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lUmrJ!ES OF THE ADJOtIIDlED I4'U!WIG OF 'lml ,,,llnt OF 'mE
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Held in. t!le !'01Illliall olL_llondaJ', .:fu.ne.2nd. 1952
(29th Keetingl
Keeting called to order prOlllptly by ~or Owmn1nga.
ROLL CALLI Owmn1ngs. Doepner, lloClung. Jlack present. 118Lange absent at
ths roll. ca1,1.
lUlIDTESI ll11:l11tes of the regular meeting held April 28th were approved
as rsadby the clerk. ll11:l11tes of the regular meeting held lI'ay 26th were read
and approved after subsUtu.ting the ward -partioipating" for "attending.-
PETITIOJill, BEMONS!.IlA8CES. E~.
(11 Vacating Oentllr.l"venllel J!:r. John:' S. M:Donald. President of the
!lcDona1d lwr1ber COIIIPan;y. appsared before the council with request that it Tacate
Oenter Avemte. in Mounds Center Subdivision, frCllllilV. 8 to BV. 10 between
:Blocks 1 and 2. said entire blocks 'being owned by said lumber OOIllP~. Be was
advised to submit written petition signed by all parties in intsrest. with evi-
dence of ownership. outstanding liens, eto. for the coo.ncilts further oonsideration.
(21 lIr. L. E. Starr of ~415 Glenarden Road. Ar4en Hills /'l .Lddi tion, ap-
peared before the council about what c0I11d be done.about oiling 8$14 strest.
Starr also asked if a sign to protect childran from traffic oould be put up at
Glenarden Road ani Glenarden Court.
<31 Jtr. ...illiam .... Hyde of ~445 Glenarden Court appeared and mentioned an
offer made by himself and a neighbor to contribute $50.00 each for illIproving his
street~ but that nothing has been done about it. Jraok said he w0111d have DeLange
contact him about it.
(41 Jtr. Edward !'. .....11 of 1~85 Skiles Lane appeared and inquired what the
oost wOl11d be for oiling his street and approa_te figure were g1"en him.
He 8&14 also that if the village could do nothing abOl1t it at this time he aIlll
hie neighbora ..01114 try to do something themselves.
(!il lIr. "'all alsc inquired about installing a street light. He _s to14
that this w0l11d require a petition of a _Jority of proper1;y owners concenaed.
and the cost of one light 1Iluli: be between $50.00 and $60.00 per ;rear.
(61 Jlqor Camm1ngs stated that the County will put up a street light at
Donts Corner. that is the interssction of Highways 10 and 51.
(71 lIr. Carl F. Chrilltensen, 1757.... Co. Rd. D. appeared ant stated that
his 12-year old son, wo is employed b7 the JliJlneapol1s Sta:r-'Eribane as a oarrier.
was nipped b7 !laokte dog. )fack olaims that the b07 provoked the dog. Christensen
was told that the village has no dog ordi_e, and 118puty Sheriff Tic Weber e~
plained to him the proper prooeclllre for handling an ineidenll of that kind. !he
1Illl,10r told Ghrietensen that Jrack would take oare of the dog all right.
COllSmL:J!5: !he clerk read a lethr from Constable Verne ll:. Phiff"r tendel'-
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1ng hia resigtlllti9n as constable; because of other responsibilities; by motion
of Mack: seoonded by lloepner his resignation ftS accepted.
'.B1e clerk: then read a letter from COnstable Herbert Winkel, also resign-
ing as COIllltable, lIithou.t stating any reason in the letter; by motion of Mack:
seconded. by })gepner his resignation was accepted.
'!her6\4pon by motion of Mack: seconded by })gepner, which was approved unani-
IIlO11sly, ]fr. George .... Sa1iUCIB, ~611 N. Hamline Avenu.e, was appointed to serve
Herbert Winkel '. 1U16JtPired term as constable, t~t ill until Jan. 2, 19.54. He
accepted and _s sworn in illlDlediately by ths clerk:, ancl. the cOllD.Cil approved
a bond aimilar to Winkel's,
STANDI:NG COJ4B([~ REPoll!l'fl:
Finance: Ch. lIoepner reported that he tried to arrlll1ge a lIl8eting dnring
the past month but did not succeed. He said he would arrange for one before the
next council meeting.
