HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10.01.1974. _ _
Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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A re~u].ar meeting eaf the City Coviac3.1 of the City of La~ure3, Montana,
w~.~ held i~ the eot~~il aha~bers ~d w~.~ ~a11e~ tg ~+r~ler bar Mayer Lois M.
Yovetic~, a~ 7sn~ a~clmck, P.M.~ om Tue~~l~.y~ tJctab~r 1, 197•
Upon t~dr~~ rm11 eall~ tl~e f~ll~frl.ng aldermen a~r~~swer~l present s
T~ Hard Qa~~r ~;as~~ ~oia Bilpatri~k Chuc~e R€r~lger.~ Bmb Burs
~~vi.~. M~tti~er E.~. ~bersviller, Sr. H~~r ~~er
The minutes ~F the previ~~ac meeti~ wire r~,~st. Mati~x~ w~ ~a~ by I~ilpatriek ariel s~aendeal by lamer ~h€~t the miriu~~s be approv+~d ads read with the
eerre~ti~n ~f the paragraph regaraling the rate ~f ps~y given as b us t~ the
work stu~r boys. M~ti~. c~rriei.
~t~er w~ read fry the ~~x~a.n.@ Bm~.rel ~$ki.r~g that the nee ~f ~To
At~n Little b~ ree ~~~.e~l as a member ~f the Zoning Beard to ~i11 ~h~ vacancy
left by the resi~natian off' J~hr~ Daley. Mati~ was made by Ebersv3.ll~r a~el ~sa0r~~ed tads M~t~~er tY~at J~ I..ttle lie appointed to the Z~nin~ Bdard. M~ta.~a
~~tr2'18~.
Certa3.n reports of the City ~f Za~rel w~rca pr~sen~ed fir ~.pprmval. as
f011a?ws: ~it~ Clerks s Cash rspmrt, ~itg Clerks ~ Tri~.1. Bslariee, City Trea3urear's
~'inaacial ~tat~n~nt, -all fir the month ~f Aug~~t. M~i~~ way ma~ele by Me~z~eer ~d secm~ade~t by- meter tt~~t the$e repc~x~ts be approveal. M~tian parried.
Cla3s~~ ~'ar the ~on~b ~f September were presaen~~~i far ~.ppravs~3..
M~~i~n was made bar Eber~viller au~d. seeor~~le~i by M~tz~~r that the c1~3.m~ be
a7.l~wed with than ~~ca~pti~n of the claims filed for the wmrk ~t~~y p~rsonn~l.
~oti0n c~rri.e~l.
Payroll ~'u~~t 32,927..2a a~hn Mnr~ 7,i5~.4~
Trne~or & Egs~.ipn~nt 2l~,2~. E~ormthy P. B~ly 67.81
Petty CasY~ 68.~~ earl Ko~as 3 .tom
Paul. Krill ~~~.0~ R~s~mz~y Metz~~r 1C~0.m
Ma~ar3. Kaiser 100.a~ ~ial~~ Cc~nm~~r 38.19
Jim Palm~srsheix 16.5 Laurel Auto ~t6.3~1 Mt, Be11 ~.~1 ~ier~ency Medical S~rvicse 5a.0
H_R (~geM ? .14 J . C . Pennep Cap. ? 7.1!
Marv' ~tand~d 1.~~ ~~as~ to Co~~t 3~•6~
Petty C~.sh 17.3 Ter~s~. aramacr
~av~ Powers 25.4 V~1. Fire Dept. 225•
~Is1 ardr ~~.~f8 Water D~part~ent 18~.~~ Kezuaeth ~ine~h 3~t•43 Pettp Cash 1•~~
Petty Cash ?7•~~ ~~nt. State Tre~.~~arer 16,~.~
P~t~y Ca.~l~ 83.x.8 Petty Cash .1~~
Wes~~r~ Printixi~ 1~.~ Prf.c~ Pharmacy 29.86
Int. X11 1~~.69 Y~11ow~~0~~ Office SuPP1Y 9.~3
Hurlbut, Kar~ich & McGu7.l~~g1~lt1.9.29 7:a~~are1. S~reic~tt~rar •99
La~reZ auto Party 6?.62 ~lFf~J ~g•~~ Petter~~a Typewriter 388.8 I~xarel A~.~~ X3.91
H_R pxg~ 12.E Q.E.C. C.rp.
