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october 22nd, 1947
The Commispion of The City of Bozeman met in regnlar session in the Commi'sion Room,
City Hall 13uildinr:, Wednesday afternoon, October 22nd, 1947, at 1:00 o'clock P.M. Those
beJnR present were Mayor Healy, Comrrds s ioner Sorenson, Commis s ioner LO'Ne, City Manager Hender-
son, City Attorney Lovelace, and the Clerk, when the followinp' proceedinvs were had to-wit:
The minutes of the last reFular session were read, and it was woved by Cornminsioner
I Sorenson, seconded b;r Commissioner Lowe that the minutes be approved as read, and the mot ion
we s carried b.- the following Aye and No vote: those voUng Aye being r,~a~'or Healy, Comrd ssioner
Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; thos e VQ t ing ,No, none.
Resolution No. 613 -- Final Passage
The Manap'er stated that tbis was the time and place set for the public hearing on the
final passage and adoption of the resolution levying the assessmen t for weed cu tting during
lS'47. He presented the affidavit of publication of the Notice and stated that no protests
had been filed and no one was present to protest. He presented Resolution No. 613, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF TEE COMr0.ISEHOF OF TIm CITY OF BOZEYAN, LEVYING AND ASSESSING
A SPECTAL ASSESSl'vTENT OF TAXES UPON CERTi\IN PROPERTI !,~S IN rrIlE CITY OF 130Z~~MAX,
COUNTY OF GALL/\ TIN, ST~T~ OF MONTANA, TO DEFRAV TIlli COST OF EXTERNINATION AND
RTi:MOVAL OF NOXIOTTS W7EDS FOR TIlE Yj.<~AR 1947, PURSUANT TO 'l'HE PROVISIONS OF OR-
TJINANCE 1m. 428 ;r:;:'N'TITLF.D II ATJ ORDINANCE U':':FIFING AND PROVIDING FOR TW': PUNISH-
~F~FT AND AnATr.:MT;~NT OF CERTAIN NTTISA}TC"~S."
It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson the. t the rasolu tion
be finally passed and adopted nnd the wotlon ~8S carried by the following Aye and No vote;
those votin~ Aye bein~ Mayor Healy, Commissiorer Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those votinR'
No, none.
I Pesolution No. 614 -- Final Passa9;;e
The ManaR'er s ta tad tha t this was the time and place set for the public hearin~ on the
final passa~e and adoption of the resolution levying an assessment for the removal of snow
for the season 1946-47. He presented the affidAvit of publication of the Notice and stated
that no protests had been filed and no one was present to protest. He presented Resolution
No. 614, entitled:
A RESOLUrrION Or<' TIm co;,nl'ns,c.~ION OT" TH~'; CITY 0F'130ZE~'IAN, U;;VYING Al,;D AS~;,E0SING A
SPI':CIAL ASSESSM!i;t'J'I' OF TAY~,:S UPON CERTAIN PRopr'::RTIES IN '1'118 CTT~c OF EOZE.r,~AN,
cou:N'rY OF' GALLA TIN, ST^T~ OP MONTANA, TO DEFRAY TEE CO.c'T OF REMOVAL OF' SNOW FOR
':['HE YEAR 1946-1947 PURSUANT TO THE FROVISIONS OF ORDIN,lINCE NO. 502, ::;;N 1"1 'I'Vm :
II A}T ORDHT^ l\TCE PFO'TIDIYG FOP THF R~~~,I[OVA L OF ~mow FROM THE SIDEWALKS IN TPI~ CI T'{
OIi' nOZTCntA F A}TT) 'P P~ALI]\~n- OPTnNANC~ NO. 385, ENTTTLF~D : 'AN OPDUTA}TCE PPOVIDum
FOR Trr~ RB;\WVAI,J OF SHOW AND ICf~, DIRT, FILTH, ANI) OTE:,'[; OBSTRUCTION PROM SIDE-
WALKS ON MAIT'T STRTI~I~:T BETV'JKRF WALLACB AV"STnm AND FOTTRTB AV1j";1\IUE Ur THE crT)' OF
BOZ"MA Y ,II .
It w"Js moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe t11a t the resolution
be finally passed and adopted and the motion was carrjed by the follow intT f1ye and lTo vote;
those votlng Aye being Mayor Heal;', Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; thOF:e vot:ng
~ro , nor. e .
Resolu tion No. 615 -- Final Passage
~I The Manager stated that this was the time and place set for the public hearinrr on tl1e
final passa?:e and adoption of the resolutIon elvyinrr the assessmont for repair and/or con- I
struction of wisc. W. & C 1946. The affidavit of publication of the Notice was presented
and no protests be'ng filed and no one being present to prates t, the Mansper presented Reso-
11) tion No. 615, en ti tIed:
A RESOLUTIOJl; OF' 'l'HE COMlVIlS SIOr OF THS CITY OF BOZEM4N LEVYING At;D ASSESSING- A
SP~CIAL ASSESSMENT OF TAXES UPON CEFTAIN PROpTmTII-'::S IN THE Crrf'v OF BOZL,~~rAN,
C'lTTN'J'v Ok' GALLATTN, S T ~ "l"R 0 F ~ff 0 N TA 1\1 A , TO DEFRAY THE CO(~T OF CONSTRTICTU!G AND
Il'TSIT1ALLI1'W A.ND/OR R'H;PAIRING ~nSCELLANTCOTTS 3F)';'i;'NALKS AND CTTr;'RS DilPING 'l'EF: YI":AR 1947.
