HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-23-1920+j Minutes of an adjourned -regular meeting of the Common Council of
the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers, in the City
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hall, in said City, on, August 23rd, 1920, at 8 olalock, Pei'.
Meeting celled to order by President Smith,
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i Roll Call: ,Present: Smith, Case, Schroeder, Rommel, Miner, Witzkee
Absert: Olson:
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Motion by Schroeder second by Case carried that, the minutes of the
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President Dnith stated that this was the time and place set for a
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�1 " hear-ing on the construction of the following described sanitary; sewers and
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•asked if there was any one present who wished to be heard in regard to either
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or any of them:
In Ninth Avenue Northwest{ from the north line of Center Street West
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'IiI) to center of Second Street Northwest;
Is In Ninth Street Northwest from Broadway Street North and running
'i Grest to the west lire of the west alley in Block 23�An the Northern Addition
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In Second Avenue Northwest from Fifth Street Northwest to the
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a center of Sixth Street Northwest;
In Ninth Street Northeast from Second Avenue Northeast to then
alley first east, of Broadway;,-
In Eighth Street Northwest from Broadway Street North to a point
w - four hundred (400) feet west of the west line of said Broadway Street;
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In Second Street Southeast from Fifteenth Avenue Southeast to a
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point one hundred (100) feet east of the east line of Eleventh Avenue South-
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E' Herman Naass requested that the sanitary sewer in Eighth Street
Northwest be e:aended west to a point, where it would be accessible to his
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property in Lot fourteen (14) Block twenty two (22) in Northern Additionq
There were no other persons -present who wished to be heard in
regard to either or any of the above described sanitary sewers.
President Smith stated that this was the time and place set for a
hearing on the grading of Sixth Street Southeast
from Sixth Avenue Southeast
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to Eleventh Avenue Southeast, and asked if there
was any person present who
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wished to be heard in regard to said grading.
There was no one present who wished to
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President 3nith stated that this v.ras the time and place set for a
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i' hearing on the proposed sprinkling of parts of Sixth
Street Northwest and
i Fourth Avenue Northwest, and asked if there was
any person present who wished
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to be heard in regard to said sprinkling:
' There was no one present who wished to be beard.
Doctor W. F. Bleifuss and T. J. Dansir_gburg, as members of a Committee
from the Civic and Commerce Association in the matter of a public Comfort Station,
were before the Common Council and stated that they had investigated the matter verb,
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carefully and had decided that the logical location for such would be in the base-
ment under the Massey Store and that it could be fitted up for the use of men only
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for about two thousand dollars and that the rental on a four and a half year lease
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would be at the rate .twenty five (25)__ dollars per month which e:cpense might be
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cut by the granting -of concessions and_ the. installation of some pay compartments.
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The need of such a convenience was discussed, and motion by Case second by
Schroeder car -tied that she matter- be -referred to the Public Grounds Committee for
further investigation.
Alderman Olson came in it this time and took his JChair.
Julius -Riess was -before the Common Council with further reference to the
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condition of the street in front of his property on Fifth Street Northeast, an
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motion by Miner second by Schroeder carried that the matter be referred to the
Street -and Alley Committee:
The report of the City Weighmaster for the month of July, 1920, showing
receipts in the amount of $13:70• was read, and motion by Miner second by Olson
carried that the said report be referred to the Finance Committee.
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Representatives of the Rochester Utility Company requested further action
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upon the ordinance granting them the privilege to charge a hfgher rate for gas.
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Motion by Rommel second by 'I:4iner carried that the rules be suspended an
that an ordinance authorizing 'the Rochester Utility Company, its successors and
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assigns, to charge a higher rate for gas than provided for in the ordinance now
held by said Company, be given its second readings and it we.s given its second read-
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Motion by Case second by Witzke carried that the President of this Common
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Council appoint a Committee of three to investigate inregard to an cutomobi e or
use of the City Engineer.
