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Home My WebLink About1951-06-27 30 Bozeman, Montana June 27, 1951 The Cmmnission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Conunission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday afternoon, June 27, 1951 at 1:00 0' clock }. M. lresent were Mayor Lowe. Commissioner Secor. Corrunissioner Healy. City Manager Henderson. City Attorney Lovelace, and the Clerk when the followin6 proceedings were had: Minutes of the lest regular session were read, and it was moved by Commissioner Healy. seconded by Commissioner C00or. that the mi11utes be aI>proved as rend. and the motion was carried by the followint; Aye and No vote: those votini;:; Aye beinb Mayor Lowe. Conunissi:::mer Secor and Commissioner Hea1yj those voting No. none. Fetition to Close Fortion of Oak Street A l-etition from the Montana Flour Mills was read. requesting the vacating of Oak Street from Rouse Avenue to Montane. Avenue. and statinG they would deed a strip of ground thirty feet wide for the openint; of vacated Birch Street from Rouse AVenue to Montana Avenue. and a thirty-foot strip for the opening of vacated Montana Avenue from Birch Street to Osk Street. A cmmnunicat ion from the Bonrd of' County Commissioners stating; they would deed an additional thirty feet for the opening of Birch Street and Montana Avenue. tilUS making; these two streets sixty feet wide. A 1 ettar was read from the Bozemen Carmine Company stating they had no objections to the vacation ai' Oak Street provided another sui table entrance to their property is provided as proposed by the Montana Flour Mills. A letter was read from the State Highway Commission stating; they would favor the openinG of Birch Street. The Commission havinG lreviously considered this rroposal on May 23. 1951. it was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded by Commissioner Secor. that the City Attorney be instructed to draw an sgreement between the City of Bozeman and the Montana Flour Mills covering the items profosed in their Fetition. and also to lrepere a resolution of intention to vacate that fortion of Oak Street as requested, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and :t;o vote: those voting Aye being; Mayor Lowe. Commissioner Secor and Commissioner Healyj those voting No. none. ProFosal for Automatic Fire Control System Mr. H. L. Cook presented a I.:rol,os8l for the installation of an automatic fire control system for the city shops. S. I. D. #341 Assessment -- C.W. Downey Mr. c. W. Downey a:PIJeared before the Commission in regard to the sewer assessment on his rroperty discussed at the meeting of June 6. 1951. The Commission stated they had no legal obliga- tion to make an adjustment on this sewer charge. but felt there is some moral obligation. and sug- gested a compromise settlement of $160.00. Mr. Downey stated he should be reimbursed for the interest prid because 0 f this addi banal assessment tog;ether with the ~160 .00. After discussion. Mr. Downey was esked to i ile a claim which could be acted upon by the City Commission. Meat Inspection Ordinance J. D. C. Wilf of' the Livestock Sanitar~' Board. Lester Groom and Dr. Carl liammer of the City- County Health Unit were I resent to urge the CitJ, COlnmission to adopt a meat inspection ordinance. This matter having; been rxeviously considered. it w';:s moved by Conunissioner Secor. seconded by Cmnmis sioner Healy. that, the City Attorney be ins tructed to Irepare an ordinance r-Tohibi tir16 tile sale of uninsI>ected meat in the City and thelllotion was carried by tile followinL Aye and No vote: those voting Aye beint; Mayor Lowe, Commissioner Secor ~md Gor.ll'llissioner Healyj those voting No. none. Bids for Sewer Fir-:e for V,est Trunk Sewer The IJamJEer stated this WDS tiJe time end r-,16ce set for tLe of'3ning of bids for sewer pire and jointinc material for the West Semi b)ry Trunk Sewer. He I,resented the affida.vi t of publ ication of I I I 31 the t;oticet.o Bidders, whereufon, it was moved by Commissioner Secor, seconded by Commissioner Healy, that the bids be opened end read end the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those votinc Aye being Moyor Lowe, Cormnissioner Secor and Cornmissioner liealJ'j those votinG No, none. The followins bids were opened and read: Sewer Fife Jointing fuaterial I