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1940-01-02VILLAGE OF MOUND 487 REGLK..,~ ~MTI,~7'.; O? THE ?,fOL~D VILI.2;G~ CO~CIL Held January 2nd, 1940. 1'bls inaugural meeting of a new village adminl~tratlon wes opened by retiring Wayor ~. C. Huestls. Those respondin~ to rol~ call were ~gayor U. C. Hu~stis, retiring trustee C. L. Tuff, trustees B. F. ':~inkel and C. R. Fer~all, with Alwin as Clerk- Recorder. '±'he ~lnutes of the previous meeting having been read and approved, retiring trustee C. L. Tuff, committee of one, presented his report on the OAA hospitalization case of William ~urphy. The case being found as described by Alwin as Village Certifying Officer, Trustee Tuff recommended that the proposals of University hospital authorities; namely, that the hospital charges in excess of ~r. ~urphy's Old Age monthly pension (25f daily) be carried by the village or ~ound, be ass~ed by the village and that an order be drawn to cover the amount (Appro~imately All bills of the previous month having been surveyed ac'proved and ordered paid by the outgoing council, ~nd it hsvlng been openly arranged betwwen .:s. yor J. C. Krause and retiring ~.~ayor tV. C. Huestis that ?ayor Huestis was to sign the orders for the ?~y-r~ll of December, 1939, the l~st month of the Huestls admini~trstion, the entire council arose to witness the oinnlng~ . of the W~vor's, .... .. ~tar upon the coat lapel of i¥!ayor J. C. Effuse by his predecessor ~nd the introduction to the council table of Trustee Evsn Jones'. This ceremony aside, the new council assembled for organization. ~?ayor Krause called for the resding of the following co,mit%se appointments for the ensuing year ~nd for council approval: Liquor ~tore Committee.- Trustees C. R Ferrall and Evan Jones. Water Works Committee. - Trustees B. F. !~inkel s nd ,.Mvan Jones. ~oads~ Alleys & Sidewalks.- Trustee B. F. ¥inkel amd Mayor J. C. K~ause ~,relfare Committee. - Trustee C. R. Ferrall and Recorder LeRoy Alwln. Alwln naming Dr. J. P. %Vl!kins as l~he village health Officer who had served the village f~r many years ~nd who wes up for re-aooointment, it was moved Dy .?rustee C. R. Ferrall t~at Dr. 'Tilkin's services as Health Officer be retained for the next two years, l'rustee P. F. ~inkeI supported the motion, the council c one urring. '~!v:in having served as Vi!!s. ge Certifying Of~icer for t~ue past two yeer~ in connection ,~'Ith ell relief mstters, inclu~ing -:. P. ~. " ~.~ ^ 0 ~' ~. and ~other' it was move~ by ........... ~., s Pension, ~ Trustee C. R. Ferratl that /:'lwin be rete~ned in ~h~t ~ost oy the council. Tru,~tee "'inkel seconded this motion, the council sporov- !rig. r. Irving ?;epke, having served es Building Inspector for the past ye.~r, '±'ru~tee Ferrall moved that "~r. Eeoke be apoointem to resu~- that office '~'or the next ye~r. ~ith '~fr~-t e~, ~'nkei' ~ ~econd, the council approve~ the ~'o~oointment. On the reading .of s, resolution, oreviously outlined, which Otc- 488 VILLAGE OF MOUND mosed the .r-o'oointment of ilar. Jame.~ Ctatts as ~uperintendent of the ~Vater Department with full responsibility and control over its accounts and ohyslcal eouipment - ~.ubJect only to the supervision of the Council's Water Dep~rtment Committee - there being some doubt in the minds of members of the council as to the advisability of shifting the control of accounts from the village office to the ;Vater Department, it was moved by ~i'rustee Ferrall that the matter of the shift be left to the 'investigation of the ?Yater Department Committee and to be reported on at an adjourned meeting of the council. This motion was seconded by Trustee Jones, the council concurring. The matter of the account shif$ bEttke above resolution, being left at is~ue and subject to committee investigation, it was moved by Trustee Ferralt that ~7r. James ~tatts be apoointed '~uperintendent of the ;~,Vater Department. Trustee Jones seconded this motion, the council concurring. The following prepared resolution was pre~ente~ to the counctI for action, to wit: "Resolve~ that. George ~ole t~e appointed ~ound village police officer, that his bmurs of duty be from 7 o. m. until 4 a. m., and thst his salary for police duty be fi~ed st $85.00 per month; and that he shall al~o be employed to operate the municipaI water pump at night at s salary of $25.00 oar month; that he be instructed to see that the water tank is full when he goes off duty at 4 a.m." A motion for adoption being in order, it was ~o moveg by Trustee C. R. Ferrall. Trustee ~.