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Minutes 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 Oity, at 5:00 o' cloc$ P. M. on December 31, 1935
Meeting called to order by President Liddle.
Roll Call. Present: Liddle, Amundsen, Fryer., Green, Leon,
! Moody and Richman. Absent: None:
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The call for the special meeting was read, and President Liddle
ordered that the same be placed on file, said meeting having been called
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II for the purpose of action on the request of the Library Board, for delay
II� of one month in holding the election 'scheduled for January 21, 1936, and
other
any the business the said Common Council may deem proper
The following cammunication was read, and President Liddle ordezdd
4hat., the same be placed on. file:
"Rochester Public Library
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Rochest er, Minnesota:
December" 30, 1935.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council,
City of Rochester, Minnesota,
Gentlemen:
At a special meeting of the Library Board on Saturday afternoon,
December 28, the following resolution was passed:
RESOLVED: That the Library Board petition the Honorable Common
Council to postpone the bond election for the Library, set for
January 21, 1936, for one month to enable the Library Board to make
final efforts to procure P.W.A..money, or, if necessary, make pre-
parations for said proposed bond election at the later date:
May it please your Honorable body to give this matter your
immediate attention.
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Sincerely yours;
W. W: Churchill
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President of Library Board
Mrs. Thomas R. Lawler
Secret ary. "
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Alderman Lemmon introduced the following resolution, which was read:
"Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
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Minnesota: �
Ij That the resolution entitled, '"Resolution determining to issue City.
of Rochester, Minnesota, Improvement Bonds in the aggregrate amount of Seventy I
Five Thousand Doll ars($759000.00) for the purpose of building a new Library i
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jBuilding within said City$ subject to the approval of the legal vot er s of
said Cityq" and the resolution entitled., "Resolution calling a Special Election
to be held on Tuesday, January 21st, 1936, for submission to the legal voters
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of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, for approval or rejection of the resole--
tion of the Common Council of December 16th, 1935; and the issuance of City of j
IRochester, Minnesota- Improvement Bonds in the aggregrate amount of $75,000L00 , i
and prescribing the form of notice of Election and ballot to be used at said
Election'." Both of which resolutions were passed and adopted by the Common j
Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, the 16th day of December, 1935; i
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and duly approved by the. Mayor on the 21st day of December, 19359 be and the
same are hereby repealed in their entirety. "
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Upon motion by Green second by Ricbman, that the said resolution be j
adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof; President Liddle declared the said
resolution duly passed and adopted:
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Alderman Lemmon introduced a resolution determining to issue City of
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Rochester, Minnesota Improvement Bonds, in the aggregrate amount of $751000*001,
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for the purpose of building a new Library Building, within said City, subject to
the approval of the legal voters of said City, which was read4
Upon motion by Amundsen second by Moody, that the said resolution be
adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle declared the said
IIresolution duly passed and adopted.
Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution calling a Special Election, to
be held on the twenty-fifth day of March, 19359 for submission to the legal voters
of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, for approval or rejection, of the resolution
by the Common Council cmi' December 319 1935, and the issuance of the City of Rocheste,
Minnesota 'Improvement Bonds, in the aggregrate amount of $759-000:009 @Ad prescribing
se form of notice of election and ballot to be used at said election, wh:Uah
was r eade,
Upon motion by Green, second by Richman, that the said esolution
e adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle del r
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Ielared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
The following caa=unication was read, and President Liddle ordered
hat that the same be placed on file:
"December 31, 1935
Ron. Mayor & Common Council:
Gent 1 em en:
I beg to request that $2,000.00 be appropriated to the Street
& Alley Fund, and 11,000.00 to the Sewer Pund, for use of the
Street & Alley Committee:
Respectfully
Edward L . Anderson
Assistant City Engineer. "
Alderman Fryer introduced a resolution appropriating $20000400
from the Street and Alley Fund, and ; 1,00040 from the Sewer Fund, , for
use of the Street and Alley Committee, which was read:
Upon motion by Amundsen second by Moody, that the said resolution
be adopted as read, and all voting in f,6vor thereof, President Liddle
declared the said .resolution duly passed and adopt edi
Alderman Amundsen introduced a resolution appropriating $2,000.OD
Ifrom Code 20 of the General Fund, and ordering payment made to Code 10
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the Street and Alley Fund, as a temporary transFer, to make funds
javailable for snow removal% which was read:
Upon motion by Fryer second by Amundsen, that the said resolu-
tion be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, President Liddle
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declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted:
In the discussion of possible funds in various budget divisions for
transfer to cover snow• removal, it was revealdd that repairs to the bituminous
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treatment
on First Street Southeast, were
to be
paid fog* from the general
maintenance
division•
of the Street and Alley Fund, at
which
Alderman Mpody expressed
himself as
being very much opposed to the City of Rochester paying for any of the repairs to
the bituminous treatment; as the same were.necessar# immediately after the treatment
was done:
Upon motion by Richman second by Fryer, that- Common -:Council adjourned: i
City Clerk:
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