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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-21-1952148 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City. of Rochester, Minn., July 21, 1952 11 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 July 21, .1952. President Bach called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M., the following members being present: President Bach,Aldermen Anderson, Brumm, Morris, Schroeder and Thiem. Absent: Alderman Davis. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem, the minutes of the meeting of July 7, 1952 were approved. President Bach stated this as being the time and place set for the first hearing on the construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain in Westlawn Addition Block 3, and in Mohn and Hodge Replat of Thurber's Third Division. There was no one present wishing to be heard. President Bach stated this as being the time and place set for the second hearing on the widening, paving and curb and gutter on 4th Street Southeast from 6th Avenue Southeast to the Rochester State Hospital. Mr. James Spillane, Attorney owners representing abutting property,( was present at the meeting and objected to the proposed width of the paving on 14th Street Southeast from 6th Avenue Southeast to the State Hospital, stating that he could see no reason for the paving being constructed wider East of 13th Avenue than it was proposed to be between llth and lath Avenues. He also mentioned that the bridge over Bear Creek would be considerably narrower than the paving, which would cause a bottle -neck at that location. President Bach stated that no action would be taken on the matter at this meeting and that the hearing would be continued until the meeting of August 14, 1952* President Bach stated this as being the time and place set for a hearing on the petition of Mr. and Mrs. Ployd Campbell to have the north 78 feet of Lots 7 and 8, in Block A, Moe & Olds Addition changed from a residential to a commercial zone. There was no one present wishing to be heard. President Bach stated this as being the time and place set for receiving and opening bids for construction of a curb and gutter on loth Street Southeast from lot to 315a. Avenue Southeast. Upon motion by Thiem, second by Brumm, the City Clerk was instructed to open the bids received. The bids of Harry T. Earle in the amount of $3, 283. 75 and Gordon Winslow Company in the amount of $3, i470.30 were each opened and upon motion by Morris, second by Thiem, the same were referred to the,Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer for tabulation. Dr. Viktor 0. Wilson, Health 0fficer, requested that the proposed milk ordinance be read. He further requested that the Council give the ordinance all three readings at this meeting. A representative from the Rochester Dairy was 1 1 n U 1 C� 1 1 present at the meeting and stated that the Dairies had no objection to the passage 0 Record of Official Proceedings, of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 21; 1952 1 1 • pby 1 • 1 1 of the said Ordinance. An Ordinance toregulate the production, transportation, processing, handling, sampling, examination; grhding, labeling, regrading, and sale of milk or milk products; the inspection of dairy herds, dairies, and milk plants; the issuing and revoaction of permits to milk processors and distributors; the placarding of restaurants and other establishments serving milk or milk products, and the fixing of penalties, was given its first reading. President Bachstated that he felt the ordinance was very good but did not think it, -:advisable to give it all three readings at this meeting. The recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee that the bid of H.T. .Earle & Son for construction of a curb and gutter on loth Street Southeast from lst to 3rd Avenue Southeast be accepted at the unit prices bid and checks returned' to the unsuccessful bidders was read and upon motion by Morris, second by Thiem, the recommendation was approved. The recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee that the salaries of employees at the Municipal Parking Lot be settled for the present, by increasing the work week to 44 hours and compensating the employees at their,regular rate for the overtime was read and upon motion by Morris, second by Thiem, the same was approved. The recommendation of the Sewer Committee that Claude Darst be granted i permission to return clear water to the sanitary sewer at a charge of 5¢ per 100 cubic feet instead of the regular charge of 19¢ was read and they same was ordered, placed on file. i Mr. John Miner presented a plan for the commermoration and celebration of Rochester's