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4: Boz eman , Montana
July 23rd, 1947
The Commission of ~he Ci ty of Bozeman met in re!?1Jlar session in the C ommis ~j i on Room,
City Hall Building, Wednesday afternoon, ,Tnly 23rd, 1947, at 1:00 o'clock P.M. Thos e be-
ing present were ~~ayor Healy, Commls:,doner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe, Ci ty Mana ger
Quinnell, Ci ty A. ttorne y Lovela ce, and the Clerk, when the followIng proceed1ngs were bad:
The minu te s of the 1 a s t r e R;111a r s e s s Ion were read, and it W8S moved by Com~issioner
Sorenson, p e c on d e d b Y C OlT:m J s s i on e r Lowe that the minutes be approved as rearl, and tIle 1
rno ti on wrJ.S c 9. rr i ed b;T tb e f oll:Jw tng Aye nnd 1\10 vote; those voting Aye bejn[': Jiayor Ileal y,
Commiss:~onpr Lowe ancl Commissioner Sorensor; those voting
Yo, non e .
Flattini! of Land on North Sever tL
Yr. Palll ,Tones arrain appeared before the Commis s ion in re p-'1 rd to the platting of his
property on North Seventh Avenue. I-Ie stated he had not made any propress re o'arding the
pIa t tln g of this land sInce the la s t me e tIn g, and the t some of the proper ty OWl1e rs had now
refused to .loin in the pla t tinp'. Mr. .T on e s asked if he co"ld plat his own land as an
addition of the City, so that he COl: Id gO ahead wi th. his building. After discussion, it
was thongh t thlt a better plRt cOllId be mAde if all the owners sou th of the property
owned by 1tr. .Jones up to and inc ludInp the north seventy-nine feAt of a tract nwned by
:'"'[nl~, r~:'_lam joined in the pIa tting of the a ddi ti on . Mr. .Jones stated that he would work
a long these lines during the coming week.
All Nl~ht Parkincr On Ci t;, Streets
Mr. Robin MacT"ab and A. Botzenl:.I_I'l. rd t of tbe local hotel association appeared before
trio C ommi ,<, pion to d i s cus f: tlle problem of all nicrht parking on the city street nGar the
11otelf'. Tho y s t,9. ted that 10c8.10'ar8P'fl fRcilities WAre not sufficient to tAke care of the I
InfllJx of travelers at tYis time of th e ye a r , ~m(j the touri ats did not lll{O to 1 e8 ire their
cars in parkinv lots because of possible hreak-ins. It W8S suggested that the lirrhting
and fencing of the lots owned by the hotels, or ttJe employment of a we tchman by the ho te Is
mhrht belp with this problem. The [Tent lemen were inf ormed thEl t pa rkin g on the pnved
streets was prohibited betwAen 2 A.M. and 6 A.M. in order tha t the streets rripht be cleaned
each night and Street Superintendent Sprin~er stated that parking on one side of the street
one nip'ht and on the opposite side of the street the next ni..rht would not belp solve the
clean inrr problem a s wind wOllld probgbly blow the debris from one side to the other keep-
inr" the WI; 0 1e 8treet in an lmsiuhtly concHtion mlJ~b of the time. He expla ined to the
hotel men that it WAS more satisfactory and mlJ c }-~ less work t, cloan the who h'; street at
one timp. 'rho hotel men th01Wh t ticketino alJ.-nip'ht parkers did not so lve t.Le problem,
bu t on 1 y me (Ie ,9 bad rAflectlon nn thA C i t7 . After discussion, the p'on tlomen were informed
U:nt the s i tlJa ti on wOllld be s bJdied an'i they were asslJred of co-operation fr:-)m tho City in
tryin[?: to sol ire t]Je problem.
Applicc: tiol1s for City Licenses I
The fo llowing applic 8. t.l ons for City Licenses were presented and read:
Cowan's Gift Shop Herb Sheppard
It W8S moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner SorensDr: that the appli-
cat10ns be approved and the 1 ic en s e s issued and the motion WDS carTiod by tho fo llow:tn,&f
Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commiscoioner Sorenson and Commis.c:,:1oner
Lowe; thos e vo ti.nq: No, none.
