icr_ of Sc-ecial Improvement District No. 20 r4as read. A motion wa___3 duly made and seconded that the sai-:'_ Resolution be finally passe d as read. Upon roll ca 11 the vote �tccd_ as ol1oT s;- Ayes;- Laird, Horen, Jacobs and Davis. None. Absent;- Hanner and Hage -ter, Minutes ®f the City Council ®f Laurel Specifications for Improve�rients to be constructed in Special Is:rrovement District NO. 18 was �' proved and acc-j�ted by the council after chan��in,�� the specifications concerning the instal ation of inch and one-half galvanized iron pipe to the installation of four inch woo" 1ipe. This change was accepted by the bidders or t:i .ir at the said rt:ecting and that their bids were considered with the understanding that the wood pipe be substituted for that of the iron. The clerk wa� instructed t c cl en bids for the construction of Improvements in Special Im-,rovement District No. 18, which said bi srer. found as f o lo- s; E. Lindstrum McLaughlin & O'Neil 1*Jm.Nowe11 2130.50 1583.50 1655.00 A motion was duly made seconded and carried that the bid of McLaughlin & O'Neil be accepted and that the said bidder enter into a contract with the City of Laurel for the performance of said work and furnishin,:�, materials as specified in said plans was sy eci-rications and alp o furnish a pond in the sure of j","10�;0.0 �0 y �o be a -.-:proved by the City Council. The mayor recocr:?r:enf'ed the appointrren t of B.C.Lillis as City Engineer to fill the vacancy of C E.' hipman. On motion -'uly made, seconded and carried, the council approved and confirmed the a'.-oointment as mare by the r:;ayor. The Laurel Milling Co. as represented by Chas. Davis asked the city to install a fire hyd_'ant near their mill, they offered to furnish the material necess---ry in the installation of the said hydrant if the City would pay for the labor becessary in installing this hydrant. A motion was duly made, seconded and carried that the pro_,ositicn as offere' by the Laurel Milling Company be accepted, and that the clerk be instructed to have McLaughlin & O'Neil order the hydrant and necessary materials for the installation of this -fire hydrant and install the same, ,-,,•hile here puttinc, in the improvements in District No. 18. A motion w,3 duly made, seconded a.n;l carried that the burned barn of James Kennedy situate upon his property in the Laurel Realty Second Sub. be declarer -.1 a nu nce, and that the street colLfilissioner be instructed to tear down the old barn and pile the lumber uro_1 the lots on which said barn is now situate and that the cost of the said ej:pense in removing Minutes ®f the city Council ®f Laurel this barn shKl be assessed against the prorerty as a special tax. Ad j curne:� on me t i o_1 duly rnad e, seconded and c, -,,cried. City Clerk. Approved this day of ,�91E. Attest: City Clerk.