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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-02-20 I I I Bozeman, Montana Februar~ 20th, 1942 4~'V} ..00 The Commission of The City of Bozeman met in regular session in the Commission Room, City Hall lJuilding, Friday evening, February 20th, 1942 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Those beIng present were Mayor &)8ch, Commissioner Landoe, Commissioner Sorenso!i, City Attorney Aitken, City Manager Quinnell. Director of Finance Walter Davis anCl the Clerk, when the following proceedings were had to-wit: The minutes of the Inst regular session were read, and it was moved by Com.'TIis"'loner Landoe, second ed by Commie sioner Sorenson tha t the minute:? be approved as read and the motion was carried b;r the follow:1ng Aye and No vote; those votin[ Aye being .!\f;ayor BUScIl, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Landoe; those voting No, none. Cormmnic8 tiOD Re: Slaw,.hter H01JSe Trnct n08r Airport A communication from Nfr. O. E. Sheppard was read renuesting that the City release aD easement whi:ch it has for a ditch on a 20 acre tract of land that he is purchasing from Ike and Helen Brady. This land adjoins the Bozeman Airport, and Mr. Sheppard wrote that he could not get a clear title to the property until this casement was released. He also indica ted tha t he W01) ld be willing to sell tr"B land to The 01 t:y of Bozeman for the price he was paying for it. It was moved b~7" Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Corrimisfioner Landoe that the Com- munication be referred to the City Attorney for an answer and the motion was carried by tPe' following Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Busch, Commis2ioner Landoe arid Commis s loner Sorenson; thos e voting No, 'none. Mr. O. E. Sheppard and .e;. F'. Bunker later appeared before the Commission to see if the City would release the easement referred to above or if the Ci ty wOl.)ld purchase th:1.s property. Mr. O. E. Sheppard stated he wO'Jld sell the entire 20 acre tract for ;1:;2000.00. The Commission felt that the price quoted was greatly in excess of the value of the property and a~reed to sta~d bv their motion to turn the matter over to Mr. Aitken, the City Attorney. Thereupon, Mr. Aitken stated he W'ol)ld go ahead with the condemnation pro- ceedlngs already instituted. Mr. J. U. Stotesbury was present and stated he was interested in any developments of the Airport. Purc:::ase of Land Ac1,~oinlr:g Airport The Manager stated that in r,:'ply to his re~'uest for information concerning state land sales, he had received an application form from the State Land Board to be filled out re- questing the sale of the quarter section of state land known as the Belgrade Airport. The matter of purchasing this quarter-section was again discussed, and it was decided to advise the State Land Board that The Cit;.T of BozemaD 1s interested in the purchase of this tract as it will probably be needed for future development of the Bozeman Airport, and thnt shol11c1 the land be advertised for sale at any time the Clty be notified so th8.t it can bid to protect its interest. Dean Ch8ffin, Chairman of tne Airport Cornmis sion, was present and ,s ta ted he fel t the Ci ty and County should formulate a plan for the sponsoring of the Airport. Mr. Chaffin was informed that the Airport Commission was working on this mattor. Report The report of the Employment Officer for tho month of January was presented. It was moved by Commissioner Sorenson, seconded by Commissioner Landoe that the report be accepted 404 and ordered filed and tbe mo tion was carried by the following Aye and No vo te; thoe e vo ting Ayo being Mayor Busch, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Landoe; those voting No, none. ApplicAtions for City License The following applications for City License were presented and read: Vihi te ' s Riddle's Egbert's Clyde B. Cox The M. v. Shop Dr. R. C. PUrdlJm Montana Flour~rills Helen's Beauty Salon S'ulli van I s Auto 8: Imp. Go. Chgo., Mil., St. P., & Pac. Ry. Ralph G. Smith Shell Oil Company Ed. Howard Company Dr. Vi!. E . Dean It d b G i. I - d d b C i. S h h was move y omm SSJ.oner ..Jannoe, secon e :;' omm s~noner orenson t .at t e applica tions be approved and license is'SlJed I3nc. the motion was carried by the following aye and No vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Busch, Commis."'ioner Sorenson and Commis- sioner Landoe; those voting No, none. Commun lc<,,\ t ion - - Jr. Chamber of Commerce A communication from the Jr. Chamber of Commerce was read requesting The City of Bozeman not to permit the showing of a carnival withIn the City thirty days previous to the week beginnIng July 27th, 1942, which is the week of the annual Bozeman Roundup sponsored by the Jaycees, and stateinp: that the City has granted them this favor in the past. After discus sion , it was moved by Commis sioner Landoe, seconded by Commis sioner Sorenson tbf?t The City of Boz eman co-opera te in this matter wi th the Junior Chamber of Commerce in sponsorin~ their annual Bozeman Roundup, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote; tl~ose vot'ing Aye being ~,:Tayor Busch, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Landoe; those voting No, none. Extension of Garba~e Contract The Manrlger s.tated that during the past week he had talked with Mr. Julian Tales regarding the extension of the contr8ct for the hauling of garbage until ,July 1st, 1942; that Mr. Miles had stated he would extend the present contract until July 1st, 1942, provided the four men employed would be given a wage increase equal to the increase given City employees, which would mean increasing the present contract $40.00 per month. It was moved by Commissioner Landoe, seconded by Commissioner Sorenson that the con- tract with Julian S. Miles, for garbage hauling be extended to and including .Tune 30th, 1942, with an lncrease of ~~40.00 per month over the present contract, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and ~"o vote; those voting Aye being Mayor Busch, Com- mls s loner Sorenson and Commlss:loner Landoe; those vo ting No, none. Bids for Police Car The Manager read the tabu18tion of bids, submitted at the regular meet:inrr of Febru- ary 13th, 1942, for a police car. After d:ts cu ss ion, there was some que stion as to the ablli ty of the generfl tors a ttached to the anto be lng able to carry tr.e heavy load required for radio equipment and other police use, and it was decided to investigate the matter further before a dec:lsion is reached. It was moved by Commis ~l ioner Landoe, seconded by Commis:odoner Sorenson tha t the ma tter be tabled until the next meetlng and the motion was carried by the following Aye and 1"0 vote; those voting Aye being !\~ayor Busch, Com- missioner Sorenson and Commissioner Landoe; those voting No, none. Ad.; ') urnm0n t There being no further bllsiness to come before the Commission at this time, it was moved by C om;r1 is .~ioner Landoe, seconded b"<T !,;omrri 8sioner Sorenson tha t the mee tiner, adjourn and the motion was carried b" the followIng Aye and No vote; those voting Aye being I I I I I I Mayor Busch, Commissioner Sorenson and Commissioner Landoe; those voting No, none. Attest: cf!~~~ Crerk of the Commission Ma yor ~/3__~ --n _ ~ / 405