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Home My WebLink About1957-07-03 Bozeman, Montana July 3, 1957 >~89 The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesde.y~ July 3, 1957 at 1:00 o'clock F. M. Present were Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin, Commissioner Lowe, City Manager Henderson, Administrative Assistant Sales, City Attorney Lovelace and the Clerk. The followinE proceedings were had: Minutes of the last regular session were read and it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by COlmnissioner Erwin, that the minutes be approved as read and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Conunissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Applications for Beer & Liquor License Applications were presented from Lee Brookshire for a retail beer license at 712 W. Main and from the Elk's Country Club for a cl ub beer and liquor license. It wes moved by Conunissioner Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe, that the aF'plications be approved and the licenses issued and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Advertisement for Bids -- Misc. W & C 1957 It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, tre. t the Clerk of the Commission be authorized to advertise for bids on construction and/or reFair of sidewalks in accordance wi th the list prepared by the City Engineer for the year 1957 and the motion carried by the following; Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. 1 Special Improvement Paving District on North Willson The City Manager recommends that a special improvement district be creAted to pave North Willson Avenue from Villard to Short Street. A similar district was established two years aEo but no work was done in it due to lack of acceptable bids for the work. Paving in this district could now be bid witb other districts recently established. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution of intention to create a special improvement district to pave North Willson from Villard to Short, and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Resolution No. 847 - Intention to Create S. I. D. No. 394 The City Attorney as instructed has prepared a resolution of intention to create Special Improvement District No. 394, paving on Fourth Avenue from Garfield to Grant. Resolution No. 847 was presented, entitled: 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF' THE CITY OF' BOZEMAN DECLARING IT TO BE THE INTF.N- TION TO CREATE A SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BE KNOVffl AS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 394 OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN FOR THE PURFOSE OF' CONSTRUCTING .AND INSTALLING A }-AVr~ENT PROJECT ON SOUTH FOURTH AVENUE FROM WEST GARFIELD STREET TO WEST GRANT STREET. SAID PAVE- MENT FROJE:CT TO INCLUDE COMBINATION CONCRETE CURBS AND GUTTERS, GRAVEL BASE COURSE, CRUSHED GRAVF..L CUSHION COURSE, BITUMINOUS SURFACE COURSE. AND SUCH STORM SEWER AfPURTENANCES AS REQ.UI~D, AND OTHER WORK INCIDENTAL THERETO. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the resolution be passed and adopted and July 3l, 1957 be set as the date for hearing protests, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson~ Commiss ioner Erwin and Comrniss loner Lowe; those voting No, none. Resolution No. 848 - Intention to Create S. I. D. No. 395 The City Attorney as instructed has prepared a resolution of intention to create Special Improvement District No. 395, paving on Grant Street from Willson Avenue to Sixth Avenue. Resolution No. 848 was presented. entitled: 2!}O A RESOLD'l'ION OF THS CITY COMMISSION OF' THE CITY OF BOZEMAN DBCLARING IT TO BE THE INT~;NTION TO CREATE A SFECI AL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS SPECIAL IMPRovEMENT DISTRICT NO. 395 OF THE CITY OF' BOZEMAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUC'l'ING AND INSTALLING A PAVE}fE;!lTT FROJECT ON WF~ST GRANT STREET FROM SOUTH WILLSON AVENUE TO SOUTH SIXTH AVF..NUE, SAID FAV'F.:MENT PROJECT TO INCLTJDE COMBINATION CONCRETE CURES AND G1JTTERS, GRAVgL BASE COURSE. CRUSH}m GRAVl<jL CUSBION courSE. AND BITUMINOUS SURFAC8 OOURSE, AND OTHER '/VORK INCIDENtAL THERETO. It was moved by Commissioner Erwin~ seconded by Commissi oner Lowe, that the resolution be passed and adopted and the 31st day of July be set as the date for hearing protests, and the motion was cRrried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those va ting No, none. Resolution No. 850 - Intention to Create S. 1. D. No. 396 The City Attorney as instructed has prepared a resolution of intention to create Special Improve- ment District No. 396, paving on Arthur Street from Willson Avenue to Grand Avenue. Resolution No. 850 was presented, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CQMllISSION OF THE CITY or' BOZEMAN DECLARING IT TO BE THE IN'r ENTION TO CREATE A SI-"";CIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO BE KNO~N AS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 396 OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING A PAVEM1'}JT PROJECT ON lNEST ART1-1UR STREET FROM SOUTH WILLSON AVENUE TO SOt1TH GRAND AVENUE, SAID PAVEMENT PROJECT TO INCLUDE COMBTNA'I'ION CONCRETE CURBS AND GUTTERS, GRAVEL BASE COURSE, CRUSHED GRAVEL CUSHION COURSE, AND BITm.1INOUS SURFACE COURSE, AND OTHRR WORK INC I DEN TAL THERETO. It was moved by Commissioner l.owe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the resolution be passed and adopted and the 31st day of July be set as the date for hearing protests, and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Delegate to F'iremen's Convention The Sta.te F'iremen' s Convention will be held in Conrad, Montana July 18th to 20th, 1957. It was moved by Conurlissioner Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe, that two