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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-14-193140 5 i Minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of the i City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers, in the second floor of I the Chamber of Commerce building iih said City, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., September f, 14th 1931. ` I Meeting called to order by President Liddle. Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Dallman, Hicks, Miller, Moody, � 3 Vihstadt, Absent: None. President Liddle announced this as being the time and place fixed for , a hearing on and thg levying of special assessments for,the paving of the alley i running north and s out h across Block 25 in Head & McMahon' s Addition, to the City i of Rochester, Minnesota, to a width of eighteen (18) feet with seven (7) inch steel i reinforced one course concrete, and asked if there was any person present who wished to be he Nrd concerning tktis improvement. There was no person present who wished to be heard relativdnto".the above described'improvement . President Liddle announced this as being the time and place fixed for a hearing on the construction of a sanitary sewer commencing an the center line of Eleventh Street Southeast,nine (f) feet east of the east line of Third Avenue South - least and running thence easterly to the center of the intersection of Fourth Avenue Southeast , and Eleventh Street Southeast, and running thence northerly along the I center line of Fourth Avenue Southeast to a point forty-two (42) feet south of the south line of Tenth Street Southeast, and that a water main be laid in the s&id parts of Eleventh Street Southeast and Fourth Avenue Southeast, and asked if there was any person present who wished to be heard concerning this proposed improvement. There was no person present who wished to be beafd concerning the said sanitary sewer. or water main. This being the time and place fixed for the ,ope4ing of proposals for the j i removal of creosoted wood blocks on and the repaving with brick of a part of ' Canter Street East, that is,between Broadway Street North and South and Eleventh 1 Avenue Northeast and Southeast, the following bids were opened and read: a d -Mattson. Petterson Company: Completed job ,$22,294.00; furnishing of all i ,labor and materials except paving brick $11734.00; Fielding & Ghepl- 6y.- Inc.,: Completed Job $19,830.60, with no bid for the I (furnishing of all labor and materials exclusive of brick; Utton Construction Company, Inc.: $13,463.46 for furnishing of all labor and materials except having brick, with no bid for a completed job. President 'Liddle referred these three bids to the Street & Alley Committee and the City Engineer for tabulation and recommendations. R 4 0 6" e� y I Police Civil Service Commissioner, R. M. Graen,made request that new revolvers be purchased for use of the local Police Department and that gas guns and cartridges and gas billys and cartridges and two (2) bullet proof vests. and sub -machine gunsi be purchased for use of the Police Department and he also.recommended that a squad car be purchased for additional Police transportation facilities. President Liddle referred these suggest ions.and recommendations to the Police Committee, Marshall N. Brown, Sanitary Inspector George F. Strifert and City Scavenger Wm. R. Jones, were before the Common Council pursuant to order given at the Council meeting September 8th,1931, dot their appearance at this meeting, and they were told that the scavenger assessment matter should ' be straightened out between Mr. Brown and Mr. Jones. The .following report of costs for the paving of the alley as above described was read, and President Liddle drdered;.�t hst the same be placed on file: "September 14, 1931, Honorable Mayor and Common Council, City of Rochester, Minnesota. Gentlemen: I respectfully report the following as being the costs for the paving of the alley running North and South across Block 25 in Head & mcMahon's Addition under contract with Magnus Augustson, as Job Nio.1584: 731.5 sq. yds. steel reinforced concrete paving at 2.07 per sq. yd., 1514*20 120.66 sq, yds. old concrete removed @ 50� per sq. yd., 60.30 ? 13.20 cu. yds. sand rock excavation @,1.50, 19,80 1200 cubic yards earth excavation @ 60� per cu• yd., 120,00 Extra work constructing stone wall along i; East side of alley, 42,35 1930 City Force,account labor on enrveys,etc., 18,18 1931 City Force account labor on surveys, etc ., 13.47 . 5% overhead on City Force account labor, 1.58 ' Interest on contract payment, i 4.09 l 1793,97 � Respectfully submitted, A. F. Wright, + City Clerk. " The City Engineers trial balance of disbursements in his department for August,1931, was laid before the Common Council, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. 