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Home My WebLink About1953/12/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular December 7, 1953 REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 7, 1953 s A regular meeting of the Village Council was called to order by Mayor C. L. Hurd at 8:15 P. M. The following Council Members were present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee ,Middletgn Clerk Justad Mayor Hurd Also present was Village Attorney, Edmund T. Montgomery. Verified Claims On motion-of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following verified claims were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants covering same, by the following roll call vote: Trustee Bolmgren, yes; Trustee Middleton, yea; Clerk Justad, yea; Mayor Hurd, yea; Aaron Anderson 151.80 Vernon Anderson 169.15 Rollin P. Briggs 178.20 J. Brockman 151.80 Arthur Buelow 166.65 Leo Burns 162.80 W. Bushway 201.09 betty Caldwell 38.13 Henry B. Carlson 169.15 Dorothy Chase 95.00 B. F. Cihoski 227.81 John Connery 173.80 R.. B. Connery 244.16 Thomas Connery 151.80 Norman Crosby 184.14 James R. Dahl - 174.65 H. E. Dahlin 173.80 Elsie Dahlstrom 110,15 Marjorie Dale 110,15 Al Donahue 206.36 D. Edwards 157.53 Hartwig Endres 153.65 N. H. Epstein 62.10 C. H. Farmer 384.71 E, Ferch 157.53 Ellsworth Frank 330.07 Irwin Freeland 174.65 Donald Freiborg 160,19 Herman Freiborg 178.20 Le Roy Freiborg 151,80 Alfred Formo 151.80 Donald Galloway 151.80 George Gibson 110.60 George Gibson 191,15 Ed Gilbert , 186,15 Henry Girard 178.20 Donald Glassing 174.65 I1ary Etta Green 110,15 ,11 if 60.38 Howard Hallgren 17,50 Truman Hedwall 174.65 Esther Helmer 116.66 Gerald C. Hines 161.65 Carl Iverson 174.65 Bruce Jensen 162.73 Alvera Johnson 123.65 Clyde Johnson 174.65 J. 0. Johnson 182.76 K.. Johnson 315,10 L. M. Johnson 191.15 Thelma Johnson 98.65 C. W. Jones 173.80 Earl Jones 173,80 Walter Jungblut 158.40 Joseph Justad 271.15 Maynard Kays 191.15 Merle E. Klumpner 161.65 Dickman Knutson 178.20 A, Korbel ,178.20 Renaldo Lares 150.00 Vernice Larson 132.54 R. Lea 169.40 G., Mack 184.28 Carlisle Madson 187.00 Vance Marfell 178.20 Walter Mark 132,00 Eugene Mc Gary 166.65 � Omar Mc Gary 174.65 0,, R. Mc Gary .156.20 L. Mc Nellis 190.35 Mildred Melbourne 123.65 Carl Miller 231.00 Mary Miller 114.65 Ruth Mollet 90.00 Peter J. Mueller 161.65 Willard Murphy 166.65 Andy Nelson 221.15 R. Nordstrom 202.50 H. Nygaard 162.80 Lewis Olson 151.80 E. Omestad 153.09 Wilbur H. Ostlund 169.15 Dorothy Owens 110.15 Ellida Parchem 147.44 P, P. Persyk 182.85 A. Peterson 157.53 Eloise Rude 115.88 R. Pykal 160.19 Ethel Reed . 110.15 W. Reid 208.58 Wm. A. Reiners 151.80 Gertrude Renner 144.65 C. F. Rihl 410.47 Richard Pollock 166.65 Donna Prentice 14.88 F. J. Sadilek 154.00 David Schaefer 161.65 Kurt Scheibe 191.15 Donald Senander 162.80 F. J. Senander" 191.15 Richard Senander 188.33 Gilbert M. Sent 173.80 F.. Sewall 153.09 Richard Shinn 173.80 John Skurdahl 144.90 Philip W. Smith 333.65 Clyde Sorensen 174.65 Donald Sorensen 195.80 08 December 7, 1953 Verified Claims, Continued Robert Sorensen 174.65 Robert Standal 174.65 (a Glenn Stenberg 169.15 Peter Stienstra 221.15 Fred A. Stimson 173.80 G. Ten Eyck 181.49 Le Roy Theis 158.40 Thomas Thies 151.80 Betty Tiedemann 109.04 Vernon Tollefsrud 193.20 George Vita 193.94 Donald Voss 164.31 Ira M. Vraalstad 221.15 Ed Werner 64.80 J. A. Werner 221.15 E. Whipps 195.39 C. M. Williams 221.15 Edward Williams 165.52 Frederick Williams 158.78 J. S. Williams 58.65 James J. Zalusky 173.80 B. Zila 205.54 American Printing Company 273.10 Aqua Survey & Instrument Co. 3.67 tt tt tt 65.25 Bailey Meter Company 130.51 it " " 99.15 Baldwin Supply Co. 3.90 Behning Hardware 11.23 Berg & Farnham 1.25 Ore Bergerson 50.00 ;Bethesda Invalid Home 150.00 A. B. Bjornson 17.50 Black Top Service Company `173.49 if It If 45.00 It u n if 206.18 Boustad Electric Company, 23.41 " r' r' " 919.55 Boyer-Gilfillan Motor Co. 10.88 " " " " 135.66 if " if it ' 84.71 Helen L. Bradley, dba Suburban If tt if If 17.76 Sanitary Drayage C.. 81204.46 it if 41.66 L. Brotsky & Company 84.40 tt tt it It 44.58 Bury & Carlson 487.95 tt If if it 160.87 Donald W. Bye 102.67 it if 52.25 Gambridge Brick Company •34.00 " tt If " 51.12 Grown Rubber Stamp Co. -12.00 Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. 