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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954/02/23 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 172 February 23, 1954 REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 1954 A regular meeting of the Village Council was called to order by Mayor R. C. Fernstrom at 8:15 P. M. Invocation was given by Reverend Paul Obenauf of Wooddale Luthern Church. The following Council Members were present at roll call: Trustee Bolmgren Trustee Jorvig Trustee Middleton Clerk Justad Mayor Fernstrom 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 following roll call Vote: Trustee Bolmgren, yea; Trustee Jorvig, yea; Trustee Middleton, yea; Clerk Justad, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea: A. Anderson 158.40 Stanley Bercu 16.20 J. Brockman 158.40 Rollin P. Briggs 184.80 James W. Brown 20.25 Robert Bolmgren 144.00 W. Bushway 6.85 Betty Caldwell 118.79 Dorothy Chase 113.79 B. F. Cihoski 184.80 John Connery 181.94 Thomas Connery 175.50 Norman Crosby • 175.18 H. E. Dahlen 175.27 Al Donahue ° 180.40 D. Edwards 162.80 E. Ferch 1626.80 Alfred Formo 158.40 Ellsworth Frank 238.35 D. Freiborg 162.80 Herman Freiborg 184.80 Le Roy Freiborg 158.40 Donald Gallaway 190.80 George Gibson 117.60 Henry Girard' 184.80 Donald Glassing 68.40 Mary Etta Green 16.95 Howard Hallgren 59.50 Esther Helmer' 15.95 B. Jensen 162.80 Alvera Johrl'son 81.92 J. 0. Johnson 184.80 C. W. Jones 180.40 • Earl Jones 180.40 Walter Jungblut 165.00 Dickman Knutson 193.60 A. Korbel 184.80 Vernice Larson 24.97 Roy Lea 176.00 G. Mack 184.80 Carlisle Madson 202.40 Vance Marfell 191.10 Walter Mark 158.40 0. R. Mc Gary 162.80 L. Mc Nellis 184.80 Carl Miller 246.40 Mary Miller 13.19 R. Nordstrom 184.80 H. Nygaard 169.40 E. Omestad 158.40 Ellida C. Parchem 27.65 P. P. Persyk 158.40 A. Petersen 74.00 Donna Prentice 17.00 R. Pykal 162.80 W. Reid 184.80 Wm. A. Reiners 158.40 Eloise Rude 14.95 F. J. Sadilek 176.00 Leo Burns 169.40 Donald Senander 169.40 Richard Senander 224.18 Gilbert Senst 180.40 F. Sewall 158.40 Richard Shinn 177.32 John Skurdahl 119.70 Donald Sorensen 228.80 Fred A. Stimson 175.27 G. Ten Eyck 162.80 Le Roy Thies 164.06 Thomas Thies 158.40 Betty Tiedemann 16.95 Vernon Tollefsrud 169.20 G. Vita 176.00 Donald Voss 162.45 Ed. Werner 16.80 E. Whipps 177.50 E. Williams 162.80 Frederick Williams 190.80 James J. Zalusky 184.80 Burt Zila 184.80 Allan Office Machines .3.90 American Cast Iron Pipe Co. 173.10 Boyer-Gilfillan Motor Co. 12.05 Brookside Hardware ?8.90 if n 11 it 22.10 n n 1.95 Draper Electric of Mpls., Inc. 20.25 if it 3.75 Goodin Company 54.00 It it 4.09 ff 11 6.23 Hennepin-Lake Stationers 27.80 Hoglund Company 2.21 Homelite Corporation 277.50 February 23, 1954 17 el Verified Claims, Cont'd. Jessing Paint & Wall Paper Co. 45.10 Wm. G.' Kressin 13.65 Lee-Bo Office Supply Co., Inc. 4.55 Lumber Stores, Incorporated 41.16 if it . it " " 1.00 Midway Tractor & Equipment Co. 96.00 Miller-Davis Company 7.70 it " it " 33.52 It 4.00 Minneapolis City Treasurer 1,400.00 it 57.00 Minneapolis Gas Company 16.75 Minheapolis City"Treasurer 45.50 " " " 64.06 Mobile Radio Engineering, Inc. 16.85 Tom Motzko Company 3.28 it if it If 2.50 Mueller Company 486.73 Northern States Power Co. 11.17 if " 94.01 11 11 fl ,t 2,324.61 it 95.06 W. S. Nott Company 23.29 " of168.68 Olson Cutrate Market 47:27 The Park Drug 1.85 it of " 47.87 Penny Super Market 20.27 if it " 47.87 Pockrandt Lumber Co. 37.88 Max Renner 5.56 H. A. Rogers Company 41.10 Rosenwald-Cooper, Incorporated 6.31 " " " If 7.50 Royal Typewriter Sales 4.00 Ed. Ryan, Sheriff, Henn. Co. 28.50 Standard Plumbing & Appliance 10.86 Vil. of SLP Water Dept. 24.00 Vogt Heating Company 36.00 Warner Hardware Company .72 Waterous Company 265.05 Waterous Company 132.60 118.80 Bid for Fire Pump As advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch February 11, 1954, sealed bid was received from the following bidder for the furnishing of One (1) 1-6E-5351 factory rebuilt American-La France (or equal) pump for 500 gallon American-La France truck Reg. No. L-943: American-La France-Foamite Corporation Elmira, New York $ 1,135.00, plus service charge of $63.50 per hour, plus living expenses of $7.50 per day and traveling expense of 7¢ per mile, if needed. Old pump to be returned to them upon receipt of new one. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the above bid was accepted, and the Fire Chief authorized to issue order for same, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. , Application for Rezoning Denied - A. N. Underhill On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the application of A. N. Underhill for Mid-American Investment Corporation and owners of Lots 18, 19, 20, and 21, Block 4, J. F. Lyons Fourth Addition -- B. E. Dixon, Hugh Mc Dermott, P. H. Solberg, and the purchaser, Phillips Petroleum, for rezoning said lots from Residential Use to Commercial Use, was denied by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Request for Relief from Truck Traffic on West Lake - F. A. Olson F. A. Olson, 7507 West Lake Street asked about some relief from all the truck traffic going past his home. Trustee Bolmgren told him that he' felt that as soon as Monk Avenue is finished, that the majority of truck traffic will be routed that way. Mr. Olson asked if load restrictions could be placed on Lake Street. Mr. Bolmgren answered that enforcement would be next to impossible