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Minutes of a special meeting of the Common Council of
the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers, in the
City Hall, in said City, at 5:00 o'clock P.M., on April 15th,1933.
Meeting called to order by President, Liddle.
Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Dallman, nicks,
Moody, Norton. Absent: Miller..
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The call for the special meeting was read; said
meeting being called for the purpose of adoption of wage scale as provided
for by ordinance No.4151 of said City, and any other business that the said
Common Council might deem proper.
Alderman Moody introduced the following resolution,
which was read:
. "WHERFAS, Section 7 of Ordinance No.415 provides that
the Common Council of the City of Rochester, on the first Monday in April
in each year, shall establish a minimum wage scale.for all public works for
the ensuing official year;
THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the
City of Rochester, Minnesota:
That for and during the official year following the
passage and adoption of this resolution all contracts hereinafter entered
into for the purpose of performing any work for the City of Rochester,
involving; either new construction work or repair work on any roads, bridges,
sewers, str'e�ets, alleys, parks, parkways, buildings,, or any other public
work involving the improvement of. public property, shall be. mc,de upon the
basis that the wages paid to skilled and unskilled labor shall not be less
than the following:
Bricklayer
Bricklayer Foreman
Bricklayer mixer
Carpenter
Carpenter Foreman
Cement Finisher
Cement Finisher foreman
Electrician -
Gas Shovel Engineer
Hoisting Engineer
Iron worker (erecting)
Iron worker (reinforcement)
Iron worker foreman
Lather
Marble setter
Mixer Engineer
Painter
Painter foreman
Plasterer
Plasterer foreman
Plasterer's tender
Plumber
Plumber's helper
Roller engineer
Roofer*
Roofer foreman
Roofer's helper
Sheet metal worker
Sheet metal worker's helper
Steamfitter
Steamfitter's helper
Steam shovel engineer
Stone Mason
2errazza Wo rk er
Track Driver
1.00
1.10
.55
.75
.85
.63
.72
.75
.85
.65
1.00
. 50
.80
.70
1.00
.65
o75
.85
1.00
1.10
.55
.80
.50
50
.55
.75
.50
.75
.45
.600
050
080
1100
e80
45
385
UN WILL ED L ABO R
Common Laborer in Parks work .45
Building, common & const. laborer .45
Subr-Foreman .60
Teamsters, with teams .81 "
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Moody, that the said
resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle
declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Norton, Joseph J. Schuster was
appointed Assistant Custodian of the City Hall for the ensuing official year, par
to the ordinance amendment recently adopted providing for that office.
President Liddle referred the matter of the attendants at
Standard Oil Company filling station,at - Second Avenue Southeast and Fourth Street
Southeast, washing automobiles and allowing the water to run onto Second Avenue
Southeast, to the City Attorney and the Chief of Police, and referred the matter
of overflow water from a swimming pool or fish pond on the Braasch property on
Third Street Southwest and Ninth Avenue Southwest to the same committee for their
c ons iderat ion.
Purchase of fill from G. Schwartz & Company excavation at the
new Post Office site to be used for the widening of Fourth Street Southeast
between Fourth Avenue and Sixth Avenue was discussed and upon motion by Norton,
second by Hicks, it was ordered that G. Schwartz & Company be offered $.06 per
cubic yard for such surplus as they may have, that is that which cannot be sold
elsewhere for a better price.
Upon motion by Norton, second by Hicks, the Common Council
adjourned.