1949-04-23VILLAGE OF MOUND
995
PARK. AVELT~E FULL WIDTH PAV,.q..!E]? HEARIMG DATED FOR APRIL 93md, 1949,
At 2 P. M.
Present of the Village Council to preside over this ~,~eeting were
~.fayor W. I. Davis, Councilmen Pierce, Winkel, an~ White, and Alwln
as Recorder. 0thez~';ise present to represent affected property
were~.~r. & t._~rs. N. E. ?ardee, Idr. A. S~ Brazman, Gene ~.~eredith and
Archte gtevens representing ~ost 398 of the American Legion, and
a ~[r. Kelley an5. others repreaenting the legal and tax departments
of the Great Northern R. R. Co.
-The purpose of the hearing was to get frontage reaction on the
fifty-two feet wide paving of Park Ave., including curb and gutter,
from its intersection with Central Ave. to a point five-Hundred-
Eighty (~80) feet East, or approximately forty feet beyond the
Fire Hall on Park.
The hearing followed the course of a discussion, by way of questions
and answers, with reference to values and a division of the cost
such as it affected the Villa~e and frontage; it being understood
that 50% of the cost, or, rather, a,twenty-two feet width in the
center portion of the pavement, would be borne~by the State ang~
by the County. The rest of the width, over the 580 ft. length,
would be divided betv/ee n villa~e and frontage, in what proportion
was the basis of the hearing. It was estimated that the unit
cost of the 5D-ft width would be $9.00 per running foot, or sm
over all cost for the distance of $5,~°~0.00, which was to be Dpread
over State, County, Villad:e, and frontage. Althou~.~h no agreement
was reached, officially, it was the consensus of opinion that the
division should stand as follows: 50% to the State and County,
~5% to the Village of i.iound, and 25% to the improved frontage.
It was the agreenent of the council to have the village attorney
and council members confer with ~{essers Jensen and Zimmerman of
the State and County for more definite mad specific estimates
before taking any action.
With this decision, the hearing terminated, to be resumed upon
the reception of additional facts and at the regular meeting motion
of the council dated for Y. ay grd, 1949, at 8 P. ~.~. This was on the/
by Winkel, supported by White, the cou~cil agreeing.
996
VILLAGE OF MOUND
},,~II.~TES OF THE SPECIAL h~ ,TTNG OF THE ~OUUD VILLAGE COUUCIL HE~D
April ~°~r~, 1949
At 3P.
Responding to roll was a f,~ll cou;~cil in the persons of L~ayor Davis,
and Councilmen Pierce, ?finkel, ~/fhite, and Alwin. Prescott ~lso
were village attorney H. E .~ Wolner and Assessor.Ha~rry h'artin.
The purpose of the meeting was to review an increase in the local
electric !i~i~ht rates as petitlonefl for by the Interstate Ligh{ &
Power Co. and which required an amm~ndm~nt'to t]~e Village Lig~%t and_
Power Franchise. The interests of the Intersta,,$e Li~t & Power Co.
were represented by General.I~ana,:~er James Fottera! of Waconia.
The couucil, further, was to. consider the matter of local, village
control of garbage disposal, an extension of the LIound Union
Cemeter?f Grounds, and water and toilet facilities for the ~f, ound
~.,~uni cipa! Bldg.
The meeting opened with a hearini~ given to the Interstate Power
Co. with reference to:a. mmending the franchise to effect a raise
in li.~at rates for the village. After hearing the arguments of the
Interstate Power Co. as presented by I...[r. Fotteral, it was moved by
Winkel to Dostpone all action until conferring with other members
of the company, and this at the Regular i~ieetin~] of tlie Council to
be held I,~ay 3rd, 1949, at S. P. [(. This was seconded by White,
the council agreei:~g without decentin6 vote.
With ref~-rence to garbage, 'disposal as another function of the village,
discusaion revealed the fact that it was generally believed by
members of the council that an ordinance i~;overmin~ the situation
s~u~d be descriptive of the extent and type of service to be rendere~.
an~.~%he ec!uipment and man-power needed to ~erform it. To be effective
in the drau'ing up pf such an ordinance, there would first have to
be a thorou:~h canvass of the territory and of the number of families
to be served. Although no definite action was taken, it was the
implied will of the council that the legal department of the village
give the matter early consideration.
The 'matter of increasing the area of the rapidly filling t;~ound
Union Cemetery.throu~, the purchase of the woodlan~ directly East
of the cemeter7 was also brou~_;ht to the attention of the council.
Althou.~.~h no immediate action was taken, the importance of such a
transaction definitely placed it on the a,j;enda of the council
for early action in the future.
Because of the. heavy consumption.of.g,a.s.o,l~i.n.e by the village in the
operation of its street and water dept. equipment, it was the belief
of Councilman Pierce that the villa[~e could arrange to buy its gas
at s lower rate and by contract. This was left in the minds of the
council without definite council action.
The matter of the operation 8f the Vitla;j~e Park was placed on the ~
a,~enda for action at the counc.il, me.eti~'~; .o£. ~Iay 3r.~,, 1949~' and the
clerk was instructed to notify the Sportsmen's Club tha~t' ~he borrowed
villa~]e park chairs would have to be returned by !,'Iay !~th, 1949.
The above business done, it was moved, by White, and. seconde~ by
Winkel that the meeting adjourn. This was carried.
Att est: .............. Recorder ...................... Pre sident