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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-23-1956Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council • of the City of Rochester, Minn., April 23, 19 56 1 1 • 1 • 1 Minutesof an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, in said City, on April 23, 1956. President Bach called the meeting to ord:e-r at 7, :30 P. m. , the following members being present: President Bach, Aldermen Anderson, Moody, Schroeder, Schwanke, Tingley, Whiting. Upon motion by Moody, second by Tingley, the minutes of the meetings of April 16th, 17th, lSth and 20th, 1956 were approved. The recommendation from the Board of Zoning stating that they had con- sidered the petition of Ruth M. Tauer to have Lots 1 and 4. Block 45, Morse & Sargent's Addition changed from a residential to a commercial zone and recommended to the Common Council that Lot 1, Block 45, Morse & Sargents be changed to commercial zone but thatLot 4, Block 45, Morse & Safgents be left residential was read and upon motion by Anderson, second by Tingley, the recommendation was approved and the City Clerk was instructed to .publish a notice of hearing on the requested zone change to be held at 7:30 p. m. on May 7, 1956. All voted in favor of the motion. A letter .from Rochester Industrial Opportunities, Inc. extending thanks to the Common Council for their cooperation and quick action on the matters that have expediated the Industrial Opportunities, Inc. program in recent weeks was read and President Bach ordered the same placed on file. A petition signed by Ambrose P. Barry requesting the Council to reconsider the zoning of Lots 1 and 2. Block 1, Dashow's Subdivision from a residential to a commercial zone and Lot 3, Block 1, Dashow's Subdivision from a residential to a multiple dwelling zone was read. Alderman Whiting moved to rescind the action of the Common Council taken on April 9, 1956 in denying the petition of Ambrose P. Barry to have Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Dashow's Sub -Division changed from a residential to a commercial zone and Lots 3, Block 1, Dashow's Sub - Division changed from a residential to a multiple dwelling zone and to approve the recommendation of the Board of Zoning that such change be granted and instruct• ing the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance making the requestedchange. Alderman Moody seconded the motion and upon roll call, Aldermen Anderson, Schroeder, Schwanke, Whiting and President Bach voting "no" and Aldermen Moody and Tingley voting "yes", the motion was lost. A motion was then made by Alderman Whiting, second by,Alderma.n Anderson, that the petition be referred to the Board of Zoning and upon roll call Aldermen Anderson, Schroeder, Schwanke, and Whiting voting in favor of the motion and Aldermen Moody, Tingley and President Bach voting "no", the petition was -referred to the Board of Zoning. Alderman Schroeder read a letter addressed to the Chief United States • 0 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., April 23, 1956 • Weather Bureau requesting that the City of Rochester be considered for early installation of'radar equipment used to track severe storms and commending the local office for theif fine cooperation and professional efficiency displayed. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Schwanke, the letter was approved and the City Clerk -was instructed to -sign same and send to the Chief Unified States Weather Bureau. All voted in favor of the motion, The following letter from C. A. Armstrong, City Engineer, was read together with a schedule of the 1956 work program of contract public improvements. "Honorable Mayor and Common Council City of Rochester, Minnesota Gentlemen: ' • Attached hereto is a work program of Public Improvements scheduled for Construction by Contract during the 1956 Constr- uction Season. Because this program constitutes a full work schedule for th4 City Engineer's Plans and Inspection -sections, no additional projects can be considered for construction this year. However, petitions for additional projects will continue to be received and considered for construction next year. Property developers and others contemplating public improvements are urged to submit their petitions by November of this year to permit planning next year's construction program. - Your permission to publish this notice together with the work program is hereby requested. Respectfully, s C. A. ARMS TRONG City Engineer" upon motion by Schroeder, second by Schwanke, the letter and schedule were referred to the Street & Alley Committee for recommendation. All voted in favor of the motion. The recommendation of -the Street & Alley Committee that because of the past history of this case and the interest in it by every alderman, the petition for construction of a sidewalk on the south side of 14th Street Northeast from lst Avenue to Silver Lake Drive -be referred to the entire council as a committee was read and upon motion bir Whiting, second by Schroeder, the recommendation was accepted. All voted in' favor of the motion. A motion was then made by Alderman Whiting that the recommendation on the petition for construction of a sidewalk on the south side of 14th Street N. E. • from lst Avenue to Silver Lake Drive, be tabled for two weeks. Alderman Schroeder seconded the motion and all voted in favor thereof, except Alderman Schwanke who voted "fro". The petitions of Industrial Opportunities, Inc. for construction of a sanitary sewer and a water main to and in Valleyhigh Addition were each read and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Anderson, the same were referred to the Sewer, and Water Committees, the Public Utility Board and the City Engineer. The petition of Industrial Opportunities, Inc. for grading, base constr- uction and bituminous surfacing of 14th Street N. W. from U. S. 52 west to and in Valleyhigh Addition. