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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21-1922705 Minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the. Council Chambers, in the City Ball, in said City, on August 21, 19221, at 8 o'cloex Pima Meeting called to .order . by President Weeks: Roll Call: Present: Weeks, Cook, Frank, Lemmon, Miner, Witzke: Absent: Erick- son3 I Motion by Witzke second by Prank carried that the minutes of the meetings held on August 7, 1922, and August 141, 1922, be each approved: 3 President Weeks announced that -this was the time and place fixed for a hear- ing on the levying of special assessments for the'following described sanitary sewers, and asked if there was any one present who wished to be heard in regard to either or any of them: A sanitary'sewer commencing at a point in the center of Second Avenue North-! west, six feet north of the center of Third Street Northwest and running Southwesterly to a point 20 feet west of the center line of Second Avenue Northwest and 20 feet south of the center of Third Street Southwest thence along a line 20 feet west of the center line of Second Avenue Northwest and Southwest to a point 20 feet south of the center line of Sixth Street Southwest,, etc*-,, also known as Project No; 4 ; ' f A sanitary sewer commencing in the center of Ninth Street Southwest and Sixth Avenue Southwest, and running North along the center line of Sixth Avenue Southwest to a point 100, feet south of the south line of Seventh Street Southwest, also ]fnown as Project Noa 6; A sanitary sewer commencing at the center of Ninth Street Southwest and Seventh Avenue Southwest and running north along the center line of Seventh Avenue Southwest to a point 100 feet south ofthe south line of,Seventh Street Southwest# also known as E Project Noa 7. There was no person present who wished to be heard in regard to the levying of special assessments for the cost and expense of the construction of either or any of the above'described sanitary sewers® , The following communications were read, and motion by Miner second by Witzke carried that the same be planed on file: Mr. A. F: Wright, City Clerk, _ City of Rochester: - Dear Sir: - " Rochester, Minnesota Augii2l', 1922i Herewith you will find a copy of a resolution passed by this Board at a special meeting held today: It is our desire that this matter be 'taken up by the.. City Common Council at as early a date as possible in order that we may file, our application for emergency i Coal with the State Fuel Administrator. For your information we would advise that .we have on hand sufficient coal for about thirty days, we have other coal on order from Illinois mines, but it is not 766 yet certain that the Federal Fuel, Administration will supply cars to the Illinois field for shipment to this district therefore it is necessary to order coal through ,the State Fuel Administnator, and we have his letter stating that if the coal. so ordered fails to arrive in time he will then be able to take care of us from his emergency supply which is now coming into the Docks at the head of the lakes& He will not call upon this reserve unless -conditions become acute. Yours very truly, Public. Utility Board: 0. W_ Schroeder, President ;.Horace M. Crofoot Acting Sectyi V 11 Augi 21, 19220, WHEREAS on August 14th, this Public Utility Board of Rochester, recognizing the eaistance of an Emergency of National Scope petitioned the Mayor for authority to make Coal Purchases in such manner as might be poss- ible and Whereas the Mayor on August 15th, directed the Utility Board to "!make every reasonable provision for the protection of the interests of the City" and authorized us to "make purchases of coal in that manner which will best guaranted the service and the' good eaf all,''and Whereas the Governor of this State acting in conjunction with other State Governors and with the Federal authorities has taken action establishing a State and Federal Fuel Administration to regulate the dis- tributio,n of Coal so -long as the present shortage shall exist, and Whereas the method of operation of this Fuel Administration re- quires that orders for Coal placed with them shall be accompanied by the guarantee of some Bank or Trust Company for the immediate payment for all coal shipped upon the presentation of a statement of the cars shipped, giv- ing car numbers and weight and at the agreed upon "Hoover Fair Price" in the shippers district, such payment being obtained through the, medium of a sight draft on aforesaid Bank* Therefore be it Resolved that this Board ask, and it does hereby ask the authority of the Honorable Common Council to transfer the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars (7,500) from the general funds of this Board to an Emergency Coal Fund to be used by the First National Bank in guaranteeing and paying such sight drafts as may be presented for coal supplied