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Uiffa!ae o ga e "alma <br />V3804ingt= aountu <br />xahe ''gIxno, 4uinnesn41; <br />June 601961 <br />Town Board <br />East Oakdale Township <br />Take Elmo) <br />Minnesota <br />,Attention Mr, Jahn Day Town Clerk <br />The Lake Elmo Village pounoil met in regular session this <br />evening and resolved as fellows; <br />The council approves the purchase of a fire engine in <br />accordance withthe low bids.at the opening on May 9 <br />1961. The oost.of said engine to be paid for Can a 3"1 <br />ratio with the township paying 3/4ths and the village <br />the balance of -ith• All costs for the engine to come <br />from the respective groups with no money to be with- <br />drawn from the sinkin fund. A final decistton from the <br />town board is requireg by the 20th of June or this of. <br />fer is withdrawn. <br />Some discussion has been had relative to the dissolving of <br />the sinking fund, The village will approve such a move under <br />the following conditions <br />I#The monies that have been received from insurance be <br />retained in as much as this money must be used for the <br />purchase of now equipment:, This could be used toward the <br />new engine baled on the split in effect at the time of <br />recei.val.. Tatal insurance fund is $ 249w701, <br />.*The second oonditaon ie that the firemen be reimbursed <br />for all purchases which they have made from their own <br />fund <br />.«Any balance would be used to reimburse the firemen <br />for all the calls which they have made without any re- <br />munerationt The balance used to pay the firemen would <br />certainly not cover the time that these men have put <br />in to protect our area from serious fire.. <br />This deois6on is based on the faot that all money that is in <br />the sinking fund is there only through the efforts of the men <br />in fighting fixes or in oontraoting with line Springs to stand <br />by in the event they are faced with a fire. <br />It has been brought to cur attention by llrookman's that as of <br />June 1, 1961 the cost of the truck which the quoted on has <br />gone up and that if a decision is made shortly then he would <br />do all possible to get the truck at the quoted price. Martin <br />Brookman would be able.to fill you in with the amount of the <br />increase if you are interested, <br />Please let us hear from you one way or other by June 200 1961, <br />sincerely yours, <br />Donald Meheikomer <br />Village Clerk <br />