1935-02-05 Minutes of the regular meeting
of the Mound Village Council held Feb 5th 1935
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular of the Mound
Village Council,was held in the basement of the State Bank of Moun~,
Tuesday ~eb Bth 19EB at @ P.M.
Officers present- W.C.Huestis President,Trustees ¥~-~t, March, Tuff
and Norton, Trustee~ Yost absent.
Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved as read~~
Report of the Welfare Board, stated that 12 families were on releif,
a wooded tract had been purchased by the Board for $6§.00, and eight
men had been cutting wood, which when sold would help to pay for
groceries and eSS.
A motion by Trustee Tuff Seconded by Ma~ch, that M~s.Olihe Gunderson
be paid $6§.00 for the wooded tract, which was acquired for the benefit
of the Welfare work,. Motion carried.
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Road Committee reported that the sidewalks and roads had been cleaned
by some of the .men who needed releif.
A motion by Trustee Tuff that Dr.J.P.Wilkins be appointed as health
Officerfor the Village of ~Mound, for the year 19$5,Motion Carried.
A motion by Trustee March that all common labor be allowed 35cents per
hour, Motion seconded by Tuff,Motion Carried.
Bills~' were read and on notion by March seconded by Tuff, that bills
be paid and clerk instructed to issue warrants for same, Motion carrled~
Motion by Trustee T~ff that J.C.Stein be allowed $50.00 for the Month
of Jan'y 1955, Motion Carried.
A letter from the Adjt. of the American Legion Post 398, donating the
Legions share or interest in the Flood Lights, used at the Park and
Skating rink, to 'the Village was read,and the Clerk was instruc~ted to w
write a letter of thanks for same. ~
A letter from T.M.Thomson, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, for
Veterans of Foregn Wars, was read aSso a Resolution to be presented to
the present Legislature asking help for the disabled Veterans, who were
not on the pension rolls, not being able to prove direct service
connection, and asked that the Village Council adopt said Resolution,
Aftersome disscussion, a ~Motion by Trustee Tuff., seconded by March,
that said Resolution b~ adopted, & on roll call Yeas; Tuff, March,
Horton, Nays.;None. Reso'lu'tion Was declared adopted.
RESOLUTION U?JANINOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MOUND~
Whereas, many of the rsidents of our Village are in needy and
destitute circumstances, and the Village is ~axed to the utmost to
extend needed relief to such destitutes and needy residents, many of
themdisbaled veterans of the Wor~ld War; ~
"Whereas, in the past ,since the formation '~of o~r great Nation, thru
National Goverr~menthas always cared for disabled veterans and their
needy Tami Ii e s; · ~
And whereas; due to the~ depression, t~he National Governmenthas found
it neccess~ry to cease caring for many disabled veterans who are not
able to prove direct service connection,~ many of them combat veterans
who are unable to prove service ~connectios o~ accoun~t of it b~ing
~ impossible to' keep accurate records in the front line trenches;
And Whereas, it has therfore become necessary for the State and local
?[unicipalities to provide relief for such disabled veterans, :~ho have
been removed from Federal pension rolls, and who arein need;
And whereas,the burden of carin~ for i, ts disabled veterans and their
familiesis to great a burden for this Village and its Taxpayers;
BE IT RESOLVED THEREFORE, that the Legislature of the State of
~innesota now in session, be petitioned to aporooriate the sum of
$$~800.00 for the years of 19~ ~ 195~ for the purpose of investigating
and h~dling claims of disabled veterans; AND? BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED?
that this resolution be sent t~ the Department of ~innesota , Vetersns
of Foreign Wars, for Presentation to the Legislature of the Sta~eeE
~ginnesota.
The Auditing Committee reported they had examined the Treasurers
books for the year ~lgZ~ and found them correct.
Diotion by Tuff Seconded by March t~t the Auditing committees report
on the Treasurers books be accepted, ~otion carried.
The Auditing Co~ittee reported ~they had examined the Clerks Books
~d found them correct for th~ year
~ot~on by Tuff seconded by ~iarch , that the Auditing committees report
on the Clerks Books be acceoted, ~otion carried.
The Committee appointed to investigate a sfe ~d the prices thereof,
reported, a fire proof safelarge enou~h for the (~illage reoords,
could be purchased from SHAW ~?ALKER C~~ for $9~.00,0ther and a little
cheaper were to large and the cost of delivery would make them more
expensive, than a new one from Shaw ~Walker Co.
A motion by tuff seconded by march, that the Village purchase the
New Safe from Shaw ~alker ~o of ~inneapolis ~inn. for the sum of
~9.00 , ~otion C~rried.
Tae S~pt. of Water Works System was instructed to measure the de~th
Wter ~ins, When ~d where each~devery water connections are mame
here~ter , to keep a record of same also to furnish an affadavit
when Wa~er ~ainsdo not have a cover~e of seven feet, and record the
depth of s~e.
The follo~ing Bills were allowed from the Water ~or~s Fund,
Nounal Hardware $~.70, D~o~d 0il Sta $10. 8~ Eound 0il Sta ~.80
Jungers Stove Co $~.00, Interstate Power Go
Watrous Co $10.~7, Geo R. Cole $1~.00, H.I.Horton $10.00,
State Bank of Nound $Z.80.
The following bills were allowed from the Gen'l F~d,
Ni~etonka Pilot SE~.~, Interstate Power Co $111.~0, Hound Gro $~.80
Watert wn Phone Co $1~.00 State Bank of Eound $~.00 J.S~ein 80.00
Geo R.Cole $7~.00, H.I.Horton $10.00,Hondorf Motor Co $~.7~
Eound Oil Station $~.~, State Bank of Nord $157.~0, Ninn Le~ue of
~unicipalitie~ $ 4.00, Chas Jonson ~.98, Willus ~f $13.45,
Treasure of Island Park $~B.00,Art Walker.70,John Hirth$1.0~,
Wm Stark $1.7~ Wm Kicknofer$ l~.~0, ~drew Krause $17.1~, Koehler Co
$~7.~, 8teater L Co $8~.00, G.J.Von Eschen $1~.0~, 01ineGunderson 8~.00,
F.w. Peaon~$1~50, G.F.Broeckert$~.O1,Peter 8ollie $8.~, ~ound Gro.99~
N ~.K~ckh~fer $~.~, H.I.Tibbetts ~.9~, Warren Cressv~ ~.~0 o zu~r~$~ness aooearing on motion ~eeting adjourned,
~~~ Clerk~ ~ President