1948-05-04VILLAGE OF MOUND
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~INUTES O:F THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUi~D VILLAGE COUNCIL
Held May 4th, 1948.
Responding to roll call at this meeting were ~layor ~llllam I.
Davis, Councilmen Newcomb, Pierce, and Winkel, with Alwln reeordlwg
Present also. was Herbert E. Wolner, Village Attorney.
After the reading end a~oproval of the minutes,of April 6th, of
ihs ad3ourned meeting of April 10th, and the temporary tabling
of the minutes of t~he Fpecial Meeting of April 26th, and, further,
after the reading and approval of t[~e Treasurer's report, the
council proceeded with a hearing given to Frank Groschen an~
~rank Weiland, who represented the Fire Dept. in a petition
to widen the fire barn door and to improve the ramp. Ii was
agreed that council members .meet with the Fire Dept. on Eaturday,
Nay 8ih, at 2. P. N. to reach a solution.
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Frank Groschen petition/the council fo.r funds to send three members
of the Fire Dept. to the convention at East Grand Forks in
June, Newcomb moved that $100.00 be given the Fire Dept. for
this purpose. Alwin seconded this motion, the council carrying
unanimously.
A matter of street Improvement in ~ound Terrace,following water
main installations, presented by August Brceckert and Alfred
~alchow, was referred to Winkel for inveslSigation.
~. J. Geehe, n consulted the .council regarding Lo, is I & 2, Blk.
8, The Highlands, in the matter of culverts under the drfv~ays,
which are both too small and are clogged with dirt. The matter
was referred to Winkel.
Herman Kra~ inquired regarding wate~ service to Lotsl9 & 20
fronting, on ~!o.u~d Ave. and in Blk. 12, The Highlands. He was
told t~ get at least 51% of benefitted frontage on a petition
for a water main extension down ~ound Ave.
J. E Carlson was referred to the County Auditor's Office for answe~
to. his euestions on. water main assessments.. His incuiries about
street improvement for Carlson's addition ~ere referred to Wlnkel.
~,~r. Ramsay of the Armco Drainage Co. presented orlces on culverts.
He was asked to meet with the Road Co-~mittee and Engineer. ~mith,
The latter group te make reco~mendations to the council.
Inquiries by Richard Johnson with refer~lnce to garbage collection
and dlsoosal and steps necessary to inaugurate and finance w~re
referred lo attorney WOlner for investigation.
Il was suggested that the clerk .get visitor's to council meetlngs
to identify themselvis before meetingsln order to ~asten hearings.
A letter over the signature of Mrs. Heletne Beane presenting
a ~roderick A~e sireetdrainage pro~lemwas presented to Wlnkel
,for iuve. stlgation. ~
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Mayor Davis reported a complaint from Father Hauer with reference to
the public handling of dumpage at the Park Ave. dump. It was agreed
by the council to continue with the marsh-filling progrs~a by encouraging
dumping on neighboring property.
Nfs. A. Erause inquired as to regulations covering building of a
garage on a lot next to one owned by her,. the wall of the garage to
be on the lot line. Attorney ?~'olner advised that h~ believed there would
be no objection to this as long as the wall was not actually on her
property.
A resolution combined with a petition asking for a hard surface
road between Mound and Wayzata, enabling year-around heavy traffic,
s~me having been prepared and being presented by the Nound Business Nen's
Association, it was moved by Newcomb, and s~conded by Winkel that the
same be adopted. This was concurred in unanimously by the council.
On a motion by Pierce, ~inkel supporting, the council authorized the
Fire Dept. to flush all hydrants.
Following discussion it was agreed by the council to extend the
.nbn~conforming use of a part of Lot 4, NcNaught's Addition, by the
Tonka Electric Co. for another year, subject to their written re-
'quest for the extension.
Attorney Wa]net.presented his opinion with reference to two petitions;
one calling for curb and gutter and walk from the school North
along Central Ave to Grand View Drive, and the other requesting the
lowering of the grade of Central Ave. from the intersection of
Grand View Drive North to the Village limits. Accordin~ Wolner
these petitions would qus~lify for action by the council~T~they
represented Ol% or more of the actual foot-frontage abutting upon
the proposed improvements. There was a question as to whether the
curb end gutter petition had reached full qualification.
The council was unanlmausly agreed to Pay Gilbert Blakstvedt
$65.00 a month beginning April 15th, 1948.
On a motion by Pierce, seconded by ~;;inkel, the coumil authorized
bi-weekly pay-checks to all village employees beginning May 15th, 1948.
On a motion by Pierce, seconded by Newcomb, the council agre~to
pay $40.00 a month to the Village Attorney, retroactive to J~nuary 1st,
1948.
Wlnkel reported that, to remedy the gutter trouble on Central Ave.,
it would necessitate a storm sewer, the location of which,' in turn,
would necessitate easements from the abutting property. Winkel was
asked to consult with Engineer Smith, and that both were to report
to the meeting of Nay 15th, 1948.
