1959-12-092038 VILLAGE OF MOUND
Total Number of votes cast
950 votes
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to M. S.A. No. ZlZ. 36, the Village Council
shall meet as a Canvassing Board and declare the results ~
appearing from said returns, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said statute, the Village Council now meets as
a Canvassing Board for such purpose,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following persons are
declared elected to the following offices:
Mayor
Trustee
Constable
Justice of the Peace
H. B. R.
Howard C. (Bud) Orn
Lamont Weiland
William R. Koenig
The Village Clerk is hereby instructed to give written notice to each
person chosen toh~'~ election to the office named and to certify the
results of said election to the County Auditor.
Roll Call vote:
Batdorf Aye
Petersen Aye
Gulden Aye
Larson Aye
So carried and resolved.
The mayor declared the meeting of the Mound Village Council as a
Election Canvassing Borad closed and the Council to reconvene
immediately as a Council for the Regular Meeting of December 9,
1959 at the Mound Fire Station.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1959
at 7:30 P.M. at the Mound Fire Station.
Present were: Mayor Larson, Trustees Gulden, Batdorf and Petersen;
Attorney Ploetz and Manager Boxe11.
The Minutes of the November 10, 1959 regular meeting were read.
Petersen moved and Gulden seconded a motion to accept the minutes
of the November 10, 1959 regular meeting as read. The vote was
unanimously in favor. So carried and accepted.
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The Minutes of the November 13, 1959 adjourned meeting were read.
Batdorf corrected the minutes to read: (page 2033 -second paragraph)
"Now therefore be it resolved, by the Village CoUncil of the Village of
Mound, the Village Council having heard the facts and determined them
to be as stated herein, that councilman Brazman is not entitled to
exercise the powers and duties of the office of Councilman expiring
December .31, 1960, that he be and hereby is, removed therefrom, and
a vacancy in the same office be, and hereby is, declared to exist."
Batdorf moved and minutes of November 13, 1959 be accepted as read
and corrected. Gulden seconded the motion. The vote was unanimously
in favor. So carried and accepted.
The Minutes of adjourned meeting of November 18, 1959 were read.
Batdorf moved and Petersen seconded a motion to accept the minutes of
November 18, 1959 adjoUrned meeting as read. The vote was unanimously
in favor. So carried and accepted.
The Minutes of the adjourned meeting of November 27, 1959 were read.
Batdorf moved and Gulden seconded a motion to accept the minutes of
November 27, 1959 adjourned meeting as read. The vote was unanimously
in favor. So carried and accepted.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Ba~orf offered the following re$olt~tion and moved its adoption.
seconded the motion.
Petersen
BE IT RESOLVED, the sum of ($1,000) one thousand dollars be transferred
from the Liquor Fund to the Street Fund.
Roll Cali Vote:
Batdorf Aye
Petersen Aye
Gulden Aye
Larson Aye
So carried and resolved.
ANNEXATION HEARING - ParCels of land in Minnetrista Township to the
Village of Mound.
Manager Boxell read a letter from the Municipal Commission of the State
of Minnesota announcing a hearing by theiCommission on the incorporation
petition of Minnetrista Township and the proposed annexation of Island Park
to the Village of Mound on December 28, 1'959 at 10:00 A.M. in the County
Commissioner's ROom of the Hennepin County 'Courthouse.
Mayor Larson continued the Annexation Hearing until the regular meeting of
January 12, 1960 at 8:00 P.M. at the Mound Fire Station, by executive order.
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VILLAGE OF MOUND
HEARING ON REASSESSMENT OF ASSESSMENT ROLL - Project #17
Street Lighting Project.
The hearing was declared open by Mayor Larson.
The Village Manager displayed the publication of notice and the ass-
essment map.
Attorney Ploetz acknowledged the petition filed by Bethel Methodist
Church as benefited property owner assessed.
Attorney Francis Colgrove spoke in support of the Bethel Methodist
Church petition objecting to their assessment, as their counsel.
A petition was presented having been filed with the villag& clerk, by
individual taxpayers not in the assessment area. Mr'. Frank Living-
ston was- sp~keman for the grOup of Z3 signers. Attorney Ploetz read
the petition. Frank Livingston spoke for the taxpayer~ petition.
A discussion followed.
W. D. Roberts spoke the efforts of the petitioners.
Gene Carr spoke against petition, fi'~rst as editor of the offical newspaper
and secondly as the president of the ~ber of Commerce.
The petition for Bethel Methodist Church was discussed. Francis
Colgrove spoke as counsel for the church. D~du~sion followed.
