1935-01-02 MOUND MINN JA'Y End 19~5
Minutes of the Mound Village Council,regular meeting,
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of
the Mound Village 0ouncil, was held in said Village Jan'y 2nd 1955~
at So'clock P.M.
O~lcers present, J.C.Krause Presid~nt, Trustees Yost, Tuff & Norton
Broeeert absent on account of sickness.
The President called the meeting to order, Minutes of thelast regular
meetinj were read , and on motion duly made and carried, were approved
as read.
Minutes of the Special meeting of Dec ~gth 1934 were read , and
approved as read.
The bills were read, A motion by~ Tuff seconded by yost that bills be
paidand clerk instructed to draw watt,ants for same, Motion carried.
The retiring President J.C.Krause thanked the Trustees for their
excellent cooperation and support during the past years he had been
President of the Council and he was sure they would mantain the same
Spirit of co-operation to the'incoming President.
President Krause then~introduced Dr.W.O.Huestis, the newly elected
President, who took the chair and after a few remarks, proceeded to
outline a program for the year 1935, mentioning particularly the
neccessity of great care in supervising the work of relief and also
suggested that the Legal ~tatus of the Interstate Power Companys
F~anchise, be investigated, with a view of securing a reduction in
rates for the consummers of Mound.
THE Bond offGE0.R. Oole,was presented ,signed by R.S.Thompson and
F.Yost as sureties and motion by March, seconded by Tuff that Geo.R.
Coles Bond be accepted, Motion carried.
THE Bond of Kimball Hodge , was read signed by G.A.Tyler and W.O.
Huestis as sureties, and on motion by Yost seconded by Tuff tha~ the
the Bond of Kimball Hodge b~ accepted, Motion carried.
M6tion bY Yost seconded by March, that the ClerkA Bond be renewed'
a~ the State Bank of Mound Agency, Motion carried.'
Motion by Horton seconded ~y March, that the Treasurers Bond be
renewed at the Sta~e Bank of Mound Agency, Motion Carried.
Motion by March seconded by Horton that the State Bank of Mound
be designated as a depository for the Village Funds for the year 1935,
the Bank to furnish a copy of the Membership in the FederalDeposit
Insurance Corporation, Motion carried.
The Bond of M.J.Smith for'Justice of Peace, signed'by August Broecke~
and ¥.O.Major as sureties, was read and on Motion by Horton seconded
by March that the Bond o~ M.J.Smith be accepted, Mbti'on carried.
28~ Jany meeting continued
The President appointed a ~ommittee of three consisting, of R.March,
F.Yost and Geo Cole, to investigate an oil burner for the Sump House,
and asked that the Committee be authorized to purchase and install
same at once.
Notion by Tuff seconded by Horton, that the Committee purchase and
install stove at once, Notion carried.
A ~otion by Tuff seconded by Yost,that the President and the Clerk,
in vestigate, the kind and price of a sutiable Safe for the protec~ion
of the Village Records, and report at the next meeting, Motion Carried.
THE President appointed a relief Committee, with Ralz~h March as
Chairman, other members of the Committee were F.Yost, Jacob Hohl,
Ers Gebo and the President himself.
THE President appointed , H.I.Horton and C.L.Tuff on the road and
sidewalk Committee.
Motion by Yost seconded by },{arch, that the road Committee look after
the cleaning and stakin~i out of road in the Highlands for the Water
Nain Improvement ~ 3 ~otion carried.
A Notion by Yosthseconded by ~rch,That GE0.R.Cole be appointed Superin~
tendent of the Water Works System, tohave charge of the Pump House
and Pumping Equipment, read the ~ater meters and look after the flushing
of the dead ends of the ?later ,l~ains, and to receive therefore the sum
of $18.00 per month payable out of the Water Works Fund, Notion carried-
A Notion by Yost seconded by Narch,That H.I.Horton be allowed $10.00
per month for keeping the records of the Water Works System, payable
out of the Water Works Fund , also to be allowed $10.00 per month as
Village Clerk, Notion carried.
THE clerk was instructed to correspond with the Attorney General
~regarding the Electric Light. Franchise ~!,jranted by this village in 1915.
The following bills were paid,
~ General Fund WATER WES FUND
J.C.Krause $ 10.00 Streeter Lco $ ~.45 Nound 0il Sta $ 9.10
C.L.Tuff ~10.00 Rondorf Motor ~.3~ Etka Pilot ll.00
F.Yost 10.00 A1 Stinson 1.40 POUCHER Ptg Co B2.50
G.F.Broeckert 10.00 Koehler Go 13.65
WHA Koehler 40.00 Nound Gro. 9.8E Nueller Co 46.54
Inter Power Co B8.30
H.I.Horton 1~.4~ Inter Power lll.50
G.R.Cole 75.00 Ebenezer Hom 90.00
J.C.Stein 10!.80
State Bank 10.00
H.Peleaux .92
F. Swensrud 1.20
F .Weiland 8.30
&ndy Krause 24.85
W.Kickhafer 5.60 ~
MTKA Pilot 102.88
Mound Oil Sta 2.88
NO further business appearing , on motion meetin~ adjourned,
President