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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-1931r�. 505 I MinAtes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers, in the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building, in said City, at 7:30 &!'clock P. M. on November i 9th, 1931. I Meeting called to order by ]President Liddle. Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Dallman, Miller, Moody, Vihstadt. Absent: Hicks. Upon motion by Dallman, second by Vihstadt, the minutes of the meeting3held on October 26th, 19319 October 30th, 1931, and November 2nd, 1931, were each approved. f Dr. A. He Sanford, President of the Board of Education of School District No. 8, asked for reconsideration of the Common Council's approval of the j 1931 school levy, and presented 9nd read the following ruling from the attorneys of the Board of Education: ff1GRANGWILOBLE THEN Rochester,Minnesote November 6,1931. Bos d of Education Rochester, Minnesota, Dear Sirs: - You have advised us that the Common Council of the City of Rochester has agreed to appropriate $359000.00 from the public utility funds of the city and pay that amount to School District No.89 to be used by it in paying an equal amount of school district bonds which will become due in 1932. You are advised that it would be unsafe for you to rely upon that arrangement as it is entirely illegal. The city of Rochester and Independent School District No.3 of Olmsted County are separate and distinct municipal corporations and the city of Rochester has no more right to appropriate or give money to the school district than it would have to do so to the town of Cascade . Any officer of the city taking any part in such a transaction would be guilty of misappropriation of the funds of the city and the amount might be recovered from the school district at the suit of the city or of any aggrieved tax payer, or any tax payer, by injunction, could prevent it being paid to the school di strict. GWG/b Very truly yours, Granger & Blethen " President Liddle ordered that the above mentioned ruling made by Granger & Blethem be placed on file. The report,of the City Weighmaster for the month ending Octbber 31st, 1931, showing weighing fees collected in the amount of $29.60 was read, and President: Liddle rererred',the same .:to :.the Finance Committee. The report of the Health Officer for the City Farm for the month of October 19319 showing receipts in the amount of $1372.409 disbursements $746.18 , � and a balance on hand of $716.74, was read, and President Liddle ordered that the �I same be placed on filei i The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Oourt for the week ending November 9th919319 showing criminal fines collected $17.901, court costs charged to !I Olmsted County .13:50, and fine collected and remitted direct to the State Treasurer $10.00, was read, and President Liddle referred the same to the City Attorney. 06 The report of the. City Treasurer for the month ending October 31st, 19319 showing 1239826.63 as being on hand at that time i was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. The following applications for pub-li0l':dsnce permits were read: WW. T. McCoy Post No. 92, American Legion, for the National Guard Armory November llth,1931; American Legion Auxiliary for the National Guard Armory November 9th919;-1; and A. M. Van Kirk for the Woodman Hall November llth,1931. A petition that provision be made for furnishing adequate and dependable sanitary sewer service to Lots 49 59 6, and ?, in Block 88, in Ori ;inal Plat, signed by Charles A. Rich, J. H. Dolan, Wm, M. Dexter, Rolland Slatterly, and Julius J. Reiter, was read, and President Liddle referred the same to the Sewer Committee with request that they make report thereon at the next meeting of this Common Council. A certificate in favor of the L. A. Kepp Electric Company, signed by L. A. Cowles, Superintendent of the Electric Light Plant, and C. H. Armstrong, City Engineer, vouching for the completion of the installation of the traffic signal system in accordance with contract and showing $ 286040, as bf,ing due the said contractor, •, ax s rce.d, and President Liddle ordered ,that the same be placed on file. The following emergency authorization given by the Mayor was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: "Rochester, Minnesota, November 6th, 1931. Mr. C. E • Ginther, Chief, Rochester Fire Department, Rochester, Minnesota. Dear Mr. Ginther: It has come to my knowledge that your department is badly in need of additional hose of the