HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-26-1952Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., June 26,- 1952
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Minutes of the special meeting of the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers in the City Hull, in'said City
on June 26, 1952.
President Bach called the meeting to order at 4:00 o'clock P. M., the
following members being present: President Bach, Aldermen'Brumm, Davis, Morris,
Schroeder, and Thiem. Absent: Alderman Anderson..
The call of the special meeting was read and President Bach ordered that
the same be placed on file, the said meeting haveing been called for the purpose ;
of considering the adoption of a resolution ordering the*first hearing on the
widening, installation of .curb and gutter and.paving of 4th Street S. E. from 6th
Avenue S. E. to the Rochester State Hospital and any other business the said
Common Council may deem proper.
The following recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee was read:
"Honorable Mayor & Common Council
City of Rochester, Minnesota
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned, recommend that Fourth Street S.E.
(Trunk Highway 296) from 6th Avenue S.E. to the Rochester
State Hospital be widened and paved. This is to be a joint
project in which the costs are shared by the Minnesota
Department of Highways and the City of Rochester on a basis
to be agreed upon.
This project consists of:
Concrete pavement 56 feet wide- 6 Ave. to 11 Ave.
Concrete pavement 4 feet wide-11 Ave. to 13 Ave.
Crushed rock base and bituminous paving-13 Ave. to
State Hospital
New Curb and Gutter-6 Ave. to State Hospital
Relocation and reconstruction of some of the
sidewalk between 11 Ave. and 15 Ave.
Removals of existing curbing, brick surfacing,
driveways, etc. within the area to be improved.
Other incidental work. _
Respectfully submitted,
Street & Alle y (George Brumm
Committee (Wayne Davis
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Ralph E. Monson, City Engineer10
Upon motion by Davis, second by Morris, the recommendation was approved and ordered
placed on file.
A motion was made by Davis, second ,by Thiem, that the following items
be presented to the Council for their consideration. All present voted in favor
of the motion.
The two following resolutions adopted by the Public Utility Board were
read together with a letter requesting the Common Council to authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to execute a License with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Company for the installation and maintenance of an electric transmission line
across the properties of the said Company, and the same were ordered placed on
file:
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"Be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board
of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Common Council of the
said City be and is hereby requested to authorize the.said Board.to
sell to BEMEL AUTO PARTS approximately $000 of junk copper wire at
a price of 19.25 cents per pound, the total 'amount of the.said sale
to be FIFTEEN HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($1,540.00) and the said Bemel
Auto Parts being the highest responsible bidder.a `
"Be,it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board
of the City of Rochester, Minnesota that the Common Council of the
said City be and is hereby requested to authorize the.said Board to
enter into a contract with the R.E.BURMEISTER ELECTRIC COMPANY for
the furnishing, in accordance -with specifications, of Six (6).
100 KVA and Three (3) 167 KVA Distribution Transformers; the total
amount of the said contract to be SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($7,858.20) and the said R.E.
Burmeister Electric Company being thv lowest responsible bidder."
The petition of Blanche T. and Albert J. Kos to have the north.45 feet
Of the South i of Lots 5 and 6, Block 84 Moe and Olds Addition changed from a
residential to a commercial zone was read and upon.motion by Morris, 'second by
Thiem, the same was referred to the Board of Zoning.
The petition of Alvina M. Klause to have Lot 4 and the east * of
Lot 5, Block 9, Wm. McCulloughls Addition changed from a multiple dwelling to
a commercial zone was read and upon motion by Davis, second by Brumm, the
same was referred to the Board'of Zoning.
The following recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission was
read and ordered placed on file:
"HonorAble Mayor and
Membets of the Common Council
City of'Rochester, Minnesota
Gentlemen:
Tt is our suggestion} that the Miracle Mile Shopping Center
property,shall not be approved for annexation until provision is
made for easement for underground Atilities thru the property to
line up with First Street N.W. is a way acceptable to the City
engineer; and until sufficient land is set aside for an east -west
highway through the north portion of the tract, to connect with
#52 highway.
Very truly yours,
Oscar J. Allerton, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission"
Mr, Carl F. Peterson, of the Vets Cab Company, stated that the Vets
Cab Company was now taking over the Service Cab Company and requested that cabs
now operated by the said Service Cab Company be transferred to the Yets Cab
Company. Mr. Joe Kramer, representing the Yellow Cab Company, was also present
and asked that the Council consider the application for transfer of the cabs
owned by Howard A. McGoon as previously petitioned for. A motion was made by
Thiem, second by Davis, that the Service Cabs be transferred to the Vets Cab
Company and that the McGoon cabs be transferred to the Yellow Cab Company and
that the said Yellow Cab Company and Vets Cab Company operate under their
present franchises and that the franchises of the Service Cab Company and Howard
McGoon be repealed.
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Earl Cooke and Mr. Don Emerson asked permission to -move the building
2 - 2nd Avenue S. W, to a location on let Avenue Northwest between
lot and 2nd Streets Northwest: It was'noted that the move would be in violation
of'the•ordinance $etting_up fire limits,in the City and no action was taken by
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the Council.
'President Bach stated that a•request had been made by'the•Mayo Memorial;
Association that curb be installed on -the East side of 2nd Avenue S.D. from the -
bridge north to the -Mayo Civic Auditorium, Alderman Brumm stated,that,the matter
had also been called•to his attention: No,action was taken at this time.
