HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-15-1944210 Recordf Official Proceedings -::of the.. Common. , Council
of -the City of Rochester, Mipnes..ota,. .•; :March:. 1.5, 19 ;44
Minutes of an adjourned megular 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 15, 1944. I.
President Lemmon called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P. M., thel
(following members being present: President Lemmon, Aldermen Frrer, Kennedy,
Kjerner, Mrachek, Nass, and Yaeger. Absent: None.
Upon motion by Nass, second by Kjerner, the minutes of the meeting of
March 6, 1944 were approved. �.
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The recommendation of the Street and Alley Committee and the City
Engineer that the City advertise for bids for the purchase of approximately 15
cars of Cutback Asphalt or Tarvia to be used on streets during 1944, the City
��Engineer'e estimate of cost and quantity being 150,000 gallons ® 610 per gallon,
I!$9,750.00 was read and ordered placed on file.
The application of Harvey Firkelson for a drivers license was read and
I�upon motion by Mrachek, second by Yaeger, the license was granted.
The following claims were read, and upon motion by Yaeger, second by
;.Fryer, the same were allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and
,directed to draw warrants on the City Treasurer and make payments accordingly: li
From the General Fund: W. W. Lawler, $5.00; Roy H. Nordby, $5.00;
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(Rochester Armory, $5.00; Jessie J. Waldron, $5.00; Buur Rug Company, $5.00;
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Samaritan Hotel, $5.00; Wm. A. Johnson, $5.00; Mabel Buske, $5,00; Mabel Ann
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Chapman, $5.00; Mary A. Brogan, $5.00; John F. Stephan, $5.00; S. P. Crandall,
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$5.00; Chas. M. Hurd, $5.00; Hulda J. Green, $5.00; Ida B. Hilker,` $5.00; Edward]
,J. Jacobs, $5.00; Harriet Kern, $5.25; John Knusel, $5.25; Maxine Frost, $5.25;
Lorraine Coggins, $5.25; Linda Randall, $5.25; Mrs. Emma.Hare, $5.75; Jessie J.
Waldron, v5. 75; Wm. R. Hennessey, $5. 75; Frank G. Warner, $5.75; Esther H. Mryow,
$5.75; Esther Matilda Matz, $5.00; E. M. Bronson, $5.00; Cyril B. Macken, $5.00,-
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J. B. Ellis, $5.00; Herbert L. Liesch, $5.00; Emma Podolske, $5.00; Alice F. Klee,
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1 $5.00; Monfort L. Pearson, $5.00; Laura A. Wolf, $5.00; M. Irme Christensen, $5.00;
Alma M. Sessing, $5.50; H. B. Blakeslee, $5.50; Robert E. Johnson, $5.50; Christy;'
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D. Milne, $5.50; Florence C. Feller, $5.50; E. E. Richter, $5.00; James O'Malley,
1$5.00; Esther R. Ballou, $5.00; Thelma L. Coon, $5.00; John L. Cowan, $5.00; F.W.
],Cowan, $5.00; Virginia Flanders, $5.00; Mrs. Matt Lyon, $5.00; Leo DeVilliers,
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$5.00; E. J. Rohrer, $5.00; T. H. Page, $5.00; Lena M. Miller, $5.00; Esther
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;Mulvihill, $5.00; Adelaide B. Guzinski, $5.00; W. H. Louasbury, $5.00; Florence
;Campbell, $5.25; Bernice Roepke, $5.25; Mrs. Matie Powers. $5.25; Ida Harkness,
1$5.25; Martha Jorgensen, $5.25; Regina Branley, $5.50; Musetta Kleckner, $5.50;
John Aupperle, $5.50; Jane Beatty, $5.50; Elizabeth Hamm, $5.50; Joseph F. j
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Underleak, $5.00; Spencer Id. Knapp, $5.00; John F. Hoffman, $5.00; Mary Metzerott
$5. 0.0; Augusta McGovern, $5.00; Mrs. L. E. DeVogel, $4.50; Corwin Stoppel, •$4- 50;
Laura M. Wilder, $4.50; Mary A. Hindricks, $4.50; Albert F. Pries, $4.50; Ella
Fahrman, $5.25; Martin Eppard, $5.25; Lora Waldron, $5.25; Mildred Scharnweber,
$5.25; Ralph McConnell, $5.25; Theo. R. Gray, $5. 75; Katherine M. Erbes, $5.75;
Sylvia L. Ekman, $5.75; Madeline L. Bennyhoff, $5.75; Marion B. DeMille, $5.75;
0. J. Anderson, $30.00; Fullerton Lumber Co., $2. 96; Co-operative Oil Co'." $3..00p
Miller Davis Co., $2.95; Rochester Electric Co., $1..02; The Kruse Company,'$27.99
Woodhouse Brothers, $5. 20; Chicago & N. W. Railway Co., $1.66; R. C. Drips Grocer
Co. , $6. 50; Pink Supply Co., Germicide Company, $103.25; Barbes
Cafe, $11.20; Earl L. Irish, $5.00; Firestone Stores, $3.49; Boynton Hagaman,
$60.00; N. W. Bell Telephone Co., $10.00; The Kruse Company, $2.6.0. 4.