kind and brand you are now using and with which you are entirely satisfied. Due to the fact that this need is urgent and that the delays occasioned by strict compliance with the Charter *dAild no doubt result in great damage to the public interest you are hereby authorized, under and in accordance with the provisions of Section 284 of the.Charter of the City of Rochester, to go into the open market and purchase the hose required at this time ry your department, the maximum amount of hose, however, not to exceed one. thousand (1000) feet and the price to be paid for t}-.e same shall not exceed the sum of eight hundred dollars in all. Very truly yours, Julius J. Reiter Mayor of the City of Rochester. " The following.copies of resolutions passed and adopted by the Commissioners of the Sinking Pond, were read, vid upon motign by Vihstadt, second tar Amundsen, the actions set forth therein were approved, and it copies was ordered that the said fili4 of resolutionsbe placed on file 007 a "Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $16000.00 be and the said sun is hereby appropriated from the Sinking FundOof said City and it is ordered th-=.t the said sum be paid to the First National Bank of Rochester, Minnesota, for the December 1st, 19319 maturity of City of Rochester, Minnesota, Sewage Disposal Plant Bonds numbers 91 to 1069 inclusive. "Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $5747*50 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated from the Interest Fund of said City and paid to the First National Bank of Rochester, Minnesota, for the Dec ber 1st, 19319 maturity of interest on outstanding City of Rochester, Minnesota, 4.8ewage Disposal Plant Bonds." "Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $6125:00 is hereby appropriated from the Sinking Fund and it is ordered that the said sum be paid to the First National Bank of Rochester, Minnesota, for the December 1st, 19319 maturity of principal on City of Rochester, Minnesota, 4 Improvement Bonds (New Central Fire Station) numbers 1 to 5, $6000.009 a0 for the eeember lst,19319 maturity of interest on Ci#y of Rochester, Minnesota, 4j% Improvement Bonds (New Central Fire Station) numbers 1 to 50 inclusive $1125.00." "Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $1062.50 is hereby appropriated from the Sinking Fund of said City and it is ordered that the said sum be paid to the First National Bank of Rochester, Minnesotj, for the December 1st, 19319 maturity of interest on outstanding City of Rochester 4� Improvement Bonds (New City Hall) being numbers 11, 29 30 10, 11, 129 199 20, 21, 289 299 309 379 389 391, 461, 479 489 559 56, 579 64, 659 669 739 74, 759 B29 83, 849 919 92, 100, 101, 1091 110, 116, 1199 1279 128, 1369 137, 1459 1469 1549 1559 1639 164, 172, 173." Copies of requisitions by the Health Officer upon St. Mary's Hospital for the isolation of Geraldine Cassutt, age five years, living at 24 Fifth Avenue northwest, diagnosed to be suffering from scarlet fever, and for the isolation of .Charles Klasky , age 28 years, staying at the Martin Hotel, diagnosed to be suffer- ing from diptheria., were each read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. The application of Roland L. Bond for appointment as Custodian of the new City Hall, was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. A questionnaire from W. N. Carey, Secretary of the American Engineering Council Committee on Employment for the State of Minnesota, was read, eeid upon motion by Miller, second by Moody, the City Clerk was instructed t-j makb reply to the questions set forth. Alderman Hicks came in at this time and took his Chair. A questionnaire from the Commercial West asking for information as to what the City of Rochester, Minnesota, is doing towards securing natural gas service, was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. A communication from Morris B. Lambie, Executive Secretary of the League of Minnesota Municipalities, asking for a representative fjran. Rochester, Minnesota, on the special committee of the League f8r consideration of questions relative to unemployment and for the reference of their decision to the Employment Stabilization Research Institute, was read, and upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Hicks, Presidents Liddle was requested to represent the City of Rochester on this special committee. 