1954-03-081456
MINUTES
VILLAGE OF MOUND
0F REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 8,
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Meeting called to order in the Village Office at 8:00 P.M.
Present were Mayor Behmler, Trustees Pierce, Livingston, Litts and
Venkstern, Manager Leikvold and Attorney Bonham.
Minutes of the regular meeting of February 8, 1954 were read.
Litts moved, Livingston seconded and it was unanimously carried to
accept the minutes as read. '
Pierce moved, Wenkstern seconded, and it was unanimously
carried to pay the following bills where funds are available~
GENERAL FUND
Mgr .Leikvold to
reimburse Till. ............. 12.00
Watertown Phone .............. 15.40
Mgr. Leikvold, Mileage ....... 13.20
Ditto, Inc ................... 9.95
Mtka Eilot ................... 212.18
Reed Agency.. ................ 9.25
Monro$ Calc. Machine ......... 1.00
Wendells N.W. Inc ............ 10.35
Miller Davis ................. 8.54
W.H.A. Koehler, Culvert ...... 27.00
W~. H. Ziegler ............... 8.15
Standard 0il.... ............. 41.60
F. A. Meiland ................ 4.50
Bud,s Pure 0il ............... 61.91
Rosholt Equipment ............ 22.50
Mound Hardware ............... 19.43
Mgr. Leikvold, Keys .......... 1.00
Wessner Tailor ............... 161.95
Anthony Pennant .............. 20.00
Bud,s Pure 0il ............... 26,41
Bud,s Pure 0il ............... 3.56
Watertown Phone .............. 6.75
Standard 0il Co. · 41.60
Art Ehalt, Park ~~j~.122.46
Assessor,s Supplies .......... 6.16
_.WATER FUND
Bud,s Pure Oil ............... 5.66
Mound Hardware ............... 13.20
Standard 0il ................. 25.03
Rosholt Eq~ipment ............ 308.20
Mickelson Motors ............. 10.25
Grigsby Co ............ . ...... 85.00
Mtka Septic Tank ............. 17.50
City of Hopkins .............. 25.00
Republic Flow M~ters ......... 1.35
Wilbur J. Thurk .............. ~
LIQUOR FUND
Operating Expenses
Nat, Cash Reg.(Main-~
tenance Agreement.. 46.80
0'Dorm, il, Postage... 15.00
Skay Refrig. Serv .... 5.00
Mound Hardware ....... 2.21
Watertown Phone ...... 9.75
Standard 0il Co ...... 110.72
American Linen ....... 17.94
John Leslie Paper .... 50.03
Wright Supply ........ ~
Invoices
Ebin Bros.Co ......
01d Peoria ........
Griggs Cooper .....
Distillers Distr..
1,521.91
454.o2
1,832.58
311.56
Ed Phillips & Sons 1,332.76
Famous Brands ..... 385.93
Chaska Beverage... 112.96
Mtka Bev. Co ...... 240.76
Willard Distrib... 64.93
Superior Beer "... 160.54
Schlitz Brewing Co. 19.08
Carter Beverage .... 482.27
Manning & Anderson 41~.31
Notermann & Weber. 191.01
Pabst Brewing ..... 13.60
0. M. Droney Bev.. 5.99
Coca Cola Bottling 26.40
Canada Dry Gin Ale 17.90
Seven Up Bottling 46.80
01d ~utch Foods... 10.80
Halverson Candy... 112.76
~00R FUND
Sub. Henn. Co. Relf 51.53
BOND & INTEREST FUND
1st National Bank 689.22
St. Bank of Mound .~020.00
1,709.22
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Pierce moved; Livingston seconded-, and it was unanimously car-
ried to grant the following building permit:
Name Lot Blk Subdivision Building Cost No.
R.P.Ericson 17 i Carlson,s R~sidence 8,500 3
A group of business men were present and with Sorenson of
Mound Drug Stere as spokesman presented the following request:
A fifty-foot street starting on Highway #15 between the Wm. Johnson
residence and the Standard 0il Filling Station, thence running south
parallel with Highway l!O~until reaching Dr. Wilkins' property and
then coming out on Highway ll0. The Council asked Sorenson and his
committee to contact the land owners of the proposed street and get
their feeling on selling or donating their land. The Council also
directed the Manager to get what figures he could on the cost of the
proposed project. GAS MASKS FOR FIRE DEPT
STREET
Andy Farness of the Fire Department requested two gas masks for
the Fire Department. The Council informed him that $500 had been
budgeted for the Fire Department expenses during, the year 1954, and
if after buying the generating unit they had requested earlier,
there was a sizeable amount left over, it could be applied to the
gas masks.
