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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1947/05/12 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular may 5, 1947 411 Resolution Canceling Garbage Assessments, Cont'd. BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that .the following assessments levied pursuant to resolution adopted September 16, 1946, be hereby canceled for the reason that said lands were used either for business or were vacant lands and were not served by the garbage collection service of the Village, and.the Treasurer and Auditor of Hennepin County are hereby authorized to cancel said assessments .on their respective records. Lot 4, Block 7, High Holburn $7.90 Lot 24, Block 7, Browndale $7.90 - East 140' Lot 6, Block 1, Brookside$7.90 Lot 16, Block 9, The Bronx $7.90 Lot 5, Carlson's 2nd Addition $7.90 Lot 22, Aud. Sub., #318 (S. 55' ) $7.90 Lot 23, Block 1, Birchwoods $7.90 Lots 1, 2, 3,/4, 5, 6, 11, 12, Block 3, Towle's Mtka. Blvd. Add $7.90 each Lot 1,- Block 5, Minikanda Vista $7.90 Lot 24, Block 9, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park $7.90 Police Car Bid Awarded Bids for Police car received April 28, 1947, and tabulated by Police Com- mittee were read as follows: 1. C. E. Johnson Company $1,315.00 less Fed. Tax 2. Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. $1,307.49 " I' ►' Cn motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the bid of Dahlberg Brothers, Incorporated for 1 - 1947 100 H. P. 8 cylinder De Luxe Tudor car, black with all factory equipment, less spare tire, including hot water heater, heavy duty springs and cushions, rubber foot rests, extra heavy front floor mat, 12-13 leaf springs, heavy duty clutch, all in accordance with specifications was determined the lowest bid of a responsible bidder received pursuant to advertisement for bids; and the President and Clerk were directed to enter into a written contract in behalf of the Village on forms approved by the Village Attorney, with Dahlberg Brothers, Incorporated for above car. Motion was approved by unanimous vote of the Council. Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 11:31 P. M. 4` 0. B. ERICKSON President of the Village Council ATTEST: .OSEP JUSTAD ill• e Clerk SPECIAL MEETING - MAY 12, 1947 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:45 P. M. with the following Councilmen present at roll call: Trustee Bolingren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins President Erickson Clerk Justad 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 412 May 12, 1947 Verified Claims, Continued: American Linen.Company 3.20 W. G. Berg 7.90 Brooks Service Station 1.90 Butler Paper Company 23.95 n II n .80 Fred J. Cook 350.00 Delano Dairy2.70 Eco, Incorporated 5.53 • Firestone Stores 6.24 First Fed. Say. & Loan 16.11 " " 25.38 Freeland's Food Market 1.85 Gile Letter Service 300.00 Evelyn E. Hegrenes 33.75 Hobart Sales & Service 10.33 Home Owners' Loan Corporation 14.84 Industrial Supply Co. . 4.75 Willis B. Ingham 7.90 H. V. Johnston Culvert Co. 87.36 Goodwin Joss Laboratories 6.00 Lindy's Service Station .50 Miller-Davis Company 6.00 III Monsanto Chemical Co. . 60.00 " " " 1.50 E. T. Montgomery 45.00 Northland_Milk Company 8.10 n n n 15.00 " n n 20.52 Northwestern Blaugas Co. 5.40 Northwestern•Nat'l. Bank of Olsen-Harford Company . 6.50 Minneapolis 46.00 J. M. Peterson 7.90 H. A. Rogers Company 35.80 St. Louis Park Dispatch 49.90 Street Department 27.98 Swenson's 12.21 " . " 8.20 Ira M. Vraalstad .94 " " 89.61 The Williams Hardware Co. 14.62 " " 14.30 it " n II 14.75 " " 2.90 Wm. H. Ziegler Company. 58.78 “ n 12.30 Amendment to Zoning Ordinance . The Village Attorney was instructed to prepare an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance covering changes advertised and heard May 5, 1947, with the ex- ception of Lots 5, 6, Block 59, St. Louis Park. Petition Re: Speed, Etc. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the petition of Mrs. C. U. Colliander, 3801 Joppa Avenue and others, dated May 9, 1947, regarding speed, etc. was referred to the Police Department for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of the Council. Mosquito Eradication On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Clerk Justad, the letter dated May 12, 1947 from Gavin Shaw was referred to the Public Health and Wel- fare Department, by unanimous vote of the Counci. Delegation Re: Storm Sewer #15 A delegation appeared regarding Storm Sewer #15 proposed for Minikanda Vista area. Trustee Perkins gave the audience the.amount of bids received. The method of assessment was asked but it was explained that the problem tonight was whether the sewer should be constructed. Attorney Hessifitgrged that the Village Council take action this evening. Mr. Peterson suggested that if the Assessor wanted to set a sliding scale on assessments, he was willing to take his chance on the type of assessment. ]fir. Barrett urged that the work be done. Bid for Storm Sewer #15 Awarded On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the bid of Bart Carlone for construction of Storm Sewer Districts/#15, according to plans and specifications prepared by the Village Engineer, of $17,604.05 was deter- mined the lowest bid of a responsible bidder received pursuant to advertisement for bids, and the President and Clerk were directed to enter into a written contract in behalf of the Village on forms approved by the Village Attorney . Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. Permission to erect Pole On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Northern States Power Company were given permission to erect one pole on Huntington Laneir.between Glenhurst and Huntington Avenues, by unanimous vote of the CounIII - cil. Licenses Approved On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following 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 the Council: Mrs. H. P. Mc Dermott Restaurant Plymouth Electric Co. Electrical Neff & Streif Heating May 12, 94 1 7 413 Street Light Ordered On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, a street light was ordered at 37th Street and Highway #100 Service Road, by unanimous vote of the Council. Bingo A letter dated May 12, 1947, signed by J. F. Devine, 4100 Raleigh Avenue in behalf of the Men's Club of the Most Holy Trinity Church, stating that they will hold a bingo party at the American Legion Hall on ExcelsiorBoulevard, Friday, June 13, 1947, was read. No action taken. Building Permit for Hamburger Stand On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Building Inspector was authorized to issue a building permit to H. P. Mc Dermott to • construct a l6.' x 16' building to be used for a hamburger and root beer stand at 7425 Walker Street. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. Resolution On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of the Council: RESOLUTION CANCELING GARBAGE COLLECTION ASSESSMENTS • BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that the following assessments levied pursuant to resolution adopted September 16, 1946, be hereby canceled, for the reason that said lands were used either for a farm or that a dwelling was not completed and were not served by the garbage collection service of the Village, and the Treasurer and Auditor of Hennepin County are here- by authorized to cancel said assessments on their respective records: Victor Formo - Section 8, Township 117, Range 21, That part of the West 3/4 of the Ei of the NE4 lying South of Cedar Lake Road and North of Great Northern Right-of- Way and West of the East 30 feet thereof - $7.90 Lot 16, Block 1, American Security' Investment Co's. Second Addition $7.90 License Bond - Heating On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the heating license bond with 0. H. Anderson and W. L. Dahlen, DBA Anderson and Dahlen Sheet Metal Works as principal, and Columbia Casualty Company as surety, dated April 17, 1947, in the amount of $1,000.00, was approved by unanimous vote of the Council. New Mileage Rate L a^"r' Ay On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig the new rate for e.l - Village Employees driving their own car for Village business was set at 7¢ per mile as of May 15, 1947, by unanimous vote of the Council. Resolution On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following reso- lution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, proposed assessments for the cost of Improvement K-76 and L-82 have been duly filed with the Village Clerk and opened to public inspection, and notice has been published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch April 18, 1947, that the Village Council would pass upon said proposed assessments at its meeting May 5, 1947, and said Council has met at the time and place and place specified in said notice, and no one appeared in opposition to said assessments and filed no objections thereto, and the matter having been regularly continued to this present meeting; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that said proposed assessments which are hereby referred to and made a part here- of and hereby adopted, and an assessment is hereby levied against each of the lots, parts of lots, and parcels of land described therein in the sums therein specified, and each of said piece of land is hereby found to be benefited in the amount of the assessment levied against it herein. • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each assessment shall be payable in equal annual installments over a period of three years, the first to be payable on the first day of June, 1948, all deferred payments to bear interest at the rate of five per cent per annum. Said assessments and interest shall be -a lien on the property therein specified concurrent with general taxes as authorized by Chapter 65, Laws of Minnesota 1919, as amended. 414 May 12, 1947 Ordinance On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following Ordinance was passed by unanimous vote of the Council: ORDINANCE NO. 267 The Village Council of the Village of St. Louis:Park do ordain as follows: Section 1. Ordinance No. 114 of the Village of St. Louis Park entitled "An Ordinance Relating to Scavengers and Providing for the Licensing and Regula- tion Thereof" adopted by the Village Council April 21, 1937, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraphs to be designated therein as Sections 7 and 8: "Section 7. No person shall deposit the contents taken from any fault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or private drain into any sanitary sewer of the Village of St. Louis Park unless he shall have first obtained a permit to do so from the Village Clerk. Such permit may be issued by the Clerk to any person licensed herein as a scavenger upon receipt by him of_ an application in writing as hereinafter prescribed, upon payment of the fee hereinafter speci- fied and if the Clerk is satisfied that the applicant has complied and will comply with all provisions of this ordinance and all other ordinances of the Village relating to the use of its sewers. "Application for such permit