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Record of Official. Proceedings of the .Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., June 1, 19 53
Minutes of a 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 June 1, 1953.
President Bach called the meeting to order at 2:00 o'clock P. M. , the
1. following members being present: President Bach, Aldermen Ackerman, Anderson,
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Morris, Schroeder, Thiem, and Whiting. Absent: None.
Upon motion by Anderson, second by Thiem, the minutes of the meeting of
May 19, 1953 were approved.
Mr. Max Durand, representing employees from the Park Department and the •
City Engineer's Department, stated that it had been brought to his attention that
certain employees in the Park Department were not allowed vacation time as they
had taken sick leave, he also stated that in the Engineer's department two
employees were required to be on call on Saturday's and for that reason he felt
they should have the following Monday off. Upon motion by Morris, second by Thiem,
this matter was referred to the Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer.
Also the matter of the over-all work policy for the various departments of the
City be given further study.
Mr,. -..James Spillane, Attorney for the Yellow Cab Company, presented 12
letters from various enterprises in the City which stated that they thought there
was adequate taxicab service in the City of Rochester. Mr. Carl Peterson, owner
of the Vets,Cab Company, quoted statistics from his records -indicating that there
was need for two additional taxicabs for which he had applied. Mr. Robert
Petersdorf, representing the Drivers Union, spoke in favor of the operation of
two additional taxicabs by the Vets Cab Company. After reading the communications
and hearing those present on the matter, a motion was made by Ackerman, second
by Thiem, that the meeting be recessed Srom 3:00 o'clock to 4:00 o'clock P.M.
President Bach called the meeting to order at 4:00 o'clock P. M. and
after some further discussion on the matter of necessity of additional taxicabs •
in the City of Rochester, a motion was made by Anderson, second by Schroeder,
;that the question be_again taken up in the evening meeting.
President Bach stated this as being the time and place set for the
following hearings:
First hearing on the grading of streets in Hillside Addition. There was
no one present wishing to be heard.
First hearing on the construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain and
grading in Gooding's Addition and llth Avenue Northwest from 7th to 14th Street
Northwest. There was no one present wishing to be heard.
Frist hearing on the construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain and
grading in Bielenberg and Giese's Addition. There was no one present wishing to
be heard.
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First hearing on the construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain and''
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grading -in 6th Avenue Northeast and in Leitzen's Second Sub -Division, There was II
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no one present wishing to be heard.
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President Bach stated this as being the time and place set for receiving
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bids for finish grading and surfacing of lgth Avenue Southwest from 3rd to 5th
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Street Southwest. Upon motion by Whiting, second by Ackerman, the City Clerk was
instructed to open the bids received. The bid of Leon Joyce in the amount of ,
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$2, 150.00 was received and opened*and upon motion by Whiting, •second by Schroeder,
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the same was referred to the _City Engineer for tabulation. !'
Dr. Viktor Wilson, Health Officer, was before the Council in regard to
the passage of an .ordinance setting the Health Department up',as registrar of
births and deaths in the City of Rochester. j
An Ordinance to provide for the local registration. of live births, ?!
deaths, and stillbirths and for the issuance of certified copies thereof, was
given its first reading.
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Upon motion by Anderson, second by Thiemdthe rules were suspended and
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the ordinance was given its second reading.
and upon roll call and all voting in favor thereof Ij
Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Ackerman,/the rules were suspended
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and the ordinance was given its third and final reading. !I
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Upon motion by Thiem, second by Whiting, that the said ordinance be j
adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Bach declared the !'
said ordinance duly passed and adopted.
Mr.. Wm. Van Hook, Superintendent of Parks, brought up the matter of j
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care of trees on the boulevards of the City of Rochester) and the matter of
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financing the cost of removing dangerous trees or parts of trees. After a -•
discussion on the matter a motion was made b Whiting
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the matter be referred to the Public Grounds Committee and -the City Attorney for
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study.
