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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-25-1931Minutes of an adjourned regular, meeting.,of.,the, Cemamon Council of the City of Rochester,: Minneso ,a; .held in the. Zouno,4l .Chambers, in, the City: Hall, in said City,-- at 7:30 o'clock.P.M.; .F®bruary;-.6th,1931 Meeting called to order by President Diddle. Roll Call. .PreseAt: Liddle, Amundaen,aDallman, Hick$, Miller., - Rommel,, Whstedt, Absent: None. Upon motion by Rommel, second -by Amundson, the minutes of the meetings hold -on February 20th,1931, were apgr0 ei;a lure 0 W.. Schroeder asked that he, be%Vvea, some. 'of the March 1, 1931, insurance renewals, and President Liddle referred his plea to the.- Insurance ..Committee. The matter of granting Rdti, Murdooh A . Company on easement f or., and to authorizedthe said Company to construct and maintain a 24 inch sewer service for storm and waste water, b" not for .sanitary sewey, along the east side of I; and across Soldier Field, as shovin on the blueprint, submitted, was upon jj motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen,referred to the Sewer Committee and the ICity Engineer, and the Board of Park Commissioners for their investigation and ;j report thereon at the me etd.ng of this Common Council which is to be held on March 2nd, 1931, The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending February 16th,1931, showing criminal fines 0011e0ed.,147e00, civil fees re- ceived 42,;00, and court costs charged to Olmsted County $5 05, was read, ,and President Liddle referred the same to the City Attorney. The following communication was read,. and upon motion by Dallman s-econd by Vihstadt, the arrangement mentioned theretrn was approved: February 17, 1931. Honorable Mayor and Common Council �. Gentlemen: Subject to your appr oval , L em - grant ing to Mr* Edward Ranfranz leave of absence at the Sewage Disposal Plant until further notice. Leave to commence at 4 P.M. -February 15th,'1931. The reason for this action is that I.wish Mr, Renfrans to assist in painting the city -owned -trucks and equipment, Mr. Ranfranz will be paid for his service on the regular City Engineer's Payroll and Mr. Soren-Olsenwill act as substitute for Mr. Ranfranz at the disposal plant until!y'such time as Mr, Ranfranz is returned to his regular duties. 8espeotfully submitted,. C,.. H. Armstrong CHA: ad City Engineer." I P 57 Noticed of" hearing.! before the Railroad and Warehouse Commission at the State Capitols in St* Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday., March 4th,1931, at .10toO o'clock in the f6renoon'.on the applj6ition of the Chibago.Great Western Railroad Company for blic.-qon*en2:9n0'e" 'and necessity .'for operation of an automobile ceit if-'io&t..e of public tranapdirtation company in - the-- manner in' its petition outlined., was reads and upon motion by Vibstadt-s second by,- 4oks the said notice of hearing was referred to the License Committ6o* Upon taot1on'by,";Rommbl,'-&econd by'Vihstadts the City Clerk was instructed to call on the various department heads for an inventory of the equipment and supplies In'their charge as of FebrUar - y 28th.91931, except that surly -request be not extended to.the City Engineer, ss-his inventory is Incorporated in his yearly report which is ordinarilly as of'Februaiy Upon mot ions by Rommel, , second by Hicks, the, city Weig _)master gas authorized to start the use of the recently installed lowo,.20 ton scales a jpg to ub t, the early Soalest inapfiotlon, by the State Dppartment,cfWeights and Measures, Upon mot ion bye and`b�j Dallman, the City Clerk was authorized -" and directed to place the. Cityseals, in use at that time, on an Oakwood Cemetery deed for Lot 15, In Seotiou 5­1n -favor of Sophia Blickle,, and executed by Getrge Weber, President and . Burt W. Eaton, Treasurer., on June 26th.1909, with their 0 acklowledgment'made before"Tenr'y'Kalb, then City Clerk of the City of Rochester, Minnesotan AcQ#*AU1ca,tion'.from Ha- L* Lathrop of Wabash&, Minnesota,, asking for the support of the` City of, . 