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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr 30, 1923 A special meeting of the.city coun-' cfi was iheld at the Columbia school on ~][onday evening, Aprll 30, for the ~ur[: pose of reading the ordinance knowff as the "Health Ordinance" for the first time, auditing and allowing bills and to transact any such other, busi- ness as might come before the meet. ina. Meeting called to' order by Mayor ~V. C. Gauvitte at 8:20 o'clock and roll call as follows: Mayor Gauvitte present, Councilman Bentzen present, Councilman Burgoyne present, Coun- cflraan Ledweia present and Council- man McKenna present. Vol Kuechenmeister Was proposed. by McKenna as permanent secretary of the council and in discussion, which followed Bentzen and Ledwein sug- gested that the matter be laid' on table' until next regular meeting. Kuechen- meister was appointed secretary of the meeting. Ordinance No. 17, providing for the appointment of a resident Commis- sioner of Health and ,subordinate of-. ricers and a health commissi(~n was read for the first time. A communication ,and. application/ from S. H. t(ahm, owner of Forest Park, was read. Mr. Kahm asked that !~he* be given, a license to operate a ;vaudeville, moving picture and dahce 'hall amusement center in the City of Columbia Heights. Moved by Mc- i Kenna and seconded by Bentzen that this application be granted according I to the.provisions, of- ordinances gov- erning places of amusement of this kind. Roll call--Bentzen, yes; Bur- goyne; yes; Ledwein, yes; McKpnna, , yes; Gauvitte, ~es. · .' 22 bill of $1,1~[~.04 from the Anoka Crushed Stone company was present- ed by the-city manager with his sug- gestion that it be paid. Discussion as to manner Of checking up crushed rock used in 'street improvement fol- lowed and upon motion of McKenn~ and seconded by Burgoyne bill was or- dered paid. Roll call--Bentzen, yes; Burgoyne, yes; Ledweln, yes; 5{cKen~ na, xes; 'Gauvitte, yes.'. City manager repor{ed-that inves- tigation and negotiations with the Min- neaPotis General t~lectric . company developed that it was not possible for the City of Columbia Heights to secure 400 candle-power lights at in- terseCtionS for $60.00 a yeac and 600 :candle-power lights for $70.00 per ,year. This 'matter has:come up at ivarious times and with the lighting company finally willing to render thio service at a price on. a pal' with what is paid by Minneapolis" it was moved by' B~ntzen and seconded by McKen- na that, to try these lights, one be in~ ;.stalled at 40th and Central and !other at 5th and .40th. Carried unanimously. · . ' C N. Welch appbared before tho 'coun~cil and requested that a culvert be instailed in the street in front of his store at' 41st and Cent/'al in order !-that he be 'able to 'fill up the deep trench b~tween the.pavement and his sidewalk. Matter was referred to the. cit_y_ ma~_ager for his action. , . -' rvI/~0F Gauv{£t~~ ~'~5-b-i~ded ] had invited the board of the,T0wn of 1Fridley and County commissioner Ed ~ Christian ~o meet with the city court- Ici1 to ascertain'.whether some means [could not~ be devised of completing · ,the hard ,;urfacing of 43rd avenue ia I a manner satisfactory to the people of ~. Fridley an,/[ thereby securing a release of $7,500.0,3 which is being held back [by 'the County of Anoka and which : i will be turned over to the city as soon '~ aS this highway is finished. The Fmdley board insisted upon the IeveD ~lng of the big fiat rocks used in the ibed of the road, six inches of crushed rock applied, thereon and' a further covering of four inches of gravel. After long discussion the following agreement was ordered drawn up by the city manager: "This agreement · made and entered into this~30th day, of April, 1923, provides as follows:. That the 4Bid avenue road from Main street to' the ,River Road in Fridley,. Township .shall be completed by the City of Co',[umbia Heights as. follows: The-present road to be code}ed 20 feet wide with crushed rock. 5 inches thick o~ an average bf 6 inCh~s in center· and four inches On th'e-sides as nearly as can be done, and 'four ' inches of gravel on 'top of this 'crush- ed' rock so placed, all at the~ cost and expense of' the ·City of ColuSxbia Heights, material and labor to be paid for by the said City of, Columbia Heights. And when same. has been done as above specified, then the said :Township Supervisors..of th~ Town- ship of ~-'ridley are to release 'all claim ~to. any~ part of the $7,500.00 pledged "by the County of' Anoka to the said City of Columbia Heights.'.' Roll call on the acceptance of thig agreement-z-Bentzen, no; . ]BUrgoyne, yes; Ledwei.n, no; McKenna, yes; Gauvitte, yes. · Mayor GauVitte then affixed his signature to the document and i5 developed tha{ the Fridley supervisors wanted Main street, in- cluded in the improvement before they would have their chairman sign.' Mayor Gauvitte informed th'e .yisitor~ that he had gone more than. half. way, in his opinion, .to get the matter set- tled and that'if .a damage suit result- ' ' .ed through the' loss of life or health ~ Or property because of the terrible Cofldition of.43rd' avenue it,wo~ld be up to Fridley to bear the brunt of~ the "action--that the City Of C61umbia ~ wanted to finish the work which had ~ been started and which would be com- pleted as soon as.Fridley would allow it to be completed, The joint meeting ended in all but ill feeling a~d upon' motion o£ Mc- Kenna ~,nd Secdnded by, LedWein the meeting was' adjsurned afteF, a unanimous', vote' in favor of adjourn- ment"VAl,' KUECHENB[EiSTER; Secretary pro tern.. 5'5