In a discussion of Parking Lots, the council was agreed not to
authorize the one suggested back of the bank because of a blind
a~lley. It was agreed to all-day and two-hour parking on school
property opposite the school, i. e., Lots ll, l~, 13, 14, and 15,
Blk. l°~, Lakeside Park, provided the School Board would approve
to attain which Newcomb was to meet with the School Board on May
~0~h, Councilman Newc~mb was also to meet with the Business ~en's
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.Association to establish parking time limits for the main street.
,No Parking was to be.allowed around the school during school hours.
.Covering .all of the above, Newcomb was to report ,to .the ,couhcll at
~the adjourned.meeting of May 15th,, 1948, ~.,
.On a motion by .Newcomb, .Supported ,by Alwin ,the .council ~stipulated.
that 5 ,days .after .payment f~or.water over two ,quarters .is ,delinquent,
· that is,-.on .the .15th of the month,, the Clerk .shall send out a letter
advising that water will be shut of~f in .ten ,days from that date,
provided the bill is not paid by that time.
It was moved by Newcom~, Alwin seconding, that the water bill of
R. R. Daniels in the amount of $10.76, and ~hat of C. J. 01son
in the amount of $3.41, Be filed with"stale accounts." This
was carrie& by the council.
The council was agreed to approve the applications for building
permits of Gorham Carlson and Gerald Har~'iman, provided they con-
form to the building code with reference to footings. This was on
the motion of Pierce, supported by Newcomb.
On a motion b~X Newcomb, Pierce seconding, the council agreed to
advertise for bids on improvements to the off-sale liquor store.
By general agreement of the council, Attorney Wolner was instructe~
to investigate the legal requirements in connection with the
publication of the village minutes.
With the exception of a deduction from the Bill of Fred Thomas
in the ~mount of $155.00, and the bill of the McCarthy Well Co.
intthe amount of $528.30, both of which amottaf~s 'were'witlitieId 'for good
reason, the council authorized payment of the following bills:
Edna Gooder. ................ $
Thomas Plat zer ..............
LeRoy V. Alwin ..............
J. S. Adams .................
R. L. Pierce ................
W. I. Davis .................
Fercinand Schwartz ..........
M. N. Johnson ...............
McKesson & Robbins, Inc .....
Pepsic~la Bottling Co ...... .
Theo. Hamms Brewing Co ......
Manning Anderson Co .........
Chaska Bev. Co ..............
Mill City Bev. Co ...........
American Linen Co ...........
7 Up Bottling Co ............
Standard 0il Co. ............
Miller-Davis Co .............
Coast to Coast Stores, Inc..
Sub. Hennepin Co. Relief Brd
Pure Oil Co ............ ~Void)
Finley Motor Co .............
Mound 0il Sta ...............
Interstate Power Co .........
Interstaa~ Power Co. ........
75.00.Thomas Plat zer ............ $
53.75.W.B. Bowers ..............
175.00.J.C. Stein ...............
204.90.B.F. Winkel ..............
10.O0.A.S. Newcomb .............
15.00. Ferdinand Schwartz ........
150.O0.M.N. Johnson. ........... .
25.00. Ferdinand Schwartz ........
2~2.20. Di st~llsers Distributing..
4.53.Henry Jensen ..............
181.25.Purity Bev. Co ............
460.70.Minnetonka Bev, Co ........
155.90.Pabst Sales Co ............
80.O0.Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.
3.40.Minnetonka Motor Express..
29.24.Coca Cola Bottling Co.....
7.15.Burrpughs Adding Machine C
1. 96. Minnetonka Bev. Co ........
ll. 29. Coast to Coast Stores, Inc
5.00.Interstate Power Co .......
57.
7.
47.
102.
2.
12.The Pure 0il Co ...........
00. Smith Motors ..............
38.Mound Hdw. Co .............
70.Interstate Power Co .......
14. F. L. Huggett .............
73.13
200. O0
189.90
10. O0
10.00
35.00
171.1(~
8.90
974.8~
66.00
33.80
132.75
62.60
lb. 13
91.93
33.12
.60
57.60
3.71
9.95
14.30
42.30
16.36
4.&9
20.00
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Mound. Body & Fender Repair .... $
Fred A. Thomas .................
Cox Bros .......................
F. P. Leekley ..................
Fred A. Thomas(Later App'l) ....
~. N. Johnson ..................
J. C. Stein ....................
Ferdinand Schwartz .............
Herbert E. Wolner ..............
.75.Rondorf l~otor ~o ......... $
344.00. Cox Bros ...............
30?.00.Collector of Int. Rev ....
18.60. Thomas Platzer ...........
155.00J. S. Adams ...............
92.50.Edna J. Gooder ...........
100.00W. B. Bowers
180.00.
1.lO
28.00
35.20
53.13
100.00
37.5~
100.00
87.50
This business doz~ the meeting
1948, at 3.00 P. ~{/
adjourned to
.reconvene on May
15th,
{ ~/~/ ? Recorder