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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-11-25 lti9 Bozeman, Montana 25 November, 1959 The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commis- sion Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday, November 25, 1959 at 1:UO o'clock P.M. Present were Mayor ErWin, Commissioner Swanson, Commissioner Berg, City Manager I Henderson, City Attorney Lovelace and the Clerk. The fOllowing proceedings were had: Copies of the minutes of the last regular meeting held on November 18, 1959 having been furnished to each member of the Commission and read in detail by them, it was moved by Commissioner Swanson, seconded by Commissioner Berg, that the minutes be approved and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor ErWin, Commissioner Berg and Commissioner Swanson; those voting No, none. Re-opening of Hearing Resolution of Intention No. 961 The matter of re-opening the hearing on Resolution No. 961, pertaining to intention to vaoate streets and alleys abutted by properties owned in general by the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital was fUrther discussed. City Attorney Lovelace was u instructed to notify H. A. Bolinger, Jr., cQbsel for Dorothy Burke, owner of certain lots in this area, that this hearing will be re-opened at the regular meeting of the City Commission on December 2, 1959. Request - "Work Suspension" SID No. .08 I Request for suspension of work on SID No. 408 by Haggerty-Messmer Co. for the duration of the winter months was further discussed. This request was based on the tact that unseasonable below-zero weather has caused frost to penetrate to such depth that it is impractical and unreasonably expensive to attempt further trenCh- ing at this time. It was moved by Commissioner Berg, seconded by Commissioner Swanson, that the request of Haggerty-Messmer Co. be granted subject to the fOllow- ing conditions: 1. Haggerty-Messmer Co. will seoure and furnish an agreement from Stanley H. Arkwright, Inc. to hold this City free and harmless from any damage for delay in completion of paving contracts be- tween the latter named company and this city caused by the time extension herein granted to Haggerty-Messmer Co. 2. The requested time extension sheil date from November 18, 1959. . 3. Resumption of work shall be in accordance with recommendation set forth by Harold Hoskins & Associates, sUBervising engineers, in paragraph three of their letter to this ity, dated November 25, 1959 exoe~t that the elapsed time for completion of trenching, pipe laying an back-filling shall be 18 days from and after date on which work is resumed on this contract. 4. Maintenance of trenching and all other oompleted or partially oompleted work under this contract shall remain the responsibility I of Haggerty-Messmer Co. during the time when work is suspended on the project. The motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor ErWin, Commissioner Berg and Commissioner Swanson; those vo ting No, none. Report - Director of Public Works The October report of the Director of Publio Works was presented. Mr. Cutting discussed various aspects of the report and it was moved by 170 Cemmissioner Swanson, seconded by Commissioner Berg, that the report be accepted and filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Erwin, Commissioner Swanson and Commissioner Berg; those voting No, none. Request - Approval of Plans for A & W Root Beer Stand Plans for proposed enlargement of the A & W Root Beer Drive-In at College .1 Street and 11th AVenue were presented. It was moved by Commissioner Berg, seconded by Commissioner Swanson, that, conditioned on the owner constructing a curb or . other acceptable barriers at property lines where this property abuts College Street and 11th Avenue to prevent vehicles from entering or leaving the property except at properly designated entrances or exits, the plans be approved and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Erwin, Commissioner Berg and Commissioner Swanson; those voting No, none. Approval of Plat of Kirk Subdivision No. 2 ,- A proposed plat of Kirk Subdivision No.2 was placed before the Commission for approval. It was moved by Commissioner Berg, seconded by Commissioner Swanson, that the City Manager, as Director of Service, be authorized to sign the plat for the City and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Erwin, Commissioner Berg and Commissioner Swanson; those voting No, none. Claim for Engineering Services - John S. Bereman & Co. A c~aim in the amount of $10,140.20 for servioes rendered was filed by John I S. Bereman & Co. These services were for necessary surveying, for preparation of detailed plans and speCifications and for engineering supervision of work being done under contraot in Special Improvement District No. 414. It was moved by CommiS- sioner Berg, seconded by Commissioner Swanson, that the claim be approved and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Erwin, Commissioner Berg and Commissioner Swanson; those voting No, none. Ordinances - Reco4ification Following discussions at the previous meeting, the City Attorney now recommends that the Book Publishing Co., Seattle, WaShington, be awarded the contract to re- codify the Ordinances of the City at a base bid of $5,350.00 for 5U oompleted volumes containing 385 pages, with a $12 charge for each page over that number and a $12 deduction for each page under that number, and an annual service fee of $580.00 a year based on 40 pages. It was moved by Commissioner Swanson, seconded by Commissioner Berg, that the City approve the oontract and the Mayor and the Clerk be directed to sisn for the 'City. The motion was oarried by the following Aye and I No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Erwin, Commissioner Swanson and Commissioner Berg; those voting No, none. Appointment - Deputy City Attorney, Ben E. Berg, Jr. City Manager Henderson recommended that in the absence of the regular appoint- ed City Attorney there is need tor the counsel of a Deputy City Attorney and request- ed approval of his appointment of Ben E. Berg, Jr. to that capacity. All members of the Commission concurred in the appointment. 171 Adjournment There being no turther business to oome before the Commission at this time, it was moved by CGmmlssioner Swanson, seconded by Commissioner Berg, that the I . meeting adjourn and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye beIng Mayor Erwin, Commissioner Swanson and Commissioner Berg; those voting No, none. & f)~ \ .-/ ,::. ... jJc.t.-I'l ... - -rt.--l.~_/ / Ma yor ATTEST: ~-' . :t~ ......--;; ~. . er or~e i ty Commission ..... I I \