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Minutes of a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of
Rochester, Minnesoty, held in the Council Chambers, in the City mall, on August llth,
1938.
President, L-emmon called the meeting: to
order at
5.15
o'clock
P.M. , the
following members being present: Lemmon, Amundsen,
Fryer,
Green,
Moody,
Williams.
Absent: Richman.
In the absence of Amiel L.Glabe, Lillian k. Sveom was appointed Acting
City Clerk.
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The call for the special meeting was read and President Leamon ordered i
that the same be placed on file; said meeting having been called for the purpose
of considering tue request of Earl A.Vine for establishing a funeral home in a
i' multiple dwelling district of the City, and for considering the request of the Board c
Public Health and Welfare to enter into a contract for the construction of a sleeping
Shelter at -the City Farm.
Mr. Earl A. Vine was before the Council and made an oral request ror
per,,ission to use the property kocarodd at the northeast corner of the intersection
of Fifth Street Souu,,iwest and Third Avenue Southwest, and deocribed as Lots 13 and
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14 in Block 7 of the Original Plat, as a funeral home.
Mrs. :uacy Metzerott was before the CLuncil and stated that a number of
the people living in the vicinity of said property would like very much to be heard
before any definite .action would be taken on the matter.
Alderman Moody objected to the proceedure and stated that he felt the
matter should be referred to the Board -of Zoning.and
No action was taken by the Council on the matter at this time.
The copy of a resolution passed by the Board of Bublic Health and Welfare
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requesting authority to oater into a contract with C. F. Walde for the construction
of a shelter at the City Farm was read and President Leirmon ordered that the same
be placed on file.
Alderman Moody introduced the following resolution,which was read:
l; "Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota.
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That the Board of Public Health and Welfare be and the said Board is
hereby aachorizea -to onter into contract with C.N'.Walde for cne construction of a
shelter a-G the City Farm for the sum of $1042.00, in accordance with the rollowing
quoted resolution request:
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"It was moved by Mr. Palen, seconded by Mrs. Helmholz that the
11 following resolution be passed:
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WH&EAS, Walde's bid of $1042.00 accompanied by certified check
I; for .1110.00 is the lowest bid received,
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i BE IT RESOLVED that the contract for the shelter be let to him,
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subject to the approval of the City Cou-veil and the following stipulations;
The shelter must be built according to plans and specifications
r furnished by this Board.
The receiving contractor must be willing to sign contract that
he will pay city scale for labor, skilled and unskilled.
The receiving contractor must furnish bond for full amount of the
'1 contract.
The motion was carried."
Upon motion by Fryer second by Moody, that the said resolution
be adopted as read, and all voting in favor thereof, Par.esfdent Lemmon declared
the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
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Upon motion by Fryer second by Amundsen the Common Council
adjourned.
Acting City Clerk.
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