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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 11, 1952Notion by Holm seconded by, Deeble, directing the City Nanager to survey the streets that are included in the contemplated road Program with Anoka County and check street grades. Roll Call - All Ayes. Notion by Lange seconded by ~pekulant, authorizing the City Nanager to advertise for bids for a Street Roller, according to specifications laid~ out by the City Engineer. Roll Call - All Ayes. Notion by Lange seconded by Deeble, direct~_ug the City Nanager to get estimates on l½ inch Tarvia Nat if done by contractor and also ou~ city crew. Roll Call - All Ayes. ~ Prof. Wise was present and gave an additional report'on the ~?ater Tower project, particularly as to an alternate location. ~ A general discussion followed on the Water tower project with the delegates from Hilltop participating. ~ Motion by Spekulant seconded by Lange to adjourn. Roll Call - All Ayes. Secretary ~o ~ne ~u6cil OFFICLAL PROCEEDI~.~GS Regular ~eet~ ng ' l~arch 11, 1952 ~eeting called to order at 8 P.~. Stopka present - Lange absent. Roll Call - Hdlm, Deeble, Spekulant and l~inutes of the last regular and special meetings weYe read and approved. The Hearing o~n water main extension oh Monroe Street between 44th and 45th Avenues was the first order of business. Motion by Holm seconded by Deeble, that this petition be tabled as there are too m~uy delinquencies at this time. Roll Call - All Ayes. S~cohdreading of Ordinance No.298. An Ordinance authorizing the sale by the City of Columbia Heights of certain Real Estate k~own as lots six (6) and seven (7), Block one (1) 2nd Subdivision of Block "F". Ordinance No.298 offered by Spekulant seconded by Deeble. Roll Call - All Ayes. First reading of Ordinance No.299, An Ordinance to reg~la~and design, construction, installation and maintenance of signs and B~llboards; providing for the administra- tion and enforcement thereof, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. Representatives from Brede Sign Co., Outdoor Advertising and Naegele Adv. Co. 'were present and gave their views regarding this Ordinance. l~_otion by Deeble seconded, by Spekulant, that the Cornelius Company be granted a CiNarette and Restaurant License. Roll Call - All Ayes. Notion by Holm seconded by Deeble, that the following re-newel Licenses be granted: ~ Kuehn Heating Co. 10~ Otenwood Ave. Dave Lof~ren, 2301 - ~th St. N. E. ~ryant Gas Heating Co. 3020 E. Franklin Roll Call ~ Ail Ayes. Heating ~ C iEare tte He ating A letter was received from the Athletic Association askin~ permission ~o conduct a Bin~o Game tv~ce a week at the Field House, dates to be decided by the availa- bility of the Field House, for the puroose of raisin~ money for athletic purposes. Yotion by Deebte seconded by Spekulant, ~ranting the C. H. Athletic Association permission to use the Field House for Bingo purposes. Roll Call - AlL Ayes. A letter was received from the University of Minnesota, Center for Continuation S~dy, announcing the annual Minnesota Trai'fic Court Conference to be held on April 3, ~, and ~tb, 1992 on the Minneapolis campus. Motion by Holm seconded by Spekulant, that actual expenses be al!o~d for repre- sentatives from Columbia Heights to attend this conference. Roll Call * Ail Ayes. A letter was received from the C. H. Park Board requesting the re-surfacing of Mill Street this summer, also that Mill Street be changed to a Park~way ~_th "No Truck Zone" signs posted at both ends. Also request a report on their request for sidewalk, curb and gutter and tarvia on Jefferson from LOth to a little beyond the alley. Yotion by Deebte seconded by Spekutant, that this letter dated March 10, be turned over to the City ~anager smd a report on the action taken brought back to the meeting of ~arch 2~. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. A letter was received from the C. H. Fire Department, asking that a representative from the Council attend their meetings, which are he!~ on Friday following the regular Council meetings. A oetition was received from the prooerty owners on Jefferson Btreet between ~th and l~9+~,h, to have Jefferson Street cut to ~rade.at its orooer location. Also Petition to have the alley betw.-en Jefferson ~nd 5:adis0n Streets running from k~th to~th~Streets cut to the proper grade. Motion by Holm seconded by Deeble, that these Petitions be turned over to the City Yanager. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Resolution offered by Deeble Seconded by Spekulant, The City Council of the City of Cotv. mbia Heights hereby resolves that 2_~HEEEAS, Special Assessments for Lot one (1) Block Five (5~ Rsarrgt. of Block "A' Columbia Heights Annex on Job No. 200 and 232 in the &mount of $120.