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The meeting was called at the request of the people of Brookside
Edina. To discuss why the proposed City of Brookside St.Louis
Parkishould include Brookside,Edinatin their corporate limits
Mr,F,S,OhiLd told of the proposed plan of Brookslde,St.Louis
Park,is desirous of making a City of the 4th class and not having the required populat5Cb would tRke if,possible,that of
Edina known as Brookside and Browndale Par%,about I85 or more
axcres 1L
There appears on the Brookside petition'about I88 names and I2 from Edina,which is much less than two-thirds majorlty,required,
From a canvass made among the 21 present from the effected
distplct only fow admitted signing the petitfon 819 slgn'lfying
any desire to go into the new City.
, The Village GsuncLl was requested to take any and all steps pos-
sible to prevent the with drawal of 33rookside fPom Edina.
Sonic! dh6atlsfaC&fOn was expressed by Mrs .Salsbwy and Mr.Madi8sn as perhaps not getting theip sham of the gtre&t--gradSng -and
weed cutting, They wewe told the Csrxncil was endeavsurlng to be fair with all sections of the VilHage,but while no ext~a attraetlons could be offered them, they osu%dkibe-tassum'd -of as good treatment
as the rest of" the VSllage.
Dr.W,R,MacNeiS spoke,assure€ng Council of tho support of the EdZna
Improvement AssocfatiOn to the last.
Aftcr some further discussion the following resohition was offered,
Vhareas the Brooskside portfon of the Village of Edltna has been
included in the proposed new Cfty of the 4th elass,called Cfty of Brookside, and whereas the majopfty are not fn favor of being
taken in and Yhercas PJe,the Village Council of the Village of
Edina are of the opinion that the proposal is detrfrnentab to
the welfare of the Bmokside residents ,Therefore Be It Resolved that the VflPage Council instruct its attorney to take any and legal action to protect its BrPoolrsfde residents %rho reside in
the district effected. Trustee S.K,Strong moved the adoption Of
the resolution.Trustee C,F,Preacott seconded the foregoing
resslution.Motion carried unan€manEky.
Oferk E,T.Edson and F.S,Child was appointed 8 e.c2mmlttee to inter-
view
Attorney H,R,Hewitt.with instmctisna to place the matter .fn
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Attorneys Stevens and Stevens,fn the absence of Village
their hands.
The meeting adjourned. Ree order