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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946/10/21 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 255 OCTOBER 21, 1946 REGULAR MEETING - OCTOBER 21, 1946 A regular meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:15 P. M. with the following Councilmen present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Clerk Justad President Erickson Bids $650,000.00 Sewer Warrants (Awarded)" Sealed bids for purchase of $650,000.00 in principal amount of sewer war- "' rants as described in the following resolution received pursuant to advertisement for bids were opened and read. On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AWARD AND SALE OF SEWER WARRANTS WHEREAS, pursuant to resolution adopted by the Village Council, September 30, 1946, the Clerk has caused advertisement for bids for sewer warrants, aggre- gating $650,000.00 to be issued in denominations and with maturities and in the form specified in said resolution, to be published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch October 4th and 11th, 1946, and the Village Council has publicly opened sealed bids receiVed by the Village Clerk pursuant to said advertisement prior to 8:00 ooclock P. M., October 21, 1946, which bids are as follows: Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; C.F. Childs) 2% interest and and Company; Woodward, Elwood and Company ) $2,080.00 premium Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis ) 1.70% interest and and Associates ) $1,657.50 premium AND WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that the said bid of North- western National Bank of Minneapolis and Associates is the highest and best bid: 111 therefore, ' BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that the said bid of Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis and_Associates for purchase of $650,000.00 principal amount of sewer warrants to be issued by the Village of St. Louis Park under date of November 15, 1946 be hereby determined to be the highest and best bid, and the President and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute purchase agreement submitted by said bidder and to execute and deliver warrants aggregating such amount in the denominations with the maturities and the form specified in said resolution adopted September 30, 1946, and the Village Treasurer is hereby authorized to deliver said executed warrants upon receipt of the said sum of $650,000.00 plus accrued interest and premium of $1,657.50; said warrants will bear interest at the rate of 1.70% per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be payable at Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, the Village Treasurer being hereby authorized to pay said bank its customary charge for hand- ling payment and collection of said warrants and interest coupons as the same mature; the Clerk is further authorized and directed to secure at the expense of the Village printed warrants in the form prescribed by said resolution and to prepare and submit a transcript of the proceedings -providing for the construction of joint district sewer for Joint Sewer District No. 2, and the issuance of said warrants for the financing thereof to Messrs. Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott and Barber for opinion certifying to the validity of said warrants which is to be furnished at the expense of the Village to the purchasers thereof, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon substantial completion of the contract 111 which has been entered into between the Village of St. Louis Park and Al Johnson Construction Company dated September 16, 1946 providing_ for construction of- joint district sewer for Joint Sewer District No. 2 that the Village Council will levy an as se sment, in a sum of equal to the whole cost of said sewer to the Village of St. Louis Park, against the benefited property in said sewer district, payable in ten equal annual installments, the first of which shall be payable concurrent with taxes levied in 1947 and collected in the year 1948, and in the judgement of the Village Council the collection of such special assessments will provide for the payment of said warrants at the maturity dates above specified, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the full faith and credit of the Village for the payment of the principal and interest of such warrants when the moneys on hand in the fund of Joint Sewer District No. 2 are insufficient for such purpose is hereby pledged, and the Village Council shall each year during the time these war- rants are outstanding and unpaid include in its general tax levy a sufficient amount Cl 5 6 OCTOBER 21, 1946 to take care of any accumulated or anticipated deficiency in said sewer fund and the Council shall pay the principal and interest of any such warrants out of the funds in the Treasury when the moneys on hand in said sewer fund are insufficient to meet the payment of such principal and interest as the same matures. