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Home My WebLink About08-29-1949469 Record of., Official Proceedings of the: Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., August_, 29 i949 D 0 u 1 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 August 29,1949,�. President pro tem Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:30 clock P.M., ,I the following members being present: Aldermen Amundsen, Anderson, Miner, Morris and i Theel., Absent: President Lemmon and Alderman Kennedy, due to illness. The call of the special meeting was read and President pro tem Anderson ordered that the same be placed on file, the meeting having been called for the purpose of considering the transfer of "On Sale" intoxicating club liquor license No. 250 from the Queen City Post #496 American Legion to A. F. of L. Union Club of.Rochester, 11 Minnesota and other applications for licenses pending final action and any other business .the said Common Council may deem proper. The application for transfer of "On Sale" intoxicating liquor license No. 250;, from the Queen City Post #496 American Legion to A. F. of L. Union Club of Rochester, Minnesota was read and upon motion by Amundsen, second by Miner, the transfer was granted a copy of ii subject to the A. F. of L. Union Club filing/their Articles of Incorporation papers with,. the City Clerk. The surety bond of the A. F. of L. Union Club of Rochester, Minnesota in the amount of $3,000.00 with the Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company as surety was read and upon motion by Theel, second by Morris, the bond was approved, the surety thereon accepted and it was ordered that the same be p placed on file. Mr. Desmond B. Hunt, City Attorney, reported on the applications of Mrs. nazel� Kitzman for "On Sale" intoxicating liquor, sale of cigarettes and soft drinks and stated! that he approve.d the licenses as previously granted by the Common Council. . i The application of Louis Karab for a junk dealers license was again considered by the Common Council and no action was taken. The application of Howard McGoon for a taxicab license was read and upon motion by The -el, second by Morris., the license was granted. The following resolution adopted by the Public Utility Board was read and the same was ordered placed on file: "Be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota that the Sinking Fund Commission be and is hereby requested to make transfers of Sinking Funds' Uninvested to the Public Utility Fund-; Sinking Funds -Not Invested - Electric Department Depreciation Reserve $ 7,000.00 Steam Department Depreciation Reserve 31,974.50 Interest Funds -Not Invested - Electric Department Depreciation Reserve 4,508.27 Electric Department Extensions 14,189.47 said funds being necessary at this time." The recommendation of the Sewer Committee that permission be granted to Mr. & Mrs. James N. Taft to install sanitary sewer and water in Lot 1, Block'4. Indian Heights',,' lAddition at their own expense, under supervision of the City Engineer, was read and upon, motion by Morris, -second by Amundsen, the same was approved. 11 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City .of Rochester, Minn., August 29., 1949 Alderman Morris introduced a resolution approving a resolution adopted by the Public Utility Board transferring funds from the Sinking Fund to the Public Utility Fund, which was read. Upon motion by Morris, second by Miner, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President pro tem Anderson declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. The two following resolutions adopted by the Sinking Fund Commission were each read and upon motion by Theel, second by Amundsen, the same were approved and ordered placed on file: "WHEREAS, The Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota has adopted the following quoted resolution: 'WHEREAS, additional funds are necessary to meet payments now due on the Silver Lake Plant, and WHEREAS, sufficient funds are not now on hand in the Public Utility Fund to meet said payments; THEREFORE, be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board of -the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Sinking Fund Commission be and is hereby requested to dispose of the remaining Bonds in the SINKING FUND FOR ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT EXTENSIONS and to transfer amounts received therefrom to the Public Utility Fund for the purpose herein st•ipulat•ed.•' AND WHEREAS, the said resolution was approved at a meeting of the d'ommon Council held on August 15, 1949; SO THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: • • That the following U.S. Savings Bonds, Series F be sold and the proceeds therefrom be transferred from the Sinking Fund to the -Public Utility Fund: Electric Department Extensions Reserve Nunibers + X90218F United -States Savings Bond, Series F 10,000.00 X90219F " " it to " 10,000.00 X90220F " " " " " 10,000.00 X90221F " ° " it " 10,000.00 X90223F " " ° " " 10,000.00 X246576F It " " " " 10,000.00 X246577F " " ° " " 10,000.00 X246579F " " It " " 10,000.00 X246579F " " " " " 10,000.00 X24659OF it " " " " 10,000.00 X246581F " It it " " 10,000.00 X246582F " " " it " 10,000.00" "WHEREAS, The Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, has adopted the following quoted resolution: 'Be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota that the Sinking Fund Commission be and is hereby requested to make transfers of Sinking Funds Uninvested to to the Public Utility Fund-: Sinking Funds -Not Invested Electric Department Depreciation Reserve 7,000.00 Steam Department Depreciation Reserve 31,974.50 Interest Funds -Not Invested Electric Department Depreciation Reserve 4.508.27 Electric Department Extensions 14,ls9.47 said funds being necessary at this time.' AND WHEREAS, the said resolution was approved at a meeting of the Common Council held on August 29, 1949; , SO THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the %inking Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the foregoing balances in the Sinking Fund Accounts be transferred from the Sinking Fund of the City of Rochester, to the Public Utility Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota." The City Engineer recommended that First Avenue Southwest between third and material fourth Streets be repaired and resurfaced while black top resurfacing/is available from n 1 0 1 9 • 41- '"Record.of .Official Proceedings of the'.Common Council of. -the -City of_ Rochester, Minn.; Augus t 29.; 19:49 I 11 the plant of Fielding and Shepley, now located in Rochester, and upon motion by Thee second by Amundsen, the City Engineer was instructed to prepare plans and specifica.tions;l for repairing and resurfacing First Avenue Southwest. TJpon motion by Amundsen,. second by Theel, the meeting was adjourned. City Clerk ii