407 Rj I 0 The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending September 14th,1931, showing criminal fines collected $73.80, civil fees received $4.,35, and fines collected and remitted direct to the ,State Treasurer $20.00, was read, and President Liddle referred -the same to the City Attorney. The report of the Health Officer for the City Farm for the month of August,1931, showing receipts of $983.12, disbursements "P1034.20, and an overdraft of 125.09, was read, and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file. Balance sheet, income statements, etc., of the Public Utility Departments, prepared by the Secretary of the Public Utility Board,as of August 31st,1931, were laid before the Common Council, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file; the said income statements showing a net profit in the Light Department for the month of August 1931, of %0365.01, and a total net profit for the five months of this fiscal year of $47210.19, and a net profit in the Water Department fo the month of August,1931, of 03065.20, and a net profit for the five months of this fiscal year of $14,967.26. General balance sheet, trial balance, fund statement, statement of unexpended budget appropriations,ete., prepared by the City Clerk as of August 31, 1931, were laid before the Common Council, and President Liddle drdered that the same be placed on file. The application of Curtis E. Hammer for a public dance permit at the Woodmen Hall, September 15th,1931, and September 23rd,1931, was read. The following copy of resolution passed and adopted by the Public Utility'Board was read and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file:i "Be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota that the Hon. Common Council of the said City be and is hereby requested to authorize the said Board to deed to the Park Board of the said City certain properties and lands known as the 'Lower Mill' property according to legal descriptions to be later decided upon and designated by the said Public Utility Board." r The following copy of resolution was read and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file "Resolution adopted March 5th, 1931. Be it resolved that the Rochester Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America does hereby go on record as being opposed to the pollution of our streams and waterways from any source whatsoever and that this Chapter will cooperate in every way possible with the State Game.and Fish Commission, the Public Health Service, our local manufac- turers and our local officials in preventing any such pollution. C. E. Hare, Secy. " 1� 10 408 e, E Y n The appointment by the Mayor of Joseph J. O'Connell, as a Special Patrolman, September 14th,1931, to September 20th,1931, inclusive, and the appointment of John T. Hong, Carlton Anderson, Merlin Mewhorter, and C.B. Hanscom as Special Patrolmen September 10th,1931, to September 16th,1931, inclusive, were read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. Employment. certificate by the Donovan Construction Company, showing a list of employees on the new boiler installation at the electric light plant was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. A communication from the Herring -Hall -Marvin Safe Company, as to the furnishing of their equipment fqr the new City Hall, was read, and !President Liddle ordered the same placed on file. The following communication was read, and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file: "MINNESOTA RAILROAD & WAREHOUSE COMMISSION St. Paul Hon, Julius J. Reiter, Mayor, Ro the st erg,, Minnesota. Dear Mr. Reiter: August 3, 1931, I would judge by an article in yesterdays Pioneer Press that your city is interested in the buying of the Tri State Tel Co. by the N.W.Be ll Co. When the hearing on the matter was held during the past winter the subject was gone into thoroughly by a number of witnesses and for that reason I am writing to ask if the City of Rochester would be interested in securing a copy of the testimony, in order to present that objections, if any you may have in this matter. I ::can prepare a copy for you on very short notice if you so desire. Yours very truly, Paul H. Geer Official Reporter " The following copy of letter was read and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: Honorable Floyd $. Olson The Governor, , State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota. " September 10th,1931. Dear Sir: 40 i r , Answering your circular letter of September 3rd, 1931, addressed to Hon. Julius J. Reiter, Mayor of this City, I will say that at a meeting of the Common Council of this City held the afternoon of September Bth,1931, a committee was appointed'to work with the committee of the local Chamber of Commerce in the making of an accurate survey of the unemployment situation in this City, which will be done with all possible