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there is hereby created a separate fund of the Village of St. Louis Park to be known and designated as the Fund of Joint Sewer District No. 2 and into such fund will be paid all moneys received from the collection of the special assessments levied on account of the construction of said joint district sewer for said Joint Sewer District No. 2, and the moneys in said fund will be used only for payment of the sewer warrants herein author- ized as they severally mature, and said warrants shall be primarily paid out of the moneys in said fund. Trustee Perkins Trustee Perkins arrived at meeting at 8:25 P. M. Minutes The minutes of meeting held October 14, 1946 were read and approved as read. Public Benches on Bus Route Mr. C. A. Scholtz, 4621 Eqing Avenue South, Minneapolis spoke about per- mission to place benches on Bus routes for use of public, same to carry advertise- ments. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the matter was referred to the Village r for checking and recommendation. Licenses Transferred On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the licenses issued for John I. Daly for year 1946 were transferred to Ernest Jacobsen without fee for the balance of 1946, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. R. V. Longley Property R. V. Longley appeared in regard to his property on Maryland and F'r'anklin Avenues being used by A. Lindahl for a garage to house his trucks. Mr. Longley said he would talk to Mr. English or his attorney in regard to the matter. E. T. Montgomery, Village Attorney stated the Mr. Lindahl's Attorney was out of town but expected to hear from him before the next meeting on October 28, 1946. Sidewalk - E. Side Webster, 28th & 29th Mr. Lundberg and Mr. Hanson of the East side of Webster Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets were in regarding sidewalk. They were shown profile and the Council said same would be checked ;'urther. Permission to Place 3 Poles N. S. Power Company On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Northern States Power Company's request for permission to place .3 poles on Florida and Georgia Avenues between 28th and 29th Streets (Estimate No. 80666) was approved by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Gas Main Extension On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the request of the Minneapolis Gas Light Company for gas main extension #4110, on Edgewood Ave- nue from 7' N S Line 28th St. IV to #2746; Lots 12 and 13, Block 7, Park Manor Addition, as shown on plan submitted, was approved by unanimous vote of Council- men present. Gas Main Extension On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the request of the Minneapolis Gas Light Company #4116 to install 3° main on Inglewood Avenue from 7' S N Line 29th Street W to #3912; part of Lot 80, Auditor's Subdivision #301, was approved by unanimous vote of the Council. Sea Scout Troop #202 On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, Sea Scout Troop #202, St. Louis Park were given permission to move their meeting house to South 50 feet of Lots 34 and 35, Block 3, Suburban Homes Addition for use of storage and meeting place, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Permission to Place 3 Poles NW Bell Telephone Co. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Northwest- ern Bell Telephone Company's request for permission to place 3 poles in the alley between Louisiana and Brownlow Avenues North and South of Second Street as shown on sketch submitted, was approved by unanimous vote of the Council. OCTOBER -21, 1946 257 Verified Claims On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following verified claims were approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants for same, by the following roll call vote: Trustee Bolmgren, Yea; Trustee Jorvig, Yea; Trustee Perkins; Yea; President Erickson, Yea; Clerk Justad, Yea;-- 0. B. Erickson 80.00 H. J. Bolmgren 60.00 Torval Jorvig - 60.00 H. W. Perkins 60.00 Joseph Justad 142.50 Lois Johnson 68.75 Mildred Melbourne 60.00 C. L. Dickinson 84.75 Andy Nelson 120.50 F. J. Senander 109.50 III Dan Whalen 90.00 Robert Sorensen 95.25 Carl Iverson 109.50 L. M. Johnson 109.50 Kurt Scheibe 109.50 C. M. Williams 120.50 Truman Hedwall 95.25 George Gibson 109.50 Omar McGary 90.25 Irwin Freeland •109.50 Peter Stienstra 115.00 J. A. Werner 106.75 Beverly Johnson 55.00 A. Anderson 80.00 John Balich 143.40 J. W. Brockman 80.00 John H. Connery 80.00 R. B. Connery - 104.00 H. W. Darby, M. D. 56.00 Alleen Dearstyne 9.75 Al Donahue 88.00 E. Ferch 198.85 H. Freiborg 105.00 H. Galloway 157.82 - George Gibson, 16.00 H. Girard 101.71 Thomas Jaglo - 82.00 Alvera A. Johnson 75.00 J. 0. Johnson 127.31 K. Johnson 117.50 C. Jones 80.00 W. Jungblut 76.00 Maynard Kays 91.00 R. Lea 71.40 C., Lindgren 82.25 Lloyd Mc Gary 83.73 0', R. Mc Gary 83.73 Vance Marfell 112.10 E. T. Montgomery 75.00 Andy Nelson 19.00 It , II It - 15.00 James O'Connor 108.00 