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Reports
The followin~ r~rorts were pres0nted and rpad:
State ~Taminer's re par t on the Fire T1epartrr:ent Relief Association
Annual report of the Fire Chief
Plumbi np' Inspe c tor for the months of May and June, 1947
Milk Inspection report of the San i tary Ins pe c tor
It was moved by Commip~ioner Sorenson, seconded by Commi92ioner Lowe that the rerorts
1 be accepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the fa llowing nye an:l No vote;
those votin~ "^.ye being' ~Fa~ror Healy, Commissioner Sorenson rind ' i . tho s e
vomm- S:"'loner Lows;
vo t ~1 n fr No, n on e .
Bonel of Suhr for Garb8~e Collection
The bond of Henry Suhr in the amount of :n,3875.00 for the collection and disposal of
D:srb-o:e for a pRrlod en din g .Tune 30 tll, 1948 was presentod. The bond was approved as to
foI'rr' by the City Attorney, whe rell pon , it was moved by CO'11missioner Lowe, seconded by Com-
missioner Sorenson th8 t the bond be 8ccepted and ordered file 1 and the motion was carried
by the following Aye a nd ]\To vot e ; those vot~ng .'\ ye b EO ing r.~a yor Heal y, Commis sloner Lovie
and Commissioner Sorenson; those vo ting ~TO, none.
Leaslnp of Parking Lot from FOE # 32C
The Manager stated thA t as ordered by the Ci ty Commission a lease similar to the one
witb R. T. Diefenderfer had been prepared for leasing tJ:l e lot at the corner of Babcock ?"
E07eman recently purchased from 1ffr. Diefenderfer b" the Eagle s Lad ge ~-;o . 326. I t was moved
by Commis s ion cr Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe tha t the lease be accepted and ap-
proved and th8 t the Ma~Tor and the Clerk of the Commission be au tbori zed to sign the lease
I for The C i t Y 0 f B 0 z ema nand the motion was carried by the following: .'ye and No vote; tLose
vo tin g Aye beini! ~~ayor Healy, Commi s si on er Sor enson and Commissioner Lowe; tho se voting
'[\To, non e .
Ordinance for Operation of Sewage Disposal Plant
The City Mana~er presented a su~gested ordinance prepared by Kalman & Company covering
the operation, ra tes to be charged, account in!! to be perf()r~ed, and other requirements in
conne e tior wi t1.-~ the issuancp of the Sewer Revenue Bonds and trJe cons true tion of tho Sew8P:e
Treatment Plant. It was explained that before this ordi nan ce COLJ 1 d be adopted the necessary
ra te s trlJc ture wO'11d h8 ve to be established for users of the sanitary sewers and tren true nt
plant and incorporated in th e Ordl nBnc e. Action on the measure was, tJ-J ere for e , d efarred
nn til a 18. tar de te .
Resoh'tion NO. 605 -- Assessing S.I.D. 337
The Manager s ta ted ths t a resolution had b:c'en prepared levyln[' the assessment of
'11,1,080.16 for sanitary sower constr1wtion in Spe cial ImprovcmB nt Dis tric t No. 337, said
sewer being on Tamarack Street from Rouse to Church A venue s. He presented ResolutIon No.
605, 8nti tled:
1 A RESOLllTION' OF THE Cm!:MISSIO"T OF TBF: CITY OF BOZ E1VAn, MONTANA LEVYING AND
ASSTISS1NG A SPECIAL ASSESS~~NT OF TAX-"SUPON ALL rrf'rE PROP~RTY IN SPECIAL
IMPROVFM~tlTT DISTRICT NO. 337 IN Tm CI TY OF BOZ7~f!/\ N, COUNTY OF GALLc~\ 'TIN,
"~ TA rrr:.; 01" MOrTAN l\, TO nFFRAY TE~'~ CO:~T OF Cm;S'I'RTl8TING Al;J Iv'/\KING rl'HE IM-
PEOVE1\JIvNTS WIT'UN SAID SFRCIA 1, IMPROVE~.mNT DIS'rRICT NO. 337.
