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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 14, 1950N. Vi. Bell Telephone Co. $130.63 S.F. Kreskie $ 175.00 R. P. Nyberg 85.00 TOTAL $19,406.05 Motion by Lange seconded by Jpekulant that the bills be paid out of their proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. SECRE~A~ OFFICIAL ]PROCEEDINGS Regular l~ee ting March 14, 1950 Meeting called to order at 8 P.M. All members present. Ninutes of the last meeting were read a~d approved. Mrs. C. L. Horr, 1416 - 42nd Ave., was present and requested that sewers' be constructed on 42nd Ave. to serve the area in wt~ich she lives. The Council suggested that a petition for a sewer be presented from the res%dents in that area. Anthony Belinski, 4522 - 6th St., was ]present and stated that sewers had no~ been constructed to serve the bloc'k in which he resides. The council suggested that a petition for a sewer 'be presented from the residents in' the~ above block. Resolution offered by Lange seconded by Spekul~nt, ~lqEREAS the State of Minnesota, Department of Highways, proposes to make certain improvements on a portion of Trunk Highway No. 65 located in the City of Columbia Hei.ghts upon and along Central Avenue from ~Tth to 45th Aves., and it -is the desire of the City that such improvements of said roadway be extended to greater width and capacity, than is necessary to accormmodate normal trunk highway traffic, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the State of ~iinnesota, Department of Highways be requested and hereby is requested to provide for improvements on 'the aforesaid portion of Trunk Highway No. 65 consisting particularly of ~widening to 76 feet, removing and ~eplacing curb and sidewalk and prdvid±ng satisfactory drainage, considered as construction and improvement of 'said roadway of greater width and c'apacity than is necessary to accom- modate normal trunk highway traffic. BE IT FURTFfER RESOLVED that upon com'p~etion by the I~,iinnesota Departmen~ of Highways of plans and specifications for' said improvements of said trunk ki'ghway and before a contract is awa~rded by the State for the construct'ion of said improvements the City shall ent'er into an agreement with the Stat6 which shall provide that the Citly shall pay to the state ~--5% of the' cost of construction work performed o~ said roadway of greater width and-c'apacity than is necessary to ac¥ommodate normal trunk highway traffic, that the City shall pay to the Sta'te its proportionate share of the c'ost of constructing necessary und~erground drainage structures computed on the basis of areas drained by ~such structures, and shall deposit with the State at the time Such agreement is entered into a sum equal'to one-third of the City's share of such construction costs as prepared by the 1,~iu~esota Department of Highways, balance to be .paid in two equal annual installments. Roll Call on the above resolution - All Ayes. Motion by Trench seconded by Speku!ant instructing the city manager to draw up an agreement between the City of Columbia Heights and Tra~ler CitZ of Fridley, permitting the said Trailer City to connect into the Columbia H~Ights sewer system upon tb~ payment of a ~750.00 connection chamge, and establishing a sewage disposal charge rate ~o ~hei~aid Trailer City of 10 cents per i00 cubic feet. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Chas. Thennes and E:~ne s t Buz eni Lundblad P!bg. & Htg. F!y~aouth Elec. Co. Harold ~mes Donald Wideen ~,~ction by Yencho seconded by Spekulant to g~ant the fo~i!owi_ng licenses: 909 - 40th Ave. Restaurant 2513 Central Ave. Heat 1938 Glenwood Parkway Electrical 4159 Central Ave. Cigarette Associa ted Ice, Ice Truck Gen. Del. Post Office Roll Call on the motion to grant the above licenses - Ail A~es. A letter from the County Auditor was read, enclosing a list of properties which are to be declared tax forfeited, and askir~ the council to approve said properties for sale. ~.otlon by Spekulant seconded by Trench app~-oving the above-listed properties for sale. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. The following petitions were read: (1) A petition from ~. Semotuk, 44©4 Washington St., asking that a water main be laid in the 4400 block of Washington St.; and (2) a petition from Frances ~. Brown, 109 W. 39th St., askir4~ that water and sewer facilities be extended n~rth on 5th fro~ 5tst to 53rd Ave. 1,~otian by Yencho seconded by TrenCh that the petiticns be ?eferred to frae city manager for further study. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. A l~tter from the Police Department was read, regarding a petition from the h~ortheast Community Council for stop signs on 37th Ave. at Buchanan and Johnson Sis. The letter reco,?.mended that a four-way stop sign be placed on 37th Ave. at Johnson St., but that none be plac~d on said avenue at Buchanan St. ~!otion by Lange seconded by Yencho that the city manager write the I¥[pls. Traffic Engineer, advising him of the reco~m~endations of our Police Departn~nt. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. ;¥illim~ Levy was present and requested that a "Slow" sign be placed somewhere on Central Ave. between 3~th and Gould Aves. ~,~[otion by Lange seconded by Trench that the matter be referred to the Police Dept. for their recommendation. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. ~_ae city manager stated that it had been necessary for city employees V. 3, al and C. Christopherson to use their personal cars for transportation during a period when the city cars were out of commission, and the said city employees desired to be compensated for such use of ~eir cars. ~f. otion by Ye cbc seconded by Spekulant t?~t they,-be paid_a montJaly rate of $~5.00 for such use of their personal cars. Roll Call - All Ayes. The city manager presented an application by V. gaf for payment on overtime worked for the city during the year 1949. ~iotion by Lange seconded by Trench that the matter be placed on file for future study. Roll Call - All Ayes. Discussion was had on the matter of selling certain city-owned property to the Coast-to-Coast Stores organization, for use by said organizati, cn as warehouse apace. ~First reading of Ordirmnce B13, "An ordinance authorizing the sale by the city of Columbia Heights of certain real estate known as Lots Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (10), Block 4, Second Subdivisima of Block "F", Columbia Heights Annex." ~First read'lng of Ordinance B14, "An ordinance authorizing the sale by the city of Columbia Heights of certain real estate known as Lots One (1) and Two (~), Block"F", Columbia Heights Ar~ex. I .'! ~ First reaving of Ordinance El5, "An Ordinance authorizing the sale by the city of Columbia Heights of certain real estate known as Lots Forty-eight (48) aud ~'orty-nine (49), Block 4, Second Subdivision of Block "F", Columbia Heights Annex. _First reading of Ordinance BlV, "An ordinance authorizing the sale by t~ city of Columbia Heights of certain real estate known as Lot Three ($), Block 4, Second Subdivision of Block "F", Columbia Heights Annex". Resolution offered by Lange seconded by Spekulant authorizing connection of sewer from proposed ~inneapolis Hilltop Water Pumping Static~ No. ~ to sewerage system of the City of Columbia Heights, and agreeing to dispose of sewage therefrom. WHEREAS, the city of Columbia Heights proposes to purchase certain property from the city o~ Einneapolis for a site for a water pumping station and for a site for a sewerage lift station, said property being described as follows: Those parcels of land located in the SE~ of Section ~, Township 30 ~orth, Range B4 West, Anoka County, ~innesota, described as follows: 1. Area required for water pumping station: Commencing at a point on the south line of Sectinn ~5 at a distance 1,700 feet east of t~ sout~est corner of the southeast