HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.04.1973Minutes of the pity Council of Laurel
December 1973
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A regulax meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurels Montana, I
was held in the Council Chambers, ~n.d was called to order by Mayor Louis M.
Yov~tich at 7:00 o~clock, P.M., on Tuesday, D~cemb~r 4, 1973.
Upon taking roll ea11, the following aldermen ans~rered present:
Teem Hard Garr Easton Toxn Kilpatrick E.H. Ebersviller Chuck Rodgerffi
Bob Burns Henz~r Gogner Ervin Metzger
The Mayor reported his stand on hip $25.00 raise, and Mated that
since one man h~.d resigned, he would accept the rare, prov3_ded no one else
was hir~:d, and provided that no one had to be laid aff. Kilpatrick ccanpl.imented
the Mayor on the good fob he is doing.
The minutes of the regular meEting of Nov~nber 20th were read. City Engineer had the m3n~utes to read "garbage burner" rather than "garb~~e blower".
Burns eorrectEd the minutes to read that the pr3.ce of the cloth should be "$1.75"
instead of rs .7~~~ . ~Tith these earrections, Bt~rn.~ m~.de the motion, seconded by
Metzger that the minutes be approved. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION N0. 116
RESOLUTION N0. 1.1~6fl, BES~TG A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRZNQ~ CERTAIN FUNDS
OF THE CITY OF LAURELS l~ONT ~IdA, was presented. Lotion w~,s made by Ebergviller
and s~:conded by Burns that this r~sQlution be passed and adopted. Motion
carried.
Library report for the month of November was presented. Motion was made by Ebersv3.ller and seconded by Metzger that this report be aec~pted. Motion
parried.
City ~Zerk brought a request for a business license for a recreation
enter, to b~ ~n the address of l~17 Wept Main, by a Mr. Wa11y Silva. City
Attorney stated that the Chief of Police should talk to Mr. Silva before a
license was issued, saying that in the p~.st, a center of th3.s kind has not been successful. After discussion, motion way made by Kilpatrick on the reccxamendation
of the City Attorney that this matter be t~.bled until the chief of Police could
talk to Mr. Silva. The motion died for lack of a second. Eber~viller stated
that the licen~~ should be issued until the end of the year, and if there is
any trouble ~ not to renew in 197 He made this in the form of a motion.
Seconded by Metzger. Motion carried.
Report of the Folio Judge sod reports of the p~.tro7Yrien were presented
for approve].. Motion was made by Ebersviller and seconded by Burns that these
reports be approved. Motion carried.
Claims for the month of November were presented for approval a~ follows:
Payroll Fund 7,726.9 Payroll Fund 29s~.51•~5
Ray~uond G. Madlor 150.0 Earl Crow 286.56
Social Security Div. 3,220.9? Fetty Cash 98.00
Ra~r & Rosemary Bloh~n 295.Q0 Darlene Hawley 55. 0
Clarilee Pierson 75.0 Paul Kroll 7~.~0
Petty Cash 8.00 H-R O~g~n ~.~Q
Water Dept. 177.00 Petty Cash 2.69 Dave Powers 25.00 Vol. Fire Dept. 110.00
Nal (:rmnmar 7C M f!1,~,~.1 ~,m Tf,~,; i l,n nn
..,J. vv vaacu. .a. c. as aaas.L~uv .LL}v ~vV Larry Rar~t 70.00 Petty Cash l~.00
Petty Cash 56.00 Petty Cash 62.8l~
Mont. State Treas. 113.00 Mt. Be1]. 13.60
Street Gas Storey 16.18 Prices Pharmacy ~~.7?