POOR RELIEF CONTRACT
Wenkstern offered the following resol'ution:
Be it Resolved, That the contract submitted by the Suburban
Hennepin County Relief Board of the CoUnty of Hennepin for the
administration and supervision of poor relief in the Village of
Mound be accepted and approved: and
Be It Further Resolved, That the proper officers of said
Village of Mo,~nd be directed to execute said contract in duplicate
and when executed to return one of said contracts to the Suburban
Hennepin County Relief Board.
The question was on the adoption of the resolution and the
roll being called there were five yeas and no nays, as follows:
R. L. Wenkstern F.H. Livingston
R. L. Pierce ~dward J. Behmler
R. N. Litts
And so the resolution
was adopted.
PARK PAVILION
Attorney Bonham reported that Block 8 Mound Bay park can be
registered in the name of the Village of Mound for public uses.
Mayor Behmler requested George Eugster to call a meeting of the
Park Board and report at the next regular meeting.
Livingston moved, Litts seconded, and it was unanimously
carried to grant permission to the Village Manager to attend the
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Assessors, School and City Managers, school at the University of
Minnesota and to Bernard Winkel to attend the Water Works school
in March 1954.
TAX DELINQUENT LAND
Wenkstern offered the following resolution and moved its
ad opt i on:
WHEREAS, The Village Council of the Village of Mound, Henne-
pin County, Minnesota, has received from the County Auditor of
Hennepin County, Minnesota, a list of lands in said village~ which
became the property of the State of Minnesota under the provi-
sions of law declaring the forfeiture of lands to the State for
non-payment of taxes, which said list has been designated as
List "368-C", February 16, 1954; and
I~EREAS, each parcel of land described in said list has'here-
tofore been classified by the Board of County Commissioners of
Hennepin County, Minnesota as non-conservation land and the sale
thereof has heretofore been authorized by said Board of County
Commissioners;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by said Village Council, act-
ing pursuant to Minnesota Statutes for 19~9, Section 282.01, Subd.
l, that the said classification by said Board of County Commission-
ers of each parcel of land described in said list as non-conserva-
tion land be and the same is hereby approved and that the sale of
each such parcel of land be and the same is hereby approved.
The question was on the adoption of the resolution, and the
roll being called, there were five yeas and no nays as follows:
Russell Wenkstern
R. L. Pierce
R. N. Litts
F. H. Livingston
Ed. J. Behmler
Resolution adopted.
INTERSTATE POWER CO. FRANCHISE
The length of the proposed Franchise with the Interstate Power
Company was discussed. Wenkstern moved that the length of the
franchise be 25 years. The motion died for want of a second.
Livingston moved that the length of the franchise be 15 years.
Pierce seconded and on a roll call the vote was as follows:
Livingston Aye
Pierce Aye
Litts Aye
Behmler Aye
Wenkstern Nay
And so the motion was passed.
The Mayor stated that Interstate Power Company, a Delaware
Corporation, had submitted a proposed Electric Franchise to be
granted by the Village of Mound, Minnesota to said Interstate Power
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Company. He then presented a proposed Ordinance granting a Franchise
to said Interstate Power Company, which Ordinance was fully read.
Councilman Livingston then moved that the Ordinance as read be
adopted as Ordinance No. 55. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Pierce. A roll being called on said motion, the following voted
"Aye":
Behm].er
Livingston
Litts
Pierce
and the following voted "Nay':
WenkStern
The Mayor stated that the motion had been carried by a major-
ity vote of all of the members of the Council, and the Ordinance
legally adopted as Ordinance No. 55, said Ordinance being on file
in the Village Ordinance Book.
The Mayor then stated that the Interstate Power Company, a
Delaware Corporation, with offices at Waconia, Minnesota had made
a proposal to furnish electric energy for municipal street light-
ing and he then presented a proposed "Contract for Municipal Street
Lighting" which after being read by the Manager was ordered to be
inserted in the Minutes of this meeting and made a part hereof.
Said Contract for Municipal ~treet Lighting is on file in ~the
Mound Village Office.
After discussion of the foregoing proposed Contract, the
following motion in the form of a resolution was proposed by
Councilman Pierce and seconded by Councilman Livingston:
Resolved, that the Village of Mound, Minnesota enter into
a "Contract for Municipal Street Lighting" with Interstate Power
Company, a Delaware Corporation, in the form presented and read
to this meeting and made a part of the Minutes hereof and that
the Mayor and Village Manager be and they hereby are authorized
and directed to execute the same in behalf of said Village.
A roll being called on said motion, the following voted "Aye":
Pierce Wenks tern
Livingston Behmler
Litts
The Mayor then stated that the motion had been carried by a
unanimous vote of all the members of the Council.
The Mayor then stated that the Interstate Power Company, a
Delaware Corporation, with offices at Waconia, Minnesota, had
made a proposal to furnish electric energy for the municipal
pumping plant and he then presented a proposed "Contract for
Electric Energy for Municipal Pumping plant", which, after being
read by the Manager was ordered filed in the Village Office.