H. Olson - 80.00 E. Omestad 87.00 Wm. M. Pascoe 90.20 Gertrude Renner 84.75 Albert Runde - 71.00 K. P. Scheibe 76.00 L. Senander 68.75 E. Sewall 109.50 III Fred Sewall 80.75 Gunner Stromer 88.00 J. C. Utton 190.00 Ira M. Vraalstad 134.50 Ed. Werner 14.40 Aline Wiggins 31.50 J. S. Williams- 110.40 Wm. Williams 16.00 C. C. Wolford 101.25 Martha L. Wylie 66.00 John R. Coan, Postmaster 15.00 Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott n It II " 396.00 and Barber 175.00 John Elgard- 1,624.00 Firestone Stores 13.90 Fowler Electric 147.70 Home Owners' Loan Corporation 14.84 Maternity Hospital 73.00 N. S. Power Company 1.00 Peterson and Sharp 25.06 E. H. Shursen 7.90 State of Minnesota, Dept. Village Street Department 177.50 of Taxation .60 " " " 60.76 Thayer Food Market 31.10 It I! II 2,331.51 , ItII ft 17.78 Village Water Department 38.56 i Permission to Place Buried Cable NW Bell Telephone Company On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company's request for permission to place buried cable and one anchor on Glenhurst Road North of Cedar Lake Road; was approved by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. III Petition -- Grading & Graveling • ' On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the petition signed by S. A. Ecklund and others, dated October 21, 1946, for grading and graveling Rhode Island Avenue from Division Street to South Service Drive of Highway No. 7; and Sumpter Avenue from Division Street to South Service Drive of Highway No. 7 was referred to the Village Engineer for next Spring's work by unanimous vote of the Council. Petition -- Water Main Extension On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the petition of S. A. Ecklund and others, dated October 21, 1946, for extension of water main in Rhode Island Avenue from Division Street to South Service Drive of Highway No. 7; and in Sumpter Avenue from Division Street to South Service Drive of High- way No. 7 was referred to the Village Engineer for next Spring's work, by unani- mous vote of the Council. 258 October 21, 1946 Resolution On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. RESOLUTION CANCELING CERTAIN TAR ASSESSMENTS BE IT RESOLVED that the tar assessment on Lot 30, Block 178, Rearrange- ment of St. Louis Park (K-40), levied by resolution September 6, 1946 be canceled for •the reason that this lot was assessed double on Tar Job J-81, Lake Street Tar Mat, and the Treasurer and Auditor of Hennepin County are hereby requested to cancel the assessment on their respective records as follows: Lot 30, Block 178, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park - $25.25 Heating License Approved , On,motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by_Trustee Perkins, the application of H. 0. Soderlin, 3994 Alabama Avenue for a license to do heating work was approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue same to expire December 31, 1946, by unanimous vote of the Council. Petition -- Water Main On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the petition of Arne S. Bogen, DBA A. G. Bogen Company, 501,New York Life Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, dated October 10, 1946, for exension of water main in Colorado Ave- nue from Minnetonka Boulevard to 27th Street was referred to the Village Engineer for next Spring's work by unanimous vote of the Council. Permit for Propane Gas Tank Installation On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the application of the Skelgas Company, 1641 Hennepin Avenue for a permit to install a 499 gallon Propane Gas Tank at 6512 Walker Streat (rear of building) was approved subject to approval of Fire Marshal, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue same, by unanimous vote of Councilmen'present. Resolution On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Clerk Justad, the following' resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of the Council: RESOLUTION CANCELING GARBAGE COLLECTION ASSESSMENT BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that the following assessment levied pursuant to resolution adopted October 1, 1945 be hereby canceled, for the reason that said lands were occupied as.a real estate office and was not served by the garbage collection service of the Village of St. Louis Park, and the President and Clerk are hereby authorized to refund amount paid on receipt of a certified claim signed by the owner: Lot 5, Block 34, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park - $7.90 Hearing Date Set - Alley Vacation On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, November 1r, 1946 was set as date of hearing on the Petition of Adolph Fine and others for the vacation of alley in Block 11, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park adjacent to Lots 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30; alley in Block 4, St. Louis Park North adjacent to Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; and alley in Block 4, Maple Park adjacent to Lot 6. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. Letter Re: Aircraft Regulations A letter from Mrs. F. C. Kessler, 4162 Brookside Avenue, dated October 15, 1946 was read and the Clerk was asked to Brite Mrs. Kessler and quote a paragraph from the legal opinion received from Village Attorney, E. T. Montgomery as of this date regarding Aircraft Regulations. Hearing A hearing was had on the petition of W. Y. Ormond and others for cons- truction of curb and gutter on the West side of Dakota Avenue between Minnetonka Boulevard and 31st Street. No one appeared. • On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: RESOLUTION FOR CURB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, sufficient petition has been filed with the Village Clerk re- - questing construction of curb and gutter on the West side of Dakota Avenue be- tween Minnetonka Boulevard and West 31st Stteet, and the Village Council has October 21, 1946 259 met at the time and place specified in a notice to all property owners, published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, October 4th and 11, 1946 and has heard all persons interested and determined the necessity for said improvement; therefore: BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that curb and gutter, with one-foot gutter, be constructed on the West side of Dakota Avenue between Minnetonka Boulevard and West 31st in accordance with plans and specifications for same on file with the Village Engineer, the work to be done by contract and the cost reported by the Village Engineer to the Council for assessment as Improvement No. L-91. Ordinance On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the following Ordinance was passed by unanimous vote of Councilmen present: ORDINANCE NO. 247 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 67 RELATING'TO THE SALE OF NON-INTOXICATING MALT LIQUOR' The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance 67 entitled "An Ordinance Relating to the Sale of Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor or Beverage", adopted by the Village Council, March 31, 1933, as amended by Ordinance No. 74 adopted March 7, 1934 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 3. The annual license fee for "on sale" licenses shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and for "Off sale" licenses shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) ." r Ordinance On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following Ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote of Councilmen present: ORDINANCE NO. 248 111 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 93 RELATING TO TAVERNS The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 93 entitled "An Ordinance Defining a Tavern, Prohibiting the Operation of a Tavern without a License Therefor, Establishing Regulations for the Granting of such Licenses, and Setting the License Fee", adopted by the Village Council, January 20, 1936, as amended by Ordinance No. 156, adopted July 15, 1940, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 4. Before the filing of the application the applicant shall deposit with the Village Clerk the sum of Four Hundred Fifty ($450.00) which sum is hereby set as the license fee to operate a tavern, and the Village Clerk shall thereupon deliver to such applicant duplicate receipts therefor containing a statement for the purpose for which such deposit was made, and one of said re- ceipts shall be attached to and filed with said application. "Licenses granted hereunder shall expire December 31st of each year in which they are issued. After July 1st of any year the Village Council may grant a tavern license for the remainder of the license year for Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00) ." Ordinance On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following Ordinance was adopted by unanimous yote of all members of the Council present: ORDINANCE NO. 249 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 78 LICENSING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as follows: Section 1. The second and third paragraphs of Section 4 of Ordinance No. 78 entitled "An Ordinance Licensing and Regulating the Sale of 2 6 0 October 21, 1946 Intoxicating Liquor, Repealing Inconsistent Ordinances, and Pro- viding a Penalty for the Violation Thereof", adopted by the Village Council, December 12, 1934, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The-annual fee for an 'on sale' license shall be one Thousand five hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) payable in two equal installments in advance, and a receipt from the Village Treasurer for the first installment shall accompany the application for the license. The second installment shall be payable on or-before the first day of July of each year. When any license is issued for an unexpired portion of a license year, the fee shall be pro-rated and a receipt from the Village Treasurer for the portion of the license fee shall accompany the application, provided the minimum thereof shall be Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). Failure to pay the second installment of the license fee promptly when due shall be cause for revocation of any 'on sale' license without notice." "The annual fee for an. 