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Home My WebLink About1947-05-14 480 Bozeman, Montana Ma y 14 th , 1947 The Commission of The City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday afternoon, May 14th, 1947, at 1:00 o'clock P.M. Those being present were Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson, Commissioner Lowe, City Manager Quinnell, Ci ty' Attorney Ai tken, 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 Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Mayor Healy tha t the minu tes be approved as read, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Com- 1 missioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Wage Scale for City Employees Mr. Ray W. Marks and H. L. Norwood, of the local labor union, were present regarding wages to be paid to city employees during the coming fiscal year, stating: they would-like a wage adjustment similar to the wages paid by others in the same job classification in to<.'iTI,which would include the college and s ta te highway and submitted the following schedule: Regular employees Assistant Foreman Heavy Machine Operators General Foremen $ 1.15 per hour 1.25 per hour l.35 per hour 1.40 per hour with a few days vacation a year with pay. The schedule was left with the City Commission for study. Report The report of the cashier for the month of April, 1947 was presented and read. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the report be accepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Hea ly, Commis sioner Sorenson and Commiss ioner Lowe; those voting No, J'l one. I Applications for City Licenses The following applications for City Licenses were presented and read: Ohlsen Studio Vorell & Son J. D. Francis Bo-Kay Beauty Shop O.K. RubberlVelders Radio Music Shop Cass Mattress Company R. W. Fox Husky Service It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by' Commissioner Lowe that the applica- tions be approved and the licenses issued and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No. none. Resolution No. 600 -- Intention to Create S. I. D. No. 345 The Manager stated that the City Attorney as instructed had prepared the Resolution of Intention to create Special Improvement District No. 345, for the extension of water main on North 'Tracy from Aspen Street to Tamarack Street and on Tamarack from Tracy Avenue to Bleck Avenue. He presented Resolution No. 600, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZE1\KAN, MONTANA DECLARING .1 IT TO BE THE INTENTION OF SAID COMMISSI8N TO CREATE A SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OF SAID CITY TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS SPECIAL I\~PROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 345, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING WATER MAINS IN TRACY AVENUE, NORTH, FROM THE PRESENT WA'l'ER rtAIN TERMINtfS AT ASPEN STREET TO A POINT NINETEEN (l9) FEET SOUTH OF THF~ NORTH LINE OF TAMARACK STREET, SAID WATER MAIN TO BE SIX INCHES IN SIZE; ALSO A FOUR-INCH (4-INCH) EXTENSION ALONG TAMARACK STR~ET FROM THE END OF SAID SIX-INCH (6-INCH) MAIN TO CONNECT WITH PRESENT SIX-INCH (6-INCH) MAIN D' BLACK AVENtm, NORTH; AND TO SPECIALLY ASSESS THE COST OF SUCH CON;)TRUCTION AND INSTALLATION AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SO CR1~ATED, ON THE AREA BASIS, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES IN SUCH CASE MADE AND PROVIDED. It was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the reso- lution be passed and adopted and June 11th, 1947 be set as the date for the hearing of I I I 481 protests, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye be lng Mayor Heal y, Commi ssioner Sorenson and Commis si oner Lowe; tho se vo ting No, none. Beer & Liauor License for Elks Lodge Mr. Earl Dawes, H. H. Dokken and J. S. Smiley of the Elks Lodge appeared and explained that due to the fact that the management had been changed at their Lodge and that remodel- ing taking place, their beer and liquor licenses had not been renewed at the first of the year, when the other licenses had expired, and they now wished to renew their beer & liquor license at the rate of other clubs in the City, as they did not feel they should be charged a regular retailer's license because of this unintentional oversight, as other clubs in the city had not paid the retailer's fee. After consideration by the Commission, it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the application of the Elks Lodge for beer and liquor li- censes be approved and the licenses issued with the fee to be $25.00 for beer and $50.00 for liquor license and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; tho~e votin~ No, none. Petition for S.I.D. To Serve Blocks 5, 11, 12 and part 6; Springbrook Addition A petition of property owners requesting that a special improvement district be cre- ated for the purpose of installing a sanitary sewer to service Blocks 5, 11, 12 and North one-half of Block 6, in Springbrook Addition was presented and read. It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution of intention to create the district and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vo te; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commis sioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. Examination of Cash & Securities A communication from C. E. Coulston, CPA, stating he had audited the cash and secur- ities of the various funds of the City of Boze~an as of April 30th, 1947, and found them to be as follows: Cash $ Cemetery PArmanent Care Investments Band Investments Police Reserve Investments Water Fund Investments 225,275.99 119,682.56 4,070.00 12,395.00 23,441.24 and that he has examined the above items and finds them to be in proper order. It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Lowe that the report of C. E. Coulston be accepted and ordered filed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye belng Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those votln~ No, none. Bond of Director of Finance The bond of L. G. Shadoan, as Director of Finance of The City of Bozeman, was dis- cussed and the Commisslon instructed him to get a new bond as Director of Finance with whatever bonding company he chose. 482 Adjournmen t There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by Commissioner Lowe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the meeting adjourn and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Healy, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Lowe; those voting No, none. At tes t : r(.k~ erk of the Commission Mayr:;r~ · I I I