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63 REGULAR MEETING, WEDNESDAi', DECEMBER 7, 1955 Meeting called to order at 8:05 P.M., xith all council members present as follows: Robert E. Stenzinger, Mayor; George J. Shavor, Trustee; Andrea Hustrulid, Trustee; David P. Cartxright, Trustee; Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk. Also present - William E. Olsen, Treasurer, and Frank N. Graham, Attorney. Minutes of November 23, 1955 were heard and approved as read. Req'ns. On motion by Cartwright, seconded by Stenzinger, requisition Nos. 69 No. 69 and No. 70, covering supplies for Fire Department, and 70 were ordered approved. Xmas tree Application from N. L. Hermes for license to operate an Xmas lot license. tree lot at 1707 Snelling Avenue North until December 2tt, 1955, Hermes together xith check for X7:0.00, covering license fee, xas considered. Approval voted on motion by Shavor, seconded by Cartwright. Xmas tree Also application from Clyde Melton, 938 Watson Avenue, St Paul, lot license. to operate an Emas treat lot at 1702 Snelling Avenue North Clyde Melton (Dairy Way) xas received, together x ith check for X10.00 cover- ing license fee. Ordered approved on motion by Shavor, seconded by Cartwright. L.W.V. letter Letter of December 1 from the League of Women Voters relating re skating to the skating rink at Idaho and Snelling, and a proposed rink rinks zest of Snelling Avenue, xas read. It xas reported that the rink at Idaho and Snelling had been flooded. Hustrulid said that the matter of providing a skating rink west of Snelling xas investigated some time ago and that the main problem xas the rater supply. Said the green houses xere the only source of rater supply and that they did not respond to the idea. Hustrulid felt it xould be a ood ^• g project to xork on next smm~ner. The League's letter xas referred to Mr. Hustrulid for handling. Fire Dept. Letter xas read from Acting Volunteer Fire Chief Earl Grumke, Ray Merkel's recommending that Ray Merkel, applicant for paid fireman hours vacancy, be allowed to xork xith the two full-time paid f ice- men for about ten days so as to familiarize himself xith the duties of a fire motor operator. After discussion, Cartwright moved that the hours of Ray Merkel. for the first ten days of his employment be set at the discretion of the Acting Volunteer Fire Chief. Seconded by Stewart and motion carried unanimously. Ray Merkel Cartwright then moved that Ray Merkel be employed as a paid fire- employed as man beginning January 1, 1956, at the rate of X275.00 per month, paid fireman but that he be encouraged to attend Volunteer firemen's drills in advance of that date if he xishes to do so. Seconded by Shavor and carried unanimously. 1 Apartment room Acting Volunteer Fare Chief Grumke's letter of December 5 was for F.D. sleeper read, requesting that one of the bedrooms of the recently vacated Village Hall apartment be designated for Fire Department use for extra sleepers. It xas so ordered on motion by Cartwright, seconded by Shavor. Drapes and xork A note dated December 5, was read from George Sxanson, relative bench offered to soma personal property he left temporarily at the Village Hall by Branson