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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-15-1939Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council 161 of. the, City .of Rochester, Minn. March 1S ,1Q39 Minutes of 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 March 15th,1939- President Lemmon called -the meeting to ordef at 7:30 otclock P.M., the following members bet present: Lemmon,'Amundsen, Green, Moody, $ichman, Williams. Absent: Fryer. Alderman Fryer being absent on.gccount of the illness of himself. Upon motion by Amundsen second by Richman, the minutes of the meetings of February 6th, Marc; 1st,' and Marbh 6th,1939, were each approved. A communication from Edgar Buenger, representative of the Mayo Properties Association, asking that the Council defer further action and consideration of the petition for certain setback's, building lines, etc., for Belmont Slope, until the meeting of Marcia 20th,1939, and upon motion by -Amundsen second by Green, the request was granted. The following communications were read, and President Lemmon referred the same to the License Committee and the Board of Park Commissioners: "905 E.Center St. March 6 - 39 To the Honorable Council of the City of Rochester. Dear Sirs - Vie request that you do not grant a license to sell intoxicating `liquors in the Civic Auditorium or in Mayo Park..: The Ladies of The Midway'Club By Etta Pomroy, Secretary_ " Mah. 9 th Non. Mayor - At a Club meeting of eleven mothers the wish was made that. no beer or liquor -license be granted at the new auditorium. A civic place like it should be free from such influence. Our children and public should be - protected. The Common Council Rochester City Hall Rochester, Minnesota Gentlemen: _ Yours sincerely, Mrs. Richard Lundquist.,' " March 10, 1939 At a meeting held Tuesday, March 7, The "Live and Learn Study Club," a group with a membership of twenty-five, went on record as opposed to the i8suance of licenses for the sale of beer at Soldiers Field and at the Mayo Civic Auditorium. The vote was unanimous. We ask that you give due consideration to this matter. Yours truly Live and Learn Study Club Florence Quehl Secretary." "We, the undersigned hereby Appose the granting of- a license for the sale of beer or liquors within the Mayo Civic Auditorium. R.V.Laverty, 1025"Sixth Ave.S.E. Mrs. H.Witherstine, Mrs.L.W.Roessler Mrs. I.T.Tollefson S.J.McComb Richard, Lundquist,, Charlotte Hanson 111illie M.Johnson Mrs.R.V.Laverty Mrs.Richard Lundquist Mrs. Anna Hanson, Mrs. Stanley J.McComb ifir.E.Eckhoff Mrs. Ernest Eickhoff. � 162 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., March 15th,1939. A copy of a requisition by the Health Officer, upon St.Mary's Hospital for the isolation of William Miller, diagnosed to be suffering from suspected diphtheria, was read and President Lemon ordered that the same be placed on file. ; The appointment by the Mayor of Willard Hutchins as a Special Policeman for duty in all parks, to serve without pay and to hold office until the second Monday in April,1939, unless sooner removed, was read and President Lemmon ordered that the same be placed on file. A communication from the Police Civil Service Commission stating that Edward J. Siem had been removed from Police Civil Service on act of violation of Section 1 of Rule 22 of the Police Rules and Regulations, effective March 31st,1939, was read, and upon motion by Moody second by Williams the action of the Police Civil Service Commission was approved. A communication from the Police Civil Service Commission recommending; that Harry IL Tompkins be authorized to act as Chief of Police until such time as the Commission will need to hold an examination for said office, was read, and upon motion by Green second by Richman said recommendation was approved. The request of Leslie R. Bamgarner for permission to close the dance in the Woodman Hall March 17th,1939, at 1:00 o'clock A.I.i.instead of 12:00 o'clock midnight, and upon motion by Moody second by Amundsen, the request was granted. The application of Mrs. Sophia Anderson for a soft drink dealers license at 1150 Third ' I Avenue Southeast, was read, and upon motion by Amundsen second by Richman license was granted. I; The application of the Vim. T. IVIcCoy Post No.92 for transfer of their 3.2 beer license No.454 and No.266 from the Club rooms at 104 Second -Street Southeast to the Legion Club Rooms in the Mayo Civic Auditorium, was read, and Alderman Amundsen moved that the transfer be granted. There was no second to Alderman Amundsen's motion,whereupon President