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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-21-1931- � - .} � ..• a ,".,,r' •'. 7� r b. � - ry» ;'`�R.i' _ � ��e ,r fxii.7n- 3 � :. � r�Si r t•..�' .; f ;, fit - .y.� r o F' _ r,,.� �t.'vr + L � r i JANUARY JULY P. 7.ev -----7 to -tk —[M L-- J. 3 FEBRUARY AUGUST -� 1.t3.L__- � _�_-1�_.�3.8 - 3 _LPL -�--- ---- - �-� -- 3_ - - -- - •- -- -- _ 7-Av.__-__3 �. — ? o 1 b 1 — ►'' '3 e' 1 9 9 7 31 I q 3� 39ff 3q� •- MARCH SEPTEMBER 113 / - �— dos Lte y I `i, •_ -- --- -9-----�"_ • q 127, OCTOBER %� .to f• i Q�✓t-c-P o? 7. 7 3 - AY NOVEMBER y� _— s JUNE E ECEMBER I � • Rq .2 � �� .�'w; . �',N,..J.y�,� ,, • i.0 w4;F� ,t;� -+ � 4 �x��Yc' �: t 557 L Minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of thw 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 o'clock P.M., on December i 2lst,1931. Meeting called to order by President Liddle. Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Dallman, Miller,.Moody, Vihstadt. Absent: Hicks. The following Committee report and recommendation was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: "Rochester, Minn. December 18, 1931 The Common Council Rochester, Minnesota Dear Sirs: A motion was made by Mra Reiter, seconded by Mr. Hicks that the following report of the Unemployment Committee be submitted to the Common Council of the Citytof Rochester, and the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. The Committee has completed its census of the unemployed showing a total registration of 993 and it has certified 120 men for work on the natural gas pipe line and has furnished work ranging from a few hours to permanent positions to twenty-seven men and women. The Committee has studied and suggested a number of plans for the relief of the unemployed, from other than tax funds, but we find that most of these plans are impracticable or that for some reason it is unadvisable to follow them out and would like to recommend to the Common Council of the City of Rochester the following plan: that the Common Council provide for the transfer of five thousand dollars ($5,000) from the General Fund to the Park Improvement Fund to be disbursed by the Board of Park Commissioners in the regular way except that record of it shall be kept as a separate division of their disburse- ment records in that this committee's program for relief is mostly park work, namely, the clearing of the proposed Silver Lake basin, the clear- ing of the expected. -,addition to. Kutzky Park, the clearing of the Zumbro River bed and banks outside the Mayo Park limits, the clearing of Bear Creek bed and banks, the making of the improvements which can be made at this time in Slatterly's Park, and cleaning up and clearing all approaches to the City; and further that in the event of the necessity for snow removal work that the City Engineer be requested to call upon the records of this Committee for the names of the persons most urgent in need of work. UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE � Manfert A. Johnson AW: GB Chaiftan. " I Alderman Hicks came in at this time and took his Chair: Il Alderman Dallman introduced the following resolution, which was read:; "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $5000.00 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of said City and it is ordered that the said sum be paid to the Park Improvement Fund of said City being for temporary transfer of funds to be used for the relief of unemployment in the clearing of the Silver Lake basin, the clearing of the expected addition to Kutzky Park, the cleaning and clearing of the Zumbro River bed and banks, the clearing and cleaning of the Bear Creek bed and banks, the making of such improvements as can be made at Slatterly park during this season of the year, the clearing and cleaning of all. approaches to the City, the said fiend to be disbursed by the Board of Park Commissioners in the regular way except that record thereof bhall' be kept as a separate division of their disbursements. I The Mayor and City Clerk of said City are hereby authorized acid directed to draw a warrant upon the City Treasurer and make payment accordingly*" 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. General balance sheet, trial balance, fund statement, statement of unexpended budget appropriations, statement of Sinking Fund investmbnts, etc., of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, prepared by the City Clerk of said City, as of November 30th91931, were laid before the Common Council, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on filed The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the week ending December 14th919310 showing criminal fines collected $66 440 , court costs charged to Olmsted County $11025, and fine collected and remitted direct to the State Treasurer $10.00, and for the week ending December 21st919319 showing criminal fines collected $205.00, civil fees received $2.359 court costs charged to Olmsted County $4020, and fines collected due to Olmsted County $32.45t were each read, and President Liddle referred the same to the City Attorney: Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Dallman, the sum of $32.45 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 collected due to Olmsted County. The application of'C. B. Connty for a public dance permit fiat the Woodman Hall December 23rd91931, was read. The application of Jim Vader for a. license to peddle..eggs during the period December 21st919319 to'June 30th91932, was read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Miller, license was granted for the period lending April lst91932, at a fee of $5400 for that period. Copy of requisition by the Health Officer upon Saint Mary's !Hospital for the isolation of Katheryn Glade, age 18 years, living at Kehler Hall, diagnosed to be suffering from cdiir,cX on -Tex was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file. The appointment by the Mayor of Carlton E. Anderson, as a special patrolman December 15th, 1931, to December 21st,193it inclusive, iliwas read, and President Liddle ordered 'that the same be placed on file. Upon motion by Vihstadt, second by Moody, the City Clerk was instructed to bill the State of Minnesota Highway Department for the 1931 installment of one tenth of the cost of the State Highway Department's share of the repaving of Second Street Southwest between First Avenue Southwest and Third Avenue Southwest. 