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PTJBLI C HEARING ON LICENSE APPLICATION TO OPERATE A DAIRY IIiAY l~iednesday, 6-10-1953 Present: H. L. Henry, Mayor George J. Shaver, Trustee George I. Lodahl, Trustee Clyde J. Stewart, Cler k Ralph Van Hovers, Treasurer Frank N. Graham, Attorney Absent: Arthur A. Lindig, Trustee r The Mayor declared the hearing open at 8:15 P.M. and announced the purpose of the hearing. He then called on the license applicant, Mr. Carl R. Litsheim, 1648 Ford Parkway, St Paul, to provide details as to the type of business he proposes to oper ate. Carl R. Litsheim said the type of business he proposes to ope rate on the Rees property described in the notice of the hearing (first lot south of Neber's Cottage Inn) is primarily an ice cream dispensing business, including cones, aundays ark a certain amount of ice cream to be taken home for home use. Houga of operation, he said, would be from 11 A.M. to about 11 P.M. or 11:30 P.M., seven days a week. Said he and Mrs. Litsheim plan to operate the business to begin with and. later expect to add one or two employes from the neighborhood. Trash will be placed in two receptacles and these will be picked up at the end of the day; also that the business will operate from about March or April to October each year. Carl e. Swenson, Attorney, representing Ddr. Litsheim, spoke as to limitations which may be fixed in issuing the license, and ref erred to the record and reputation of Mr. Rees, the property owner, in connection with desirable business developments. Don S. Anderson Sales Manager, Dairy Nay, answering questions as to lighting; said lights would be placed on the corners of the proposed building and that such lights would be beamed down. He also said that the area to be used by the Dairy Way will be black- topped. Attorney Swenson said that Mr. Litsheim is a man of high character and that he intends to make his home in the community. Said the proposed business is clean and respectable and is patronized especially by women and children from the community. 1 Opposition The Mayor then asked if anyone wished to speak in opposition ~. the Dairy Nay license application - Philip J. Bifulk, Said he owns the property next to the proposed business 1546 Crawford place and referred to the effect a Dairy Way would have on his home investment, home conditions, yard and children. Said regardless of Mr. Rees' business reputation, the latter could not assure them thB proposed Dairy Nay w'i11 not be a nuisance. Mr. Bifulk said the DairyWay may operate six or seven months but would then be closed the rest of the year. Firmly believes a Dairy Y~ay would not enhance appearance of s the neighborhood and will not encourage anyone to come in and buy. Said that under present conditions there i s no traffic