'Rochost . ers Minnesota,. for petition for the paving of Trunk Highway No* 42 before Trunk Highway.No.. 59tis paved, was read, and President Liddle referred the same to the Street and Alley Committeeandthe City Attorney. Summons, and complaint] in Kathryn Benno, plantiff., vs. City of Rochester, Minnesota, defendant, demanding Judgment for $1500.00 together with her costs and disbursements for a bt6ken, alkim,eustained through a fall January 9th.19319 on the sidewalk on the South.side of Center :Street East, about 40..feet East, of the East k line of Broadway Street Soutbs-was,reads,and upon motion tV Hicks, second by Dallfflan, the matter was referred tb:the- City,Attorney. The City'.Engitibot oub%itted. a blue print showing lands to'be taken from ;V is Dote; S10An Auditor I o Plat 31 got use( as a part of the the Slatterly- property; "; - . "A" and local Park system/for a swimming pool, being 12e3 acres,, was laid before the Common Council and Pireslaoint ridf4d o-'aered'idt'Ugoad t the be placed bn file. The following`'copies of'resolutions passed and adopted by the Commlesioner; , of the Sinking Fund" of`the 3C1t';V�"of Roohe;s't'6rs'MInnesotas were read* 06hdupon motion by Rommel, second - by Miller,the eat long set: forth therein were'approved and It was ordered that th . 0 said copies of tosolutions be placed on file: I= "Be it resolbed by the Commissioners of -the Sinking Fund 04 tha City of Ro cheater, Minnesota: appropriated, from "the Sinking Fund of That the sum of $3184.52 be approl., said City for payment to the First rst National B6hk-'.bf 4 Rochester, Minnesota,,for $3,000.00. Renville County., Minnesota., 5%..Pub.111c..Drainage;, Ditch Bonds dated. " February let.1924,, and maturing February lst,Ai' 84." to yield 4.1.0 less $3.,000.00 of the:. said sum -to be for- princlp_&I,,=qn.-.,the� said bonds and 0174,10 thereof to be for premium on the said bonds and $10.42 thereof to be for 25 days . sooru ed interest on - the said bonds; t the! -`said }V&idti- having been purchased fran Kalman & Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and forwarded through, the. said First National Bank of Rochester, Mime sota,.., $495 L 4 700 of the said sum to be from Code 189 -'$983j89-. thereof to be from, CeAq,,,, 16*, and; $1705.63 thereof to be from Code 7," "Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the.. City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $2099.74 be and the said sum lo'hereby appropriated from the Sinking Fund of said City for payment to therftrat, National: Bank of Rochester, Minnesota, for $2,000,00 State of MinnedG_a-,4Q1 0 .4 Rural Credit Bonds * maturing February l5t-h.,l944.,.to*yield 3,75%,, lese,.9000600 of the said sumi.,. being for principal on the said bonds $97 14 belng`�, f 'premium on the said. bonds and.-$2.80 thereof belwgAccrued interest' on`thi` said.. bonds February 15th#19319 to February 26th .193l' Ah,'e,said UQn"chaving "en" cbased,from:( the First Securities Corporation of Ste Paul,, Minnesota, and fcrwarded through the said First National Bank p, of,Roohoster.-,,Minneeota;,4t�4p-,,p -lot of this ' amount to be from Code 5," "Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the StuMng Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $2080.75 is herebj aippr opr'iat�a­ from the sinking, Fund of said City for payment to,,the, First.,- N!%j,, -Bqehester, Minnesota, for $2,000000 Chaska, Minnesota .',,School District No.,5. 4� bonds, due 191 000400 January 1. 19369 and $1000.rO0 January lot.,-1944,, each on a 3*90% basis; $2,000*00 th;:reof to' be, f L or.-pIrAnoital on the said -,,- .thereof bonds $47,77 thereof -to be for preml on the said 'O "haa to be for accruvd Interest on the said bonds January-Iist 1931 to February 26, 1931; said bonds having been purc ed.rrow ancNerthwest Company of Minneapolis Minnesota,, and forwarded through.,,t] _P -National Bank of Rochester, Minnesota; $1020.47 of the,said sum to-befrom Code,9. and $1040,28 to. be from Code 6e*. *Bb it resolved by-theof the City of Rochester, Minnesota:.. That the sum.