3.36 De Laittre & Murphy Company 28.00 • if if " 9.45 De Laval Steam Turbine Co. 190.00 Federal Laboratories, Inc. 28.07 Alfred Formo 44.45 Freelands Grocery 4.71 General Electric Company 345.60 " " 2.25 Edwin Gilbert •56.98 it it 9.46 J. V. Gleason 45.96 Goodin Company 188.25 it if tt 630.86 Goodwin Joss Laboratories 12.00 Goodyear Service Stores 13.15 Gopher Equipment & Supply Co. 37.50 • it if if 70.00 Great Stuff Products Co. 15.00 Hawkins Chemical Co. , 288.00 Healy-Ruff Company 11.50 Hennepin County Welfare Board 67.50 Hennepin-Lake Stationers 30.50 • tt " it " 133.17 . it it it 1.95 Hobart Brothers Sales 16.33 International Chimney Corp. 2,398.70 • It . if " 11.97 H. V. Johnston Culvert Co. 74.40 Merrihill Kennels 491.50 Knutson Construction Co. 91617.88 Lakeland Door Company 100.00 Landers-Norblom-Christensen 12.03 John H. Leslie 4.30 Lumber Stores, Inc. 2.14 Lyle Signs, Inc. 22940 Walter Mark 32.83 • If it " 25.80 Wm. H. Mc Coy 14.60 It it " 125.00 IF it it 14.60 Mc Enary & Krafft 500.00 tF it If 340.12 The Mc Mullen Company 20.58 It. it if 138.60 C. R. Middleton 125.34 tF if if 287.26 Miller-Davis Company 5.70 Minneapolis Auto Supply Co. 11.05 if " if 13.00 Minneapolis Gas Company 4.85 If if It 18.25 Minneapolis Glass Company 31.64 If if it 156.25 Mpls. School Supply Company 26.40 Minn. Fire Extinguisher Co. 4.00 Mobile Radio Engineering, Inc. 15.75 Modern Floors 86.40 Edmund T. Montgomery 7.50 Morton Salt Company 200.10 tt it tt 60.00 Tom Mot zko 4.40 n if a 170.00 n it 45 it if " 60.00 Mueller Company 23.10 Newhouse Paper Company 27.19 NW Bell Telephone Co. 8.60 NW Nat'l. Bank of Minneapolis, " " " " 8.30 Park Super Valu 45,0.82.90 ' " " " " •31.00 if it 11 / 35.67 Park Super Valu 35.67 Penny Super Market 31.00 Phelps-Drake Company, Inc. 121.50 Pitney-Bowes, Incorporated 675.91 Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel 8,121.24 . It 11 it 12.24 Plehal Heating Co. 7.00 Pockrandt Lumber Co. 17.46 . " It " 3.90 11 it if 9.15 Quaker Rubber Company 110.18 it if " 28.79 Remington Rand, Inc. 4.55 Gertrude Renner 10.85 H. A. Rogers Company 3.00 Rosholt Equipment Co. 15.83 '� " " " 3.54 December 7, 1953 69 Verified Claims, Continued Rosholt Equipment Co. 59.48 Ed Ryan, Sheriff, Henn. Co. 3.00 It " it .93 St. Louis Park Dispatch 36.20 Service Equipment 13.00 Shursen Insurance Agency 83.30 Standard Oil Company 128.00 Peter Stienstra 35.98 Suburban Plumbing Co. 13.50 Sumner Field Homes 52.00 it " If 11.43 Wm. V. Terry Excavating Co. 97.50 Underwood Corporation 4.00 it " " It It 3,201.61 " " 7.50 Vil of SLP Sp. Assort. Fund 322.00 Wm. V. Terry Excay. Co. 1,151.75 Vil of SLP Street Dept. 13009.70 U. S. Govm't. Printing Office 4.00 " it It " 111 139.20 Vil of SLP Water Rev. Bond Debt If if It " " 830.60 Redemption Fund 23393.00 If it " Water " 8.00 Warner Hardware 6.38 West Disinfecting Co. 24.00 .30 Western Underground Const. Co., 8.00 6,502.25 1.05 Western Windshield Service 16.03 Westwood Luthern Church 5,439.00 " " " 10.41 Anton Yngve 15.00 Bids for Two (2) Four-Door Sedans As advertised in the St. Louis Park-Dispatch November 26, 1953, sealed bids were received from the following bidders for furnishing two 1953 model, four-door sedans, according to specifications described therein, with trade-in of One (1) 1951 Ford Custom two-door coach, and One 1952 Ford Customline two-door coach: 1. H. J. Minar Company Net $2,540.48 (1953 Custom) 2. Woodhead Company if 23100.00 (1954 Custom) 3. Dahlberg Brothers, Inc. " 23264.58 (1953 Custom) On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the above bids were referred to the Finance Committee, and Chairman of the Police Department Com- mittee for tabulation and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Hearing on Petition to Vacate Portion of Streets Paul Strom Et Al Pursuant to notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch November 19 and 263 1953, a public hearing was had on the petition of Paul Strom and others to vacate that portion of Dakota Avenue from Cambridge Avenue northerly to the Minneapolis, Northfield.