'off sale' license shall be One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) ." Ordinance On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following Ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: ORDINANCE NO. 250 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 101 RELATING TO PINBALL MACHINES The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 3 (a) of Ordinance No. 101 entitled "An Ordinance Licensing and Regulating_Mechanical Amusement Devices in,the Village of St. Louis Park", adopted August 17, 1936, as amended by Ordinance No. 129, adopted May 16, 1936, is hereby amended as follows: - Ill "The Village Clerk is hereby authorized to issue a license when authorized by the, Village Council, for the operation of such mechanical amusement device to any person of good moral character, upon the payment of an annual license fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), for each device payable annually on January 1st." Section 2. Ordinance No. 181 adopted March 30, 1942 amending said Or- dinance No. 101 is hereby repealed. Ordinance On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following Ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: ORDINANCE NO. 251 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 71 CHANGING THE NAME OF WISCONSIN AVENUE The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as follows: Section 1. Ordinance No. 71 entitled "An Ordinance Naming and Renaming Various Streets, Highways and Other Public Ways within the Village of St. Louis Park", adopted by the Village Council, August 16, 1933, is hereby amended.with respect to Wisconsin Avenue in Hannah Lake Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, which is hereby renamed and shall be hereafter named and designated as Wyoming Avenue. Regrading Authorized On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Village Engineer was authorized to re-grade 27th Street West of Salem Avenue to meet grade of 2700 Salem Avenue, by unanimous vote of the Council. Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 11:10'P. M. October 21, 1946 261 0. YSON President of the Village Council ATTEST: JO"`PH JAD Vi age iferk SPECIAL MEETING -- OCTOBER 28, 1946 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:20 P. M. with the following Councilmen present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins Clerk Justad President Erickson Verified Claims On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following verified claims were approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants for same, by unanimous vote at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren, Yea; Trustee Jorvig, Yea; Trustee Perkins, Yea; President Erickson, Yea; Clerk Justad, Yea: Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 3.95 C. Ed. Christy 64.97 Firestone Stores 68.65 J. V. Gleason 582.48 Grand Plumbing & Heating Co. 7.00 Hedberg-Freidheim & Co. 2.03 International Harvester Company 16.00 Fred J. E. Johnson 91.80 Glenn Johnson Contracting Co. 244.12 Goodwin Joss Laboratories 66.00 Lametti & Lametti 32.98 Landers-Norblom-Christenson 449.74 Miner Company 17.09 Northern States Power Co. 1,490.92 NW, Bell Telephone Company 10.15 Poucher Prting. & Lith. Co. 117.25 St. Louis Park Dispatch 130.83 Sicard & Paul 69.25 " " It It 39.38 Standard Oil Company 38.56 " If I1 ft 173.10 Standard Unit Parts Co. .60 D. J. Woll 88.21 Wm. H. Ziegler Company .60 " " n ?7.70 Bids - Water Dept. Truck A bid for Water Department 1 ton truck was received pursuant to advertise- ment for bids in St. Louis Park Dispatch, from Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. $1,303.86 On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above bid was referred to the Water Department for checking and recommendation by unanimous vote of the Council. Minutes The minutes of meeting held October 21, 1946 were read and approved as read. ti Hearing -- Street Vacation A hearing was on the petition of the National Lead Company and others for vacating of SouthiStreet from Hampshire Avenue to Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad,,right-of way. No one appeared.' Onimotion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the following reso- lution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of 'the Council: RESOLUTION VACATING ALLEY/A. ' D s T WHEREAS, petition of National Lead Company and Northern States Power Com- pany who are a majority of 'the owners of all real property fronting on the line of South Street from Hamps, ire Avenue to Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railroad tracks has been filed with the Village Council, in which petition va- x cation of said portion of said street is requested, and the Village Council has •