Lemmon declared the motion out of order. I The application of John Bray business Agent for the General Drivers Union Local P74, and Phil Sternberg, for transfer of non -intoxicating malt liquor licenses No.391 and 235 for . transfer of said licenses to Phil Sternberg was read, and upon motion by Green second by Amundsen, transfer was granted. The application of Phil sternberg, for transfer to him of Pin Ball machine license No.1337 at 410 First Avenue Northwest to him at the same -location, was read, and upon motion i I ' by Richman second by Williams, transfer was granted. The report of the City Weighmaster for the month of February,1939, was read, and President Lemmon ordered that the same be placed on file. i The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending; March 16th,1939, showing criminal fines and costs collected $199.40, civil fees received $7.80, conciliation court fees received $4.00, was read, and having been previously approved by the City Attorney President Lemmon ordered that the same be placed on file. The following petition signed by 23 persons, was read, and President Lemmon referred the same to the License Committee, the City Attorney, the Police Committee and the Chief of Police; I Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council ofthe the City of .,Rochester, Minn' , �,����h 1-15,1939 T "WE, the undersigned, members of the Retiil 3.2 Malt Dealers Beverage Assn., for the betterment of the city, citizens, and for more convenience to the Police Dept., do hereby petition your honorable council to establisha more favorable 3.2 regulation by combining the On and Off Sale licenses - that is, no dealer should be allowed to sell 3.2 beer off sale unless he also possesses an on sale license.- We believe such an ordinance would make for better co-operation between our organization and our city government.ft F. J. O'Brien and Lloyd Joachim spoke for an organization of grocers in opposition to the above petition. A petition for a sanitary sewer in Eleventh Street Northeast from the alley between Broadway and First Avenue Northeast, east as far as possible, was read, and President Lemmon referred the same to the Sewer Committee and the City Engineer and requested that a.report be made thereon at a meeting to be held March 20th,1939. The following claims were read, and upon motion by Williams second by Richman, and all voting in favor thereof, the same were allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City. Treasurer and make payments accordingly:* From the General Fund: John Byrne $60.00, Quality Print Shop $25.50, General Fund $22:38•, Russell L. ..Sanders $60.00, 1hiting Press 1?'3.75, Ditto, Inc. ..$14.21, Peoples Natural Gas Co. 69,00, R.C.Drips Grocer CoA1.60, Quality Print Shop $5.75, Goodman's Service Station Whiting Press Typewriter service $15.85, Rochester Post -Bulletin $112.50, Motor Sales and Service Company 31.04, A.L.Yarwood, Agent,Railway Express Agency $.66, Burroughs Adding,'''' Machine Company �.94, Quality Print Shop $36.85, Woodhouse Brothers $4.65, Standard Oil Company $.89, Quality Print Shop $44.25, Woodhouse Brothers $2.05, Foster-Mrachek 7:Electric Company $10. 75 , Alley_ & Skelly ° $ From the Street and Alley Fund: Allen & Skelly $5.15, Hanson Hardware Company L$.35, Hentges Glass Company $.50, Harry J.Johnston $14.20, Motor Sales & Service Co. $14.37, White Motor Company $.88, _Rochester Cylinder iwrinding Works $1.50, Dodge Lumber Company' $57.50, Jensen Hardware Co. ".$.70, Alexander Auto ;.;Electric Company $4.77, C.G.W.R.R. Co. $1.74, Art Weber,Leather Shop $2.25, From the Securer Fund: Community Oil Company $2.50, Rochester Ice & Fuel LCompany 66.36, Dodge Lumber Company $178.45, Jensen Hardware Co. $1.99, Pruett+s'Laundry $3.00, Peoples Natural Gas Company $11.00, Foster-Mrachek Electric -Company $1.80, Tom's Electric Company $22.25; From the F.E.Williams Estate Fund: Maass & McAndrew Company $5.18. Alderman Amundsen introduced a resolution appropriating $1698.16 from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the Mayo Trust Fund for payrolls for labor during the half month ending March 15th,1939, which was read. Upon motion by Green second by Williams, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council , of the -City of Rochester, Minn., March 15,1939. r jThe Common Council canvassed the returns from the Charter Election held March 14th,1939; members of the Board of Education of School Dist.No.8 were also present during this canvass. Alderman Williams introduced the following resolution, which was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the