HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 24, 1951OFFICIAL PF~CEEDINGS
Regular Meeting
July 24, 19~l
~eeting called to order at 8:10 P.H. Roll Call - Lange, Deeble, Spekulant and
Stopka. Holm absent.
Einutes of the last meeting v~ere read and approved.
~jotion by Lange seconded by Spekul~nt, to grant the following licenses:
~lter Htg. & Air Cond. ~637 Chi~ag~Ave. Heating
Wm. H. Stevenson 3~31 Sumter Ave. "
Co~operative Serv. Inc. 26~1 Univ.Ave. St. Paul "
Roll call - All Ayes.
¥otion by Deeble seconded by Lange, to grant the Cigarette License to Gisela C.
Terbay, 3905 Reservoir Bl~d.~ ~nd that the Off-sale Beer License be :held up
pending the report of the Chief of Police. Roll Call - All Ayes.
The :following Resolutions ~re offered by Lange seconded by Spekulant:
The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights hereby RESOLVES that,
E~R~S, Special Assessments for Lots 27'and 28, B10ck'24, Roslsm Park Addition
on Job 201 and 203 in the amount of $1~0.00 and ~97.32, also
Lot one, Block on~e, Auditor's Subdiv. of Vfalton's Sunny Ayres ~th Addition
on Job 186 in the a~ount of $177.12, have been paid in full;
BE iT THE~_~ORE PESOLVED that the County Auditor be and he is hereby
authorized to st~<ke from the Assessment rolls the aforesaid assessments.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Second reading of Ordinance No.282, Neihg an Ordinance setting the salary of
the Mayor to ~50.00 per month and the salary of each Counc~_lman to $35.00 per
month. Crdinance No.282 offered by Spekulant seconded by Deeble.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
First reading of Ordinance No.283, Being an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No.17!
being an Ordinance for the purpose of promoting Health, Safety, Order, Convenience
arid General ~'~lfsre by regulating the use of land, the location and the use of
buildings and the arrangement of building lots and the density of population in
the city of Colum~bia Heights. Lots 19 to 2~ Block 61.
Considerable objection was made to the re-~on~g of Van Buren between ~Oth and
/A~st, and sewra], parties objected to a~Public Parking Lot on Van Buren.
Petition was received for street repairs and Black Topping on 6th Street b~tween
~6th and .~Sth. Eotion by Lange seconded by Spekulant, that this Petition be
turned over to the City ~anager for tabulation and report back to Council.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
A request was ma~ to have ~Oth Avenue at least oiled from University to Main
Street and also ~ain Street as it is in very~bad shape. The Council told them
that Anoka County' would be asked to do this.-
Yr. Nelson, ~007 Main Street complained that~the alley back of his place was in
very bad condition. The City Engineer wilt investigate this.
John Bakken, 1016 Gould Ave. asked to have the alley fixed baCk of his place and
he was told to get a petition signed and sen~ to the Council.
A request was made tQ have the water pumped, out of alley in the 3700 Block
between Jackson and Quiucy. The engineer is asked to establish a grade
and estimate on a storm sewer.
Notion by Lange seconded by Deeble, to cancel the oiling of Hayes street
bet~en 37th and 40th, at the request of the property owners. Roll Call -
AIl Ayes..
A letter was received f~om the Central Avenue Business & Professional
Assoc. asking for a Bingo Dermit at the Heights Dap Ce%ebration, Sept. 14
and 15. Motion by Deeble seconded byLange t~ gran~ this request, the
locality subject to the approval of the Police Dept. Roll Call - Ail Ayes.