-and Southern Railway Right-of-Way, and that part of Good- rich Avenue from Edgewood Avenue easterly to the-Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway Right-of-Way. Paul Strom appeared in favor of his petition. Resolution On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote- of all Members of the Council present: RESOLUTION VACATING PORTION OF STREETS WHEREAS, there has been filed with the-Village Clerk a petition signed by all owners bf real property-adjacent to the portions of streets hereinafter vacated, and WHEREAS, the Village Council has met at the time and place specified in notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch November 19 and 26, 1953 relating to vacation of the portions of streets hereinafter described, and has heard all persons appearing at said meeting and determined that it is in the interest of the public to vacate said portions of streets, and- WHEREAS, the petitioner Paul Strom has this"day paid the Village the sum of $1,500.00 in consideration of said vacation and in payment for damages for previous trespass on the portions of the streets herein vacated, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Villag6 of'St. Louis Park that the following portions of public streets as now layed out and dedicated within the corporate limits of said Village be hereby vacated: That portion of Dakota Avenue from Cambridge Avenue northerly to the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Right-of-Way, and that portion of Goodrich Avenue from Edgewood Avenue easterly to the Minneapolis, North- field & Southern Railway Right-of4dy. 70 December 7, 1953 Letter Requesting Special Permit to Build Double Bungalow �d Letter from Carlyle D. Jacobson, 4164 Browndale Avenue, dated December 7, 1953, requesting a special permit to build a double bungalow on Lot 8, Block 4, Boulevard Heights Addition' to St. Louis Park (next to corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Minnetonka Boulevard), was read." On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the above, request was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all,Members of the Council present. Re: Sign on Residential Property Richard E. Wyman, 7734 13th Lane appeared regarding the Shell Oil Company's advertising sign on Wayzata Boulevard, east of Texas Avenue. Feels that -phis sign is on Residential Use property, and should be taken down. Mayor Hurd said that he would like to discuss this matter with General Outdoor Advertising Co. to see what could be done. Damage to Lot Due to Grading - Emily Heise Emily Heise, 7400 Minnetonka Boulevard appeared. Complained of the damage to her lot due to the grading of Nevada Avenue -- cut up to 42 to 5 feet. She said she would be satisfied with a sloping job. The matter was referred to Trustee Middleton, and Village Engineer, Phil W. Smith for checking and report. Change in Course of Minnehaha Creek , - G. A. Morse G.. A. Morse of Hopkins Terminal, Incorporated spoke regarding changing- of the course of Minnehaha Creek adjacent to their property north of Excelsior Boulevard and East of the West Village Limits. He showed the Council the pro- posed new course for the Creek, and he was asked to show same to the Village Engineer, Phil W. Smith so that he would be informed as to what was being proposed. Application for 1953 License On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton the following application for 1953 license was approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue license to expire December 31, 1953, subject to approval of the Building Inspector, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: Earl D. Wollan Electrical Applications for 1954 Licenses On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Holmgren, the following applications for 1954 licenses were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue license to expire December 31, 1954, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: Al's Liquor Store 3.2 Beer Off-Sale if " " Cigarette Blix & Neslund Electric Co. Electrical Boulevard