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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, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., on May llth,1931.
Meeting called to order by President Liddle,
Hicks,
Roll Call, Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Dallma.n,/Miller, Moody, Vihstadt.
Absent: None. I
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.Upon motion ,by Vihstadt, second by Dallman, the minutes of the meetings
held on April 22nd,1931, April 27th,1931, and May 4th,1931, were each approved.
This being the time and place fixed for the opening of proposals for the
furnishing and installation of a traffic signal system, the following proposals
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Rochester Electric Company: $2491.00 for general contract, add $149.60
for alternate A., add $547.40 for abjer.nate B.; add $$279.50 for alternate C.;
H. & H. Electric Company: for�General Electric equipment, general contract
$,2695.90, add $152.90 for Alternate A. add $485.00 for Alternate B. add $285.00
for Alternate C. (No certified check accompanied this bid);
H. & H. Electric Company: for Eagle Signal Sales Corporation equipment,
general contract 12512.00, alternate A. add 0152.90, alternate B. add $553,80,
alternate C. add $288.50;
L. A. Kepp Electric Company, for General Electric Company, equipment:
general contract $2292.00, alternate A. add $57.001, alternate B. add $481.00,
alternate C. add $251.00; alternate D. not specificed add $30.00, alternate E.
not specified add $180,00;
L. A. KEPP ELECTRIC COMPANY, for Crouse -Hinds Company equipment: General
contract %197.00, alternate A. add $57,00, alternate B. add $617.009 alternate C.
add 1251.00, alternate D. not specified add 130.00, alternate E. not specified
add 1180.00.
President Liddle referred the above proposals to the Lighting Committee,
the Superintendent of the Electric Light Plant and the City Engineer for their
consideration and their re c ommendat ions .
The following majority report and recoibmendation of the above mentioned
Committee was read, and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file:
"Rochester, Minn.
May llth, 1931,
Honorable Common Council,
City of Rochester, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
II Your committee appointed to tabulate the bids on the furnishing
of traffic signals to the City of Rochester reports and recommends as follows:
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The bid of L. A. Kepp Electric Co. on G.E.equipment on 2 way f
signal, including feeders for same, for the sum of Two thousand eight
hundred sixty and no/100(12860.00) Dollars is low and we recommend'its
acceptance by the Common Council and that the contract for the
installation of same be awarded to the said Company,
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By F. W. Miller, Chairman.
H.F.Vihst adt ,L
B. Amundsen,
L.A.Cowles,Supt.of
Electric Light Plant."
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' The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending
May 4th,1931, showing criminal fines collected $80.00, civil fees received
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qp4.60, court costs charged to Olmsted County f3.80, and fines collected due
to Olmsted County $26.40, and for the week ending May llth,1931, showing
criminal fines eol�ected $65,90, civil fees received 12.50, and court
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costs charged to Olmsted County .114.15, were each read, and President Liddle '
referred the same to the City Attorney.
Upon motion by Vihstadt , second by Amundsen, the sum of �r26.4 0 t
was appropriated from the General Fund and it was ordered that the said sum
be paid to.Olmsted County,,Minnesota, for local Municipal Court fines
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collected due to Olmsted County, !:�s
The report of the Building and Electrical Inspector for the month
of April, 1931, showing building inspection fees collected in the amount of
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$39.00, and electrical inspection'fees collected in the amount of ,$17.25,
was read, and as Alderman Hicks, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
stated that he had checked this report and found the same to be correct,
President. Liddle ordered that this report be , placed on file.
The City Engineer'$ trial balance on disbursements in his
department for the month of March,2'7th;1931, to April 30th,1931, was
laid before the Common Council, and President Liddle ordered the same
placed on file.
The report of the Health Offioer,for the City Farm, for the month
of April 1931, showing receipts in the amount of $2924.63, disbursements in
the amount of $4724.18, and an overdraft of $1746.04, was read, and
;.President Liddle ordered the same placed on file.
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Theapplication of Ida F. Horton for a soft drin4 dealers license
'at No.15 First Street Southwest, was read, and upon motion by Hicks,
;second by Moody, license was granted.
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The applieationsof Cle:rence King, Walter Wilke, Homer M. Strangeway, Wm.
M. Jenkins, Rudolph Hinrieks, and Leo Struif for drivers licenses were each read,
and upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Dallman, licenses were granted.
The following appointment of Special Patrolmen, was read, and President
Liddle ordered the same placed on file:
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Honorable Common Council..