Motion by Lange seconded by Spekulant to authoriz~e payment of the Phelps-
Drake Estimate of $12,648.77, upon .receipt of monies received from ~lkinson.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
First reading of Ordinance No.284, Being an Ordinance v~uich will Amend Ordinance
No. 224
Resolution offered by Lange seconded by~Spekulant, BE IT RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the Mayor and City Manager be
authorized to execute the contract for sale of land to the Cornelius Company
as per the contract now presented by the City Attorney. Roll Call -All Ayes/
Notion by Spekulant seconded by Deeble, to adopt the ReJolution on ?mite Way
Lighting as follows:
RESaLVED That the City Council of the City of"Columbia Heights, Anoka County,
Minnesota, hereby accepts the offer of the Northern States Pov~r Company, a
Minnesota co~ooration, to furnish electric energy, lamp.and glassware renewals
and other services for the operation and maintenance of the City's ornamental
street lighting sFstem, consisting of:
37 - Single light Steel Standards (Central Avenue)
14 - Single-light Steel Standards (40th Avenue)
all located or to be located in said City, and hereby approves all rates, terms,
conditions, and specifications conta'i~ned in the~proposed form of Ornamental Street
Lighting ContrRct made a part of the offer of said Company, and the Eayor and
the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the aforesaid
Contract for and in the name of the City and to affix the corporate seal thereto.
Toll Call -All Ayem
~ae City Engineer will make a survey and determine whether a Storm Sewer can be
installed on Madison between 43rd and 44th ~mnu~s.
READING OF BILLS
Salaries $7,278.~
Ed. Phillips & Sons Co. 1,302.27
Henry Dykhuizen 11.62
First Nat'l. Bank of Epls.5,?44.33
Sumner T. Francis 150.00
Richard Homicke 13.44
S.F. Freskie 300.00
Edward ~iskowic 44.00
Epls. Gas.Co. 10.54
N.K. Bell Telephone Co. 188.25
R.P. Nyberg 85.00
John Smith ?5.00
Ali Sundberg '25.00
Joseph E. Wargo 42.00
~. J. ~ilke 150.00
Kenneth Stinson ~ 49.35
Otto Dunemann 6.8 4
Raymond Baker 5. O0
Harry ~,V. Anderson 95.95
Ed. Phillips & Sons Co.1272.80
Griggs Cooper & Co. 1264.44
TOTAL $18,114.67
~_~otion by Spekuland seconded by Deeble to pay these bills out of their proper funds.
Roll Call - A~_t Ayes.
~.~otion by Large seconded by Spekulant to adjourn. Roll Call - All Ayes.
.... Secre~- to the 'ouncil
OFFICIAL PROCEED[WGS
Special ~eeting
Ju~y 31, 1951
Meeting called to order at 8 P.E.
All members present.
Bids were opened on the following:
Cleveland Sewer - Lametti ' Lametti
" Phelps-Drake Co.
Water Main on 4Oth Ave° - Lametti & Lametti
" " " Phelps-Drake Co.
Sewer on ,40th Ave. Lamettti & Lsmetti
Phelps-Drake Co.
$1,896.70
2,063.20
2,298.30
2,305.19
1,598.00
1,678.00
Motion by Lange seconded by Deeble to turn these bids over to the City Manager for
tabulation and report back at next meetiug. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Notion by Spekulant seconded by Lange, that the bLll for $15.00 for repairing the
basement floor at the Liquor store be allowed. ~Roll Call - All Ayes.
Reso!uti~n offered by Holm seconded by Deeble, BE IT HE~EB¥ ~ESOL-~'ED by the City
Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that Vic ~af be allowed $1.OOPer day expenses
for ~e use of his car, provided he has Liability Insurance. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Motion by Lange seconded by Holm, that the City manager be allowed expenses to
attend the International City Manager's convention, to be held at Poland Springs,
Nadne, September 9-13. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Notion hy Spekulant seconded by Lange, to ~oprove the re-platting of Block four
and five, Hilltop Second Unit. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Motion by Spekulant seconded by Lange, that the Cigarette License be granted to
Floyd B. Johnson, 334-4Oth Avenue. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Resolution offered by Spekulant seconded by Holm, BE IT H~EBYRESOLVED by the
City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and she is hereby in
instructed to transfer from the Liquor Fund as follows:
One Thousand Dollars to the Police & Court Fund
Four " " " " Street Depto "
Five Hundred " " " Library "
and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Fund to make such transfer.
Roll Call - All Ayes.