1940-05-07500 VILLAGE OF MOUND
MINUTE~ OF THE REGULAR ~:'TING OF THE MOUND VILLAGE COUNCIL HELD
May 7th, 1940.
This meeting convened on precedent at 7 P. N. Present were ~ayor
J. C. Krause, Trustees B. F. Winkel and C. R. Ferrall, trustee
Evan Jones appearing after roll call. Alwin was present as Clerk-
Reeorder.
The minutes of the previous meeting h~ving been read and approved on
motion by trustee Ferrall, Alwin read answering correspondence from
the Wadena County Welfare Noard covering the Paul English relief case.
The Wadena answer being inconclusive, the matter was waived ~wsiting
further action by Verndale and Wadena. The clerk also read an invit-
ation to, delegations to the League of Minnesota ~uncip~litles Conven-
tion at Two Harbors on June ~7, 18, & 19. Also~ an ~nnouncement of
the annual Fire School ~t the UniversitF on ~ay 15, lb, & 17. No
official action on these matters was taken.
J. ~. Adams spoesred before the council on the matter or the village
dump; his proposition being a dump Iocsted on hi~ premises ~nd truck
service for the entire village st ~lO0.O0 a month. After discussion
the matter was referred to a committee.for further inve~tiMstion.
The Council listened to an appeal by Bob Greig for w~ter for the ~lf
Course; the obstacle to a reopened water service to. the course being
a ¥42.12 unpaid indebtedness for water of the previous year. The
matter was referred to the Water Committee, who agreed to meet with
Greig on May 8th, at 8:30 P. ~.
An application was personally presented by Halph March for s P~uild-
lng Permit to make a $1,200.00 improvement on his 7tandard Oil
Filling Station. The permit was granted on motion by B. F. WinkeI,
Trustee fferrall seconding, the council approving.
~r. John McPhee and 5~.r. Irwin Malakeuski, representing the ~ound
Civic Club, and in anticipation of the purchase by the villsge
cf the O. F. Jenson 2avern property, presented a olat showing the
building improved and moved to a mere symmetrical and central
location in the park, and surrounded by various outdoor sport features.
The plan was offered as a recommendation to the council. No
sc. tion was taken.
R. A. Rosman of the Remington-Rand Co presented s ouick reference
system of water s~ceounting, ~he Water Co~mlttee agreed to look in-
to the ms~tter at the first convenient opportunity.
Directed towsrd the purchase by the villsge of the Of F. Jenson
property, ~nd sdJoining lots, Mr. ~.~W~, as ~s~y fe~ the
village, now offered for adoption by the council the following
resolution, to wit: "Resolutio, by the Village Council of the
Village of Mound at a regular session thereof, bold in the village
council room of said village en this ?th day of May, 1940:
"WHEREAS the Village of ~ound now owns certain park land and
parkwa situated on Cook's Nay, Lake Minnetonka, which park land
is limited in area and is insufficient for the recreationsl needs
of the residents of the village, and
WHEREAS certain lands adjoining ~h~dpark can be acquired
at this time for reasonable cost, and where added to the present p~rk
VILLAGE OF MOUND
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will greatly increase and impro~e the park system of the village,
said lands to be acquired, being described as Lotsn52, 53, 61, 62, ~a
63, Auditor's ~ubdlvlsion Number 168, Hennepin County, Minnesota, and
WM~,R~Afl the aura of $8,000.00 is required to be expended by
the village in purchasing and improving said premises, which amount
will not increase the net indebtedness of said village beyond the
limit fixed by law,
NO~, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RE~OLVED That it is expedient
and for the best interest and welf~re of the Village of Mound that
the reouislte mone~ %e aequ -.~re~and improve said ureml~es 8~bove
described be borrowed by' th~' village ~nd that bonds be issued for
such puroose in ~.n amount not to exceed the sum of Eight ~housand
Dollars, and that a proposal to issue such bonds be su~mitted to the
voters of said village in the manner provided by law."
The motion for adoption of the above resolution being made
by Trustee C. R. Ferrall, Alwin supporting, the roll-call vote of
the council stood as follows:
TEA~ - B. F. Winkel, C. R. Ferrall, Evan Jones, L. V. Alwln,
and J. C. Krause.
NAYS - None.
And so the resolution stood adopted.
