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February 16, 1959
A special meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Mounds View was
called to order by Mayor Gibson at 8:00 P.M. on February 16, 1959, at the Village
Hall, 1450 W. Highway 96.
The following members were present:
Mayor: James W. Gibson
Clerk: Earl E. Smith
Trustees: John L. Sullivan
Melford C. Christensen
Absent: Reuben G. Achterkirch
and the following were also present:
The Clerk read the minutes of the February 2nd meeting. The Resolution regarding
Lakeside Park is also to have a clause stating that the Clerks of the two villages
will audit the books. Motion by Christensen, seconded by Sullivan to approve the
minutes as corrected.
A large delegation of citizens anpeared who were concerned with a sanitary sewer
system. The Mayor explained the progress which has been made to date in contacting
officials with regard to a hook-up twith the Arsenal sewer. The Council requested
that the citizens present circulate petitions to get a true picture on how the people
feel with regards to installation of a sewer syttem.
Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Christensen that the Village Council write
a letter to 5 or more engineers asking them for a proposal for a storm and sanitary
sewer and water survey for the Village of Mounds View. In the portion of the
survey regarding storm sewer they should give credence to plans which were done some
years ago by Mr. Hagglund and which are on file at the St. Paul Court House. The
5 engineers listed as follows: R. D. Thomas Co., Otto Bonestroo and Associates,
Banister Engineering, Comstock and Davis and Harry Mayeron of Orr-Schelen, Inc. 4 ayes.
Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Christensen that the Public Safety Committee
should gather additional data in line with previous discussions and the public
hearing as to the approximate cost of the collecting of garbage on a village-wide
basis and to work out details in conjunction with such a project. 4 ayes.
The Council requested that Don Bona appear at the next Council meeting to
explain the procedure of dog catching in the Village.
Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Christensen that the Council publish a notice
to the citizens of Mounds View advising that the pumping of cesspools on the surface
of the ground is strictly against village ordinances and should be discontinued.
4 ayes.
Mr. Al Jansen, owner of 56 acres south of the Skyline Motel on Highway 8
inquired as to the Highway Department plans for that area. He stated that a firm
was interested in building a motel at that location but would not go ahead with
the deal if they do not have definite plans for the Highway. The Council informed
Mr. Jansen that at the present there are no definite highway plans in that particular
area.