through the medium of the Fuel Administrations It being understood that the bank will serve as our agents in this matter and that upon receipt of the coal thus paid for the bills to be sub- mitted by the Bank will be paid to them in the customary and legal manner and that at the termination ..of the emergency the Bank shall return the bal- ance of this fund to the account from which it shall have been withdrawn, upon resolution of,,the, Utility Board directing such return+ The above is a correct copy of the resolution adopted by the J311- ity Board at a Special meeting held Aug: 21 1922a Horace M. Crofoot, Acting Secy. 0. We Schroeder, President: " Alderman Miner introduced the following resolution which was read: 9 Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester: That the Public Utility Board of said City be and it is hereby authorized to transfer the sum of $7500.00 from the Public Utility Hind of said City to an Emergency Coal Fund as set forth in the resolution of said Board under date August 21, 1922; said Emergency Coal - Fund to 707 be used by The First National Bank of said City in guaranteeing and paying such sight drafts as may be presented to said'Bank for coal supplied to said Public Utility Board and at the termination of the present emergency the balance of said Emergency Coal Fund to be transferred to the Public Utility Fundi Upon motion by Witzke second by Cook, and all voting in favor thereof, Pres- ident -Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted* The following communications were each separately read: "O FFI CE 0 F BUILDING AND ELECTRI CAL INSPECTOR of the City of Rochester, Minnesota August 16, 1922: Mayor C. D: Brown and City Council City of Rochester Minn: You ar* hereby notified and ordered to suspend all construction work, ! alterations repairs and .construction in or .on the building described as follows: i Hitching Shed situated on Lots (11) and (12) Block (102)t Willson Addition, City of M Rochester Mini, for the reason that said construction work does not comply with Sect-! ion (5) Five Relative to, Classification of Buildings of The Building code of the City j of Rochester, Minnesota@` Don E. Postier, Building ;and Electrical Inspector Remarks: This must be a building of the second class and application must be filed in this Office to construct this. Building." t The Honorable Mayor and Common Council, City of Rochester, Minnesotan "Rochester, Minn. August 21, 1922: Gentlemen: I would recommend that Section three (3) Article Two (2) of our Building Code be revised to read as follows: .'No work, except minor repairs costing les$ than25000, shall hereafter be done upon any wall, structure, or building except as hereinafter provided, without having obtained first a permit therefor.from the Inspector of Buildingsi However if said work is being done within the fire limits of the _City of Rochester, permission to do same must first be obtained from Inspector of Buildings:" i Respectfully submitted, Don E..Postier, Building and Electrical Inspector." A motion by Alderman Frank,that the City Engineer be instructed to tear down the recently constructed team sheds at the Public Hitching Grounds, received no second: A motion by Miner second by Lemmon that the City F:ngineer be instructed to finish the team sheds at the.Publie Hitching Grounds and leave them until June 1, 19239 lost by the following vote: Ayes: Lemmon, Miner: Nays: Cook, Frank, Witzke; President Weeks expressing a desire that record be made to the effect that his views in this ', I matter are in accordance with the majority vote on the motion: Motion by Miner second by Frank carried that the City Clerk be in- ,structed to request of the Building and Electrical Inspector that the team sheds which were recently constructed on the property owned by the City of Rochester, Minnesota, which lies east and south of the mill race and west of Broadway Street South, be allowed to remain as a temporary structure until June 1, 1923; this action being taken because of the fact that the farmers. are in need of such facilities, and there is no monet with which to make the improve- ment that will entirely comply with the Building Code of said City.. Motion by Witzke second by Frank carried that the City Attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance prohibiting the making of repairs to or the construction of any building within the fire limits of said City without first procuring a permit therefor from the Building and Electrical Inspector of said City. The 'application of G. Schwartz and Company for a sidewalk contract- or's license was read, and motion by Frank second by Cook carried that the said license be granted@ The sidewalk contractor's license bond ofG. Schwartz and Company with the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety thereon in the amount of $2,000,00, was reed, and motion by. - Cook second by Frank carried that the said surety