~inkel supported thi~ motion, the councit approving with- out roll-call vote. On the presentation O~s~ resolution governing the clerk's salary rot the c " ~ ; . '~ ~ ~ .... ~ ~ ~ Jus+~ ~g"~ it was m~ed by Trustee Jones that thi~ feature of the resolution be laid on the table for further ~eliberstion at a proposed adjourned meeting, but that the provision of the resolution authorizing the payment to the clerk of ~75.00 for the preparation of a vi!!~ge report to the State Public Examiner be p~t before the council ~or immediate action. The proposition being put ss a double motion, It was seconded by Trustee Ferrall, and the council concurring in the authorization to Osy ~75.O0 for the compiling of the 1939 Public Examiner's Report. The clerk next read a resolution authorizing "that Purt Huff be employed to operate the ~ound ~unlcipaI Lieuor ~tore during the current year at a salary of $I00.00 per month." Trustee moved the ~dootion of the resolution, Trustee Winket suooorting, and the council approving. A Resolution being ~resented for adoption authorizing that Jack Stein be employed as ~uperlntendent of Vound =treat s and alleys during the current year at a salary of ~I00.00 per month, it was so moved by Trustee Ferralt, ~ru~tee Wi~kel seconding, the council concurring. It was moved by Alwln that ~.~ayor J. C. Krause be appointed Police VILLAGE OF MOUND 489 Commissioner for the current year, end that he shall have com- plete supervision of the ~{ound ~untclpal Police Dep~r±~enZ. This was seconded by Trustee Ferrall, the council eDDrovlng. The clerk read a resolution worded s,s follows: "Resolved t~at the m~yor r~nd town clerk shall be svpo~nted s com~ttee to meet with the Board o~ EdUcation of Mound Conso!!dsted ~ hools for the ourmo~e of msklng settlement of the clslm of our ~111age sgs~n~t the ~ehool di~tr~ct for expense ~ncurred in ley~ng w,?ter mains In street~ ed Joining school proDerty; and thst th~s committee be .Ira, 1 ~dJu~tment is reoue~ted to re~ort back to thLs body before ~ ~ mede ~o that the council may tnke !eg,~l ~ct~on In the matter." ~ motlon be[ne in order, Trustee Ferrsl! mo~ed the .~do~t~on of the re~olutlon as read. Trustee ~[~nkel seconde~ the motion for ~do~tlon, the council e~ro~ng. The 1.~,_ed_~te buslne~s before the council being concluded, It w ..... moYed w~th general ~v~roval that tine meet~ne ~dJourn unt_tl 7 P ~ thursdev Jan 4th, 19m0 The fo!!ow~ng bll!s were read '-nd passed u~on by the old council and recommende.~ for ~eyment: J. C. ~te~n, ~treetd ....... !00.00.TM. ~. Huff, !.leuor (_~eo. R. Cole, ]Sec. s~l.'~ter 25.00.~$eo. R. Cole Con~t ........ ~eo. R. Cole, Jan. ~uto exp,-25.00.3ugene Wodge .............. I.E. ~'treeter lbr. Co.rem%.. 25.00.ZeRoy ~, Alw~n,3ecorder... IeRoy ~.~. Alwin..~a%er Dept,. lO.O0.!eRoy v. ~lwin,Ileuor '-:tore [[eRoy V. Alwin,209 mi ~ 5g.. 11.85.-'d. Phillln~ % ~on~ Co .... Interstate ?~r Co.,~tore l~.te 4.25.Interstate ~r Uo. Interstsle D~r Co.,~tr. ~Ite115.24.~ treater lbr Co.,Rlf coal. ~innetonks ~.~otor ~x~.ex~resm .55.Jaterous Co.,Hydr~nt le'~th phl]~llp"g~'' Sra.,Gas ........ l!.42.Delano Grsnite '.~rks ....... 7. g. Pooth '~ ~on,Iega! v~. .60.'~d. qdw. Co., ~.[Iscel ...... ~innetonke Pllot,~'ov. Proc.. 32.60.I.C. Pet~rson,Jr.,IeEa!.. Geo. Hastings, (_~rsve!....... 3.50~. ~. ~r~I.~..,~ ,~,,~o'~o ~'~. D. '~'ot ~' , e:. ~ ,~,nm, ...... D Resort 5.00 .Nd ~c'~w~ -. Ferd. '-~chwartz,1939 }'. D. Ret 6.50.Don. Pain'.er, ]939 ~'.D.Pet Ralph ?"arch,1939 ?.D.r~eeort. Cl~rence !(oehler,1939 ~. D. 1939 ~. D. John D Co~l~ns,~o~o ~'~ D 0scar Johnson, 1930 !'~. D.. I. J . ~owers, 1939 F. D.. ?rank :Wensrt;d, 1939 F. D. Chi ef '~. ~;. Krauae !039TM. (~. ~. Proeck~rt, Rlf Groc. Fenn. Co R!f Prd.Cert[fic. ut. Fenn. ~ur~us ~o ...... od... (:+r~nne!l Co., Curb sto~s.. ~tandsrd 0~I Co. fuel o~. ~tste Bk of ~d., Iht coup. D~st1!l. D~str~b. Cord .... ';t. Pk of ~d. Interest.... ;t. Pk of ;~'~6.