Centennial to be held in 1954, which had been prepared by the Centennial Planning Committee of the Olmsted County Historical Society and President Bach ordered that the same be placed on file. Mr. `Palter Burdick was presentat the meeting and stated that the intersection of 1.5th Avenue and 2nd Street Southeast was flooded during recent rains and asked that some provision be made to drain surface water from that locality. Alderman Morris explained the situation, stating` that after each rain considerable water was not drained off at that intersection. The City Engineer stated that the new storm sewer running from th-e Railroad tracks to Silver Creek was previously planned to drain that area but had not been constructed the full distance on account of lack of funds." Upon motion by Brumm, second by Schroeder, the matter was referred to the Sewer Committee and the City Engineer for report. A copy of a letter addressed to the Water and Light Department of the City of Rochester from the State of Minnesota, Department of Health, transmitting a report from the Division of Municipal Water Supply and covering examination of 0 plans an watermain extensions for the Miracle Mile Shppping Center at Rochester 150 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the . City of Rochester, Minn., July 21, 1952 • was read and the same was ordered placed on file. A communication from Mrs. G. Lowell Larson suggesting that a parking space be painted on the paving around let Avenue and.2nd Avenue and lot Street S.E. was read and upon motion by Brumm, second by Thiem, the same was referred to the Police Department. A recommendation by a committee of citizens consisting of Harald Thompson, Henry Postier and Willard Lampman requesting that the City adopt a resolution changing the name of the airport from Rochester Airport to Lobb Field was read and ordered placed on file. A petition for the construction of a sidewalk on 14th Street Northeast from North Broadway to the Jefferson School, signed by 24 residents of that area, was read and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Morris, the same was referred to the Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer for report at the next meeting. The Mayor's recommendation that rent control be continued in the City of Rochester until September 30, 1953 and his request that the Council take steps to make such a program effective was read. A motion was made by Thiem, second by Morris, that no action be taken on the matter until the following meeting. All voted in favor of the motion. A request from the Minnesota State Organization of the Blind to hold a White Cane Drive on the streets in the City of Rochester on August 14 and 15 was read and.upon motion by Thiem, second by Schroeder, the request was granted. A communication from the Board of Park Commissioners requesting that the parking lot East and south of Mayo Civic Auditorium be oiled and that the expense of same be paid from the Parking Meter Fund was read and upon,motion by Thiem, second by Morris, their request was referred to the Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer and the Park Superintendent with power to act. A letter from Ralph E. Monson, City Engineer, stating that the plat of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center conformed to the requirements of Ordinance No. 704 and recommending that the plat be annexed to the City was read and ordered placed on file. The City Engineer's preliminary estimate for construction of concrete curb and gutter on loth Street S.E. from lot to 3rd Avenue Southeast showing costs for contract items in the amount of $3,509.20 and non -contract items in the amount of $2,217.00 making a total of $5,725.20 was read and the same was ordered placed on file. A communication from the Rochester Charter Commission stating that John de J Pemberton had been retained as attorney for the said Charter Commission and stating that the said Charter Commission would like to know if the Common 1 1 • Fi CJ 1 I� • Record of Official Proceedings of the Common -Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 91, 1952 i Council had any suggestion as to how the secretarial work incident to the drafting, I of amendments should be cared for was read the same and was ordered placed on file.' I A petition by William F. Schultz, Bernice E. Schultz and Mayo Association'. �( for the vacation of 15th Avenue Southeast which is made up of a strip of land i extending 33 ft. on each side of the west line of the Northeast I of the SE4 of II li 4 said Section 1-106-14 was read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Schroeder, the said petition was referred to the Street & Alley Committee and th'e City Engineer I. for report at the next meeting. A petition for the construction of a curb and gutter on both sides of. III ii Sth Avenue Southeast between 9th.and .10th Streets -Southeast was read and upon I motion by Morris, second by Thiem, the same was referred to the Street & Alley i Committee and the City Engineer, t I A petition to improve 15th Avenue S.E•.