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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1948/07/19 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 290 July 12, 1948 _ GC Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 10:59 P. M. . -25iN President of the Village Council ATTEST: iir J0`+ ''H JUSTAD Ir sage Clerk III REGULAR MEETING - July 19, 1948 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:05 P. M., with the following Council Members present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren ' Clerk Justad President Erickson ' Verified Claims On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Clerk Justad, 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; Clerk Justad, Yea; President Erickson, 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 75.00III 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 129.00 Dan Whalen 126.50 Irwin Freeland 132.00 George Gibson 137.50 Donald Glassing 119.00 Truman Hedwall 129.00 Orlo A. Hemstock 119.00 Clyde Johnson 119.00 L. M. Johnson 132.00 Omar Mc Gary 126.50 Kurt Scheibe 137.50 C. M. Williams 150.00 Peter Stienstra 150.00 Edwin Gilbert 137.50 C. C. Wolford 122.50 J. A. Werner 137.50 Beverly Johnson 80.00 James P. Anagnost 75.00 A. Anderson 110.00 Norman Andert 100.00 John Balich 180.40 Jeanne Bergevin 37.50 Jean Bonell 37.50 J. W. Brockman 100.94 Harry J. Brown 75.00 Janie Brown 12.00 Mary Brown 50.00 John Connery 144.25 R. B. Connery 136.50 R. B. Connery 9.87 James H. Cox 37.50 Elsie 'Dahlstrom 39.10 Al. Donahue 124.25 Emil Duemke 20.00 Mary E. Dunkum 60.00 E. Ferch 115.33 Barbara Fierke 22.50 H. Frieborg 127.50 George- Gibson 54.00 1 H. Girard 140.76 Gloria Greguson 75.00 W. C. Henderson 80.00 Catherine Hutton 37.50 Alvera Johnson 91.00 J. 0. Johnson 146.95III K. Johnson 150.00 C. Jones 110.00 W. Jungblut 110.94 Mildred Kadlac 31.00 Maynard Kays 142.10 Robert Kays 100.00 William Kuross 75.00 Delores Lancaster 75.00 Vernice Larson 60.00 R. Lea 115.38 C. Lindgren 115.37 Elise V. Low 65.63 0. R. Mc Gary 115.38 Lorene Mc Ginnis 75.00 Sara Jo Mc Guire 67.50 Don Mc Kay . 110.00 Vance Marfell 116.35 E. T. Montgomery 21.00 Erling Mostue, Jr. 75.00 Delphi Nelson 48.00 Harvey Nelson 137.96 Phillip Nelson 50.00 E. Omestad 110.00 Dorothy Owens 60.00 July 19, 1948 291 Verified Claims, Contd. W. M. Pascoe 110.00 Jean'Helen Port 37.50 Joyce Railing 37.50 Gertrude Renner 107.25 Phylis Robin 60.00 Sylvia Rydland 60.00 W. J. Sahl 104.98 K. P. Scheibe 110.00 L. Senander 90.00 F. Sewall 110.94 Camille Sivertsen 75.00 Allen Sorenson " 75.00 John A. Streech 208.00 Gunnar Stromer 207.38 E. Taylor 110.94 Wm. E. Tessmer 60.00 Paul L. Theurer 75.00 Myrel Tierney 97.50 J. C. Utton 220.00 Drexel Van Every 37.50 III Ira M. Vraalstad 150.00 Ed Werner 9.25 Elizabeth V. Wagner 75.00 Lowell Welke 100.00 Edward J. Williams 170.94 J. S. Williams 115.00 W. Williams 110.00 Martha Wylie 66.00 American Linen Company 3.94 C. L. Hurd (Associated Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 66.36 Agencies) 43.97 Boyer & Gilfillan Motor Co. 2,384.53 Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc. 22.35 Brookside Hardware 5.70 Brookside Hardware .50 Brookside Hardware 1.00 Crown Rubber Stamp Co. 3.02 Crown. Rubber Stamp Company .75 Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. 23.80 Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. 13.35 Martin F. Falk Paper Co. 9.50 Dr. E. L. Fitch 75.00 Hedberg-Freidheim & Co. 29.60 Hobart Brothers 5.52 Hobart Brothers - n/c J. Hunter 8.00 Glenn Johnson Contr. Co. 49.02 Nels P. Larson 50.00 Lyle Signs, Inc. 37.30 Mpls. Auto Supply 4.14 Mpls. Blue Printing Co. 1.55 Mpls. Gas Light Co. 1.22 State of Minn., Dept. Taxation, Tom Motzko 65.00 ' 16.00 Tom Motzko 5.40 Tom Motzko 14.20 N. S. Power Company 2,731.96' NW Bell Telephone Co. 3.00 NW Bell Telephone Co. 66.55 Olson-Harford Co. 9.75 Republic Creosoting Co. 505.59 Republic Creosoting Co. 548.15 H. A. Rogers Company 25.15 S. J. Rutherford Co. 44.20 St. Louis Park Dispatch 13.80 Village of St. Louis Park 76.56 III Paul A. Schmitt Music Co. 33.28 Standard Oil Company 1.62 Westerdahl Hardware 1.40 Westerdahl Hardware .13 Westerdahl Hardware 8.84 Westerdahl Hardware 6.25 Wheeler Lumber & Bridge Co. 5.26 F. W. Woolworth Co. 2.25 Clyde Sorenson 119.00 Clyde Sorenson 119.00 Trustee Jorvig Trustee arrived for the meeting at this time --- 8:15 P. M. Bids - Police Car Bids were received from the following firm for police car as per advertise- ment for bids in the June 25, 1948 issue of the St. Louis Park Dispatch: 1. Dahlberg Brothers, Incorporated On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the above bid was referred to Chairman of the Police Department Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Bids - Bituminous Distributor Bids were received from the following firms for One (1) Bituminous Dis- tributor as advertised in the June 25, 1948 issue of the St. Louis Park Dispatch: 1. Rosholt Equipment Company 