City ,of Rochester, Minn.
Gentlemen:
"Rochester, Minn.,
May 5, 1931.
I hereby appoint the following persons as Special Patrolmen
for May 51, 1931, to serve while Regular Patrolmen are taking Civil
Service examinations:
Walter H. Newsome
Geo, Sehmelzer
Frank Stoppel
0. E. McCoy
John W. McCoy
Respectfully
Julius J. Reiter
Mayor of said City. "
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, the matter of fixing the salary
of the Chief of Police for the current official year was adjourned and continued to
a meeting of this Common Council, which is to be held at 2:00 o'clock P.M., on
June 1st , 1931.
The following communication from the Mayor was read and President Liddle
ordered the same placed on file:
"Rochester, Minnesota,
May llth, 1931
The Honorable Common Council,
City of Rochester,
Rochester, Minnesota.
'Gent lemon: -
The matter of construction of the "Belt Line or Memorial Drive"
around the South side of the city seems to be at a st^ndstill,and it is
time that the citizens of Rochester were given some information as to what
is going to be done to get construction work started.
It is my understanding that before the Reid Murdock plant was
built the State Highway Department sent representatives to Rochester and
outlined the plans of the State with regard to the construction of this
Belt Line. After hearing the plan of the State the Reid Murdock Company
located their plant on the present site, knowing at the time that it would
be a matter of but a few years before they would have paved highways from
all directions leading to their factory.
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It has been stated by representatives of the Reid Murddek Company
that this matter is between the State Highway Department and the Reid
Murdock Company, The City of'Rochester has a very vital interest in
this matter. Whm Mr. Babcock advised the City some few years ago that
his Department was ready to go ahead with the construction of this Belt
Line, the City Council called a bond election and voted $50,000.00 bonds
to construct a new Fire Hall to replace .the old building so the Highway
Department could extend South Broadway, or Highway 59, The City Council
also gave a full width right-of-way through the East side of Soldiers
Field for the extension of Highway 59. When the Highway Department asked
for right-of-way along the South side of Soldiers Field for the Belt Line,
the City Council gave the required land._ The only charge made by the
City for -all of the above mentioned right-of-way was 01,600,00 to cover
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the cost of re -locating the greens on Soldiers Field Golf Course.
From the above facts, it is plain to see that the City of.
Rochester is interested in this matter.
1 The City is also interested from the angle of employment. g .During
the last few years marry of our laboring people have not had work. The
State government recently passed a bond issue* amounting to $15,000,,000.00
for road construction primarily to relieve the unemployment situation.
Now after all the efforts of the_State, City of Rochester, Good Roads
Committees, and American Legion members, the Reid -Murdock Company
arbitrarily insists on damages because an overhead crossing is to be
built over the Chicago Great Western Railway.
Some seven years ago the Rochester Post of the:Ameriean Legion
started agitation for the construction of this Belt Line, or as they
call it,nMemorial Drive." After the State Highway Department decided to
build it, the City cooperated, removed the old fire hall and built a new
one, and gave required right-of-way through Soldiers Field, the Reid Mur-
dock Company should cooperate now and donate right-of-way free of charge
to the State Highway Department as Reid Murdock is receiving more .benefits
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than anybody else concerned. They will have paved highwaysto haul corn.
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j and peas to their plant from all directions. They are not entitled to
any damages to their building. They prefer to be outside - of the city, and
as they do not want to be a part of the city, an elevated crossing should
not damage their property.
I suggest that unless action is taken at once to start work on this
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D. ! Belt Lane project that the Common Council ask the cooperation of the,
American Legion, Commercial Club and Good Roads Committees of the City
1 to meet with them and to formulate some plan whereby this world will be
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started at once.
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Respectfully,
'! Julius J. Reiter, Mayor. "
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, the Chair was requested
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to appoint a Committee from the Common Council to meet with the Committees
from the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Olmsted County Business Men's
;'Association, the Rochester Auto Club, Good Roads Association, the American
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i �! Legion, the Trades and Labor Assembly, and the Park Board, appointed to
1eentralize the efforts towards securing the right-of-way for the so-called
"Belt Line "in order that the bridge, grading and paving contracts may not
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be longer delayed, and President Liddle accordingly appointed the Street
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Alderman Amundsenintroduced the following resolution, which was read:
"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota:
That the bid and proposal of L. A. Kepp Electric Company for the furnishing
and installation of a traffic signal system for the said City, being traffic signals
at the intersection of Broadway Street North and South and Center Street East and
West, Broadway Street South and First Street Southwest and Southeast, and Broadway
Street South and Second Street Southwest and Southeast, in accordance with the plans,
and specifications for the said traffic signal system which are now on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said City, viz:
Main bid according to specifications for signals G.E,equipment 2292,00
Feeder for one way signal, additional Alternate "A" 57.00
RMKK for two way signal, additional Alternate "B" 481.00
Two way signals, feeder for, additional Alternate W 30.00
Total bid of $ 2860,00
Less Alternate "D" not specified, 30,00
$ 2850,00
be and the said bid and proposal is hereby accepted.