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After discussion of the foregoing proposed Contract, the
following motion in the form of a resolution was proposed by
Councilman Wenkstern and seconded by Councilman Livingston:
RESOLVED, that the Village of Mound, Minnesota enter into
a "Contract for Electric Energy for Municipal Pumping Plant"
with Interstate Power Company, a Delaware Corporation, in the
form presented and read to this meeting and made a part of the
Minutes hereof and that the Mayor and Village Manager be and
they hereby are authorized and directed to execute the same
in behalf of said Village.
A roll being called on said motion, the following voted
"Aye":
Wenkstern Pierce
Livingston Behmler
Litts
The Mayor then stated that the motion had been carried by
a unanimous vote of all the members of the Council.
CURB & GUTTER - Highway 15
Litts offered the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of Mound, Minnesota
1. A certain petition requesting the improvement of
Highway 15 between the West line of Highway 110 and a line ex-
tended between the North line of Lots 30 and 31 Lynwold Park
by curb and gutter, filed with the Council on March 8,.1954,
is hereby declared to be signed by the required percentage of
owners of property affected thereby. This declaration is made
in conformity to M.S.A., Sec. 429.19.
2. The petition is hereby referred to the Village
Manager and he is instructed to report to the Council with all
convenient speed advising the Council in a preliminary way as
to whether the proposed improvement is feasible and as to
whether it should best be made as proposed or in connection
with some other improvement as recommended.
The resolution was seconded by Pierce and adopted by unani-
mous vote.
The following resolution was offered by Wenkstern:
1~hereas pursuant to resolution of the Council adopted
March 8, 1954, a report has been prepared by the Village Manager
with reference to the improvement of Highway 15 between the West
line of Highway 110 and a line extended between the North line
of Lots 30 and 31Lynwold park by curb and gutter, and this report
was received by the Council on March 8, 1954,
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Village Council of Mound,
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Minne so ta:
1. The Council will consider the improvement of such street
in accordance with the report and the assessment of abutting property
for all or a portion of the cost of the improvement pursuant to M.S.A.
Sacs. 429.0111 to 429.111 (LAWS 1953, Ch. 389) at an estimated
total cost of the improvement of $6,000.
2. A public hearing shall be held on such proposed improve-
ment on the 22nd day of March 1954 in the Council Chambers of the
Village Hall at 8:00 P.M., and the Clerk shall give published notice
of such hearing and improvement as required by law.
Pierce seconded the resolution and it was adopted by unanimous
vote.
and unanimousl carried, the
On motion duly made, seconded
meeting adjourned at ~1:30 p.m., to r
March 22, 1954.
- '- Village
Manager
NOTICE JJ OF- HEARING
.. · ON'IMPROVEMENT E.GULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
oN ~0~_~ T
~0 V~-IOM IT MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Village Council of Mound
will meet in the Council Cham-
bers of the Village Hall at 8:00,
p. m, on March 22, 1954, to con-
sider the making of an improv~-
ment on Highway 15 between t~e
West~ line of Highway 110 and a
line extended between the Nd
NOTICE is hereby given that line of Lots 30 and. 31~'LYnw00d
the Village Counc/1 of Mound to order at 8:00 P .M. a Park by curb and gutte~,i pu~,,
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bers of the Viltage HaH at 8:00 Behmler, Trustees Litts, s.U~n~
Manager Leikvold · ~.- :ro~osed to' be assessed ~ .
p. m. on March 22, 1954, to con- ~ '~ -~ovement is the Proper-
sider the making o/ an improve- xi tl~ ~e~si~mb~ffdngco°s~ oS~CshucS~r ~ °~
ment on Highway 15 between the held on a petition toe
Wes~ line of Highway 110 and a r
line extended between the North ghway 110 and a line '
line of Lots 30 and· 31 Lynwood 31 Lvnwold park by the i mentdesireiSto$6,000.be heardSUChwithpers°nSrefe~
Park by curb and gutter,' put- 'uestions were asked conce ence to the irnpravement will'be
suant to M.S.A. Secs. 429.011 to ' ~
~429.11I (Laws 1953, Ch. 398). The ported that the curb and heard at
area proposed to be assessed for e and that he saw no poss Village
such improvement is the proper- ,seeable future. Mr. Cairl '
ty abutting on suck street. The 'b and gutter. He also ppi
estimated cost of such improve-
ment is $6,000. Such persons as ~ which letter asked that his na~e be removed
desire to be heard with refer- There was no action taken by the Council.
ence to the improvement w/Il be
heard at this meeting. PROPOSED STREET
CARSTEN D. LEIKVOLD
Village Maaager ~_~ mS held on the proposed street starting on High-
way 15 on Johnson';"s property and running parallel with Highway 110
to Dr. Wilkins' property and then out to Highwa.F 110.
Litts moved, Livingston seconded and it was unanimously carried
that the Manager be empowered to cooperate with the committee in