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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-29-1935728 r Minutes of amr.adjourned regular meeting of the Common Council of r I the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Ch nbers, In the City Fall in said City, at 7: 30 o' clock P.M. ,r on March 29th $1935. - Meeting calldd to order by President Liddle. I - Poll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Fryer, Green, Lemmon, r ,Miller, Aioody. Absent: None. Upon motion by Greer._ second by Amundsex:, the minutes of the meet- ing-s held March llth, 13th, i8th, and 25th, 19359 were each approved. Insurance forms for use on insurance policies covering city CD properties, were placed before the Common Council; said forms having been prepared and submitted by the- Insurance Committee. Aldermen- Green introduced the -following resolution which was read: "WT ereas, the Insurance Committee of the Common Council of the .City of. Rochester, Minnesota, have prepared and submitted a r'eneral .insurance Form for all City of Rochester, Minnesota, Fire or Tornado insurance policies, the. said form being Register. ed form,1Ic.. 339 - March 1391935,, and. approved by the Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; r Whereas, p. copy of the said: General Insurance Form.- is attached to and made a part of this resolution; SO THDREFORE, Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the, said Geilpral. Insurance Form, known as Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau, Minneapolis, Minnesota, registered N0.339, - March 13,1935, be and the same is hereby adopted for all fire or tornado insurance policies covering property belinging to the City of Rochester, Minnesota. " Upon motion by Fryer 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 andadoptedt E. W. Haley was before the Common Council and orally supported his petition that sprinkling on Eleventh Avenue Northea.st'be extisnded:?to' T6nth Street Northeast. Mrs. Karl H. Rommel requested that something be done to relieve I the dust condition on First Avenue Southwest and Sixth Street Southwest, and suggested that if possible Sixth Street Southwest be oildd. . President Liddle referred her request to �n.e b'treet end Alley Committee and the City Engineer. 729 The following petition was read and President Lid.dle referred the same to the Sprinkling Committee: " Rochester, Minn. March 279 1935. To the '14ayor and Common Council City of Rochester, Minn. Gentlemen: We the undersigned property owners wish to have the sprinkling on Seventh Avenue S.W. from ninth Street S.W. to Eleventh Street S.W. �'di;s- �antinti�der?c, • Harry V. Hanson Wm. A. ]Unison M.D. Anna Hanson J. A. Fiegel " The following eDmmunication- was read, end' President hid.dle ordered that the same be placed on filer UNION NAT IONAU_ BANK Rochest err, ° Minn. March 299 1935. To The Honorable Mayor and City Council, Rochester, Minnesota. Gent lemen; Mr. James T. Spillane, City Attorney, advises us that the Public'Examiner in passing upon our securities deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota., to cover. the City deposit of Rochester, Minnesota, with the Union National Bank, have certain items in the securities which are not legal, as follows; 111inois Central 7% Equipment Trusts, Series F, due October 1, 1935, $15000.00. Chicago Great Western Railway Company 4-�'!% Equipment Trusts Series A. due October 1,1935, $5000.00. Pickens County, So. Carolina 5% Road Bond due December 31, 1936-37 , $ 7000 4.0. Will you please instruct the City Treasurer to instruct the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota to release to us the above names securities, and accept in exchange for the same $20 j00%OO Home Owners Loan Corporation 4% bonds due in 1951. Please also advise the City Treasurer to surrender the original receipts of the Federal Reserve Bank covering the three above mentioned securities. Very truly yours, W. W. Churchill Vice President. " 7'? 0 • The following certificate by the County Auditor was read, and upon motion by Miller second bV Green the said certificate was placed on file and the City Clerk was authorized and directed to adjust his tax records accordingly: "March 26, 1935 Re: undments granted by the Minnesota Tax Commission and deducted from the March Settlement 1933 1934 Revenue ........................... $12.76 $ 40-96 Road & Bridge ....:.�..........'