The amount of the bond to be given by the said contractor is hereby
fixed at the sum of $2860.00."
Upon motion by Miller , second by Vihstadt ,that the said resolution
be adopted as read, and all +voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the
said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Unon motion by Vihstadt, second by Dallman, the sum of 8113.03 was
appropriated from the Street and Alley Fund and it was ordered that the same be
paid to Otto Tornow as compensation In --full for injury sustained by him on
February 23rd,1931, while using ,a. paint spray gun in the City Warehouse, he
having returned to work on April 8th,1931, after a disability of six (6) weeks
and one (1) day at $18.33 per week.
Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Amundsen, it was ordered that the
certified checks of the unsuccessful bidders for the furnishing and installation
of traffic signal system, be returned to them.
An estimate prepared by the City Engineer in favor of the Rochester Ice
& Fuel Company, showing the sum of $870,68 as being due for the furnishing of
thirty (30) tons of calcium chloride in DLW car No.44126, was read, and President
Liddle ordered the same placed on file.
The following majority Committee report was.read, all members of the
Committee having signed the report and recommendation except the City Engineer:
"Rochester, Minnesota,
May 11, 1931,
Honorable Mayor and Common Council,
City of Rochester, Minnesota.
Gentlemen: '
Your Committee appointed for selection of temporary municipal
offices during the eracting and constructing of a new City Hall recommend
that the following locations be rented for the offices named to commence
when the wreaking of the old City Hall is started except that the
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offices for the City Assessor and the Social Telfare Worker be
engaged commencing May 16t h,1931:
The Police Station and City Jail to be in the building owned by the
Schuster Realty Company at No.322 First Avenue Southwest, formerly
occupied by the Anderson Tire Shop, at a rental of $100.00 per month.
The City Clerk: 3 rooms and two vaults (one vault to be used jointly
with the City Engineer), on the second floor of the Union National
Bank Building,
The Building and Electrical Inspector, one room on the second
floor of the Union National Bank Building.
The City Engineer, one room on the second floor of the Union National
Bank Building.
The above mentioned five offices to be at a total rental price of
$75.00 per month.
City Assessor, Room No.13 on the second floor of the Boston Clothing
Store building at $22.00 per month. ,
Social Welfare Worker, Room No.12 on the seeont floor of the Boston
Clothing Store building at $18.00 per month.
Council Chambers and Municipal Court, Second floor, back room, in
Chamber of Commerce Building, at $50.00 per month.
Respectfully submitted,
THE PUBLIC GROUNDS COMMITTEE
By A. A.:Hioks.Chairman
F.W.Millev
Tom Moody,
A.F.Wri'ght,City Clerk."
Upon motion by Hioks,seeond by Moody theabove_quoted reoommendaticai
re: temporary Offices, were approved; all voting in, favor therdof except,,
Alderman Vihstadt, who voted "Nay".
The City Clerk reported,and asked that the same be made a matter
lof record, that he had served certified copies of the resolution of this
Common Council, adopting Chaptqr 307 of the Minnesota Laws for 19310 being
a law to provide for the retirement of public employes, upon the heads of
each and every department of the City, and that he had received the receipt
,;for this service from eac14 of the department heads except from the City
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;Engineer who c :! not give him a receipt for the service; the service of these
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j`:certified copies being upon C. H. Armstrong, City Engineer; Dr. J.E. Crewe,
iBoard of Health member; C-. E. Ginther, Chief of the Fire Department; W. W.
;Churchill, President of the Library Board; A. B. Sanford, President of the
iBoard of Education; James T. Spillane, City attorney; Eugene Schwarz,
Superintendent of the Water Department; A. J. 1,entfer, Secretary of the
Public Utility Board; Dr, F. H. Powers, member of Board of Health; L. A.