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It was ~oved by Commi~sioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson tha t the resolu-
tion be finally passed and adopted and the !notion was carried by the following Aye and No
vote; those voting Aye beinG': Mayor Heal y, Commissioner Sorenson and Commlssioner Lowe; those
vo tint!, JlTo, none.
Resolution No. 616 -- Garbqge Assessment
']'he Mana~er "ta ted tha t the resolu tion 1evyin~ the assessment in the amount of $21,223.541
for the removal and disposal of garbaf"e from the residential propf;rty for the year 1947 \
had been prepared. He presented Resolution No. 616, entitled:
A RRSOLUTTON OF TH'S COVNISSTON OR Tm~ CITY OF BOZElVAl7, lJnN'TANA, L F'\rYHTG
AND AS,'~FSSnW A SpT~CIAL ASSESSMi:I:NT OF TAYES UPON ALL m~AL PROPT;:RTY IE THF;
CI TY OF 130Z r'~1\I!AN, COUNT'! OF GALLA TIN, STAT~ OF MONTANA, SERVIC-SD AND FROM
WHICE GARBAGE WAS COLL~CTF:1) ANT) R'RMOVED DURING THE YEAR 1947 TO DEFRAY THE
COST AND TIYP~NSE OF C:JLLECTING ANn DISFOSING 0" GARB/\GE UN~)ER ~"BT;; PROVISIONS
OF ORDIN A NCH-; NO. 696 rF THE CPN OF BOZT"VA1T, MONTANA.
It was moved by Commissioner .:;Jorenson, seconded b~ Commissioner Lowe that the resolu-
tion be provisionally passed and October 29th, 1947 be set as the date for the hearing of
protests and the motion was carried by the followin~ Aye and No vote; those votinIT Aye being
Ma;/'or Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; tho se vot in"" No, none.
Reports
The following reports were presented and read:
Annual Report of Gallatin Field Board, formerly Gallatin Airport Board
for the period ending June 30th, 1947 .
Ci ty Manager r s Quarterly J"'~port for the period ending September 30th, 1947.
Cemetery Board and Ci t;T EnG':ineAr' s report for the mon th of September, 1947.
It was moved by Commiss:i.oner Lowe, 88conded by Commissioner Sorenson that the reports
be accepted And ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; I
those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Comml~~ioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; tho se
votinp; No, none.
Delega te to Police Traffic School
Tfle Mana ger s ta ted th8 t, after discus pion with tteChi~f of Police, he recommended
that one member of the Bozeman Police Department be authorized to attend a special traffic
school which will be conducted in Billings, Montana, for a two-week~ period beginning on
Noverrber 3rd, 1947. It was moved b" Commiscdoner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe
that it being in the public interest OnE'l member of the Police Department be an tborized to
attend said school, anc5 the this eJ:pens AS be pa Id from the General Fund and the motion was
ca rried by the followinp: Aye and ]\10 vote; those votin.G': Aye be in!;! Ma yor Healy, Commissioner
Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, n on e .
Application for City License
The application of the Montana ~lsic Company for a one-half year City License was
presented. It was moved by Commipsioner ::lorenson, seconded by Commi ,,,,sionAr L:"lwe tha t the
application be approved and the license issued and the motion was carried by the following
Aye and JlTo vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commiss!oner I
Lowe; those votlnR' No, none.
The appliCAtion for a transfer of the Beer License at the Oakes, was presented. It
was moved b:'- Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Comrrissioner Sorenson th8 t the transfer be
approved and the motion was carried by the followin~ Aye and No vote; thos e voti ng Aye
beIng fuayor Healy, IJommissioner Sorenson and Commiss'oner Lowe; those voting No, none.
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Offer of Masonic Lodge # 10 A.F. s: A.l~.
The offer of the Bozeman Lodrre #18 A.w. & A.M. presented at the m8etin~ of the City
Commission on October 8th, 1947, to lease to the City of Bozeman with an option to purcha se
their property located in the Northwest corner of Block A; Black's Addition was again dis-
cu s s ed . It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson the t the Ci ty
I Attorney be inst~lcted to examine the abstract of title to the property involved and, sub-
,ject to his find inp' the ti tIe clear, he in conjunction with the a ttorncy for the Masonic
Lad p'e, preps re the neceSSArv papers to be signed by the City and the Lod0'e to accept this
offer, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; tho p e vo ting Aye being
~lavor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commission Lowe; those votin7 No, none.
Purchase of street Signs
The bids s1Jbmitted October 8th, 1947 for furn ishinq; The C:L t" of Eo zeman 200 s tree t
markinR' sian units were given consideration at this time. After examination of sample
units submitted and bid prices, it was ~oved by Commissioner Lowe, Be conded b~T Commi.s p Toner
Soren son th'< t the bid of the Grotte Manufacturing Company, Bellevue, Kentucky for 200
sign units complete at $10.525 per unit be accepted and the motion was carried by the fol-
lowing Aye and No vote; those votlng nye being ~:~a;ror Healy, Commie sioner Soren3) n and Com-
missioner Lowe; those voting No, none.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before tIle Commission at tl;is time, i t wa oS
moved by Commi:" sioner Lo':'e, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson the t the meet;;n,<;T acl,iourn ';irJd
I the mo tion W8 S C8 y'ried ljy the f'o llowing Aye 'md Yo vote; th0se votinq Aye bein~ Mayor
Healy, Comrd.s s ioner Sorenson and Commi S 8 loner Lowe; those vot:tng No, none.
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