10-11-55 Council Special Minutes

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Special i~ieetlr~g -- October 11, 195.5 A:Ctez• this vote was takesi, the Mayor explained to the ap•- 1:>licant that many of the people who had supported h.im at the time of his election had requested. that no liquor licenses be issued on 1_alte Gervais. ]fie also explained that the Town of New Canada hacl :for many years fi'oliowed the policy of discouraging comme?^ciai development on Edgerton Street. I]e also pointed out that when a tavern had been in existence on the North shore of Lake Gervais under the operation. of Mr. Godbout, that the people of the entire lake area had pr°evailed upon the Town Board to refrain from issu°s.ng any license at that place after Mr. Godbout sold it. The AQayor and Nlr. Spooner and PJir. Vitale all made it quite clear that their basic reason for refusing to grant \Qr, }{elbe~s application was the 'act that, he is located on. Lalte Ger~- vais and the fact that as a matter of policy these members of the Council do not believe t14e lake area, whic?~ is wholly residential, is a proper place for ronducti_ng an intox.icatir;g liquor business, e3.ther off-sale or on-sale® Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded by Spooner, it was "Ri3SOL'VED, That the application of Frank. grausen be continued for further inv-astigation and study to deterrni.le the feasibility of issuing a license to him and giving him time to obtain suitable pre- mises,n Ayes - ~~ Nays _ 0 "the resolution was adopi;ed. lJpon nro~tion by Spooner, seconded by Vitale, .i.~t wa.s "1tl:SOL.VY`;ll, That the, Clerk be and is hereby aut;aorized to sznd to the County of Ramsey the list of Village streets .for sr;ow removal within the Village: and to authorize the County to carry on snow removal and street sant.ing within i.h.e Village during the vrinter season>" Ayes - ~ Nriy:; - 0 Thu resolution was adopted„ Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded by Vitale, the meeting v/as ad,journecl at f3a5~ I'.M. Respectf'v11y suU.} it,ted, / J // au, ~_ ;