-from 2nd to 4th Street S.E.-by _X grading and blacktopping •same'to provide drainage and to eliminate the dust hazard II was read and upon motion by Morris, second by Brumm, the same was referred to the Street & Alley Committee for report. I� �I The following petition signed by 312 residents from the area of Bear �I Creek in the City of Rochester was read:' ' 'Flooded conditions adjoining Bear Creek are becoming more i, II tl extensive and damaging to some of our homes, never before �i damaged,by floods, and these conditions, we feel are caused by the changing of the channel and various -other man made factors. 'We the undersigned citizens are forced, in order to protect our homes, to petition you, our city officials and the city engineer, �j to take thenecessary action to alleviate these hazardous, dangerous and damaging conditions without delay.' I) Mr..non Fischer and Mr. Ned W. Carman were each heard on the matter. No action II - • was taken on the matter at this meeting. i( I l A copy of a recommendation by Frank W. Everett to the Firemen's Civil ICI Service Commission that in the event he was appointed to the office of Chief of the • i Fire Department the name of the highest man on the eligible register for" Assistant li Chief be appointed to fill the vacancy created by his promotion to the position of �i Fire Chief. The communication was ordered placed on file. I The recommendation by the Firemen's Civil Service Commission that Mr. .I Frank W. Everett be appointed as Chief of the Rochester Fire Department was read and upon motion b Morris second b Thiem his a ointement was P Y . Y . PP approved. . i The recommendation by the Firemen's Civil Service Commission that Mr. i Donald Buske be appointed to the office of Assistant Fire Chief of the City of t� Rochester was read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Brumm, his,appointement was approved. II ii The applications of Moreyl s Bar & Cafe, Inc., D. C. Silker and Virgil J. I I Nelson for license to sell cigarettes at retail were each read and upon motion by • fi u Brumm, second by Thiem, the licenses were granted, 152 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 21, 1992 The application of DeWaine C. Silker for "off sale" non intoxicating malt liquor license was read and upon motion by Brumm, second by Morris, the license was granted. The applications of Spencer Holloway, William 0. Meschke, Leon J. Hicks, Arthur Seaman, Minar L. Bussell, Jr., Clifford D. Sandberg, R. J. Warren, John A. Fricke and Clarence Claude for Journeyman Electrician's license were each read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Schroeder, the same were ordered held until the next meeting. The applications of Morey's Bar & Cafe, Inc. and DeWaine C. Silker for license to sell soft drinks were each read and upon motion by Morris, second by Thiem, the licenses were granted. The applications of Cliff T. Igo and Albert F. Pries for real estate brokers license and Bernard G. Mayou for real estate salesman's license were each read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Morris, the same were ordered held until the next meeting. The application of the Rochester Yellow Cab Corporation for transfer of a taxicab license form a 1949 Dodge - 7 passenger with license No. 531-005 to, a 1952 Pontiac 5 passenger with license No. 534-549 was read and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem, the transfer was granted. The application for transfer of "On Sale" liquor license No. 304 from Hazel Kitzman to Morey's Bar & Cafe, Inc. was read and upon motion by Anderson, second by Morris, the transfer was granted. The report of the- City Treasurer for the month of June, 1952 was read and the same wa-s ordered placed on file. The reports of the Clerk of Municipal Court for the week ending July 12, 1952 showing total criminal fines and costs collected $1,170.00 and civil fees received $6.75 and for the week ending July,18, 1952 showing total criminal fines and costs collected $992.00 and civil fees received $2.35, were each read and having been approved by the City Attorney, President Bach ordered that the same be placed on file. . The surety bonds of C. M. Boutelle in the amount 'of $3, 755.75 with the Western Surety Company as surety and Morey's Bar & Cafe,,Inc. in the amount•of $3,000.00• with the Western Surety Company as surety were. -each read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Brumm, the bonds were approved, the surety thereon accepted and it was ordered that the same be placed on file. The following resolutions were each introduced and read: Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution, accepting the bid of H.T. Earle & Son for construction of a curb and gutter on loth Street S.E. from let to 3rd Avenue Southeast and upon motion by Thiem, second by Brumm, and all voting in Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 21,. 