Laurel outlook., 1947-05-07

| rlce, CITY dIIorHey, James Dare
chief of police; Manley X. Gerke
police officer; DR.. E. C. Hall, health
officer; Chet Eyer, city engin-
eer and water commissioner; Mrs
Joseph Gehrett, Mrs. o. X. Chapman
and Mrs. R. o. Steele, library trus-
tees. The -councilmen approved the
mayors appointments. Chief Bare
of the police department had former
ly been acting chief.
The mayor appointed committees
as follows:
Finance-Parker, Smith and Co
mer.
Light and water-Wold, Parker
and Tubman.
Streets and alleys-Rodgers, Tub
man and Freebury.
Sewers-Feuerbacher, Conner and
Rodgers.
Fire and police-Wold, Smith and
Tubman.
Parks - Feuerbacher, Parker and
Freebury.
Purchasing - Conner, Wold and
Tubman.
j. j. Parker was elected president
of the council by acclamation. The
president of the council assumes the
duties of the mayor when the mayor
is absent or out of the city.
w Cabaee1a,, or-ooxoI 100000
ing a proposed new subdivision for
consideration of the council. The
lend is north and west of First
avenue.
A representative of a manufactur-
ing company exhibited a small model
of merry -go-round for North park.
A recess was declared to permit the
park committee to investigate the
model, and when the meeting was
reconvened the council bought the
as park equipment.
A request from the Commercial |
club that the council appoint two of
its members to serve on a baseball
committee was con id r ed. The
mayor appointed Paul Void and j. J.
Parker. Other members of the COM
mittee are to come from the Com
mercial club and the school board Of
district 7.
An application for a retail beer
license by the Safeway store was
'ead. A motion carried that the city
treasurer clarity the meaning of Gre
alp and wholesale" in regard to
he Montana beer act and be given
to issue a wholesale beer
license to the store when the correc-
ion is made.
A letter from DR.. E. C. Hall was ,
cad regarding procedure in cases of
ligh bacteria count in milk supplied (
O local dairies.
Bids were opened for the sale of
i've lots in the Allard subdivision.
he bids of Lyle Rodgers for lots &c
nd II, block 80, amounting to $3.50,
nd of Edward Martain for lots IS,
9 and 20, amounting to 1925, were '
ccepted. Other bids were submit {
ed by John R. Kelly and T. w. &
;chessler. I
A bid from Laird Radio-Electric S
or furnishing material and INSTALL t
1g an ornamental lighting system
4 special improvement district No. S
"A was accepted. The bid was for c
1 900. i
An application received from Mrs. /
lice Britton for the care of the g
aiding pool in North park for the a
oming season was referred to the f
ark committee with authority to C
ct.
Presented, read and adopted was -
solution 649, which declares an
exists and requires addi- j
onal expenditures from the budget
garbage district 1 in the amount
$3.50, and that a similar condition
lists in the budget of garbage dis
let 2 in the amount of $500. N
The city engineer was authorized II
advertise for a carload of water =:
pc. A motion prevailed that when !,
e proper signatures have been OBJ II,
ined on petitions filed with the Il
uncil for water and sewer lines H
at the work be done as required al
A temporary easement with Jack A
pick and the city was accepted. L
Iyment of April bills, approved by d
e finance committee, was ordered '"
lie city clerk was instructed to N
lite the owners concerning two I'
ailer houses parked in the city.
onthly reports of departments and
ficers were read and filed.
The council approved a proposal
at the city participate in the re- F.
eational summer program, for fo
lich Glen Anderson, high school tn
ach, is being retained. Other par ar
ipants are the Commercial club to
d schools. The city clerk was in yo
'ucted to order another tennis net ca
North park.
The city engineer stated he would oil
ed six additional fire hydrants at pf