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Bozeman, Montana
September 24th, 1947
The Commission of The Ci ty of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room,
Ci ty Ha 11 Building, Wedne sda y afternoon, September 24th, 1947, at 1:00 o'clock P.M. Those
being present were Mayor Healy, Comrnis sioner SoreTIS on, Commissioner Lowe, City Manager Hen-
ders on, City Attorney Lovelace and the Clerk, when the following proceedings were had:
I The minu tes of the last remllar session were read, and it was moved by Commissioner
Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe that the minutes be approved as read, and the mo tion
was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner
Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; thos e vo tbg No, none.
Rearranrre1"1ent of pnrk Side AdrH tion
vr. Ha 1 Bolinger a ppeared before the Commis sion to presen t a plan for the rearrangemen t
of Park Side Addition to The City of Bozeman. Under the proposed plan Mr. Bolinger wmlld
dedicate a strip eight feet wide along the north of this tract, ad~acent to Bogert Grove Park,
and a strip thirty-six feet wide along the wes t of the tra c t and The Ci ty of Boz enB. n wOll1d
dedica te a strip thirty-six feet wide along the south of Bogert Grove Park and a strip eip;ht
feet wide, along Bozeman Creek on the west of the t ra c t , all for street purposes.
After discussion, Mr. Bolinger was informed thatif he would present a plat prepared
in accordance with this plan and in detail as required by law, approval of the plat would be
favorAbly considered.
Re por ts
John McCrosson, Fire Chief, was presen t and ga ve a verbal repor t on the Fire Chief's
I Convention which he attended in Spokane, on September 17th to 20th, 1947.
The following reports for the mon th of AUf1uS t were presented and read:
Ceme tery Boa rd Sanitary Inspector's Wilk Report
It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded b~ Commissioner Lowe that the reports
be accepted and ordered filed ane the motion was carried by the fa llowinp' Aye and No vote;
those vo ting Aye being Yayor Hea ly, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; th os e
voting No, none.
Offer to Sell Property for Park Purposes
A communication from Verne Ballantyne, offoring for sale to The City of Bozeman for
$1500.00, Block 12 of the Normandy Rearrangement of West Side Addition for park purposes
was presented and read. Mr. Ballantyne was present and stated that he would not sell any
lots In this block until the City has had time to give his proposal ample consideration.
The ma tter was taken under advisement.
Resolution No. 612 - Provisional Passage
The Manager s ta ted tha t the resolu ti on levy lng the assessment in the amount of $15,400.00
for the construction of Special Improvement District No. 343, sani ta ry s ewer in the Normandy
I RearY'8n~ement of West Side Addition had been prepared. He presented Resolution No, 612,
enti tIed:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COmnSSION OF THE CITY OF BOZ-SW.AN, MONTANA LEVYING
AND ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF TAXES UPON ALL 'THE PROPERTY IN
SPECIAL IMPRovEMBNT DISTRI CT NO. 343 IN THR CITY OF BOZ EMA~T, COUN'IiY
OF GALLA TIN, STATE OF MONTANA, TO DEFRAY THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING AND
MAKING THR IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN SAID SPECIAL IMPROVEM~TT DISTRICT NO. 343.
It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson the t the Reso lu tion
be provisionally passed and October 1st, 1947 be set a s the date for the hearing of protests
and the motion was carried b~l the followill1g Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy
Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, non e.
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Sub-Leasing of Armory
A sub-lease of the Armory B1Jilding for a term of two years to the Adjutant General of
ing
The State of Montana, under the same terms and conditions as the City now has the build/leased,
was presented and read. It was moved by CommIssioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner
Lowe thB t the sub-lease be approved and tha t the Ma yor and the Clerk be au thori zed to sign
the lease for The Ci ty of Bozeman A.nd the motion was ca rried by the following Aye and No I
vo te ; thos e vo ting Aye being Ma yor Healy, Commis si.oner Sorenson and Commi sslon er Lowe; tho s e
vo ting No, none.
Bond and Contract S.I.~, Nop.. 345 and 346
The b0nd and contract of the Standard Construction Company for the construction of
Special Improvement Districts Nos. 345 and 346 were presented. The bonds and contracts
were approved as to form by the Ci ty Attorney, whereupon, it was moved by Commissioner
Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the bonds and contracts be accepted and ap-
proved, ths t the Mayor and the Clerk be au thorized to si Q'n the contracts for The City of
Bozeman, subject to the Standard Cons trnc ti on Compan y furnishing the bonds required, and
th"l t the certified checks be re turned to the Standard Construction Company and the motion
was carried by the following Aye and No vote; thos e voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner
Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none.
Basic Rate for G~rbage Assessment
The Manager stated that a basic rate of $6.00 for garbage collection had been used for
last year; tha t a complete re-survey of the garbage situation in the City had recently
been completed, and tha tit be d been de termined ths t a bis lc ra te of $8.00 for the curren t I
fiscal year would be required to pay present collection costs and to provide reserve to
apply on cost of garba.Q'e collection equipment recently purcha sed by the City. The Manager
was instructed to prepare the resolution assessing the ~arbage collection costs for the
year 1947 using $8.00 as the basic rate as provided by Ordinance No. 696, the Garba ge
Ordinance.
Appoin tmen ts to A.dvisory Boards
The Mayor announced the following appointments to Advisory Boards:
Recrea tion Boa rd Mrs. .Jesse Bradle y Term Expires, ,January 1, 1950
Cemetery Board Mrs. Amelia Hammer Term Exp ire s, January 1, 1950
Library Board Mrs. J. M. Hami 1 ton Term Expires, January 1, 1949
Mr. ,John Shively Term Expires, ,January l, 1949
Mrs. Edna T. Whi te Term Expire s , January l, 1948
Adjustwent Board 1I,ffr. Wm. H. Lovelace Term Expires, November 8th, 1950
Mrs. W. w. Spain Tent' Expires, Novembe r 8 th, 1950
Mr. C. A. Haeckel Term E~.pires, November 8th, 1950
Mr. Frank L. S to n e Term Expires, November 8 th, 1950
Mr. Elmer Bartholomew Tec I'm Expri e s , November 8th, 1950
It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, secon~ed by Commissioner Sorenson that the appoint-
ments be approved ann the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; thos e vot ing
Aye being Mayor Healy, Commis sion er E~orenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. I
Ad.i 01) rnmen t
There beIng no fur ther business to cone be fore the Commission at this time, i t wa s
moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconi'ed by Commissioner Sorenson that the meeting ad,journ
and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those votin~ Aye belng Mayor
Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none.
A t te s t :
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