shall be in writing and shall state: (a) the location of the vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or private drain from which the material to be deposited into the sewer will be obtained, (b) the approximate quantity of such ma- terial to be deposited into the sewer, (c) the time when the material will be deposited into the sewer, (d) the place where applicant proposes to deposit the material into the sewer (e) such further information as the Clerk may request. "No permit shall be issued unless the applicant shall pay to the Village Treasurer a permit fee of $1.00 for each separate vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or private drain the contents of which may be deposited in a sewer. "Each permit issued shall be in writing and shall specify (a) the name of the permitee, (b) the source of the material to be deposited in the sewer, (c) the time when and location where the material will be deposited. The Clerk's receipt for the permit fee which includes the foregoing required information shall constitute the permit. "Failure to comply with these specifications of the permit shall constitute a violation of this ordinance. "All permit fees received pursuant to this Section shall be paid into the sanitary sewer maintenance fund of the Village and may be used for sewer maintenance or payments to the City of Minneapolis for use or maintenance of Minneapolis sewers used by the Village. "No person to whom such permit is granted shall be required to notify the Health Officer or Chief of Police as required by Section 4 be- fore using a sanitary sewer in compliance with the permit. "Section 8. All permits issued hereunder will be dated and shall be invalid forty-eight (48) hours after their issuance. "Section 9. No person shall deposit the contents of any vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or drain into any storm sewer of the Village at any time, and no person shall deposit such contents into any sanitary sewer of the Village in such a manner as to per- mit any portion of such contents to be or remain on the surface of the ground or within five feet of the surface of any manhole or other place where such contents are deposited into the sewer." • Minutes -The minutes of meetings held April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 1947 were read and approved as read. Purchase of Time Clock Authorized On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Clerk was authorized to purchase a time clock at $285.00, from Street Department funds; clock to have In and Out shift and record in two colors as shown on cut by the Recorder Cmpany. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. 415 May 12, 1947 Resolution On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: RESOLUTION ORDERING SIDEWALK ' BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that it is necessary and expedient to construct sidewalk on the West side of Xenwood Avenue from 33rd Street to the South line of Lot 192, Norwaldo, such sidewalk to be five feet in width and constructed in accordance with standard Village sidewalk specifications now on file with the Village Clerk; the Village III Engineer is directed to set stakes designating the exact location for said side- walk, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said sidewalk shall be completed by June 30, 1947, and ' BE IT RESOLVED that the names of the owners of all lots, parts of lots, and parcels of ground fronting the street where said walk is to be constructed are as follows: NAME PROPERTY OWNED Hyman Greene and Irene V. Greene Lot 175, Norwaldo William Bliss and Ella Bliss Lot 176 Edmund G. Mayhall Lot 177 and South 3 feet of Lot 178 Orman Suker ' Lot 178 except 3 feet and Lot 179 Charles Roitenberg `Lot 180 Charles Roitenberg and Gladys Roitenberg Lots 181 and 182 John Nelson ' Lots 183 and -184 State of Minnesota Lots 185 and 186 Lloyd C. Wilson and Essie Wilson Lot 187 Helvig A. Peterson, Helmuth N. Peterson, Arthur T. Peterson, and Henry G. Peterson 'Lot 188 III Alexander Rennie and Edith L. Rennie Lot 189 State of Minnesota Lots 190 and 191 " BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if said walk shall not be fully constructed in the manner and within the time herein prescribed, the Village Council may order the same to be done by contract. ' Used Car License Denied ' On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the application of Mohrbacker Motor Sales (R. H. Mohrbacker, Owner) for a license to sell used and second hand motor vehicles from lots directly East of the St. Louis Park Garage, 4825 Excelsior Boulevard was denied and the Village Clerk was authorized to refund the $50.00 fee which accompanied application to Mr. Mohrbacker. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. Warranty Deed Accepted ' On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Warranty Deed (limited) from Fred J. Cook and Lenore Cook, for Lots 30 to 36, Block 179, Re- arrangement of St. Louis Park was accepted and ordered placed on file by the Village Attorney. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. Eldon E. Rempfer-Police Civil Service ' On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, Eldon E. Rempfer, 4113 Highwood Road was appointed to the Police Civil Service Commission to fill the unexpired term of Fletcher K. Ware (10-1-49), by unanimous vote of the Council. - Meeting Adjourned " The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 11:45 P. M. A � '� ERICKSON ' President of the Village Council ATTEST: -24:)-70 1 wyte47:;W. JO - H JUSTAD V age Clerk