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Home My WebLink About1941-04-04 300 Bozeman, Montana April 4th, 1941 The Commission of The Ci ty of Bozeman met in regular sesm on in the Commission Room, City Hall Building, Friday evening, April 4th, 1941 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Those being present were Mayor Hoey, Commissioner Busch, Comnlissioner Sorenson, City Attorney Aitken, City Manager Lake, Director of Finance Walter Davis and the Clerk, when the following proceedings were had to-wit: The minutes of the last regular session were read and 1 t was moved by Commissioner Buscb, seconded by Comrnls sioner Sorenson tha t the minutes be approved as road and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No voto; those voting Aye being liIayor Hoey, Commissioner Busch and Comnlissioner Sorenson; those voting No, none. Parade for Jaycee Roundup Mr. Loren T. Marshall, of the Junior Chamber of Conunerce appeared before the Com- mission, to request that Main Street be cleared of cars for two hours before the Round- up parade t.o be held in August. Mr. Marshall was informed that he could be assured of the co-operation of the City for the parade and that with the help of members of the Junior Chamber of Corr..merce trlat I'o'Taln Street could be kept clear of cars for this purpose. Reports The following reports for the month of March were presented: Cashier Fire Chief Police Judge Hoalth Officer Cemetery Board Wa ter Collec tor Chief of Police Director of Finance Building Inspec tor "- Plumbing Inspec tor Employment Officer It was moved by Comrnlss ioner Sorenson, seconded by Co:tr..r.1is sioner Buscb tha t the reports be accepted and ordered filed' and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Hoey, Commissioner Busch and Commis- stoner Sorenson; those voting No, none. Offers for stevenson 80 The Manager stated he had received several offers for the Stevenson 80 and a representative for each offer submitted was present. The },:ayor asked those present if they would be willing to have auction bidding after all offers had been opened and read. All those present gave their consent. The following offers were opened and read: T. VI. Symmonds Jaclc Nash R. J. Pasha Kenneth Kraft ~ 1900.00 less 5/b bro'l.:::er's fee 1850.00 2200.00 1800.00 The Mayo r calle-d for oral bids and Kenne tL Kraft bid 4~2300 .00. No 0 ther bids were offered. It was moved by Commissioner Busch, seconded by Connnissioner Sorenson that the bid of Kenneth Kraft be accepted and the City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution of intention to sell this property to Kenneth Kraft and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those va ting Aye being Mayor IIoey, Com- missioner Buscl1 and Comrni~sioner Sorenson; those voting No, none. Barn -- 322 South Black Dr. L. A. Petrauscrl appeared before the Co:rmnission to ask what had been done re- garding her petition requesting the barn at 322 South Black, now beIng used as a I I I I I I 301 planinG mill, be condemned. Fire Chief Matthews was present and stated he and the Sta te Fire Marshall had inspec ted the barn and the occupant Th'1d beer; ins true ted to clean-up the building and keep it in a safe condition. The City Attorney stated he would check in to other cases subml tted to the court, for property to be condemned as fire hazards, and also contact the state auditor regarding the condewning of the building. Equipment for Street Department Mr. J. A. Ring, of the Empire Equipment Company, appeared before the Commission and discussed with them equipment for the maintenance of :raved streets. Claims for the I.Ionth The claims of RD,y l,~arks, James E.'merson and Earl Paxton in the a moun t of .wl.50 each and all for witnesses' fees in the case of Montaha State College vs Joe Pacovsky were ;~resented. The claims were discussed, and it was pointed out that all three claimants were employees of and subpoenaed by the plaintiff and therefore didn't lose any pay; that it should be their civic duty to apIBar as witnesses. It was moved by Commissioner Busch, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the claims of Ray Marks, James Emerson and Earl Paxton be disallowed and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Eoey, Commissioner Busch and Commissioner Sorenson; those voting No, none. Claims Nos. 46B to 620 inclusi ve were presented on the various funds as follows: Cemetery F'ire General Library Park S tre e t Water Garbage Airport F.L. & P ~, 788.29 1,437.27 3,628.97 411.08 509.29 1,898.07 2, 466 .24 675.00 2.92 4.25 $ 11,821.38 Total The Manager sta ted tha t he has audi ted these claims and finds thet"l to be true and lawful claims against The City of Bozeman and recommends that warrants be drawn for their payment, and after examina tion of the claims in de tail by the Commis sion, it was moved b:' Commi~n1 ioner Busch, seconded by Comrds sioner Sorenson tha t warran ts be drawn for their pa:)"ment and the motion was carried by the following Aye and l~o vote; those voting A:'e being Mayor Hoey, Comm~ssioner Busch and CommissLmer Sorenson; those voting No, none. Ordinance No. 709 -- Band Levy The Manae;er stated the ordi-nance