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Home My WebLink AboutCC 04-16-1951 12 JdWTES OF SPEcIAL ltQ!'IJiG OJ' m COtmc1LuOFm V1LLAGE 'OJ!' I.ll.IIIlH lULl.'> " lI1Dli50!llL. .,- H8ii1il ~het'ollJLlal1,"~{: .&p1'~116, 1951 !his lIleetiDg _s called at the instance of 'hustees Doepner and lleJAnge, ant witten notice thereof lias posted in the 11I&11 to eaC'h .oouneil.meul. on Saturday, April 7th. !he meeting was called. to order promptly by Dyor Ca.mllings. . At the roll 11&11 all lIere p:resent except 'lrl1stee ](cClung, lIho liaS out of town. Jtimtes of the Special lIeeUng held Jlonda7, April 2nd, 1951, were approl'8d as read. . Pinaneecolnldtteeaeport: :By -1' of I'eport Chairman ]loepner rea.. the lIl~tes of the tirst meeting of this committee Which _s held on April ,~. !he follonng /Ila Uers were repor te4 on: (a) .&.pportiOlllllent of property between tile town an4 Village. 1a this lIOn- aeetion certain releyant cnMMan1cations were rea4 ant referre. to Tractee Mack fcr etv.dy and report at a later meeting of the committee. ('Il) ~rCWmeinga brought up the matter of perllOllal property tax paid by lroilt~llle171raril. Co. on $JOO,OOO of merchandise stored in the Arms Plant, to the ty of St. Paul. !he feeliDg of the committee is that tile Village is entitle4 to the tax beeanse the COlllpa~ uses the site ac a distribution center. !hs M~r directe4 the committee to pursue the matter of recoyery of tax for the 'fillage, even though we had to employ legal cOlUlsel, if our claim is Olle tbat Can be realized on. (c) B7 unanimous yote of the committee the following schedule of lieenees 1I&S determiDlld upon: 1. Jlalt "offsale" t5.00 per annwa. 2. Jlalt "on-sale" $24.00 " J. Cigarette, $12.00 " 4. Soft drinks,$5.00 " ~ ~o~ t5.00 " 6. Gamee of Skill, $5.00 pe:r lImIl1IIl per III&chiDll. 7. llalllling licenses 1I8re dilcueeed but lai4 over. 8. Juke boxes also discussed, and laid oYer. (d) Traffic tickets and bank checks 1I6re also considered. :By motion of Mack seconded by DeLange the report lIae approved. On the subject of apportioJllllent of property between the 'Iown and Vi]"" lage, the clerk red, a copy ef letter dated April 2, 1951 tl'01ll the CounV hdUor to Claude H. Allen, leUer dated J.p:ril J, 1951 tl'om Vincent P. COlU'tney, Attorney for the !c1lJ1, to ou.r Village COUJIOll, copy of letter tl'om. laid Courtney to ....ea;y B. Chandler, Chairman of the 'l01lJ1ship, with cOP7 of opinion dated April 11-, 1951 tl'om Attorney General J. .a.. A. lla.rnquist, ef lIhil1:h all exoept the last two bad been read and considered at the foregoing PiDaDOe Committee meeting; JIoepner mend and ClImm1Dgs seconded a motion to refer the said last two also te !'rlUltlle lIaoll: for study and report in connection lIith those preYiousl;y referred to him; carried. !he matter of diapod tion of $25,000 of ihnds by the !'olin Board ,lust pre\'- ious to oar initial election of otticers, lIhich _s pu'bliched in the St. Paul papers, lias re:tfe:rre4 to the clerk for nrification. l} . the clll1'k read a letter dated April 11-, 19S1 hom Colonel Btwad G. Kil- ler, Com_nd1Dg the Twin ,I:i tie, ArsSXl&l, stating that the IloverJllllAt :re.enll17 oancelled. JfD.tual l1ret1et~ .lssistllJlce Agreelll8nte with OIl.tlying eo-mc1tes, becauee the ProOaction on actor will have fire proteetion responsibilities UDder present co114i tione, BOW being efi'eetei; he reterred. ue to the hderal ctartrid.ge Cozpor.Uon; the clerk w11l write them. !he 1Doident ot sa unauthorized twmPlng of rabbish along a Village street which ocClUl'red on Slmday, 4prll 8th, ..... repOl:'ted b7 '!!rustee Jraek, amd there- upon