Pharmacy, Inc. Cigarette Restaurant 3.2 Beer Off-Sale Brede, Incorporated Electrical Bunny's Tavern, Inc. 3.2 Beer Off-Sale " " It 3.2 Beer On-Sale C. 0. Carlson Heating & Aid Cond. Heating Culbertson Cafe, Inc. Cigarette it " " Tavern it it Restaurant Electric Repair & Const. Co. Electrical Excelsior Baking Company Bakery Trucks 2 Giller Drug Company, Inc. Cigarette It If It " Soft Drinks Gustafson & Fuxa Electrical Hoglund and Company Plumbing to if " , Heating ` Industrial Electric Company Electrical ,Harriett W. Jennings Cigarettes it If If 3.2 Beer Off-Sale Jennings Tavern (Peter Kosmas and Cigarettes Anthony Kallas) Tavern Andy Johnson 3.2 Beer Off-Sale AndyiJohnson Cigarettes K. and W. Electric Service Electrical Lilac Lanes Enterprises, Inc. Restaurant it " !' If Cigarettes Mc Carthy's St. Louis Park Cafe Tavern Incorporated Cigarettes Minneapolis Golf Club 3.2 Beer On-Sale it it if Cigarettes December 72 1953 71 Applications for 1954 Licenses, Cont'd. Carl Reiss Cafe 3.2 Beer Off-Sale " it " 3.2 Beer On-Sale Reiss Liquor Store ' Cigarettes Carl Reiss Cafe Restaurant it " it Cigarettes Standard Heating Company Gas Connections Heating Bunnyls Tavern, Inc. Cigarettes It it it Restaurant Mc Carthy's St. Louis Park Cafe Incorporated Restaurant Application for-1953 Sign License On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the application of Hamilton Sign Service for a license to erect signs and billboards was approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue license to expire December 31, 19532 by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Bonds On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following bonds were approved by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: SIGN AND BILLBOARD BOND with Albert L. Hamilton, dba-Hamilton Sign Service as principal, and Western Surety Company as surety, effective November 9, 1953 to expire December 31, 1953. $1P000.00 HEATING LICENSE BOND with Gust Hoglund, dba Hoglund & Company as principal, and Commercial Insurance Company as surety, effective January 1, 1954 to expire December 31, 1954, in the amount of $1,000.00 PLUMBING LICENSE BOND with Gust Hoglund, dba Hoglund & Company as principal, and Commercial • Insurance Company as surety, effective January 1, 1954 to expire December 31, 1954, in amount $42000.00 HEATING LICENSE BOND with C. 0. Carlson Heat- ing and Air Conditioning Company as principal, • and Continental Casualty Company as surety, effective December 31, 1953 to expire December 31, 1954, in the amount of _$1,000.00 GAS INSTALLATION BOND with Standard Heating Company as principal, and -Standard Accident Insurance Company as surety, effective December 313 1953 to expire December 31, 1954, in the amount of $12000.00 HEATING LICENSE BOND with Standard Heating Company as principal, and Standard Accident Insurance Company as surety, effective January 1, 1954 to expire December 31, 1954, in the amount of $12000.00 Applications for Permits to Erect Advertising Signs On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the following applications for permits to erect advertising signs were referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: NAME DATE OF APPLICATION LOCATION Meyers Outdoor Adv. Inc. 11-23-53 Sec. 20, Twp. 117, Range 21, 250 ft. West of Meadowbrook Manor Naegele Adv. Company 10-29-53 6006 Excelsior Boulevard Suburban Sign Co. 11-24-53 4820 Excelsior Boulevard Meyers Outdoor Adv. Inc. 11-25-53 5101 Excelsior Boulevard Hamilton Sign Service 11-20-53 6009 Wayzata Boulevard Nordquist Sign Company 12-1-53 8112 Minnetonka Boulevard Reliable Sign Erectors 12-1-53 Cedar Lake Road & Virginia Avenue Meyers Outdoor Adv. Inc. 12-2-53 Highway #7 and Wooddale Avenue 72 December 7, 1953 Applications for Permits to Erect Advertising Signs, Cont'd. NAME DATE OF APPLICATION LOCATION Meyers Outdoor Adv. Inc. 12-2-53 „ 3954 Wooddale Avenue Le Roy Sign, Inc. 12-2-53 5105 Excelsior Boulevard Request for Rezoning - Adolph Fine, Inc. Letter from Adolph Fine, Incorporated, dated December 5, 1953, requesting the rezoning of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 3, Adolph Fine Addition to St. Louis Park from Residential Use to Commercial Use, was read. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the fore- going request was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recom- mendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Request for Permit to Erect Double Bungalow - Adolph Fine, Inc. Letter from Adolph Fine, Incorporated, dated December 5, 1953, requesting a permit to erect a double bungalow approximately 30' x 50' fronting on Colorado Avenue on Lot 16, Block 2, #dolph Fine Addition to St. Louis Park, was read. On motion 6f Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the foregoing request was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Request for Street Light Letter from Sam G. Segal, dated December 1, 1953, requesting that a street be placed at the corner of Nevada Avenue and .8th Street, was read. Street Light Ordered On 'motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Northern States Power Company was ordered to install a street light at the corner of Nevada Avenue and 18th Street, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Re: Proper Lighting at Wooddale & Excelsior Blvd. 0 motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, Police Chief, Andy Nelson, and Village Engineer, Phil W. Smith were authorized to negotiate with the Northern States Power Company for proper lighting of Wooddale Avenue and Excelsior Boulevard, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Report on Plans for Sewer Extensions & Lift Station - Minn. Dept. of Health Report of Minnesota Department of Health, Section of Water Pollution Control, dated November 9, 1953, on examination of plans for sewer extensions and lift Station in the Village was read and referred to the Village Engineer. Name Added to Off-Sale Liquor License = Kaplan Letter from Liquor Control Commissioner, Dudley C. Ericson, dated December 31 1953, regarding the addition of Marion Kaplan's name to the off-sale liquor license of Harold Kaplan, was read. On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Village Council approved the 1954 off-sale liquor license for Harold Kaplan and Marion Kaplan, dba Tonka Liquor Store at 8112 Minnetonka Boulevard, and the Liquor Control Commissioner was authorized to change the license to show Marion Kaplan as a partner. Motion was passed by all Members of the Council present. Resolution 2/�Z,o o a w ti �� -=L,_ ,-,,. C h � - On motion of Trusi 4 Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all Members of the council present: R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, it appears to the Village Council that there is a sufficient sum of monies in the Water Department Fund to pay the principal and interest on the January 15, 1953 Series Water Tank Bonds maturing in the year 1954, therefore 6 BE IT RESOLVED that the levy for payment of said principal and interest contained in resolution adopted December 15, 1952 is he canceled in the sum of $28,871.00, and the Village Clerk is hereby instructed to send a copy of this resolution to the County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, and. further the Village Treasurer be authorized to transfer to the Sinking Fund Account for said January 15, 1953 Series Water Tank Bonds the amount of $28,87f.00 from the Water Department Fund and deposit same in the- Citizens State Bank. December 7, 1953 73 Street Light Ordered - Wooddale at Rear of 'Miracle Mile On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the Northern States Power` Company was ordered to place a 6,000 lumin street light on Wooddale Avenue at the rear of Miracle Mile Shopping Center, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Five Year Service Contract and Guarantee for Todd Check Protector On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Clerk was authorized to execute contract for the Village with The Todd Company, Incorporated for a five year service contract and guarantee for Todd Check Protector No. R-747 R 9137 at $14.50 per year, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Check Ordered Canceled On motion'-of Clerk Justad, seconded by Trustee Middleton, Village Check