quarter of said $ection ~5, thence north on a line at right angles to the said south line of said Section ~5 a distance of 940 feet, thence west on a right angle a distance of ~0 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described, thence continuing west on an'extension of said right angle line a distance of 50 feet, thence on a right angle line north a distance of OO feet, thence on a right angle line east a distance of ~0 feet, thence on a right angle line south a distance of 60 feet to the actual point of beginning; B. Area required for a sewerage lift station: Co~encing at a point on south line of Section 25 a distance 1,?O0 feet east of the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said Section ~8, thence north on a line at right angles to the south line of said Section ~ a distance of l~O0 feet, thence west on a right angle a distance of ~0 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described, thence cor~ inuing west on an extensicn of said right angle line a . distance of ~5 feet, thence on a right angle llne north a distance of 30 feet, ~ence on a right angle line east a distance of ~5 feet, thence on a rig~kt angle line south a distance of 30 feet to the actual point · of beginning: and, ~AUTEREAS, as a condition to said sale and as part consideration for t~he conveyance of said property tile city of Minneapolis has requested the right to connect its sewer from the proposed Minneapolis Hilltop Pumping Station No. 7, and any addition to said'pumping station, to that portion of ~he sewerage system of the city of Columbia Heights known as the Hilltop Addition, and has further requested an agreement on the part of ttae city of Columbia Heights to carr~y off and dispose of sewage from said pumping station through said connection; NOW~ Th-EP]EFOPE, HE IT RESOLVED, that upon ttze delivery to the city of ~o!umbia Heights of a proper warranty ~deed to the above described property, the city of ~inneapolis is granted .the said ri~t to so connect its sewer t'o the sewerage system of the city of Columbia Heights, and the city of ~olumbia Heights agrees to carry off and dispose of said sewage through said connection, without charge until such time as the~,mity of ~,,,[inneapolis will require the instal- ~olumbia Heights sewage. BE iT F~RMT,Y RESOLVED that in granting the city of ~inneapolis the rigtat ~o connect its sewer system to tY~t of Columbia Heights, the ci~y of Columbia Heig~h~s will in no way assume any responsibility or be liable for any damage whatsoever caused by failure of its sewer system to function properly or traceable directly thereto. Roll Call on the above resolution - Ail Ayes. 2he city manager presented to the council a form of notice providing for public sale on April ll, 19~0, of ~he ~78,000 Sermanent Improvement Revolving Fund Bonds of t2~e city heretofore authorized by Oral!narc e No. B61, adopted January ~4, 1~$0. Said form of notice was examined and approved. Motion by Yencho secmnded by Lange directi~ng the city manager to cause the same to be published in the Columbia Heights Record, official newapaper of t2.~e city of Columbia Heigdats, and in Commercial West, and eac?~ of them, at least ten (lC) days in advance of said date of sale. Roll Call - All Ayes. P~ADIYG 0P B!~LS: Ed Ph'i!%ips & a'ons Ed. Phillips & Sons Leonard Lange Paul Trench Edward Rafel Rosella 8. Johnson Joseph ~¥areo Lois C. Anderson Joseph Podany Nell Cle land Walter Re inha:, dt Gerald Sotebeer Deunis Roach Wm. 0stmoe Vi ctor Sar Earl Cleland 1~4.18 Geo. Benz and Sons ~8.4~ 0. H. Prestemon Z. O0 Andrew Spekulan t Z. 00 John Yencho 6.00 P. Thee. 01sson 103.~4 Ray L. Ernest 4~.~0 Darlene Sot ebeer 81.V5 Walt er Cottrell i~7. I~ ~e rle Glade r 1~4.V4 Flo~i Bixier I~.74 Cl~ie C. Johns on 1~8.9~ Pauli:~e Giatzmaier EI.~$ Omar Schwartz 145.94 Patrick Kennedy 1~. 