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ORIGINAL TO GITY CLERK
� � ITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL N0. ;'
`��1� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK � ��
, CO NC L RESOLUTIO �GE FOR �� �� ��r
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PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONE + D
WHEREAS, Severin A. Mortinson, a membe of e C cil I
� of the City of Saint Paul from 1946 to 1964, was s one from ,
this life by Almighty God on the 29th day of May, �.967, at the
age o� 61 years, after a prominent and consistently meritorious
career, most of which was spent in the field of municipal govern—
ment and related civic affairs, wherein he achieved outstanding '
recognition in the areas of governmen.tal innovation and moderni— '
zation and was lon.g recognized as a leader in the f ield of
promoting better public employee benefits and workin.g conditions ;
he served as Commissioner of Public Works from 1946 to 1948,
Commissioner of �Public Utilities from 1948 to 1g54, and ,
Commissioner of Libraries, Auditorium an.d Givic Buildings �rom '
, 1954 to 1964, and while in the latter post, he led city and civic
forces in the development and construction of the St. Paul Civic
Arts Center, and prior to his service with the City of Saint Paul
he achieved a distinguished record of military service overseas
with the 66th Infantry Division of the United States Army during
World War II; and � �
WHEREAS., his demise has occasioned recognition of great �
loss to the City of Saint Paul an d its citizens and a great sense
of deprivation�.and grief to his survivors, his wife, Dolores, two
stepchildren, Mrs. Joseph Casalenda and Gerald LaFavor two
. sisters, Mrs. Mary Louise Koenig and Mrs. Robert (Mona� �ialligan� '
two brothers, Matthew and Patrick, and to his other relatives and
his legion of fri.ends; it is hereby
� �'�r RESOLVED, ThatY the Counc il of the City of Saint Paul, in
� its own behalf and in behalf of the City of Saint Paul and its
� citizens� hereby takes and records cognizance of the aforesaid "
�* egtensive, prominent, and exceedingly meritorious career of said '
� .D Severin A. Mortinson, in permanent attestation thereof� and !
o � hereby egtends sympathy and condolence to his bereaved family; ;
� 0 and be it ,
� m RESOLVED FURTHER� That the City Clerk be and he is hereby
o � authorized and directed to pro vide for the preparation of an
� engrossed copy of this resolution for deliveryto members of Mr. '
� R � Mortinson' s family, and to provide for the preparation of copies
, of this resolution� an.d �delivery thereof to members of his fa.mily
with all convenient speed. 13196� ,
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council '�UN i9_ �
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�n ,� 13 1961
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Peterson Mayor
Tedesco � A gainst
Mr. President, Byrne � PUBLISH�D JUN 1 "� j���
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,. CITY OF ST. PAUL FILENC�L NO.
-� OFFICE OF THE GTY CLERK
j COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
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PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONER DATF _
WIIE�tEAS, Severin A. Mortinaon, a member of the Council
o� the City o� Saint Paul from 1946 to 1964, was summoned from
this life by Almighty God on the 29th day o� bi�y, 1967, at the
age of 61 yeare, after a prominent and consistently meritorious
career, moet o� wh3.ch wae spent in the field o� muniQipal govern.—
ment an.d related civic af�aira, wherein he aohieved outeta.nding
reQOgnition in the areas o� governmental innovation a.nd moderni—
zation an.d �,ras Zong recognized as a leader in the field of
promoting better public employee benefits and workin.g oonditions;
he served aa Commissioner oY Pub1iQ Worke from ig46 to 1948�
Commissioner of PubliQ IItilitiea �rom 1g48 to 1954� and
Commissioner of Libraries, Aud3tori�zm an.d CiviQ Buildings from
1954 to i964, an.d while in the latter post, he led aity and civio
� �orces in the development and oonstruction o� the St. Paul Civic
Arts Center, and prior to his service with the City of Saint Paul
he achieved a distinguiehed reaord o� military service overseas
with the 66th Infan.try Divieion of the IInited Statea Army during
World War II; and
WHEREAS, hie demise has ocQasioned recognition of great
loes to the City o� Saint Paul and its citizens and a great senae
of deprivation�.and grie� to his survivors, hi�s wife, Dolores, two
stepahildren, Mrs, Joseph Casalenda an.d Gerald LaFavor two
sieters, Mrg. Mary Louise Koenig and Mrs. Rabert (Mona� Halligan,
two brothers, Matthezv and Patrick, and, to his other relatives and
his legion of �riends, it is hereby
' RESOLVED, That the CounQil of the City o� Saint Paul, in
ita own. behalf and in behPl� o� the City of Sa3.nt Paul and ite
oitizens, hereby takes and recorda oogniza.nce of the aforesaid
eatensive, prominent, and egeeedingly meritorious career oY said
Severin A. Mortinson, in perman.ent attestation thereof, and
hereby egtend� sympathy a.nd condolenQe to his bereaved family;
and be it
RESOLVED FiTRTHER, That the City Clerk be and he i� hereby
authorized and directed to prn vide �or the preparation of an
engrossed copy of this reeolution �or del3.verYto members o� Mr.
Mortineon's family, a.nd to provide for the preparation of Qopiee
of this resolution an.d delivery thereof to members of his family
with all oonvenient speed. 3196�
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council ��N 1 �9,—
Yeas Nays � � �9��
Ca�se� ,�U�
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Ha�a�rd�
Meredith In Favor '
Peterson Mayor
Tedesco � A gainst
Mr. President, Byrne
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