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Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., August 23, 1955
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 August 23, 1955-
President Bach called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P. M., the
following members being present: President Bach, Aldermen Anderson, Moody,
Schwanke, And Tingley. Absent: Aldermen Schroeder and Whiting.
Upon motion by Moody, second by Schwanke, the minutes of the meetings
of August 15th and August 17th, 1955 were approved.
President Bach stated that the meeting had been set so interested
persons could be heard on the matter of angle or parallel parking on Broadway from
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6th Street S. W. to the Chicago Great Western Railway tracks and that the City
Engineer had been instructed to prepare a survey to give some of the information
on the number of meters on Broadway; the number of meters we would have if we
went to parallel parking; the number of meters we would lose by going to parallel
parking and the number of meters we would lose if the angle parking spaces were
made wider. C. A. Armstrong, City Engineer, then presented and explained the
following Recap of parking space on Broadway from 6 St. S. W. to the C. G. W. Ry.
tracks north:
Parking Space in Place: Parallel Parking Space:
Diagonal spaces (metered) 261 New Parallel Space 137
Parallel spaces (metered) 2 In Place Parallel Space 2
Total usable metered psace �2 3 Total Parallel Space 139
Diagonal spaces(no parking signs) 2 Spaces Lost:
Total Broadway Parking Space in Place 2 T Parking Spaces in Place 265
Total Parallel Space 139
Redimensioned Diagonal Space: Spaces Lost 126
Diagonal Spaces 207 or 126 x 100 = 47.6% Loss
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Parallel Spaces inplace
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..Total Bdwy. Parking Space 209
for Redimensioned Plan
Spaces Lost:
Parking Spaces in Place 265
Total Redimensioned Space 20
Spaces Lost 56
or+X 100 = 21.1% Loss
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Comparison of Redimensioned Diagonal Spaces to Parallel Spaces:
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Redimensioned Diagonal Spaces = 209
Total Parallel Spaces = 139
Spaces Lots = 70
Or 70 X 100 = 33.5% Lost
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Ernest Penwarden of Richmond's Bootery; W. A. Walker of Walker Hardware; Al
Larson of Cast to Coast Store; Myron Reeve of Reeve's Drug Store; John Silliman
of Silliman's Childrens Store; Arthur Maass of Lawler's; Virgil Elliott of Osco
Drug Company; Monte Pearson of Monte's Gift & Stationery and Rev. W. W. Bunge,
were present and each spoke in favor of leaving angle parking on Broadway.
Alderman Anderson stated that one of the ithings that confronted the Council was
the matter of spending $62,000.00 which was the approximate difference in the
cost of resurfacing Broadway if it was left as angle parking and recommended that
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be worked out whereby the property owners on Broadway would participate in the
cost of resurfacing. Mr. F. J. Paine of Paine's Furniture Store, stated that he
was in favor of leaving angle parking and was willing to pay a fair share of the
cost of resurfacing. Mr. Stanley Drips, Manager of Central Area Improvements
Association, also spoke in favor of angle parking and stated that he had evidenced'
no disagreement to the assessment policy used previously by the City and thought
the property owners on Broadway would be willing to pay a portion of the cost of
the improvement. Alderman Moody stated that he thought the question now was not
method of assessment but whether Broadway should retain angle parking or go -to
parallel and that he was in favor of leaving it at angle parking. Mr. John McNiff
Secretary of the Downtown Retailer's Merchants Association, thanked the Council
for the courtesy shown the merchants in having this meeting. No action was taken
on the matter at this meeting.
A petition for construction of a sidewalk on the west side of 12th Aven
Southeast from 4th Street Southeast to Mayo Run, signed by 6 property owners, was
read and upon motion by Schwanke, second by Anderson, the same was referred to the,
Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer.
The resignation of Roger L. Olson as Engineer's Aide II in the City
Engineer's Department, effective September _1, 1955, was read and upon motion by
Schwanke, second by Anderson, his resignation was accepted.
The following recommendation from the Parking and Traffic Committee _was
read and President Bach ordered the same placed on file:
"Mayor C. H. Mcquillan,
Alderman at Large A. M. Bach
Members of the.Common Council
City of Rochester, Minnesota
Gentlemen:
The Parking and Traffic Committee was requested informally to
hold a discussion and make a recommendation concerning the possible
granting of short time meters in front of the banks in the Downtown
Area. On Friday, August 19, 1955, at a regular meeting of the
committee the request was considered at length. It'was the unanimous
recommendation of the committee that the request be denied because of
the confusion of having more than one time limit in a block and
because banks are only open from 9:30 a. M. to 3 P. m. on weekdays
and 9:00 a. m. to 12 Noon on Saturdays. You wouldn't be getting
proper use from these meters after banking hours. There is also the
problem of possible .request for equal facilities from other quasi -
public service institutions such as drug stores. It would be
difficult to draw the .line between the banks and these institutions,.