S~:lby Re-Print l.l~ Feterson Twriter l~1.3~
Peterson Typewriter 1.62 Mt. Bell 1~5.1la,
Street Gas Sores !~.l~.KO Laurel Auto Parts 3.56 Montana Power Ga. 19.16 Montana Dakota Utilities 68.98
Coast to Coast 4.08 Coast to Coast 6.119
Joe Nicholae 3.00 Prices Pharmacy 1.87
Mt. ~3e11 88.6} H-R Oxygen & Supply 10.5
Carbon Implement 19.19 'dater Operating 9.75
Laurel Auto Party 12.68 Street Gas Stores 82.x.2 Willi~n Krug 129.6 Industrn.al Towel & Cover 13.63
Laurel 5eraicent~r 312.82 American Oi.l Co. 51.30
Laurel Coop 28.00 Roscoe Steel & Culvert 319.0
Yellowstone Valley Electric 26.x.7 Aeronautics Div. 1,961.40
W'~t~r Opcratin~ 7.50 Street 7.50
Y~ston~ Valley Electric 22.60 Laurel Auto Parts .75
Street Gas Stores .29 Yellowstone County Implement 303.65 Cathy Schreiner 23.63 Mt. Bell 15.3
Montana Dakota IItilitie~ 27.93 U.B.G. x..60
A11ieg Hardware 6.20 General Learning X3.60
13ig Sky Linen 6.25 Mont. Library Assoc. 2 .00
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Water Operating 5.00 Water Po11ut3on Control Fed. 22.~~ li II
9 .00 Dept. of Civil Engineering 35.Op ~ Elk River Concrete Products 72.80 Dewey Nunn 35,pp
S.E.C. Corp. 7.50 ~It. Be11 17.35
Montana Power Co. 179.6 Mont. Dakota Utilities 189.l~3 '
Laurel Auto Parts 2.27 Goagt to Coast 18,11
Cinden H~:ating & Cooling 46.a~ Street Gas Stores 8,~p Mont. Dakm~a Utilities 7.25 Montana Power Go. 1.x.0
Street Gas Stores 5.58 Laurel Auto Parts 31.25
Coast to Coa.~t Sore 2.86 Montana Power Co. 2.55
Mort. Dakota Utilities 53.31 Montana Power Co. 2p.2~.
Ramsey Lumber }~7.~6 Street Gas Stores 1.~Q
Aldrich & Co. 207.80 Frank E~nineth 32,g9 Montana Power Co. 7.~•~.8 Prices Pharmacy 2.61
Mt. Be11 22.1 Montana Dakota Utilities 27.9l~
Street bras Stores 161.23 Smith Sup~:r Service 3.UC?
Laurel Auto Parts 9.09 Gambles ~$.pp
Modei^n Auto Sales 9.60 Te~?m Electronics 1~„5p '
Qwl Cafe 1.l~0 Wymo Ccxnm. 9.60
Lalarel .Animal Hosp. 1 .50 Prices Pharmacy 1.96 I', American Water Works Assoc. 25.00 Kenneth Bevan 35.00 I
S.E.C. Corp. 70.~~ Mt. Be11 5b.~0
Montana Power Co. 1,472.29 Montana Dakota Util~tie~ Co. 175.1,E
Yellowstone Valley Electric 3.00 Power Transm3.~sion ~.5p
Golvunbia Paint 1,069.0 George Norton 1,27~.Q0
Northwest Pipe Utilities 232.l~8 Golden Anderson Valve Specialty 67.86 Laurel Servicenter 15.80 Pally Hegel 120.00
Richard Metzger 90.0 Industrial Towel & Cover 2~..l~.d~.
Dept. of Civil Engineering 70.00 Tubman'~ Food Mart 9.78
Street Gas Stores 99.39 Coast to Goat .95
Tarilliam Kruk 95.70 Laurel Auto Part. 1.la..9q
Valley Welders 13.6,E Laurel Coop Assoc. 5.00
Waterworks Supplies Co. 1,9 2.62 Water (3p~rating 3.7~ Street 11.75 Street Gas Story Z7.31~
Traetor & Equi~ent 13.58 Win. Krug 21.60
Laurel Auto Parts l~.59 Laurel Coop Assoc. x.25
Carl Weissman & Sons 1$.73 Water Operating 21.00
Sheet 97.7 Street Gas Storey 172. 2
Tractor & Equipment 10.72 Carl Weissman & Sons 56.17 Laurel Coop 15.73 Laurel Auto Parts 13.78
Keg. 6~..8Q Montana Power Co. 1~75.7p
Montana Power Co. 172.32 Thurner Ma~onery 1~~11.00
~.E. Ness F3r~ ~i~hting 638.00 Adams Brothers l~63.7~
Adams Brothers 1,391.25
Motion was made by Metzger and second~;d by Ebers~ri.ll~r that the claims be a1low~d. Motion earried.
Letter from Dave Murray way read requesting that the C~.ty Council bring
in to the City L.mit~, lo~~ l~ 2t & 3 3n Block 7, and lots 11 through 2~. in
Block 9, as well as Murray He3.~hts Park, x.7.1 in Murray Heights Subdivi.aion in
the Northwest part of the City. After discussion ass to water and s~w~r faeil3ti~;s,
motion was made by Metzger and seconded by Hard that thy; City Council authorize a Resolution of Intention to Extend an these lots. Motion carried. City
Attorney spoke agai.n~t this action.
