HomeMy WebLinkAboutMar 14, 1944Chief Cottrell presented for Council's aooroval new type' of warning traffic ticket
for minor traffic violations, also a form for automobile releases.
Motion by Nyga~rd, seconded by Spekulant, that meelting be adjo .urned.
Se6retary to ~h~O6uncil
Mayor
0FFIOIAL PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting
March 14, 1944
Meeting was called to order at 8:28 P.M. All members present'
regular and special meetingsread and approved.
Minutes of the previous
Application for ~icense of Heights Taxi-cab Service considered. J. E. ~oodruff appeared
before the Council in this regard and stated advantages of such a service in the com-
munity. Subsequent discussion.
Motion by Jackson, seconded.by Nygaard, that a simplified ordinance be drawn Up regulat-
ing the licensing and operation of taxi-cabs in the City of Columbia Heights; said
ordinance to be presented at the next regular meeting. Roll Call ~ All ~yes.
Motion by N yga~rd, seconded by Jackson, that the application for license of the
Heights Taxi-cab Service be granted, subject to the rules and regulations of the pro-
Dosed ordinance. Roll 0all - All ayes.
The applications of the.Civic Improvement Association and the Columbia Heights Fire
Deo't. to sponsor the 1944 Annual Festival brought before the Council for consider-
ation.
Ray Pritchard, ~epresenting the Civic Improvement Ass'ri. and members of the Jubilee
Committee of the Fir8 Deo't. appeared before the~Council in this regard. Mr.
Pritchard stated that the Civic Improvement Ass'n. would aid the Fire Dep't. in every
w~j to make the Jubilee a success, and that the Civic I~orovement Ass~n. wished to
withdraw its application in favor of the Fire DepOt.
Notion by Jackson, seconded by Nygaard, that the Columbi~ Hei~ht2,~ir~e ~e~t~..be
granted permission to sponsor the !9~4 Fall Festival. !{o££ ua!l - Ali ayes.
Communication from the Northern States Power Co. read reeuesting permission to install
one power pole on Johnson St..N.E. between 37th and $Sth Aves. Motion by Bentzen,
seconded by Spekulant, that the r~.tter be turned over to the City Manager for checking
and that he contact the Northern States Power Co. and the owner of property for whom
pole is to be installed and report findings at the next meeting. Roll Call - All ayes.
Notion by Bentzen, secoEded by Spekulant, that check ~1669 in the amount of $$.~5,
payable to Art's Repair Shop - 1915 -~lSth Ave. So. Mpls., be cancelled and a new
ch~ck issued in its place. Ro!l Call - All ayes.
A petition was presented requesting the city to !ayah adeoLm~te drainage pipe across
Lot 27, Block 4, First $~odivision of Reservoir Eills;.said olde to connect to
drainage Dices located under lots 22, 24, 25 and 26 of Block 4 and the city sewer on
the northwest corner of 3 tn an,~ Tyler. 7 '
!,[otion'by Jackson, seconded by ~gaard, t~t the matter be turned over to the City
Manager for checking and figuring of oossible cost and that he report findings at the
next meeting. Roll Call - All ayes.
Communication from Hilding $, Erickson, property owner of 3917 Jackson St. ~. E.,
read, reeuesting the laying°~ water ~'~.in on Jackson St. N. E. between ggth and zi0th
Aves.
D~otion by Jackson, seconded by Bentzen, that co~untcation be o!aced on file and tP~t
the City ~f~nager be instructed to notify the property owners in said block to present
a petition to the Cmmcil reouesting the inst~llation of such a water main. Roll
Call - All ayes.
Jim McOann appeared before the Council in regards to the establis~uent of a ration
board 'in the City of Col=nbia Heights. Subsec~ent discussion.
Motion by Jackson, seconded by Bentzen, t~t the City [.~nazer and City Attorney and
such members of the Council as are able to go,contact L~r. ~ilden, district head of
0.P.A. to ineuire into possibility of establishiag a ration board for Col,mubia Heizhts
located in this City. Roll Call - All ayes. ~
tfotion by Nygasrd, seconded by Soek~u!ant, that the co,vnn~nication from the General
Drivers' Union T,ocal ~o. 544 tkanking the Council for their cooperation in the ,matter
of wage increase for utility men be placed ou file. Roll Call - All ayes.
Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Soekulant, that 'the wage scale for street labor be set
at 75~ and 80~ ~er hour; 75~ oer hr. as starting wage with a 5¢ ~er hr. increase after
six months continued emoloyment. Roll Call - All ayes.
0ommunication from State of Minnesota Dem't.of 'Taxation anno~3mcing a three day school
for assessors to be h~d ~f~rch 2~-25 at the University of ~innesot~.
~[otion by Bentzen, seconded by J~ckson, t-hat if the City Assessor wishes to attend
said school of instruction, expenses incurred thereof be paid by the City. Roll
Call - All ayes.
wotion by Jackson, seconded by Bentzen, tRat the ~or~mication from Carl Schoeninger,
Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, reg.~rding ~ community program
dealing with cost-war problems be placed on file. Roll Call - Al! ayes.
communication from League of I.~innesota ~..~uicioalities anno~ncing the soonsorshio of
Municipal Short Courses to be held Watch 18-3i at the Center for Contin~tlon Study
at the University of ~inne~ota.
Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Nygsard, that eXpenses incurred by any City official
wishing to attend said courses be paid by City. Roll Call - All ayes.
Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Nygaard, that the bills be allowed out of their proper
funds. Roll Call - All ayes.
READI~G OF THE BItLS:
L. W. Massett
Andrew $oekulant
Irving ~ygaard
4.00x~ Roy ~entzen
3.00 ~ Dave Jackson 3.00
~.00 Rose!la C. Johnson 6.40
P; Theo. 01sson
Hazel A. Trucker
L. A. Tjosvold
Gordon Peterson
F.~N. Gillette
Walter E. Cottrell
Clinton F. Schultz
R. J. Murphy
Jo~ Podany
Merle Glader
Clyde C. Johnson
Myrtle D. Anderson
Fred Tatting
Omar Schwartz
Wm. 0stmoe
A. E. S~ndberg
Col. Hgts. Fire Dep't.
DE. J. S. Bl~menthal
James NcKenna
Earl Cleland
Victor sar
Clyde Brown
Alex Atroshenko
Lucille Hawkins
Dauielson Drug Co.
Col. Hgts~ Pharmacy
Col. Hgts. ~ater & Sewer
Spec. Fund - Bonds
. . - ~.H. TaX
~rs. S. Welch
Frank M. Gillette
Imperial Pt.
C. Jo Hoigaard Co.
Bertelson Bros.
0vshakPrtg. Co.
The Colwell Press
League of Minn. Munc.
Miller-Davis Co.
Holt Motor Co.
Central Ave. Cafe
Johnson Service
Petty Cash (Police fund)
C. A. B~ker
C. ~ B~er
Hol$ Motor Co.
Central Lbr, Co.
Central Lbr. Co.
Warner Hdwe. Co.
Wm. Bros Boiler & Mfg. Co.
Col. Hgts. Fire Dep't.
Mots, Iron Store
Central Lbr. Co.
Johnson's Service Station
Doubleday Doran & Co.
St. Paul Book & Stationery Co,
Orowley Magazine
Ai~ Reduction Sales Co.
Pittsburgh Meter Co.
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Neptune Meter Co.
Boustead Elec. &.Mfg.
Heights Serv. Station
Hotor Power Equip. Co.
Col. Hgts, Ins . Co.
Northern States Power
'Goodin Co~
0VshakPrtg. Co.
Col. Hgts, Record
Petty Cash (City treas.)
LIQUOR BILLS:
S. F. Kreskie
Fred Spoor
Rosella C. Johnson
Helen M. Chudek
Frard~ Ooenen
Anna Tkach
Betty Heller
John Ohudek
R. J. Diskerud
Joe Yencho
Robert V. Law
Spec, Acc't.-W.H.Tax
" - Bonds
S. F. Kreskie ~ Rent
Ed Phillips & Co.
Distillers Distrib. Co.
01d Peoria Co.
McKesson & Robbins
Griggs-Cooper & Co.
Famous Brands Inc.
Mpls. Brewing Co.
W. J. Chew
John C. Doherty
Pabst Sales Co.
Ohas. Ganzer
Coca, Cola Btg. Co.
Standard Cigar Co.
Harlin Agency
Col. Hgts. Ins. Co.
Twin City Exter~, Co.
