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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20231129093555415A regular meeting of Council. Chambers by i Mayor Common Council was called to order in the ulich. per Roll was called and all me Bohne, Church, Clark, Grant, Jo Macon, and Wiegand. bars were present. They were Aldermen ns, Joslin, Lawrence, Leith., Lovestead, A motion was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Aids. Wiegand that the minutes of the last meeting be read. After the minutes were read, a motion was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by A.ld. Leith that the minutes be accepted as read. Carried. COMMUNICATIONS A letter from retiring Treasurer Straub was read to the council. It expressed appreciation for the splended co-operation received from all. A motion was made by Ald. Leith and seconded by Ald. Church that the letter be placed on file. Carried unanimously. A. letter from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities inviting city officials to attend a one -day Institute on Municipal Employe Management Relation, was read. Because this meeting is to be held in Madison on the same date as the next council meeting, a motion was made by Ald. Wiegand and seconded. by :Aid. Macon, that the mayor and the chairman of the finance committeeattend this meeting and that the scheduled council meeting begin one hour later at 8:30 P.M. Carried unanimously. This was the date set for a public hearing on water and sewer improve- ments on Hemlock and Phillip Streets. Director Wocdward presented his report on the cost of this project to the property owners involved of which a copy has been filed in the clerk's office. Mr. Jay Bixby voiced his approval of the project. Several"councilmen voiced opposition to this project until absolute proof was had that a building would be going up. A motion was made by ,Aid. Macon and seconded by Aid. Johns that the final resolution be adopted with the provision that construction on the sewer and water project be started only when goof of a contract or a down payment is`shown to the Mayor or the Director of ublic Works. On roil call, carried with Aid. Wiegand voting No. FINAL RESOLUTION FINAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING water improver en on Hemlock St. from Phillip St. 300' N. on the proposed extension of Hemlock St. and Sewer improvements on Phillip St. from. Spruce to Crescent and the proposed ex- tension of Hemlock from Phillip 300' N. AND LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST BENEFITED PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Rhielander, held a public hearing at the council chambers in the City Hall at 7:30 P.M. on the 13th day of July, 1964, for the purpose of hearing all interested persons cone ing the preliminary resolution and report of the City Engineer on the proposed improvements of the following streets or portions of streets: STREET Hemlock Phillij extensi . TO 00' N. on proposed n of Hemlock St. Phillip Spruce tc Crescent & proposed extension of Hemlock from Phillip 300' N. - • TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT WATER EW AND HAS HEARD ALL PERSONS DESIRING AUDIENCE AT SUCH HEARING NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City o f RhinelanOer as follows: 1. 'hat the report of the City Engineer pertaining to the construction of the above described public improvements, including plans and specifications therefore, as modified,is hereby adopted and approved. 2. That the Public Works Committee is directed to advertise for bids and to carryout the work of such improvement in accordance with the report of the City tngineer. 3. That payment for said improvements be made by assessing the cost to the property benefited as indicated in said report. 4. That benefits and damages shown on the report, as modified, are true and corrdct and are hereby confirmed. 5-. That the assessments for all projects included in said report are. hereby combined as a single assessment but any interested property owner shall be entitled to object to each assessment separately cr both assessments jointly for any purpose or purposes. 6. That the assessments may be paid in cash or according to Schedule A - to the City Treasurer,- deferred payments to bear interest at the rate of 5% annum on the unpaid balance. Installment payment of Spe the following schedule based. on AMOUNT $ 0.00 to $ 50.00 $ 50.01. to $ 200...00 $200.01 to $ 500.00 $500.01 to $1000.00 SCHEDULE A i l Assessment actual cost: shall be id according to ►XIMUM NO. OF ANNUAL INST. ALLOW 1 3 5 6 The m annual payment allowed shall. be $50.00. The maximum wnmber of annual installments allowed for a special assess- ment in excess of $1000.00 shall be six (6), unless the Common Council on recommendation of the Board of Public Works shall allow a greater number. 