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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_49Nov8 REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1919 Present: Lynn Matteson, Mayor George Shavor John Rysgaard Ralph Van Hoven Frank Graham Absent: Art Lindig E. B• Rowley The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. The minutes of the meeting of Octo- ber 11 and the meeting of October 25 were read and approved. Tax anticipation The council requested Frank Graham, attorney, and Ralph Van certificates and Hoven, Treasurer, to investigate the requirements for the is- certificates of suance of X5,000 of tax anticipation certificates to be paid indebtedness by September 1, 1950 and an additional X5,000 of certificates of indebtedness to be paid by September 1, 1951. Village Election The next village election is to be held Tuesday, December 6. December 6 The offices to be filled are mayor, one trustee, one justice of the, peace, and one constable. The last date for filing is Tuesday, November 22, the last day for posting notices of elec- tion is Saturday, November 26, and the last day to post the sample ballots is Saturday, December 3. George Shavor was asked to make arrangements with the L & L appliance, if possi- ble, for the voting place and to bring to the next meeting suggested names for tellers. Resolution to In accordance with the request made at the meeting of Octo- R & W Comm. ber 25, Mr. Lodahl presented several petitions signed by a re bus line majority of the residents living on the proposed bus line requesting the council to assign to the Railroad and ';~arehouse Commission the following resolutions Requesting the Railroad and tiVarehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota to grant the application of the St. Paul City Railway Company for a certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity permitting the rerouting of its Snelling Avenue bus line. 'r'VHEREAS, because of the abandonment by the P~lorth ;,tar Bus Company of bus service in Falcon ~Ieights, the convenience of_ residents of Falcon Heights will be vreatly increased if the bus line operated by Tile ,°,t. Paul City P~ail- way Company is rerouted so that it will traverse a route which will make such service more conveniently available to the majority of residents of ;'alcon Heights, and ~~JHEREAS, The St. Paul City Railway Cornpan~r is willing to reroute and extend its bus line so that instead of operating its present bus line on Snelling Avenue between Larpenteur and Roselawn avenues, said bus line will in lieu thereof be operated over the f'ollov~ring described route: Commencing at the intersection of Larpenteur ar_d Snelling A~¢enues; thence easterly on Larpenteur Avenue to P,,scal rvenue; thence northerly on Pascal Avenue to Roselawn Avenue; thence westerly on Roselawn Avenue to Snelling Avenue; Return trip over the same route or an alternate route to be determined. n i _~.. ~; it V~(HEREAS, the fare for a ride wholly within the Village of Falcon Heights is to be five cents (5¢) per passenger, and the fare for a ride from inside Falcon Heights to a point inside the City of St. Paul is to be five cents (5¢) plus the author- ized street car fare in the City of St. Paul, with transfer privilebes in accord- ance with the transfer rules of The St. Paul City Railway Company, IV'OW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village Council of ~,he Village of Falcon Heights that it approves the application of the St. Paul City Railway Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and ~lecessity permitting discontinuance of its present bus line as now operated, and in lieu thereof operation of the re- routed bus line over the streets and avenues described herein and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth above, and BE IT FURTH~. RESOLVED, that the Village Council of the Village of Falcon Heights hereby requests the Railroad and Vdarehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota to approve said application and issue its order granting a Certificate of public Convenience and PJecessity permitting the operation of said bus line in accordance with .the terms and conditions of this resolution. Rysgaard moved, seconded by Shavor, that the resolution be adopted. Lotion carried. i~ Withdrawal of Mr. Bouthilet, attorney, presented two requests for rezoning and re- requests sub- quested permission to withdraw the request submitted to the meeting witted by held October 25 because of some errors in description. Upon motion Bouthilet. duly made by Shavor, seconded by Rysgaard, and passed, p,~r. Bouthilet was permitted to withdraw the request for rezoning submitted at the meeting of October 25. Matteson stated the petitions submitted by Mr. Bouthilet at this meeting would be accepted by the clerk but that the council