HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr 17, 192348
Cos "of P 'oje&S qan%a
in 1919-20 G!yen: -'- Consi~
deration Tuesday.
Several Laid.on Table };; In-[
yest. iga~iOn--40th Avenue
Paving Discussed.
' A special meeting of the city couu~
ell was held at the Colunibia school
on Tuesday eZ~e'ning, April 17th, for
the purpose of disposing of unfinr
ished business and other business/
,Wl~ich ~ame. up since the last regular
:/meeting. ·
' Maeting called to ord[er~at 8:20 p: m[
.by .Mayor W. C. Gauvitt. .
?. 'MotiOn' by McKenna, seconded by
'Bentzen that Val Kuechenmeitser act
· as secretary .of'~the meeting; Carried[
unanimously. .
Roll call--Mayor Gauvitt present; '~
JMderman Bentzen present; Alderman
Burgoyne present; Alderman Ledwein
present and[ Aldreman McKen a pre-
ent.. ' ':
The city manager's'report onvx. v,~te¢
mains install~d in 1919 and
was read and .tge following action
taken, On the 451h avenue main
from Central .to Quincy street,
Corr reported ~he .cost per. fool, both'
sides, $7.62. t3ne half of this main
was already 'ch~ge'd'i(J the city as
a supply main. ' The figures obtaitied
from the engineer's/ Office indicate
that the cost Was $7.30 per'foot, both
sides, 'Propert~r- Owners effected' bY
the improvement, were present~ and
ksked that-council rebate' the differ-~,r~.
ence. oE~2- cdnts.~ Fe>
ot, tx~r~d_.j~atm~it~. Motion by Bent-"'"
zen, seconded by Ledwein,' that.this
adj'ustment be laid..oxmr until" next
'me~ting in order that further ir[vesti-
gation can be made.
' The water main', on 5ih street, frb'm
'451h avenue :to ,240 f~et' past 50th
avenue, cost per foot; both sidhs $5.50.
F~gures obtamed from the engmee s
office st{oWed oitly $14.61' tess on the
'~ntire job, It was ,~aoved by, lfc-
Kenna 'and seconded' b.y..Burgoyne
that thls difference being so.small the
assessment should be left 'as it 'was;
Carried unanimously. '..
.The 'water. main in the" WeS-t Mae
bi alley, cast. pi }R.e~/g~-voir I~oulev:xrd.~,
I cost 'per': foot; both sides,, $4.74. ' Fig- '
[~ures. from the engineers office§hox('
['a cost 'Of. $4..36 per foot, both' sides.
1 Moved by Ledx,vein and seconded~by
'Bentzen that are kdjustment of .38
cents per ioot be made on the 1923
assessment, effecting the ' abuttin'g
property, iR~)ll Call~Bentzen. yes,
Burgoyne yes.. Ledwein yes,.
I~enn.q vo~. Gauvltt yes.' .~ ' '
The water main in '.Robbifls a'~-enue
from 41st.a~enne to 675 feet north,
cost'per fo0~, both'sides; $4:342 ' The
figures obtained:: from :tlie :engineer, s
0ffi~e 'ghow ouly $6 83 tess'· on. the.
.whole j0b,. it was moved by Bent~
zen, seconded bY MeKe~na, that. tl
assessments on.(hls job be left ag they
are.'. Carried unanimously. ...,'
The water .main on. Tyler street
from,41 avenue .to:42/~d avenue cost
i per. fobt',, both sides, $4.10:. The'fig-
ures. obtained' ~rom; the ~ngirmer's
'office: show ~,:'differ~fice. of only 10
cents on-th(: wh'ole iob and,it was
moved by McKemm; seco'nded by
[Burgoyne, thai no change be made in
i assessnlent; ( ~ , ; . -
The. water main on 4ist a~mnue
from-Rese~w)ir Boulevard t6 Bobbihs '
iwenue.cost per. foot, both sides; $7.00.
The figures obtaine~l from' i:he'eng-
i-eer's office show a difference of'only
$27.67 less'on the total job, Property
owners' appeared before 'council and
asked information why this improve-
ment, compared with other improve-
ments put in same 3,ear, should c'ost.
more money.' After discussion it.was
topi, ed by I..edwpin' and seconded by
~icKenna that .engineer and con~ract~
or be asked for.further information
on this project before settlement was
made." Carried unanimously.'
