1928-02-07 MINUTRS of.ih, e~/Ptoeeeaings of ?~e Village Council of the I, Zillage of .... /.~_/.7_
in the County of___~.~-f~- ~/.,2.//~- ................ and State of MinneSota, including all accounts audited
by said Council.
MINUTES OF THE MOUND VILLAGE COUNCIL IN REGULAR SESSION on Feb. 7, 1~8.
Those present at this meeting were: President Huff, Treasurer
W. N. A. Eoehler, Trustees Tuff, Yost, and Glewwe, and Alwin as
Recorder.
Upon reading ~he minutes of the Regular Meeting of January
1926, and those of the two Special Meetings of JanNary 18th and 23rd,
it was moved by ar Yost and seconded by Tuff that the whole be approved
and accepted as read. This motion was carried.
Next in the order of business was a report in detail by Mr. 0. A. Huff
Of services performed and expenses entailed to the village in connection
with the Burnette family. To this itemized report was also attached the
personal check of Mr. Huff in the sum of $~,o8 returning to the village
treasury the residue of $70.~0 which had been appropriated to this pur-
Pose. This report was approved upon motion of Mr. Yost, Mr. Tuff second-
ing, and, such motion being unanimously carried, the report was ordered
filed.
Present at this meeting, also, was Mr. Joseph Krause, representing
the Mound Hardware Company, who, in response to an inquiry by the clerk,
now personally presented his proposition in connection with the sale to
the village of incandescent lamps of 1~0 watt and 250 watt capacity for
street illumination, The prices quoted on these lamps was ~5~ for the
lOC-watt and $1e60 for the 25C-watt with a discount of 10%
Upon the presentation of Mr. Krause's proposition, the clerk was
instructed to place an order with Mr. Krause for a case of 6~ lOC-watt
lamps and a case of 24 2~O-watt lamps. It was agreed that Mr. Krause
was to be paid cash upon delivery.
Among communications presented at this time there was as follows:
A refund to the village with check to cover in the sum of
made by the State Sank of Mound to correct a charge made in error.
A letter from the Wehr Gompany, Milwaukee, promising further informa-
tion in connection with a grader attachment for the Fordson
Receipts bearing the signature of Mr. ~. H. A. Koehler, village
treasurer, and totaling in the stun of $4527.O3, which constitutes the
village tax apportionment for the November, 1927, settlement, were
presented to the council.
The following bills were approved and ordered paid:
The State Bank of Mound $ 34,50
, - .~ " " 60,67
Wm F. Krause............ .~0
~. R. Cole. ........... .. 10,~0
Frank Yost............-. 3,~O
O. A. Huff..... ......... ..$ 10,o~
E. Bowers ........... ...... 13,25
Mound Motor Sales. ...... ..
Interstate Powar Company,. 104,50
Donald Painter. ........... 6,50
An itemized bill from the Mound Volunteer ~lre Department, total-
ing in the sum of $06,25 was ordered paid after subtracting the amount
of $~$~$ which, according to agreement, was to be collected by the fire-
men at the time and place of an outside fire and turned into the village
treasury. This the firemen failed to do at the time of the Conpton fire
MINUTES of the Proceedings of the Village Council of the Village of .................................
in the County of ....................................... and State of Minnesota, including all accounts audited
by said Council.
at--ring l~ark, The recorder was directed to communicate with the
Mound Volunteer Fire Department to this effect.
.~Upon motion by Yost, Mr. Tuff supporting, it was recommended that
village council accept the bond of W. ~.A. Xoehler in the sum of
~6OuO,UO and that of LeRoya Vincent Alwin in the sum of $500.00.
A fire insurance policy covering the Mound ~ire Truck and made o~t
~ the basis of a $~O0.UO valuation was also presented and accepted
upon motion of Mr. Tuff, Mr. Glewwe supporting.
In 2his connection the matter of insurance protection for other
equipment was discussed and the recorder was directed to communicate
with ~he secretary of the Fire Depar~ent for the purpose of getting
a list of the equipment so that total valuation might be determined
and insurance coverage gotten accordingly.
Upon motion by mr. Tuff, ~r. Glewwe supporting, the recorder was
directed to communicate with Robert O'~onnel, Justice of the Peace
of Mound, to urge a report from him covering oases tried and financial
concerns in connection with his office.
The matter of salaries was brought up for discussion - salaries
of village officials - but was la~d over for the next meeting.
Upon motion by Mr. Tuff, Gle.w~e supporting, the village recorder
was directed to write for information concerning danger signals for
railroad and road crossings, the same to be of the luminous, flash
character.
The meeting was now adjourned upon motion by Mr. Yost, Glewwe
seconding.
· ~....... ..... .President
,
~~oor~er