04-20-55 Council Special Minutes

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Special Meeting - .April 20, 1955 Mr. L. Garske, 623 a regulation to require dogs taro periods.' Mr. Wallace Drape, opposing a dog registration leashing of dogs. Lal3ore Road, indicated that he favored to be penned up or leashed dttring cer- (305 Keller Part{way, gave reasons for ordinance and also opposed compulsory Rev. A. I-l. Durand of St. Johnts Church stated he favors a mild type dog ordinance and also favors licensing for identification purposes. He also thought that, dogs should be tied up during cer- tain periods and that all dogs not licensed should be destroyed. Mrs, Joe Wood, 3F31 Par1t Lane, favored .licensing of dogs to help eliminate stray dogs. She believes that stray dogs are a nuisance that ought to be overcome in some manner. Mr. Floyd Patten, 22?_ little Canada Road, suggested that dogs be tagged or identified in some way and that. the schools de- termine whose dogs are, causing thc- trotbie at the schools. Certain members of the. Council rriade comments. After all discussion was cvc:r Dirayor Melancon asked the people presertt to vote for• or against; a dog ordinance. Ten (1.0) people were in favor of an ordinance; t.weive (12) people opposed an ordinance. Joltn Vitale, Trustee, and Roy Aradeau, Clerk, were desig- na.t.ed to matte a survey of schools and school grounds to determine the nts.mber of dogs running a.t large around the schools and to at-• tempt 'Lo find out whether they were stra~r dogs or owned by people in the Village. Rev„ .A, lI. llurand asked tv be heard and he stated that he is presently arranging for an air raid warning system to be installed in the St. Johns School. He suggested that. possibly the Village or the Fire Department could cooperate vrith the Churr•]-! so that this cottld become a warning systcrn that would be heard ouCside of the confines of the school itself. Ile stated that he v/ould obtain facts anal figures regarding the costs of such an installation and prr;sent thdm at the next regular Council meeting. 'the assistaa2t clerk, Walter Coenen, •read a letter from Kermit Heilman, Director of Rural Ramsey County Civil Defense, in- viting the Mayor of the Village and th.e chief' police officer of the Village to attc--.nil a civilian defense meeting scheduled at the 5etchell- Carlson D.%ranufactur~ing pian'C i.n New I3r•ighton vrhere there vaould be tall-~s on civilian defense, movies relating to the li-bomb and a luncheon, Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded by Vitale, the meeting ad,3vurned at 9e05 P. Nt. Respectfully submitted, y -. -> ~.. ~f ~ Walter Coenen, Asst. Clerk - 2 •-