HomeMy WebLinkAboutFeb 21, 1944OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
February 21, 1944
Meeting was called to order at 8:18 P. M. All members present. Minutes of the orevious
meeting read a~d approved. - -
Bids~for gasoline for the City for one year beginning March l, 1944were opened.
1. Rocket 0il Co. - at ($.189)'existing tank wagon price~
2. Heights Service Station at(.159)
Motion by Jackmon, seconded by Bentzen% that the bid of the Heights Service Station
be accepted. Roll Call - All ayes.
Comm~u~ication read regarding Minnesota Tax Conference to be held at the Andrews Hotel
February 28th and 26th. Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Soek~lant, that the registration
fee and expenses incurred by City Assessor or ~such members of City Council who are able
to ~ttend be paid by City. Roll Call - All ayes.
Members of the Fridley Town Board and reoresentation of Fridley residents aooeared be-
fore. the Council in regards to drainage of area east of Central Avenue in F~dley town-
ship. Subsequent discussion. It was d~.cided that ~ridley Town Board would drain the
slough hole into existing culvert across 48th Ave. ~. E. Motion by Jackson, seconded
by S~ekulant, that Columbia Heights City Co~mcil would cooperate in this matter with
said. Fridley Town Board. Roll Call - All ayes~
Communication from the Civic Improvement Association requesting permission to Conduct
the 1944 Annual Harvest Festival read. Mr. Ray Pritchard appeared before the Council
in behalf of the said organization. ~as decided to,table the matter until the next
meeting.
Resolution offered bySpsk~l~t,sec'onded by Nygaard.~ BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by.the
City. Council of the City of Columbia ~ights that the city treasurer be authorized
and is hereby instructed to withdraw the sum of Five Thousand ($5,~Q.00) Dollars
from. the Sinking Fund and invest same in United States Defense Bon~s.h~,~Roll Call -
All ayes. ~ ~
Motion by Spekulant, seconded by Nygaard, that the bills be allowed out of their
proper funds. Roll Call - All ayes.
READING OF THE BILLS:
L. W. Bassett
AndrewSpekulant
Irving Nygaard
David Jackson
Roy Bentzen
P. Theoo Olsson
Hazel A. Trucker
L. A~ Tjosvold
Gorden Peterson
F. M~ Gillett
~alter E. Cottrell
Clinton F. Schultz
R. J. Murphy
Joe Podany
Merle Glader
Clyde C. Johnson
S.00~
S.00~\
~.00~
$.00~
116. ~0~
68.2~,
sg.ss%
??. 8O"',,,
71.oo
Myrtle D. Anderson
Omar Schwartz
William0stmoe
A.. E. Sundberg
James McKenna
Earl Cleland
Victor Saf
Clyde Brown
Lucille Ha~ins
John Behun
Albert 0vshak
Au-gust Peterson
Joseph Schara
James 0ttem
First Natl. Ba~d~
Kenneth Ka~pa
S6.00¢---.
84.~4~'-
97.00~''
5S.8G~
?0.40~-.
83.
80.20~
37.20~-
65.00~
15.00~'~
o.o0
5,00~--
1060.00~
9.00~
Col. Hgts. ~ater ~ Sewer Deo't.
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Alex Atroshenko
W.H. Tax - Sp. eci~l Fund
Julius Sc~mahl - retire.fund
PARK BILLS -
0. W. Dunemann
Dan DeMars
G. Hansen
D. Roach
Emil Talbot
Special Fund - W.H.Tax
Julius Sckmahl - retire.fund
Fred Tatting
Col. Heights Tater Deo't.
Stewart & West Radio Shop
26.14 ~
57.92 ~,
121.02 ~
88 .~,k~.
76.4.3,~
70.60~
68.40,.~-
44.80.,-~
4.
15.77~'-
24. O0
3. O0~k.
14.55'~
8.00>,,
LIQUOR BILLS -
Stanley F. Kreskie
Fred Spoor
Rosella C. Johnson
Helen M. Chudek
Frank Coenen
Anna Tkach
Betty Heller
John Chudek
R. J. Diskerud
Joe Yencho
Special Fund - W.H.Tax
Julius Schmahl - retire.fund
Ed Phillips & Sons Co.
92.40
79.70"-,
38.21a.
74.9S~
39.17J",
57.
10.88
20.90
69.27
169.76,~
Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Nygaard, that the meeting be adjourned.
~. /.,9- t- ''"-" ""-- ' ,' .: --~.- .'9 ~1.,,/
Secret-~ry to the Council
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Special Meeting, March 7th, 1944
A special meeting of the Cmmcil was called to order at 7:50 P. M. for the purpose of
considering a contract with Ed Phillips and Sons for purchase of liouor. All members
were present.
Mr. ~ross of Ed. Phillips & Co. appeared before the Council and stated provisions and
terms of proposed contract. Discussion followed.
Motion by Nygaard, seconded by Snekulant, authorizing the Mayor s~d City }~nager to
enter into contract with Ed. Phillips & Co. for purchase of 702 cases of whiskey to
be delivered over period of 18 months; said contract to be subject to tl~e aoDroval
of the City Attorney. Roll Call - all ayes.
Chief Cottrell appeared before the Council in regatta to his recent meeting with
Howard Kelly of the Minneaoolis Police Radio. it ~-~reouested that a letter be
written to E. Hillner, Chief of Minneapolis Police Dep't., st~.ting Council's decision
as to whether or not the Colmmbia Heights Police should re,up, in on the Minneapolis
Police Radio system.
Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Jackson, that the City l~nager be authorized to write
a letter to the Minneapolis Chief of Police stating that Colm~bia Heights wishes to
remain with the Minneapolis Police Radio hook-up. Roll Call - all ayes.
Motion by Jacksnr, seconded by Nygaard, that application of the Heights Taxi-cab
Service to operate in the City of Columbia Heights be tabled until the regular
meeting. Roll Call - all ayes.