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Home My WebLink About1948/03/15 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 182 March 8, 1948 X Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President pro tem, Howard W. Perkins at 9:50 P. M. - ,e'-c--e--'ee--g--4,Zel -77 HOWARD W. PERK NS ` . ATTEST: President pro tem, Village Council JS•EPH ,' STAD Villa:, Clerk I REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 15, 1948 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President pro tem, Howard W. Perkins at 8:25 P. M. with the following Councilmen present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins 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; Clerk Justad, Yea: 0. B. Erickson 80.00 H. J. Bolmgren 60.00 Torval Jorvig 60.00 H. W. Perkins 60.00 Joseph Justad 200.00 Ellida C. Parchem 92.50 Mildred Melbourne 60.00 C. L. Dickinson 107.25 James R. Dahl 119.00 Carl Iverson 132.00 Andy Nelson 150.00 F. J. Senander 137.50 Robert D. Standal 119.00 Robert M. Sorensen 126.50 Dan Whalen 124.00 Irwin Freeland 132.00 George Gibson 137.50 Donald Glassing 119.00 Truman Hedwall 129.00 Clyde Johnson 119.00 L. M. Johnson 132.00 Omar Mc Gary 124.00 Kurt Scheibe 137.50 C. M. Williams 150.00 Peter Stienstra 150.00 Edwin Gilbert 122.50 C. C. Wolford 122.50 Aaron Anderson 110.00 John Balich 180.40 J. W. Brockman 90.00 John Connery 110.00 R. B. Connery 136.50 Elsie Dahlstrom 43.50 Al Donahue 130.55 E. Ferch 126.87 H. Frieborg 131.92 George Gibson 60.00 H. Girard 160.65 W. C. Henderson 27.50 Alvera Johnson 92.50 J. 0. Johnson 130.55 K. Johnson 150.00 C. Jones 95.00 W. Jungblut 110.00 Mildred Kadlec 29.50 Maynard Kays 143.15 R. Lea 131.90 C. Lindgren 142.67 0. H. Mc Gary 131.95 Vance Marfell 114.40 E. Omestad 126.87 Wm. Pascoe 100.00 Gertrude Renner 107.25 W. J. Sahl 131.95 E. Sewall 148.23 F. Sewall 127.81 Jerry Sewall 121.87 Gunnar Stromer 132.00 J.' C. Utton 250.00 Ira M. Vraalstad 150.00 III Ed Werner 18.50 J. S. Williams 115.00 Martha Wylie 66.00 American Printing Co. 168.30 Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 3.28 " " " 16.00 Brookside Hardware 1.95 Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 3.41 it 11 1.03 Wm. Bros Boiler Mfg. 9.90 '! " 5.47 John R. Coan, Postmaster 24.00 It - tt 1.59 R. B. Connery 6.75 It • i! .78 Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. 32.10 '! !I 4.86 Delano Dairy 2.70 it • '! 1.75 Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott i► 'I 2.97 and Barber 65.00 11 II 2.95 II 11 It it 45.00 March 15, 1948 Verified Claims, Continued Brookside Hardware 2.50 Firestone Stores 7.56 n 2.25 ,t It 58.12 First Nat'l. Bank, Mpls. 15.00 2.02 John M. Godley 7.90 " It 43.20 Glenn P. Harter 7.90 '! " 9.30 Hedberg-Friedheim & Co. .690 K. Johnson _ 16.11 H. V. Johnston Culvert Co. 84.00 Landers, Norblom, Christenson R. A. Lundbeck Company 3.78 - Company 91.43 Minneapolis Auto Supply Co. 2.53 Mpls. Gas Light Company 1.44 Mpls., Northfield & So. RR 1.00 " " It " 9.22 E. T. Montgomery 16.00 National Tea_Company 5.10 tt 16.00 NW National Bank, Mpls. 3,019.75 It It tt `400.00 W. S. Nott Company 3.85 Purity Milk House 15.82 Standard Oil Company 161.60 Sterling Electric Co. 16.36 Underwood Corporation 6.00 Williams Hardware Co. 14.04 Mrs. Edith Woods 25.00 A. W. Wylie 8.48 Bids - Wheel Type Tractor Bids were received and opened for a wheel type tractor, as advertised in St. Louis Park Dispatch, from the following Bidder - Rosholt Equipment Company $1,167.50 On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above bid was referred to the Village Engineer and Street Commissioner for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Bids - 1947 Annual Financial Statement Bids were received and opened for the printing of the 1947 Annual Financial Statement, as advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, from the following - Gile Letter Service $350.00 On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Gile Letter Service bid was referred to the Village Clerk for checking and recom- mendation, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Letter Re: Error in Sewer Bid A letter was read from Orfei and Mariani, dated March 9, 1948, explain- ing that an error was made in their bid of March 8, 1948 for Sanitary Sewer to be constructed in Excelsior Boulevard from Wooddale to Dakota Avenues; the error being $7,923.30 short