Lovell Clay Products Co. racific Water ~orks Sup~ly Co. <jj..ld,012.73 no bid ~2,180.00 L 538.00 Mr. R. C. ltichnrdson, Vice-lresident of the Lovell Clay Iroducts Comlany was rresent, and stated his bid on the sewer pipe could be BcceI- ted with the omicsion of the jointing; nwteria1. Mr. Harold Eagle of Morrison-Maierle Inc. stated the bid was comp~rable to the estimates made b;y his organizat.ion, and recommended tLe accel tance of the bid of the Lovell ClHY froducts ComF'any for the sewer lire. It was decided not to accept a bid on the jointing material at this time. Whereupon, it was moved by Commissioner Secor, seconded by Commissioner Healy, that the bid of the Lovell Clay lrotlucts COInIiany for sewer pipe for the amOlmt of ;18,012.73 be accerted, and the Mayor and the Clerk of the Cit;r Commiss ion be author1 zed to si gn a contract agreement with said compnny for the IJipe, and the motion was carried by the following Aye end No vote: those voting; Aye being Mayor Lowe, Comnissioner Secor and Commissioner Healy; those voting No, none. Proposal to vacate Hayes Street Mr. Hal Bolincer, 1222 South Willson was present to ask the COlnmission to view the Grounds at his property, so they could consider the advisabilit;'l of his filine a I,eU tion to have Hayes Street from South Vlillson Avenue east to the City Limits rartia11y veca ted. Carnival License for Jaycees I An B}rlication of' the Junior Chamber of Conunerce for license for a carnival to show eight days, from July 7th throue,h July 14th, at $100.00 I-er dDY was lresented. It was moved b;j' Corrilldssioner S3cor, seconded by Corrunissioner Healy, that the arI-licaLion be apfroved at the nie of ';;'100.00 per day rro- vided the carnival did not open before 2:00 0' clock h M. on Sunday July 8th, and tbe motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Lowe~ Conunissioner Secor and Co~nmissioner Healy; those voting No, none. Bond -- W & C l~5l The bond of William C. f'owell for the construction of Misc. it & C 19b1 was I resented. The bond was arI-roved as to form by the City Attorney, whereupon, it was moved by Conunissioner H8aly~ seconded b~' <;oTimti5sioner Secor, thflt the bond be accel-,ted and aI-proved, end the motion was carried by the followinG Aye and Ko vote: t1105e voting Aye being Mayor Lowe, Commissioner Secor end Commissioner Healy; those voting No, none. Rerort The reI-ort of the Cemetery Board for the morth of May, H!51 was rrcsented. It wns moved by Commissioner Eea1y, sec~mc1ed by Commissioner Secor, that the refort be accerted and ordered filed, and t11e motion wos carried by the following Aye and No vote: those votine Aye beins MAyor Lovie, Commissioner I S~cor and Commissioner ILaly; those voting No, none. AI-peals to Adjustment Board An arrcal of Chris Schlechten to the Board of Adjustment to rermit cortir:uin;::; }h0t06raI_.hic studio at 216 South Grand Avenue was read. An ar;peal of Re1rh K. Williams for tLo sale of beer, for of't'- rremises consUlnrtion, in the Business-Residence No. 1 we.s r-resented. It was moved by Conunissioner Healy, seconded by Commissioner Secor, thBt the Board of Adjustment be instructed to hold a I-ublic he:sq'inc to consider the amending of the Zoning Ordinance to f'errrlit J hotocrsJ-hic stucios in the residence districts, and f,ermit the sale of beer for off-rremises consumI.tion in the .9usiness-H.esicJence District", A summary of the survey made by the City-County Heal th Unit, relati va to garbage cans in the I 32 end the ;notim. W!;\S carried by the followinc Aye "'nd 1<0 vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Lowe, CO:'\11ilissioner Secor and {,ommissioner Healy; those votin.; No, none. Preliminary Study on West Sanitary Trunk Sewer Caries of t,he 1 reI iminary study b~' the Morrison-Malerle Inc. on the West Sanitary Trunk Sewer were presented La the Ci -+:y Commission. Re}!ort on Garbage Survey residential districts was I_resented and read. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Conunission a t this time, it was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded b~ CO'11.IIlissioner Secor, that the meeting adjourn, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those votinG Aye being Mayor Lowe, Conunissioner Secor bnd Commissioner Healy; those voting No, none. -a( Mayor Attest: c/~~~ CIe rk of the City Co::runission I I