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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-19314'74 Minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council ChEmbers, in the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building, in said City, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., on October 19th,1931. Meeting cAlled to order by President Liddle. Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Hicks, Miller, Moody, Vihst adt . Absent: Dallman. President Liddle announced this as being the time and place fixed for a hearing on the confirmation of assessments levied October 5th,1931, for the sprinkling, treating and flushing of streets., avenues, and alleys within said City, during the season of 1931, and asked if there .was any person present who wished to be heard concerning the said sprinkling, treating, and flushing, or the assessments therefor. There was no person present who wished to be heard on any matter concerning the sprinkling, treating, or flushing of streets, avenues, or alleys, in said City during the season of 1931. Alderman Miller introduced a resolution confirming the said f ;j assessments levied October 5th,1931, for the sprinkling, treating, and II I flushing of streets, avenues, and alleys, within said City during the season of the year 1931, which was read. Upon motion by Vihstadt, 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. This being the time and place fixed for the opening of proposals for the furnishing of a quadruple., pumping, booster, ladder, and hose body engine and equipment, the following proposals were opened and read: Buffalo Fire Appliance Corp.: 1 type 100 1000 gallon quadruplt-113n00.00� Ahrens -Fox Fire Engine Company: 1 1000 gallon, quadruple, rotary,typg pumping engine, hose car, booster equipment, and ladder truck 115750,00; 1 1000 gallon,quadruple, piston type, pumping engine, hose car, booster equipment, and ladder truck, $15750,00; American-LaFrance & Foamite Industries, Inc.: 1 type 14 .'-12 cylinder, quadruple.. service truck, 1000 gallon pumper, water tank, and hose body 115458.00; 1 type 14 6 cylinder, quadruple service truck, 1000 gallon pumper, water tank, and hose body $14436.00; Mack -International Motor Truck Corp.: Mack type "19", 1000 gallon, quadruple. rotary pu,:per, booster, ladder, hose body, and engine equip- ment 116825.00.(Not &ccordinq to specifications as chain drive system not specified); 1 Mack type "19" 1000 gallon, quadruple: rotary pumper, 4 `i b ' booster, ladder, hose body, and engine equipment, :-)er specifications as advertised A16825.00; 1 Mack type "00", 750 gallon, quadruple: rotary'puitper, booster, ladder, hose body, and engine equipment with chain drive system $14975.00(this proposal net in accordance with specifica+ions as 1000 gallon pumper was specified); 1 Mack type gallon, "90" 750/quardrunle.,rotary, booster, ladder, and hose body ermine and equipment with ; out chain drive specified 4§14975,00(T•his proposal is not in accordance with speci- fications as 1000 gallon pumper with chain drive was specified; President Liddle referred the above mentioned proposals to the Fire Department Committee, the Fire Chief and the City Attorney, and declared a recess of the Common Council to allow Committee oonsideration:of`-the proposals mentioned. i The Committee above referred to returned to the Council Chambers and President Liddle called the Common Council to order. Roll Call: Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Dallman, Hicks, Miller, Moody, ! I I Vihstadt . Absent: None. i The following committee report and recommendation was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on f1le: "Rochester, Minnesota. October 19t h, 1931. Honorable Common Council, City of Rochester, Minnesota. ; Gentlemen: We, the undersigned committee appointed to tabulate and report on the bids for the furnishing of a Quadruple combination Fire truck for the city report and recommend as follows: That the bid of the Buffalo Fire Appliance Corporation for the sum of ,:13000,00 be &ccepted acid that said company be awarded the contract for the said truck, it being low bidder. Respectfully submitted, FIRE C OLOAITTEE , i By B. Amundsen, Chairman ! F.W.Miller i Tom Moody, C.E.Ginther, Fire Chief, James T. Spillane, City Attorney." Upon motion by Hicks, second by Moody, and.all voting in favor thereof, each of the above proposals for the furnishing of a quadruple; pumping, booster, ladder, and hose body, engine and e:+uipm nt, were rejected. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, it was ordered that the certified checks of the bidders for the furnishing of the above mentioned equipment, be returned to them. Mr. L. A. Vincent, who will be engineer in charge of the National Board of Fire Underwriters' Corps of engineers, who will make a survey and report to his organization on conditions in Rochester, Minnesota, was before the Common Couneil,and stated that work on this survey and report will be commenced at once. The following petition was read, and President Liddle ordered r that the same be placed on file for future consideration: "To the Common Council of the City of"Rochester: Ii Franklin Heating Station respectfully requests that you grant to Minnesota Northern Natural Gas Company permission to lay and maintain pipes and mains through the streets of the City of Rochester to the Franklin heatingStation and supply i the same with natural gas to be used in its operation. As the season during which the work of laying such pipes and mains may be carried on this year will soon end, we ask that you give this request your immediate consideration so that the plant may commence to use such gas in the near future. Dated October 19th, 1931. !' Franklin Heating Station, By H. S. Plummer C ha, irman . Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, the City Engineer was author- ized tore -lay the surface drainage sewer stub in the alley at the North- west corner of the Cook Hotel. A representative of the Cooperative Oil Company asked for authority to construct a distilate storage tank",;. the side of their gasoline storage tank along the C. G. W. R. R. Co. ttght-of-way, and President Liddle refered this request to the Fire Department Committee and the Chief of the Fire Department, S. N. Jordan, District Manager for the Interstate Power Company, offered the City of Rochester appraidal engineer access to the records of his Company in the main office at Dubuque, Iowa. The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending October 12th,1931, showing criminal fines collected 6215.30, civil fees received $4.35, court costs charged to Olmsted County-20.20, 1 and fined collected and remitted direct to' the State Treasurer , o-0.00, was reed, and President Liddle referred the same to the City Attorney. The report of the Building and Electrical Inspector for the month 11 of September,1931, showing building inspection fees collected in the amount of =!,1,156.00, and electrical inspection fees collected in the amount of 033.00, was read, and President Liddle referred the same to the Finance 47 Committee. 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: "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 enter into a contract with the Maass and McAndrew Compary for the furnishing, in accordance with plans and specifications and with their bid dated Oct. 14th 1931, of all the mat- terials, labor, tools and equipment necessary for the installation of a Steam Heating and return line from the main line to St. Johns Church for a total contract price of i FOUR),I EN HUNDRED DOLLARS (11400,00), said company being the lowest responsible bidder." �i'he application of Dpn E. Postier, Building, Electrical, and Plumbing Inspector, for a ldave of absence during the period October 26th, 1931, to November lst,1931, was read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, the request was granted. The appointments by the Mayor of Joseph J. O'Connell, as special patrolman duri.n; the period October 17th,1931, to October 23rd,1931,inclusive. and of Carlton Anderson, John T . Hong, and Merlin Mewhort.er' as special patrolmen during the period .1 October 16th,1931, to October 221id ,1931, inclusive, were each read, and President Liddle ordered that the'same be placed on file. 111he budget request of the Board of Park Commissioners, showing a net amount of 155,408.87 for the 1931 tax levy, was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file for future reference. The budget request of the City Engineer for the 1931 tax levy being '`''14936.23, for. the Street and Alley Fund, db10244.46 for the Sewer Fund, and $5911.26 for the Bridge Fund, was read, -and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file for future Deference. A copy of the program 9nd the names of the participants in the laying of the corner stone for the new City Hall, on this date, was presented,and President Liddle ordered that the save be placed on file. The following claims were read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Moody, the same were allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payment accordingly: From the General Fund: Elsie Ruts 9$46.661, Merlin Mewhorter 14.03, American Legion Auxilliary A45.00, The Arco CompNny 56.25, Rochester Chamber of Cowmerce ti15.00, Williams & Carr A5.00, Rochester Chamber of Commerce $50.00, Schmidt printing Co. ">7,64, George Reed 133.55, M. F. Little 18.50; From the Street and Alley Fund: Tupper & Gerlach <'�6.15, John McDonald $2 9.81, John McDonald ��20.53 ; From the Lighting Fund: City of Rochester,Light Department `"9.99; From the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund: Martin Paulson $21.74; From th a Sewer Fund: D. J. Bennyhoff N2.40, M. F. Little •' 9.50; From the Park Improvement Fund: M. F. Little ,S2.00. Alderman Vihstadt,introduced the following resolution, w'iich was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the Public Utility Board of said City, be and the said Board is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Maass McAndrew Company of Rochester, Minnesota, for the furnishing, in accordance with the plans r and specifications and their bid dated August 14th,1931, of all materials, labor, tools, and equipment, necessary for the installation of a steam �i heating and return line from the main line to St. John's Church for a i total contract price of A1400.00. The