2. W. H. Ziegler Co. 3. Ken. S. Gold Company 4. Ruffridge-Johnson Equipment Company, Inc. IIIOn motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Johnson, the above bids for Bituminous Distributor were referred to the Street Commissioner and Street Department Committee Chairman for checking and recommendation, by unani- mous vote of Council Members present. Bids - Pick-up Street Sweeper Bids were received from the following bidders for One (1) Pick-up Street Sweeper as advertised in the June 25, 1948 issue of the St. Louis Park Dispatch: 1. Austin-Weston Company, Inc. 2. George T. Ryan Company 3. Elgin Street Sweeper Co. 4. Smith-Dunn Company On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above bids for Pick-up Street Sweeper were referred to the Street Commissioner and Street 292 July 19, 1948 Bids - Pick-up Sweeper, Cont'd. = Department Committee Chairman for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. • Hearing - Outdoor Motion Picture Theater A hearing was opened on the application of the Minnesota Entertainment Association, Inc. for a license to operate An outdoor motion picture theater; as advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch. 'Several persons were present. Mr. N. W. Joubert spoke for folks living in Crestview Addition - said three homes had already been built, and more were started. There were 76 lots altogether - 15 have been sold. Said people are opposed because their values would be jeopardized. He stated that the Minnesota Entertainment Association, Incorporated bought their property knowing'what the zoning was when they pur- chased. This type of theater is objectionable because of great amount of motor traffic and noise; also there would follow petitions for taverns, night clubs, beer parlors, etc. The Village Council should be interested in bringing in more tax money to help relieve the present tax load. This type of theater would be a-black eye to the community. He stated that by hearsay, that Minnetonka Township and'Golden Valley Village have turned one down. S. H. Skovald of Minnetonka Township verified Mr. Joubert's statement. A gentlemen who said he owns the property in Minnetonka Township adjacent to proposed location in question said that application on Minnetonka Township's side was turned down. ' Mr. Eaton, promoter of Crestview Addition asked if the 40 acres.would•be rezoned. He stated that it would spoil the value of 1,000 building lots. Mr. Carmean spoke about the cooperation of people in his area working.together to keep the right things in the area --- said it would be a traffic headache due to the number of cars that would be turned loose on Wayzata Boulevard from the theater. They do not want the theater. Milo Clarke said he agreed with Mr. Carmean, that it should be turned down --- said those across the street could sell their property for any object- ionable thing they wanter. Ward Clarke said it took six deputies to get the crowd out of the Bloomington Drive-in Theater. A lady stated that once a concession is made, others would follow. • A gentlemen from Minnetonka Township said he wanted to open a Drive-in Restaurant in St. Louis Park last year and *as turned town because the nearby residents objected. Mr. Mc Nulty of Westwood Hills Golf Course said that he was opposed to the theater because noise from horn blowing, etc. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the matter of above mentioned theater was referred to the Committee of the Whole, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Hearings - Street Improvements Separate hearings were had on grading and graveling of following streets and alleys, as advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, June 5h, 1948 issue: \lb\ Improvement No. N-120 - Alabama Avenue from 34th Street to Highway No. 7. ray' Improvement No. No. N-122 - Monterey Avenue p '1n k from 26th Street to 27th Street. G, 1/ Improvement No. N-123 - 26th Street from Lynn Avenue to Monterey Avenue. Improvement No: N-124 - 27th Street from Raleigh Avenue to Salem Avenue. Improvement No. N-125 - Alley in Block 4, 111 Oak Lawns. Improvement No. N-126'- Alley in Block 1, Lenox Addition. Improvement No. N-127 - 24th Street from Lot 19, Block 6, Forest Tract, Lake Forest, to west end. With regard to Improvement N-124 - 27th Street from Raleigh Avenue to Salem Avenue -- a group went to R. B. Cannery's office to check plans --- No plans there. Village Engineer, J. C. Utton was called on the 'phone and said they were not ready. With regard to Improvement N-126 - Alley in Block 1, Lenox Addition -- July 19, 1948 293 Hearings - Street Improvements, Cont'd. A group from Dakota Avenue said they didn't need it and wouldn't like to pay for same. They feel that the people on Edgewood Avenue should pay a larger share of the cost. They were told this could be taken up at the assessment hearing. On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the above hearings were continued to August 2, 