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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
said City on November 10, 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, and Kjerner. Absent: Alderman Yaeger, due to illness.
President Lemmon stated this as being the time and place set for
receiving and opening bids for furnishing all -labor, equipment and material, not .
furnished by the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and the Public Utility Department
of the City of Rochester, necessary for the installation of Christmas Street
Lighting. No bids were received. Alderman Fox, member of the Public Utility
Board, reported that there might be a serious fuel shortage as far as the Electric
Plant was concerned and recommended that the matter be studied closely before any
additional load was added to the present load on the electric light plant. After,
discussing the matter further.a motion was made by Fryer, second by Kennedy, that.
the Lighting Committee meet with the Public Utility Board of the City of,Rochester,
the Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor and the City Attorney to study the matter
further and report back to the Common Council.
The request of Rochester Lodge No. 1091, B.P.O.E. for permission to
operate a bingo game on December 3, 1947 was read and the same was ordered placed
on file.
A plat of real estate owned by Stanley C. Mohn and Lavon R. Mohn (his
wife), Haven H. Hodge and Jeanne M. Hodge (his wife) and Hattie Kruse and
described as follows was presented to the Council and upon motion by Fryer,
second by Kennedy, the said plat was approved and the City Clerk was instructed
to have the same recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds:
"Commencing for place of beginning at a point which is
Four Hundred Thirty Five (435) feet East and Twenty-
five (25) South of the Northwest corner of Lot Forty -
Nine (49) in State Plat Section Thirty-six(36) Twonship
One Hundred Seven (107) North of Range Fourteen (14)
West in Olmsted County, running thence East parallel
with the North line of said lot, Eight hundred eighty
five (895) feet to the east line of said lot; thence
South along the East line of said Lot Eight Hundred
Eighty five and Thirty Four Hundredths (995.34) feet;
thence North One Hundred Twenty (120) feet to place of
beginning. "
A letter from D. E. Ginther, Chief of the Fire Department, with a
request from the Rochester Fire Fighters Association attached, requesting a change
in their working hours from the present eight hour day to a twenty-four shift
was read and the matter was referred to the Fire Committee for a report at the
next Council meeting.
Mr. A. R. Nachreiner, President of the Board of Park Commissioners,
appeared at the meeting and presented a budget for the operation of City Parks
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during the fiscal year. He further requested that a levy of 4 mills be made for
the operation of the parks during the fiscal -year 1947-1949 in place of the 3
mills as had been previously suggested by the Common Council.
Mr. Axel Reed, Manager of the Mayo Civic Auditorium, was present and
stated that improvements to the public address system at the auditorium and
additional concession stands were necessary, the estimated cost of same being
approximately $9,000.00.
Alderman Kennedy introduced a resolution appropriating $9,000.00 from
the General Fund and ordering payment made to the Park Improvement Fund for
transfer of funds, which was read.
Upon motion by Kennedy, second by Fryer, 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 matter of holding a public hearing on the proposed school and City
budgets was discussed and upon motion by Fryer, second by Akenhead, it was decided
to hold the said hearing at the Mayo Civic Auditorium on Friday, November 14, 1947
at 7: 30 o'clock P. M.
The statement of receipt s-'andi•disbursements in the Park Improvement Fun(
from April through October, 1947 was read and the same was ordered placed on
file.
Upon motion by Fryer, second by Fox, the meeting was adjourned until
7:30 o'clock P. M. on Monday, November 17, 1947.
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