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Anderson, the same w4s referred to the Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer. • Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council • of the City of Rochester, Minn., April 23, 1956 611 1 1 • 1 1 1 A letter from Larry Lamberty, Secretary -Treasurer of the Olmsted County -Farm Bureau, stating that their Board of Directors had passed a motion that they go on'record as opposing daylight saving time in the City of.Rochester was read and President Bach ordered the same placed on file. A resolution fixing salaries of men in the City Engineer's Department vetoed by'the Mayor on April 23, 1956 was read together with the following veto message: "Members of the Common Council City of Rochester Rochester, Minnesota Gentlemen: I am returning the resolution setting up the salaries for the Engineer's Department - with my veto attached.. My main objection is that the salary of the laborers,is not consistent with union wages paid by private industry. Moreover, the other employees of the Street and Alley Department, with the exception of the mechanic and the assistant mechanic, are given no increase in wages this year and received a very minor increase last year. Therefore I am returning this resolution without my approval and foryour further consideration. Respectfully, s CLAUDE H. McgUILLAN ayor" No action was taken at -this meeting. The applications of Newton Holland and Dewey Day for license to sell soft drinks were each read and upon mcti6n by Schwanke, second by Tingley, the licenses were granted. The applications of Dewey Day and Newton'Holland for license`to sell cigarettes were each read ana upon motion by Schroeder, second by Anderson, the licenses were granted. The application of Newton Holland for license to sell non -intoxicating malt liquors "on sale" was read and upon motion by Moody, second,by Schroeder, the license was granted. The application of H. T. Earle Sr. for license to construct sidewalks, curb and gutter and driveways was read and upon motion by Moody, second by Schroede the license was granted. The application of Kenneth Bremseth for license to buy `junk in the City of Rochester cras.read and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Moody, the same was referred to.the License Committee. The indemnity bond for lost order or warrant and affidavit of Donald Kyle in the amount of $4.00 was read and upon motion by Anderson, second by Moody, the bond was approved and the City Clerk was instructed to issue a duplicate check. The license bonds of Rochester Post Bulletin i�i the amount of $1,000.00 with the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York as surety and Charles Harris (2) each in the amount of $1,000.00 with the Aetna Casulaty & Surety°Company as surety were each read and upon motion by Anderson, second by Moody, the bonds were approv'ei C� nI 162 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of -Rochester, Minn., April 23, 1956 the surety thereon accepted and the same were ordered placed on file. The coat ract bonds of Carl isle G. Fraser ( 5) in the amount s of $2,100.00; 4P-, 0 59. So; $5, 3i42.-30; $1, 316.00 and $1, 249. 00 with the Federal Insurance Company as surety and Woodhouse Brothers in the amount of $3,699.00 with the American Surety Company as surety were each read and the same were referred to the Mayor for his approval. A letter from Irving L. Eckholdt, Judge of Municipal Court, appointing Miss Maxine Duell as Deputy Clerk fot the Municipal Court was again read and upon motion by Schwanke, second by Whiting, the appointment was approved. The following resolutions were each introduced and read and President Bach declared the same duly passed and adopted: Resolution fixing the salary of the Deputy Clerk of Municipal Court in the amount of $2, 550.00 per year for the ensuing official year. Upon motion by - Anderson, second by Moody, a �nd.all_.vo.ting_.in�fa.vor thereof, except Alderman Schroeder who voted "no", resolution adopted. Resolution appropriating $261.00 from the General Fund, $770.00 from the Sewer Fund and $4,410,93 from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to Neenah Foundry Company,'$770.00, City of Rochester, P.U., $261.00 and Mayo Civic Auditorium Revolving Fund, $4, i410.93. resolution adopted. Upon motion by Moody, second by Schroeder, Resolution appropriating $5,580.00 from the Street & Alley Fund and ordering payment made to Borchert Ingersoll, Inc. Upon motion by Schroeder, second 1by Schwanke, resolution adopted. Resolution appropri%ting $2,222.79 from the Street & Alley Fund and ordering payment made to Marti Motors, Inc. Upon motion by Schwanke, second by (Tingley, resolution adopted, An estimated City Planning Department budget prepared by Tom 0. Moore, Planning Director, in the amount of $29,200.00 was presented and upon motion by (Whiting, second by Tingley, the same was referred to the