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REGULAR MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 195E
Meeting called to order at 7:1~0 P.M., roll call recording all council members present
as follows: Robert E. Stenzinger, Mayor; George J. Shavor, Trustee; Andrew Hustrulid,
Trustee; David P. Cartwright, Trustee; Clyde Stewart, Clerk. Also present - William
E. Olsen, Treasurer; Frank N. Graham, Attorney.
Minutes of regular meeting, April 28, 195l~ and of special meeting, May 5, 195, were
heard and approved as read.
Fire Dept. was on motion by Cartwright, seconded by Stenzinger, ordered
Regn. #28 approved.
Zenor applic. Application from Master Gas Installer's license from Ralph E.
for M.G.I. Zenor, 203l~ Asbury, for periods May 12 th ru June 30, 19511
license and for July 1, 1951 thru June 30, 1955, was considered.
On motion by Cartwri ght, seconded by Stenzinger, it was voted
to authorize issuance of said license subject to approval of
our Village Gas Inspector.
Constable's The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York bond in the
bond amount of $500.00 for Constable elect Henry J. Dachtera,
for period January 2, 1954 thru December 31, 19511. On motion,
by Cartwrig t, sec nded by Hustrulid, it was voted to accept
the bondfi with the Clerk.
Bills: On motion by Cartwright, seconded by Hustrulid, the following
bills were ordered paid:
Geo. E. Swanson, car mileage, Apr., 9~16.81t
" '- State Fire Sch~~l expense, .12.75
B.J. Slams, n n n n 4k 2,00
S.P.Schultz 't " " " ~ 5.50
American Linen Supply Co., linen serv:'~" X6.55
Baden's Pure Oil Service, gasoline & kerosene,Apr., X9.3?
Martin F,Falk Paper Co,, 1 case toilet tissue, X8.65
Minn. Fire Extinguisher, CO-2 recharge, X3.50
St Paul Book & Sta. Co., office supplies ,F. D., Apr., °3.29
Smoke-Eater, 1?~ subscriptions to.6-1-55, #1l~.00
Vol. Firemen, payroll, Apr., X307.00
Thorne Coal & Oil Co., fuel oil bal., Apr. 26, 350.34
Lee's Automatic Heating, Inc., oil burner repairs, X39.95
Farmers Un. Grain Terminal Assn., water consumed 1-2-52
thru 1-2-53 , °~20.3l~
" n r: n ~~ -~ consumed 1-2-53 to
5-3-5l~, X48.53
Briggs ,Gilbert,Morton,Kyle & Macartney, legal services
Apr. 1954 and 9k7.50 disbursement, ~a182.50
Nick Christensen, fees, bldg. permits 360 thru 3?0, X111.46
A4cClain ~ Hedman, office supplies, Clerk, Apr., X3.80
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co,, Mi 5050, 5-1-5l~, $15.50
Ramsey Co. Treas., street lighting, Apr., X80.50
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Street in the amount of $311.90 for period March 26 to April 25, 195,
bill leaving an available balance of X1,129.74 in 195l~ allotment,
was noted.
Petition re The clerk read a petition signed by A?ike J. Elnicky, 1532 West
unfinished Idaho, and 12 other residents on Idaho and Iowa, urging the
home, 1529 W. council to take action with respect to unfinished construction
Iowa Avenue of the ~ar_-es C. McGuire home at 1529 Plest Iowa tivenue, After
discussion, Stewart moved the appointment of Mayor Stenzinger
and Trustee Shavor as a committee to call on Mr. McGuire to see
if he will not agree to complete the construction of his home,
also that the first signer on the petition be so advised.
R.J. O'Connell Messrs. R.J. O'Connell, 1522 West Idaho and M. J. Elnicky then
M.J. E'lnicky appeared before the council to speak on the petition referred
to above, and were informed of the council's action to have a
committee call on Mr. ?McGuire. They were also informed by
our attorney that the statute does not give the council the
power to compel Mr. McGuire to complete his home unless there
are sanitary or safety reasons.
Drainage hole, Messrs. O'Connell and Elnicky also called attention to condition
Snelling at of the spillway at the Village drainage area on Idaho near
Idaho Snelling, and to the need of fencing the property to guard
against children being drowned in the deep water that accumulates.
in the area after a storm.. After discussion, Stewart moved
that the matter, including the drainage problem, be referred
to Trustee Hustrulid for handling. Seconded by Cartwright and
motion carried unanimously.