amount of the bond to be given by the .said contractor is j hereby fixed at the sum of A1400.00," u Upon motion by Dallman, second by Amundsen, thatthe said resolution be adopted as read, and d11 voting in favor. thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Moody introduced the following resolution, which was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: , That the sum of-315.30 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated and it is ordered that the same be paid to the Olmsted County Oil Company, for the furnishing of gasoline and kerosene during the period September 10th,19;51, to October 8th,1931; 0101.08 thereof to be from the General, Fund, c-2.28 thereof to be from the Sewer Fund, and A211.94 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 payments accordingly. "• Upon motion by Moody, second'by Vihstadt, 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. 4f Alderman Amundsen introduced the following resolution,which was reed: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $226,85 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated and it is ordered that the same be paid to Kruse T,umber & Coal Company, for lumber, stakes, etc., furnished during August,1931; !�,208.40 thereof to be from the Bridge Fund and A18.45 thereof to be from the General Fund (survey ing stakes for Engr.8i)6.00 and photo record table etc. `!�12.45 for Police Dept.) 2 479 The Mayor and City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments accordingly." i Upon motion by Vihstadt, 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 Miller introduced a resolution transferring 19000.00 from the Gener- al Fund to the Sinking; Fund fnt transfer of that amount paid to the General Fund by the Public Utility Fund as advance payment for one years rental of offices, board reo:;:, rand vaults in the new City hall, which sum is transferred to the Sinking Dund to bused in payment of the December 1 st ,1932 maturity of principal on new City Hall bonds, :Oich was read. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Miller, 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 appropriating 1246.20 from the Street and Alley Fund and ordering payment made to John McDonald, for labor and materials. furnished in connection with the change of the curb radius on the southeast airs southwest corners of the intersection of Fourth;,38treet Southeast and Third Avenue Southeast, under Job No.1656, which was read. Upon motion by Moody, second -by Vihstadt, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution d:aly passed and adopted. Alderman Hicks introduced a resolution appropriating 1956.10 from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the Mayo Trust Fund for payrolls for labor during the period of the weeks ending October 9th,1931, and October 16th,1931, which was read. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting; in favor thereof, except Alderman Miller, who i Noted "Nay"'- President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. y.: , , A1derwan Dallman introduced a resolution appropriating '$757.25 from the r De artment Sewer Fund and ordering; payment made to the City of Rochester, Electric p i for electric power furnished at the local sewage disposal plant in accordance with { i billing of October 15th,19151, which was read. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, that the said resolution be - i adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. 4 ' 480 4 I. Alderman Amundsen introduced a resolution e.-Prropri at: i n �' 76. T3 fro-;i the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment ma -de to the Olinmeted i� Vounty Oil Comr. ^or aasoline,6il, kerosene, cup grease and tra. smis�, ion ail furnished during the period August 29th,1931, to September 23rd, 1931, which was read. Upon n-ntion by ?,dicks, second by Amundsen, that the said resolution y be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Moody brought tip the attention of the Common Council the it books matter of the Yellow Cab Company selling $5.00 conp.on/:. for taxi service ,i for -144.50, and upon motion by Dallman, second by Amundsen, the same was referred to the City Attorney and the Police Committee, with request that the Mayor serve with this committee in the investigation of the complaint. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Moody, it was ordered that all cutting of trees from; or removal of dirt from the proposed Silver Lake basin shall be under the supervision of the Board of Park Commissioners. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman the City Engineer was authorized to make the necessary expenditures for the replacement of the curb in front of the Hotel Edward. Upon motion by Miller, second by Moody, the Public Utility Board were requested to install a street light on First Avenue Southeast, half way between Center Street East and First Street Southeast, and that they install a street light on First Avenue Northeast, half way between Center Street East and First Street Northeast. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, the Common Council adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P.M., on October 26th,1931. ON ►� City Clerk.