Hugh Rice spoke for the Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and
stated the Catholic church was satisfied to pay their share and expressed
their approval of the project. Mayor barson expressed his and the
council's appreciation of the statement by Mr. Rice.
Ray Koehn spoke against assessment of any churches or schools.
Harry Martin spoke for the Bethel Methodist petition.
A five minute recess was declared by Mayor Larson.
Gulden moved and Petersen seconded a motion, that the Village property
lying Ely of the tin shed, and Wly of the Wly line of Maple Avenue extended
be assessed at a 50% benefit factor, and the product thereof, $403. Z0 be
added to the assessment roll, and
Be It Further Moved, that the Bethel Methodist Church benefit factor be
changed, from 91.7% to 65%,and their assessment be accordingly reduced
to thd product thereof, $963.05.' The vote was unanimously in favor.
So carried.
VILLAGE OF MOUND
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RESOLUTION ADOPTING ASSESSMENT STREET LIGH~ NG PROJECT #17
Batdorf offered the following resolution and moved its adoption.
seconded the motion.
Petersen
WHEREAS, pursuant to proper notice duly given as required by law, the
council has met and heard and passed upon all objections to the
proposed new assessment for'hte improvement of County Road No. 110
from a line across ~aid road, being an extension Northwesterly of the
Southwesterly line of Lot 11, Auditor's Subdivision No. 167, Hermepin
County, Minnesota, Northerly to the .Northerly line of Todd Avenue,
extended Westerly.across said road, and the improvement of County Road
No. 15, from the intersection thereof with County Road 110, Easterly to
the Easterly line of Maple Street, extended Southerly across said road, by
Street Lighting Project No. 17; and has amended.such proposed assessment
as it deems just.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL,
VILLAGE OF MOUND, MINNESOTA:
1. Such proposed assessment, a copy of which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof, is hereby adopted and shall constitute the special
assessment against the lands named therein, and each tract of land therein
included is hereby found to be benefited by the proposed, improvemen~ in the
amount of the assessment levied against it.
2. Such assessment shall he payable in equal annual installments extending
over a period of five (5) years, the first of the installments to be payable on
or before the first Monday in January, 1960, and shall bear interest at the
rate of six (6) percent annum from the date of the adoption of this assessment
resolution. To the first installment.shall be added interest on the entire
assessment from the date of this resolution until December 31~ 1959. To
each subsequent installment when due shall be added interest for one year
on all unpaid installments.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to
certification of the assessment to the county auditor; pay the whole of the.
assessment on such proper~ty, with interest accrued to the date of payment,
to the village treasurer, except that no interest shall be charged if the
entire assessment is paid within 30 .days from the adoption of this resolution;
and he may, at any.time thereafter~ pay to the co.unty treasurer the.entire
amount of t~he assessment remaining unpaid, with interest, accrued to
December 31 of the year in:Which such payrn~t is made...
4. The clerk shall forthwith transmit a certified duplicate of this assess-
ment to the county auditor to be e~,tended on the proper tax lists of the
county, and such.assessments shall be collected and paid over in the same
manner as other municpal taxes.
Adopted by the council ~his 9th day of December, 1959.
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VILLAGE OF MOUND
Attest V.' ge Clerk Viilagd ~ag~f' -
MO,NTHL Y BILLS
The following bills were presented:
GENERI~L["~JJbI~,
The Damid ~Ag emcM-:.c y
Elmer J. Peterson
Watertown Telephone
Mohawk Jaycees
Barbara Heyman - Oct. Min.
Grathwol & Ploetz (Skoglund)
Russell Uniform Co.
W. A. Wakeland Printing Co.
St. Paul Stamp Works _Dog Tag
Columbia Ribbon and Carbon
Miller- Davis Co.
Mtka. Pilot
Monroe Calculating Machine
Burroughs Corp.
1.86
18.00
25.86'f
2.00
38.50
50.45
6.50
10.76
17.56
31. 12
26.44
24.75
5.7.30
16.80
32 7.89
GENERAL - Election
Mtka. Pilot 5.25
Miller - Davis 9.45
14. 70
Total General Fund 342.59
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT - Proj. #17
Mtka. Pilot 7.88
STREET
Northern States Power 353.07
F. O. Johnson 48.00
Elroy Bergs 100.00
Mound Hardware . 56
Montgomery Wards Co. 310.52
Keller Bros. Gravel 36.80
Lyle Signs, Inc. 16.00
Rosenwinkel 24, 51
David Agency 1.86
Buds Pure Oil 61.39
952.71
FIRE
Buds Pure Oil
Connor s Co.
Watertown Telephone
Mtka, Answering Service
David Agency
Northern States Power Co.
