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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-06-1935SEP 6 1935 - --' 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 eleven o'clock A. M., Sept ember 61, 19350 Meeting called to order by President Liddlee Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Fryer, Green, Moody, Richman, Ab sent : Lemon*, The call for a special meeting was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file; said meeting having been called for the purpose of .considering further P. W. A. and W. P. A. Projects, and any other business the said Common Council might deem proper. The City Engineer submitted plans, specifications and estimate of cost for the construction of a City Warehoused Alderman Green introduced the following resolution which was read: "WHER ASS, it is deemed expedient and necessary that a City Warehouse be constructed on Outlot #8 of the Northern Addition of the City of Rochester, Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has prepared and submitted plans, pro- files, specifications, and a tentative estimate of cost for the said City War ehousel SO T TEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the said plans, profiles, and specifications be adopted for the said improvement, and that the same be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and that the said tentative es- timate of cost be accepted and placed on file in the office of the g City Clerk of said City; and Be it further resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Mayor, di.ty Clerk and City Engineer be and they are hereby authorized and directed to make application to the Public Works Administration of the United States for a 46% grant on this Project." Upon motion by Amundsen second by Fryer, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle.de- 213 \I clared the said resolution duly passed and adoptedi The City Engineer submitted plans, specifications and estimate of cost for widening of First Street Southwest from Second Avenue Southwest to Eleventh Ave- nike Southwest. e Alderman Moody introduced the following resolution which was read: "WAERRAS, the Common Council of the City,of Rochester, Minnesota, deem it expedient and necessary that a local public improvement, the cost and expense of which shall be paid for partly by Special assessments levied as Pro- vided by law (45% thereof to be paid for by W. P. Ai Grant from the Govannment and 55% thereof by special assessments levied against the propertiest benefited) be made in said City of Rochester, Minnesota, and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has filed plans, profiles; specifications and estimate of cost for the widening of First Street Southwest from Second Avenge Southwest to Eleventh Avenue Southwesti SO THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that a public hearing of all parties interested in said improvements will be held at 2:00 otclock P. M. on October 7th, 1935 in the Council Chambers in the City Hall in said City, at which time and place all persons interested in the said improvements may appear and be heard by the said Common Council relating to the said improvement4 The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to cause to be published _ in the official newspaper of said City, a noticetD all interested persons and parties of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting and hearing. Be it further resolved by the said Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the plans, profiles and specifications for the widening of the said above described part of First Street Southwest, so filed by' the City Ehgineer in the Office of the City Clerks .be and the same are here- by adopted as the plans, profiles and specifications for the said widening of First Street Southwest; and that the said estimate of cost for widening First Street Southwest; ; reported to the said Common Council, be and the same are hereby accepted and ordered filed in the office of the City Clerk. " Upon motion by Moody second by Richman that the said resolution be 2 -1__ 4 n SEP G 1935 adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted* - read: Alderman Amundsen introduced the following resolution which was "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the Mayor, the City Clerk, and the City Engineer, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file an ap- plication under Public Works Administration for a 45 ro urant, on behalf of the City; of Rochester, Minnesota, to the United States of America, for a grant to aid in financing the widening of First Street Southwest from Second Avenue Southwest to Eleventh Avenue Southwest: " Upon motion by Fryer sed.ond by Green that the said resolution be adopted as Lead, and all voting in favor