HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-01-1939Record.' of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the _ City of Rochester, Minn., June 41939
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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", on.
June 1st, 1939.
President Lemmon called the meeting to order at 5:00 o'clock P.M., the
following members being present': Lemmon, Amundsen, Fryer, Moody, Williams.
Absent: Green and Richman.
The call for the special meeting .was read and-President-Lemmon ordered that
the same be placed on file; said meeting having been called for the purpose of
viewing a wall condition that exists in the Eaton building now being remodled
and any otherk business the said Comhon Council might deem proper.
The Building Inspector and..'.the Chief of the Fire :Department: explained* that
the bearing wall of the old original building located between the Eaton Building
at 202 South Broadway and the Schwartz building was unsafe and dangerous, with
no fire resistance and after the Council had viewed said building and considered
the matter, the following action was taken:
Upon notion by Fryer, seconded by Williams, and all voting in favor thereof,
the first story wall of said building is, in the opinion of the Common Council,
that
dangerous and unsafe, and/the Building Inspector be instructed to notify Mr.
.Eaton and the owners of the Schwartz building to correct said defects and make
said bearing wall safe and free from danger within twenty four hours from the
time of service of said notice; said correction to be faade 'at the cost and
expense of the owners 'of said buildings.
Upon motion by Fryer second by Williams the -Common Council adjourned.
City Clerk.