Survey Committee for study Ia.nd recommendation. R. V. Ehrick, City Attorney, presented a warranty deed given to the City cf Rochester by Bert & Ellen Leitzen for Lot 14 of Leitzen' s Second Subdivision, same to be used for street purposes. A motion was made by Alderman Schroeder to accept this conveyance and place the deed on record. Alderman Moody seconded the emotion and all voted in favor thereof. An Ordinance amending an Ordinance, entitled, "An ordinance for the (purpose of promoting health, safety, order, convenience and general welfare by regulating the use of land, the location, size, use and height of buildings, and (the arrangement of buildings on lots, and the density of population within the City of Rochester, Minnesota, all in accordance with a comprehensive plan'i(chaid ng the east 142 feet of the west 134 feet of the south 132 feet of Lot 65, of State Sub- division of the Southwest quarter of Section 36-107-14 and Lots 14, 15 and 16 in 1 • 1 • I. 1 • Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council) • of the City of Rochester, Minn., April 23, 1956 1 1 1 • 1 11 Block 36, Northern Addition) was given its first reading. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Whiting, and upon roll call and all voting in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was given its second reading. A motion was made by Schroeder, second by. Moody, that an ordinance annexing certain parcels of land in Olmsted County, Minnesota which are completely surrounded by land presently within the territorial limits of the City of Rocheste Minnesota, all in accordEnce with the provisions of Section 413.143 of the Minnesota statutes as amended, be given its second. reading. Upon roll call Alderman Tingley voted "non. The following claims were each read and upon motion by Anderson, second by Schwanke, the same were approved and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make.payments according) : From the General Fund: Miller Davis Company, $.95; Pouaher Printing Company., $10,10; Newton Holland, $17,02; T.-O. Wellner, M.D. , $9.00; Olmsted County Medical Group, $29.00; American Society of Heating & Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., $12.00; N., W. Bell Telephone Company, $44- 70; Burroughs Corpor- ation, $14, 99; H. A. Rogers Company, $2.80•; Ditto, Inc., $13.05; Tom Moore', Register of Deeds, $5.50; Fire & Safety, Inc., $31.79; Rochester Transfer & Storage Company, $10.00; Newman Kraft Studios, $8.00; Marvin Law Book Company, $35.04 Gladys Danford, $50,00; Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk, $91, 27 and V. Mueller & Company, $2o. 6 5, From the Street & Alley Fund: Even Roheim, $45.00; Wm. H. Ziegler Co., $181.84; Wm. H. Ziegler Company, $193.11; The Pure Oil Company, $127,50 and Mork Witthauer Equipment Company, $163.41. From the Fire Protection Fund: Hayes Lucas Lumber Company, $1.80. From the Sewer Fund: E. T. Watkins Electric Company, $6.75; Carlisle G. Fraser, $109,90; Peoples Natural Gas Company, $71,59• From the Park Improvement Fund: Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk, $15.00, From the Police Protection Fund: Business Services, Inc., $13.60 and Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk, $7.91. From the Parking Meter Fund: Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk, $1.93. Mr. F. J. O'Brien, Attorney representing the Yellow Cab Corp., was present and asked the Council for some expression that it had no obJection to Yellow Cab Comapny's continued use of city streets in maintaining transportation service to and from the airport. He stated that the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission had scheduled a hearing on the Yellow Cab'Company petition to continue this service, said hearing to be held at 10:30 A. M. on April 27, 1956, and that the Commission usually seeks such expressions from municipal governing bodies. Hesaid they were not asking for exclusive rights but, just wished to Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council �� April 23, 1956 of the City of Rochester, Minn., • continue the service already established. After discussing the matter Alderman Whiting moved that the City has no objection to.any licensed cab company, appearing before the Railroad & Warehouse Commission, using the City streets in the event the Railroad & Warehouse Commission gives them permission.to operate as an auto transportation company. A1d.erman.Schroeder seconded the motion and upon roll call all voted in favor thereof, except Aldermen Anderson and Tingley, who voted "no". The matter of granting franchises to the Yellow Cab Company an,d the Vets Cab Company was again discussed. Mr. Carl F. Petersen, owner of Vets Cab Company, was present and stated that he felt the franchise should run for a period of at • least 5 years. The expiration date of December 31, 1961 was suggested. Mr. J. H. Kremer stated that no agreement had been reached on the use of cab st2,nds but both he and -Mr. Petersen felt they could come to some agreement in the next few days. They were to get together and report back to the Mayor when they reached an agree- ment. A letter from Mrs. Roy Watson ,Jr.,, Manager of the Kehler Corporation, stating that he was opposed to open cab stands was read -and ordered placed on file. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Anderson,, the meeting. was .adjourned until 7.:30 o'clock- P., M. on. May 2, 1956.. Citt& Clerk. j I