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Home My WebLink About07-31-193513 L.a `AL i r„J Minutes of a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minuesota, held in the Council Chembers in the City Hall in said City at 1:30 o'clock P. M, on July 31, 1935: Meeting called to order by President Liddlei Roll Call. Present: Liddle; Amundsen; Fryer; Green, Lemmon, and Moody. Absent: Richm=4 The call for a special meeting was ,read; said meeting having been called for the purpose of considering. existing emergency repairs, and any other business the said Common Council might deem properi i, i u The following communication from the City Engineer was read, and ii i President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file: d o� "Rochester; Minnesota. 'July 29; 19356 Hon. Mayor & Common Council-9- Gentlemen: I herewith make report .to your 7onorable Body that the storm Saturday night, July 279 has damaged the following streets and avenues to such an extent, that repaving of the streets and avenues is, in my opinion, the economical move on the part ofthe City "overnment- and recommend that the work be done by day labor under the Dnergency•Pro- visions of the City Charter: The list of streets and avenues are as follows: 1st Avenue Northwest and Southwest; 2nd Street Southwest to Sixth Street Northwest; less brick in place 11218 sq.yds $16,827:00 1st Street Southwest; from 4th Avenue Southwest to llth Avenue Southwest.8972 sq. yds: 119958.00 I further recommend; that llth Avenue Southeast; from Center Ste Fast to 50 ft. North of the center of 2nd Street Southeast, be repaved with 3 inches of crushed rock base and one (1) inch of top similar to the Bituminous Treatment now in progress; and estimate the cost as follows: 1812, sq. ydsi @ :70 per sq. yd: $10268 40 That 3rd Street Northwest; from Broadway to First Avenue Northwest, be served in the same manner. 960 sq: yds @ .70 per sq yd:4 67240 133 That llth Avenue Northeast; from Chicago Northwestern Railway to 2nd Street Northwest; be treated in the sane manner. 390 sq. yds @'j 70 p or sq: yda f 27340 Total $ 309998i4O Respectfully; Ca H: Armstrong City Engineera " Upon notion by Leemon second by hundsen; the City Engineer and the Street and Alley Committee were authorized and directed to buy a storage tank for storing eXces.s Tarvia, said tank to cost,not to exceed, 0200:00. The following communication was read, and upon notion by Lemmon second by Green, it was ordered that the same be placelon file, and that the Secretary of r the Park Board be instructed to request emergency authority from the Mayor for the the hiring of operators of the power graders more than thirty hours per week: "Board of Park Commissioners City of Rochester, Minna July 31 19354 Honorable Mayor and -Common Council City of Rochester, Minnesotan Gentlemen: In applying the bituminous material to the driveways in Mayo Park and Soldiers Field �t isneoessary that the operators of the power graders used be employed more than the thirty hours per week permitted under the Labor Ordinances of the City of Rochestera • As it -is very necessary that these experienced operators . be kept ,on the job, we request that the Superintendent of Parks be permitted to em- ,ploy the operators of the power graders for more than thirty hours during ,the week the Park drives are being resurfacedi Yours respectfully, James H Starkey, Secretary. " Alderman.Amundsen introduced a resolution appropriating $290210:95 from the 'ark Improvement • Fund, and ordering payment made to the Mayo Trust Fand, for payrolls for labor for the weeks ending July 19 and 26, 1935, which was reads 134 1935- Upon motion by Amundsen second by Fryer, that the said resolution � • r �! bg adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle de - A a . _ r Glared the said resolution duly passed and adopted: Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution appropriating 0200000 from Code 7 of the General Fund, and ordering payment made to W. A. Moore; Mayor; for use in his Mayort s contingent fund, which was readA Upon motion by Green 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 adopted4 The following communication was read, and upon motion by Fryer s second by Green, it was ordered that the same be placed on file, and that payments be made to the various men for their services rendered' "Rochester, Minns July 31, 19354 Hon. Mayor & Common CoVnoil Gentlemen: We, respectfully, request that the Hon: Common Council order that Payment be made to the names as herein mentioned- and that the time be not included in the 30 hour week, as it would be if they wore paid on the City Engineer's Payroll: We believe that the men working in the rain at night and Sunday are entitled to this payment in the nature of a bonus Time for men cl caning up after storm. Saturday night Sunday Total Rate Per July 2791935 July 28,1935 hour Amount F. Zimmerman 5� hrs * 8�hr s 14 hrs . 7 b 010.50 Bi Winslow 5-� hrs; 8- hre 14 Us .75 10950 Geo.E.Kucera 5� hrs 8� hrs 14 hrs 175 10.50 Carl Ranfranz 4-� hrs 4� hrs .75 3. M WA Haugen A 9 hrs 9 hrs i75 6.75 thin Haugen a� hrs 34 hr s .60 2.10 Chas W. Alexander 5 hre 8� hrs 134 hr a .60 8.10 Arthur Berg 4 hrs 8� hrs 12�- hr s .60 7 * 50 Fabian King 4-� hrs 8-� hrs 13 hrs .60 7:80 S.,Olsen 6 hrs 9 hrs 15 hrs 080 1240 C• Boliou 4 hrs 4 hrs 460 2140 Earl Hall 5 hrs 5 hrs .60 3400 John Nieman 5 hrs 9 hrs 14 hrs .60 8.40 Floyd Wussow, 82 hrs 8� hrs i60 5.10 Cl ar en c e Br ack enb ere 8� hrs 060 5.10 135 0 Saturday night Sunday Rat e July 27,1935 July 2891935 Total per..hr. Amount; C. Burbank 8� hrs 82hrso' .60 5.10 Geo. Hines 511 hrs: 8� hrs. 14 hrs: .60 *. 8.40 ' Ed. L awl er 5 hrs*,- 5 hrs .60 3.00 Total 119462 B en j . S. Green Chairman Street & Alley Committee Ci H: Armstrong City Engineer. " 00 Upon motion by Green second by Fryer; it was ordered that the following letter be sent to the Mayor$ "R6 the st er, Minnesota July 30; 1935. Hon. W. A. Moore$ Mayor of the City of Rochester, Minn: Mr. Mayor: The undersigned members of the Common Council, of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, hereby request that you issue an Emergency Order to the Street and Alley Committee, and the City Engineer, in an amount not to exceed $359000.00, to procure the necessary labor and material and repave First Avenue Northwest and Southwest, from Second Street Southwest to the tracks of the Chicago Northwestern Railway, and First Avenue Northwest; from Chicago Northwestern Railway; to Sixth Street Northwest; with 2-2 inch Vitrifi Wire -Cut Paving Brick; and First Street Southwest; from Fourth Avenue South- west to Eleventh Avenue Southwest, with 2�" Vitrified Paving brick, and Eleventh Avenue Southeast; from Center St. to 50 ft: north of the center line of Second Street Southeast; Eleventh Avenue Northeast; from Chicago Northwest Ry. to Second Street Northeast; Third Street Northwest $ from Broadway to First Avenue Northwest, with 2�" Vitrified wire out paving brick4 Respectfully$- W. R. Liddle Pres. Common Council Tom Moody Benj. S. Green B4 Amundsen J. T. Lemmon S. Fryer " N �j Upon motion by Green second by Fryer, the City Attorney and City ll r r: r !; Clerk were instructed toprepare a resolution providing for the dsuance and • I; sale of $,3511000*00 City of Rochester 3% Repaving Bonds, maturing $71,000 00 . i thereof on -September lst, of each of the years 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and i� 19400 Jlli ii Upon motion by Lemmon second by Moody, the Common Council i i; adjourned: ll City Clerk. r r f A . � f 7