!Cowles, Superintendent of the Electric Light Plant; C. W. Oesterreich,
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resident of the Public Utility Board; Ralph I. LaPlant, City Assessor;
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H. H. Saholt, Chief of Police; 0. E. McCoy, City Weighmaster and Custodian of City
Hall; Wm. R. Jones, City Scavenger and'City Dog Catcher; Don E. Postier, Building
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�I and Electrical Inspector; T. J. Costello, Superintendent of City Farm; Burt Elliott
Eaton, Municipal Judge; Mrs. Laura E. Parkin, Secretary of Women's Civic League;
�I A. R. Nachreiner, President of Park Board; Julius J. Reiter e h , M yor; and Dr. C. H.
Mayo Health Officer.
Alderman Moody introduced a resolution appropriating '`$443.92 from the
Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the Rochester Egg & Poultry
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Company for grass seed, etc., furnished, which was read.
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said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Ij Alderman Moody introduced a resolution appropriating 02156,73 from the
h Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to Wm. C. Fraser & Son, as final
estimate on contract for Soldier Field water system, which was read.
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Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Moody, that the said resolution be
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adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the
said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Vihstadt introduced a resolution appropriating $249,85 from the
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Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the Jewell Nursery Company for
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iII trees, shrubbery, roses, etc... which was read.
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adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the
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Alderman Vihstadt introduced a resolution appropriating $278.58 from the
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Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint
Company, for concrete primer, I)ark bench green enamel, floor varnish, brushes, etc.,
which was read.
Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Moody, that the said resolution be
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j said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Amundsen introduced the following resolution, which was read:
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"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota:
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i That the sum of $39,53 is hereby appropriated and it is ordered that the
same be paid to the Phillips Petroleum Company for gasoline furnished during the period
April 6th, 1931, to April 21st,1931,inelusive; %$85.88 thereof to be from the General
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Fund and 1223.65 thereof to be from.. the Street and Alley Fund,
The Mayor and City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized and directed
to draw warrants for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance herewith, and
cause said a ,p yment to be made. "
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Upon motion by Hicka, second by Dallman, that the said resolution -
be adopted a' read, and all voting in favor thereof, , President Liddle
declared the said resolution duly passed and'ad'opted.
Alderman Miller introduced a resolution appropriating 11246,85 from
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the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the Mayo Trust Fund
for payrolls for labor during the period ending May 8th',1931, which was
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i Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Miller, that the said resolu-
tion be adopted as 'read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle
declared the said resolution duly,passed and adopted.
Alderman Dallman introduced a resolution appropriating <$355.53 from
the General Fund and ordering payment made to the Rochester Post -Bulletin
for official publications and printing during Apri1,1931, which was read.
Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Dallman, that the said resolu-
tion be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thurecf, President Liddle
declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Hicks introduced a resolution appr opriat ing 1870.68 from
the General Fund and ordering payment made to the Rochester Ice & Fuel
Company for thirty (30) tons of calcium chloride, shipped in DLW car No.
441261, which was read.
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 and adopted.
Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Amundsen, it was ordered that
proceedings be prepared for the payment of the recently made loan of
A2500.00 from the First National Bank for use in the City Farm Fund, and
that a tenporary transfer be made from the General Fund to furnish the
I! moneys needed in the City Farm Fund, the temporary transfer to carry
provision that the Seneral Fund shall be reimbursed by the same interest
rate that the present loan carries.
The following claims were read, and upon motion by Hicks, second
by Vihstadt, 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: George Schmelzer $2.50,W.H.Newsome 02.50,
Frank Stoppel' a$2.50,John W. McCoy $2,50, O.E.MeCoy $2.50, Western Union
$1.62,Roehester Chamber of Commerce 815,00, Fratzke Brothers 8,131.00,
H. S. Adams t25.24,Oreutt Sign Shop $10.00, Star Laundry $1.50,Rude Kruger
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$$3.00, Rochester Post -Bulletin $$1975, Health Office Intact Office Fund $10,00,
Weber & Judd Company $4.75, Quality Print Shop .133.75; Schmidt Printing Company
?$45.00, Rochester Table Supply $.60,Independent School District No, 8 12.109
W. C. Danielson $3 40, Paul Mross $1.00, Rochester Post -Bulletin '0.90, Williams
Carr $68.90, Dr. F. H. Powers $3.00, H. S. Adams $3.45, Midland Lumber -Co. 81.15,
Semsch Display Service 110,00, Standard Oil Company 1.91, Co G. W. R. R. Co. .88,
City of Rochester, .Water .Department $78,03, George R. Gelatt, Sheriff $1.29,00, H.
