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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-17-1932173 minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council, Of the, City of Rochester; 1.4innesota; held in the Council. Chambers; in the City Hall, in said City; at 7:30 o1clock,P, M., on October 17tb, •t. Meeting called to order by president Liddle. Roll call: Present Liddle, Amundsen,-Dal.lman, Picl--s; Yiller, Moody, Nortor.. Absent: None. + President Liddle announced this as beinn t"h..p time and place fixed for bearing on the confirmation of the awes^ments levied October 3rd, f� 1932, for i3prinIrling, flushing; and trea,ttn.g of streets; avenues, and. alleys ithin said City; during the season of 19V. t and asked if there was any person T C resent whc wished to be heard relative to either or any of tr.e said assessments. f There w,vs no person present who wished to ?he heard relative to either or any of the assessments for the sprinkling, flashinc,, a,nd treating, f streets, avenues, and alleys; during the season ofj 19:�2. Alderman Dall.man introduced a resolution confirming the special ssessments levied October 3rd; 19329 for the cost and expense of sprinkling; i lashing; and treating of streets; avenues, and alleys; during the season of 1932, which was read. i •f Upon motion by Miller; second by Dall.man, that the said resolution e adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof; President Liddle declared the -•aid resolution duly passed and adopted. Alderman Amundsen introduced the following resolution; which vans read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City, of Rochester, �• innesota: , That the -sum of $6;033.13 be and the sa d sum is hereby ePprop ' �fur iated from the General Fund of said City and ordered paid to General Fund Code 20, the differance between the costs for the 1932 sPrinklirL. o, flushing and trea.tiik7j i.d phe a=;sessments levied for the said 1932 sprinklin,, flushing and trea,tino7• hick costs were '�>19016.30; and assessments were :,`�12 1�3.63, l.es:; "30,046 on account f the caimeellation of the assessment, for the sprinkling of Twelfth Street Southeal jleaving the total assessments to be t'PT12083.17. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to raw a warrant "or said sum upon the City Treasurer in accorda•noe herewith, and cause payment to be made." Upon motion by Amundsen, second. by Norton, that tr.e said resolution e adopted a read, and all voting .in favor thereof, President Tjiddle declared he said resolution duly passed and adopted. The City Clerk reported the payment by the Rochester Stis,te Hospital of :P1500000, on their bill of 11610915, as being their share of the Sewage Disposal lant operation costs, October 1st, 1931, to September 30th, 19321, inclusive, and t y 1 pcn motion by Dallr!an, second by Moody, the City Clerk was instructed to charge s,ck to'Job 1050 (Sewage Disposal Plant Operation costs account) the $110.15 difference between the billing against them and the :�1500.00 Paid by them, as the aximum amount ,.ender their budget for Sewage 'Disposal Plant oriepatrion. The City Clerk reported that Alderman 'Wicks has loSt Warrant No. 5559 dated September 30th, 193219 drawn to his order in the amount of •; 87.50 1 =174 for salary as Ald.en= of ^irst' Ward, and Chairman of rin.Mce Cmmmittee for r the quarter ending Se1)t emb er 'Oth, 19p2, at whf cp mot i.on by No rt on, second by Hicks, carried that the Mayor. an -a) City Clear be mitborized and directed to drat-v a dupZ i cat e Warrant number 3555, e.rd tl^ at Payment be ,stopped on t'-e ori.Pina1. Upon motion by Dallman, second by Amundsen, the snm of 4,40.00 •erns annroPriated from. the C'eneral TN nd, and it war, ordered t%at the said sum be paid to Joseph J. Schuster, for salary as As.Fist- rant Custodian of: the City Tull, durir7 the firsrt half of Octobers 10;;32. Upon motion by Nortolns second by Amundsen; the "City Attorney was s,u.tr.ori zed to incur an expenditure of not to excoed 175.00 In Cecuring the approval of recognized firm of Bond Attorneys upon the prupo sed refunding bonds and re -paving bonds, Wilfism 17. Priedell asked that r'overnor Olson be arRntod the use of the Council Chambers, Priday evenin.g* October 21st, 197i;, z for a campaign meeting, at wbic'a m.otic,n by Norton, sec^nd. b-r A,mund^en., carried that the request be granted, and ghat the same privil.eg.o be extended to Earl Dro-ffn, nn.d to J. E. Regan, the other ce,r:.didate3 for Governor. The Common Council. devoted the balance of tr.a evening to s Preparation of budgets for the 1932 Tax Levy: i Upon motion by Hicks; second by Dallman, the City Clerk j 11 was instructed to notify William R. Jones, City Scavenger, th^t heme .fter f - 3.00 will be tb.e monthly limit that the city will. payfer electric x- lighting service at the City Dump ('rounds ,residenca j the City Cler'.r accord.tng ley wrote Mr. Jones e4 follows: Y� "October, lath., 12-7-2. Thr• Wmo N. Jonea City Scavenger, City. Dear Sir' ' , As the Common Council were working on the budget matters during tY:e meetinn, last night, they noted that in the budget di�iision for 1Y7hting of the City dump grounds residence evidently you have been. usinFr an electric stove or some other electrical enta.ipment over and above the lighting that .you are entitled to he -me; and to. pin,ce t,1lat extra equipment service on you they have set up a. budgeC'of -''7.00 per month with, provision that you must pay whatever the charcPs aro for electricity above that 1,3900 per month, and the Public Utili.tly Depart- -lent is being; notified 8,ccordi-ngly. ' Yours 't poly; A. F. Wright City ClPl4r,,. AFW/l s cc to 11.3;. .4, J.Lentf erg Secret-.r« of Public Uttl.ity Board:" 175 U_ron motion b-ir Norton, second by Moody- the Cit?r Clerk eras in- structed to notify the Libr£.ry [lord of -tbe action. ta'xen by this Common Council on the T,ibrery Por:rd's Pudget fDr tr,e 1.932 Tax Levy, and, Jn ,accordance w th those instructs cns ,the City Clerk wrote to W. W. Churchill, President of the Library Board, as _f. nllot+rs: "Octob,er 10th, 193n. 1.1-r. W. "IT, Churchill., President L i bra ry A o ard, City. , { Dear `'ir: Upon the consideration of the proposed budget for the 1.932 tax levy, th.e Comp -on Council made the following suggestion, that you transfer ;'$19000.00 from the periodical Rccount, Code 1, to Code r3 for Library staff salaries, and rat you also transfer 15004"0 from Code 11 to the Library staff salaries account, as you have more money in those two. budget divisicns than are needed under your request. After these transfers are made youL�r levy set ul: will be: 253.42 for Code 0- 16005.04 for Code 39 §,ften a cut of lON on salaries effective t dais tits, and tie application of the ?1500.00 transfer; IN70.05 for Code 41 fter a 1016 salary cut effective at this time- `i�411.11 for Code 5; $332,15 for ode 6; '"'22.©3 for Code 9; 140.28 for Code 10; §171.71 for Code 12; and-ti3333.00 or Code 13 (books); thereby making your total levy to be •'' 12,338.79. We will be glad to go over this proposed levy set up with you f you care to call at this office. • Y 'fours truly; A. P. Wright /ls City Clerk." Upon motion by Yorton, second by Dallman, the Common Council ourned to 3:30 o'clock P. M.9 October 20th, 1932. City Clerks r r S r ^ r U