7. The City Clerk is paper of the City. lish this resolution in the official 8. The Clerk is further directed to mail a copy of this resolution to every property owner whose name appears on the ,assessment roll whose post office address is known or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained. A roll ca vote was taken on this, resolution and it was passed unan- imo usly. Mr. Clarence Pecor requested that something be done about the sewer on Maple St. where it joins Davenport St. The matter is to be looked over by the Director. RESOLU!'ION RESOLUTION DESIGNATING D1 POS4 RY FOR THE CITY OF RHIN ?, ;NBER, Treasurer John, W. Morford, City Hall,, Rhinelander,, Wis. RESOLVED, that the following banking institutions: Me :charts tate Bank and Lst National Bank, both of the City of Rhinelander, Oneida Cotnty, Wisconsin, qualified as public depositories under Chapter 34 of the Wis- consin Statutes, shall be and are hereby designated until furthe-,. action, s public depositories for all uhi it moneys coming into the hands of the treasurer of the City of Rhinelander of Oneida County, State of Wisconsin, A motion, to adopt this resolution was made by :Aid. Church and seconded by Aid. Macon. On roll call, carried unanimously. a A resolution to consider all routes(by the State Highway Commission) for the re -location of U.S. Highway 8 and State Highway 47, including those through Pioneer Park, was read. A general discussion, followed with Wilber Decor voicing opposition to this resolution. A motion to table this resolut ion was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Ald. Church. Rollwas called and, Aldermen Clark, Leith, Lovestead, Macon voted against tabling this resol ution. ORDINANCE Z-3-64 AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF RHIN LANDER, WISCONSIN DATED JULY 9, 1955©. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RHINELANDER DO ORDAIN AS FO ,LOWS: TI -AT all existing ordinances, codes or portions thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed and more specifically the district boundaries of the District zoning Map of Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin, dated July 9, 1956, are changed to show as follows: That the Southeast Fifty (50) Feet of that portion of vacated Blackburn Street, lying between the north boundary of Anderson Street and the West boundary of South Oneida. Avenue of the First Addition to the City of Rhinelander, shall be zoned from Residential to Commercial District. This ordinance was scheduled for a public hearing and final action on this date. Dr. Robert Rohloff appeared in favor of this ordinance and gave a detailed explanation of the boundaries mentioned. There was no opposition from the audience. A motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Grant. On roll call, carried unanimously. A motion was made by Aid. Church and seconded by iid. Grant that the city quit claim deed to Dr. Rohloff a strip of land -on Blackburn St. that was used for easement. Carried. Ordinance 9 64 regulating cl,os'ing out sales was presented to the council for final action. After discussion,, a motion was made by Ald. J has and sec- onded by Ald. Wiegand to refer this ordinance back to the Protection of Persons and Property Committee. On roil call, carried with Aldermen Bohne, Clark, Leith, and Lovestead voting against.. ORDINAN\CE lO--c4 AN ORDINANCE TO1 ATw EhD SECT ION 1.15 of the Municipal =Code of the City of Rhinelander, providing for the appointment of an alternate for the American. Legion Commander or the Captain of the Company "B"National Guard, to serve on the Memorial Building Commission. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RHINELANDER DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: That all existing ordinances or codes or portions thereof in conflict here- with are hereby repealed, and more specifically, Section 1.15 is amended to read as follows: SECTION 1.15 MEMORIAL BUILDING COMMISSION. The Memorial Building Comm- ission shall consist of three Aldermen -Supervisors appointed for their terms, the American Legion Commander and the Captain of the Company "B" National Guard. The American Legion Commander and the Captain of the Company "B" National Guard may, in writing, filed with the City Clerk, designate an alt- ernate to serve in their absence. Since this was a first reading of this ordinance, a motion to suspend the rules,, and waive a second reading was made by Aid. Leith and seconded by .Aid. Joslin. On roll call, carried unanimously. A motion to adopt this ordinance was made by Ald. Leith and seconded by Aid. Church. On roll call, carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Parking Utility: Recommended the purchase of the Willis, Nelson & Swedb rg properties on Anderson St. at a cost of $37,500. A general discussion followed and Aldermen Bohne and Joslin mentioned that they had been contacted by Mr. Swedberg who stated that his property -was not for sale. Director Woodward gave figures of $9,020 and $11,650 for Curb, Gutter„ Paving and Blacktopping of the proposed parking site under two plans submitted by the AAA, Mr. Clarence Pecor took part in the discussion from the audience, and opposed the purchase. Mrs. Ernest Draheim spoke in favor of the purchase to correct the situation at the Anderson Davenport intersection. COUIM TTEE REPORTS (cont.) Mayo r A 4ikulich declared a 5 minute recess and instructed City Attorney Krueger to phone Mr. Swedberg regarding his intentions to sell. At the end of