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COlITnSSION RESOLUTION NO. 153
I A RESOLUl'ION OF 'rH:~: CITY 01" BO Z.EM1..:r, ~.>:?OVIDIlm FOR THE HOLDING OF _'J. SPECIAlJ
ELECTION OF nrE R2I:SIDEHT j"RICIGHCLDF::RS Ol" ri:HE CITY OF BOZEl',"AN I'JI:OSE NAIvIESAPPEAR ON
THE CITY OR COUN'l;Y 'l'AX ROLL rRECEDING ~)UCH EL]'~CTION, SU3I'.ID;lfnw TO rrEE SAiD
RESIDEKT 3'lZEEHOLD"!:!;.2S THE APl'LICArrION UF' rnTE: CITI:?;;.<:;NS GAS C 01.1' ANY, A CO:nOHA'I'IO!J,
FOn. A li'HANCHIS1~ GI1MT'J1ING Iro IT TE~; HIGl!T "TO FUH1HSH, CON1EY, DISTRIBUTE, AND
SEIJL KA'i'U?AL GAS TO 'l'lIE C r'l'Y OF BOZB~lJ\.N, COUNTY Or'GALLATIN, 'STATE OF MONTANA,
INCLUDIl;;;~ EACHAHD EvrGHY ADD 1__' ION THS~ErrO AND fr:::~ INEA!3ITAWrS 'rlrEEl~O', AED I~O ERECT,
MAINTAI1\] , OPERATE, REPAIR AKD ~OVE KAINS AND PIPES, In, T'1IROUGII AND UNDER 'FE;:;;
STREE1[';) , AV.s:iJUES, AlLE"/SAND J?USLIC G20UNDS O~" TEE SAID C F:Y Ti'02 rnl1~ rI'HAfSPCnTATION
AND :)U})}'LY OF NNl'UHAL GAS, FO:~ B'lEL, ILLm;.r~iATIOJ;r , HEAL' I HG , COOK~NG AND ::mV:!BR
PURPOSES FOR TH3 SillD CliY OF B03B~AN AND I~S INHABITANTS," FIXITIG TH~ DATS OF SAID
ELECTION AND PROVIDING FOR TF~ REGISTHATIOR OF TIrE RESIDENT FREEHOLDERS:
WHEREAS:
( 1) On the 23rd day of Au~gust, 1929, the Citizens Gas Company, a
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corporation, organized and. existing under and by virtue of the Laws of' the State
of Montana, with its executive offices in the City of !v:inneapolis, State of !ann-
esota, made application to the Commission of the City of Bozeman for a franchise
granting to it the right to furnish, convey, distribute and sell natural gas in
the' City of Bozeman, whicl: Application is in viords and f~guresas follows; to-wit:
"Bozeman, Montana, August 22nd,
1929.
I rro the Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Bozeman, Montana.
Gentlemen:
The Citizens Gas Company, a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the Laws of the State of l:ontana, with its
executive offices in the City of Minneapolis, State of Kinnesdta,
hereby makes application to the Commission of the city of Bozeman for
a franchise granting to it
lithe right to furnish, convey, distribute and sell natural
gas to the City of BQzeman, Co.,mty of Galla t,in,
state of
J,~ontana , including each and every addition thereto, and
the inhabitants thereof, and to erect, mai:J;1tain, operate,
repair and move mains and pipes in, through and under the
streets, avenues, alleys and public grounds of' the said
City, for the transportation and S11pply of natural gas, for
fuel; illumination, heatine;, eooking, and power purposes
for the said City of Bozeman and its inhabitants. II
~he granting of this franchise to be subject to approval of
resident freeholders at special election held for that purpose.
This franchise to be for the term of twenty-five years, and
the grantine thereof to be had pur3ua~t to the provisions of Section
5039, paragraphs 63 and 73, thereof, as amended, Sections 5074 to
50'77, inclusive, and 5496 to 5501, inclusive, :Poli tical Code, :rtC1:.