American Linen
Edwin Darnetl
Col. Hgts. M. L. S.
PARK BILLS:
Coca Cola Btg. Co.
E. B. Crabtree Co.
Nesbitt Bottling Co.
Chas, Ganzer
American Linen Co.
Franklin Co-Op. Creamery
Great Lakes Coal Co.
0vsh~c Prtg. Co.
Warner H~we. Co.
1.56~
14.80~
158.60~-
3.60~
!5.00-~
632.37
1.6
19.25
29.40v~
21.51v~
82.15''¢''',
69.00`/``
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37.21
69.5~ ~
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5S. 86
95.20
10.96 Y",,
15.42
24.27~x
72.26~
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90.00~
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250.77~
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270.90
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8.00~
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Bennett-Bailey Lbr. Co.
Schaaf Nfg. Co.
N. ~. Bell Teleohone Co.
Col. Hgts. Ins. Co.
City~of Col. Hgts.
Central Lbr. Co.
Northern States Power Co.
Park Board (Petty Cash)
11.62~ F. Tatting (Police duty)
7.99'k E. Steir~eldt ,,
9'80~'~ 0. Dune~r~
120.99~ Dan DeMars
$0.00~ G. Hansen
168.82,~ D. Rosch
54'48~k Soec. Fund - ~.H.Tax
15.59'~ " " Bonds
,,ot~on by Jackson, seconded by Nyg~ard, that meeting be adjourned.
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0FFICI~L PROCEEDINGS
Regular I,."ee~ing - ~,~rch 28th, 1944
The meeting was called to order at 8:20 p.M. All members Oresent. L'[inutes of t]~
previous meeting read and aooroved with following correction: that the motion Der-
tatning to the granting oermiss!~n to the Fire Deo't. to soonsor the 1944 Fall Fest~
val be changed to re~d -'t~m,t the Col,mubia Heights Fire Deo~t. be granted oermission
to sOonso~ the 1944 Fall Festival subject to the ao-orova1 of the Park 3card'.
C°~fcation from the Northern States Po'~er Co. read reeuesting oermissio~ to inst,ll
a cower cole on ~gth Ave. I~. E, west of Quincy St. ' '
Motion by Jackson, seconded by Nyg~rd, that the Northern States Power Co. be granted
nermission to instsl! one cole on 39th Ave. N. E. west of Quincy st. Roll Call - Ail
ayes.
First reading of Ordinance ~o. /g~ , being ~n ordin~.nce nroviding for the licensing of
taxicabs and re~al.~tin~ their ~ion in the City of Co!~ubia Heights.
Reading of '~les s.nd Re~nle. tions for the Col,~mbta
-~ei~nts Police Force' as s~bmitted
by the Civil Service Co~ission.
Motion by Bentzen, seconded by Jackson, thet the City Co~cil conc~ with the Civil
Service Co~mission and adoot the brief of Rules end Re~lations for the Police Deo't
in its entirety. Roll Call - All ayes. ~ .
Resolution offered by Bentzen, seconded by Soe~l~nt. B2 YT ~REBY ~SOL~D by the
City Council of the City of Col~xmbla Heights t~t the City Treasurer is hereby author-
ized and instructed, to oay a~ bill where any discount given will hsve exoired before
re~lar co~cil action; subject to being certified t~o the Counci~ ~t its next meeting.
Roll Call - All ayes.
Resolution offered by Bentzen, seconded by Soe]~l n
City Council of the ~ ...... ~ " a t. BE IT ~y RESOI.~ by the
~j[~sl~~ ~~wx~y cz Uoi~mOia Re izhts that the City Treasurer is aut~,orized and
r will, draw from the Lieuor ~d the s,mm o~ ~ ~ ......
..... -_ --~-~r s~d ~oneys as follows' &~n n~ ,_ .~ ~ J~ '~ x~ouss, nG Five Hundred
~o ~o~ce F~d; ~800 OC *.- +~. ......... ' _~'~'~
~ · · ~'~ ~,,~ o~r~.~ ~-~ and ~0 0
are s~ficient moneys ~n said Liouor ~d to ~J:e such transfer. Roll Ca!l - ~es: ~t-
. - · ~ ~ ,.,e ~re ~n~, and that there
zen, Jackson, Nygaard, Soe~lsnt. ~'~a.ys: 3sssett