thereof; President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted© The City Engineer submitted plans, specifications and estimate of i cost for the construction of concrete curbing, the grading and ' placing of r Bituminous treatment on various streets in the City of Rochester: Alderman Fryer introduced the following resolution which was read: R "WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, deem it expedient and necessary that local public improvements, the cost and expense of which shall be paid for partly by special assess- ments levied as provided by Law (45% thereof to -be paid for by W.P.A. Grant from the Government, and 55% thereof by special assessments levied against the properties benefited) be made in said City of Rochester, Minnesota, and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has filed plans, profiles, specifications and estimate of cost for the following described improvements: The grading down or filling in to a true crown, the construction of curb and the bituminous treatment of the following described streets: Thirteenth Street Northwest, from the east line of Second Avenue Northwest to the west line of Broadway Street North: Twelfth Street Northwest, from the west line of Second Avenue North- west to the west line of Br6adw* Street North; 215 as av Eleventh Street Northwest, from the west line of Second Avenue Northwest, to the west line of First Avenue Northeast; Tenth Street Northwest, from the west line of Fourth Avenue Northwest to the r j west line of Second Avenue Northeast; Ninth Street Northwest, from the west line of Fourth Avenue Northwest to the west line of Cascade Park; Ninth Street Northwest, from the east line of Cascade Park to the west line of Second Avenue Northeast; Eighth Street Northwest, from the east line of Fifth Avenge Northwest, to the west line of Second Avenue Northeast; Seventh Street Northwest, from the east line of Eleventh Avenue Northwest to the west line of Second Avenue Northeast; 0 Sixth Street Northwest; from the west line of Fifth Avenue Northwest, to the west line of Second Avenue Northeast; Fifth Street Northwest, from the west line of Fifth Avenue Northwest, to the west line of the Mill Reservation; Fifth Street Northeast, from the west line of Ninth Avenue Northeast, to the east line of Eleventh Avenue Northeast; Sixth and Fifth Street Northwest, from the east line of Eleventh Avenue Northwest to the east line of Eighth Avenue Northwest; Third Street Northeast , from the east line of Broadway Street North, to the east line of First Avenue Northeast; Second Street Northeast,from the east line of Broadway Street North, to the east line of Second Avenue Northeast; First Street Northeast; from the east line of Broadway Street North, to the east line of Second Avenue Northeast; First Street Northwest, from the east line of Thirteenth Avenue Northwest, to r the west .line of Eleventh Avenue Northwest; Center -Street East; from the east line of Eleventh Avenue Northeast and South- east, to the west line of Fifteenth Avenue Northeast and Southeast; Second Street Southeast, from the east line . of Eleventh Avenue Southeast, to the east City Limits; SLP G 1335 Third Street Southeast, from the. west line of First Place Southeast-9 to the east. line of Third Avenue Southeast; Third Stre-Ot Southeast, from the east line of Sixth Avenue Southeast, to the west line of Eleventh Avenue Southeast; Fourth Street Southeast; .from the east line of Eleventh Avenue Southeast, to where Fourth Street angles Northeast; Sixth Street Southwest, from the east line of Fifteenth Avenue Southwest, to the east end of Lot 4, Flather's Addition; Sixth Street Southeast, from the east line of Third Avenue Southeast, to the east line of Eleventh Avenue Southeast; Seventh Street Southwest, from the East line of Tenth Avenue Southwest, to the east line of Fifth Avenue Southwest; Seventh Street Southeast, from the east line of Third Avenue Southeast, to the west line of Ninth Avenue Southeast; Eighth Street Southwest, from the east line of Seventh Avenue Southwest, to the east. line of Sixth Avenue Southwest; Eighth Street Southeast, from the east line of Third Avenue Southeast, to the west line of Ninth Avenue Southeast; Ninth Street Southwest, from the west line of Ninth Avenue Southwest, to the east line of Sixth Avenue Southwest; Ninth Street Southeast, from the east line of Third Avenue Southeast, to the east line of Eighth Avenue Southeast; Ninth Place Southeast, from the east line of Bi�oadwa•y South, to the west line of Third Avenue Southeast; Tenth Street Southeast, from the west line of First Avenue Southeast, to the east line of Eleventh Avenue Southeast; Tenth Place Southeast, from the Tracks of. the Chicago Great Western Railroad to the west line of Third Avenue Southeast; Ten and one-half Place Southeast, from the Tracks of the