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Home My WebLink About1947-10-08 36 Bozeman, Man tana October 8th, 1947 The Commif1sion of The City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday afternoon, October 8th, 1947, at 1:00 o'clock P.M. Those being present were Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson, Commissioner Lowe, City Mana ger Henderson, City Attorney Lovelace, and the Cle rk, when the followln g proceed:i.ngs were had: The minutes of the la at rep'ular session were read, and it was moved by Commissioner I Sorenson, fJec-mded b;T Commissioner Lowe the t the rrinutes be approved as read, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commis- sioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. ~eport on Rids for Sewage Treat~ent Plant Fred Quinnell, Residen t T.'nrrineer, renorted to the City Commission that bi ds recei ved " la s t week on Sewage Trea tmen t Equipmen t he d been taken to the state Board of Health, Helena, Montana, on Thursda y to inforrT' them as to pro;:rress of the pro.iect, and also to see that proposed equipment met their approval. Bids were then referred to the home office of Burns & NfcDonnell for eXBlJ1ina tion, advice and recommendations to 'The City of Bozeman. - App:_dn bre nt to Cere te ry Boa rd Mayor Healy Announced the appointment of the City Manager as a member of the Cemetery Bo'l rd , term to expire January 1st, 1950. It was moved by Commi"sioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner .sorenson that the a,:Jpoir,tment be approved and the motion was carried b ~T the following Aye and lTo vo te ; those vot.tng Aye being Ma:,wr Healy, Commi ssion or Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Reports I The following reports for the month of Septembnr, 1947 were presented & read: Sanitary Inspector Librarian Police ,Judge Director of Finance Chief of Police Fire Chie f Wa ter Collec tor for AUf"uS t, 1947 It was moved b" Commissioner Lowe, Reconded by Commissioner Sorenson thst the reports be accepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; thos e voting No, no ne . Ap:reement -- Sewer Construction - Park Side Addition The Manager presented an agreement be tween The City of Bozeman, Florence Bolinger, and E. P. Staley re~ardlng a sewer being constructed in the proposed alley of the Rearranrre- men t of Pa rk Sid, Addi tion, Imd er the supprvision and specifications of the City Engineer. The arrreement was accompanied by a cashier's check in the amount of $1,500.00 to hold the City free of damage or liability that miD'bt OCC1Jr d11rjng the con s true tion . The agreement was approved as to forrr by the Cit" Attorney, whereupon, it was moved by' Commiss.1oner Soren90n, seconded by Commicsioner Lowe the t the a p'rfemen t be accep ted and the Mayor and the ClFirk be anthorized to sign the arreement for The City of Bozeman and the motion was carried by Ule following Aye and No vote; tho,se votj,ng Aye being Mayor Healy, Commission 0r I Lowe and Commissioner Sorenson; ttose voting No, none. Claims for the Nonth Cla :lms Nos. 1619 to 1E37 inclusive were presented on the various funds as follows: General Fund ~i 21,357.97 Cemy. Pe I'm . Care Pund ~~10 , 000 .00 Band 36.51 Garbage 1,350.01 Water 4,235.93 FWA 24-1'-56 446.00 Parking: Me ter 4,053.59 Cemetery Suspense 130 .00 Library 479.18 Police Reserve 86.15 Park 1,194.08 Wi thhold:1.ng Tax 1,375.30 Cemetery l,293.l3 Tot a 1 $ 46,116.60 37 The Nanarer stated th8 t he has a-udi ted the se claims and finds them to be true and lawflll clairrs aga:Inst The City of Bozeman and recommends that warrants be drawn for th e i r paymont. After examina tion of the claiTI1s in de ta il by the City Commissioners, it was moved b~ Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson thst the claims be approved and warran ts drawn for their pe ymen t and the mo tion was carried by the followlngAye and ~o vote; I those votin~ Aye bAin~ Wayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and CommissIoner Lowe; tho se vo ting 1\To, none. Offer of BalIan tyne Dec lined. The offer of Verne Ballantyne, present ed to The Ci ty of Bozeman by Ie tter on September 24th, 1947, to sell to the City, Block 12 of Norrrand7 Rearran~ement of West Side Addition, for park purpOfles, for the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dolla rs, wa s brollrrht up for fur the r con- sideration. It was pointed 011. t tha t this block is at the extreme western ed~e of the City; th8. t the number of people who would be served by a park at this IOCR ti on woul d be limited and th~ t, if the City ShOl1ld be extended by f1Jrtrer additions to the west or northwest, any slJch new a.::d1 tions would be req.1lired to set aside 9:'ro1md for park purposes as provided by state law, whe re 1) pon , it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commif'sioner Soren- so~ thq t the offer of Mr. Ballantyne be declined, and the motion was carried by the follow- inq Aye and No vote; those voting Aye be:1.ng ~_ffayor Healy, CommJs sion Ar Sorens on and Commis- siemer Lowe; those voting No, none. Gas & Plumbinp Bond of NfcCa y Hardware The con tinua tion certifica te for the Gas Bond and the Plllmbing Bond of the McCay I Hardware were presented. The certificates were approved as to form by the C i t Y A t to rn e y, whereupon, it was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe that the bonds be approved and accepted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; thORe voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commis s loner Lowe; t 110 R e vot ing No, none. Offer to Sell Lots -- Babcock & Tracy A proposal from the trl) s tee s of the Galla tin Lod9:'e # l8, A.F. & A. ~f . to lease with