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110 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS Tuesday, February 24, 1953 The meetin~ was called to order at 8:05 P.M. by Mayor Cummings. . Roll Call: Cummings, DeLange, McClung; uldlow present, Mack absent. There being a quor'lJ11 present, the Council proceeded with transactions of business as follows: The minutes of the special meeting of February 16, 1953 were read by the clerk. DeLange moved and McClung seconded a motion the minutes be approved as read - carried. Mr. George Salitros presented the Council with last year's pre- mium receipts for insurance coverage on his automobile. Claims #244 - #249 inclusive were read by the clerk. McClung moved and DeLange seconded a motion that above claims be approved - carried. Reports of Standing Committees: Finance - No report. Public Safety - Chairman'McClung gave a resume of the February 23 meeting of the co~ittee. Three members VTere present. It was suggested that a survey be made to deteI'mine "ihere arc lights might best be instelleiL Several recol1lJ11endations were made as follows: improve enforcement of laws controlling taverns, look into the possibility of adopting S~l'l.e laws covering tavern opera- tion as the county, and make police officers of the constables. McClung moved and DeLanr's ssconded a notion that the two Constables each be paid a salary ot: $75.00 and a car allowan'ce of $25.00 for the month of March 1953 - carried. McCluni>; l'loved and DeLanp:e seconded a motion that the tVTO Constables submi t monthly reports of vlOrk done, hrs. per' day and approximate mileage. - carried. . Tom Schifsky, operator of SChifsky's Dumping Grounds, ,appeared before the Council to request a payment be made for dumping done by residents of the Village - charge to be made on the basis of the 1952 figures of 297 taxable buildinr,s within the Village limits. After discussion DeLange made a motion and Ludlow seconded that SChifsky's be designated the dumping groundS for the Village, and that they be paid at the rate of $.25 per taxable building - to be paid April 1, 1953 and to cover the periOd until April 1, 1954. Notice of such acion to be inserted in the Rose Tribune. Motion carried.