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Home My WebLink About11-15-1943Record of Official Proceedings of the Common, Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, November 15�19� 3 1 s Minutes of an adjourned r..egular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, in said City on" November 15, 1943. President Lemmon called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M., the following members being present: President Lemmon, Alderman Fryer, Kennedy, Kjerner, Mrachefc, Nass, and Yaeger. Absent: Alone. Upon motion by Nass, second by Fryer, the minutes of the meeting of Iovember 8, 1943 were approved. A certificate in duplicate or the County Board•of the classification of lands recently forfeited to the State for non-payment of taxes, the forfeited lands having been classified as noA-conservation property, was read and upon motion by Fryer, second by'Kennedy, the 'classifications as made by the Board of County Commissioners was approved.. was read: The following. copy of a resolution adopted by the Sinking Fund Commissic "That the sum of $20,000.00 be and the'saidsum is hereby appropriated from the Sinking Fund and ordered paid to the First National Bank of Rochester, Minn., for the 'December 1st, 1943, maturity of the following bonds of the City of Rochester: City* of. Rochester, 4 3/4 Sewage Disposal Plant Bonds Nos. 311 to 330, inclusive, $20,000.00.11 the action of the Sinking Fund -in adopting Upon motion by Mrachek, second by Kennedy,/the foregoing resolu-tion was approved and ordered placed on file. The recommendation of the Street and Alley Committee and the City Engineer that a parcel of .land North of Seventh Street Northwest Bridge and Fast of Seventh Avenue Northwest be purchased, eras read and upon motion by Yaeger, second by Nass, the recommendation was approved. The report- of the Clerh of the Municipal Court' fo'r the 'week ending November 13, 1943, showing criminal fires and costs collected $87.80, civil fees received $5.70, and conciliation court fees $1.00, was read, and having previously been approved by the City Attorney, President Lemmon ordered that same be placed on file. The City Engineer's request that $5,000.00 be appropriated from the Street and Alley Fund and $2,000.00 from the Sewer Fund for use of -the Street and Alley Committee was read and President Lemmon ordered that same be' -placed on file. The Mayor's emergency order for the purchase of a sno-, loading machine was read and upon motion by Fryer, second by Kjerner, the order was approved. Upon motion by Yaeger, second'by Kjerner, the City Engineer was instructed to make arplication in St. Paul for the priorities required to purchas a snow loading machine. 0 166 Record of official Proceeding's -of the Common Council of the City of Rochester Minnesota No xemb er. 15 ; 1943 • II The application of :lenry Allen Hoon for a. Driver's License -was read and i lu?Oon motion by Kra.chek, second by Kjerner, the license was granted. The application_ of Hattie Nitey for a, license to sell cigarettes i-as read ,, !"and upon motion by XJerner, second by Kennedy, the license t•,as- granted. The a-oplication cf Hattie Nitey for a license to sell soft drin1rs was reodl. Iand upon motion by Yass, second by Fryer, the license =a.s granted. The following claims .:ere read and upon motion by Yaeger, second by 'Fryer, the same were allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk ��,ere authorized and j I • i directed to drat., T•iarrants on the City Treas•arer and snake payments accordingly: li From the General Fund: Commissioner of Taxation, $116.99; The Texas Com•oan , $101.30; Crescent Electric Su -only Com-oany, $21.12; rational Safety Council,, 625.0c�; RIayo Civic Auditorium, 11P :) I+3; Genevieve Ham7ond, $10.00; City of Rochester, iN7.�ZI; City of Rochester, $68.27. From the Street and Alley Fund: G. Schwartz & Company, $41.70; City of I, Rochester, $I'2.60. From the Sewer Fund: City of Rochester, $9.07; Simplex Valve and Heter I Comnwny, $10.00. From the Fire Protection Fund: City of Rochester, $12.47; :?ee, York j ,University, $1.00; The Regents of the University of California, $1.00. , j �i Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution granting four public dance permits 'Ito the Veterans of Foreign tlar's, which e:as read. Upon motion by Pass, second by Kjerner, that the said resolution be �ia.dopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Leramon, ceclared the ,said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution granting a public dance permit to Id. C. 0. Club Co. K, 111. S. G. , T-=hick was read. Upon motion by Yrachek, second by Na.ss, that. the said resolution, be �; • j,adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, .President Lemmon declared the (said resolution duly passed and adopted. j Alderman Kennedy introduced a resolution granting a. public dance permit to p Percy Klein, which was read. Upon motion by Fryer, second by Kennedy, that the said resolution be I ;adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the Ij said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Kennedy introduced a resolution appropriating $5,000.00 from the Street and Alley Fund and $2,000.00 from the Sewer Fund for use of the Street and � j�-l1ey Committee, which was read. Unon :notion by Yaeger, second by Kjerner, that the said resolution be ado-oted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lem. -::on declared the II j • Record of Official Proceedings -of of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, _ the Common Council 19 L l 1 1 [said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Kjerner introduced a resolution hevying taxes for the year 194, which was read. Upon -motion by Kennedy, 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 appropriating $14,326.00 from General Fund and ordering payment made to the General Fund , which was -read. Upon motion by Yaeger, sedond by Fryer, that the -said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting ter_ favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the `said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Mrachek introduced a resolution appropriating.$1,275.00 from the Interest Fund and ordering payment made to the First National Bank for Dec. lst maturity of interest on City of Rochester Bonds, which was read. Upon motion by Fryer, second by Kennedy, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the aid resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman K jerner introduced a resolution appropriating $21 5. 112 from he Fire -Protection Fund and ordering payment made to the Ahrens Fox Fire Engine ompany, which was read. Upon motion by Mrache'_;, second by Yaeger, -that the said resolution be dopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmor, declared the aid resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Kjerner introduced a resolution appropriating $212.50 from the treet and Alley Fund and ordering payment made to Alvin E. Benike for removing nd replacing curb on West side of Kahler Hotel, which was read. Upon motion by Kennedy, second by Kjerner, that the said resolution be dopted as read, and all voting in favor therev.f, President Lemmon declared the aid resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution appropriating $400.00 from the eneral Fund and' ordering payment made to David Bemel for the purchase of a pe:rcel f land North of 7 Street Northwest Bridge and East of 7 Avenue Northwest, which ,gas read. Upon motion by Aiass, second by Kennedy, that the said resolution'be dopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the `paid resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution levying special assessments•for arbage collections during the year of 1943, which was read. 1�1 1-a - Record 'of- Official Proceedings � of --the Common, Council: - of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, No v e mb e r 15. 19 Upon motion by Hass, second by Kennedy, that the said resolution be Iladopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the ;said resolution duly passed and adc_nted., and upon roll call and all vo tin•g in favor thereof, the rules vere cis?ended I Upon motion by Nass,. second by Fryer,`�ha Ordinance providing for the I, ''Licensing of Plumbers, the Supervision and Insrection -of Plumbing and Sewers end the Enforcement of i-�ill4mum Standa:r'ds of th,e- Plumbing Code of the City of Rochester,, �cscxr_x2sx.�xx_x�c�ix�ci��xxx3��x��xx��Cxx��9s��x3x�r.x*�a��c�c�cx��ec+��xXisecxs�r�x9sxgxx�s4.&ix�cx�� II' ��xn�tx9�hxx�s$rtx� was given its second reading. • Upon motion by Fryer, second by Nass, and upon roll call and all voting; I:in favor thereof,. the rules mere suspended and the ordinanee was given its third nand final reading. , Upon motion by 'rachek, second by Yaeger, that t:ze ordinance be not adopted, and all voting in favor thereof President Lemmon declared tale orcdi:lance nog adopted. City Engineer, Arleigh C. Smith, brought up the :iatter of employing an it j,assistant an.gineer in his department, and upon motion by Nass, second by Fryer, I. I'I� a ' n f !R h t l n n ' ,th. :,:a.tter was left in the hands o_ the _ a;�or, the Street and A1._s; Committee, c� i II the City Engineer with poi-:er to act. Upon motion by mass, second by Fryer, the meeting eras ad jo-urned. City Clerk I II i 1