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Minutes of. Village Council Meeting July 6, 1961.
Present: Louis Ur.tel, Roy Dor•n.feld, Lloyd Ebne,Robert Dennis
and Don Mehsikomer.
Minutes of the June 6 and June 30 meetings mypxxxxt read and appr.
Roy Dorn.feld reported on 'recreati.on.The swing set and ladder
have been deli-vered. and Horace DorAfel.d has been hired to install
the equipment. Vfw of lake Elmo has indicated they will contribute
approximately 8 400.00 toward this equipment.
Bids were opened on the improvement of the playground and install—
ation of a tennis court.
T.A. Schifsk<y Norm Wendt > 975.00
Ritzer landscaping 1283.16
Motion by Robert Dennis second by Lloyd Ebne to accept the bid
from T. A. Schifsky and Sons. Carried 4-0.
Lloyd Ebne reported on streets. Horace Dornfeld has been hired to
fill the chuck holes in the streets and to replace the steet sign
on Rose and Seventh St.
Trustee Ebne requested permission to hire someone to paint lines
on the street as an ai.d to parking. Permission granted.
Pete Durand has been hired to cut the weeds in the culverts and
along the streets where they have not been taken care of.
Clerk Mehsikomer instructed- to write the railroad regarding im—
proving the grade on either side of the tracks on lake Elmo Road,
Robert Dennis reported on the Fire Department..Hugh ➢Radson has
resigned from the fire department and several other have indicated
they intended to do the same.
Clerk Mehsikomer was instructed to return the bid bonds on the
fire engine.
Clerk Mehsikomer was instructed to invoice East Oakdale for $450.
for their share of fire department expense for the third quarter
1961.
Mayor Urtel repoted that the planning committee met June 26 and
plan to go to the county to try and get county —wide planning.
The question of property for the village well and water tower
was dicussed and it was decided to investigate the following
sites: 1.Mr. R.eibe, Mr. Crabtree, Mr. Brookmans, and. Pire Ball
grounds.
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Page 2 Minutes of the July 6, 1961 continued.
The following bills were submitted for approval:
Wagers Office Equip. Co 200
lake Elmo Oil Fire Dept. 35.01
Mike McPhillips 124.00
Northern. States Power Village 89.17
11 "- Fire Dept. 11.63
Meyer Mercantile if If 9.92
State Bank lake Elmo 61.83
Northwestern Bell Telephone Fire Dept. 34.90
Motion by Roy Dorn.feld second by Lloyd Ebne that bills be ordered paid.
Carried 4-0
Respectfully submitted
Donald Mehsikomer
Village Clerk
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July 29p 1961
Dewey Kelson
County Assessor"
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Minnesota
Dear Mr# Kolsona
I have two problems which require information from you before they,
oan be answereda Would you be good enough to supply the details
on these two requests*
1*Bnolosed is a letter from Ghioago and North Western air-
way Company in whioh they have asked for the assessed evaluation
of various paroels of sand along the railway rightaway► Would,
you till these in and return them in the sell' addressed envelope
to the railway.
2.Neilson produots 00, has requested a report on the values
whiph we sot up oan of fi:oe turniturso 1 do not have a onpy Of the
report so oan you supply me with this information.
Neilson also finally submitted: a report ,on personal property.
From this report whioh is enplosed you oan see that theY are taking
depreoiation on their 9 r�ipmen�te Maybe I sm assuming thi a l would
you look over the laet ow years and see if this is -z right so
that if it is the vase that we, oan explain the oorreot metho-d
of figuring personal property tax,
Thanks Dewey for your help on these matters; if on have any
suggestions or oomments Oki handling this pleases et me know.
Sinooreely yours,
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Donald Mshsikomer
Village Clerk
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July 29)L1961
Mr Ed* Wittman
Lake almo,
Minnesota
Dear Mro Wittmans
jks you know the.00ntxao'b to purchase a now fire engine have
at least for the time being been oanoollodo Those company'*
ohooka that were submitted with the bide Faust be returned. T
have returned the cheek to 8rockmans and to Berry Ohevrelot Co.*
but sines the one for the o i,pment was turned over to East Oak-
dale for examination. The bid from North Nrandh along with the
cheek was turned over to either you or Mro John Day, Would you
ae chairman of the townboard arrange to have this *hook returned
so. that the files on the fire engine may be closed.
Thark� a tat for your cooperation in this matter
Sincerely yours
` 04nkd Mehoikomer
Lake Elmo
Village Olork