1949-07-051011
VILLAGE OF MOUND
~INUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUND VILLAGE COUNCIL. HELD
July 5th, lg49.
Present at this meetin& were Mayor Davis, Councilmen Winkel,
Pierce, and White, with Alwin as Recorder.
The minutes of June ?th were read and approved with the following
insertion and correction:
"After a discussion on the proposed rate increase in the.
electric service charges in the village of.Nounal, it was moved
by Winkel and seconded by White that Ordinance No. 160 be adopted,
which ordinance reads as follows:#(See Page 1504 of Minute Book.)
The Minutes of the Board of Review Meeting of June 10th were
revised to r~ad as follows:
mRoy Haeg, Supervisor of Assessors, was present. No property
owners appeared at that date to offer any complaint. It was
the ruling ~f the Board that the meeting was to be resumed upon
the completion of the assessment by the Assessor. This decision
made, the ~eeting adjourned."
The Minutes of June 13th and of June 2?th were approved as read.
Upon the presenta$ion of the proper applications and their com-
mensurate fees, it was moved by Winkel, supported by White,
that the following licenses be '~9~r~w~d and awarded:
Darrell David Cafe: 3.~% Beer, Sff and 9ri, and Soft Drink.
American Legion: Hard Liquor and On Sale 6% Beer.
Robert Neises: Off and On Sale 3.2% Beer.
Henry Neises: 3.~% Beer, Off Sale only.
Peter $ollie: On and Off Sale ~.~% Beer and Soft Drink.
A. Lake Water Pollution Ree&lution presented ~or council action
was referred to the village attorney for study.
The request of Mrs. Lulu Rhode for an adjustment of her two-
frontage watermain assessment wm~ereferred to the Water Committee
for attention
In a discussion of the new law, Chap. 119, delegating powers to
the Village Council in the matter of initiating local improvements,
it was revealed that the council may initiate action for local
improvements in connectio$ with Roads, Sewers, Steam Heat, Side
Walks, Tree Trimming, etc., etc. Such to be started by petition
bearing ~e!mam~s of at least 3§% of the affected owners and the
majority of the council's approval. Or, if it is to be started
without a petition, then it must have the approval of at least a
4/§ vote of the council. These conditions met, the rest is to be
governed by the following procedure:
A. Ordering of a Hearing. The Setting of the time, place,
and the declaration of the nature of. the improvemeHt and
the benefited properties to be assessed.
B. Publication of Notice; two weeks.
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The holding of a Public Hearing.
The adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the work,
Either by majority, or a 4/§ vote of the council
The improvement ordered; the publication for Bids.
The letting of contracts
The levying of assessments and the holding of hearings
on assessments. Such assessments to be based on benefits,
and n6t necessarily on abuttments (In regard to Great
Northern Railroad property, the council can proceed and
make assessment.)
With reference to the extension of the village watermains from the
intersection of the Legion Hall alley to forty feet beyond the
Fire Barn, Gene White moved the resolution covering the above of June
10th be r$inded and that in lieu thereof the following resolution
be a~opted, to wit: Pursuant to Chap. ll9 of the Law of ~innesota,
1949, Article 4, covering a hearing relative to an improvement in the
Village of Nound with reference to the laying of a water main, with
appurtenances, for the purpose of supplying water to businesses and
to residences along Park Avenue, running from the intersection of
said street with the alleyway between the Legion Hall and the Office
of the Ninnetonka Pilot, extending Eastwardly beyond the Village Fire
Barn; that said hearing be held en the ~2nd Day of July,
P. N. in the office of the Council of the Village of Nound~ Nound,
Ninnesota, and that due and proper notice of such hearing be printed
in the Ninnetonka Pilot, in the issues of July ?th and 14th of the
current month.
The motlon~being for the adoption~of the above resolution, and
Winkel seconding, the vote of the council stood unanimous.
Yielding to.~.the request of Custodian Arthur Holmquist of Nound Union
Cemetary, Winkel presented the following Resolution and moved its adopt&on,
t e. wit:
RESOLVED, That the presently unplatted East Portion of Nound
Union Cemetery be properly surveyed and platted in Lots 9X10,
and containing ~ graves each, such lots to be Numbered from
81 to §00.