-,of,.$22lei;.42 be,, appr,opr,i.4e .9* the Sinking, Fund and paid to the First Natlm&l Bank of Rocheater,.Mlnnesots, for $2,,000.00 Slayton.Minnes.ota,,-8% Paving; Certlficates_'of. i1,ft.d9btb,.dne,s6­ due.. October let'. 1936, to yield 40*9 $2,000*00 of the said sum''be1ig principal on the said 1 'khich are numbered 29andzo bonds.' $le8*09F--tb:6fr4V:f`be4n' jpremiun on the - said bonds, and $48.33 thereof being, ,aooru9d1ntereston. the said bonds from October let, 1930, to February bee"'n purchased from the Wells-Dlokey Company,of*,Mk#zeapollaNUMnneso ta-,,,-And,,,forwarded through T'ia the said First National Bank of Rochester MIiiiiesq't's1z"­ 4111 of the above mentioned total. -to be from Code $,425jj04,- $111,j47- to,' be o, from Code 7, and $996.34 to be from Code 5-" A compunicat Ion from the l $xeoutive Secrptq�r qfp the League of 'j Minnesota .Municipalities, asking for,:,eupportr of the sod oalled, Recreation' Bill being House File 2981, and Senate File Noj840,.,Vaq read., end .,.-,.­&.-! motion by Miller, second by Amundsen, fcarrier}. that thXs ppm ipp Council go on record as favoring the,passage of.thislegislation- I�A � E cm 0 A` circular letter from G: H- Spaeth; Secretary of the Senate, asking for consideration of Senate File Nor. 241, which,is,a:j0int resolution memorializing the President and the Congress -,of t$e ljntted,�States.to provide $mending legislation which will permit the Statesto ,tax Sational banks upon a fair and equitable basis, was read, and President Liddle referred the same to the Finance Committee. .1 . A copy of House File 595, being an act to amend Chanter 191 of the Session Laws of 1929, for establishing a State Employee Retirement Fund, to the effect that the provisions of the said.Clkapter.191,. shall extend to county, city, village, town or school district employes, was read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, the said proposed,legislat ion was referred to theltayor and City Clerk for their explana- tion to the local employes,conoerned. The City Engineer submitted a.proposed grade line for Second Street Northwe between Thirteenth Avenue Northwest, and Sixteenth Avenue Northwest. The following olAims were read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, the same were allowed, 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: 'Estella M. Wright $8.25, Health Office Intact Offic( Fund. $10.00, Railway;Express Agency $1,57, Schmidt Printing Co. $17,80, Miller -Davis Company $4.60, Town Taxi $2.50, Tiffin Wagon.& Truck Co. 02.00, Acme Chemical Co. 05, City of Rochester, Light Department $4 88, C. Leslie Gray, et. al. $35.002 L. A. Fell et, al. %32.50,F. N. Brown, et, al. $30.00, A. R. Nachreiner, et. al., 1,27,50, Chas. L,. Pa.lmerlee, et. al.$t30:009 J. L. Mrachek, et. al. 0,32.50, Ernest H. Reiter, et. al. 36.25, J. M. Norton,et. al. $30,009 S. Utzinger, et. al. $32.509 T. F. Kennedy, et. al. $35.60.3 F. L. Fox, et. al. $35:00, W. H. Sykes, et. al. $37.50, Erwin C. Ru4z, et. al. $37.50, John Stephan, et.!al. $30,00, Edward Jacobs, et. al.$r 356'00j From the Street and'Alley Fund: Women's Civic League of Rochester 198,31, City of Rochester, Light Dept. $6.47, Minneapolis Iron Stores,Co. $19.01, Warner Hardware cRmpany $700; From the Fire Protection Fund: Beal Body & Radiator Co, $.26,Rochester Grocer Co $114-02, W. S. Darley &.Co,.$44.36, Fire Protection Magazine $1.50, S.S. lKresge Coi $2.40, Ahrens -Fox Fire Engine Co $16.01; From the Sewer Fund: City of Rochester, Water Dept. $17.71, City of Rochester, Light Dept. $25..80, City of Rochester, Light Dept. $75.60; From the Permanent Improvement'Revolving Fund: Elk's Home Association $19.41 Y. M. C. A-. �1,25.00, Congregational Church $41.32; From the Lighting Fund: City of Rochester, Light Department $171.70, City of Rochester, Light Department, $193.03, City of Rochester, Light Department $4.38, t City of Rochester, Light Department $2,74; From the Park •Improvement ._`Funds Woodhouse .,Brothers , 021.20, Rochester Egg & Poultry Co, $2.881, Vrughari's Seed Ztore..130'614,R.oehester Grocer Company 418061"Ral -h B. Compton -$7l'.94,, Bemels ..Auto "Wreaking Co. $40, Jacobson Mfg. Co, �1,146,90, Brown Knopp Agency.