Po.bi:!.cSafetyi Ch. ~k: reported that he talk:ed with a]fr. Hanson of the
Attorney General's Office regarding the High_T Department.s refUsal to post
the ~o..mile speed limits on Rwys. 10 and .51 previously ordered by the council,
and that e expacted to be i'urnished with further data from him on this subjeot.
.rtTSTICEOF mE PEACE: At the request of J. of P. Otto C. Graffunder, and
by motion of Mack:. seCOnded by lloepner, . the council IIll. thorized hill to purahase
another criminal dooket with an extra filler therefor.
Cu.IIlS: By motion of Mack: seconded by bpner the council IIpproved the
payment of $100.00 to Mounds Tiew 'lownship as its share of mainteIlance COllt of
the towu/village hall for the period af February 14, 19.51 to February 13, 1952
inclusive. (Our claim /66.)
:By motion of lloepner seconded by McClung the council IIpproved the fallOwing
claims for payment:
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#.5.5 - Walter Cummings - Day salary as ~or $12..50
.56 - Herman J. lloepllllr - May lIllary $2.5.00, as clerk, postage $3. 28.00
.57 - K. Rex lfDClung - Day salary as trustee 10.00
.58 - :B. J. DeLange - Day salary as trustee 10.00
.59 - Walter T. Maak - Day salary as trustee 10.00
60 - "'orth G. Read - May salary as treasu.rer 5.00
61 - '!he Rose 'Eribune - Pub. fillanCial statement, Cl'd. 6; resel. 44.60
62 - Lake Johanna Volunteer Y<<\. Fire Dept. - 2nd t 19.52 fire cant .$400.00
6~ - Spring Lake Park: Fire Department, Inc. same 400.00
64 - 2elvin Hurlbert - 90~ of Pl radt fees 42-46 iIllll. 52.65
6.5 - Elsa 1l. Obst, Co. 'Ereas. - ~/26/.52 - 4/2.5/.52 rd. billing 1~~8..39
JIlJ1I1CfiiAL j,XQuartd sroIlJ!:: Sam CireSi, owner of' the Hillside i'avern property
on Rwy. 10, appeared before the oOllD.Cil and the qU6Iltion of autharlsing 811ch a
store was dieousaed. Ch. lloepner of' the F.l.nance Collltll1ttee expressed the view that
this is prilll!l.r1ly not a finance matter, and in his opinion comes under Public
Safety, frOlll which Ch. Mack: dissented. '!he concensus of opinion is that the
council shOUld not mthorize the establishment of such a store wi thout a public
hearing, and Ciresi was told that we are not interested in hi
time. s property at this
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SUPPLIES: The mayor authorized the clerk to purchase 500 .verified
accountll forms if he fOlUld the price satisfactory.
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S'J!AJIDIllG CClIIMITTBB REPOB1!'J. oontilItlBd:
~lic Welfare: Ch. :IlcClung had nothing to report.
(Note: At this point the mayor expressed a desire to have the standing
commi tteesmeet at least four times a year.)
INSUllANCE POLICIES: '!he olerk: handed Maok: the new public liability,
automobile md workmen's compensation policies for reading and opinion.
IOTICES .urn COllJlllJNJ:CATIONS: 'l!le clerk read extracts frOIl the Leagu.e
of M11mesota Jlbnioipalitiea' invitation to the mayor am clerk to attend the
convention at St. Cloud on June IJ.-I}th. '.!he mayor said he would. try to take
in one d~ of it, and the clerk said hs wculd try also to attend.
~ SE~.~: 'l!le clerk reported that we have recei"ed *2044.46 addi-
tioml to the $5000.00 previOllSl;r reported from this Bource. ane!. that ws have
an epprarllll!l.te balance of $8}OO.OO of tax collections still du.e us frOIl the
19.51 collections. In this connection he reported that oili19lHlce. inc1uil.iXlg
ths $201Lll.46, is approximatel,- $6.500.00. (lITote: '!he actual balaIllle acoording
to tlie cierk: 's books as of this date is $6877.82, inc1udiXlg order #127.)
ADJOUIIIilIEN!': B,- mo ti on 0 f OummiXlg8
Journed at about 11140 PJI:.
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