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REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1952
Present: H. L. Henry, Mayor
George J. Shavor, Trustee
Arthur A. Lindi g, "
Clarence Rekstad, "
Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk
Ralph Van Hoven, Treasurer
~deeting called to order at 7:40 P.M., and minut~l-es of December 26, 1951 meeting
heard and approved as read.
Acting ~ Appointment of an acting Mayor was considered. George Shavor
Mayor was nominated. There being no further nominations, Shavor was
declared duly appointed to the office of Actfng Mayor.
Legal The following resolution was moved by Shavor, seconded by Rekstad,
Newspaper and adopted unanimously:
RESOLVED, That the Rose Tribune, a legal newspaper of
general circulation in the Village of Falcon Heights, be and it
hereby is designated as the official newspaper of the Village of
Falcon Heights, in which shall be pu ~lished such ordinances and
other matter as are required by law to be so published, and such
other matters as the Council may deem it advisable and in the
public interest to have published in this manner for the year 1952.
Bank On motion by Henry, seoond ed by Lindig, the following resolution
Depository was passed by a unanimous vote:
RESOLVED, That Falcon Heights State Hank of Falcon Heights,
Minnesota, be and hereby is designated as a depository for the
funds of the Village of Falcon Heights, and that the Village
Treasurer is authorized to deppsit village funds therein to the
amount of forty-five thousand dollars (X45,000.00).
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the present collateral furnished by
Falcon Heights State Bank consisting of forty thousand dollars
($40,000.Op), face value, of U. S. government obligations, accompanied
by an assignment providing that in case of default on the part of
Falcon Heights State Bank the council has full power and authority
to sell the collateral or so much as may be necessary to realize the
full amount due the municipality, is hereby approved, said collateral
having a market value in excess of lOf over the amount of the above
authorized depeeit in excess of the amount guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Inauranee Corporation.
RESOLVED FURTiiER., That cheoks of the Village of Falcon Heights
drain upon the said bank account shall be honored by said bank only
if signed by all three of the following: H. L. Henry, Mayor; Clyde
J. Stewart, Clerk; and Ralph Van Hoven, Treasurer
RESOLVED FURTHER, That this designation shall be effective
only until the ®nd of the present counoil year, and that a copy of
the resolution duly certified by the Clerk be delivered to the
Falcon Heights State Bank.
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Village Stewart moved that the firm of Briggs, Gilbert, Morton, Kyle
Attorneys ar~d Macartney, of St Paul, Minnesota, be engaged as attorneys
for the Village. Seconded by Lindig and carried unanimously.
Treasurer's On advice from the Falcon Heights State Bank that in the
Bond absence of special authorization f t was a rule of said bank
that no oh ecks payable to an officer or treasurer of a
corporation, including municipal corporations, as such would
be cashed by the bank, but that such checks would have to be
deposited in the corporation account in the bank and the
money withdrawn in the usual manner, Attorney Graham stated
that a treasurer's bond of X1,000.00 would be adequate in
his opinion. Lindig then moved, seconded by Stewart, that
the Treasurer's bond be Fixed at (1,000 and that the Treasurer
be directed to secure said bond from the St Paul Mercury
Indemnity Company. Motion carried unanimously.
Posting places On motion by Henry, seconded by Lindig, the following posting
places were designated by unanimous vote:
(1) Blomberg's Store, Iowa. and Hamline Avenues
(2} National Tea Store, Largenteur and Snelling Avenues
(3) Gibbs School, Cleveland and Larpenteur Avenues
Election hours Stewart moved, seconded by Henry, that the polls at Village
elections be kept open from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Council Meetings Henry moved that regular meetings of the council be held
on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the.
Village Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., with provision that if
the meeting date falls on a legal holiday that the meeting be
. held on the next secular day. Seconded by Lindf g and
carried unanimously.
Safety deposit Rekstad moved that the Village continue renting a safety
box deposit box at the Falcon Heights State Bank at a rental oP
X6.00 per year.. Hen ry seconded and motion carried un-
animously.
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Commissioner Lindig moved appointment of Dirk Postema as Weed Commissioner
of the Villa ge for 1952. Seconded by Henry, carried unanimous-
ly, and Postema declared duly appointed to office.
Village Assessor On lotion by Henry, seconded by Rekstad, it was voted unanimously
to recommend that William Torgerson serve as Village Assessor
for the year 1952.
Street Commissioner Henry moved appointment of G. S. Seaborn as Village Street
Commissioner for 1952. Seconded by Lindig, motion carried
unanimously, and Seaborn declared duly appointed to office.
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Building Rekstad moved appointment of Dwight Reichow as Village
Inspector building inspector for 1952, Lindig seconded, motion
carried unanimously, and Reichow declared duly appointed
to office.
Ffre Department Rekstad moved that the Fire Departanent committee for 1952
committee consist of the following appointees:
Andrew Hustrulid, Chairman
Gordon Nelson
Clyde Stewart
Seconded by Lindig, motion carried unanimously and said
appointees declared duly appointed to office.
Public Safety Rekstad moved limiting membership on the Public Safety
Committee committee to two members, consisting of Donald Arndt,
Chairman, and G. I. Lodahl. Seconded by Shavor, motion
carried unanimously, and Arndt and Lodahl declared duly
appointed to office.
Planning In connection with vacancy on the Planning Commission
Commission occurring as of December 31, 1951, Henry moved that J. A.
