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Home My WebLink AboutApr 14, 1936Regular meeting calle~ to order April 14th, 1~36, at the City Offices. Ail members present. Mr. ~ema ma6e a welcomiag epeec~ to & gre~ from the ~eague of-Women Voters. Previou~ minutes read and approved with a correction by Mr. Miller, ~h~ aak~cl tibet. the worl Ba~prove# be inserted in the ~ mmtton~pertaining to applications b7 D. C. Gearhart and OP. Oleon for abateamnt of ta~es, in lieu of #grantedB. Letter from the Natio .n&l. ?e~eraae A~e'n. &eking for permission to h~ld. & caraival ~u. the ~tgh ~ool Grounds. Letter returne<l to th~n, requesting that they get per- mission from ~ ~chool Board firBt. Motion ~ severson, eecomed by Miller, that the request of W. J. ~ttelds-for refuad cf. permit fee, be referred to ~ City Attor~eZ, to inveBti~ate whetl~r or act Mr. S~telds did as~ work at all on the ~h~ater Job. Roll call - A~ee: Baseett, Miller, seversGu, Woh3~ford, Terns. lh~e: None. Letter from f~e League of MAnneeota M~nicipalitiee pertaA=i~g to l~oli~e Training ~,~1~ol to. be held Ma~ 1S - ~ Inclu~ive om the University of Minne~ota Cam~.__ Motioa by Miller, seconded by ~ever~on, that the City Manager check/o~lith the Police Departmeat sad the Ma~or and. report back at the next meeting, their recon~aead~ttona. Roll call - A~es: ~assett, Miller, ~everson, Wohlfor~, Terns. l~e: None.- Latter from Marshall ~artlett referring to delinquent w&ter bill at 3701 ]k~chanan St. Motion by ~ever~on, eecondlA by Wolford, that. tl~ request fei cancellation of ~ be ~ deaAed, ~ tur~e~ over to the City Manager for further t~ction. Roll call - ~es; BaBsett, Miller, ~everaon, Wohlford, Terns. Na~s; None. ~he following letter wal read fr~m f~e Cit~ Attorney. BAt t~e last council masting, you requested m~ to furni,~ your bod~ wit~ an opinion aa to l~ether or not the City could la~full~ purcha~etock in & cooperative ~aa and oil pem~ recently crgl~ised in thA8 co~ty. It is a~r opinion that such aa investment not lawfully be made for the following reasone~ 1. ~uch an investment would be contrary to the provisions in the Minnesota Constitu- tion, Article 9,. Section 1, wherein it is prov~led that ta~es shall be levied collected for public lrarp~sos. There is no Btatutory anthortty for loaning Or investing of muaicipal corporations have onl~ luch powers as are granted by the legiBlature granting them. 3. ?~mCh a purchase of stock would be illegal, as that it woul~ be contrary to public 4. Ne provision having beaa made in the budget for the e _~pemLttur~ of nnmicipal funds for tl~t purpose,-the City Manager could not approve & warrant on the City Treal- ~=1~ urer ~ for the purpose of peking for stoc~ so purchaaeA. II, riCh by-Miller, seconded by Wohlfor~, to place the commanicatton on file. Roll call.- ~es: ~a~sett, Miller, ~everson, Iohlfer~, Terns. NaZs~ None. Motion by~eeverson, seconded by' Bass&tt, that check ~ to Engeseer Brewer~ in the amount of ~?.~O'~e cancelle~ and a new check for the amouat be authorized. ~nis check evid~ntly lost in the mails or at deettmatton. Roll call - ~ves: ~assett, Miller, seversoa, Wohlford.,. ~ema. NAY's: None, Motion by.-severeon, ,econds~ by lohlford, that the. City Manager be anthorized to' find suitable quar~e for the Uaited St&tee Department. of Labor, Reeemploymeat Service. Roll e. all ~ee: lasaett, Miller, Severson, l~_h~_*ord, T .e~a~s; None. An~k~ County Council hear~ with r~ference to hiri~nnett aa City The-City Council of the City of Columbia Heir, his l~ereby resolves; That the salary of the City Assessor ~ka for the year commencin~ A~ril let, 19~6 and endin~ ttarch 31s, t, 19~7 be set at Eight Ihmdre~ ($800.00) dollars to be p~td as follows: $1~0. per month for the first four month~. 25. per montB l~er month thereafter. Offere~ t~. Sever~on, secor~le~ by 2assert. Roll call - A~es; Baaeett, Miller, Severeon, Wcklford, Terns. l~s: None. Readin~ of the bills; Ra~mo~ C. Nelson . Police Dut~ ~pls. Gen. Elec. Elec. Serv. 45~.4~ Miller-Davis Co. ~ppliea 6. ~. ~. ~ell Tel. ~. Tel. Se~. ~.~ ~s~ll ~f~ ~s ~.14 J~b ~ Gas 57.95 Nat io~ T~. 9roc. lO.~ ~tts ~~e ~r !5.~ ~ W~s ~p~es 2.38. Nept~e ~ter Co. Meter ~lies · . $. Nett .~. ~s~suction ~1~.~ Oentr~ ~ ~. ~teri~ 14.~ S · M T~re ~. ~ C~ns 16.08 ~ ~rs Keroae~ 1.79: ~o~ ~ ~ppl~es ~.02, ~ter ~~ ~bor. 4.~ ~n ~er~n ~bor 10.~ ~tin Voaa ~plies 13.~ Mertens Lock Co. Xeys 1.00 Oentr~ ~br. ~. ~1 ~nt~ ~ ~. ~p~ ~.~ ~ of E~. Rents 5.~ ~'- ~rot~ ~asell ~ae 8.~~ . W~r Hdwe. Co. ~eo 16. ~tt8 ~ter ~plieo ~.75 ~tlw~ ~res8' ~res8 3. ~uate~ Elec. ~or ~rci~ ~ Coloro~ lus . Watero~ ~. ~er 98.~ 0stye Se~. ~8 18.73~/ , ~e Gaber ~r ~ ~~ ~ .4.75 ~ ~~t Poor hli~ let Net*~ ~ Cert. & Int. 7~.~~ Motion by Woltlford, seconded by Miller, that the bills be allowed out of the proper funds. Roll call - ~es: Bassett, Miller, Severson, Wohlfor~, Terns.. Ne~s: None. ~oti~n by Miller, seconded by WoB~Ford, that the billm of Dr. Goo~ in t~e amount of $90[ for Tennis Morin be allowed out of the poor f~nd. Roll call - A~ea: Bassett, Miller, Severson, Wohlford, Terns. Na~s: None. Read~n~ of the ~iquor bills Jacob Sc~dt Brewery 0o. ~3.10 Dunham ~tt Co. 1.~ Gl~ ~rewe~ ~. 55.65 ~a~b ~dt ~rewe~ l~.~ . ~es: Bassett, ~ller, ~vernon, Wohlford, T~. N~= MO~.