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Home My WebLink About1952/08/25 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular1 1 1 August 25, 1952 437 REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 25, 1952 A regular meeting of the Village Council was called to order by Mayor C. L,. Hurd at 8:00 P. M. Reverend Paul F. Obenauf of Wooddale Luthern Church gave invocation. The following Council Members were present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Middleton (8:30 PM) Trustee Jorvig Mayor Hurd Deputy Clerk R. B. Connery Verified Claims On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following verified claims were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants covering same, by following roll call vote: - Trustee Bolmgren, yea; Trustee Middleton, yea, Trustee Jorvig, yea, Mayor Hurd, yea: A. Anderson 143:00 Marcia Allen 45.00 Mary -Anderson 41.25 Vernon Anderson 158.00 Warren Bartels 153.00 Jeanne Behonek 41.25 Jean'Berkwitz 28.00 Robert Berset 33.00 Robert Blumberg 41.25 H. J. Bolmgren 60.00 Rollin P. Briggs 178.20 J. W. Brockman 143.00 James W. Brown 4.05 Richard Buchheit 130.00 Arthur L. Buelow 153-00 Leo Burns 143.00 Warren E. Bushway 182.50 Henry B. Carlson 158.00 Dorothy Chase 110.40 B. F. Cihosky 185.50 John -Connery 199.91 R. B. Connery- 212.50 Worden L. Cooper 78.00 Norman Crosby 143.00 James R. Dahl 166.00 Elsie Dahlstrom 101.50 Marjorie Dale 101.50 H. W: Darby, M. D. 125.00 Noel -De Cambaliza 32-00 Al Donahue 269.06 D. Edwards 166.24 Joseph F. Elias 55.25 Hartwig Endres 145.00 H. N. Epstein 52.81 Janet Factor 22.50 E. Ferch 197.65 Alfred Formo 143.00 Ellsworth Frank 190.75 Irwin Freeland 166.00 Donald Freiborg 193.88 Herman Freiborg 221.38 Ted Gardner 301.40 George Gibson 182.50 Ed. Gilbert 177.50 Henry Girard 169.40 Donald -Glassing 166.00 Catherine Goodsell 158.70 Mary Etta Green 97.50 Thomas Hall 130.00 William Hammerlund 41.25 Truman Hedwall 166.00 Esther Helmer 29.96 Martin Hoffman 41.25 John Holm 152.75 C. L. Hurd 80.00 Carl -Iverson- 166.00 M. G. Jacobson 57.69 Alvera Johnson 115.00 Clyde Johnson 166.00 J. 0. Johnson 156-63 Kenneth Johnson 212.50 L. M. Johnson 182.50 Challen M. Jones 140.00 C: W. Jones 165.00 Earl Jones 183.28 Torval Jorvig 60.00 Betty Joubert 94.30 Walter Jungblut 149.60 Joseph Justad 262.50 Maynard Kays 182.50 Willard A. Keller 40.63 Anton Korbel 154.00 Donald Krause, Sr. 153.00 Gladys Lamb 117.30 Karen Lamb 33.00 Ralph H. Larson 186.73 Vernice Larson 106.00 R. Lea 248.20 C. Lindgren 164.99 G. Mack 201.16 Carlisle Madson 196.43 Vance Marfell 172.38 Walter J. Mark 147.05 Eugene Mc Gary 153.00 Omar Mc Gary 166.00 0. R. Mc Gary 136.51 L. Mc Nellis 218:49 Terry Mc Nell -is 147.00 Mildred Melbourne 115.00 C. R. Middleton 60.00 Carl Miller 222.20 Mary Miller 106.00 Ralph Moffatt 69.88 Wm.-Mulkins 97.50 Willard Murphy 153.00 Andy Nelson 212.50 R. Nordstrom 277.68 NW Nat'l. Bank, Hopkins 5,720.70 Magaret Nuss 45.00 H. Nygaard 168.44 Mary Olmstad 3$.75 E. Omestad 186.88 Wilbur Ostlund 158.00 Dorothy Owens 101.50 Ellida Parchem 131.50 Wm. M. Pascoe 117.46 Lawrence Pearson 240.50 Robert Pederson 138.13 P. P. Persyk 202.72 A. Peterson 133.59 438 August 25, 1952 Verified Claims, Continued Janet Peterson 41:25 Albert Pooler 143:00 Angie Porter 45.00 Public Employees Retirement 188.86 Association 1,563.34 W. Reid 273.35 Gertrude Renner 136:00 Eloise Rude 101.50 Donald Schimmel 45.00 F. J. Senander 182:50 Gilbert Senst 208.59 Richard Shinn 190.31 Philip W. Smith 325.00 Donald Sorenson 187:00 Charles H. Soutter, Jr. 170.84 Glen Stenberg 158.00 Peter Stienstra 212.50 G. Ten Eyck 222:02 Betty Tiedemann 90.00 Vernon Tollefsrud 143.00 G. Vita 263.26 Ira M. Vraalstad 212.50 J. A. Werner 212.50 E. Whipps 249.57 Edward Williams 192.63 Sharon Wolfe 32:00 James J. Zalusky 200.16 American Cast Iron Pipe -Co. 156.62 Borchert -Ingersoll, Inc. 75.85 A. B. Bjornson 14.13 But ler Drug 11.50 John H. Connery 15.60 Esther's Coffee Shop 10.00 Grinnell Company 87.95 Willard Keller 74.50 Lumber Stores, Inc. 5.70 Miller -Davis Company 7:00 It if 10.80 it if 1:75 n of it 30 1.75 Phelps -Drake Company, 8.25 _ Petroleum Service 251.20 Public Management 4.00 Smith -Dunn Company, Inc. 17.89 Marvin W. Smith 27:55 St. Louis Park Street Dept. 642.33 Waterous Company 48.97 Pollock, Richard 153.00 It if 136.50 Donna Prentice 66.00 Richard J. Pykal 188.86 Ethel Reed 90.00 Wm. A. Reiners 156:$1 Nancy Reuterdahl 40.00 Kurt Scheibe 182.50 Mary Selfridge 40.00 Richard Senander 194.69 F. Sewall 169.81 George J. Smith 33:00 Clyde Sorenson 163.00 Robert M. Sorensen 166.00 Robert Standal 166.00 John