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Ordinance No. 360, Cont'd.
"(k) Those buildings which have been only partially completed
and which because of their incomplete condition are unfit for
the uses for which they were designed and intended; provided
such buildings or structures have been left in such uncompleted
condition for more than one year, and the owner thereof has
failed during such time to renew his building permit or furnish
the Building Inspector with information upon which the Inspector
of the Village Council may determine that such building or
structure will be completed within a reasonable time thereafter;
any such building or structure shall be deemed an abandoned
uncompleted building or structure and a dangerous building within
the terms of this ordinance if such building is constructed of
inflammable materials and is sufficiently close to adjacent
buildings to constitute a fire hazard; if such building or structure
is left open so it may be frequented by children or by persons with
criminal intentions; if any portion of the building is liable to
deterioration so as to be dangerous to the public or adjacent
property; or if the condition of the building is such as to be
seriously detrimental to values of property in the vicinity."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its publication.
Meeting Adjourned
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Erickson at 12:12 A. M., April 25,
1950.
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REGULAR MEETING " MAY 1, 1950
A meeting of the Village Council was'called to order by Mayor Erickson
at 8:12 P. M., with the following Council Members present at roll call as
follows:
Trustee Jorvig
Trustee Perkins
Clerk Justad
Mayor Erickson '
Verified Claims
On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following
verified claims were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to
issue warrants covering same, by unanimous vote of Council Members present by
roll call as follows Trustee Jorvig, 'yea; Trustee Perkins, yea; Clerk
Justad, yea; Mayor Erickson, yea:
A. Anderson 108.00 Jean Anthony 55.80
John Balich 180.00 Alberta Bateman 50.40
J. W. Brockman 108.00 Dorothy Chase 63.00
B. F. Cihoski 115.15 John Connery 147.20
R. B. Connery 165.00 Marjorie Dale 76.00
James R. Dahl 136.50 Elsie Dahlstrom 64.60
C. L. Dickinson 75.00 Rosamond Dlrksen 61.20
Al Donahue 136.15 A. R. Dunkum 72.00
Mary E. Dunkum 80.00 Robert E. Erickson 55.50
C. H. Farmer 353.41 E. Ferch 112.00
Lila Flatin 57.60 Irwin Freeland 142.00
Herman Freiborg 129.07 T. Gardner 120.00
Donald Glassing 136.50 George Gibson 150.00
Edwin Gilbert 150.00 " It 64.00
H. Girard 150.00 Varah E. Goodrich 72.00
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May 1, 1950 =
Verified Claims, Cont'd. •
Truman Hedwall 142.00 Esther Helmer 42.50
Orlo Hemstock 55.00 Carl Iverson 142.00
Alvera Johnson 88.00 Arvid Johnson 14.40
Clyde Johnson 136.50 Earl Jones 151.80
C. W. Jones 128.00 Joseph Justad 215.00
J. 0. Johnson 136.80 K. Johnson 165.00
L. M. Johnson 142.00 Walter Jungblut 108.00
Anna Jorgensen 29.00 Mildred Kadlec 29.00
Fred Kaefer 68.00 Maynard Kays 153.75
Robert Kays 117.11 Lew Kolstad 102.50
Bessie Knutson 18.00 Gladys Lamb 79.20
Vernice Larson 82.50 Roy Lea. 112.00III
C. Lindgren 112.00 0. R. Mc Gary 112.00
Omar Mc Gary 139.00 Louis Mc Nellis 112.00
Vance Marfell 112.00 Mildred Melbourne 82.50
Carl T. Miller 140.00 Andy Nelson 165.00
H. Nelson 155.04 Eunice Nordenfoss 50.40
E. Omestad 108.00 Dorothy Owens 80.00
Ellida Parchem 107.50 W. M. Pascoe 108.00
Glenn Peterson 112.00 Lorraine Plaisted 75.60
• Ethel E. Reed 80.00 Gertrude Renner 115.90
C. F. Rihl 276.15 W. H. Sahl 112.00
Fred Sewall 108.00 R. Senander 108.00
F. J. Senander 150.00 Kurt Scheibe 150.00
Robert Standal 136.50 Gunnar Stromer •160.40
Philip W. Smith 270.83 Robert Sorensen 142.00
Clyde Sorensen 134.00 Charles Soutter, Jr. 132.00
Margaret Starkey 54.90 Peter Stienstra 165.00
E. Taylor 54.00 Le Roy Theiss 108.00
Ruth Trondson 86.40 Ira M. Vraalstad 165.00
Ed. Werner 30.15 J. A. Werner 165.00
C. M. Williams 165.00 W. Williams 108.00
J. S. Williams 115.00 Dan Whalen 142.00
Matha L. Wylie 80.00 Ada R. Zavodsky 60.30
Burt Zila 159.76 Associated Agencies 4.57
Badger Meter Mfg. Co. 129.42 Mrs. Leslie.A. Bagger 25.78
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The Bleck Company, Inc. 8.50 Helen_L. Bradley, DBA Sub.
