HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-01-1944Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, March 1 1944
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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
aid City on March 1st, 1944.
- President Lemmon called the meeting to -order at 7:30 o'clock P. M., the
ollowing members being present: President Lemmon, Aldermen Fryer, Kennedy,
jerner, Mrachek, Nass, and Yaeger. Absent: None.
Upon motion by Fryer, second by Kjerner,-the minutes of -the meeting of
February 7, 19?4 were approved.
A notice from the.League of Minnesota Municipalities of -municipal short
courses at the University during the.month of March was read and action on same
.was deferred until the meeting of March 6, 1944.
A detailed report of the activities of the Fire Department for the -year
ended December 31, 1943 by Chief C. E. Ginther, was read and the same was .ordered
placed on file.
Applications for Retailers Off -Sale Liquor License, signed ,by Andrew
Chafoulias,. Joe Wallace, Chris Margellos and Eugene Huey,, Leo A. Huey, Hazel-
Kitzman, and R._ M. Graen,. each with a surety bond _in, the sum of .$1000.00 with the
Western Sure-ty Company as surety; the application signed. by Emanual Ko.stakes,
together with a surety bond in the sum, of $1000..00 ,with the Western Casualty and
Surety Companyas. surety; and .the .application, signed by. Robert-P. Kennedy, toge.thi
with a surety bond in the sum of.$1000.00, with the --Standard Accident Insurance.
Company as. surety, were each read, and. upon motion by Nass., second by I jerner, .
the said licenses were granted, the bonds. approved., the, sur,eti.es thereon. accepted
land it was.ordered that the same be placed on file.
The applications for Driver's License -of -Norman Francis,. Roy- C.. Lovejoy,
Horace W. Hyde, Audre M. Berg, Clio R. Jones, Scott Maxon, Lyle R.. Ellefson, Amie
LaFrance, Alvin Tilford-, George Cosen, Burt Colson,.Kenneth R. Hagen, Ray A.
Benedict, Ernest T. Riege, Harold Sparks, R. P. ,Kujath, Clarence Brown, Glenn
Poole., Floyd E. White, Julius J. Feind., W. C. Scharnweber, Orville S. Wallace,
Jack Simmons, J. A. Ellis, A. L. Brown, Wm. Flynn, Paul.0. Smith, E. F. Jacobson,
Claude O'Malley, Jos. Van Kirk, Edw. Campion, Homer Strangeway, W.bre each read
and upon motion by Yaeger, second by Nass, the licenses were granted.
The application of Arthur R. Brown for a Electrical Contractor's license
Iwas read and upon motion by $jerner, second by Fryer, the license was granted.
The applications of Arthur H. Brown and Fred A. Roepke for Master.
Electricians License were each read and upon motion by Nass, second by Yaeger,,
Ithe licenses were granted.
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The application for transfer of 3.2 Beer "On Sale" license No. 449 and
"Off Sale" license "No. 792 from Mike Cafes to A. L. Fritsch was read and upon
motion by Mrachek, second by Fryer, the transfer was approved.
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The following claims were read, and upon motion by Yaeger, second by
!Kjerner, the same were allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk were instructed to
"draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments accordingly:
From the General Fund: Roy H. Nordby, $5.00; Rochester Armory, $5.00;
'Jessie J. Waldron, $5.00; Buur Rug Co., $5.00; Samaritan Hotel, $5.00; Mrs. M. L.
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11ennyhoff, $5.00; Mrs. N. S. DeMille, $5.00; Mrs. L. G. Ekman; $5.00; Mrs.
Katherine M. Erbes, $5.00; Theo. R. Gray,'$5.00; Ralph McConnell, $5.00; Lora
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Waldron, $5.00; Mildred Scharnweber, $5.00; Martin Eppard, $5.00; Ella Fahrman,
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$5.00; Corwin Stoppel, $4.50; Albert F. Pries, $4.50; Mrs. L. E. DeVogel, $4.50;
(Laura M. Wilder, $4.50; Mary A. Hendricks, $4.50; Mary Metzerott, $4.75; Augusta
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'McGovern, $4.75; John F. Hoffman, $4.75; Spencer M. Knapp, $4.75; Joseph F.