In line with the above, the clerk we.~ requested to read the
following resolution and to submit it for adoption:
WPIEREAS a resolution ha~ been unanimously pa~sed by the Village
Council of the Village of Mound at a regulm~r session thereof, held
in the villsge council room in said village on the 7th day of May,
1940, whereby said c'ouncil has found th~,t it is expedient ~nd for
the be~t intereot and welf~re of the Village of Mound that the sum
of Eight Thousand Dollars be borrowed by the vilIege, and that bonds
be issued in said amount for the DUI"DOSe ~ acouiring end improv-
lng certain 1,?.nde, to wit: Lots 5~, ~3,~a~, 62~ end 63, Auditor's
~ubdivision Number 168, to be used for perk purposes in said village,
now, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the proposal %o borrow the sum of Eight Thousand
Dollars by issuing bonds in said amount in such denominations, with
such maturity, and bearing such rate of interest as the council may
hereafter determine, be submitted to the voters of ~aid village for
their approval or disapproval ~t a special election to be held for
that purpose at the Village Council Chamber in said village on the
.27th ~ay of May, 1940, be%ween the hours ef 12 Noon and 8 P. M.,
and be it further ~o!i~-~
R~ISOLVED that notice of said special election be given to all
voters and resldent~ of said village by posting a copy of this
resolution ~nd proposal in three most conspicuous places in the village
not less than ten days preceding said ~pecial Election and by one
week notice by publication of this resolution and proposal in the
Minnetonka Pilot preceding said ?peeial Eleetion.
Alwin moving for the adoption of the above resolution .~nd proposal
and ~rustee Jones seconding, the rollecall vote stood as follows:
502
VILLAGE OF MOUND
J. C. Kr ause, P. F. ~Fl~kel, C. R. Ferr~]l., Evan Jones, nnd
LeRoy V. Alwin.
Nays: None.
And so the resolution ~nd proposal was adopted.
George Hastings now appeared before the council offering permission
to the village to come upon his land ~croas the road from the
~alm farm and strip for gravel. Gravel hauled by ~he ¥111~ge truck
was to be at ~ rste of 20¥ ~ yord, increasing to 25~ ~s the gravel
improved. The matter was referred to the ~oad Co,~mit~ee.
The clerk resd the application of Carl R. Carlson for a permit
to add one room to hl~ pre~ent home on lot 2, blk 4, Highlsnds, the
improvement to cost about $200.00. Om motion by Trustee ~¥1nkel,
Trustee Jones seconding, the permit wa~ granted by the council.
Trustee Evan Jones proposed ahd moved that the clerk be authorized
to take out suto insurance on the police c~r of Gonst~ble Oeo. R. Cole,
coverage to be Jointly in the name of the village ~nd Geo. R. Cole,
to be for Property Damage and Public Liability, the lstter in the sum of
l0 - 20,000. Trustee Ferrall supported the motion, the council ~on-
curring.
The Village Recmorder's ~ond, duly executed by the United States
°urety snd Guarsntee Co., ~. H. A. Koehler, ~gent, was presented to
the council for examination, later to be filed with the Register of
Deeds of Hennepln County.
Py ~otion in council, ~he following bills were ordered p~id:
qtreater Ibr. Co., L. m. rent..$ 25.00.G.R.Cole Conmt ....... $ 85.00
~.R.Cole, pumping .............. 25.00.B.A.Muff,~ngr ........ 100.00
IeRov V. llwin, R~corder .......
J. H. ~ta, tts, Road Dept ........
J. C. ~tein,'~ater Dept .........
City of Robbinsdale, Rec. Office
50.O0.Mugene Hodge,~cc't'g
42.94.J.H. ~tatts, ~gater..
12.92 J. C. ~tein,Road Deot
4.00.G.F. Broeckert,Rl~..
5.00
57.06
87.08
lO.O0
!7illiams Dr~g Co., ~m ~urphy rlf 4.00.T.C. ~tamp ~ ~'teneil 2.50
~'adden Pump & MCuip ............. 120.O0.T.~.Rosholt Co ....... 136.06
~'inley Motors ..... Rots .......... 3.23.~mith Motors, grader. 14.35
Collins Ornamental Iron & ~eld'g 7.65.D.B. Clark,grsvel... 8.41
T. ~. Rosholt, grader tierod... 15.15.Hamm ~rewing Co,beer. 4.00
Old Peoria Co., liquor ......... 57.77.Kelly Pros. Co., licu 39.15
Mtka Beverage Co., beer ........ 5.15.?rank ~cCormlc$,'Ine.. 106.20
Distillers Distrlb. Coro ....... 143.58.Griggs, Cooper & Co.. 97.51
?oley Grocery Co. ~ine ......... ~4.25.Md. Phillips & ~ons.. 498.25
Interstate Power Co .... L. ~.
~7. H. A. Koehler, Recorder
~. J. Rondorf., gas & rprs .....
'.~,~. b~. Krause, trucking snow ....
R. Henri. Co Zur Com. Cpm .......
Interstste Power Co., pump cur.
2.17.Interstate Power Co.. 130.48
5.00.~ftka Pilot. Proc ..... 19.90
17.94.qtandard Oil Co. ,gas. 8.87
2.00.Phlllips "66" Eta.gas 6.63
12.5I.~ub. Henn. RIf Brd... 40.00
23.20.~.~rs. B. A. Huff, I. ~. 25.00
There being no further business, ~he meeting stood ~dJourned.
Attest ................... Recorder