following is a tabulated statement and list of the number of votes cast for each person at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, in the City of Rochester, Minnesota, as determined by said Common Council, on the canvass of the returns of said election made the 15th day of March, 1939; the said statement is hereby declared to show the result of said election. Said tabulated list and statement is as follows- Name First Ward Second Ward Third Ward and District No. District No. District No. Office 1 2 3 4 5 '.1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total. KAYOR Paul Grassle 230 162 202 98 154 192 200 115 160 137 123 126 146 150 118 124 W. A. Moore 185 148 lo8 144 268 156 164 149 194 180 90 103 182 87 99 77 ALDERMAI`1 AT LARGE, One year unexpired term. J. T. Lemmon 310 204 196 196 349 235 246 195 261 252 169 168 243 169 162 125 Charlie McCarthy 1 1 Fred Jorgenson 1 O.F.Kieren 1 Joe Wenzel 1 John Yeager 1 1 1 1 Earl Irish 1 Frank McGeary, 2 Wm. Damaska 1 Fred Schuster 1 Louis Repsold 1 Vim. Demasky 1 A.F.Borchert 1 Leo, Huey 1 Geo. Jansen 1 Jul Reiter 1 Phil Graham 1 L.J.Joswick 1 Arthur Nachreiner 1 Obert Patterson 1 Frank i,.cGarey 1 T.J.Reiter, 1 Arthur Bourassa 1 Harry Earl 1• Harry Bennett 1 Carl White 1 Geo. Anderson, 1 Roy Mott 1 CITY TREASURER. Frank E.Roth, Theo.H. Tollefson, CITY AE;8zssOR. R.I.LaPlant Knute Olson 2437 2334 3480 2 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 cl 1 1 1 1 1 143 89 82, 33 83 97 98,) 87 126 88 61 72 119. 69 50 52 1349 250 206 214 205 329 236 254 165 217 214 143 139 193 149 157 145 3216 203 145 132 127 240 144 161 156 187 21j '98 108 199 123 136 127 207 165 171 110 174 195 194 103 166 102 111 113 124 106 79 71 ALDERP.W-1 OF FIRST WARD. B.Amundsen, 184 128 120 124 275 Harry V.Hanson 217 168 178 111 141 CONSTABLE OF FIRST WARD. Mark B.Fuller 162 137 111 101 169 Fred R.Witzke 212 141 174 117 189 C.C.King 1 ' G.Karl Holton 1 Larson 1 Moersch 1 Anderson 1 Johnson 1 2499 2191 831 815 680 833 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of -Rochester,. Minn.., March 15,1939. ALI M,,IA T OF SECOND WARM. 1 Tom Moody 180 199 156 ��208 147 880• John Yeager, 113 95 28 46 75 357 S.L.Hanscom 1 •1• ALDERIJAN OF SECOND WARD, One year unexpired term. A.J.Ball 117 125 73 112 98 525 D.L.Williams 182 174 158 216 181 911 J.J.Reiter, 1 1 • g J. S'. Case Wm. FFriedell 1 1 JUSTICE OF r.`CE, One Year unexpired term. S.O.Sanderson, John Lamprey Clifford VanKirk George Sykes, 111m.= Lind D.B.Hunt Chas., ilborn, Bob Merse Mohn .-McAdams N.I.d.Henri ckson Roger Mitchell H.Thiem Chas.McCarthy Carl Kamesch Mark Williams Oscar Kern Vincent Huyber Loon Brent Nina Clay Bill Anderson Carl Nichols Frank Newhouse Frank Roth Fred Haase Ethel Bray Owen McCoy Fred root Arthur M.Walters, Leo Diskin Walt Crandall Frank B.Benson J.W.Feller b.R.Sheldon Geo.Jansen M.F.Eusterman Kenneth Norrie ALDERMAN OF THIRD �7ARD. Geo.Richman Milton P. Mercier, CONSTABLE OF THIRD WARD. Mrs.Christianson William Lind James Cochran F.Demille Max Brumm Jane Beatty Roy Gasman Carl Huntsinger, Wm. Johnson Carl Ranfranz Harry Earl Carl White Dave Nichols 1 2 3. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 l 1 1 1 � 1 1 1_,.... 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 •1 -2 7 9 1- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 114 111.175 143 119 110 772 97 113 142 86 96 88 622 . 1 1 1 .1" 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 " 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 166 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., March 15,1939 SCHOOL COMMISSIONER AT LARGE. y, Max Brumm 189 106 91 66 133 105 130 73 98 100 85 97 122 132 104 104 1735 R.W.Chadwick, 106 78 89 125 240 107 114 121 190 150 64 77 130 47 58 50 1746 Louis W.Repsold, 99 108 114 40 35 110 92 50 47 50 60 44 64 49 51 44 1057 S.O.Sanderson, 1 1 2 , SCHOOL COMMiISSIONER OF FIRST VIARD. Elizabeth G.Lowry 120 116 125 130 216 707 Edmund L.Schweppe 266 159 130 86 196 837 . S.O.Sanderson 1 1 . Herbert Hendricks 1 1 . SCHOOL COI&AIESIONER OF SECOND WARD. Raymond O.Audtirn 107 95 84 111 134 531 E.M.Raetz 124 129 107 153 107 620• S.O.Sanderson 96 96 48 63 55 358 SO THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota% That Paul Grassle is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Mayor of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his i successor is elected and qualified; That J. T. Lemmon is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Alderman at Large of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for one year (unexpired. term) and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Theo. H. Tollefson is hereby declared to be elected to the office of City Treasurer of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for one year and until his successor is elected and qualified; That R.I.LaPlant is hereby declared to be elected to the office of City Assessor of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Ben Amundsen is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Alderman of the First Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Fred R.Witzke is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Constable of the First' Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; That `Tom moody is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Alderman of the Second Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years - and until his successor is elected and qualified; That D.L.Williams is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Alderman of the Second. Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for one year (unexpired term) and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Carl Nichols is hereby declared to be elected Justice of the Peace of the Second Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held I+garc h 14th,1939, to hold office for one year (9Lnexpired term) and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Geo. Richman is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Alderman of the Third Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; That James Cochran is hereby declared to be elected to the office of Constable of the Third 7111ard of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; That R.W.Chadwick is hereby declared to be elected to the office of School Commissioner at Large of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; That Edmund L.Schweppe is hereby declared to be elected to the office of School Commissioner df the First Ward of said City, at the Charter Election March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified; Record. of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the.. City. of Rochester,. Minn., h;areh 15 ,1939 . 167 That E. H. Raetz, is hereby declared to be elected to the office of School Commissioner of the Second Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,1939, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. Upon motion by Richman second by Williams, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. A delegation from the American Legion appeared before the Common Council, in behalf of their application for transfer of their 3.2 beer license to their new quarters in the Mayo Civic Auditorium. The spokesmen for this delegation were, F.G.Yanser, D.B.Hunt, J.W.Feller, and Frank Roth. After considerable discussion on the matter of said transfer, a motion was made!::by Alderman Green second by Alderman Moody, that the Board of Park Commissioners be requested to make a recommendation to the Council on the various communications referred to them concerning the sale of 3.2 beer in the Mayo Civic Auditorium and Soldier Field. Upon motion by Amundsen second by Richman the 3.2 beer licenses of the American Legion were transferred to their new club rooms in the Mayo Civic Auditorium. The application of Sam DeFosse for transfer of his 3.2 beer license from 302 to 302 50,G Twelfth Street Southeast, came up for consideration, and the Acting.Chief of Police requested that the Common Council to defer action thereon until the meeting to be held March 20th,1939, at which a motion by Williams second by Green.carried that action be deferred thereon until March 20th,1939- Mr. Oscar C.Ronken appeared before the Common Council and called their attention to a condition existing south of Seventh Street Southwest and East of Fourteenth Avenue Southwest, caused by changes made to property outside the city limits and lying next west of an alley running north and south from Seventh Street Southwest. Mr. Ronken stated there was a possi- bility of the washing away of said alley if proper steps of precaution are not taken soon. President Lemmon referred the matter to the Street and Alley Committee the City Engineer, City Attorney and neighboring residents. Upon motion by Willianis second by Richman the City Clerk was instructed to prepare a resolution calling upon the State Comptroller for an examination of the books and records of the City of Rochester for the fiscal year ending March 31st,1939. Upon motion by Moody second by Williams, the Common Council adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P.m., on March 20th,1939- 0 City Clerk.