7 Upon motion by Miller, second by Hicka, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare a resolution reconsidering this Common Council's approval of the School District tax levy made October 26th,1931, 4266825*00, and providing for approval of the 1931 tax levy of $321825:00. Final estimate prepared by the City En,;ineer in favor of Co Jacobsen and S. Lindgren, showing the -sum of $2017.00 as being due the said contractorsfor the construction of a sewage lift station on the west twenty (20) feet of. Lot twenty-eight (28) in Block seven (7), in Sunnyside Addition, was read, and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file. The following copy of resolution passed and .adopted by the Public Utility Board was read, and President Liddle ordered the same placed on file: "Be it and it is hereby resolved by the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota that the Hon. Coron Council of the said City be and is hereby requested to authorize the said Board to enter into a contract with the Minnesota Northern Natural Gas Company, a Minnesota Corporation, for the furnishing,'at the City Light Plant, of natural Gas of the quality and in the manner prescribed in the copy of attached contract and at the rates stipulated in the said Contract together with certain other stipulations concerning the installation of equipment as prescribed in the attached contracts" Alderman Amundsen introduced a resolution prpvIdingt,f or the issuanee'and sale of $75,000.00 City of Rochester Improvement Bonds-, dated May 1st, 19 1, as authorized by the voters of said City, on April 21st919319 and authorizing the,exeeution and delivery of the said bonds, 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 sad adopted. Alderman Dallman introduced the following resolution, which was read: "Be it resolved by the eommom Council of -the City of Rochester, Minnesota: 11 That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and 1 directed to execute two notes in favor of the Li A. Kopp Electric Company ifor the furnishing add installation of a traffic signal system in accordance with contract dated May 12th,19319 02830:00, and 30.00 for .the furnishing of a larger feeder wire to alley for two way signals, one of which notes shall be dated November 7th919319 drawn payable to LA.Kepp ,Electric Company, for $1144409 due July let,19329 and carrying an interest rate of six (6) per cent per annum, and the other note to be dated ;'November 7th, 1931, and drawn payable to L.A.Kepp Electric Company for $1716.00 maturing December lst919329 and carrying an interest rate of six 1(6) per cent per annum." Upon motion by Miller, second by Dallman, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopteds Mr. Craft, of the Minnesota Northern Natural Gas Company, . was present and informed the Common Council that the domestic "gate" rate for natural gas will be forty-five cents (45j) per thousand cubic feet for the a 59 j first ten million Peet, forty-four cents (44A per thousand for the next ten million, forty-three cents (43,4) for the next$ forty-two cents (421) for the neat, forty-one !cents (41,4) for the next, forty cents (40,6) for the next, thirty-nine cents (39, ) for the next thirty-eight (38�) for the next ten million, and thirty-seven and one I half per thousand cubic feet for any over that, that is over tighty million cubic feet. Alderman Hicks introduced the following resolutions which was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the said Common Council does hereby approve 'of the attached copy of II contract form to be used by and between the Minnesota Northern Natural Gas Company, a {;Minnesota corporation, and the Public Utility Board of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, !1for furnishing the City Electric Light Plant in said City of Rochester, with natural gas .of the quality and in the manner prescribed in the said contract form at the rates stipulated in the said contract, together with certain other stipulations concerning the installation of equipment as prescribed in the said contract copy.'! Upon motion by Hicks, second by Amundsen, that the said resolution be `adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof except Alderman Moody, who voted "Nay!, 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 $3405:00 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated from the Permanent Improvement Revolvingg Fund of said City and ordered paid to First national Bank of Rochester, Miota', for the December lot, 1931, maturity of nn s ii principal on Cit of Rochester Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund bonds Nos. 1311 329 and 339 839Y00.009 and for the December lst919319 maturity of interest on "City of Rochester 4 Permanent Improvement Revolvin:gFund Bonds Nos. 31 to 48 , �i inclusive, $406.00. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a iwarrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance herewith, and cause said t payment to be made*" Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Moody, that thesaid resolution be adopted as read, and all 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 $30900.00 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund of said City and ordered paid to First National Bank of Rochester, Minnesota, for the December lot, 1931, maturity of principal $30,000000 and interest $900000 on City of Rochester, Minnesota, 6 % Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund Bonds Nos. 271 to 300,inclusive. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance herewith, and cause said payment to be made: " Upon motion by Moody, second by Hicks, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Vihstadt introduced the following resolution, which was reads j "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: i That the sum of S1315:00 be and the said am is hereby appropriated from the Permanent Improvement Revolving Fend of said City and ordered paid to the First National Bank of Rochester, Minnesota, for the December 1st; 1931, maturity of ,principal'on City of Rochester 44,�$ Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund bond No W? j f�000.009 and for the December lot,81931 maturity of interest on ity of ouch 0 er 14 Permanent Improvement revolving Fang bonds Nos. 67 to 80% inclusivej 15* . ; I i I I srto The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant for said sum upon the City Treasurer in accordance here- - ; with, and cause said payment to be made." 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. Alderman Vihstadt introduced a resolution appropriating $636.05 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 30th919319 and November 6th919319 which was read. Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Hicka, that the said resolution be adopted as read, and' all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted: Aldermen Miller introduced a resolution appropriating $2017.0 0 from the Sewer Fund and ordering payment made to C. Jacobson and S. Lindgren for final estimate. on contract for construction of a sewage lift station ! and laying of connecting lines under Job No 1649, which was read; Upon motion by Vihstadt, 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. Alderman Dallman introduced a resolution fixing.7s30 o'elbck 'P.M., November 23rd, 19319 as the time for a hearing on and the levying of special assessments for the construction of a sanitary sewer commencing at a point on the center line of Eleventh Street Southeast, nine (9) feet l! 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 northbrly along the center line of ',! Fourth Avenue -Southeast to a point forty-two (42) feet south of the south ;1 11 line of ZeWt'h Street Southeast, and the laying of a water main in the said parts of Eleventh Street Southeast and Fourth Avenue Southeast, which was read: Upon motion by Miller,'second by"Moody, that the said` irresolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President !Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted i� Alderman Dallman introduced a resolution granting public. ;1danee permit to the Wm. T. McCoy Post No. 929 American Legion, for the ':Amory, November llth,19319 and fixing the fee at $5009 which was read. Updn motion by Hicks, 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 adopted6 I� Alderman Dallman introduced,a resolution granting public 11dance permit to A. M. Van Kirk,for the Woodman Hall, 1ovember llth,19319 and fixing +the fee at $5000, Valch was read: f 5 t I Upon motion by Vihstadt,-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 Dallman introduced a resolution granting public dance permit to the, American Legion Auxiliary for the Armopy November 9th91931, and fixing the fee at $5000, which was read. Upon motion by Dallman, second by Vihstadt, that the said resolution I . be adopted as read , and all_ voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the r said resolution duly passed and adopted. The following claims were read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by jAmundsen, 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% j From the General Fund: Anderson Tire Serviee,Inc. $48*249 National 1 4 Bushing & Parts Company $.67, M. C. Lawler $60000, 44 W. Anderson (-40.009 The Quality jPrint Shop $200, H: S. Adams $260, Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $6e90, 1; Botsford Lumber Company $2540, Interstate Power Company $4.950 Rochester Grocer I , j; Company $.299 Town Taxi $.509Weber & Judd Company $00, Minneapolis Blue Printing 'Company $32:759 H: S. Adams $1801, Quality Print Shop $5.009 Farnham Printing & Stationery Co. $8.68, E. R. Terry $.50, Oreutt Sign Shop $.509 Weber ,& Judd Co. ,$1.38, Miller-Davis.Company $7.45, Schmidt Printing Company $*76, Town Taxi $55, jUnion National Bank $75400, Rochester Post -Bulletin $1744929 Rochester Post -Bulletin !