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A letter from Toltz, King & Day, Inc. transmitting ,four copies of
Extra Order No. 10, issued to Feller and Pagenhart for additional work at the
Sewage Disposal Plant was again read
and upon motion by Thiem, second byWhiting,
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the order was approved.
The recommendation of the Finance Committee authorizing the Park
Department to spend up to a maximum of $4,000.00 for -the purpose of dredging
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streams and rivers which pass through the City of Rochester and that a portion
of these funds be expended on Silver Lake was read and upon motion by Anderson,
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second by Ackerman, the recommendation was approved.
The recommendation of the Street• & Alley Committee that Lot 5, Block 2,
Dresbach's Addition be annexed to the City of Rochester was read and upon. motion
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by Whiting, second by Schroeder, the recommendation was approved.
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The recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee that Wayne
Knipschield.and Lynn Peeler be employed as Engineering Aide I -in the City
;Engineer's Department, the salaries to be 90%•of the established rate, was read
and upon motion by Thiem, second by Schroeder, the recommendation was approved.
The recommendation of the Sewer Committee that bids be taken for
corrugated metal culverts to be used for surface water drainage ,on 14th Street
Northeast at 13th and 14th Avenue Northeast was read and upon motion by Schroeder,
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second by Ackerman,.the recommendation was approved.
The recommendation of the Sewer and Water Committees that a sanitary •
sewer and watermain be constructed in Hillside Addition was read and upon motion
by Schroeder, second by Thiem, the recommendation was approved.
The recommendation of the Police Committee that the members of the
.Police Department who work in plain clothes be granted a uniform allowance of
$7.50 per month was read and upon motion by Ackerman, second by Schroeder, the
recommendation was approved.
The recommendation of the Police Committee, the Chief of Police and the
City Engineer that a traffic siAnal be. installed at llth Avenue and East Cater
Street was read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Whiting, the recommendation
was approved.
The recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission that the
annexation of Peck's Third Addition be approved, the recommendation ofthe City
;Engineer that the plat of Peck's Third Addition complies with and fullfills'all
the requirements of ordinance. No. 704 and the recommendation of G. E. Marek,
General Manager of Utilities, that he had examined the plat of Peck's Third
Addition and approved the easements for electric and telephone services, were
each read and the same were ordered placed on file.
A letter from the Steering Committee on Parking, asking that certain
recommendations which they believe would help in the immediate solution of
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parking problems be approved was read and the same was ordered placed on file.
The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission•that they
approved the annexation of Reynolds and Gregg Addition to the City of Rochester
was read together with the recommendation of the City Engineer stating that the
plat of Reynold and Gregg's Addition complied with and fullfilled all the
requirements of Ordinance No. 704 and the same were ordered placed on file.
The recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee that the contract
for the finish grading and surfacing on lgth Avenue Southwest from 3rd to 5th
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Street Southwest be awarded to Leon Joyce at the unit prices bid was read and
upon motion by Anderson, second by Schroeder, the recommendation was approved.
Upon motion by Thiem, second by Schroeder, the meeting was recessed
at 6:00 o'clock P. M. •
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President Bach called the meeting -to order at 9:00 o'clock P. M. I'
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The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission that all of they!
lands in the North a of the Northwest � of Section 3, Rochester township plus all
!' of Westlawn Addition be annexed to the City -of Rochester was read and upon motion
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li by Morris, second by Schroeder, the matter was referred to the Street & Alley
Committee, the City Engineer and the City Attorney. j
The two following resolutions adopted by the Public"Utility Board were
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each read 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
V City be and is hereby requ§sted to authorize the said Board to enter !,
into a contract with B. J. CARNEY AND COMPANY .for the furnishing, in
accordance with specifications,-
75 - Class 3, 35 ft. Western Red Cedar Poles !'
60 - Class 3, 40 ft. Western Red Cedar Poles j
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-t NINE DOLLARS AND FIFTY FIVE CENTS ($4, 499.55) and the said B. J. Carney
and Company being the lowest responsible bidder.,"
"Be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board
of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, that the Sinking Fund Commission
I; be and is hereby requested to transfer from uninvested funds in the
Sinking Fund for Electric Depreciation Reserve to the Publlic Utility
Fund the amount of Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars*($370,000.00)
said funds to be used for payment of obligations on the Silver Lake
Plant extension."
