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Home My WebLink About12-23-1935Yinutes of- a --special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, held in the Council Chambers,in the City Hall, in said City, at 7:_30 o'clock P. IA. on December 239 19354 if Meeting called t.o order by President Liddle A� Roll Call. Present: Lladle, hmmdsen, Fryer, Lemmon; and ;ichman. Absent: Green and Mood. and President Liddle ordered that the same be placed on file The call for a special meeting was read,/se.id meeting having >een called for the purpose of, hearing and considering problems presented by a Committee/'representing the Independent Labor Union of Olmsted County, and any other business the Common Council might dews proper: James N Coon and Herbert Hanson were before the Common Council iland stated that the W. P4 A: Officials at St. Paul, upon being resented with a certified copy of resolution- passed by this Common II ,i ,Council on December 169 19359' refused to make any changes in W. Pi A. wages Ij .t in this County, because the said wages were fixed and controlled by the P. A. Departments at Washington; D. C: Julius Ja Reiter was also before the Common Council in this matter, offered his services in taking the matter -up with the Departments at one I Alderman Green came in at this time and took his chair: + The City Attorney was asked for a ruling as to the legality of sending del egat es to Washington on a mission of this kind. Irving Eckholdt, City Attorney$ orally ruled that inasmuch as, he purpose for which these persons were to go to Washington is for the est interests of th-b City of Ro chest er as a whole, it is in hi.e =opinion legal for the City to pay the e2penses of their trip. Upon motion by Fryer second by Richman, and all voting in favor thereof, it was, ordered that James F. ,*Doh be sent to Washington to 43 IIendeavor to secure a raise in the wages paid to the gorkers on W. P. Pu Projects, in this City; the salary of $5040 per week and traveling expenses of said trip to be paid by the City of Rochest er 9 through the NeVar' s Contingent Fund: Upon motion by Amundsen second by Green; and all voting in favor thereof; it was ordered that Julius J Reiter accompany Mr. Coon to Washington, D. C. , for the purpose of speeding up ac#ion on various applications for P. W. A: Grants, at the above stated salary and traveling expenses- to be padd for through the Mayor' s Contingent Funds Upon motion by Lemon second by Amundsen; the sum of $1994'00 was ap- propriated from Code 7 of the General Fund, and it was ordered that the same be paid to W. A: Moore, Mayor$ for use in his Mayor's Contingent Fund, he to properly account for the expenditures therefrow The applications of M. L. Priebe for three "Pin and Ball" Machine Licenses, were read, and upon motion by Green second by Richman, licenses were grant Rochester The Official Bond of Charles Shields, as Treasurer of the/Firemen's Relief Association with the Aetna Casualty and Surety Co: , as surety thereon, in the amount of $4900:00, was read, and upon motion by Richman second by Amundsen, the i Surety thereon was accepted, the said bond was approved, and it was ordered that the same be placed on file. Upon motion by Amundsen secdnd by Fryer, the City Clerk was authorized and directed to sign the cancellation notice and agreeement, for the Aetna Casualty and Surety Bondj3FB-16620, and the superseded suretyship rider for the Bond #37-F-1 both bonds covering Charles Shields as Treasurer of the Rochester Firemen's Relief Association: The report of the City Weighmast er for the month of November 1935, show- ing Weighing Fees collected $41a609 was read, and the City Clerk referred the same t the Finance Committee: "IQ J �I DES' 2 1936- '� The report of the' C1 erk of Municipal Court, for the week ending �I December 239 1935- showing Criminal Fines collected $137 90; Civil Fees i I' I; received $24:80, Conciliation Court Fees received $3:759 Court Costs charged i i to Olmsted County $10.759' was read, and President Liddle referred the same �i to the City Attorneyz Alderman Amundsen introduced a resolution appropriating $e,447:88, from the Firemen's Rel.ie8 Fund, and ordering payment *ade to Charles fibiolds- Treasurer of the Rochester Firemen's Relief Assooiation for funds n Ion hand November 30, 19359 from tax settlements and 10% of Public Utility I� Income payments, which was reado Upon motion by Frye % second by Richman;. that the saidresolution be adopted as readq and all v n voting i favor thereof, President Liddle de- �;clared the said resolution 1 !� t duly passed and adopted i i� Upon motion by Lemmon second by Richman, the Common Council ourn ed. City Clerk;