President Smith accordingly appointed the Chairman of the Finence Committees
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the Chairman of the Purchasing Committee, and the Chairman_ of the Street and Alley
Committee as members of the above mentioned Committee.
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The report of the Public Utility Board, Electric Departments for the month
of July, 1020, showing receipts in the amount of 415059.43 and disbursements in the
amount of $13, 536.03, and the report of the Public Utility Board, Water Department,
for the month of July, 1920, showing receipts in the amount of $10151141 and dis-
hursements in the amount of 310351.78 were each separately read, and motion by
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01sor_ second by rommel carried that the said reports be placed on file.
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The following report of the Acting Iiealth Officer was read, and
motion by Schroeder second by Olson carried that said report be placed on
file:
'Iiealth Department Rochester, Minn.
To the Mayor and Common Council:
For the month of July the following report is submitted:
Vital Statistics
Births - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Deaths- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Communicable Diseases
Chickenpox- - - - - - - - ------ - - - - -- 2
Diphtheria - - - - - --------- - - - - -- 1
Measles- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- 8
,Smallpox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- 3
Tuberculosis ---- --------- - - - - -- 1
Whooping Cough --- ---- ---- - - - - -- - 40
Most of the cases of whooping cough were so light that
no phi►sician was summoned nor was the health officer notified, these being
located by search of suspected neighborhoods.
An attempt will be made to have sewer connections made on
all streets where severs have been laid, so that the number of out -houses
may be reduced.
An average of 4 or 10 inspections per day were made by
the health officer and sanitary inspectors Thirty notices were sent, con-
cerning unsanitary conditions, to property owners.
IN. Fe 131eifuss, MF.n'a
Acting H.O.
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The application of Chris F. Dillon for a license to connect with
sewers and drains within said City was read, and motion by Rommel second by
Case that said license be granted lost by the following vote: Ayes: Case,
Rommel, Olsoni Nays: Schroeder, Miner, Witzke, Smith:
The application of A. 0. Ensrud for a taxi license was read, and
motion by diner second by Witzke carried that the said application be re-
ferred to the License Committee: .
The application of Carl W. Ranfranz for a driver's license was
read, and motion by Olson second by Schroeder carried that the said aiplica-
tion be referred to the License Committee.
The application of Theodore II. Berg for a driver's license was
read, and notion by Tuner second by Vditzke carried that the said license be nct
granted.
The application of Walter i. Bunge for a license to sell raw milk
and creom was read, and motion by Rommel second by Miner carried that the
said license be grantedii
• The application of A. 71. Sonnenberg for a license to sell raw milk
and cream was read, and motion by Witzke second by Rommel carried that the
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said license be granted&
The following petition was read, and motion by Witzke second by Schroeder
carried, by all voting in favor thereof,. except Alderman Rommel who voted, "Nay",
that such part of said,petition as concerns the construction of a sanitary sewer be
referred to the Sewer Committee and that the City Clerk be instructed to notify the
Public utility Board to cancel previous instructions regarding the laying of water
mains in Eleventh Avenue Southeast frond Fourth Street Southeast to Sixth Street South-
east and that instead water :rains be laid in TBnth Avenue Southeast from Fourth
Street Southeast to Sixth Street Southeast and thence east on Sixth Street Southeast
to the intersection of Eleventh Avenue Southeast and Sixth Street Southeast:
"Rochester, Minn
August 17, 1920.
,no The Common Council
City of Rochester:
Gentlemen: -
,We the undersigned residents and property owners residing on loth
Avenue S.Ea betveen 4th and 6th Str. SiEo respectfully request your honorable body
to re -consider your order for water to be laid on llth Aver S.Ea between 4th and 6th
Str. S:F,a and order same to be laid together with sanitary sewer on loth Ave. S.Ei
betveen 4th and 6th Str. S.E: thence East on 6th St& S.F.� to the intersection Of llth
Ave. S.E® thus granting fire protection as,requested by residents of that section of
City and thereby granting water and seder cor_nections to the undersigned.
