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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 26, 1955Metien by Hesch seconded by Kuutson, that the license for a Restaurant at the Cornelius Company, 550 - 39th Ave., be granted te Bernetta A. Porter. Roll Call - Ayes. Metien by Knutsen seconded by H~sch, that the City ~anager and the Mayer be Re~erized 'te sign a contract selling sewer capacity te the Village of Fridley. Call - All Ayes. Metien by Knutsen, seconded by Hesch, Roll C~.l 1 - ~ll Ayes. Secretary te the Council that the meet'~zng adjourn at 10:45 P.M. OFFICIAL PROCW~INGS Regular Meeting April 26, 19%5 Mee~ting called to order at 8:05 P.M. Stopka present. Deeble absent. Roll C~l~ - Holm, Hosch, Knutson, Notion byHolmsecondedbyHosch, that the following bills be paid out of their proper funds: Roll Call-AllAyes. ~.laries Griggs Cooper & Co. Griggs Cooper & Co. Ed~ Phillips & Sons Ralph Corbet~t Al' s Auto Parts Harrier & Cornelius Ha~tse & Schneider Heights Electric Co. Ho~ Motor Co. S.F. Kreskie · Floyd C. Lawson Gladys E. Miller,M~ls.CiSy~ Treas. $ 9,900.74 Northern States Power 2.~0 270.7h N.~ .Bell Telephone Co. 228~26 424.31 Mpls. Gas Co. 376.75 2,490.2h Petty Cash 44.23 153.80 P.I.R. Fund 1,%67.91 ~.00 Joseph Rusin 13.OO 1, O00.00 John Smith 75~O0 232.00 Ali Sundberg 210.00 The ~aterburyCo. 7.00 1,183~92 Recrea~iom Commission 308~2 300.00 19.88 TOTAL $22,798.26 3,959.76 O~e bid was received on the sale ~of the Post Office Building as, follows: Columbia Heights State Bank $15,025.OO Motiom by~ Holm seconded by Hosch that this bid be rejected and that the City Manager be auth~orized to re-advertise for .bids on this building both sealed and oral, to be opened at the next Council meeting, and that the Council has the right to reject any and all bids. Mayor Stopka stepped down from the chair and made an amendment to this motion as follows: That the oral portion be el~m!nated and that the sale be made to the h~ghest sealed bidder and that the council has the right to reject any and all bids. This amendment lost for the ~ of a second. Roll C,~! on the original motion: Holm, Hosch, Enutson - Yes. Stopka - No. Second read!~g of Ordinance No.337. No~iomby Holm secondedby Enutson, that the second reading of this 0rd~_~nce 337 be postpoSeduntil the next, regular meeting. Mayor Stopka stepped down from the cha~ and made the following amendment: That the entire matter be postponed for twelve months as it is the desire of the Council not to take this up at the April 26th meeting. This ame~lment lost for the lack of a second. Roll Call on motion: Holm, Hosch, Enutson - yes. Stopka - No. Joseph Kozlak was present and brought up the matter of ~niversity Avenue and asked that the Council send a delegation to the Highway Comm~ ssioner asking that th!~ Highway be finished. Recess was called at 10 P.M. Meeting called to order at 10:30 P.M. A Hearing was held on the follow~n__g improvements: Sanitary Sewers: ~th Avenue, 29 Street to 3rd Street 2nd Street, ~4th Avenue to 45th Averm~e 39th Avenue, Buchanan to Hayes Water Mains: Motion by Holm, seconded by in obtaining the necessary Roll ~ - Ail Ayes. Main Street, 4Otb Avenue to 45th Avenue ~th Avenue, 2nd Street to 3rd Street Hosch, that the City Managerbe authorizedtoproceed plans for these improvements and advertise for bids. Notion by Hosch seconded by Enutson, that the Mayor and City Manage~ be authorized to proceed with drawing u~ a contract with the City of Ninneapolis on sewerage disposal. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. A Petition was received for opening of street between 3?th and 39th Avenue ami Hayes amd Arthur Streets Motion by Holm seconded by Hosch, that this petition be turned over to the City~ N~nager and contact the co~tracter and ~eport bacM at the next meetLug~ Roll Call - Ail Ayes. · A Petition was received for Curb on 39th Avenue between Hayes and Arthur Streets. Notion by Hosch seconded by Holm, that this petition be turned over to the Oi~y Manager.~ Roll Call - A~I Ayes. Motion by Hesch seconded by Knutson, that we accep~ the bid of ~y Craig and American Bit;,~,l~ for Asphalt. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Notion byEnutson seconded by Holm, that the bidof Hartse and Schneider be accepted for gravel. Roll Call -AllAyes. MotionbyHolmsecondedbyHosch, that the cl~mfor damage to car byEd~. J. Reedbe turned over to the City Attorney. Roll Call -AllAyes~ A letter was received from the Fire Department asking for a raise for the Volunteer Firemen in anSWering fire calls. Resolution offered by Holm seconded by Hosch, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Cit~ Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that the salary for Volunteer Firemen for answering fire calls be set at $4.00 from April tst to October 1st and $5.00 from October 1st to April 1st. Roll 0~1~ - A letter w~s received~ from the Columbia Heights Chamber of Commerce asking that the city provide rubbish receptacles in the business district and the City Manager was asked to look into this matter. A ~eet~u~ w~ set for ~esd~y~ ~y ~rd w~th ~he F~id~ey Counc~_~o A meeting was set for Friday, A~ril 29th, with Mr. Arneson, Union representative at 7:30 and at 9 P.M. to discuss the Liquor store plans~ R~solution offered by Holm seconded by Knutson, WHEREAS, Lots 8 and 16 inclusive, Block 1, S~cond Subdivision of Block F were assessed as part of Local Improvement No.2~!!