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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 6, 1947. •
President Lemmon called the meeting to order at 5:00 o'clock P.M., the
following members being present: President Lemmon, Aldermen Akenhead, Fox, Fryer,
Kennedy, Kjerner, and Yaeger. Absent: None.
The call of the special meeting was read and President Lemmon ordered •
that the same be placed on file, the said meeting being called for the purpose of
considering matters pertaining to the Rochester Airport and any other business
the Common Council may deem proper.
Mr. Don Swenson was at the meeting and explained that the Rochester
Airport had received a state grant in the amount of $100,000.00 and that they
wished to begin construction work -at the airport on August let if possible. He
further recommended that Mr. K. H. McGhie be employed in the City Engineer's
department to supervise the said construction work and that a Council Committee
be set up to act as an airport commission for the City of Rochester. President
Lemmon recommended that the members of the committee be those holding the offices
of Mayor, President of the Common Council.and City Engineer, upon motion by
Fryer, second by Kennedy, the recommendation was approved.
Upon motion by Fox, second by Akenhead, the City Clerk was instructed
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to advertise for engineering services for the aupervision of airport construction
work, bids to be received at 7:30 o1clock P.M. on June 23rd, 1947.
The recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee that the contract
for the furnishing of 100 castings (frames and grates) be awarded to Neenah
Foundry Company for the sum of $2, 95 0,00 was read and upon motion by Yaeger,
second by Akenhead, the same was approved.
Alderman Fox introduced a resolution accepting the bid of Neenah
Foundry Company for 100 Catch Basin Inlets, which was read.
Upon motion by Fox, second by Kjerner, that the said resolution be
adopted as read, and all voting -in favor thereof, President Lemmon declared the
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said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Kjerner introduced a resolution adopting plans, specifications
and ordering bids for the construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain in loth
Avenue Northeast from 5th Street to 183 feet North, which was read.
Upon motion by Fryer, second by Kennedy, 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.
Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution appropriating $1,096.74 from
the Park Improvement Fund •and ordering payment made to Collector of Internal