Water main in' Polk streel alley
froni 37th'to 40th avenues' cost per
f06t,; bbth :.sides,' $4.8& :' Acc')ding to
racoi-ds "fr6iii :dngir/e'er'S .'office-
c6st was $5.0&per foot, both sides.
:Moved by. Bentzen and seconded ,by:
~{cKenna to: accept assessments made
without refiguring them and raising'
lt,hem to .meet ;cost; Carried.'tmani-
'mously... . ~.~ .. .
· 5~rater m'~in ih 2~:street from 371h
to 40th.and Ed~emore cost pe~ foot,
both sides, $4.62.' A'ccdrding 'to fig-
t res. from the engmeers office the
'eds( ~ this' job was, b0tl[' sides,
:lUdiffg 371k 'avenne, bdth, sides ,of
iti'~e~, $5244" Mi-. Corr i'ep0rted tha~
~e,was. 'of the impi~ession.:that, engi-
neer ~dd§ .ih the cost-.of, connection
main on 371h bu't.that.he could not.
find.it ~ss~gsdd in T~ucker's .work oh :
· book.: Moved by Bentzen .and
onded 'by McKenna 'th-~ furth'ei-
i.vestigation be made',h(,[oi'e final ac-
', tion taken. - C?:'$ied' unanimously."
. .L Obersoll'~~i~peared before Cduncil
i and'stkted tliat he wanted information
. on assessments 'agains[, 40th avenue
· ~improvement. Said he. tlad. been. to
;.Afioka '.and.' seen assessment marked
!"first installment" of cost when un-
i derstanding was that 25% ~f the cost
[ of- project was to be taxed agkinst' .his
i and o'ther abutting, property, an~l paid
i this ~ear.: Said he was willing, as.
;were 'othei" property owners, to pay
~tlfis 25% of the cost this year bu[ that
; he' wanted "first, installment" removed
from bb0ks 'ana'~pltomise-made that
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court Was. read and moved b~; Mc-I
Kenna and seconded by Burgoyne]
that it be'accepted: 'Roll call BentLl
zefi"yes, Burgoyne'yes, Ledwein yes,[
l~cKenna yes. Gauvitt_.yes .....
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BE ~T RESOLVED.BY '~"-~E? Ci~f COU~{C~L, OF..~m'n~t[' Ci2~; OF COLi[:~iA
~.t pursuant ~o~r'h__~,~+~,_ ~17 of tim. !,aws of ~I~m'~osota~
Cotu, t og...suc~ Cxba,. ~na!! act as a Cmuez..zatxcn 'Ju. dgo shall
while so aczzng f~o.x~ convenience be 'des i~a.~ ed ~'~ a ~u.~go o& ,Oonci/i-
atiOn m~d. ~%q!t.~7~:ye..~d .ex. ez?ise~,r~.~a'bS~ powers m~d dr~s pm, surest
.~. sa:~d Chantez~ ~.17 of. ~.e Laws o~. ~.,~x~9~9.ta~ .192t~ made and orovidod
~oz aud given such Conczl_ataon ju~igo~ ..... : .. ~
..~mt upofn :ghe ~J..1.~ug :of.a copy off this .Resolution
tl~e Clerk off Courg of such Oit7~. ~,,,,.ia~_,., Court shall be es'bablidhed
and conr:mnce its £Une-tion~
_~2is reso!~ztion shall take of_, ~Ct .... be .in force from
night at. Columbia"school .ealled. by
~Iayor Gauvitt.' .... ' '"' ;'
Motion by McKenna,. seconded .by '
at Columbia ,school called by Mayor
Gauvitt. .. .
Bentzen tha} Bentzen's pr6posal "for
a readjustment Of Wa~er Supervi.so.r:
Stlnson's salary be acted'upon as )9
lows: that Stinsoa receive a salary
of 75 cents per. hour for his labor ou[~
side of'water work, dating from April
15th to May'lst, when.{urth'er ahtion
'could be taken. Roll call.~-Bentzen
yes, Burgoyne yes, Lcdwein yes,
Kenna 'yes'and Gauvitt yes.
lIotion by McKennk and seconded
bY Ledwein that meeting adjourn at
1{).45 o'clock.
VAL KUECHENMEISTER, . ·
'Secretary pro tern.