1948, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Hearing - Rezonin& The hearing on the petition of- Clarence K. Bros for rezoning all lots in Block 174, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park from residential to multiple dwelling use, continued from meeting of July 12, 1948, was had. K. S. Dubbe, 3362 Brownlow Avenue, F. H. Greenagel, 3350 Brownlow Avenue and W. E. Johnson, 3354 Brownlow-Avenue appeared, stating that they represented the folks on Brownlow Avenue, Block 174, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park. They feel that the rezoning in Block 174 should be done now, and that the buildings be put up before the commercial zoning in Block 36, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park be done. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the above matter was referred to the Committee of the Whole, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Hearing - Rezonin& The adjourned hearing on the application of Vicent Johnson for rezoning of Lots 18, 19, 20, and 22-28 inclusive, Block 2, and Lots 21, 22, 29, and 30, Block 3, Minikanda Vists Second Addition from residential to multiple dwelling use was had --- Mr. Vicent Johnson, Robert Johnson and others were present, and after some discussion, it was moved by Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, that the application of Vicent Johnson for rezoning the above listed lots was denied, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Spraying for Insects Dr. L. Schricker and Mr. Krake spoke about spraying to rid the Village of mosquitoes, flies and other insects. They mentioned that the States of Idaho and Iowa have it done. Mr. Krake said that the Village could be done in two weeks time, at a cost of $5,000.00. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above matter was referred to the Health and Welfare Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of the Council Members present. Children's 'Stop' and'Slow' Signs On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the petition signed by Donald A. Hagen, 3935 Brunswick Avenue and others fof the erection of CHILDREN SLOW and CHILDREN STOP signs on both corners of 39th Street at Bruns- wick Avenue; and a THRU STOP sign at the intersection in the middle of the block, was referred to the Police Committee for action, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Pigeons The following were present and the keeping of pigeons at 3221 Kentucky Avenue was discussed: Mr. W. J. Templin, 3240 Jersey Avenue Mr. Frank Revak, 3221 Kentucky Avenue Mr. 0. E. Christopherson, 3228 Jersey Avenue Avenue Mr. Conrad Dapkus, 3224 Jersey Avenue Mr. Max M. Axelsen, 3236 Jersey Avenue Mr. Templin said Mr, Revak was raising the birds for prizes. It was suggested that they solicit their neighbors and clear up their feelings, and come back-next Monday night. Bid Awarded - Sidewalk Construction On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the bid of John Finstad and Son of St. Louis Park received July 12, 1948, for the construct- ion of sidewalk at 18 locations in the Village (Improvements N-1 to N-28, inclusive) in the amount of $14,376.53, was determined to be the lowest bid of a responsible bidder; and the President and Clerk were directed to enter into a written contract on behalf of the Village with John Finstad and Son for the construction of the above sidewalk at the price bid. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council members present. Permit to Shoot Black Birds On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the application 2941 July 19, 1948 Or' Permit to Shoot Blackbirds, Cont'd. of John T. Skogman for a permit to shoot blackbirds on his property at 3536 Texas Avenue was approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to =� issue the permit to expire December 31, 1948, by unanimous vote of the. Council Members present. Petitions for Sanitary Sewer The following petitions for sanitary sewer construction were received: 1. In Webster Avenue from 39th Street to Excelsior Boulevard, signed by Karl L. Ball and others. P-221 2. Ih Toledo Avenue between 42nd Street and Morningside Road, signed by Herbert A. Solstad, and others. P-222 On motion of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the foregoing , petitions were referred to the 'Village Engineer and Chairman of the Sewer Department Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of Councilmen present. Permission to Place Pole On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the request of the Northern States Power Company for permission to plcice one pole in alley between Franklin Avenue and Cedar Lake Road and Georgia Avenue and Hampshire Avenues was approved by unanimous vote of Council Members present. _ License Approved - Electrical On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the application of John-J. Hollick, DBA Hollick Electric Company, 2729 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a