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The request of Mr. E. J. Armit and Mrs. Frank Fryer'that the City
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of 4th Street Southwest was read. After hearing an opinion from the City Attorney,
the same was ordered placed on file.
A communication from Mr. Walter Caustin asking that temporary repairs
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be made to the paving of 1st Avenue Southwest between 1st and'2nd Street Southwest-
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was read and ordered placed on file.
A communication from the Horace Mann P. T.A. and a resolution adoltsd by
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the Rochester Junior High School P.T.A. urging the fluoridation of the water
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supply in the City of Rochester were each read and referred to the Public Health
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& Welfare Department. !,
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Communications addressed to Mayor McQuillan, President Bach, the Mayor i!
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and Council, Alderman Thiem and Alderman Anderson -from 0. W. Haling offering ,
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$5,200.0�0 for a part of the land owned by Mrs. Fred Weigh beginning at a point it
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100 feet west of the buildings at the Sewage Disposal Plant location were read
and ordered placed on file.
The request of Wm. Van Hook, representing the Committee on Invitations
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of -the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Lodge, requesting the Council to
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issue a formal invitation to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Jurisdiction
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of Minnesota to hold their grand lodge session iii Rochester in June, 1954 was i;
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read and the matter was referred to the Mayor with Council approval. !'
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A copy of a letter certifying to the Mayor for appointment, by the
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Police Service Commission of Donald R. Kerr and Henry T. Mewhorter as police
officers in the classification of Patrolman was read and the same was ordered
placed on f ilea
The two following resolutions adopted by the Sinking Fund Commission
were each read and upon motion -by Anderson, second by Thiem, the same were
approved: _
"Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of
the City of Rochester, Minnesota:
That the sum of $23, 800.00 be and the said sum is hereby
appropriated from the Sinking Fund and ordered paid to the First
National Bank of Chicago, Illinois for the July let, 1953 maturity
of interest on 1.70% General Obligation Sewage Disposal Plant Bonds,
Nos. 1 to 2800, Inclusive (interest $23,800.00 and service charges
$230.00).
Be it further resolved: That the sum of $90,000.00 be and the
said sum is hereby appropriated from the Sinking Fund and ordered
paid to the First National Bank of Chicago, Illinois for principal
due July let, 1953 on .1.70% General Obligation Sewage Disposal
Plant Bonds Nos. 1 to 90, Inelusive."
"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 transfer from uninvested funds in the
Sinking Fund for Electric Depreciation Reserve to
the Public Utility Fund the amount of Three Hundred
Seventy Thousand Dollars ($370,000.00) the said funds
be used for payment of obligation on the Silver Lake
Plant extension.''
SO THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota:
That the sum of $370,000.00 be appropriated from the Sinking
Fund for Electric Depreciation Reserve and paid to the Public Utility
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The request of the Nietz Electric Appliance and Television Company for
permission to operate a sound truck on the streets of the City of Rochester in
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,connection with the grand opening of their new Television and Appliance building
was read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Whiting, the same was referred to
the Police Committee and the Chief of Police with power to act.
The petition for construction of a curb and gutter on both sides of
7th Avenue Northeast from 14th Street to Silver Lake Park was read and upon motion •
by Thiem, second by Schroeder, the same was referred to the Street & Alley
Committee and the City Engineer.
The petition for construction of a sanitary sewer and watermain and !
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grading and surfacing in Peck's 3rd Addition was read and no action tras taken on
the petition at this meeting.
A petition protesting the requestaizoning change of Lot 14, Block 2,
in Kutzky's 2nd Addition was read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Ackerman,
,the same was referred to the Board of Zoning.
A petition by Harold E. Whiting to annex lands to be known as Peck's
3rd Addition to the City of Rochester was read and the same was ordered placed
on file.
