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Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., December 2, 1954
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 December 2, 1954.
President Bach called the meeting to order at 7: 30 o'clock P. M. , the
following membgrs being present: President Bach, Aldermen Ackerman, Anderson,
Moody, Morris,.Schroeder and Whiting; Absent: None.
Upon.motion by Moody, second by Morris, the minutes of the meeting of
November 29, 1954 were approved.
The applications of Mr.Ross Browning and Mr. Morris L. Heydon for
appointment to.the office.of City Treasurer were each read and President Bach
ordered the same placed on file.
The petition of Mr. E. M. Amdahl and Mr. H. S. Patterson for a loading
zone at 420 and 424 North Broadway was read. Also Mr. Patterson was present and
.was heard on the matter. Upon motion by Morris, second by Schroeder, the petition
was referred to the Police Committee and the Chief of Police.
Mr. Joe Robbins, Manager of the Peoples Natural Gas Company in the City
of Rochester introduced Mr. Ernie Bliese and Mr. Dale TeKolste from the head
office of the gas company in Kansas City. Also a copy of analysis of revenues,
costs and income from retail gas service of Peoples Natural Gas Company in
Rochester was presented which contained the new proposed gas rates for the City
of Rochester which was as follows:
Class of Customer
Firm Gas Service Retail Rate Schedule
Gas Consumption
Cubic Feet
From To
Consumption
Cubic Feet
in Block
Rate
per MCF
in Block
Domestic, Commercial
Industrial
0
600
600 $
1.00 min.
60l
1
500
goo
1.05
1
501
3
000
1
500
.90
3
001
5
000
2
000
-95
5
001
50
000
45
000
.52
50
001
100
000
50
000
7
100
001
300
000
200
000
.37
Excess over
300
000
.32
Interruptible
Gas Service
Retail Rate
Schedule
Domestic, Commercial
Industrial
0
600
600
1.00 min.
60l
3
000
2
400
75
3
001
50
000
47
000
:45
50
001
100
000
50
000
.4o
100
001
300
000
200
000
.35
Excess
Over
300
000.
.32
The following revised rate schedules were then presented
Schedule of
Maximum
Rates for Firm Retail
Gas Service
Domestic, Commercial
Industrial 0
600
600
1.00 min.
60l
3
000
2
400
.93
3 001
50'000
47
000
5�
50 001
100
ouo
50
000
: 4
100 001
300
000
200
000
.4o
Excess over
300
000
.36
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Schedule of Maximum Rates for Interruptible Retail Gas Service
Domestic, Commercial 0 600 6o0 1.00 min.
Industrial 6ol 3 000 2 400 .75
3 001 50 000 47 000 .45
50 001 100 000 50 000 .4o
Excess Over 100 000 .35
Upon motion by Whiting, second by Ackerman, the City Attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance containing the revised rates as listed above.
Alderman Schroeder introduced an ordinance amending an ordinance granting
a franchise to the Peoples Natural Gas Company, same being Ordinance No. 609, whi
was given its first reading.
Alderman Morris stated that he had received complaints about a fence on
the West side of the Lourdes High School building on 7th Avenue Northwest and mooed
that the City Attorney be instructed to notify the school to remove the said fence.)
Alderman Ackerman seconded the motion and all voted in favor thereof.
Upon motion by Moody, second by Morris, the meeting was adjourned.
Deputy City Clerk
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