Grinnell & Company 5.88 Sanitary Drayage Co. 3,955.38
Lawkins Chemicals 158.00 Hedberg & Freidheim & Co. 9.47
Lee Bo Office Supply Company 6.95 " " " 2.85
" " " " it 6.95 John Leslie _ _ 94.82
H It it n It 12.50 n _ n 91.42
Wm. H. Mc_Coy _ 56.85 !' !' 70.85
Maetzold's Big Ten Food Store 68.40 '! '! 96.82
Miller-Davis Company 2.80 '! It 98.94
n n n 7.00 n " 101.65
" it tt .85 nn 98.02
nn n 52.20 It n 195.00
It It II 123.30 Miner Company 1.68
n '! !t 4.20 Mpls. Blue Printing Co. 1.44
it n it 4.40 n If " " 1.26
nn tt 12.50 n n II n 103.32
It II n 21.78 n n tt n 8.28
It It !t 5.00 E. T. Montgomery 10.00
G. D. Morrisson 24.95 It " " 250.00
Nickels and Smith 63.14 James E. Nolan 7.50
Northern states Power Co. 7.05 Phelps-Drake Company, Inc. 4,888.06
Ethel E. Reed 7.70 " It II It 5,487.20
Gertrude Renner 14.91 " tt ° '! 14,000.00
St. Louis Park Dispatch 4.20 tt II '! It 3,989.00
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it - n n n 17.70 R. Senander 23.24
n It " It 36.90 Smith-Dunn Company, Inc. - 495.00
Sterling Electric Company 10.17 Peter Stienstra 56.61
George A. Totten, Jr., Co. Treas. Mrs. Carmel Tremont 42.86
Hennepin County 43.10 Village of St. Louis Park Water
/" n " " " 21.95 Revenue Bond Debt Redemption
Ira M. Vraalstad _ _ 12.60 Fund 2,107.93
Western Underground Const. Co., W. H. Ziegler Co. 5.34
12,800.00
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Bids for Road Tar
Pursuant to advertisement in the St. 'Louis Park Dispatch, sealed bids were
received ffom the following bidders for the- furnishing of 100,000 gallons (more
5-1-50 293
Bids for Road Tar, Cont.
or less) of road tar, F. 0. B. Plant
1. Republic Creosoting Company 13¢ per gallon.
On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above bids
were referred to the Village Engineer and Chairman of the Street Department
Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of the Council
Members present.
Bids for Bituminous Plant Mix
Pursuant to advertisement in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, sealed bids
were received from the following bidders for the furnishing of 10,000 tons
(more or less) of Bituminous Plant Mix, loaded in trucks furnished by the Vil-
lage, at a location within Village Limits
1. Earl Sewall $4.25 per ton
2. Bury and Carlson, Inc. 4.50 " "
3. Glenn Johnson Contracting Co. 4.10 " "
4. J. V. Gleason 4.00 8 "
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the above bids
were referred to the Village Engineer and Chairman of the Street Department Com-
mittee for tabulation and Recommendation, by unanimous vote of Council Members
• present.
Hearing - Two-family Dwelling
Pursuant to notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, a hearing
• was had on the application of Charles T. Schlong for a permit to construct a
double bungalow on Lot 45, Auditor's Subdivision #318 - Minnetonka Boulevard
between Quentin and Raleigh Avenues. No one appeared.
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Building
Inspector was instructed to issue a building permit to Charles T. Schlong for
the construction of a double bungalow on Lot 45, Auditor's Subdivision #318, by
unanimous vote of Council Members present.
Street Sign Ordered
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Clerk Justad, the Street Com-
missioner was instructed to install a street sign at Nevada Avenue and Minnetonka
Boulevard, by unanimous vote of Council Members present.
Permit for Store Building
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the request of
Leslie B. Santos for a permit to construct a store building on Lots 11 and 12,
Block 4, Minikanda Vista Addition was referred to the Planning Commission for
checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of Council Members present.