Carl E. Thomas
F. Pendergrast
Horace Jeffrey, Jr.
V.innie Jeffrey
John H. Berghammer
Mrs. P j erkl and
Frank Carr
Robert P. Pfeifer
Fred Molzahn
P. T . Courtney"
The following; petitions were read, and motion by Olson second by Miner
carried that the same be referred to the Sewer and Water Committees:
To The Common Council,
Rochester, Minnesota.,
We. the undersiLmed owners of property* abutting upon that part of Eighth
Avenue -N.We between Second Street N.VIa and Third Street N•`'-, do respectfully peti-
tion Your Honorable Body that you cause a, Water Main to be laid immediately in said
Eighth Avenue N. W: between said Second Street N.W. on.d said Third Street Z e Wo
F. J. Magner
Mark A. Baie;
F. R. Moose
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To the Common Council,
Rochester, Idinnesota:I
We. the undersigned owners of property abutting upon that part of
Eighth Lvenue N-Wi between Second Street N.V`. emd Third S+,•reet do respectfully
petition Your honorable Body that you cause a Sanitary Sever to be laic? immediately
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in said Eighth Avenue Y.T. from a point approximately thirty (30) feet
North of the North lire of Second Street N.Tla to the Man -hole at the inter-
section of Eighth Avenue N.W* and Third Street N.Wi
T. J•- Magner
Mark A. Baier
F. R. Vosse"
The folio -Ting communication was read, and motion by Rommel second
by V;itzke carried that the same be placed on file and that the resignation
of Thomas Flannagan be accepted and that the appointment of Joseph Powers
be approved:
"Rochester, Minn: August 17, 1920
To the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
the resignation of Thomas Flannagan as extra Fireman took place
e.t 6 P.M.- Avg 17, 1920, Joseph Powers was appointed extra Fireman Aug
la - 1920, at 6 P.Mi ' subject to your approval:
Respectfully"submitted,
r7. E. Cudmare
Chief Fire Dept:"
The followir._g conmlanication was read, and motion by Case • second
by Rommel chrtied that the some be placed on file:
"Rochester, Minn. Aug. 79 1920•-
Mr. A. F. Wright,
City Clerk,
Rochester, 11inn:
Dear Sir: -
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the First
National Banks it was voted not to give permission to the erection of hot
lunch counters or any other stands in front of the bank building.
I am giving you this inf`orma.tion, so that in the event of
applications being presented it might be of some use to you.
yours truly,
L�o Fiegel,
Cashier."
The City Clerk reported that notice had been received from the
First State Bank of ?tochester, to the effect that the_ Park Fund had an over-
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draft to the amount of $944t30.
Motion by Rommel second by 7.itzke carried that the City Clerk be
instructed to notify the Secretary of the Park Board to the effect that the
~ Park Fund of said City is now over-dravm 0944,30 and that lie should be
governed accordingly in his future expenditures:
The City Attorney, reporting in the matter of R. L. Donovanvo
application for garbage contract, stated the.t, the hoard of Health was now
Hog Farm on a plan for -garbage disposal, and
working with the tenant 'of the
motion by Schroeder',second by Case carried that the said report be accepted,
The City Attorney stated that he had checked the April, 1920, May
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al 1920 reports of the City Justice and found them do be
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Alderman Mizidrs `as' Chairman of the Water ,Committee, sr p
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Alderman Schroeder, as Chairman of the License Committee, recommended that
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-the application of Paul A: Mattson for a license to sell raw milk be not granted, and
by Miner second by Schroeder carried that the said recommendation be accepted
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and that the said application for license be not granted
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Alderman Schroeder, Chairman of the License Committee, reporting in the
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of Ray H: Postier1 s; application for a driver's license, recommended that a
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licen'se be grantedi and motion by 'liner second by e.
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Lion bet acoeptpd and' that said license be granted.