S.Adams $7.18,.Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. 86.90, Schmidt Printing Company
$26.g5,, Botsford Lumber Company %7.5Q, Interstate Power Co. $3.45, Weber &Judd
Company 12.35, Hayes -Lucas & Green $6,00'.. Railway Express Agency 9$.84, Standard Oil
Company 18,83, Olmsted County Oil Company $$4.15, The Wigwam .861.15, Quality Print
Shop $8,5Q, Mayo Priebe $$.99, Foster Battery Co. $$2.50, ,H. P,! H. Electric Co. $2.95,
Home Laundry $$3,60, Pioneer Service Station $$45.91, Roc? -,ester Plumbing & Heating
Company $3.20, Yellow Cab Company $3.45, Postier Kruger Company, Inc. n2.45,
Hanson Hardware Company 13.QO, A. H. Foster Electric Company °$8.851, B. Amundsen
$121.11,
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Gamewell Company $$5.87, Dodge Lumber & Fuel
Co. $42.61, O.G.Hanson &
Son 81).22.I
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Nelson $$.75, pity of Rochester, Light Dept.
$1,98, Tri-State, Telephone
& Telegraph Co. $62,85;
From the Street and Alley Purrd: Nelson Tire Service, Inc. $2.25, Wicker
Corporation $$58.29, Northwest Outlet' Stores' 130,00, Olmsted County Oil Company
$3.25, General Tractor & Equipment Co. $8.05, Midland Lumber Company $$6.40,
Star Laundry $1.50, Dalsbo Electric Co. $.50, CoOperative Oil Co. $$1.30, Woodhouse
Brothers $.35, Hayes -Lucas & Green $6.00, B. W. 91 Leo Harris Company $22.00, Standard
Oil Company `Z5.89, 0. G. Hanson & Son $3.951, Fratzke Brothers A,50, M. Nel scn
$2.002 Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $$.65;
From the Fire Protection Fund: Dodge Lumber & Fuel Company $61.93, Home
Oil Company $11.70, Joy Brothers Motor Car Company $$.48, M. Nelson A,.50, John
McHugh $$5,75, Electric Supply Co. $$5.25, 0. G. Hanson & Son $$32.43, Star Laundry
$19.65, Kris Nielson $152.00, R. C. Drips Grocer Company ?$7.41, The Ahrens Fox
Fire Engine Company $$55,.18, Midwest Fire Apparatus, Inc., A,U6.66, Railway Express
Agency $1,74, Quality Print Shop $$26.50, E. A. Knowlton Co. 9$3.00, Woodhouse
Brothers 81.3.8-, H. & H. Electric Company $$ 41.00, Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph
Company $13.80; The Gamewell Company $121.80;
From the Sewer Fund: H. & H. Electric Company 12.00, Chicago & Northwes-
tern Railway Co. ?$1.03,' Tri-State Telephone N Telegraph Company $$5.75, Star
Laundry $3.00, City of Rocheste;, Light Department 1122.05, City of Rochester,
Light Department $14,40, Iowa Pipe & Tile Co. 131.20, Electric Supply Co. 84.50, '
Dodge Lumber & Fuel Co. $46.96, O.G.Hanson & Son $1.20, Fratzke Bros. $$.95,M.Nelson
$$0.50;
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From the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund:
$9.85, Sewer Fund `t5.77;
General Fund
L ,From the Perk Improvement Fund: Ee,gle Drug Store A1,75, Hanson.
Hardware Company $9.45, Dodge ?.,umber R, Fuel Company 191,,36, China Hall
1M .51, City of Rochester, Light Department $2.97, B4ihly'n Cash 14arket
1 64.90, Witte Transportation Company 826.54, George Atkinson $20.76,
Wm. H. Ziegler Company, $12.32, Edward Zuehlke 114.00, R. C. Drips Grocer
Co., Co.
Company $4.80, Electric Supply/ A171.16, Electric Supply / 72.86, .Ellis
Motor Company '13.85, H, S. Adams $17.65, Fratzke Frothers $84,08, O.G.
