HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-1940Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., January_ 11, 19 4o .
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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
January llth, 194o.
President Lemmon called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M., bhe
following members being present: Lemmon, Amundsen, Fryer., Green, Moody., Mrachek,
Williams. Absent: None.
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 considering request of Park Board for additional funds. for park
purposes, and any other business the said Common Council might deem proper.
A communication from the Board of Park Commissioners requesting an
appropriation of $10,000.00 for maintenance of parks, $5,000.00 to be made
available by January 15th,1940, $2500.00 on February lst, and $2500.00 on
March 1st, was read and President Lemmon ordered that the same be placed on
file:
After considerable discussion in regard to the above request, and the
Parks and Mayo Civic Auditorium, a motion by Moody seconded by Amundsen carried
that the President of the Common Council together with thel&yor, arrange with
the Park Board for a meeting of said Park Board and the generall-,Auditorium.
Committee,. for the purpose of taking the necessary actions to completely
separate the Park Department funds from the funds of the Mayo Civic Auditorium.
Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution appropriating $2500.00 from -"the
General Fund and ordering payment made to the Park Improvement Fund, for
transfer .of funds to make same available for park purp oses, .,which was read.
Upon motion by Green second by Mrachek that the said.,resolution.be
adopted as read, and all voting in -favor thereof, President Lemmon declared
the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
The applications of Charles GIeason and Ray Hanneman for transfer of
On Sale non -intoxicating malt liquor license No.291 to Ray Hannemann, was
read, and upon motion by Fryer second by Amundsen transfer was granted..
An application signed by Matt R.Smith, Dorothy Hodgson, and Emily Hodgson,
for transfer of Off Sale non -intoxicating malt liquor license NQ'.533 to
Emily Hodgson and Dorothy Hodgson, was read, and upon motion by Fryer second
by Moody transfer was jranted.
An application s-igned by Emily Hodgson and Dorothy Hodgson, for a pin ball
machine operators,license at No.311 First Avenue Northwest.; was read and upon
motion by Green second by:-Mrachek license was granted.
The applications of Walter Cords, Homer House, Harold F.Reiter, Marciel
Drake, Marvel Bush, Howard G.Koelsch, Roger Enderson, Oliver Polikowsky, Ray
Benadict, and Mifflin Proud, for drivers licenses were each read, and upon
motion by Amundsen second by Green licenses were granted.
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The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending
January gth,1940, showing criminal fines and costs collected $133.00, Civil
fees received $3.4o,"conciliation court fees $2.50, was read and having been
previously' approved by the City Attorney, President Lemmon ordered that the
i 'same be placed on file.
The report of the trustees of the Walter Hurlbut Book Fund for the' year
1939, showing total receipts $1046.05, and disbursements $1046.05,including
a check to the City Treasurer in the sum of $970.19, was read and upon motion
by Moody second by Green said report was accepted and ordered placed on file:
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The report of the Finance Committee on the December 1939 reports of the
:Building and Plumbing Inspector, Electrical Inspector and Weighmaster, was
;read and President Lemmon ordered that the same be placed on file.
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The request of Agnes Hoffman for permission to change her residence at
1103 East Center Street into a multiple dwelling, was read and upon motion by
Moody second by Fryer said Communication and request was ref6rred to the Board
of Zoning.
The report of the Public Examiner on the financial affairs of the Frank
:E.Williams Estate for the period April 1,1939 to October 23,1939, was presented
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and President Lemmon ordered that the same be placed on file.
Alderman Williams introduced a resolution appropriating $750.00 from the
Lighting Fund and ordering payment made to Peterson Electric Company, for
Christmas street' decorations, which was read.
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Upon motion by Amundsen second by Mrachek that the said resolution be
adopted as read, and all voting•in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared
the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Mrachek introduced a resolution granting public dance 'permit to
John Bray (Local #974) for the Woodman Hall January 6th, 1940, and fixing the
'fee at $3.00,which was read.
Upon motion by Green second by Moody that the said resolution be adopted
as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the said
.resolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Williams introduced a resolution appropriating $4O.00 from the
Street and Alley Fund, $6.59 from the Eire Protection Fund, and $173.13 from,
the Sewer Fund, and ordering payment made to Dodge Lumber 8: Fuel Company, t
;for coal and lumber furnished during December,1939,which was read.
Up6n motion by Fryer second by Amundsen that the said resolution be
adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared tae
said resolution duly passed and adopted.
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Alderman Mrach.ek introduced a resolution appropriating $290.52 from the
-Street and Alley, Fund -anal $47.81 from the Fire Protection Fund, and ordering
paym6nt made to Botsford Lumber Company, for:1250 brie$, 218 pcs. sewer pipe,
and ll250# stoke r' coal furnished during December, 1939, which was read.
.Upon motion by Williams second by Green that. the said resolution be adopted
as read, and all voting in favor thereof,: Pre-sident.. Lemmon declared 1h e said
resolution duly.passed.and adopted.