Chicago Great Western Railroad to the west line of Third Avenue Southeast; t a 217 Eleventh Street Southeast, .from the east line of. Third Avenue Southeast, to the west line of Ninth Avenue Southeast; Eleventh Street Southeast, from the Tracks of the Chicago Great Western Railroad to the west line of Third Avenue Southeast; j Eleventh Place Southeast, from the west line of. First Avenue Southeast to the west line of Third Avenue Southeast* The grading and placing of bituminous treatment on the following described street s: Second Street Northwest, from Flevonth Avenue Northwest to Twelfth Avenue Northwest Fourth Avonue Northwest, from Center Street West to Fourth Street Northwest; Third Avenue Southwest_, from Fifth Street 'Southwest, to Sixth Sereet Southwest; Seventh Street Southwest, from Fourth Avenue Southwest, to Fifth Avenue Southwest;; Seventh Avenue Southwest, from Sixth Street Southwest to Eleventh Street Southwestl; Fifth Avenue Southeast, from Sixth Street Southeast, to Tenth Street Southeast; Eighth Avenue Southeast, from Center Street East to Fourth Street Southeast; Sixth Street Southeast , from Third Avenue Southeast., to Fourth Avenue Southeast. a SO TTI i SORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That a publie hearing of all parties int erest ec/In the said improvements will be.held at 2:00 o'clock P. M. October 79 1935, in the Council Chambers in the! CityHall in said City at which time and lace all � ` y p persons interested in the said I improvements may appear and be heard by said Common Council in relation to the sai impr ovaments. 0 The City Clerk_ is hereby ordered and directed to cause to be published in the official newspaper in said City, a notice to all interested persons and parties of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting and hearing. Be it further resolved by the said Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the plans, profiles and specifications for the said grading, curbs and bituminous treatment so filed by the City"Fmgineer in the office of the City' Clerk, be ^,nd tre same are hereby adopted as the plans, pro- files and specifications for the said grading, curbing and bituminous treatment, Find that the said estimete of cost of the said grading, curb- ing and bituminous treatment reported to said Common Council be and the some ,,.re hereby ^,ccepted and ordered filed in the office of the City Clerk Upon motion by Fryer second by C'reen that the said resolution be ado ted as read, ^,nd all voting in .favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted: Alderman Richman introduced a resolution authorizin- and directing the Mayor$ the City Clerk, n,nd the City Engineer to execute and file with the Public Works Administration, sn application .for 45% 0-rant toward the above described curbing, grading, and bituminous treatment of streets, which was read, r Upon motion bar Green second by Richman that the said resolution be adopted as read, end all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle de- r clared the sq.id resolution duly passed and adopted. The application of C. Co- Pagenhart for a Ilouse Mover's License, s read, and upon motion by Richman second by Green; license was granted: r The douse Mover's License Bond of C. C. Pagenhart with the Standard Accident Insurance Company, as surety thereon, in the amount of ,�750040 was read, and upon motion by C' een second by Amundsen , the surety thereon was accepted, the said bond was epproved, and it was ordered that the same be placed on file. The application of C. G. Pagenhart .for a permit to moire a house located at the corner of Fourteenth Avenue and Second Street Southwest, to 'Lot 175 Block 35 Flather's Additions a distance of about One and one-half blocks South 4 .; 4 of Second Street Southwest, was read, and upon motion by Anundsen, second by T'ryer; the permit was aranted; and the City Clerk was instructed to issue the same at such r time as the Building Inspector and License Committee file their recmmendation for moving the said house4 The following comnunieation was read, and upoh motion by Fryer second by i Green, the matter was referred to the Board of Park Commi ssioners: "Rochester, Minnesbt►a September 69 19350 The Common Council of the City of Rochester Rochester, Minnesota. Gent 1 emen: I am informed that you are considering locating the proposed siri.mming pool and bath house in that section of Soldiers Field,which contains the only natural beauty in any of our parks. I am greatly in favor of the establishment of a swimming; pool, but I protest its location in that particular spot. There are hundreds of people in Rochester Who have loved the spot from childhood and who feel the same about any contemplated destruction of its beauty. Surely you can not feel that these people have no claim to your