members of the Bozeman Fire Department be authorized to attend this convention, the expense of one such delegate to be paid from the General Fund, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Water Improvement Project - Bond & Contract - Statewide Plbg & Heating Co. Bonds and contracts of the Statewide Plumbing & Hea.ting Co., Inc. for construction of Phase I, Schedule 2 and Phase II end Schedules 2, 4 and 5 (Alternate No.1) of the Water Works Expansion and Improvement Project, in accordance with bids of said company accepted by the City Commission on June 17, 1957, were presented The bonds and contracts were approved as to form by the City Attorney~ whereupon it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin~ that the Mayor and the C1erk of the Commission be authorized to sign the contract for the City of Bozeman, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Wa ter Improvement Project - Bond & Contract - Haggerty-Messmer Co. Bonds and contracts of the Haggerty-Messmer Co. for construction of Phase I, Schedules 1, 3 and 4 and Phase II, Schedule 3 of the Water Works Expansion and Improvement Project, in accordance with bids of said company accepted by the City Commission on June l7, 1957, were presented. The bonds and contracts were approved as to form by the City Attorney, whereupon. it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the Mayor and the Clerk of the Commission be authorized to sign the contract for the City of Bozema.n~ and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No~ none. Right-of-way Easements & Damages Discussed B. L. Clark, Jack Nash, Mrs. Melva Morris, Miss Marguerite Kirk, Walter Kraft and other owners 1 1 of properties which will be crossed by water lines in the water works expension and improvement project appeared before the Commission to further discuss the matter of l-'ayment for easements and damages resulting from the installation of such water lines. These owners had presented a proposal to the City Commission at their meeting on June 26th. The City had presented a counter proposal to them offering payment for damages on the following basis: 1 For Irrigated Land - $4.35 per rod, For Non-irrigated Land - $3.30 per rod, For tracts where the length of the pipe line crossing is less than 300 feet - $50.00; Flus: For each aFpurtenance to the line that causes a surface obstruction in a field - $25.00 ~ For every other surface obstruction - $10.00. These owners informed the Commission that they woul d not accept the City's counter proposal and that they considered their offer of June 17th as the minimum settlement acceptable to them. Action in this matter was deferred pending further study and investigation of it. Claims for the Month Claims Nos. 8483 to 8761 inclusive were presented on the various funds as follows: Band Cemetery Garbage General Library Park Parking Meter S. D. S. Rev. Street Water Cemetery Suspense - P. E. R. S. - P. L. &: P. Police Reserve 161.29 2,422.25 2,484.77 13,312.01 1,341.35 4,428.06 1,379.30 2,706.28 3~576.12 7,454.93 31 5 . 00 672.67 105.00 86.l5 Total -- -- $40,445.18 1 In addition to the claims listed above a claim of E. D. Ferguson in the amount of 46i which he claimed as overpayment for water furnished for his residence at ll05 South Grant Avenue was presented. The Manager stated He. t he has audited these claims and, with the exception of the claim of E. D. :Fer€;uson, finds them to be true and lawful claims against the City of Bozeman. He recommends that the claim of E. D. Ferguson should not be allowed and that warrants be drawn for the payment of all of the claims presented in accordance with the above list. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Erwin, that the claims, with the exception of the E. D. Ferguson claim of 46i, be apfroved and warrants issued for their payment, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Reports The following reports for the month of June, 1957 were presented: Water Collector Librarian Fire Chief Plumbing~ Gas & Electrical Inspector Sewage Plant Operator Sa.nitary Inspeotor Recreation Director It was moved by Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe, that the reports be accepted and ordered filed, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being 1 Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Five-Day Week The Manager presented work schedules of the Police and Fire Departments showing the assignment of men effective July 1, 1957 when these departments were fut on a Five-Day per week schedule. Since operating departments of the City have been on a Five-Day week for several years and placing Policemen and Firemen on a Five-Day week would leave only City Offices on a ~-day per week schedule, the City Manager recommended that these offices also be placed on a Five-Day fier week schedule. It was moved by Commissione r Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe, that offices of the Ci ty of Bozeman hereafter ')01 !-.....\,. 2. 0') . ~,,-';..J be opened for five days, beginning Monday of each week, legal holidays excepted, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Swanson, Commissioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those voting N~~ none. City-County Planning Board Communication from the Board of County Commissioners was read, stating they have elected to form a City-County Planning Board. There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by 1 Adjournment Commissioner Erwin, seconded by Commissioner Lowe, that the meeting adjourn and the motion carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye beint:; Mayor Swanson, Commis~ioner Erwin and Commissioner Lowe; those votinE No, none. .._~'--~'"' 7~' I..,,,~ ~---./ I (-_.....---/. ,,/ ,_4/' /.[ "j""."I_<.. '~::.f~..";'., 1___.r,~_L....'~'. 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