~3 and $18.22 have been paid in full; BE IT~KEFO_qE RESOLVED that the County Auditor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to strike from the Assessment rolls the aforesaid assessments. Roll Call - Ail Ayes,~ Resolution offered by Deebte seconded by Spekulant, The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights hereby resolves that ~'.~EREAS, Special Asses~ments for Lots 23,22 and 2~ Block Fifteen (1~) Roslyn Park Addition on Job No. 201, 203, and 232 in the amount of $187.90, $121.6~ and 8~7.60 have been pa~d in ful!;~ ~E IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the County Auditor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to strike from the assessment rolls the aforesaid assessments. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Resolution offered by Holm seconded by Deeble, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the City Treasurer be and she is hereby instructed to transfer the sum of One Thousand Dollars from the Liquor Fund to the Band Fund; and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Ftuad to ma~e such a transfer. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Notion by Spekulant seconded by Deeble, that the City accept the check from the Band Board of $2,000.00. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Notion by Deeble seconded by Holm, to pay the Craddock Co. $2,712.53 for the Bs~ud Uniforms. Roll Call - All &~s. Notion by Deeble seconded by Holm, authorizLng the City Nana~er to contact the Northern States Power Company and request them to put in an Arc Light at ~Sth and 2~ Street N. E. Roll Call - All A>res. The City Engineer informed the representatives ~'rom 6th Street between ~6th a~d ~Sth that nothing can be doue of a permanent nature until the spring break-up, to Eet proper drainage. The ~ayor stated his views on the assessments for the new Water Tower and that was apposed to the present method of surcharge on water bills. Notion by Holm seconded by Deeble, authorizing the City ~.anager, City Attorney and Prof. Wise, to contact the City of ~inneapolis about obtaining an easement to Lot l~, Block 9 in Hilltop. Roll Call - All Ayes. · Resolution offered ~ Deeble seconded by Holm, A Resolution adopting assessment rolls for the follo~_ng local improvements and determing that said improvements be made and ratifying and confirming all other proceedings heretofore had: Watermain, Sanitary and Storm Sewers and Street opening in Hilltop, Second Unit. ~$[EFF_~3, the City Council of Columbia Heights, Ninnesota, met on the llth day of ~.arch, 1952 at the City Office in said City, being the time and place set when and Where all persons interested could appear and be heard by the Council with respect to benefits, and to the proportion of the cost of makiny the local improvements above described, a notice of such hearing ha~ng been heretofore duly published as required by law: and, ~WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore estLmated and fixed the cost of such local imorovements and has prepared an assessment roll herefore. THE CITY COU~CIL OF COLLegIA HEIC.WTS NEREBY RESOLVED: Section I. That this Council does hereby adopt the aforesaid assessment rolls kno~wn and described as "Assessment Rolls for Local Improvements N1. 223. Section II. That this Council hereby finds and determines that each of the lots and parcels of land enumerated in said 'assessment rolls was and is especially benefitted by such improvement in an amount not less than the amount set opposite the description of each such lot or parcel of land respectively in said assessment rolls in the column headed "Amount of Proposed Assessment." And this Council further finds and determines that the proper proportion of the cost of such improvement to be especially assessed against such lot or parcel of land is the amount set opposite the descriotion of each such lot or parcel of land resepectively in said assessment rolls in said column headed "Amount of proposed Assessments." Section III. That said assessment rolls be and the same are hereby adopted as the assessment rolls the following local improvements hereinbei'ore described, and tb~at said assessment rolls shall be hereafter known and designated as "Assessment Roils for Local I~p~ovement No. 223. gection iV. That said assessments shall be p~yable in annual installments for a period of three years on o~r b~fore the day cT 'in each of the years from 1952 ~t,o 1954, with inte~rest at 3% ~nd penalties as' provided by law. S~ction V. That 'this ~ounc~l does hereby determine and re-determine to proce~ed v&th said 'improvements, does ratify and comfirm all other proceedings here- tofor~e had in that regard, and said i_h~provement s~all hereafter be known and num- bere~ as "Local Zmpr'ovements No.223. ~ gection Vi. This reso~lution shall take effect' imediately upon its passage. Eoll 'Call - Ail ~yed. ~otiSn by Spekutant seconde~d by Holm, to table th~ Eayor's request for an additional PoliEeman until the next meeting. Roll Call - ~tl Ayes. Motio~n by Deeble seco~ded by Spekulant, that the City Manager bring back an est~.