HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 06.05.1973Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
June 1973
A regular meeting of the City Cotancil of the City of Laurels ~ion~ena,
waa held in the Cosancil Ch~aber~ end called to order by I~myor I;oui~ Yovetich at ?:oE~ o~cl~k P.M., o~ Tuesday, ~'ur~e 5, 1973.
Upon taking ro13 ea].l~ the follmwing aldermen €~n~wered present:
Tan Hard Gay Easton Taa Kilpatrick E. H. Ebersviller Bob Burrs
Henry Geer Chuck Rodg~ra Er~rin Metzger
The ~t3.nu~es of the previous meeting w~r~ read. Motion was made by
Hums aid seconded by Hard that the minutes be approved. Motion c~,rried«
Claims for the month of May were presented fmr approval a~ follows
Pagroll ftu~d 27,736.p9 earl craw 286.~b Petty Cash 69.~.~ Soci~.l S~eurity Divi.~ion 2~l~81.11
Petty Cash 123.E Ray & ftas ary Bloha~ 270.0
Paul Krol3, Jr. 75.4 Clarlee Pierson ?5•
John R. with 30.~U H-R Oxygen 74.25
St. Vincent's Hospi-~a]. 17.65 H~3~s Conocm 2$.90
Harold E. Burns 7.68 Dorothy P. Bundy 7.88 Water Dept. 177.00 Frank Moray 21.60
Dave Powers 25.~~ Volunteer Fire Dept. 105.00
Harold ~r~mm~r 25.~~ Terry Sc~windt 3r~~`f
Petty Cash 13.0 Petty C~~h 61.54
Laurel Transfer 1 ..62 Alfred J. Cadeau 150.04
Montane; 8t~te Treas. 117.E Hs~7.'s Cc~ocA 17.83
Strut Gas Stores 15.12 Peterson Typewriter l~3.8 Mo~un~~3.n Be11 38.63 Strut Gas Mores 2?~.b~
Montana Power Co. 1 8.52 Mo~~. Dakota Utilities 39.79
Carpenter Paper 8.x.5 T~perat~re Supply Co. 18.71.
Northla~n.d Steil Co. 2.98 Western Printing & Lith. 86.34
Water Operating l~9.0~ Western Pra nt3n~ 72.2
A.C. Conrad 50.x}0 Yellowstone office Supply l~.50 Dr. Z. Richardson 1.40 Fritz '~r~u~an 12.Of~
Joe Nicholas 17.~a Business & Institt~ti.ons]. ~'ur. 27?•92
Harolei Grammer 155.2 Laurel t3u,~l~ok 22.l~5
Mountain Bell $3.x.6 Laurel Ser~ricenter 39.66
Halrs Conoco 151.2 Billings Fire Dept. 18.00
T,ouis E. Crow 9•~~ ~gter Operating 20.00
Garbage #1 .88 Garbage #2 23.12 B.L.M. Tire 1lt~.t.~2 Laurel Auto Parts 90.~t0
Goast to Coast 36.25 Street Gas Stores 113.8l~
~Filliam Krug 9.90 Aal.ley fielders Supply 9 •~t5
F.U.C.E. 175.03 Roscoe Steil & Culvert 95. 3
Laurel Coop 3.90 Laurel Serv3.een~er 377.~t
Laurel Coop 57.0 Western Equip~e~t Co. 1,100. ~tre~?~ 3.75 Yellowstone Valley Electric 5.3
L~rned Spr~.y Service 275.00 W~.ter Operating 5•a0
Yeliot~stone Valley Electric 129.3 Montana Dakota Utilities 17.23
Hays Conoco 1.70 Street Gs~ Store 1.l
Police Depari~nen~ 900.0 Western Ec~uip~ent 215.76
Clark Electric 341.2 Cathy Schreiner X5.38
Mountain Bell 16.6U Montana Dakota Utilities 19.09 RaQns~y Luber 9.07 World Book Encyc].apedia 5.9~
Bonnie Latham 7.6~ Edna Chapman 21 •75
Biu skv Linn K.~~ Garnble~ Store 1.57
~o -r Dewey Nt~n 35.00 S.E.C. Corp. 92.00
Moun~~in Bell 16.8 Montana Power Cc, 178.60
Montana Dakota utilities 1].x..56 Original Ec~ui~anent 6.63
Coast to Cost 31.72 A. & I Diatributops 5.35
S~re~t Gas Storey 2.80 John Strs~ueh 20. 0
Mont. Board of Cert. 20.00 Sport en's ~~pply 3~7.1~9 Montana D~k ota Utilities Ei.70 Mon~~~ fewer Co._ 1.~0
