HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-05-1933Minutes of a regular meeting of the Common Council, of the
City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, in said
City at 2%00 o'clock P:M., on September 5th91933.
Meeting called to order by President Liddle.
Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Human, Hicks, Miller, Moody,
Norton. Absent: Amundsen:
This being the time and place fixed for the opening of
proposals for the purchase of $3630:00 certificates of indebtedness, the following
proposals were opened and read:
Mrs. Margaret K: Kennedy 4% basis for two $1,000.00 4-,-R,
certificates of indebtedness, plus accrued interest from the issue for police
signal system extension, etc:;
The Sinking Fund Commission, par and accrued interest for
$16300100 4� certificates of indebtedness.
Alderman Amundsen came in at t1.i s time and took his Chair.
Alderman Dallman introduced the following resolution,which
was read:
"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota:
That the bid and offer of Margaret K. Kennedy for $2,000.00
City of Rochester, 11innesotat 44% certificates of indebtedness, dated September lst,
1933, and maturing September lst919341, being 02,000.00 for principal on the said
certificates of indebtedness, $40'86 for premium on the said certificates of indebt-
edness, and $1.18 for accrued interest on the said certificates of indebtedness, is
deemed to be the most favorable proposal for the said certificates .of indebtedness,
and
Be it further- resolved by the said Common Council:
That the said certificates of Indebtedness No:7 and 8 be and
the same are hereby sold to Margaret K: Kennedy upon her paying into the city treasu]
o the atount of said bid therefor, and
Be it further resolved by the said Common Council:
That the Mayor and City Clerk of said City are hereby authorize
and directed to execute the said certificates of indebtedness and the City Treasurer
of said City is hereby authorized and directed to deliver the said certificates of
indebtedness to the purchaser upon the payment into the City treasury of the above
mentioned purchase price; the said payment of principal, accrued interest and
premium to be placed in Code 8 of the General Fund of said City. "
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, 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.
Alderman Hicks introduced the following resolution, which
was read:
"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the CXty of Rochester,
Minnesota:
That the bid and offer of the Sinking Ruud Commission for
$1630000 Cijiy of Rochester Minnesota, 4�% Certificates of indebtedness, dated
September lst919349 being d16306*00 for principal on the said certificates of
indebtedness, $ aQSe for premium on the said certificates of indebtedness, and
$ .96 accrued interest on the said certificates of indebtedness, is deemed to be the
most favorable proposal for the said certificates of indebtedness, and
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Be it further resolved by the said Common Council.:
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That the said certificates of indebtedness No. 6 . and--9
be and the same are hereby sold to the Sinking Fond Commission upon their
paying into the city treasury of the amount of said.bid therefor, and
Be it further resolved by the said Common Council:.
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t That the Mayor and City. Clerk of said City are hereby
authorized and directed to execute the said certificates of indebtedness
and the City Treasurer of said City is hereby authorized and directed, to
deliver the said certificates of indebtedness to the purphaser upon the
' payment into the City treasury of the above mentioned purchase price; the
said payment of principal, accrued interest .and premium to be placed in
code 10 of the General Fund o" said City, as to ftO00.59, and the other
0630.37 to Code 8 of the General Fund."
Upon motion by Dallman, second by Miller, that the
said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof,
I President Liddle declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
The report of the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the
week ending September 4th,19339 showing criminal fines collected $113.40,
civil fees received $90209 Olmsted County payment of 059 1.5 for July 1933
municipal court fees, conciliation court fees received in the amount of
$2.00, court costs charged to Olmsted County $170*30, and fine collected and
remitted direct to the State Treasurer $5409 was read, and President
Liddle referred the same to the City Attorney.
The report of the City Engineer for :tge month of
August 1933, showing expenditures o f f�*341.69 from the 'I.enera•1 7und-f0r
labor, $1061.43 from the Street and Alley ;'undo m2530*13 drom-the sewer
fund and $38.70 from the Bridge Fund, was read, and President Liddle
ordered that the same be placed on file:
The report of the City Treasurer for the month
ending August 31st,19339 showing $36t,929.22 as being on hand, was rea4 ,
and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file.
The application of F: Davis Cromak for an "Off Sale"
license to sell non -intoxicating malt liquors from 802 7 irst Street
Southwest, was read, and upon motion by dicks, second by Dallman, license
was gran tedt
- The application of Herman Do rnack for -a plumber's
license was read, and upon motion by Dallman, second by Amundsen, license
was granted.