Thank you for your consideration of this recommendation.
Yours Qery truly,
a C. R. Ma cD ONALD
Parking and Traffic Committee,
C. R. MacDonald, Chairman"
A letter from Francis E. Erickson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on llth Avenue Northwest, requesting information and
aid in solving a parking problem encountered in the area fronting our parking lot
was read and upon motion by Tingley, second.by Moody, the same was referred to the
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The request of Universal Motors to have one parking meter removed
directly in front of their freight shuts and the area designated as a loading zone,
was read and upon motion by Schwanke, second by Anderson, the same was referred to
the Police Committee and the Chief of Police.
The applications of Glenn Allen for license to sell soft drinks and
cigarettes at 13 South Broadway were each read and upon motion by Schwanke, second
by Tingley, the licenses were granted.
The contract bond of Clements Chevrolet Company, Inc. in.the amount of
$2,050.00 with the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York as surety was read
and the same .was referred to the Mayor for his approval.
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The following resolutions were each introduced and read and President
Bach declared the same -duly passed and adopted:
Resolution accepting plans and specifications and ordering bids for
paving of Mayo Park Bridge approaches and 3rd Avenue Southeast from 3rd to 4th
Street Southeast. Upon motion by Anderson, second by Moody, resolution adopted.
Resolution granting one public dance permit to the Rochester Police
Benevolent Association. Upon motion by Moody, second by Schwanke, resolution
adopted.
Resolution appropriating $249.50 from, the General Fund and $4,336.30
from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to Herbert G. gnopp,
$249.50 and Mayo Civic Auditorium Revolving Fund, $4,336.30. Upon motion by
Schwanke, second by Tingley, resolution adopted.
Resolution appropriating $170,63 from the General Fund; $2.16 from the
S & A. Fund; $12. 60 from the Fire Protection Fund; $1, 342. 62 from the Sewer Fund;
$699.14 from the Park Improvement Fund and $4,798.23 from the Lighting Fund and
ordering payment made to City of Rochester, Public Utilities. Upon motion by
Tingley, second by Anderson, the resolution adopted.
The following claims were each read and upon motion by Anderson, second
by Tingley, the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed. to draw warrants
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upon the City Treasurer and make .payments accordingly:
From the General Fund: Chester R. Fellows, $28.75; Indian Head Specialty
Co.,. $4.27; Somppel's Egg, Poultry & Seed Co., $65.10; Viktor 0. Wilson, M.D.,
$114- 50; Public Administration Service, $6.12; Inez C. Rose, $13. 50; American
Society of Appraisers, $15.00; Gateway Transportation Co., $2, 53,
From the Street & Alley Fund: Stoppel's Egg, Poultry & Seed Company,
$4.15 and Borchert Ingersoll, Inc., $7.84.
From the Police Protection Fund: Larson's Coast to Coast Store,
$1.05 and Leo Cronin Company, $68.00.
Alderman Anderson, Chairman of the Fire Committee, verbally reported
that they had met with the architect of Fire Station No. 2 in regard to preparing
plans for the new fire station to be located on 2nd Street Southwest. The plans
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for the new station are pretty much the same as the old one other than it would
be reversed from center to center. He further recommended that the Fire Committee
be authorized to instruct Dan Robbins, Architect, to proceed with plans and
specifications for the said fire station. Upon motion by Schwanke, second by
Tingley, the recommendation was accepted.
Upon motion by Anderson, second by Moody, the Fire Committee was
authorized to instruct Mr. Dan Robbins, Architect, to revise and present plans
for Fire Station No. 3 on 2nd Street Southwest at the earliest possible time. Alli'
present voted in favor of the motion.
Alderman Schwanke stated that he had contacted several air conditioning
companies in the City in regard to air-conditioning the City Hall, and they told
him they thought an engineer should be employed to make a survey of what was
necessary in air-conditioning the said building. Alderman Moody was to contact
Mr. Walter Swenberg to gain more information on the matter.
Upon motion by Schwanke, second by Moody, the meeting was adjourned.
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