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1951-12-05VILLAGE OF MOUND i'287 REGULAR MEETING~ DECEMBER ~ 19~l(Election on Dec. 4) Mayor D~vis, Bly, White and Wi. nkel present, Pierce out of town. Minutes of the November 6 meeting were read and approved on MOTION by White, second by Winkel. Mrs. F. G. Wallace, President of the PTA, was present to request help from the council in procuring a warming house for the skating rink on the high school grounds. Pointed out that 'the village had a considerable sum of money invested in a hockey rink that was not being used and had recently installed a new fire hydrant at a cost of some ~300. at the request of school officials to facilitate flooding of the rink. Ed Behmler was appointed by Mayor Davis to act as the council's representative if a cormmittee was organized to work on the problem. Frank Groschen of the Mound Volunteer Fire Department presented the department's annual report to the council.;' PUBLIC HE&RING was opened on the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. The notice of hearing was resd. Pat Guy asked for the flo~r and was granted permission to speak. He reviewed his plans for 'using the Casino as a place of business and voiced an objection to restrictions on the use of the property. Phil David, a home owner in the vicinity of the Casino, remarked that the neighbors would be satisfied if the new owner conducted the Casino as orderly as Art Faught had. Pat Guy stated that he intended to operate a restaur~t as part of the Casino. Ed BJerke then informed thc council that he would not stand by idly if Guy was granted a permit to operate a ~l~x~x reataurant after a ~permit had been rejected for his lot on the corner. On MOTION by k~ite, second by Bly, the manager was instructed to re-advertise, to amend the Zoning ordinance itself rather than Just change the zoning from ~m Our ~adv of the Lake School to the park on both sides of Central Avenue. Public hearing would be held at 8:00 p.m. in the Krause Building on Thursday, December 27, 19~1. PUBLIC HEARING on Vacating part of Alley in Shirley Hills Unit F ~E~i~ convened. Letter from Herbert E. Wolner, one of the owners of the propertvin the immediate area, was read. In the letter Wolner stated that Mound Properties Inc. had no objection to the vacation. Following RESOLUTION Was off,red by Bly: WHERE~S, the only property owner abutting on the part of the 20-foot alley between Lots 4 and 5, Block 3, Shirley Hills Unit F, has requested the village ~uncil in a petition dated October 12, 19~l, to vac~te s~ch p~t of alley according to law, AND k~EREAS, a public haaring was held on November ~, 19~l, before the vi].lage~ council on such petition after due published notice had been given bv the cl~rk on October 18, 1951, and all ~rsons interested were givena an opportunitv to be heard, AND WHEREAS, £t appears th~ it ~ll be for the best interest of the village to approve such petition, 1288 VILLAGE OF MOUND NOW, THEREF0~E, BE IT RESOLVED, that such petition is hereby granted and the part of the alley above mentioned is hereby vacated as a public alle~. D.~ted this ~th day of er, 1951. .Attest: Manager The Council canvassed the returns of the December 4 village election and on MOTION by White the following returns were declared: 750 ballots had been received, 538 were voted and returned, and 212 were unused and returned; For the office of Mayor, William I. Davis received 325 votes and A. S. Brazman 209 votes; For trustee Ed Behmler received 465 votes and S. Heleine Beane 72 votes; For Constable J. S. Adams had 267 votes and John Skinner 262 votes; For Justice of the peace M. Charles Kelly bad 389 votes. Second by Winkel and the returns were canvassed. ~ petition ~om 12 residents of Shirley Hills requested a street light at the x~x~ intersection of Woodbine Avenue ~d Edgewater Drive near Block 6, Shirley Hills Unit B. ~ White offered a RESOLT~ON approving the new light, second by BIT, Carried. The manager was also instructed to investigate the necessity of a lihht at the corner of County Road No. 125 and WoOdbine Avenu~ and if he thought ~x~ a light was needed he should reguest same from Interstate Power. Applications for the following building permits were read: Mound Metalcr J. ft B. F. Albitz L. ~.. Lus e Norman E. Phillips William A. Lockren Lad.~ of the Lake School Dist. 85 Lady of the Lake Grace Baptis tChurch D.~le Mickel son Duane Dodds John D. Winslow School Dist. 85 Edward Larson Vern Ketcher Frank E. Murphy Kenneth Johnson Mound M~talcraft Thomas Platzer Concrete Slsb ~1500. Pvt. garage & breeaewa¥ 1500 · Add bath & insulate pvt. garage dwelling school building Shir~y Hills School elect, contract basement addn. filling station dwelling over-ext, base. dwelling Batzli Elect. Co. pvt. garage dwell lng encl. porch & pvt. garage pvt. garage warehouse add. to dwelling ~300. 900. 6000. ~_9~,857. 16,884. 4,000. 4000. 000000[ 52,881. 1165. 70oo. 1000. 