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Alderman Schroeder, as Chairman of the License Committee, reporting in the
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of Nellie Bryan s application for a taxi license, recommended that a icense
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be not granted and motion by' Miner second by Olson carried that said recommendation
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be accepted and that the said ;licer_so be not granted.'
'Motion by Rommel' second by Case carried that the following suns be appro-
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from the General' Fund and -that $150.00 be paid to Nels U. Nelson to apply on
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salsr�' as City Assessor, and that• $150w00 be paid to Eugene A. Callahan to apply on
salary as Deputy City Assessor snd the sum of $50QOO be paid to William 0. Witz a as
balance of salary 4as- Deputy 'Assessor to August 7th, 1020; all voting in favor there-
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Alderman Case introdu:eed the following resolution which was red:
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Whereas, The Common. Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, at a
legal meeting thereof held in the Council Chambers in the City fall in said City at
2 o'clock P;Ma, on August 2nd, 19209 duly passed and adopted a resolution determining
that the streets and ''venues • and parts of streets and avenues hereinafter described,
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be sprinkled with water during the season of the year 1920, beginning August 2 th,
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said resolution ordered apublic meeting of said Common Council to be held on Monday,
August 23rd, 1920s a' 8 o/clock P:M: in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of
said City of Rochester, Minnesota, at which -time and place all persons interested n
the sprinkling of any or all of said streets and avenues might appear before, and be
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heard by said Common Council for or against the sprinkling of said streets and ave n-
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ing�order d the City Clerk to cause a notice of the time, place
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meeting and hearing topublished in the official paper of said City; and
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Whereas, said City Clerk, did duly and in due time publish a not5
time, place and purpose of said meeting and hearing -in the Rochester Daily Bulletin;
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an official paper of said City, . on August 6th, 1920s and
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Vyhereas, on•.August,,23rd1 :1920, at •8 o clock, •�i:, pursuant
ution and notice said, Common, Council duly met at the Council Chambers in the City
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Hall in said city and,said meeting and hearing was then and there held; all per-
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sons interested; who,,were,_,pr,es,ent• were then said there heard by sAid Common Council
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P r and against, the�d'o`ngT;;_ofs;tsad�=sprinkling': iaizd= on matters
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relating to roar d sprinkling and to the mode of assessment for the" cost 'end
exp snse thereof upon which said persons desired to be heard;' and said Common,,
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Council after due consideration, after said hearing, deemed it neces'sery teat
the streets and avenues anc! parts of streets and avenues hereinafter describ-
ed be sprinkled for and during the time aforesaid.
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That the following streets andavenues and parts of streets and avenues,
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situated in said City of Rochester, Minnesota, are hereby ordered sprinkled
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with rater during the period beginning August 24th, 1920, and ending November-
lst, 1920, according to the specifications for said sprinkling now on file
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in the office of the City Clerk of said City, said' streets and avenues, and
parts of streets and avenues are described as folloVTs, viz:
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Sixth Street Northwest from the west line of Broadway Street North
to the west line of Fourth Avenue Northwest;
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Fo,:Lrth Avenue Northwest from the north line of Sixth Street North-
west to the south line' of Seventh Street Northwest.
Be it further resolved by said. Common Council: That all of the
sprinkling of the said streets and avenues above described shell be done by
the said -City of. Rochester under the direction and.supervision of the City
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Engineer of said City; and said City Engineer is hereby authorized, directed
and ordered to procure and hire all necessary horses, teams, labors, water-�;-�.-•
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and mater-I.al required to do the said sprinkling of said strets and avenues,
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and to cause all sprinkling of said streets Pnd avenues to be done according
to Ulie specifications for such sprinkling on file in the office of the City
Clerk of said City. The whole cost and expense of all labor, teams, rater
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and materials for doing the said sprinkling in each said street anc avenue-#°
shall bs assessed vpon wnd against the propertSr benefited, as provided by the
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charter of said City of Rochester:
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read: Roll Call: Eyes:- Case, Schroeder, Pommel, Miner, Olson, rditzke., Nays: �
None. President &with declared said resolution passed and adoptedi
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Mrs. Oscar Olson was before the Common Council requesting that e,
sanitary sewer be constructed in Second Avenue Southeast between Fourth ;
Street Southea4 t and Fifth Street Southeast:
The matter was discussed by the Common Council, and motion by
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ed to•tbe Sewer Committee for investigation.