5591, A communication from R. A. Miller, Tax Commissioner of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. , asking for tt : refund of the 1930 and 1931 sprinkling tax of ,12.76 for each year made against Lot 1, Block 38, in Northern Addition, heretofore paid by their lessee the Kra"se-Lamella Lumber & Manufacturing Co., in that no sprinkling was done.in front of that portion of Lot 1 occupied by the i lumber company, and that the sprinkler only operated from the west up to theAracks which are approximately on the west line of the said Lot 19 was read, and upon motion by Hicks, second by Vihstadt, the City Clerk'was instructed to reply to ' the abaid communication and say that there is no refund due for the years mentioned,, as the proceedings for the sprinkling of Seventh Street Northeast covered property to the west line of Second Avenue Northeast, but that the 1932 sprinkling proceedings will stop the sprinkling of Seventh Street Northeast at the west line of Lot 1 in Block 38 in Northern Addition. The following copy of Charter Commission appointment was read and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: - *State of Minnesota County of Olmsted, as. In the matter of the Appointment of a Board of Freeholders in and for the City of Rochester, in the County of Olmsted and State of Minnesota. District court, Third Judicial District: WHEREAS, on July 1st, 1927, the Hon. Karl Finkelnburg and Vernon Gates, Judges of the District Court of the Third Judicial Dis- . t rict of the State of Minnesota, did by an order dated on -said day and filed with the Clerk of District Court in and fdr said Olmsted County, appoint a Board of Freeholders for the purpose of framing a Charter for the City of Rochester, in the County of Olmsted and State of Minnesota, AND WHEREAS, the term of office of each and all of the members of said board, so appointed, has expired, NOW THEREFORE, by virtue and in pursuance of the authority in us vested by the laws of the State of Minnesota in such ease made and provided, we do hereby appoint the following named persons, who are freeholders of said city of Rochester and who now are, and for five years last past have been qualified voters in said city of Rochester, to -wit: Dr. A.W-Adson, H.O.Christensen, Harold H.Crawford, Hayes Ddnsiftgburg, R.W.Goddafd,'H.A.Johnson,Mrs, George Knowlton, George Lemke, John Lemmon, John A. Marsh, Mrs. Agnes Moersch, A.G.Nixa, John M: Norton, C.F.Olson and Theo. A. Schacht, •to -be and to constitute a Board of Freeholders in and for the city of Rochester, in the county of Olmsted and state of Minnesota, and to act as such Board of Freeholders in accordance with the provisions of the constitution} and laws of said State of Minnesota: I` It is further ordered 'that the rules heretofore made by Judge Charles E-Callaghan, deceased, for the government of said board be, and they hereby are, made and -tontinued as the rules with reference thereto until further order of the court. Dated this 14th day of December, 1931. Karl Finkelnburg, Vernon Gates Judges of said court** The following communioation was -read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: *Kansas City, Missouri December 19,1931 Mr. A. F. Wright, City Clerk Rochester, Minnesota. r6U I� We have received your letter of December..:l6th relative .to furnishing extra copies of our report on .tle sewer' system. jj We will be glad to ferange to furnish you` -he' copies requested. ..Our reports.are typewritten and we ordinarily furnish two copi,es.'to the'City as the reports contain a considerable nu�b.er of exhibits and maps. The problem of furnishing addi- tional copies is more complicated than would be it if were only printed matter. It occurs to us that the extra copies requested might be arranged for immediately after we have presented the report "nd the council may thereby determine just what they might need. In several cases.cities have considered it worth while to have bound printed editions of +j the report made. iII � 1 We are proceeding as rapidly as possible with our detailed calculations for the systems It appears at this time as if it wouldrequire until some time in January to complete it. We will notify you later as to a definite date on which we will be ready to present it CKMathews-EMB Very truly yours, BURNS & MCDONNELL Engineering Company By C . K. Mathews. " The following copy of resolution was read and President Iriddle 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 Ron. Common Council of the Naid City be and is hereby requested to authorize the said Board to enter into a contract with the Botsford Lumber Company of this City for the furnishing of; 80-8" top 35' WEC Treated Poles @ 9:35 each 15-8" " 40' WRC " " @11.35 each 10-9" " 45' WRC " " @15.95 each, the total amount of the said contract being 1077.75 and the said Botsford Lumber Comparq being the lowest responsible bidder." 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: .R. Co. Drips Grdcer Co. $4.30, H. S. Adams $21.201, J. W. Anderson .$13 75, Carlton E.Anderson $22,%939 Maass & McAndrew Co. $1.409 Western Wnion $1.341, Town Taxi $1.259 Mayo Properties Ass'n. $34659 Schmidt Printing Co. $2.40, McClain Company $2.12, Burrough' s Adding Machine Company $13.209 Railway Express Agency $1.089 William H. Postier $.28; From the Street and'Alley Fund: Sinclair Refining Co. $2*811 T. E. Barber $8.009 Rochester Drug Co. $2.00) From the Park Improvement Fund: Feller Brothers $40..009 Interstate Power Company $.90; From the New City Hall Fund: Junell, Oakley,Driscoll & Fletcher $75.00; $6.54; From the Lighting Fund: City of Roehester,Light Department From the Sewer Fund: Rochester Drug Co. $2.00. 