lent. Pmwer lt6~«~5 Carpenter Paper 27.82
v~~ky wok 16.5 sasehi..a xer~s~ 55.E
Mont. State Uri3verait~ 189.66 Water Uperati 17.E
Laurel Go~p 131.7 P`~,rtaer~ Unite Cer~~ral ~xehan~e 371.0
v_„ __.__i n..,, L', _a.~,.3 , a T.n~saer Q+.,.~tin it
.{.CRi J..Lid/MCi {/4+L1G Y s~L.J.P.. i:l16V i/116'r iV :/cF i Vli+l~j v Vi ss~s.~a
Cathy Schreiner l~ A11ie: Iiariwar~ 9.~t~ Big Sky L3.n~~ 6.~8 Bl~~. Publ.i.c I,ibr~ry 3166.
R ey Lumber CO. ~lt•79 Valley Wel~~rs 1~.2~
1~. ~r~.~ 1~.~0 Westehem I~?a. 88.C7~
Caa~~ ter EQ~s~ '1.98 Thriftways 1,95
Bib P~rrker 1~~.DA C~+Sne~ ~ Pharmacy l~~.12
Fieht~aer Chevrolet 12.6 ~eaurity Equip~ea~ 6.6~
Terr3.tari.al Supplies 2.17 Ilr. Roaselet ~3. Laurel Servic~~tesr 19.23 Water (9peratin~ 1~.~
Mid Amer3.can R~~exrch 2l~3..~t9 IJewe~ N •
s.~.c. c.~. i~~.o~ rat. B~Zi 16.85
M~r?t. Power l~~i.71 1~2DtT 123,l~9
L~,ure1 A~.te Party x.93 W. ~i. Phillips 26.~g
I,a~r~l Servicenter 8.71 \ L~.~~l Caop 3.~~ Western Prin.tir~~ & I,ithO. 5 •33 Wester Prixit3.n~ ~~t.3
~er~ Berea 3~•~ General.. 3~..~~?
S.E.C. corp 12~.f~~ I~*ce ~~l.e~t 53lt•5~
lit. 8 11 6~.?~ Ye1.l.aws~te~e Va11ey El~c~ri.e 3
Mont~an~ Pmwer 1~5~'T.91 MDU' 1~.7.~t
Latarel auto L~~.9.3 W"~=1~er ~~.chi~e 22.~~ ~a~nbles 17.I~2 La.~~xe1 coAp 65.E
G~xlers~l. Ele~tr3.e `7.63 Larry Woman 359.E
Mont. ~t~~e U~3.v~r:ity 189.86 Satre Mo~c~r ~ervia~s ~3.6A
Caa.at to ~a~ast 6.8a Z~.urel Servicentecr 9~•'T~
Dsve~ a Mobile ~~rei.ce 56.~~ B.L.M.. 81.76
~ Gri.nnell Carp. 18~.l~; Northwest Pipe Utilities ?1~. W'atex~wark: 3~ppliea !~!4?.~2 T~a~~r Operating 9.5
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Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
Q~~er~,]. 86.E Watar Qpera~i~~ 1~.5~
Laurel ~oQp _ 36.9t~ ~m~rica~ oil C~. 70.95 La~r~l rv3centear 359.1 2 Tractor ~ Equip~erit 61.38
I,aur~l. ~.ut~ Parts 1Ea8.~~ ~3-C-L ~qui.pment ~2.~,~
St~rm~nt'~ Blacksm~.th & Welet?~ ~lt.9~ Billings M~.chi.ne 75.~~
R. W~o~r~ 3~.~~ Gambles 3.2~
Moat. Power X75.74 MoAt. Power l~77-.51
Sesx~ior Citizens Dinner 1'@~.~0
The Mayer aatdres~~al the council a~a~ ap~logi~ed fmr losing h3.s temp~p
at the la$t ~neetin~. ~Ie atat~al th~.t it takes a Z/3 m~~mritg of the entire eoune3.1
to ~verri~ie ~ vetn ~f the Ma~ror. Ki.1p~.~~S.ck ~ai~ that hs w~ulei like to have a
meetin.~ ~f tie whmle ~ataneil tm di.sct~a~ this ~~.rba~e s3.t~a~i~r~ after the ~g~l.a~r
~eetin~. Burns t~ta~e~ that he ~el~ the matter co~1~ be handled at the re~.lar
sa~~tin~. Durisag c~i~cussic~n, sc?r~ehew the garbage situation dot mixed up w~.th the water ~s~rs. Kilp~.trick sa3~. he wc~~.ld like to see the co~aty resiaient~
pay $S.~A per pickup load, and. the city re;si~nt$ could ~as~ibly have mne or
two tickets per myth to take trash t~ the la~nAlfill. Kilpatrick ~na~ a m~ti
that the Pl€~nnir~; gel Improvement C~asmi.ttee should call a meeting anal discuss
this utter. Seconded by Metzler. Motion carr3.ei.