~nt on O. W., · 75.Jim ~tatts, uoer~_ntem~e=...:= !'0.O lOO .gO 75.00 5 · OO 10.00 10.00 430.95 32 .t0 4 .&O ¥3.90 25.00 15.0o 8.0o 4.5O 1.00 6.50.Andrew Krause,!939 ~!~.D.R~t 7.00 7.00.faron He~tln~s,!939 ?.D... 8.50 6.00.Lndre-~ ~rness,1937 F.D.. 5.50 3.OO.Kenneth Platzhe~m, !939vD. 6.90 5.5027srren Cressy,1939 F.D... 4.00 ?.50.Cal. Inmen,1939 ?. D. ~!~t. 5.00 7.50.Fen. We~]end, .~sst. Chf... 12.79 40 .00.'~. ?. Krsu~e,Flegs ........ 4.00 4.95.~'t..~k. of ~4d.~?.~?.Cou~ ~1! 20.00 4~.O0.~Inley ~otor~,truc? rvrs.. 33.6~ 12.97.~,T~h Hospital, " Wurohy.. 16.25 50.88.~'tand~rd O~1 Co. G~ ...... 7.32 4.!5.Joe Gibson, gravel ........ 30.74 60.30.!.~_cuor Control Co~ ........ !.O0 294.73.~t. Fk of ~Jd,Out~t~nd. War 2204.40 82.0!.Ftetirlng O. '7. ~ Poor ?.. 420.21 22.26. At;~ ................. Hecorder President 49O VILLAGE OF MOUND .... · ........ ~ D JO AND CON '?I ~I~D FRO~.~ JAN. 2nd to JAN. 4th, 1940. Resoonding from former adjournment were ~ayor J. C. Krause, Trustees ~ ~ WlnkeI, C ~ Ferrall, and ~an Jones, With LeRov Alwin as C!erk-Rec, order. Continuing the meetin~ as from Janu~rv 2nd, l~ayor J. C. Krause called for a report from the water committee, which, in the meantime, h~ carried on various investigations h~ving be?ring on certain feata~re~ of a redo!ut!on ore~ented on Jan. 2nd, but which had been postponed apr !star ,~ctlon. The committee recommended that the fin~ncIRt records of the ':Tater Deo~rtment be kept end contlnue~ as heretofore. ~owever, that thew be duo!Icated between the clerk's office and the W~ter Departmen~ at all points where such duplication w$~l~facilitate the work of the department. In this connection, and covering other features, committeeman Jones presented .~ detailed working schedule to govern the department for the c:urrent year end which schedule s. ooe~rs as a.n addend,mm to the~e minutes. '.i'he co?mitres recommended, further, that the water ledger be pro.oerlv indexed for reference, and that the billing for the department be continued by the Wi~lage Clerk ~ b T.e committee report bel.dg r$commended for a. dootlon, it was moved by trustee C. R. Ferrall that the report be ac6eoted by the council as the Water Department's Work Progra[n for the cu~ren~arAlwin s~ooort- lng this motion, it was approved by the council ~fayor Krause called for a decision by the council on the matter of the clerks salary for the year t940. ~:~ince village work bad multi- plied many fold during past Fears, it was generally agreed by the council that the conduct of village affairs could no longer be looked upon as a mere oas~ing incident of o moment in a man's working day, ~{ was raoid!y growin~, to be a m~n-sized Job. Conservatively as~u:~ing that. it took two weeks of s man's time every month to do village work, ~nd accepting lhe common ~alpry ~chedule of village employees as s base, i. e., ;!:;I00.00, than the village Clerk-RecorUer wa~ entitled, ~t least to ~50.00 a month. This is the way the ~atter was put before the council. Following discussion it was finsll~ moved by Trustee B. F. WinkeI that the C!erk-Hecorder's ~l~rv be fixed at 850.00 ~ month, that he receive remuner~=tion for nothing else, except only in such c.sse,~ were compensation is fixed by State Iaw and outside of village control. Further, that in all cases where the clerk finds himself so circumstanced and called upon to. do work in which Rdditl~na,t?compensati$nnls supported by crate Law, that he first confer with the ~ayor covering the facts. Trustee Ferr:'all supported this motion, .the council concurring. On a motion by Alwin it was recommended that the qta. te ~ank of ~'[ound be designated as the Village Depository for the ~esr I940 under the same terms ~nc~ conditions set forth in ar~esb~ttton adopted by the ~found village council at its regular meeti, ng oz' July 5th, 1938. This motion wes seconded by Tr~.~stee Ferra]l, the council approving. There being no further business before the council it stood ad- Journed an motion. ' Attest ................. ' .................................... .Hecorder. President.