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Home My WebLink About1951/12/17 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - RegularBonds, Continued December 17, 1951 HEATING LICENSE BOND with Burnieces Heating and Sheet Metal Company as principal, and Western Surety Company as surety, dated October 20, 1951, in the amount of $1,000. HEATING LICENSE BOND with The Waterbury Company as principal, and Standard Accident Insurance Company as surety, dated December 7, 1951, in the amount of $1,000. Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Erickson at 10:15 P. M. . ON, Mayor ATTEST: SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 28, 1951 127 A special meeting of the Village Council was called to order by Mayor 0. B. Erickson at 9:30 P. M. with the following Council Members present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Perkins Clerk Justad Mayor Erickson Verified Claims On motion of Trustee Bolmgfen, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following verified claims were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants covering same, by unanimous vote of Council Members present, by roll call as follows: Trustee Bolmgren, yea; Trustee Jorvig, yea; Trustee Perkins, yea; Clerk Justad, yea; Mayor Erickson, yea: Ashworth & Son 626.99 Mrs. Robert Chatfield 5.00 It • " 172.90 Gust Hoglund 10.00 " " 1202.15 Minneapolis City Treasurer 1,556.52 If " 182.00 Minneapolis Gas Company 59.65 ►r If 202.15 E. T. Montgomery 925.00 NW Bell Telephone Co. 238.33 Northern States Power Co. 30.17 It It if rr 6.85 Panther Oil & Grease Co. 234.85 E. H. Shursen 1,000.00 Statewide Plbg. & Htg., Inc. 30.00 J. E. Tatan 24.00 Village of SLP St. Dept.' 659.30 SLP Vol. Fireman's Relief 581.28 " " if to - if 498.42 Arthur E. Weisberg 5.00 " " If " it 780.24 George A. Totten, Jr. Co. Treasurer, " " !' " It 838.92 93.64 n n n n n 1014.13 n n n n n 1422.44 26th Street & Joppa Avenue Bus Service Subsequent to petition received by the Village Council on November 26, 1951 frofri folks in the area who would be affected by the proposed change in bus rout- ing in the vicinity of 26th and Joppa, opposing such proposed changes; and subsequent to meeting held at the Fern Hill School on December 19, 1951 with people from the area, the Committee of the Whole has given further study to the proposal made by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company as well as the resolution adopted by the Village Council on November 13, 1951, which reads as follows: 2 ® December 28, 1951 26th Street & Joppa Avenue Bus Service, Cont'd. "RESOLUTION REQUESTING BUS LINE EXTENSION WHEREAS, the Village Council has received from the Twin City Rapid Transit Company an offer to re-route eight to ten trips per day of the St. Louis Park -Kenwood line buses from France Avenue to 26th Street; thence 26th Street to Joppa Avenue; thence Joppa Avenue to Cedar Lake Avenue; thence Cedar Lake Avenue to Inglewood Avenue_; thence Inglewood Avenue to Minnetonka Boulevard, with return trip over the same route in the reverse direction, for a trial period of 60 days, and WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that this is a feasible route and necessary in order to serve residents in the area with public transportation, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of St. Louis Park that the Twin City Rapid Transit Company be hereby requested to make the above mentioned extension along the route above described for a trial period to 60 days, and further that the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission be hereby requested to approve said extension described above." The Council now feels that'the proposition is not sound transportation planning, is not for the best interest of the area to be served, will not serve the greatest number of people, and we have been assured by Fred Ossanna, President of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company that if the rate case now before the District Court is settled in their favor, he will give further consideration to the extension of the Bryn Mawr bus to 26th Street and Monterey Avenue, it was moved by Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Clerk Justad that the Committee of the Whole report was accepted and approved, and the action taken by the above resolution on November 13, 1951 is hereby recinded, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Mrs. Segal and Mr. Magnuson were present from the area and stated they were in favor of the proposed bus service. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Clerk was instructed to write to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company that we passed the above action as we preferred to wait for a decision on the rate case now in District Court, and to call their attention to the statement of Fred Ossanna that he will give further consideration to the extension of the Bryn Mawr bus to 26th Street and Monterey on a trial basis if the rate case is decided in favor of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of Council Members present. House Drain Permits Canceled _ On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the request of Statewide Plumbing and Heating Company, Inc. for cancellation of the follow- ing house drain permits was approved, due to work being done by another Contractor under permits Nos. 8774, 8829 and 9191, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue warrant covering fees paid in the amount of 4$30.00 upon receipt of a verified claim signed by Statewide Plumbing and Heating Company, Inc. by un- animous vote of Council Members present. Permits canceled are No. 8714 for 3245 Colorado Avenue, 8715 for 3249 Colorado and 8716 for 3237 Colorado Avenue. Sewer Permit Canceled On motion of,Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the request of Gust Hoglund for cancellation of Sewer Permit #8734 for 3751 Alabama Avenue was granted, due to work being done by another Contractor under permit #8918; and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue warrant covering fee paid im the amount of 4$10.00 upon receipt of a verified claim signed by Gust Hoglund, by unanimous vote of all members+of the Council present. Agreement for Cathodic Protection Approved On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Perkins, the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to sign the agreement with Electro Rust -Proofing Corpora- tion, dated December 14, 1951 for Sewer Plan "B" for period of April 1, 1953 to April 1, 1957, for servicing three overhead water tanks and reservoir at Idaho Avenue and 29th Street, by unanimous vote of Council Members present. Letter Re: Change in Bus Schedules St. Louis Park-Robbinsdale Bus A letter from the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission, dated December 26, 1951, relative to,request of Minneapolis Street Railway Company to to make certain changes in the St. Louis Park-Robbinsdale Bus Line schedules, was read. CAS 1 1 1 December 28, 1951 129, Letter Re: Change in Bus Schedules St. Louis Park-Robbinsdale, Cont'd. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Clerk was instructed to write to the Minneapolis Street Railway Company that we are opposed to any reduction in service, and that we would like to have more information as to the number of buses that will be taken off, and what hours exactly are being changed, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Letter Re: Bass Lake Swamp A letter"from J. F. La Salle, President Niinikanda Oaks Association, dated December 28, 1951, relative to the possibility of dredging the swamp area north- west of Minikanda Oaks which was known as Bass Lake prior to draining; and stat- ing further that the condition of this property is an eyesore to the community• and a health and safety hazard at the present time. On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the above mentioned letter was referred to the County Highway Engineer for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Council Members present. Purchase of Lots Authorized for Park Purposes 'On motion of Trustee Perkins, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Mayor and Clerk"were instructed to issue warrant to E. T. Montgomery in the amount of $925 for the purchase of Lot 8, Block 2, Browndale Park, and Lot 7, Block 2, Tengdale Replat subject to deed restriction that the lots be used for park purposes only, and that no sand or gravel be taken therefrom for commercial purposes. - Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all Members of'the Council. Meeting Adjourned `The meeting was adjourned by Mayor 0. B.'Erickson at 10.05 P. M. ATTEST: JO J AD, Clerk r 1 /► i -N NAW55