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1952-12-15VILLAGE OF MOUND 1375 PARK FUND Cox Bros Dozing Rink ..... ~6~.00 Blackowiak Gar. Haul ...... 15.00 Holmquist WorkComp Ins... 1.10 Mound Hdwe Lock .......... 2.85 Phillips 66 Gas for mower 3.24 Interstate Power ......... 1.00 W~TER FUND Holmquist WorkComp Ins..$ 15.35 Standard 0il Gas ........ 15.00 Mound '~dw~~ ~a~p ~ Ftgs.. 76.20 Elmer J.Peterson, Dig... 75.00 James Krause, Labor ..... 15.00 Interstate Power ........ ~140.00 ON SALE LIQUOR FUND Broeokert Market ......... 3-32 Halverson Candy .......... 11.16 01d Dutch Foods .......... 7.65 American Linen ........... 20.46 Coast to Coast ............ Holmquist, WorkCo'mp ins.. 13.16 Interstate Power ......... 47.23 Mound Mdwe ............... PnO :CT #14 N.W.Nat'i Bank- Int. Due 1-1-53.. $283.26 Motion was made, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn to reconvene December 15, 1952 at 8:00 P.M. Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. Attest: Acting Mayor HEARING ON VACATION OF A PORTION OF LINDEN STREET December 15, 1952 Meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. by ~cting Mayor Behmler. Present were Trustees Pierce and Livingston, and Manager Leikvold. Mayor Davis and Trustee Bi¥ out of town. The purpose of the meeting was an open hearing on the va- Cating of part of Linden Street. The following interested property owners were present: Mr. Baker and Mr. Batdorf re- presenting Mound Metalcraft, Mr. W~. Koehler, Mr. Joe Krause, Mr. L. E. 0berdeck, Mr. E. J. Piche, Mr. Dale Mickelson and Mr. Erwin Lange. The Mana~er read the official published notice. Mr. Behmler asked Mr. Krause what his reaction was. Mr. Krause promptly replied he was in favor of vacating Linden Street but thought Dell Street should be widened at the same time. He thought the street should continue on east as it was started past the Red & ~ite Store. Mr. Oberdeck wondered why the ~oad couldn't be widened on the south side rather than to cut off the front of the lots on the north side. Mr. Pierce tried to ex- plain that it would cause a bottle neck and to leave the jog in ~376 VILLAGE OF MOUND the road was poor village planning. Mr. Koehler spoke up and said the road can be widened on the south side as the village owns the land there. Mr. Baker said that he was under the impression that the widening of the street had been taken care of saveral Tears ago between the Village and Mr. Koehler by him donating land on the south side for street and parking area. Jogs in 9treets are a common thing. He cited Minneapolis. He said if 26 feet were to be taken from the p¥~opertv they proposed to purchase, which is residential property, he doubted any gain the Village would make would offset the damage done to that property by cutting back into the hill. It would spoil two residences, the one the~ were purchasing and the one belonging to Mr. 0berdeck. ~e went on to sa~ that the building they proposed to put up would be put at the edge of the road line so that trailers unloading wo~l~ within the 26 feet, and the 26 feet would be considered as park- ing space~ Mr. Pierce said with Metalcraft enlarging there would be sti]~! greater need for parking space. Mr. Baker did not think they would need to park on Dell Street. The~ would use the park- ing space on the north side. The building they intended to put up would be in line with the Red ~ ~ite Store and not built at an angle as their present building. He did not feel they would ever extend the factory to the east. Mr. Koehler presented a letter to the Council and at the same time said he would have ~9,000 invested in the property and he womld not consent to having ~n~thing cut off the front as it wouldn't be worth anything as a residence. It would slope way back to the house. He maintained there was a jog in the road farther east and that by using t¼e land on the south side, this jog woul~ be eliminated. Mr. Koehler, according to the letter, felt the matter should be tabled until abstract tile is received, which should be within a few da~s. Mr. Baker said that there is very little traffic on Dell Street, and that it may be many years before anything would need to be done to the street. Mr. Baker went on to say that we are ali interested in Mound and want to do the thing of most benefit to the Village, that Mound Metalcraft was making an investment of ~1~0,000 and wouldn't be vet? apt to sell and move out of the Village. Mr. Krause said that he was looking to the future and that he wasn't down here to buck Metalcraft, but that he would like to see Dell Street straightened out and widened. Mr. P~erce asked Mr. Krause if Linden Street were to be vacated if it wo~.