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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 26, 1947OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meet ing August ~6, 1947 Meeting called to order at 8:05 P.M. All Members present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Motion by Yencho seconded by Trench, that any Trailer permits that have expired to be given an additional ~0 days to make.arrangements to move or vacate. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids were opened and received from the following: for construction of Phelps-Drake Co., Inc., Minneapolis,~Minn. Water Mains. Orfet& Mariani, St.Paul, Minn. Lametti & Lametti, St. Paul, Minn. ' ~n improvements Motion by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, that these bidslbe turned over to the city Manager for tabulation and advertise.hearing~to be held on Sept. 9, 1947.. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Job No.161 and Motion by Weldon seconded by Trench, that petition to install a Water Main on Jackson Street between ~$th and 40th, take its regular course. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Trench seconded by Weldon, that the Interurban plan for Fire protection be accepted, as outlined in a letter.from Omar ~chwartz,. Fire Chief. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Nygaard seconde~ by Weldon that.the communications received from Omar Bchwarts dated August 26th, be placed on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Yencho, that-the recommendations of W.E. Cottre~l, be csrried out, to widen VanBuren St. 7~' on each side of the Y south of the service alley between 40th and 41st,~and City Manager to start work as soon as possible. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Weldon secomded by Nygaard, to place the letters on file re- ceived f~om W.E. Cottrell, regarding improvements on Central Avenue, also lighting on Central between 41st and, 4Bnd Avenue and Bus Roll Oall- Ail Ayes. Motion by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, that the Restaurant and On and 0ff-sale Beer License be granted to Albert Segebarth, 547 - ~Oth Ave., and the license of Andrew Wargo be cancelled. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Trench, that.the City Manager get to- gether with the Chief of Police and see that necessary signs are posted on 38th Avenue and 5th Street regarding truck traffic. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Nygaard, that a permit.be granted the Peoples Church to build a basement on 41st and VanBu~en. RoLl Call - All Ayes. Motion by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, that permission be granted the Northern States power Co. to install two poles on Benjamin between 4Ath and 45th Aves. Roll Call - All Ayes. Notion by Weldon seconded by Yencho, that the request received from the Universal Machinery Inc. for an extension to October 1st, 1~47 for removal of certain steel from Lot 41 block 89. be granted. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Trench, to grant the license for Garbage Collection to Gallagher & Sons. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Yencho seconded by Trench, that Resolution setting hourly wage of extra Street Malntainance employes at $1.10 beck.amended to include park Employes. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Nygaard seconded by Trench that the Platting of Doneroving Addition be accepted, Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Trench seconded by Weldon, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights hereby resolves that the salary of Peter Heryla be set at $210.00 per month effective September lst,19AT. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Nygaard seconded by Trench, to place letter on file received from Ric~field Youth Council. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Trench seconded by Weldon, that communication received from the Minnesota Safety Council regarding a conference to be held at Duluth on Sept. 8th, be placed on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. ~otion by Trench seconded by Yencho,' that letter received from the -~ternational City Managers, Assoc. of Chicago, inviting a represent- ~tive to attend the conference to be held at Coronado, Daltf. October ~i-9. be placed on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. City Manager requested to attend this conference. Motion by Trench seconded by Yencho to table this until next meeting. Roll call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, WHEREAS it has been found that the present amount of $50.00 in the Petty Cash Fund has not been sufficient to carry over from month to month, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the city of Columbia Heights, that the City Treasurer is hereby authorized to set aside a sum of $100.00 to be used as Petty Cash FUnd. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Nygaard seconded by Wetdon, BE IT HEREBY RE- SOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and she is hereby instructed to transfer the sum of $8,000.00 from the Liquor Fund to the Administration Fund; and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Fund to make such transfer. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, BE IT HEHEBY RESOKVED by the City Council of the ~ity Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and she is hereby instructed to transfer the sum of $2,000.00 from the Liquor Fund to the Police and Court Fund; and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor fund to make such transfer. Roll Call - Al! Ayes. Resolution offered by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, BE IT HEHEBYEESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and s~e is hereby instructed to transfer the sum of $$00.00 from~he LiQuor Fund to the Library Pund; and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Fund to make such transfer. Roll Call - Ail Ayes Resolution offered by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, BE IT HEKEBYRE- SOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the Citu Treasurer be and she is hereby instructed to transfer the sum of $4,000.00 from the Liquor Fund to the ~Street Fund; and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Fund .to make such transfer. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Resolution offered by Nygaard seconded by Weldon, BE IT HEREBY RE* solved by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and she is hereby instructed to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from the Liquor Pund to the Fire Fund; and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Fund to make such trasnfe~. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Preamble of Ordinance No.221 offered by Weldon.seconded by Nygaard; WHEREAS, it is necessary pursuant to Section V~ Chapter 8 of the City Charter of this City to issue its Certificate of Indebtedness; and, WHEREAS, said section provides that the ordinance providing for the issuance of such certificates may be passed and enacted as an emergency ordinance: TEES COUNCIL hereby and under this preamble declares an emergency exists for the immediate preservation of the public peace and safety and that in or, er to promptly meet such emergency it is necessary to pass O~dinance No.221 as an emergency ordinance. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. YOrdinance No.221 offered by Nygaard seconded by Trench, Authorizing the issuance of Certificates of indebtedness of the City of Columbia Heights in the amount of 4512,000.00 to defray the expenses incurred or to be incurred in making Local Improvements Nos. 186, 151 and 1§7, and fixing the form thereof. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Yencho, that the requemt of Mr. Glotfeltz of Trailer City for Fire protection be sent to cum Fire Chief and a report be made at next meeting. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Yencho, that the PoliCe Department are no longer to take calls outside of Columbia Heights and that a letter be writted our Oounty Commissioner recommending that the Sheriff appoint a resident Deputy for this end of the County. Roll ~all - Ail Ayes. Motion by Trench seconded by Weldon, that the Mayor be authorized to appoin~ committees to work with the City Manager in various departments. ~Roll C~ll'""Ail Ayes. · Nygaard and Yencho appointed on Sewer, water and street . Trench and Weldon appointed on Liquor Store. READING OF BILLS: H.C. $oderholm 4.00 Irving Nygaard 3.00 Paul Trench 3.00 Wesle~ Weldon 3.00 John Yenchp 3.00 Eva Pritchard P. Theo. Olsson Joseph Wargo Ray Ernest Ardice Nelson 4.00 135.30 45.20 109.30 75.95 A.E. Sundberg W.E. Cott rell Joseph Podany Merle Glader E.H. Zettergren Emil Stetnfeldt Paul Scott Clyde C. J~nnson Myrtle D. Anderson M.G. 0uimette Fred Tart lng Omar Schwartz Wm. 0stmoe Patrick Kennedy Omar Schwartz Mitchell DeMars Jr. Francis Bassett Edw. Michowic Patrick Kennedy Victor Sar Clyde Brown Earl Cleland Alex Atroshenko 69.60 105,30 103.90 100. O0 94.30 88.60 80.60 70.83 56.20 112.22 31.60 96.10 105.30 94.30 6.00 9.50 49.50 19.50 5.70 94.10 92.10 109.73 86.60 Patrick McNaughton 90.05 peter Heryla James McKenna Paul Heryla Joe Homza Mitro Jedinak Harlan Rigen Edgar Carlisle Otto Dunemann Dan DeMars John Murzyn 161.21 80.50 90.98 81. O0 44.00 83.68 50. O0 90.50 90.50 86.60 Dick Johnson Eugene Edwards E. Zettergren Mitchell DeMars Jr. Luc ille Hawkins Helen Eckstrom Nick Kerchansky August Peterson Albert Ovsha~ ~m. Gallagher Wm. J. Wilkie Col. Hts. Fire Dept. Erling Drangeid Wm. F. McHugh James J. Leyden John Roach Fred Spoor Rosella Johnson Luc ille Segebarth Betty Lynch Irene Boyer MarJorie Anderson Ernest Olsen John Janke Samuel Smith Henry Hazelton Mitro Jedinak Dennis Roach S.F. Kreskie Col. Hts. State Bank J. Schmahl Joe Fedorka Hans Severson First Natl. Bank Geo. Schut z N.W. Bell Tel. Petty Cash Fund TOTAL 37.40 36.58 3. O0 19.00 53.50 60. O0 35.00 35. O0 15.00 89.00 60.00 235. O0 132. !0 92.73 85.98 81.98 86.20 86.70 52.83 95.66 34.54 26.80 40.40 81.10 49.80 71.66 43.22 52.78 12 5. O0 370.10 253.58 81.98 53.80 1015. O0 5. O0 64.45 49.48 Motion by Nygaard seconded by Weldon , that these bills be paid out of their proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Weldon seconded by Trench to adjourn.