be accepted and that.the said bond be approved and placed on fi 1 eic The application of Theodore Marenis and Andrew Marenis for a permit tb place and maintain a sign in front of the building known as No@ 18.Broadway Street South on the property known and designated as the North one-half of Lot 11 in Block 33, Original Plat, was read, and motion by Prank second by Cook carried that the said permit be granted and that the amount of the bond to be given be fixed at the sum of $1500o00; the placing, -of the said sign to be under the supervision of and subject to the approval of the Building and Electrical Inspector of said City Motion by Witzke second by Cook carried that the City Attorney be .instructed to draft an'ordinance prohibiting the.leaving of trees within the sidewalk lines and providing a penalty therefor: The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending August 7 1922, showing fines collected in the amount of $134s00 and civil fees collected in the amount of $200; and the report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending August 14, 1922, showing fines collected in the amount of $95 00, were each separately read and President Weeks referred the same to the City Attorney The report of the Building and Electrical Inspector for the month of July, 1922, showing the sum of $14.25 as having been collected for electrical 'inspection fees, and $88t00 as having been collected for building inspection .fees, was read, and President Weeks referred the same to the Fihn.ance Committee. 709 The following report of the Board of Education of School District No 8, was .read, and President weeks ordered .that the same be placed on file: "A Statement Of School Accounts Fbr The Year Ending July 31-1922 -- RECEIPTS t e EXPENDITURES Bali 8-1-21 - - - - - - - - - $5,77109 General Control (expenses in connection with business Received from apportionment - - - - 13J22872 affairs - - - - - - - - - $159304.98 Received from annual aids - - - - B4O72100 Instruction, teachers wages 151,460i5l Received from special taxes - - --245,879:84 Instruction, Text books & t supplies - - - - - - - - 140972a87 Received from local mill taxes - - 5,56602 Instruction, library - - - 1,348:89 Received from sale of books and Operation,(janitor's wages and supplies, fuel, etc..), 289376.17 supplies - - - - - - - - - - - 8908'7 85 Received from! levy` for into' & sinking f fund Maintenance (repair of buildings and equipment) 12965098 _ s Received from all other sources - - 3,882.86 Other expense payments - - Qutstanding Warrants - - - - - - 232452a2l Land, new buildings, and equipment - - - - - - - - Total - - - - - - - - - - -$ 313,840:91 7 08.43 381,804.22 Bonds & interest -- — — — — 439204.00 Cash on hand at close of yr. . _ 7.009.86 Total - - - - - - - - --313,840:91 t Outstanding indebtedness of District (Bonds) $429,000:00" z The report of the Milk Inspector for the week ending August 12, 1922, was t r read, and President Weeks ordered that the same be placed on file. President Weeks. appointed Aldermen Cook, Erickson, Frank, L emmon, Miner and Witzke as members of a Common Schools Committee. The following report of costs was reads, and motion by Witzke second by Miner carried that the same be accepted and placed on file: "August 21, 1922. Honorable Mayor anal Common.Council, City of Rochester, Minnesota: Gentlemen: I respectfully submit the following as the costs of construction of sanitary sewer commencing'at a point in the center of Second Avenue Northwest -six feet north of the center of Third Street Northwest and running Southwesterly to a point 20 feet West of the center lihe of Second Avenue Northwest and twenty feet South of the center line of .Third Street Northwest, thence alofig a line 20 feet West of the center line of Sec- ond Avenue Northwest and Southwest to a point 20 feet south of the center line of Sixth' Street Southwest, thence West along a line 20 feet South of the center line of Sixth Street Southwest to the center line of North and South alley in Block 88, Original Plat°, thence South along center line of alley to a point in.the center of Seventh etreet Southwest, if the same were opened and extended in a straight line, thence South 70 degrees'West 364 feet to a point 25 feet East and 25 feet South of the East line of Fourth Avenue Southwest and South line of Seventh Street Southwest, also known as Pro- ject Noa 4 (Job Noi 375) : Final estimate, prepared by Charles H. Armstrong, City Engineer, in favor of f Wm. C. Fraser, Contractor: i 299116 ft: of 12" Pipe Sewer @ $la75 per fti $59235630 9 Manholes @ $65.00 each, 5850-00 251.o cui ydsi Solid Rock @ $8:00 per yard 29012a80 160.88 cui ydsi Loose Rock @ $4 00 per yard 643.52 1323 fti of 6" Cast Iron Pump line @ $1:60 per ft. 29116@80 37.34 sq, yds. Brick, . Wood Block and Asphalt Pavement replaced @ $5a00 per sgii yd 186re70 5.14 sqi ydsi Concrete Pavement replaced @ $3 00 per sq. yd. 15:42 47 pieces 