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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMar 22, 1927Cz'±' ic mat i~.b lic atica -~rcfl 22nd , ±92't. A ragu!az.' :r~etir~ ~.z 'the Counci'; oi' the umty of Colu~'nbis Heights was meld at the city offices with all members present. l[inutes were rest: of i.[arch 8~h meeting smd sd. journed meeting of t,lsrch lS~h; corrections made completir~ mo~ion by ~sr::ow ths~ Counoil meet on the ~ld day of [,[srch 19E7 oy adding wo~s"Ayes ~snimous, carried" smd omit~ir~ ~?rs:ak ittner's :rmme',w~ch lm'd been sroz:eo~asly i:ac 'frown the' committee appointed to i~spect gr'ade or~ Centr&~ between 41st 42nd aref~ues. ~,'[ith above corrections, minutes wars approved. The following bil~ were read. and si!owed by resolution offered. ~y S~ephen~on, se,conded by Gillette; zo!l call with ayes unanimous:- Grace · ~ ~ ~62.'50' Wm. ~_r. Ku~m, ~75 06; Jamas ~,. Sullivan ~21.00, Eec nard ~eyes, , ~ . i'~ench, ~75.00; Jacob H. Heat. r,, ~57.50; F. A. ~eitars, ~14.00; Oegz~ , -~. ' a . Soxensen, .~t7.00. H. ~ean, ~2~.00; Vfm. Spain, f~72.60, 3. ~. Kramer, ~53.90; John Ks!grin, ~29.00; G. ~. Balsa, ~5!.00; ;Tm.'Lei~ch, Hazel ~ ~ ~ ;~57 50- ~2i:is. = a . . . ~rac~=ar, . , ~en.ral Etectri. c, ~591 21; CoS_ Hgta. s~70,C0- iifx. 12slmbezo, w2.0O; Cash ~or stamps, ~5.06; i[o~o~ Haulage Co., ~3o.00; 21iller-Davis Co., 50~; i~ultom ~aA: & Cotton Liills, ~2'[.93; W. !~o$ Co., ~4.00; Col. Hgta. Z'~ire 3ept. ~40.O0; Electric Blue ?rin~ Co., ~2.006; Julius 2. acb~ht, iLo$iomby 0strander, seconds6 ~y Karzo~ wi~h roll call, ayes incus, carried, $hat the foilo,~.ng c~m~ittee report on the ~'zank Ittner claim 'be acceisted:- "~o the i~[ayor and l~iembeza o~' City C~nci!;-Your eo~Littee om the Frank i'ttm~r c!a~n make the foil~ving zei~ort. ~ki;~{}: a care~i study off the situs'rich om theo~ ~' '~nd, consulting wi$'h the City ~ttorney, amd !ooki~6 up the records in the~City Mangers Offff~e, ~e ffi~d the Council ~s the r~s'ht' to construct cur~, ~$ter and sidewalk axil. the necessary gradi~ Eo~ same. There was noshing in ~he city rec~ds esta'olishing a grade ~n ~en$ral ~venma ~revio~ to "~raw~g ~2'f7 adopted July 1~.26,' sE~er,,wrds corrected August 24, 1925, The cha~'e on drawing ~277 bei~ between 40th ~venme a nd 41s$ Avenma, ~rawing ~277 ~es the cmcrete pavement off ~'-s~-~ ~" -' ~.~ ,~mgm~y ~5 as the es- ta~lz~ed, gzao. e. According $o ~he drawing submitted by the S~ete Hig~ay ~ep~x~$, the only bui!di~a on the West side off Central ~venue be$~een ~41s$ and 42nd Avenues was the Columbia School at cromer of 41s$ Avemze and 2he. store bmiiding' at c6~ner off 42~d Ave~e, when s~vey ,,oas Acco~d.~8- to the same draw~g,S~ eMv~$ion off ffinished surface o~ con- crete pavement is lower S~ ~he dir$ road at times off'sudsy between stations 30 a~. 