1940-04-02'498
VILLAGE OF MOUND
~IN/3TES OF THE REGULAR N~ETING OF THE ~OUND VILLAGE COUNCIL HELD
April 2nd, 1940.
This meeting convened on precedent and without call. Responding
%o roll call were Mayor J. C. Erause, Trustees
C. R. Ferrall, with Alwin as Clerk-Recorder. Trustee Jones, ab-
sent at roll call, appeared'later.
After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, Trustee
Ferrall moved that the minutes be approved as rea~d. Trustee Winkel
seconded this motion, the council approving.
Acting under an authorization given him at a previous meeting, the
clerk now read before the council a traffic ordinance drawn and adapted
from Statewide practise and designa~ed as ~llage Ordinance No. 41.
Other matters pressing, it was suggested by Mayor Erause that this
ordinance be taken up for consldera~ion at the next regular mmeting
of the council, i. e. ~ay 7th. This received council approval.
The clerk having written a letter to the Wadena County Welfare
~oard throwing the burden cf proof of settlement for relief upom
Mr. Paul ~ngIish in connection with the hospitalization of his wife
at Wadena, the clerk now read an answering communication from the
~adena County WeIfare ~oa~d, endeavoring, upon official investigation
and interview, to establish ~ettIement in the ¥ill~ge of ~ound.
~eeau~e of other m~tters before the meeting, this letter al~o
laid aside t~ be considered l~ter.
The meeting being attended by a~out fifty citizens of the village
who opposed the re-licen~ing oftthe Cook's Bay Tavern as a beer
dispensary, Mayor Krause declared for a thirty-minute recess of the
council during which the meeting could be opened to the public
for a di~cus~ion of the matter s~t i~ue. Trustee Evan Jones being
chosen ~hairman of the meeting, ~ayor Krause took the floor ~nd
stated the prop~sition as it wes in the mind of everyone; namely,
~o purchase the property ~nd adjoining lots for the purpose of
tying in with the vilIage p&rk and orca. ting a community club house,
the same to be financed by a voted bond issue, or by ether resources
of the village. The Mayor's presentation met with unanimous approval.
After listening to a speeoh by EimbaI1 Hedge, dem~nding that the
meeting be given some assurance that precor ~ction would be taken,
and a word of appro~a~ from Dr. Spoors calling for a standing vote
of th~nks' to ~he Wayor for ~his action, ~he public feature of the
meeting disbau~d~d~ and'the counci~ proceeded with It~ regular busi-
ness.
The clerk pre~ented before the council the fee-~uooorted a.pplication
of ~. ~. G~nIey for ~ permit to remodel ~ garage into a ~m~ll dwell-
ing on hi~ present lot on ~he Highlands. On a motion by Trustee
FerraI1, trustee Jones seconding, the applic~tion w~s approved.
~ayor Krause su~ested that the council aoprove the appointment of a
committee to examine the ~illage Ordinance ~ook for any enactment
enforcing a standard building code within village limits. With
council approval, the Mayor appointed Alwln as a committee of one to
make such investigation and to reoort back to the council ~.t the next
regular meeting.
Th, e follo~O aooep~ar~ce resolu$~or~ was propoaed
~y .... LeRoI V,~,.,~lwln~ ~eeo~ .~ ~ .
~ ~ollo~:
/Lot 1. Koe~lor
- Lot
V~oa~ed por~qn of O~ro~ s~r., Lakeside Par~.
~ Lots 1 to 9, ~nol~8~vo, Lynwold Par~.
V~oated s~res~, ~zSt o; Lore 1 ~o 10 ~nolue~oe,
Lot 11, L. Onmold P~r~. . '
Vooated sTree~e m~e~ ol Lore 11, IR. 13, 1~ & 15,
Lo~ 17. L~mold P~r~.
UnplaCed ~r~o~ o~
S~r., La~etdz Par~, and Nor~ ol Lo~ 1,..Koe~ler~
Add.
~ar~on
Sout~_b~ g~llaoo Par~. (O~ortptto~ a~ vI 193~).
Be ~t /urt~er resolved t~t ~ oop~ o~ t~s resolution
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VILLAGE OF MOUND
499
On motion by Trustee C. R. Ferrall, the Mayor was authorlsed to
aopoint a committee to, investigate for a village dump. This
received the support of Trustee Jones, the council approving.
Secretary Frank Swensrud of the Fire Department presenting the
annual financial report of his orge, nization, it was moved by Alwin
that the council accept and approve the report. Trustee Ferrall
agreed in this, the council concurring.
~,'~un~cip~l Liquor,~°tore ~,~_an,qger B. A. Huff appeared~ before the council
and s, sked that he be given some help in his dutie~ ~t the store.
~ayor Krause referred him to the Licuor Committee for a solution.
The following bills were approved by the various committees s~nd
ordered paid by the council:
G. R. Cole,Dumping ........ $ 25.00.G.R. Cole,consts. ble...$ 85.00
Streater Lbr. Co., rent... 25.00.Eugene Hodge,acctSg .... 5.00
B. A. Huff, mngr .......... IO0.O0.LeRoy V. ~lwln,oost box .75
LeRoy V. Alwin,Recorder... 50.O0.J.C. Stein,rd wrk ..... 97.30
J. C. Stein, water dept... 2.70.J.H. ~tatts, rd wrk... 69.59
J. H. 2tatts, Water Dept.. 30.41.G.F. Broeckert,~p~g 10.00
Phillips "66" Sra. gas .... 8.36.The Pure Oil Co., fuel. 52.50
Interstate Power Co. pump. 36.10.Inter~t~e Pwr Co.L.o.. 2.82
Interst~te Power Co. ~tr.. 133.24.~treater Lbr Co. ,fuel.. 21.20
Henn. ~lf Brd...Inv ....... 5.00~rancis Johnson,snow .... 2.25
Fred Schwartz, snow removI 2.25.Rot~ert Krau~e, ~now rvl 2.25
James Krause, snow removal 2.25.Harold ~. Hoefer,plow'g 40.50
Finley Motors, truck rpr.. 30.39.~tks~ Pilot, wrk ldgr sh
~tka Pilot, ~leb. proc. chk 35.70.Frank McCormick, inc .. 112.95
Distillers Distrib. Corp.. 109.54.~'oley Groc. Co., Liquor 47.50
Griggs, Coooer & Co., Lqr. 87.97.Ed. Phillips & ~ons Co. 359.39
~t. Fk. of Md.,?ond int... 20.O0.~urplus Commodities .... 14.95
°mitb ~otors, ~ar gas ..... 4.25.Interstate Pwr Co.tobgn 1.08
Eenneth ~chu~tz,snow rmvI. 2.25.
There being no further business before the council, the me~ting
,~tood edJourned on motion.
A%te~ ..........
k~_~// . ~eeorder
President