1252 1 1 • C?' 7-4 1 • 1 1 favor thereof¢=President Bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution ordering b-ids for construct- ion of a sanitary sewer and watermain in Westlawn Addition, Block 3 and Mohn and Hodge Replat of Thurber's Third Division and upon motion by Brumm, second by Morr-is,and all voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the said resolu- tion duly passed and adopted. Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution ordering 2nd hearing on construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain in Westlawn Addition, Block 3 and i Mohn and hodge Replat of Thurber's Third Division and upon motion by Morris, second i by Schroeder, and all voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the'said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution amending a resolution levying+ special assessments for watermain in North Broadway from 14th Street N.E. to the R.E.A. Project•, adopted on March 15,_1950, and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem, and all voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. - Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution naming the Rochester Airport "Lobb Field" and upon motion by Thiem, second by Anderson, and all voting in favor' thereof, President Bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. :. i Alderman Schroeder introduced a resolution appropriating $67,752.62 fromi the General Fund, $979.52 from the Firemen's Relief Fund, $5,780.91 from the Police' Relief Fund and $6, g00.00 from 'the- Fire Protection• Fund and ordering payment made to Big Four Oil Company-$2,616.00; Star Fireworks co.-$499:00;°Park Improvement i Fund-$1, 712.06; Street 8a Alley Fund-$21, 279.23;- Sewer Fund-$6, 239.16; Public, Health & Welfare Fund- $34,946.74; George Davis, Treasurer; $979;52; Karl Postier, Treasurer=$5,790.91 and Public Utility Fund ­$6,900.00 and upon motion by*Brumm, second by Morris, and all voting -in favor thereof, President Bach -declared the said i resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Brumm t.ntroduced a resolution appropriating •$2,994:44 from the General Fund, $4, 356.54 from. the Street & Alley Fund, and $475.00 from, the Parking Meter Fund and ordering payment made to Standard Oil Company- $2,6g3.90•; Herberb- G.I' Knopp-$210.64; Blacktop Maintenance Co.-$4,001.27; Elgin Sweeper Company,- $355:27 and Kris Neilson=$475,00 and upon motion by Brumm, second by Morris, and all voting in favor thereof, President'Bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Brumm introduced a resolution - appropriating $2, 319.41 from the General Fund, $2, 962.33 from -the :S & A Fund, $454. gg• from the Sewer Fund and $19. 20 from the Parking Meter Fund and ordering payment made to Firestone Stores=$309•.22 and Street & Alley 7und-45,447.60 and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem, 0 1 154 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 21, 1952 • .and all voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Brumm introduced a resolution appropriating $244.69 from the General Fund, $2.52 from the S & A Fund, $11.70 from the Fire Protection Fund, $94.06 from the Sewer Fund, $579.03 from the Park Improvement Fund and $4,116.81 from the Lighting Fund and ordering payment made to City of Rochester, Public Utilities and upon motion by Thiem, second_by Brumm, and all voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Morris introduced a.resolution appropriating $11,626.39 from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to Mayo Civic Auditorium Revolving Fund-$5,924.91;Blacktop Maintenance Co.-$214.71; Coca Cola Company-$307.C5; N.W.Bell Telephone Co.-$226.40; Collector of Internal Revenue-$951.65; Herbert G. gnopp-$35 07; City of Rochester,General Fund-$2,725.90; Old Dutch Foods-$310.50; Alpek Sheet Metal Works-$476.15 and Reynolds Wholesale Company-$230.35 and upon motion by Brumm, second by Morris, and all voting in favor thereof, President bach declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. The following claims were read and up&n motion by Morris, second by Schroeder, the same were approved and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments accordingly: From the General Fund: International City Managers Assn.,$17.00; Emrold Thiem, $52.70; Raymond C. Schroeder, $42.70; The Town House, $27.55; Ernest J. 