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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949/02/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular January 24, 1949 417 Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 8:59 P. M. • 0. B. ERICKSON , President of the Village Council ATTEST: . / .. J PH % STAD/ • lege Clerk . • REGULAR MEETING - FEBRUARY 7, 1949 ' A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:13 P. M., with the following Council Members present at roll call: • Trustee Bolmgren ' Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins ' Clerk Justad ' President Erickson Minutes • The minutes of meetings held January 17, 1949 and January 24, 1949 were read and approved as read. • Verified Claims - On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded•by Trustee Jorvig, the following Verified claims were approved, and the President and Clerk are hereby authorized to issue warrants covering same, by unanimous vote of Council Members, by the following roll call --- Trustee Bolmgren, yea; Trustee Jorvig, yea; Trustee Perkins, yea; Clerk Justad, yea; President Erickson, yea: lir Joseph Justad 245.00 Ellida C. Parchem 137.50 C. L. Dickinson 75.00 James Dahl 154.00 Carl Iverson 162.00 Andy-Nelson 195.00 F. J. Senander 175.00 Clyde Sorenson 149.00 Robert M. Sorenson 159.00 Robert D. Standal 154.00 Dan Whalen 156.50 Irwin Freeland 162.00 George Gibson 175.00 Donald Glassing 154.00 Truman Hedwall 162.00 Clyde Johnson 154.00 L. M. Johnson 162.00 Omar-Mc Gary 156.50 Kurt Scheibe 175.00 C. M. Williams 195.00 Peter Stienstra 195.00 Edwin Gilbert 137.50 C. C. Gilbert 122.50 J. A: Werner 220.00 Vernice Larson 75.00 A. Anderson 105.20 John Balich 197.20 C. J: Betley 120.00 J. W. Brockman 126.80 John- Connery 148.20 R. B. Connery 192.00 Elsie Dahlstrom 71.30 Al Donahue 136.15 Mary-E. Dunkum 70.55 - t1 " 149.26 C. H. Farmer 291.21 E. Ferch 155.05 H. -Frieborg 147.25 George Gibson 68.00 H. Girard 199.24 Alfred Hay 110.00 Orlo•Hemstock 82.50 Richard Jacobsen 150.63 II • II 126.80 Alvera Johnson 104.80 J. .0. Johnson 180.00 III K. Johnson 195.00 C. W: Jones 152.00 David Jorvig 60.00 Walter Jungblut 134.90 Mildred Kadlec 35.00' Maynard Kelys 170.75 Robert Kays 126.95 R. Lea 134.65 C. Lindgren 156.55 0. R: Mc Gary 124.56 Vance Marfell 138.56 A. H: Melbourne 100.00 Mildred Melbourne 80.00 Harvey Nelson 125.33 E. Omestad 130.07 Wm. M. Pascoe 116.00 Glen Peterson 149.35 Gertrude Renner 133.20 C. F. Rihl 367.39 n II 10.29 W. J. Sahl 145.90 K. P. Scheibe 142.50 Richard Senander 100.00 F. Sewall 141.99 Peter Stienstra 36.33 Gunnar Stromer 142.40 E. Taylor 93.60 Myrel Tierney 59.38 458 February 7, 1949 c; Verified Claims, Conttd. J. C. Utton 250.00 Ira M. Vraalstad 195.00 Ed. Werner 20.90 it tt n 32.55 Elmer Whipps 149.38 J. S. Williams 115.00 Cecelia Wilson 39.00 Martha L. Wylie _ 54.40 American-La France Foamite 32.45 American Linen Company 5.07 American Printing Co. 45.00 B-B Fuel Company15.25 II tt tt 8.00 Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 63.94 n tt n 54.00 n - n n n 160.97 W. R. Beamish Company 90.00 Behning Hardware _ 16.28 Benjamin Brush Co. 5.00 Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc. 15.40 Helen L. Bradley, DBA Sub. It it tt 23.39 Sanitary Drayage Co. 3,230.94 it n It 34.32III Brookside Grocery 22.50 tt tt tt 9.82 John R. Coan, Postmaster 24.00 Crook & Hanley Co. _ 3.50 Crown Rubber Stamp Co. 21.06 it tt tt 7.00 It It It tt 2.50 Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. 12.45 nn n n 185.00 n n n 2.00 n n tt it 6.82 n it n .60 n tt n n 1.30 n It It 1.00 H. W. Darby, M. D. _ 120.00 tt tt n 14.91 tt n it n n 58.00 De Graff Wolff ' 597.27 Delano Dairy _ _ 3.00 Delegard Tool Company 7.25 Dietrick Lumber Company 3.20 I. J. Donnelly Company 1,155.01 Eco, Incorporated 7.53 0. B. Erickson 4.50 Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Co. 302.10 Firestone Stores 3.84 First Nat'l. Bank, Hopkins 1,515.00 " it 93.92 The Flox Company 666.10 tt n 212.40 J. V. Gleason 21.45 " tt 25.86 II n ' It 6.41 n ' n 58.74 n It n 11.36 n n 10.83 tt n n 7.01 tt n 24.00 it n n 7.20 n n 2.62 !t t! tl 7.58 The Goodin Company 456.96 It n it 9.53 n It n 117.12 tt If tt 16.99 n n n 385.92 Hobart Bros. Sales & Service 28.61 n n n 85.68 III Hodroff Big Ten Food Store 19.50 J. J. Hunter _ 8.00 International Harvester 11.60 Janney Semple Hill & Co. 17.75 J. N. Johnson, Inc. 55.00 John Wiley Jones Company 126.00 Goodwin Joss Laboratories 16.00 Lake. Street Hardware 20.30 ,t ,t n 8.00 Landers, Norblom, Christenson 586.75 n It t► . 8.00 Nels P. Larsen 34.00 John Leslie Fuel Company 21.45 Linde Air Products .60 n n n n 21.45 it it it .62 • tt r, tt It 87.60 Lumber Stores, Incorporated 83.80 n Hu n 46.15 "' u It 222.68 n n it n 59.06 it tt n 24.58 Lyle Signs, Inc. _ 105.42 Wm. H. Mc Coy 79.84 Minneapolis Auto Supply Co. 21.45 n it n 80.80 Minneapolis Gas Company 12.54 n ttn 80.80 Minneapolis Iron Store 24.99 n " '! 80.80 VI n n 3.09 n it n 161.60 Minneapolis Savings & Loan 36.00 it it '! 161.60 Miller-Davis Company 183.95 n It It 14.60 ,t n tt 1.10 The Minar_Company 3.78 " n n n 40.65 n n ,t 13.65 tt n tt 5.85 tt it tt 23.79 tt tt t► 5.00 tt ,t n 62.31 it It n 5.80 ntt tt 5.84 ▪ H It n 2.50 it It It 31.77 ' n n n 15.00 n tt tt 10.08 ' tt tttt 1.05 n tt tt 47:27 III II tt ,I .90 Mine Safety Appliances Co. 61:50 n It tt 2.50 Morton Salt Company 45:68 n n' n 3.25 tt ' It tt 43:93 n tt n 1.20 it it ,,t 47.88 Tom_Motzko6.50 tt " it45.15 it it 7.65 it n tt 44.76 't n 3.00 National,Fire Protection Assn. 12.50 National Tea Company 79.71 Northern States Power Co. 2.48 ' tt It n 49.95 It n tt n 6.60 ' n nn 45.74 !'' n n n 25.00 ntt tt 97.47 n n n et 2,288.73 - Northern Water Treating Co. 1.00 n' !t ti !t 4.00 Northland Electric Co. 6.05 Olson-Showalter Co. _ 8.50 February 7, 1949 459 Verified Claims, Cont'd. _ Orfei & Mariani 6,333.42 Panther Oil and Grease Company 55.70 Paper Calmenson & Co. 14.56 The Park Press 11.60 n n n 15.84 n n U 17.65 1! " • • 't 2.98 Mrs. John Pasko • 29.00 II rI " 39.10 Phelps-Drake Company 27.00 It '! I! 17.00 J. C. Penney Company 10.00 Pockrandt Lumber & Fuel Co. 113.33 " If II It 3.29 Charles H. Ramsdell 175.00 Rodgers Hydraulic Co. 3.75 H. A. Rogers Co. 2.10 " " " 8.08 It 11 If n 2.15 John Rolschau 2.50 III II IT II '! 