From the Fire Protection Fund: N. W. Bell Telephone Co., $2.00.
From the Street & Alley Fund: The Kruse Company, $2.68; Rochester.
Cylinder Grinding Works, $4.75.
From the Sewer Fund: Rochester Cylinder Grinding Works, $20.90; Peoples
Natural Gas Company, $7.09; City of Rochester, Public Utilities, $59.60.
From the Lighting Fund: City of Rochester, Public Utilities, $2.4o.
Alderman Kennedy introduced .the:.:fo116eving resolution canvassing the
returns of the Charter Election of March 14, 1944i
"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minneso
That the following is a tabulated statement and list of the number of
votes cast for each person at the Charter Election held March 14, 1944, in the
City of Rochester, Minnesota, as determined by said Common Council, on the, ''
canvass of the returns ofsaid election made the 15th day of March, 1944; 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
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District No.
District Ito.
District o.
2 3 5
1 2 3 '4+5
1 2 3
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ALDERMAN AT LARGE
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J. T. Lemmon 247
163 110 112 249
91 95 76 14o 167
92 61 156 96 119
16s. 2132
Ralph Gale 1
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Chas.. A. Murphy
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Matt Mulvihill
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CITY TREASURER
Theo H.Tollefson 244 159 113 113 252 78 98 75 139 162 91 61 150 100•117 167 211"
Frank McGeary 1 II 1
Andrew J. Pederson .1 1
MUN I'C IPA.L JUDGE
Irving Eckholdt
197
128
69
83
159
69 SO 48 99 110 66 49 110 90 101 114 1552
Wm. S..LaPlante
107
72
71
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123
35 43 43 s4 77 47 30 SO 3o 4o 97 1010
ALDERMAN 1ST WARD
S. Smith Fryer
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100
73
83
172
607
Leo C. Anderson
119
99
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JUSTICE OF PEACE (lst
2 3 4
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2 3
4 5 6 Tot.
Ward)
Charles Smart 1
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Mr's . Bray 1
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Lincoln G. Ekman 1
11
Harry Neye'r 1
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Hein
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lAlvin
i B. J. Slatterly
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F. F. Plein
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1
Dr. P. Cedar
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Bert Gates
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1
Corwin L. Stoppel'
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Pete Lyke
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Mrs.'O'Shaughnessey
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Dr. A. B. Hunt
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j Leslie Williams
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! Geo. Hentges
2
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CONSTABLE (lst Ward)
! Mark. Fuller 1
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I A. R. Burke
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Mark Fuller
1
1
Ed Capelle
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Nels Edwards
1
1
Fred Goetting
1
1
Snip Johnson
1
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H. Gilmore
1
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ji E. A. Rundell, Jr.
1
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I Fred Furlow
1
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John Hamm
1
Dr. W. L.-Benedict
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C. F. Dabelstein
1
11
Mark Fuller,
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ALDERMAN (2ND WARD
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Austin A. Kennedy
75
88 74 135 155
527
j Claude McQuillan
1
1
Ili Joe Smith
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I; E. G. Hodge
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JUSTICE OF PEACE (2nd
Ward)
John J. Hanson
1
Mrs. Oesterreich
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Wm. Vroman
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j Frank Newhouse
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j Gus Hargesheimer
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!j Jerry Daily
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Art Bourchart
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CONSTABLE (2nd Ward)
McCoy
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63 69 126 151
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1 John Lamprey
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11
J. E. Domke
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Art Sellke
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B. M. Fuller
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11
j ALDERMAN33RD WARD
Martin W. Nass
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17 79
35 34 33' 230
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I' William Buss
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37 55
22 35 44'' 233;
;, Claude McQuillan
40
23 57
62 - 72 129,,; 392•
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Ethel Oesterreich Bray
John Bowron
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56 140
88 110 147
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CONSTABLE (3rd Ward)
