HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 07.06.1915Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Laurel, Montana, July 6th, 1915.
The City Council met in regular session at the Council
Chambers of the City Hall at 8 O'clock P.M.
Meeting called to order by acting Mayor.
Present Aldermen Laird, HRren Hagerter, Davis and Harmer.
Minutes of last meeting read and a proved on motion
duly made, seconded and carried.
Acting Mayor instructed the clerk to open proposals
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for furnishing of a pump and motor and the installation
of the same. Bids were found as follows:
Secutiry Bridge Company, t2365.00
A motion was made by Davis, seconded by Horen
that the contract be awarded to the Security Bridge Company,
they being the lowest responsible bidders, and that the
Acting Mayor and- the :-City_ Clerk on- behalf -.of" the City
of Laurel, be instructed to enter into a contract with
the Security Bridge Company, and that the Security Bridge
after
Company filing a bond as required and entering into the
co ntrr�ctabel' ven their certified check. Upon roll call
the vote stood as folloNs:
Ayes:- Laird, Horen, Hagerter, Davis and Hanner.
Nos:- None.
Absent:- None.
A written protest of Jacob Kuhn filed by Johnston and
Colerman,his attorneys, setting forth certain irregularities
in the creation of improvement district No. 153, was read.
A motion was duly made, seconded and carried that
said protest be received and placed on file.
j,," Acting Mayor instructed clerk to open proposals for the
construction of improvements in improvement district No. 15.
The proposals werefound as follows:
Farren
Construction Company
X38891.73.
Weish &
Berry
"40140.15.
A motion was made by Hanner, seconded by Davis, that
all of the above bids for construction of improvements
Improvement District No. 15 be rejected, and that the City
Clerk be instructed to readvertise for bids immediately.
Upon roll call the vote stood as follows:
ayes:-Laird,Horen, Hagerter, Davis and Hanner.
Nos:- None.
Absent:- None.
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Treasurers report for the month of June was read and approved
on motion duly made, seconded and carried.
The eater Commissioners report for the month of June was
read and approved on motion duly made, seanded and carried.
Report of- the Chief of Police for the month of June
was read and approved on motion duly made, seconded arta carried.
The Fater Power and Sewer committee reported th6t they
would have the S.cutiry Bridge Company repair the man hole
at the west end of the main trunk sewer while they were here
doing other contract work for the city.
The Street and Alley Committee reported.that they had
investigated the condition of the street and alleys and
instrfacted the street commissioner to make all necessary
repairs.
The communication and offer of John R. Price & Co.,
of Seattle, in connection with the x12,000.00 bond issue of
the City of Laurel, was read. A motion was duly made, seconded
and carried that the communication and offer be placed on file
and that a resolution be passed concerning said bond issue, and
the offer bf John E.Price & Co..
Resolution No. 99, relating to the "12,000.00 bond issue and
the offer of Jahn E.Price & Co. was read. A motion was made by
Hanner and seconded by Koren that said resolution be passed and
approved. Upon roll call the votle stood as fo lows:
Ayes;- Laird, Horen, Hagerter Davis & Hanner.
Nos:- None.
Absent:- None.
Petition of the Laurel Club was read a motion was duly made,
seconded and carried that petition be granted and th.-�t the Laurel
Club be given permit as per their request of said petition.
Petition of n.T .Hagerter to continue in the business of
retail liquor dealer was read. A motion was duly made, seconded
and carried that the petition be granted and that R.W.Hagerter
be issued a license for the conducting of retail liquor dealers
business.
The bond of R..Hagerter for conducting the business of
retail liquor dealing was read and approvedon motion duly made,
seconded and carried.
The depository bond of the Laurel State Bank in the
sum of 4,000.00 was read and approved on motion duly made,
seconded and carried.
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Contract of the warren Construction Co. to furnish
bitfilithie paving to other contractors who maybe successful
in securing the contract for the construction of improvements
in Special Improvement District No. 15, was read. A motion
was duly made, seconded and carried that the contract be filed
for future reference.
