Laurel outlook., 1949-03-02
START MOVE FOR
BOND ISSUE FOR
SWIMMING POOL
Council Approves Submission
Of Proposal To Electors
Buys Garbage Collector

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ton to authorize the issuing Of
$4,000 worth of city bonds with
which to construct, maintain anC
operate a swimming pool was
passed at a meeting of the city
council Tuesday evening. The
proposal, which is not new, was
once lost at an election because
not enough people voted, al
though those voting gave it a
good majority.
Bids for an air compressor unit
and accessories were opened and
rejected.
The bid of Greening Chevrolet
company for furnishing a IL GU
bic yard He'll Collector-Pak gar
bage refuse unit was accepted at
$5,2S5.85, with accessories, fob.
Laurel. 1t will be painted white
and suitably lettered.
Attending the meeting were
Mayor Peter Thomson and Alder
men Conner, Parker, Feuerbacher,
Rodgers, Smith, Wold, Freebury
and Tubman.
Rodgers, chairman of the street
and alley committee, reported
and recommended accepting a bid
of International truck with He'll
packer. The Greening bid was
accepted for ~ cubic yard hy-
draulically operated He'll packer,
mounted on a Chevrolet model
6403-S special conventional truck
with one and one-half ton dual
wheels, at $5,164. Equipment
consisting of an air conditioner
heater, oil cleaner, gasoline filter
and heavy duty grill totaled
$121.85. Eight-ply 750-20 tires
were specified.
The city clerk, Miss Tillie
Hohendorf, opened and read bids
on an air compressor unit and
accessories. They were submitted
by Western Construction, Indus
trial Equipment company, Mon
tana Power & Equipment Co.,
and Seitz Machinery company.
Each submitted alternate bids,
specifying various combinations
of accessories.
The council recessed to discuss
the bids with Representatives of
the companies. After the recess
it was moved and carried that
all bids be rejected and that a
new call for bids be issued for
new and used compressors with
and without accessories.
A delegation consisting of F. f.
Dyer, w. A. Menello, B. H. Adams,
V. Hergett and A. H. Eisen-
braun appeared in regard to a
sewer on Seventh avenue. After
no action was taken.
Dyer spoke also in regard to
enforcing the plumbing code Of
the city.
Earl Wilson, Sr., and Mrs. Earl |
Wilson, Jr., appeared regarding |
a claim against the city when a
fire hydrant at Fifth street and
Colorado avenue blew out, flood |
ing and filling a basement with
water and dirt. The city attor-
ney, B. L. Price, stated that
some notice is necessary by law
before there is liability on
the part of the city, and that
legally and technically the city
is not liable. A motion prevail
ed that the Wilson claim be
settled for labor only, in the
amount of $143.80, as full and
final payment.
Reports were received from
the health officer, police depart
ment, police judge, library and
water department.
An application was approved
FOR Adam Scheeler to build a
27 by 43 frame house on lots
II and 1S, block 33, Allard sub
division, at an approximate cost
If $4,000.
The application of C. H. Kass
20 operate a wholesale frozen
md prepared foods kitchen in the
basement of his home was ap-
proved.
Resolution 694 for the swimm-
ng pool was unanimously passed.
It provides for submitting the
to the qualified electors
# the city who are taxpayers
md whose names appear on the
asst completed assessment roll
or state and county taxes. They
must be taxpayers on property
within the city.
A letter of resignation from
,. A. Alters as city. treasurer
vas read and accepted.
A letter from the finance COM
nittee regarding the financing of
he garbage truck and compress :
or was presented and read. Bills
or the month of February were
The city engineer was
to advertise for bids
or n carload of water nine