the recess, Mr. Krueger stated that Mr. Swedberg did not wish to sell. A motion was made by Aid. Clark and seconded by Ald. Lovestead to purchase the Willis property for $20,000 and the Nelson property for $2,500. (purchase of leasehold interest) The railroad is to be contacted for leasing the land before the property is purchased. Roll was called and A.id. Bohne and Joslin voted against the purchase. WATER COMMITTEE Recommended an extension of water and -sewer facilities on. Woodland Drive from the end of the present lines, 10C feet south. Mr. Clyde Larson was in the audience and favored this extension as he had a committment to build a home. A. motion for these extensions was made by Aid. Lovestead and seconded by Ald. Clark. On roll call, carried unanimously. It was suggested that a budget be set up for this departmeutas it would control: spending. PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY: Recommended that tr. James Laddusire,of the Ambulance Department, be granted one extra weeks vacation to compensate him for working on holidays and that this matter be referred to the Wage & Salary Committee to work att. for future vacations for ambulance employees. A motion to favor this recommendation was made by Aid. Lovestead and seconded by Ald. Clark. On roll call, carried unanimously Recommended the p urchase of a gas chamber to be used in destroying dogs and cats. A. motion for the purchase was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Aid. Lawrence. On roll call, carried with Ald Johns and Leith voting against. Recommended the. granting of a taxicab license to Yellow Cab Co. Motion to grant the license was made by Aid. r3ohne and seconded by Ald. Johns with the stipulation that the insurance Committee make a study of the liability limits with the possibility of raising them. On roll call, carried unanimously. Recommended the issuing of Operator's L Hari Bettinger 507 Maple St. Al. Fritz 931. Mason St. John Pokorny 904 River St. 413 Wisconsin Route 42 20 S. Pelham 86 S. Brown Aloysius Duquette Neil Holquist John C. Waters Robert W, Barney enses to the following: Charles Dalbec Stafford Hotel Keith Bebeau 605 Moen St. Robert Kaiser 228 S. Pelham Harley Gilman 346A S. Pelham Leonard Mikkelson 117 Spruce Roy Helgeson , 314 Messer George Hodek Route #1 A motion to grant the licenses was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Ald. Clark. On roll call, carried unanimously. FIANCE: Mentioned that the Union High School budget is to presented for adoption on the evening ance than last year. PUBLIC PROPERTY: Recommended the placing of a new Cyclone Fence at the Cem- etery near the fair grounds to replace the old wfooden one. Cost cf the pro- ject is $165.00.. Motion to replace the fence was made by Ald. Church and ,seconded by Ald. Wiegand. On roll call carried. July 20 and would like to have a greater attend - Recommended that the load limit on the High St. Bridge be increased from 10 ton to 12 ton limit to accomodate the fire truck. A motion was made by Ald. Lovestead and seconded by Ald. Grant that therycity attorney draft an ordinance change to be presented at the next council meeting. Carried. The following bills were presented for payment: City $17,687.68 (Voucher Nos 1637-1737), Ambulance $251.02 (Voucher Nos 1733-1750), Logging $376.59 (Voucher Nos 1751-1770), Recreation $2,708.56 (Voucher Nos 1771-1795) and Water Dept. $5,531.07 (Water Dept. Voucher Nos 257-287). Motion for payn of the bills was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by .old. Clark. On roll cc carried unanimously. There being no other business to come before the council adjourned the meeting at 11:45 P.M. Date of Publicat Address Many of yo complet n n 1964 Letter from riayor Rudolph tMikul know that I will be almost thirty three STRAUB,. Ci tY Treasurer and Members of the Council 'tikulibh .etiring as City Treasurer on July 33) years of service. Serving as, Treasurer of the City of Rhinelander has been a privilege and pleasure and I wish to extend my appreciation for the splendid co-opera- tion received from past Administrations, as well as the present, the Officials and City Personnel ould also like to express,my appreciation to the Rhinelander Banks for the courtesies extended to me in the handling of official business the City of Rhinelander. Ahe co-operation and courtesies extended by the Rhinelander Daily News has also been very much appreciated. I would like to mention tco ing my tenure in office has be .1f I can be helpful in on me. zy that the dealings with the general public n most pleasant. after retirement : you have only to call LET T FROM ;. "e. STRALTB, ty Tr a surel-, cont -she o t s tted succe ss t u ces an the a g amen t of a City Adm of Rhin : :era. ard regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rhinelander was called to ..order by Mayor Mikulich. The reason for the hour s delay permit the mayor and several councilmen ample time to return from a meeting in Madison. Roll was called and the following councilmen were present: Bohne,CHurch, Clark, Grant, Joins, Joslin, Leith, Lovestead, Macon and Wiegand who arrived just after the start of the meeting. Aid. Lawrence