license to do electrical work was approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue license to expire ,December 31, 1948, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Justice of Peace Report of Fines - Justice of Peace, N. W. Joubert's Report of Fines covering period from June 4, 1948 through June 21, 1948 was read to the Village Council and ordered filed. Sprinkling Resolution Recinded As Well #5 is now in operation and as we are apparently producing sufficient water to take care of subscribers needs, it was moved by Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig that the resolution passed by the Village Council June 1, 1948, putting restrictions on the use of water for sprinkling was recinded by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Bonds Approved On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following bonds were approved by unanimous vote of Council Members present: HEATING LICENSE BOND with Bernard P. Mooney, DBA Mooneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota as principal, and New Amsterdam Casualty Co. of New York, N. Y. as surety, dated April 21, 1948, in the amount of $1,000.00. PLUMBING LICENSE BOND with Bernard P. Mooney, DBA Mooneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota as• principal, and New Amsterdam Casualty Company of New York, N. Y. as surety, dated April 21, 194.8, •in the amount of $4,000.00. HEATING LICENSE BOND with Dan Kopesky, Hopkins, Minnesota as principal, and National Surety Corporation of New York, N. Y. as surety, dated June 22, 1948, in the amount of $1,000.00. PLUMBING LICENSE BOND with Carl A. Sandhoff & John T. Mc Namara, DBA Sandhoff & Mc Namara Plumbing & Heating Company as principal, and Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company as surety, dated July 12, 1948, in the amount of $4,000.00. SIDEWALK OR CURB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION BOND of Alfred R. Johnson and John E. Anderson, covering the construction of concrete sidewalk July 19, 1948 295 Bonds, Continued on the East Side of Y semite Avenue between 41st Street and 42nd Street, in front of Lot 20, Block 8, Suburban Homes Addition to St. Louis Park; to be com- pleted by June 10, 1948. Resolution • On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the follow- ing -resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: • RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION VACATING PORTION • OF STREET WHEREAS the Village Council adopted a resolution March 24, 1947 vacating a portion of the intersection of 33rd Street at Jersey Avenue, in which reso- lution it appears there was an inadvertent error in the description of the portion of the street vacated; therefore, _ • BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that the second paragraph of said resolution be hereby amended to read as follows: • BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that the portion of the intersection of 33rd Street and Jersey Avenue adjacent to Lot 13, Block 7, Parkview which forms a part of the intersection of Jersey Avenue with West 33rd Street at Louisiana Avenue in the Village of St. Louis Park and is bounded by the South line of said Lot 13; the East line of said Block 7, Parkview produced South to said South line of said Block 6 produced West; and the Northeasterly line of Louisiana Avenue; as the same is now dedi- cated and laid out within the corporate limits of said Village be hereby vacated. Resolution • • 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 STFOOR CSEESRUTSITORNIOFNSOT.OR7 SEWER III • WHEREAS it-appears necessary and in the public interest that a storm sewer for Storm Sewer District No. 17 in addition to sewers ordered constructed by the Village Council in its resolution adopted April 19, 1948, said sewer to be constructed in Jersey Avenue from Minnetonka Boulevard to West 29th Street as shown and described on plans and specifications.which have been prepared,by the Village Engineer and which are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk be hereby directed to advertise for bids for construction of said sewer, bids to be opened August 16, 1948. • Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 11:15 P. M. -=g131--ERTC4----4-w-HC5751N President of the Village Council ATTEST: 46/+ -OSEPH/iUSTAD Villa: Clerk III SPECIAL MEETING - July 26, 1948 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by Clerk Justad at 8:15 P•. M., with the following Council Members present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins Clerk Justad Trustee Perkins, Acting President On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, Trustee Perkins was designated as acting President of the Village Council, with authority to sign Village checks with the Clerk and Treasurer during the absence of President Erickson from the Council because of illness. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council Members present.