'Vielhaber, $2.25; Walter S. Booth & Son, $12.41; Tom Moore, Reg. of Deeds, $2.50; Marchant Calculators, Inc., $5.19; Schmidt Printing Company, $.90; Cooperative Oil Co., $34.75; H. A. Rogers Co., $21.15; Chicago Great Western Ry. Co., $5.85; Witte Transportation Co., $1.90; Olmsted County Implement Co., $9.00; Mayo Clinic, $20,00; Board of Park Commissioners, $17.05; Norma Schroeder,$40.00; Board of Park Commissioners, $5,00; Brown & Adair, $3.25; Paul Plantz, $15.65; Osco Drug Co., $11.56; A. L. Campion, $157.32; Alvin Eieniety, $10.25; Louis Hemker, $26.05; George Clark, $7.20; Tom Barrett, $39.00; N. W. Bell Telephone Co., $57.48.; H.& H Electric Co., $17.00; Forges of Rochester, $107.00; Launderaid, $13, 76; Pruetts, $1.64; Arnold's Maintenance Supply, $10, 55; Rochester Electric Co., $5.6.35; H. Dornack & Son, $121.15; Larry Lentz, $11.00; F. W. Woolworth Co., $5.30; State of Minn. Motor Vehicle Dept., $.75; T. 0, Wellner, M.D., $152.50; Tri State Tire Co., $179- 75; Rochester Auto Electric, $2, 50; Universal Motors, Inc., $160.00; Reeve's Drug Store, $35.59; Flom's Standard Service, $22.60; Scotty's Shell Service, $9.42; Business Services, Inc., $13.75; Ferro Enameling Co. , $20.74; Parkhill Brothers, $1. 50; Peoples Natural Gas COD.. $4.95- From the Street & Alley Fund: Louis Hemker, $8.70; George Clark, �I 1 • 1 • 1 iJ E 5 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 21, 1952 1 1 • �r- 1 i 1 $13,05; Tom Barrett, $27.55; Wm. Peters, $4.50; Kris Nielson, $158.75; L. M. Feller Co., $99.00; C. M. Boutelle, $39.00; Blacktop Maintenance Co., $24.00; Continental Motors Corp., $9.93; Golden Hill Machine Co., $9.40;' Socony Vacuum Oil Co., $94.19; Maass Plumbing & Heating, $3.08; Allen Lloyd Company, $17.92; Goodman's, $33.48; The George T. Ryan Co., $68.53; Nicol;, Dean & Gregg, $80.07; Parkhill Brothers, $3.92; Harry J. Johnson, $27.50. From the Sewer Fund: Harry J-ohnson, $24.10; Rochester Iron Works, $25- 50; The Dorr Company, $34.27; Peoples Natural Gas Co., $5.14,. From the Parking Meter Fund: • H & H Electric Co., $9.9-5• From the Park Improvement Fund: Quarve & Anderson, $74.25; E. T. Watkins Electric Motor, $2.02; Harold Auto. Electric, $11,20; Maass Plumbing & Heating, $10.40; Swarts Brothers, $16.50; H. Dornack & Son, $42.80; Rochester Visitor, $20.00; Rochester Sand & Gravel, $54.75; Marigold Dairy, $123.36; Devoe & Raynolds, $5. 88; Rochester Pry Cleaners, $6.50; Hanson Hardware, $26.45; Rochester' Post Bulletin, $28.70; Hentges Glass Co., $8.50; Rochester Ice & Fuel Company, $11.45; Rochester Meat Co., $16.38; Podein Freightways, $1.80; Reichert Refriger- ation, $90.001 Railway Express Co., $1.40; Roddis ,Feed Company, $.90; Harris Machinery Co., $33.17; Dept. of Agriculture, $3.00; Dependable Motors, Inc.,$41.70 Dr. Mary Price,$5.00; Monsanto Chemical Co., $42•.00; Rose Hill Nursery, $12.Oo; 0. A. Sfocke & Co., $41.23; Harris Machinery Co., $1.50; Robert V. Knight, $12.7 5; Herbert G. Knopp, $165.62; Alexander Auto Electric, $93.1L;; Williams Printing, $24.00; Queen City Motors, $.66; National Bushing & Parts, $19,15; The MacMillan Company, $7.50; Universal Motors, $15.S5; Woodhouse Brothers, $20179; Homelite Corporation, $160.00; Harry Barefoot, $27.00; Mid Continent Petroleum, $4.00; Jensen Hardware, $36. 34; Foster Electric Co., $15.87; Sanitary Company, $13.15; Addressogrpah Sales, $39.12; Globe Ticket Co., $93.14; Hanson Hardware 00.,$7.08; Gordon Tupper, $41.95; Rochester Plumbing & Heating., $2.45; LeRoy Hennum, $2. 50; Cooperative Oil Company, $20.20; Yellow Cab Company, $3.50; Advance Machine Co., $12.72; Arnold's Maintenance Company, $2.00; Seven Up Bottling Company, $10,20; Rochester Paper Supply, $13.94; Eagle Drug Store, $5.00; Walker Larson Hardware, $10.90; Kris Nielson, $30.00; J. C. Penney Co., $15.00; Pulver°s Motor Service, $23.00; Golden Hill Machine Coo, $11.2.7; Meyers -Welding Shop, $18.. 50; Quality Printing Company, $129.50; Struve .Paint Co., $11.53; Midland Popcorn Co., $139.20; Minnesota .Toro, Inc,, $88. 50; Witte Transportation Co., $24.47; f .& H Electric Co., $65.85.; Rochester Bread Co., $19.36; American Linen Supply Co., $29.76; Whiting Press, Inc., $34.75; R.. L. Gould Co., $37.95; Schmidt Printing Company, $14.89; R. C. Drips Grocer Co., $156.32; The Kruse Company, $131.10; Peoples Natural Gas- Company, $11.58. 0 From the F.B.Williams Estate Fund Foster Electric Co., $2.48. 