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Submi tted herewi th for ~rour consideration is a draft embod;!ing
the general terms and conditions oj' a proposed Ordinance granting the
I franchise. It undoubtedl;y' will necessarily have to be altered and
amended, and pel'1Jtlj,Js additions made thereto to meet local condi tions,
and the terms and condi tions that may be imposed by tl:e Commission or
agreed upon DJ' the COIT'.mi ssion and the Citizens Gas Company.
It is unde~stood that the expense of calling and holding the
special election is to be defrayed by the Citizens Gas Company, and we
are;'eatiy to depo:d].; the amOlmt de termined therefor (?, t your 1)1easu1'e.
If this appJ.icRtion meets with your favorable consideration, we
(~esire tl'lii t the necessary IH'oceed in{;s for callin{: tLe special election
of residenL freeholders be had at the earliest possible date,.
Yours respectfully
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(2 ) There is attached to and made a part of said application a draft
embodyinc the general terms and conditions of a proposed Ordinance, i"ran tint" the
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Franchise, vilLich Ordinance is entitled as follows:
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(3 ) And the Commission of the Ci ty of Bozeman having duly considerecl
said application, and deeming it to the interests or tte citizens of the City of
Bozeman that said application be su.bmi ttecl to the resident freeholders for their
aIJ]Jrovul, and havinf determined that a special election shall be had for the
purpose of 8uboittinc said question ~o the residont freeholders:
(4 ) Tlla t the said City of Bozeman will rece i va no vahlable consideration
for said franichso, excepting the benefit that will innure to the City and its
inhabitants if it and Ihey are enabled to seC'lJ,re natural f;an for fuel, illumination,
heatircg, cookin{; anci l)o\'/er IJ'U.l'pose s;
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OF THE CI~Y O! ]OZEVAN:
(5 ) 1'hl1 t the appliea tion of tIle C i ti Z811S Gas eOm}Wny, a corporation,
for
a franchise granting to it
"the right to flJ.rnish, conve;YT, distribute
and sell natural gas to the City of Bozeman,
County of Gallatin, state of Montana,
including
each and every addition thereto, anc!.
the inhaoitants
thereof, and to erect, !':mintain,
Oi)era te, repair and
move mains and )ipes in, through and under streets,
alleys, avenues, and public {rounds of the
said City,
for transportation and supp l;r 0 f na tUl'al [:a s ,
for
fuel, illumination, fleating, C ookin{',
and power
purposes for the said City of Boze~an and its in-
habitants!!,
be subuitted to t11e resident freeholders of the City of Bozeman, Vlhose names
ap:pear on the Ci ty or County tax roll for the year 19~-:;8, at a Special Election to
be hAld in the City of Bozeman, on the 2~th day of September, lS),(~9 , between the
hours of 8:00 o'cl~ck A. M., and 6 :00 0' clock }'. M.; that the Clerk of the
Commission give no tice of the time and place of holdin{;; said election and the
character of said franchise so applied for, and the valuaole consideration, if any,
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tha t will be deri veel by the Ci t:l of Bozeman, by publication of such notice in the
Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a daily newspaper published in the City of Bozeman, at
leas t once a v:/eek for'Ghree succe ssi ve weeks next before the day of election, as
follows: In the Bozeman DaLly Chronicle, on
AUt;US t 24 th , and 31st, September
7th, 14th, and 21st, 1929;
and that a copy of said Notice be posted in one publjc place in each of the five
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voting precincts in said Ci t,", fop at least three successive weeks, or twent,y-one
days, prior to the day of said election;
I ( 6 ) That the Notice of Election shall be substantially as follows:
"IJOTICE CB' srEC 111.1 ELECrr'ION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVSN that a Special Election of the resident
freeholders of the Ci ty of Bozeman, will be held in tIle a1 ty of
Bo zeman, State of MDntana, on Tuesday, the 24th day of september,
1929.
The polls will be open from 8:00 o'clock A. M. to 6: 00 r. ]\:.
of said day.