Underleak, $4.75; John J. Aupperle, $5.00; Elizabeth W. Hamm, $5.00; Jane Beatty,
,$5.00; Regina C. Branley, $5.00; Musetta Kleckner, $5.00; Emma Podolske, $4.50;
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Laura A. Wolf, $4.50; Monfort L. Pearson, $4.50; Alice F. Klee, •$4.•50; M. Irene 0
,Chris tens en, $4. 50; Esther Matilda Matz, $5.00; Herbert L. Li esch, $5.00; Cyril 8.1;
,blacken, $5.00; J. B. Ellis, $5.00;• Eugene .M. Bronson, $5.00; Esther H. Myrow,
$4.75; Frank G. Warner, $4.75; Wm. R. Hennessey, $4.75; Jessie J. Waldron, $4.75;
Mrs. Emma Hare, $4.75; Linda Randall, $4.50-;'Maxine Frost, $4.50; Lorraine Cogginsi,
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$4.50; Harriet Kern, $4.50; John Knusel, $4.50; Edward J. Jacobs., $5.00; Hulda J.
(Green, $5.00; Ida B. Hilker, $5..00; S. P. Crandall,•'$5.00; Chas. M. Hurd, $5.00; j
John F. Stephan, $4.50; Mabel Ann Chapman, $4.50; Mary A. Burgan, $4.50; Mabel
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MAske, $4.50; Wm.. A. Johnson, $4.50; W. W. Lawler, $5.00; N. W. Bell Telephone
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Company, $15. g3..
Alderman Yaeger introduced the following resolution canvassing the
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returns of the Primary Election of February'29, 1944,
"Be. it resolved by the Common Council of•,the City of Rochester, Minn.: j
�orThat•the following'is a tabulated•statement•of the number' of votes cast each person at the Primary Election held on the 29th day of February, A. D. l
1944, in the City of Rochester, Minnesota, as determined by said Common Council onp,
the canvass of the returns of the said Primary Election made this 1st day of March
1944, and that the said tabulated statement is hereby declared to show the resultsl,
of the said Primary Election: i
Said tabulated statement is as follows:
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ALDERMAN OF FIRST WARD-
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Leo C. Anderson
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13 23
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Edward G. Capelle
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66
August Dornack
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41
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S. Smith Fryer
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29
51 65
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ALDERMAN OF THIRD WAND
William Buss 10' 9 22 16 26 34 117
Martin W. Wass lg ` T 51 22 ' 29 27 161
Otto R. Tornow 14 17 5 27 15 19 97
Be it further resolved by the said Common Council;
That Leo C. Anderson and S. Smith Fryer are hereby declared to be
candidates for. Alderman of- the, First Ward' of the City of Rochester,- Minnesota,
and William Buss and Martin W. Nass are hereby declared to be candidates. for
Alderman of the.Third Ward of -the'-City of Roch-ester, Minnesota, at the Charter
Election to be held March 14, 1944.
The City Clerk of said Ci ty is hereby instructed to cause the names of
the said persons to be printed.as candidates for the respective offices upon' the
official ballots at the coming Charter Election to be held.Ma.rch 14, 1944.11-
Upon motion by Mrachek, second by Kennedy, 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 Fryer introduced a -resolution granting nine public dance:
permits ,to `Veterans of Foreign Wars, which was read.
Upon motion by Fryer, second by Yaeger, 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 Yaeger introduced a resolution granting.three public dance
permits to Percy Klein, which was read.
Upon motion by Mrachek, second by Kjerner, that the said resolution be
adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the
said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Upon motion by Kennedy, second by 'gjerner, MK the City Attorney %,Ms inllt
to prepare an.amendment to the Ordinance providing for formation and government of
the Fire Department, increasing the members on the department from 32 to 33.
Upon motion by Mrachek, second by Yaeger, John Juyber, Amiel L. Glabe
and Harold Whiting were appointed, as requested by the Board of Park Commissioners,
to appraise the A. J. Mohlke property at 219 East Center Street and adjacent to
the Park property.
Upon motion by Kennedy, second by Fryer, the meeting was adjourned.
City Clerk