~; and, WHEREAS, sand Lots 8 and 16 inclusiwe, Block 1, Second Subdivision of Block F is City owned property; BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED hy the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the County Auditor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to strike from the assessment rolls the aforesaid assessments totaling $63.51 on the property described above. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. N~tion by Hosch secondmd by Enutson, that the following license applications Rose W. Wagamon~ NyrudAuto Service, Theo. D. Yasger, be grauted: D~yQueen, 3959~central Ave. 47~5 University Ave. 3955 University Ave. N.E. Roll Call-ALl Ayes. Restaurant Gasoline Station (3 p~m~s) G~soline Statiom (3 pu s) Notion by Holm seconded by Hosch, authorizing the~ City Manager to contact ~u engineering concerto t~at can ma~e a survey of the possibilities of drilling our o,u artesian wells. Roll Call - ~ Ayes. A letter was received from R.J. Pritchard, 620 - ~OthAvenue, N.E. stating he was interestedin acquiring l? feet adjacent t~ his property that is owned by the City. N~ionbyHolmsecondedbyHosch, that the c ity~manager determine the val~e of this property and bring back a report to the next meeting. Roll Call -All,yes. A letter was received from Harold W. Gowan, 38~3 ~Tyler St. N.E. claiming dem~ge from the ~ity because their basement was flooded. The City Enginerr was asked to check this matter. Resolution off'red by Hosch, seconded by Holm, WHE~ State Highw~ No. 56 from the City~of~Minneapolis North to Highway No. lO carries a very heavy flow of traffic and the present road is inadequate for the purpose, and WHE~ the rapid rate of construction of both r~sidential and commercial properties along s aid highway accen- the traffic problem and, WHEREAS~numberous accidents have occured on said road,? and WHEREAS the State Highway Department has a n~mber of years ago acquired adequate right of way for proper road bed, and W~ the~present state of traffic and con- struction and~the ~nad~equacy of the raad create servious problems, THE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY~ THE~CITY COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS that said City petitions the Minnesota State Highway Department to ~make immediate permanent improvem$nt to s aid Highway No. 56 in order to expedite the~ flow of traffic and to better protect persons a$~d property along said highway. Roll Call - All Ayes~ Resolution offered~by Holm, semondedby Hosch, Befit resolved that the City Clerk of the City of Columbia Heights be instructed to prepare a ballot to be voted chat the General Nnnicipal election June ~th1955. Said ballot to be a proposed amendment to the City Ch~rter,~the purpose of which sb~l~ be to amend Section 57 Chapter 6 relatingto purchases, and contra~ts. R~l call - all ayes. Notion by Holm, seconded by Enutson, to adjourn at 11:20. Roll c~ll, all ayes. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting ~eeting called to order at 8 P.M. Ail members present. Motion by Holm, seconded by Deeble, 'that the following bfl!e be paid out of their proper funds. Roll call - all' ayes, Gross Salaries Ed Phillips & Co, Harry W. Anderson Patrick Kennedy Edward Miskowic William Ostmoe Peter Hawfitch Richard Hcmicke Art McCallum Edward Miskowi¢ Merle Glader Neil Cleland Aermotive Industries American Cast Iron Pipe Co. Am.Cast Iron Pipe Co. American Linen Supply Co. The Automotive Supply Co. Columbia Heights Record Cci.Heights Fire Dept. Cci,Heights Fire Dept. Construction Bulletin Jay W. Craig CO. Doubleday & Co. Inc. Carl Edstrom Farnham Stationery Ffl!more & Bradbury Inc. Goodin Co. Gray Co. Inc. Gr~nt Storage BatteryCo. ~arrier & Cornelius Heights Electric Co. Holt Motor Co. Houser Corp. $t0,064.88 1,5h~.64 17::' .05 1.83 1.83 1.83 3.66 · 52.32 19.62 57.93 101.~0 288.00 6.53 7.80 324.00 24.00 9.60 1,651.00 120.00 128.00 5.32 712.50 61.60 37.24 6.08 10.89 215.13 International Harve st. Albert Johnson Machine Works Johnson Bros. 66 Inc. Johnson Bros. 66 Inc. Landers .Norblom Christenson Leef Bros. Inc. Leonard Lange Welding John Leslie paper Co. MLller Davis Co. Northern States Power Co. GtadyS Miller Gladys, Miller Modern Equipment Co. L.W. Northfield Co, North Star Concrete North Star Mqtor Parts Inc. Carl Olson 5.89 18.50 329.80 131.51 470.10 1.07 5.1o 13.50 33.35 1,3o5.46 84.00 13.~0 36.00 10,22 Dave Olson Auto Radiator Serv. 1,50 Ovshak Printing Co, 18,50 'Paper Calmenson Co. 200.00 Albert W. Paulson 54~00 Police & Court Petty Cash 15.39 Power Bra~s & Equip. ~mIuc. 2.61 Public Works Eqn~p. Co. Inc. 442.04 Rocket Oil Co. 221.51 Victor Joseph Sanber Se~vlce Parts Co. Smith Office Supply Co. Melvin J.Soderquist Super Vacuum Manuf. CO. Wendell Northwestern Inc. Williams Hardward Co. Edmund J. Wudel Mfg. Co. 51.~ ~.~ 12.50 ~,~ 1~.~ ~.~ 39.52 9.~