$5.16, Goo. R. Gelatt $59.25, Wigwam Lunch $61:30, Maass & McAmdrew Company $14950, Woodhouse Brothers $2*129 Standard Oil Company $W21, General Fund $5000, Day & Night Studio $1039 Schuster Realty Co. $100#009 MoCrudden Motor Company $30259 Skelly: 011 Co. $2.459 Home Laundry $3000, Day & Kighik Gar ag• $5 08, Hellen Hanson $16.00, City of Rochester,Water Department $76*779 Postier & Kruger Co. Inc. $i80, McElligott Welding Company $2 25, J. P. Spencer $2400, Rochester Chamber of Commerce $18600, Rochester Chamber of Commerce $500-009 Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $59.90, H. S* Adams ,$13.55, Acme Chemioal Company $6.939 Pruett's Star Laundry $1,509 Nelson 'Fire Service, Inc. $3445, Oroutt Sign Shop*$6 00, Hanson Hardware Co. $162e88, A. H. Foster Electric Co. $1+i50, Postitr & Kruger Co. Ine.;$; A0, Poster Battery Company $140,709 0; G. Hanson & Son $2*869 Botsford Lumber Company $7.86, Joseph J. O'Connell, $28.230 Carlton E. Anderson $4.17, HollandMs Food Shop $4.400 City of Rochester, Light Department $33 75, General Pond $2.101,,City of Rochester, Light Department $1*90, H* & !H. Electric Co. $.759 Railway Express Agency $1.69;. From the Street and Alley Fund: Cooperative Oil Company $13*539 Olmsted County Oil Company $17.259 Rochester Post Bulletin $1.20, Hayes -Lucas & Green $144850 Hayes -Lucas & Green $41.259 Western Union $.769 Dodge Lumber & Fuel Company $12.Oe, Pruett's Star Laundry $1050, T. E. Barber $24009 Foster Battery Company $7.50, Fratzke Brothers $2029 Ellis Motor Company $ 34759 Anderson Tire Service $24 00, Century Tool & Metal Company $5333, H* & H. Electric Co. $e20, Me Nelson $0.30, Railway Express Agency $469 Hanson Hardware Co, $3.15; From the Fire Protection Fund: National Bushing & Parts Company $*35, can LaFrance and Foamite Ind., Inc. $.93, Midwest Fire Apparatus.* Inc. $24*06, chester Grocer Co. $$9 459 Akron Brass Mfg* Co. $ 66,459 Twentieth Century Mfg. Co..__ r 1- $46.589 Pruett's Star Laundry $180601, C. 0. Bergen *9 17, Midwest Fire Apparatus, Inc. $54.259 Railway Express Agency $1 37, Nelson Tire Service, Inc $2.489 Dodge Lumber & Fuel Co. $45.84,•M. Nelson $3.509 Electric 'Supply Co. $1.759Foster Battery Co. $21.00, 0. G. Hanson & Son $$9.92, J. P. Spencer $9.501, H. & H. Electric Co. $15-0759 Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $13.26, Maass & McAndrew Company $6.46, Woodhouse Brothers $.40; From the Sewer Fund: Wm. C. Fraser & Son 1135.401, Neenah Foundry Co. $17.009 Martin Paulson $670-70, Hayes -Lucas & Green $10.059 Hayes - Lucas & Green $12.50 9 Maass & Me Andrew Company $2450 , City of Rochester, Water Department $300339 Wicker Corporation $26.409 Pruett's Star Laundry 1' $3.00, Tri-State Telephone Company $575, City of Rochester, Li ght Dept. !i 115.90, Neenah Foundry Company $17.009 Electric Supply Company $40809 Hanson ,;Hardware Company $l175, Wm. C. Fraser & Son $45 86, Fratzke Brothers $.959 ;;Carl Jacobsen & S. Lindgren $4580, The Dorr Co. Inc. $6.29, Frank Persons r$444409 Standard 011 Company $6.04, M. Nelson $2.00, Hanson Hardware Co. {i 616; !! From.the Lightinc Fund: Cit-? of Rochester, ,Light -Depart- ment $92629 City of Rochester, Light Department $111. i �i 'The City Engineer submitted 'pldns, profiles, specificationd ,land estimate of cost 'for the construction of a trunk line surface drainage ` ;;sewer in Broadway Street Northp between the ZVzbro River and Sixtn Street �jNortheaat, and for the constTuetion of a gunk line sanitary sewer in ,Broadway Street North, between the Zumbro River and Sixth Street Northeast, �And in Sixth Street Northeast, between Broadway Street North and First i� !Avenue kortheast, and upon motion by' ©ihstadt , second by Amundsen, action ii 01 ;thereon was deferred until the next meeting of this Common Council. Ij Upon motion by Miller, second by Hicks, the Common Council adjourned to 1:30 o'clock PsM., on November 10th,1931; all voting In favor thereof, except Alderman Dallmen, who voted"Nay". City Clerk: 4 Y 1