at the present time. On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, th'e matter of load limits on West Lake Street from Texas Avenue to Highway No. 7 was referred to the Village Attorney to prepare an amendment to ordinance, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Sale of 3.2 Beer to Minors Police Chief, Andy Nelson discussed the sale of 3.2 beer to minors. He suggested that a warning be given at this time. Mayor Fernstrom said he would issue the warning. New Classifications for Police Department Personnel The recommendations of Police Civil Service Commission, dated November 7, 1953 weaediscussed, concerning new classifications for Police Department personnel, and referred to the Village Attorney for checking and recommendation. Acting Police Chief Appointed On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, Francis" Senander was appointed Acting Chief of Police while Chief Andy Nelson is on his vacation during the month of March, 1954, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. 174 4 February 23, 1954 Voting Districts for 1954 Elections The matter of making some changes in the voting districts for 1954 Elections was discussed. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, R. B. Connery was asked to prepare suggested maps for each Council Member for study, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Licenses On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following applications for 1954 licenses were approved, and the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to issue licenses to expire December 31, 1954, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council: Sicard and Paul Gas Connections Pure Oil Company Heating Crown Sign & Construction Co. Sign and Billboard Bonds On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded 'by Trustee Jorvig, the following bonds which have been approved by the Village Attorney, Edmund T. Montgomery, were approved by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council: PLUMBING LICENSE BOND $4,000.00 Duane A. Nelson as principal Commercial Insurance Company as surety Effective February 12, 1954 Expires December 31, 1954. HEATING LICENSE BOND $1,000.00 Duane A. Nelson, principal Commercial Insurance Company, surety Effective February 12, 1954 Expires December 31, 1954. GAS INSTALLATION BOND $1,000.00 Duane A. Nelson, principal Commercial Insurance Company, surety Effective February 12,, 1954 Expires December 31, 1954• SIGN AND BILLBOARD BOND $1,000.00 Crown Sign and Construction Company, principal Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company, surety Effective November 11, 1953 Expires December 31, 1954• HEATING LICENSE BOND $1,000.00 Superior Furnace Company, principal Western Surety Company, surety Effective January 1, 1954 Expires December 31, 1954. HEATING LICENSE BOND $1,000.00 The Pure Oil Company, principal Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company, surety Effective January 1, 1954 Expires December 31, 1954. GAS INSTALLATION BOND $1,000.00 Sicard and Paul, principal Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety, Effective February 23, 1954 Expires December 31, 1954. Application for Permit to Erect Advertising Sign - Suburban Sign On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the application of Suburban Sign Company, dated February 19, 1954, for a permit to erect an ad- vertising sign at 4506 Excelsior Boulevard for Johnson Brothers Plumbing Company, was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Petitions for Street Improvements On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following petitions were referred to the Village Engineer, Chairman of the Street Department Committee and Special Assessment Department for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council`: P-1400 PETITION FOR SIDEWALK, signed by John P. Seifert, 2925 Sumter Avenue and others, dated February 4, 1954, for the construction of sidewalk on the EAST SID& OF SUMTER AVENUE FROM 29TH STREET TO SERVICE ROAD. P-1401 PETITION FOR CURB AND GUTTER, signed by John P. Seifert, 2925 Sumter Avenue and others, dated February 42 1954, for the construction of curb and gutter on the EAST SIDE OF SUMTER AVENUE PROM 29TH STREET TO SERVICE ROAD. February 23, 1954 17 5 Petition for Water Main On motion of. Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the following petition was referred to the Village Engineer, Chairman of the Water Department Committee and Special Assessment Department for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council: P-1398 PETITION FOR WATER MAIN, signed by Mrs. Emma H. Schultz, 8800 Minnetonka. Boulevard and others, dated January 25, 1954, -for the construction of water main in CAVELL AVENUE FROM MINNETONKA BOULE- VARD TO NORTH END, and in CAVELL EAST AND CAVELL WEST. Hearing Date Set for Vacation of Part of Gorham Avenue - C. K. Bros On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, March 22, 1954 was set as date of hearing on the request of C. K. Bros, Incorporated for vacating a part of Gorham Avenue between First Street NW and Second Street NW, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. , Request for Street Lights . - Sam. Segal Letter from Sam,G., Segal, dated February,18, 1954, requesting the installa- tion of street lights as the following locations, was read: Maryland Avenue and Franklin Neyada, Avenue and Franklin Oregon Avenue and Franklin Pennsylvania Avenue and Franklin Oregon Avenue and 18th Street Pennsylvania Avenue and 18th Street Oregon Avenue and 16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and 16th Street. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the Northern States Power Company was ordered to install street lights at the above locations, by unanimous vote of all Members,of,the Council. ' Permission to Place Poles On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Northern States Power Company was granted permission to place poles at the following loca- tions within the Village, by unanimous vote .of all Members of the Council: One (1) Pole on West 16th Street between Pennsylvania and Oregon Avenues; One (1) pole on Oregon Avenue and West 16th Street; and One (1) pole on West 18th Street between Pennsylvania and Oregon Avenues. .Preliminary Plat of Brucedale Addition On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded ,by Trustee Jorvig, the preliminary plat of Brucedale Addition, presented by Bruce Construetion Company, was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Petition to Vacate Street On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Middleton, petition signed by William Shragg, 7025 West Ath Street, St. Louis Park and others, dated February 18, 1954, for vacating COLORADO AVENUE ADJACENT TO LOTS 11 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, BLOCK 5, MAPLE PARK ADDITION was referred to the Planning Commission for checking and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Letter Re: Rezoning - South Westwood Hills Improvement Association, Inc. Letter from W. T. Gove, Corresponding Secretary for South Westwood Hills Improvement Association, Incorporated, dated February 17, 1954, requesting that the Village Council reconsider the Planning Commission's recommendation that the entire area from Louisiana Avenue to County Road #18, and from the Great Northern tracks north to Wayzata Boulevard be zoned Residential, was read, and on motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Clerk was instructed to acknowledge said letter, and place on file, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. _Appointment to Planning Commission On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the appointment of R. N. Ruedlinger to the Planning Commission for term of February 7, 1954 to February 7, 1959, was approved by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. 176 February 23, 1954 C Letter Re: Traffic Signals at Turner's Crossroad & Highway #12 - Village of G.V. Letter from Royce W. Owens, Administrative Assistance, Village of Golden Valley, dated February 18, 1954, concerning the Village of St. Louis Park parti- cipating in the cost of traffic signals at the intersection of-Turner's Cross- road-and Trunk Highway No. 12, was read. On motion of Trustee Jorvig, seconded by Trustee Middleton, the Clerk was instructed to write to the Village of Golden Valley and Minnesota State Highway Department that the Village- of St. Louis Park is willing to cooperate as outlined in above mentioned letter, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Advertise for Bids for IBM Executive Typewriter On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for an IBM Executive Typewriter, or equal, bids to be opened March 22, 1954, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. .Request for Transfer of Gas Station License - B & E Texaco Service Mr. J. E. Tanner, 3136 Maryland Avenue appeared and requested a transfer of 1954 Gas Station License No. 223 for B. & E. Texaco Service from Bernard Haywood to himself. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee Jorvig, the request for transfer of Gas Station License No. 223 from Bernard Haywood to. J. E. Tanner was approved without fee, 'by unanimous vote• of all Members -of the Council. Building Inspector's Weekly Report The Building Inspector's report for week ending February 19, 1954, showing that 11 building permits were issued, totaling $126,000.00, was read and ordered filed. Work Classifications and Salaries for Women Employees On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the matter of work classifications and salaries for Women Employees was referred to the Committee of the Whole for consideration at meeting scheduled for February 27, 1954" by un- animous vote of all Members of the Council. Minutes The minutes of meeting held February 15, 1954 were read. On motion of Trustee Bolmgren, seconded by Trustee- Middleton, the minutes of meeting held on February 15, 1954 were approved as read, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Fire Insurance for Village-Owned Buildings On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Trustee Bolmgren, the following fire insurance policies covering Village owned buildings as submitted by Associated Agencies were approved, and the Clerk was authorized to sign the 80% Co-Insurance Clauses for same, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council: Northern Insurance) Policy #OC 911427 $19,215.00 $335.88 Premium,Expires 4-1-49 Company ) Effective 4-1-54 Merchants Fire ) Policy #OC 6260 $43,410.00 $758.81 Premium, Expires 4-1-49 Insurance Co. ) Effective 4-1-54 Meeting Adjourned On motion of Trustee Middleton, seconded by Clerk Justad, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 P. M., by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council. Com' R. C. FERNSTROM, Mayor ATTEST: JOSVH JUS , Clerk '