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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947/01/13 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular January 6, 1947 313 Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 11:01 P. M. 1 4111 401". Ma _•SO • President of the Village Council ATTEST: 0 it :t-IdV —I--- , fa seph J 'tad III 4 llage erk SPECIAL MATING --- JANUARY 13, 1947 ,, A 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 • Trustee Perkins Clerk Justad President Erickson Advertise for Bids on Pump On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, all bids on pumping equipment received and opened January 6, 1947 were rejected and the Clerk was instructed to advertise for new bids to be opened February 3, 1947, by unanimous vote of Council. Rezoning - Adolph Fine Addition A hearing was had on the rezoning of Adolph Fine Addition from residential to commercial and multiple dwelling use. _ IIIA petition signed by Walter H. Johnson and others was presented and read, opposing this rezoning. A letter from Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad in opposition to the rezoning of Lots 1 to 11, inclusive, Block 1, Adolph Fine Addition and asking for commercial and industrial rezoning was read. Letters from Fannie M. Worthington and D. H. Coonradt in opposition were read. John J. Kelly, Attorney for Adolph Fine spoke in favor of rezoning. He stated that there would be $$1,000,000.00 in new rental buildings. Mr. Fine pro- posed to build modernistic type of buildings with four or five apartments each; 18 duplexes, 13 single dwellings, 1 commercial building. Mr. Epstein asked how many single homes. Answer, 62, if all single homes were built. Mr. Epstein said the area is crowded now and 162 additional build- ings would make it more so. Mrs. Thoring appeared and opposed multiple dwel- lings across from her home at 6200 Minnetonka Boulevard. C. W. Martzell, a Veteran, 2941 Dakota Avenue feels that present values would go down if zoned multiple dwelling and is opposed. H. F. Kennedy, 3124 Dakota Avenue stated that this is the center of a large residential area and all signatures on petition are bonafide. Mr. Epstein claimed that multiple dwelling areas blighted earlier than residential areas. Mrs. Ormond, 3050 Dakota Avenue said she didn't see why we need a congested area in a residential area with all the space available in the Village. Said she moved to St. Louis Park to get away from a congested area in Minneapolis. F. C. Worthington; 3028 Dakota Avenue said he opposed the multiple dwelling 111 and commercial zoning as it makes for congestion and lowering of social condi- tions. Mr. I. J. Oborn, 2921 Dakota Avenue said he moved here because of the congestion in Minneapolis, and was was opposed to the rezoning. Adolph Fine said that the proposed buildings are such that at no time is more than 25% of land used per lot per building. The four-room apartments are one bedroom only. Veterans have preference and building will have to stay open for 60 days before a non-veteran can take over. Rents in other apartments he has built are from $60.00 to 65.00 per month. Dr. Bigelow, 6220 Minnetonka Boulevard opposes the rezoning. C. E. Damron, 2945 Brunswick Avenue bought a new house with the assumption that the area would remain residential. Glenn Farmer, 2901 Oregon asked about the arrange- ment of garages for the Appartment _Buildings. Mr. Fine said the garages would be built along the railroad and back of the buildings. 314 January 13, 1947 Rezoning - Adolph Fine Addition, Contd. Mr. Farmer said he could not see why we need apartments as we have no large factories or office buildings. Mr. Solie, 3046 Dakota Avenue asked what it would do to their property. A. H. Reed said he likes the Park because it is residential and feels that it should be kept that way. Mr. N. W. Joubert called by !phone to voice his objection to the A. Fine rezoning project. Mr. Lundberg, 3038 Dakota Avenue said he feels that apartments would bring heavier traffic and our streets are safer the way they are. Mr. Weber, 3042 said he feels that home owners are more interested in the community than apartment dwellers. Mr. Skoglund, 2924 Brunswick Avenue said he feels that a residential district is better than multiple dwelling and he would like to see if kept that way. There were approximately fifty people present. Mr. Harris, 2940 Brunswick Avenue said he built his own home. Mentioned the familiar ring regarding Park offer. Mr. Kennedy asked about method of rezoning. Mr. Fine said rents will be set by FHA. It is his desire to ' build a nice district, that would furnish a number of homes and make a good ' deal for himself. Mr. DeVere asked everybody to stand who were opposed to the rezoning. About 50 stood up. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the above matter was referred to the Committee of the Whole for checking and recommendation to be.acted upon January 20, 1947, by unanimous vote of the Council, by roll ,call: Trustee Bolmgren, Yea; Trustee Jorvig, Yea; Trustee Perkins, Yea; Clerk Justad, Yea; President Erickson, Yea. , Mc Alpine Property - Jack Wilson asked about the cleaning up of Mc Alpine property. He also ,requested that a light be placed on skating rink at pond located near the West- wood Hills Golf Course, and snow cleaned off. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Northern States Power Company was authorized to place a light at the Westwood Hills Golf Course skating pond, by unanimous vote of the Council. Light Survey A light survey for North Side between-Cedar Lake Road and Wayzata Boulevard ancPZartham and a Idaho Avenues; also on 14th Street_ from Louisiana" Avenue to Oregon Avenue, was referred to the 'Street Department by unanimous vote of the .Council. Longley Garage - Mr. English was in regarding the Longley garage. Village Attorney E. T. Montgomery said he has an agreement drawn .up ready for signatures. Lease Property for Parks A letter dated January 13, 1947 from Minneapolis Northfield and Southern Railway was read regarding lease of Lots 7 to 13, inclusive, Block 3, Del Monte Heights Addition, St. Louis Park for Park purposes, and referred to the Park Committee for recommendation. Park Board Budget A discussion regarding the 1947 Park Board budget was had with members of the Park Board and it was suggested that an itemized budget be turned in to the Village Clerk by January 20,° 1947. Permission to Place Pole On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Northwest- ern Bell Telephone Company was given permission to place one pole and anchor at 4501 West 38th Street, by unanimous vote of the Council. Permission to Place Poles N. S. Power Company On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Northern States Power Company was authorized to place one pole on Inglewood Avenue be- tween Excelsior Boulevard and 37th Street; and 2 poles on France Avenue between ' '24th Street and Basswood Road (new street), by unanimous vote of the Council.-- - 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 the following roll call vote: Trustee Bolmgren, Yea; Trustee Jorvig, Yea; Trustee Perkins, Yea; President Erickson, Yea; Clerk Justad, Yea. January 13, 1947 315 Verified Claims, Continued: American Printing Company 5.75 Associated Agencies 11.,77 +t n " 66. 0 Badger Meter Mfg. Company 75:60 II " It 31.30 Berg & Farnham Company 6.08 Brooks Service Station 4.10 it " " 3.30 It " " ' 4.30 Brookside Hardware 5.25 n " " 2.50 Construction Bulletin 20.40 H • it II 1.55 H. W. Darby,'M. D. 52.00 Delano Dairy - 2.70 Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott Frail Duemke , 2,500.00 and Barber 500.00 Earl S. Erickson 15.00 Eureka Fire Hose Company . 128.40 111 Firestone Stores Fowler Electric Company 2.15 Freeland's Grocery 1.39 General Truck & Equipment Co. 2.85 Glenwood-Inglewood Company .60 Goodwin Joss Laboratories 9.00 Hobart Brothers 10.17.,. „Jerry's Shell Service 8.50 " II 13.00 H. V. Johnston Culvert Co. .102.60 Knapp's Service 1.70 Landers-Norblom-Christenson 105.78 " H .35 John Leslie Fuel Company 49.90 . Linde Air Products Company .62 Lindy's Mobile Station 3.60 Lumber Stores, Incorporated 342.25 " " - " 35 Lyle Signs, Incorporated 34.18 Miller-Davis Company . 9.84 Minar Company ,! 23.25 - II n n 2.50 it it ,. / 7.35 n n n - 2.50 Minneapolis Auto Supply 16.45 " ' " " 38.50 Mpls. Blue Printing Company 5.49 Minneapolis Gas Light Company 115.05 Minn. Fire Extinguisher Co. 7.50 E. T. Montgomery 11.50 Morton Salt(Company 33.60 " " It 7.50 - Mueller Company 1.10 " " 't -52.00 " " 102.60 National -Tea Company 30.50 Andy'Nelson 13.25 ' t' " " ' 19.61 Northern States Power Company, " '! '! 39.42 1,380.74 n n n 19.61 Northwestern Bell Telephone 8.25 '! II It 57.67 It • It n 53.55 Northwestern Blaugas Co. 3.00 Oak Grove Farms 15.96 Park Press 8.41 Peterson & Sharpe 41.38 Pockrandt Lumber & Fuel Co. 16.50 I Max Renner Well Company 8.50 H. A. Rogers Company 1.98 Rosholt Equipment Company 39,-50 n It n n . 