HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.15.1915Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Laurel, Montana, June 15th, 1915.
The City Council met session at eight o'clock:,.
P. Y1.
Meeting called to order by the acting Mayor.
Present Alderman Davis, Horen, Laird and Hanner.
Acting Mayor instructed the clerk to open bids
for the construction of sanitary sewers in Improvement
Districts 12, 13 and 14. Bids were as follows:
Security Bridge Coippany 14 033.09
Rowell & Atherly 16 241.03
Gorden Taylor Co. 14 125.22
F. Lindstrum 14 998.10
Bardsen & Co. 17 472.99
J.F. Kelley 15 997.29
McLaughlin & O'Neil 15 422.70
Frank Savarasy 15 411.90
A motion made by Hanner seconded by Davis that the
contract be awarded to the Security Bridge Co. for the
construction of sewers in districts 12, 13 and 14 they be'n
the lowest responsible bidders and that the Mayorlbe instructed
to enter into a contract with the successful bidder for said work.
Upon roll call the vote stood as f ollows:
Ayes:-- D-dvis, Horen, Laird, and Hanner
Nos:-- NRne.
Absent:--Hageter:
Minutes of last meeting read and approved on motion
duly made, seconded and carried.
Report of the water commissioner for the month of May
avas read. A motion was duly made, sedonded and carried that
said report be approved as read and placed on file.
The treausrers report for the month of May which was
returned to the treasurer for correction was read. A motion
was duly made, seconded and carried that said report be approved
as read and placed on file.
Report of the chief of police for the month of May
was read. A motion was duly made, seconded and carried, that
said report be approved and read and placed on file.
Specifications for pump and motor w~s read ana apmve3z On
motion duly made and seconded and carried .
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The water power and sewer committee filed their report
concerning the installation of a fifty horse power motor of five
hundred gallohl,papacity pump and the changes recommended by the
board of fire underwriters at the pump station.
After reading report of said water power and sewer
committee, a motion was duly nade, seconded and carried, that
said report be a pproved and placed on file, and that, the clerk
be instructed to have C.E.Shipman to prepare plans and specifications
for said work as set out in said report.
The acting Mayor appointed the water power and sewer
committee to have man hole on the west end of main front sewer
repaired.
Anting Mayor appointed a street and alley committee
to investigate the condition of streets and havethe same repaired
where they thought necessary.
/An affidavit of tax p«ying propert;; owners within the
City of Laurel requesting that their names be withdrawn from
petition protesting the creatinn of Special Improvement District
Nb. 15 and the final passage of Resolution 91. A motion was
made, seconded and carried, to file said affidavit.
Resolution No, 91 relating to Special Improvement
District No. 15 was reread. A motion was made and seconded
that said Resol:utionNo. 91 be finally passed as provisionally
passed. Upon roll call the vote stood as follows:
Ayes:-- Davis, Horen, Laird, Hanner.
No: --None.
Absent:--Hageter.
V Ordinance No. 122 creating Special Improvement District
No. 15 was read. A motion was duly made and seconded that sai.c
Ordinance No. 122 be passed and approved. Upon roll call the
vote stood as f ollows:
Ayes:-- Davis, Horen, Laird, Hanner.
No: --None.
Absent:--Hageter,
Resolution:No. 94 relating to the creation of Special
Improvement District No. 16 was reread, there being no protests
filed with the city clerk against the creation of said Special
Improvement District No. 16 and the passage of Resolution No. 94
It was regularly moved and seconded that Resolution No. 94 be
finally passed ap provisionally passed and that theclerk prepare
an ordinance creating Special Improvement No. 16 and present the
same at the next regular meeting of the Council.
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Upon roll call the vote stood as follows:
Ayes: --Davis, Horen, Laird, and Hanner.
Noe: --None.
Absent:--Hageter.
Resolution No. 92. relating to the creation of
Special
Improvement District No. 17 was reread, there being no
protests
filed with the city clerk against the creation of said
Special
Improvement District No. 17 and the passage of Resolution
92 it
was regularly moved and secondee that Resolution No. 92
be
finally passed as provisionally passed and that the clerk
prepare
an ordinance creating Special Improvement District No.
17 and present
the same at the next regular meeting of the Council. Upon
roll call the vots stood as follows:
Ayes:-- Davis, Horen, Laird and Hanner.
Nos: --None.
Absent:--Hageter.
The following bills were audited;
A.E.Stripp Ex4, Fufid,
50.00
Laurel,. T.J:umbing&Elc.Co. 7.T. Fund
15.00
Sewer Fund
3.75
Toter Fund
44.75
J.B.Yarbrough St. Fund
19.35
A. C. Storm Gen. Fund
19.00
` Spencer Bros. Park Fund
4=70
M.S.T.& T.Co. Gen. Fund
5.00
Laurel Trad. Co. Fater Fund
3.95
Laurel Trad. Co Gen. Fund
11.85
Laurel Trad..Co. Park Fund
10.20
Laurel Trad. Co. St. Fund
45.05
Gehrett& Price Gen. Fund
87.50
Gehrett & Price Gen. Fund
28.00
Funk Wold Co. St. Fund
5.00
Laurel P. E.& L. Co. Gen. Fund
45.00
J. B. Yarbrough St. Fund
19.95.
A motion was duly made,seconded and carried,that the above
bills be allowed that warrants be drawn on the treasurer
for the
amount of eachon.<th6 fund named.
A motion was duly made-, seconded and carried,that the bill
of A.C.Storm for reapiring the roof on the jail be referred
to
Hanner before being allowed.
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A motion was duly made, seconded and carried, authorizing
the acting Mayor to enter into a contract with B. C. Lillis, engineer,
for his services in connection with Improvement District No. 15.
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allowing Pyr. Lillis five and one-half per cent of the contractors
price for the construction of improvements in Special Improvement
District No. 15.
Adjourned nn motion duly made, secnnded and carried.
Act i Mayon.
Attest',
City Clerk.
Passed by the City Council and approved by the acting
mayor this _ (v day of A. D. 1915.
Acting yor.
Attest:
City Clerk.