speed, after which fwe will return your questionaire filled in with the result of this check taken on our unemployed here. Yours truly, A. F. 1Kri ght City Clerk. " " September 10th, 1931. Hon. D.F.Jurgensen, Supervis6r of Telephones, State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota, Dear Sir: Answering your letter of August 19th,1931, addressed to Mr.Julius J.Reiter, Mayor of this City, I will say that the Tri—State Telephone & Telegraph Company furnishes the Visiting Nurse of this City with a two party business telephone gratis, the regular service charge for which would be $4.00 per month, and a charge is made of $1.00 monthly for an extension telephone which is connected to this gratis telephone. Otherwise all telephones are paid for at the regular business and residence rates for the class of service furnished except that the bill,ingq are net, which billing was put into effect some time ago as it was found that the Council meeting dates were never convenient to make the appropriations in order to save the discounts, which mode of billing has, I think, been authorized by the Railroad and Warehouse Commission. Yours truly, • 1 A. F. Wright City Clerk. " The following report and recommendation were read and upon motion by i Vihstadt, second by Amundsen, the plan for the taking of a census of the unemployed i of this City was adopted and the City Clerk was authorized to incur the expenses necessary for this account: "Rochester, Minnesota, September 14, 1931, Honorable Common Council, City �of Rochester, Minnesota: Gentlemen: Your Committee appointed in the matter of making a check of the unemployed persons in the City of Rochester, Minnesota, have to report that I W on Friday, September llth, 1931, they held a meeting with a committee from the local Chamber of Commerce, at which ways and means were discussed for the taking of a dependable survey of the unemployment dituation in this City and it was decided that the actual data should be procured by persons selected from the areas to which they are assigned, which area might be 2, 3 or 4 city blocks, depending upon the density of the population there which selection of canvassers would'be made by taking a city plat and blocking out assignments and picking a person living within the limits as being the one best qualified to efficiently take the census in that area and with the administration and clerical work in the compilation of the result to be centralized in the office of the City Clerk. A further proceeding taken at this meeting was the selec- tion of a permanent committee to superintend the taking of this census and to make recommendations for the relief where warranted Biased upon the situationsthat the tabulation of the result will disclose; said committee being Manfert Johnson, A.R.Nachreiner, AlA.Hieks, John S.Reed, Geo.Lemke, A.F.Wright, Dyer Hi.Campbell, It is our respectful recommendation that ybu' adopt the proposed plan for taking this unemployment count and that you authorize the City Ckrk to incur the necessary expenses such as a stenographer for the circular letters to the persons who will take this block census,ete., and for the printing of record forms, etc., which will be printed on two different colors of paper, one which will be for the unemployed at the date of taking the census and the ather with slightly different wording for record of those who are employed at the t ime of taking the census but who know that they will be unemployed at some future date during the winter, record of which data will be made on the card for a follow-up as to their status on the date which they expect to be unemployed. Respectfully bubmitted, A. A. Hicks F. W. Miller Tom Moody A. F. Wright Julius J. Reiter." Upon motion by Dallman, second by Hicks, the sum of $16.25 was appropriated from the General Fund and it was ordered that the said sum be paid to 0. W. Schroeder, as additional premium on policy No.7 covering City Hall equipment now in use at various locations. The following claims for cutting weeds were read and upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, appropriations were made from the General Fund and it was ordered that payments be made to the persons mentioned in the amounts stated for the services rendered; Paul C^llies for cutting weeds on property of S,60Sanderson $1.50; Jack McGovern for cutting weeds on property of Louie Tomford 81,00, Mabel Weber 12.25,Maude E.Sanderson $1.00, S.OlSanderson 11.001, J. R. Morrison $1.00, Bertina Seydel $1.00, Olphia J. Berg $1,50, B. W. Disney $1.001, Magnus Augustson $1.00, Erwin R� Nellie Disney $1.001, Ida & Wm. Milton 41$1.00, Arshelm & Lila Lindberg $1.00, Robert & Helen Gambell $1.00, B. F. Kliest & H. W. Hoffman $1.00, M. D. & Lena Langton $1.00. 