Mark..B. Fuller
James Clark
Art Dornack
Neil Holmes
Melvin Lee
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER AT LARGE
George M. 'Higgins 269 177 130 116 276 (90ri110 84 160. 169
Jesse DeWitz 1
Carl Beilke 1
Henry. Wildenberg 1
T. D. Feeney 1 .
M. S. Herdman 1
Joe Smith 1
Emil. Ripple 1
A. T. Browning 1
Joe Kikham 1
Claude McQuillan
H. - C. Wh-iting
George Rohde
92 52 129
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76 ' 99 138 11575
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97 60 64 86 119 169
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONER ( 3rd Ward)
Mrs. Malcom Hargraves 74 43 13 70 s4 132
SO THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota:
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, 1944,.to
hold office for two years 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, 1944, to,
hold office for one year and until his successor is elected and qualified;
That Irving L. Eckholdt is hereby declared to be elected to the office
of Municipal Judge of said City, at .the Charter Election held March 14th, 1944, tc
hold office for four years and until his successor is elected and qualified;
That S. Smith Fryer 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,
1944, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualifie
That .Geo. Hentges is hereby declared to be elected to the office of
Justice of Peace of the First Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held
March 14th, 1944, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected
and qualified;
That there is hereby declared to be a tie vote for Constable of the
First Ward of said City;
That Austin A. Kennedy 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, 1944, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and
qualified.
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.That there is hereby declared to be a tie vote for Justice of Peace
of the Second Ward of said City;
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That Owen McCoy is hereby declared to be elected to the office of
Constable of the Second Ward of said City, at the Charter Election'held March 14th,
1944, to hold office for two_years and until his successor is elected and qualified;
That Claude McQuillan is hereby declared to be elected to the office of I;
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Alderman of the Third Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th,iI
1944, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and qualified;
That Ethel Oesterreich Bray is hereby declared to be elected to the
office of Justice of Peace of the Third Ward in said City, at the Charter Election
held March 14th, 1944, to hold office for two years and until her successor is
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That Mark B. Fuller is hereby declared to be elected to the office of
Constable of the Third Ward of said City, at the Charter Election held March 14th
1944, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and
qualified;
That George M. Higgins is hereby declared to be elected to the office
Ilof School Commissioner at Large of said City, at the Charter Election held March 1!
I14th, 1944, to hold office for two years and until his successor is elected and
qualified;
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That Mrs. Malcom Hargraves is hereby declared to be elected to the office
of School Commissioner of the Third Ward of said City, at the Charter Election
held March 14th, 1944, to hold office for two years and until her successor is
elected and qualified;
Upon motion by Fryer, second by Kjerner, that the said resolution be
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'adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the
;said resolution duly passed and adopted.
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1; Dr. George M. Higgins and Dr. William Mac Carty, members of the school
�iboard of district No. 8, were present during the canvassing of ballots.
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Alderman Nass introduced a resolution appropriating $202.50 from the
General Fund and ordering payment made to the Rochester Post Bulletin for pub-
lishing dog lists, proceedings and ordinances, 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
Isaid resolution duly passed and adopted.
` Alderman Kjerner introduced a resolution appropriating $463.75 from the
;General Fund and ordering payment made to B. Amundsen for paint for traffic
�isigns, which was read.
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lsaid resolution duly passed and adopted.
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.Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution ordering bids for road oil for
the 1944 season.which was read.
Upon motion by Kennedy, 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.
Upon motion by Mrachek, second by Fryer, the sum of $6915.03 was
ordered transferred from the Sewer Fund to the.General Fund in payment of amounts
due the General Fund from the Sewer Fund.
Upon mo.tion by Fryer, second by Kjerner, the amount of $12.94 was
ordered transferred from -Code 3 of the Bridge Fund to Code 1 of the Bridge Fund.,
Upon motion by Fryer, second by Kennedy, ,the amount of $190.02 was
ordered paid from •the General Fund, .Code -18 to' take up overdraft in Code 25 of
the General Fund.
Upon motion by Kjerner, second by Nass,- the amount of $.86 was orderer
transferred from Code 1 of the Sinking Fund to Code 18 of the General Fund, also
tb.e amounts of $3371.67, $625.47 •and $107.56 were ordered transferred from Code 1
of the Street and Alley Fund to take up overdrafts -in Codes 2, 4, and 5 of the
said Street and Alley Fund.
Upon motion by Fryer,• second by Kennedy, the mee-ting was adjourned
until 7:30 o'clock P: M., March 27, 1944.
City Clerk