$35.25., American Cast Iron Pipe Co. $27.80t Alderman Amundsen introduced the following'resolution which was reed: "Be it resolved by the Common Council r'of 'the City of Rochester, 'Minnesota: ; E J That the abstract grade line proposed pty:iChas.. He Armstrong, City Engineer, for an extablished grade line for that part of Second Street ` Northwest, between Thirteenth Avenue Northwest;' aiid. �81-k eent2 Avenue Northwest, i be and the same is hereby adopted as the esteblished grade line for that part of Second Street Northwest, and'itt is hereby ordered `that the said abstract of � ecord ." grade line be placed on record,."' Upon motion by Rommel, second. by. Hicks, that the_. said resolution -be adopted as reed, and all voting in favor thereof,,President Liddle declared the aid resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Dallman introduced the following •.resolution, which was ' ead: , "Whereas, The payment of the paving refund account to S. 0..Sander- on created an oVerdi%ft in the Permanent I rbvement'Revolving Revolvin Fund mP , in ddit ion to that taken up by the temporary transfer....;made from the General Pund hnuarj 5th,1931, and R ' WHEREAS It is deemed expedient fiat a temporary transfer be mane • from the - General Pund. to cover. this overdraft, of,1975004 in, the, Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund; SO THEREFORE; Be it resolved the Common Council of the City of P `' y .by Rochester, MiAnesota: • + That the sum of $750.34 •is hereby appropriated from the General nd of said City and it is ordered that,,the,rsaidssust be paid to the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund of said City for a temporary transfer, which said mount shall -be returned to the General. Fund `se .s ooi as. there are sufficient nds in the Permanent Improvement Revolving-Pund realized from collection of { special assesemente certified for eolleotion.in 1931. •The Mayor and City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized and ;. irected to draw a warrant upon ,thq . City .Treasures -.:arid, wake t$e payment as rovided.herein." Y Upon motion by Hicks, second by,..Dallman, that -the said resolution be f: dopted as read, and ail voting in favor thereof,: President .Liddle declared the • , ;; __ w said resolution ,duly passed and adopted. Alderman Miller introduced the following,resollitionwhich was _ "WHEREAS, The Common Council of the Vit{y `of Rochester Minnesota •' vem it, expedient and necessary that a -local pub}lic ,-improvement', the coat' and xpenae of which shall be paid for by,special asseesmenta'levied by law, be 4 7 ade in said City of Rochester Minnesota t i:a said improvement being described ' s follows: .. .:5:�-`%►1+�-`:f. i.,.:+'�f �".:- h •a . ..�--:r..sz .�nt .•..�,;, r x� %g-g:`',%'y - r 61 I The; grading of Second Street.Northwest from a point 18 feet East of the West line of Thirteenth Avenii'e Northwest to a point 33 feet West of the East line of Sixteenth Avenue Northwest,to a- grade to conform to the curb and: gutter now in place to a width of 24 feet, being 12Jfoet in width on each of the. North and South sides of the denter line of" the zsaid part of Second Street Northwest. SO THEREFORB, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, That a public hearing of all persons and parties interested in the said improvement will be helt.at 7:30 0' 01001C P.M., on March llth,1931, in the Council Chambers, .in the City.;Hall=, yin said City, .at which time and IFlejoe all persons inter - sated in the said isor` ovement- may appear and be heard by said Common Council- in relation. to the said,, improvomeptlb The City Clerk :is hereby ordered and directed to cause to be published