Hanson Son $34.63, Interstate Poweg Company $1,65, Herman F�arau $26.50,
Y.ahler Corporation 1)10.00, Rochester Electric Company $24.19, McElligott
Welding Company $2.25,•Me Nelson $1.75, Nelson Tire Service, Inc. $7,75,
Olmsted County Oil Company ,1157,33, 0, E, Paschke 114.49, Rochester Post -
Bulletin 82.10, Rochester Grocer Company $2.20, Rochester Plumbing &
Heating Company 120,85, Woodhouse Brothers A47.05, Tri-State Telephone Re
Telegraph Company J-20.15, Central Supply Co. $20.00, Holm & f lson $54.25,
A. H. Foster Electric Company $3.1.74, Nelson Motor Sales Company $1.60,
Morse Brothers Sand & Gravel Company 05.00, American Bulb Company $.90,
Schmidt Printing Company 126.15, Wm, C. Fraser & Son $19,44, City of
Rochester, Light Department :�17.39, Wm. C. Fraser & Son `,""54.00, C. C.
Pagenhart $172.67;
From the Bridge Fund: Hayes -Lucas & Green $6.70;
From the Lighting Fund: City of Rochester, Light Department
$131.98, City of Rochester, Light Department •$1,10.
Alderman Dallman introduced an ordinance creating a sinking fund
and levying taxes for the pa§ment of principal andinterest on 11�50,000.00
Improvement bonds of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, dated February
lst, 1930, which was given its first reading.
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, the rules were suspended
and the said ordinance was given its second reading.
Upon,motion by Vihstadt,_second by Doody, the rules were suspended
and the said ordinance was given its third and final read ing.
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, that the said ordinance
it be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, Ehesident Liddle
declared the said ordinance duly passed and adopted.
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Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, A. R. Nachreiner,
,lPresident of the Park Board, was authorized to make expenditures in an
amount not to exceed 8199.00 for a survey of the boundaries and contours
land for the making of a plan for the improvement of the recently acquired
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Slatterly lands for use as an addition to the Park system and for the construction of;
ii a swimming pool thereon and thereat.
i; Alderman Hicks introduced the following resolution, which was read:
"Whereas, the Public Grounds Committee and the City Clerk and City
Engineer, acting as a committee to report on possible locations for temporary
offices for city officials during the construction of thh new City Hall, has
reported to the Common Council recommending thet. certain locations be selected
as offices for city officials during the said construction, and;
Whereas, the locations as recommended appear to be satisfactory to said
Common Council and the officials concerned;
Now therefore, be it and it is hereby resolved by the Common Council of
the City of Rochester, Minnesota:
That the following public departments and offices be located at the
places specified at the monthly rental set opposite the same, to wit:
1. Police Department and ;Sail, 322 1st Ave. SW. $100.00 per month.
2. City Clerk, 3 rooms and two vaults (1 vault to be used jointly with
City Engineer) 2nd floor Union Nat'l. Bank, $45.00 per month
14 3. Building; and Electrical Inspector, 1 room, Nnd floor Union
Nat'l. Bank, $15.00 per month.
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4. City Engineer, 1 room, 2nd floor Union Nat'l. Bank, 915.00 per month.
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5. Council Chambers and Municipal Court, 2nd floor, back room in Chamber
of Commerce Building, '`50.00 per month.
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6. City Assessor, Room No.13, Boston Building, $22.00 per month.
7. Social Welfare Worker, Room No.12, Boston Bldg., $18,00 per month, the
last two offices mentioned to be moved into new quarters as of May 16th,1931, and
the others whenever wrecking of the old city hall is commenced.
Ue it further resolved that all lessors of the buildings mentioned above
be instructed to bill the City of Rochester each month in advance and that all of the
office rooms as above mentioned be rented on a month to month basis. "
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Upon motion by Dallman, 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. (Chambers.
President Liddle at this time t;xcueed, Alderman Hicks who left the Council /
John McG.Miller, Architect for the New City Half, was before the Common
Council with .proposed sketches of floor plans for the basement, first and second
stories of this building, which were considered by the Common Council and
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informally adopted.
Mr. Miller asked for an expression of the Common Council as to whether
this building shall be constructed flush with the First Avenue Southwest property
line or set back from six (6) to nine (9) feet, he favoring that the building
should be set badk at least that distance, and upon motion by Dallman, second by
Miller, it was ordered that the main part of the new City Hall be set back between i
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six (6) and nine (9) feet from the First Avenue Southwest property line,
and that the same be flush with the Third Street Southwest property line;
';all members of the Common Council voting in favor thereof except Alderman
;Hicks, who was absent under the above recorded excuse.
Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Vihstadt, the Common Council
Ii adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P.I+.T., on May 25thI1931*
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