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M~INUTFS G~' THE MF~ETING UP THE VSLi~I1GE COt1NCIL Oi THE VIhLACE C'?F" LITTLE CANAi)A ar „ ar ar ,c• 3r as The regular rneeting o,: the Council of the Vi11a.g•e of Lit- tle Canada was held at the Little Canada )+ire Station on Tuesday, May 4, 1954 at '7,30 T'.M. The ro"11 being called by the Cleric, all members vrere re- ported present. Nrinutes of tYze regular meeting of April 6, 1954 and the special meeting of April ?1, 1954 were al'~proved as read.. Nir. l~. Trettcr, v. representative of th.e Northern St;a.tes PoSn~er Company, informed th.e Counci_1 that he t,~ished to present a cornplete contract for tkie Village Council to approve. This cortract aui;horizes tiae village to deal direct with the ATOrthern States Por~~er Company for street lighting wi%hin the Village. Pursuant to this contract the Vi1'la.ge would male an average saving of ~~6.00 per light per year in comparison with. the charges novr being made through the city. Some questions were asked. and P!r. Ta°enter explained the con- tr~=ct a.nd. answe:rec7 the questions put to him. iTpon ;notion of Na.dea.u, eeconded. b,y Spooner, it was ~~RESUL~VED, That the Vi1l.age of Little Canada enter into a. contract vaith the Northern States Power Company for furnishing street lights and any other servi.oe required. to the vi.lla.ge and. the Mayor and C1.erk. are authorized and directed to execute the necessa:cy agreement with the said company, and. further, that tkae Clerk natify the County .Engineer's office of this.° Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The resolution was adopted. Mr. ;5. J. Loftsgaa.rden, attorney, presented hirnsel.f before the Council. stating that .he .reg>resenns a group of people residing in the Vi7.1a€;e of Poseville ad,ja.cent to H:tae Street immeciiate7.y Na.rth of South Uz~rasso i3oulevard. p.4r. Loftsgaa.rden praceeded to congratu-- lats the Council a.nd the Village of Lint7.e Canada and then said that the clients for wY,om he vaa.s spca.lcing numbered approximately fifty. These people vaere present and vrere ask^d to stand which they did. tRr. Loftsgaarti.en et,ated that these people were unanimously opposed to the present zoning on the Ea.>t side of Rice Street in th.e Village of Lit- tle Can~~.da. since that zoning now permits industrial a.nd commercial development. Fie stated that the tovan baard. had no right to rezone that particular piece of land for 3.ndustri.a]_ use, He t,*ent on a.nd asked that the Council of th.e Village nova tevals'.e the building permits which r~!ere alrea.d.y granted since, in his opiniora, tkae rezoning was