No. 4142, dated April 27, 1953, in the amount 'of 05.00, payable to Freeland W. Harlow and Victorine Harlow was ordered canceled due to settlement made by Council action October 26, 19532 by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Partial Payments on Contract Work On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following partial payments on contract work in progress, presented by Village Engineer, Phil W. Smith were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue warrants covering same, by unanimous vote of all Members of the ,Council present: PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 GRADING - 53-109 Contractor, William V. Terry Excavating Company Contract Date, September 14, 1953 Contract Price, $2,571.10 AMOUNT OF PARTIAL PAYMENT 'NO. 1 $ 1,151.75 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 GRADING - 53-108 Contractor, William V. Terry Excavating Company Contract Date, September 14, 1953 Contract Price, $64,994.10 AMOUNT OF PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 3,201.61 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 1,000,000 GALLON ELEVATED STEEL TANK Contractor, Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company Contract Date, April 14, 1952 Contract Price, $176,800.00 AMOUNT OF PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 8,121.24' PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 3 INCINERATOR BRICK CHIMNEY Contractor, International Chimney Corporation Contract Date, July 13, 1953 Contract P,ricq, $27,682.00 AMOUNT OF PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 3 2098.70 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 4 MUNICIPAL INCINERATOR BUILDING Contractor, Knutson Construction Company Contract Date, July 13, 1953 Contract Price, $683,325.00 AMOUNT OF PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 4 9,617.88 Permission to Lay Armored Cable - N. S. Power On Motion of Trustee Bolmgren; seconded by'Trustee Middleton, the Northern States Power Company was granted permission to build five (5)5ft. 6 inch x 10 ft. manholes, lay duct line and armored cable over following route - From Highway No. 7 on Joppa Avenue north to West 28th Street; thence east to Huntington Avenue; thence north to West 26th Street; thence East to France Avenue; thence north to approximately Franklin Avenue, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Petition for Sanitary Sewer - P=1385 On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the following petition was referred to the Village Engineer, Chairman of the Sewer Department Committee, and Special Assessment Department for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote 'of all Members of the Council present: 74 December 7, 1953 Petition for Sanitary Sewer, Cont'd. PETITION FOR SANITARY 'SEWER, signed by Jack E. Withrow, 2611 Jersey Avenue and others, dated December 1, 1953s for the construction of sanitary sewer in JERSEY AVENUE FROM 26TH STREET TO MINNE- TONKA BOULEVARD. Petition of Curb and Gutter - P-1387 On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following petition was referred to the Village Engineer, Chairman of the Street Department and Special Assessment Department for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: PETITION FOR CURB AND GUTTER, signed by Edward W. Keating, 3334 Zinran Avenue and others, dated November 30, 1953, for the construction of curb and gutter on the WEST SIDE OF ZINRAN AVENUE & EAST SIDE BBT19EEN 33rd STREET AND 34th STREET. New Patrolman Appointed On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, Robert Smetak, 2945 Brunswick Avenue, having qualified by examination held by the St. Louis Park Police Civil Service Commission on June 17, 1953, was appointed as' Village Patrolman, effective 1?115=53 at a starting salary of $323.30, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Regional Hearings of Highway Study Commission On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, Donald Sorensen was authorized to attend hearing of Highway Study Commission to be held at Mankato, December 8,1953, with necessary expenses paid, by unanimous vote of All Members of