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The appointment by Mayor McQuillan of Mr. Philip H. Lampman, to fill the i
t unexpired term of Lee Hargesheimer on the Board of Park Commissioners, was read
and upon motion by Anderson, second by Schroeder,•the said appointment was
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approved.
The appointment by the Mayor of Donald R. Kerr and Henry T. Mewhorter it
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to serve on the Rochester Police Department in the capacity of patrolmen was read;
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it and upon motion by Schroeder, second.by Thiem, the appointments were approved. ll
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jA petition for a street' light on Berkman Court between 15th Avenue and
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1401 Berkman Court was read together with requests for a street light at 29 - 15th
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Avenue Northeast and a street light on lot Avenue Southwest one block south of
6th Street Southwest. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem, the same were I;
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Drips, since the office went on a part time basis on April 13, 1953 was read and
i; the same was ordered placed on file, j
Further discussion on the matter of public necessity for additional
taxicabs in the City of -Rochester was again held and a motion was made by
Whiting, second_by Morris, that in accordance to evidence received, the number
'of cabs in the City of Rochester is now adequate to serve theneeds of the public
and upon roll call all voted in favor, of the motion except Alderman Anderson,
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A motion was -then made by Alderman Morris, second by Alderman Ackerman,
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Yellow Cab Company and the Vets Cab Company is not equitable and for that
!' reason the present ordinance setting up the franchise should be'amended and the
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�i City Attorney be instructed to prepare amendments to the franchise. After
further_ discussion the motion was withdrawn. �
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A motion was then made by Alderman Ackerman, second by Alderman Morris, !'
that the motion by Whiting,i'
second by Morris, previously adopted be rescinded
and the question as to whether or not there was a necessity for additional taxi
cabs in the City of Rochester to serve the public be tabled until the next I
meeting. All voted in favor of themotion.
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A report of receipts and expenditures in the Park Improvement Fund for
themonth of -April, 1953 was read and the same•was ordered placed on file.
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The'reports of • the Clerk of Municipal Court for the week ending May •23, i
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! 1953, showing total criminal fines and costs collected $1,344.,'00 and civil fees .
receive& $5.70 and for the week ending May 30, 1953 showing total criminal fines
and costs collected $$1, 222.05•and civil fees received $7.95, were each read*and I;
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having been approved by the City Attorney, President Bach ordered that the same
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The report of the City Weighmaster for the month of May, 1953 showing
`fees collected for loads weighed in the amount of $169.75 was read and President
j Bach referred the same to the Finance Committee.
The applications of Ben & Hazel Kittleson for license to sell non -intoxic-
ating malt liquors "on sale" and "off sale" were each read and upon motion by
Ackerman, second by Anderson, the licenses were granted.
The applications for license to sell cigarettes of Joe M. Endrizzi,
Benjamin Wong, George McGuire and Ben & Hazel Kittleson were each read and upon.
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motion by Anderson, second by Ackerman, the licenses were granted.
The application of Sylvester Greenwood for a Journeyman Warm Air Heating,
,Ventilating and Air Conditioning lorker's License was read and upon motion by
Thiem, second by Whiting, the license was granted.
The applications for license to sell soft drinks of Joe M. Endrizzi,
Benjamin Wong, George McGuire and Ben & Hazel Kittleson were each read and upon
motion by Ackerman, second by Thiem, the licenses were granted.
The application of C. C. Pagenhart for a license to construct sidewalks
was read and upon motion by Schroeder, second by Whiting, the license was granted.
The application of Vets Cab Company for transfer of two taxicab licenses
was read and upon motion by Thiem, second by Whiting, the transfers were granted.
The application for transfer of "on sale" and "off sale" 3.2 beer license i
from Ben & Hazel Kittleson to George and Mildred McGuire was read and upon motion
by Whiting, second by Ackerman, the transfers were granted.
The surety bonds of Paul W. Sandberg and Harold Wiesener in the amount
of $500.00 each with the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York as surety and
the license bond of Vincent Huyber in_ the amount of $1, 000.00 with the Aetna
Casualty and Surety Company as surety were each read and upon motion by Thiem,
second by Whiting, the bonds were approved, the surety thereon accepted and it
was ordered that the same be placed on file.
