HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 06-18-1951
lIlHlUT1!5 OF POS!IPOllED SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF 'mE
VILLAGE OF AIQ:lEN HILLS, MINNJ!:>OTA .
Held in the !'own Hall, Monday, June 18, 1951
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(Note: !!his special meeting was called by Mayor Cummings for Monda;y,
June 11th, for the purpose of appointing a village attorney, but after the call
~s mailed he postponed it to June 18th by telephoning the council members.)
Meeting was called. to order at 8 P.J!:. by Mayor Cummings.
All council members present at the roll call.
'!he clerk read the miJlll.tes of the regu.Jar meeting held May 28th;
MCClung moved and laok seoonded a motion that the miDates be corrected by in-
eerting the words "last Monda;y" before the words .JUne, 1951, " lI.ll..;I;b.e..:tQUth
pllr..graph thllreot'; aftu:'wh10h:they were approved as CUJrrected.
Jrack moved li.nd JlcClung seconded a motion that minutes of the May 21st
meeting be approved as per copy served on each council member; motion carried.
'!he clerk read the minutes of the special meeting held June 4th;
_ck moved and Del.an8e seconded a motion that they be approved and at the Clerk's
su.ggestion also ratified because the said meeting was held away from the town
(village) hall; carried.
:.yOI' Cummings read a letter dated JUne ll~ from 'filliam R. Miske
(1605 Lake Johanna Blvd.) regarding proposed sale of said prQlSrty to one
Gerald Wasielewski; Mr. Miske appeared before the councill Cummings moved and
JlcClung seconded a motion that the clerk write Mr. Miske a letter that at the
present time we have no ordinance prohibiting people trom living in basement
homes that are now occupied; carried unanimously.
'!he clerk reported on Mrs. George Peterson of 760 N. Griggs, St. Paul,
who is thinking ot buying 10 acree at 42';5 North Hemline Ave. which has a base-
ment home and that her son Howard plans on buying 5 l!,cres thereof and build a
basement home thereon; as regards the existing basement home the clerk was author-
ized to inform Mrs. George Peterson the same as replied to Mr. Miske, but as re-
gards the basement home proposed to be built by the son the clerk was authorized
to advise her that pending adoption of . proper ordinance regu.la ting the build-
ing ot basement hOlll6s no permits will be grented for occupancy: Cummings moved
and Maok seconded a motion accordingly, .hich was adopted.
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!he olerk reaa "Notice of Appointment ot Weed Inspector for Tillage;"
c......ings moyed and JlcC1UDg seconded a motion to appoint B. J. DeLange as .eed
inspector at $1.25 per hour from JUne 18th, 1951 to December ';1, 1951; carried.
DeLange mond and Maok seconded a motion that eaoh constable be u;..
tended a credi t of $10.00 per month at Don's Corner for gas and oil for operat..
ing their cars doing police work in the Tillage oj!' Arden Hills, this authoriza.-
tion to be retroacthe to June first and expire Deoember ';1, 1951, claims to be
presented to the clark at the en4 ot eaoh month; carried.
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lfayor CwnIIlings reported that the time has come to appoint a nllage
attorDB;Y and that Tru.stee lIack has gRaciOll.s17 consented to sene as village
attorne;y without compensation; JlcClung IIl8.de a IIIOtion seconded b;y DeLange that
the council accept~J:M.r. Mack's offer to serve withOllt compensation as village
attorrl8;Y until December ,1, 1~51, and take care of all legal IIl8.thrs for the
village ucept when it becoDies necessar;y to 11 tigate or tletend litigation;
when the affirmative of the Q.uestion was pu.t, three cOUIlllilmen .,oted for,
lloepner abstained, the negathe of the Q.uestion _s not pu.t to a vote; motion
carried.
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JlcC1ung IIIOvsd and lrack
ried, at 10:,1 P.M.
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APPllOVED:
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which was car-