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~~~ SPECIAL I4iEETING AUGUST 2l~th9 1959. Meeting was called to order at 7s00 P. M., the following Council Members being present: Harold C. Nilsen, Mayor; George J. Shavor, Trustee; Wm. R. Utecht, Clerk. Also present were Frank N. Graham, Village Attorney; Vern Ljungren, Village Engineer. Absent: Willis Warkentien and Paul Coppini, Trustees. Bids on the im- Bids on the improvement of Larpenteur Avenue from Snelling Avenue provemen t of Lar- west to a point 726 feet east of the center line of Cleveland penteur Ave. by Avenue by 'the extension of water mains and appurtenances according the extension of to plans and specifications on file in the office of the Village Water Mains Clerk were opened and read as follows Lametti & Sons, 211 No. Pascal Ave. St. Paul, Minnesota $66l~,188.00 Bid bond was attached in the amount of 10~ of bid, Herbst Construction Co. Minneapolis Minn. X50,006.00 Bi bond was attached in the amount of 10% of bid. Robert W. Moore ~ Austin P. Keller, 1613 Ridgewood Lane, St. a ,Minnesota X78,119.00 Rid bond was attached in the amount of 10~ of bid. Montgomery Construction Co., St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 360,300.00 Bind bond was attached in the amount of'10~ of bid. It was moved by Utecht, seconded by Nilsen and unanimously voted that bids be turned over to Engineer Ljungren for checking and then turned over to Attorney Graham. Hearing - Fry St. Utecht read Notice of Hearing for the Improvement of Fry Street Water Main. by the Extension of Vtater Main as published in the Rose Tribune August 13th and 20th, 1959. Mayor Nilsen reviewed the history of the proposed improvement and Village Engineer Ljungren presented • the technical problems of extending this main. Question by H. Klosterman - 1736 Fry Streets What would be the advantage of running this up Fry Street? Without the pumping station, would there be any increase in pressure? Ljungren ans:rered: Not without the pumping station - It is intended that a pumping station be put in. C. Kilberg, 1503 Garden: What is the estimated cost of the pumping station? Nilsen: $1b,500.00. Kilberg: Who pays for that? Nilsen: Those are problems yet to go into. When the main goes into use, the cost will be borne by users when they connect to the. main. Kilbergs Is there anything different about the pumping station that was contemplated in Maple Kno11? Nilsen: No one here is acquainted with the job for Maple Knoll. Ljungrens Originally, an underground station was ruled out by .the State Board of Health. It has to be built in a separate building above the ground. The station a.s pretty much standard and has been used in a large number of installations.