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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1944-11-17 1 I 1 , tt7!l Bozeman, Montana November 17th, 1944 The Commis sion of The Ci ty of Bozeman me t in re~lllar sess ion in the Commis sion Room, City Hall Building, Friday evening, November 17th, 1944, at 7:30 o'clock P.~K. Those belnrr present were Commissioner Healy, Commissioner Busch, City Mane,ger Quinnell, City Attorney Aitken, Director of Finance Walter Davis, City Engineer Thorpe and the Clerk, when the fol- lowing proceed ings were had to-wi t: The minutes of the last regular session were read, and it was moved by CommisRioner BURCh, seconded by Commls sioner Healy the t the minu tes be approved a s read, and the motion was carried by the following .l:'.ye and No vote; those voting Aye being Commissioner Healy and Commis ~donEn' Bu~" ch; tllo se voting T~o, nana. Traffic -- Conditions near the Schools. A group of citizens composed of Merrill Good, M~ and Mrs. John Breeden, Mr. & Mrs. 1/. P. Schauer, Mrs. Carl B. Schwartz, E. C. l.Jonser, Mark Swinp-le, and Wm. .T. Sutter, appeared before the Commission to discuss traffic prob.~ems and possible safety precau- tions for the protection of school children. Residents living near the intersection of Garfield and Willson Avenue asked that a stop sign be installed at Garfield Street to stop traffic entering Willson Avenue to ~ive children and others an opportunit), to cross the street. It was steted that many drivers exceeded the speed limit on both Willson and Garfield Street. The Commission felt thqt the traffic shonld be stopped going on to Willson Avenue from Garfield and that the corner could be cindered when slippery to prevent skidding. The possibility of. older children or scouts patrolling busy intersections near the schools to enable school children to safely cross the streets was discussed. Chief of Police Embry stated the t an a ttempt was made a t one time to inaugura te thi s plan bu t too t do many parents oblected and did not want their children to/thiS sort of work. It was sug- &tested, h:>wever, thf"'t something of this kind might be worked OlJt in connection with Boy Scout work. A communication from D. S. Williams, Superintendent of Schools, was presented and read. Mr. Williams BAked t~ t a stop and go lipht be installed on Eighth Avenue at the Irving School to be controlled from the school, and also a stop siRn at the corner of Story and Tracy Avenues. After considerable discussion, it was decided that a joint meet:i.ng of the City Commis- sion, the School Board, and possibly the PTA should be arranged and a co-operative safety program worked out by these organiza tions. R\;port The report of the Cemetery Board for the month of October, 1944 was presented and read. It was moved by Commissioner E\,sch, seconded by Commissioner Healy that the report be ac- cepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vo te; those vot1.ng Aye being Commissl oner Healy and Commisf'ioner Busch; those voting No, none. Ad 5 011 rnmen t There belnf!' no further b"sinesA to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by Commis sioner Heal y, seconded by. Commis sion8r Bus ch the t themeeting ad iourr and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those votIng .l:'.ye being Commis- sioner Healy and Commissioner Bu~ch; those voting No, none. At te s t: d!.~~~ Clerk of the ommisslon ~~_.- c"?