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Bozeman, Montana
October 31st, 1941
The Commission of The City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission
Room, Oity Hall Building, F'riday evening, October 31st, 1941, at 7:30 O'clock P.M. 'l'hose
being present were Mayor Hoey, Cornmis sioner Busch, Commis sioner Sorenson, City Manager
Lake, Director of F'inance Walter Davis and the Clerk when the followlng proceedjngs were
The minutes of the last regular session were read and it was moved by Comrnissioner
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Sorenson, seconded by Commis sioner B1.1S eh that the minutes be appro ved as 1'0 ad and the
motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Hosy,
Commissioner Busch and Commissioner Sorenson; those vot1,ng No, none.
Sale of Port1on of pondera Tract
City Manager Lake stated the State Highway would like to purchase approximately
seven acres of land on the Pondera Tract for :*50.00 per acre to be used for a gravel pJ~t;
the pit to be located :l.n the southeast corner of the Tract; th8.t the State Highway WOuld
furnish the City with the [-,;ravel necessary for the construction of the new road at cost.
After discussion, :t t was moved by Commissioner Busch, seconded by Commissioner Sor-
enson th'1t the Ci ty Manager be empowered to deal vIlth the State Highway for the sale of
approximately seven acres of the Pondera 'rract for a gravel pi t and the motion was carried
by the following Aye and No vote; U!ose voting Aye being Mayor Hoey, Comrnissioncr Busch,
Comrnis s ioner Sorenson; thos e v otirg No, none.
Ordinance No. 713 --'Iac'Jtlon of Part of ]'Tortb Runse
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The Manager stated this was the time and place set for the hearing of protests to
the vacation of a triangular strip of North House Street between the fir at alley north of
Main Street and Beall street, in order to make the street of more uniform width. He
stated that no protests had been filed and no one was present to protest.
He presented Ordinance No. 713, vacating said strip, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE Crry OF BOZEMAN VACA'L'ING A 'I'RIANGULAR STRIP
OF LNJD ALONG THE WES1' SIDE OF ROUSE AVENUE, NOR'l'H PURSUAN'I' TO
THE PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION RES011ITION NO. 510.
It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Busch that the Or-
dinance be passed and adopted and the motion was carr'i ed by the following Aye and No
vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Hoey, Conunissioner Busch and Commissioner Sorenson;
those voting No, none.
Agreement wjth Gallat'n County -- Re Police Hadjo
'rhe Manager presented an agreement between The City of Bozeman filld -UIe county of Gal-
latin regardlnr.; the joint-installation and sharing of cost and maintenance of the Police
Radio to be installed at the City Hall. 'l'he agreement was approved as to form by the
City Attorney and after examlnation, it was moved by Commissioner Busch, seconded by
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Commiss:i.oner Hoey that the Mayor and the Clerk be authorizeL1 to sign the Agreement for
The Ci ty of Boze;::an and the mati on was carried by the follow"lng Aye and :No vote; those
voting Aye beine; Mayor Boey, COmm:i.:::;sioner BUSCh and Commis~lioner Sorenson; those vot:Lng
I'To, none.
Traffic -- PT A Commlit tee He 'l'raf'fi c near lrv.L ng 3c.\1001
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Wlonson, Mrs. C. A. 'linJitt, Lester 'l'odd and KeJt}} Haines appeared
before the Conunission request:i..ng that the traffic condition near the Irvine; School be
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improved, especially in regard. to speedin2: on Eighth Avenue South.
The matter was di scussed at length and the Commi ttee from the PT A was assured of full
co-operation from the City of Bozeman to protect the scy:ool children and eliminate unnec-
cessary speeding and reckless driving.
purcbase of Copper Pipe
rrhe Manager stated that it being difficult to get copper pipe and that two thousand
feet should be ordered to mal!:8 a shipment that it was his recorrunendation that this amolmt
be pur chased. I t was moved by Commis sioner Sorenson, se conded by Commis ~3i oner Bus c~h tlm t
the City Manager be authorized to purchase 2000 feet of copper pipe and the motion was
carried by the following Aye and No vote; those vot-ing Aye beine; Mayor 1Ioey, Coxmnissioner
Busch, Commissioner Sorenson; those voti ng No, none.
Ac] jC;l}rnment
There being no further business to come before the Corrnnissj_on at this ti:me, it was
moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Corrunis~~loner Busch that the meeting adjourn
and the motion was carried by the fol"0winp.- Aye and No votej those voting Aye being Mayor
Hoey., Cor.:mi"sioncr Busch and Commissioner Sorenson; those voting Eo, none.
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