4,15.21 111. Seirup & Sons 2.15 Service Parts Company 6.24 It tt 13.10 Standard Oil Company 72.45 Sterling Electric Co. 17.40 II " " 6.156n Peter Stienstra 16.55 '! It It -128.80 Terry Excavating Company 168.00 Ira M. Vraalstad 28.81 it n "_ 131.25 n n n 1.10 Wallace & Tiernan Company 12.65 n n " .75 Westerdahl Hardware 1.50 Williams Hardware 13.51 n n -.35 " . " ,: 11.57 "!; n 2.50 A. W. Wylie _ - 9.25 !t_ _ - , 6.20 Wm. H. Ziegler Co. 20.29 II n 2.50 II II It It 1.41 I.1 n 1,25 n n n It 3.75 Ordinance - On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren-, the following Ordinance was passed by unanimous vote of the Council: ORDINANCE No. 256 AN ORDINANCE TO PERMIT AND PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BENCHES ON PUBLIC WALKS AND WAYS, AND , FOR THE REGULATION THEREOF The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as, follows: ' ill Section 1. Courtesy Benches A permit to install and maintain a courtesy bench on and along any public sidewalk or way may be issued to a person by complying with the following require- ments:: (a) Written application shall be made to the Village Clerk showing the locationdetailed plans and specifications of each proposed bench, advertising matter, if any, to appear thereon and such other in- formation as shall be required by the Village Engineer. (b) Each application shall be accompanied by a writing in such form as the Village Attorney shall require, signed by the owners or Lessees 316 January 13, 1947 Ordinance No. 256, Continued: of the property adjacent to the portion of the street or sidewalk where each bench is proposed to be located giving such owner's or lessees' consent to the installation and maintenance of such bench at .the proposed location. The appli- cant sha11, furnish therewith such evidence of ,ownership of lease as shall be required by the Village Attorney. (c) Each application shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of One ($1.00) Dollar payable to the Village Treasurer for each such bench. (d) If the application be granted, an additional permit fee of Two ($2.00) Dollars shall be paid to the Village Treasurer for-each bench at the time the permit is issued. (e) All permits shall expire as of the December 31st next following the date of issuance thereof unless renewed. Upon renewal a Two ($2.00) Dollar renewal fee shall be payable when application for renewal is filed. (f) pption for lrenewalbsht shall made in such form as the Village Clerk requireprior to -the expiration date of the pre- ceeding permit. Renewal permits may be issued without further consent of the owner of the land or lessee of the property upon which such bench is located unless written objection to such renewal of permit shall be filed by the owner, or lessee, with the Village Clerk not later than the first day of December preceeding the date of expiration of the existing permit in each case. (g) Whenever a bench for which a permit has .been issued is sold or title or control thereof transferred or assigned, a new permit shall be required and obtained for its maintenance. (h) One application may be made by the same owner for issuance of permits for several benches at similar or different locations, but a separate number and permit shall be assigned and issued for each bench authorized to be in- stalled and each such permit issued shall be valid only for the particular location designated therein. SECTION 2. BENCHES - WHERE PROHIBITED No permit shall be issued for the installation or maintenance of any such bench: (a) at any location which in the judgement of the Village Council would inter- fere with the use of the street or -sidewalk and any alley or driveway; (b) at any location where the distance from the face of the curb to the in- side sidewalk line is less than eight (8') feet; (c) at any location distant more than fifty (50' ) feet from the nearest point of intersection with a street; providing, however, _that when, in the opinion of the Village Engineer, observance of this requirement would result in inconven- ience or hardship, the Council may waive such requirement. SECTION 3. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMITS - (a) The application shall be denied if the Village Engineer shall find that the maintenance of the bench at the proposed location would tend unduly to ob- struct passage along any public sidewalk or public way, or to create a hazard, or otherwise to be detrimental to the public safety, convenience or welfare. (b) Any permit may be revoked, or the application for renewal thereof denied, for failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance, or for misrepresent- ation of any material facts in the application, or for any reason which would have been ground for denial of the original application. No revocation or de- nial shall be made arbitrarily or inequitably as between different applicants. (c) If the owner, or lessee of any adjacent property, shall by writing filed with the Village Clerk on or before the first day of December preceeding the expiration of any permit, withdraw his consent to the renewal thereof after such expiration, the Village Clerk shall promptly notify the permittee of the filing of such writing and shall deny the renewal of such permit unless and until such owner or person in possession or control, shall in writing consent to such re- newal permit being issued. SECTION 4. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BENCHES (a) When a permit is issued each such courtesy bench shall be installed January 13, 1947 31 Ordinance No. 256, Continued: parallel with the curb and set back not less than eighteen (18") inches from_ the face of the curb. (b) No bench shall be more. than forty-two (42") inches high nor more than thirty (30") inches wide or seven (7') feet long over all. (c) Each bench shall have displayed- thereon,• in a conspicuous place, the per- .mit number. (d) It shall be the duty of the permittee to maintain each bench at all times 111 in a safe condition at its proper location and to inspect each bench periodi- cally in order that it may be properly maintained. SECTION 5. ADVERTISING AND SIGNS (a) No advertising matter or sign shall be displayed upon any bench except only upon the front and rear surfaces of the backrest. No obscene, immoral or indecent advertising nor political advertising of any character shall be permitted, and all advertising shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. (b) No advertising matter or sign on any bench shall display the words "STOP", "LOOK", DRIVE IN", "DANGER", or any other word, phrase or symbol which might - interfere with, mislead, or distract traffic. SECTION 6. REMOVAL OF BENCHES (a) Upon the revocation or expiration of any permit without renewal, if the permittee fails promptly to remove a bench, the Village Engineer may do so within ten (10) days after written notice given by mail directed to the address of the permittee on file and, if the permittee shall fail .to pay the cost of removal and storage thereof within a period of sixty (60) days after the giving of such notice, the permittees rights in said bench shall be forfeited, but such for- feiture shall not excuse the permittee from the payment of the cost of removal and storage of said bench. 111 SECTION 7. BOND OR INSURANCE POLICY (a) Before a permit shall be issued the applicant shall post or maintain with the Village Treasurer a bond or policy of public liability insurance approved by the Village Attorney and conditioned substantially as follows: that the per- mittee will indemnify and save harmless the Village of St. Louis Park, its officers, agents, and employees from any and all loss, costs, damages, expenses, or liability which may result from or arise out of the granting of such permit, or the installation or maintenance of such bench for which a permit is issued, and that the permittee will pay any and all loss or damage that maybe sustained by any person as a result of, or which may be caused by, or arise out of, such installation or maintenance. The bond or.policy of insurance shall be maintained in its original amount by the permittee at his expense at all times during the period for which the permit is in effect. In the event that two or more permits are issued to one permittee, one such bond or policy of insurance may be fur- nished to cover two or more benches, and each such bond or policy shall be.of a type in which coverage shall automatically be restored immediately after the occurrence of any accident or loss from which liability may thereafter accrue. (b) The limit of livability upon any bond or policy of insurance so posted shall in no case be less than Five Thousand and no/100 ($5,000.00) Dollars for a loss, bodily injufies to or death occurring to one person. The permissable limit of liability for loss, bodily injuries, death of more than one person shall depend upon the number of bench permits covered thereby and shall not be less than the amount specified in the following schedule: NUMBER OF BENCH PERMITS LIMIT OF LIABILITY 1 to 10 $10,000.00 11 to 50 20,000.00 51 to 100 40,000.00 101 or more 80,000.00 SECTION 12 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publi- cation. 