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1393 SPECIAL ?~4EETING 3/31/60 The meeting was called to order at 7 P. M., the following Council Members being present: Harold C. Nilsen, ~:2ayor; Wm. R. Utecht, Clerk, Geo. J. Shavor, Trustee; V~illis ~arkentienm Trustee and Paul Coppini, Trustee. Also present were Wm. E. Olsen, Treasurer and Ethel E. White, Deputy Clerk and Deputy Treasurer. Watermain Letter from the ~Tater Department, Gity of St. Paul, cancelling Repair registered bill M-20258 in the amount of X208.51 for repair of watermain on Folwell between Northrup and Burton, was read and the Deputy Clerk was instructed to void check covering this item. Bond Justice Nilsen moved the approval of General Insurance Company of America of Peace Bond #1a1~500, covering Edwin A. Johnson, 1718 North Arona, as Justice of Peace. Seconded by Shavor and carried. Badges, Fire After discussion, Warkentien moved that the Village pay the bill Department submitted by Carnes Stamp Company in the amount of .55.25 and charge it against the Fire Department budget, specifically the coat item, and that the Fire Chief be informed that he will here- after be responsible for return of the. badges when men leave the department. It will also be the responsibility of the Chief to notify the Village Clerk to withhold the final pay check until all equipment charged to the Volunteer who is leaving is returned in good order. Seconded by Shavor and carried. Vacation of Planner Dahlgren's recommendation regarding the vacation of the Lane lane between Holton and Albert was read and discussed. a. Highway The Deputy Clerk was instructed to vrrite the State Highway Depart- Funds ment advising that the Village anticipates going over 5000 popula- tion, and asking proper procedures for participating in Highway User Taxes for use on Municipal State Aid streets. P®ndr~g Area Letter of March 30th from F. W. Thorstenson, Hydraulic Engineer, Department of Highways, State of ~~innesota was read. It stated, in part: "The proposed ponding area east of Snelling between Idaho and Iowa positively would not become a "mudhole". Excavation will be graded so the bottom area will drain to a shallaar ditch parallel to Snelling. Ditch will lead to intake of pumping station in S. W. corner of ponding area. Pumps will begin to operate before water in the sump rises to level of the intake. As long as runoff into bond does not exceed capacity of the pumps, no water will rise within ponding area. Cloudburst type rains are the only ones that should cause ponding. V.'orst condition anticipated is a storm which would occur on the average of one in 25 years. For a rain of that intensity, pumps should clear the area within eight hours. There will be no residual ponding. After a short period of drying, playground would again be fully usable. Some sand and silt will wash into area, but it is not likely to become troublesome. It will require a small amount of maintenance by the Highway Dept. ~.4etering Sta- The Deputy Clerk was instructed to check with St. Paul to see if tion. equipment at the sewage metering station is being broperly oiled and greased. Sewer Slow-up of flow of sewage, due to rocks in sewer line, on Tatum was discussed. It was also brought out that the five year period tentatively set as