HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 12, 1925i46
A.h;egular mee. tin~ of, the 'ci[y coun-
cfi o£ the city of Columbia Heights
wa~ held in 'Columbia School house
'Tuesday, May 12,k 1'925.
The meeting was called to order 'by
Mayor Morton.
The roll call found the full coun. cil
:present..Minutes of .regular and 'spe-
: rial meetings were read and approved.·
'Bills xverq read as ~ollows: .
Miller-Davis Co. :: J.. y. ....... $0.72
Columbia Lumber Co ......... 16.10
Columbia .Heights Fire'Dept.. 19.00
Columbia Motor. Sales ' ~.25'
W. S. 'Nott Co .......... - ..... 3.00
Northern .Pump Co. ........... 4.86
Arcade Investment Co......; '. 25.00'
Mrs. J. Gould ' ' 3.00
Northwestern Telephone 'Co... 31.85
~olum~ig Heights Recordk. .-... 10.70
Board of.Education ...... :..:. 5.00
H. M. Barrows. '5.00
lVm. Kuhn .................. .. 75.00
~acob H. Heller .: ............. 75.00
Andrew Koss .... - ....- ......... 4.30
Hazel..A.. Trucker ... ~ ..... ': .'. 57.50
~ed J. Walshinger '35.00
Adolph :Carlson ......... ::...' 1.00
A. E. Sundberg .... , ........... 16.75
Neptune Meter Co.. ' ...... '.291.21
Dawson Robinson' 'Co ........ '. :' .90
Dr. B.- Shalett .... - ......... '..'.. 25.00
Ja~e~ Carr: ' 15.00
'Billmans Hardware .... ; ....... 3.54
Clausen & Carroll ' ...104.00
Oggie Sorenson .... i ........ ~. 28.00
James McKenna .............. 38.00
Pete West. . ............ ; ..... ·42.00
' Mdv~fl by~ Ledwien, ..seconded. by
Karrow~ that: bills ~ ~Ce~t~d a~ read.
Protest!' frbm, the:.re~id~ts on
Cent}al Ave. 'between 37{h and 39t~
t0i'not gra~ a:]icen~e t0 Mr. Flanders
;'to' operate ~ merry:go-r~und, it being
'a heavily traveled 'higli~aY, and' ther~
being no sidewalk, to'protect children
was read.
'A~t~r remarks, a motion was ~ade
by 0strander, sec0nded by Ledwien
that the request for a license
ate a merry-go-round be re3ected. Car-
Attorney Pike. Motion by Karr0W
seconded by Ostrander, that cit~ coun-
cfi follow the recommendation ,0f City
· Attorney. Peterson in regard to. the
Gaily Case. 'Carried. .. ~ -
A communication was read 'from
Chief Ballinger of the fire department[
requesting a donation from rite c0un:
cfi of $!00 to pay expenses of a dele-
gate.to Crosby or the annual firemen'.s
convention., Moved .by ~urg0yne/se~-
nded .by Ledwien, that.the request be
ranted.. Carrie~l..
'missioners. Seconded by 'K~rrow.
Carriec~. ·
The application of W. J. Shields for
electric license for 1925 was read and
/noved by Karrow, Seconded.by Os-
trander, that request be'granted. Car-
' The applicati5n. df Gust Anderson:
'for an electric license 'Was(read. and'
~noved~ by Burgoyne, seconded 'by
· Ledwien, that request be granted.
Carried. ' '
Communica'tion read from League;
of Mun~icipalfities of Minnesota. Moved
by Burgoyne, seconded 'by Karrbw,'
that matter be .ls~id' W/er until next!
.meeting. Carried.
Motion by Ledwien, seconded by!
Karrow, that,'c6ntract of Jos.'Lane
paint the city water tank;: for $175 ,b'e}
accepted. Carried..". , · .
Bids for purchase of a' tractor were
read as follows:
,' W. II. Kuhlman 'and Co., Fordson-~
YVehr Grader at $1;557._ ' '
· 'Thorman W'. Rosholt Co., 'Hadfl~ld-
Penfield, $1,483.75~
~"Andrews Heating Co[, McCorn~ick
Deering Tractor, for ~2,195.
Shaw:Enochs:Tractor Co., $2,685~
· After remarks,'Ledwien introduced
the :follb~ving resolution 'and; m~ved
for its adoption, seqonded~by Karrow,
.Resolved,~ by the City 'Council '-of':
the City of Columbia Heights;. that',
city'manager be authorized to con-
tract for and purchase a shawnee[
Thirty. grader :with S~carifiek,-for' the
isuin of.$2,685. P~yable half~ July 10.,i
1925, half Dee..10, i925, to be taken i
out of 'road equipment, ..and street
maintenance fund. 'Roll Call. '.0strand-
er, no; Morton, no; Karrow,' yes; 'Led-
wien, yes; ,Burgoyne, .yes.~ · Bidders On
tires were :heard. and 'after remkrks,
motion made: by ~Ledwien, 'se~on~~
$93.02' per.~i{eal: {n'd two ~er ~nt off
for cash and .60 days time; Carried.
-- 'Councilman Ledwien~ excused from
Motion by ' Ka~row, seconded by
Ostrander, that ~Ir.. Flanders · be
granted a' license to' operate a merry-
go-round and. Ferris wheel.at. ,F0r~st
Park.for one,week ....
Mr. Fernaro came before the coun-
Councilwoman Ostcander' ,br(;ught i
up the question of oiling 37th-Ave
City of Minl~eapolis .offers to oil-0ne-,
half if City of Columbia ~eights would'I
take care of the :other Iml£.',MotionI
.by Burgoyne seconded -.by. Karrow,
tliat it-be laid over to the: next~ meet-!
· Judges of eIection. A, motion' was f
made by Burgoyne, 'Seconded by
trander, '.that' ~ame judges' that· sprved i
at' the 'state elqction serve the coming,
city.eleqtion, as follows: '
· .Oakwood Precinct No. 1, 'L~mbard,
, A petition was submitted. 't~ the Buege' and .Byrne~
council from 60 'freeholders, ~ askingl .Columbia Precinct. No. '2>iI~edwein,'
for. a reassessment of real. estate in[Fletcher, Gould.' ' . .. . . '
the ci'ty of Columbia Heights in order.I Silver Lake~ Precin'ct 'NO..3, .Leitch,
tlmt a Just .valuation may be had f0r~Scullard, KueCheumeister., Carried '
taxes of 1925:.. ,' ~ ]. Moved-by. BurgoYne, :seconded . by
· Motion by Karrow, . seconded 'bylKarrow, meeting :adjourn.. ' ' . .' ~
Ledwien, that the council, accept,pe-I . ' .. ' .:MRS. J..GOULD.,
:tition and forward, it to the state com~ · " . ..... ,-' . . secretary. ,i
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