Alderman, Schroeder introduced the following resolution which was
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Whereas The Common Council of the City of Rochester, at a meetirl -
held on August 2nd, 1920, did adopt a resolution declaring it expedient and
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necessary that local improvements be constructed ,in said City in the fellow-
ing named streets and avenues:-
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Ninth Avenue Northwest frcm;,,,.`
the north line of -Center Street Test to the center,of Second Street Northwest;
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Ninth Street Northwest from
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Broadway Street North and running west to the west line df the west alley in
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Block 23 in the Northern Addition to the City of Rochester;
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That a sanitary sewer be -constructed in Second - Avenue Northwest
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from Fifth Street Northwest to the center of Sixth Street Northwest;
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That a sanitary sewer be ¢onstrueted in Ninth Street Northeast from Second
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Avenue Northeast to the alley first east of Broadway;
That, Sixth. Street Southeast from Sixth Avenue Southeast to i;leventh Avenue
Southeast be graded to an established grade;
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Eighth Street Northwest from Broad-
way Street to a point 400 feet west of west line of said Broadway Street;
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That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Second Street Southeast from
Fifteenth Avenue to a point 100 feet east of the east line of Eleventh Avenue South-
east; and ordered that a public hearing of all persons interested in said improve-
ment be held at 8 o'clock P.1-: on August 23rd, 1920, at the Council Chambers in the i
City Hall in said City, and directed the City Clerk to give due notice as required
by law of the time, place and purpose of said meeting and hearing, and said resolu-
tion was approved and signed by the Mayor of said City; and
Whereas, said City Clerk did duly and in due time publish a notice of the 'I
time and place of said hearing and meeting in the Rochester Daily Bulletin, the
official paper of said City, on August 6th, 1920, and August lath, 1920, and �
Whereas, at 8 o'clock P.M. on August 23rd; 1920, said Common Council met
at the Council Chambers at the City Fall in said City and said public hearing and
meeting was then and there duly held, and all persons interested in said improvements
who -were present were heard before said Common Council concerning and relating to the
said improvements and said Common Council having duly considered the matter of con-
structing the said improvements and having considered the reasons and arguments for 11
and against the same, and deeming it expedient and necessary that said improvements
be constructed;
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Therefore, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester:
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That said improvements be constructed and are hereby ordered constructed in the
above named streets and avenues;
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Be it resolved further by the said Common Council; that the seer pipe
used in said sewers shall be 8 inches inside diame.ter, and shall be salt -glazed
vitrified clay pipe of standard thickness: All joint -e in pipes shall be filled with
Portland Cement. "Y" branches for house connections shall be placed at such inter-
vals as the size of abutting lots may require4
That said grading shall be done so that said street shall be graded to an
established grade to a width of 50 feete
Be it further resolved by the said Common Council:
e That the City Engineer of said City be and he is hereby ordered and dir-
ected to prepare and file in the office of the City Clerk detailed plans, profiles
and specifications for the said improvements and to make an estimate of the cost
and expense of each improvement and report, said estimates to this Common Council.