amending the Band Ordinance so as to set the levy at not exceeding one mill had been prepared. He presented Oruinance No. 709, ontitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3, OF ORDINANCE NO. 521 OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING POB .PUBLIC BAND CONCERTS IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN." It was moved by Commissi oner Sorenson, seconded by Commis ~Jioner Busch tho. t the Or- dinance be passed and adopted and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; t:-;ose voting Aye being Mayor Roey, Gommissloner .sorenson and COIl1r1issioner Busch; those voting No, none. Application for City License The application of Julian S. Miles for a Cit::' License was presented and read. Itwas moved by Com~issioner Busch, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the application be approved and the license issued anJ the motion was carried by the following Aye and No 302 ~ ~ vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Hoey, Commissioner Buscl. and Co:mmissioneri:lorenson; those voting No, none. Examination of Depository Bonds The Director of Finance presented a report of Custodian's Receipts of Depository Bonus held by The City of -Bozeman to cover deposits in the various banks in the City. The receipts were exam::ned by the Commis sion, whereupon, it was moved by Commissioner I Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Busch tho t the report be approved and entered in full in the minu tea and the motion was carried by the following A~re and No vote; those No, none. voting Aye being Mayor Hoey, Commissioner Busch and Connrissioner'Sorenson; those votIng DEFOSI TORY BONDS AND SECURI TIES Commercial National Bank, Bozeman Federal DePosit Insurance Corporation Trus teed wi th Federal Reserve Banlk of Minn.: u. S. Treas. Notes Ser. B-1942, 2/~, due 9-15-42 U.S. Treas. Bonds of 1948, ail!';' due 9-15-48 U. S. Treas. Bonds of 1948-51, 2-3/4%, due 3/15/5l U.S. Treas. Bonds of 1951-54, 2-3/4%, due 6-15-54 u.s. Treas. Bonds of 1946-48, 3%, due 6-15-48 U.S. Treas. Bonds of 1948-51, 2-3/4%, due 3/15/51 Par Vaue :~ 5000.00 5000.00 10000.00 5000.00 13000.00 30000.00 30000.00 To ta 1 Gall'iltin Trus t .'?~ Savings Bank, Boz eman Federal Deposit InsurancEi(;()rporation True teed with Helena Branch of Federal Reserve Bk of' l\Iinn.: Home owners' Loan Corp. Series M, l.~, 6/1/47 Home Owners' Loan Corp. Series A, 3;:], 5/1/52 Consolidated Fed. Farm Loan Bds., 3%, 1945-55 F.ed. Farm Ko;t. Corp~ Bds. t~42-47; 2-3/~4';; 3-1-47 U.S. Treas. Bds. 1940-45, 3'4)0, due 10/10 45 U. S. Treas. B_s. 1955-60; 2-7 /8}~, due 3 15/60 5000.00 8000.00 5175.00 5000.00 1700.00 7650.00 1300.00 Total Security Bank & Trust Company, Bozeman Federal DeposTt Insurance Corporation Trusteed with Helena Branch of :F'ederal Res. Bk 0.1' Minn.: Home Owners' Loan Corp. Series M, It%', due 6/1/4.7 U.S. Treas. Bds. 1951-55, 3%, due 9-15-55 5000.00 NY Lis t Total Amount $ 5000.00 5000.00 10000.00 5000.00 13000.00 30000.00 30000.00 $ 95000.00 5000.00 $ 8000.00 5175.00 5000.00 1700.QO 7650.uO 1300.00 33825.00 I 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 12000.00 12000.00 Total $ 22000.00 This is to certify that we, the Commission of' The City of Bozeman in complicance with the provisi8ns of Section 4767, Political Code, R.C.M., 1921 as amended by Chapter 49, Laws of 1929, and as amended by Chapter 23, extraordinany Session Law of' 1933-34, have this day e:xamined the Depository Bonds held by the Director of Pinance as securi t;;r for the deposi ta of' City Punda held by the several banks of' Bozeman and find them to be as above stated. FRANK HOEY (Signed) T/iaj'"or Dated tLis 4th day of April, 1941. A. G. BUSCH (Signed) COTIml.s s loner C. W. SORENSOlT (Signed) Commissioner Employees for Summer Recreation Program 'l'he Manu?er s ta ted the Board 0 f Recreu tion had recommended employing the following v as Supervisors for the summer of 1941: James Kurtz, Conrad San dvig, Be tty Bunker, Max Stark, K. VI. Haines, Meryl Garver, and !targaret Smith. The r,Ianager s ta ted f'urther th.t lv:rs. Elizabeth JohnslDn s ta ted tha t a full recrea- I tional program c01Jld be carried on wi th four men and two women direc tors; and tha t due to the amount of funds available for salaries for recreation, it was his recommendation that only two women and four men supervisors be employed for the summer program. After exam -:nation of the apl)lica tions of' those recommended by the Recrea tion Board, it was moved by Cormnis s:i.. oner B-usch, seconded by Commissioner '::';orenson tha t the following be employed as Recreational SupGrvisors for the summer of 1941: James Kurtz, K. 'N. Haines, Conrad Sandvic;, !,1argaret Sml th, !.~eryl Garver and Max Starlc, and the motion was carried I I I 303 b;i the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Boey, Commisci onor Busch, and Commi8sioner Sorenson; those voting No, none. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded b:' Commissioner Busch that the meeting adjourn and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Hoey, COITh"l1issioner Busch and Commissioner Sorenson; those voting No, none. At te s t : e(t,~, Clerk of the Commission