an option to purchase, to The City of Rozeman, Lots 3, 4, c; and Fractional Lot 2; Block A; v, Black's Addition was presented and read. The proposal stated thnt the lease would be on an annual basis, renewable from yepr to year for a term of 20 years at the o p ti on of The City of Bozeman. The 1"1onthly rental w01Jld be $160.00, in advan ce. The lea se W01J Id provide that the ptlrchase price of the propert;T wo"1d be $25,000.00 and, if the Ci ty a t any time desired to exercise the option to purcha se the propert~l, all rentals paid up to the date of exercising such option, after dedl1ci tng amounts paid by the Les sor for taxes, during the term of the lease, and after deduc ti.ng in teres t on t.he unpaid part of the purchase price at 4% per annum, the balance would be applied on t.he pur-'hase price of tbe property. The I high desirability of the City acquiring this property for a free parking lot was discussed by the City Commission and it was deciaed that this is a proposal of more tha n general interest to the public that in order to Q'et public reaction on the proposal, the fulles t possible publicity sbould be given it, and action was deferred nntil the re~111ar meeting of the City Commission on October 22nd, 1947. .IndITes & Clerks for General Election The Commis s ion announced the a ppoin tment of the followin'2: ,Judrres & Clerks for the General Municipal Election to ~e held, Novembsr 4 th, 1947: 38 Prec Inc t }io. 1 Precinct No. 5~ Ida Shelton Edi th Oliver Hammer Mabel Moore i Amelia Namie Irene Garver ,Tessie MacpJemer Blanche wilkin Grace Graij'am Anna Belle Collier Alice Kl~nschmidt Precinct liTo. 2. Precinct No.6. Augusta Andrews Rosalind Rasmussen Ella Ross Lillian Finley Pearl IIi 11 Audrey Ogle I Hattie Donald Jean Robertson Rena Martilla Geo. Davenport Precinct };o. 3 pre'cinct No. 7. Lillie Lyon Nellie Hoadley Jeannette D. Lowis Eleanor Hollier .Jessie ~f. Smiley Gladys Chris topherson Be th ~.~. Hohc;ndorf Frances Marley Laura Ketterer Laura Sbowalter Prec:1nct No. 4. Pricinct No. 8. Della Gilchrist Fannie Cowan Anna E. Clark Lillian Whjtham Ada Van Horn Elv8 Schumacher Dorothy Aash€lim Pearl Mapes Gladys Krueger Gra ce T. ,Johnson ExtAnsion of' Loadlnr; 8<- UnLoacHng Zone - Bon Ton Bsk""ry The City Mana~er presentpd to the Commis slon traffic problerrs 8rising from tru cks parking: for loadIng and unloBding at the Bon Ton Bakery, 1 oc ate d a t the corner of Maj nand Willson Avenue. It W8S explained there are now two parking spaces set aside for a ItLoading ,snd TTnloading Zonelt bu t tha t they do not provide sufficient space for large trucks to park parallel to the curb or for more than one truck to load or unload a t a ti me in this zone. It was explained that under present conditj ons t~lcks are forced to park diagonal to the curb and, because large t~Jcks extend so far out into the street, it causes a bad traffic I hazard. The City Manarrer reqlJested alJthority to remove two parking meters to the sou th of the present "Loading and Unloading Zonelt and to ex tend the present 70ne tot he alley at the rear of the Bon Ton Bakery. Consideration was given to the preceden t which mip"ht be established by permitting such a large "Loadjno: and TTnloadlng Zone". After full considera- tion of the problem, it was moved b:v Commissioner T,OW8, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson, that the City Manaryer be authorized to rep"01.ie the two parking meters and extend the "Load- ing and TTnloadiD€ Zone" in accordance wltb his recommends tion, but that thie be done on a 50-day trial basis with the understanding tha t , if the t rafflc s i tua ti on wa s no t reas on- ably corr8cted or if public reaction made ma Intenance of this zone impractical, t.he traffic me ters won Id be replaced and the "Loading: and UnIon ding: Zone" would be reduced to its present size at the end of the 50-day trial period and tbe motion was carried by the follow- ing Aye and No vote; tho Be vo ti nr: Aye being TV:a:,or Healy, Commis sioner SoreY's on and Commissioner T.;ov,e; treE e VQ tIn C No, none. Bids for Street Signs The Manager stated th, t this was the time and place set for the opening of bids for 400 street signs and 200 brackets for the mounting the signs. He presented the affidavit I of publicG tlon of the Notice to Bidders, whereupon, it was moved by Commi2sioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe that the bi ds be opened and the motion was carrIed by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being ~'<a;'or Healy, CommissIoner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; thos e vo tlng No. none. The following bids were the reupon opened and read: 39 Lots of 200 Sign Complete Gro tte ~Fanufac tur lng Co., Be II eV'J.e , Ky. q;. 10.525 ea. ~l' 'f\ITunicipal Street Sign Co., Brooklyn :f\!. "'T. (f.o.b. fac tory) 1l.25 ea. Municipal Street Sign Co., (without frame) 9.25 ea. Western Construction Equipmont Co., Bi lling s, }~on ta na (without frame or adapter) 5.72 ea. I Davey Office SUPpl~7, Bu t t e , 'JIlon tana (Si~n & Brackets for 2" pos t ) $ 11.78 ea. (furnishing reducers from 4" to 2" by Midwest Welding Co., Bozeman 2.50 oa 14.28 ea. It was decided to defer action on these bids pending deb'll led ta bv la tLm and. s e cur ing further detail and samples of some of the signs and bracket assemblie~. Ad .iournment There being no further b'llSiness to come before the Commis si on '3 t this ti me , it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson th'~: t the meetinrr, aC,,journ and the mo- tion was carried by the fo llowing Aye and No vote; those voting Aye belng Mayor Healy, Com- missioner Soronson and Commissioner Lowe; tho s e va tin g No, n on e . Attest: ~t~n Ma~,or~' I I