The plumbee�s license bond of Kerman Dornack with the
American Surety .Company of New York, as surety thereon in the amount of
$1,000.00, was read, and upon motion by Moody, second by Amundsen, the
said surety was accepted, the said bond was approved, and it was ordered
that the same be placed on file.
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The application of Mengedoth and Popple for a plumbers'
license was read, and upon motion by Norton, second by Moody, license was granted.
The plumbers' license bond of Mengedoth and Popple with the
Eagle Indemnity Company
as surety thereon in
the
amount
of .119000.00
was read,
and
upon motion by Norton,
second by flicks, the
said
surety
was accepted,
the said
bond
I was approved and it was ordered that the same be placed on file.
The hpplication of Henry Gleekb1 for a junk dealers license
covering one auth truck, was read, and upon motion by Miller, second by Hicks,
license was not granted.
The application of Richard Holland for a drivers license was
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read and upon motion by Moody, secolid by Hicks, license was granted.
The following copy of resolution passed and adopted by the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund was read, and upon motion by body, ::second by
Norton, the action set forth therein was approved and it was ordered that the said
copy of resolution be placed on file:
"Be it resolved by the Commissioners of the Sinking Pond of the
City of Ro chest a r, Minnesota:
That the sum of $1630.96 is hereby appropriated from the
Sinking Fund of said City, and it is ordered that the said sum be paid to Code 8 and
10 of the General Fund of said City for $1630000 City of Rochester, Minnesota, 4 %
certificates of indebtedness dated September lst919339 and maturing September 1st,
19349 $1630.00 of the said sum being for principal on the said certificates of
indebtedness, $one premium on the said certificates of indebtedness, and $.96
being for accrued interest thereon."
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The appointment by the Mayor of ,Carlton E. Anderson, and
C.B.Hanscom as Special Patrolmen September 1st to 7th,1933,inclusive, at a compensa-
tion of $200 per ,day, was read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed
on file;
The following certificate as to band personnel salaries was
read, and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file:
"Rochester, Minn.,
August 30 1933.
Mr, A.F:Wright,
City Clerk
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Dear Sir -
The Rochester Band personnell is entitled to a full payroll
for the final period of the season.
The concert on August 13th was omitted:
_Respectfully submitted,
A. J. L entf er
Secretary.
* Band Committee. "
The following City Engineer's estimate was read, and President
Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: - ,
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"Sept. 59 1933
Hon. Mayor & Common Council
Gent 1 em en:
I beg to submit the following Estimate No.2 in favor
of CG.Praser & L.M.Feller, Contractors, for construction of
Trunk Line Sanitary Sewer in Broadway Street North and 4th Street
Northeast:
2510:65 ft. of 33" pipe sewer constructed @ $7050 per ft.-- $189829.67
6 Pc's Service Connections @ $5:00 each ------------------- 30.00
27 trees removed @ $2.50 each ----------------------------- 67.50
414 sq. ft. of driveways removed @ .6 per ft..------------- 24.24
294.82 sq. ft. walks removed @ .5 per ft.---------------- 12.74
1111.07 sq* ft* paving removed @ 12 per ft. --------------- 133.33
7 standard manholes constructed @ $1.30 each -------------- 910.00
1 special manhole constructed @ 8150.00 each ----------- 150.00.
$209157.68
Less 10% 21015:76
$16t141.92
Less Estimate No.l 79155401
Amount of Estimate No .2 $10 , 986.91
Respectfully submitted,
C.H.Armstrong,
City Engineer."
Upon motion by Hicks, second by Dallman, the sum -of
$.75 was appropriated from the General Fund and it ,was ordered that the said
Rum be paid ,to Fred R. Witzke, for services cutting weeds on the property
of Florence Payne:
The claim of St.Mary' s Hospital 020.00. for .the
isolation of Lucille Gregory, was read, and upon motion by Norton, second by
Hicks, the sum of $20.00 was appropriated from the TLealth Department
division of the General Fund budget and it 'was ordered that the said sum
be paid to the Sewage Disposal Plant operation division of the Sewer Fund,
for credit to St.Mary's Hospital account for their share in sewage disposal
plant operation.
