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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 02.05.1974Minutes of the City Council of Laurel February 5~ 19711 A regular me~~ing of the City Cou~ail of the City of Laurel, Fontana, was held in the Council Chambers, and was called to order by the President of the Council, E. H. Ebersviller~ Sr.~ in the absence of the Mayor who was ill, at 7:00 o'clock, P.M., on Tuesday, February 5th, 197!1. Upon taking roll ca11, the following alderman answered present: H. Ebersviller Tam Hard Chuck Rodgers Ervin Metzger ~ Gaylord Easton Henry Gamer Tom Kilpatrick Bob Burns ~ i The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Motion was made by Gamer ~ and.~seconded by Hard that the minutes be approved a5 read. Motion carried. Certain reports of the City of Laurel were presentEd for approval as follows: City Treasur~r~s Financial report for the month of December, and Libra~r Reports for Dee~nber and January. Motion. was ~cnade by Metzg~:r and seconded by Kilpatrick that these reports be approved. Motion carried. Claims for the month of January were presented for approval as follows: Darlene Hawley 5 .00 Mountain Be11 13.60 Street Gas Stores 2l~.62 Yellowstone Office Supply 37.30 Crow & Associates 8.0~ Peterson Typewriter exchange 30.00 Mounta n B i ell 0.6 Re o e P ~t 9 rt r rintin Su 1 1 . 0 P ~ pp y 33 ~ Selby's lie-Print 1.00 Reporter Printing & Supply 33.l~0 Street Gas Stores 36.11 Hydotex Company 11.62 Montana Power Company 150.x.6 Duro Test Corporation 77.61 Fontana Dakota Utilities 117.38 Johnson Bros. 15.10 Ramsey T~umber Company 7.55 Coast to Coast 10.23 Carl Weissman & Sons 129.15 Gambles ~F.7? U• B• C. 2.70 Contributions fund 135.62 Mountain Bell 81.Q5 Montana Dakota Util3.ties 11.76 Hays Conoco 1..90 H-R Oxygen Supply 22.00 Contributions sand 112.Oq T~~a-ter Operating 5.00 Mid-American Ttesearch 51.0 Street Gas Stores 90. 6 Hydrotex Company 29.15 Laurel Auto Paxts 15.71.E Laurel Co-op Association x.60.25 Laurel Servicec~ntar 391.00 Contributions Fund 1Z1..5~ Street 16.~~ Yellowstone Valley Electric 32.16 Street 2.50 Water operating 7.40 1~. D. U. .7~ L~.urel Servieenter 5.89 Laurel Auto Parts 1~.~5 Hyrot~;x Cpmpany 11.62 Straet Gas Store 9.17 Contributions Fund 2~.5~. Yellowstone Bank 500.00 Cathy Schreiner 21.00 Th~3ftway x.93 Gaylord Brothers 39.7q M aounta3n Be11 16.81 M ontan~, Dakota Utilities 36.$4 Allies Hardware 9.30 Edna Tait Chapman x.79 Baker & Taylor Company x..39 F3ig Sky Linen 6.20 Contributions Fund 1.25 Billings, Public Library 5,~91~.~0 Water Operating 7.5q l~unichem Corporation 322.10 Laurel Co-op Assoc~.tion 1.15 Ramsey Lumber Cc~nnpany 16.x.8 Contributions Fund l~2.2~ Dewey Nunn 35.00 S. E. C. Corporation 99.00 Mountain Bell 17.35 h~ontana Power Company X00.26 Montana Dakota Utilities 229.19 Montana Dakota. Utilities 200. Q0 Hall M aching Co, Inc. 9.80 Laurel Auto Parts 2.00 Allies Hardware l~.16 Contra.butions Fund 14 .51 Montana Dakota Utilities 6.32 ~ ontana Power Company 1.x.0 atireeti uas ,~~ores 13.y3 Hydrotex Company 11.62 Coast to Coast ~5 H-C-L Equipment Inc. 11.68 Contributions Fund 102.26 Street 3.75 I~Ion-~~,na Power Company 1.10 Crane Supply Company 128.0 Contributions Fund 10.21 Coast to Coast 1.37 Montana Power Company 1 .95 Montana Dakota iltilities 12~.~.7 1~ontana Dakota TJtilities 30.2~~- Contributions Fund l~.73 Montana Power Company 1.L~0 Street 2.50 Donald :C~enlaardt 10.35 Mounta3.n Bell 26.28 Fontana Dakota T7tiliti~s 36.85 Street Gas Stores 190.62 Hydrotex Company 29.05 Smith Super Service 2.f~0 DeCarlo's Conoco 2.00 Gambles 2.2l~ ~tymo Communications Inc. 66.57 Laurel Auto Parts 11.20 Grand Fence Company 495•-~ Contributions Fund 667.79 ~€ountain Bell X0.28 Ken Beven 35,00 S.E.C. Corporation 7lt.2~. Va11ey Welders Supply Tnc. 12.75 Yellowstone Va11ey Electric 3.00 Montana Power Company 1009.99 l~ontan.a Dakota Utilities 9.15 Montana Dakota ~l`tilities 29l~.?7 Montana Powder & Equi~anent 56.59 Power Transmission Equipment X5.86 Bearings Supply C~npany l0.bf3 Crane Supply Company 162.97 Laurel Auto Parts 18.32 Industrial Towel & Cover 16,65 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Coast to Caost 13.95 Laure3 Co-op Association 1~.7~. ramb7.es 2.