lloepner mo.,ed and hLange seoonded a motion that the Public "eltare elm- mitt.. be directed to draw up an ordinance prchibiting dumping in the vi11a88 ae a misdemeanor p1U1isha'ble b7 a tiM of up to $100.00 au..for a 1lIIl:d.1IlIJII of 90 4qe imprieol3lllent; earried. lfack moved ad lloepner seconded a motion that the Tillage take OIl.t liabIlitY iBllllrallce in the amoant of $100,000.00 covering torte of all village officere ad agents, ine1uding the aesessor aud building inspector, aud covering the v11lage from &'IJ3 cause of action based upon Degligenee of the .,i11age or aQ1 village offiesr, aud providing for detense of actions; carried. lloelilner mned and DeLange seconded a motion that the clerk be authorized to obtain Workmen'. COmpenSation poliC7 covering all village officers ad empl07ees ineludiDg the village attorne7, assessor, building inspector, street supervisor, Janitor, ani Justice. of the peace; carried. lIack llIOved and Doepner seconded a motion to authorize the oODBtabln to eqaip their car. with two re.. lighte each at their own ezpeBBe;carried. Delange moved and lloepner seconde" a motion authorizing the clerk to ob- 2S0 vaff'ie tickets with stiff backs and oarboB basking, the form to be BlI.b- 'tantiall,y sillilar aud the fUllIIlt the 8&11I8 as that uSIa b7 the Bamse7 Counv Sheriff'S Office; carried. '" :.&ok II1Ov~4 and Jloepner Beconded a motion authorising the lm.llding iupllotOr as health iupeotor to sign certificates approving the iDlltallation of wells, "PtiO tanlts ant oesspoels as being in ascortance with the village ilode end regulations of the state BOl. rd of Health, which are ulll1&llJ' require4 in COllll8C- tion with CCJlStruction of homes; carried. :Doepnermon4 and CWum1.I1ga seconded a 1I0tiOIl that the village fb.rn1Bh an -Offici&! clI.ri.- as peace officer to the 1lIIl70r, clerk, three t1'l1stees, amd two conetanes, ani for idll!ltification purposes to the assusor, treanrer, lm.ild.- ing inspector, and two ,justices of the peace, the said cards to be signed by the ~or ..lerk with the village'S seal affixed thereto; carried. . ClwImings lIlove4 and Doepner seconded a motion a1ll.thorhing the clerk to pu- chase an official v11lage se.1, and upon Tru.stee Kack'e suggestion it is to contain the State's emblem; carried. ' eu-iDgs movei and:lleLanges8con4ed a motion authorhing the derk to purchaae a 2-dr..er steel fi11Jlgcabinet for the village, at $Il-',SO per quota- ticn, for eorrespODdeIlce ant recorels; carried. lfack moved encl DeI.al1pl seconded a mo t,ion , &1lthorhing the buildiJIg inepec- tor to purchase 1,000 -buildiisg permit posters- for the village at the same UIIII8 that he makes a purchaBe of sillilar earde tor the township; carried. 14 !he olerk will turn oyer to ~he ~i1diD<< inspeotor a rabber s~~ bear- iog ~11e l18llIe -VI LUGE or DIlEN HILLS, lIIlIDSom.- ~or use Oll. pe1'lll1ta, e~o. - , lfB,yor Cwulings red a le~ter elated. April 10, 1951 frOB G. Howard Spae~h, Comaiasioner of 'faDtiOJ1, Stab of Kil1l3ll1l0ta, req1Ulilting the aue8ll0r and. a rlIpreeen~a1;he of ~he village ~o attend the amma1 ...Uog tor ~he instruotion of as..sllors, etc. a~ the oOllrthClll.se Oll. April 24, 1951; it was agreed. tiIa~ all eouncilDlen a~tend the same, ~he clerk ~c ...U od notices. . Cnm.f>lgll BOYea and ....ok aeeoMed II Botion flxing _ amm.a1 lioense fee ot $30.00 for Jue boxesl the :ree is per Juke bOlt; carried. - !he clerk annoIUlCed that Ordillanlle No. 1 es~ab lishing rill.. .... pa'b- li.hed on April 5, 1951 in ~he official IUIWllPllper elUll8 eftective cn ~hat ela 118 . ~, ~ ./ "etiog adjo'lU'Ded b7 ri81Dg a~ 11:45 P.M. APPROYED: .