The Fater Power and Sewer Committee were instructed to
investigate the conditicn of the filter beds and report the
same at the next regular meeting. Acting Mayor appointed
Hanner to act in place of Jacobs on said committee.
A motion was duly made, seconded and carried that the
account of A.C.Storm in the sum of 8.00 be disallowed, and that
instead he be allowed 6'6.00.
Resolution No. 98, relating to the tax levy of Laurel
for 1915 was read. A motion was duly made and seconded that
said resolution be provisionally passed and approved. tiUpon roll
call the vote stood as follows:-
Ayc=s:- Laird, Horen, Hagerter, Davis &. Hanner.
Nos:- None.
Absent:- None.
B.C. Lillis, engineer, made the council a proposition
to do all engineering work which may from time to time need to
be done for the City of Laurel for 52, of the contract price
thereof.
Resolution No.93, relating to transfers upon money
from one fund to another was read. A motion was duly madegnd
seconded thatcsaid'�resoluticn be passed and approved. Upon
roll call the vote stood as follows:
Ayes:- Laird, Horen, Hagerter, Davis and Hanner.
Nos:- None.
Absent: -None.
Resolution No. 95, relating to transfers upon_ money
from one fund to another was read. A motion was duly made and
seconded that said resolution be passed and approved. U�on roll
call the vote stood as follows:
Ayes; LL'�ird, Horen, Hagerter, Davis and Hanner.
Nos; none.
Absent; None.
Resolution No. 96, relating to transfers upon money from
one fund to another was read. A motion wps duly made and seconded
that said resolution be passed and approved. U on roll call
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the vote stood as follows:
Ayes; Laird, Hoern, Hagerter,
Davis Und Hanner.
Nos;None.
Absent; None.
Resolution No 97 levying and
assessing
taxes in Improvement
District No. 11 was read. A motion
was made
and seconded that
said resolution be provistonall passsed
and
approved. Upon roll
call the vote stood as fo'.lows:
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Ayes:- Laird, Horen, Hagerter,
Davis and
Hanner.
Nos:- None.
Absent:- None.
Acting mayor appointed h--:gerter
to act
on auditing.
The following bills were audited:
M.J.Kifer
Gen.�4.0
W .L.A. Ca lder
Ex.
ri ,41.65.
Jake Kifer
Police
100.00
Jake Kifer
Ex.
$5.00
OX —Bundy_ _ .
Park
t6o.00
Geo.Hudson
Ex.
25.00
Ed.Lamb
Police
?"75.00
J B.Platt Water
X100.00
J.B.Yarbrough
Sprinkling
14.40
J.B.Yarbrough
Ex.
115.00
N.P.P.y.Co.
T'ater
51.50
M.J.Kifer
Gen..
861.51.
Gehrett&Price
Gen.
�, 6.00
C.E.Shipman
Water
035.25
C.E.Shipman
Ex.
"78.00
M S.TeI�.&Tel.Co.
Gen.
x"5.00
Genrett&Price
Gen.
38.50
A.C.Storm
Gen.
`6.00
C.T.Laird
Ex.
6.00
E.W .Hanner
Ex.
6.00
C.Horen
Ex.
." 6.00
Chas. Davis
Ex.
$6.00
R.W.Hagerter
Ex.
6.00
G`BSettergren
Ex.
42.30
Laurel Plum.&Flet.
Fater
50.45.
Laurel Plmm.&Elec.
Tater.T.
�15V,000
Neese&McPartlin
Ex.
�.95
O.H.Bundy
Ex.
$44.03
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0.H.Bundy Water 2.37.
Mont.Power Co. Gen. 8.40
Mont.Power Co. St. 48.00
Mont.Power Co. 77ater A133.10
Wm. Jacobs. Fx. 6.00
Jewell Nursery Co. Park. 55.40
Jewell Nursery Co. Park. 43.10.
A motion was duly made, seconded and carried that the
forgeoing bills be allowed and warrznts be drawn u,)on the
treasurer for the amount of each upon the fund named.
Adjourned on motion duly made seconded and carried.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk.
Approved by the Counci and Mayor this 3rd.day of A gust.1915.
tiC in !,,payor.
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