1946-03-05798
VILLAGE OF MOUND
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUlfD VILLAGE COUNCIL HELD
March 5th, 1946.
Present for roll-call at this meeting were Mayor Louise Huestis;
Trustees BrOeckert, Rondorf, & NeWcomb, with Alwin recording.
A~_~a~ag~ '~+ ..... . Hen '
The minutes of the regulsr meeting of February 5th, 1946, having been
read and approved, a hearing was given to attorney Wm. A. McMani~al, Jr',
representing Peter Sollie,~ to corniest t,h~e, use..o.f. Sot 30, Aud. Subdiv.
No. '.l.~?,., wi.th..b.u,ilding, as a feed store,. On a motion by Newcomb,
' Rondo.rf. SUpp.o~r~. lng, t~he mattey was refer.red, to. M~ Attorney
· Hend~icks~ f.or..c~nsiderat~on, ...............
'The ~0uncill i~ened to thel o~fer of Mr;i LawrenCel Go,aid withlrefer-
fence..to~ a. si~ck!ebar mower for~ the village, park~ and. oemetery. His
. price. Was. $185.00, machine, complete with. extra, blades.. The matter
rested, upon. a. further investigation by members, of the council,
Mr. H~r~i I. Hoke and Mr. Frank H~ Livings%on~ q~e~tkoned the council
with. reference to the abrupt rise in village, property taxes, representing
a millrate iincrease from 47.1~ to. 53.70.. ~ ~he questioners were assured
that..the, tax increase for village opera,ions, had. gone up only 1.9 mill
A co~mun'i~ation by Mrs. Eva Palml with r~f~re~0~i ~o. past action by
the .village council affecting her home and. property was laid before
the .village board. On a motion by Newcomb,. Rond~rf. seconding, the
matter, was. referred back to the Fillage clerk for. a proper answer.
Financial. reports of the Mound Village Y~_re. Dept. and the Firemen's Relief
Association were read before .the. council,.~ ~ T~ hess. ~.ere automatically
filed on council mpproval. ...............
Upo~ .the. reading for a ~seconi time of V~lqage. of~ Mound Taxi Cab
Ordinanc2. No. 47, Trustee Bro.eck~rt mov.e~ for. i~s. adoption- On
. the mecond of Trustee R ondor~, the roll-call..vote of the council
. stodd ~aa follows: Y.s~ Broeckert, Ro~do~rf~,. Nswcom$ H~,. a~d Alwin,
· Nayea:. non2.... And so Village Ordinance No....i7. s.too~ adopted a~
village law.
The village water dept. report for the month of Feb. was read,
approved, and ordered filed.
Acting on a communication from Commissioner R. A. Trovatten of the
State Department of Dairy and Foods, the council authorized the appoint-
ment of James S. Adams as Village Weed Inspector for the year 1946.
The following applications for building permits were approved and
permits ordered issued:
Richard Gibson,
........................ Ross ~B.~ Hall,
Herman L. Tuff.
The financial report of Village Treasurer M. N. Johnson, and for
the month of Feb., being read and approved, it was ordered filed.
On a motion by Rondord, Broeckert supporting, the council disapproved
a petition asking for the closing of the alley back of Lots 6, 7, &
8, McNaughts Addition, Village of Mound.
VILLAGE OF MOUND
799
The council decided without motion on the 4'x6t a8 the uniform
size for village celebration flags, most of which were to
be purchased by individual business firms.
A communication addressed to Mayor Huestis, and written by
Attorney Arthur LeSueur on behalf of 0~Loberg and others and ~
WITH ~J~F~B~N6~ TS the abnoxious nat~re'of'the village park
toilet, was read before the council. On a motion by Newcomb,
the clerk was authorized to request an investigation by the
State Health Department, such investigation to proceed in the
presence of members of the council. The clerk was further instructed
to notify Attorney LeSueur of this action of the council. This
motion was seconded by Rondorf, the council agreeing.
The following bills were ordered paid: ~
Collector of Int. R~v.~...$
A. S. Newcomb...... ........
R. J. Rondorf.............,
Edna J. Gooder.... ..... ,...
N. N. Johnson..............
~l. 60.~ouise Huestis.......$
lO.O0.G.F. Nroeckert.
s.
49.90.~. N. Johnson.. ......
15.00.J. ~. Steln.......~....
W. B. Bowers ..... ..... ..... 13?.40.~LeRoy V. Alwin.
Sheldon Boise.....,......... 50.O0.mrwin Kuske....~
St. Bk. of Nd..............3280.00.Distillers Distri~'g..
G~iggs Cooper & Do.... .....
Ed. Phillips & Sons ...... ~.
St andard 0il Co...........
Pepsicola Bot'g Co.......~.
~ Up Bot%ling Co.... ..... ..
Coca Cola Bot~lg. Co ...... .
Manning-Anderson Co ...... ,.
Mtka Bev, Co ..... . .... ....
H~nry~ JenSen. ........... ...
Int. Power Co... ......... ..
Int. Power Co. .... ..~.......
Burroughs Add'g Mach. Co...
Nat'l. Rubber Stmp Co ..... .
Streater Lbr. Co.... ...... ..
Ray Emmons ................ .
H. M. Christianson & Son...
~Sub. Henn. Rlf ~rd... .... ..
St. Bk. of Md....... ..... ..
M. N. ! Johnson. .......... ...
Watertown Tel. Co..........
31.40. Famous~rands........
198.54.M.F. Falk P.aper Co.
1J.4?.Ex6elsior Exp.......
6. JO. Mtka, ~re~ · · ~. · ·. ·
2.. 90.Geo. L. Reynolds....
3.60.Pabst Sales Co......
278.85.Chaska Bev. Co......
92.60.J. Schmidt Brew'g Co
ll. 60. C. E. Neumann.. .....
60.10.Interstate Power Co.
.25.59.Miller Davis Co.....
6.60.Ed. A. Hendricks....
6.16. Mtka Pilot.... ......
15.20.St. Bk o~ Md........
2.45. Bud' s Pure Oil Sta~..
5.65.Standard 0il Co.....
3.00.J.p. Reed Agcy.....
142.40.Badger Meter Mnfg.~o
1.60.M.N. Johnson .......
9.45.Ed. Phillips & Sons.
15.00
10. O0
165.20
145.90
147. ~0
98.50
~0.00
367.09~
367.09
lO. 54
.60
~0. ~6
58.16
99. ~0
85.90
91.10
1 -oo
3.1~
508'. 35
45.00
3.00
3.16
85.01
.08
1.80
9'75.43
The above business cOmpleted, the meeting adjourned on motion.
Attest............................
Recorder