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Minutes of snspeoial meeting of the Common Council of the City
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'of 'Rochester Minnesota held, in the Council Chambers 'in the City Hall in
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said City, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., on April . 20th,* 1931.
Meeting called to order ' by President Liddle 'fK_,:
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Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Dallman, Hicks, Miller, Moody, Vih-
stadt. Absent: AldermanAmundsen.,
The call for the special meeting was read; said meeting being
called for the purpose of consideration of the status of the so-called
"belt line" paving, grading, and bridge contract matters as the same
are affected by the delay in acquisition of right of -way,Cnd any other
business that the said Common Council might deep proper.
S. Rex Green, Engineer of Right of Kay, and J... C. Robbers,
Division Engineer, were present and represented the State of Minnesota,
Highway Department,and Geo..W. Granger was present and represented the
Reid,Murdoch & Company and Ralph Baihly,
George W. Granger,for his clients stated
,//that what is needed along the
North side of Twelfth Street Southeast, between Third Avenue Southeast and
the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company tracks for highway purposes can
be secured by the State of Minnesota for what the .property cost the company
he, represented, but that he was not : authorized to place th-:� valuation on
the North 70 feet of the Reid,Murdoch�C many property lying South of
Twelfth Street Southeast and between Third Avenue Southeast and the
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company tracks, nor was he in a position
to place af%tVM# on the amount of damage that, the construction of the
proposed highway will be to their canning factory, especially through the
grading of an approach for an overhead crossing over the Chicago. Great
Western Railroad Company tracks when such becomes necessary.
Mr. Granger gave out the information that the land to be taken
'or the.new Trunk Highway #59 going sou 'can be purchased on the same
as,is of whdt his clients are to pay per acre, plus the original option
oat and the renewal option costs and other carrying obarges• pro rated.
o the aoftage lbnvolved� and `confirmed the agreement made that for each
)no hundred (100) feet in width purchased for highway purposed the Reid, +
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urdooh/tompany 11111 donate another one hundred - (100) feet in order _ to
eke the right of way two hundred (200) feet wide, and he also wav authority
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or an offer that the Reid Murdocly Company will accept their option
ca wage rate plus the option costs $* overhead charges for such property
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as will be - taken,1n continuing , the proposed trunk highways Nos. 7, *Ad 20 West from
the Chicago Great-Western.Rail>roed Company tracks, where the same will arose the
property of the conoernhe4repre$ented.
When Mr. Green, asked Mr._ Granger for what he thought would be the amount
of damages that his company would demand ,for the effect that the new trunk highways
No. 7 and 20, would have on their property South of .Twelfth Street Southeast and
between the railroad..tracke.and Third Avenue Southeast, Mr. Granger said that he had
no idea what his company would want as the matter had never been discussed; the
canning Company haying expeoted.that Co�maissioners would be appointed foF the condem
nation of the Ilands necessary and that their award made would be decided in District
Court, if it was not datisfaot.ory to either party concerned.
Mr. Green then stated that C. U.-Babcock, Commissioner of Highways, had
authorized him to say :that the Highway Department would settle with Mr.,Ralph
Baihly by paying him $75004:00.instead of the $10254,00.given by the Commissioners in
condemnation for the .15.12 acres which will,be taken for the new routing of trunk
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highways No. 7 and 20, at which Mr. Granger said that he and his client would take
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the offer of settlement under consideration.
During the above discussion, President Liddle excused Alderman Dallman
who left the Council Chambers.
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Vihsta.dt, the License Committee and
the City Attorney were instructed to confer with Bemel Brothers relative to the
early removal of their junk yard ,to its new location in the Golden Hill Addition.
Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Hicks, the Street and Alley Committee
and the. City Engineer were instructed to investigate locations for a City gravel
pit and take tests thereof and to dtcure 'proposals for the furnishing of gravel
from these various proposed gravel pits.
Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Miller, the matter of using the
aerial motor truck for advertising the City. Hall bond issue at the special
election April '21st, 1931, was approved.
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Vihetadt, the Common Council adjourned.
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