6" and 10" on 12" Y's @ $200 94.00 One Sewage Lift Station including .Building, equipment and overfl.ln99500iOO 30 cuiydss.Loose Rock excavated at Lift @ $8&00 per Lift @ $4a00 per cu. ydi, 240.00. eua 8 +00 20971N54 21 cui ydsi Loose Rock excavated at yd@ 710- Paid for lands and easements $19250.00 Miscellaneous supplies such as blue prints, stakes, etc. 18a18 Paid Fordham Electric Co: for miring and fixtures for Sewage.Lift-_Station, 97.84 Surveying, plans, etc@ 96:43 $22,175a99 Less payment made by Wm. C. Fraser for his share of wiring and fixtures for Sewage Lift, Station, which was $380'76 after deduct- ing- $21&10 already paid by him for Tthip otal cospurpose, 22,117 i6 5803 Respectfully submitted, A'. F: Wright, " City Clerk: Alderman Witzke introduced a resolution levying special assessments for the cost and expense of construction of a sanitary server in Second Avenue Northwest, Second Avenue Southwest, Sixth Street Southwest, etc:, also known as Project Noy 4, which was read - Upon motion by Witzke second by -Miner, and all voting in favor thereof, President Weeks declared,the�said resolution duly passed and adopted The following report of -costs was read, and motion by Witzke second by Cook carried that the same be accepted and placed on file: "August 21, 1922: Honorable Mayor and Common Council, ` City of Rochester, Minnesota. Gentlemen: 'I respectfully submit the following as costs for the construction of sanitary sewer commencing in the center of Ninth Street Southwest and Sixth Avenue Southwest and running north along the center line of Sixth Avenue Southwest to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Seventh Street Southwest, also known as Project No© 6 (Job No@ 377) : Final estimate, prepared by Charles H. Armstrong, City Engineer, in favor of Wm: C. Fraser, Contractor: 992@5 ft. of 8" Pipe Sewer @ Sla10 per foot, $1,091s"75 37 pieces 6" on 8" Y's @ $1@00 each 37.00 3-Manholes @ $6000 180*00 1406 cur, yds: sand rock @ $500 per ydi 70*0 $l379.05 Total Miscellaneous supplies suchas blueprints, stakes, etci 12:94 .Preparation of plans grid specifications 100.00 _ 13.+0 Surveying 1505.39 Respectfully submitted, A. F: Wright, • City Clerk:" i Alderman Witzke introduced a resolution levying special assessments for the cost and expense of construction of .a sanitary sewer commencing in the center of Ninth Street Southwest and Sixth Avenue Southwest and' running North along the center line of Sixth Avenue Southwest to• a point 100. feet south of the south line of Seventh Street Southwest, which was read: , Upon motion by Miner second by Frank, and all voting in favor there of, President Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted: 711 The following report of costs was read, and motion by Cook second by Miner carried that the same be accepted and placed on file: s "August 21, 19221 Honorable Mayor and Common, Council, City of Rochester, Minnesotai Gentlemen: j I respectfully submit the following as cost of construction of sanitary sewer commencing at the center of Ninth Street Southwest and Seventh Avenue Southwest and i running north along the center line of Seventh Avenue Southwest to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Seventh Street Southwests also known as Project Now. 7 (Job 378): Final estimate, prepared by Charles H: Armstrong, City Engineer, in favor of� Wm. C. Fraser, Contractor: 991 ft: of 8"Pipe Sewer @ $1:10 per foot, $1,090,:10 32 pieces 6" Y's @ 01:00 32*00 10 1 cu. ydsi Sand Rock ® $5:00 per yard, 50:50 3 Manholes ® $60.00 each 180.00 Total U19352:60 Miscellaneous supplies such as blue prints, stakes, .etca 3:52 Surveying 1601 Preparation of plans and specifications 10 0000 Total cost $1,472.43 ! Respectfully submitted, A: F. Wri ght i rCity � C1erkil" ' ! Alderman Witzke'introduced a resolution levying special assessments for the cost' and expense of construction of a sanitary sewer commencing at the center of Ninth' Street Southwest and Seventh Avenue Southwest, and running north along the center line! ' Southwest to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Seventh I of Seventh Avenue outh st p ! ! Street Southwest, which was read: Upon motion by Lemmon second by Frank, and all voting in favor thereof, President Weeks declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.. Alderman Miner introduced the following resolution which was read: Be it Resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester: That the sum of $4528:42 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund of said City and ordered paid to Sewer Fund of said City as and for transfer of sum of assessments levied on this date for Sanitary sewer in Second Avenue Northwest and Southwest, Sixth Street BQuth- west, etc., also known as project Noe 4,($5893:00), less the sum of $1364 61 here- tofore paid from Permanent Improvement Revolving. Fund toward cost of said improve m ent s The Mayor