The Mayor brought tip the sub~eet of the elderl~r people and it Waa sug~e~tmd that D~.ve McGull~ugh contact tie water teeter ~aleas~n~a to discuss
prices ~f m~ter~. TJave theme set 4ctobeer 16th at 6s3~ P.M. for this ~esetin~,
and eac,la sale~nan try be gi~esn 3~ minutes to e~escribes hip pro~~ct~ and. ccan~
~p tirith a price .
Thy Mayor br~~ht up the subject of the ~m~t off' ~e~r~r char~~s ~o the , elderly. .fit pres~n~ the s~w~sr charge is 7S~ of the watear bill. He su~~eated
tl~~.~ when the teeters are in~~~lled, since the flat rs~t~ f~+r water hay been
cut in half that the ae~er change be lowered from $6,~~ t4 $3.25 also, mak3n~
the mini~~a rate for those using- ~.0~ dubic feet of vate~ or l~~~s t~ be $8.7~
per month. Motien wa: made by ~i.lp~.tr~.ck and ~eeon~ed bg Metz~r. Motia~n
carried with the expre$~ stipul~.timn that ~he~e fo1k~ h~.qe a meter i~~t~.11ei
a,~ ~~~n s~ pa~~ible.
C~vt~ty 5a~it~ri~ri.~~ report was pr~s~nt~~l for approval. M~ti~r~ was
maale by Roomers and ~eeor~~d by Kilp~.t~.ck ghat the report be ~pprov~~l. ~mt~.~
carrieel.
Metzger r~por~+~~ m~ the lmt~ the cit~r hay fir sale. Lettep eras r~aal from the M~$d.ewlark mev~lop~e~t~ ~~npany offeri~~ $24~,, fog Parcel N~. 1
which reads Lots one through tee 3.r1 Block 7 of Young's Second &dditi~. The
presea~t ~pprais~s~ prise i~ lis~~ai at $3~,,~~.~. I~ was the opinion ~f the
ca~~il th~.t p~s~ibl;~t the price was a little high, and asked that an~th~r
appraiser be called 3.n. City clerk t~ cs~ntact nne i~nmec~liately. M~t3.~n ~aa
made this effect by Silpatrick and seconded by M~tz~~r. Motio~a carried.
~ Gamer reperteal ~n a request for the el~~ur~ of al.l~y behind
~ Stormmnt Welding. Motion waa ~a~l~ by Eber~viller and ~see~nde~ by Gcaner th~~
~hi~ a1.1~y be aban~on~el. M~ti~n carried. City Attorney t~ preps~re the Urd.3~ar3ce.
Fire Chief Dave P~w~r~ appeared before the a~~cil to req~.est approval
of the fmll~wings
A~SObUTI~bT N0. 1~t9~
RESCS,UTION ND. 149~~ B~ZN~ AN .~aRE~III~TT FOR 1~ItlT'UAI~ AID IN ~'Il~
PRG~~CTI~N E~'TERED I~1T0 BETW~~N SHE LAUREL nCfL ~~R FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE
YELL~W~TOIdE BOYS RANC~i way prese~te~l. M~tim~ way ~adc b~ Kilpa~r3~k and
seamndead b~ Ro~.~era ~h~.~ this agreement be p~.ss~~ and appr~ve~t. M~ti~ta
carried.