Appointment Gallaher be appointed as a member of the Falcon Heights
Planning Commission for a term of three years, commencing
January 1, 1952. Seconded by Shavor, carried by Hnanimous
vote and Gallaher declared duly appointed to office.
Legislative On motion by Shavor, seconded by Lindig, and carried
Committee unanimously, the following were duly appointed legislative
committee members for 1952.-
Lynn Matteson
H. L . Henry
George J. Shavor
1~illiam Torgerson
George Nelson
Health Rekstad moved appointment of Trustee Lindig as Village
Officer Health Officer. Seconded by Henry, carried unanimously,
and Lindig declared duly appointed to office.
Salaries After discussion, Lindig moved that monthly salaries of
Village officers for the year 1952 be set in amounts as
follows: Mayor, X50.00; Trustees, each X35.00; Clerk,
X100.00; and Treasurer, X40.00. Seconded by Shavor and
motion carried unanimously.
Council Mayor Henry then made the following council assignments,
Assignments stating that he would assume public safety and public
works assignments and fit in generally wherever necessary -
H~B~tg end~LShtaitation -Lindig
Parks and Playgrounds -Rekstad
Planning and Finance - Shavor
Fire Department & Purchasing - Stewart
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Village The Clerk reported that assistance could be had in prepar-
Financial ing the 1951 Yillage financial statement in official form
Statement prescribed by the Public Examiner and at approximately the
same cost as a year ago. On motion by Lindig, sec anded
by Shavor, preparation of the statement was ordered on this
basis.
Identification As a mee~as for identifying village officers, the clerk was,
cards on motion by Henry, seconded by Lindig, authorized to order
200 official oards in blank.
Milk Pending Attorney Graham's letter of January 3, advising that the
Machines milk vending machine installed at the Falcon Oil Company
station has been licensed by the State.
Bills: On motion by Rekstad, seconded by Lindig, the following
bills were ordered paid -
Minneapolis Star & Tribune, ad re strong box, X1.30
Northwest Publications, Inc.," " " " .90~
Briggs,Gilbert,i~orton,Kyle 8c Macartney, legal services
to December 31, 1951, $100.00
Northern States Power Co., water heater electric, X5.67
" " " " electric, 1-12-52 ,$28.72
Thorne Coal & Oil Co., fuel oil balance, 12-26-51,$146.63
George Swanson, car mileage, Dec. 1951, including
Regional meeting, $18.55
" " volunteer firemen's payroll,Dec.'S1,~37.00
" " State Fire Chief's Assn. Meeting expense,$4.75
American Linen Supply Co., linen service,l2-31-51, $10.48
Falcon Heights Hardware, supplies,.Dec. 'S1, X16.70
Nicols,Dean & Gregg, sweeping compound, X2.30
U-C Lite Mfg Co., lens, electric lanterns, X1.84
Minnesota Fire Extinguisher Co.,Inc. 2 15# C02 recharged,~7.00
Ramsey Co. Treas., street lighting, 12-51, X72.83
Ramsey Co. Treas., street work, 11-26- to 12-25-51, $86.43
Justice of the Rekstad moved that the Mayor be authorized t o approve the
Peace bond X500.00 bond submitted for Donald E. Nelson, newly elected
Justice of the Peace, and that the Yillage pay the premium
on the bond amounting to $9.25 for two yee~rs beginning
January 2, 1952. Seconded by Lindig and carried unanimously.
Village property In connection with proposed dry well on Village property
dry well near Snelling drive and Hoyt, Rekstad reported being unable
to secure estimate due to contractor out of town.
Shaw-Walker filing The clerk reported on allowances offered by office equipment
case companies for large oak desk with typewriter pull-out which
it was proposed to trade in for a 4-drawer legal size filing
case needed by the Clerk. Rekstad moved authorizing the
cle ~ to trade in the desk on a new Shaw Walker legal size
filing case with 4 drawers at a price of $83.00 with trade-in
allowam a of $30.00 offered by McClain & Redman. Lindig
seoond ed and motion carried unanimously.
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Rees petition In connection with petition filed by Falcon Development
for building Corporation, Douglas Rees, Agnes 1Neber and Nicholas G.
line hearing Weber, dated November 30, 1951, for establishment of a
building line within the block from Crawford Street to
Larpenteur Avenue on the east side of Snelling Avenue -
Henry moved that the council hold a hearing on January
22, 1952, beginning at 8:30 P.M. and that the clerk post
and publish said notice of hearing. Seconded by Lindig
aid carried unanimously.
Parkkng and Commissioner Seaborn reported that work in connection with
Black-topping, parking and blook-topping in the business area, Snelling
business area and Larpenteur, would be started in abou b-three months.
Ramsey County The Mayor reported that a meeting of the Ramsey County
Safety ~deeting Safety Commission for February 21, 1952, is to be
conducted by Doctor Kjelland.
Envelopes The clerk reported on -phone bids received from
earl ous printing companies on 1,000 printed envelopes
needed for Village business. Shavor moved that the
clerk be authorized to purchase 1,000 printed envelopes
(Artesian bond, 50~ rag) from the Inter City Printing
Company at a cost of $12.50. Seconded by Lindig an d
carried unanimously.
Treasurer's The treasurer reported need for an additional supply of
monthly statement monthly statement forms. On motion by Lindig, seconded
forms by Stewart, the treasurer was authorized to purchase a
year's supply of said forms.
Adjournment:. On motion, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M.
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Approved:
Mayor
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