Stienstra 63.00 Gunnar Stromer 187.50 Le Roy Thies 149.60 Patricia Tiedemann 6.00 Richard Uppgaard 157.63 Donald Voss 143.00_ Ed Werner 15.40 Dan Whalen 158.00 C. M. Williams 212.50 Frederick Williams 172.25 Martha Wylie 101.50 Burt Zila 276.24 American Printing Co. 13.65 'If if it 22.90 A. B. Bjornson 58.50 Community Chest & Council of Hennepin County 1.00 J. V. Gleason 11608.90 International Harvester Company 95:03 Wm. H. Mc Coy 319.33 Mpls. City Treasurer 5,711.60 National Tea Company 51.45 Northern States Power Co. 6.96 TI. S. Nott Company 10:60 Park Press 72.55 125.25 Phelps -Drake Company, Inc. 52,499.31 Archie M. Smith, MD 15.00 St. Louis Park Water Dept. 8.00 Ira M. Vraalstad 3.70 Letter Re: Traffic Signal - T. H. #7 & Texas Letter from Minnesota State Highway Department, dated August 20, 1952, in reply to our letter of August 18, 1952, stating that there is -little chance that a signal could be installed on Trunk Highway #7 and Texas Avenue in time to use it this year, was read. All Council Members present feel that the need for a signal at this location is great, and it was moved by Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren that Mayor Hurd write another letter to'the State Highway Department, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Weed Cutting Ordered On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Weed Inspector was ordered to cut the -weeds on the East side of Moldestad's Grocery Store, 4805 Minnetonka Boulevard, and assess the property for the cost thereof, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. New Weed Ordinance On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Village Attorney was instructed to prepare an up-to.date weed ordinance and bring same to the Village Council for discussion at an early date, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. 1 i 1 August 25, 1952 439 C. E. Christy Request for Building Permit and Extension of Boundary of Commercial Use District The Planning Commission's report dated August 23, 1952 on the request of C. E. Christy to extend the boundary of the Commercial Use District of his property in Block 1, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park at Dakota Avenue, Lake Street, Wooddale Avenue and Hamilton Street eastward from it's boundary forming the old east lot line of Lots 7, 8, and 9, in above block and west boundary of the vacated alley in the same block, a distance of 50 feet for Commercial Use, for the erection of a'building to be used for new Branch Post Office Building for St. Louis Park, to be 42 feet wide on Dakota Avenue by 100 feet deep with a 20 foot setback on Dakota Avenue and a 10 foot setback on Hamilton Street; the old alley, 15 feet wide to be used for part -of the building, and the bglance of the 50 feet to be used for -required parking, drive, and loading space; and the balance of Lots 11 thru 15, -same Block to be -used for parking as per their recommendation dated January 4, 1951, was read. Setbacks were discussed with Mr. Christy who was present. It was moved by Trustee Jorvi.g, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren that the above request of C. E. Christy be approved except that the the setback on Dakota Avenue shall be 10 feet instead of 20 feet so as to be the same as that of Hill Woodworking Company. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Petition Requesting that Certain Premises be Cleaned Up A group of persons appeared from -the area of 28th and Hampshire and presented a petition requesting the Village Council to do something about the condition of the property at 2825 Hampshire Avenue, currently occupied by the Irving Gorsen family. They stated that the back yard is covered with weeds from the rear of the house to the alley, ranging in height to three feet, and garbage is scattered around the burner and garbage can; also the house is badly in need of paint and other repairs. Mayor Hurd said that there was nothing the Council could do regarding the painting or repairs to a house in the,comnunity. However, if a fire or health hazard exists, that is a different matter. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Fire Chief, Weed Inspector and Health Officer were instructed to make a check of these premises and report their findings to the Village Council on September 2nd, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Letter Requesting -Rezoning - Joe Billman Letter from Joe Billman, dated August 22, 1952, stating that he contemplates improving their property at Excelsior Boulevard and Wooddale Avenue, and that same is only partially zoned for commercial use, and requesting that same be fully zoned, was read. John Billman appeared with another letter dated August 25, 1952, incorporating the legal description of the property which they would like to have rezoned. On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above request for rezoning was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, and John Billman was asked to -appear at the Planning Commission meeting on September 3, 1952 with a -plat -plan. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Application for 3.2 Beer On -Sale Mrs. Dorothy Mc Donald, -owner of Old Dutch Grill, 7121 Wayzata Boulevard appeared, requesting a license to sell 3.2 beer on -sale. She said that many stopped in asking for a bottle of beer to drink with their lunch, and when told they did not have -it -would go elsewhere. V Said she did -not intend to run a tavern. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren that the foregoing application for a -license to sell 3.2 beer on -sale be denied, the vote ended in a tie of two to two as follows ----- Trustee-Jorvig, .yea, Trustee Bolmgren, year, Trustee Middleton, pay, and Mayor Hurd, nay. By agreement the matter was held over to meeting of September 2nd when Clerk Justad will return from vacation. Licenses On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the following applications for 1952 licenses were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were author- ized to issue licenses to expire December 31, 1952, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: Merton Dresser Taxicab Driver Bloomington Plumbing Co. Plumbing (pending approval of Building Inspector) 440 August 25, 1952 � Petition for Allev Grading P-1177- On -1177On motion of Trustee Bo1mgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the petition signed by Lee J. Bennis, 3308 Webster Avenue and others, dated August"15, 1952, for the grading of alley -adjacent -to LOTS 87•THRU 90 and 139 THRU 1422 NORWALDO ADDITION, was referred to the Village Engineer -and Chairman of the Street Department Committee for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Partial Pavments on Contract -Work On motion of Trustee-Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following partial payment on contract work in progress,'presented by Village Engineer, Phil W. Smith, was approved, and the Mayer and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants covering same, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 WATERMAIN EXTENSIONS 52-228 thru 236. 238 THRU 240. 242 & 2 Contractor - Phelps -Drake -Company, Inc. Contract Price --$201,696.05 Contract Date - 7-28-52 110 LF 6" CIP @ 2.77 LF $ 304.70 1560 LF 12" CIP @ 6:05 LF 9438.00 4000 Lbs. C. I. Specials @ .19 Lb.- 760.00 5 61' Gal. Valves & Boxes @ 82.00 Each 410.00 4 121' " it - It & MH @ 348:00 Each 1392.00 3 Fire Hydrants @ 197.00 Each 591.00 290 LF 3/4" Copper service pipe @ 2.93 LF Xtra Work ) 849.70 12 3/4" Curb Cocks @ 5.50 Each Job 239 ) 66.00 $13811.40 Material on Site 7800 LF 6" CIP 1.70 13260:00 3300 LF 61, CIP 1.50 4950.00 180 LF 8" CIP 2.47 444.60 3758 LF 121' CIP 4.15 15595.70 140 6" Gate Valves 61.65 7231.00 7 811 n " 79-80 558.60 34 12" It it 173.90 5912.60 47952.50 61763.90 Less 15% Withheld 9264.59 Amount Partial Payment #1 $ 52499.31 /s/ Phil W. Smith, Village Engineer Permission to Place Pole On motion of Trustee Bolitgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Northern States Power Company was granted permission -to place poles -at the following loca- tion within the Village, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. ONE POLE ON WEST 36TH STREET WEST OF LYNN AVENUE. Letter Re: Condition of Boulevard Letter received August 25, 1952, signed by Mrs. Ben Liman, 4110 Sunset Boulevard and others, complaining that the wild growth and unkempt condition of boulevard adjacent to 4100 Sunset. -Boulevard is an eyesore and requesting that the Village take care of same, was read. On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by -Trustee Bo1mgren, the above matter was referred to the Park Board for checking and action if necessary, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Building Inspector's Weekly Report The Building Inspector's report for week ending August 22, 1952, showing that 47 building permits were issued, totaling "$385,400.00 was read and ordered filed. August 25, 1952 441 Bonds On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the follow- ing bonds were approved pending the approval of the Village Attorney, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: CONTRACTORS