The following claims were read and upon motion by Thiem, second by
Ackerman, 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: Luella H. Blake, $46.25; Rochester Transfer &
Storage Company, $10.00; Tom Moore, Register of Deeds, $1.50; Marvin if. Price,
$26.17; The Dow Service, Inc., $25.00; Desmond B. Hunt, $37•49; W. A. Moore,
$20.00; Coast to Coast Store, $4.22; Paul Plantz, $22.50; William L. Burrows,
$22.50; Lynn Peeler, $22.91; H. A. Rogers Co., $4.97; Beckley Business Equipment
Co.., $1.45; H. A. Rogers Co., $1.37; Emil J. Aufenthie, $12.00; Whiting Press,
Inc., $14.95; Arnold's Maintenance Supply, $19.00; Higley Chemical Company,
$6.27; Pink Supply Company, $22.62; Rochester Germicide Co., $17.40; Pruetts,
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$5.10; Joseph L. McDermott, $14.95; Gopher Stamp & Die Company,, $63.20; S. M. •
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Supply Company, $1.71; Walker Larson Hardware, $4.30; Peoples Natural Gas Company,I
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$11.59; Ace Sign Company, $30.10; Firestone Stores, $.59. !
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From the Street & Alley Fund: Firestone Stores, $33.97; Socony Vacuum
Oil Company, $19.15; H. G. Knopp, $99.44; Harold's Auto Electric, $8.93; Universal';
Motors, Inc., $5.79; Nelson Tire & Appliance Co., _$63.0.0; Rosco Manufacturing Co.�
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$20.25; Socony Vacuum Oil Company, $16.17; - Parkhill Brothers, $6.25; Peoples 1
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Natural Gas Company, $26.74; Rochester -Quarry Company, $10. 5g.
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From the Sewer Fund: Peoples Natural Gas Company, $17.75; Ace Sign
Company, $17.15; Railway Express Agency, $1.65; Peoples Natural Gas Oompany;$20.791';
Rochester Quarry Company, $2, 50; A. S. Lawrence Trucking, $40.99; Ruffridge i
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Johnson Equipment Co., $29.74; Ernest Thorsen, $140.22.
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Fire & Safety, Inc., $17.50; E. H. Klampe, $5.00; Pruetts, $32. 76.
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From the Park Improvement Fund: Wm. Van Hook, Supt of Parks, . $20:00; 1'
From the Parking Meter Fund: Brinck & Solberg, $139.20. I
The following -resolutions were each introduced and read and President
Bach declared the same duly passed and adopted:
Resolution accepting the bid of Leon Joyce for finish grading and
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surfacing of lgth Avenue Southwest from 3rd to 5th Street Southwest. Upon motion
by Ackerman, second by Anderson, resolution adopted. !;
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Resolution ordering bids for furnishing an engineering service concern- f.
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ing a Parking and Traffic Study. Upon motion by Anderson, second by Schroeder, li
resolution adopted.
Resolution ordering bids for furnishing traffic signals at llth Avenue
and East Cemter.Street. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem, resolution
adopted.
Resolution ordering bids for furnishing metal culverts.
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resolution adopted.
_ Resolution ordering plans, specifications, profile and estimate of
and 2nd hearing on grading of streets in Hillside Addition. Upon motion by
Ackerman, second by Anderson, resolution adopted.
Resolution authorizing the Public Utility Board to enter into contract
Carney & Company. Upoh�mo.tion by Whiting, second by Ackerman,
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Resolution ordering plans, specifications, profile and estimate of cost
and 2nd hearing on construction of a sanitary sewer, watermain and grading in
Gooding's Addition and llth Avenue Northwest from 7th to 14th Street Northwest.
Upon motion by Anderson, second by Schroeder, resolution adopted.
Resolution ordering plans, specifications, profile and estimate of cost !
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Bielenberg & Giese's Addition,. Upon motion by Schroeder, second by Thiem,
resolution adopted.