...�.. 1.09 .05 Fire Protection ................... 7.65 .70 Interest ......................"...: 1.23 .08 r� Library ........................... 1.72 .16 Lighting .......................... 4.01 .31 E e Music ............................. .... .06 g, Park Improvement .................. 5.70 .54 Pension & Relief .................. .33 .02i Sewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45 .15 Sinking Fund ...................... 4.66 .30 i ► Street & Alley .................... 2.09 .12 43.69 $ 7.45 Grand Total ............ $51.14 Amiel L. Glabe County Audit or. " The City Clerk reported that H. A. Johnson had not qualified as Justice of the Peace of the First Ward under his election to that office on March 12th919359 and President Liddle referred the matter to Aldermen Fryer and Amundsen of the First Ward. The application of Roy L. Stackhouse for appointment as��superin- tendent of the City Hog Farm was read and President Liddle. referred the same to the Health Officer. - - - The following communication was read and President Liddle ? ordered that the same be. placed on file: 1 " March 20th, 19354 Mr. A.F.Wright, City Clerk, Common Council, Rochester, Minnesota. Dear Sir: At its regular meeting, held March 19th,1935, the Board of Education accepted the formal resignation of Dr. W. A. Moore as school board member, and a motion was made and carried that Mr. E.A.Wobschall be appointed to succeed Dr. Moore as school board member from the third ,. 731 ward for the unexpired term. Sincerely yours, Board of Education, School Dist #8 Olmsted County Per R. W. Chadwick, Clerk. " Attorney The following reAort by the City/was read and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file, and that the reports mentioned therein be placed on file: " March 289 1935 Common Council City of Rochester Minnesota ' Gentlemen: I have examined the reports of the Clerk of Municipal Court up to and including March 25, 1935 and find same to be correct. Very truly yours, James T. Spillane City Attorney. " The applications of Henry Foley for public dance permits at the A.O.U. W. Hall, March 23rd, 1935, and March 30th919359 were each read; the latter application having been read at the meeting held March 25th,1935, and action thereon deferred until this meeting. The application of Albert F. Spiess, for an Off -Sale license to sell non -intoxicating malt liquors at No. 27 Tenth Street Northwest, was read and President Liddle referred the same to the Chief of Police and the License Committee. Julius J. Reiter, Mayor, urged that the Common Council continue their efforts towards getting P.W.A. funds for public improvements in Rochester, such as the Light Plant addition and alterations, the New Library building, the completion of the trunk line sewer in Broadway Street South, and the repaving',etc. He also asked that the Common Council authorize the City Adsessor and a deputy to go to Winona, Minnesota, for investigation of their methods of valuing property for taxation, in that Winona valuations are considerably below the Rochester valuations, at which a motion by Lemmon second by Fryer carried that the matter be referred to the Tax Committee of the Common Council, and the City Assessor. i The claim of J. CO' Thompson Company, $290.789 for chains, hooks, lever locks, etc., furnished the City Engineer's Department during the 1934, period November 30th,Ao January 8th91935, together with correspondance on the matter between the City Engineer, and J. C. Thompson Company,, were each read. After explanation of the claim by Chas. H.Armstrong, City Engineer, and consideration by the Common Council, and oral ruling�by the City Attorney to the effect that the City could be held .for payment of the claim, a motion by Lemmon second by Amundsen carried that a resolution be prepared appropriating $290.78 to J.C.Thompson Company for payment of this claim for action later in this meeting. Alvin E. Benike, Building, Electrical and Plumbing Inspector, orally reported that the matter of George Fordham's completion of sign installations, had been referred to the City Attorney, who in turn had taken the matter up with Mr. Fordham's bonding company, which bonding company had -agreed to complete the unfinished jobs. i George Fordham requested a meeting with the License Committee which was informally granted him at such time as he completes the jobs in i question to the satisfaction of the