It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson th~ t th e re s 0 In -
ti on be provisionally passed end .J111y 30th, 1947 be set as the date for the hearing of
protests anc'J tbe m0 ti on W8 S ca rried by the fo 110'.vinp: Aye and Eo voto,; th 0 s e voting Aye
be ::nJ! :ta yor Heal:'T, Commissioner Sorenson Gnd Com~i8sioner Lowe: t 1 oe e voting No, n on e .
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Resolnt.ion No. C06 -- Street Sprinkling
Resolution No. 606 levyin~ the assessment for street sprinkling in tbe Bmoun t of
$1,052.35 for the year 1947 was presented, ontitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THS COJltMIS ,<::'ION OF 'l'I-J2 C rrv OF BOZT;~MAN LEVYING AND ASSESSING A
SPECIAL ASSESSMRNT OF TAX}i;SUPON ALL OF' I}'HE PROPf<:R'rY IN STREET SPREKLING DIS-
TRICT'S OP 'TIm CITY OF BQ'"l'2:MAN, COPN'l'Y OF GALLi. TI N , S'l'A'IE UF MON']'ANA, TO DEFRA Y
SEVENTY-FIVE p;:mCi~NT OF T}-JE COST' OP SPRINKLING STREETS WITHIN SAID SI}'RE~T
SPRINKLII'W DI~;TRIC'I'S OF 'THE CIT'~ OF BazT~~NiN FOR THE YEAR 1947
It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commiss loner Sorenson thnt the resolu- 1
tlon be provisionally !'ldopted and .Tul;r 30th, 1947 be set as the date for hearing of pro tes ts
and the motion was c8.rried by the following: Aye and No vote; trlOse votlng Aye being rylayor
FAal y, Commissionor Sorenson and CommissionAr Lowe; those voting No, non e .
Resolution No. 607 -- ForkinIT Nalntenance
Resoh.l tl on No. 607, lev;,rin,g tho aSSeSS'1'ient for the various parkin~ main tenance dis-
tricts for the ye nr 1947 in the arnrnlrt of $6,078.75, was presented, en ti tled:
A RESO LUTI OF- OF TIJE COMMISSIOF OF TIm CITY OF' BOZEM,\N, U;;VYING AlP) ASSESSING
A Spri:CIAL ASS1=i;2,STCi:NT OF Tt\XI~3 TTPOW ALL THTi: PHOP 'RTY IN SPECIAL DlPPOVEW'EN'I'
DISTRICTS OF' rrFm CI T/ o F' B (fl T;~M f'.. T\~ , COUNTY OF' GALLA TIN, S TA T:~ 01<' 'WOKTANA, PO R 'THE
MAI'fITT'SNANCE OF' PARKIJITGS TO DTWRI;Y TJ-fE CO~) T OF MAINTAINING THl:;: PARKpTGS WITHIN
SAID SPECIAL nfPROvT~NENT DIS'l'RICTS OF TI-1E CITY OF BOL.; -;~~[/\N FOR TI-lE; YEAR 1947.
It was moved by CommiE's:loner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe that the resolu-
tion be provisionally passed and .Tuly 3Utb, 1947 be set as the d,qte for the hearing of
pro te s ts 8nc] the '11otion was C8 rri ed b:r the fa llowi ng' .nye and Eo vo to; thos e voting Aye
beinp; lV'ayor Healy, Commis sioner Sorenson and Commis sioner Lowe; thos e voting No, none.
C:'e so III ti 0'- No. 6:)8 -- Li;ht:inf! Assessment
The 1\~anag:er s t9 ted thAt the reso h1 ti 0[1 le vyln ,Q:' tbe asses smen t for lii! ht Ing ma jn t snanc e
am ou n t of ~t,3, 822.62, I ..