Resolution ordering plans, specifications, profile and estimate of
cost and• 2nd hearing on construction ofa sanitary sewer,. watermain and grading
in 6th Avenue Northeast in, Leitzen's 2nd Sub -Division. Upon motion, by Thiem,
second by Whiting, resolution adopted..
Resolution Appropriating $2, 237.26 from the General Fund and $402.31
from the Parking Meter Fund and ordering payment made to Universal Motors, Inc.,
$297.39; Standard Oil Company, $1,939.89 and H & H Electric Company, $402.31.
Upon motion by Whiting,, second by Ackerman, resolution adopted.
Resolution appropriating, $573.21 from the S. & A Fund and $13, 622. 61
from the Sewer Fund and ordering payment made to Elk River Concrete Co., $292.00;
First National Bank of Chicago,. $2�0.00; Sinking Fund of the. City of Rochester,,
$13,100.61; Blacktop Maintenance Company, $234.27 and Municipal Steel Corporation,
$338.94. Upon motion by Ackerman, second by Anderson, resolution adopted.
Resolution appropriating $11,743.60 from the P.I.R. Fund and ordering
payment made to Carlisle G. Fraser. Upon motion by Anderson, second by
Schroeder, resolution adopted.
Resolution appropriating $225.60 from the General Fund and ordering
payment made to Marvin Law Book Company. Upon motion by Thiem, second by Whiting,
resolution adopted.
Resolution ordering hearing -on vacating a portion of 4th Street Southwest
west of 15th Avenue Southwest. Upon motion by Whiting, second by Schroeder,
resolution adopted.
Resolution appointing C. A. Armstrong as City Engineer. Upon motion by
Whiting, second by Thiem, resolution adopted.
An Ordinance annexing to the City of Rochester, Minnesota, Lot 5,
Block 2, Dresbach's Addition, was given its first reading.
An Ordinance annexing to the City of Rochester, Minnesota, a part of
the Southeast Quarter of Section Twenty-five, Township One Hundred Seven North,
Range Fourteen: -West, in Olmsted County, Minnesota, to be known and designated
as Peck's Third Addition, was gioen::.its first reading.
Upon motion by Whiting, second by Anderson, and upon roll call and all
voting in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was given
its second reading.
An Ordinance amending an Ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance for the .
purpose of promoting health, safety, order, convenience and general welfare by
regulating the use of land, the location, size, use and heighth of buildings on
lots and the density of population within the City of Rochester, Minnesota, all
in accordance with a comprehensive plan (Ordinance No. 558), was given its first
reading.
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Alderman Ackerman stated that some repairs to the house at the dog
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kennels was badly needed and -upon motion by Ackerman, second by Thiem, the matter!,
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was referred to the Public Grounds Committee with power to act.
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The question of sick leave.for Lyle W. Brown, .member of the Rochester
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Fire Department, was again brought to the attention of the Council and upon Ii I
motion by Anderson, second by Whiting, the same was referred'to the Fire Committee!
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and the Chief of the Fire Department, with power- to act. It
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Alderman Schroeder stated that the ruins of -the Rommel Building at the I.
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corner of Broadway and 4th Street Southwest should be removed and the old
basement filled and upon motion by Whiting, second by Ackerman, the question.as 1,
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to whether the matter could be altered was referred to the City Attorney.
The matter of the disposal of the lands belonging to the City of
Rochester on North Broadway and known as the.old dump grounds was discussed and 1
upon motion by Whiting,,second by Schroeder, that consideration of the proposed j
plat and:. disposal'�.of'..the property be referred to the Public Grounds Committee,
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Three members of the Council present voted in favor ofthe motion and two members {
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Upon motion by Schroeder., second by Whiting, the management of the
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parking lot East of Broadway and between 2nd Street Southeast and 4th Street !I
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Southeast was assigned to the Street & Alley Committee -and the City Engineer.
Upon motion by Whiting, second by Ackerman, the meeting was adjourned j
until 7:30 O'clock P. M. on Monday, , June 15, 1953.
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