Laurel G~op 8.3tJ ar3.nne11 CA. 3.6'j
. Kz-ug }x.50 L~.u~e1 Auto Parts 23.82
Street Gas Stores 7.8l~ United Building Center 10.7
Montana Power Co. 2.29 D.C. Lenh~rdt l,~.t
Mflntau~a Power 11.27 ~tontsina ~aElcota~. Utili:~i~a : l~5.51
Laurel Coop 2.~0 Coast to Goat Store 18.72 Montana Power ~o. l.l~0 R. L. Polk & Co. x.5.00
Mountain Bell 22.09 Montana ~s~,kota Utilities 19.09
Street Gas Stores 12}x.88 Fires Laurel Gulf 5.44
fh~l Gaf~ 2.l~,~ 1a~n. G. Caton 13.1)0
D, C. I,~r~hardt 2Q.OQ Wymo Gaux~icationa 86.27
Wymo ~c~nnunication~ 3l~.C8 Dr. R. J; Rosaelot ~t~.0 Laurel Outlook 11.20 Stre~~ lt2.5
S.E.Q. Corp. 69.00 Mt. Bell 52,96
Mflntana Power Go. 1,057.81 Yellowstone Vall~~r Electric 3,~0
Montana Dakota Utilities 92.7 Fred~s T.Q. 2.25
Goaat to Coast 5.86 Coast ~o Cost x.86
I~~art 23.3. Del Gher~ieal Co. x.9.05 I~eru3e~h B~aer~ 35.Of) Garbage #1 l.~tl
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Garbage #2 3:8l~ ~~nac, znc 45.90
~l.l.ied Equipment 8 ..84 Street aas Storey ~1.2~. S~3.th uuper Servie~ 3.25 Lail Auto Par~~~ l~7.91
Coat tc Coast 11.92 Henrg~s Safety S~PPZ~
Crane ~uppl~r Co. 5 .34 Mont. Board of Cert. lt0.0
Laurel Qutlmok 23.9n J.e. PenneY 9.75
Grinnell Corp. 370.x.? Water C~erating 178.fl0
Latarel Auto Paste 6.51 Water Op~ra~ing 3,68 .4 Odin. Kruk 396.90 Northwest Pipe ~t7.75
Waterworlss~ S~appl,ies 39.3. Street G~,s Stores 23.2l~
Qrrinn~71 Corp. 39.3 Western Eqv~. er~~ Cos 275.E
baurel Auto Parts 19.52 Kra 27. 0
Wster Operating 15..00 Street Qra~ StQr~s 69,1tl~.
Western Ec~,uignent Co. 825.00 Mont. Power Co. ~.7~•70 Police Dept. 1,2~O.Q0 Montane, Power Co. lt63.69
Police Dept. 1,200.t3~ Laurel, AutA Parta~ 2.33
a~ ~ i ed Fquip~ent 8k~.8a
Motion was ~nada by Metzger ~d sacflnded by G<x~er that the cl ~ be ~lllcwed.
Motion carried«
The Police Judge report and the reports of the patrol~~n very pre-
s~nted for approval. Maticm Way ~tacbe by Rodgers arad ~~~ond~d by Metzger that
these reports be approved. Motio~a carried.
There eras ~c;~e discu~sian on dag~. Lc~ui.e stated that while we have
no dog catcher the police sho~l.d be pick~ig up the strays.
Mayor repflrted oM the dip ~ituat~.on. He sated that the County
dwap h~.d been closed since m~mori~l. day because of a. fire. Z,ouie asked Bradley
to get started on an injunction ~gain~t the County immedia~el~ in the morning.
The we d prev3.ously agreed upon for the city dump way declared ~.suitabl~
by~ the State Board of H~~a1.th and the foil CoMServation Service beQa~se of dratin-
age problems. The Mayor then made the following sugg~~t c~xia For damping at the Airport dump:
1. Dumping to the public weekdays 2 hrs. a dag frea~ 12 s4
P1~I. to 2:00 P.M. and Sat. frame 8:00 A.M. to ~.:~0 P.I.
2. Everyflne d~anuping will pay the following cu~~: $l.(30 for a single conta~ier or pickup load
$2.04 for a picltup with side boards
3.5~ for 1 ton pickups
$x.00 for 1~ tors and 2 ton trucks
$7.~0 for s~ni-tr~.lers end p~.ekers.