6.90 Rosholt Equipment Co. 120.00 H n n n 6.48 n n u 150.00 If It n If .90 n n n 1.46 n It I1 n 12.48 n It II 30.94 nn n n 1.25 n n n 58.30 Ruedlinger Nursery 85.00 St. _Louis Park Dispatch 20.70 Standard Oil Company 7.15 Rosholt Equipment Company 3,837.00 n 11 It 128.35 n 11 11 32.90 Street Department 26.67 it +! '! 41.70 n " 209.10 11 n n 52.34 n 11 182.70 Swenson' s _ 36.36 n n 20.93 n 30.60 it It 2.12 it 18.18 J. E. Tatum Company 7.00 Terry Excavating Company 324.00 Mrs. Helen Thompson 40.00 1t 11 It 10.00 Underwood Corporation 3.75 t-1 n `_1 213.75 J. W. Voigt Business Machines 85.00 n " " 20.00 n II n It n 12.50 n 'I rt 153.00 Wayne Pump Company • 1.65 1! tI 11 10.00 Wendellts, Incorporated 7.00 Williams Hardware 100.06 Wm. H. Ziegler Company 60.39 t1 " 18.05 n If n It 2.59 n it 9.60 n n rt II 25.37 11 II 3.33 n I' 1' II .99 Wm. _H. Ziegler Company 35.77 n it n II 20.90 Bids - Water Supply Revenue Bonds (0125,000.00) Pursuant to advertisement for bids in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, for the sale of $125,000.00 Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, bids were received and read from the following bidders --- Bidder Int. on Bonds Int. on Bonds Premium Due 1950-58 Due 1959-65 1. Shaughnessy & Co. ) St. Paul, Minn. ) C. S. Ashmun Co. ) 2i% 3% $1,175.00 Minneapolis, Minn.) 2. Harold E. Wood & Co. St. Paul, Minn. 2w% 3% 126.00 3. John Nuveen & Co. Chicago, Illinois 3% 3% 1,475.50 4. Kalman & Company ) Paine Webber Jackson) • & Curtis ) 3% 3% 526.00 Juran & Moody, ) IIIMinneapolis, Minn.) 5. Woodard-Elwood & Co. ) • ' • Mannheimer-Egan, Inc.) 3% 3% • 222.00 St. Paul, Minn. • ) 6. Allison-Williams Co: ) • Piper, Jaffrey & Hopwood • J. M. Dain & Co. 3% 34% 550.00 Minneapolis, Minnesota) The above bids were referred to the Village Attorney for checking and recommendation. (See disposition later in meeting) 460U, February 7, '1949CC Bids - Valve Seat Grinder Set Pursuant to advertisement for bids in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, bids were received and read for One (1) VALVE SEAT GRINDER SET (Basic Set), as follows: 1. National Bushing & Parts Company $135.00 • On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the above bid was referred to the Street Department Committee Chairman for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of the Council. _ 1949 Licenses • On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following applications for 1949 licenses were approved,• and the President and Clerk are hereby authorized to issue licenses to expire. December 31, 1949, by unanimous III vote of the Council --- • F. S. Lamson Plumbing . F. S. Lamson Heating • 0. B. Thompson Electrical • Starbird Electric Company " • Air-Co Heating Company Heating • J. C. Hoffman Electrical • Pure Oil Gas Station Cigarette Gas Heat Engineering Co. Heating Batzli Electric Co. Electrical Isaacson Electric Company It Nicholas B. Phillips Soft ,Drink • Lilac Way Service Station Gas Station 3 Pumps • it n n " Cigarettes R. ,N. Koch 3.2 Beer Off-Sale • It n n • Cigarettes n n " Milk Retail It n n Soft Drink n " n Gas Station 2 Pumps Westwood Hills Golf Club 3.2 Beer On-Sale • » " " It Restaurant n I '! n Cigarettes Carl Reiss 3.2 Beer Off-Sale n It 3.2 Beer On-Sale n t! Cigarettes tt it Restaurant _ E. .M. Moscrip & Anna May Moscrip 3.2 Beer Of-Sale II It n It 11 " Cigarettes It n " n " +' Milk Retail nn n n n tt Soft Drink " 11 n n +1 n Gas Station 2 Pumps Estimates On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the following Estimates of contract work in progress as presented by Village Engineer J. C. Utton were approved, and the President and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants covering same, by unanimous vote of the Council --- ESTIMATE NO. 3 - SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION JOB 2C. UI EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD - WEBSTER TO DAKOTA Orfei and Mariani - Contractors 869 L. F. 18" Rein. Conc. Pipe 22'-24' deep @ $ 25.20 per L. F. $21,898.80 50 L. F. 18" if " n 20'-22' " @ 25.20 per L. F. 1,260.00 III 2. Drop Manholes _ 0'-8' '! @ 225.00 each_ 450.00 24 L. F. Extra Depth Manhole _ @ 20.00 per L. F. 480.00 2 Standard Manholes 0'-8' @ 175.00 each 350.00 26 L. F. Extra Depth Manhole @ 20.00 per L. F. 520.00 9 6" on 18" Y's @ 10.00 each s 90.00 120.7 Cubic Yards Concrete Cradle @ 25.00 per C. Y. 3,017.50 90' L. F. 6" Risers @ 3.00 per L. F. 270.00 Above material complete in place - $28,336.30 Less 20% $5,667.26 Less Estimate #1 1,852.80 Less Estimate #2 8,542.16 16,062.22 $12,274.08 February 7, 1949 461 Estimates, Contintued S. S. Job 2 C. W. Excelsior Boulevard - -Webster to Dakota St. Louis Park's share 51.6% $6,333.42 Hopkins' "- 48.4% 5,940.66 $12,274.08 ESTIMATE No. 6 SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION JOB 2-C EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD - WOODDALE TO WEBSTER I. J. Donnelly Company -- Contractors 230 L. F. 18" rein. conc. pipe 22'-24' deep @ $ 45.00 per L. F. $10,350.00 530 L. F. 18" " " 201-22' U @ 45.00 " It n 23,850.00 3 Drop Manholes, O'-8' +l @ 250.00 each. 750.00 51 L. F. Extra depth Manhole _ @ 30.00, per L. F. 1,530.00 120.9 Cubic Yards Concrete encasement @ 20.00 per C. Y. 2,418.00 Above material complete in place $38,898.00 Less 20% $7,779.60 • Less Estimate #1 6,737.12 Less Estimate #2- 4,098'.88 Less Estimate #3 7,132.00 Less Estimate #4 4,000.00 • Less Estimate #5 6,912.00 36,659.60 $ 2,238.40 St. Louis Park's share 51.6% _ $1,155.01 Hopkins' share 48.4% 1,083.39 $2,238.40 Petitions - Sanitary Sewer On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded' by Trustee Bolmgren, the following ' petitions were referred to the Village Engineer and Chairman of the Sewer ' - Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of the Councilmen present: P-287 PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER to be constructed in IDAHO'AVENUE FROM MINNETONKA BOULEVARD TO 31ST. STREET, signed by Allan C. Bock, 3000 Idaho Avenue and others, dated January 27, 1949. P-285 PETITION FOR SANITARY SEWER to be • constructed in DART AVENUE FROM 44TH STREET TO 4359 DART AVENUE, signed by ' Roger Kobs, and others, dated'January 17, 1949. Petitions - Tar Mat & Alley Gradin On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following petitions were referred to the Village Engineer and Chairman of the Street Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of' the Council: P-288 PETITION FOR TAR MAT to be applied on Jersey Avenue from 22nd Street to Cedar Lake Road, signed by V. C. Fleming, 2228 Jersey Avenue and others, dated January 28, 1949. • p-301 PETITION FOR ALLEY GRADING - Alley in Block 16, -The Bronx and Block 25, West Minneapolis Junction Revised, signed by H. R. Coffman, 2928 Kentucky Avenue and others, dated December 28, 1948. Petition - Storm Sewer On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the petition 462 February 7, 1949 Petition - Storm Sewer, Cont'd. ' P-289 signed by James H. Addy, 3239 Xenwood Avenue and others for the construction of a storm sewer in Xenwood Avenue from a point adjacent to property described as Lots One Hundred and Thirty (130) and One Hundred and Thirty-one (131) in Norwaldo, commonly known as 3245 Xenwood Avenue; thence south to Thirty- third Street; thence east to Webster Avenue and south to the existing storm sewer, dated January 27, 1949, was referred to the Village Engineer and Chair- man of the Sewer Committee for checking and recommendations, by unanimous vote of the Council. Gas Main Extensions On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Minnea- polis Gas Company was granted permission to construct gas main extensions numbered 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, by unanimous vote of the Council. Permission to Place Poles On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the North- western Bell Telephone Company was granted permission to place two poles in the alley north of West 28th Street between Idaho and Jersey Avenues, by unani- • mous vote of the Council. • Planning -Commission Report - Park Plans On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Planning Commission's report approving development of the Park-Playground at 33rd Street and Georgia Avenue was referred to the Park Board, by unanimous vote of the Council. Planning Commission Report - Cedar Lake Road Relocation On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Planning Commission's report on Cedar Lake Road Relocation was referred to County Com- missioner S. E. Ainsworth for a report, by unanimous vote of the Council. Planning Commission Report - Park Improvement On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Planning Commission' s report on improving parks by filling in some of the low land now set aside for parks and playgrounds was referred to the Park Board, by unani- mous vote of the Council. Planning Commission Report - Minnehaha Creek Improvement On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Planning Commission's report on Minnehaha Creek Improvement was referred to the Park Board for the purpose of contacting the Metropolitan Park Committee, by unani- mous vote of the Council. Advertise for Bids - Clerk's 1948 Financial Report On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Clerk was authorized to advertise to bids for reproducing the Clerk's Financial Report for year 1948, bids to be opened March 7, 1949, by unanimous vote of the Council. Switchboard for Village Hall On motion of 'trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Clerk was instructed to place order with NW Bell Telephone Company for a switchboard as per their letter dated February 1, 1949, by unanimous vote of the Council. Letter, League of Minnesota Municipalities A letter dated February 4, 1949 from League of Minnesota Municipalities relative to a hearing before the House Civil Administration Committee, February 10, 1949 on Analysis of H. F. No. 103 - Amendment to Public Employees Retire- ment Association Act, was read and ordered filed. Letter, The St. Louis Park Dispatch A letter dated January 27, 1949, from The St. Louis Park Dispatch, express- ing their appreciation to the Village Council for again designating THE DISPATCH as the official newspaper of the Village was read and ordered filed. Justice of Peace Report of Fines (Anton Yngve) Justice of Peace Anton Yngve's return of fines dated February 5, 1949 was read and ordered filed. Fire Report for January, 1949 The Fire Department's report for January, 1949 was read and ordered filed. Police Report for January, 1949 The following Police report for January, 1949 was read and ordered filed: Warnings - 2 Arrests - 14 Radio Calls - 142 Aids - 3 Accidents - 19 Pheon Calls - 7 Mileage - 10,089 February 7, 1949 Resolution On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the follow- ing resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AWARD AND SALE OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS WHEREAS the Village Council on January 10, 1949, adopted a resolution for issuance of Water Supply System Revenue Bonds aggregating $125,000.00 to be dated February 15, 1949, and to be issued in denominations with maturities and in the form therein specified, and, WHEREAS in response to advertisements for bids published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch January 21 and 28, 1949, the Village Council has met at the time and place specified in said advertisements and