318 January 13, 1947 Proposals Accepted • On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Plehal Heating Company's proposal to install one Propellair 16" Type CD exhaust fan in the garage at Street Department Building, for venting the gasses off the floor of the building, to be connected to a 12" x 20" duct which will run down to the floor to exhaust the heavier fumes, of $205.00, including wiring and complete installation.was accepted; and the proposal of the Minneapolis Gas Light Company for furnish and install a 20 gallon hot water heater in the same building at a total cost of $114.50 ($91.00 for heater, $23.50 for installa- tion) was accepted. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Trustee Jorvig Trustee Jorvig left the meeting at this time. Ordinance On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Clerk Justad, the following ordinance was passed by unanimous vote of Councilmen present: ORDINANCE NO. 257 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 219 RELATING TO SICK LEAVE OF VILLAGE EMPLOYEES The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park do ordain as follows: " SECTION 1. SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION 5, OF ORDINANCE NO. 219 entitled "An Ordinance Establishing Conditions of Employment for Non-elected Officers and Employees of the Village", adopted by the Village Council February 5, 1945, is hereby amended to read as_follows: " (C) SICK LEAVE. After an officer or employee has served continuously for one year, the Council will grant him leave with full pay for actual illness, temporary physical disability, serious illness in his immediate family, or quarantine, not,to exceed twelve working days in one year, and an additional leave of abscense with full pay not to exceed three working days may be granted on account of a death in the immediate family of an officer or employee. Sick leave not used will accumulate from year to year not to exceed sixty days. The Council may require medical certificate of illness at any time." . Heating & Plumbing Bonds On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the two bonds with Grudem Brothers, Incorporated as principal, and the American Surety Co. as surety, in the amount of $4,000.00 for plumbing and $1,000.00 for heating, dated January 6, 1947; and the bond of Noble-Jenson Company as principal and Aetna Casualty Company as surety, in the amount-of $1,000.00 for heating, dated January 3, 1947, were accepted and approved by unanimous vote of Council- men present. Contractor's Bond (Mc Manus Const. Co.) On motion of_Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Contractor's bond with Mc Manus Construction Company as principal and Western Surety Company, Sioux Falls, South Dakota as surety, in the amount of $12,700.00, dated December 23, 1946; was approved by unanimous vote of the Council. Petition - Alley Vacation On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the applica- tion of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and H. R. Burton, Inc. for the vacation -of alley in Block 29, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park adjacent to Lots 11 through 23 was referred to the Village Attorney and Village Engineer for checking and recommendation by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Permit to Erect Sign On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the applica- tion of Naegele Advertising Company for a permit to erect a bulletin board (illuminated), size 14" x 51" on the East side of the Oscar Johnson building at 5508 Excelsior Boulevard, was referred to the Street Department for checking and recommendation by -unanimous vote of Councilmen present. • Base Salary - Kenneth -Johnson On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the base salary rate of Kenneth Johnson was set at $241.00 as of December 31, 1946, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Licenses Approved On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the follow- ing applications for 1947 licenses were approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue licenses to expire December 31, 1947, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present: January 13, 1947 3 Licenses, Continued: Heating Plumbing Syverson Sheet Metal Company Lynnhurst Plumbing & Heating Co. Herman G. Dirks Burns Plumbing & Heating Co. Lovejoy Heating Company Joe Carlson Daniel A. Kopesky Grudem Brothers Company, Inc. Metalloy