411 The following claims were read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, 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: He S. Adams $14.45, Williams & Carr $$.85, R. C. Drips Grocer Co. $3.70, Hack & Goetting Printing Co. $14.00, Pruett's Star Laundry $1.50, Dunlop Tire & Rubber Co. $55.73, C. F. Massey Co. 15.75, Hotel Brown 013,35, Home Laundry $$3.00, Miller Master Service $$2.00, Electric Supply Co. ,�.40,Standard Oil Co. $$1.82, Fred R. Witzke $12.02, Joseph J. O'Connell $$29.16; From the Sewer Fund: Rochester Cylinder Grinding Works $$.75, Maass & McAndrew Co. 11.00; { From the Park improvement Fund: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. '' .98; From the Fire Protection Fund: Maass & McAndrew Co. $$5.20, The Larkin i Manufacturing Co. A8.12 , Peter Pirsch & Sons Co. $$88.10* The following report and recommendation was read, and President Liddle ordered .that the same be placed on file: " September 14, 1931 i i Honorable Mayor and Common Council: Gentlemen: The City Engineer and the Street and, Alley Committee beg to make the following report in the matter of the paving of Center Street East. We submit the following Tabulation of bids: Utton Construction Co. -------------- Labor Material less Brick to be furnished by the City, 11, 734.08 yds. at $$1.19 per yd. 13, 963.55 ( Correcting Bidders total from 113 ,463 ,46 ) Mattson & Petterson Co. --------------- Work complete as per Specifications 11,734.08 yds. at $$1.90 per yd. 22,294.75 11734.08 sq. yds complete as per specifications less cost of brick at 1,00 per sq. yd. 11,734.08 Fielding and Sheply Inc. For furnishing all labor and Material in accordance to Specifications and laying 11,734.08 sq, yds at $$1.69 per 192830.60 s q • Yd • � Your Committee beg to recommend that the proposal of the low bidder be excepted, or that all bids be rejected and the work be ordered done by day labor as provided for, in Section 281, Chapt. 15, of the Charter of the City of Rochester. Ammount of low bid $$19,83000 Engineers Estimate 18,774,51 Difference $$ 119056.07 F. W. Miller H. F. Vihstadt B. Amundsen C. H. Armstrong. " i If Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Moody, all bids for the removal (� of creosoted wood blocks on and the repaving with brick of Center Street East as above described, were rejected and the City Engineer was authorized r j and directed to secure the necessary labor and materials and do this work '1 by,day labor under and in accordance with the plans, and specifications y , , it for the same. I� Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, it was ordered that the certified checks which accompanied the proposals for the rei_nval of creo !i soted wood blocks and repaving with brick of a part of Center Street East, �! be returned to the bidders. 'I Upon motion by Hicks, second by Vihstadt, the Purchasing Committee �1 were requested to assist the City Engineer in the purchase of materials for the removal of creosoted wood blocks on and the repaving with brick t i of Center Street East between Broadway Street North and Sibuth, and Eleventh Avenue Northeast and Southeast. Alderman Vihstadt introduced a resolution levying special assess- ments for the paving of the alley running North add South across Block 25 in Head & McMahon's Addition to the City of Rochester, Minnesota, to a width of eighteen (18) feet, with seven (7) inch steel .reinforced one course concrete, which was read. Upon motion by Hicks, 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. The following recommendation was read, and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file: "Rochester, Minn. September 14th,1931, Honorable Mayor and Common Council, , City of Rochester, Minnesota. I? Gentlemen: At a meeting of a joint committee of the Common Council and the Chamber of Commerce appointed for the purpose of investi- gating and reporting on the mattes of the application of the Inter - State Power Company for an extension of the present franchise now held by said Company, which meeting was held at the Chamber of Com- merce on September 10th,1931, a resolution was passed and adopted by said Committee recommending to both the Common Council and the G ! Chamber of Commerce that a competent appraisal company or engineer be '! retained by said, Common Council for the purpose of having the physical properties of the Inter -State Power Company appraised and for the further purpose of having a survey made as to the possibilities of �i using the present mains and equipment of. said Company used for the j distribution of natural gas in'said City. Dyer H. Campbell S@eretary of said Joint Committee." 413 �. Alderman Dallman introduced a resolution granting public dance permit to Curtis E. Hammer for the Woodman Hall, September 15th,1931, and September 23rd,1931, i and fixing the fee at 1�10.00 which was read. 