due to overlooking the cost of the pipe. Mr. Orfei was present, and the matter was discussed. Villap Attorney said that the Village. Council could not accept the additional biYl. He asked Mr. Orfei what he would do if the Village Council accepted the original bid of $96,003.30 - would he enter into a contract at that price? He said he would have to think this over. He would not be able to make anything on the deal. He offered to show us his work sheets used in making the bid. He was asked to bring them in to the Clerk's Office. No action taken on bids at this time. Deephaven Bus Route On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Clerk was instructed to write the Deephaven Bus Company, commending them on the new bus route as follows: From Lake Street and Highway #100 North to Cedar Lake Road; thence West to Village Limits (Jordan Avenue); _thence South to Minnetonka Boulevard. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council Members present. - Bid Awarded - Bituminous Plant Mix Bids for furnishing and delivering bituminous plant mix into Village trucks in accordance with specifications therefore, received March 8, 1948, and tabulated by Village Engineer, J. C. Utton were read as follows: Bury and Carlson X5.25 per ton Glenn Johnson Contracting Co. 5.10 " " J. V. Gleason 4.30 u tt On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the bid of J. V. Gleason to furnish delivered into Village trucks in accordance with specifications, 3,000 tons, more or less, Bituminous Plant Mix at $4.30 per ton, was determined the lowest bid of a responsible bidder received pursuant to ad- vertisement for bide, and the President and Clerk were directed to enter into a r :1 86 March 15, 1948 Cr �1a 4milr4 Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President pro tem, Howard W. Perkins at r�^; 9:15 P. M. • HOWARD W. ERKINS President pro tem, Village Council ATTEST: 7 JcSEPH i' STAD Villa:ff Clerk SPECIAL MEETING - MARCH 17, 1948 A special meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President pro tem Howard W. Perkins, to discuss sewer bids received Monday, March 8, 1948, and the request of the Frank Lundberg Post #282, American Legion to hold boxing exhibitions, subsequent to notifying the following --- Trustee Perkins, Trustee Jorvig, Trustee Bolmgren and Clerk Justad. The meeting was called to order at 4:30 P. M. and the following were present at roll call: • Trustee Bolmgren Clerk Justad Trustee Perkins Sewer Bids Rejected A letter from Orfei and Mariani, dated March 9, 1948, calling attention to an error in their bid of March 1st for construction of sanitary sewer in Ex- celsior Boulevard from Wooddale Avenue to Dakota Avenue was read. This error would increase their bid $7,923.30. Due to the fact that the Village Council could not accept this with the increase, it was moved by Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Clerk Justad that the bids received March 1, 1948 for sanitary sewer •---- construction in Excelsior Boulevard between Wooddale Avenue and Dakota Avenue were rejected except the bid of Orfei and Mariani, and the Clerk was authorised to readvertise for same, bids to be opened April 12, 1948. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Boxing Exhibitions Approved On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Clerk Justad, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of Council Members present: RESOLUTION APPROVING BOXING EXHIBITIONS WHEREAS, the officers of the Frank H. Lundberg 'Post #282 of the American Legion have requested permission to hold boxing exhibitions in the Village of St. Louis Park, and WHEREAS, the same officers have informed the Village Council that the net proceeds from these boxing exhibitions are to go to the Heart Fund and other similar welfare projects, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED.by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that permission is hereby granted to the Frank H. Lundberg Post #282, American Legion of St. Louis Park to hold boxing exhibitions in the Village of St. Louis Park, to hold boxing exhibitions in the Village of St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Meeting Adjourned . The meeting was adjourned by President pro tem, Howard W. Perkins at 4:50 P. M. HOWARD W. PERKINS ATTEST: President pro tem, Village Council _/ i /,41 r , / - J'a'•LPH JU.TAD, Village Clerk