Mound Fire Dept.
Mohawk Jaycees
BOND & INTEREST
Northerwestern Bank
Project #14
24.87
70.42
36.25
15.00
3.71
37.30
2.00
Z.00
191.55
3, 103.75
POOR
Suburban Henn.
Board
County Relief
52.85
POLICE
Don C. Wiles
Butwin Sportswear
Ed Rye. n, Sheriff
Dutch Lake Kennels
Mound Hardware
Paul's Mobile Service
General Tire Co.
Mound Motor s
Mille r - Davis
Duanes '66' Service
Bud's Pure Oil
BUILDING INSPE C T OR
Harold Peter son
Refund - Harry Eiss
1.30
90.05
9.57
6.00
2.35
7.22
20.00
28.40
3.72
108.98
16.67
294.26
131.40
9.50
140.90
WATER
~;a~rl ~F. Johnsonq
Nickmilt Construction Co.
258.55
52.90
VILLAGE OF MOUND
WATER (Continued,)
Mohawk Jaycees 2.00
Elroy Bergs 400.00
Scranton Publishing Co. 3.67
Mound Hard~vare 8. ~46
Molnaw Implement Co. 6.45
Addressograph Multigraph ~8.50
Elmer J. Peterson 6?. 00
Roberts Hamilton .42
Duanes '66' Service 9.25
Schuman Trucking 24.00
Dick' s Repair 17.49
Watertown Telephone 2.00
David Agency 5.57
Bud's Pure Oil 61.39
Northern States Power 255.61
Ind. Con. School Dist. #276 4. 50
1,187.:76
LIQUOR - Off Sale Purchases
Famous Brands
Distillers Distributing
Canada Dry Bev.
O. M. Droney
Pepsi Cola Bottling
Manning. Anderson
Chaska Bev. Co.
Schlitz Brewing Co.
Prepaid ....
Liquor - Off Sale Purchases
Griggs Cooper
Ed Phillips and Son
614.54
68Z. 66
30.70
26.83
4.20
~204. 98
34. 42
2,498. 17
Liquor - Operating
State. Liquor Control 'Com.
1.00
LIQUOR- Operating
Norse Window Co. 65.00
Morrison Truck Service 5.00
Mohawk Jayc e e s Z. 00
Piggly Wiggly .69
Miller - Davis 2.37
Mtka, Oil Co. 68.77
Edward Don Co. 5.00
Watertown Telephone 1.75
American Linen Supply 9.35
David Agency ' 5.57
Northern States Power Co. 50.61
216. 11
McKesson & Robbins 95.06
Notermann Weber 56.71
Mtka. Beverage 111.46
Griggs Cooper & Co. 63.46
Seven Up Bottling 39.80
Carter Beverage 422.80
Buckingham Bev. 438.62
Ed Phillips & Son 656.87
3,574. 24
Total Bills
Total Bills Prepaid
10,064. 6O
9,799.46
19,864.06
Sp. Ass. - Project #17
McHasco Electric Co. 5,383.68
Total Prepaid
9,799.46
SUPPLEMENTAL - Bills for December 9, 1959
LIQUOR - Off Sale Purchases
Mid-West Wine Co.
Old Peoria Co.
78.27
242.85
321. 12
GENERAL- Election
Paul Ostrov
Total Additonal
25. O0
346. 12
Total Bills Payable
10,410.72
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VILLAGE OF MOUND
McHasco
Petersen moved and Batdorf seconded the motion that all bills on regular and
supplemental list be paid where funds are available. The vote was. unanimously
in favor. So carried.
The following bill was presented for payment.
McHasco Electri Company, Inc. - Sum of 3, 187.24 from Project #17
Sinking Fund.
Batdorf moved and Gulden seconded a motion the bill from McHasco Electric
Co. Inc. be lm~X~, where funds are available. The vote was unanimously in
favor. So carried.
PETITION FOR STREET LIGHTS
Batdorf moved and Petersen seconded a motion.
BE IT MOVED, the Northern States Power Company be authorized to install
lights at the intersection of the Grandview Junior High school drive and
Commerce Blvd. (Hwy. #110) and at the intersection of Halstead
Lane and Bay Ridge Drive.
The vote was unanimously in favor. So carried.
Manager Boxell read the hi-lights of the Minnesota Dept. of Health letter, in .
regard to the tests taken in the Three Points area of Mound.
Batdorf moved and Petersen seconded a motion to adjourn until the adjourned
meeting of December 15, 1959 at the Mound Fire Station at 7:30 P.M. The
vote was unanimously in favor. So carried and adjourned.
Mayor