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Motion by Case second by Miner that said resolution be adopted as
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read: Roll Call: Ayes: Case, Schroeder, Rommel, Miner, Olson, Witzke. Nags:
None. President Smith declared said resolution passed and adoptedc
The City Engineer submitted plans, profiles, specifications and
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estimates of cost for the following proposed public improvements and the
same were considered by the Common Council:
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A sanitary sewer in Ninth Avenue Northwest;
A sanitary sewer in ITinth Street Northwest;
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A sanitary sewer in Second Avenue Northwest;
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A sanitary sewer in Ninth Street Northeast;
A sanitary sewer in Eighth Street Northwest;,
A sanitary sewer in Second Street Southeast;;;
The grading of a part of Sixth Street Southeast.
Alderman Schroeder introduced the following resolution which was
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Whereas, the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota,`;_'
at a meeting held on August 23rd, 1920, after due notice given and hearing
had as provided by laws did pass and adopt a resolution ordering that local
improvements be made in the following streets and avenues:-
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Ninth Avenue Northwest
from the north line of Center Street West to the center of Second Street
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Northwest;
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Ninth ,treet Northwest
from Broadway Street North and running west to the Yrest line of the west
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alley in Block 23 in the Northern Addition to the City of Rochester;
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That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Second Avenue Northwest
from Fifth Street Northwest to the center of Sixth Street Northwest;
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Ninth Street Northeast
from Second Avenue Northeast to the alley first east of Broadway;
That Sixth Street Southeast from Sixth Avenue Southeast to
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Eleventh Avenge Southeast be graded to an established grade;
That a canitary sewer be constructed in Eighth Street Northwest
from Broadway Street to a point 400 feet nest of west line of said Broadway
Street;
That a sanitary sewer be constructed in Second Street Southeast
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from Fifteenth Avenue to a point 100 feet east of the east line of Eleventh'
Avenue Southeast; and in and by said resolution directed the City Engineer
of said City to prepare and file in the office of the City Clerk detailed
plans and specifications for the said improvements, and to make and report
an estimate of the cost, and expense of said improvements in said avenues
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and streets:
Therefore, Be it resolved by said Common Council:
That the plans, profiles and specifications for said improvements as speci-
ficd in the resolution of said Common Council passed on the 23rd day of August, 1920,
as prepared by the City Engineer and filed by him in the office of the City Clerk, be
and the same, are hereby approved and a,4opted; and that the estimates of the cost of
said improvements as reported to said Common Council by the City Engineer, be and all
the same are hereby accepted and ordered filed in the office of the Pity Clerk.
Be it further resolved by said Common Council:
That the whole cost and expense of said improvements in said City of Roch-
ester, Minnesota, according to the plans, profiles and specifications for the said
improvements as prepared by the City Engineer and filed in the office of the City
Clerk, shall be assessed upon and against each lot, piece and parcel of land benefited
by said improvement, without regard to the cash valuation of said lands ratably and in
proportion to the special benefits conferred upon each lot, niece and parcel of lend
by oa.id improvement.
I Be it further resolved by said Common, Council: That a meeting of said
Common Council will be held at 2 o'clock PeMa on September 7th, 19209 iri the Conrail
Chambers, in the City Hall, in said City, at which time and place all persons inter-
ested in said improvement may appear and be heard before said Connon Council in relation
to the said improvements, or to the mode of aissessment for the cost and expense thereof,
or any other matter or objection relating to said improvements upon which they may de-
sire to he heard& FIhe City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to prepare lists T'Jhich
shall contain a description of each and all of the properties abutting upon said part
of said avenue and streets 'and the 'names of the owners of said properties so far as the
same ma,y be known, which lists, together with a notice of time end place of said meet-
ing and hearing above mentioned, he sh°11 cause to be published once in the official
paper of said city at least ten days before the date of said meeting and hearing.
Be it further resolved by said Common Council:
That the said City Clerk of said City be and he is hereby ordered and dir-
ested to advertise for bids as provided by law for furnishing all materials and doing
all the work for said improvements herein described. Said bids shall be received and
opened by said Common Council at a public meeting thereof to be held at 2 o'clock
n.M4 on September 7th, lc20, at the Council Chambers in the City Hall in said City. Each
bid must be accompanied by a certified check upon some reputable bank payable to the
order of the Mayor of said City, for at least ten per cent of the amount of the bid.