156 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., july 21, 1992 An Ordinance repealing an Ordina.nce entitled, $.An Ordinance providing that no petition, application or plat f-or.the annexation ,of any land to the City of Rochester, shall b.e acc.epted or approved, nor any,land be made an addition to said City unless at least ten per cent of the total area of such land, or •ten per cent of the value thereof, exsclusive, .of the streets and alleys ,there,in, shall have been dedicated to some public. purpose to be. approved by, the, Common Council of said City", was given its first reading. An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 559 entitled, "An Ordinance for the prupose of promoting health, safety, order,.convenience and general welfare, by regula•t.ing. the use' of land, the location,. size, use and height of buildings, and .the arrangement of buildings .on lots, and the density of population within the City of Rochester, Minnesota, all in accordance with a comprehensive plan"., was given its first reading. , •Upo.n motion by Brumm, second by .Thiem, and upon roll call and all present voting in favor thereof, the.rules, were suspended and the ordinance was given its second reading. Upon motion by Morris, second by,Brumm, and upon roll call and all, presen\ voting in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was gi ren .its third and final reading,. , , Upon motion by Thiem, s.e,cond by Brumm, :that the ,said ,ordinance be adopted as read, and all present voting in favor thereof, President Bach.declared the said ordinance duly,passed and adopted. An Ordinance annexing a part of the Southeast quarter (SEC) of Section No. 34, .in Township No. 107 North of Range 14 West, to the City ,of Rochester, Minnesota, to be known and designated.as Rochester Shopping Center, Addition, was given its first reading. . Upon motion by Brumm, second by Thiem, and upon roll,call,and all present voting in favor thereof, the rules were suspended,and the ordinance was • given.its second reading. Upon motion by Brumm, second by Thiem, and upon roll call and all present voting in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was given its third.and final reading. .Upon motion by Thiem, aecond.by Brumm, that the aaid ordinance be adopted as read, and all present voting in favor thereo4, President Bach declared.the said ordinance duly passed and.adopted. An Ordinance annexing .a part of the Nort$east Quarter (�) .of Section No. Three ( 3) in .Township No. One Hundred • Si.N (106) .North of Range Fourteen (3 4) West, to the City of Rochester, Minnesota, was given tts .first reading. A,motiQn was made by Brumm, second by Thiem, that the rules be suspend- • 5 Record of Official- Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., July 21. ' 19 5 2 1 • M 1 9 1 1 ed and the ordinance be given its second reading, and upon roll call Alderman Morris voted °no". A discussion was held by the members of the Council as to limiting•the time when items would be received in the City Clerk's office for consideration by the Council and upon motion by Brumm, second by Thiem, it was determined to set 5:00 o'clock P. M..on Friday preceding the date of Council meetings as the dead 1 i ne . Alderman Schroeder recommended to the Council that the members of the Rochester Fire Department be allowed the amount of $S.00 per month for the purchase of uniforms. President Bach referred the matter.to the Fire Committee for report at the next meeting. Alderman Schroeder stated that street lights were very much needed at the- intersection of Sth Street Southwest, 7th Street Southwest and Memorial iDrive and also a light at the East end of Memorial Drive. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Brumm, the matter wsiz referred to the Lighting Committee. Alderman Schroeder also mentioned that the present fixture on the light pole at the entrance to the baseball park would not carry a larger bulb and* recommended that the fixture on the pole be changed so that a larger bulb could be used and upon motion by Thiem, second by Morris, the matter was referred to the Lighting Committee. The request of the Board of Park Commissioners for permission to employ Mrs.'Doroihy'A Klause as Executive Secretary -Bookkeeper was considered by the Council and upon motion by Thiem, second by Brumm, the request was approved, at a slary of $250.00 per month. Some discussion was -held by the members -of the Council as to the possibility of combining the heating, plumbing, warm air and ventilating inspect- ions under one position, and upon motion by Brumm, second by Schroeder, the same was referred to the Building Inspector to study the matter and report at the next Mee-t ing . Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Brumm, the meeting was adjourned. City Ole* 0