1949-06-10VILLAGE OF MOUND
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~:S!~UTE$ OF THE L{EETIi~TG OF THE HOUI~TD VILLAGE COU!~CIL ADJOU~UED
FR0~iI JUNE 10th, 1949, TO I~I0i.~DAY, JUNE l~th, 1949. at 8. P. ~[.
Responding~to roll-call was a full council in the persons of
~Iayor ~V. I. Davis, and councilmen 7Tinkel, ~hite, Pierce, an~
Alw in,
The meetin~ opened with the reading of two petitions, 6ne calling
for the laying of "Black-Top" along Highland Ave., in the Village
Subdivision of The Highlands, from that street's intersection with High-
land Bouleva~ to its intersection with ~.[0und Avenue, and the other
oetition requesting the oiling of all of the streets within the
confines of the Baptist's Assemby Grounds. A~cordln~ to the
certifications of the clerk, the si[~natores of the petitions,
ineach. case, reoresented more then fifty-one. (51) percent of
the frontage involved. Following discussion, and in answer to
these petition, councilman ~2hite presented the following resolu-
tion and moved its adoption:
BE IT RESOLVe; Pursuant to Section ~4-~8 of l[i~mesota Statutes
that the Council of the Village of [.~[ound, deeming it necessary
and expedient, authorize the paving with "Black-Top" and the
otherwise improving of Highland venue, from its ~ntersection
with Highland BoBlevard to its intersection with }~ound Avenue,
all within the vi!la[~e subdivision known as The Highlands, an~,
further, that the Council authorize %he sprayin~ with suitable,
as a du~t coat, all of the streets within the village' subdivision
known as the Baptist's Assembly Ground.
BE IT FURTHER ~SOLVED ~a% On th~ ~Tth Day of J~e/ 19A9, at 8. P. ~.
in the offices of the village council in the Vil!a~e of l[ound, a
hearing will be held for the purpose of determining the advisa~i!ity
and desir~ability of effecting such improvement, and that all oarties
interested in said proposed improvement slwslt sppear at ~s~id time and
place to be heard in reference to the proposed improvemeht.
BE IT ~P~HER RESOLV~ that the Clerk of the Villase of ~.~IoBnd shall
oublish this resolution in the }~[innetonka Pilot on the 16th Day of
June, 19~9, and that the Clerk shall send copies of the published
resolution .to .all ;pe. Eaa~a .~v~!~ .p.~qpert~ abutting said proposed
improvement.
%Vi~el secondin~ the motion for adoption, the vote ~f the council
stood as follows: ~Vhite, Aye; ~,Vinkel, Aye; Pierce, ye; A!win,
Aye, and so the Resolution stood adopted,
Following discussion with reference to the leaky condition of the
Fire Hall Roof, it was moved by T~hite that the roof be reconditioned
~nd made leak-proof and that the front be painted, and that all
steps necessa~ be taken to brin~ this about. This was seconded
by Pierce, and carried by the council.
. attar ~r~'~ent and oretiminarv to ~aving Park Avenue, ?~hite
~res~nted the following notion, to quot~. Provided we of t~e
%~,~ ~ within our !e?~al riF~hts to do so, that we proceed
nt ~0 ft East of the
main on Parx to a poi ~ .....
to be asse~=d as to benefits and with consent; ~,ith the orovislon
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that no :~;e~'vice is to be re~der?d witkout pa[~::~--~t of a]:~propriate
a~sessment;'-~d v~th t~e furtker ::,rovioiou tibet,if tke ~resent
unimproved portion of ,2-rear l{ortkern Railroad ~-r'o-~erty is used
sha.!l, at tkat time, be }raid by ':~,
, t.~e Railroad_ oo~?a ~ ~'- n,~..'' Pierce
secondings the motion, the vote of the cou:~ci! stood as follows,
on roll-call: Ayes, White, Winkel, Davis, Pi~rce, and Alwin..
Hayes, I{o~e. And so the motion v:as ~:leneFal!y a'5,}~roved.
lTitk reference to~ wate-~, toilet fac'" '''es, '~ ' ~
fop the l,i'unici~}al BidS. it was moved by 'Jinkel that plans and
specifications ooverin6 all of this work be obtained at tke earliest
possible oYP:~ortunity. This motion was seco,~ded by 7bite, the
co~ci! carryin6.
m~, i[e,aer,~! asroement of +~' '~
~ ~n~ coul~ci!, and ,vithout motion, it was
def~n!tety established that, for vil!a;~e~ ~.~,apto~ v~,s, o~u~-'~...,~_ vacations
would b(: l_::~z~ed to one week, the ot~er week to be taken during
tke slack tine of Fall It was also definitely established that
~' ~ ~ ~,I . ~ ro u ~ ~ o ut
one vi!!ase office would close ~_~ 1 P. ., Saturdays, t~, .... ~,
the year.
0%her tliinss %h~% ~','ere approved fop further invest!sat!on were:
A i..~e~v ~rader for the vi!l. ade~Fa street broom attachment for the
jeep. The council autkorized the payment of ~27.50 to tke
Collector of Internal Revenue for an Off Sale Liquor License for
Year 1949-50. Pierce also rer~orted the definite stoppai~e of
vl!la[~e cabs being; used as "liquor rummagers."
After a discussion of such various items as full-time help for tke
' li~.uor store, the awaited revision of the Vi!!a6e Building Code,
Garbage Disposal at the dump, and the, advertisement for bids on
Hi/~land~ tarin6 and st~'eet_ oiling, and the I~umici'oa~ ~- Bids imnrove-
ments, the meetin6 adjourned. Tkis on the motion of 17bite, sup~}orted
by I l ~zk e 1.