1938-08-02-I.Z.V ?~INUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUND VILLAGE COUNCIL HELD
August 2n~, 1938.
Responding to established procedure, all members of the council
were present; the roll-call being: 7. C. Huestis, ~{ayor; Frank Yost,
~. L. Tuff and ~ernard Winkel, Trustees; and LeRoy V. Alwin, Recorder.~-~
The minutes of the previous being read and approved, ~r. Milton
Therault, reassigned to Wound from Hopkins as ~. P. A. Recreational
promoter, petitioned for a resumption of the monthly financial support
given him by the village during his ~ormer activities; namely in the
sum of $5.00. This renewal was approved by the council on motion by
¥ost, ~inkel seconding.
A delegation from the Hound.division ~f Glen Arbor in the persons
of Leonard Olson and James Shea.petitioned for a manhole catch basin
and an eight-inch tile drain submerged three feet along Harrison Ave.
and under Wakefiel~ Ave., and with a delivery into Harrisons Bay, the
same to dispose of water caught in the angle~ of these sloped streets
and the adjacent railroad right-of-way. This matter was left in the
hands of the Road Committee with instructions to report back to the
council.
With reference to a pulmotor recently purchased by the fire
department for the sum of $2~3.00, Chief W~ F. Krause and Asst. Chief
Ben Weiland of the Department argued that the village assume half the
cost of this equipment, or the amount of $100.00. This amount was
voted the ~'ire Department on motion by Yost, ~inkel seconding.
As an aid to signalize and Strees local authority and to help
in local license law enforcement, the Recorder was instructed to
supply official badges for the Nayor, for members of the council,
and for members of the committee on law enforcement. This received
unanimohs agreement by the council.
5~r. H. I. Horton, H ealtor in the sale to Fred Bruckelmeyer of
Lots 31 & 32, Lynwood Park, which lots make an angle with ~atertown
Hoad and Lake Street, offered the proposal of his clients in the sale
to the village of the Northeast corner of Lot 31 and a portion of
Lot 32 in order to secure a widening of the streets at this inter-
seetion, thus improving visibility ahd facilitating traffic. Py
the ~ayor's suggestion and general council agreement, ~r Horton
.was referred to the Road Committee for action.
On ~ayor Huestis' suggestion, Alwin moved that, in order to
conform to legal requirements in m.~tters dealing with the public
and where considerable expenditures are involved, in insurance as
in other matters, the village advertise for bids with reference to
its insurance needs In Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability.
Such advertisement to precede the termination of any contract where
the premium is greater tha~ ~100.00. This motion was sec~onded by
Trustee Yost and approved by the council.
On motion by Alwin, Trustee Winkel seconding, Trustee ¥ost,
by 'unanimous vote of the council, was awarded ~35.00 to cover his
expenses as Village Delegate to the Municipal League uonvention
at International ~alls last June.
A Petition was presented by Trustee C. L. Tuff, the same calling
for a 2-inch watermain extension to and down Fernside Ave and signed
by ~r. & ~rs H. S. Tuff, ~r. & Ers Gottfried ~anson, Mr. & ~rs.
Carl G. Peterson, Mr. & Mrs C. L. Tuff, Mrs. H. W. Ostrander,
R. J. Rondorf, and J. E. Camp. It was moved by Alwin, WinkeI seconding,
that the matter of this petition be put in the hands of a 417
committee to report at a special meeting to be called later.
Fayor Muestls appointed Alwin and Tuff as a committ ce, the council
c onc urr lng.
Following an inquiry initiated by the council in session with
reference to delincueht water bills, Trustee Yost moved that all
services be shut off where unpaid bills were mounting beyond the
pale of business commonsense and reason. This was' seconded by
Trustee Winkel and concurred in by the council~. ' '
After a discussion of catalogue illustrations and prices on
addressing machines designed for the purpose of facilitating the
getting out of water bills in face of increasing services, Mayor
Huestis suggested that action be detained pending the investigation
by Trustee Yost of a second-hand machine that he knew of at
Rockford, Ninnesota.
The clerk was instructed by Mayor Huestis to confer with
the Waterman-Waterbury Co. for expert advice on a heating plant
for the fire barn and the village storage garage; following which
he was to advertise for bids covering the required installation.
