HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-27-1931Minutes of a special meeting of. the Common -Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers, in the City Hall, in said City,
St 1:15 o' clot P .M. , on Ida 27t ,193�,. � � � o •
Roll Call: Present:. Liddle, Amundsen,AHicks; Miller, Vihstadt. Absent:
Rommel.
The call for the special meeting was read; said meeting having been
called for the purpose of action on change' in plans of Reid,Adurdoch & Company for
the construction of surface drainage sewer facilities from their canning factory,
and any other business,that the said Common Council might deem proper.
The yetition of Reid,Murdoeh & Company asking for the right to construct,
maintain and operatq,at a depth of approximately six_ feet,or more, a twenty four
inch sewer running through, under, and along the easterly side of Broadway Street
South and Trunk Highway No.59, as they cross what is commonly known as Soldier
Field, and emptying into the Zumbro.,River at a point at or near the bridge which is
to be built across the said rfter on said street and highway, for the purpose of
emptying storm sewer water into said river and waste Water from the canning plant
of the petitioner after the samehas been through its disposal plant, was read, and
after Common Council donsideration of this petition, President Liddle ordered that
it be placed on file.
The petition of many residents of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, asking
that this privilege be granted, was read; and'President Liddle ordered that tha
same be placed on file.
Alderman Vihstadt, introduced the following; resolution, which was read:
"WEREAS, Reid,Murdoeh & Company has filed a petition, dated March 27, 1931,
requesting that it be granted the right to eonstruct,mainttin and operate a sewer
along and under the street and highway hereinafter mentioned; and
WIDI:WAS the petitioner has obtained the consent of the State Highway
Department to the construction of said sewer; and
WTF,"IRFAS It dVJ3aArs to the Common Council that the construct ion,maintens.r..ce
and operation of said" sewer will not ixt erfere with or prevent any public use of
the street and highway along and under which the same will be built and that said
petition should be granted: -Now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that said
petition be, and the same hereby is, granted and that said Reid,M•ardoch & Company,
its successors and assigns, be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered and
granted the right to construct, maintain and operate, at a depth. of approximately
six feet or more, a twenty four inch sewer running through, under and along the
easterly side of Broadway Street South and Trunk Highway No.59 as they cross what Is
commonly known as Soldiers"?ield in said City of Rochester, in Olmsted County,
Minnesota, and emptying into the Zumbro river at a point at or near, the bridge to be
built across said river on said street and highway, togetU.er with the right to enter
thereupon for the purpose . of l"ing such sewer, and after each such entry said
premises shall be restored so nedrly as practicable to the same condition as before
such entry and no unnecessary damage or waste shall be committed thereon.
Said sewer is to' be used only for the purpose of empty1mr, storm water into
said river, and waste water from the canning plant of the petitioner after the same
has been pissed through its disposal plant, and no sanitary sewage whatever shall
be discharged into said sewer, and said river shall not be polluted.
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Reid, Murdoch & Company shall indemnify the . city of Rochester for
all damages to person and/or property which it._MY suffer on account of the
construeton and maintenance of said sewer.
Should the city build a trunk line sewer ",ex enforgtto Sixth Street
water running
Southwest and Southeast of sufficient capacity. t
through said first mentioned sewer and of such depth that the same may e
connected to said trunk line sewer with gravity Peed thereto, peid, Murdoch
Company, ' if requested so to do by the City of Rochester, shall connect said
sewer with such trunk line sewer at its own expense,
Upon motion by Ricks, second by Amundsen,'that'the said resolution
be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle
declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
S, local manager of the Reid, Murdoch & Company, stated
that his company intends to retain connections with the City of Rochester
surface drainage sewer system and said that:during the surmer season,
whenever it might be deemed necessary, his company will flush the city surface
drainage system in that section of the Oity, and also offered the use of
their water -storage 3n case of an emergency"A. any time except in the three
months of the canning season.
Upon motion b 1cY>s, second by Vihstadt, the Comecon Council
adjourned.
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