was absent as he was on vacation. A. motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last meeting and accept them as published was made by Aid. Church and seconded by Ald. Lei Carried, COMMUNICATI0I A letter from the State Board of Health inviting the City Inspector to attend a Plumbing Inspector's Conference in Tauwatos from. September, 16-18 was read. A motion was made by Ald. Bohne, seconded by Aid. Clark that the City Inspector be permitted to attend this conference. Carried. An application by Erickson Petroleum Corp. of Minneapolis to construct a filling station at the site of Central Park was read. The City Inspector recommended that this request be set for a public hearing at the September meeting. A motion as made by Aid. Church and seconded by Ald. Bohne that a public hearing be set at the September meeting on this application. Carried The mayor mentioned thet a letter had been written to the Chicago & R.R. Co., the owners of this property, to see if this property had been sold, but no answer had been received. He also mentioned that he was going to Chicago later in the month, with the City Attorney, and meet with railroad officials regarding the sale of this property to Erickson. An application by Walter Hill to construct a filling station on the cor- ner of Dwight & Stevens Streets was read. The City Inspector recommended that this request be set for a public hearing at the September meeting. A motion to favor this recommendation was made by Ald. Grant and seconded by Aid, Keith. Carried. Mr. James Cleary submitted an application to construct a storage room 16X20 under the sidewalk on the north side of the Claridge Motor Inn. The City Inspector recommended this request be denied as it was contrary to city ordinances Ad - et s. In view of the fact that this was contrary to State Statutes, a motion vw s made by Ald. Johns and seconded by Aid. Wiegand to deny this request. On roll carried, with Ald. Bohne voting against. A letter from Representative Alvin E. O'Konski regarding the application by the City for funds to construct a new Safety Building was read. Itmentioned that funds under the accelerated public works program have either been spent or obligated, but some may be available soon. The mayor mentioned that this application could be modified and suggested a joint meeting of the Public Property & Planning Committees to study the city's needs. A motion in favor of this meeting was made by Aid. Church and seconded by Ald. Joslin. Carried. The City Attorney is` contact Rep. ©'Konski regarding funds for plans of the Safety Building. E� OF CCMMUN?ICATIONS. Mrs.. Floyd Ford appeared before toe council and requested that additional land be annexed on Boyce Drive and that sewer water be provided e.s she is contemplating the construction of a $25©,000,46 bed nursing home. he noted that the town will not oppose the annexation. A motion was made b ,° Aid. Bohne and seconded by Aid. Joslin to give Mrs. Ford a vote of confidence that the city would annex the area she desires when the property is purchased by her. Carried. Mr. ;,13. la House appeared with Mrs. Ford and explained the fin- ancing of the pr oect. A motion was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Aid. Joslin that the Water Committee meet with the mayor and city attorney to determine cost & payment of this sewer and water project and make recommendations to the council. Carried. Rev, William Benallack appeared before the council and requested that churches be permitted to post signs indicating their location to make it easier for tourists. A discussion followed and a motion to refer this matter to the Protection of Persons & Property Committee was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Aid. Grant. Carried. Members of the clergy are to be in attend ance, at this meeting. A petition for 250' of sewer from an alley on Dwight St. west on Dwight St. was presented to the council. This request it in conjunction with an application submitted by Mr. Walter Hill to construct a service station on the corner of Stevens & Dwight. Sts. Mr. Herman Lassig appeared before the council and favored this project© A discussion followed on cost and who should make payment on this project. A motion was made by Aid. Lcvestead and seconded by Aid. Macon that a Resolution of Intent be drawn up and submitted to the council at the next regular meeting. Carried. Mr. William P. Taylor and j=r. Harry Martin appeared before the council regarding the widening of Streets and removal of trees on the boulevard. They voiced their opposition to the tree removal. It was finally decided that they would meet with the Board of Public 1.orks to discuss this matter. Fire Chief .Bates mentioned the necessity of widening Rives St. RESOLUTION RESOLVED, that the following banking institutions: First National bank and the M rchants State Bank, both of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, qualified as public depositories under Chapter 34 of the Wisconsin Statutes, shall be and are hereby designated, until further action, as public depositories for all public moneys coming into the hands of the treasurer of the City of Rhinelander