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~i~ Ornamental A letter from Mr. E.V. Uergstrom, Northern States Power Company, lighting St Paul, was read relative to the Line & Material Company's display mobile display unit of ornamen tal street lighting. After discussion, Shavor moved that the letter be referred to Trustee Nilsen to see if our Falcon Heights businessmen would be interested in a meeting for viewing the display unit, and that reply be made to Mr. Bergstrom accordingly. Seconded by Cartwright and motion carried unanimously. Beauty Shop Building Inspector Christensen presented application from sign the DeWitt Hair Styling, 1549 Larpenteur Avenue West, for permission to install against the building a beauty shop sign. On motion by Shavor, seconded by Nilsen, the application was approved. Fire Dept. Requisition No. 92, covering items needed by the Fire Department, Reqn. #92 including ammonia, cleaning compound, 1 pr. leverage snips, 1 pr. side cutters, etc., was read. Cartwright moved approval, seconded by Shavor, and motion carried unanimously. Vacation time Claim of Fire Chief Earl W. Grumke for time worked relieving worked by paid firemen, Stanley P. Schultz and. B.J. Slama during their Fire Chief vacations for periods, .August 11 1956 to August 25, 1956, and September 10, 1956 to September 25, 1956, was considered. After discussion, 8artwright moved that Fire Chief Grumke be paid for said time at the rate of $300.00 per month. , U. of M. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Attorney Graham reported to the council that he had checked condemnation the law and that under the 1955 appropriat~an act he believes proceedings the University has the power to condemn lands for the purposes stated in their petition. Police It was reported that the Police .Survey Committee's 4-man, proposal full-time police proposal as submitted by the Mayor and changed the Committee at our September 12, 1956 meeting, had been changed. It was stated that the new proposal calls for one full-time police chief at a salary of X350.00 to ~l~00.00 monthly and that our part time policemen would be retained. Also peaposed was the purchase of a station wagon type squad car equipr~ed with two-way radio. Possible fines were estimated at $3,000. Utecht, Cartwright and Nilsen spoke for the new proposal and indicated they favored immediate council action on it. Shavor said he was not ready to act on a proposal that he had not seen previously and that he wanted time to study the proposed system to see if there was need for it. Stewart presented a memo, including questions from citizens who were opposed to the plan, and asked why the proposal had not been referred to our Public Safety Committee. Clarence Rekstad, 1790 North Pascal, stated that the need for the proposed police system had not been established, After some further discussion, and on recommendation of William E. Olsen, a member of the Police Survey Committee, Nilsen moved that the matter beheld over until the council's meeting of October 10, 1956. Seconded by Stewart and motion carried unanimously.