the Council present. Letter Re: Blacktop Mixing Plant - M. G. Astleford Company Letter from M. G. Astleford, dated December 1, 1953, concerning complaints about their Blacktop Mixing Plant located at the Republic Creosoting Company on Walker Street, and their plan for remedying same, was read. Resolution On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMIT -UNDER ZONING ORDINANCE 14HEREAS application has been received from M. G. Astleford to use the E2 of the NWS. of Section 20, Township 117, Range 21 for location and operation of Black Top Mixing Plant with water spray device for removal of smoke and dust for a period of not more than three years, and it appears to the Council that the pro- posed use is in harmony with the uses authorized in the Light Industrial District in which said property is located, therefore BE IT RESOLVED that M. G. Astleford Company be granted permit for use of the E2 of the NWy of Section 20, Township 117, Range 21 for the operation of a Blacktop Plant for the processing of bituminous road material on condition that said plant be equipped with a water spraying device for removal of dust and smoke approved by the Village Engineer, and that said plant shall not be so operated as to become a nuisance to occupants of adjacent property. Advertise for 3/4 Ton Pick-up Truck Oia motion of Trustee Bolmgren, 'seconded by Trustee Middleton, the Village Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for a 3/4 ton pick-up truck with trade- in of One (1) 1949 Chevrolet pick-up truck; bids to be received and opened on December 285 1953s by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Invitation to 'Planning Commission Meeting Inter Office Memo from the Planning Commission, dated December 5, 1953, inviting the Village Council to attend their next regular meeting on December 9, 1953 to hear Mr. Law of Morell and Nichols, Planning Engineers present, the preliminary report on rezoning of the area from Excelsior Boulevard to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad tracks, and from Highway No. 100 east to Kipling Avenue and Bass Lake, was read. Payroll Checks - December 23, 1953 On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue Village Employee's December 31st, 1953 salary checks on December 23rd, 1953, so that they may be used for Christmas, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. December 7, 1953 75 Building Inspector's Weekly Reports The Building Inspector's report for weeks ending November 27 and December 4, 1953, showing that 19 building permits were issued, totaling $p194,400.00 was read• and ordered filed. Building Inspector's Report for November, 1953 The Building Inspector's report for the mpnth of November, 1953, showing a total of 63 building permits issued,, totaling $$497,355.00 was, read and ordered filed. Fire Department's Report for November, 1953 The Fire Department's report for the month of November, 1953 was read and ordered filed. Police Department's Report for November, 1953 The following Police report for November, 1953, Was read and ordered filed: Arrests 76 Warnings 2 Accidents 18 Phone Calls 29 Mileage 14,471 Gas 1,140 Oil 18 Justice of Peace Report of Fines - Linnee Justice of Peace, E. A. Linnee's report of fines, dated December 1, 1953, was read and ordered filed. Justice of Peace Report of Fines - Yngve Justice of Peace, E. A. Yngve's report of fines, dated December 1, 1953" was read and ordered filed. Minutes The minutes of meeting held November 23, 1953 were read. On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Clerk Justad, the minutes of meeting held November 23, 1953 were approved as read, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. - Quit Claim Deeds On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the following quit claim deeds with Richard B. Thomson and Evelyn V. Thomson, his wife of the County of Hennepin and State of Minnesota; and K. T. Wiedemann of the County of Sedgwick, State of Kansas as parties of the first part and the Village of St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota as party of the second part were approved and accepted, and the Village