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 r said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Amundsen introduced the following resolution, which was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $320.77 be appropriated and paid to Skelly Oil Company for gasoline, kerosene, and grease furnished during the period July 4th,1931, to July 30th,19 l,inclusive; $137,75 thereof to be from the General Fund, $3.04 thereof to be from the Sewer Fund and $179.98 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 upon the City Treasurer and make payment accordingly. " i Upon motion by Miller, second by Moody, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof. President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. ' Alderman Hicks introduced a resolution ordering plans,profiles and speci- fications and estimate of cost for the construction of a sanitary sewer commencing at a point on the center line of Eleventh Street Southeast, nine (9) feet east of the.east line of Third Avenue Southeast and running thence easterly to the center of the intersection of Fourth Avenue Southeast and Eleventh Street Southeast and running' thence northerly along the center line of Fourth Avenue Southeast to a point forty - two feet south of the south line of Tenth Street Southeast, and the laying of a water main in the said parts of Eleventh Street Southeast and Fourth Avenue Southeast, and ordering that the said improvements be made and done and that the costs thereof be raid for by Special assessments levied as provided by law, which was read. Upon motion by Dallman, second by Hicks, that the'said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Fred R. W itzke, and Harold E. Whiting made complaint about Moe Goldberg operating a junk yard within the City of Rochester without a license, and President Liddle referred the matter to the Mayor, City Attarney, and Police Department. Fred R. Witzke asked that signs be placed at the entrance to the City dumping grounds so that residents may know where to take and dispose of refuse, rubbish, etc., and upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, the City Engineer was instructed to place a sign in accordance with this request. r� 141.4 Rev. A. R. Zick,and E. M. Raetz recommended that a committee be appointed for drafting a proposed charter amendment to provide for zoning, at which motion by Miller, second by Vihstadt, carried that the Chair appoint: & Committee to prepare and submit a charter amendment .: •galizing a zoning ordinance provision, at which President Liddle appointed the so-called Building Committee as a committee for serving on the preparation of a Pharter amendment for zoning, with request that the Chairman of this Committee name women appointees from the local women's Civic organizations. Alderman Dallman introduced the following resolution,which was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That all bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, equip- ment, • etc ., necessary for the removal of the creosoted wood blocks on that part of Center Street East which lies between the East line of Broadway Street North and South and the East line of Eleventh Avenue Northeast and Southeast, excepting that part of Center Street East which lies between a point 104 feet east of the west line of Section 36, Township 107 North of Range 14 West and a point 164 feet West,,and also excepting such parts of said Center Street East within the above described limits as may be already paved with brick, in accordance with plans, profiles and specifications for the saidremoval and repaving, be and the same are hereby rejected. Be it further resolved by said Common Council: That the City Engineer be and be is hereby authorized, directed and ordered to do the said work including the furnishing of all labor and materials therefor in strict accordance with the plans, profiles and speci- -'i.c.ations therefor as adopted by said Common Council, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 281 of the City Charter of said City of Rochester. " Upon motion by Hicks, 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. Fred R. Witzke, as a member of the Committee which was before the Common Council, stated that the North Rochester Improvement Association favored that the so-called " **ir Mill" property be deeded to the Board of Park Commissioners to be used for park purposes. On motion by Hicks, second by Vihstadt, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution authorizing the Public Utility Board to deed the so-called Lower Mill property to the Board of Park Commissioners to be used for park purposes. Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Hicks, the Police Committee were authorized to purchase traffic signs for local schools where needed. Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Miller, the Common Council adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P.M., on September 21st,1031. ;652/� / 3l City Cle , .