3. Everyth~.ng damped will be landfillabl~. Them wi11 be no bulk items ox oil du¢nped.
Motion was made by Easton and seconded by Buz~s to accept this re~c~namendat3.c~n.
Them was much discussion concerning this matter. Kilpatrick stated th~~ h~
fell we were solving the co~ntp's problems, H~ feels that county residents
should have to pay more than city resider~t~. Kilpatrick made an a~nene~ent ~v the motion stating shat outside u~er~ ~o~ald b~ allowed to dtunp temporarily for
sanitary purposes. Secoa~ded b~ ~todgers. First the am~ndme~t w~.~ voted oxa
and then the original matian. Both passed unanimously. It was a1~o suggested
that evex~r load be covered o~ tart~~d on the wav to the dump. An~ron~ in wiola-
tion would b~ issued a citation by the man on duty. This matter to be dis-
eu~sed at the next council meeting.
Elwin Kirkwood President of the RQU~h Riders Search and Reeve
unit of Billings, aid Jon Kent appeared bes~'ore the cotancil seeking infor~atian
concerning a resource list. of equip~.en~ aid ~rsonnel s~railable in Latar~l in cage of a dis~t~r. Thi.~ ~tat~er referred to ~.G.D,~ for further study.
Hard asked about hiring r~lative~ and wanted to l~cyw where the limit
had bees set. Bt~x~ns reported that the p~rsmr3nel ecxnmittee recdmended that
the city prevent hiring first degree relatives (either bar marriage or birth)
of all city empl~es. Temporary help i~ not ir~eluded it this policy. Motion was made by Ebersvi..ller and seconded by (~~er to aca~pt the ~~~c~nnmendation
of the personnel committee. Roll call vote was taken with E~.ston, Eberavlller,
B~n~, Gorier and M~tzg~r vatin~ "Ay~t/ and Hard end Kilpatrick vot3n~ '~No'~ .
Easton reported getting sane cc~nplaint~ about ~Y~e ditch o~ 1st Ave.
and 11th Street. City Eng~.neer to write a litter concerning the health ,arid pollution probZe~s of this ditch.
Easton suggested a daily inspection of all city equi.p~ent.
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Eaton reported that Gux~t Strausburg hay resigned frc~ the Fire
Department because he was tran~fered to Ronan. Motion was made by Eb~r~viller and seconded by Burna to accept this re~igna~ion. Nation carried. Git~
Clerk to write him a letter eo~raending him for his work while on the Fire
Dept .
Kilpatrick asked if anyth3.ng hid been dons about city licenses.
Bradley reported on this.
Eb~;rsviller r~por~ed receiving a request for a dip cm South 5th St.
and Yellowstone Ave. This m~.tter ~eferr~d to the Street Cc~mit~ee.
Clerk r~por~ed h~.ving talked to Dick Black eoncernin~ the Meaning
and repairing of the street lights. It was reported that if any extensive
repair was going to be done Montana Fawer would have to budget for this in December.
Bv.rns reported that the eit~ ordinances need updated and we need
sere rules concernz.ng bicycles.
Burns reported on the city~s lability insurance and stated that
he felt w~ were paying to much. This referred to the Ways and Means Cc naittee.
Burns stated ghat the man at the ce~eter~ wasn~t getting his job
done properly. After discussion tYii.s matter referred to-the Cem~:t~ry Beard.
Geer reported that the Telephone Cc~npany had torn the streets up
on. the southside acid left them barricaded for two logs.
Gamer asked to have acme gravel put on the road at Alder and 6tb St.
Goner reported that Terry Fink wants his street surveyed and bladed.
This matter referred to the street ec~nmittee to came back with a recommendation.
Metzger asked what we ha~re heard about the ecc~nnprehensiv~ plan. Daley reported on this.
Metzger reported that it w~:s getting to be that tame of ye~x w~ien
people should b~ cleaning up tY~eir lots. I3e woua.d like the. add put in the
paper concerning weed cutting.
Ler~ardt reported that the street light bed he Q 1 Ca~.f~: needs re-
pair.
TY~~r~ being no furt2~er business to comae b~for~ the council at th3.s
time, motion was made by Burns sand seconded by Metzger that the ~.e~ting be
ad~~urr~ed. Motion e~ried.
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Sharon Heuer, Deputy Gity Clerk
Approved by the Mayer and passed by the -F \1 of the City
of Laurel . I~ ont~.na.. phis 19th day of June . ,k~~
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