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Home My WebLink AboutAugust 14, 1951OFFICIAL PROCKEDINGS Special ~/[eet ing August 9, 1951 Neeting called to order at 8:15 P.~. Roll Call - ~ange, Holm, Deeble, Spekulant and Stopka. ~This meeting was called primarily to try to work out a plan v~ereby our streets can be fixed this year. The ~ayor reported that there were approxLmately fourteen miles of streets that at least needed some grading and oil. lng and approximately eight miles of streets black topped that should be repaired. The City Engineer to draw up a survey to determine j~st what has to be done and advertise for oil:~g on August l~th. It was decided to hire an extra Grader operator and run the Graders we have as much as possible. A solution is also trying to be worked out whereby 6th street between ~6th and ~8th can be fixed. A request was received from the Northern Pump to connect to our sewer. Notion by Deeble seconded by Lange, that our City Attorney is authorized to negotiate the fLnaucial agreement with the Northern Pump, provided this is cleared with the Minneapolis City Council. Roll Call - All Ayes. ~otion by ~pekmlant seconded by Lange to adjuurn. Roll Call - All Ayes. OFFICIAL PROC~EDzNGS Regular Eeeting ~eeting called to order at 8:10 P.~. August lb, 1951 All members present. ~[inutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and approved. Y~otion by Deeble seconded by Ho!m, to table the request of Clayton Caeser, 701- ~th Avenue to cormect to our water mains for further discussion and study. Roll Call - All Ayes. lotion by Spekutant seconded by Holm~ to grant the re~est for Off-Sale Beer License to Gisela C. Terbay, 3905 Reservoir Blvd. Roll Call - Ayes - Holm, Lange~ Spekulant & Stopka. Nayes - Deeb!e. ~.~otion by Lange seconded by Spekulant to grant the Heating License to the Ric~hfield Heating & Sheet Metal Co., 7620 Lyndale Ave. So. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City ~anager read a letter from~[ayor Stopka making the appointment of Herbert Louis LeDuc, 396h Reservoir Blvd. to the Police Civil Service Commission for a period of three years starting August l~, 1951. Notion by Holm seconded by Lange ~ to accept the appointment of LeDuc to the Police Ci¥~l ~ervic~ Commission. Roll Call - Holm~ Lange, Spekulant and Sto~ka - Yes. Deeb!e - No. A Petition was received protesting the Street Railway Bus r~aning on VanBuren Street between 3?th and 39th. Judge Keyes was present and talked against this also. The Nayor stated he vould contact the Twin City Rapid Transit Co. the next day and try to work out some other arrangement. Notion by Spekulant ~econded by Deeble to accept the Bid of Lametti & Lametti for the installation of Sewer and ~ter on Cleveland and ~lso on LOth Avenue. Roll Call - All Ayes. First reading of OrdLuance No.285, An Ordinance authorizing the sale by the City of Col~bia Heights of certain Real EstAte known as Lot 3, Block 2, 2nd Subdivision of P2ock 'iF' Block "F" Columbia H~ights Annex to Minneapolis. Second reading of Ordinance No.283, Being an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No.171 being an Ordinance for the purpose of promoting Health, Safety, Order, Convenience and General Welfare by regulating the use of Building Lots and the Density of population in the City'of Columbia Heights. Notion by Spekulant, that the re-zoning of this property be tabled until more substa, ntial evidence, namely in writing to the City Council. This motion lost for the lack of a second. Ordinance No. 283 offered by Holm, yes. Deeble and Stopka - No. seconded by Lange. Roll Call - Holm and Lange Spekulant not vsting. '~ First reading of Ordimance No.286, Being an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No.171 being an Ordinance for the Purpose of promoti~ Health, Safety, Order, Convenience and General ~lfare by regttlating the use of Building Lots, and the Density of population in the~City of Col~um~ia He~ight§.~N 1/2~o~ lot l, Block l, Walton's Sunny Acres. A letter was received from the Park Board, asking to meet with the Council to go over the Budget for 1952. Notion by Deeble seconded by Lange, that they meet ~th the Park Board on August 22nd. Roll Call - All Ayes. A letter was received by the City Attorney from the Mayor regarding the appoint- me[ut of Paul Trench to the Police Civil Service Commission on July 9th and asking to get the Attorney General's opinion on this matter. EotionbyLange, to direct our City Attorney to do this. Notion lost for the lack of~a second. Motion by Deeble seconded by Spekulant, that we grant the pay increases asked by Local 664for our Street and Maintenance crew, plus our Park Board Supervisor and two other employes of the