Sand on boulevards A4r. O'Connell also reported that sand from the mix used for
su~~acing the alley between Idaho and Iowa, running from Arond
to Pascal, had washed up onto boulevards along Arona in this
area. It was agreed to refer the matter to Street Commissioner
Seaborn with the sugPestion that he discuss same with Engineer
Carley.
Alley behind Don Julen reported that in connection with determining what it
Business block, would cost to repair the alley as was agreed to at the April 28
harp. & Snelling meeting, he noticed recently that the Northern States Power Co.
was doing work in the alley, and that the Power Company people
said they were going to repair the holes because they had dug
up the alley last fall but were unable to finish the job with
winter coming on. The Clerk was asked to have Engineer Carley
check with the power company as to repairs they will make and
to see if adjusting the grade cannot be done at the same time.
Proposed bldg. Don Julen also discussed the proposed agreement between the
SE cor. Larpenteur owners of the property at the Southeast Corner of Larpenteur
& Snelling and Snelling and the Associated Investors relating to the
latter giving an easement on the alley for permit to park
on the southeast corner of Larpenteur and Snelling property.
Conrad Klatt Conrad Klatt, 1913 Sheldon, appeared before the council regard-
development ing eight acres of land he owns just north of the Falcon Heights
grade school.. Said he wishes to plat part of this property along
Albert and that Engineer Carley will at a later date present
the proposed plat to the council with recommendations on drainage,
etc.
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'Need On motion by CArtwrigl~t, seconded by Stenzinger, the matter
Inspector of appointing a creed inspector was tabled until our next
regular meeting.
To advertise Cartwright moved that the clerk be authorized to placer in
for Fire hose the May 20, 195l~ issue of The Rose Tribune, advertisement
bids for bids on the purchase of 500 feet of 2~r~ d.j. fire hose,
such bids as received to be opened June 23, 1954, at a
meeting of the council to be held on that date. Hustrulid
seconded and motion carried unanimously.
Garske retaining Trustee Shavor reported on the meeting held with Mr. J.S.
wall proposal Garske, 1576 N. Snelling drive, as per appointment of the
Mayor and Shavor as a committee to do so, relative to Mr.
Garske~s proposal to put in a retaining wall at the north
end of his property, adjoining the Village drainage
property at Snelling drive and Idaho, Shavor said that the
committee after investigating the matter does not feel that
the proposed wall would substantially increase the burden of
water on the drainage area, It was tentatively agredd to
allow Mr. Garske to construct the retaining wall provided he
would agree to protect the Village from any claims by other
affected property owners, also from any claims by himself or
by any subsequent owner of the property Mr. Garske now owns.
The committee was asked to discuss the matter again with Air.
Garske on the basis of such an agreement.
Certificate of Title Attorney Graham delivered to the Clerk, owner's duplicate
to Village Hall Certificate of Title No. 153107, as recorded in Volume 35~,
property Registrar of Titles, at page 205, dated April 30, 1954,
certifying that the Village of Falcon Heigh is is the owner
in fee simple of the West 150 feet of the East 160 feet of the
North 283 feet of the Northwest ~ of the Northeast 4 of the
Northeast 4 of the Northeast ~ of the Northeast 4 of Section
21-29-23.
Ordinance No. 27 A proposed ordinance for licensing gasoline filling stations
adopted was read and discussed, Cartwright then moved adoption of
Ordinance No. 27, AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND REGULATING THE
OPERATION OF GASOLINE FILLING STATIONS. Seconded by Stenzinger
and the following vote taken and recorded:
Ayes: Stenzinger, Shavor, Hustrulid, Cartwright, Stewart
Nays: None
Ordinance No. 27 was then declared duly adopted by a unanimous
vote and publication of same x~as ordered.
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Part-time Recommendation of the Public Safety committee for apart-time
police Village police force was discussed and agreed to on an experimental
basis. Stenzinger then moved adoptio:~ of the following resolution,
which was seconded by Cartwright and passed by a unanimous vote:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Falcon Heights appoint
three part-time police officers as follows:
Earl Smith
James Waller
Henry J. Dachtera
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Part-time And BE IT RESOLVED, that the plan for traffic control and
police law enforcement be determined by the Public Safety committee
according to the needs of the Village; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that (1) mileage for patrolling shall be
7~ per mile (2) rate of pay shall be X61,50 per hour with
a total average of ~~t hours per week for all three officers,
(3) Uniforms of oxford gray shall be furnished by patrolmen;
badges and arm patches reading "Falcon Heights Police" to
be furnished by the Village, together with firearms; and
BE IT RESOLVID, that signs reading "Patrolled" be posted at
Villa ge entrances; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that each officer shall keep a daily record
showing; (1) Time on duty with respect to checking in and
checking out (2) mileage (3) number and nature of calls and
arrests; and that all officers shall turn in daily record,
traffic violation tags, etc. to Don Arndt, of the Public Safety
committee for transmittal to the Justice of the Peace; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ~~~ the commencing date for Village
policing be as soon as possible prior to June 1, 1954.