The polling places will be as follows:
First Ward, Precinct No. 1, Bozeman Hotel Annex
Second Ward, Precinct No. 2, Count House
Third Ward, Precinct lIo. 3, High School Building
Third Ward, Precinct No.4, Emerson school
Fourth Ward, Precinct No. b, Municipal Court Room
Said Special ;~lection will be held for the purpose of submitting
t,) the resident freeholders of the City of Bozeman \'.'hose names appear
upon the Cit;! of County tax roll for the year 1928 the application
of the Citizens Gas Company, a corporation, for a franchise granting
to it
'the riCht to furnish, convey, distribute, and sell
natural gas to the City of Bozeman , County ofG~llatin,
state of Montana, including each and ever.y addition
thereto, and the inhabitants thereof, and to erect,
I maintain, operate, repair and move mains, and pipes
in, through and under the streets, avenues, alleys
and public grounds of ~he said City, for the trans-
portation and supply of natural gas, for fuel, illum-
ination, heating, cooking, and power purposes for the
said City of Bozeman and its inhabitants.'
The City of Bozeman shall receive no valuable consideration for said
franch;se except the benefit that shall innure to the said City and
to its inhabitants if it and Lhey are enabled to secure natural f;as for
fuel, illumination, heating: , cooking and power pur~oses.
The franchise is to be granted for the term of twenty-five years.
At such election the ballot ihall contain the words:
'FOR GR.i\.N'.I:ING FRA.NClIISE'
'AGAINST GHA~'TTING FRANCHISE'
and in voting "tihe c1ec1;or must make a cross, thus, 'x' opposite
the answer
he intends to vote for.
Dated this 23rd day of August, 1929.
By Or(J er of the Commission
of the City of Bozernan
\Val tel' Davi s,
Clerk of theCommission1l
( 7 ) That for said Special l~lection the follo~ing names electors be, and
they are hereb;y. appointed Judges and Clerks of Election for the several precincts,
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FIEST WARD, IfIHST l::,HECINCT
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. W. E. Rider
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Judges
Ida B. Sltel ton
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Mary Ellickson
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Clerks
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SECOIm \,'ARD, 3SCOrJD p:mCINCT
J. C. Bowles
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,J. A. II';on~er
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Judges
Eva H. Harris
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. . . . . . . ~! t t ! ~ . ~:y s> l}. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clerks
THIRD WARD, 'llEIHD PHECIlJCT
F. Vi. Bull
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W. O. Bohart
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Judges
Alice M. Eleinschmidt
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l.:all:{Elizabeth Cowan
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Clerks
'rIIIEm 'HARD, :,'Oll ETH l)HEC INC l'
Earl Dawes
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Aaron S. Ecton
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Judges
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llariam C. Bunker
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Clerks
FOURTH WARD, ?TFrrIE PIUDCIIWT
Matt W. Yihite
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s. B. Bra~t$
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Judges
Austa 1,C. Keown
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Grace Ruffner .
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Clerks
T ha t sa 1 d JUde;es and Clerks of ()lectinn shall have and receive the sum of
Five Dollars and Fifty Cents (:~5 . 50 ) per day;
(8 ) That; said Electiun shall be conducted and canvassed and return made
in the same mamler as other city elections; ...,
(9 ) That for said Special Election, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance
o. 140, of the C1 ty of 30zeman, there shall be a registration of the resident I
freeholders of the (;1 ty a'302eman, whose names apDear on the Cit;! or County tax
roll for the year 1928, and wI 0 \,il1 be entitled to vote at such Special ~lection;
niB t the ,.(egistration Cffice shall be 01)en on the 9th, IDth, 11th, and 1(2th,
and 13th days of Sept em be', ,1929, and thereafter on the 23rd day of September, 1929,
for correction, and, for regi stration of such resident freeholders viho Vi ere unavoid-
ably absent from the City during the precedinp time of registration;
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ffha 11 the rteristry Agent shall cause to be Imblis.hed in tLe Bozeman Daily
I Chronicle, a daily Dewspaper published in the Cit of Sozeman, at leaS11 twenty
(20) da;rs before the expiration of the time for registratiun, a Notice si~ned by
said Hegi str:; Af;en t, which T;ot ice shall conform wi th Sec. 19, Ordinance ;"0.