5G1 The following request for approval of plant removals and plant improve- ments was read and upon motion by Hicks, second by VQQ0..o;vtUet.same ..waw. referred to the Street and Alley Committee and the City Engineer: " THE TRI- STATE TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY Rochester, Minn., Dec. 19, 1931, Rochester Common Council, Rochester, Minnesota. Gent 1 emen: Attached please find four Prints of proposed Estimate #3411, Underground Lateral and Aerial Cable Construction on First Street N.W. and removal.of Aerial Plant on Center Street West, which the Tri-State Telephone and. Telegr4ph Company contemplete starting about the first of the year. The estimate, if approved by you, upon completion will have removed from West Center Street several poles, also several from other streets in the northwest section. Two prints showing the construction and two of the removal of existing plant have been attached. i If approved by you this work will be started at an early date Thanking you in advance, I am Very truly yours, E. J. Gates. f Wire Chief. " Alderman Dallman introduced a resolution granting public dance permit to C. Be Conaty for the Woodman Hall, December 23rd91931, and fixing the fee at $5.009 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 said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Moody introduced a resolution granting the Public Utility Board authority to enter into contract with the Botsford Lumber Company, for the purchase of the above described Western Red Cedar treated poles, and fixing the amount of the bond to be given by the said contractor at the sum of $1080.009 which j was read. j Upon motion by Hicks, second by Miller, 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*- j Alderman Vihstadt introduced a resolution appropriating $656-045 from the Sewer Fund and ordering payment made to the City of Roohester, Light Department for electric power furnished for the operation of the sewage disposal Plant, liar billing dated December 15th919319which was read. Upon motion by Moody, second by Amundsen, that the said resolution be adoptedass read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Miller introduced a resolution appropriating $484.55 from the -Street and Alley Fund and ordering payment made to G.Schwartz & Company, for 12 days steam shovel rent at 025.00 per day,105 hours steam shovel operators time,at $ 1.15"per hour, and 116 hours fireman's time at $.55 per hour,which was read. Upon motion by Hicks, 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. Alderman Dallman introduced the following, resolution, Waich was read: , "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Ro chest er, Minnesota: That the sum .of $357.27 is hereby approAriated and it is ordered that the said sum be paid to the Mid -Continent Petroleum Corpora- tion, for gasoline,kerosene and oil furnished September llthi1931, and during October 15th,1931, to November 16th, 1931; $72.80 thereof to be from the General Fund, $3.27 thereof to be from the Sewer Fund and 0281.20 thereof to be from the Street ,and Alley Fund. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw warrants .upon the City Treasurer and m.,.ke payment accordingly." it Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Miller, that the said resolution be adopted'as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted. Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, John McG.Miller, Architect, was authorized to provide for the installation of a sink for the washing of photograph print$vin the Hertillion room in the basement of the new City Hall, at a cost of not to exceed $75.00. Alderman Dallman introduced a resolution ordering the construction of a sanitary sewer along the North 4 feet of Lots 5 and 10, in Block 88, in Original Plat, from a point 45 feet west of a continuatign of the west line of Second -Avenue Southwest to a point 25 feet east of the center line of Third Avenue Southwest, and thence south 70 west 196 feet to manhole in place, ordering that the said improvement be paid for by special assessments levied as provided by law, and ordering that the City Engineer prepare and submit plans, profiles, specifications and estimate of cost for the construction of the said sanitary sewer, 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 duly passed and adopted. The City Engineer submitted plans, profiles, specifications and estimate of cost for the construction of the above described sanitary ,sewer, the estimate of cost thereof being $523.25. Alderman Amundsen.introduced a resolution adopting the plans, profiles and specifications for the sanitary sewer above described, and ordering that the same be placed on file in the office of the City M Clerk, accepting the said estimate of cost and ordering the same placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, ordering that the said improvement be made and done and that the cost thereof be paid for by special assess- ments levied by law, ordering notice of hearing on the said improvement for a 63 2: 00 o' Clock P.M.. on Jd6nuary 4th,19329 which was read. Upon motion by Hick$, 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 matter of placing gravel on what will be Fifteenth Avenue Southeast, between Second Street Southeast and Fourth Street Southeast, was consider- ed by the Common Council, and President Liddle refsrred the subject to the Street and, Alley Committee and the City Engineer with power to act. Upon motion by Hicks, . second by Amundsen, the City Engineer was authorized to purchase two sets of socket wrenches at a total cost of $57.50. adjourned'. Upon motion by Dallman, second by Vihstadt, the Common Council e o �� �i City Clerk.