The ' following resolutions -were each introduced and read:
Alderman Thiem introduced a resolution ordering the first hearing on the
widening, paving,and curb and gutter'on 4th Street Southeast°from 6th Avenue S.Z.
to the Rochester State Hospital and upon motion by Morris, second -by -Davis; and
all present'voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted.
Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution authorizing the Public
Utility'Board to enter into'contract'with Bemel Auto Parts and with the R. E.
Burmeister Electric Company and upon motion by Davie, sedofla'by'Brumm, and all
present voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted. '• ,
Alderman Thiem introduced a resolution authorizing the Mayor and Cit:r
Clerk to execute -a 'License° between the Chicago & N. W. Ry. Company for the
Installation and•maintenance of an electric transmission fine across the
properties of the said•Company, and upon motion by Davis, second by Schroeder,
and all present -voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the resolution
duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Brumm introduced a resolution appropriating $1,308,69 from the,
General Fund, $480.80 from the S & A Fund, $6o.64 from the Fire Protection Fund
and $3,217.28 from the Lighting Fund and ordering payment made to City of
Rochester, P.U.- $3,6o6.60; Republic Steel & Tool Co.- $458.30 and Standar& Oil
Company- $1,002.50 and upon motion by Morris, second by Schroeder, and all present,
voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the resolution duly passed and'
adopted.
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The following claims were read and upon motion by Schroeder, second by
Thiem, the same were approved and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and
directed to'd raw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments accordingly:
From the General Fund: F. R, Finch, City Clerk,$107.51; Mason ,,...
Publishing Co.-$15-00;Tom Moore, Reg. of Deeds, $1.50; The Dunbar Register,-$9.50;
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Herbert G. Knopp, $28,27; Rochester P lumbing.& Heating, $24,00; Garnet Spring,
Bldg. Inspector, $21,36; Garnet Spring, $68.17; Department of Weights & Measures,
$29.25; Institute of Traffic Engineers, $3.50; H. A. Rogers Company, $22.31; C.O.
Brown Agency, $11.00; Leonard Klinkhammer, $2.50; Peoples Coop. Power Assn.,$3.00;
Tracy C. Lockman, $10,00; Earl H. Hess, $67,00; Hentges Glass Co., $79.25; Noel N.
Zimmerman, $3.40; N. W. Bell Telephone Co. , _ $52.30; Jensen Hardware Co., $26.95;
H. C. Liepsner Co., $15.19; Harold A. Wente, $7.50; The Leicht Press, $20.00;Ace
Auto Sales, $55.86; LeRoy Hennum, $4.20; City of Rochester, P.U., $58.05; R. L.
Gould & Co. , $18.40; Larry Lent z & Son, $13.50; Osco Drug Co. , $1.38;. R. A.- Meyers
Co., $16.83; Modern Floor Covering, $10.95; Lawlers, $24.00; Arnold's Maintenance
Supply, $29.00; Pink Supply Co., $32,50; Rochester Paper Supply, $100.90; Lylels
Coast to Coast Store, $4,39; Woodhouse Bros., $52.17; Launderaid, $15.49; Coop.
oil Co., $41.83.
From the Street & Alley Fund Maass Plumbing & Heating, $6.50; Coop.
Oil Co., $2.93; Devoe & Raynolds, $23.98; Bemel Auto Parts, $22.50; E. J. Vonch,
$88.00; Jensen Hardware Co., $42.42.
From the Park Improvement Fund: F.R. Finch, City Clerk, $15.03.
From the S.D.P. Fund% Treasurer of United States, $54.12; Tom Moore,
Reg. of Deeds, $1.25.
from the Sewer Fund: Hentges Glass Co., $4.00; Jensen Hardware Co.,
$1.70; Maass Plumbing & Heating, $5.25.
From the Parking Meter Fund: Miller Meters, Inc., $48.53; Stephen P.
Gerkin, $120,00; Junius Lemmon, $170.51; Jensen Hardware Co., $3.00.
From the Bridge Fund: Jensen Hardware Co., $.65.
From the Fire Protection Fund: Jensen Hardware Co., $7.11.
The application of Carl A. Jenke for an Electrical Contractor's License
was again read and upon motion by Morris, second by Thiem, the license was granted.
The application of D. N. Munger for a license to sell soft drinks was
read and upon motion by Davis, second by Brumm, the license was granted.
The applications of Hickey Bros. Inc. for two licenses to sell cigar-
ettes and the applications of David Dee for license to sell cigarettes and
soft drinks were each read and upon motion by Brumm, second by Schroeder, that
action be deferred on the granting of the licenses to Hickey Bros. Inc. and
David Dee and that the Chief of Police be instructed to notify the applicants
to discontinue the sale of cigarettes and soft drinks until further action is
taken. All voted in favor of the motion except Aldermen Davis and Morris, who
voted Ono°.
The applications of John A. Holtorf for "on" and "off" sale non-
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intoxicating. malt liquor licenses, of P. J. Fuchs for licenses to sell soft
drinks and cigarettes and of LeRoy Spratti-for license to sell soft drinks were
each read again and upon motion by Brumm, second by Morris, -the licenses were
granted:
The• application for transfer of "on" sale 3.2 beer license No. 770 and
"Off" sale 3.2 beer license No. 1421 from Clayton Dornack to Clarence Sather and
the applications of Clarence Sather for cigarette and soft drink licenses were
each read and upon motion by Thiem, second -by Schroeder, the transfer and
licenses were granted.
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The application of O'Loughlin and Hansen for a sidewalk license was
read and upon motion by - Schroeder, second by Davis, the license, was granted.
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Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Brumm, the meeting was adjourned.
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City Clerk
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