Corporation Reuben L. Anderson, Inc. Plehal Heating Company Hughes Heating & Plumbing Co. Mill City Furnace Company Beldon-Porter Company 111 Burns Plumbing & Heating Company American Plumbing & Heating Co. Grudem Brothers Company, Inc. Bowler Plumbing Company Conditioned Air Equipment Co. George G. Penny Knoblauch & Pierson Engineering Co. Hilmer C. Guntzel National Furnace Co. Klugman Plumbing Company Gust Hoglund Gust Hoglund S. H. Harris Tom Motzko Electrical Cigarette Industrial Electric Company Minneapolis Golf Club Marquette Electric Company Gordon Brothers" Grocery Superior Electric Company Family F uit Store Parsons Electric Company Stillman Company Electric Repair & Construction Co. Donald R. Moritz Grocery Reliable Electric Company Ray & Arnes Sandwich Shop Minneapolis Electric Service James M. Mc Gilligan Kvalsten Electric Company, Inc. Swenson's Meats & Groceries P. L. Byron Louise C. Howard F. M. Tripp Knapp's Shell Service L. A. La May George N. Liebl Suburban Electric Company Bird Cage Cafe Rodgers Hydraulic, Inc. Marko Peters Edward G. Bates Freeland Grocery 111 Gustafson & Fuxa W. A. Hardy _ Milk - Retail Henry J. Mester A. R. Berndt Freeland Grocery 0. B. Thompson Swenson's Meats & Groceries Lindgren Electric Company James Mc Gilligan Cramer Electric Company Donald R. Moritz Stillman Company Restaurant Family Fruit Store Gordon Brothers Grocery Bird Cage Cafe Minneapolis Golf Club Milk Trucks Marko Peters Louise C. Howard Minnewashta Farms 1 truck Ray and Arnes Ohleen Dairy 2 " Soft Drink Gas Station Donald R. Moritz Knapp's:Shell Service 5 pumps James Mc Gilligan Charles E. Caron 3 " Charles E. Caron St:__Louis Park Garage- 2f :z" Swenson's, Meats & Groceries Raymond Carlson 3 !' Family Fruit Store Mc Dermott Sales 4 ! George N. Liebl Marvin N. Ryden 2 " George N. Liebl 3 " 3.2 Beer-Off Sale 3.2 Beer-On Sale Minneapolis Golf Club Donald R. Moritz Louise C. Howard • Family Fruit Store Minneapolis Golf Club Louise C. Howard_ Dog Kennel Intoxicating Liquor-On Sale Guy Newall Minneapolis Golf Club Scavenger A-A-A Scavenger Company Nels P. Larsen 31!() January 13, 1947 Licenses, Continued: Pin Ball Machines Coin-A-Matic Amusement Company at following Locations 2 at Al Lovaas' 1 at Carl Reiss' 1 at H. W. Jennings 1 at Louise C. Howard's 2 at Bunny' s Tavern 1 at Mc Carthy's Ray and Arnies 1 Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 12:20 P!. M. 2141F1: - 6 President of the Village Council ATTEST: / ,JOSEP JUSTAD / Vill e Clerk • • REGULAR MEETING -- JANUARY 20, 1947 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:17 P. M. with the following Councilmen present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Perkins President Erickson Clerk Justad Petition for Rezoning Denied (Adolph Fine Property) The Committee of the Whole recommended that the petition of Adolph Fine for rezoning property bounded by Minnetonka Boulevard, 32nd Street, Dakota Ave- nue and Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Ry. tracks, from Residential to Commercial, Multiple and Two-family Dwelling Use, be denied. Trustee Jorvig Trustee Jorvig arrived at this time. On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the report of the Committee of the Whole was accepted and the petition of Adolph Fine for rezoning property bounded by Minnetonka Boulevard, 32nd Street, Dakota Avenue and Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Ry. Tracks from Residential to Com- , mercial, Multiple and Two-family Dwelling Use, dated December 4, 1946, was denied by unanimous vote of the Council. Attorney Kelly asked to speak before above motion was passed, stating again that Adolph Fine would like to build four places along the tracks. No action was taken. Permit for Sign Approved - On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren,• the applica- tion of the Naegle Sign Company for a permit to place a sign on the East wall of the Oscar Johnson store building located at Excelsior Boulevard and Highway No. 100 was approved by the following roll call vote: Trustee Bolmgren, Yea; Trustee Perkins, Yea; Trustee Jorvig, Nay; President Erickson, Yea; Clerk Justad, Yea. - Petition for Water Main On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, petition dated January 17, 1947, signed by Grant-Burke Company and others for the laying of water main on Pennsylvania Avenue between West Lake Street and Highway No. 7, was read, and referred to the Water Department and Village Engineer for checking and recommendation by unanimous vote of the Council. -