Attorney was instructed to file same with the Office of Register of Deeds, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present: Reserve Lot .4 "Cedarwood Second Addition", according to the map or plat thereof on file or of record in the office of the Register of Titles in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota -- for park purposes only. Reserving unto said grantors, their heirs, executors, adminis- trators, and assigns, a perpetual easement for roadway purposes, over, and upon and across a strip of land 25 feet in width, lying Southerly of and adjacent to the line between Reserve Lots A and B, said Addition, and same extended so that the Southerly line of said strip shall meet the Westerly line of said Addition and the Westerly end of Twenty-fifth Street. " Reserve Lot B "Cedarwood Second Addition", according to the map or plat thereof on file or of record in the office of the Register of Titles in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota, --- for park purposes_ only. Reserving unto said grantors, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, a perpetual easement for roadway purposes over, upon and across a strip of land 25 feet in width, lying Northerly of and ad- jacent to the line between Reserve Lots A and B said addition and the same exgended so that the Northerly line of said strip shall meet the Westerly line of said Addition and the Westerly end of Twenty-fifth Street. (Above deeds dated October 14, 1953.) 76 December 7, 1953 � Contractor' s Bond & Agreement On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, Contractor's C7 bond with Walter D. Giertsen Company, 900 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, Minne- sota as principal, and Fire Association of Philadelphia,. 401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia; Pennsylvania as surety, covering contract for repairs after fire to pump house at 2500 Louisiana Avenue,, Village of St. Louis Park, dated November 24, 1953, in the amount of $625.78 was approved, also agreement by and between the Village of St. Louis- Park and Walter D.-Giertsen Company for said repairs was approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to execute same for.the Vil- lage, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Contractor's Bond On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, Contractor's Bond with Richard B. Thomson of Minneapolis, Minnesota as principal, and Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company of Saint Paul and surety, dated November 27, 1953, in the amount' of $103000.00, covering contract dated October 26, 1953 for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for the grading and oil stabili- zing of all streets in Cedarwood Second Addition as shown and dedicated upon the plat thereof, was approved by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Special Meeting to Canvass Election Returns The Members of the Village Council present concurred in holding a special meeting on December 9, 1953, at 8:00 P. M. at the Village Hall to canvass the vote of the Village Election held on pecember 8, 1953 -&nd to approve the verified claims of Election Judges for their services at said Election. Adding Machine for Building Department On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Clerk was authorized to purchase One (1) Burrought No, 9-10-53 10 column electric adding, substractin, cr. bal. machine at a price of $360.4`0/ with a trade-in allowance for old 8 column Victor of $107.00, (Net $253.40), from Hennepin-Lake Stationers, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Repair of Leak 'in-Water Tank Authorized ► On motion of Trustee Bo1mgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, Master Tank Service was authorized to ,repair the leak on elevated water tank No. 1 at a cost not to exceed $300.00, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Meeting Adjourned . . On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Clerk Justad, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 P. M.,-by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. X� C. t. HURD, Mayor ATTEST: JOSPH J AD, Clerk 1'