On Mayor Huestis suggestion, Trustee Winkel made the motion,
which, for Federal requirements, later was given the form of a
resolution, to wit: That the Village Rec, order confer with
Engineer W. N. Cary of the P. W. A., and otherwise contact the
Federal Government toward the same end, for a Federal grant of
45% to be added to the 55% voted by the village for an approx-
imately three-mile street paving program to be undertaken at the
earliest possible moment, including the construction of retaining
walls, gutters, culverts, and other like needed construction.
The motion being on the adoption of the resolution, the vote
stood as follows: Yeas, Huestis, Yost, Tuff, Winkel, Alwin.
Nays, none. And so the resolution stood adopted.
After a discussion of the mounting work of the Village Water
department, it was moved by Trustee Yost that the clerk be com-
pensated for four days additional time at the rate of $5.00 a day.
This was seconded by Trustee Winkel and concurred in. by the council.
On the suggestion of Trustee C. L. Tuff, the council agree-
ing, the recorder was instructed to contact Ben Boyum, Agent of
the Great Northern Railroad Co, for the purpose of signing a lease
on railroad land occupied by flower beds maintained by the village.
The Following bills were read, approved, and ordered paid:
St. Bank of ~ound ............. $1055.00, ~ftka ~otor Express ..... $
St. Bank of Mound ............. 20.00. Gene Korman ............
Henn. Co. Welfare Brd .........
Standard Oil ..................
Ida ~,~,. Bowers ..................
Watertown Tel. Co .............
M%ka. Pilot ...................
Stillman Co ...................
~fd. Hdw. Co ...................
Phillips "66" Sta .............
%otor Power Equipment Co ......
L. J. Bowers ..................
Woodend Greenhouses ...........
15.26. Herman Dressel .........
3.43. ~filler-Davis Cc ........
5~.50. Fred Ettor .............
9.45. W. F. Stark ............
16.80. 2treater Lbr. Co .......
15.25. ~,~d. Hdw Co .............
55.75. League of Minn. ~,~unict.
2.~5. ~fo. und I. G. A ..........
38.~7. Vil. o~ Robbinsdale ....
20.50, L. J. Bowers ...........
15.00. Md. Union Cem. Ass'n...
.96
13.95
2.48
3.60
8.o0
16.90
44.74
31.69
30.00
9.81
2.00
34.05
ll.20
Jim ~tatts .................... ~ 8.80.
E. A. ~.~cGinn .................. 7.43.
J. C. ttein ................... 8.55.
Interstate Power Co ........... 2.50.
Interstate Power Co ........... 60.85.
t~enn. Co. Agri ~oc ............ 30.00.
'2anning Anderson Co ........... 12.40.
Ed. Phillips & Sons Co ........ 874.73.
LeRoy V. Alwln ................ 11.35.
LeRoy V. Alwinm ............... I0.00.
LeRoy V. Alwin ................ 30.00.
G. R. Cole .................... 25.00.
J. C. Stein ................... 25.00.
?ilton Therault ............... 5.00.
Geo. H. Cole .................. 75.00.
~ridwest Paper Prod. Co ........ 5.60.
Distillers Distrib. Corp ...... 177.83.
Geo. H. Plant ................. 12.00.
G. ~ohns ................ ~ 10.35
E. A. }~cGinn ............ 9.45
E. C. Kern .............. 44.50
Interstate Power Co ..... 115.00
~d. Fire Dept ........... 100.00
~.,~tka. Beverage Co ....... 12.9~
Frank Yost .............. 35.00
B. A. Huff .............. 100.0~
Village Recorder ........ 3.00
LeRoy V. Alwin .......... 10.00
Geo. R. Cole ............ 25.00
J. C. Stein ............. 75.00
L. E. ~treater Lbr. Co.. 25.00
N. Greyhound Lines, Inc. 25.00
~'rank ~,~cCormick, Inc .... 185.87
Theo. Ham~ Brewing Co... 4.00
?cE~sson & Robbins ...... 47.39
G. ~ohns ................. 90
There being no
adjourned.
Atte ..........
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further bus~ness before the council, it was declared
Pre s i dent