Park Board, also water department employes and that we adopt the follow~ong Resolution: BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the present schedule for wages become effective August 15, 1951 as follows~ Truck Driver~ $1~69 per hour Laborer 1.64 " " Patrol Blade Operator 2.15 " " Traxcavator " 2o15 " " Front End Loader Operator 1.93 " " Tractor with power take off operator 50 H.P. or less .1.93 " " Foreman 350.00 per month Roll }v~e ch anic Plumbler Inspector Plumbler Helper Park: Board Supervisor " " ~ senior Parkkeeper Call - All Ayes. 1.86 per hour 295.00 per month 1.69 per hour 326.00 per month 295.00 " " Motion by Lange seconded b~ Spekulant, to authorize 'the City Manager to advertise for the hauling and loading of lO,O00 yards of gravel. Roi1 Call - All Ayes; Leon Cohen was in again regarding the Truck weighin~ scale he wishes to install. Motion by Spekulant seconded by Deeble to table this matter and request a decision of the Zon[mng Commission. Roll Call - All AyeS. The following work is going to be done on 6th Strest between 46th and ~Sth Avenues: Lower water and gas mains and fill street with some ~solid filling add oil same. ~otion by Holm seconded by Spekulant, to authorize th~ City Manager to advertise for bids for 50,000 gallons of Road oil, both applied and car load lots. Roll Call - All Ayes. READLNG OF BILLS: Salaries Ed. Phillips & Sons. ~,~irme sota Safety Council Harry ~'. Anderson Harry W. Anderson Francis Bassett Dan De~ars t~!.E. DeMars Merle Glader John Hegerman Patrick Kennedy Art ~cCallum Edward l~iskowic Lawrence Patch Gerald A. Rose Addre ssograph Multigraph Amer.L inen Co. Automotive Supply Co. Bakers Service A.E. Bakken Billm~u' s Inc. Edward E. BJorklund Borchert Ingersoll Central Ave. Cafe Central Ave. Firestone Col.Heights Fire Dept. Columbia Tool & Die Works Co rstruction Bulletin Dependable ~otors Eidem & Houser Elvin First Aid Supply Flour City Brush Co. Goodin Co. $7,869,97 342.89 12.O0 100.14 9.18 ~.18 9.18 13.28 i6o.oo 4o.6~ 35.30 13.77 ~.65 ~.38 4.30 5.74 5.00A.E. Bakken 499.00 7.83 3.00 23.44 25.o5 23.24 304.00 i5.25 32.20 70.72 2~0.42 16.o7 98.82 11 JO0 Great 'Lakes Coil & Dock Hal!i_dg Bros.Euto Supply Fred Hegg Auto.Supply~ Heights Electric Co. Johnstn Bros.Inc. Leagu~ of Minn. ~huicipal. Leef Bros.Inc. Anclre ~ Masko Nille~ Davis Co. The Mi~ar Co. Mpls. ~Iron Store l~nn. ~Fire Ext.Co. Nueller Co. Mutuai Service CasuAlty Northern States Power N.W. Nat'l Bank of Npls. Ovshak Printing Co. Patsey ~fotors Petty Casg P.& C. Reliable Elec.Co. Rocket Oil Co. Rosholt EquipCo. Victor Saf Skelly Oil Co. GertrUde Skinner Smith Dunn Co., Inc. Twin City Venetian Blind WilCox & Follett ~o. Wm. H. Ziegler Co. ~ilton Zwoster American Linen Co. Col. Craftsmen Col.Hts. Park Board 124.76 39.38 6.20 3i.45~ io.o5 i52.00 i.Oi 62.48 4.80 55.62 11.66 5.~0 23.53 24.05 83~.57 8~4.75 61.00 2.06 33.0p 34.75 3~.5o ll. O0 194.00 4.25 1.13 45.oo 78.13 172.53 4.00 5.oo 15.oo 25.68 BILLS CONT'D. Col. Transit Corp. Ganzer Distributor John T. Henry Johnson Paper & Supply ~o. Kiudem Erickson Lbr. Co. Lowe & Campbell Minn. Toro Inc. John Mur zyn Carl O~%son PittSburgh Plate Glass J. Ronayne Upco Company American Linen Supply Bach, Gluek Beer.Del. Georg~ Benz Sons.Inc. Boutell ' s Carbonic ~achines Inc. Chaska Bev. C6. Coca Cola Btlg. Co. Dist~l] ers Distr.Co. John C. Doherty O.M. Droney Famou~ Brands Fergu~on Dist.Co. Ed. T. Foran Co. Ganze~ Distr.Co. Grigg~ Copper& Co. Kato ~ist. C6. LaMod~ ChemicalCo. McKesSon & Robbins Mid-~st Wine Co. Npls. ~Brewing Co. Minn. ~Munic.Liquor Stores Morri~ Distr. Co. Old P6oria Co. Inc. Pabst 'Sales Co. ll6.00 6.00 6.00 25.28 34.93 .5o 1999.5o lO.OO 22.40 2.70 lOoOO 5 .9o 82.75 1832.44 281.41 156.0o 383.40 16o .16 32.80 2862.o6 278.45 295.1o 2667.05 28.56 31.80 438.55 1873.92 374.00 15.oo 5631.55 89.60 3939.80 10o00 239.40 404.99 3~1.32 Secretary to the Council Petty Cash 208.12 Petty Cash 256/11 Pilgrim Btlg. Co. 447 · 48 Purity Bev. Co. 14.10 Seven Up B tlg. 91.64 Willard Distr.Co. 150.70 TOTAL $39,14i. 24 Motion by Spekulant seconded by Lange to pay these bills out of their proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Spekulant seconded by Holm to Adjourn. Roll Call - All Ayes. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting August 28, 1951 Meetidg called to order ~t 8'2D P.M. ~! members present. Motioh by Deeble, ~econded by Spekulant appointiD~ Temple Nygaard as secretary for this ~eeting. Roll call, all ~yes. Minutss of the last iee%in~ were read and approved. Bids ~ere opened for'the construction of a water tower as follows: Chicago Bridge' ~ Iron Cb. $54,170.D0 ~&idwest Jet Crete Co.' 55,000.00 Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. 50,100.00