1942-04-07VILLAGE OF MOUND
I~/iINUTES OF TME REGU~R ~,.~ETING OF THE I{OUND VILLAGE COUNCIL MEID
April 7th, 1942.
Responding to roll call were ~.~ayor Louise ~uestis, 'trustees Jones
and Rondorf, with Alwln as~ Recorder. !~/r. Calvin Inman was present
to assume his ses. t upon his election by the council.
After the reading of the ~inutes of the .~egulsr ~!ee~ing of ~arch 3rd,
of the AdJo~rned Regular ?eetlng of ~,~arch 10th, of the ?~peclal
~'!eetingsof ~arch lSth, 24th, and 31~t, 'l~rustee Jones moved that
the introductory matter to his motion for the postoonement of bids
be struck from the records and thst the minutes be limited to the
bare motion, u'rustee Rondorf supported this motion, the council
agreeing. ~'hls change was to appear in the !~inutes of the ~egu~s.r
i~eeting of ~arch 3rd, 1942. Another chsnge was authorized on Page
636 of the ~inutes, second paragraph, wherein it appears that
~ather Garland presented the form of a lease, when, in fact, the
lease was presented by ~'~r. N. E. Pardee, attorney for the village.
With these changes and corrections, the ~lnutes stood ~pproved on
motion by trustee Hondorf, trustee Jones supporting.
Trustee Rondorf moved that the council ratify Calvin Inman to' serve
as councllms, n during tD~e absence of Trustee Winkel while on duty in
the U. ~. Army, such action being in conformance with the legal
opinion of ~ttorney £~eneral J..~\. ~.. Burneuist on file in ~he
Village Office. This motion was supported by ~lwin, the council
concurring.
Trustee In,an moved that the assessment roll for the Slummer Ave.
Main Extension, as presented by the Clerk, be aoproved and acceot-
ed by the Council. This motion was secondet by Trustee Jones,
the council agreeing.
Trustee Jones presented the following resolution snd moved for its
adoption:
WMEREAS at a special meeting of the Village Council of the
Village of ~ound held in the Couhcil Room in said village on the
24th day of ~arch, 1942, a resolution was duly adopted by the
c, ouncil determining that the cost of the water main extension
on Plummet Avenue, known as water main extension No. 7, shall be
assessed against the adjoining lots and parcels of land according
to the benefits received, except that the cost of the hydrant
shall be borne by the Village of ~,~ound, and whereas the village
clerk and engineer were directed to spread the assessments upon
and among such adjoining lots and parcels of land, and whereas
such proposed assessment as been duly made and has been filed
in the office of the village clerk and is now open ~'or public
inspection.
NO.~, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that notice be given
by one week's publication of this resolution in the ~innetonka
Pilot to all owners of lots and parcels of land affected by
said improvement, ond to all oersons interested, to sppe8r at an
adjourned meeting of this council to be held in the council room
in said village on the 24th Day of .April, 1942, at 8 o'clock
.P. ~. to state any objections there may be to such proposed
assessment as to any property therein specified, before such pro-
posed assessment shall be considered by the council for adoption
and confirmation.
VILLAGE OF MOUND
641
In connection with the purchase of a suitable pump for the ~ounty
well, Trustee Inman moved that the chair be authorized to appoint
a committee of three to contact the nearest field office o£ the
Federal Rating Board to secure the necessary P~iority Hating for
the village. This motion was supported by Alwin, the council
agreeing.
In response to this motion, .~ayor Huestis appointed Trustees Jones
and Rondorf and Water Department guperintendent J. H. ~tatts to
serve as a committee of three to. make the above contact.
~Frustee Jones presented the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED that all costs of maintenance and new street
construction - including labor and materials - be charged to the
Road Improvement Fund.
· rt~stee Rondorf seconding the motion for the adoption of the above
resolution, the vote of the council stood unanimous.
After listening to the treasurer's report for the month, Trustee
Jones moved that the treasurer's report be accepted ss read.
Trustee Inman seconde~ the motion, the council agreeing.
Trustee Rondorf moved for the removal and relocation of the village
park toilets according to recommendations and specifications on
file at the clerk's office. Trustee Jones supnorted this motion,
the council concurring.
On a motion by Trustee Jones, w. T. Madsen was authorized to
prepare specifications and to inspect construction in connection
with the relocation of the village park toilets.