Adding Machine Treasurer Olsen reported need in the TreasueEr's office
for Treasurer for a small adding machine. After discussion, the Clerk
and Treasurer were requested to secure at least three
competitive bids on small adding machines and to present
same to the council.
Meeting time At this point, it was voted unanimous#ly, on motion by
extended Cartwright, seconded by Stewart, to extend adjournment of
the meeting for 15 minutes in order to complete unfinished
business.
Major League Shavor reported that he and Trustee Hustrulid had attended
Baseball stadium a meeting of some 600 persons in St Anthony Park, St Paul,
where it ras voted unanimously to oppose construction of a
major league baseball stadium near Como or Cleveland or
north of the State Fair grounds. The matter was then dis-
cussed, and on motion by Shavor, seconded by Hustrulid, the
council by a unanimous vote adopted the following resolution:
Resolution: WHEREAS, the council of the Village of Falcon Heights
feels that the erection of a baseball stadium for the Cities
of Minneapolis and St Paul, at either of the proposed locations
west or north of the State Fair grounds, or any other location
within the Village of Falcon Heights, would be detrimental to
the best interests of the residents of Falcon Heights, the
Institute of Agriculture, University of ?~2innesota, a nd the
Minnesota State Fair.
wTHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village council
of Falcon Heights be recorded as ppposed to the erection of
a stadium at any of the said locations and to the issuance
of the necessary building permit and to the required. rezoning
of any property proposed to be used for such purpose, and that
the Village Clerk be authorized and directed to deliver a
copy of this resolution to the Regents of the University of
Minnesota prior to their meeting on Friday, May ltt, 1954.
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Adjournmeazt: On motion, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 P.M.
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Approved:
REGULAR MEETING, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2b, 1954
Meeting called to order at 7:40 P.M., with roll call recording all council members
present as follows: Robert E. Stenzinger, Mayor; George J. Shavor, Trustee; Aradrarv
Hustrulid, Trustee; David P. Cartwright, Trustee; Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk. also
present, William E. Olsen, Treasurer, and Frank N. Graham, Attorney.
University Letter of May 25, 195, from Mr. Leonard ?~. Sankstone, Engineer,
request to Physical Plant Department, University of Minnesota, stating that
remove in connection with other improvements made necessary by changing '
trees over to buses for intercampus transportation, that the University
requested permission to remove four trees on Cleveland at Buford
and one tree at the northeast corner of Cleveland and Carter so
as to provide an increased corner radius at Cleveland and Carter
avenues. Trustee Hustrulid, who had discussed the matter with
Mr. Sankstone prior to our meeting, recommended that the request
be approved, especially from a safety standpoint. Shavor then
moved that the request be granted with the understanding that
the Clerk notify Mr. Sankstone as to the council's action as soon
as possible. Seconded by Cartwright and motion carried unanimously.
Protest parking A petition dated May 18, 195 and signed by hir. M. G. ~?filler,
tnc~ks & car 13119 'v`d, California and 10 other persons, was read, requesting
carriers, Falcon the council to take action to restrict the Falcon Oil Company,
Oil service sta. 1350 Larpenteur Avenue 'test, and Oscar J. Husby, in connection
- with using said property for daytime, overnight, and week-end
parking of convoy trailers and trucks. After discussion, Stewart
moved that Cartwright be appointed to call on the Falcon Oil
Company people to see what can be worked out regarding-the
situation complained of. Shavor seconded and motion carried unanimously.
Protest resolution A petition dated May 18, 195, bearing 20 signatures, as trans-
against baseball mitted by Robert J. Moder, protesting the action of the council
stadium on May 12, 1954 in adopting and sending to the Regents of the
University a resolution opposing the erection of a baseball
stadium within the Village, came up for consideration. After
brief discussion, it was pointed out for recording that Mr.
Moder is not a resident of the Village, th at he is in the real
estate business, and that the petition does not represent a