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R:nemRn, Montana
March 13, 1957
The Commission of the City of BozelllBn met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Han
Building, Wednes09Y, March 13, 1957 at 1:00 o'clock P. M. Present were Mayor Swanson, Commissioner
Erwin, Commt ssi oner Lowe, City Manager Henderson, Administra tive Assistant Sales, Ci t;.J Attorney Lovelace
and the Clerk. The followinG proceedings were had:
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Minutes of the last regular session were read And it was moved by Commissioner Erwin, seconded by
Commissioner Lowe. that the minutes be approved as read and the motion Wfl.S carried by the following
Aye and No vote: those votinE Aye being; Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe;
those voting No, none.
Reports
The followinE reports for the month of February, 1957 were presented:
Director of F'inance
Police Judge
Sanitary Inspector
It was moved b;y Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commiss ioner Erwin, that the reports be accepted
And ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting; Aye beirlE
Mayor SWRnson, COTn."'llissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting l~c, none.
Zoning -- Grocery Store on South Eleventh at College
Bruce Mecklenburg, building contractor~ appeared before the Commission to present his plans for
a grocery and drug store in Business District Part II and determine whether such occurancy 1s allow!'1ble
in tris district. The Zoning; Ordinance states, in reference to business in this area~ lithe estAbUsh-
ment and operati on of smell rete 11 business onlyll. The Commission informed Mr. Mecklenburg that the
proposal vvould be taken under advisement.
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Traffic - Loading & Unloading; Zone - 11 South Willson
M. F. 80hauer appeared before the Commission to complain about mis-use of the "Loading and
Un-loading Zone" at his place of bu~dness, 11 So. Willson. Parti0ular rea.son for hiI'! complAint WP,lS
that he hed been given a traffic ticket in December for double parking in front of this zone, he
had not app...areo on theti cket and was now informed by the Police Derartment that, unless he arpeared
wi thin 48 hours, a warrant would be issued for his arrest. Mr. SchAuer Wfl.S informed that he must
aI-pear before the Police Judge on the traffi.c ticket and that Police Officers would be instructed to
use sfeciel vigilance to insure that the "Loading Zone" in questlon is used only for the purposl'."s
for which it is designated.
Police Commission Hearing -- Petition of Clyde Ls.tta to be placed on Reserve List
Hearing on the petition of Clyde LattA to be placed on the Police Reserve List will be held
before the Police Commission at 7:00 F. M. on March 15th, 1957. The Police Commission makes special
req uest that the members of the City Commission attend that hearing.
Meeting of A. W. W. A. and Sewage Plant Operators
The stAte meeting of the MOntana Section. A. W. W. A. and Sewage Plant Oreretors will be held in
Great Falls, April 4th to 6th. It was moved by Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe, that
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the Water Su{.>erintendent, Sewage Plant Operator. City En::;ineer and City Manager. nr a1 ternates, be
authorized to attend this meeting and their expenses be pa id from the Water and S. D. S. Revenue Fund,
And the motion carried by the following Aye and No votel those voting Aye beine: Mayor Swanson,
Commissioner Erwin and Co@nissioner Lowe; those voting No. none.
Claim -- Peter Firsch & Sons, Company
Claim No. 7778 of Peter Pirsch & Sons, Co., in the amount of $46.50, for Fire De{-artment equip-
ment, was presented. The claim wes subject to a cash discount of 1/2~~ if' paid wi thin 10 days.
It was moved by Co;nmissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the claim be aprroved and
WarrAnt issued for its payment and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those
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voting Aye beine Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none.
Commissioner Lowe asked Permission to be Excused and Permission was Granted
Park Department - Proposed Purchase - Leaf Mill, Rotary Mower and S}rinkler Equipment
Park Superintendent Cloninger recommends that a leaf mill at an apl-roximate cost of $575.00, a
rotary mower at an approximate cost of' $660.00 and aluminum pipe j rrigating equipment at an approximate
cost of $350.00 be purchased for the Park DeI-artment. City Manager Henderson expla ined that the Park
fund budget will not permit the purchase of this equipment unless use of the equipment will effect
sufficient saving in labor cost to offset the> cos t of the equipment.
It was moved by Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Mayor Swansonl that the City Manager investi-
gate further and if, in his judgement, these three i terns of equipment or anyone or two of them can be
purchased from within the present Park Fund budget, he be and is hereby authorized to make such purchase
or purchases and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye beinE Mayor
Swanson and Commissioner Erwin; those voting No~ none.
Purchese of Used Plymouth Car for Manager & Inspector
City Manager Henderson discussed the advisability of purchasing a used car to replace the 1948
Chevrolet now used by himself and the City Inspeotor. 'I'h:ls Chevrolet is in such condition the t it will
soon need extensive repairs. Northern Auto Co. has a 1950 Plymouth sedan which appears to be in
excellent condition which they will trade for the Chevrolet sedan and $450.00. It was moved by
Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Mayor Swenson, that the Manager be and is hereby authorized to make
this trade and the motion was carried by the fbllawinE Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor
Swenson and Commissioner Erwin; those voting No, none.
Mt. Baldy Sub-division Approved
Proposed sub-division plat of E. H. Vogel property on Bridger Road was presented. This sub-
division adjoins to the west end of a previously approved plat of Mr. Vogel's. It was moved by
Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Mayor Swanson, that the Director of Public Service be authorized to
approve the sub-division, and the ID0tion carried by the following Aye and No vote>: those voting Aye
being Mayor Swansonl Commissioner Erwin; those voting No, none.
Investment of S. D. S. Revenue }unds
It was rel.orted tha t investments in the amount of $25,000.00 held in the Sewage Disposal System
Revenue Fund will mature on March 15th, 1957.
It was moved by Commiss ioner Erwin, seconded by Meyor Swanson. that the Director of Finance be
authorized to reinvest the $25,000.00 in U. S. Treasury Notes, and the motion was carried by the
following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye be ing Mayor Swanson and Conunissioner Erwin; thoa e voting
No, none.
Adjournment
There being no further bus iness to come befo re the Commj.ss ion at this time. it was moved by
Commissioner Erwin. seconded by Mayor Swanson. that the meeting adjourn, and the motion was carried
by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson and Cormnissioner Erwin; those
voting No, none.
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