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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr 29, 1927iCI A~ C UJ~CiL PRCCEEDINGS , A]~RIZ 29th, 1927. A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights was ca.lled to order by Mayor Soderholm ~ipril 29th at 8 P.M. in the council chambers ~for the purpose of giving ~he 'Siinn¢s~lis~,~Gms .Ligh% Compa~'s Ordinance its secon.~ reading and for Shy other business that migh~ arise, All c~n¢il members present. After a lengthy genera 1 d~cussion on delinq~en~ taxes, stressing on penalties an! interests., ~iayor Soderholm made the suggestion that a special~ meeting be called in the near i~ture by City Manager, V~eitch whenever he thought~ the most advantageous time, for the .purpose ~of coming ~to some definite arrangement regarding the handling, of same, The Minnea polis~ Gas Light Compa ny 0rdin. ance was given itsl sec reading. ~ Stephens~ moved for its~ adoption, seceded by Gillett-, r011 call, ayes unanimous, carried. Gillett moved that the ~uggested changes in ~e gra~ing Qn Polk@ street between 3~th and 39th avenues be made with the, underst~d~that the contractor working ~ the~ grade reduce the cost~ of the work accordingly, seconded by 0strsnder, ayes unauimous, carried. City engineer Carroll submi~tted complete estimates o~f c os~s~_~ of ~mying of streets etc., in th~ diotrict covered by Ord.iuarce~,,Za~so shoving profiles covering the above district. L. W. Northfieldgave a lengthy talk on the needs of streets in the above district. Esyor. So,er- holm suggested that City i~lansger Leitc$ arrarge a meeting.~u the near future of the members .of the C~ity. counc il and the pw~rs of the property covered by 0rdiuance~~-~.3° Apetitio~7~~i~e~i~teen_ ~ property owners ~on Cent-s l_ av enue between 40th sad 42nd ~ven~es objecting to any extra assessment against~. the property o~ners covered by the whole improvement of taking out the ola sidewalk iu front of Columbia School, taking out a nl~putting in. nero curb and sidewalk in fret of ~/elch's .propez'ty, and moving of stop.bc~es. Stephenson made motion that 8pplying to this petition, the stop boxe~ be set back.and placed so ss to comply with the reGuired e levenToot distsnc~e fr~n the boulevard and the expense of same be taken out of the general fund., seceded by Xsrrow, roll cs 1 l, ames unanimous, csrrie~. Geronsin, in behalf of the E~ecut ive Board ~of the local payers ~'ssscciation, ~sked the city council for the privilege of holding the, montI~ly meetings of the E~.cutive Board in the engine house on Thursday evening, preceeding the second i~i~nd~ of each month. Mayor Soaerholm asked if any objections. Gillett made motion that the E~ecutive Board of the Taxpayers a socistion be granted the above privileg9 of using the engine house for their monthly meetings and that the police officer on duty be held responsible for the opening and cl6sing of same, ~yes unanimous, ca rried. Frank ittn~r gave ler~gttty discussion regsr~ding the grade on Central avenue between ~bth 8nd ~nd sven~es, slso mentioning ortner grades thr ougho~t the ci ry. Gillett moved for adjournment, seceded by 0~trander, ayes unanimou s, ca,rri ed. April £gth, 19~7, Attest~ Secretary to City Council. Mayor of Columbia Heights.