Building, Electrical and Plumbing i j Inspector. The following claims for insurance premiums were each read, and President Liddle referred the same to the Insurance Committee: From the Park Improve= nt Fund: C.O.Brown Agency $7.989 D.B. Franklin $7.84, Holt & Perry $45.95; 1 From the Frank E.Williams Estate: J. T. Collin $65.30, D.B. Franklin $39.51; From the Street and Alley Fund: T. F. Kennedy Agency $44.01, Ruth R. Bernard $20025, A. A. Hirman &. Co. $20.25, P. F. Kelly $64.95. The claim of Holt and Perry for insurance premium on Dodge truck belonging to the Park Departments was read, and upon motion by 'w I 11 Green second by Fryer, the same was allowed and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to make payment accordingly. The following Committee report was read and upon motion by Lemon second by Fryer the same was accepted and it was ordered that the same be placed on file: 733 �5 " Rochester, Minnesota. March 29th, 1935. Honorable Common Council, City of Rochester, Minnesota. Gentlemen: The petitions for additional and decreased sprinkling service having been referred to your Sprinkling Committee, the following report and recommendation is submitted: That Fourth Avenue N.W. from Seventh to Eighth Street N.W. .be not sprinkled. That sprinkling be continued on Seventh Avenue S.W. between Ninth Street and Eleventh Street S:W. That Ninth Avenue S.E. from Center Street East to First Street Southeast be not sprinkled. That sprinkling be continued on First Avenue Northeast between Ninth and Tenth Streets Northeast. That spr inkling be added on Eleventh Avenue N. E, � to Tenth Street Northeast. That sprinkling be continued along the Clara Go Everstine property at No.304 Fifth Street S.W. That Tenth Street S.E. between Eighth Avenue S.E. and Ninth Avenue S. E. be not sprinkled. That Ninth Avenue S.E. between Fourth Street S.E. and the river (6th St.S.E.) be not sprinkled. That Sixth Street Southeast east of Ninth Avenue S.E. be not sprinkled. That Tenth Avenue S.E. between Fourth Street S.E, and Sixth Street S.E. be net sprinkled. Respectfully submitted, Sprinkling Committee. F. W. Miller, Chairman Tom Moody B. Amundsen." The following claims were read and upon motion by Moody second by Amundsen, the same were allowed and the Mayor and Kity Clerk were authorized and directed t6 draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments accordinglyt Frmm the General Fund: Health Office Intact Office Fund:$13.509 Municipal Court Contingent Fund $304009 Flans Anderson $6.669 City of Rochester, 734 Light Department $28.50 9 City of Ro chest er, Light and Water Dept. $7.439 Thos. Moulding Floor Co. $52092, Howard Campbell $18.39; From the Street and Alley Fund: Paper,Calmenson & Co. 117.539 T: E. Barber $5:00, International Harvester Company $8.93; From the Lighting Fund:t1tYC9f Rochester, Light -Dept. $1.00; From the Sewer Fund: City of Rochester, Light Dept. $38.34; From the Fire Protection Fund: Toomey Dray Line $3.709 Foster Mrachek Electric Co. $4.71, J. D. Kelly $5430, Witte Transportation Co. $0.59, Midwest Fire Apparatus Co. $191.50, Huntington Laboratories, Inc. $15.45, R.C. Drips, Grocer Co. $4.75, Morning Pride Mfg. Co. $12.50, W. S. Darley Co. $210-90; From the Park Improvement Fund: Chas. Baldwin $60,00, General Fund, Code 28 %146.439 The Northwest Greenhouse Mfg. Co. .$15:68, Witte Transportation Cojl.27; From the Frank E. Williams Estate Fund: L.F.Milostan $640, Henry 0. Christensen $25000, City of Rochester; Light and Water Dept. $6.55. .Alderman Amundsen introduced a resolution granting public dance permit to Henry Foley for the A. 0. U. W. Hall, March 23,1935, and fixing the fee at $3.009 which was read. Upon motion by Moody second 1-7 Green 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 Amundsen introduced a resolution granting public dance permit to Henry Foley for the A.M.W. Hall March 30ih,1935, and fixing the fee at $3.00, which was read. (� Upon motion by Amundsen second by Fryer 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 the following resolution which was read: "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the City Treasurer of said City, be and he is hereby authorized and -directed to exedute the necessary papers for the release of the collateral deposits made in lieu of City depository bond as set forth in 73'5 I the fcementno of the collateral deposit as also set ationt and that he execute tforth