The following',claims were read and upon motion by Fryer second by Amundsen,
the same were allowed and the Mayor and City.Clerk were authorized and directed
to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make pay4ients accordingly;
From the General Fund: Postier & Eggers $7.85, Home Oil Company $3.52,
Universal Motors,Inc.$32.F5, Community Oil Company $1.00, Leo J.Cronin $5.9.0,
Cutshall Studio $1.47, Weber & Judd Company $4.47, Victor A.Qvale $4.33, Western
Union $1.65, Yellow Cab Company $.75, Barbes Cafe $52.75, Pederson's Place
$23.70, General Electric.Supply Corporation $6.50, Adams Book Store $14.65,
H. & H. Electric Company $31.65, Huntington Laboratories $63.99, R.C.Drips
Grocer Company $4.00, Schwarz Paint Shop $47.80, American Linen Company $7.15,
Mark E.Blanchard $70.00, Peoples Natural Gas Company $4.50, Janice E-llringer
$31.20, Ditto, Inc. $5.16, Whiting Press $4.15, Hack &-Goetting Company $4.75,
Miller Davis Company $11.49, Quality Print Shop $19.10, F.PI.WPoolworth Company
$1.65, Hanson* Hardware Co.$1.15, Jensen Hardware Co. $.64, Pruetts Laundry
$3.36, Foster.4,lrachek Electric Co.$.45, Maass & McAndrew„ Company-.$.42, Rochester
Cylinder"Grinding Works'$.75, Co -Operative Oil-Company,$15.00,, State of Minne-
sota Office of Public Examiner $178.13,
.From the Street and Alley Fund: Ii.J.Johnston $1.25., Mack International.
Motor Truck Corp.$1.77, Theodore Farak $3.60, Parhill'Bros.$30.00, H.E.-Swanson
Co.$2.66, Jack McHugh $2.75, Alexander Auto Electric Co'.$56.67, Fullerton
Lumber Co.$7.05, Schwarz Paint Shop $14.57, M.W.Associate Stores $.08, Jensen
Hardware Co.$2.75, Foster Mrachek Electric Co.$1.47, Maass & McAndrew Co.$.22,
Rochester Cylinder Grinding Works $2.25, Co -Operative 0il Co. $5.45
From the Fire Protection Fund: Alexander Auto Electric Co.$3.90, Rochester
Soft Water Service $3.50, Rochester Electric Co.$3.09, Witte Transportat&on
Co.$.68, Dalsbo Electric Co.$.40, Quality Print Shop $.75, Schwarz Paint Shop
$23.94, m.W.Associate Store $5.96, F.W.Wood.worth Co.$3.06, Hanson Hardware
Co.$1.10, Jensen Hardware Co.$10.35, Pruett's Laundry $4.25,
From the Sewer.Fund: Fullerton Lumber Co.$18.65, Peoples Natural Gas
Co.$8.20, Fratzke Bros.$1.00, Jensen Hardware Co.$3.80, Pruetts-Laundry $3.00,
Foster Mrachek Electric Co.$4.00, Rochester Cylinder Grinding Works $10.10,
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From the Park Improvement Fund: R.C.Drips Groder Co. $2.05, Robert
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Bigelow $6. 20, Pruett s Fue j Co . $160. 29, C . C .Pagenhart $33.46, City of
Roches.ter,Light '8ept.$16.•16, J.R.Wicker $45.00, Robert Orr $37.50, A.D.Reynolds
Misc.Collectclr of Internal Revenue $3.95.
Upon motion by Fryer second by Williams, the Sewer Committee the
.City Engineer and City Attorney *ere instructed to confer with the Highway
Department in regard to neces.sary changes in the syphon section of the
trunk line sanitary sewer at the North Broadway Bridge prior.to the State
Highway Department const'riiating a new bridge.
Upon'mot.ion by Fryer`second by Amundsen the City Engineer was granted
two days leave of absence the later part of the month.
C-larence Miller appeared before -'the Council requesting ''that steps be
taken to construct the sanitary server and water main in Fifth 'Street Southeast
from Twelfth Avenue to Thirteenth Avenue Southeast immediately, instead of
-waiting until spring. Alderman Moody opposed any such action on the part of '
the Council due to the additional costs of making- such improvements in frozen
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ground-. The City Engineer estimated' the/cost of digging frozen' ground at
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;.fifteen cents a foot which would mean an additional cost to 'each fifty foot
lot- of• approximately $15.00; his estimate of constructing said' sewer in t
summer digging at $.94 per foot. Alderman Moody presented a petition signed
iby all the property owners'abutting said improvement except Clarence Miller
!approving the action.taken by the Council in postponing the construction of,
said improvements until next spring, together with a telegram from Frank C.
!Mason to the same effect, which petition and 'telegram were ordered placed on
.file.
Upon motion -by Moody second by Green the Common Council b.djburned.
City Clerk.
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