and- City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw warrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance herewith, and cause said pay- ment to be made, Upon motion by Cook second by Lemmon, and all voting in favor thereof, President Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Miner introduced the following resolution which was read: Be it Resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester: That the sum of 61385 55 be and the said sum is hereby appropri at ed from y C i 712 the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund of said City and ordered paid to Sewer Fund of said City for transfer of sum of assessments levied on this date for sanitary sewer in Sixth Avenue Southwest, also known as project No& 6(S'150509), less .the sun, of $119,1.84 heretofore paid from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund toward the cost of said im- provement: The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant for. said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance here- with, and cause said payment to be madei Upon motion by Frank second by Miner, and tall voting in favor thereof., President Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Miner introduced the following resolution which was read: Be -it Resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester: F That the sum of $1352a60 be and the said sum is hereby appropriat- ed from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund of said City and order_ ed paid to the Sewer Fund for transfer of sum of assessments levied on this date, for sanitary sewer in Seventh Avenue Southwest* also known as project Nosy, 7,` ($l422;43) less the sum of $119.83 heretofore paid from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund toward the cost of said im- provement c The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance here- with, and cause said payment to be made: Upon motion by Miner second by Cook, and all voting in favor there of, President -Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted: Motion by Miner second by Prank carried that the sum of $38.75 be appropria,tei from the Sewer Fund of said City and paid to the Permanent Improveme.al RevolvingFund off' 'said City for the assessment heretofore levied against the Isolation Hospital property for a sanitary sewer in Eleventh Avenue Northwest, and that the sum of $66. 00 be appropriated from the Sewer Fund of said City and paid to the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund of said City for the assessment against the Central Park property for a sanitary sewer in Second Avenue Northwesti Alderman Frank introduced the following resolution which was read: He it Resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester: That the sum of $1706 00 be and the said sum is hereby appropriat- ed from the Park Improvement Fund of said City and ordered paid to Mayo Trust Fund as payment of IJayroll for June 109 1922, to August 12, 1922.. t The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance here- with and cause said payment to be madei, Upon motion by Witzke second by Miner, and all voting in favor thereof, President Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted. 713 Alderman Cook introduced the following resolution which was read: Be it Resolved by the Common Council of the -City of Rochester: 1. That the stun b f $1000,X0 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated from the Sewer Fund of said City and ordered paid to Wm; C. Fraser in payment of the sum o f $1000.00 'her`etofore' withheld `from estimate Noi 4 on project No 4 of the Trunk Line. Sanitary Sewer under date of March 4th, 1922 i The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance herewith, and cause said pay- ment to be made. Upon motion by Lemmon second by Frank, and all voting .in favor thereof, President Weeks declared the said resolution duly passed and 'adoptedi The following claims we're read, and motion by .Miner second by Cook carried that the same be allowed and that orders be drawn for the several amounts: From the General Fund: Parker' Refining Company, 029961; Bankers Box Company, } 017:'64; Sullivan and Harwick, $155 70; Jones and Kroeger Company, $9:95; Jones and Kroeger Company, $8:33; Miller -Davis Company, $5:79; Miller -Davis Company, a92; The; Pioneer Company, $23a54; Schmidt Printing Company, $490a65; Rochester Oil Company, $Ki41; W. H: Watson, $24:0.0; Schmidt Printing Company, $50,00 From the Street `and Alley Fund: Rochester Oil Company, $20a00; Morse Brosi $95r81; American Railway Express Company, $l12Oa Alderman Miner introduced a resolution levying special assessments for the cost of scavenger service, which was read: Upon motion by Miner second by Frank, and all voting in favor thereof, President Weeks declared said resolution duly passed and adopted: On motion by Witzke second by Cook Council adjourned sine dies r t r . 9 T u e City Clerk i I