Ra~l~;er~ r~sp~x~~d sa the J~lan MO~an pr~~rty that ~~e city is p~-
cl~~,sin~ der the Fire Depart eat. Aftesr stuaiyi.~~ the c4ntraet, €,~nd ~£ter ~13.~-
~u~simr~' it ws~ ~1~c3~ted that M~ra~ way ~2ntitle~l the ~t~ceo bull d ~i
his firew~~d ~rnly. Mention was made by Metzger s~ai se~c~~~tad by Bps than
the City Attorra~y writ~a Mr. Moran, g3`r3~~ him 3~ days t~ remev~ his btx3.leli..n~,
and scnd3.ng him a st~temer~t fir $1~~. per ~~r~~h for rent, retr~~tive t~ the first of J~ly~ 197~t, the ~peeifi~d. time far him ten r ive this
building. Motion earri~d.
Ebersville~ a~ke~ whether or Went there were a~,y appli~atior~,$ Fir
d.~g catcher. Chief of P~13.ae ~atate~ ~Yt~t there was one. 5inc~ h~ 3.s a
r~lativ~ of suz~th~r employe~~ he is t~ be pain by ~la~.
Kilpatrick reported mr~ ~ meeting with Pe~~ Marshall ~r~ the Capital
Improvement Ply.
It Was rep~rte~i that B•ise-~asc~.ale i~ u~in~ water fry one of the
fire hy~raa~tg. They are willing to pag fir the watep ara~. Bever. rep~r~~d t}aa~
the ~nAnitar at the plank weld ~h0w ~~w much wester they w~r~ u~in~~ and them w~ carp figure a statement.
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Kilpat~i.ck rep~rte~l mn the pall~ti~n st~n~ards~ fir the ~~wage
D3.sp~sal Plant, and m~nti~ned the p~rcha~e of pane ~quip~ent a~ a case of are el
Easton brought ~p the sub~e~t oY ~trip3r~~ pane parking ar~~s. Le~harel~
reported this ~.l.so. Eaatan ~ad~ the motimn~ ~e~~aai~el b~* ROd.~era that the
c~~il appr~v~ the stri.pi~ of t~i~ d~rat~wn a~~a for p~rki.ng. M~ti~n earrie~.
Eaton c~men~d the per~ar~s at the landfill anal the garbage crew
fir the ~uar~er in which the dip 3.~ handled.
The Se~o~i.Annusl Herb~tf~st was ~Lia~usse~. Chief Police re-
p~rt~~t n~ treble, a~~ thanked th~sa Auxiliary P~13.e~ why as~si~tad in k~~pir~g
order. Thy ~ha3.~ of the pre3e~t, Mari Carter was also ca~e~ded highly,
and a litter ~f thanks to be seat ~m him.
Fire C~i.ef' reported ~,ha~ the I~ast~an~e ~a~apany fir Bmise Ca~a~ade reporteal ghat the flow fry the water hy~.ran~s is ~n~re thin ~.~egna~e. R+~.~~r~
rep~~^ted ~n this.
Bsven repox^~ed on a few items.
Thy. Mayor repoxte~ that ~?0y Iiorr~i.n~~ ~ha~~maxi ~f the Cenaet~ry B~~r~ hid sent iia hip x~$igaaati~n~ and Chet B2aylc~elc had resigi~ed from the Park
C~mmmissio~. ~oti0n wa.~ made by Rogers a~ei seconded by Burs th~.t they:~ re~ig-
nati~a~a be acceptei.. Moti~A ~arx~3.eat.
A mint mee~inb w~ an~a cei. fmr next Tues~la~~ tJet~b~r 8th of thm
pla~.nni~~ and ~iAprove~e~t C itte• at 7 s~~ ~re~a~k, P.M.
There bei~~ n~ farther business tm evme before they cmuacil at this
~~~si~n, motion was ~ti~.ly made ax3d. ~econaiel that thc~ ~eetin~ b~ ~u~aed.
Motion carried.
I3or~?thy ~dy, i~~r erk
Ps~s~~l by the City Council ~ h Git urcl~ Mentar~a, and
apprc~e~ bar the MayAr this lath lay of Opt ber 19 lt.
. M. ic~~ M~.yor
ATTEST
Dorothy PU Bendy, Cit~r Gl~rk
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