Authorization to Complete Sidewalk Contract (Finstad)
On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Clerk Justad, Norman Finstad
(John Finstad & Son) was authorized to complete their 1949 sidewalk contract
dated July 25, 1949, by unanimous vote of the Council Members present.
Lennox Holiday House
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Clerk Justad, the Building
Inspector was instructed to issue a permit to Steel Structures, Incorporated to
place a "Lennox Holiday House" for demonstration purposes on parcel fo ground
fronting on Highway #7, 250 feet west of Texas Avenue, temporarily, by unanimous
vote of Council Members present.
Hearings on Proposed Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter, and Grading Improvements
Pursuant to notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, separate
hearings were had on proposed street improvements Nos. P-44 to P-95, inclusive.
the following persons appeared
Project #p-48 - Sidewalk on West Side of Salem from 42nd Street to
Morningside Road. Mr. Wiser, Mr. Daly and Mr. Dorn appeared in opposition;
Mr. Olson, 4216 Salem Avenue, Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Ramsey appeared in favor.
Project #p-49 - Sidewalk on East Side of Salem Avenue from 42nd Street
to Morningside Road. Mr. R.W. George, Mr. F. G. Brice and Mr. T. R. Menges
appeared in opposition. Mrs. Wm. Martin, Mr. 0. M. Heath and Mr. E. M.
Brobston appeared in favor.
Project #p65 - Grading of Oregon Avenue from 28th Street to 29th Street.
H. E. Werner, 2816 Oregon Avenue and others filed petition opposing any improve-
ments to Oregon Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets.
3f)4 May 1, 1950
Hearings for Street Improvements, Conttd.
Project #p-57 - Curb and Gutter on North Side of 39th Street from Lynn
to Natchez Avenues. Mr. L. Zavodsky, 4648 West 39th Street who presented
letters signed by Robert A. Rossman, Joseph C. Marschek Harold L. Hinners and
M. E. Seely (all in 4600 Block except Hinners) opposed the improvement. It
was called to the attention of the Council that the original petition was
from folks in the 4500 Block and that H. L. Hinners had signed that also.
Action on these improvements was deferred until later in the meeting.
Building Inspector's Rulin&
The appeal of Arvid Carlson and Sons from the ruling of the Building
Inspector, prohimiting the use of ceiling joists set 24 inches center to
center instead of 16 inches; also prohibiting the use of Gypsum Board for
sheathing in houses under construction - Building Permits Nos. 7532, 7531,
7530, 7652, 7651, 7650, 7649, 7648, 7647, 7550, 7548, 7547, 7546, 7545,
7544, 7646, 7645, 7644, 7643, 7642, 7641, 7640, 7639, 7638, 7637, 7636,
7635, 7634, 7543, 7542, 7541, 7540, 7539, 7538, 7537, 7536, 7535, 7534, 7533,
was heard.
On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Clerk Justad, it is hereby
determined that the Village Building Ordinance contain no requirements govern-
ing these subjects, and the ruling of the Building Inspector therefore be
set aside. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council Members present.
Meeting Adjourned
On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Clerk Justad, the meeting
was adjourned at 12:40 A. M., Tuesday May 2, 1950 to reconvene at 6:00 P. M.
Tuesday, May 2, 1950, by unanimous vote of Council Members present.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF MAY 1, 1950
The adjourned meeting of May 1, 1950 of the Village Council ''Cas called
to order by Mayor Erickson at 6:09 P. M., with the following council members
present at roll call -----
Trustee Jorvig
Trustee Perkins
Clerk Justad
Mayor Erickson
Permission to Place Poles
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Northern
States Power Company was granted permission to place pole on WEST 32i STREET
BETWEEN SUMTER AVENUE TO TEXAS AVENUE, by unanimous vote of Council Members
present.
Building Inspector's Weekly Report
The Building Inspector's Weekly Report of Permits Issued for week
wnding April 28, 1950, showing a total of 37 building permits issued, amount-
ing to $274,333.10, was read and ordered filed.
Building Inspector's Report for April, 1950
The Building Inspector's report for the month of April, 1950 was read
and ordered filed.
Building Permits - Five Double Bungalows
On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Building
Inspector was authorized to issue building permits to Allen Garrison, for the
construction of five double bungalows on the East 249.02 feet of the South
150 feet of the North 180 feet of the SWI of the SE4 of Section 6, Township
28, Range 24. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of the Council Members
present.
Police Report for April, 1950
The following Police Report for April, 1950 was read and ordered filed:
Warnings 1
Arrests 74
• Radio Calls 193
• Aids • 1
Accidents 6
'Phone Calls 9
Mileage 11,618 Miles