opened and considered the follow- ing bids for purchase of said-bonds: NAME OF BIDDER • INTEREST RATE PREMIUM Woodard-Elwood & Company ) ' ManheimerTEgan, Incorporated) - 3% $ 222.00 Shaughnessy & Company, Incorporated) 59/65 3% C. S. Ashmun Company ) 50/58 .22% 1,175.00 • Harold E. Wood & Company 50/58 24% 59/65 3% 126.00 • Kalman & Company 3% 526.00 John Nuveen & Company 3% 1,437.50 Allison-Williams Company) Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood) 50/58 3% J. M. Dain Company ) 59/65 3 % 550.00 and whereas the Council has determined that the bid of Shaughnessy & Company, Incorporated, and C. S. Ashmun Company is the highest and best bid, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the said bid to purchase said Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, February 15, 1949 Series, aggregating $125,000.00 at a price of par and accrued interest plus $1,175.00 premium is deemed the highest and best offer and is hereby accepted; that the President and Clerk and Treasurer of the Village be hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver to said purchaser upon payment of the purchase price said bonds in form and with giaturities and denominations as specified in said resolution of January 10, 1949 and upon the terms and conditions of said resolution, bearing interest at 22% per annum payable semi-annually on bonds maturing 1950-1959, inclusive, and 3% per annum payable semi-annually on bonds maturing in 1960-1965, in- clusive. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President and Clerk of the Village be hereby authorized to execute purchase agreement submitted by said purchaser. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said resolution of January 10, 1949, be hereby readopted and amended for correction of certain typographical errors therein as follows: RESOLUTION FOR ISSUANCE OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS FEBRUARY 15, 1949 SERIES ' WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that it is necessary in order to secure a sufficient and adequate water supply system for the inhabitants of the Village of St. Louis Park to make improvements to the Water Supply System of the Village including construction of a 1,000,000 gallon overhead tank and incidental or necessary equipment in connection therewith, all at an estimated cost in excess of One Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00), and WHEREAS, the Village has heretofore on the 15th day of January, 1946, issued its Water Supply System Revenue Bonds in the aggregate of $100,000.00 (hereinafter referred to as "January 15, 1946 Series") and is authorized by the provisions of the resolution of the Village Council of December 18, 1945, providing for the issuance thereof, to issue additional Water Supply System Revenue Bonds of like tenor which will be a first lien on the net revenues of 464 cc February 7, 1949 ' ? Resolution/Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Cont'd. the Water Supply System of the Village on a parity with the bonds issued pursuant to said resolution of December 18, 1945, provided that the aggregate amount of principal and interest maturing in any calendar year of all such bonds issued will not exceed two thirds of the net revenues of said system for such calendar year as officially estimated by the Village Engineer, and WHEREAS, the Village Engineer has officially estimated the net revenues of the Village Water Supply System for the calendar years hereinafter res- pectively set forth: 1949 $44,000.00 1950 $44,000.00 1951 $44,000.00 1952 $44,000.00 1953 $44,000.00 1954 $44,000.00 1955 $44,000.00 1956 $44,000.00 1957 $44,000.00 1958 $44,000.00 1959 $44,000.00 1960 $44,000.00 1961 $44,000.00 1962 $44,000.00 1963 $44,000.00 1964 $44,000.00 1965 $44,000.00, and • WHEREAS, the Village has heretofore on October 1, 1947, issued its Water Supply System Revenue Bonds in the aggregate sum of $140,000.00 (herein- after referred to as "October 1, 1947 Series") and is authorized by the provisions of the resolution of the Village Council adopted August 15, 1947, as amended by resolution adopted September 15, 1947, providing for issuance of said bonds, to issue additional Water Supply System Revenue Bonds of like tenor which will be a first lien on the net revenues of the Village Water Supply System on a parity with the bonds issued pursuant to said resolution of August 25, 1947, as amended, provided that the aberage net earnings of the Village Water Supply System for the two calendar years next preceding issuance of any such additional bonds shall not be less than one and one- fourth times the aggregate amount required to pay principal and interest on such additional bonds in any calendar year when added to the aggregate amount of principal and interest of revenue bonds then outstanding, and WHEREAS, the net revenues of the Village Water Supply System for the two calendar years next preceding the date hereof were as follows: 1947 $24,887.88 1948 $44,645.18 Average $34,766.53, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that it is necessary and expedient to issue revenue bonds of said Village as hereinafter described in the sum of $125,000.00 for the purpose of paying for improvements to the Village Water Supply above described, said bonds be- ing hereinafter sometimes referred to as "February 15, 1949 Series", and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the Village shall issue its Water Supply System Revenue Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $125,000.00, said issue to consist of 125 bonds numbered 241 to 365, both inclusive, each in denominations of 1,000.00, dated the fifteenth day of February, 1949, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed four per cent (4%) per annum, payable semi-annually on the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of August in each year amd maturing serially as follows: Numbers 241 to 248 February 15, 1950 V'$8,000.00 thereof 249 to 256 February 15, 1951 • $8,000.00 it 257 to 264 February 15, 1952 , $8,000.00 11 11 265 to 271 February 15, 1953 $7,000.00 U !t 272 to 279 February 15, 1954 $8,000.00 !