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Bozeman, Montana
22 December 1965
The Commission of The City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission
Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday, 22 December 1965, at 1:00 o'clock p.m. Present
were Mayor Morrow, CommissIoner Sedivy, Commissioner Langohr, City Manager Cutting,
1 City Attorney Berg and the C ler k .
Mayor Morrow opened the IDee ting wi th a pra yer and the following proceedings
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were had:
Minu tes of the last regular session held Wednesday, 15 December 1965, were read
and it was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy, tha t the
minutes be approved as read and the motion was carried by tre following Aye and No
vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy' and Commi s s ioner
Ian gohr ; those voting No, none.
School Orossin . Establish at Durston Road & Abandon Short
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A letter received from Mrs.Esther Nelson, Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the
Bozeman Public Schools, requesting tha t a school crossing be established on North
Seventh Avenue at Durston Road and Villard Street and that the crossing at North
Seventh Avenue and Short Street be eliminated was presented to the (.;ommis si on. The
traffic safety commi ttee also recommended installa tion of flashing devices on the
sohool crossing signs at the established crossings. The Commission was reminded that
I the school crossing a t Villard Street had been designa ted previous ly.
The City Manager explained that the school crossing was established at Short
Street because of the 35 mile per hour spe ed zone star ting at Durs ton Road and re-
oommended that the Durston Road crossing be established and the Short Street orossing
be abandoned, provided tha t the existing 25 mile per hour highway speed zone be ex-
tended north of Durston Road to Juniper Street. The City Commission concurred in
The City Manager's recommendation and it was moved by Commissioner Sedi vy, seconded
by Commissioner Langohr, that the above action be approved and the motion was carried
by the following Aye and No vote: thos e voting Aye being Ma yor Morrow, Commissioner
Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none.
City Participation in MPS Group Insurance:
Mr . Tom Mullany of Helena, Mr,ntana, Assistant Sales Manager, and Mr. Harry Shreiber
Local Agent of the M'n tana PtlJsicians Service appeared before the Commission to explain
the City participation in the employee l(otl'tana Physicians Service Group Insurance for
medical and hospital insurance, and to explain tba t the present plans are to increase
the employee rates when the new year contract begins January 15, 1966. Mr. Mullany added,
1 howe ver , that if the City would agree to participa te, or if twenty additional employees
wou Id enroll in the Man tana Physicians Service there would be no increase in the rates
for another year.
The representatives of the Montana Physicians Service were advised that the de-
- c:lsion of participation would be tabled pending a determination of the City emplo ye es
attitude toward the plan, required by law. Mr. Morrow thanked Mr. Mullany and Mr.
Shreiber for presenting the proposed insurance plan to the commis s ion.
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Empire Building Material, Inc., - Request to vacate street and alley:
A Ie tter from the Empire Building Materials, Inc., requesting to vacate streets
and alleys in Block "B" of Rouses Second Addi Uon and Block "c" of Rouses First
Addition was presented to the Commission. Following a discussion of this request,
The City Manager recommended tabling the above subje ct to permi t further study and I
consideration.
License B'nds -- George Welhouser (T' lumb inn; , Gas Fitting, Electrical)
In compliance wi th Chapters fifteen and. six'tt:;8n :')f the Bozeman Municipal Code,
the plumbing, gas fitter and electrical bonds of George Wellhouser, Manha t tan, MOD tana,
were presented for approval. The City Manager reported that the Building Inspector
recommended that the bonds be approved. The Ci ty A ttorne y approved the bonds as to
form, and it was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commis sloner Sedivy, that
the bonds be approved and accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye
and No vote; Those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner
La ngohr ; those voting No, none.
Application -- City Beer and Liquor Licenses 1966:
The following applica tions for City beer and liquor licenses, toge the r wi th
the required :fees, were presented:
Liquor Beer
Ralph's Food Store, Inc. , $200.00
Elks Lodge $ 65.00 35.00
Joe's Foods 200.00 I
American Legion 300.00 200.00
Safewa~r Stores 200 .00
Cullen's Corner Grocery 200.00
The Bowl 300.00 200.00
Top Ha t Lounge 300.00 200.00
Stockman 300.00 200.00
The City Manager and the Chief of police ste. ted the y were no t aware of any
incidents in the operation of the above e s tabl ishements tba t would we.rran t disapproval
of the application. In concurrence wi th the recommenda tion of 'l'he City Manager, it
was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr, that the above
applications be approved and the Director of Finance be directed to issue licenses
in accordance therewith, and the motion was carrie d by the following Aye and No
vo te : those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner I
Langohr ; those voting No, none.
Authority to Invest funds: $275,000.00:
A request from the Director of Finance for authori ty to reinvest $100,000.00
of Miscellaneous funds in Certificates of Deposit for thirty days, $100,000.00 of
Building funds in Certificates of Deposit for thirty days, and $75,000.00 of Water
funds in Treasury Bills for one-Hundred eighty days was presented and concurred in 1
by The City Manager, It was moved bv Commis sioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner
Sedi vy, tba t the authority be granted as reque sted and the motion was carried by
the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner
Sedivy, and Commissioner Langohr; those vo ting No, none.
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Adjournment:
There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time,
it was moved by Commls s ioner Sedi vy, seconded by Commiss :~oner Langohr, tha t the
meetjng adjourn, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: tho se
1 voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commis s loner Sedi vy and Commissioner Langohr j those
voting No, none.
Mayor
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