Laurel outlook., 1947-08-06
BUDGET IS ADOPTED.
TAX RATES SET At.
SESSION Of COUNCIL.
Ordinance Provides For Crea-
ton, Powers Of New Airport
Commission For City

Business of the new fiscal year
including the budget and resolutions
assessing taxes for special improve
ment districts, occupied a portion OF
the city councils session Tuesday
evening at the city hall, attended
by Mayor p. d. Thomson and Alder
men Parker, Conner, Tubman, Free
bury and Smith. Ordinances adjust
ing salaries of certain officials
were finally passed; charges to be
made for sewer hook-ups were set;
monthly and annual reports and sew
eral building permits were also on
the agenda. Ordinance No. 400, pro-
viding for creation of an airport
commission, was Professionally passed.
A Mr.. Sharp asked permission to
make a sewer connection with prop
erty of Mrs. Betty Wagner of the
east side of highway 80, south of
the u~nderpass. A motion prevailed
that a charge of $40 per lot for
hook-ups with sewers within the. city
limits be established.
Greyhound bus lines stated in a
letter that property of Standard Oil
company on Main street was being
used for loading and unloading buses.
Ordinances 1877, 1893 and 399, re-
lating to compensations for health
officer, police judge and city attor-
ney were finally passed and
adopted.
Professionally passed were four
resolutions, 652, 653, 654, and 655,
assessing property in lighting dis
tricts 1 and 2 and garbage districts
1 and 2. The first two provide funds
for electric current and maintenance
of the lighting districts and the last
two for removal of snow, weeds,
garbage and refuse in the garbage
districts. A tax of $40 per lot was
proposed for garbage 1 and $3.50
for garbage 2.
A letter from the Montana Power
company stated that one-half more
light could be obtained in the resi-
Dental lighting district for an adj
dittional total charge of $1.59 over
the present rate per month. The
proposal was accepted.
The preliminary budget, previously
described, was formally approved. !
Bonds of w. V. D. Chapman, po- {
lice Judge; Tillie Hohendorf, city {
clerk, and Philip Noel, city treasur- {
err, were approved. !
A letter from Lowers flying serv- I
ice, with application to operate an !
was presented and filed. !
An application by Clinton Anderson I
for a position on the fire department y
was referred to the police and fire
department.. Monthly reports from =
The city treasurer, police judge, po- L
ice officers and water department
presented. The milk report v
'or July was read and the city q
treasurer made his annual report. !.
A request was read from Mrs. v
Keck, ]. B. Meyers, G. L. Avery, d
E. Roger and R. A. Tucker, all !.
living south and east of the city, n
or hook-ups with the city water /"
.,
A charge of $12O per house, in adj g
-ance, was set to become effective ::
vhen the sewage disposal plant is Il
inished.- i,
Building permits were granted y
S follows: N
DR.. L. S. Hanson for a 20 by 80
cot addition, lots 9 and 10, block a.
0, Laurel Heights, approximate W
ost $4,000. a,
Joe Nicholas for a II by "a ad- g.
ition, lots II and IS, block Is, =,
.aurel Heights, $1,000. "
George M. Mccormick for a "a NJ
v SO frame. house with attached ~
arage, lots 9 and 10, block 5, East .,
,aurel, $4,000. a.
John Fox, Jr., for a 81 by 4S III
house, lots 9 and 10, block liz
Laurel Heights, $4,000. e.
DR.. E. C. Hall to dump sand and Il
ravel in street at 800 Second ave-
ue. "
Betty Wagner to remodel a filling n
.ation on the east side of highway "
10 and to remove front canopy, A
ZOO.
German Congregational church to
lild an s by 20 frame addition,
It IL, block 20, Yellowstone sub at
$1,000. M
w. B. Harlan to build a porch 81
\ a house on lots ID and Is, block 81
Yellowstone subdivision, 5000. M
L. P. Bakken for a 16 by "a adj tn
.tion, lots 10 and 20, block s., du
ark subdivision, $3.50. Ill
Laurel creamery for a 16 by as
addition to plant. lot 10, La
ock 2, East Laurel, $4,000. ed
7. T.. Macarthur for a 20 bv "a S..
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