� f! 280 to 287 February 15, 1955 $8,000.00 ?� 288 to 295 February 15, 1956 $8,000.00 February 7, 1949 465 Resolution/Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Continued Numbers 296 to 303 February 15, 1957 $8,000.00 thereof 304 to 311 February 15, 1958 $8,000.00 " 312 to 318 February 15, 1959 $7,000.00 " 319 to 326 February 15, 1960 $8,000.00 " " 327 to 334 February 15, 1961 $8,000.00 ++ " 335 to 342 February 15, 1962 $8,0x0.00 " • 343 to 350 February 15, 1963 $8,000.00 +! ++ 351 to 358 February 15, 1964 $8,000.00 359 to 365 February 15, 1965 $7,000.00 " Bonds numbered 312 to 365 shall each be subject to call for redemption and prepayment, in inverse order of serial numbers, at the option of the Village, on February 15, 1958, and on any interest payment date thereafter at par plus interest accrued to the date specified for redemption, upon thirty days prior notice of call for redemption mailed to the banking institution at ,which the bonds are payable and also to the holder, if known, of each bond called for redemption. The Village Clerk and his successors in office shall maintain a register of the names and addresses of the holders of bonds numbered 312 to 365, and the respective serial numbers of their bonds, in-so-far as such infor- mation is made known to the Clerk and his successors, for the purpose of giving such mailed notices. 2. That the aggregate amount of principal of said bonds and interest maturing thereon in any calendar year as above specified when added to the aggre- gate amount of principal and interest of Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, January 15, 1946 Series and October 1, 1947 Series, will not exceed two-thirds of the net earnings of the Water Supply System for such calendar year as officially estimated by the Village Engineer, and said sum of $34,766.53 (Which is the average net earnings, as hereinabove defined, of the Water Supply System for the calendar years 1947 and 1948) is more than one and one-quarter times the aggregate amount required to pay in any of the calendar years 1949 to 1965, inclusive, the principal of, and interest on the revenue bonds heretofore and hereby made payable from such net earnings, to-wit, - on said January 15, 1946 Series, and on said October 1, 1947 Series, and on said February 15, 1949 Series. 3. That said bonds shall be in substantially the following form: STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN VILLAGE OF ST. LOUIS PARK WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REVENUE BOND February 15, 1949 No. $1,000.00 The Village Treasurer of the Village of St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, for value received will pay to the bearer out of the Sinking Fund Account of the Water Revenue Fund of said Village on the 15th day of February, 19 , the sum of $1,000.00, or it this bond is prepayable as noted below, on the date prior thereto on which it shall have been called for redemp- tion and prepayment, and will pay interest thereon from date hereof until this bond is paid at the rate of per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of August in each year in accordance with and upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attac hed, as they severally become due. Both principal and interest are payable at the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which on the date of payment is legal tender for public and private debts. This bond is one of an issue of $125,000.00 Water Supply System Revenue Bonds of like date and tenor, except as to maturity, all issued by said Village for the purpose of financing purchase and construction of an overhead tank to be used as a part of the public water supply system of said Village and is issued pursuant to and in strict conformity with the constitution and Laws of the State of Minnesota and Ordinances and Resolutions of said Village thereunto enabling. Principal of and interest on each and all of said bonds are payable solely out of the net revenues to be derived from operation of said system and this bond does not contitute a debt of the Village within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation, and the taxing powers of• the Village are not pledged for payment of such principal and interest. February 7, 1949 133 Resolution/Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Cont'd. Bonds of this series which mature after February 15, 1958, shall be subject to redemption by the Village prior.to maturing on February 15, 1958, and any interest payment date thereafter at par and interest accrued to the date specified for redemption in inverse order of serial number. Notice shall be given by the Village to' said Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis at least thirty days prior to said redemption and by mail to the holder (if known) of each bond called for redemption. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions, and things required by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Minnesota and Ordinances and Resolutions of said Village to be done, to happen, to exist and to be per- formed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, have been done, have happened, do exist and have been performed in due form, time and manner as so required; that there is an existing public water supply system in said Village and that the proceeds of the sale of these bonds will be used for authorized improvements thereof; that the Village has duly established a Special Water Revenue Fund, into which all revenues derived from the operation of said system will be paid, and a Sinking Fund account therein; that the Village has duly ordained and established and will maintain a schedule of rates and charges for services and facilities provided by said system and will apply the same in such manner and amounts as will pay net revenues into the said Sinking Fund Account sufficient to meet all payments of principal and interest •on said bonds falling due within the ensuing twelve month period, and to create and maintain a reserve for such purpose in the sum of $9,000.00; that said bonds together with the January 15, 1946 Series, and October 1, 1947 Series Water Supply System Revenue Bonds do and will at all times constitute a first lien and charge on the net revenues of said system and of any additions thereto, which will be applied first in payment of interest as it falls due on all of said bonds without preference of one bond over another, and second in payment of principal as it falls due on said bonds in order of serial number thereof; provided that additional revenue bonds which will likewise be a first lien upon the net revenues of said system may be issued provided that the average net earnings of the Village Water Supply System for the two calendar years preceding issuance of any such additional bonds shall be not less than one and one-quarter times the aggregate amount of principal and interest becoming due in any calendar year of revenue bonds then outstanding and so to be issued; all as is more fully set forth in the ordinances and resolutions adopted in relation to said bonds to which reference is hereby made for further details and for other covenants in respect thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Village of St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minn- esota, by its Village Council has caused this bond to be executed in its behalf by the signature of the President of the Village Council, countersigned by the Treasurer, attested by the Clerk and its corporate seal to be affixed and has caused the interest coupons attached to be executed and authenticated by the facsimile signature of the President and Clerk, all as of February 15, 1949. 074- F 41-1641.. Preside a illage Council of • COUNTERSIGNED: The Village of St. Louis Park Village Treasurer ATTEST: Village Clerk FORM OF COUPON No. On the 15th day of February, 1959, the Village of St. Louis Park, Henne- pin County, Minnesota, will pay to the bearer at Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, Minne- sota, out of the Sinking Fund account of the Water Revenue Fund of said Village, for interest then due on its Water Supply System Revenue Bond dated February 15, 1949, No. . _ (Facsimile signature) President of the Village Council February 7, 1949 467 Resolution/Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Cont'd. ATTEST: (Facsimile signature) Village Clerk Coupons maturing after February 15, 1958 shall also contain the words "unless called for earlier redemption". 4. That said bonds shall be payable only out of the net revenues of :- the Water Supply System of said Village as computed by deducting from the gross cash receipts of the Village for the use of water from the Village Water Supply System the following: A. The cost incurred for the purchase of water during any emergency whereby the sources owned by the Village become inadequate. B. Ordinary operating expenses of the water system including without limitation on the generality thereof, the following: salaries, fees, cost of pumping, water treatment, maintenance, insurance and repairs, but not including the cost of extension of mains or other capital improvements. C. Taxes, if any legally imposed and collected by any other governmental authority on the property of the said system, the income derived therefrom, or the sales of water therefrom. D. Such reasonable sum as shall be required to maintain a cash reserve for operating expense. 5. That such net revenues shall be segregated by the Village Treasurer and there shall be set apart from such net revenues and transferred each month to the Sinking Fund Account for Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, a sum not less than one-twelfth of the amount which will be required to pay the principal and interest of the bonds issued pursuant to this resolution within the twelve months next ensuing. The sum of $9,000.00 is hereby transferred from the Water Utility Fund to a Bond Reserve Account which shall be used for no other purpose than to pay principal and interest on Water Supply Revenue Bonds issued hereunder at such times as the same shall become due and there shall be insufficient funds in the Sinking Fund Account for this purpose. Whenever the moneys in said Bond Reserve Account shall be less than $9,000.00, forty per cent of any surplus net revenues remaining after the transfer of required net revenues to-the Sinking Fund Account for payment of interest and principal of outstanding Water Supply System Revenue Bonds of the Village and Bond Reserve Account for October 1, 1947 Series Revenue Bonds, shall be transferred to the Bond Reserve Account for February 15, 1949 Series and accumulated therein until the moneys in said account shall equal $9,000.00. Any balance remaining may be used as the Council shall direct. 6. That until all principal and interest due on said bonds shall have been paid in full the Village hereby, covenents and agrees with the purchasers and holders from time to time of said bonds as follows: a. That it will use the proceeds of sale of said bonds for paying the cost of construction of overhead reservoir tank and incidental or necessary equipment in connection therewith, which upon acquisi- tion or construction thereof will be a part of the public water supply system of said Village. b. That it will maintain said water supply system in good condition and will continuously operate said system as a public convenience and utility. c. If any properties constituting capital assets of said plant shall be sold or disposed of, it shall be only at their fair market value, and the proceeds of such sale or disposition shall either be used to procure other capital assets or applied to pay principal and interest on revenue bonds heretofore, hereunder or hereafter author- ized. No such sale or sales shall be made at times or prices such as to imperil the prompt and full payment of the bonds issued here- under and the interest thereon. 