~td create an~ additional burden to his property. He did not think so. Mr. Piche, who was asked his opinion, said that he has a five--year lease on the building where he operates his garage, but it is not adequate for a garage and he plans to make some other arrangements, bat as long as he is in there, he would like some VILLAGE OF MOUND ~377 parking space. If the property belonging to the Village could be fixed into a good parking lot, he would be willing to rent it from the Village. Mr. Koehler felt the matter should be tabled 'until ab- stract of title is received, which would be within a few days. Mr. Bake,r said with the new problems coming up, he would like to stud~ it a little more. There is the matter of transpor- tation too. And if there were to be any changes, he would like to give it a little more consideration. He did not want to place Metalcraft in a position whereby the deal would not go through. He went on to say that if it is of no more importance to the Village and the? were going to let these technicalities stand in the way, it would be good to know it and to know it now. Mr. Pierce said that they were only thinking of the future. Mr. Gruhn appeared at the meeting then. He said that he would be glad to give some of his frontage to the Village to widen Dell Str~et. At the sane time he would want to cooperate with Mound Metalcraft. He ~ouldn't want to take away anything they needed. Mr. Baker said he would like to have the Village improve the swamp for parking even within the next year. Mr. Pierce then asked for a corner of the lot, not that we would use it now, but so we would have a right to it when it was decided to widen. Mr. Baker said that when that time came he was sure, if he still owned it, that he would be will- ing to sit down and discuss it. It would not interfere with what the~ proposed to do now. He said the property would still be considered residential. Mr. Mickelson of the Ford Garage was asked how the Mound Chamber of Commerce who had agreed a couple of weeks ago to help Metalcraft buy this property had felt about closing this street. He said that no interested adjoining property owner in the Chamber of Commerce had voiced any objection, that there had been no mention made of a roadway easement, and that the Mound Chamber of Commerce was primaril~ interested in keep' lng Mound Metalcraft in town. Mr. Pierce wondered if the adaitional land (vacated street) they received wouldn't be worth as much as the land along Dell Street and thereb~r increase the value of the property. Mr. Baker said that as long as the building stands it is still regarded as residential. In the event it was torn down and a commercial structure is built this matter of providing for an easement or for cutting across that corner could be brought before the Council and acted upon at that time. He said they do not propose to tear down the house. AnT agree- ment of that kind wo:~ld have to appear in the abstract. He had no objection to a provision that a corner co~.~ld be taken off. 1378 VILLAGE OF MOUND Mr. Behmler asked if this meant the 26-foot strip across the front of the property. Mr. Baker said ~.ot 26 feet, b~t a corner to modify the corner sticking oat in the street; any fat'ure bmitd- ings being built will be put on the same line; no commercial seructmre can be erected beyond that given bmilding line. Mr. Baker proposed to have the Village Attorne~v draw ap a proposad agreement to be s~bmitted to the interested parties. Mr. Beh~ler said that we have reached a point where the next step is to refer it to oar legal department, indicating to that department ~hat has gone on, and have them look into the legal aspects and draw up the Coancil's decision so you can have some- thing in writing to present to the financing institation. It was moved, seconded and carried that the hearing be con- tinaed December 17, 1952 at 7:00 }~'.M. MINUTES OF THE ,~DJOURNED REGULAR M~]ETING, December 15, 1952 Meeting called to order after the hearing was adjoarned. Present were Acting Mayor Behmler, Trastees Pierce and Livingston and Manager Leikvold. ~ had The Manager tabulated the bids on the truck. After some discussion Mr. Pierce ~ade a ~.otion to accept the bid of Pioneer Track, Inc., provided that the interpretation of the '~ouncil is correct that the bid isin~.!~.e amoant of ~1,854.9t net, f.o.b. Mound. Mr. Livingston seconded, and it was carr~ed unanimoasl¥. Mr. Pierce made a motion that wt~en Park Construction Company pays the ~361.50 they owe the Village that a check be made to them in the amoant still due them of l)42,24~3.2~. Motion seconded by Livingston and carried ananimoaslv. The Council instracted t5e Manager to attend the meeting of the Henneoin Count~ League of Towns and Manicipalities at the Red Owl Auditorium, Hopkins on Friday, December 19, 1952 at 8:15 P.M. Livingston and Pierce would also attend if oossible. Motion was made, seconded and carried that tSe ~eting ad- journ to reconvene December 17, 1952 at 7:00 P.M. Meeting adjourned at 11:30 P.M. Attest: Village Manager Acting Y~a~ o r