~6 Street Gas Stores 169.95 Hydrotex Company I~Q.67 Mang~wns Upholstry l~1.5p Ramey Lumber Campan~r 36.5? Grinell Corporation 551.31 Contributions Fund ?38.79 Water operating 7,pp Contributions Fund 39.22 Street 6.00 Water Operating 1.25 Hydrotex Cognpany s,$~, Street Gas Stores 55.69 H-C-L Equipment Inc. .63 Laurel Auto Parts 10.83 Tractor & Equipment Company 19.59 Contributions Fund 163.25 Street 18.OQ Water Operating 2.50 Hydrotex CamPanY 23.24 Street Gas Stores 199.38 Tractor & Equipment Company 58.76 Laurel Auto Parts 29.26 H-C-L Equipment Inc. 1.$7 Contributions Fund 522.93 Contributions Fund 4.4( Montana Power Company x.75.70 Montana Power Company l~72.32 Contributions Fund 7.61 Laurel Auto Parts 28.9. Street Gas Stores 10.32 Hydrotex Company 11.62 Contribut~.ons Fund x.97 Tri-Jack Manufactring Company ~~.2.26 N~ontana School Equipment 955.E Montana School Equipment 1,000.00 lotion was made by Metzger and seconded by Gc,~mer that the c~.aims be allowed. Motion carried. A request was pre~~nted by the Laurel High School Class of 1961 for the use of .Riverside Hall for a banquet and dance on Satixrday night, July 6th 1971~~ for a clasp reunion. After discussion, motion was made by Rodgers, and seconded by Kilpatrick that this matter be turned over to a ccanmi~t~e with authority to act. Ebersv311er then turned this over to the Pla~nnin~ and Improvement Committee. Motion carried. Mrs. Roxene Harman andl~rs. Ruth Cole attended the meeting witY~ a request from the Laurel Federated Women's Club for permission-~:#ro create a park on the south side of West Main Street between Darigold and tha Wagon Wheel Motel. They would also need some more dir~G. After discussion, motion was made by Kilpatrick and seconded by Hard to give every possible assistance to the club for this purpose. Motion carried. Metzger stated that dogs wire again becoming a problem ~.n Laurel. After discussion, motion was made by Metzger and seconded by Burns that this matter b~ turned back to the Public Safety Ccxnmittee for a report at the next meeting. Motion carried. Much discussion on this matter. Gom~r brought up the subject of Dr. Turcotte~s sign on Rains property. City Engineer stated that he had a survey of this property, and that the sign was on City property. Tt was the opinion of the council that this matter should be settled between Dr. Turcotte and the property owner. Burns reported that a Minnie Sonnymaker had asked for enough material to make some decent signs advertising Riverside Park. The Chief of Police report- ed on this and suggested that Burns contact Kent Harris. Rodgers presented a request frcan the Volunteer Fire Department for the use of Riverside Hall for the Firernen~s convention on June 6th, 7th, and 8th with the possibility of a dance on the 8th. Motion was made by Rodgers and seconded by Metzger that this rriatter be turned over to camrnitt~e with authority to act, and the committee to contact Marvin Carter with their' decision. Notion carried. Rodgers reported -hat the committee had approved the evaluation test for the City Employees, and that the date would be February 12th. February 12th being a day when the City offices are colsed, Kilpatric~e called the evaluator and had the date chanaec] t~ the i ~+.r _ _ ._O. ~ r~ vra~ Rodgers brought up the sub~e~t o~ a different system of reporting the activities of ¢`ity Employees, the reports to be presented to the council tnonthly~ frcan each department. Th3.s system to be on a trial basis for a year. City Engineer reported that there had been much improv~m~nt during the 1a~t few year's and felt that the ~yste~n in force at this time was working nicely. After discussion, motion was made by Rodgers and seconded by Metzger that the monthly reports sy$tem be put into effect immediately. Motion carried. Request to the Council from the M. D. U. for permission to park a 11a, x 82-foot trailor in front of the M.D.U. for an 8-hour display, oi~ Apr3.l 8th. lotion was made by Metzger and seconded by Rodgers that permission be granted. Chief of Police stated that a pex~nit should came from the Police Depart~rcent. Motion and second were withdrawn. County Sanitarian attended the meeting regard~.ng an out~ide~ resident who was collecting garbage. There being no fzzrther busin~s~ to come before the council at this time motion was made by I~+Iet~ger and seconded by Rodgers that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Dorothy P Bundy, City C erk Passed by the City Council of the Cit Laurel, Montana, and approved by th~+~iayor, this 19th day of Februarys i . M. ich, Mayor ATTEST s orothy .Bundy, Cit erk i I