HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr 22, 1923 April 22, 1923.
Special meeting of .the city council
of the City of Columbia Heights, held
at the Columbia school for the purpose
of taking up unfinished business and
any other which might come before
said meeting.
Meeting called to order at 8:20 p. m.
by Mayor W. C. Gauvitt. Roll call--
Bentzen present; Burgoyne present;
Ledwein absent; McKenna present;.
Gauvitt present.
On motion of McKenna, Seconded
by Burgoyne, Vel Kuechenmeister was
named secretary of~the meeting.
City manager reported that investi-
gation of the cost of the water main
'on 45th avenue, from Central to Quin-
cy street, developed that regarding the
controversy relative to the property'
o~vners wautlng a six-inch main and
being asked to pay for an eight-inch,
that the records of the minutes showed
th~tt on August il0, 1920, a motion was
passed at a special meeting of the
council calling for an eightdnch main.
A protest meeting ~vas called for
August 16, 1920, and no one appeared
to object.to the larger main being in-
stalled. No petition was found and
the city manager again'read 'the en-
gineer's report showing that the actual
cost of this projec'~ was $7.30 per foot,'
both sides, and the property had beer
assess.ed at $7.62.
One-half of this main was paid for
by the city as a supply ,main. After
lengthy discussion it 'was moved by
Bentzen and seconded by /vlcKenna
.. that the assessment on 'this main be
adjusted that the: abutfifig property
, pay'one-half of a six-inch main at a
~ cost, of-.54.50,-both sides, and ~in this
rebate to be included., allowance for
overcharge on interest. Roll 'call~
~Bentzen yes; Burgoyne yes; McI(enna
yes; Gauvitt yes..
The water main in ~lst avenue, from
Reservoir boulevard'to Robbins ave~
hue, was reported by the 'engineer tO
cost $7.00 per foot, both sides. The
assessment against this improvement
tallied very closely to the engih4er's
figures but property owners figured
that they xvere paying out of propor-
tion to other improvements costs
which ~vere contracted and completed
the same year. Profile was submitted
by city manager sho~ving actual work
on the job and after going Over the
proposition thoroughly it was moved
by Bentzen and seconded by McKenna
to lay the matter over to the next reg-
ular meeting with the end in vle~v of
securing legal opinion as t6 Whether
the council could· refund. $1 per foot
on the cost of this project. Carried~
Unanimously. :
Motion was made by M~Kenna, sec-~
onded by Bentzen} that the compensa-
· tion insurance of the city be renewed
-through the McDonald agency. Car-;
tied unanimously.
Motion by McKenna, seconded by!
Bentzen, that the bond .of Hazel A.:/'
Trucker, appoln~:ed as city clerk, be l
accepted. Carried unanimously., t
J. H. Betts appeared· l~efore the,{
council and asked that 41st avenue tol
Silver Lake be repaired so that cars l
might pass. over thorofare] Matter re-]
ferred to City /~£anager Corr for his l
r:-"-C~-~a'~i~ee which investiga'ked in-
jury claim of Mrs. M. Hagen, who
sustained injm:y by claimed fall on
Main street, between 41st and 42nd
avenues reported that settlement had
not been effected. Given authority' to
act furtherqn matter and reach settle-
ment outof court along lines'suggest-
ed by Committee. Roll call--Bentzen.
yes; Burgoyne yes} McKenna yes;i
' Gauvltt yes;
Mayor Gauvitt followed up sugges-
'tion made by,Fred YVest that j'ackson
street near 39th be repaired and, ap-
pointed committ'ee of City Manager
'Corr and Burgoyne to investigate and
order: needed work done.
Second reading Of "Curfew Ordin-
~ance" and its adoption. Roll call--
Bentzen yes; Burgoyne yes; McKenna
· yes; Gauvitt y. es.
0RDINA~CE' N0. 10
.An Ordinance relating 'to the ringing' of
a curfew bell in the City of Columbia
. Heights for the purpose of warning
children and parents of the-time lim-
iting the hours when children :may be
upon the public street unaccom-
panied by parent or guardi~m and
when not engaged in any lawful
business or occupation and previding
a penalty for the violation thereof.
The City Council of the City of ~olum-
bid Heights does ordain as follows:
; SECTION I. There shall be rung in
'the. City o~ Columbia Heights a bell at
the hour of 9:00 o'clock of each night
by tho Chief of Police or a police officer
designated by the mayor of the City of
Columbi~ Heights, for the purpose of
warning children and parents of the
said hour.
SECTION II. After the'ringing of
'the said bell it shall be unlawful for
any child under seventeen (17) years of
ague to be. upon the streets .and high-
,ways of the said City of Columbi~
Heights when not engaged in any law-
ful business or occupation nor :~ccom-
panied upon such streets'with a parent
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