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Proceedings of the Village Council Cd01.21 11/3/59 Page 2 recommendation and not place a skating rink on Gree:.field playground until possibly next year. Motion carried unanimously. The following licenses were presented to the council by Clerk Smith for approval: Pierson— Wilcox Electric Company new electrical contracting license, Wally Malenke, new well drilling contracting license, Ed Ring Well Company new well drilling contracting license. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Hodges to approve the above licenses. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Smith presented a letter to the council from the Land Commissioner, County of Ramsey, listing parcels of land in Mounds View which had been forfeited for non payment of taxes. Letter given to Attorney Payers for investigation and report. Clerk Smith presented a letter from Minnesota Conservation Department, Division of Waters, stating the laws appropriating waters in the state either from surface or underground facilities. Letter given to Attorney Meyers, Fiscal Agent, and Engineer for investigation and report. The attorney was instructed to inquire into the legal status of Irondale Road north of Woodale Drive and return a report at the next meeting. A large hole in Irondale Road to be repaired as requested by citizens in that area. A petition was presented to the council by Mrs. Peterson, of the Recreation 0-ommittee, requesting placement of two street lights, one located on Knoll Drive at the corner of Hillview and Knoll Drive and the other located at a place on Knoll Drive to be considered advantagous to all residents from one corner of the street to the other; petition also requested two street signs. Motion by Smith, seconded by Christensen to approve the petition for the street lights and to replace the street signs which had been previously placed and have since deteriorated to a point requiring replacement or repair. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. James Kinne, a representative of the North Suburban Hospital Association, appreared before the council requesting the council to pass the resolution to join the Hospital Association. No resolution was on hand to be read at the present time. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Malvin to approve the hospital resolution and join the hospital district, subject to the reading of the resolution at the next council meeting, November 17, 1959. Hodges, Malvin, Gibson, aye; Smith, and Christensen, no. Mayor Gibson then declared the motion as passed. Attorney Meyers pointed out that the motion would not pass unless approved by four members of the council. Smith stated that had he realized that the law required four approval votes he would have voted aye on the question as he felt it desirous to have the hospital but that his voting no on the estion predicated by the fact that he felt the people of Mounds View should be the nal judge by an election determining whether the village join the hospital association or not. The attorney then stated that the Robert:. rules of order under which the village council governed their meetings could be waived in order to again vote on the question. Mayor Gibson thereupon moved that the Roberts rules of order be waived, motion seconded by Malvin and upon the roll call Smith, Malvin, Gibson, Hodges voted aye; Christensen voted no. Again the motion was m. ^de by Gibson, seconded by Malvin that the Villo'e of Mounds View enter into the North Suburban Hospital District effective November 3rd, 1959 with the resolution to be presented at the next council meeting, November 17th for approval at that time. Hodges, Smith, Malvin, Gibson, aye; Christensen, no. Upon the voting of the question someone produced a copy of the hospital resolution which was read at that time and the previous motion stood approved.