The following claims were read, and upon motion by
Hicks, second by Amundsen, the same were allowed and the Mayor and City
Clerk were authorised and directed to draw warrants upon the City "'reasurer
and make payments accordingly:
From the General Fund: Thin. r. Sell and erman E_
Koebke $160009 Rochester Post -Bulletin $131.16, Victor A, Qvale $.15, Ander-
son Tire Service $2.009 Yellow Cab Co. $1:65, Rochester Post -Bulletin $8.009
r;ommrni.ty Service Station $4.329 Hanson Hardware Co. $2.52, 0. G. Hanson
& Son $12425, Quality Print Shop $38005, Tri-State Telephone Fc Telegraph
Co. $17.559 Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Co. $19.889 N. S. Adams Book
& Art Shop $3.70, Victor A. Qvale $1.059 Foster-Mrachek Electric Co. v$6.039
Pruetts Star Laundry $3:58, Weber & Judd Company $2000, Railway Express
Agency $24'56, general Fund $44819 Whiting Press $.80, General Fund $39.26%
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Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $7.25, Weber & Judd Co. $16.149 Fred R•Vntzke
$$8.359 H. S. Adams Boob. Shop $4.709 General Fund,Code 28 $4.439 Dr. Chas. H. Mayo
$41.66, Miller -Davis Company $130749 Rochester Post -Bulletin $58.50, O.G.Hanson &
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Son $:65;
From the Street and Alley Fund: Ellis Motor Co. $ .80 , Pruetts
Star Laundry v$1.50, Botsford Lumber Company $10.159 0. G. Hanson & Son $.451,
M. Nelsen $13.95;
From the Fire Protection Fund: General Fund, Code 28 $$10.14,
F. J. Paine Company y$14.501 H. S. Adams Book & Art' Shop $3.321 Foster Mrachek
Electric Co. %$4.859 Deialins $3:609 0: G. Hanson & Son $100009 Joy Brothers Motor
Car Co. $$.659 Hanson Hardware Co. $12.25, Toomey Coal & Transfer Company %$1.10,
Fullerton Lumber Company $46.85, The Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $17.159
Railway Express Agency $.47;
From the Sewer Fund: Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. $ 5.75,
Pruetts Star Laundry $3:00, Railway Express Agency �$2.00, C.G.W.R.R:Co. $.45,
Hanson Hardware Co. $5:89;
Fro m the Bridge Fund: The Calhoun Compar;y 31050, Orcutt Sign
Shop $6.009 Hanson Hardware Company $5.009 M. Nelsen $$.80;
From the Park Improvement Fund: Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph
Co. $18:00, Weber &
Judd Co.
y$20939
M.
Fakler Bottling Co. $370409 Oscar Paulson
$12.769 Ellis Motor
Company
$670609
H.
S. Adams Book Shop $44179 0. G. Hanson &
Son ft.359
Pruetts
Star Laundry $3:309 W: M:
Slatterly
$5.989
The Calhoun CO. 'i;)2.8O s
Hanson
Hardware Co:
$20.639 Botsford Lumber
Co. °$20"85,
Baihly's
Cash Market $7.209
Rochester Ice & Fuel Co. $3:409 General Fund Code 28 $77.742 Rochester Grocer Co.
$2097,, A. J. Osman 119:209 American Institute of Park Executives 120.009 Rochester
Electric Co: $1.15
The following claims for insurance premiums were read, and upon
motion by Moody, second by Hicks, the same were allowed, and the Mayor and City
Clerk were authori;led and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make
payments accordingly:
From the General Fund: A: A: Hirman & Co: $30092;
From the Street and Alley Fund: Ruth R:Bernard, Agent, %S42.22;
A. A. Hirman & Co. $35:29;
From the Park Improvement Fund: A: A. Hirman & Company N11340.
Alderman Moody introduced a resolution appropriating $546.19
from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to the.Mayo Trust Fund
for payroll for labor during the week ending September lst,1933, which was read:
Upon motion by Moody, second by Norton, 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 appropriating
$109986.91 from the Sewer Fund and ordering payment made to C.G.Fraser 'and
j L.M.Feller, as payment of estimate No.2 on contract for the construction
of a trunk line sandtary sewer in part of Broadway Street North and
Fourth Street Northeast, which was read.
Upon motion by Amundsen, second by Moo4v that the
said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof,
President Lid.dle declared the said resolution duly 'passed and adopted.
Upon motion by Moody, second by Norton, the Common
Council adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P.M., on September llth,1933.
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