consideration. They are the people who make such projects as the swimming, pool possible. Why trample their feelings in the dust, for that is exactly what you do when you take from them :something they have known and loved all their lives: If there wer�no other location, perhaps the use of that particular -area would be justified, but there areother locations equally suitable already belonging to the City. Why can not the area farther south and west containing no virgin beauty be utilized rather than to take that which would make a bird sanctuary second to none in the country. We all know that our birds are our friends. Why not keep them within our city limits and protect them_? Perhaps you have never stood breathless beneath one of the natural green canopies to be found there by the dozens and listened to a catbird just two feet above your head -pouring out its heart in song in the sunshine of a spring morning* Perhaps you have never walker through all the pink and white loveliness.; which is to be .found there in Mayand marveled that such beauty 9,()r) L-4'� SEP 6 1935 i could be. Perhaps you do not care to.consider the feeling of our people who have Loved Vhn place since childhood and who grieve do tree its destruction. ncwever, I choose to brli_eve that �rou (1.o: The follo°,;Ting are some comments from representative citizens of our city: Dr. R. J. Rice, Pastor of the Methodist Church:* "To think that we have lived here all these years and have never seen this before." I' 1 Mrs. Carl K j erner , 510 Sixth Street Southwest : "I feel that it r should be made into a lovely park with all its natural settings pre- served. Mr. Kjerner and I have spo8en of itso many times and hoped that eventually it would all become a part of the park system." Mr. G. 0. Staley, Instructor in Junior College upon seeing it for the first time: "Why have I notknown before the,t9 this w^.s here?" i li Mrs. Karl Rommel, t19 7,71irsti Avenue Southwest: "We have a natural i bird sanctuary in Rochester V.ich other cities would pay thousands of, i dollars to h<=,ve. I am intensely interested in its development by i; the city. I greatly favor the addition to Soldiers field of all the land lying west of South Bro!E�dwvy and south of Sixth Street Southwest." Mr.Ben Dunn, Teacher ofArriculture in the Rochester Nigh School: "'That areal is suita')le for a ?gird sanctuary ^:nd Pochester is in need of several such areas scattered around in the city." Mrs. Theodore Schacht, 90B Third Avenue Southeast quoting one of ber sons Ao said when the first portion was dstroyed by the extension of South Broadway and subsequent construction 'of the highway: "Oh, Mother, I feel so sorry for all the boys and girls who will not see this place." And now you are about to destroy the last little bit of this beautiful spot which might be preserved for that portion of our popu- lation who have a deep love in their hearts for ,the birds$ the trees, and the flowers. Nowhere will you find such perfect loveliness, Already one of the most perfect thorn -apple trees that I have ever seen has been ruined by the men wia.o went in there ma.1:e the survey. It took many, mtiny years to *row that tree, but only fifteen minutes for someone with no love of the beautiful ti hack it to pieces. Cod pity the ma'n who has within his soul no love, no consideration for "od's handiwork. Man has nothing to do with the establishment of that acre of loveliness Who is mass that he should dare to destroy it_Z And now will you given this plea your earnest consideration and work for the locating of the swimming pool and bath house farther to the south and west. There are locations which can be utilized, the use of which will not necessitate the wanton destruction of beauty. I would further suggest that all the land west of First Avenue Southwest be purchased from Mr. Fitzgerald and added to Soldiers Field. Let us keep for, our boys and girls one of the most beautiful spots which it is given ' any city to have and make of it a sanctuary for our feathered friends who perform for us a service immeamirabl'r valuable, and a truly fitting memorial for our Soldiers living and dead. Respectfully submitted, The application for a Band and Orchestra Project under the ?'forks Progress Administration, was presented to the Common Council by Herbert Tlendricks a,nJ Dt:.-.le TTP.ss ,Arith a. request that the Common Council sponsor this Pru ject. The Common Council ver.e• assured that this project would entail no expenses to the City of Rochester. Upon motion by Fryer second by Richman, and all voting in favor thereof, the City Clerk and th'e President of the Common Council were authorized and directed to sign this application for the Common Council as sponsors of the projects Upon motion by Moody second by Green the Common Council adjourned: City Clerka 20 f