55 a dis$~ce off 300 froot e~tending ffrom 42~d 2venue N,E. to 300 Eeet soa$h off~42md 2venue. ~his establishes the ~act ~hat She buildi_¢ mo' o~ed by Frank Ittn~r, was built sifter 2he present off Trunk Eighway'~5 was establis~d a~. no damage has been ~n~ $o She above ~n~iomed p~perty by the ci%~ constructing cur~, g~er and si~e- walk on Centra~l Avenue be~we~z 402h Avenue and 42md." ~ity l~ger Lei$ch was advised $o give report ~o Frank zt$mer. An appeal Erom the Board off Education signed, by Sup't. o~ schools, Edgar Hemd.erscn, ff~x an outlet for child, rem living on 445h avenue wi:~hou$ havi~ to trespass on pziva'te p~per$y, was read. ara the matter was re- fferred 2o city ~ger, ~itch and l~eil i~[cLeod ~o ~ke te~orsry arrange- /~.ments to ~:ve tae child, rem cross over certain !o't~ until s-ach t~e as the s$reet ~y be graded. Mo~ionby Oil!err a~ seconded by Ste~hens~.with ayes unsnimem.s, carried, that $he follow, lng petition be s-ccet~$ed:- "~o ~e honorable mayor a ~ members off the City Conrac i!, ;Ts the unders~ned ~ o~ners do petition the city couac.i! So grade, ~uzfsce and cux~ smd gutter on 45rd. Avenue east ffro~a Central avenue to East t.ine off 41, Blk 2, i(eservoir Hil~, Col. Hgt,. 'Je ffm~hermore p~$i$ion flor 2 moxe Street li~$s." Resolution ffrom the ~are~s & ~eachers ~ssociaticn urging the .~T~tY gOfffisi!::.not ..to grsnt~ths li~@ns~-.f-or-...the,..oPeration 'of -~ores2 ]~srl~, smd ~pp]t~cS~ion for ~z~sw~21 ~ ~nce hall and. theatre t~ce'nse Eo'r~ ~ l~o:~st F,~ for the 'seaSon of 192'~ suomittec] by S, H; Xa~ were read a~ ~' mo~ion by ~arzow, 'seconded ~y ~mlla ~e wi"~ ayes ~snmmous, ~arri~d, tha~ action oh obov~ co~tmieations be laid over ~il ~he ~t r~t~r mastic, ~pril 12th, to a ll~v 'time for proposed action $o be tsmn by other local organizations on, the subject M~iomby ~arro~, sec onged by Gi!let~ with a~$ carried,. Chat the foll~ing city attorney H. E. ~eterson's opinion be Eiven to Frank ~oster who submitted ~he peti$ion concerning the an- n¢~$~iom of 2he Village of Columbia Heights ~o ~inneapolis, st ~t~ re- gm~r,~e~i~ of 2he ci'~ e.~il on ldareh 8th:- "William Leitch, 0i~y ~~: ~ have ~elivere~ to ~-two petitions, each dated September fi~, 1926, p~por~-ing to b8 petitions to the Council of ~the City of ~Ol~is Es ~hts, s ~ attaci~ng t[he same t o the City of l~inn~epolis, under S~:~iO~s ~l~ md 1414, Ge~erat Statutes of ~,{innss~a 1923, The Pstitio~ sr~ ~s~h fs$~lly defective, in that they do not describe ~ legs. 1 smd ~u~i~% wsythe pro~r~ to be detached. After the ~ of each pe- ti~er ~. the h~se n~b.er of the propezty he o~, but this is not suf- ficisn~ t~ ~mply with ~he statute. The petitions ars also defect%~e in that ~y~ur m~cip~ti~ is described as "The Vill~oe o~ Columbia Hei~t~,"- ~e~ is no longer any s~h organization. The petition should be address- eR to ~h.e '"~ity of,Columbia Hashes." Became of ~he above fatal defee~s in ~he said. De~i~ions, .I would, advise t~ Ci~ Cazncil to refuse to o~' fhem, ~s I do not consider them mtfffioien2 to snsts~ any futu~ ,or.