1942-06-12VILLAGE OF MOUND
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL ME~fIN~:!0F!T~E MOUND VILLAGE COUNCIL MELD
June 12~h, 1942.
The purpose of this meeting was to receive a report from commit%es
men Rondorf and Inman as to the degree of sentiment of the ~ffected
frontage either for or against %he discont~nuonce of the Plummet
~venue water main extension. Hespondlr~ to roll call were ,~' ~t~::.
~ayor Louise Huestis, Trustees Rondor~ and Inman, with ~lwin as
~ecorder.
The meeting opened with a hearing 8iven to ~rs. J. ?.. Regan with
reference to an unpaid water account covering lot ll, blk. 2, the
~ighland, and~ also with reference to the water main assessment against
the same property. Roy J. M~lller of lO19 Curtis Ave., ~inneapolls,
according to previous advices, already having been billed ~or the
unps, id account, and it 5sing proven from the records that the water
main assessment was levied according to actual frontage, no further
action was required by the council.
^ hearing was given toI a ~r. RentZ~;with respect to an unauthorized
building of a dock on public lake frontage on Harrison's Bay. On
a motion by Trustee Rond~rf, the clerk was ~uthorized to write to
the builders of the dock, giving them l0 days time to remove the
objectionable dock, ~entz to supply the names of the guilty parties.
Consideration was given to the Plummet Avenue ~¥atier ~ain s.~essment~l
with an eye to lowering the levy ~gainst frontage repr,~ented by
Coot land. The clerk presented a resoread of the a~sessment, including
lots limited to 2Oft under the recuirement of ~tate Law, ~nd levying
$113.61 against a.n abutting blockr which the water main extension
would bring within the reach of water. ?he matler was put into the
h~nds of ~ayor Huestis for further investigation. This action was
taken because neighborhood sentiment wan definitely against discon-
tlnuing the water main project.
By general agreement and witho~t motion, the Clerk was ~uthorlzed
to write to the State Highway d~partment with reference to the culvert
leading under ~tate Highway Mo. llO and draining the overflow from
Lake Langdon into Village Park grounds. ~tate Highway attention
was to be brought specifically for the purpose of facilitstlng the
rate of flow.
The Mayor ~ued for improving the bathing facilities of the Park
by putting posts and cables dem~rking ihs different depths of
w~,ter, thus making park bathing facilities fit ~s a place for
swl~mlng instruction. The matter involving village ~_iabillty and
proper insurance coverage, the ~r~be~a'I-was left for further investiga-
tlon.
There being no further business, the meeting ~.dJourned.
President
Attest ...............................
Rec, order