he gin. said ired ecommunication: ceipt for the replacement UNION NAT ION AL BANK 1. March 299 1935. T-o the Honorable Mayor and City Council, Rochester, Minnesotao, Gentlemen: Mr James T. Spillan'e, City Attorney, advises us that the Public Examiner in passing upon our securities deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to cover the City deposit of Rochester, Minnesota, with the Union National Bank, have certain items in the securities which are not legal, as follows; Illinois Central 7% Equipment Trusts, series F, due October 1,1935, $ 5000 40 . Chicago Great Western Railway Company 4-�% Equipment Trusts Series A. due October 19 19359 $5000.00. Pickdns County, Se: Caroline 5% Road Bond due December 31, 1936-37, $7000 00. Will you please instruct the City Treasurer to instruct the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota to release to us the above named securities, and accept in exchange for the same, $20,000400 Home Owners Loan Corporation 4% bonds due in 1951. Please also advise the City Treasurer to surrender the original receipts of the Federal Reserve Bank covering the three above mentioned securities. Very truly yours, W. W. Churchill Vice President. Upon motion by Green 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 Lemmon introchiced the following resolution, which was read: "Be it resolved by the. Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $339.06 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated to the City of Rochester, Light and Water Departments, for electricity and water furnished at public buildings per the March 25th,1935,billings; $264.75 thereof to be from the Lighting Fund, $41+ 50 from the General Fund, $28.08 from the Fire Pro- tection Fund and 04:73 from the Street and Alley Famd The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments aceordinglyd' i 736 U Upon motion by Fryer second by Green 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 appropriating $250.00 from the Park Improvement Fand and ordering payment bade' to the New -Library Fund for the purchase price of the duelling house on the new library site, which was r eadi Upon motion by Moody 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 Green introduced a resolution appropriating $233.28 from the General Fund and ordering payment made to the City of Rochester, Steam Heating Departmerb, for steam heat furnished the City Hall, per the March 25th, 1n3�, billing, which was read. Upon motion by Fryer second by Lemmon 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 Fryer introduced a resolution a ppropriating $38-4-058 from - the General Fund and ordering payment made to the Permanent Improvement Revolv- ing Fund, for the said Revolving Fund's share in tax penalties collected with the March,1935, tax settlement, which was read. Upon motion by Lemmen second by Green 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 Amundsen introduced a resolution appropriating $799.95 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 March 22nd, 1935, and March 29th,1935, which was read. Upon motion by Green 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. s read: Alderman Amundsen introduced the following resolution which a 737 "Be' it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the sum of $2900,78 be and the said sum is hereby appropriated from the Street and Alley Find of said City and ordered paid to J. C. Thompson Co. as payment in full of billing of February 1st, 19359 for chains furnished.to City Engineer's Department. 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 Fryer second by Moody that the said resolution be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said resolu- tion duly passed and adopted. President Liddle at this time excused Alderman Green who left the Council Chambers. Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution ordering the sprinkling or treating of certain designated streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Rochester, Minnesota, during the season April lst,1935, to November lst,1935, and ordering that the City Engineer secure the necessary labor and materials, horses, teams, water, ote. , and do the said sprinkling or treating by City Force Aocount, which was read: Upon motion by ]filler second by Fryer 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 Lemmon second by Fryer the ;Commoon Council adjourned. Deputy City Clerk.