140,
of the City of Bozeman, and Ghall be substantially as follows:
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IINOTIC}~
In~GIS~lU..r.LIOlj OF IlESIDEl\i'r F;rIG}1~ECLDTG:tS
S?ECIAL ELECTION
NO~ICE IS I S ~:3Y GIVEN tha11, for the Special Electio~ to
be held on ~uesday, 11he 2/10 th da~r 0 l' September, 192? ,
for Uie
purpose of ::moE"li ttinc to the resident freeh.old_ers of the Ci ty of
Bozeman, whose names appear on the Qity or County tax roll for
the year 1'- GF':, tLe Il~;Dlicatinn of Citizen8 Gas COI:lJ)any, 3. cor-
poro.-cion, for a gas franchise, u. ~ecistration of the resideht
freeholcle-:'s, 1;ursuant totl1e proviDians of Sec. 19, Ordinance 140,
of the City of Bozeman, Llt'.st bo had..
Thu.11 oj.l;,/ re sid.ent fre ehol:1e1'8 wLo se name G ap'pear on the
City or County tax roll for the year 1926, and. w),o are rec;istered,
will be entitled to vote at said laection; tha-c the refis-cration
of the resident freehold.er'~; VIill be held and made at the office
of the 2egis-cry Agent, 1~lnicipal Court gOOill, CitS' Hall BUilding,
on September 9th, IJth, 11th, 12th, and. 13th, 1929,
be tv/een the
hours of 9:00 0'c10e}: A. 11. and 9:00 o'clock I). :. of said. da;y,
except between 12:0J o'clock A. M. and 1:00 o'clock F. M. and
I 6:00 o'clock P. ~. and '7 o'clock F. E. of each day, and tlle time
for registration will expire at 9:00 o'clock r. U. on the 13th clay
of September, 1929.
rrhat the office of the Hegistry Agent will also be open on
September 20rd, 1929, for correction, and for regis11ration of persons
enti.-cled to recister ~'or said Special Election who were unavoidably
absent from the Cit;'l f1'of:1 September 9th to 13th, 1929.
Da ted. this ~'7th day of AUg-U8t, 1929.
Cora O. Dodson
Ref,istry Agent
That said Notice shall be published 'in theBo zeman Daily Chronicle, a
daily newspaper published in the City of Bozeman, on Au.gust 27th, September 3rd,
loth, and 17th, 1929;
That Cora O. Dodson is hereby appointed Registry Agent for said Special
Election 110 be held on Tuesday, the 24th day of September, 1929, and that
the
Municipal Court ita 0[11 , City Hall Building, ~ozeman, ~ontanat is hereby designated
as the place of registration, and tha t said:-:tegistr::.r Agent shall receive the sum
of Eight Dollars ('~. 00 ) per day in payment for said services.
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I That a list containing the names of the registered resident freeholders
in the several precincts shall be posted in a conspicuous place in eacL of the
several precincts in the City of Bozeman by the Registry A(ent at least five (5 )
days prior to the day of election;
(10) That tl1e proceedings hereunder are had pursuant to the provisions
of Section 5069, paragraphs G~ and 73 thereof, as amended, Sections 50'74 to 50'77
inclusive, and 5496 to 5501, inclusive, Political Code RCM, 1921, and Ordinance
No. 140, of the City of Bo zemarl .
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J-..'ASSED AND ADOP;l'.SD by the (.;ommi ssion of 'the Ci ty of 30 zeman, at a
regular session thereof, held on the 23rd day of AUtplst, 1929.
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CLERK OF 2:HE C 1MIS ION
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