~eedi~s in ~he ms~ter. You ~fo~e& me ihs2 the petitioners nave asker ih.at ~ petitions be r.e'~z~ed to them so tha~ 2hey can fill the, d,~'~6~i~ion off the property. I see no objection to returning the psti~i.ons, ~ i2 is not a~visable to ~:ser~ anything in an .after it ~s beaf~ s~ed rap, and in ~his case it wazld, be'improperi i~ssr2 ~he &esorip~io~ of the pr~er~y after the sign¢tures hsd been .obtai~d, wither a ~o oatamn~n~ ~he sPi~r~sl of each petitioner to any alterations ~hst migl~ be ~de in the'pe~i~ion. I2 is objectionable inser~ a~tSing in, s petition after it has been signed up. The peri%loners sn.ouig be rsqu~eg, if ~hey desks tm p~ceed, ~o sign up s new petition in rime a~ 'l~sl form" signeR, H. E, Paterson. ~wo reDres~tatives of 2he Northwestern Bell Telephotos Comps~ asker 2t~ City., C~il for ~ission 2o se~ cez'tain teleph~e poles in Colchis un:~~, ~arried t~t permis si~n be gr~nted. ;.:~ot'~on by 0attender, seconded by Gill~tt wi~ ayes unanimous, carried that dm~amd for cash refund on cancelled license flor ~expired po:~ion ~ year ~uhmitted ~y J. Hudak off ~he Electric Construction Compe~ ce ta ~l.ss indefinit el~. Letter ~r~ the s~eeutive secretary of the Les~e of ~i~ss~s ~- l~ipsli~ies calli~ attention of the Esyor and city counc~ to the plans ffo:r ~e~hihits at the &th am~l.c~vention off the league to be held in ~inn~apoli~ J~s 9th, 10th a~ llth, and inviting ourm~icipality to parti~i~te, was read. l~otion by Gillett, sec~ded by 0attender with ayes ~snimous, carried that city manager, ~itch request the difffsrent lo,al organizations to give this proposition i~ediste c~sid, eration and s c t i on ~. Ostr.andsr offered the ffol~owi~ res olution, seconded 0y STEphenson with roll ca~, ayes unanimous, carriSd: "BE IT R~O~ BY T~, C~NOIL 0F THE CITY 0F COL~IA ~IGHTS: That the proposed assess~nt f~ Erad. s on ~th avenue fr~ Central avenue to Tyl~ er street and filling on Central between 39th sz~ &0th avenues be con~i~ed and the same and is'~reoy ordered to bs ~lseed. on the a~e~ment~o ~ ~' -~ roll, to be as assessment ~lS. Ps~ble in three yearly insta~m~Zs casting ~ ''Stephens ma made the motion, seconded 'Dj Dilld~t wit2a r'oll oa 1!, ayes unanimm~s ~a~ ci~y.c~ncil accept' ~id's'u~it~d Oy O. C. ~al~er~ E. ~g. Christian ~or ~he s~scing o~Olk s~ree~.northeas~ oegweem Dg.~h and ~7~n avenmes and Col~bia.Hei~s si'de of ~'t~ avenue be~ween ~olk s~ree~ a'nd' Tyier s~ree'~ ac, c. Ord~:g-~ o' ~,ec~ic~ions. o.f'~'-oi~y engineer for the i~p s~n. of ~)1~7.50; '~ Oarl~on Dahl asked for' imProv~memt on 3gth' avenue fr~ Reservoir o~levsrd Esst~to Buc~nan s.treot, and was ad$ised t0~h'ave~ a~:peti~ion siEned b'y the adjoining' proPerty's" o~vners core.rig ~he-su0ject of ~his improvm~n~., and t o su~it the petition to city c rune[il ..[: . Kayor Soderho~l ~de the sugge~t'io~ t~t' each councilms n that .he stu~ the ~ state, auditor's report' -of ~e c. ity's~ b~ ~ ess dyring the past year. ' ~ · Eay o.r S oderhoMff ?a'commend'eE ths2 '~Ci'~y: ~.~nc il a~t' .on '2 lvin ~t~ner' s su~.esti0n to'start the con'dea~t~on of-'fiv~ fee,'on eaph.side o~41st awenue from- ~ntral avenue east to. the' 21ou~';, S,tephens ~ ma~de- m~t'ion tt~t' c'~nc il proceed, to condemn above~- de;sc~:i'0pd terr~ ~e~..-' l~o'~on~ se- conded by Ostrander, roll ~ ll: 0strand. er, yes;..~arr'.~'~;:' not Gillett, ~s; Stephenson; yes; So~d~rhoim, yes. -' - Step~nson m~ed ffbr an adjou~.e,d meet~g~.to ~ he~d.at .e, ig~t o'clock Marmh ~ ' d~ . o0th,--sec reded by 0arran ed Mayo~... o f Columbia Heights.