468 February 7, 1949 er Resolution/Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Cont'd. Ms-.4 d. That the Village will at all times maintain, impose and collect rates and charges for all services and facilities provided by said system, such that the collections thereof will at all times be sufficient to pay all costs and expenses of operating and maintain- ing said system and to produce in addition thereto net revenues sufficient to pay all principal of and interest on said bonds as such principal and interest becomes due, and to create as soon as may be, and thereafter to maintain, the reserve specified in para- graph 5 hereof. e. That the bonds issued pursuant to this resolution, together with said January 15, 1946 Series and October 1, 1947 Series Revenue Bonds, shall at all times constitute a first lien and charge on all said net revenues of said system without preference of one bond over another; provided that additional bonds of like tenor which will likewise be a first lien upon said net revenues of said system and share therein on a parity with the bonds issued hereunder may be issued hereafter provided that the average net earnings of the Village Water Supply System for the two calendar years preceding issuance of `\ any such additional bonds shall be not less than one and one-quarter times the aggregate amount required to pay principal and interest on such additional bonds in any calendar year when added to the aggregate amount of principal-and interest of revenue bonds then outstanding. Except as herein provided the Village will not issue any other bonds which will be payable out of the revenues of'said Water Supply System and constitute a lien or charge thereon unlees said bonds are subject to the_lien and charge of all bonds issued hereunder; provided, that if the principal of any bond issued hereunder shall become due when there is no money in the Special Fund herein "provided for the payment thereof, such bonds may be refunded or the time of payment thereof may be extended, and such extended or refunded bonds shall share on a parity with bonds issued hereunder. f. That the Village will at all times keep all property used in connection with said system excepting wells,-'water mains and hydrants insured against loss or damage by causes customarily insured against for like properties in reasonable amounts and adequate to protect the Village and the holders of said bonds and will use the proceeds of any and all such insurance policies to repair or restore any insured damage to said system, or to pay and retire the outstanding bonds. g. That it will keep proper books of record and account showing all financial transactions relating to said system and its operation, maintenance and financing, which shall at all reasonable times be open for inspection and copying by the holder of any of said bonds or his agent or attorney, and will provide for an annual audit of said books and accounts by the public examiner of the State of Minnesota or a certified public accountant. The Village will furnish the holder transcripts of any of said records or audits on`payment of a reasonable fee. h. That in the event of any default in payment of any of said bonds the holders hereof from time to time shall have the rights, remedies, privileges granted by law for enforcement of-their rights or the collection of said bonds. i. That it will cause all persons handling moneys received from said water supply system to be bonded in reasonable amounts for the protection of the Village and the holders of the bonds. 7. That the Village Council shall reserve the right to repay and redeem - any bond of this issue maturing thereafter on February-15, 1958 and any int- erest payment date thereafter at par and interest accrued to the date of redemption. Whenever any balance of net revenues remains in the general water fund over and above those herein required to be paid into the bond reserve accounts and sinking fund account, all or any part thereof may be used to pay and redeem bonds issued hereunder, provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Village from providing other funds outside of revenues of the water system for the redemption of bonds nor in the event of redemption of all revenue bonds then outstanding, using all money in the water fund, including the sink- ing fund account and bond reserve accounts. Notice of redemption shall be given by the Village to Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of said redemption, and by mail to holders 469 February 7, 1949 Resolution/Water Supply System Revenue Bonds, Cont'd. of bonds whose names and addresses are known to the Village Clerk. 8. That the Clerk be hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for purchase of said revenue bonds, said bids to be opened by the Village Council at its meeting to be held February 7, 1949. 9. That the Clerk and Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to Messrs. Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott and Barber as attorneys for the purchasers of said bonds, certified copies of all proceed- ings or records relating to said bids and to the financial affairs of said 111 Village and such certified copies and certificates shall be deemed to be rep- resentations of the Village as to all facts stated therein; that the fees of said attorneys and the. cost of printing of the bonds together with charges of the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis be paid by the Village as an operating expense of the Water Supply System of the Village. Licenses Denied - Louise Howard On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the application of Louise Howard for renewal of following licenses at 7201 Minnetonka Boulevard to --- Operate a restaurant Sell Cigarettes Sell 3.2 Beer Off-Sale Sell 3.2 Beer On-Sale was denied, and the fee paid as evidenced by Receipt No. 13330 be refunded. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council. Ruing Date Set - Two Family Dwellings On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, March 7, 1949 was set as date of hearing on the request of Brookside Builders, dated January 17, 1949, for a special permit to construct two-family dwellings on Lots 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and the south 15 feet of Lot 11, Block 1, Minikanda Vista 2nd 111 addition, and including all Lots in Block 1, Minikanda Vista Second Addition, by unanimous vote of the Council. AWA Association Annual Conference On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, Trustee Bolmgren, Ira M. Vraalstad, J. C. Utton, and other members of the Village Council were authorized to attend the American Water works Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, May 29, 1949 to June 3, 1949, with necessary expenses paid, by unanimous vote of the Council. Bonds Approved On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following bonds were approved by:unanimous vote of Council Members present --- HEATING LICENSE BOND with F. S. Lamson of St. Louis Park as principal, and Continental Casualty Company of Illinois as surety, datedJanuary 31, 1949, in the amount of $1,000.00. PLUMBING LICENSE BOND with F. S. Lamson of St. Louis Park as principal, and Continental Casualty Company of Illinois as surety, dated January 31, 1949, in the amount of $4,000.00. HEATING LICENSE BOND with Francis J. Fox as principal, and The AEtna Casualty and Surety Company of Hardford, Connecticut as surety, dated November 23, 1948, in the amount of $1,000.00. HATING LICENSE BOND with 0. H. Anderson and W. L. Dahlen, DBA Anderson & Dahlen as principal, and_ Columbia Casualty Company of New York as surety, dated January 12, 1949, in the amount of $4,000.00. Meeting Adjourned for 10 Minutes The meeting adjourned for ten minutes to discuss salaries and wages for 1949. 470 February 7, 1949 OC a Later - Meeting Reconvened - On motion of Trustee Holmgren, seconded by Trustee• Jorvig, the following schedule was set for 1949 salaries and wages, and payable as such from January 1, 1949; the same includes some revisions over 1948, and a cost of living increases, by unanimous yote of the Council: POLICE DEPARTMENT NAME AMOUNT Andy Nelson $330.00 F. J. Senander 300.00 Carl Iverson 284.00 • Robert Sorensen 278.00 Dan Whalen 273.00 James R. Dahl 268.00 Robert Standal ' 268.00 Clyde Sorensen 258.00 Ed. Werner 10.50 per day FIRE DEPARTMENT C. M. Williams $330.00 George Gibson 300.00 Kurt Scheibe 300.00 L. M. Johnson 284.00 Irwin Freeland 284.00 Truman Hedwall 284.00 " • Omar Mc Gary 273.00 Clyde Johnson 268.00 Donald Glassing - 268.00 WATER DEPARTMENT Ira M. Vraalstad $330.00 J. A. Werner 330.00 -- J. 0. Johnson 253.80 J. S. Williams 230.00 Vernice Larson 150.00 Maynard Kays -. _ . 1.50 per hour _ Vance Marfell 1.40 " " Robert Kays 1.35' " " Richard Senander 1.25 " " • STREET DEPARTMENT Kenneth Johnson $330.00 ' R. B. Connery 310.00 -- H. Girard 282.00 H. Frieborg 272.30 H. Nelson 272.30 Al Donahue 272.30 Aaron Anderson 1.35 per hour Walter Jungblut 1.35 " " Roy Lea 1.40 " I' C. Lindgren 1.40 " " E. Omestad 1.35 " " K. P. Scheibe 1.35 " " Fred Sewall 1.35 " " E. Ferch ' 1.40 " " 0. R. Mc Gary 1.40 " " J. W. Brockman' 1.35 !' W. J. Sahl 1.40 " " E. Taylor 1.35 " " i1 Glen Peterson 1.40, " " Orlo Hemstock 1.35 " n BUILDING DEPARTMENT Peter Stienstra $330.00 C. C. Wolford 245.00 Edwin Gilbert 275.00 4. 471 February 7, 1949 Salaries and Wages, 1949, Cont'd. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT J. C. Utton $500.00 . . John Balich . 2.15 per hour . John Connery 1.60 " it . Gunnar Stromer 1.60 " " . C. W. Jones . 1.50 " r! . George Gibson 1.60 " !r OTHERS . .• Gertrude Rennery 231.80 . Joseph Justad . - 430.00 Mildred Melbourne 160.00 E. Parchem 215.00 Wm. Pascoe 1.35 per hour Alvera Johnson 1.10 " ft Elsie Dahlstrom .95 t! '! Mary E. Dunkum .85 n n Junior Typists .75 n n Labor 1.35 " rr Truck Driver 1.40 " '! Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by President Erickson at 11:00 P. M. a tL« President of the Village Council ATTEST: / / 7 J. i PH J r' AD Village clerk SPECIAL MEETING - February 14, 1949 A meeting of the Village Council was called to order by President Erickson at 8:30 P. M., with the following Council Members present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins Clerk Justad President Erickson Proposed Home Rule Charter In the absence of Morton Arneson, Chairman of the St. Louis Park Charter Commission, Everett Drake spoke briefly about the work of the St. Louis Park Charter Commission, and then formally presented the proposed charter to the President of the Village Council, 0. B. Erickson who promptly accepted same for the Village. Mr. Drake stated that it was the Charter Commission's request that March 29, 1949 be set as date for holding an election for-the charter. He further stated that a copy of the proposed charter would be placed in each , Ill home in St. Louis Park -- this detail to be cared for by the Hy-Y Club of the St. Louis Park High School. It is also the plan of the Charter Commission to place an insert in each book, giving the election date, the last date for registration, and som pertinent facts about the proposed charter. On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the date set for the Special Election on the proposed Home Rule Charter was March 29, 1949, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council. Minutes - The minutes of meeting held February 7, 1949 were read and approved as read.