600~ 2~oo. 300. VILLAGE OF MOUND 1289 C. W. Jenson pvt. garage $800. Russell Wenkstern add. to dwelling 300. G. W. Peterson ~lling 8000. Lloyd Gronberg pvt. garbage 400. Peter Scheidt commercial garage 1500. Andrew C. Krause move dwelling & constr, basement 1000. Mtka. Post 398 move dwelling & place on foundation 900. All were recommedded for approval by the manager. MOTION by White, second by Bly the ~plications were approved. Latest development of the Condemnation Suit filed by the Village against irene Bergin for the Highway ll0 Improve- ment was reviewed. Revealed that the appraisers appointed by the court had arrived a t a figure of 9950. for an award. Various councilmen presented their viewpoints. Bly offered the following: RESOLVED that we reluctantly tender Irene Bergin the smm of $950. as set by the court's appraisers in the condemnation proceedings. Second by White. Carried unanimously. The Snow Removal Ordinance proposed by the manager and prepared by the village attorney was read.~x~M. W. Howell who'owns two cottages on Central Avenue objected strenuously on grounds it would discriminate against summer dwellers who are not out here to shovel their snow in the winter. He thought that village personnel should clean the sidewalks. On MOTION by Bly, second by ~nite, the proposal was tabled until a later meeting. The request of Mound Meta~craft to exchange small triangles of property owned by the corporation and the village was again discussed. Manager Storey reported that he had examined the deed and investigated and ~uld discover no restriction in reference to disposal of the property which had been obtained from J. C. Krause. Bly offered the following: ~ESOLVED that the manager be authorized to request Mound Metalcraft to prepare deeds at its expense for the proposed transfer of the two pieees of property being discussed. Second by Winkel. Carried. 1290 VILLAGE OF MOUND On MOTION by Winkel the following bills were approved for payment: GENERAL FUND Mound 0il Station Rosholt Equipment Piche Chevrolet Co. Phillips 66 Chas. Machtemes Miller-Davis 1.46 2.65 8.45 lO.85 16.85 17.02 Long Lake Farm Supply Co.125.25 Lindsay Bros. Co. 15.60 Keller Bros. Fa rnham Stationery Hedahl Motor Supply Bud's Pure 0il Mtka. Motor Express Wm. H. Ziegler Co. Rettinger Motorx Interstate Power Mound Hardware Bud's Bure Oil-Nov. Mickelson Motors Mound Vol. Fire Dept. WATER FUND Mtka. Motor Express Bud's Pure 0il Mound Oil Station Gordon Erotzer Badger Meter American Cast Iron Pipe Markson Co. Interstate Power Mound Hardware Bud's Pure Oil Coast to Coast 137.80 6.20 74.78 92.91 1.39 11.40 2.50 200.56 3.75 109.43 6.62 68.75 17.57 13.67 56.oo 16,58 11.96 3.85 142.02 2O .21 POOR FUND Sub. Henn. Co. Relief ~5.00 OFF SALE LIQUOR Reed Agency Chaska Beverage Noterman & ~ber Mtka. Beverage Manning & Anderson Carter Beverage Canada Dry Purity Beverage Gold Medal Beversge Morris Distrib. L. A. Diclk Seven Up Coca Cola Griggs-Cooper Famous Brands Distillers Distr. Interstate Power Mound Hardware $75.38 173.93 224.18 115.69 559.24 19,14 107.89 41,34 71,54 13.oo 31,44 ~2,4o 2112.32 296.32 19.8o g6" October Deliv. unpd. ~10,367.06 ON SALE LIQUOR Reed Agency Halverson Candy 01d Dutch Foods American Linen Northern San. Sup. Mound Hardware Mop,nd Red & White Coast to Coast ¢5o.25 20.18 18.99 14.85 14.92 1.U0 Highway #110 Rockite Silo Co. Toltz, King & Day Phillip Brancheau ~. Elmer Keefe Eugene Ocallen ~52.5o 119.72 100.00 100.00 100.00 ~472.22 VILLAGE OF MOUND 1291 ADJOURNED MEETING~ December 27, 1951--Mayor Davis and Councilmen Bly, Pierce and Winkel present. White working. PUBLIC HEARING opened on the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Hearing had been advertised in the December 13 issue of the PILOT. Pat Guy, R. J. Rondorf, Phil David and variou~ councilmen gave their views on the matter after the proposed change was read. Decis~anmm on the matter was tabled until the next regular meeting. The proposed exchange of small triangles of land owned by the village and Mound Metalcraft again ~iscussed. W.H.A. Koehler and Mr. Cnounse and Gordon Batdorf of Metalcraft were present. Mr. Koehler objected strenuously to the transfer. He informed the council that if the tranfer was effected he would bring suit to recover the north 40 ft. of Lots 40, 41, 42 and 43, Koehler's Addition which had been deeded to the village to widen Dell Street in 19;~Jl. This matter was also tabled. Mrs. F. G. Wallace, president of the PTA, Ray Jarvey of Upper~ Tonka Council, and the Judson Snells and Bradley Morrison of the Boym Scouts were present to request a warming house for the skating rink. After a lengthy discussion it was decided that the village would fix a rink at the park and use part of the ~ vilion for a warming house. On Motion by Winkel, second by Bly, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m. Attest: Mayor REGULAR MEETING, January 8, 1952--Mayor Davis and Councilmen '~Behmle~,-'~i~ierce and Winkel present. Village Attornev Wolner and Village Manager Storey also on~ ~and. Minutes of the December 5 and December 27 meetings read and approved on MOTION by Pierce, Second by Winkel. Dr. Davis welcomed newly-elected councilman Edward Behmler to the council. On RESOL~TION by Pierce, second by Bly, the Minnetonka PILOT was designated as the official newspaper. ON RESOLUTION by Blv, second by Winkel, the State Bank of Mound was designated as the depository for village funds. On MOTION by Bly, second by Winkel, Edward Behmler was elected to serve as acting mayor in the absence of Dr. Davis.