Trustee Rondorf moved that the Clerk be authorize& to pay $5.00
out of the Off Sale Liquor Fund to 5~rs. 5{abel Huff for work d~ne
during the Off Sale Store's removal.from ~!~eton. Trustee Jones
seconded this motion, the council concurring.
Trustee Jones moved that Council Minutes be limited to the recording
of mere motions and seconds. Trustee Hondorf seconded this motion,
the council agreeing.
On a motion by Trustee Rondorf, the following bills were checked by
tn, council and authorized to be paid:
Geo. R Cole, colic, $ llG.~O ". N. Johnson, .......
· ~ ....... "~ - tre~
~' N. Johnson, t~ea.z i 6 25 J. M ?%etas, ..
~ ............ SnOW remov
J. H. ~tatts, park .......
J. H. °tarts, Liq. store.
LeRoy V. Alwin, Li~ Fund.
J. C. ~teln, snow removal
E. Good,r, bookkeeping...
J. P. Reed Agency ins...
~ & B. Coil ~leaners
Standard Cig. & Tobacco C
Peter Anderson, painting.
E. LilJenfors, ps. inting..
Interstate Power Co ......
8.50.J.H. °tatts, Water Dept..
19.00.LeRoy ¥. Alwln, water deot
25.00.LeRoy V. Alwln, <~'n'l rd..
61.50.J.C. Otein, Lio. store...
35.00.P.A. Huff, Lie.. store ....
74.93.J.P. Reed ~gency, ins ....
6.75.~idwest P~oer Products ....
63.82. ~anning-An~er s o n ..........
18.40.~'~pring Park Mdw. Co .......
12.25.Chaska Bev. Co., beer .....
26.25.Conlyn .'v!nfg Co., dry ice..
27.75.Mpls BOttling Co ....
6.25
3.5O
5O .5O
15.00
6O .oo
2.25
25.00
37.52
2.00
102.00
12.67
20.25
2.47
5.10
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Theo. Hs.r~m T:~irewing Co .... ~
J. P. Reed A~ency ........
~treater Lbr. Co .........
$treat. er Lbr. Co ...... fuel
~ftk'a ?~o~o~ Express ........
Interstate Power Co .......
~.~ ~r~. Johnston Culvert Co.
Standard Oil Co...gas .....
Phillios "66" 2ta., gas...
~urroughs Adding :a h. Co
~. E. Pardee, legal ser...
~ub. Henn. Co. Rlf Prd ....
~treater Ibr. Co, iron ....
Crane Co, wster su'oo!ues..
J. N. Allen, ref~:n~ petty.
~ilton Un, r, oa~.m~$~-y ....
:~'~tka Pilot, invent, or-,r shts
~. N. Johnson, refun~ .....
39.60
26.86
.81
15.00
4.04
187.72
22.36
lO. 25
1.8O
154.8O
· Collin's 2rnsmental Iron.$..22.85
.Ctre~ter Ibr. Co ....... rent 65.00
. ~treater Lbr.Refrig ...... 25.00
.~fcKesson & Robbins ....... 61.86
.P~re Ot~ Co ..... fuel ..... 75.00
.Cmith ~.~otors. reoa~r ..... 3.95
.Tonka Electric Co ........ 3.75
.~ilter-Davis Co. suoolies.. .85
.Vound Hdw. Co, supplies... 5.99
.WilIi_~ms ~ervlce q~a ..... 21.44
10.00.?. ~. Pardee, V~ovnton cas 21.O0
6.00.R~rsl .Henne. Co ~,'rplus.. 32.55
3.00. Interstate Power Co ..... 25.~0
32!.60.~'tka Pilot, or~niing ..... 69.25
22.$~,J. H. Otatts, Aor. wrk... 36.00
19.00.~ftka Pilot, oub .......... 29.10
7.51.0~U Peoria.. Co., lie ...... 699.91
.6~.~.~rs. P. A. Huff, II.e. stre 5.On
'~l!].er-Dsvis Co., records. 21.75.~treater [br. Co, renl .... 5.OO
~rlg~, Coooer & Co 246.4~ Dist~l~ers-Di~trl. b~ting.. 628.09
~'rank ~cCo~mick, Inc., lie 1~4.20.
There being no further business, the meotiing adjourned.
President
Attest .............................
Recorder