The M~.yor stated th~.t there is an ~ner~?v crises. He ment3 onc~d ~omP
kind of chart to be kept on repairs and gasoline for each Unit owned by the.
city. Something like a regular lad book to be filled out each dad- and turned
in onae a week to the City Eng3.neer. After discussion, motion wa.~ made bar
Kilpatrick and seconded by Gomer that forms be printed, and the records to
begin the first of January, 197~t. Motion car2^ied.
Mayor stated that there e~ned to be a dog crises ~gai.n. Chief of
Po1ic~ Mated that the police had no ~urisdi~tion on private property,a~ for
instance a trailer court. City Attorney reported on this. City engineer ~tat~d
that in his opinion each trailer on a lot was a separate property. Police are
eon~idering the ~:ntire tra3.ler court as one property. Thy Mayor st~teei that there would be a hou~~ to house ~anv~..~~ at dog license time. He also turned
the other problem over to the Public Safety Canrr?i~tee, to report back at the
next regular meeting.
Thy Mayor stat~;d that there were trailers, boats, ar~d dunk esxs that
must be gotten off the $tr~et. Chief of Polies caked what to do with these items if they were impounded. Mayor turned this matter over to the Public
Safety Ccmnnittee.
Thy Mayor info~aed the City Engi~e~r to ~1ean up the old Citg Dump,
December 5th. Kilpatrick st~.ted that he had a~k~d for voltuzte~r~ frcxn the school
to help with this project, but that the youngsters would not do this unless
they got a day off from school. He stated that of course the school boarci re- fused this request. The Mayor said ~o allocate some money from ~qr?e place and
get th3.s clean up fob done. Engineer would tuxn this over to Valleg Hegel and
hip park crew, who are paid under E.E.A.
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M~.yor reported that according to the new eonstitution~ there will be I,
a vote of the people re~ardin~ City-County Consolidation. He stated that Burns and Jackson Paxker were on this ec~nmittee. He would appoint another alderman, I
thr~;e memb~r~ of ~h~ Cha~?ber of C~nmerc~ and the six could elect the 7th
metnbep to this cca~m3.ttee. He Mated th3.s would b~ done very soon. Mayor
stated that possibly- Laurel should secede from Y~1lowstone County and fora its
own Cotanty. .
Mayor reported on the c~nsu~. Sink many persons have not been con- taeted, the Mayor turned over the matter of the census to the aldermen frc~
ea~~h ward.
'the Mayor reported on several letters that had been written to Iii
pities in the Stag of Montana of like size to Laurel.
Burns ~~ported on ~o~e of the items the citizens were thinking of
regarding amulti-use btzildin~~ swimming pool, comprehensive plan, grants,
business district, etcetera.
Easton reported on dog poisonings 3n Laurel.. He also mentioned a
meeting on December 11th anal on Dec. 13th.
Allen fond, County Sanitarian, appeared before the council and thank~:d
them for the raise in pay.
Kilpatrick asked about the times to have the landfill open. Mayor
referred this matter to the public works co~nnittee. Burns su~ge~ted ps~s~ibl~
half a day.
Ebersviller asked whither or not there was doing to be a fall clean-
up this year. Ma~ror stated no. Then the Mayor told the-City Engineer to begin
a el~ar~-up week pn Mond~r December 10th.
Clerks office asked to make up scmae more copies of the new cammitt~es.
Geer asked p~rmisasion to leave the State. Motion way made by I~i.lp~trick
and seconded by Rodgers that permission be granted. Lotion carried.
C~c~ner asked about some gravel in the alleys, and reported chuck holes
in the black top.
Beven reported on the painting of the stand pipe.
~~:nhardt reported on the school in Billing, and thanked the council
for allowing the men to attend. Also reported on the dog poisoni.~gs.
Lenhardt also asked that the other five co~ieg of the working agree-
ment be signed.
Burns sta~Ged several items that he wishEd to discuss ~egarda.ng the
working agr~~mment after the meeting adjourned.
There being no further business to e arse before the council at this
$~~~ion, motion way duly made snd seconded that the meeting b~ ad~o~zrned. Motion carried.
Dorothy P Bundy, City C~k
Passed by the City Council of the C' aurel, ontana, phis 18~h
day of D~c~mber, 1973, and approved by thy: yo .
oui M. ch, Mayor
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orothy P Bun.dy~ C3.ty ' erk
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