action would have to tivait until other matters were disposed of . REquest for Stan Seaborn requested an ordinance which would control the burning fire and tree of refuse and debris and which would. empower the village to handle trimming ordi- the trimming of boulevard trees and assess the residents on an equit- nance. able basis. Seaborn and Harry t.nderson were appointed as a committee to gather the necessary material for the ordinance. Representatives p,~atteson moved that Shavor and Lindig be authorized to represent to Community the Village of Falcon Heights council at the community planning in- Planning Institute stitute to be held at the University of l~~innesot a on November 18 and 19. Motion seconded by Rysgaard and carried. Bills: Following bills presented for payment. Adax and Gerald Buetow, payment on acct.as Intercity Printing - printing for build. Briggs, Gilbert,Morton,Kyle,etc. N.W. Bell Telephone Baden-s Pure Oil Service Volunteer Fire Payroll, October Intercity Printing, fire call labels Hermes, Rent, elec. and heat for November D. J. Woll, !~ pr. storm king boots Falcon Hts. Hardware, misc. items American Linen Supply Falcon Hts. Pharmacy, 2 first aid kits M.L. 8othecktild, 2 police jackets per contract insp. X650.00 27.65 152.38 11.00 2.58 69.00 7.80 55.00 l~8.00 1.10 6.55 11.00 k7.~o 35.00 57.p1~ 57.18 31.1~~+ St. Paul Stamp Works, 2 cap badges, 5 other badges Dachtera, Services Oct. 3 to 17 Zirnhelt, October 3 to 1~ Zirnhelt, Sept. 27 to pct. 2 ~~ Upon motion by Rysgaard, seconded by Shavor, the bills were voted paid. Street signs Rechtiene recommended the use of street signs of various types. Matteson suggested that some one on the safety committee contact Mr. Darrell for his recommendations regarding these signs, approximate cost, where available, and whether it would lie advisable to have the village limits identified. Town Hall The council felt that the disposal of the ownership of the town Ownership hall should be made as soon as possible. Shavor was to ask Lindig to contact tl-~e clerk of Lauderdale regarding this matter. U. of Minn. Frank Graham presented two requests for rezoning by the Univer- requests for sity of Minnesota dated Oct. 26, 1949, which had been delivered rezoning to .him by ~. Bradford, attorney for the university, covering property on Snelling Avenue south of Hollywood Court. Shavor moved that in accordance with Section 12 (e) of Ordinance ~8 the council set Tuesday November 22, 1949 at 8:00 p.m. as the date of a public herring regarding rezoning and that the deputy clerk be directed to post notices as required by the ordinance. Lotion seconded by Rysgaard and carried. Mrs. Pdary Barthel Graham presented a letter written by Lewis L. Anderson, attorney representing Mrs. Zulary Barthel, advising that his client under- . stood a building permit would not be issued on Lots 14 and 15 on Pascal between Gordon and Ruggles inasmuch as the village was reserving same for drainage of surface water. After considerable discussion, it was the opinion of the council that these lots were part of a natural waterway and to allow any building on these lots until the drainage problem is solved would be a violation of the code. Shavor moved that the building in- spector be instructed not to mssue a building permit on these lots and that Frank Graham be requested to answer lLr. Ander- son~s letter advising him of the action taken by the council and the reasons therefor. Itotion seconded by Rysgaard and carried. Building Ordi- Reichow, building inspector, requested the building ordinance be nance be amend. amended to include the following: 1. Location of garages on property 2. Maximum height of fences 3. Amount of the lot that can be used for the building. 4• riinimum building fee be set at X3.00 instead of ,~y1.50. Reichow further recommended that all plumbers and electricians be licensed and be required to obtain a permit for any plumb- ing or electrical work done in the village. It was agreed that Matteson was to meet with Reichow regarding this matter. Build. Insp. Reichow asked that the council reconsider the fee paid to the fee increased inspector at this time. After considerable discussion, Shavor moved that the inspectors fee on building permits be revised from 75p to 90~ of the permit fee collected, effective November 1, 1949. Motion seconded by Rysgaard and carried. 7`7 Hydrant Matteson brought up the subject of theY}ydrant rental fee which rental is soon due the City of St. Paul. This fee was formerly collected fee by the community clubs. It was suggested that nepi~esentatives from each of the community clubs be invited to be present at some council meeting in the near future to give their recommendations for handling. I~deeting adjourned at twelve midnight. Minutes recorded by ~.~ ~~ E eanor Reic ow Approved: L' Matteson, ayor 1 1