BOND with Phelps -Drake Company, Incorporated as principal, and Peerless Casualty Company as surety, dated July 28, 1952, in the amount -of $201,695.05, covering water main extensions 52-228 through 52-236, 52-238 through 52-240, 52-242 and 52-249. PLUMBING LICENSE BOND with W. J. Friendshuh, DBA Bloomington Plumbing Company as principal, and The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company as surety, Dated August 25, 1952, in the amount of $4,000. Clearance Sins Ordered On motion of Trustee-Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Street Commissioner was ordered to place -a sufficient number of clearance signs on Minnetonka Boulevard from Princeton Avenue west about 150 feet, to inform the public of the extension of marquee on St. Louis Park Theatre Building (due to widening of Minnetonka Boulevard), by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Advertise for Bids for Trucks for Street Department On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for four (4) three -ton trucks with trade-in of two (2) 1947 12 ton trucks, according to -specifications on file with Village Clerk; bids to be opened September 22, 1952, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Broken Sidewalk Trustee Jorvig said Miss Emily Beckstrom, 4024 West 31st Street had con- tacted him regarding the sidewalk in front of her home which was damaged during the sewer installation, and asked if anything could be done about it. On motion of Trustee Bo1mgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the above matter was referred to the Village Engineer for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Easements for Public Utilitv Purposes On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded -by Trustee Jorvig, Water Supt., Ira Vraalstad was instructed to secure easement for water main purposes from Landers-Norblom-Christenson Company for the north 50 feet of the NW -14 of the NE4, Section 18, Township 117, Range 21, lying east of the Great Northern Railroad Hopkins Junction line and south of the south line of Minnetonka Boulevard; and from Homer Magnuson, 3001 Aquila Avenue, the north 50 feet of the east 180 feet of Lot 1, Block 1, Belmont Terrace, Section 18, Township 117, Range 21, as measured along the north line of said"lot. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. International Association of Chiefs -of Police Conference On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, Chief of Police, Andy Nelson was authorized to attend the conference of International Chiefs of Police at Los Angeles, -California, September 21 thru 25, 1952, with necessary expenses paid, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Agreement - Landers-Norblom-Christenson Co. - - An agreement -from Landers-Norblom-Christenson Company amending the original agreement dated December 13, 1950, for the removal of sand and gravel at location stated therein was presented for the approval of the Village Council. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the above agree- ment was referred to the Village Attorney for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. September 2. 1952 Designated as Next Council Meeting Because Monday, September 1, 1952 falls on a legal holiday (Labor Day), it was moved by Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren that Tuesday, September 2nd be designated as the date for the next Council meeting, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. 442 August 25, 1952 C� Traffic at Excelsior Boulevard and Highway No. 100 On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, Mayor �7 Hurd was given authority'to act with regard to the closing of the SE leg and the NE leg of Highway No. 100 at Excelsior Boulevard bringing traffic to the traffic signals; also on the widening of the east service drive at the same location, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Group Re: Grading Mr. B. E. Dixon and others appeared -in regard -to petition presented to the Village Council on August 18, 1952 for the grading -of the East 30' of Yosemite Avenue from Center of 27th Street to a point approximately 420' North. They were told that the petition was referred to the Village Engineer for checking and recommendation and as yet we have no report; also the Village does not have a deed to the property yet. Meeting Adjourned -- - On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded -by Trustee -Middleton, the meeting was adjourned at 11:55 P. M. by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. C. L. HURD, Mayor ATTEST: JOS9PH J r AD, Clerk 1 1