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Bozeman, Montana
November 10th, 1944
The Commission of The lJit:v of Bozeman met in reR:ular session in the Commission Room,
City Hall Building, Friday evening, November 10th, 1944 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Those being
present were Mayor Landoe, Commissioner Healy, Commissioner Busch, City Manager ~uinnell,
City Attorney Aitken, Director of Finance Walter Dawis, City Engineer Thorpe and the
clerk, when the following proceedings were had to-wit:
The minutes of the last regular session were read, and it was moved by Commis8ioner
Healy, seconded by Commissioner Busch that the minutes be approved as read, and the motion
was carried by the following hye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Landoe, Com-
missioner &18Ch and Commissioner Healy; tho~e voting No, none.
AppliCAtion for City License
The application of R. J. LaBlackie for a !-year City License was presented and read.
It was moved by Commissioner Busch, seconded by Commisf'Jioner Healy that the application be
approved and the license issl1ed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No
vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Landoe. Commissioner Busch and Commissioner Healy; those
voting No, none.
Reports
The following reports for the month of October were presented and read:
Fir e Chief
Director of Finance
It was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded by Commissioner Busch that the reports
be accepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No
vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Landos, Commi~sioner &1sch and Commissioner Healy;
those voting No, none.
Reouest for Abatement of Taxes
The appliCAtion of abatement of the garbage assessment in the amount of $3.52 on Lots
22, 23, 24; BlOCK 7; Sprin~brook Addition, signed by E. W. Kurk was presented and read.
The applic8tion stated the house was only used by Mr. Kurk occasionally, when he came up
from Belgrade, but that the water has been paid for all ~Te'::!r, and a parden had been raised
on the property. After discus sion, the amount involved being campara tively small, and
the time of occupancy indefinite, and the amount of service rendered difficult to deterrr:ine,
it was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded by Commissioner Busch that the application
for the abatement be denied and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote;
those votlng Aye being Mayor Landoe, Commissioner Healy and vommissioner Busch; those
voting No, none.
Bid for Community Room.
City Manager Q.uinnell reported that during the past week he had submitted a formal
bid of $25.00 per month to the Federal Governmen t for the use of the Communi ty Room, in
the Armory Bllllding" during the six months period ending May 15th, 1945, to be used by
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the &lreau of C~nsus fo~ ~ffice space.
Nlain Street Extension and North R0l1.Se Improvement
City Mana~er Quinnell reported that Friday, November 10th, he had gone to Helena,
wi th the Ci ty' s plans to consult wi th highway enQ;ineers in regard to secllring Federal Aid
for the improvement of North Rouse Avenue to the City Limi ts and alAo for the extension of
Main Street west and south so as to connect it by means of easy curves with Federal Highway
named; tha t if the Ci t~T wished to des ign8 te a Bozeman lady to chri sten the ship, she
should be named immedin tely in order tha t arrangements could be made for the launching,
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191 (Huffine Lane) at a point a.pproximately one-half mile west of Eleventh Avenue, thus
elimina ting the nmd condition on Nor th Rouse and the exis ting traffic hazards on Eighth
Avenue.
Delegate to Christen S S Bozeman
The Mayor presented a lettAr statin~ that The City of Bozeman had been selected as
one of two cities in the State of Mnntana for which a victory merchant ship would be
December 19th, 1944.
After disCl1ssion, it was moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded by Commisf;ioner
Busch that Mrs. Emil Dahl be named to christen the vessel and to represent The City of
Bozeman a t the christening ceremonies, and the motion was carried bv the following Aye
and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Landoe, Comrnissi oner Healy and Commissioner
Busch; those voting NO, none.
Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, it was
moved by Commissioner Healy, seconded by Commis~oner Busch that the meeting adjourn and
the motion wa~ carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor
Landoe, Commissioner Healy and Commissioner Busch; those voting No, none.
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