in the official newspaper of Bald City a notice to all interested persons and parties of the time, place and purpose :of said meeting and hearing+. Upon motion by Miller, second by Dallman, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and 'all -voting in. favor thereof,' President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed avd ad optedit The Common Counicil oaavassed- the returns of the Primary. Election held on February 24th1931*` Alderman Amundsen introduced the 'following resolution, which vela toads 'Be it resolved: by the: 'Common- 'Counoil of the City .'of Rochester: That the f0110wing is 's tabulated 'statement of the number of the votes cast f each pers cam at the Primary Election held on the 24th day. of Februarcy,A„ oDii1931, in the City of Rochester, as ' determine d by' said Common Council on tile; canvass of the returns of the said Primary Election, made.:.the - 25th` day .of February,. 1931, andi, that the said pa,kij6"#l6,bgtWnt !a hereby declared to show the results of the said Primary Eleotioni Office and .Said tabulated statement is as follows: lot Ward Didtrict No 2nd Ward .3rd Ward District Nb. - 3 District No Mayor Matthew F.Eusterman 45 47 62 61 73 75 87 89 119 135 J.T011emmon, 58 78 80 140 218 122 132 118 139 127 Julius J,Reiter108 141 131 71 84 151 143 88 118 82 CITY ASSESSOR: Hubert'J:Harvey 71 96 James Kelly, 41 71 Ralph I. LaPlant69 65 James H,� Starkey29 34 ALDERMAN OF SECOND WARD: Louis Co Fahrman, Jr. Chris R. Knutzen, T om Moody, Emil Reiter, Paul L.-Rommel, 32 84 137 49 48 58 66 137 80 78 86 101 139 136 117 1143 1630 1874 83 51 70 131 108 .-47 74 77 59 50 78 54 Al 1110 90 65 103 108 113 88 106 75 40 87 114 98; 70 1267 80 97 143 72 109 119 148 148 49 82 149 68 .65 1463 17 58 39 35 31. 33 48 43 28 28 72 46 44 583 29 37 23 44 18 152 40 18 26 51 31 164 181 175 84 123 110 673 5 9 15 12 8 49' 93 124 137 135 168 857 Be it, further resolved: That J. Zj Lemmon and Julius. J, Reiter are hereby declared to be candidates for Mayor of the City of Rochester, at the Charter Elects to be held March 10th,1931j ►r kl t e Fc i, 6 t' i. -- 1 .j y .. ' James Kelly and Ralph I. • LaPlant . are hereby declared to be candidates for City Adeessor of -the. City of.. Rochester,,_at the Charter Election to be held march 10th,1931; Tom 6Moody and Paul L..Rommel are hereby decla�.to,be candidates ' for Alderman o f the Second Ward of said City st 'the Charter Election tLe be. i held march 10th,1931; ` r ; Now, Be it further resolved by the said Common Councils' That the following name& persons are nominated candidates for the #. following offioes; Jj T. Lemmon and Julius J. Reiter for tthe"office 'of Mayor 'of said jj 'City; t , James Kelly and Ralph I* LaPlant for the office of City Assessor t, of said _City; Tom Mgody and' Paul L . Rommel, for ,therfoffioe of Alderman 'of the Second Ward of said City; u And the City Clerk of said City li hereby instructed to cause the names of the said persons too be .printed 'asf �oandidate`s'-for.- said resptotive offices upon the official ballota at the coming Charter Election tovnbe held March l0th0193l " ik • Upon motion by Rommel.,.. second -by 'Dal,'thezt :the rsaid resolution be adopted as read, add all voting in favor tharecf, PFesidtent: Liddle declared the said resolution duly t y passed and; adopted,.>'_ :;�: � '._ .: r1 The ,j%yor reported the ;soliaitetic�n 4ol ;tAu t� gas.. �arraack; �'ihat a � 4• .. signalling device which 'he has- for .aa'les 'be' .'itsetledc year all .City, owned ` motw vbhicles, end PresidentLiddle'thereferre matter; to the Purchasing ' Committee and the, heads of all Cite tDepartmente.� :% r t lv ; _ . 'tJ:3'7:'••3t'; Upon motion by Hicks, second by Adundeen,. -the City Attorney, w.as::. authorized and directed to replevin a feed cutter purchased .from. Dri Chas- T.. $. Granger for use of_the. Board of Park nowise.loners..,_m.Moh._ia-now_in the i hands of one A - M . Crayv A . -Upon motion by Hicks,. second- the• 'Comes Council' adjourned;; Pity Clerk;_: 11 .i .