Pierce seconding the motion for adoption, the vote of the
council stood unanimous.
The Treasurer's Report with reference to paying the Arleigh Smith
bill for engineering services in connection with Watermain Project
No. 8 being incomplete because of information missing with the
Village Nlnutes of the Years 194~ through 1947, it was moved by
White that the Clerk be authorized Ao insert an ad in the columns
of the Ninnetonka Pilot requesting the return of these Ninutes
to the Village Office. This was supported by P~erce, the council
carrying.
After an open discussion covering the matter b~ the council, governmental
changes made legal in Chap. ll9, Nlnnesota Statues,~9~9, the following
plans were submitted to committee for further study.
VILLAGE OF MOUND
A Village government made up of
Trustees; a clerk, a treasurer,
B. Council-Manager Plan:
the Manager to execute
CommiSsion Plan: Five
Finance, Public Works,
a Mayor and Five
and an Assessor.
The Council to decide policies1,
them.
Departments: Public Affairs,
Health & Safety, Public Utilities
After a discussion covering the repair of Dell Street and improvements
in the pavilion, the council authorized payment of the following
bills; this on the motion of Pierce, White supporting:
Fred Thomas..Grader wrk ...... $
Tropical Rfg Co ..............
Miller-Davis Co ..............
C. E. ~mith ..................
Streater Lbr. Co .............
W. S. Booth & Son ............
Elvin 1st Aid ................
Bud 0rn Sta ..................
Mound 0il Sta ................
H. F. Berwald ................
Smith motors .................
Mtka Pilot ...................
W. J. Thurk. .................
Corries, Pistols with am .....
420,O0.Tolts,
180.85:Weber & Troseth .......
2.@0:Mtka Motor Express.....
35.00:Int. Power Co .........
37.08:Arrowhead Co ..........
2.30:Carl Bom Harness Co...
37.90 :Crt. Nor. R. R. Co ....
118.23 :Toltz, King & Day .....
7.86 :N. G. Gordon ..........
52.7§:Sub. Henn. Rlf Brd .....
22.I§:Rondorf Motor Co .......
9.60Mtka Pilo$ ..............
28.24:Int. Power Co ..........
llg.lO:Cox Bros ...............
King & Day .... ,$ 2,00
1.08
194.93
48.00
28.13
18.19
185.15
59.76
12§.58
0.90
20.20
162.70
18.75
Phillips "66" Sta ........... · 1.30:Wm N. Miller. .......... 14.06
Alexander C~struction Co.'..$,1%1.26:Md. Hdw. Co ............ 8.80
Md. Hdw. Co .................. 46.49:Fred A. Thomas ......... 291,00
F. A. Thomas ................. 360.O0:Dist. Distrib Corp .... .2116.5S
Famous Brands. .............. 1,855.46:Griggs, Cooper & Co .... 3850.66
Old Peoria Co ............... 1,094.%8:McKesson & Robblns .... . §69.20
Ed. Phillips & Sons Co. ..... 213.27:Manning, Anderson Co...1029.6§
Carter Bev. Co ..............
Pabst Sales Co ..............
Mtka Bev. Co ................
Pepsicola Bottling Co .......
Coca Cola Bottling Co .......
Purity Bev. Co ............. ·
O. M. Droney ................
Minnetonka Motor Express ....
F. N. Wilson... .............
S. P. E pple ........ . .......
Geo. Blatzheim ............. ·
233.85:Canada Dry Ginger Ale.. 51,22
A4.46:Chaska Bev. 0o ......... 270.25
~07.42:Story Bev. Co .......... 28,30
§.9§:~ Up Bottling Co ....... 35.96
46.80:Morris Distrib. Co .... . 66.20
199.70:Palmer & Normandin ..... 173.77
16.1§:Am. Linen Co. .......... 3.85
68.17:John Johnson ........... 62.50
22.50:F. N. Wilson .......... · 20.O0
17.§0:S. P. Eppley ........... 20.00
17.50:Geo. Blatzheim ..... .... 20.00
ThiS: business done, the meeting adjourned,
July 18th, at 8 P. M. to receive bids for
grader.
to re¢onvene on Monday,
the purchase of a village
(.~~~- '"~' Recorder