The right is reserved to reject any and ail bids.
Motion by Olson second by Miner that said resolution be adopted as read:
Roll Call: Ayes: Case, Schroeder, Rommel, Miner, Olson, Witzke. Nays: None. President
Smith declared said resolution passed and adopted.
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The City Engineer submitted profiles and abstracts of grade lines
covering parts of Eleventh Avenue Southeast and of Fifth Street Southwest
which ?sere considered by the 'Common Council. L
Alderman Case introduced the following resolution which was read:
Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester: _
That the abstracts of grade,* as prepared by Charles YI. Armstrong,
City Engineer of the City of Rochester, of that part of the following named
street and avenue, viz:
That part of Eleventh Avenue Southeast from the east line of
Fourth Street Southeast to the center lire of Sixth Street Southeast;
That part of Fifth Street..Southwest from the center line of
Seventh Avenue Southwest to the center line of Eighth Avenue Southwest.
Be and the same are hereby adopted as the established grade line
of said street and avenue and hereby ordered filed of record in the office
of the City* Clerk of said City.
Motion by Case second by Olson that said resolution be adopted as
read: Roll Call: Ayes: Case, Schroeder, Rommel, Miner, Olson, Witzkeg Nays:
None. President Smith declared said resolution passed and adopted.
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Alderman Case introduced the following resolution which was read:
Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester:
That the sum of $1000100 be and the said sun is hereby appropriat-
ed from the Street and Alley Fund of said City, for use of the Street and
Alley Committees
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Motion by Schroeder second by Case that said resolution be adapted
as read: Roll Call: byes: Case, Schroeder, Pommel, Miner, Olson, Witzke:
Nays: None. President Smith declared skid resolution passed and adopted:
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The following claims were read, and motion by Rommel second by
Miner carried that the said claims be allov:ed and that orders be drawn for
the several amounts: all voting in favor thereof except Alderman Schroeder
'who wished it spread upon the records to the effect that he voted, "Aye"
on the said claims viith the exception of the West and Postier claim for
32.12;
From the General Fund: Grill Restaurant, 016:25; Post and Record, $9.68;
P. J. Seeman, "4^65.00; Frad L. Beebe, $22.50; A. H• ?ilitzke, @22.50; I:La
Eckholdt, 08e70.
From the Fire Protection Fund: George Scheerer, ya26.65; West and
Postier, 0,.80; Zest and Postier,$32el2; Olmsted County Co-operative Assoc-
iation, 1r�8.53; Foster Electric Company, 'Os%; 'n, ochester Grocer Company,
$3.51; T. J. Dansingburg Company, 7.20+
From the Bridge Fund: T. J• Dansi.ngburg Company, �0319';32;
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Pr = the Street and Alley Fund: Baumgart and Anderson, V61.83; Baumgart
and Anderson, 4p258.46; VT.' Lowry,W6.44; Baumgart and Anderson, V-54.72; 'N. Lowry,
0298:25; Rochester State Hospitalq $96.00@
From the Hydr6-Electrie Plant Fund: Schmidt Printing Company, y%18:15.
Motion by Rommel second by Witzke carried, by,all voting in favor thereof
rexcept Alderman Schroeder who voted, "Nay", that the City Attorney be instructed to
draft a resolution providing for the payment of Special Fire Department funds to
the Treasnrer of the Rochester Fire Department Relief Association.
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?Motion by '.liner second by Olson carried that the Chief of the Fire Depart -
went be ordered to forthwith appoint tii+: twelve call -men which are provided for in
the organization of said Fire Department, and that the City Clerk be instructed to
notify him accordingly; the vote on said motion being as follows: A�,'es: Case, Miller,
Olson, Smith. Nays: Schroeder, Rommel, Witzke.
On motion by Schroeder second by Olson Council adjourned sine die.
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