~nate of cyst on improvemeHts requested in Petitions from Hilltop ~l residents. Roll Call ~- All Ayes. READ_~?G OF BILLS: Gross Salaries Ed. ~hillips & Sons Grig~s,C6oper & Co. Griggs,Cooper & Co. Frank Porter Thomas B~ird Monroe Dragsten Robert H~[ncz ak George Nasko Dennis Roach Frank Gagnie Mabel Heideman Conrad Johnson Mathew Le dwin Florence Lundeen Henry J. ~onahan De~is Roach Ste'tla Rozycki Aeromotive Industries American Linen Supply Harr~y W. ~_uderson Billman' s Inc. Central Ave,~irestone ~ Cci.Heights Agency Cci.Heights Feed Co. Cci.Heights Fire Dept. Col. Heights b'ater & Sewer Col .Heights Record W.S. Darley & Co. ~.C. DeMar~s Dependable ~otors Inc. Doubleday & Co.inc. R.L. Erne st The Flax Co. Halling R~os.Notor Supply Heights Electric Co. Hof£ Rubber Stamp Co. Internat '! .City Ygrs.~ssoe $7,485.82 1,587.56 1,211~68 251.16 1~9.49 37.05 5.00 6.00 18.o4 !.00 1.00 1.00 t.00 1,o0 1.00 t.00 1.00 16.1~ 25~.00 7.45 54°oo 179.62 10.20 36.0o 101.17 21:80 3.'50 167.98 23.00 5.00 lO.20 88.6O 33.39 132.30 7.50 International Harvester Co. 'Johnson AWto Supply Co. Ymemer & Ravis Lmnde r s ,Nor blom, Christenson Leef Bros. Inc. Gladys E .~!]er,E~ls .Treas. I~i!!er Davis Co. Mpls. General Hospital Morton Salt Co. Heights Electric Co. Monarch Cleaning Chem. CG, Northern States Pov~er Co. Ovshak Prtg. Co. Albert W. Paulson Peks Inc. Petty Cash Fund Rocket Oil Co. Rockwell ~g. Co. H.A Rogers Co. Gerald A. Rose Rosholt Equipment Co. George Ryan Co. Victor Saf Rose l~ary Sjoberg Skelly O~_t Co. Ke~meth Stinson Superior w~xterm~nating Co. Warner Hardware Co. Y~lcox & Follett Co. ~zlli~ms Hardware Co. Gar 7[cod industries ~. H. Zieg!er Co.,Inc. American Linen Co. Coca Cola Co. Costello Mfg. Co. E.B. Crabtree Danish Seed Co. Ganzer Distributors 1.06 ~ 12.88 255.0o 1,8~7.41 20.80 9.50 43.40 352.46 !, 253.18 3~.5o 100.00 62.74 42.00 225.58 91.64 32.94 48.06 42.83 2.1o 20.00 2.oo 194.oo 237,45 3.00 11~7o 326.58 13.6o 2.95 8.06 22.30 ~0.98 17.oo 196.98 z3.oo Heights Electric Co. Jo_hnsbn Paper & Supply Co. John P. _~urzyn Nesbitt Bottling Co. Peks,Inc. Pioneer Steel Fabricators Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Seyen-Up Bottling Co. American Linen Supply Co. Automat ic Herr. Co. Carbonic Machine s, Enc. Chaska Bev. Co. Coca Cola Bottlim4~ Co, Columbia ~ill~ork Co. Distillle, r s Distr. J. Co Doherty O.~. Droney Bev. Co. Famous Brands Ferguson Distr.~Co · Gan~er Distr. C~. Gold Medal Bev. Co. 6.15 Johnson "66" Inc. 45.26 94.91 Eato Distr. Co. 138.00 10.00 LaMode Chemical Co. 30.00 40.06 Leroy Signs Co. Inc. 13~10 5.15 ~cKesson & Robbins 3,424.44 10.70 Npls. Brewing 1,363.13 11.40 Monarch Cleaning Chem. Co. 32.43 30e80 Morris Dis~tr Co. 17.85 35.12 The National Cash Reg.Co. ~ 4.05 29.20 Old P~nria Co.Inc. ' 1,951.52 42.45 Pabst Sales Co. 156.27 55.05 Petty Cash 366.46 29.76 Ed. Philli~ps & Sons. 1,515.86 40.00 Pilgrim Bottling Co. 558.38 2,090.30 Seven-Up Bottling Co. 45.60 218.30 H.G. Sipe Co. 509.68 128.53 Swiss Wine House 105.00 2,547.52 h-illard Distributor 279 · 55 12.27 Conrad J~hnson 5.00 417.80 L.W. NortHfield 12.16 Mot~on by Spekulaut seconded by Deeble to pay the~e bills out 8f their proper funds. Ro~l Cal~. - All ~Ayes'. Mot~on by Spekulant second'ed by Holm to adjourn. Roll Call - All Ayes. Secretary to the Council OFF~C IAL PROBINGS ~ Regular 1,~eeting ~ ~ March 25, 1952 Mee£ing called to or, er at 8 P.~. Ail member.s present. }gi~utes of the last regular meeting were read an~ approved. B~!board Ordinance. A letter was received from the Twin City Outdoor & Elec.Adv.Assn. opposi~ng the ~otion by Holm seconded by Deeble, that B~]]boar~ Ordinance N~o.299 b~ referre~ back to the planning commission. Roll Call - ~1! Ayes. ~ Bids were received from the following firms for ~ Roller as advertised: ~ Geo. T. Ryan ~o. Deisel $6,400.~00 Gas $5,095.00 ~ Gopher Equipment Co. " 6,450.~00 " ~ 5,195.00 Notion by Deeble seconded by Spekulant that these~ bids be turned over to the City Nauager for tabulation. Hol~ Call - All~ Ayes. ~ Mo$ion by Lange seconded by ~pekulant, directing ]the City ~anager to send cop~ies of-the Assessments in Hilltap to the V.A. and F.H.A. offices. Rol~ Call - Ail Ayes. ~ . Re~resen.tatives from the V.A. and F.H.A. ofzmcesj&w~. ~e~%l~°~illtop residents and the problems in Hilltop were discussed but no action was taken.