44 Clyde Brown 133. ~ Alex Atroshenko 258,45 4.00 3. O0 3,00 177,44 145.94 77.94 145.84 130.74 128.94 79.77 65.24 139.54 139.24 125,32 I16,~4 Patrick McNaught on Ray Thompson Henry Dykhiuzen John Mur zyn Dan DeMars Ali Sundberg Erling Drangied John Roa ch Joe Fedorko John Folta Betty Lynch Jeannette Urbik John H. Janke Jo~m Rust om Col. Hgts. Fire Dept. Edward Miskowic P. O. Nelson 112.04 12 6.88 105.12 122.54 124.54 99.34 160.14 104.62 104.62 108.72 75.04 31.94 18.05 66.52 163. O0 14.40 78.50 Peter Her~y la Curtis Chris tophers ca Vincent Guzik Otto Dunneman Luc ille Hawkins The lma Lars on Wm. F. ~cHugh Fred Spoor Joe J. Rak Luc ille Segebarth I~arj orie Anderson John J. Rak Ernest T. Olsen Joe Homza Curtis Chr is tophe rson Kenneth Stinson Ray L. Ernest The ~nerican City Magazine Amer. Linen Supp. Co. Col. Hgts. Agency Inc. Columbia Tool & Die Works Col. Hgts. Pharmacy Diesel & Ma&meto Serv. Co. Fairbanks-Morse & Co. Glenn ,i. Farmer Alfred Hammer The Holm Co. Land e rs-No rblom- Chris t i ans on ~ ompa ny ~iorton Salt Co. Miller Davis Co. 4. O0 4.89 132.49 .90 9.94 25.79 215.00 75. O0 39.35 24. lO 15.53 48. O0 1.50 G. Miller, ~Epls. City Treas.3682.39 L. W. North field Co. Bf. G. Ouimette Ohio Chemical Co. Patsey ~[ot o rs Petty Cash Fund, P. & C. Rosholt Equip. Co. Gust Sundbeck & Son Ralph D. TT~omas & Assoc. Wm. H. Ziegler Co. Raymond Bake r FarnhNm Stat. & School Supp. Nesbitt Bottling Co. Seven-Up Bottling Co. Coca-Cola Co. Johnson Paper & Supp. Co. Carl Olson Plbg. & Htg. Kindem-Erickson Lbr. Co. Griggs-Cooper & Co. Famous Brands Brown Steel Tank Co. ~[cKesson & Robbins Minneapolis Brewing Co. John Doherty 19.60 228.02 5180 11.43 32.28 7.07 120.85 464.94 15.08 5.00 5.17 73. O0 53.80 55.60 37.93 24. O0 8.13 2 631.92 1756.54 20. O0 2343.90 907.70 421.90 Auto Elec. Supp. Co. Lester S. Burwell Col. Hgts. Record Central Ave. Cafe Danielson Drq~ Co. Dependa~ble Mot ors I_nc. Flour City Branch Federal Laboratories, Inc. Halling Bros. Johnson Auto Supp. Co. Minnesota Bearing Co. Leer Bros. Inc. ~?inn. Fire Extinguisher Co. The Minar Co. Neptune l~eter Co. Northern States Power Co. Carl 01son Orfie & Mariani Petroleum Service Reliable Elec. Co. Rocket 0il Co. Twin City Eng. Rebuilders Warner Hdwe. Co. Eugene Edwards American Linen Co. Ganzer Dis tribut lng E. B4 Crabtree Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. Flour City Brush Co. Minnesota Fire Extinguisher Goodin Co.- Brunswi ck- Balke - Coll end er Co. Distillers Distrib. Co. Old Peoria Co. Inc. Swiss Wine House Sunny Hill Dis trib. Kato Sales Co. Willard Dis tributing Co. ~': 130 14 ~ - 1051 97, 120.3~ 67.14 44.10 104.62 100.42 104.62: BB. 16 54.60 45.12 36. VO 65.98 12. O0 93.60' 5. VO 129.70 5.00 L27.20 31.65 66.86 5.04 25.28 13.5,f: 3.04 4. -1. 3.72 5.91 41.58 l169.66 124.04 29345.97 47.52 1600. O0 332.83 151.32 8.31 28.35 18.88 6.25 105.11 16.25 5.66 12.60' 7.20 7.11 3487.94 2359.2' 290. ~ .3; 167.65 · 46.90 Purity Beverage Co. Cb~ska Beverage Co. Pabst Sales Co. Chas. Ganzer Seven-Up Dot t!in~ Co. Harlan A~ency La~ode Che~i~icat Co. Carhonlc Machines Inc. John A. Smith C~u~ tis Chr istopherson 59.85 0. M. Droney Beverage Co. ~ 37.70 46.00 Gold Medal Beverage Co. 16.7~ 19.74 Morris Distributing Co. 3~.3~ ~48.35 Coca-Cola ~ottting Co. ~0.00 36.10 A~mer. Linen Supp. Co. 29.24 30.00 John Leslie Paper Co. 92.41 15.00 Pioneer Detecti~e Agency 3S.30 39!.0~ Petty Cash Fur~i ~18.43 50.00 Victor Sar 30.00 s5. co TOT _t Y_o*~icn by Yencho seconded by Spekulant that the above bills be paid o'~ of their proper fund. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. The liquor store manager was present and renewed his request for an increase in salary. Resolution offered by Yencho seconded by Trench, wLr~REAS the salary of the Columbia Heights municipal liquor store manager has been substantially below that paid to other municipal liquor store managers in surrounding municipalities; BE IT HE~EBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights tP~t his salary be raised to $4,500.00 annually, effective March 1, 1950. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. First reading of Ordinance #263, entitled, "AN OPDI].[ANCE TO AI~Ei~D 0RDi'~(A~CE #tV1, T~ SA~ BE~G AN 0RDIN~CE ENT~L~, ~A~7 0~DINANCE FOR T?E PURPLE ~ PROMOTING ~AL~i, SA~, ORDER, CON~~CE GEWERAL ~LPARE ~ ~EGU~TING ~ USE 0F ~ND, T~ LOCATi:~t ~fSE 0~ BUI~iNGS A]~ T~ A~Ai~GEi~NT 0[ BUI~G LOTS ~$ 0F i~CPI~ATZON I>I ~E CZ~ ~v C0~r~[BIA ~HTS". The city attorney explained tkmt the 0rdi~-ance ~263 will rezone the west side of Central Ave., from 42nd ~o R3rd Aves., from residential to co~ericial property. The citTf manager advised tk~t he ~d notified all residents along Central Avenue, who have no~ already made sewer ~d water main connections, that it is advisable to m~e such co~ec~ions before ~he State Highway Dept. begins i~s project of widening Central Ave. this The city attorney advised that Ordinance #176 covers the putting in and keepln~ of outhouses in the City of Columbia Heights. He further advised that said ordina?.ce requires that outhouses must be removed by their owners within six months after a written notice t~s been given by the city that a sewer line has been completed on an abutting street. The council agreed that the city manager should begin sending such written notices where it is necessary to do so. The city manager read a letter of December 19, 1949, to t,[rs. Wiiliamson, of 44th Ave. and Arthur St., and reported on his negotiations with her for the purchase from her of the corners of Lots 13 amd 14, Block 2, Wa!ton's Sunny Acres, located at the intersection of 44th Ave. and Arthur St. T~e council agreed to ten~porarily shelve the ~.~atter and bring it up at some future time. ~aotion by Trench seconded by Speku!ant that the above letter be placed on file. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. The city attorney presented for the consideration of the council two sample bonds by the Hilltop Corp., Wilkinson Home ~'inance Corp., C. P. Wilkinson, E. G. Wilkinson, and the Anchor Casualty Co., to the City of Columbi~a2~Heights' The said bonds guaranteed the payment of ~48,544.88 an~d ~ ,779.01 for taxes to be assessed against 164 lots in the Hilltop Addition,~pon the construction of a sewer and water system, and the construction of a sewerage lift .station, to serve the said lots. ~otion by Yencho seconded by Lange that the city accept the above bond Roll Call- All Ayes. · Motion to adjourn. OFFICIA~ PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting March 28, 1950 ~eeting called to order at 8:10 P.E. All members present. ~inutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Mr~. C.L. Horr, 1416 - ~2nd Ave. N.E. was present and turned over a petition for severn 4~nd Avenue east of Central Avenue. Eotion by Spekulant seconded bY Trench that this petition take its regular course. Roll Call - All Ayes. Edward Smith, 39~8 Tyler Street was in and complained of street conditions on Tyler between $9th and AOth and he was assured this would be checked into. petition was brought in for sewer on 6th Street between ASth and th and this was tabled for further consideration. Several residents were in and complained of the hazardous conditions on ~nd street where they are putting in sewer. Eotion by Trench seconded by Lange that Acting City Manager instruct 0rfie & Mariani to remove dirt from sidewalks immediately or other action to be taken. Roll Call - All Ayes. Complaints were received from residents on Johnson Street between 39th and ~Oth regarding the conditions of street since sewer was installed in the fall of 19~8. They were informed this would be t ~ken care of as soon as possible. A letter was received from Mr. Ceaser asking to hook on to our sewer at the same time that Trailer City did. E~tion by Spekulant seconded ~y Trench to turn this request over to City Manager. Roll Call - All Ayes. A request was made for water on Washington between ~th and ~Sth and they were asked to get a petition signed and brought ~n.