in the vqrious liphting maintenance districts, in thA ha d been pre-
pared. He pr e s e 11 t cd Resolution No. 608, en ti 'lied:
A PESOLTTTI01l' 0:[<' TT'R COTvT~nS:'IOF OF 'I'T-P'; CII}'Y OB' EOZ,:v/\N, ~rTl TA };!ll , V~VYTI; n i\l'W
^SS'~~)SING LH1}-TTIFG DI ;-:rr<RICT ~l^n;rrErANC:C Al'::DEL";CTRICAL cr:pf-(I-,;TIIT cosrrs FOR
SP:<:CI.^.L IMPROVI~r'I0:ET LIGIT'I1J:G DISTRICTS NTT~'})'mS 100, 284, 288, 289, 290, 2S5,
AND 3()O OF 1~-~ C TIT 0 F EOZ l';Yi\ 11' , F:URSFl\l'~T TO 'T':T~i~FRO VI 31 ON;:; OF cnc TIOE 5266
E.C.l'~. 1935.
It was moved by CommisRioner Lowe, seconded by CommissJoner Sorenson th':;l t the reso-
bJtion be provisionally adopted and .Tul:7 30U-" lq47 be set as the dA te for t he hear :Lng 0 f
pro tes ts and the mo ti on wa s C8 rried by the fo llowin g Aye and No vot e ,: thos e voting Aye
being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson. and Commi.ssloner Lowe; those votlnp; No, none.
Prelill'_imlry Budr:et for 1947-1948
The Manager presented copies of a prelimimr:: blJ.dget for the period ending .J1..mc: 30 th ,
1948, for study by the City CommiC'sion.
~l' . ..- ~ Hender son t.o reS1Jme Duties as City Man.g Q' er
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The Mayor s ta te d tl'mt he hgd con t;acted l'fr. l'/T. 1-' Henderson and ask him to appear
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before thA Commie' si on 8.t t.his me e tin IT in reIT8 rd to re tu rn in>!' t', his former position as
C it Y l'tan 8 [re r .
City Man8.rrer 01linnell read from the minu tos of th 0 Commis s i on ]'fee ting of November, I
21c>t, H:4l, whereby his acceptance of the position of City ~anager was Sllb ,; ec t to the con-
dition and understanding thrt if Mr. Hen deI'S on is rAleased from militarv service and re-
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tll rn s to Bozeman ths t he ruB y re sumo the posi ti or of City ~:~an89:er.
Mr. Henderson, s t8 ted that he was now on terminal leave and as far as the posi ti on
of City Manr'li!er was concerr,ed he W8S subiect to the wishes of the City Commission, but
if a~reeable he waJld like to re turn to work for The City of Bozeman in the capacity as
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City Manager and was ready to p:o to wo r k 8 tan y time.
The Citv Commi2AiOfl tho"ugh t tha t TvTr. Hender.<e:0n should take the posi tlon as soon a s
con\leniently possible am AUf"us t 15th, 1947 was set as the d8 te for him to resume his po-
s j ti on 8 s Ci t~T Manrwer.
~'ombers of the Ci t~' Commission expressed tr'cmscl ves as favor in 0' the employn'cn to':::'
rtr. li'red 'tldnnell as a consultlnr' or resident enp'inccr to work witrl Bur n s and McDonnell in
1 connection wi th the cons trtlC ti on of the sew8!:':e tr88 tmGn t plan t and for the west side ( IIya L 1 te )
wa t er vmr:"s de ve lopmcn t .
Mr. Henderson stated th <:) t be had not answered Mr. Qll inne 11' s letter in repnrd to this
matter, preferrinp" to discus s i t wit h the City Commission before 8.r'rceinp' to make the
appointmen t. TTpon N:r. HenderPOn receiving assurance th8 t this arrangement would be in
accordance with the wishes of the City Commission, it was BrJ'rced that the appointment be
made and tha t the necessary details could be worked out by Mr. Henderson and Mr. Quinnell
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Adjournment
The re beinp' no furthsr business to come b afore the Commis s ion at this tirre, it we s
moved by Commissioner LO'Ne, seconded by CommisE:ioner by Cowmlssioner Sorenson thst the
m 8 e t j mr R. d .i ou rn :md the mot i on WAS carried by the following rlye and No vote; those voting
A ye be ing ?Ta yor Heal y, Commis s :1 on er Sorens on and Commissioner Lowe; U"O se vo t in.a: No, none.
Attest:
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Clerk of the Comwission
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